Samba Dance and Fireworks Tonight

Summer has a lot to offer, when extended daylight hours make it easy to get out and do something fun. Best of all, these alternatives have no cost or very little cost involved.

Want to find out a little more about different cultures? The City of Albuquerque has a series of live music and dance every Thursday night this summer, called Cultural Sunsets. Each week features the music and dance of a different culture at the Old Town Plaza.

On July 2 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., the Odara Dance Ensemble will bring a little bit of Brazil Albuquerque. Odara's Samba music is a popular Brazilian dance form and a type of music, traditionally linked with the Rio Carnival that happens every February in Brazil. The group features live percussionists and reggae dance.

There will be fun for the kids as well, so make this a low cost family night excursion. From 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., an arts and crafts workshop on the plaza will give the kids something to do besides dance. For more information, call 311 or visit the City’s website.

There are post game fireworks at the Albuquerque Isotopes game tonight. See what sparkles before the Fourth. The gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the game begins at 7:05 p.m. The home team plays against the Memphis Redbirds.