Rail yards market NEWS ARCHIVE
Thank you Albuquerque!!
Thank you Albuquerque!!
We are overwhelmed with joy! Big thanks to all of the Burquenos and visitors that came out to the 2018 Holiday Market! Together we welcomed over 30,000 visitors over the weekend, and want to sincerely thank everyone for their support. With everyone's generous support we were able to expand market infrastructure, parking and shuttle options. Please visit our Facebook page for many photos of the event!
Need to find a vendor? See our HOLIDAY MARKET MAP & VENDOR LIST HERE.
The City really came together to support this non-profit event in a huge way! Much gratitude to the City of Albuquerque Cultural Services, Economic Development, Planning, Transportation, and Police Services departments.
Special Thanks to:
>>City Councilor Benton
>>Downtown Growers' Market
>>America Tent Rentals
>>Mayor Keller & Assistant Mayor, Gary Lee
HOLIDAY MARKET AT THE RAIL YARDS
DEC 14th-16th, 2018 12-4pm
You spoke..We listened...The Holiday Market will be THREE Days this year: Friday, Saturday AND Sunday! All aboard...The Holiday Market is growing: More vendors, space, and fun for everyone!
Keep it local for the Holidays, enjoy a historic experience, and discover the best of Burque's local small businesses. More than 180 vendors of made-from-scratch delicious food and quality handmade crafts will convene for Albuquerque's locavorian spirit this year for the 4th annual Holiday Market on December 14th, 15th AND 16th, 2018. The event is not-for-profit, and co-presented by the Downtown Growers' and Rail Yards Markets together to bring food, art, and music together for the Holidays.
Sample New Mexico's finest cuisine, peruse all the local gifts, create some fun in the Children's zone, participate in our famous Ornament Exchange, and give back to your community at our Donation Station. See Vendor map HERE.
FREE PARKING + SHUTTLE @ Gold & 2nd Street: Must get parking pass from shuttle driver. Pets not allowed on shuttle please
KIDS ZONE >> Bring the whole family to the Children's Zone to make a recycled art ornament
DONATIONS >> Call for donations!! We are requested new toys for Casa Barelas to give to neighborhood kiddos! Please bring a toy or book for the donation station.
ORNAMENT EXCHANGE >> Bring a used or new ornament to the tree to exchange.
VOLUNTEER >> We are seeking volunteers to help with the event! Please email RYMvols@gmail.com to get involved
STAGE>> La Rondalla Sat 1pm * Mayoral Press Conference Saturday at 230p * Trio Talamentes Sunday 1pm
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FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Parking on-site $1 Donation to our non-profit
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
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pumpkin finale at the Rail Yards Market: SUNday OCt 28, 2018 10a-2p
It's the grand finale for the Rail Yards Market! On October 28th, we finish off an amazing season with fall fun! Get LOCAL PUMPKINS for carving, and bring your best pumpkin or awe-inspiring produce for our Pumpkin and harvest showcase!
Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
:: PUMPKIN CONTEST & HARVEST SHOWCASE ::
Calling all Pumpkin artists and expert farmers! Bring your most decorated pumpkin and/or amazing produce for our Pumpkin contest & harvest showcase!! Have a strangely-hued squash? Gorgeous gourd? Prolific pumpkin? We want to see them!! Bring your entries by 11am to display at our front info booth, registers as a contestant, and the winners will be announced by noon. We'll have special prizes for the winners!! Plus you'll be a social media star on our Rail Yards Instagram and facebook pages!
:: FRESH ROASTED GREEN CHILE :: You know that smell... Scoop your freshly roasted green chile at the Rail Yards Market on Sunday!
:: RECIPE BOX :: Pick up a lovely recipe kit to make a meal for two with all the shopping done for you at RYM! All local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers. EBT accepted, $10-25 sliding scale price!
:: ENTERTAINMENT ::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
La rondalla>> 11:15a
Puppet Parade>> 12:00pm
:: STEAM ZONE ::
<<Community Ofrenda>> Ofrenda means offering in Spanish and having an ofrenda is an essential part of the Dia De Los Muertos Celebration that runs from October 31st until November 2nd. Ofrendas are set up to remember and honor the memory of their ancestors, role models, and sometimes even things you just miss. We would like everyone to feel inclusive in this activity, meaning you don't have to add a picture of your own relative, rather you can write a note for them or about them. Make on offering or acknowledgment of your role model, a person, or thing. Collaborate with the community and the Rail Yards Market in this all-inclusive space and project open for all to join. Add pictures, make an offering of food, candles, art, notes, gift anything!
<<Paper Marigold Making>> Join our loving community partners, The Off Center, in making paper marigolds to add to our Community Ofrenda. The Off Center is an all inclusive art making space that is free to the community, have them help you grow your ideas and turn them into art!
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<< Pumpkin Painting>> We'll be decorating and painting tiny local pumpkins in the Children's' Zone. Bring the kiddos down for fall fun! The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music, and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
:: COMMUNITY STATION :: The Community Station is an area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
The groups scheduled this week are:
<<NM Dreamers>>
<<Everybody Votes>>
Want to table? Apply at www.RailYardsMarket.org
INNOVATION DAY at the Rail Yards Market: SUNday OCt 14, 2018 10a-2p
Community spaces should be enriching! Come learn and explore at the Rail Yards Market!
What is innovation to you? Is it a new idea or method? Perhaps a traditional twist on an old puzzle. Many times the solutions to age-old problems can be solved with new technology, but it's not surprising when solutions come from old knowledge applied in a new way.
Learning, laughing, and exploring in the Blacksmith Shop, you can't help but feel the echoes of the innovation that forged the walls. The boom of the railroad era brought a surge of industrial activity to the heart of New Mexico, the historic Camino Rael vein, and the rise of the Rail Yards was the single most important factor in transforming Albuquerque from a farming village to a booming city. The Rail Yards Market, established in 2014, was an innovative concept that came to fruition by many passionate neighborhood residents and community members that all believed in activating the Rail Yards; our Albuquerque icon of innovation.
::STEAM ZONE::
<<Wrong Theory Design>> Vanessa Svilha of UNM Learning sciences will be telling us all about this technique. When trying to come up with an innovative idea, many of us get stuck. Learn how the Wrong Theory Protocol can help you be more creative and design with more empathy. Try out the Wrong Theory Protocol on one of our design challenges. Sketch and prototype your ideas to see how getting it wrong, can sometimes get it right!
<<ABQ Mini-Makers>> Maker technology & more!
“STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<ABQ Maker Faire>> Interactive activities!
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a
Trio Talamantes>>11:30am
::RAIL YARDS RECIPES::
The Rail Yards Recipe program brings local ingredients and recipes to you in an easy-to-follow way! The recipe box contains local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers to make a meal for two. EBT happily accepted! $10-25 sliding scale option to pay.
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is an area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
Want to table? Apply at www.RailYardsMarket.org
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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Rail Yards Market is comprised of over 100 vendors every Sunday, not to mention their staff and family! We appreciate each and every one! RYM is all about bringing a community together and celebrating what makes a community. This day is all about showing our vendors appreciation and showcasing their talents! So come down and share a kind word, celebrate with us, and tell a vendor how they have touched your life.
Whether it was a healing salve you purchased last year that has helped your arthritis or an empanada you bought last weekend that made you remember your childhood days in your Abuelita's kitchen, let our vendors know the love they put into their products is appreciated.
::GROUP PHOTO!!!>> Calling all vendors, volunteers, staff and friends of the Rail Yards Market!! Join our HUGE annual group photo at 215pm-230ish!
::RECIPE BOX:: Pick up a recipe kit to make a local meal for two! All local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers. EBT welcome! Sliding scale price $10-25.
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Cody St. Arnold >> 1130a
Cody, one of our seasoned vendors, will show off some of his other talents, aside from his art and printmaking talents, he is a great pianist and guitarist!
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<<Soap Making Demo>> Jay of South Valley Soaps with be showing off his behind the scenes talents! We all know and love these wonderful soaps from this regular vendor, now find out how he does it. Jay will graciously share the process of his craft!
<<Wildlife Exploration>> Open Space Visitor Center. Explore some stuff that you wouldn't normally catch on your woodsie outing. Learn how to identify animals, tracks and plants in the wild.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Apple & Fall Themed Beadmaking>> Artist Lisa Richards returns to the Rail Yards Kidzone this Sunday. Kids of all ages will create their own beaded apple necklaces, by using colorful pony beads and cord. Perfect for the fall season!
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music, and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is an area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
Want to table? Apply at www.RailYardsMarket.org
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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MURAL FEST & youth Day at the Rail Yards Market: SUNday sept 30, 2018 10a-2p
Nurture the generation of Entrepreneurs: thats part of the mission of the Rail Yards Market. The Rail Yards Market envisions a world that we all love to live, work and play in. Our youth are a treasure for our future. Craft, build, and dream at the Rail Yards Market!
::MURAL FEST:: Rail Yards Market is honored to be one of the sites for Warehouse 508's Mural Fest!! More info here: http://muralfest.com/
::RECIPE BOX:: Pick up a recipe kit to make a local meal for two! All local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers. EBT welcome! Sliding scale price $10-25. Learn more about the Recipe Box program here.
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Rock 101>> 1130a
::STEAM ZONE::
<<Science Exploration>> New Mexico’s Museum of Natural History & Science will fill the STEAM Zone with exciting specimens from New Mexico’s Natural History Past & Present. Hands on science exploration will accompany art, math, engineering and technology interactions with artifacts. Learn how long the state dinosaur is, what the Mars Rover is up to and why New Mexico has more types of volcanoes than Hawaii!
<<Bubbles>> Explora is an innovative experiential learning center with a mission of creating opportunities for inspirational discovery and the joy of lifelong learning through interactive experiences in science, technology, engineering math and art. Join Explora educators for some engaging and soapy fun blowing and creating bubbles. Can you make a square bubble?
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Loose Parts Play>> By Wemagination
The Family Development Program integrates learning opportunities for teachers and parents, along with others who care about children, that is deeply rooted in each child’s unique cultural heritage. We work to build a common language of how young children learn that is well-informed by state-of-the-art research in child development. One way we do this is through our resource center, Wemagination, and by employing loose parts theory. What are Loose Parts? Loose parts are materials that can be moved, carried, combined, redesigned, lined up, and taken apart and put back together in multiple ways. They are materials with no specific set of directions that can be used alone or combined with other materials. Loose parts can be natural or synthetic.
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
The groups scheduled this week are:
<<Desert Paws>>
Want to table? Apply at www.RailYardsMarket.org
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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MURAL FEST & PEACE Day at the Rail Yards Market: SUNday sept 23, 2018 10a-2p
Plant seeds of peace at the Rail Yards Market. In a tumultuous world, community spaces are key to building environments of learning and peace--sanctuaries of connection, farmers' markets are so much more than commerce. Markets are critical in connecting us to our food and the hands that harvest, make and craft the food and world around us. Join us for celebrating the peace that community spaces build together.
::MURAL FEST:: Rail Yards Market is an official partner and will be teaming up with Mural Fest! Come see the see new mural work on our shipping container and temporary installations!! Learn more at: http://muralfest.com/
::RECIPE BOX:: Pick up a recipe kit to make a local meal for two! All local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers. EBT welcome! Sliding scale price $10-25. Learn more about the Recipe Box program here.
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Voces de Coronado>> 1130a
::STEAM ZONE::
<<Peace Art Demonstrations>>
>>Tiaso Artist Cooperative is a member-owned, member-run cooperative that nurtures the work, sustainability, and positive impact of artists, creatives, and cultural workers. Tiaso grew from many hours (and a couple of years) of discussing and imagining an organization that sustainably supports the creative work of artists in community and improves the sustainability of individual artists as professionals. Join Tiaso in making a collaborative work of art that will be installed in a local community and viewed for everyone to see.
>>Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native American Women. CSVANW works to stop violence against Native women and children by advocating for social change in our communities. The CSVANW takes ownership and responsibility for the future of Native women and children by providing support, education, and advocacy using our strengths, power and unity to create violence-free communities. Join them as them in an interactive activity as they explore Peace and what does peace mean to us.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Recycled Art>> By S.M.A.S.H
S.M.A.S.H is a mobile art studio in a converted school bus. Its mission is to inspire people to creatively reuse everyday materials. Art labs are offered at schools, camps, museums, festivals, and private parties. The majority of the supplies donated by local residents and businesses would otherwise end up in landfills, recycling centers, and even compost piles. In an era of cuts to art education and excessive consumerism, S.M.A.S.H is a symbol of ingenuity and resourcefulness. While the Bus won't be on-site at the RYM, Shelly Schucker, the owner & operator of S.M.A.S.H will be facilitating a recycled paper-pulp sculpture project for the Peace theme.
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
The groups scheduled this week are:
<<Peace and Justice Center>>
<<Everybody Votes>>
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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STEAM day at the Rail Yards Market: SUNday sept 16th, 2018 10a-2p
Gathering STEAM..We welcome special guests, TEDxABQ Sunday Sept 6th for STEAM day!!! Since its early days, the Rail Yards Market has always had a mission to bring communities together and nurture entrepreneurs. Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math all coalesce at the Rail Yards in a Sunday of creativity and learning. Join us as we celebrate all the innovation our community creates in Albuquerque!
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
TEDx ABQ Speakers>> 1100a & 1pm
Mariachi Herencia>> 1130a
SPECIAL CITY of ABQ Press Conference: 1230pm
::FRESH ROASTED GREEN CHILE:: You know that smell..Scoop your freshly roasted green chile at the Rail Yards Market on Sunday!
::RECIPE BOX:: Equites >> Pick up a recipe kit to a refreshing and tasty corn salad! All local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers.
::STEAM ZONE::
<<STEAM Demonstrations>> CNM's Applied Technologies School
<<Programming circuitry and exploring art>> by Viejo. Albuquerque based artist, that takes an interest in combining technology with 3D art! Viejos art draws anybody into his booth, through various mediums he luminates the space with his use of LEDs combined with diaramas of jellyfishes, mushrooms and new Mexico's landscapes.
