🌱 Beyond Van Gogh Exhibit Closes Temporarily + ABQ Homeless Solutions

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First, today's weather:

Sunny with winds subsiding. High: 85 Low: 54.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Albuquerque today:

1. As part of the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO), there are many suggestions for how ABQ can help its homeless, and Councilor Brook Bassan wants them to pass. A few suggestions have been to use motel conversions for affordable housing, to provide Safe Outdoor Spaces, or to designate areas as Living Lots. You can learn more about these proposed solutions here. (Albuquerque Journal)
2. According to organizers, the "Beyond Van Gogh" exhibit will close temporarily through May 24 to upgrade its customer experience. Any guests who had tickets during the closure will be able to receive full refunds or choose another date to come in. In response to the closure, the exhibit will now extend through Jun. 26. (Albuquerque Journal)
3. Culture and language were celebrated over the weekend at an Albuquerque school festival. Students at the Albuquerque School of Excellence decorated the school with presentations about different countries around the world, and some students even performed culturally-specific songs and dances. (KRQE News 13)

Today in Albuquerque:

• The Surrealist Dreamers Of New Mexico At Fusion (5:30 PM)
• Monday Power Vinyasa Flow At North Domingo Baca Park (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Mark your calendars! On Tuesday, May 10, the Albuquerque Animal Welfare Center will be taking reservations for up to 100 FREE spay/neuter surgeries for cats! Albuquerque cat parents who wish to take advantage of this service should visit AWD’s website www.cabq.gov/pets to make an appointment. (Facebook)
• The Mariachis de Nuevo México are back on Saturday, May 14! Join the Albuquerque Isotopes for a night of dancing, music, baseball, and post-game fireworks, weather permitting.(Instagram)
• The Albuquerque Fire Rescue thanks the Bernalillo County Fire Department for hosting Special Olympics NM Law Enforcement Torch Run Dodgeball Tournament! AFR took home a well-earned second place. Congratulations to first-place winners BCFD. (Facebook)

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About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.