FREE Fly-Fishing Lesson for Kids @ Tingley Beach (February 23rd)

One of the most favorite things my family likes to do is head out for the day or even the weekend for a short fishing get away. Fishing is something we all enjoy, but my daughter and I aren't exactly the best fly fishermen. While there may not be hope for me, SHE has a chance to learn... FOR FREE!

Tingley Beach in Albuquerque is hosting a free fly fishing event on February 23rd. There is NO fee to participate, and no pre-registration. Any kids 15 and under are eligible to participate, and are able to join OR leave the lesson at ANY time. It runs from 8am through 1pm, and ALL the supplies will be provided!

When

Feb 23, 2013

08:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Where

Tingley Beach

1800 Tingley Drive SW

Albuquerque, NM 87102

Description

Children will be introduced to the exciting world of fly-fishing by Biopark Tingley Beach volunteers and New Mexico Trout experts. Hands-on experience with knot-tying, fly-making and casting will be a part of this half-day event. Fishing supplies provided.

Free fly-fishing instruction will be offered on a reoccurring monthly basis this spring.

Registration

Open to ages 15 and under. Pre-registration is not required. Participants can join or leave the lesson at any time.

Price

Free

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FREE EVENT!! Art in the Afternoon @ Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

What could be better than some live music, food specials, shopping and art all rolled into one? This is a free event that is sure to be fun for the entire family!

The Art in the Afternoon event being held at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History is scheduled for Saturday, February 2nd from 2:00pm-5:00pm. The New Mexican Marimba Band performs on one authentic Mexican Marimba featuring the music of Steve Chavez,  a teacher, screenwriter, composer/ arranger, and collector of 38 Marimbas from around the world. There will be food specials offered by Slate at the museum. The best part is, this whole event is COMPLETELY FREE!!

Check out the info below!

When

Feb 02, 2013

02:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Where

The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2000 Mountain Rd NW

Albuquerque, NM 87104

505-243-7255

Contact

Bree Ortiz

bortiz@cabq.gov

505-768-3452

or

Dial 311 (505-768-2000)

FREE KIDS EVENT!! Stories in the Sky @ Abq Balloon Museum

If you have never been to the Albuquerque Balloon Museum, you are seriously missing out.

If your kids like story time, and you aren't taking them to the Stories in the Sky story time at the Albuquerque Balloon Museum, you will NOT want to miss this!!

Laurie Magovern is the Curator of Education for the Albuquerque Balloon Museum, and every Wednesday morning she holds two story time sessions that include stories, songs, movements and crafts for all kids ages 0 to 6 years old!

The sessions are entirely free and every week they explore something new in the world of aerial entertainment. You can even bring your lunch and hang out before or after your session.

Here's the info:

When

Jan 30, 2013

09:30am - 10:15am AND 11:00am - 11:45am

Where

Albuquerque Balloon Museum

9201 Balloon Museum NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113

Description

Join us at the Balloon Museum for "Stories in the Sky" every Wednesday morning. The first session begins at 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. and the second session is from 11 - 11:45 a.m. Stories, songs, games and crafts for our youngest adventurers (0-6yrs) and their adult explorers.

Read more about Stories in the Sky!

Price

Free

HALF PRICE Pet Adoptions!!

If I had the ability to adopt every homeless pet in Albuquerque, I would be all over that. My husband, however, isn't so keen on the idea of sharing our tiny condo with more than the two pets we already have (which, BTW, he swears are animal terrorists... and he's half right).

That's where the great people of Albuquerque come in! The Albuquerque animal shelters are having their annual January White Sale, where you can get any adult pet for half off the adoption fee, if it has ANY white on it!

Adult pets are far less likely to be adopted than the cute and cuddly babies. Kittens and puppies are cute, sure. But I have a puppy, and it produces more puppy-waste than I ever imagined.... and house training is a pain in the butt. Getting an adult animal, you are more likely to get one that already has the whole house training thing already down. This deal also goes for cats, too!

This deal is only on through January 31st, so my apologies for not bringing this to the spotlight earlier. The good news is, you still have a few days to check out the shelter pets and give one their forever home!

