June 2006
June 1
Live Music “A Midday Atlantic” and “Sound-On-Film”
The Bean, 201 Avenida de Mesilla. 6 pm – 9 pm.
Charge: $3. All ages welcome. 505-523-0560.
June 1
Live Music “Soulshine”
Eddie’s Bar and Grill, 901 Avenida de Mesilla. 6 pm –
8 pm. Acoustic Soul with a little Rock ‘n Roll. 505-524-8603.
June 1
Live Music “Steve Smith Solo”
High Desert Brewery Company,
1201 W. Hadley Avenue. 8 pm. Smith will be showcased
on mandolin, mandocello, guitar and vocals. Must be 21
years of age or older. 505-525-6752.
June 1 - 5
William Seager Exhibit,
"Off the Beaten Path: Desert Landscapes from
Back Country Trails"
Branigan Cultural Center,
Richardson Gallery, 500 N. Water Street. Opening
reception on Friday, May 5 from 5 pm - 7 pm. Gallery hours:
10 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday, 9 am - 1 pm Saturday.
Seager's landscapes depict a land of rugged beauty. The
basis of the paintings' subject is geological research of the
Chihuahuan Desert as well as exposed intrusions of gypsum.
Free and open to the public. 505-541-2155. http://museums.las-cruces.org
June 1 - 11
Black Box
Theatre Presents, "Songs for a New World”
No Strings
Theatre Company, 430 N. Downtown Mall. Call for times.
Thursday 7 pm, Friday and Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 2:30
pm. By Jason Robert Brown, directed by Megan McQueen. In
this musical review featuring Issac Quiroga and Megan McQueen,
the audience is transported from the deck of a 1492 Spanish
sailing ship to a ledge 57 storied above Fifth Avenue to
meet a startling array of characters. Regular admission $9 students
and seniors (over 65) $8 and Thursday bargain night, all seats
$6. 505-523-1223. www.no-strings.org
June 1 - 14
“Distant Connection,” Ceramic and Fabric Art
Show with Heather Bradley (clay) and Rachel Downs (fiber)
White Raven Studios, 425 W.
Griggs Avenue. Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday
12 pm – 5 pm. Heather Bradley creates wheel-thrown ceramic
vessels hand-carved and painted; each piece tells its own elaborate
story through color, texture and form. Rachel Downs will capture
your eye with her fabric art: textural compositions of complex
layered vibrant fabrics. 505-525-9543. www.white-raven-studios.com
June 1 - 25
Wine and Watercolors at Teacup Garden Studio
Exhibit
Blue Teal Vineyards Wine Tasting Room, 720 Avenida
de Mesilla. Hours: 11 am – 6 pm Monday – Thursday,
11 am – 8 pm Friday – Saturday, 12 pm – 6 pm Saturday. 505-373-1971
or teacupgarden@zianet.com
June 1 - 30
Ed Moss Exhibit
Las Cruces Convention and Visitors Bureau, 211 N. Water
Street. Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm. As an artist,
Ed Moss was a late starter. Since becoming a full-time artist,
Ed is devoted to continuing his self-taught art career and creative
works in several media, with oil being his favorite. Ed gained
local recognition by being juried into a recent figural show depicting
the human form, at the McCray Gallery on the Western New Mexico University
campus in Silver City, NM. His artwork is being collected by private
collectors in five states. 505-541-2444. www.lascrucescvb.org
June 1 - 30
Legends in Leather Saddle Makers of the Southwest
Exhibit
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping
Springs Road. Monday - Saturday 9 am - 5
pm, Sunday 12 noon - 5 pm. For generations, their
hand-tooled creation have connected horse and rider.
As both artists and craftsmen, saddle makers
designed and built a valuable tool that included a unique
artistic touch. The exhibit will feature an old-fashioned
saddle store with all types of tack, an area where local
saddle makers can demonstrate their craft, an interactive
area that includes children's activities and show the steps
to making a saddle, and an historic area that will profile
two of the top saddle makers in the Southwest - Austin "Slim"
Green and S. D. Myres. Several of Green's and Myres' saddles
will be on display. This large, new exhibition at the museum
will bring long-overdue recognition to the art of saddle making.
$3 adults, $2 Seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17), 5
and under free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
June 1 – 30
Nanci Bissell and Ann Peck Art Exhibit
Mesilla Valley Fine Art Gallery, 2470A Calle
de Guadalupe. Gallery hours: Monday - Saturday 10
am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm. Bissell, a Texas native, studied
art at Texas A&M, Brunswick College in Brunswick, Georgia,
and with a number of locally and regionally known artists.
Her works in a wide range of subject matters reflect a charming
sense of humor and convey her love of Southwest and Western subjects.
Peck’s lovely and colorful paintings, also with a picante Southwestern
flavor, convey the beauty and charm of old adobes, dark-eyed children,
desert landscapes, and many other distinctly New Mexican subjects.
Ann is largely self-taught but has studied figure drawing with
noted artists Carl Coker and Joe Hidalgo, and has studied watercolors
in workshops with various artists. Ann paints with pastels
and watercolor, preferring pastels for portraiture. 505-522-2933.
June 1 - 30
New Mexico State University
presents a Peruvian Exhibit, “Peru Mestizo:
Life and Art in a Colonial Kingdom”
New Mexico State University
Museum, Kent Hall on University Avenue, Gallery Hours:
12 pm – 4 pm Tuesday – Saturday. Exhibit opens May
2 at 12 pm. Through photographic images of paintings
and architecture, the exhibit will focus on colonial life in
Peru and the unique style of art produced by the Cuzco school
of Peruvian-born mestizo and Indian painters in the 17th and
18th centuries. Globally acclaimed artist Jose Higinion
Perea, also known as the “Artist of Peru,” will exhibit several
of his paintings in conjunction with the exhibit. 505-646-3739.
www.nmsu.edu
June 1 - 30
"Open Range: The Art of R. Wm. and
Nolan Winkler"
Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping
Springs Road. Museum hours: Monday - Saturday 9
am - 5 pm. Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm. Join us for this showing
of the art of Hillsboro artists R. Wm. And Nolan Winkler.
Though vastly different in terms of mediums and style, the common
thread to the Winklers' art is the open range -- from R. Wm.'s Western-themed
sculptural assemblages inspired by open range cowboy life, and
Nolan's striking paintings and prints of range grasses. Museum
Admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17),
5 and under free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
June 1 - 30
Pottery from the Americas
University Art Gallery, New Mexico State
University, Williams Hall, east of Solano on University Avenue.
Gallery hours: 10 am – 5 pm Tuesday – Friday, 10 am –
7 pm Thursday, 1 pm – 5 pm Saturday – Sunday. This is the
largest contemporary art gallery in south-central New Mexico.
A unique and comprehensive collection of both prehistoric and
historical pottery. This collection includes almost 600 pottery
vessels that reflect the vibrant artistry and beauty of Southwestern
and Mesoamerican ceramics. 505-646-2545. http://artdepartment.nmsu.edu
June 1- 30
Shelley Black Art Exhibit
Nash Gallery, 1701 Calle
de Mercado. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday
10 am - 5 pm. Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm. An internationally
renowned artist whose work ranges from vibrantly interpreted
landscapes to life-like portraiture. 505-523-2311.