He chooses his surroundings to reflect on his art but he also uses many different different species of nature to inspire his art. Come see Viejo demonstrate how he programs micro controllers to light up his work and uses modeling hand carved pieces to silicon molds to make his dioramas. Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Interactive Activities>> By Working Classroom
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
The groups scheduled this week are:
<<CNM Applied Technologies>>
<<MRCOG>>
<<UNM food Justice>>
Want to table? Apply at www.RailYardsMarket.org
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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LOVE day at the Rail Yards Market: SUNday sept 9th, 2018 10a-2p
Choose love! Sprinkle it everywhere! Celebrate genuine connection with each other and build community at the Rail Yards Market for our 5th Annual Love Day on September 9, 2018! We humbly and gratefully welcome our loving community partner, Native Health Initiative, back to the yards.
Loving service is giving without expecting anything in return. Loving service is NHI’s method for addressing inequities, and serves as their primary funding source.
Why do we choose loving service:
1) It is a return to an Indigenous currency, one where money is not central, but instead one's sincerity and goodness toward others is most valued.
2) It inspires a human-to-human element to our work, a communal ethic that minimizes the ego and maximizes all of the qualities we hope to amplify in our partnership (caring for one another, kindness, honesty, trust, )
3) It builds on the strength of Indigenous communities, and helps to educate our volunteers, our partner organizations, and academic and governmental institutions about this aspect of these communities.
NHI was created in 2004, where several respected Tribal health leaders, health lay workers, faith-based leaders and health profession students sat down to discuss how to build community partnership. In 2005, NHI began work as a student organization. Now in its 11th year, NHI is a non-profit partnership that addresses health inquities through Loving Service (a human-to-human element of wanting to serve others, volunteerism).
NHI is unique because…
We work with the rural and urban American Indian community members, organizations, programs in the U.S. that is run by the Tribes working with health professions students.
>Health projects are created by and run by Tribal communities and their leaders
>95% funded by loving service, and only 5% by monetary donations
(Sourced from NHI's website: http://www.lovingservice.us/ )
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::FRESH ROASTED GREEN CHILE:: You know that smell..Scoop your freshly roasted green chile at the Rail Yards Market on Sunday!
::RECIPE BOX:: Peaches 'n' Creme Crepes >> Pick up a lovely recipe kit to make Peach crepes or pancakes. All local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers.
::ENTERTAINMENT::
Opening Ceremony >> 10am
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
HUG CONTEST >> 11a
Celestial Blue Music>> 1130a
::STEAM ZONE::
<<Love Notes & Love Gifts>> Send a postcard to an old friend and make a a love note or gift for someone that you care about. Volunteers from Native Health Initiative and Explora will be here to celebrate love and inspire the best of loving service!
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Kids Multi Media Creations>> Canvas and Coffee
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
The groups scheduled this week are:
<<NM Dreamers>>
<<Everybody Votes>>
Want to table? Apply at www.RailYardsMarket.org
red or green day at the Rail Yards Market: SUNday sept 2nd, 2018 10a-2p
The burning question...The eternal question..The only question..Red or Green???? For New Mexicans "Red or Green" can be a moment of prompt decision or uncomfortable uncertainty. Do you know which you choose when the moment comes...Red chile with its smooth and sultry flavor, or chopped green with its tingly and tasty zing, or is it "Christmas"? Hopefully its not "neither", because....Who does that? Green Chile is a well-loved symbol of our state and pride. Come celebrate chile season with us! Get the most up-to-date info and follow all the happening on our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RailYardsMarket/
::FRESH ROASTED GREEN CHILE:: You know that smell..Scoop your freshly roasted green chile at the Rail Yards Market on Sunday!
::RECIPE BOX:: Calabacitas >> Pick up a recipe kit to make calabacita tacos with blue corn tortillas. All local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers. EBT welcome! Sliding scale price $10-25. Learn more about the Recipe Box program here.
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Gustavo Pimentel>> 1130a
::STEAM ZONE::
<<Know your Peppers>> Learn about the different peppers that grow in New Mexico and their different heat indexes. Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Chile Cooking and Crafts>> By La Plazita Institute
La Plazita Institute is a non profit grassroots organization in Albuquerque, NM.
La Plazita engages New Mexico's youth, elders and communities in a comprehensive, holistic and cultural approach designed around the philosophy of La Cultura Cura, "Culture Cures".
LPIs programs foster the approach of how to draw from ones own cultural roots and histories to express core traditional values of respect, honor. love and family.
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
The groups scheduled this week are:
<<Everybody Votes>>
Want to table? Apply at www.RailYardsMarket.org
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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GIVING Day at the Rail Yards Market: SUNday AUG 26th, 2018 10a-2p
Call-out for Donations!! The Rail Yards Market believes that the spirit of giving and sharing in our community should be a constant. For the most current news, photos and more, please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RailYardsMarket/
::FOOD DRIVE:: The Rail Yards Market is teaming up with the local food distribution efforts of St. Vincent de Paul. The non-profit organization hosts a free food day for Barelas residents at the historic Sacred Heart Church on the last Saturday of every month. The food drive collections will take place in our STEAM zone. Please consider bringing some donations for our food drive to benefits our neighborhood!!
WHAT WE NEED:
*Non-perishable Food items
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Desert Stars Polynesia>> 1130a
::STEAM ZONE:: Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays. This week we have the following programming planned:
our educational zone will be transformed into an epic GIVING ZONE for:
FOOD DRIVE: Perishable Food donations requested
FREE SWAP: Bring your gently loved things to give and swap in our Give-one-take-one stop. You don't have to give to take. Please come and share in this fun free activity for all!
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Inspiration Stone>> By Kindness Club
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
The groups scheduled this week are:
<<A Light in the Night>>
<<Nm Crisis Line>>
<<WIC (Women Infants & Children) Check distribution>>
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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OLD SCHOOL Day at the Rail Yards Market: SUNday AUG 19th, 2018 10a-2p
<<REGISTER YOUR CAR OR BIKE NOW>> Text 505-600-1109 or email RailYardsMarket@gmail.com
The Rail Yards Market is kickin' it Old School in the best way Burquenos do: with bomb food, smooth jams, and a Classic Car show! Cruise on down to the best Farmers' Market in town, chill with a paleta from Pop Fizz, bump to some jams, sample the finest farms and food in Burque, and remember the good ol' days with us!
<<Community Classic Car, Bike & Low Rider Show>>
Enter our Community Show! No fee!
Register your car: Text 505-600-1109 or email RailYardsMarket@gmail.com
Categories are:
>>Most Ill Ride
>>Smoothest Paint Job
>>Oldest Rig
>>Most Bomb Bike
>>Best Team Project
::STEAM ZONE:: Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays. This week we have the following programming planned:
<<Weaving & Spinning>> https://www.lasaranas.org/
Connect and weave with the traditional techniques of Las Arañas. The creation of fibers is one of the oldest trades of humans, and ancient techniques are still widely used even in our modern world. Las Arañas Spinning and Weaving Guild was formed in 1971 by a group of spinners and weavers in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. Its goal is to provide education and learning experiences for its members and increase awareness of and appreciation for fiber arts throughout New Mexico and beyond. Let us be one of your rituals of connection!
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Oldies by Eugene>> 11:30am
::KIDS ZONE::
Wood working activities with DoveTail Community Workshop. The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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FEAST & FARM DAY + TACO TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER AT the Rail Yards Market:
SUNday AUG 12th, 2018 10a-2p
Local chefs go all in with local flavor and friendly competition at the Rail Yards Market Taco Tournament!! Dig in for our special Farm & Feast Day Fundraiser, sponsored by Street Food Institute, and made possible by the generous donation of produce and time from our Rail Yards Market Vendors! $5 donation gets you a plate of all the tacos, you can vote for the winner, and the money goes to the non-profit Rail Yards Market program to keep it growing!
$5 for a Feast of Tacos! >> 11am - until supplies lasts
Chefs are: Street Food Institute, My Sweet Basil, and Pura Vida Foods! Winners announced at 130pm
Chefs are Rail Yards Market Vendors, receive a mystery box of local ingredients, and duke it out to make the most creative tacos for you!! The market provides the mystery box and tortillas, and Chefs provide their own pantry items and protein. Chefs have an hour to get their dishes together live in our outdoor kitchen and ready for your tasting by 11am! Local Rail Yards Market Chefs TBA!!
More about Feast & Farm Day at the Rail Yards:
STRETCH YOUR EBT DOLLARS: Remember that we DOUBLE your EBT dollars with the Double-Up-Food-Bucks program, so you can get more local, fresh, and healthy produce for you and your family!
::ENTERTAINMENT::
SPECIAL FREE GOAT YOGA at 10am: GOAT YOGA for all ages presented by Kid Goat Yoga & Bhava Yoga Studio. Kid Goat Yoga educates the community about yoga while supporting the efforts of Wildlife West Nature Center. The class at the Rail Yards Market is FREE, but donations are accepted to benefit the rescues and programs at the non-profit Wildlife West Nature Center. We ask that NO DOGS be near the stage area during this time, so the baby goats do not get scared!
Los Dos >> 11:30am
::STEAM ZONE:: Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays. This week we have the following programming planned:
<<Edible Burque: Weeds>> Explore edible and medicinal backyard weeds with Albuquerque Herbalism. We will have an interactive photographic slideshow of common backyard weeds for you to identify and explore the wild food and medicine plants growing all around you. Sample of topical tinctures and salves made from weeds: https://albuquerqueherbalism.com/
::KIDS ZONE:: Learn to cook a meal with Kids Cook! Kids Cook! Is a multi-cultural, hands-on cooking, nutrition education and physical activity program having reached over 40,000 low-income elementary and middle school students and their families in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
<<ABQ bee Keepers>>
<<NM Cowbelles>>
<<WIC>>
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Rail Yards Market: SUNday AUG 5th, 2018 10a-2p
"A’jooba and Nalyeeh- two Navajo words used to describe Loving service", according to the Native Health Initiative, " the first means 'to have mercy, no matter what' and the second means 'to give back, what you owe.'
We proudly welcome our community partner, Native American Community Academy, back for our 4th annual Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Rail Yards Market!
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Native American Community Academy Poetry Slam >> 11:30am
::STEAM ZONE:: Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays. This week we have the following programming planned:
<<Live Art>> DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo says: “I concentrate my artwork on my experiences and teachings from not only my Pueblo but also other native communities I’ve visited. The traditional ceremonies taking place in a modern world at a modern time has encouraged me to capture these moments then interpret them through visual perspective. I believe it’s imperative to embrace my heritage furthermore the place where I came from and how blessed I am to be both Dine and Taos Pueblo".
<<Native American Community Academy>>Youth Demonstrations
<<Native Health Initiative Demonstrations>> More about NHI:
NHI was created in 2004, where several respected Tribal health leaders, health lay workers, faith-based leaders and health profession students sat down to discuss how to build community partnership. In 2005, NHI began work as a student organization. Now in its 11th year, NHI is a non-profit partnership that addresses health inquities through Loving Service (a human-to-human element of wanting to serve others, volunteerism).
NHI is unique because…
We work with the rural and urban American Indian community members, organizations, programs in the U.S. that is run by the Tribes working with health professions students.
>Health projects are created by and run by Tribal communities and their leaders
>95% funded by loving service, and only 5% by monetary donations
::KIDS ZONE:: Native American Community Academy will facilitate a native plant painting activity for kids! The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
<<NACA Youth Vendors>>
<<WIC Program>>
<<Voter Registration>>
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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LEARNING & LITERACY DAY at the Rail Yards Market: SUNDAY JULY 29th, 2018 10a-2p
Donate to the "Fill-the-Back-Pack" Drive to benefit neighborhood schools! Learning is fun at the Rail Yards Market! Our vision to create an environment of fun and learning that all love to live, work, and play in! Stay up-to-date on the official facebook event page CLICK HERE:
::SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE:: Coronado Elementary is teaming up with the Rail Yards Market to organize a "Fill-the-Back-Pack" School Supplies Drive! Benefitting Schools are Dolores Gonzales, Eugene Field, Lew Wallace, Longfellow and East San Jose Elementary.
WHAT WE NEED:
*new backpacks
*#2 pencils
*three ring binders
*composition books
*markers
*colored pencils
*printer paper
*scissors
*glue sticks
::BOOK DRIVE: Bring a book! Children or family reads only. Children's books, school supplies and other learning materials will be donated to the local free libraries on 4th Street!
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Young Musician Initiative>> 1130a
::STEAM ZONE:: Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays. This week we have the following programming planned:
<<Robots & Media Learning>> Stop by and drive a robot or check out our drones. At Be Greater Than Average LLC we are where STEM FUN and LEARNING Collide! Geek out over all things Science, Technology, Engineering and Math!
<<Fractal Activities> The Fractal Foundation uses hands-on fractal activities to inspire interest in science, math and art. Draw your own beautiful, never-ending fractal pattern and become part of a group effort to create large pieces of art. Who knew math and science could be so fun?
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Dinosaur Coloring>> ABQ Reads will be making Dinosaur mosaic page (or Dinosaur coloring page for the younger ones). ABQ Reads supports parents and teachers by providing one-to-one literacy tutoring for kindergarten students three times per week. It takes 250 weekly tutors to meet the tutoring demand at the three ABQ Reads sites. Each of the three weekly sessions is 30-minutes long and is structured by the Site Coordinators to parallel and reinforce what is being taught in the classroom. The one-to-one structure of the program allows each tutor to tailor the tutoring session to meet the specific needs of each student. Each student is also given a monthly take-home book and a Reading Goodie Pack in December and in April. Over the course of the program year, each student will receive a total of 20 books to add to their personal libraries.
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
The groups scheduled this week are:
<<Christina Kent Childhood Learning Center>>
<<Youth Development Inc (YDI)>>
<<Senior Affairs>>
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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SUPER HERO DAY at the Rail Yards Market: SUNDAY JULY 22nd, 2018 10a-2p
What's your Super Power? Whether its saving the world, growing food, creating art, building community, the Rail Yards brings together all Albuquerque's finest, and perhaps unconventional, Super Heroes every Sunday at the historic Rail Yards from 10a-2p! Express your Super Powers, dress up as your super persona, and help us build a local community to be proud of!
