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Rail Yards Market Set to Begin 3rd Season

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on May 1, 2016 Respond

Rail Yards Market Set to Begin 3rd Season

One of Albuquerque’s favorite Spring/Summer/Fall free “events” is beginning it’s 3rd Season at the Albuquerque Rail Yards – Historic Blacksmith Shop. Located in the historic Barelas neighborhood, the Rail Yards Market  (RYM) places an emphasis on LOCAL in every aspect from the Rail Yards grounds, to growers, it represents the best New Mexico has to offer.

Bigger and Better

This season the RYM welcomes over 100 vendors every Sunday beginning Sunday May 1st. Utilizing a portion of the parking lot and the rear (south end) of the Blacksmith’s shop, the RYM will be accommodating more vendors both inside and outside. “Expanding into a portion of the parking lot will help us create a more festive environment for all involved” stated Market Manager Alaska Piper. The outdoor area will also host a petting zoo courtesy of Michael Mull STEAM Aaron Richardsonand the folks at One World Rug Care. The RYM will utilize the outdoor space at the back of the building to host entertainment of all kinds. Programming plans include more diverse acts in terms of culture, genre and content. Expect to see Yoga (for all levels), Student and multi-lingual acts.

Opening Day includes some favorites such as Bhava Yoga hosting Morning Yoga,La Rondalla de Albuquerque and theNational Institute of Flamenco. Click here for schedule. Hours will be the same as last season, 10-2pm with the RYM opening EVERY Sunday thru October 30. The Kids Zone will feature hat making using recyclable materials with the STEAM Zone featuring Artist Aaron Richardson.

Outreach

The RYM will also be focusing on Community Outreach using the New Mexico Farmer’s Market Associations Double Up Food Bucks program to reach a broad spectrum of people who will have the opportunity to double their money allocated with the SNAP/EBT Benefit benefit. Every week will feature a different theme emphasizing the diversity of the state.

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Alex Paramo is a native New Yorker of Colombian descent. He is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. He currently resides in Albuquerque, NM. Read More about him here.

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Honoring the History of the Rail Yards

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on October 18, 2014 1

By Alex Paramo

“In the Fall of 1868 construction began in Topeka, Kansas on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe line under the leadership of Cyrus K. Holliday. The Santa Fe was operating 28 miles of track in 1869. The line from Topeka to Atchison was completed in early 1872 and entered Colorado by the end of December. The line opened to Albuquerque in March 1880.” From the Wheels Museum Website.

This Sunday we honor the Albuquerque Rail Yards grounds, workers, and neighborhood folks. The Rail Yards were a major hub of activity up until the 1940’s. Come down with your photos and stories about the  Rail Yards space and structures. The Rail Yards Market along with the WHEELS Museum are revitalizing this space, come be a part of it on Sunday, October 19 from 9am to 3pm.

Planned Programming

unnamedRYM Traditional Zone welcomes local Papel Picado Artist Chris Baca for Celebrating Barelas and Rail Yards History Day this Sunday. Chris has reached a level of mastery with the beautiful Cut Paper Traditional Arts and will be teaching his process all market day. Come join us for some festive surprises and take a hand made memory home with you.

SUVASouthwest University of Visual Arts (SUVA) educates students to excel in the fields of Fine Arts, Design, Advertising and Visual Communications within a student focused environment committed to the highest standards of academic achievement, scholarly inquiry, creativity and citizenship in a diverse world community.

Please join us this week in the Pop Up Gallery on the Rail Yards for SUVA’s Halloween Student exhibition. Information will be on hand about their “Dance Macabre” Halloween Event.

October 19At the Children’s Zone we are happy to have Lita Sandoval the Administrator for Escuela del Sol Montessori, Communications and Special Projects with the Harwood Art Center. This fall, Harwood Art Center is hosting a series of free Creative Roots Community Art Making Days in partnership with Bernalillo County. Participants of all ages will be invited to create an artwork on a cut-out cottonwood leaf from recycled paper bags. The leaves will be for a collaborative comity exhibition “reCreating the Cottonwoods” that will be hosted at Bernalillo County’s Bachechi Open Space Center on January 23, 2015 from 4-6pm. The leaves will highlight the beauty of the cottonwood tree, the importance of it in our community and the need for its preservation.

Rail Yards Market Entertainment

On our Main and Community Stages we will be featuring the best in Local Entertainers and talented folks including but not limited to:

Hakim Bellamy is Albuquerque’s Inaugural Poet Laureate. We are honored to have him reciting his poetry at 10 am on the Main Stage. For full program please click here. 

Wherever you are from, come down to the Rail Yards Market this Sunday, get a closer look at the grounds and gain a further appreciation of the folks that moved the world at that time.
See You Sunday!

Alex Paramo Community Publishing

Alex Paramo

Alex Paramo is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as multimedia eBooks while promoting literacy in our communities.

We are proud to be a community partner and digital marketer at the Rail Yards Market.#JoinOurCommunity at http://communitypublishing.org

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