FUSION Theatre Company 2026 Autumn Season Subscriptions Available NOW!
FUSION Theatre Company is elated to announce our 2026 Autumn Season! Included in the lineup are THE RIVER by Jez Butterworth and directed by Michael Samuel Kaplan, LIBERATION by Bess Wohl and directed by Laurie Thomas, and 1st STREET CABARET curated by FUSION.
777: Divine Alignment—A Group Show Curated by Lapis Room
Cruising down Route 66, repeating sequences catch your eye, but it feels much deeper, even divine. Illuminating messages found in neon, deep ink, and the velvet chrome plating of low-and-slow culture.
Journey to the Inner Healer: Holotropic Breathwork®
Join certified Holotropic Breathwork® facilitators, Laura Io Berg and Lincoln Scott, at FUSION for Journey to the Inner Healer, an introduction to Holotropic Breathwork® exploring the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness and the innate healing principle within each of us.
Folding Space Conduction Ensemble
Join us at FUSION | 708 on Saturday, September 26, at 7 PM for The Folding Space Conduction Ensemble. Come witness the edge of musical creation with the 14-piece Folding Space Conduction Ensemble.
Jack County Line presents “Songwriter Sundays”: A Residency
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 Heart is Awake presents TEMPLE OF SOUND
The HEART Is AWAKE presents a new TEMPLE OF SOUND, bridging the worlds of experimental and psychedelic music with sacred sounds and vibrational journeys. You’re invited to experience a sound blessing from Shingetsu Billy White.
The Kelli Baker Band W/ PJ LaMariana
Fresh off the road with ZZ Top and George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Baker rolls into New Mexico with her powerhouse band and a live show built on blues, rock, soul and the kind of raw, commanding vocals that have quickly made her one of the genre’s names to watch.
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
Summer Latinx Writing Group: Cuentos After Dark
Join us for an intimate literary reading featuring Albuquerque poet Sara Daniele Rivera, who will be joined by past workshop facilitators. In the second half of the evening, the event will turn into an open mic, where your voices can be heard!
AMP Concerts presents Stevie Ray Vaughan Birthday Tribute
Celebrate what would have been legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan's 72nd birthday with Levi Platero and special guests.
Sandia Soundscapes presents Gunn/Forlano with Special Guest C3
Sandia Soundscapes features electronic and electro-acoustic music that will stimulate your ears, eyes, and mind. It will appeal to lovers of ambient, cinematic, and other creative non-mainstream styles; fans of jazz, classical, world, and other adventurous music will also find a home at our events.
The Region of Jerry Project—Jerry Garcia Band Tribute
The Region of Jerry Project is coming to FUSION | 708 on Saturday, October 3, at 7:30 PM. The Region of Jerry Project is a soulful, heartfelt tribute to The Jerry Garcia Band.
Animal Communication Workshop with Vivian Kallmann
Come explore the illuminating world of animal communication at FUSION on Sunday, October 4, from 2–4 PM.
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
FUSION Presents the 2026 Rising High Arts Festival!
FUSION is elated to announce the 2026 Rising High Arts Festival on October 8–18! This multi-disciplinary festival is a collaboration of artists, organizations, and businesses that aim to elevate the Downtown Albuquerque experience for residents and visitors alike.
Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility
The show is a staged reading with music from the poetry book, Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility by Donald Levering. The poems are read by two readers in a unique style of “Prespeak, Swap Out, Repeat, and Double Down.” The live reading is accompanied by original music and audio and played on multiple instruments by a single musician.
AMP Concerts presents Coco Montoya
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.
CARIBE: Salsa Meets Jazz
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
FUSION presents the Rising High Boogie Jam
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.
ABQ Fermentation & Fungi Festival
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!
Downtown Neighborhood Association Monthly Meeting
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.
Horizon Review presents Well Read: A Book Market and Reading Night
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.
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
Sanctuary Cinema presents Sovereign Lens Film Festival
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.
Three Muses Storytelling
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.
ABQ Headbangers Market 2026
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.
Elevated Entertainment presents: An Evening with Dee Brown (LIFE Album Release Party)
Join Elevated Entertainment at FUSION on Sunday, October 18, at 6 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!
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
FUSION Theatre Company presents LIBERATION
What happens after the revolution? Liberation animates the ideals of a generation meeting the realities of a lifetime. Sparkling with wit and irresistible humor, Wohl’s Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning comedy celebrates the messy business of changing the world—and yourself.
UNM Creative Writing Program presents Jake Fournier
The UNM Creative Writing Program invites you to join them at FUSION | The Cell on September 24 at 7 PM for a reading by Jake Fournier, author of Punishment Bag.
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
Unity in Rhythm: A Drum Circle Event by Drum Unity
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.
Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is a sweeping, mind-bending hard sci-fi novel. It brilliantly blends Chinese history, complex astrophysics, and philosophy. While some readers may find the pacing slow and the characters detached, its monumental, terrifying scope makes it an unforgettable and genre-defining read.
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
CANCELED ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 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.
Downtown Neighborhood Association Monthly Meeting
Come to DNA’s monthly meeting on Monday, September 14, from 5:30–7 PM, at FUSION. This meeting is open to everyone within the neighborhoods’ boundaries.
The Region of Jerry Project—Jerry Garcia Band Tribute
The Region of Jerry Project is coming to FUSION | 708 on Saturday, September 12, at 7:30 PM. The Region of Jerry Project is a soulful, heartfelt tribute to The Jerry Garcia Band.
