FIVE THINGS: Mariposa Harvest Festival, Mountain West Brew Fest, Family Music Festivals

7^th Annual Mountain West Brew Fest Bernalillo

Saturday, Aug. 27
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Loretto Park,
Bernalillo
Tickets $15, free parking
Event includes vendors, games, food trucks.

Family Music Festivals at Wildlife West

Saturday, Aug. 27
Starts at 4:30 p.m.
Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood
87 N Frontage Rd, Edgewood
Tickets are just $20 per person and youth 17 years and younger are free.  Get your tickets now at:  https://tickets.holdmyticket.com.

Watermelon Mountain Jug Band playing their unique musical instruments using washtub bass, jaw harp, washboard, kazoos, jugs and various percussions as well as guitar and banjo, along with their 5-time State Champion Fiddle player. Then at 7 p.m., The Western Hers, all-female band take the stage and will bring the best in classic country tunes.
Between performances get the rare opportunity to be eye to eye with two curious cougars, 500-pound black bear, four tree-climbing grey foxes, elk and 20 species of native wildlife and raptors in the wildlife zoo.  Enjoy dinner in the park from local venders and watch the free-flight raptor show by world-renowned falconer, Tom Smylie.
See www.wildlifewest.org for more information about Wildlife West Nature Park.  The Festivals are supported in part by the New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Santa Fe County and the Town of Edgewood.  Wildlife West Nature Park is a nonprofit organization managed through volunteer support.  The Park is located just 20 minutes east of Albuquerque, off Interstate-40 and legendary Route 66 in Edgewood.

Mariposa Harvest Fair

Sat., Aug. 27,
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Mariposa Community Park
2501 Parkway Avenue
Mariposa, Rio Rancho
Free

There will be food trucks, live music, more than 60 vendors, arts and crafts, a children’s booth. jewelry, yard art and woodworkers among vendors. The silent auction is sponsored by the Artists of Mariposa. There also will be a free $50 raffle drawing every hour. The event is hosted by the Mariposa Lifestyle Committee and the Mariposa Homeowners Association. Mariposa’s community center cafe, Bree’s, Cool Beans,  will also be open. The event and parking is free.  Restrooms are available in the community center.