Stay up to date on activities and RSVP to the Facebook event CLICK HERE
<<BE A SUPER HERO: GIVE BLOOD>> United Blood Services will have their mobile hero blood drive bus. Visit the market and save a life all on one Sunday!! For more info about how to donate blood visit: http://www.unitedbloodservices.org/nm/
<<NM COMIC CRUSADERS>> We welcome back special guests to the market! They'll be roaming and sharing the tricks of the trade with everyone! Dare to visit the market and be amazed by their powers of costuming!
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Capoeira Super Hero Themed Performance>> 1130a
Capoeria is an Afro-Brazilian art form that is part dance, part fight, part ritual, part game and a way of life. It also involves live music with traditional instruments. It comes from colonial era Brazil when African slaves disguised self defense in dance and play. Capoeira Girassol classes are offered at Maple Street Dance studio and focus mainly on the physical aspects of the game (jogo) but students will also learn the instruments, the songs and some of the history over time.Learn more about classes: http://www.abquca.com/
::STEAM ZONE:: Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays. This week we have the following programming planned:
<<Cosplay>> Red Planet will be demonstrating the fun of Cosplay! Come meet makers and take pictures! Native Realities, the Albuquerque-based company behind the Indigenous Comic Con, owns Red Planet Comics. The store features comics, toys, games, kid’s books and pop art from Native and Indigenous artists, as well as new and used books by Indigenous writers from around the world. Located at 1002 Park Avenue SW, the store operates as the headquarters for Native Realities and is the first Indigenous comic shop in North America! “Everyone is welcome,” says Francis, “we want to create a place where people can hang out, peruse some comics, play some games, and enjoy some time with us."
<<Photo Booth>> Comic Crusaders will be roaming the market for opportunities to meet your favorite heroes!
::KIDS ZONE:: Make a cape themed to your Super Powers!! The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
The groups scheduled this week are:
<<United Blood Services Blood Drive (outside)>>
<<Voter Registration>>
<<Democracy Dollars>>
<<NM-K911>>
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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Explorer DAY at the Rail Yards Market: SUNDAY JULY 15TH, 2018 10a-2p
Explore your local community at the Rail Yards Market! Walk, bike, roll, and head on down to the historic Rail Yards for an outing to remember.... Check your bike at our FREE bike valet and set a course for community engagement and fun! Pick up a special "Rail Yards Market Passport" at our Kids Zone and take a journey of fun and curiosity to visit a gem of Albuquerque. With over 100 vendors of farm, food, and handmade local products, the Rail Yards is sure to excite the thrill-seeker in everyone!
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Sol de la Noche >> 11:30am
::STEAM ZONE:: Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays. This week we have the following programming planned:
<<Natural History Museum>> Check out new specimens and create art based on your findings. Discover what you can make inspired by nature!
<<Open Space Visitor >> Learn how to identify animals that are indigenous to the Albuquerque area and speak to open space rangers to learn more about there habitat.
::KIDS ZONE:: Pick up a FREE passport activity in the kids zone; designed for all ages, this special passport takes you on an exploration of the market, its vendors, and more. Learn about the market, and when you are exhausted from your ventures, color the passports pages back at the kids zone for fun! The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is an area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
The groups scheduled this week are:
<<100 Things to do in ABQ book signing>>
<<NM Pets Alive>>
<<Democracy Dollars>>
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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HEALTH & WELLNESS DAY at the Rail Yards Market: SUNDAY JULY 8TH, 2018 10a-2p
Building healthy communities start with wellness within ourselves. At the Rail Yards Market, health is central to our vision of building a community that we all love to live, work, and play in. Join our talented health and food vendors, and celebrate Health & Wellness day at the Rail Yards Market!
Get the most current updates and RSVP to the Facebook event: CLICK HERE
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10am by Bhava Yoga Studio
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Leading a ceremony and limpias, Kalpulli Teocalli Ollin are a group of various traditional healers practicing Curanderismo, Native Traditional Healing, Shamanism, Earth-Based Rituals/Ceremonies. They offer personalized Healing services through Traditional methods within our communities and across our ancestral lands. They are a 2-spirit spiritual group.
>>OPENING CEREMONY >> 11:30-Noon on the stage.
Around Noon Upon finishing the ceremony offering 2 Kinam Meso-American Sun Salutations Positions. This should be about 30 minutes.
>>LIMPIAS (Offer Energy cleansings)>> 12:30-1:30pm
>>MUSIC>>Finishing up with flute and drumming 1:30-2pm
::STEAM ZONE::
<Native Health Initiative>> Learn about NHI and their programs!
<<"Traffic-Light Eating>> Welcome to one of our newest, health-focused vendors, Vertical Nutrition. Teaching Families and kids about making food choices based on a Green Light, Yellow Light and Red Light food concept. Families will flip through grocery store sales ads and cut out different foods and place them appropriately on the corresponding colors. This is a fun engaging activity that teaches everyone the benefit of making healthy choices everyday!
<< Running 505 >> Running 505 is a group focusing on people moving and staying in motion! This group will be focusing on teaching people how easy it is to choose healthy food and exercise. Flash mob runs will be done throughout the day so gear up and wear what inspires you to get fit!
::KIDS ZONE::
Kids Cook will be teaching us how to make healthy meals at home! Kids Cook is a multi-cultural, hands-on cooking, nutrition education and physical activity program having reached over 40,000 low-income elementary and middle school students and their families in the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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EARTH & ENERGY DAY at the Rail Yards Market: SUNDAY JULY 1st, 2018 10a-2p
Earth is our one home, and we have to work together for a more sustainable future. Join us for Earth & Energy Day at the Rail Yards Market where we are always working towards a better tomorrow and a greener event. Visit our Green Team to see how The Rail Yards diverts over 80% of its waste by weight from the landfill by composting. Farmers' Markets connect consumers to producers, and eliminate so much waste. Investing in your local food system is an excellent step towards building a more sustainable community at home!
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Da Terra Meiga >> 11:30am
<<Solar Demonstrations>>Join NM Solar and CNM Applied Technologies program for Solar demonstrations outside the market.
::STEAM ZONE:: Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays. This week we have the following programming planned:
<<Earth Pigment Painting>> April Parish present paints hand mixed throughout the day and all present invited to participate in creating a Community Earth pigment painting. Canvas prepped ahead of time. All non-toxic and eco-friendly ingredients. Education infused and Joy inspired.
<<Solar Orb Art>> Michael Tomlinson from Que Lab shows his indoor solar powered light made out of mesh and metal, see how it is possible to have a solar orb in your home.
::KIDS ZONE:: Make a bouquet with Rio Grande Community Farm! The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
<<350 NM>>
<<NM Solar>>
<<Zero Waste NM>>
<<Democracy Dollars>>
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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ANIMALS DAY atthe Rail Yards Market: SUNDAY JUNE 24th, 2018 10a-2p
Hop, waddle, walk, and fly on over to the Rail Yards Market for Animals Day! Bring your furry friend along for Sunday fun 10a-2p. We are always pet friendly for friendly pets!
::PET COSTUME CONTEST:: Join us at 11am at the Info Booth for a howling good time for a pet costume contest presented by Tail Waggin Temptations! You can enter your pet in THREE of the contest: best costume, most exotic, and best dynamic duo (animal and human costume coordination)! Ruff-riffic prizes will be provided! All the costumed pets will parade down to the stage where we'll announce the winners and awards!
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<<Pet Adoptions>> Desert Paws Animal Rescue of New Mexico is a foster-based, 501(c)3 non-profit, volunteer rescue organization that has an open door admission for abandoned, homeless, unwanted and injured dogs and cats from the Cochiti Pueblo. Come meet some friendly dogs, and talk with representative at Desert Paws to learn more about what they do.
<< Build a bug >> By Valle de Oro. Create your own bug out of art supplies and a paper towel roll! Also, meet Valle de oro Wildlife biologist, Ariel, who will be displaying a variety of different insects from New Mexico.
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Pet Costume Contest Winners Announced @ Stage>> 11:30am
::KIDS ZONE::
Artist Lisa Richards returns to the Rail Wards Kids Zone this Sunday. Kids will create their own beaded animal keychains, by using colorful pony beads and cord. Choose your favorite animal shape, and have fun beading a cute backpack buddy!
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled!
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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INTERGALACTIC DAY atthe Rail Yards Market: SUNDAY JUNE 17th, 2018 10a-2p
3 - 2 - 1...Blastoff to the Rail Yards Market as we take you on a journey through the stars on Intergalactic Day. Come dressed up in your most cosmic intergalactic travel gear and enjoy some out-of-this world entertainment, food vendors, growers and educational partners! On the boarding dock we have scheduled for you:
::COSTUME CONTEST:: Join us at 11am at the Info Booth for a galactic costume contest! All ages welcome! We'll have a Best Intergalactic Human" and "Best Intergalactic Pet" category! Stellar prizes to be announced!
::KIDS ZONE:: Build a rocket with ABQ Rocket society! Our Kids Zone is always free and fun!
::STEAM ZONE:: Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays. This week we have the following programming planned:
<<Telescope Demonstrations>> Visit with the cosmic experts at the Rio Rancho Astronomy Society, and learn about the technology used to peer into the reaches of space and beyond our Earth!
<< 3-D Printing >> By Joe Ulibarri. Ever wondered how a 3-D printer works? Come see one in the works, and visit with a pro whose niche is special effects, modeling, and more!
<< Interactive photo booth: 501st Legion's local Dewback Ridge Garrison >> The Legion is an all-volunteer organization formed for the express purpose of bringing together costume enthusiasts under a collective identity within which to operate. The Legion seeks to promote interest in Star Wars through the building and wearing of quality costumes, and to facilitate the use of these costumes for Star Wars-related events as well as contributions to the local community through costumed charity and volunteer work. Come on by for a cosmic encounter with New Mexico's finest galactic Star Wars costume group. Learn more about them and their charity work here: https://www.facebook.com/DewbackRidge/
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio >> 10am
Voxnauts>> 11:30am
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
EBT Accepted & Doubled
Free Handicap Parking
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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EQUALITY DAY ATthe Rail Yards Market: SUNDAYJUNE 10th, 2018 10a-2p
At the Rail Yards Market we pride ourselves on accepting EVERYONE from EVERY walk of life. Community is built by individuals with collective experience that contribute to the whole... Come celebrate Equality with us and build community together! The Rail Yards Market is YOUR space to enjoy, discover, and learn about the phenomenal home-grown offerings available in Albuquerque and New Mexico!
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-11a
Eileen & the In-Betweens>>1130a
::STEAM ZONE::
<<Rainbow Sand Mandala>> Join mandala artist Ramona Teo in creating a vibrant and original mandala using colored sand. Derived from the traditional sand mandalas made by Tibetan monks, this temporary art installation will be infused with prayers universal peace and joy. This will be an interactive all-ages activity, so please come and help us create this work of art. Sand mandalas are an opportunity to celebrate impermanence. Join us at 1pm for a brief Dissolution Ceremony where we will deconstruct our creation.
<<Interactive Equality Art Installation>>
Join Equality New Mexico in making a one of a kind art installation! Through various mediums, express your identity and tell the world what equality means to you! EQNM is the state’s oldest and largest LGBTQ+ advocacy, education, and outreach organization and they’re focused on creating access to true opportunity for LGBTQ+ New Mexicans in the areas of health, education, the economy, civic engagement, and justice.
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Art for All - Mask Making>>OFFCenter Community Arts Project was founded in 2001 by art therapists, artists and and other community members whose vision was to have an all-inclusive arts studio where the process of making art in a supportive community and safe environment would provide healing and build community — especially for those most marginalized in our community. One of OFFCenter’s largest outreach programs, the Folk Art Festival is a celebration of art, music, and community. A big draw to the Folk Art Festival is their giant puppet parade, so our activity table will include several puppet/mask projects for families to make/carry/wear at the market and again at our festival in September.
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::COMMUNITY STATION:: The Community Station is and area of the market available for non-profits, activist, school, and other groups to advocate and connect with FREE information.
<<Encuentro NM>> Encuentro’s mission is to transform New Mexico into a thriving community for all of its residents. We do this by engaging Latino immigrant families in education and career development opportunities that build skills for economic and social justice.
<<Two Way Street>>Two Way Street is a community-based publication providing micro-entrepreneurial street vendor opportunities for Albuquerque’s low-income and homeless community. The first issue of Two Way Street was designed and produced based upon the findings of a qualitative research project that included 30+ interviews with local community leaders interested in exploring opportunities for developing a street paper publication in ABQ.
<<Americans United for Separation of Church and State>> is a nonpartisan educational and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure freedom of religion, including the right to believe or not believe, for all Americans.
RAIL YARDS HISTORY DAY Atthe Rail Yards Market: JUNE 3rd, 2018 10a-2p
Join us in celebrating the Albuquerque Rail Yards storied history! We will be joined by the NM Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society!
Did you know that the Albuquerque Rail Yards once housed nearly one-quarter of the City's workforce? Built throughout the late 1800's and early 1900's, the Albuquerque Rail Yards put the City on the map, and catalyzed the City's transformation from a farming village to a booming valley of innovation. The site still stands this day, and is comprised of over 14 building on 20+ acres. Come learn more about our treasured historical icon this Sunday at the Rail Yards Market ABQ 10am-2pm.
::KIDS ZONE:: Make a conductor hat with the kiddos in our famous Kid's Zone--a must-stop for family fun!
::STEAM ZONE:: In our Educational Demonstration area, we will welcome the NM Steam Locomotive & Rail Road Historical Society.
::COMMUNITY STATION:: Visit non-profit groups, learn new things, and get information on local community happenings. Its free for non-profits and non-commercial groups to share info at the market. If your organization, school, or group ever wants to join us as the market, please apply for the Community Station!
