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     

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 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 

Alpaca Days at Cowboy Camelids!! FREEEEEE

I know I have mentioned these guys before, but if you didn't check them out then, you definitely need to go see them now! THEY HAVE BABIES!!!

It's National Alpaca Days, in which alpaca ranches all over the country are having little get togethers to celebrate these adorable little guys! Cowboy Camelids is a local alpaca ranch that is celebrating their 1 year anniversary this weekend with a joint Alpaca Days celebration!

Starting today at 11:00am and running through Sunday at 4pm, you can go visit the ranch to pet the alpacas, hand feed them, brush them, learn all about them, and even shop in the alpaca gift store. The best part of all of this, is that it's ALL completely FREE. I would encourage you to bring a few extra bucks if you can and donate to the farm, but it's not required... just appreciated.

This is fun for all ages, people! Every alpaca has it's own personality, and it's a blast getting to know each one. This is the perfect opportunity to do just that so go now before it's too late!

You can visit their website here.

They are located in Bosque Farms, on North Bosque Loop just one block west of Highway 47.
(150 North Bosque Loop, Bosque Farms, New Mexico 87068)

Entertainment Book 2012-2013!! Free shipping, too!

If you have ever had an Entertainment Book, you know what a value they really are. And if you have ever purchased yours from a kiddo trying to raise money from their school, then you know the value of supporting education! Right now, you have the chance to do both. And shipping is FREE!!!

No matter where you live, there is an Entertainment Book specifically for your area. You can order online and have them drop shipped directly to your home. And here's the best part... it's a small, one time fee of $35 and you literally get THOUSANDS of dollars in savings. There is fast food, fine dining, kids activities, travel deals, you name it.

I use mine for the entire year, and I can honestly tell you that you will find yourself reaching for your book every time you get in your car to go ANYWHERE. The new book starts in November of 2012, and you get an entire year of savings from one book.

If you live in Albuquerque, you will be glad to know there will once again be Cliff's coupons, as well as coupons for the Natural History Museum, the Art Museum, Hinkle Family Fun Center, Movie Theaters (you get to see a free movie on your birthday!), and a whole lot more.

If you have questions, you can go to their website and they can give you examples of what coupons are included. There are even ADDITIONAL coupons that you can download from their website to use on top of what's printed in the book.

If you are looking for a way to enjoy entertainment on the cheap, this is probably the best recommendation I can give you. I have gotten one for several years in a row, and I will continue to purchase one per year because of the true value it has!

You can purchase the book here. Don't forget, there is FREE shipping if you purchase before 9/12/12!