A mariachi band even performed Las Mananitas for the city of Albuquerque. Despite the rain and snow, people were out celebrating the city’s 319th birthday, though the crowds were a little slim.

That is how practice starts for Las Dahlias. "I feel really, really safe with women," said Mari Meza-Burgos, who sings and plays the Mexican vihuela for the mariachi group Las Dahlias.

“I feel like giving back to the community on this side of town because I feel like there are a lot of necessities that are not being met on this side of town, and one of them is fresh produce,” said ...