2024 ABQ Antiquarian Book Fair! The 2024 Albuquerque Antiquarian Book Fair takes place 3:00-8:00 pm Friday, March 15, and 10:00 am-4:00 pm Saturday, March 16 at the Sid Cutter Pilots Pavilion, 4900 Balloon Fiesta Parkway NE (north of the Balloon Museum, off Alameda).  This year is the seventh time at the Pilots Pavilion for the book fair. The Fair features booksellers from across the southwest (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, … Continue reading ABQ Antiquarian Book Fair concludes →

Comic Book Workshop with Don’s Bookstore at the San Pedro Library Curious to learn more about comic books?  2:00-4:00 pm Saturday, March 16, at the San Pedro Library, a representative from Don’s Bookstore along with comics writer Mark Fenton and others will give a presentation on collecting and conserving comics, and creating them.  They also will help participants bring to life a superhero and a story of their very own. … Continue reading Comic Book Workshop @ Library →

The 53rd Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo takes place Friday, March 17-Sunday, March 19! Treasures of the Earth – the 53rd Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo – takes place Friday, March 15 – Sunday, March 17, at the Creative Arts Center on the NM State Fairgrounds. The theme this year is “Vanadinite” – a dense, brittle mineral usually found in the form of red hexagonal crystals. Admission is $2.00 … Continue reading Treasures of the Earth 53 ends →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, March 18, 2024, at 7:30 pm. Location is inside Jason’s Deli (up front) at 2105 Louisiana Blvd NE (across from Bubonicon’s hotel, near I-40). For March 2024, we will discuss The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (2023 Tor trade paperback). While places at which we’ve met stay open a bit later, we’d still like to finish by 9:00 pm – so we try to keep our … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill – the 2024 documentary – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, March 22-25 – 6:00 pm only! Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe – 2024 – 96m. Let’s Make Sunday, March 24, the “Bubonicon” night and fill the house! From make-believe starship captain to a real-life rocketman, William Shatner has led one of the most unique and best-lived lives on the planet.  And while the … Continue reading Bill Shatner Doc @ Guild Cinema →

Nominations for Bubonicon 56 Special Guests (2025) will take place 7:30 pm Friday, March 22, in the Activity Room of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 5301 Ponderosa Ave NE (near Erna Ferguson Library, just off San Mateo between Comanche & Montgomery). Park in the lot behind the church (north side) and use the North entrance. Once inside, the Activity Room will be on your right-hand side. Mark your calendar if you’re … Continue reading B’con 56 Special Guests Nominations →

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World – the 2010 live-action adaptation of a comic book – at the Guild Cinema! Friday, March 22 – 10:30 pm Only! Directed by Edgar Wright – 2010 – 113m – All Seats $12.00 – A New Mexico Entertainment Magazine special event! GET ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE NOW! Join New Mexico Entertainment for our screening of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.  Early-bird pre-sale tickets have the chance … Continue reading “Scott Pilgrim” vs. Guild Cinema →

William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill – the 2024 documentary – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, March 22-25 – 6:00 pm only! Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe – 2024 – 96m. Let’s Make Sunday, March 24, the “Bubonicon” night and fill the house! From make-believe starship captain to a real-life rocketman, William Shatner has led one of the most unique and best-lived lives on the planet.  And while the … Continue reading Bill Shatner Doc @ Guild Cinema →

Impulse – the newly restored 1974 William Shatner psycho killer thriller – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, March 23 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by William Grefé – 1974 – 97m. 50th Anniversary of This William Shatner Psycho Killer Thriller! A Grindhouse Releasing & Box Office Spectaculars Theatrical presentation of one of the most shocking and demented thrillers of the 1970s.  William Shatner stars as Matt Stone, a deranged gigolo … Continue reading Shatner’s “Impulse” @ Guild Cinema →

William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill – the 2024 documentary – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, March 22-25 – 6:00 pm only! Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe – 2024 – 96m. Let’s Make Sunday, March 24, the “Bubonicon” night and fill the house! From make-believe starship captain to a real-life rocketman, William Shatner has led one of the most unique and best-lived lives on the planet.  And while the … Continue reading Bill Shatner Doc @ Guild Cinema →

William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill – the 2024 documentary – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, March 22-25 – 6:00 pm only! Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe – 2024 – 96m. Let’s Make Sunday, March 24, the “Bubonicon” night and fill the house! From make-believe starship captain to a real-life rocketman, William Shatner has led one of the most unique and best-lived lives on the planet.  And while the … Continue reading Bill Shatner Doc @ Guild Cinema →

STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES AT BOOKWORKS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 — 6:00 PM Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians, will be in conversation and sign The Angel of Indian Lake 6:00 pm Wednesday, March 27, at Albuquerque’s Bookworks. Stephen will be in conversation with local author Ramona Emerson, author of Shutter: a Novel. About The Book:  “The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in … Continue reading Stephen Graham Jones @ Bookworks →

Foxy Brown – the 1974 Pam Grier action smash hit – at the Guild Cinema Friday, March 29 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Jack Hill – 1974 – 92m. 50th Anniversary of This Pam Grier Action Smash Hit! It’s clear that Quentin Tarantino is a huge fan: he cast Grier in the title role of his direct homage Jackie Brown, while the one-woman revenge scenario that fuelled the Kill … Continue reading “Foxy Brown” @ Guild Cinema →

