The Paper - ABQ

01/07/2026

Restaurant Closures Leave Albuquerque Patrons Hungry

Throughout 2025 Albuquerque’s restaurant scene experienced a steady stream of closures, capped by a cluster of high-profile shutdowns in December that reflected ongoing financial pressures on local dining establishments. The most recent announcements came in December, when Canvas Artistry Restaurant & Art Bar and Bosque Brewing Co. both confirmed they would be closing. Canvas shared the news on Christmas Day, saying it would officially shut its doors on Jan....

01/07/2026

Restaurant Closures Leave Albuquerque Patrons Hungry

Throughout 2025 Albuquerque’s restaurant scene experienced a steady stream of closures, capped by a cluster of high-profile shutdowns in December that reflected ongoing financial pressures on local dining establishments. The most recent announcements came in December, when Canvas Artistry Restaurant & Art Bar and Bosque Brewing Co. both confirmed they would be closing. Canvas shared the news on Christmas Day, saying it would officially shut its doors on Jan....

Throughout 2025 Albuquerque’s restaurant scene experienced a steady stream of closures, capped by a cluster of high-profile shutdowns in December that reflected ongoing financial pressures on local dining establishments.  The most recent announcements came in December, when Canvas Artistry Restau...

01/07/2026

Restaurant Closures Leave Albuquerque Patrons Hungry

Throughout 2025 Albuquerque’s restaurant scene experienced a steady stream of closures, capped by a cluster of high-profile shutdowns in December that reflected ongoing financial pressures on local dining establishments. The most recent announcements came in December, when Canvas Artistry Restaurant & Art Bar and Bosque Brewing Co. both confirmed they would be closing. Canvas shared the news on Christmas Day, saying it would officially shut its doors on Jan....

01/06/2026

Balloon Museum Launches Student Art Contest

K–12 students across the Albuquerque metro area are being invited to help shape a major upcoming exhibition at the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. As part of its Route 66 Centennial exhibit opening in June 2026, the Balloon Museum has launched a student art contest calling for original, full-color depictions of hot air balloons. Up to 50 student artworks will be selected and incorporated into the exhibit, giving young artists a chance to see their work displayed in one of the city’s most visited cultural spaces....

01/06/2026

Balloon Museum Launches Student Art Contest

K–12 students across the Albuquerque metro area are being invited to help shape a major upcoming exhibition at the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. As part of its Route 66 Centennial exhibit opening in June 2026, the Balloon Museum has launched a student art contest calling for original, full-color depictions of hot air balloons. Up to 50 student artworks will be selected and incorporated into the exhibit, giving young artists a chance to see their work displayed in one of the city’s most visited cultural spaces....

K–12 students across the Albuquerque metro area are being invited to help shape a major upcoming exhibition at the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. As part of its Route 66 Centennial exhibit opening in June 2026, the Balloon Museum has launched a student art contest calli...

01/06/2026

Balloon Museum Launches Student Art Contest

K–12 students across the Albuquerque metro area are being invited to help shape a major upcoming exhibition at the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. As part of its Route 66 Centennial exhibit opening in June 2026, the Balloon Museum has launched a student art contest calling for original, full-color depictions of hot air balloons. Up to 50 student artworks will be selected and incorporated into the exhibit, giving young artists a chance to see their work displayed in one of the city’s most visited cultural spaces....

01/05/2026

Open Mic Mondays: Self Neglect

Guitarist Matthew Rogers, drummer Leon Arnold, bassist Derrick Moore and singer/lyricist Alex Denbaars have only had one line-up change in their band over the past 10 years. And some of them used to be in a different project together, so they’ve had a long time to build a fine-tuned Albuquerque punk outfit with a good following. Denbaars says the members of Self Neglect are gigantic weirdos and “pretty painfully awkward” sometimes – besides Derrick who is quite charismatic – so if you try chatting them up at a show, it might end up being a strange experience....

01/05/2026

Open Mic Mondays: Self Neglect

Guitarist Matthew Rogers, drummer Leon Arnold, bassist Derrick Moore and singer/lyricist Alex Denbaars have only had one line-up change in their band over the past 10 years. And some of them used to be in a different project together, so they’ve had a long time to build a fine-tuned Albuquerque punk outfit with a good following. Denbaars says the members of Self Neglect are gigantic weirdos and “pretty painfully awkward” sometimes – besides Derrick who is quite charismatic – so if you try chatting them up at a show, it might end up being a strange experience....

Guitarist Matthew Rogers, drummer Leon Arnold, bassist Derrick Moore and singer/lyricist Alex Denbaars have only had one line-up change in their band over the past 10 years. And some of them used to be in a different project together, so they’ve had a long time to build a fine-tuned Albuquerque pu...