AMP Concerts presents Yungchen Lhamo
Imagine a life based on unconditional love. A life filled with compassion, lived in service of others. A life of prayers and offerings and song. Now imagine a voice so unique and beautiful, so utterly compelling, that it brings birds to roost in trees and makes wild animals stop in their tracks and listen. A voice as pure as a singing bowl. A voice with a range that astonishes and a force, a vibration, that uplifts and restores. Then welcome—welcome back—the wonder that is Yungchen Lhamo.
AMP Concerts presents Mark Hummel's All Star Blues w/Junior Watson & Anson Funderburgh
Grammy-nominated harmonica man Mark Hummel has put together a Super Blues Band with iconic blues guitarists Texan Anson Funderburgh and SoCal legend Junior Watson, Upright veteran Bill Stuve and famed Texas drummer Wes Starr for this tour. Members have played with Delbert McClinton, Boz Scaggs, Canned Heat, Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza, Brownie McGhee, Huey Lewis, James Cotton, and more.
FUSION Theatre Company presents THE RIVER
FUSION Theatre Company is thrilled to launch our Autumn season with THE RIVER by Jez Butterworth. Directed by Michael Samuel Kaplan, FUSION's production stars Jacqueline Reid, Arron Shiver, and Tiffany Cole.
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
Summer Latinx Writing Group: Exercises in Courage
We are happy to introduce Victoriano Cárdenas for a workshop on “Exercises in Courage.” Everyone is afraid of something. How do we exercise our courage by grappling with our fears on the page? How do we confront the anxieties of writing anything at all?
Albuquerque Philosophy Collective Meeting
The Albuquerque Philosophy Collective hosts their monthly meetings on the FUSION campus. This meeting is scheduled for Sunday, September 6, from 2–3:30 PM at FUSION | The Cell. All are welcome to come discuss the question, “Is race merely a social construction?”
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
School of Rock’s Jukebox Jams
School of Rock Albuquerque presents “Jukebox Jams,” the Adult Band Summer Season show. Both groups from their Adults Band program will perform sets with themes such as The Music of Memphis (featuring acts such as Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley) and Garage Rock (featuring The White Stripes, Pixies, and The Vines).
In Rhythm Festival Saturday Night Party with San Francisco's Dj Walt Digz
The In Rhythm Festival is bringing the party to FUSION | 708 on Saturday, August 29, at 9 PM, featuring San Francisco’s DJ Walt Digz! This is one portion of a three-day festival. Dj Walt Digz is the original Bay Area “Timba Dj” and a pioneer of San Francisco’s Cuban dance scene.
AMP Concerts presents Ron Crowder Band
Award-winning singer-songwriter and producer Ron Crowder brings his all-original Rock/Pop/Funk/Soul sound to his hometown of Albuquerque, backed by an all-star band of some of New Mexico’s finest musicians. Crowder will be celebrating the release of his brand-new album, Moving at the Speed of Life.
Kundalini Yoga Classes with Yogi Johnny Hoeft
Enter the ether through heightened awareness with yourself and the world around you. These courses are tailored toward the current time period to offer alignment and synchronized practice.
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
777: Divine Alignment Artist Reception—A Group Show Curated by Lapis Room
The event kicks off with an artist panel at 4 PM and features a pop-up market, a car show, and a vinyl set by DJ Souliva. Celebrating the culture, creativity, and community that inspired it.
Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is a sweeping, mind-bending hard sci-fi novel. It brilliantly blends Chinese history, complex astrophysics, and philosophy. While some readers may find the pacing slow and the characters detached, its monumental, terrifying scope makes it an unforgettable and genre-defining read.
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
Kundalini Yoga Classes with Yogi Johnny Hoeft
Enter the ether through heightened awareness with yourself and the world around you. These courses are tailored toward the current time period to offer alignment and synchronized practice.
AMP Concerts presents Albert Castiglia
Florida-raised blues powerhouse Albert Castiglia has earned his reputation the hard way through relentless touring, fearless guitar work, and a deep respect for the tradition that fuels his modern edge. A former protégé of blues legend Junior Wells, Castiglia cut his teeth backing icons before stepping fully into his own as a commanding solo artist.
Animal Communication Workshop with Vivian Kallmann
ONLY 2 SPOTS REMAINING! Come explore the illuminating world of animal communication at FUSION on Sunday, August 16, from 2–4 PM.
Kellen Erskine Stand-Up Comedy Show
Comedian Kellen Erskine is coming to FUSION | 708 on Saturday, August 15, at 8 PM! With three Dry Bar specials and an appearance on Conan, Kellen is bringing his observational humor to Albuquerque for the first time!
Sandia Soundscapes presents Siphonophores + Morgan Barnard
Sandia Soundscapes features electronic and electro-acoustic music that will stimulate your ears, eyes, and mind. It will appeal to lovers of ambient, cinematic, and other creative non-mainstream styles; fans of jazz, classical, world, and other adventurous music will also find a home at our events.
Figure Drawing ABQ at FUSION
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.
Kundalini Yoga Classes with Yogi Johnny Hoeft
Enter the ether through heightened awareness with yourself and the world around you. These courses are tailored toward the current time period to offer alignment and synchronized practice.
Downtown Neighborhood Association Monthly Meeting
Come to DNA’s monthly meeting on Monday, August 10, from 5:30–7 PM, at FUSION. This meeting is open to everyone within the neighborhoods’ boundaries.