June 1 - 30
Southwest Environmental Center presents, “The
Next Generation: Young Artists Look at the Southwest’s
Endangered Natural Heritage”
Southwest Environmental Center, Cottonwood
Gallery, 275 North Downtown Mall. Gallery hours:
9 am - 6 pm Monday - Friday. Art exhibition focuses on the
endangered plants and animals of the Southwest. The juried
show will feature pieces by student artists in Lynn Middle School's
Visual Arts Magnet Program under the tutelage of Kristin Boren, as
well as students in Ramon Vasquez' digital photography class at Alma
D' Arte Charter High School. The first student art show held at
the Cottonwood Gallery, the artwork represents plant and animals native
to the grasslands of Otero Mesa as well as those found in the Rio Grande
Valley. Both are important natural areas in southern New Mexico
where the Southwest Environmental Center is working to protect native
species and their habitats. The show is timely in that May 11 was
recently declared Endangered Species Day by the U.S. Senate. 505-522-5552.
www.wildmesquite.org
June 1 - 30
Sunset Stroll Nature Walk
White Sands National Monument, 45 miles east on Highway
70. A leisurely one-hour ranger-guided walk. Experience sunset
over the white sands and see the plants and animals of the dune field.
A photographer's delight. Starts at a sign along the dune drive.
$3 per person (16 years and under free). 505-679-2599/505-479-6124.
www.nps.gov/whsa
June 2
Live Music “Ball Gag” and “Roberta Sparrow”
Stimulations House of Espresso,1001
E. University Avenue, Suite B1. 6 pm. 505-521-1565.
June 2
Live Music “Catheter,” “Insect Warfare”&
“Eat This!”
The University House, 1343 University
Avenue. 6 pm. FREE. All Age Show!
June 2
Live Music "Copa de Oro Trio" and "Comanche"
Victoria's It's Time To Dance, 2395
N. Solano Drive. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Copa de Oro Trio and 9
pm - 1:30 am Comanche. 505-523-0440 .
June 2
Live Music “Synthetic Elements” and
“No Regrets”
Hurricane Alley, 1490 Missouri Avenue.
10 pm. 505-532-9358.
June 2
Live Music “Mariachi Gonzales,”
Fiesta Fridays
Eddie’s Bar & Grill, 901
Avenida de Mesilla. Call for time. 505-524-8603.
June 2
New Mexico State University Department of Astronomy
presents: "Astronomy Night"
New Mexico State University campus observatory,
located east of Williams Avenue, near the running track.
8:30 pm. Weather permitting, participants will observe the
moon and the planets Jupiter and Saturn. Astronomy personnel
on hand will be faculty member Anatoly Klypin and several graduate
students. Admission is free and children are welcome.
505-646-4438.
June 2 - 3
SummerFest 06 Championship Bull riding
Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds,
11 miles west of Las Cruces at 12125 Robert Larsen Blvd., exit
132, I-10. Doors open at 4 pm, bull riding at 7 pm, concert
at 8:30 pm. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door, children
5 and under free. Contracted by: Owen Washburn, 1988
PBR World Champion; W. L. Livestock-Tim Webb. Concerts:
Billy Dean on June 2, Emilio Navaira on June 3. 505-524-8602.
June 2 - 8
“Why We Fight”
The Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, one
block south of the Plaza. 7:30 pm nightly (Sunday matinee at 2:30
pm only). Eugene Jarecki’s documentary about the corporatization
of war opens with a potent touch of irony: footage of President
Dwight Eisenhower, in his 1961 farewell address, warning the nation
against the encroaching “military-industrial complex.” This
film indicts the marriage between arms and profit by painstakingly
chronicling the growth of a military economy under both Democratic
and Republican administrations. It is a somber polemic that presents
a convincing case against using war as an economic booster.
Doors open at 6:45 pm. Ticket prices: Regular $6, students/seniors $5,
members, children & Wednesday’s $4. 505-524-8287. www.fountaintheatre.org
June 2 - 30
Paul Schranz’s Photography Exhibit
Museum of Art, Main Gallery, North Downtown
Mall. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday
9 am - 1 pm. Reception on Friday, June 2 from 5 pm - 7 pm during
the monthly Ramble downtown. With 39 years experience as a
photographic artist, Schranz now finds himself working in two contrasting
directions: traditional and digitally manipulated images.
In this exhibit is a sampling of landscape, figure studies and abstract
works, both black and white and color, taken at locations across
the country. While traditional in subject matter, reminiscent
of his roots working with west coast photographers, Schranz’s photographs
are all quality carbon pigment prints with an archival life of over
200 years. Admission is free and open to the public. 505-541-2137.
http://museums.las-cruces.org
June 2 - 30
Stacy Neff Sculpture Exhibit, “Trifid’s Eve”
Museum of Art, Main Gallery, North Downtown
Mall. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday
9 am - 1 pm. Reception on Friday, June 2 from 5 pm - 7 pm.
Her sculptures are fabricated with blown glass, fiberglass and
resin combined with the ancient art of glassblowing with contemporary
auto body techniques. Natural structure in form and the geometry
of nature are joined in Neff’s artworks. Admission is free
and open to the public. 505-541-2137. http://museums.las-cruces.org
June 2 - 30
Spirit of Las Cruces-Juried
Exhibition
Museum of Art,
Main Gallery, North Downtown Mall. Gallery hours:
Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday 9 am - 1 pm. A juried
exhibition of works in all media, open to artists of Las
Cruces and Dona Ana County. Reception on Friday, June 2
from 5 pm - 7 pm. Admission is free and open to the public.
505-541-2137. http://museums.las-cruces.org
June 3
3rd Annual
Las Cruces Arthritis Walk
Young Park,
1905 E. Nevada Avenue. 9:30 am. 5K (3.1 mile) Walk with
a 1 Mile option. Help us Walk for a Cure this June
and help raise awareness funds for the continued programs
for the 66 million Americans and 300,000 children living with
arthritis today!! Join us for our Annual Hero's Breakfast
at 8:30 am. This is a free breakfast that is for everyone
living with arthritis and their families and is held in the park.
Registration for the walk will begin at 9 am with the walk beginning
at 9:30 am. Whether you want to sign up as a team
or help out on the day of the event, there are many ways to
get involved. 877-232-2898. www.arthritis.org or
sabel@arthritis.org or www.lascrucesarthritiswalk.kintera.org
June 3
Children’s Beach Tea
Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida
de Mesilla. 2 pm - 4 pm. Terry Alvarez
tells stories at a tea for children. Lemonade and children’s
treats add to the festivities. Free. 505-524-1886.
June 3
Choral Association of
Southern New Mexico presents, “Trek and Treat”
Graciously hosted by
Joe and June Lee at 6740 Bask Lane, Raasaf Hills.