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio 10am
La Rondalla 11:30 am
FAMILY DAY at the Rail Yards Market: may 27th, 2018 10a-2p
At the Rail Yards Market we welcome families in all shapes and sizes. We honor our biological families, our extended families, our chosen family, our friends, our work or school families or other caregivers and folks in our lives. On May 27th we invite you to be part of the Rail Yards Market family!
::ENTERTAINMENT::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio at 10am
FREE Kids & Family African Dance Class by Romy Keegan 11:30am
::KIDS ZONE::
The Barelas Community Center will be joining RYM for the day to entertain kids and families with some unique carnival style games! There will be prizes for kids and games for all to play!
::STEAM ZONE::
Come enjoy the STEAM Zone with an interactive demonstration from Explora! Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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Neighborhood DAY at the Rail Yards Market: may 20th, 2018 10a-2p
Come on down and join us in celebration of our amazing surrounding neighborhoods! The Rail Yards Market belongs to the culturally rich and historic surrounding neighborhoods. Part of the market's mission is the preserve the legacy of the historic Barelas, South Broadway, and San Jose Neighborhoods!
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio>> 10a-11a
Dolores Gonzales Elementary School Ballet Folklorico Students >> 1130a D'santi Nava>> 1230a
<<STEAM ZONE>> Join Working Classroom at the Rail Yards for silhouette and sign making. Together we will create art work that represents your neighborhood and celebrates your community. Working Classroom, located in the historic Barelas neighborhood, cultivates the artistic, civic, and academic minds of youth through in-depth arts projects with contemporary artists to amplify historically ignored voices, resist systemic injustices, and imagine a more equitable society. Learn more about Working Classroom at: http://www.workingclassroom.org/about-page/
Our neighbor, Tortuga gallery, will be teaming up with some local artists to introduce techniques of painting with oil and acrylic. Come learn the basic techniques of painting with this local South Broadway neighborhood gallery.
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
<<COMMUNITY STATION>>
CASA BARELAS>> Casa Barelas brings needed services to the community. Their mission is to: Foster community wellbeing by instituting free, bilingual, multi-generational, community-driven cultural and educational programs. Facilitate the inclusion of marginalized voices through visual arts, theater, music, dance, oral traditions. Leverage community participation into civic engagement that takes the lead in addressing critical social, economic, education, employment, housing and health issues. Collaborate with youth groups, citizen organizations, nonprofits, veterans, local government and businesses to Build Capacity, bring needed services to the community, and implement an affordable housing, housing rehabilitation and homeownership program.
ENCUENTRO>> As a Latino immigrant community center located in the heart of Central New Mexico, Encuentro provides a welcoming place where immigrants can come together not only to develop skills but to connect with one another to begin re-building community. Encuentro is located in the historic neighborhood of Barelas in downtown Albuquerque. They share our building with El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos which maximizes our organizations’ ability to collaborate and makes multiple resources available to the community in one location.
TWO WAY STREET>>Two Way Street is a community-based publication providing micro-entrepreneurial street vendor opportunities for Albuquerque’s low-income and homeless community. The first issue of Two Way Street was designed and produced based upon the findings of a qualitative research project that included 30+ interviews with local community leaders interested in exploring opportunities for developing a street paper publication in ABQ.
SEEDS & STARTS DAY at the Rail Yards Market: may 13th, 2018 10a-2p
Join us in celebration of Seeds & Starts! Get your seeds and starter plants from your favorite local growers! Get started on your own garden!
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-11a
Eryn Bent >>1130pm
<<STEAM ZONE>> In the S.T.E.A.M. Zone learn about honeybees from Bee's Honey, one of our honey vendors! Discover the basics of beekeeping and see what a colony of bees looks like in an observational hive! Try on a bee suit and learn more about how you too, could be a bee keeper. Visit the ABQ Bee Keepers and catch all the buzz about Local Bee Keeping!
Participate in a Community Seed Mural Project! Get involved and collaborate on a large seed mural During their visit, Jade and volunteers from Seeds: A Collective Voice, will facilitate work on the seed mural while volunteer experts from different fields lead discussions to raise awareness on several important related topics, including seed and bee preservation, organics, community nutrition, sustainability and their connection to a healthy environment.
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
<<KIDS ZONE>> The Children's Zone will feature a seed bomb instructional project! Kids get to build their own seed bombs, hands on while learning about our natural landscape and conservation.
TRADITIONS DAY at the Rail Yards Market: may 6th, 2018
All aboard for the grand opening of the Rail Yards Market May 6th, 2018 10a-2pm.
The theme for the Rail Yards Market's grand opening is Traditions. The cultivation of our food, telling of stories, teaching of techniques, passing on wisdom, and so much more are important ingredients of our culture and rituals of our existence on this realm. Celebrate our traditions unique to New Mexico and indulge your loca-vorian spirit at the Rail Yards Market!
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-11a
Performances by the National Institute of Flamenco>>1130a
::STEAM ZONE::
<<Traditional Food Making Demo by the National Hispanic Cultural Center>> Salud Y Sabor will be doing a tamale making demo for everyone to join in! Salud Y Sabor does lots of food making demos all around Albuquerque with a focus on hispanic heritage. Please come buy and learn the traditional way of making a tamales for your next Tamale party!
<<Laguna Pottery and Clay Demonstration by Max Early>>
Demonstrating traditional Leguna pottery techniques, Max Early will be showing his beautiful and innovative techniques in our STEAM zone. Come learn about how clay is harvested from the earth and the detailed work is takes to transformMax Early works in clay, paints, and is talented writer. Recently, Early was the 2015 Lannan Foundation Indigenous Writer-in- Residence Fellow at the School of Advanced Research.
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Weaving presented by Indian Pueblo Cultural Center>>
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
Rail Yards market LAYS TRACKS: SET to rE-OPEN MAY 2018
All aboard! The Rail Yards Market of Albuquerque, a non-profit project presented by the Barelas Community Coalition is slated to re-open on May 6th, 2018. The market will bloom into its fifth year since opening in 2014, and hosts over 100 vendors of fresh produce, fine food, healing hands, and handmade art. Spring couldn't be here fast enough, as farms, foodies, artisans, and organizers chug along to prepare the finest Growers' Market experience for locals and tourists alike.
Farmers are hard at work sowing seeds, food entrepreneurs are preparing recipe and testing products, and the off-season couldn't be more busy for market staff. While many hibernate in the winter, the Rail Yards Market dispels the myths of winter rest. Winter and early Spring are intense times of planning, and staff haven't rested too much since the famous Holiday Market in December that they put in collaboration with Downtown Growers' Market. The Holiday Market hosted over 28,000 visitors, and required 23 staff and 52 volunteers to operate the event for a weekend. "We're still glowing from last seasons' markets," said Alaska Piper, Manager, "Although Summer is when we really shine, we are endlessly busy in the off-season processing applications, scheduling programming, and planning logistics for the current season." The market has received and sent over two hundred Vendor applications through a community jury grading process already, and will announce all this seasons' farmers, food makers, healers and artisan vendors in the Spring of 2018. Although non-food applications closed on February 1st, the market is still accepting local Growers and Food Businesses.
"Our moto is 'All Aboard', and we mean it;" said Piper, "I love being a part of a community treasure where everyone can participate". The market not only offers the tastiest produce, treats and one-of-a-kind finds from local Vendors, but is so much more than your typical Farmers' Market; the Rail Yards plans to expand Arts & Educational programming this year through more live demonstrations and learning opportunities, and hosts different musical, dance, and poetry performances too. The market recruits local educators, artisans, and musicians to demonstrate skills and play at the market all season long, and also collaborates with local organizations and non-profits to program special theme-days and events including Intergalactic, Red-or-Green, and Super Hero day! Overwhelmed with all the selection, and don't know what to eat? Stop by the Info Booth, and grab a local meal kit from their "Rail Yards Recipe" box program. The meal boxes include mostly local ingredients from New Mexico Growers and a colorful recipe card with instructions to make a home-cooked meal for two. The market is free and open to the public, and accepts SNAP/EBT benefits, and even doubles EBT money so users can get twice the amount to spend on local NM-grown fruits and vegetables.
Catch all the flavors, fun, sounds, under one historic roof at the Albuquerque Rail Yards 10am-2pm on Sundays during May through October.
become a Rail Yards market vendor FOR 2018 : APPLY NOW
Calling all local Farms, Food makers, Chefs, and Artisans!! 2018 Season (Sundays during May-October) applications are open until Feb 1st! Booths start at just $5 for Growers of Raw Produce and $20 for all other local businesses. Visit our "Become a Vendor" page HERE more information and to apply via our online application system.
We are hosting two FREE Computer Lab application workshops to help prospective Vendors apply!
HOLIDAY MARKET 2017 gratitude & joy
We are overjoyed with gratitude for everyone that contributed to the grand this past weekend Holiday Market at the Rail Yards : Dec 9 & 10, 2017 : 12-4pm. We want to send a sincere thank you to everyone who helped make this happen including
Staff/Volunteers/Vendors/Customers
Barelas Community Coalition
City of Albuquerque Cultural Services Department
Much Gratitude to everyone to made this event a HUGE success. We reopen for the first Sunday in May in 2018. See you there!
HOLIDAY MARKET open DEc 9th & 10th, 2017 12p-4p
@ Rail Yards (777 1st st SW)2017
RSVP, stay updated, & share with friends on our Facebook Event Page HERE
You spoke..We listened...The Holiday Market will be TWO Days in 2017: Saturday-Sunday! 12-4 pm ON TWO DAYS ♥ ** ♥
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Keep it local for the Holidays, enjoy a historic experience, and discover the best of Burque's local small businesses. Almost 200 vendors of made-from-scratch delicious food and quality handmade crafts will convene for Albuquerque's locavorian spirit this year for the 4th annual Holiday Market on December 9th &10th, 2017. This year we have added more vendors outside and a food court section!
++PARK & RIDE++FREE parking and shuttle from Gold Street Garage. Located at 2nd & Gold, just a couple blocks from the Rail Yards. Park, shuttle, and get pass for free parking at the Info booth at the market.
Map (#6): https://www.cabq.gov/municipaldevelopment/documents/coa-parking-map.pdf
++KID's ZONE++ Make an ornament or card in our Children's Zone.
++DONATE++ Please consider giving a toy or book for Barelas Children. Gifts will be distributed by Casa Barelas at their annual tree-lighting event on December 15th.
++RECIPE BOX++Our recipe box for the Holiday Market will be local farm-fresh POSOLE recipe! The recipe box comes complete will all local ingredients and colorful instructions to create a perfect meal for two! EBT ACCEPTED and WELCOMED!!
++ORNAMENT EXCHANGE++ Bring your silliest and used ornaments to donate or trade to our famous giving tree! The ornament exchange is a fun and famous part of the grand Holiday Market.
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VENDOR APPLICATIONS are CLOSED
Vendor applications are accepted July 1st-Oct 1st ONLY
REVIEW WEBSITE & APPLY:
http://railyardsmarket.org/holiday-market.php
*Applications reviewed by a community & staff Jury & ARE NOT accepted via email or past deadline*
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The event is co-presented by the Downtown Growers' and Rail Yards Markets together to bring food, art, and music together for the Holidays. Sample New Mexico's finest cuisine, peruse all the local gifts, create some fun in the Children's zone, participate in our famous Ornament Exchange, and give back to your community at our Donation Station.
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MURAL PROJECT @ Rail Yards Market
OPEN CALL FOR ARTIST PROPOSALS!!!
DEADLINE: November 10th, 2017 ENTRY FEE: None
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Rail Yards Market, in partnership with the City of Albuquerque’s Urban Enhancement Trust Fund Grant, announces an open call to artists to be considered for a mural commission at the Rail Yards Market’s shipping container. The artist(s) will be expected to paint the mural live during market hours during the Holiday Market December 9th & 10th, 2017.
THEME/CONTENT: The mural theme is “Honoring traditions: Building Innovation” and should emphasize New Mexican’s colorful and diverse culture and traditions, Rail Road history and/or align with the mission of the Rail Yards Market of creating a dynamic hub for our agricultural and creative communities, and collaborating and preserving the legacy of the historic Barelas neighborhood. No proposals depicting profanity, nudity nor violence will be accepted. This prominent project will be an iconic addition to all of the community events held at the Blacksmith Shop, and it should be noted that the strongest proposals will include themes or content that can be appreciated by a City-wide audience, and need not be Farmers’ Market focused.
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
We had a wonderful last Sunday of the 2017 Season with a costume contest, pumpkin decorating contest, super heroes, ghouls and goblins ran amok at the Rail Yards Market!
Join us for our 4th annual Holiday Market Saturday and Sunday December 9 and 10! Find out all about what we have in store for you by visiting our
:: Facebook Event Page ::
GRAND SEASON FINALE OCTOBER 29th, 2017!!
It's the grand finale for the Rail Yards Market!! On October 29th, we'll finish off an amazing season with fall fun! Get LOCAL PUMPKINS for carving, and bring your best pumpkin or awe-inspiring produce for our Pumpkin and harvest showcase!
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Calling all Pumpkin artists and expert farmers!! Bring your most decorated pumpkin and/or amazing produce for our Pumpkin contest & harvest showcase!! Have a giant squash? Crazy gourd?
Blinged out pumpkin? We want to see them!! Bring your entries by 11am to display at our front info booth, register as a contestant, and the winners will be announced by noon. We'll have special prizes for the winners!! Plus you'll be a social media star on our Rail Yards instagram and facebook pages!
::PUMPKIN PAINTING::
We'll be decorating and painting tiny local pumpkins in the Childrens' Zone. Bring the kiddos downs for fall fun! The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::SUGAR SKULL PAINTING:: Lisa Rossignol will demostrating how to make and decorate sugar skulls in our STEAM Zone. Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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2018 Vending applications open!!
Vending applications are due by February 1st, 2018. Apply now to be a part of the Rail Yards Market in 2018!! Regular season goes from May-October, and booths start at $5/day for Farms and $20/day for food & wellness, and artisan/handmade businesses.
Visit our BECOME-A-VENDOR page for more details and application!
ACTIVISM DAY at the Rail Yards Market
Be an active part of building community! On Sunday October 22nd 2017, we'll celebrate the rewards of activism at the Rail Yards Market.
