Come to DNA’s monthly meeting on Monday, November 9, from 5:30–7 PM, at FUSION. This meeting is open to everyone within the neighborhoods’ boundaries.

The NM Jewish Storytelling Festival/Storytellers of New Mexico is bringing Mark Binder to FUSION for his lying, storytelling, and books tour. "YOU CAN'T SING!” He said it. And I believed him is a solo show full of tales, tunes, and talk about the power of changing stories to transform how we live.

The UNM Creative Writing Program’s MFA Reading Series, Works in Progress (WIP), is back at FUSION | The Cell on November 6 at 7 PM!

OffCenter Arts invites you to the opening of New Works Exhibition on Friday, November 6, from 4–7 PM as a part of ABQ Artwalk and the First Friday ARTScrawl. New Works Exhibition features the artwork of 17 local artists.

Come to FUSION on Wednesday at 6–8:30 PM for a figure drawing session. Study from a live unclothed model with a classical art approach with no adornment, draping, or garments unless requested by the model. 

A show of hilarity and culture in equal doses! Katsura Sunshine is coming to the stage in FUSION | The Cell on Tuesday, November 3, at 7 PM! Katsura Sunshine completed his grueling traditional apprenticeship in Rakugo comic storytelling under the great Rakugo Master Katsura Bunshi VI in 2011.

Join us for monthly performances of the original songs of New Mexico based Jack County Line. Michael Allison, JD Johnston, and Norm Toy explore love, joy, and heartbreak set against the horizons of the American southwest.

The Albuquerque Philosophy Collective hosts their monthly meetings on the FUSION campus. This meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 30, from 6:30–8 PM at FUSION | The Cell. All are welcome to come discuss the question, “Can I really know myself?”

Come to FUSION on Wednesday at 6–8:30 PM for a figure drawing session. Study from a live unclothed model with a classical art approach with no adornment, draping, or garments unless requested by the model. 

A film about the fight to expand voting rights to all people in Alabama during the 1960s—including the sacrifices that were made, the lives that were lost, and the need to continue the fight today, at a time when voting rights are again under assault.

In The Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, Neko Case brings her trademark candor and precision to a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisible girl “raised by two dogs and a space heater” in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as an internationally-acclaimed talent.

This one-of-a-kind immersive live theatre experience is a retro-1970s-inspired variety broadcast featuring local Albuquerque talent, a charming Bob Barker-inspired host, handmade commercial breaks, and even more spooky surprises to come!

To classify Chris Duarte simply as a bluesman is an understatement.  In his own words, "rockin' blues" or "punk blues" describes him best.  "Ferocious blues" also fits.  Legend has it that Chris will play so hard that his fingers bleed in a set.  The legend is true.  Photos attest.

The UNM Creative Writing Program invites you to join them at FUSION | The Cell on October 22, at 7 PM, for a reading by Molly Beer, author of Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution.

Come to FUSION on Wednesday at 6–8:30 PM for a figure drawing session. Study from a live unclothed model with a classical art approach with no adornment, draping, or garments unless requested by the model. 

Join Elevated Entertainment at FUSION on Sunday, October 18, at 5 PM for an evening of soulful music, storytelling, and celebration as Albuquerque’s own singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Dee Brown celebrates the release of Life, the first album in his three-part Life, Love, and Faith project. This is an official event of the Rising High Arts Festival! Elevated Entertainment is the MC for the night!

Join us at FUSION for "Unity in Rhythm: A Drum Circle Event," presented by Drum Unity, a monthly uplifting gathering that weaves the art of drumming with meditative and community-building experiences.

The Headbangers Market is returning to FUSION on Saturday, October 17, from 3–10 PM! The ABQ Headbangers Market is Albuquerque’s annual celebration of heavy metal, local music, art, small businesses, and the community that surrounds them.

Get ready to laugh your way through a hilarious evening at Rising High Comedy Night, featuring some of the best local comics on Friday, October 16, at 7 PM! PLUS an afterparty with a DJ in FUSION’s Velvet Echo Lounge! Hosted by comic and show producer Nax, the evening brings together Victor, Count, Sarina, Hannah, and headliner Tripp

Three Muses Performance Collective (3MPC), Albuquerque’s newest performing arts company, is bringing a retrospective of their curated storytelling series featuring women on various themes.

The Sovereign Lens Film Festival is a one-day community-centered short film festival uplifting stories that reclaim, reframe, and celebrate historically excluded and self-determined storytellers.

Come to FUSION on Wednesday at 6–8:30 PM for a figure drawing session. Study from a live unclothed model with a classical art approach with no adornment, draping, or garments unless requested by the model. 

Our featured readers include Manuel González, the current New Mexico State Poet Laureate, and the Native American Community Academy (NACA) Spoken Word Poetry Team, including poets Keira Farias, Marissa Victorino, Luciano Lingnau, Luc Gutierrez, Violet Begay, and Summer Cruz-Haskey.

Come to DNA’s monthly meeting on Monday, October 12, from 5:30–7 PM, at FUSION. This meeting is open to everyone within the neighborhoods’ boundaries.

This year, you can look forward to your favorite fungi producers, fermented beverages and foods, hands on demonstrations covering all things fermentation and fungi, educational presentations and of course, our beloved Battle of the Breads Competition! 

On October 10, we’re taking over FUSION | The Meadow for an all-day mashup of live music, deep grooves, inspiring rhythms, authentic funk, and whatever happens when Albuquerque gets together and decides it’s time to dance.

Caribe is coming to FUSION | 708 on Friday, October 9, at 8 PM (Doors at 7:30 PM). Step into the spirit of New York’s legendary Village Gate for a special evening celebrating the groundbreaking Salsa Meets Jazz series and the extraordinary music created when giants of jazz and Afro-Caribbean music shared the same stage

Author and journalist T.J. English is coming to FUSION on Friday, October 9, at 6 PM as part of the Rising High Arts Festival. English is the author of Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld, and is currently on tour for his latest book, Blood in the Desert: The T. J. English Reader. Bringing another dimension of storytelling, Blood in the Desert spans subjects as varied as jazz, boxing, police corruption, and violence in the desert Southwest.

With the dynamic Writing On The Wall and a tour calendar busting at the seams, Coco Montoya is as excited as he's ever been to perform the new songs live with his burning-hot band. Montoya's well-earned reputation as an eye-popping live performer precedes him.