5:30 pm. A TREK around the Lee’s international sculpture
garden; munch delicious hors d’oeuvre treats as you go,
taste delectable wines from New Mexico and around the country,
listen to an outdoor concert at the Lee’s sculpture amphitheater
by NMSU’s Cathedral Singers, savor some divine desserts, and finally,
enjoy a silent auction for some amazing wine and food. $60
per person fee benefits NMSU Choral program. 505-646-2067. www.nmsu.edu
June 3
Green Laser-Guided Tour
White Sands National Monument, 45 miles east
on Highway 70. Activities begin at 8:30 pm with a slide
program. John Gilkison and Charles Wilson will present this
special astronomy program. This evening program will feature
the beautiful New Mexico sky. Learn the summer constellation
and ancient legends of the stars. Observe the planets Saturn, Jupiter,
and the Moon. The 1st Quarter Moon will be featured using a video
camera to put lunar features on television monitors, and moon maps
will be provided. Globular Clusters including the famous Omega
Centaurus will be observed, and double stars will be showcased.
The Milky Way will be on the horizon all around, and thus not visible
in bright moonlight, the beautiful constellation Scorpius will be completely
above the horizon by program’s end. The Dunes Drive will close
and visitors must exit the park at the conclusion of the program.
$3 (17 and over). 505-679-2599, ext. 230/505-479-6124. www.nps.gov/whsa
June 3
Hadley Centre Outdoor Art and
Collectible Sale
Glenn Cutter Jewelers
& Gallery, 2640 El Paseo Road. 9 am - 2 pm.
All Galleries and other businesses in Hadley Centre will have
art for sale outside and will include art, gifts, decorator items,
furniture, antiques and much more. 505-524-4300.
June 3
Hand Papermaking Event, Session 1
White Raven Studios, 425 W. Griggs Avenue.
9 am – 12 pm. Martha Duran will be the teacher. In
this session, you will do pulp preparation and sheet formation
using recycled paper, recycled jeans, purchased pulp and plant fibers.
Also, KVLC 101 Gold will do a live remote broadcast from 11 am
– 1 pm. The radio station will give away promotional items
such as movie theatre passes. White Raven will have tables set
up with information available for future events, classes and workshops.
Also, they are available for space rental, and have Artists in Residents
programs. Light refreshments will be served along with some
activities for our guests, including face painting. Space is
limited, early registration is recommended. $55 cost includes
all materials for both June 3 and June 10 sessions. Both sessions
must be attended. 505-525-9543. www.white-raven-studios.com
June 3
Live Music “A Null Rampage”
Stimulations House of Espresso,1001 E. University Avenue,
Suite B1. 7 pm. 505-521-1565.
June 3
Live Music “Bang!Bang!”
The Bean, 201 Avenida de Mesilla. 6 pm. Charge: $3.
All ages welcome. 505-523-0560.
June 3
Live Music "Comanche"
Victoria's It's Time To Dance, 2395 N. Solano Drive
Oro Trio and 9 pm - 1:30 am. 505-523-0440.
June 3
Live Music “DJ Camea” at Foundation, a monthly electronic
music showcase
The Club, 1200 E. Foster Road. 9 pm – 2 am.
Must be 21 years of age or older. Charge $3. Call for information.
505-521-1137.
June 3
Live Music “Music Masters”
Hurricane Alley, 1490 Missouri Avenue. 10 pm.
505-532-9358.
June 3
Regular Season Racing-Renegade Sprints
Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds,
11 miles west on I-10, exit 132. Gates open
at 5 pm, races start at 7:45 pm. Super Stocks, Street
Stocks, Legends. 505-524-7913. www.snmspeedway.com
June 3
Scaly Slimy
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, Mesilla
Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor Blvd. 10 am. This live animal
program is for children 3 - 10 years, parents are encouraged to
stay. This four week long program is repeated 3 times a
year. The grand finale of each session culminates with a field
trip to a special desert site for actual viewing of live animals, which
are used to teach the topics in animal science. Free and open
to the public. 505-522-3120. astafford@las-cruces.org or
www.las-cruces.org/Public-Services/museumnh/index.html
June 3
The Verdi Academy of Dance presents a Recital featuring
adaptations of “Sleeping Beauty,” “Giselle” and “Don Quixote”
Onate High School Performing Arts Center, 5700 Mesa
Grande Drive. 7 pm. Tickets are $8 and are available
at the door or by calling 505-649-9095.
June 3
Walk Dona Ana Walk “Summer
Fun Walk”
Flood Control Dam, behind
Albertson’s on Lohman. Registration at 7:30
am. Walk begins at 8 am. 505-541-2581.
June 3 - 4
Annual Mesilla Valley Serra Club Antique
and Collectible Show
St. Genevieve's Parish Hall, 1025 E. Las
Cruces Avenue. Saturday 10 am - 5 pm,
Sunday 10 am - 4 pm. The oldest antique show
in the area now, in its 26th year, supports the Serra
Club which is named after the Franciscan Padre who founded
the series of missions in California. Free
appraisals. Refreshments served. $1.50 per
person - good for both days. 505-526-8624.
June 3 - 30
Wild Weather Exhibit
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley
Mall, 700 S. Telshor Blvd. Regular Museum hours:
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm, Monday - Thursday and Saturday 10 am
- 5 pm, Friday 10 am - 8 pm. Opening reception on June 3 at 2
pm. Refreshments provided by the Southern New Mexico Natural
History Foundation. How wild is your weather? This interactive
exhibition, based on the physics and mathematics of wind,
air, heat, light and sound is an exciting hands-on approach
to understanding the science behind everyday weather. Using devices
such as a working weather station, a simulated tornado and
a Doppler radar, visitors explore science concepts that are the
foundation of meteorology such as the water cycle, wind, lightning
and heat. Free and open to the public. 505-522-3120. www.las-cruces.org/museums/natural-history/index.html
or astafford@las-cruces.org
June 4
Live Music Zat Karaoke
Eddie’s Lounge, 901 Avenida
de Mesilla. Starts at 7 pm. 505-524-8603.
June 4
Live Music "Trio de Jorge" and "Comanche"
Victoria's It's Time To Dance, 2395 N. Solano Drive.
5 pm – 7 pm Trio de Jorge and 7 pm – 11:30 pm Comanche. 505-523-0440.
June 4
Music in the Park, Blues with
“BBR Band”
Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Avenue.
7 pm. Free to all. Pets not permitted.
505-541-2200. www.las-cruces.org
June 4
Music on the patio
at
La Vina
Winery
La
Vina
Vineyard Winery,
4201 south on highway 28, La Union,
New Mexico. 1 pm - 5 pm. A little bit
of folk, a little bit of country, and a little bit of rock
and roll.
We encourage everyone to come
out and bring a picnic or some snacks (no alcohol
allowed). You may purchase wine and enjoy the music
and the patio and just hang out and have a good time. Free
admission. 505-882-7632. denise@lavinawinery.com
June 5 -
8
American
Junior Golf Association (AJGA)
Nike Junior All-Star Tournament
Sonoma
Ranch Golf Course,
1274
Golf Club Road
.
The event will feature junior golfers
ranging from age 12 to 15 in 54 holes
of stroke play. Call for times. Anyone
who would like to watch some
of the country's best young players are welcome
to attend. 505-541-2444. cvb@lascrucescvb.org
or www.ajga.org or
June 6
Dona Ana Arts Council presents, Selections from “Songs
for a New World”
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall. 5:30 pm -
6:30 pm. The performance is the latest installment in the
“Every Other Tuesday” program. Performers will perform selections
from their “Songs for a New World” production. Audiences will get
a special “sneak peek” at this innovative stage musical presented by
some of the area’s most talented singers and musicians. Free and
open to the public. 505-523-1223. www.no-strings.org
June 6
Harvest Cooking Event
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100
Dripping Springs Road. 2 pm – 4 pm. This hands-on cooking
class focuses on different ways of preparing seasonal foods.