::COMMUNITY STATION::
Are you involved in a local non-profit? Wanna get free information out? In our Community Station area we will welcome non-profit organizations that exemplify an active role in our City. Please apply here, if you want to join the Community Station.
This week, we'll be hosting::
Moms Demand Action
A Light in the Night
NM Pets Alive
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
Los Trinos >>11am
Eryn Bent >>1230pm
::CHILDREN's ZONE:: Lisa Richards will be helping the kiddos create beaded delights to take home! i9 Sports will also be hosting a healthy & interactive activity for the whole family.
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The local Graft Gallery, based in Barelas, will be creating custom portraits on-the-fly! You can get your own protrait drawn right before your eyes....Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
Season Finale!
Pumpkin contest & Harvest Showcase
Sunday October 29th will be the Rail Yards Market Grand Season Finale! Don't worry, we'll be back for the TWO-DAY Holiday Market on December 9th & 1oth, 2018. One October 29th, we'll finish off an amazing season with fall fun! Get LOCAL PUMPKINS for carving, and bring your best pumpkin or awe-inspiring produce for our Pumpkin and harvest showcase!
::PUMPKIN CONTEST & Harvest Showcase::
Calling all Pumpkin artists and expert farmers!!
Bring your most decorated pumpkin and/or amazing produce for our Pumpkin contest & harvest showcase!! Have a giant squash? Crazy gourd? Blinged out pumpkin? We want to see them!! Bring your entries by 11am to display at our front info booth, registers as a contestant, and the winners will be announced by noon. We'll have special prizes for the winners!! Plus you'll be a social media star on our Rail Yards instagram and facebook pages!
::PUMPKIN PAINTING::
We'll be decorating and painting tiny local pumpkins in the Childrens' Zone. Bring the kiddos downs for fall fun! The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::SUGAR SKULL PAINTING:: Lisa Rossignol will demostrating how to make and decorate sugar skulls in our STEAM Zone. Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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SHOP LOCAL DAY at the Rail Yards Market
THIS Sunday October 15th, 2017 (10am-2pm) at the Rail Yards Market we enthusiastically emphasize the importance of keepin' it local! Peruse over 100 local farms, chefs, and makers all under one historic roof. We accept EBT and WIC benefits, and even DOUBLE EBT $ so you can get even more fresh & local NM-grown produce. When you shop with RYM, your $ stays in your local economy and helps grow businesses and community HERE!
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
Sparrow Dance Production >>11am
Still Closed for Repairs >>1230pm
::STEAM ZONE::
<<Sculpting Demo, Karen Dorweiler>>
Karen will be making miniature ( 1- 2 inch ) figures. She will be interacting with folks to ask for their favorite animals (or objects even, kids often ask for airplanes or trucks and that's fine too) to sculpt. She will also hand out clay to people if they are interested in giving miniature sculpting a try!
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<City of Albuquerque Public Arts Activity for the Kiddos>
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
We had tons of fun last Sunday honoring our Educators! We featured yoga, photography, and pottery while being visited by Balloon Fiesta patrons! We also had lots of folks start the Dia de Los Muertos celebrations a little early as the Rail Yards was full of folks with decorative Calaveras on their faces!
Come Shop Local with us this coming Sunday at 10/15 from 10-2pm!
Share the News on :::Facebook:::
EDUCATOR's DAY at the Rail Yards Market
This Sunday is Educator's Day! On Sunday October 8th, 2017 (10am-2pm) we proudly welcome everyone to celebrate the leaders of our community that teach our future and nurture creativity and innovation at the Rail Yards Market!
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
Max Early reading from his poetry book Ears of Corn: Listen>>11am
The Cumberlands >>1230pm
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<<Pottery Demo, Coronado Elementary Teacher, Max Early>> Demonstrating traditional Leguna pottery techniques, Max Early will be showing his beautiful and innovative techniques in our STEAM zone. Come learn about how clay is harvested from the earth and the detailed work is takes to transformMax Early works in clay, paints, and is talented writer. Recently, Early was the 2015 Lannan Foundation Indigenous Writer-in- Residence Fellow at the School of Advanced Research.
The STEAM zone will alsofeature local artist, Kevin Black, who will demonstrating the collodion wet-plate process, which is an interesting photography technique developed developed in 1845. He uses original formulas for the chemistry and some historic equipment for the process. All portraits are done, start to finish in about 20 minutes as the process needs to be completed while the metal plate is still ‘wet’. As you can imagine, this is a very slow and methodical way of working. "This process provides me the time to interact with the client longer and in a more intentional manner" says Kevin, "it is just challenging enough with the chemistry and methods to be interesting and possible." This one-of-a-kind image has no negative, so conventional paper prints cannot be mass produced!
More information about about Kevin can be found here:
http://www.vimeo.com/kevinblack/videos
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Bosque School-lead Activity for the Kiddos>
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
Wellness DAY at the Rail Yards Market
This Sunday is Wellness Day! On Sunday October 1st, 2017 (10am-2pm) we proudly welcome everyone to celebrate healthy communities and lifestyle at the Rail Yards Market!
What do you need to be well? Holistic wellness can build off a strong nutritional base and taking care of yourself and others. Visiting your farmers' market is a great step to keeping your wellness rooted in your local culture and community, and fueling your health with fresh produce and handmade wellness products. The Rail Yards Market is proud to host some of the City's finest farmers of healthy produce, makers of body products for health & wellness, and the bestservice providers including traditional healing like limpias, and alternative treatments like massage a acupressure.
::RECIPE BASKETS::
Learn to make a hearty GREEN CHILE STEW! The Rail Yards Recipe Basket bring local ingredients and recipes to you in an easy-to-follow way! The recipe box contains local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers to create a delicious meal for two. You can make with EBT We offer a sliding scale option to pay for your recipe basket and it can be purchased at the Info Booth.
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::STEAM ZONE::
<<Wire Art demo by Jay Wheeler>>
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Bosque School-lead Activity for the Kiddos>
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
Josh Bratton and Tylor Brandon >>11am
Short Line Boys >>1230pm
PEACE DAY at the Rail Yards Market
This Sunday is Peace Day! On Sunday September 24th, 2017 (10am-2pm) we proudly welcome everyone to celebrate the diverse values and culture that can co-exist in PEACE at the Rail Yards Market!
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Confections and treats
Coffee & Tea:: All the caffeine you need
Refreshing and ice-cold beverages
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::STEAM ZONE::
<<Drum Making with April Parrish>>
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Balloon Coloring>>
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
Eden Cruz & Danny the Harp>>11am
Sarah Bodkin >>1230pm
Last Sunday at Rail Yards Market
Heritage Day was a blast at the Rail Yards Market as we welcomed multi-instrument musician, a drone, a peach salad that turned into a Fall apple salad and pumpkins started to peak out and make us remember that October and Halloween fun is right around the corner!
Join us this coming Sunday, September 24 as we celebrate Peace...
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
What an incredible celebration and demonstration of Love this past Sunday! The Native Health Initiative joined us to spread Love all around the market! On our main stage we had Barelas' own Myles Chavez sharing the love on the stage. We also had many lovely doggies show love to each other. Folks were sharing tasty treats showing kindness to each other and expressing themselves with chalk!
Help us keep that spirit of good will as we celebrate Heritage! Share the news :::Facebook Event Page:::
HERITAGE DAY at the Rail Yards Market
From our agriculture to our art, from the arid desert to the urban scape--New Mexico is rich in culture and history, and the many people that call Albuquerque home bring talents and stories that create a flourishing and thriving City. On Sunday September 17th, 2017 (10am-2pm) we proudly welcome everyone to celebrate their heritage and culture at the Rail Yards Market!
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Free for all! Everyone is welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Confections and treats
Coffee & Tea:: All the caffeine you need
Refreshing and ice-cold beverages
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::STEAM ZONE::
<<Wellness with Weeds: Albuquerque Herbalism>> Explore edible and medicinal backyard weeds with Albuquerque Herbalism. We will have an interactive photographic slideshow of common backyard weeds for you to identify and explore the wild food and medicine plants growing all around you. Sample of topical tinctures and salves made from weeds (Albuquerque Herbalism https://albuquerqueherbalism.com/ ) <<Live Art demonstration by Caitlin Padilla>>
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Natural History Museum programmed Interactive kid's activities>>
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
Cassette>>11am
Michael Combs>>1230pm
::RECIPE BASKETS::
Learn to make a delicious peaches & pecan salad! The Rail Yards Recipe Basket bring local ingredients and recipes to you in an easy-to-follow way! The recipe box contains local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers to create a delicious meal for two. You can make with EBT We offer a sliding scale option to pay for your recipe basket and it can be purchased at the Info Booth.
As always the Rail Yards Market is pet friendly for friendly pets! Always Family Friendly, always free!!
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
This past Sunday we put the A=Arts in STEM to make STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) with the help of the TEDxABQ speakers, and the One Million Paper Cranes for Peace project folks. Our Recipe Basket featured Stuffed Squash and a great many visitors visited the RYM for the first time!
This coming Sunday come celebrate LOVE with us at the Rail Yards Market with the help of the Native Health Initiative!
::: Share our Facebook Event HERE :::
celebrating love at the Rail Yards Market
Love is all you need! On Sunday September 10th, 2017, we proudly welcome our community partner, Native Health Initiative back for our 4th annual Celebrating LOVE Day at the Rail Yards Market!
:::Share our Facebook Event HERE :::
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Free for all! All are welcome!
Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Confections and treats
Coffee & Tea:: All the caffeine you need
Refreshing and ice-cold beverages
Handmade Art
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More about NHI:
NHI was created in 2004, where several respected Tribal health leaders, health lay workers, faith-based leaders and health profession students sat down to discuss how to build community partnership. In 2005, NHI began work as a student organization. Now in its 11th year, NHI is a non-profit partnership that addresses health inquities through Loving Service (a human-to-human element of wanting to serve others, volunteerism).
NHI is unique because…
We work with the rural and urban American Indian community members, organizations, programs in the U.S. that is run by the Tribes working with health professions students.
>Health projects are created by and run by Tribal communities and their leaders
>95% funded by loving service, and only 5% by monetary donations
Why do we choose loving service: 1) It is a return to an Indigenous currency, one where money is not central, but instead one's sincerity and goodness toward others is most valued. 2) It inspires a human-to-human element to our work, a communal ethic that minimizes the ego and maximizes all of the qualities we hope to amplify in our partnership (caring for one another, kindness, honesty, trust, ) 3) It builds on the strength of Indigenous communities, and helps to educate our volunteers, our partner organizations, and academic and governmental institutions about this aspect of these communities.
(Sourced from NHI's website: http://www.lovingservice.us/ )
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::STEAM ZONE::
<<NHI Programmed demostrations>>
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Interactive kid's activities>>
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
TBA>>11am
TBA>>12pm
::RECIPE BASKETS::
Learn to make a gluten-free veggie Tempura! The Rail Yards Recipe Basket bring local ingredients and recipes to you in an easy-to-follow way! The recipe box contains local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers to create a delicious meal for two. You can make with EBT We offer a sliding scale option to pay for your recipe basket and it can be purchased at the Info Booth.
As always the Rail Yards Market is pet friendly for friendly pets! Always Family Friendly, always free!!
TEDxABQ THIS SUNDAY at the rail yards market
TEDx ABQ will be teaming up with the Rail Yards Market to bring you a community powered STEAM day!! Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math all have influenced our past and inspire our future. Cultivate connection at the market THIS SUNDAY!
RSVP to the FACEBOOK EVENT HERE!
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TEDx ABQ Speakers in the Entertainment Zone @1230
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::STEAM ZONE::
<<One Million Paper Cranes for Peace project>>
by Rick Allred
Learn more about his project CLICK HERE
<<Clay work demo by Stephanie Wilson>>
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Interactive kid's activities>>
Get innovative with duct tape craft projects! That's what you always needed for your teletranporter to work, right?
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::RECIPE BASKETS::
This week we'll have all you need to make a hearty stuffed calabasa quash! The Rail Yards Recipe Basket bring local ingredients and recipes to you in an easy-to-follow way! The recipe box contains local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers to create a delicious meal for two. You can make with EBT We offer a sliding scale option to pay for your recipe basket and it can be purchased at the Info Booth.
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
Los Dos>>11am
TEDx ABQ mini talks Salon >>1230pm
See below for details about each speaker....
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
What a blast we had in our quest to answer the unanswerable question: Red or Green! Of course many of you answered Christmas, and whatever your choice, lots of fun was had by all! We had fun with Pop-Up Art Creation, Red / Green Pins, Green Caps and a Red / Green Where were you born Map to mention but a few highlights.
Turning STEM into STEAM
Please join us this Sunday, September 3rd as we put the A as in Arts in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The folks TEDx ABQ will be their to lead fun educational activities!!
Share the News: FACEBOOK EVENT HERE!
Red or Green at the Rail Yards Market
RED or GREEN or Christmas?? Which do you choose? Join us this Sunday as we feature Chile Roasting and fresh local produce!!
::STEAM ZONE::
The City of Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement Division will present information about the public art process, sketches and maquettes of constructed public artworks, and public art trivia.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Interactive kid's activities>> Family activities by TeeNM. Come bring the kiddos for some free fun while the learn through activities.
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
Marty Crandall>>11am
Billy Bellmont>>1230pm
Join us this Sunday, August 27! :: Facebook Event ::
As always the Rail Yards Market is pet friendly for friendly pets! Always Family Friendly, always free!!
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
This past Sunday we took it back to the Old School with a return to spinning wheels and some music by one of the key people in the founding of the Rail Yards Market and the rejuvenation of the Rail Yards grounds, Mr. Eric Greigo.
New Mexico are confronted with many tough choices in their everyday lives but none more difficult than deciding what type of Chile they want on their meals! Next Sunday Red or Green: The Ultimate Question! More info below
:: Facebook Event ::
Elders Honored at the Rail Yards Market
Cultural traditions are handed down from one generation to the next thanks to the energy, wisdom and compassion of our elders. At the Rail Yards we incorporate traditional wisdom in our STEAM Zone to pass on this valuable knowledge. In the spirit of traditional knowledge we have invited Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild to participate on Elders Day.
