Music has the power to bring people together. For Albuquerque-based reggae band Elovated Roots, unity isn't simply a byproduct of performing. It's the mission behind every song they write.

This summer, the New Mexico Shakespeare Festival invites audiences to experience two of the Bard's most compelling works—Julius Caesar and The Winter's Tale—through fresh interpretations that prove great storytelling never goes out of style.

For almost twenty years, Ryedell Largo has brought more than choreography to the stage. Each performance by the Navajo and Mescalero Dance Group shares family history, cultural stories, healing traditions, and the duty to keep Indigenous heritage alive.

Some roles stay with an actor long after the curtain closes. For Jessica Osborne, Shirley Valentine is one of those roles. Now, ten years after first performing it for what would become the inception piece of West End Productions, Osborne is rediscovering the character through a completely different lens—one shaped by age, experience, confidence, and the realities of life that only time can bring.

Seeing Mrs. Doubtfire at Popejoy Hall was one of those nights where you walk in expecting to be entertained—and leave feeling something much deeper.

For 25 years, ABQ Tours has led locals and visitors through Albuquerque, mixing history, mystery, and storytelling into an experience that keeps people of all ages coming back.

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.