This month Carol Koenig will show us some creative ideas for
preparing beans, corn and cucumbers. Recipes are included.
$20. Pre-registration is required. Museum Admission: $3
adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17), 5 and under
free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
June 7
Live Music “Gipsy Gitano Hermanos”
Eddie’s Bar & Grill, Mesilla Valley
Best Western Inn, 901 Avenida de Mesilla. 6 pm – 8 pm.
505-524-8603.
June 7
Live Music “Them vs. Them” and “Codeword Zefferina”
The Bean, 201 Avenida de Mesilla. 6 pm. Charge: $3.
All ages welcome. 505-523-0560.
June 8
Live Music “Soulshine”
Eddie’s Bar & Grill, Mesilla Valley Best Western
Inn, 901 Avenida de Mesilla, 6 pm – 8 pm. Acoustic Soul with
a little Rock ‘n Roll. 505-524-8603.
June 8
Live Music “Steve Smith and Sean Costello”
Hurricane Alley, 1490 Missouri Avenue. 10
pm. 505-532-9358.
June 8
Live Music “The Guest”
The Club, 1200 E. Foster Road. 10 pm.
Must be 21 years of age or older. Charge $3. Call for information.
505-521-1137.
June 9
Fiesta Friday Live Music with “Mariachi Gonzales”
Eddie’s Bar & Grill, Mesilla Valley Best Western
Inn, 901 Avenida de Mesilla, 6 pm – 8 pm. 505-524-8603.
June
9
Live Music “Conifer” and “Sulaco”
Stimulations House of Espresso,1001 E. University Avenue,
Suite B1. 7 pm – 10 pm. Charge $3. All ages welcome.
505-521-1565. www.myspace.com/conifer
June 9
Live Music “Drew Danburry,” “Aubrey Debauchery” and “The
Ever Green”
The Bean, 201 Avenida de Mesilla. 6:30 pm. Charge: $3. All
ages welcome. 505-523-0560.
June 9
Live Music “Gordo Malsum” and “Caustic Lye”
The Club, 1200 E. Foster Road. 10 pm. Must be
21 years of age or older. Charge $3. Call for information. 505-521-1137.
June 9
Live Music “Guitar Slim”
Q-Time Bowling Alley Bar, 1201 E. Amador Avenue. 9
pm. 505-526-8855.
June 9
Live Music “Live Bait”
Hurricane Alley, 1490 Missouri Avenue. 10 pm. 505-532-9358.
June 9
Live Music “Mariachi Gonzales,” Fiesta Fridays
Eddie’s Bar & Grill, Mesilla Valley Best Western Inn, 901
Avenida de Mesilla. Call for time. 505-524-8603.
June 9
Live Music “May Alive” and “Space Truckers”
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian. 10 pm. Must be 21 years
of age or older. 505-526-9943.
June 9
Live Music "Trio" and "Los Reales"
Victoria's It's Time To Dance, 2395 N. Solano
Drive. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Trio and 9 pm - 1:30 am Los Reales.
505-523-0440.
June 9
The Almost Midnight Film Series: “Pink Flamingos”
The Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, one
block south of the Plaza. 9:45 pm only. A family of rednecks
and a pair of swingers do battle with one another for the rights
of the title “The Filthiest People Alive.” Rated NC-17 for
a wide range of perversions in explicit detail. Ticket prices:
Regular $6, students/seniors $5, members, children & Wednesday’s
$4. 505-524-8287. www.fountaintheatre.org
June 9 - 10
4A - 5A All Star Baseball game – New Mexico High School
Coaches Association
Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Street. Call for times.
505-541-2554.
June 9 - 10
lo-fi productions present “Killer
Joe”
Southwest Fitness Center, 1309
E. Foster Road, north of Church on the Rock. 8 pm. Killer
Joe is hired by the greedy Smith family, a dim witted clan
wanting to do away with mother to get her insurance money. Killer
Joe decides to bed the Smith daughter as a retainer against his
final payoff. Before it's over, nearly everyone is bloodied. It’s
slick and well constructed. 505-650-3496. $5. lo_fiproductions@hotmail.com
June 9 - 10
Live Music “Exiz” and “The Mixx”
The Palacio, 2600 Avenida de Mesilla. 8
pm – 12 am. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-525-2910.
June 9 - 10
“The Curt Warren Duo”
Cattle Baron Restaurant, 790 S. Telshor Boulevard. Friday
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Saturday 6 pm – 9 pm. This group performs every
Friday and Saturday. 505-522-7533.
June 9 - 15
“The Passenger”
The Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, one
block south of the Plaza. 7:30 pm nightly (Sunday matinee at 2:30
pm only). Doors open at 6:45 pm. Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The
Passenger” is more than the re-release of a great film – it’s a
rare chance to see a major cinematic work on the big screen.
In this film, Jack Nicholson plays David Locke, who is in Africa to report
on the rebel group. He is at a crossroads, because he believes that
he can no longer be objective. He feels that his personality
filters into every piece of reporting, and furthermore, that he can no
longer explore anything new because his life is filled out with his fully
formed personality. When Robertson dies of a heart attack, David
assumes his identity – even to the point of keeping the man’s planned meetings
in Munich and Barcelona. For all the still-pertinent probing of
politics, terrorism and ethical journalism, Antonioni’s film is mainly
about a single human being. David Locke is Nicholson as would be
imagined by Camus, a man as addicted to his imagined rootlessness as he
is nonplussed. NOTE: Mesilla Valley Film Society members will
be admitted free to this classic film. Rated PG-13 for some violence,
nudity and language. Ticket prices: Regular $6, students/seniors $5, members,
children & Wednesday’s $4. 505-524-8287. www.fountaintheatre.org
June 9 -
30
“Mysterious Journey: Art & Enigma from the Permanent
Collection”
New Mexico State University, University Art Gallery, Williams
Hall, east of Solano on University Avenue. Opening reception on
Friday, June 9 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm. Gallery hours: 10
am - 5 pm Tuesday - Friday, 10 am - 7 pm Thursday, 1 pm - 5 pm Saturday
- Sunday. 505-646-2545. http://artdepartment.nmsu.edu
June 10
Doin’ Denim Event
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100
Dripping Springs Road. 9 am – 12 pm. Old denims
never die, they just take on new shapes. Bring an old
pair of adult jeans, including pockets and belt loops, and create
a variety of fund denim wearable crafts. Please bring basic
sewing tools like scissors, pins and a needle and thread. Adults
only. $15. Pre-registration is required. Museum
Admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 -
17), 5 and under free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
June 10
Hand Papermaking Event, Session 2
White Raven Studios, 425 W. Griggs Avenue.
