🌱 How a Santa Fe art show spotlights Black history near Roswell

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Santa Fe art show spotlights Black history near Roswell

Also on today's calendar: A Fundraiser Event for Albuquerque's Unhoused and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny with a warm wind, with a high of 87 and low of 42 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, temps: high: 70, low: 44.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• New Mexico Museum of Art reimagines America at 250 (abqjournal.com subscription) — A new exhibition in Santa Fe includes a powerful video about Blackdom, an early African American settlement near the Roswell area, tying local history into a broader look at American identity in 2026. “Rooted Strong: Visions of America from New Mexico” runs through Sept. 7 at the New Mexico Museum of Art, highlighting diverse New Mexican stories through 86 artworks and live performances.
   

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📸 Around Roswell

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Roswell

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Jeeves in Bloom
  Roswell Community Little Theatre, 1717 S Union Ave, Roswell
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Artfaire 2026 ~ Local, Original, History, and Heritage
  Roswell Wool , 212 E 4th St , Roswell
  9:00 am
• Sandia Prep Varsity Baseball @ NMMI
  New Mexico Military Institute , 101 W College Blvd , Roswell
  12:00 pm
• Circus Golden Star
  Eastern New Mexico State Fair , 2055 SE Main St , Roswell
  7:00 pm
• Ravel & Tchaikovsky
  Pearson Auditorium , 101 W College Blvd , Roswell
  7:30 pm

Sunday April 19

• Artfaire 2026 - Local, Original, History, and Heritage
  Roswell Wool , 212 E 4th St , Roswell
  9:00 am
• Jeeves in Bloom
  Roswell Community Little Theatre , 1717 S Union Ave , Roswell
  2:30 pm
• Circus Golden Star
  Eastern New Mexico State Fair , 2055 SE Main St , Roswell
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• A Fundraiser Event for Albuquerque's Unhoused
  Cathedral of St John , 318 Silver Ave SW , Albuquerque
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Goddard Rockets vs Portales Rams
  Goddard High School , 701 E Country Club Rd , Roswell
  5:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Communication Skills / Public Speaking Workshop
  Learning Resource Center , 58 University Blvd , Roswell
  11:00 am

Thursday April 23

• Braxton Keith
  The Liberty, Inc , 312 N Virginia Ave , Roswell
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Dzaki Sukarno Supporting Tyce Delk in Roswell, NM
  The Liberty, Inc , 312 N Virginia Ave , Roswell
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Come join us at Central Nazarene Church for some chicken and beef tacos and for Jesus!
  Come be our guest dinner is free! 901 E Country Club Rd (Nextdoor North Sky)

• Constructors, Inc. posted a job opening for Scale Technician in Roswell. Apply here.
• Chilli's posted a job opening for Busser - Roswell Chili's in Roswell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Roswell here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ruidoso

• Mescalero Apache Tribe president says she was suspended. Here's what we know (ruidosonews.com)
• Love 4 Pets: Jax (Lincoln County), Chip (Bernalillo County) (kob.com)

Carlsbad

• In Planning a Mars Mission, Scientists Find an Analog in a Desert Cave (marfapublicradio.org)
• 8 Historic New Mexico Theaters Still Showing Films (newmexicomagazine.org)
• New Mexico becomes first state to classify PFAS-laden firefighting foam as hazardous waste (santafenewmexican.com)

Alamogordo

• After national title win, PV powerlifter Haleigh Doyle adds third consecutive state crown (navajotimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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