Getting To Know Trees

Music Crew: MTV Unplugged - Week 2 drop in class available
2025-07-16 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Filling Station on Saavedra, 225 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States
Journey back to the era of flannel, grunge, and iconic acoustic performances in this unique music class for adults! “MTV Unplugged: The Acoustic ’90s” offers a deep dive into the legendary live sessions that epitomized the decade.
Join the Band with Music Crew
In Music Crew we’ll focus on working together to play as a band!. All instrumentalist and vocalists are welcome to join. Musicians from all experience levels are encouraged. Both beginning and experienced musicians/singers will find value in balancing collective work and individual expression.
Music Crew is an eight-week class that happens on Wednesday evenings, July 9 – August 27, 2025. There are class credits available to attend all eight, four classes (dates of your choosing), or individual classes (dates of your choosing.
Those options and more are available at the Music Crew Store page.

tiny grocer Community Supper - July 17, 2025
2025-07-17 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Tiny Grocer, 1919 Old Town Road NW #6, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, United States
Pay-What-You-Can community supper – any amount goes – zero to infinity
Join us on our patio for a delicious meal – and all proceeds beyond what covers our food costs and labor go to feeding our neighbors with the help of ABQ Mutual Aid.

House Concert at the Saavedra Filling Station
2025-07-19 17:30 - 21:00 UTC | The Filling Station on Saavedra, 225 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States
The show will feature local performers Maria McCullough, Grace McCullough, Gracielx aka g.sparx and Jason McInnes. In addition, traveling from Flagstaff, AZ will be the impassioned musicians Blue Rivera, Xipe Rivera, and The Wimp Dogs (Philip Dawkins and Dave Pischke).
AND, good dirt farm and will be selling some of their beautiful offerings. Gracielx aka g.sparx will be offering their children’s books for sale, as well as heart medicines and candles they made that are inspired by the book. They will also have free coloring pages for young ones.
Contribution: $5 to $25, with no one being turned away because of a lack of funds
Please bring a chair, or blanket for sitting (and we’ll have some available if you forget 🙂
Accessibility: The concert space is wheelchair accessible. There is a composting toilet and access to unfiltered drinking water. The path to both is covered in wood chips and a little uneven at points.

Music Crew: MTV Unplugged - Week 3 - drop in class available
2025-07-23 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Filling Station on Saavedra, 225 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States

Virtual Listening Party for Letting Go by MiKela Sanchez
2025-07-27 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Bandcamp.com
Join Grace, Jason & maria for a free listening party of Letting Go by miKela Sanchez (who is maria’s Mama Grace) We’ll be able to write to each other in the chat during the listening AND we’ll offer the option to meet on Zoom post listening for more conversation. Love, g, J & m
RSVP to receive the link

Music Crew: MTV Unplugged - Week 4 - drop in class available
2025-07-30 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Filling Station on Saavedra, 225 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States

Community Music at Chispas Farm - August 5, 2025
2025-08-05 04:30 - 18:30 (America/Denver) | Chispas Farm, 229 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States
Join our wonderful neighbors Jason and Maria for an afternoon of community-supported music making.
All music experience levels, especially beginners, are welcome. Grab your guitars, fiddles, whistles, banjos, trumpets, drums or anything else and join us in the beautiful woodsy at Chispas Farm on August 5!
Jason is an educator, musician and visual artist. You can find him at Getting to Know Trees: Creative Inquires with Jason McInnes. knowingtrees.com
Stay tuned for upcoming Farmily Music dates and times with Maria.
No experience encouraged. All ages.
Accessibility: The property has paths covered in wood chips, pretty flat, and very spread out. Once you arrive at the farm, you can park along the Eastside fence, enter through the gate, and make your way to the woods on the northwest corner of the property.

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Únase a los vecinos Jason y María para una tarde de música apoyada por la comunidad.
Todos los niveles de experiencia músical, especialmente los principiantes, son bienvenidos. ¡Traigan sus guitarras, violines, silbatos, banjos, trompetas, tambores o cualquier otra cosa y únete a nosotros en la zona bonita boscosa en Chispas Farm el 25 de junio!
Jason es un maestro, músico y artista visual. Encontrarlo a knowingtrees.com.
Estén atentos a las próximas fechas y horarios de Farmily Music con María.
Música comunitaria en la recogida de CSA.
No se necesita ninguna experiencia. Todas las edades.
Accesibilidad: la propiedad tiene caminos cubiertos de virutas de madera, en su mayor parte planos. Se puede estacionar al lado este de la cerca y entrar por la verja.

Music Crew: MTV Unplugged - Week 5 - drop in class available
2025-08-06 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Filling Station on Saavedra, 225 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States

Grateful Deadhead Ensemble End-of-Session Set
2025-08-10 01:00 - 02:00 UTC | Canteen Brewhouse, 2381 Aztec NE, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM, 87107, United States
Never miss a Sunday show!
Grateful Deadhead Ensemble class will sharing our summer’s worth of music.
Come enjoy the music, beer, food and shade in one of the great bar patios in Alquerque.

Music Crew: MTV Unplugged - Week 6 - drop in class available
2025-08-13 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Filling Station on Saavedra, 225 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States

Music Crew: MTV Unplugged - Week 7 - drop in class available
2025-08-20 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Filling Station on Saavedra, 225 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States

tiny grocer Community Supper - August 21, 2025
2025-08-21 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Tiny Grocer, 1919 Old Town Road NW #6, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, United States

Music Crew: MTV Unplugged - Week 8 - drop in class available
2025-08-27 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Filling Station on Saavedra, 225 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States

CANCELED - Play Music on the Porch
2025-08-30 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Tiny Grocer, 1919 Old Town Road NW #6, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, United States
I’ll be playing solo set at the tiny grocer

Week 1 of Guitar Crew - Early Fall 2025
2025-09-10 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Filling Station on Saavedra, 225 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States
Wednesday evenings, Sept 10 through Oct. 8, 2025.
Guitar Crew is an in-person group guitar class for both beginning and experienced guitar players who find value in balancing collective work and individual expression.
Learn more at https://www.knowingtrees.com/guitar-crew

Workshops at the Albuquerque Folk Festival
2025-09-28 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | NM
I’ll be hosting a Harmonica Orchestra: First Rehearsal and The Gather-All with Jason McInnes at this years’ festival.
More details coming soon!

Week 1 of Grateful Dead Head Ensemble - Fall 2025
2025-10-07 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | FUSION, 708 1st Street Southwest, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
Get on the bus with your intrepid teacher Jason McInnes, and your fellow Deadheads gather for this eight-week adult education music class dedicated to exploring and performing the music of the Grateful Dead.
The class includes hands-on instruction, group rehearsals, and opportunities to jam in a relaxed, collaborative setting. Whether you’re a guitarist, bassist, vocalist, keyboardist, drummer, or other instrumentalist, you’ll gain new insight into the Dead’s music through playing it among a generous, encouraging community.

Week 1 of Guitar Crew - Late Fall 2025
2025-11-05 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Filling Station on Saavedra, 225 Saavedra Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States
Wednesday evenings, Nov. 5 through Dec. 17, 2025.
Guitar Crew is an in-person group guitar class for both beginning and experienced guitar players who find value in balancing collective work and individual expression.
Learn more at https://www.knowingtrees.com/guitar-crew