9 am – 12 pm. Martha Duran will be the teacher. In
this session, you will make larger sheets of paper and 3 dimensional
pieces. Also, White Raven is available for space rental,
and has Artists in Residents programs. Space is limited, early
registration is recommended. $55 cost includes all materials
for both June 3 and June 10 sessions. Both sessions must be
attended. 505-525-9543. www.white-raven-studios.com
June 10
High Noon Soccer League Pinnacle Sports 3 v 3 Live
Soccer Tournament
High Noon Soccer Complex, 2004 Bruins Lane. Call
for times.
505-649-0321.
nmrushlc@yahoo.com
or www.3v3live.com
June
10
Live Music “HomeTown LetDown,” “Over the Counter” and
“Floorbound”
Q-Time Bowling Alley Bar, 1201 E. Amador Avenue. 9
pm. 505-526-885
June 10
Live Music “Jabsco,” “No Regrets” and “Fear to Sail”
The Club, 1200 E. Foster Road. 10 pm. Must be
21 years of age or older. Charge $3. Call for information. 505-521-1137.
June
10
Live Music “Long
Live Logos”
The Bean, 201
Avenida de Mesilla. 6 pm. Free. All Age Show! 505-523-0560.
June 10
Live Music "Los Reales"
Victoria's It's Time To Dance, 2395 N. Solano Drive.
9 pm - 1:30 am. 505-523-0440.
June
10
Live Music “The James Douglas Show”
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian. 10 pm. Must be 21 years
of age or older. 505-526-9943.
June 10
Saturday Science Event
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley
Mall, 700 S. Telshor Blvd. Saturday 11 am. Topic: Meteorology.
We will help you master some difficult concepts through play and
take you beyond your textbooks. Please call the museum to pre-register.
Free and open to the public. 505-522-3120. www.las-cruces.org/museums/natural-history/index.html
or astafford@las-cruces.org
June 10
Talent Show Competition
Club Fusion, 101 E. Union Avenue. Call for times. Participants
will have the opportunity to display their talent. So if you
can sing, dance have a band, play an instrument, write poetry then this
competition is for you! No entry fee to participate or entrance
fee to watch. 505-541-5181.
June 10
The Southern New Mexico Regular Season Racing-Modifieds
(Open Bicycle Race)
Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west
on I-10, exit 132. Gates open at 5 pm, races start
at 7:45 pm. Street Stocks, Super Trucks, Hornets. 505-524-7913.
www.snmspeedway.com
June 10
USSSA - One-pitch Softball Tourney Men’s Class D
Harty Fields, 1840 E. Hadley Avenue. 8 am -
midnight. 505-541-1889. www.nmusssa.com
June 10 - 11
ASA Softball
Tournament
Harty Fields,
1840 E. Hadley Avenue. 8 am - 11 pm. 505-522-4521.
June 10 - 11
24th Annual Home Improvement Show and Lifestyle Show
Onate High School, 6800 N. Main Street, U. S. Highway 70, Mesa
Grande Exit. Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 10 am - 4 pm. The show
provides a business promotion opportunity to a wide a variety of businesses.
Whether you are supplier, builder, remodeler, artisan, architect, interior
designer, or decorator, you have an audience at our show. This year’s
highlights: 90 plus exhibitors’ booths, public food and beverage
concession by Creative Foods of the Southwest, City of Artists' Regional
Art Show, Sisbarro Dealership's 25th Anniversary Celebration, How-to demonstrations,
Las Cruces Rodrunners' Hot Rod Show, Guest appearance by New Mexico State
University Men's Basketball Head Coach Reggie Theus and players.
$4 adults and $3 senior citizens and children 10 and under free.
505-526-6126. www.lchba.com
June 10 - 11
Full Moon Nights
White Sands National Monument, 45 miles east
on Highway 70. 8:30 pm. Special programs
presented by park rangers or guest speakers. Experience
the beauty of the full moon on the white sands. Park
entrance closes at 10 pm. Exit by 11 pm. 505-679-2599/505-479-6124.
www.nps.gov/whsa
June 11
Live Music “David McCullough”
Spirit Winds Coffee Bar, 2260 Locust Street. 10 am
– 12 pm. 505-521-1222.
June 11
Live Music “No Regrets,” and “Casual Fridays”
Q-Time Bowling Alley Bar, 1201 E. Amador Avenue. 9
pm. 505-526-8855.
June 11
Music in the Park, Bluegrass
with “Steve Smith and Hard Road”
Young Park, 1905
E. Nevada Avenue. 7 pm. Free to all.
Pets not permitted. 505-541-2200. www.las-cruces.org
June 11
The Club Open Mic Night
The Club, 1200 E. Foster. 9 pm - Close.
Must be 21 years of age or older. Call for more information. 505-521-1137.
June 11
Live Music "Trio de Jorge" and "Comanche"
Victoria's It's Time To Dance, 2395 N. Solano Drive.
5 pm – 7 pm Trio de Jorge and 7 pm – 11:30 pm Comanche. 505-523-0440.
June 11
Live Music “Zat Karaoke”
Eddie’s Lounge, 901 Avenida de Mesilla. Starts at 7 pm.
505-524-8603.
June
13
Live Music “Radio La Chusma”
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian. 10 pm. Must be 21 years
of age or older. 505-526-9943
June 13
Live Music “The Honored Guests”
The Bean, 201 Avenida de Mesilla. 10 pm. Charge: $3.
All ages welcome. 505-523-0560.
June
13
“Spin Some Time With Us” Event
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping
Springs Road. Children grades 2- 4/9 am – 12 pm. Children
grades 4-6/1 pm – 4 pm. Learn about wool and where it comes
from. Students will be spinning and weaving to create their
own woolen craft. Pre-registration is required. $15.
Museum Admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6
- 17), 5 and under free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
June 13
Weed and Seed Family Night Block Party
Klein Park, 155 N. Mesquite Street. 6 pm –
8:30 pm. Activities for the whole family, including music
and various performances. 505-541-2200.
June 14
Live Music “Gipsy Gitano Hermanos”
Eddie’s Bar & Grill, Mesilla Valley Best Western Inn, 901
Avenida de Mesilla. 6 pm – 8 pm. 505-524-8603.
June 15
Live Music “Soulshine”
Eddie’s Bar & Grill, Mesilla Valley Best Western Inn, 901
Avenida de Mesilla, 6 pm – 8 pm. Acoustic Soul with a little Rock
‘n Roll. 505-524-8603.
June 15 - 30
Nuevo Mexico: ¿Hasta
Cuando? New Mexico Ballads
Branigan Cultural
Center, Richardson Gallery, 500 N. Water Street. Gallery
hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday 9 am - 1 pm.
Opening Reception on Friday, June 16 from 5 pm - 7 pm. Admission
is free and open to the public. 505-541-2155. http://museums.las-cruces.org
June 16
Friday Night
Star Talk
White Sands
National Monument, 45 miles east on Highway 70. 8:30
pm. This evening program will feature the beautiful New
Mexico sky. Learn the summer constellation and
ancient legends of the stars. $3 (17 and over). 505-679-2599/505-479-6124.
www.nps.gov/whsa
June 16 - 17
“The Curt Warren Duo”
Cattle Baron Restaurant, 790 S. Telshor Boulevard. Friday
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Saturday 6 pm – 9 pm. This group performs every
Friday and Saturday. 505-522-7533.
