Outpost Performance Space launched a $5.2 million campaign to renovate its building (210 Yale SE), pay down the mortgage, and build an endowment, and it hopes to raise $2.8 million for renovations by April.
If funds are raised, a nine-month renovation will begin and classes and shows will move to other venues.
Bernalillo County Water Authority crews are repairing a water main break that occurred Saturday on Paradise Boulevard Northwest near Unser Boulevard, closing Paradise west of Unser and causing temporary outages and low pressure for nearby customers; motorists should avoid the area.
UNM’s Institute for Medieval Studies held its fourth annual Medieval Faire today on Johnson Field, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with hands-on demos like sword fighting, spice blending, a local blacksmith, and vendors from campus + local shops.
Albuquerque Community Safety hosted its third annual Trunk or Treat this year, drawing hundreds for costumes, candy, family dogs, SWAT officers, and a record 1,056-pound pumpkin named Mayfield on display.
UNM is 6-1 and has a 20.3% chance of a 12-team CFP spot as a Group of Six frontrunner, but will need other teams to lose.
If they miss the CFP, the Lobos would likely land in an ESPN Events bowl in December (Frisco Dec. 15; Armed Forces Dec. 22; Cactus Dec. 26).
Graduate Studies will hold the LoboBITES finals Thursday, Nov.
5 at 3 p.m. in Ballroom C in the Student Union Building, where graduate students will give short talks and judges plus attendees will choose winners; top prizes are $1,000, $750, and a $500 People’s Choice award (free reception to follow).
UNM broke ground Oct.
22 on a $130.5 million Humanities & Social Sciences building that will replace the 1974 Humanities site on Main Campus, demolished in 2025. The facility will house eight departments, four interdisciplinary institutes, the Language Learning Center, community event space and classrooms (expected Spring 2029).
A 16-year-old in Socorro County waded into rushing floodwaters to pull several relatives to safety after their truck stalled, but his aunt Grace Clark was swept away and was found dead the next day; the teen, training as a volunteer firefighter, guided others using emergency vehicle and moonlight.
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