February 9, 2023, Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra featuring vocalist Hillary Smith

Share in the dazzling sights and sounds of big-band swing! The 18-member Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra has been delighting audiences throughout the Southwest for more than thirty years. New Mexico native Hillary Smith, of hONEyhoUSe fame, adds her soulful voice.

Date: February 9, 2023, at 7 pm
Tickets: $15 per person

FREE admission to WNMU Students, Faculty, and Staff with current Mustang ID. FREE admission for youth 17 and under (tickets required).

Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra - Western New Mexico University (wnmu.edu)

February 16-17, 2023, Recuerdos (remembering) Conversations with Johnny Ortiz-Concha

WNMU Department of Cultural Affairs continues its NM Artist Workshop series Journey of the Storyteller-Notion of Place with Johnny Ortiz-Concha, a New Mexico-based artist and James Beard award winning chef who honors his Taos Pueblo/Spanish heritage through fine craft and the tradition of bringing people together through food. Launched in 2021, the workshop series invites New Mexican artists who use Socially Engaged Art (SEA) to collaborate with WNMU students, faculty and community members to create a unique project.

February 16, 2023, 7pm

Artist talk and Q&A with Johnny Ortiz

Where: Light Hall Theater

February 17, 2023, 6pm

Gathering and food tasting: the visual piece created by participants in the workshop will be on view, along with Ortiz-Concha’s pieces. Discussion and Q&A.

Where: The Commons: Center for Food Security and Sustainability

These events are FREE and open to the public, no tickets are required.

Recuerdos (remembering): Conversations with Johnny Ortiz-Concha - Cultural Affairs (wnmu.edu)