Past Events

We will be leading our second annual Jane's Walk tours through Raynolds Addition neighborhood. We are excited to participate in this annual global event in honor of Jane Jacobs, an advocate for urban planning. Come join us and learn cool and interesting things about the Raynolds Addition neighborhood. Even if you have lived here a long time, you may be surprised at the hidden gems in our neighborhood.

We will be hosting a block party to cheer on the participants of the Run for the Zoo event. We will provide snacks. Bring your own coffee. Feel free to bring snacks to share. Bring your favorite noise makers! Support Java Joe's by ordering coffee and breakfast items from them. Show up when you can and leave when you need to. Go runners! Go walkers!

RANA Rendezvous returns! Meet us at the DWNTNR Lounge in the newly opened Arrive Albuquerque Hotel (formerly Hotel Blue). Bring your neighbors and come for a (mostly) spontaneous gathering/neighborhood ‘cash mob’ to check out and welcome the new hotel. They have a lounge with weekend brunch and other good offerings. See you there! All welcome! No RSVP needed. Just join in.

Photos from our annual tradition of setting out luminarias on Christmas Eve in Bennie Hargrove Park next to Washington Middle School. Many thanks to the students at Washington Middle School for their beautiful hand-decorated bags!

Join us for our annual National Night Out party. Nachos and fixings from La Mexicana Tortialla Co will be provided. Live local music. Bring your favorite dessert or summer salad to share. If you can, bring your own plates and utensils to help us stay eco-friendly. More details in our upcoming newsletters.

We will be leading our first ever Jane's Walk tours through Raynolds Addition neighborhood. We are excited to join this annual global event in honor of Jane Jacobs, an advocate for urban planning. Come join us and learn cool and interesting things about the Raynolds Addition neighborhood. Even if you have lived here a long time, you may be surprised at the hidden gems in our neighborhood.

We will be hosting a block party to cheer on the participants of the Run for the Zoo event. We will provide coffee and snacks. Feel free to bring snacks to share. Bring your favorite noise makers! Support Java Joe's by ordering breakfast items from them. Show up when you can and leave when you need to. Go runners! Go walkers!

We will be participating in the One Albuquerque Cleanup Day. We will meet at Bennie Hargrove Park and split up into teams to clean alleys and sidewalks in our neighborhood. The city is supplying grabbers, gloves, and trashbags. We will serve pizza afterwards to celebrate our spiffed up neighborhood.

Join us for an informal neighborhood get-together to chat and support a local business.

Join us for an informal neighborhood get-together to chat and support a local business.

Join us for an informal neighborhood get-together to chat and support a local business.

Join us for an informal neighborhood get-together to chat and support a local business.

Come help us set up our traditional luminaria display at Bennie Hargrove Park. We will provide the lighters, candles, and filled bags. Then stay to admire our beautiful work!

Come join us at our annual meeting! Everyone is welcome. Our social hour starts at 6pm. We will provide pizza. Bring a desert or side dish if you like. Starting at 7pm, we will review our accomplishments of the past year and elect new board members.

With the help of Councilman Isaac Benton's office, RANA received a grant from the Parks and Recreation department to plant 100 trees in our neighborhood in collaboration with TreeNM. The NeighborWoods program provides free shade trees along our streets to help cool our neighborhood. TreeNM will plant the trees on Saturday morning, October 7, 2023.

Our last event in the RANA 2023 Summer Series at Bennie Hargrove Park has been changed from a potluck to a family picnic and play night (due to permitting issues for food sharing). Music & games too! ALL WELCOME! Come enjoy the park and your neighbors and then go check out the rest of ArtWalk up the street.

Enjoy a free screening of a family-friendly movie. Snacks provided by CABQ Parks & Rec department.

RANA partnered with the organization Neighborhood Pollinators Corridor Project to distribute pollinator plants to neighbors in order to increase pollinator insects in our neighborhood.

OffCenter arts provides guided art making for all ages. Puppet performers. Live, local music and a food truck.

Join us for our annual National Night Out party. Tacos and pizza. Live local music. Bring your favorite dessert. If you can, bring your own plates and utensils to help us stay eco-friendly. More details in our upcoming newsletters.

Time to play in the park! Games and sports from CABQ Parks & Recs Department. Live, local music and a food truck.

Swap clothes and strut your stuff on the runway or just enjoy the show. Food truck and live DJ.

City officials, Representative Pamelya Hearndon, members of Bennie Hargrove's family and neighbors came together to re-dedicate Washington Middle School Park as Bennie J Hargrove Park to honor his memory.

Bring your own chair and noise makers to cheer on the runners and walkers! Coffee kindly provided by Java Joe's.