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The Albuquerque Tango Festival

Wed. 10/30 10a:  Almost 700 tango lovers from around the country are expected in Albuquerque from October 31 through November 3 for classes, workshops and Argentine dance parties known as "milongas."  The 4th annual Albuquerque Tango Festival is based at the Hotel Albuquerque near Old Town.  Spencer Beckwith speaks with the organizer of the Festival, Daniel Boardman.

Spencer Beckwith reports on the arts for KUNM. For ten years, until March of 2014, Spencer was the producer and host of KUNM's "Performance New Mexico," a weekday morning arts program that included interviews with musicians, writers and performers. Spencer is a graduate of the acting program at the Juilliard School, and, before moving to New Mexico in 2002, was for many years a professional actor based in New York City.