June 16 - 17
lo-fi productions present “Killer
Joe”
Southwest Fitness Center, 1309
E. Foster Road, north of Church on the Rock. 8 pm. Killer
Joe is hired by the greedy Smith family, a dim witted clan wanting
to do away with mother to get her insurance money. Killer Joe
decides to bed the Smith daughter as a retainer against his final
payoff. Before it's over, nearly everyone is bloodied. It’s slick
and well constructed. 505-650-3496. $5. lo_fiproductions@hotmail.com
June 16 - 17
Pride at the Park
New Mexico State University,
Corbett Center Underground, Jordan Street. Mr.
and Miss Southern New Mexico Pride Pageant on June 16 at 7pm.
Pride Walk at the north end of the Downtown Mall on June 17
at 9 am. Pride at the Park Picnic at Pioneer Women’s Park
off of Court Street on June 17 from 10 am - 3 pm. Evening
social, “Not Your Mom’s Prom” on June 17 at 8 pm. For more information
contact Martin Walker at 505-532-0202 or Thera Marshall at 505-202-3860.
June 16 - 22
“The Child (L’Enfant)”
The Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, one
block south of the Plaza. 7:30 pm nightly (Sunday matinee at 2:30
pm only). Doors open at 6:45 pm. Belgian directors Jean-Pierre
and Luc Dardenne’s brutally naturalistic approach certify them as
heirs apparent to Robert Bresson and Roberto Rossellini. The
Dardennes have a gift of finding a sort of beauty in ugliness.
The images in their new work will haunt you long after they fade to darkness.
The story focuses on Bruno, an arrogant, small-time hood barely out of
his teens. When his 18-year-old girlfriend, Sonia, goes to the
hospital to have their baby, he fails to accompany her or pay a visit.
Then, the fence for the stuff Bruno steals casually asks if they intend
to keep Jimmy because, if not, he could fetch quite a bit on the black market.
Bruno’s act is so unfathomable that it brings a sudden air of unreality
to “L’Enfant.” The film seems to spin out of control when Sonia
and Bruno, who are like children themselves, are forced to deal with
the consequences of his action. This film is rated R for brief language
and is in French with English subtitles. Ticket prices: Regular $6,
students/seniors $5, members, children & Wednesday’s $4. 505-524-8287.
www.fountaintheatre.org
June 16 - July 29
Colorful Women Exhibit
Branigan Cultural Center 500 N. Water Street.
Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday 9 am
- 1 pm. “Colorful Women: Women in Native Folkwear from Mexico to
the Middle East,” paintings by Valerie Andriola Purpura, will be on display
at the Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces. An opening reception
for the artist will be held on Friday, June 16 from 5 – 7 pm. Las
Cruces resident Valerie Andriola Purpura is a former teacher. Global
women’s issues and travel in Mexico and the Middle East. inspire her artwork.
Admission is free and open to the public. 505-541-2155.
http://museums.las-cruces.org
June 17
9th Annual Kiwanis Kars For Kids Car Show
Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Avenue. 10 am
- 3 pm. All American and Foreign cars, trucks
motorcycles and bicycles welcome! Food, soft drink
booths, prize raffle, kids' activities. There will
be a pancake breakfast 8 am - 11 for $5 a plate. No alcholholic
beverages allowed at Young Park. Food and soft drink
booths, prize raffle, bicycles welcome. Free admission
and free parking. 505-532-1751. troeller@zianet.com
June 17
9th Annual Raft the Rio 2006 Festival
La Llorona Park, Rio Grande River, on West
Picacho Avenue. Registration at 8:30
am and racing begins at 10 am. The three-mile
rafting adventure will begin at La Llorona Park
beneath the Picacho Street bridge, and end just upstream
from the Calle de Norte Bridge ("Mesilla Bridge"). Creativity
and the use of discarded materials in building rafts
is highly encouraged. Prizes will be awarded to participants
in the race - best use of recycled materials, first to
finish, most people on one (floating) boat, least likely
to finish, most creative and best mascot(s). Open to individuals
and teams of all ages. Come on out and have fun on YOUR river.
Don't forget your hats, sunscreen and lawn chairs. Free and open
to the public to watch. $10 per raft, $5 per adult crew member 12 years
and older. 505-522-5552.
swec@zianet.com
or www.wildmesquite.org
June
17
Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Apodaca Park, corner of Solano Drive and
Madrid Street. 10 am - 5 pm. On January
1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the
Emancipation Proclamation declaring the slaves "Forever
free," but it was not until June 19, 1865 when Union Army
Major General Gordon Granger docked at Galveston, Texas,
that the news reached the Southwest. Celebrated
for a day, a week and in some cities the entire month, Juneteenth
seeks to ensure a monumental period in American history
is not forgotten by commemorating the end of slavery
with speeches, poetry readings, interpretive dance, film
festivals, theatrical performances, barbecues, picnics,
parades and family gatherings. 505-524-0333.
June 17
Colcha Embroidery Event
Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100
Dripping Springs Road. 9 am - 12 pm. This event
is designed to teach you a Spanish Colonial craft that is unique
to New Mexico. Please bring a 6-inch embroidery hoop and
scissors. No prior experience is necessary. Pre-registration
is required. $25. Museum admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors (60
and over), $1 children (6 - 17), 5 and under free. 505-522-4100.
www.frhm.org
June 17
Las Cruces Farmers and
Crafts Market "Father's Day Party"
Downtown Mall and Las Cruces Avenue.
8 am - 12:30
pm.
Local and in-state growers
sell produce in season as well as
honey, herbs, baked goods, spices, salsa,
chile ristras & landscape plants.
Crafters from Dona Ana County sell
a variety of handcrafted items including
jewelry, woodwork, candles, pottery, fine
art, needlework, furniture, leather works,
clothing, bird houses and knives as well as
photography and gourds. 505-541-2288/505-541-2554.
ohennessey@las-cruces.org or fcmarket@las-cruces.org
June 17
Magic Carpet StoryTime with Mayor
Lobby of Rio Grande Theatre in Downtown Mall. 11:30 am to noon.
Each child will have their own “magic carpet” (donated carpet samples)
to sit on during the story read by a local “celebrity”. Mayor Willam
“Bill” Mattiace will be the celebrity reader this week. Books are aimed
at second to fifth grade level, varying from fiction to biography.
Admission is free and all ages are welcome. 505-523-6403. http://daarts.org
June 17
National Public Observatory Stars-N-Parks
Leasburg Dam State Park, 15 miles North of
Las Cruces on I-25, get off at exit 19 and take NM 157
West to the park entrance. Arrive time: 8:10 pm. Program
starts at 9:20 pm. and ends at 10:50 pm. Participants will
view: Mars & Saturn in conjunction, Jupiter on the
meridian, Mercury, Cancer to Sagittarius, and Sagittarius
rising. Regular Park Hours: 7 am - Sunset. $5. Call for
more information. 505-527-8386/505-532-1486. www.Astro-NPO.org
or jgilkiso@zianet.com
June 17
Sky Safari
Leasburg Dam State Park, 15 miles North of Las Cruces on I-25, get off
at exit 19 and take NM 157. 8:30 pm. 505-522-3120. We
furnish high-powered telescopes and expert guidance from the New Mexico State
University Astronomy Department. Instructors are funded by the Southern
New Mexico Natural History Foundation. Free and open to the public.