Here's the deets:

When

Jan 09, 2013 through Jan 31, 2013

Where

All City Shelters

Albuquerque, NM

505 764-1164

Lucky Paws in Coronado Center (Between Boot Barn and Kohl’s)

6600 Menaul NE      Hours:     11:30 am – 7: 30 pm     

--OR--  

 Eastside – 8920 Lomas Blvd. NE

 Westside – 11800 Sunset Garden SW

 Hours: 10:30 am – 6:00 pm 

Description

There is no better time to adopt at Animal Welfare Department. Take advantage of the 50% off the adoption of all adult animals (age 1 and older) with any white. We have lots of wonderful pets waiting for a loving home. Spread the word. Tell a friend. Now!

Solar Sundays: FREE with Museum Admission!!

I don't know about you, but I LOVE free stuff. When I pay to get something, getting a bonus just boosts the happy feeling effect. Guess what I found out?! On certain Sundays from 12pm-3pm you can participate in the Solar Sundays event at the New Mexico Museum of History and Science for FREE when you pay to get in to the museum.

Think of it this way... if you are paying the already awesome price to go to this event, then you get to see the ENTIRE museum for free. When you look at it that way, that's a pretty wicked deal. On top of that, if you have an Entertainment Book, there are coupons in there to bring the price down even more!

Telescopes, sun, and bilingual hands-on activities for the whole family. They have all kind of solar-related activities and fun for all ages, so why wouldn't you go?! It's located in Old Town, so you can also take the family on a little tour of the neighborhood and grab some lunch at the same time while you are there. This is a great area to spend the afternoon, given all the opportunities for fun and learning in such a compact location.

Here'e the rest of the info: 


Dates: Sunday 

Time: 12pm-3pm 

Admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, $4 kids, under 3 free 

http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/solar-sundays4.html 

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New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science 

1801 Mountain Rd NW
 
Neighborhood: Old Town
 
Phone: 841-2800

You can visit the website and get more information on this and other events at their website: 
 
http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org

We're breaking out, people!!

OK, so no major jailbreaks are going on over here, but we are expanding our reach in an effort to get the word out to more people! Burque on a Budget now has a Facebook page! You can check us out and like our page here.

If you know of an event going on in or around the Albuquerque area, you can email us burqueonabudget@gmail.com and we will get it up on the site and FB too! We are happy to give shout outs to local businesses that are running specials or sales or having a community event. We will promote contests, giveaways and other promos that local people or businesses have going on, as well.

If you have pictures of an Albuquerque event that has already happened, please feel free to upload them to our FB page for all to see, and please include a caption of where you were and when the event was held along with who you were with. Small town famous, is still famous, right?!

We hope this will help get the word spread around and bring more awareness to what we have going on around this beautiful city of ours. If you have any suggestions or ideas for us, PLEASE let us know! The more community involvement we have going on, the better off we will all be. Thanks for all the support!!

Dinosaur Discoveries: The Symposium

We have another AWESOME event at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science!! As always, it's cheap for the entire family to attend, and now through July 18th you can experience a wide range of exhibits and new information being featured at the museum. 

As per the NMMNHS website:

This January, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science will launch the first ever Dinosaur Discoverers Symposium!

In conjunction with the exhibit Dinosaur Century: 100 Years of Discovery in New Mexico , the Museum will offer a symposium series by the scientists who made many of New Mexico’s most important dinosaur discoveries. The symposium will cover the entire range of dinosaur science, from the origin of dinosaurs to their extinction. The symposium will be once a month through July 2013. Each symposium will be followed by a tour of the Dinosaur Century exhibit, guided by Dr. Lucas. 

Event Schedule:

January 17th: Dinosaur Century: 100 years of dinosaur discoveries in NM.

February 21st: New Mexico’s Triassic Dinosaurs.

March 21st: Cretaceous Age Dinosaur Remains from Southwestern New Mexico.

April 18th: New Mexico Tyrannosaurs: New Mexico’s top predators at the end of the Age of Dinosaurs.

May 16th: The First Dinosaurs and the Triassic World-A New Mexican perspective on Pangea.

June 20th: 100 years of Collecting Dinosaurs in the San Juan Basin: New Mexico Pentaceratops, Parasaurolophus, Tyrannosaurus-Rex.

July 18th: The latest dinosaur discoveries in the Cretaceous of the San Juan Basin.

Event Information: 

Dates: January 17, 2013 - July 18, 2013 

Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm

 
Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors, $4 kids, under 3 free