"The Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild was formed in 1971 by a group of spinners and weavers in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area to provide education and learning experiences for its members and increase the awareness of and appreciation for fiber arts throughout New Mexico and beyond." Join us for Elders Day this Sunday, August 20 and tell share the news with your friends: ::: Share our Facebook Event HERE :::
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
Carol Spizman>>11am
Eric Griego>>12pm
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
The sights, sounds and scents of Danza Tlazokamati were in full effect at the Rail Yards Market as we celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day! Also joining us were the folks from the Native Health Initiative who dissemeniated educational materials regarding incorporating a healthy lifestyle and where to find social services in New Mexico. Join us this coming Sunday as we honor our Elders.
::: Share our Facebook Event HERE :::
Indigenous Peoples Day at the RYM
"A’jooba and Nalyeeh- two Navajo words used to describe Loving service", according to the Native Health Initiative, " the first means 'to have mercy, no matter what' and the second means 'to give back, what you owe.'
We proudly welcome our community partner, Native Health Initiative back for our 4th annual Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Rail Yards Market!
:::Share our Facebook Event HERE :::
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More about NHI:
NHI was created in 2004, where several respected Tribal health leaders, health lay workers, faith-based leaders and health profession students sat down to discuss how to build community partnership. In 2005, NHI began work as a student organization. Now in its 11th year, NHI is a non-profit partnership that addresses health inquities through Loving Service (a human-to-human element of wanting to serve others, volunteerism).
NHI is unique because…
We work with the rural and urban American Indian community members, organizations, programs in the U.S. that is run by the Tribes working with health professions students.
>Health projects are created by and run by Tribal communities and their leaders
>95% funded by loving service, and only 5% by monetary donations
Why do we choose loving service: 1) It is a return to an Indigenous currency, one where money is not central, but instead one's sincerity and goodness toward others is most valued. 2) It inspires a human-to-human element to our work, a communal ethic that minimizes the ego and maximizes all of the qualities we hope to amplify in our partnership (caring for one another, kindness, honesty, trust, ) 3) It builds on the strength of Indigenous communities, and helps to educate our volunteers, our partner organizations, and academic and governmental institutions about this aspect of these communities.
(Sourced from NHI's website: http://www.lovingservice.us/ )
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Fresh local produce!!
Breakfast & lunch prepared food options
Confections and treats
Coffee & Tea:: All the caffeine you need
Refreshing and ice-cold beverages
Handmade Art
FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
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::STEAM ZONE::
<<NHI Programmed demostrations>>
Our “STEAM” stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational, and Artistic modalities! This zone features live demonstrations of art and educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including cultural and traditional crafts, food skills, sustainability practices, and gallery displays.
::KIDS ZONE::
<<Interactive kid's activities>>
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio>>10a-1045
TBA>>11am
Danza Tlazokamati>>12pm
::RECIPE BASKETS::
The Rail Yards Recipe Basket bring local ingredients and recipes to you in an easy-to-follow way! The recipe box contains local ingredients from New Mexico farms and food makers to create a delicious meal for two. You can make with EBT We offer a sliding scale option to pay for your recipe basket and it can be purchased at the Info Booth.
As always the Rail Yards Market is pet friendly for friendly pets! Always Family Friendly, always free!!
The Rail Yards Market Goes Old School
The Rail Yards Market is doing it Old School this Sunday, August 6 with a classic car show, traditional weaving and info on preserving our environment.
:: Educational Zones ::
STEAM Zone: Las Aranas Spinners and Weavers Guild will be spinning wool on traditional spinning wheels. They offer many workshops, classes, and resources for the spinner/weaver community, click on link above to access their website.
Children's Zone: Valle de Oro will be doing activities with kids about wildlife conservation! Find more info about Valle below:
"On a former dairy farm just a few miles south of New Mexico’s largest metropolitan area, the refuge fulfills the goals of President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors initiative to work with community partners to establish a 21st century conservation ethic and reconnect people, especially young people, to the natural world. The new refuge was established due to the partnership efforts of many in the community that recognized the importance of having a wildlife refuge in this urban setting.
Valle de Oro offers a unique environmental education and recreation opportunity in a highly populated area while promoting a wildlife conservation message. It is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, a national network of lands and waters managed for the benefit of wildlife, habitat and you."
:: Entertainment Zone ::
10-10:45-Bhava Yoga
11-12:00 Second O'Piñon
12:30-1:30- Eddie Brewer
Innovation Day at the Rail Yards Market
A new method, idea and/or way of doing something: innovation is exciting and challenging! Learn how the idea because a reality with some of Albuquerque's top innovators as the Rail Yards Market celebrates innovation this Sunday, July 30!
Fun with Fractals
The Folks from the Fractal Foundation will be joining us in the Children's Zone to discuss fractals and Fractal paper cut out cards/ Fractal pipe cleaner trees.
Entertainment:
10-10:45 Bhava Yoga
11-12 AudioBuddha
12:30-1:30 La Rondalla de Albuquerque
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
This past Sunday at the Rail Yards Market we welcomed lots of heroes of the super and everyday variety! We had super foods, super arts in the STEAM Zone, super doggies, super volunteers and a super time was had by all! You all proved that you don't have to possess super powers to be a super person!
Join us this coming Sunday July 30th as we revel in innovation!!
:::RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
Super Hero Day at the Rail Yards Market
Be a local SUPER HERO at the Rail Yards Market! What's your super power?? Some grow food, make beauty, or nourish those in need. Make a big impact locally by supporting your region's food shed and small business economy. The Kryptonian, Super Man AKA Clark Kent, gained his strong values and altruistic nature from his young days growing up and working on a farm--his adopted Farmer parent endowed him with compassion and taught him to harness his super powers for the help of others.
Our agricultural network in New Mexico is superbly powerful and bountiful and contributes to a growing and flowing history of the Rio Grande basin. Positive change starts from within, and you have the power to transform our world by making sustainable choices and progress in your community.
We expect all of the burque heroes to be in full effect THIS SUNDAY from 10am-2pm!
The terrific heros of the NM Marvel Ultimate Alliance will be on the move at the market this Sunday. Come chat, play and take pics!
(https://www.facebook.com/NMMarvelUltimateAlliance/?pnref=lhc)
::KIDS ZONE::
Super starts small by building your brain and skills! NM Reads will be in the Children's zone
::ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC::
FREE YOGA by Bhava Yoga Studio 10a-1045
Local Music Tres Talamantes 12:00 - 1:30
::RECIPE BASKETS::
We are also continuing our Recipe Basket program where you can purchase a meal for two whose ingredients are sourced from our wonderful growers/vendors and comes in a recyclable container. We offer a sliding scale option to pay for your recipe basket and it can be purchased at the Info Booth.
As always the Rail Yards Market is pet friendly for friendly pets! Always Family Friendly, always free!!
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
It was a wondrously colorful day at the Rail Yards Market yesterday as we learned all about Agua = Water! A big thank you to Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District and the NM Water Resources Network for sharing their wealth of knowledge with everyone. We look forward to implementing many of their suggestions as we hope you do to ensure that we have this most precious resource for our children and grandchildren.
Join us this coming Sunday July 23 in your favorite Super Hero gear for Super Hero Day! :::RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
AGUA Day at the Rail Yards Market
Agua = Water = Life. Our most vital resource. Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region. It already affects every continent and around 2.8 billion people around the world at least one month out of every year. More than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. Sunday July 16 we celebrate our precious resource and learn about ways to preserve it for present and future generations.
::STEAM ZONE::
Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District will be demonstrating how rain barrels and cisterns work and will also be out with a special educational tool:: The Rolling River watershed model to demonstrate how our water resources work in New Mexico. We'll have lots of information about water harvesting and watershed conservation. Join us!
::KIDS ZONE::
The RYM Children's Zone features educational games, stories, craft projects, music and other fun activities for kids and families every week. Curriculum in this zone is always FREE, interactive and usually offers a creation to take home!
::RECIPE BASKETS::
We are also continuing our Recipe Basket program where you can purchase a meal for two whose ingredients are sourced from our wonderful growers/vendors and comes in a recyclable container. We offer a sliding scale option to pay for your recipe basket and it can be purchased at the Info Booth.
As always the Rail Yards Market is pet friendly for friendly pets! Always Family Friendly, always free!!
:::RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
Entertainment
FREE YOGA 10a-1045a
Georgio O'neil 11a
Eli del Puerto 1230p
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
It was a colorful day at our celebration of everything "Green" as in environmentally friendly at the Rail Yards Market! Kiddos made fun keepsakes out of recyclable materials, Dan the Glassman Garduno was on hand to show us how to make recyclable water containers and gave us tips on how to save water. The music on our Stage was hot while our volunteers kept cool under our Bike Valet canopy! Info about volunteering is available by clicking here.
Join us next Sunday, July 16 as we celebrate that most precious gift Agua = Water! The New Mexico Watershed Resources Network will be leading the fun, interactive educational activities!
Recycling Day at the Rail Yards Market
The Rail Yards Market believes in creating a 100% sustainable environment where we can work and play while preserving our world. Through our Green Team we are gradually creating that environment in our beloved Blacksmiths Shop every Sunday during the market.
RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
Please join us this Sunday where we will have several programs and activities that demonstrate how to and exemplify the need for recycling / upcycling / composting.
::STEAM ZONE::
Artist Eric Wellman will be visiting our STEAM Zone demonstrating and creating works of art from recycled materials.
::KIDS ZONE::
RYM Staff will be leading the kiddos in making sculptures from recycled materials.
::RECIPE BASKETS::
We are also continuing our Recipe Basket program where you can purchase a meal for two whose ingredients are sourced from our wonderful growers/vendors and comes in a recyclable container. We offer a sliding scale option to pay for your recipe basket and it can be purchased at the Info Booth.
As always the Rail Yards Market is pet friendly for friendly pets! Always Family Friendly, always free!!
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
This past Sunday we celebrated our nations' independence day with vendors and patrons alike dressing up in their most patriotic gear! Special thanks to our Desert Paws NM Animal Rescue, New Mexico Pets Alive and Animal Protection of New Mexico. Thank you to Public Arts Division Below is a sample small sample of the festivities.
Be sure to join us this coming Sunday, July 9th as we emphasize recycling, up-cycling, and composting as a way to preserve the beauty of our planet. ::: RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
PET-TRIOTIC Day at the RYM
Come celebrate our country's independence day while helping out a few furry friends in need! Every year thousands of dogs and cats are in need of adoption in New Mexico. Thanks to organizations like Desert Paws NM Animal Rescue and Watermelon Mountain Ranch, many of these animals find new homes. They will be joining us this Sunday so come on down to the Rail Yards Market and find yourself a new four-legged loyal friend.
::KIDS ZONE::
Also joining us will be the Public Arts Division, which will be leading the kiddos in a sculptural assemblage project. Additionally Debra and Maya Pappler will be doing the fundraising activity of painting pet rocks that will benefit the Watermelon Mountain Ranch, The Kids Zone has some fun for the whole family!
::STEAM ZONE::
Find Desert Paws NM Animal Rescue in the STEAM Zone. They will have more info about how to adopt a new dog/cat member for your family.
::COMMUNITY STATION::
More opportunities to educate yourself about the pet population in Albuquerque are brought to you by New Mexico Pets Alive and Animal Protection of New Mexico.
If your organization, school, or group ever wants to join us as the market apply for the Community Station HERE.
::: RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
::ENTERTAINMENT::
- FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio 10am
- Mariachi Albuquerque 11:00 am
- Todd Tijerina 12:30 pm
As always we are pet friendly for friendly pets!
Stay tuned for more info!
Intergalactic Day at the RYM
3 - 2 - 1 blastoff at the Rail Yards Market as we take you on a journey through the stars on Intergalactic Day. Come dressed up in your most comfortable intergalactic travel gear and enjoy some out-of-this world entertainment, food vendors, growers and educational partners! On the boarding dock we have scheduled for you:
::KIDS ZONE::
The Children's Zone welcomes Maker Tech courtesy of the folks at the Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire. They will be bringing all of their fun gizmos from the greatest minds in all of Albuquerque's celestial quadrants. The Star Wars 501 Legion will also be patrolling the grounds in and out of the Kids Zone all day so be sure to come dressed in your Star Wars gear and join the fun.
::STEAM ZONE::
In the STEAM Zone we will also be joined by folks at the Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire bringing more demos and devices.
::LIVE ART::
Joe Ulibarri will bring in his 3-D Printer and creating some live ultra-modern art in front of your eyes.
::COMMUNITY STATION::
Explora Science Center will be occupying this most important outpost. Come find out about all of their intra and extraterrestrial exhibits, activities and services they offer the community all year round.
If your organization, school, or group ever wants to join us as the market apply for the Community Station HERE.
::: RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
::ENTERTAINMENT::
- FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio 10am
- 4 Winds Belly Dance 11:00 am
- Live Theatre Performance by FUSION Theatre:
Princess Marisol & The Portal 12:30 pm
As always we are pet friendly for friendly pets!
Stay tuned for more info!
Last Sunday at the RYM
What a wonderful time we had welcoming all of the families from all shapes and sizes at the Rail Yards Market. Some of our favorite folks were in from as far away as Chinle Arizona! Folks grabbed bags and baskets full of fresh produce, gifts for dad while enjoying music from our stage! Additionally A Light In The Night was there to collect donations for families in need. Please join us for our Intergalactic Day, Sunday June 25!
FAMILY Day at the Rail Yards Market
At the Rail Yards Market we welcome families in all shapes and sizes. We honor our biological families, our extended families, our family of friends, our work or school families or other caregivers and folks in our lives. On June 18 we invite you to be part of the Rail Yards Market family!
::KIDS ZONE::
The Children's Zone welcome Rail Yards Market favorite Lisa Richards who visits us from the Navajo Nation. Lisa will be demonstrating and leading the kiddos in the art of Pony Bead making! Have your child make one for the dad in their lives!