505-522-3120.
June 17
The Southern New Mexico Speedway Regular Season Racing-Renegade
Sprints (Johnstons True Value Fathers Day Special)
Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west
on I-10, exit 132. Gates open at 5 pm, races start
at 7:45 pm. Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Hornets. 505-524-7913.
www.snmspeedway.com
June 17 - 18
Father’s
Day Invitational
Harty Fields,
1840 E. Hadley Avenue. 8 am - midnight. 505-541-1889.
June 17 - August 6
16th BORDER Saturday Exhibit
White Raven Studios and Art Gallery, 425 W. Griggs Avenue. Artists And Friends
Exhibition To Feature Both New and Established Artists. The 16th
annual exhibition of the Border Artists and Friends will open at 5 pm on June
17th. Sixteen group members have invited 18 artists to show with them. The
show runs through August 6. A conversation with artists will be held
Saturday, July 29 from 2 pm - 4 pm. 505-525-9543.
June 18
Father's Day at Fort Selden
Fort Selden State Monument, 13 miles N.
of Las Cruces, exit 19, I-25. 10 am - 12 pm.
Experience the art of Dutch oven cooking.
Meals prepared in cast iron and heated over coals fed and
nourished those that pioneered the west and are still
a favorite for backyard barbeques and campers alike.
An Indian Wars Military encampment will be available to
visitors, allowing added frontier flavor. All dads will
be admitted free. 505-526-8911. selden@ziante.com
or www.nmculture.org
June 18
Music in the Park, Mariachi
with “Mariachi Alegre” and “Mariachi Flores Mexicanas”
Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Avenue.
7 pm. Free and open to the public. Pets not permitted.
505-541-2200. www.las-cruces.org
June 18
Music on the patio
at
La Vina
Winery
La
Vina Vineyard Winery,
4201 south on highway 28, La Union,
New Mexico. 1 pm - 5 pm. A little bit of
folk, a little bit of country, and a little bit of rock and roll.
We encourage everyone to come
out and bring a picnic or some snacks (no alcohol allowed).
You may purchase wine and enjoy the music and the
patio and just hang out and have a good time. Free admission.
505-882-7632. denise@lavinawinery.com
June 18
Summer Grillin’ Family Fun Day
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum,
4100 Dripping Springs Road. 12 pm - 4 pm. Museum
Hours: Monday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon - 5 pm.
Learn new techniques and recipes, or brush up your skills through
informative demonstrations – with fun staff for kids too.
Fathers who bring their kids get into the museum free! Free for
all with museum admission. Museum Admission: $3 adults, $2
seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17), 5 and under free. 505-522-4100.
www.frhm.org
June 18
Walk Dona Ana Walk “Neighborhood
Walk”
Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada.
Registration at 8:30 am. Walk begins at 9 am.
505-541-2581.
June 20
Cooking with Class Event
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100
Dripping Springs Road. 11 am – 1 pm. Ronald Quintana,
the owner of IN ‘GENI OUS Catering, will prepare a special luncheon
menu called, “A Day in Peru.” You don’t want to miss his fun
and delicious gourmet dishes. Recipes are included. $30.
Pre-registration is required. Museum Admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors
(60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17), 5 and under free. 505-522-4100.
www.frhm.org
June 20
Dona Ana Arts Council presents, Bob Diven and “Dinosaurs-The
Musical”
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall. 5:30 pm
- 6:30 pm. Free. The performance is the latest installment in the
“Every Other Tuesday” program. 505-523-6403. info@daarts.org
June 22
Walk Dona Ana Walk “Brown
Bag"
Branigan Library.
200 E. Picacho Avenue. Call for time. 505-541-2581.
June 22
New Mexico State University Band – Student Talent Show
New Mexico State University Music Center Recital Hall, 1075 North
Horseshoe Drive. 7 pm. Band Camp students will entertain.
Parking is available off Espina or University and the parking lot next
to Skeen Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. 505-646-2304.
www.nmsu.edu/~music
June 22
Pizza Making Event
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs
Road. 9 am – 12 pm. Children grades 3-5. Put the pizzazz
in your pizza by exploring the origins of the ingredients we all
love! Become a chef for the day and feast on your own delectable
concoction. $15. Pre-registration is required. Museum
Admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17),
5 and under free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
June 23
Friday Night
Star Talk
White Sands
National Monument, 45 miles east on Highway 70. 8:30
pm. This evening program will feature the beautiful New
Mexico sky. Learn the summer constellation and
ancient legends of the stars. $3 (17 and over). 505-679-2599/505-479-6124.
www.nps.gov/whsa
June 23
Hispanic Heritage Week – Public Concert
Court Youth Center, 402 W Court Avenue. 6:30 pm Students
from both the mariachi and ballet folklorico workshop programs will perform
with Eduardo Chavez, an accomplished mariachi performer, and other mariachi
groups from the southwest. $8. 505- 541-0145.
June
23
Volunteer Ice Cream Social
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs
Road. 3 pm - 5 pm. Join our staff and established volunteers
for some delicious ice cream. Find out about volunteer opportunities
and enjoy getting to know others. We’ll see you there!
Museum admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6
- 17), 5 and under free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
June 23 - 24
lo-fi productions present “Killer
Joe”
Southwest Fitness Center, 1309 E. Foster
Road, north of Church on the Rock. 8 pm. Killer Joe is hired
by the greedy Smith family, a dim witted clan wanting to do
away with mother to get her insurance money. Killer Joe decides
to bed the Smith daughter as a retainer against his final payoff.
Before it's over, nearly everyone is bloodied. It’s slick and well
constructed. 505-650-3496. $5. lo_fiproductions@hotmail.com
June 23 - 29
“Sophie Scholl: The Final Days”
The Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, one
block south of the Plaza. 7:30 pm nightly (Sunday matinee at 2:30
pm only). Doors open at 6:45 pm. This movie conveys
what it must have been like to be a young, smart, idealistic dissenter
in Nazi Germany, where no dissent was tolerated. This gripping
true story challenges you to gauge your own courage and strength of
character should you find yourself in similar circumstances. The
movie follows the last six days of Sophie’s life, after her and her
brother Hans are arrested for printing and distributing anti-Nazi leaflets.
Their arrest takes place in a political climate of panic and denial
after Germany’s defeat at Stalingrad. News of the rout has begun
to circulate, but the powers-that-be dig in their heels. The shrill
accusations leveled against Sophie and two of the others accused in
the interrogation room and in court by the fulminating judge have a
tone of desperate, hysterical fury. “Sophie Scholl: The
Final Days” pointedly steers away from unnecessary melodrama and sentimentality
to deliver a crisp chronology of events told entirely from Sophie’s perspective.
Ticket prices: Regular $6, students/seniors $5, members, children &
Wednesday’s $4. This film is not rated and is in German with English
subtitles. 505-524-8287. www.fountaintheatre.org
June 23 - July 9
Las Cruces Community Theatre presents
"Some Enchanted Evening: the Music of Rodgers and
Hammerstein"
Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall.
