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Wagogo, born, raised and loved in Albuquerque, NM, is an ecclectic group of musicians that make a rhythmic cocktail out of their Chicano influences, Northern Mexico folk songs, warm calypso island grooves, and the captivating spirit music of Zimbabwe. Their lyrics possess an equally enriching quality, being composed mostly by lead singer Armando Ortega, in a blend of Spanish, English, and the Shona language of Zimbabwe. With such a diverse repertoire, Wagogo inspires a multigenerational crowd to dance and sing, and even gets the old folks weeping with its dedication to preserving the traditional roots of music, in addition to exploring new sounds. Broadcast on radio stations from New Mexico to New York, California, and Zimbabwe, they have been reinvited to the Zimbabwe Music Festival for three years, and will be appearing in many other world music festivals to come. With all the intrigue of the Land of Enchantment, they are definitely a band not to be missed.

Wagogo is one of the longest-standing, most evolved local New Mexico bands of the past decade or so, having released 5 CD's (in three lanuages) "Waking Up" in 1999, "Baile Sosegador" in 2000, "Familia y Amor" in 2001, self-titled "Wagogo" (2003) and has most currently released "Love Music" (2007) on which their previous flirtations with African rhythms and indigenous melodies have coalesced into a stunning example of what a group of musicians can accomplish when their collective influences are simply allowed to flow freely.

Currently consisting of Armando Ortega (vocals, guitar, mbira, banjo, seperewa, percussion); longtime musical partner Teles Sanchez (guitar, vocals) and Alyson Steinman (bass, vocals), plus many friends. Wagogo utilizes a host of guest musicians live and on their recordings which lends the band a unique familial quality that's instantly gratifying.

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The City of Albuquerque and Wild Oats Natural Marketplace present the Sustainable Foods Festival on Friday, August 17, 6:00 - 9:00pm. Participants will enjoy a movie in the Aquarium Theater and taste delectable samples of "sustainably-grown" foods, including locally grown fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood. BioPark staff will offer demonstrations on aquaculture and gardening. You can meet with local farmers, learn about the "slow foods" movement and discover the benefits of sustainable agriculture and how anyone with a small plot of soil, a hoop house or even a container garden, can support sustainability! Located at 2601 Central Ave. NW, the Aquarium and Botanic Garden will be open for the event.

Title: The Recovery of the Atlantic (Kemp's) Ridley Sea Turtle

Presenter: Dr. Milford Fletcher, retired Chief Scientist, National Park Service

Presented by Dr. Milford Fletcher who retired from the National Park Service as Chief Scientist of the Southwest Region. Dr. Fletcher will discuss his participation in the creation of the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempi) nesting site on Padre Island in Texas, and the research and conservation efforts that may be saving the world’s most endangered sea turtle.

In 1978 the entire population on earth was estimated to be 800 individuals, and the only known nesting beach was at Rancho Nuevo, Mexico, about 200 miles south of Brownsville, Texas. In 1986 the International Union for the Conservation of Nature declared the Kemp’s Ridley to be one of the twelve most endangered species (of any taxa) in the world. A coalition of 4 scientists representing three U.S. government agencies and Mexico commenced an ambitious program to establish a new nesting beach at Padre Island National Seashore, managed by the National Park Service. The Ridley nesting population at Padre Island is currently on a slow but steady increase. The total population of Ridleys was estimated in 2000 to be 1200, and in 2003 to be more than 2500. Officials are now guardedly optimistic about the future of the smallest of all sea turtles.

In addition to his work on the Atlantic Ridley Recovery program, Dr Fletcher supervised science and resource management activities for all NPS areas in 6 southern states, including Texas, and has also conducted extensive research on bats, mountain lions, Peregrine falcons, cave dwellers and a variety of other subjects. He worked as an ecologist in India for two months and recently spent 6 months in Jordan addressing ecological problems associated with the expansion of Petra Archeological Park. He is currently retired and resides in the East Mountains near Albuquerque.

Visitors to the Aquarium can view three species of Sea Turtle: Loggerhead, Hawksbill, and Kemp’s Ridley. The Ridley was a hatchling at the Padre Island nest site, but was kept in captivity because of a deformed shell.

Lectures take place in the Aquarium Theater.

Fish Collecting in the Bahamas.
October 10-17, 2007

Spend a "working vacation" aboard the R/V Coral Reef II in the warm tripical waters of Bimini. You'll be scuba diving and catching fish for the Albuquerque Aquarium. (Scuba certification required.) The cost of the trip is $2,889 per person, not including airfare to and from Miami. For more information, please call 848-7176.

**See BioPark website for flyer and trip application.

Fish Collecting in the Bahamas.
October 10-17, 2007

Spend a "working vacation" aboard the R/V Coral Reef II in the warm tripical waters of Bimini. You'll be scuba diving and catching fish for the Albuquerque Aquarium. (Scuba certification required.) The cost of the trip is $2,889 per person, not including airfare to and from Miami. For more information, please call 848-7176.

**See BioPark website for flyer and trip application.

Fish Collecting in the Bahamas.
October 10-17, 2007

Spend a "working vacation" aboard the R/V Coral Reef II in the warm tripical waters of Bimini. You'll be scuba diving and catching fish for the Albuquerque Aquarium. (Scuba certification required.) The cost of the trip is $2,889 per person, not including airfare to and from Miami. For more information, please call 848-7176.

**See BioPark website for flyer and trip application.

Fish Collecting in the Bahamas.
October 10-17, 2007

Spend a "working vacation" aboard the R/V Coral Reef II in the warm tripical waters of Bimini. You'll be scuba diving and catching fish for the Albuquerque Aquarium. (Scuba certification required.) The cost of the trip is $2,889 per person, not including airfare to and from Miami. For more information, please call 848-7176.

**See BioPark website for flyer and trip application.

Fish Collecting in the Bahamas.
October 10-17, 2007

Spend a "working vacation" aboard the R/V Coral Reef II in the warm tripical waters of Bimini. You'll be scuba diving and catching fish for the Albuquerque Aquarium. (Scuba certification required.) The cost of the trip is $2,889 per person, not including airfare to and from Miami. For more information, please call 848-7176.

**See BioPark website for flyer and trip application.