::STEAM ZONE::
In the STEAM Zone we will be joined by Big Brothers Big Sisters. Big Brothers Big Sisters of mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better. They will be joining us and leading us in our favorite board games!
::LIVE ART::
Joining us for some Live Art in the STEAM Zone is artist David Santiago. David is a Contemporary Charcoal Artist based In Albuquerque, New Mexico.
::COMMUNITY STATION::
Strong Families New Mexico is a regional program of Strong Families – a national initiative led by Forward Together to change culture and policy to improve conditions for the most marginalized women and families.
We will also be joined by A Light in the Night who collect,sort and distribute Clothing, Warm items and Hygiene Kits.
If your organization, school, or group ever wants to join us as the market apply for the Community Station HERE.
::: RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
::ENTERTAINMENT::
- FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio 10am
- Jenna Dunlap 11:00 am
- Eugene Atencio 12:30 pm
As always we are pet friendly for friendly pets!
Stay tuned for more info!
Celebrate PrIDE at the Rail Yards Market
At the Rail Yards Market we pride ourselves on accepting EVERYONE from EVERY walk of life. Community is built by individuals with individual experience that contribute to the whole... Come celebrate Pride with us, we have many awesome activities for you to enjoy. The Rail Yards Market is YOUR space to enjoy, discover and learn about the cool home-grown offerings available in Albuquerque and New Mexico!
::KIDS ZONE::
Welcomes the Harwood Center, a community partner since 2014! They will be leading the kiddos in fun and educational activities all day!
::STEAM ZONE::
We welcome Denise Weaver Ross for some live painting. Denise is currently working on a private commission for a mural called "We the People," which combines dancers and dance styles from a broad range of cultures. Recently commissioned by Albuquerque's world music festival, Globalquerque, to create the featured poster painting for the festival for 2017, she was inspired by the "Glory of Angels” fresco in Saronno, Italy and combined references from the original fresco with prominent figures in world music playing instruments from one to twelve strings.
::COMMUNITY STATION::
Visiting us this week is Young Women United! Young Women United is a community organizing project by and for young women of color in New Mexico. They believe in the rights of all people to access the information, education, and resources needed to make real decisions about their bodies and lives. They work with women and families to identify issues impacting their lives and collectively organize and build policy efforts for change.If your organization, school, or group ever wants to join us as the market apply for the Community Station HERE.
::: RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
::ENTERTAINMENT::
- FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio 10am
- Lara Manzaneles 11:00 am
- Jer Killinger 12:00 pm
Last Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
What a wonderful day choc full of history, artifacts, arts, crafts, growers and entertainment! Thank you to our many scheduled participants including: NM Steam Locomotive & Rail Road Historical Society, Artist Aaron Richardson, Musicians Danny the Harp, and Alonerly. A big thank you to our buskers and pop-up Capoeira demonstration and all of our wonderful vendors! Join us this coming Sunday as we celebrate Pride!
::: RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
Rail Yards History :: June 4TH, 2017
Did you know that the Albuquerque Rail Yards once housed nearly one-quarter of the City's workforce? Built throughout the late 1800's and early 1900's, the Albuquerque Rail Yards put the City on the map, and catalyzed the City's transformation from a farming village to a booming valley of innovation. The site still stands this day, and is comprised of over 14 building on 20+ acres. Come learn more about our treasured historical icon this Sunday at the Rail Yards Market ABQ 10am-2pm.
::WHEELS MUSEUM::Stationed at the Rail Yards Market each Sunday, check out historic memorabilia, ask questions, and hear all the good ol' stories about the rail road era and other transportation history.
::KIDS ZONE:: Make a conductor hat with the kiddos in our famous Kid's Zone--a must-stop for family fun!
::STEAM ZONE:: In our Educational Demonstration area, we will welcome the NM Steam Locomotive & Rail Road Historical Society. Aaron Richardson will be demonstrating and showing his Rail Yards paintings (Machine Shop painting featured above).
::COMMUNITY STATION:: Visit non-profit groups, learn new things, and get information on local community happenings. Its free for non-profits and non-commercial groups to share info at the market. If your organization, school, or group ever wants to join us as the market apply for the Community Station HERE.
::: RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
::ENTERTAINMENT::
- FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio 10am
- Alonerly 11:00 am
- Danny the Harp 12:00 pm
SERVICE DAY AT THE RYM :: MAY 28th, 2017
What does it mean to serve? Whether you're building community, growing leaders, teaching youth, strengthening your family, or bettering our world in some way, we all serve our community daily. We will be celebrating all who serve our City and community at the market this Sunday! Kindness, compassion, vision, and selflessness are all ingredients often included for service. Is there someone or something that you feel serves Albuquerque well? Come share your stories and celebrate community with us!
::KIDS ZONE:: Bring the curious kiddos down to meet the brave men and women of the Albuquerque Fire Department, who will be demonstrating and showing off their magnificent fire truck.
::STEAM ZONE:: In our Educational Demonstration area, Cloudface (Patrick Burnham) will be throwing down his amazing signature style and showing us his live painting techniques. Find out more about Cloudface HERE.
::COMMUNITY STATION:: Visit community groups including: A Light in the Night, whose mission is to ease the suffering of people living on the streets, or in transition, by providing essential supplies in a compassionate, secular, judgement-free manner. AGORA crisis center will be present with information as well, and provides many services including an all-issues crisis phone line, is part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network, an on-line chat service, the only Substance Abuse hotline in New Mexico, have access to an extensive referral database, and offer a range of training and educational outreach options for the community. Its free for non-profits and non-commercial groups to share info at the market. If your organization, school, or group ever wants to join us as the market apply for the Community Station HERE.
::: RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
::ENTERTAINMENT::
- FREE YOGA presented by Bhava Yoga Studio 10am
- Carl Perterson 11:00 am
- D'Santi Nava 12:30 pm
Neighborhood Day at the RYM
Come join us for a celebration of our wonderful and historical neighborhood, Barelas! The Barelas connection to the Rail Yards Market is well documented. We will be joined by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History, the Graft Gallery, Poet Max Early and the Ballet Folklorico Dancers, Dolores Gonzales School!
::: RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
Entertainment Schedule
Ballet Folklorico Dolores Gonzales Elementary 11:00 am
Max Early Poetry Reading 12:30 pm
This Past Sunday at the RYM
What a wonderful day full of mothers of all kinds! We welcomed the Rio Grande Community Farm and the Albuquerque The Public Library Abq-Bernco as they helped us get started with our planting! On the stage we were entertained by Seth Hoffman followed by Da Terra Miega. Catch us this Sunday May 21 as we celebrate our wonderful Barelas neighborhood! Click here for EVENT PAGE
Seeds & Starts at the Rail Yards Market
Come get your hands dirty this Sunday at Seeds & Starts! Get tips from the pros regarding on how to get a green thumb! Join us in celebration of Seeds & Starts! Get your seeds and starter plants from your favorite local growers! With special co-hosts Rio Grande Community Farm whose mission it is to improve the health of our community through sustainable agriculture, education and fresh food for diverse populations in Albuquerque. They will be leading us through a planting activity!
Also joining us are The Public Library Abq-Bernco. They will be making Seed Balls, come learn all about their wonderful Seed Library program! In addition, the Children's Zone will feature a Terracotta Pottery Project!
Entertainment Schedule
Seth Hoffman 11:00 am
Da Tierra Miega 12:30 pm
this past Sunday at the Rail Yards Market
What an incredible show of community support on our Opening Day Flamenco-Thon! Tierra Adentro of NM with the National Institute of Flamenco put on an incredible performance. STEAM Zone artists Reyes Padilla wowed the crowd with his art. Check out our photo gallery below! Thank you all for coming out and helping us celebrate the beginning of our 4th year!
Photo Credit: Alex Paramo, find out more about him by visiting Community Publishing.
RAIL YARDS MARKET Opening Day is MAY 7th!
Join the Flamenco-Thon!
Full Steam ahead! Tierra Adentro of NM and the Rail Yards Market are teaming up for the season's grand opening Flamenco-Thon (May 7th from 10am to 2pm)! Local at heart? Then come dance with us! Join us for amazing dance performances by the National Institute of Flamenco, some special interactive shows, and of course the best in local farm, food, and artisan local shopping in Albuquerque.
::: RSVP to our Facebook event HERE :::
strengthening our Food Shed: 3 ways the Rail yards market is increasing local food access
Recipe Baskets
This season we are rolling out our Rail Yards Recipes program. Rail Yards Recipes is an innovative program that makes eating fresh, healthy, and local food easy and fun! Each plentiful basket includes a colorful recipe with seasonal and fresh ingredients from small local farms and businesses from the middle Rio Grande Valley, with an emphasis on products from Rail Yards Market vendors. A detailed instructions card features educational information on how to use cooking equipment, information on farms and vendors who supply products, easy-to-follow verbal and pictorial steps make cooking the meal easy even for the most inexperienced chef-to-be. Ingredients are pre-portioned, and recipes are designed to create a hearty and healthy meal for two. Eating local is easy and affordable with Rail Yards Recipes! Each basket creates a meal for two, and is on a sliding-scale price system, so we can offer discount pricing for multiple baskets for families and low-income and EBT customers. Stay tuned for more information on this exciting project.
Interactive Food Education
Every week at the market you find so many wonderful sights, sounds and tastes, and our goal is for every customer to come away from the experience enriched and ready to share with their community. A major focus of the Rail Yards Market is our dedication to education and entrepreneurialship. At the market each week there are dedicated spaces, or "zones" for education. Our STEAM zone features live demonstrations of educational activities including displays, workshops, and presentations that cover a variety of topics including culinary skills and recipes, cultural and traditional craft techniques, sustainability practices, and more. The market is an activated community space that feeds the imagination and soul every Sunday; come learn aboutand taste New Mexico at the Rail Yards Market
Double-Up-Food-Bucks
The Rail Yards Market of Albuquerque participates in the Double Up Food Bucks program, which is a sensational incentive with a goal to increase the raw produce consumption among EBT customers. Get more fruits and vegetables when you spend your SNAP EBT Card dollars at participating farmers’ markets, farm stands, mobile markets, grocery stores, and CSAs. It’s easy with Double Up Food Bucks! For example, if you spend $10 from your SNAP EBT Card at a participating outlet, we give you another $10 to buy fresh fruits and veggies grown in New Mexico.
APPLY NOW for 2017!
We are no longer accepting handmade vendor, wellness and service applications for 2017. Stay tuned for our 2017 Holiday Market application! Food and Farm applications are accepted on a limited basis after Feb 1st (please email RailYardsMarket@gmail.com). Please read all about our vendor benefits, rules & regulations, and hop aboard! All vendors are juried by a panel of community members. MORE INFO HERE.
a season well spent
Together at the Rail Yards Market over 2016 we have kept over $1,000,000 in the local economy, welcomed over 100,000 patrons, and hosted nearly 200 businesses every Sunday in May-October. Sending out so so much gratitude to all the wonderful customers, vendors, volunteers, musicians, staff, and creative people that made the market a success and continue to make local markets buzz for our community. Local markets likes Rail Yards Market ABQ, Albuquerque Downtown Growers' Market, and more are such crucial blocks in our economy, and for the nourishment and vitality of our City. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, for all the YOU do to contribute to this market!!
HOLIDAY MARKET 2016
Keep it local this year for the Holidays, enjoy a historic experience, and discover the best of Albuquerque's local small businesses. Over 100 vendorsof made-from-scratch delicious food and quality handmade crafts will convene for Albuquerque's locavorian spirit this year for the 3rd annual Holiday Market on December 11th, 2016. 2014 saw 4,000 visitors to the event, and in 2015 over 10,000 came to show their appreciation for local community!
The event is co-presented by the Downtown Growers' and Rail Yards Markets together to bring food, art, and music together for the Holidays.
Sample New Mexico's finest cuisine, peruse all the local gifts, create some fun in the Children's zone, and give back to your community at our Nourishment Station, where we will be collecting donations for those in need.
ENTERTAINMENT
- Le Chat Lunatique 12:00 pm
- Coronado Elementary School Choir 1:00 pm
- Trio Talamentes 2:00 pm
season's gratitude
Our 2016 Season Finale is was spectacular! This year we have shared so many laughs, delicious recipes, fresh produce, handmade joy, and most of all--IDEAS! The Rail Yards Market crew, vendors, volunteers, and customers have become a seasonal family, and we hope the many relationships and community projects that we have started this season live on and grow to new potential. We wish you all a productive yet restful winter, and look forward to another glorious and fruitful season.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to such a successful community endeavor. We cannot wait to be back at The Yards with you all again!!
Dia De Los Muertos: RYM
Our 2016 Season Finale is upon us! What a wonderful time we have had bringing you the best New Mexico has to offer in terms of growers, arts/crafts, music and education. For Dia de los Muertos we have a plethora of activities planned including: Pumpkin Carving Contest, Dia de los Muertos Face Painting and Paper Art and much more! We are also hosting the National Institute of Flamenco on our Main Stage. Come on over in costume and enjoy all the free, always free to the public.
ENTERTAINMENT
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Jaded Heart 11:00 am
- National Institute of Flamenco 12:30 am
Literacy at the RYM
The Public Library of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County has been serving the greater Albuquerque community for over 100 years. "Albuquerque residents have been able to visit their public library at the northwest corner of Edith and Central since 1901, when Joshua and Sarah Raynolds donated Perkins Hall to the City of Albuquerque." The Rail Yards Market is excited to be partnering with this wonderful city institution this Sunday as they bring Story Time to our Children's Zone!
In our STEAM Zone we have Las Aranas Spinners and Weavers Guild. They will be demonstrating the art(s) of Spinning and Weaving! Check out their spinning wheel and samples all free to the public.
ENTERTAINMENT
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day at the RYM
Come help us celebrate Indigenous Peoples at the Rail Yards Market. We have tons of programming scheduled as well as tasty fruits and vegetables picked from your local growers!