Day of the Dead – George Romero’s 1985 zombie classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, March 30 – 10:30 pm only A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE AVAILABLE SOON!  DOOR PRIZES COURTESY OF BUBONICON 55 and SPECTRAL YOUTH! Directed by George Romero – 1985 – 102m.  All Seats $10.00 In this third film in the continuing saga of the undead from writer/director George A. Romero (Night of … Continue reading “Day of the Dead” @ Guild Cinema →

Drive-Away Dolls – the new Ethan Coen film – at the Guild Cinema Monday-Thursday, April 1-4 – 8:15 pm only! Directed by Ethan Coen – 2024 – 84m. Starring Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp & Matt Damon! Written by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, this comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure … Continue reading “Drive-Away Dolls” @ Guild Cinema →

Drive-Away Dolls – the new Ethan Coen film – at the Guild Cinema Monday-Thursday, April 1-4 – 8:15 pm only! Directed by Ethan Coen – 2024 – 84m. Starring Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp & Matt Damon! Written by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, this comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure … Continue reading “Drive-Away Dolls” @ Guild Cinema →

The 2023 NM Renaissance Celtic Festival takes place in Edgewood Friday-Sunday, April 5-7! The 2024 NM Renaissance Celtic Festival takes place Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7, at the Wildlife West Nature Park, 87 East Frontage Road, in Edgewood, NM. Hours are: Friday 10:00 am-6:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am-6:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am-5:00 pm Tickets are: Adults $30.00 Daily at Gate Three-Day Weekend Pass (Adults) $65.00 at Gate Kids … Continue reading 3rd NM Renaissance Celtic Festival →

La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast) – the 1946 Jean Cocteau classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday-Sunday, April 6-7 – 1:00 pm pm only! Directed by Jean Cocteau – 1946 – 93m – France – In French with English subtitles. Part of the Guild Cinema’s ongoing Arthouse Classics & Faves Series – No Matinees Sponsored by local good people Kristina K. Austin!  Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of … Continue reading “La Belle et la Bete” @ Guild Cinema →

Mars Attacks! – Tim Burton’s 1996 All-Star Sci-Fi Comedy – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, April 6 – 10:30 pm only A CAT & COBRA SPECIAL PRESENTATION HOSTED BY SWEET WOLF!   ART BY LOCAL ARTIST DOOM KITTEN! Directed by Tim Burton – 1996 – 107m.  All Seats $10.00 AWAKE, EARTHLINGS!  It’s later than you think.  Don’t miss the hilarious frenzy as Tim Burton directs – and Mars Attacks!  SEE!  Stars … Continue reading “Mars Attacks!” the Guild Cinema →

La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast) – the 1946 Jean Cocteau classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday-Sunday, April 6-7 – 1:00 pm pm only! Directed by Jean Cocteau – 1946 – 93m – France – In French with English subtitles. Part of the Guild Cinema’s ongoing Arthouse Classics & Faves Series – No Matinees Sponsored by local good people Kristina K. Austin!  Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of … Continue reading “La Belle et la Bete” @ Guild Cinema →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “A NIGHT OF SHORTS 15”! Mystery Science Theater 3000‘s Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu are “taking movie riffing back onstage” once again in a livestreamed event – this time 6:00 pm MDT Tuesday, April 9, 2024. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are livestream riffing on on an all-new batch of bizarre vintage shorts in A Night of Shorts … Continue reading The Mads vs “A Night of Shorts 15” →

Lisa Frankenstein – a 2023 horror comedy from a screenplay by the writer of “Jennifer’s Body” – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Thursday, April 9-11 – 6:00 pm only! Directed by Zelda Williams – 2023 – 101m – No Matinees. Starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest & Carla Gugino! A coming of Rage love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager … Continue reading “Lisa Frankenstein” visits Guild Cinema →

Lisa Frankenstein – a 2023 horror comedy from a screenplay by the writer of “Jennifer’s Body” – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Thursday, April 9-11 – 6:00 pm only! Directed by Zelda Williams – 2023 – 101m – No Matinees. Starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest & Carla Gugino! A coming of Rage love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager … Continue reading “Lisa Frankenstein” visits Guild Cinema →

47TH WILLIAMSON LECTURESHIP IN PORTALES, NM THEME IS “OH, THE (IN)HUMANITY” Event takes place at Eastern NM University in Portales, NM.   Special Guest is Texas author Martha Wells.  She is joined by Mistress of Ceremonies Connie Willis of Colorado.  Also expected to attend are Darynda Jones, Jeffe Kennedy, Arkady Martine, Kelly Robson, Vivian Shaw, Lauren C. Teffeau, Ian Tregillis, Sarena Ulibarri, Walter Jon Williams, Cordelia Willis and Courtney Willis, and … Continue reading 47th Williamson Lectureship →

Blackout – the latest from indie horror maestro Larry Fessenden – at the Guild Cinema Friday, April 12 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Larry Fessenden – 2024 – 103m – All Seats Just $8.00. Starring Alex Hurt (Bonding, Minyan, The Good Fight), Addison Timlin (Odd Thomas), Motell Gyn Foster (Marriage Story, Anya, Clickbait), Joseph Castillo-Midyett (The Endgame, The Equalizer), John Speredakos (The Mind’s Eye, Wendigo, Inside Man), Michael Buscemi … Continue reading “Blackout” Comes To Guild Cinema →