FIVE THINGS: Easter services, Lobos baseball, a celebration of Afro-Latinx culture, violets and more

New Mexico Lobos vs. San Diego State Aztecs

12 – 5 p.m.

Sat. April 16

Santa Ana Star Field

1155 University Blvd SE, Albuquerque

Information: https://golobos.com/

African Violet Show & Sale

“Violets in the Southwest”

Sat. April 16

2 p.m. -5 p.m.

Sunday April 17

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Albuquerque Garden Center

Lomas Boulevard Northeast 10120, Albuquerque

African Violet Plants for Sale

Drawings – Demos – Growing Tips

Open to the Public

Shared Roots Festival: A Celebration of Afro-Latinx Culture

7:30 p.m. – 12 a.m.

April 16-23

National Hispanic Cultural Center

Music, dance, literature, culinary taste feasts, film, visual art, & panel discussions

Most events are free and open to the public.

In-person attendees are encouraged to REGISTER in advance.

Friday, April 15

6 p.m.

Good Friday Celebration

Sunday April 17

Easter Sermon: A Love to Live For

9:30 a.m. Selfies with the family

10 a.m. Adult and Children Services

11:15 a.m. Sunday Selfies‘Turning the Pages’ – works by artists inspired by books

Saturday April 2 through April 22

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Gracie Lee Community Room, Placitas Community Library

453 State Highway 165, Placitas, NM 87043

Placitas Community Library

“Turning the Pages,” the April exhibition in the Placitas Community Library’s Gracie Lee Community Room, addresses the physicality of books as well as the potentially edifying and entertaining nature of their content.