In the STEAM zone we have Educator/Poet/Potter Max Early. Max Early is from Laguna Pueblo located in New Mexico and writes in both English and his native Keresan language. He is the author of Ears of Corn: Listen (3: A Taos Press), and is working on a second book of poetry with the goal of helping to preserve the Keresan language
and the cultures and traditions of his pueblo.
ENTERTAINMENT
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- NACA Poets 11:00 am
- Max Early 12:30 pm
Barelas: heart of our city
At the Rail Yards Market we are proud to call Barelas, NM our home. Barelas consists of the triangular area bounded by Coal Avenue, the BNSF railroad tracks, and the Rio Grande. Originally a separate village, it was absorbed into Albuquerque during the railroad-fueled growth of the 1880s. The settlement was formally established in 1662, predating even Old Town as the oldest neighborhood in the city. It is the home of many artists of al mediums! We have lots fun activities like bead making in the Children's Zone, and live art in the STEAM Zone. Come join the fun as we celebrate Barelas, the Heart of our City! Always Free admission and free to participate!
ENTERTAINMENT
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Jacob Reinhardt 11:00
- Jenna Dunlap 12:30
The Harvest at RYM
It's harvest time and all of your local growers/farmers have been busy gathering their crops to bring you the plentiful bounty of their labor and the earth's gifts. Come get your pumpkins, squash, beets, carrots, cucumbers, corn, lettuce, wheat grass, raspberries, apples and more at the Rail Yards Market every Sunday through the month of October!
ENTERTAINMENT FOR Harvest
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Jacob Reinhardt 11:00
- Jenna Dunlap 12:30
Old School at the RYM
When cruising through New Mexico you are liable to run into some classic cars, old towns and amazing artifacts. Come take a trip back in time and check out some amazing vintage automobiles.
In STEAM Zone we will be joined by Skelley Greer for live painting. The folks from Healthy Futures will be on hand building a solar oven. Additionally we will be welcoming the New Mexico Natural History museum. They will be bringing interactive activities to the kids zone!
ENTERTAINMENT FOR Old School
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Eric Griego 11:00
- Cynical Bird 12:30
Put the A in STEM at the RYM
Seems like everywhere you turn folks are discussing the need for greater emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in education. At the Rail Yards Market we believe in adding Arts into that equation for a well-rounded education! This Sunday we celebrate STEAM with the Fractal Foundation. The kiddos will create their own fractals and learn about how mathematics are used to construct these works of art.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR STEAM
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Martin Smith 11:00
- Chuy Martinez y Los Trinos 12:30
Celebrating Love at the RYM
This Sunday at the Rail Yards Market we are celebrating Love. The Native Health Initiative will be programming the 3rd annual Celebrate Love Day! Activities include beading, face-painting, writing love notes, healers
Entertainment for Celebrating Love
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Traditional Dancers 11:00
- Love Celebration 12:30
Service at RYM
Come on out to the Rail Yards Market ABQ this Sunday and help us honor the folks who serve and protect us on the daily! The Albuquerque Fire Department will be on hand with one of their awesome fire trucks to talk Fire Safety and more!
Entertainment for Service Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- FIT Studio Fitness Demo 11:00 am and 12:30 pm
Circus Day at the RYM
At the Rail Yards Market we have always been accused of having a carnival-like atmosphere, with Ohma and his Tarot Card reading goose, Thablur the Balloon Magician, and Sean Wells Face Painting, therefore this season we decided to dedicate a whole day to the Circus Arts! Come join us this Sunday as we will be featuring the folks mentioned above and the ABQ Circus Arts performers!
Entertainment for Circus Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Dave Web 11:00
- ABQ Circus Arts 12:30
Intergalactic Day at the RYM
Join us for our Intergalactic Day, a celebration of all those folks who inhabit the universe with us! The 501st Dewback Ridge Garrison are a fun group that promotes charitable causes and will be walking through the market in their Star Wars / Intergalactic costumes. Everyone is encouraged to dress in their intergalactic best!
ENTERTAINMENT FOR Red or Green
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Antonio Marquez 11:00
- Jazz Brasileiro 12:30
We're hiring!
NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Position General Objectives (Click HERE for complete Job Description)
- Work directly with Barelas, South Broadway, San Jose neighborhoods to promote and encourage a sense of market involvement and ownership.
- Represent RYM’s mission and commitment to the community via various outreach strategies.
- Connect with and nurture productive relationships with the surrounding neighborhood residents and Community Partners.
- Schedule community groups (non commerce) to table at the market’s Community Station.
- Oversee and facilitate outreach relations, communications, and logistical elements.
- Provide flexibility and availability to represent RYM at meetings, functions, and other opportunities.
Red or Green at the RYM
Red or Green in New Mexico that question is put to us constantly when ordering a meal. Chile is an integral part of diet and culture here in the Land of Enchantment. At the Rail Yards Market we celebrate this part of cuisine and cultural heritage. Come find the best local growers and chile roasters every Sunday from 10-2pm.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR Red or Green
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Audio Buddha 11:00
- Beatriz Valencia Story Teller 12:30
Recycling at the RYM
Recycling, upcycling, compost, we have all heard the terms but what do they really mean? At the Rail Yards Market we are committed to reaching zero waste. With that in mind we contracted with Knowaste to achieve the above goal. Find out what all this terminology means and why we should all go "green" for the health and longevity of our planet. The Hive Eco-Collective will be at the RYM educating the pubic regarding eco-structures and demonstrating recycling/upcycling strategies.
Entertainment for Growers Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Boondoggles 11:00 am
- Angelo Marisco 12:30
Growers Day at the RYM
The trend toward eating locally grown food is growing every year! At the Rail Yards Market we are fortunate to host many of the areas' wonderful growers each and every Sunday!
This Sunday, among other programming, we will have Julie Grueskin from the Cat Cafe is going to show us what to do with that wonderful produce that we buy at the Rail Yards Market!
Entertainment for Growers Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Young Musician Initiative 11:00 am
- Antonio Marquez 12:30 pm
NM Heritage Day at the RYM
Join us this Sunday as we celebrate New Mexico's heritage at the Rail Yards Market. The folks from the Albuquerque Public Art department will be on hand to lead the kiddos with an art making project. Local Artist Sean Wells will be on hand showing her Retablos along with Patrick "Cloudface" Burnham who will be creating live art. See an example of his art below.
Entertainment for NM Heritage
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- John Virga 11:00
- Georgio O'Neal 12:30
Rail Yards History Day
The Rail Yards grounds has a remarkable history that spans parts of three centuries. The Barelas neighborhood used to be the hub of economic activity in Albuquerque. The Rail Yards Market are beginning of a movement to revitalize all 27 acres of the Rail Yards grounds. Come celebrate that history with us this Sunday, July 17 from 10am to 2pm.
Entertainment for Elder's Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Desert Darlings Belly Dance 11:00 am
- Cody Saint Arnold 12:30 pm
Elders Day at RYM
Respect your elders is a common refrain and included in that should be spend time with your elders! A great place to spend time with your elders is at the Rail Yards Market. We offer a variety of programming from local music to morning yoga and most everything in between.
This Sunday we have the folks from the ABQ Reads in the Children's Zone leading the kids in story telling and craft-making revolving around literacy! ABQ Reads is a program created by the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and is in its 13 year of existence! They are always looking for volunteer tutors for their program. Bring your grandparents or any other elder in your life to meet the folks at ABQ Reads to discuss tutoring possibilities.
Entertainment for Elder's Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Stephanie and Adriana 11:00 am
- Brian McDaniel 12:30 am
Pet-riotic Celebration at RYM
Come join us for a great independence day celebration featuring our wonderful four legged friends!
Programming for Petriotic Day will include the wonderful folks at Positive Paws. They will be educating the public on animal safety, and leading the kiddos in animal themed crafts!
Entertainment for Petriotic Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Dean Gibson 11:00 am
- Glenn Meizlesh 12:30 pm
Celebrating the Sun at rym
The Sun, a critical component to life. It warms us, heals us and helps our crops grow. Many of our growers spend countless hours under the hot sun to bring us the fresh bounty you see every Sunday at the Rail Yards Market. Come help us celebrate during "Dia del Sol."
The Albuquerque Sol Soccer Team will be at the Rail Yards Market this Sunday to raffle off tickets for the big game at UNM Soccer Stadium. Come kick the ball around with some of the Sol players and enjoy your day in the Sun.
Entertainment for Dia del Sol
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Anna Mall 11:00 am
- Todd Tijerina 12:30 pm
Father's Day at the RYM
A Father means so many things...
A understanding heart,
A source of strength and of support Right from the very start.
A constant readiness to help In a kind and thoughtful way.
With encouragement and forgiveness No matter what comes your way.
A special generosity and always affection, too
A Father means so many things
When he's a man like you...
Come on over to the Rail Yards Market this Sunday and celebrate the Father, Dad, Grand dad, or any father-figure in your life! We have lots of fun stuff for the family planned including 3-D Art courtesy of Dennis Harroun in our STEAM Zone!
Entertainment for Father's Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Primavera 11 am
- Da Terra Meiga 12:30
Celebrate Pride at the RYM
This Sunday come out and celebrate Pride at the Rail Yards Market. The Rail Yards Market was founded on the principles of the Pride movement which include: the positive stance against discrimination and violence toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to promote their self-affirmation, dignity, equality rights, increase their visibility as a social group, build community, and celebrate sexual diversity and gender variance.
Add the icing on the cake during your Pride 2016 celebration this Sunday by spending the day with us. We have a day full of fun family friendly activities planned! Artist Ramona Snow Teo of Guerilla GraphiX will be on hand to create a Rainbow Sand Mandala, come join her!
Entertainment for our pride celebration
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Bébé La La 11:00 am
- E. Christina Herr & Wild Frontier 12:30 pm
Shop Local at the RYM
Over the past two seasons the Rail Yards Market has seen an increase in vendors from 60 to 80. During those first two seasons (2014, 2015) vendors generated over 1 million dollars in revenue! A part of our overall mission is to serve as an economic incubator for small businesses. Read more about the many benefits of shopping local.
Entertainment on Shop Local Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Four Winds Belly Dancing and Percussion 11:00 am
- Marty Crandall 12:30 pm Listen to Marty's Music below:
Wellness at the RYM
This Sunday May 29 the focus at the Rail Yards Market will be Wellness! There are lots facets as it pertains to wellness and with that in mind the fine folks at the Native Health Initiative have partnered with the RYM to bring a holistic experience of wellness education to our community.
The Native Health Initiative sponsors, Running Medicine, which is based on the understanding that running and exercise is a beautiful and potent medicine for mind, body, and spirit. NHI will also be bringing Traditional Healers into the STEAM Zone and motion and movement on our stage. In the Children's Zone we will have bead making courtesy of Lisa Richards with Pony Beaders.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR Wellness
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Ancient Bones 11:00
- Jenna Dunlap 12:30
Super Hero Day at the RYM
Have you ever dreamed of being able to fly, bend steel, run as fast as a race car, all while saving the world? Well Sunday, May 22 is your day to dress up as your favorite Super Hero or create your own, and head on over to the Rail Yards Market!
Join the Comic Crusaders for New Mexico a nonprofit group bringing your favorite comic characters to life, visiting hospitals, schools and community events all over Albuquerque. In the Children's Zone, the kiddos will be making Super Hero capes! In our STEAM Zone artist Dhaveed Woody will be teaching us how to sketch Super Heroes!
Entertainment for Super Hero Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Jer Killinger 11:00 am
- Seth Hoffman: The Temporary Tattoos 12:30 pm
Entrepreneur DAY AT THE RYM
On Sunday May 15 join us as we celebrate innovation, vision, and the can-do attitude. Joining us on this fine Sunday will be the fine folks from the Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire! They will be leading the activities in our Children's Zone and our STEAM Zone!
Entertainment for Entrepreneur Day
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Entangled Dreams 11:00 am
- Seth Hoffman: The Temporary Tattoos 12:30 pm
MOTHER's DAY at the MARKET
This Sunday May 8 come celebrate Mother's Day at the Rail Yards Market. Come get unique gifts from our wonderful vendors. This season we have over 100 vendors both inside and outside. Check out our interactive vendor map to guide you through the Black Smith's Shop and to your favorite vendor.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR MOTHER'S DAY
- Morning Yoga with Bhava Yoga 10:00 am
- Second O'Pinion 11:00 am
- National Institute of Flamenco 12:30 pm
Full STEAM Ahead
In the STEAM Zone this week we have our very own uber artist/educator/musician Stephanie Galloway create some art live!
2016 season opens May 1st
Hop aboard for the Rail Yards Market of Albuquerque's 3rd annual season celebrating all things New Mexican! Welcoming over 100,000 visitors annually, and showcasing more than 250 Farm, Food, Artisan, Educational, and Musical entrepreneurs and experts each year, the market is a hub for innovative ideas and simultaneous preservation of the unique traditions of New Mexico. 2000-5000 community members attend the market each Sunday to celebrate local produce, food, culture, and, very important to the market’s vision, interaction!
Stay connected on all the upcoming fun and themes on our Facebook page and be sure to join the opening day celebration event as well!
HELP RYM CREATE COOL SEATING!
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALs
Can you make some cool, green, seating to power-up place-making at the Rail Yards Market? See our request for proposals to do just that...
Greetings Local Maker! To power-up our placemaking initiatives, The Rail Yards Market is seeking creative makers to design and construct some mobile seating elements for our Sunday event.
Placemaking is a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. Placemaking capitalizes on a local community's assets, inspiration, and potential, with the intention of creating public spaces that promote people's health, happiness, and well being (definition from wikipedia).
Right now, we are requesting one design and prototype to be created and beta-tested by each applicant. We are awaiting a possible grant award in late May, and if awarded, a panel will choose our favorite design, and would like to pursue constructing more of the units. Anyone can apply, and we encourage local neighborhood residents to submit design proposals!
Design proposals are due by April 15th, and should be emailed to RailYardsMarket@gmail.com. Designs should include a sketch or image of idea, and a budget breakdown of how much each unit would cost.
VISIT US
10am-2pm, Sundays, May-October
12-4p Holiday Market in December
777 1st Street SW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Email: RailYardsMarket@gmail.com
Voicemail: 505-600-1109