Free ABQ Concerts at the Balloon Museum

This past Wednesday we went to a wonderful evening of music and kid fun.  There are 4 others planned through out the summer, using the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, the last one being on August 8th.

The schedule is 6-7pm kid stuff inside the Balloon Museum.  Use the east door.
And 7-8 the ABQ Concert Band plays in the shade of the museum, east lawn.

This week they had story teller and an African drum group teach the kids some rhythms and it was quite the jam session.  I should have brought my drum.  I have a thing about drumming.  I think it's from my one quarter Chippawa Indian blood.  One of these days I will buy one like they had at this event.  They are like furniture.  I'd use it for an end table so that it was a justifiable expense.  Multi-purpose or I can't indulge my whims.

Back to the event.  The band played a variety from of music: marching tunes, a montage of songs from a musical or our favorite - theme music from the original Star Trek (the final frontier).  Did you know the origin only had three seasons for a total or something like 75 episodes.   That's why you think you remember all of them - you've seen them over and over.  My friend who we went with, says that there are 5 cast of Star Treks - if you include all the off shoots.  Wow, didn't know that.

The daily high had been 92 degrees, but by 6pm in the shade it was pretty perfect.  We had clouds so the sunset was extra great, nice breeze.  They have some chairs, but your own camp chair... if it's a nice one would be more comfy.  Blankets work too.   People bring picnics, but they also have gourmet food trucks and the pizza looked really good, so I think I'm going to try that next time.  Maybe I'll see you there.