Finding your purpose doesn’t always happen on the first try. Sometimes it takes time, experience, and knowing when to change directions when the right opportunity appears. For Carissa Mitchell, that moment didn’t come until later in life—but when it did, it changed everything.

Some theaters show movies. Others create moments that stay with you long after the credits roll. The Guild Cinema has always been the latter—a place where film isn’t just watched, but experienced collectively, intimately, and often unexpectedly.

For more than five decades, Pilobolus Dance Company has redefined what dance can be - blending athleticism, illusion, and collaboration into performances that are as visually stunning as they are emotionally engaging. As the company returns to Popejoy Hall on April 11, audiences in Albuquerque have another opportunity to experience a company that has not only endured, but evolved.

Growth rarely arrives all at once. More often, it unfolds quietly — in late-night writing sessions, in unfinished songs tucked away for years, in moments of clarity that only make sense in hindsight. For Albuquerque musician Gregorio, that evolution has culminated in his debut solo album, An Absence of Meaning, a project that reflects both personal introspection and artistic expansion.

Armed with a newspaper listing open mic nights around Los Angeles, he began the grind familiar to every stand-up hopeful: writing jokes, performing for small crowds, refining material, and returning night after night. Nearly four decades later, the passion remains intact.

Few events capture Albuquerque’s appetite for community quite like the Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest — a sensory playground where indulgence meets discovery and local pride blends with international flavor.

Red Velvet lingers in your chest long after the lights come up — uncomfortable in the best way, emotionally draining, and deeply necessary.

Red Velvet brings a powerful and long-overdue story to the stage, blending history, imagination, and emotional truth into a theatrical experience that resonates far beyond its 19th-century setting.