8 pm Fridays and Saturdays, 2 pm Sundays. More so than any
composer and lyricist who have written for the stage, the songs
of Rodgers & Hammerstein have become an integral part of our
everyday lives. We sing them in the shower, we dance to them
in ballrooms, we hear them on the radio and in clubs and, yes, in
elevators and supermarkets too. We still thrill to them on
the live stage in their respective shows, and we teach them to our
children. This stunning collection of compositions places five
performers in a theatrical setting - first “backstage,” where the songs
are sung as personal interplay, and then “onstage.” While offering
the performers an opportunity to explore the songs within their own styles
and sensibilities, it offers the audience a glorious parade of genuine
hits. Regular admission for musicals: $9, students and seniors
(over 65) $8, children under six $6. Box office opens one hour prior to
the performance. Reservations will be taken starting Friday, June 16.
505-523-1200. www.lcctnm.org
June 24
Animal Encounters
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, 700 S. Telshor Blvd, Mesilla Mall.
4 pm. Nature Center Staff and volunteers will be available to
answer questions you may have about the animals and will also have Nature
Center residents on hand for your first snake experience or turtle adventure.
Come and be part of the action. Free and open to the public. 505-522-3120.
astafford@las-cruces.org
June 24
Jazz For Peace featuring Rick DellaRatta
The Lucky Star, 108 Wyatt Drive.
7 pm. Piro/Manso/Tiwa Indian Tribe, Pueblo
of San Juan de Guadalupe. $25. 505-647-4943.
www.jazzforpeace.org/currentevents.php or pmtjazz@yahoo.com
June 24
Magic Carpet StoryTime with Mark Medoff - Local Writer-Director
Lobby of Rio Grande Theatre in Downtown Mall. 11:30 am to noon.
Each child will have their own “magic carpet” (donated carpet samples)
to sit on during the story read by a local “celebrity”. Mark Medoff
present a staged reading of children’s play this week, in which he will perform
along with some of his actor friends. Books are aimed at second to
fifth grade level, varying from fiction to biography. Admission is
free and all ages are welcome. 505-523-6403. http://daarts.org
June 24
Movie Time "Little Big Man"
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road. 1:30 pm
– free with museum admission.
Museum admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children
(6 - 17), 5 and under free. Rated PG-13. 505-522-4100.
www.frhm.org
June 24
New Mexico State University Band – Band Directors’ Concert
New Mexico State University Music Center Recital Hall, 1075 North
Horseshoe Drive. 7 pm. Band Directors will perform. Parking is available
off Espina or University and the parking lot next to Skeen Hall. Admission
is free and open to the public. 505-646-2421. www.nmsu.edu/~music
June 24
It’s All About
the Weather
Chihuahuan Desert
Nature Park site, east on Highway 70, north on Jornada
Road. 8:30 am- 10 am. Bring the whole family to learn
about the desert through science.There will be a fun learning
opportunities for everyone. Use real scientific tools to do hands-on
science experiments and see demonstrations of solar cookers made out of pizza
boxes and potato chips cans. Kids of all ages can also participate
in arts and crafts projects to learn about clouds and wind. Everyone
can enjoy a scavenger hunt; find the answere to weather questions and wind
prizes! Join us for hands-on learning and fun! Free
but pre-registration is required because space is limited.
505-524-3334. cdnp_rink@zianet.com or www.cdnp.org
June 24
Lake Lucero Tour
White Sands National Monument, 45 miles
east on Highway 70. 6 pm. A 3 hour trip
to the dry lake that is the source of the white
sands. Drive 18 miles (one way) and hike 3/4 mile
to Lake Lucero. Explore the geology and biology
of this unique area. Advance registration required,
$3 per person (children $1.50). Registration
begins two weeks prior to tour date. 505-679-2599/505-479-6124.
www.nps.gov/whsa
/Lucero.htm
June 24
The Southern New Mexico Regular Season Racing-Modifieds
Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west
on I-10, exit 132. Gates open at 5 pm, races start
at 7:45 pm. Street Stocks, Super Trucks, Hornets. 505-524-7913.
www.snmspeedway.com
June 24 - 25
Annual San Juan Fiesta in TORTUGAS
Tortugas, NM, south of Las
Cruces. The Fest will embrace the theme “Dances with Turtles.”
Tortugas Pueblo will dance traditional Native American dances
in front of the church in the afternoon to continue the long-standing
tradition of dancing on the day of St. John the Baptist.
Get out your “chanclas (dancing shoes)” and get ready to go “Dancing
with Turtles” on June 24. 9 am Tortugas Pueblo Damcers in
from of the Church. The Tardeada will feature Little Mike and the Blue
Kings (formerly the Night Drifters) starting at 8 pm until midnight.
Discount tickets for this are available in advance and are being
sold outside the church after every mass. Advance tickets
will be $5 for a single ticket or $7 a couple. Tickets for
the dance will also be available at the door on the day of the event
at a cost of $8 per single and $10 per couple. The traditional
“Turtle Fest Menudo” will be sold during the Tardeada along with other
food items. Sunday, June 25, will start with a Mariachi Concert
by Rayos del Sol at 12 pm. 18th Annual Tortugas Turtle Race registration
begins at 12 pm. You must register your turtle at 12 pm in order
to participate in the Turtle Races. There is no entry fee.
Our celebrity Turtle Race will feature Mari Alvarez from News Channel
9 and other celebrities to include the local priest, Father Don.
Come see if Father Don’s Turtle will be able to beat all of the other
challengers. Ms. Denise Chavez, well known local author, will
follow with her story-telling talents at 1 pm. She will be
followed at 2 pm by a dance exhibition by the NMSU Dancesport dancing
team. The cooking of the “World’s Largest Gordita” will start
at 2 pm as well. The Turtle Races will be held at 3 pm.
All events will be held under the shade of the Parish Hall Pavilion and
are all free. In addition to the enchilada dinner, there will be
lots of food booths to include gorditas, hamburgers, sno-cones, ice cream,
sweets and other food items. There will also be a Kiddy booth and
lots of games to entertain the young kids. Live entertainment, dancing,
food booths, turtle racing. Fun for the whole family. 505-526-8171/505-640-4354/505-496-1693.
ojciecdon@aol.com or vceci@aol.com or davidfierro@comcast.net
June 24
Hershey’s Track Meet
Las Cruces Sports Complex, 2501 Tashiro
Road. 9 am. Register through June 19 at Club Fusion
Teen Center, 101 E. Union Avenue or at Meerscheidt Recreation Center,
1600 E. Hadley Avenue. Registrations will not be accepted
the day of the meet. Participant age groups for both males
and females are: 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. For more information
contact Club Fusion at 505-541-5181 or Meerscheidt Recreation Center
at 505-541-2563. www.las-cruces.org
June 24 - 25
Cruz Nopal Art Studio presents, “La Prensa Southwest
Printmakers” Spring Exhibition
Cruz Nopal Art Studio, 1175 W. Picacho. 10 am - 5 pm.
Featured artists are Joe Barela, Joseph Wade, and Oscar Moya, new
members of La Prensa. Works by Ouida Touchon, Sandy Zane, Louis
Ocepek, Winfrey Hearst, and Terry Wolfe will also be shown. La
Prensa/Southwest Printmakers is an affiliation of independent artists
committed to the art of Printmaking. The artists of La Prensa
work in virtually all print media, including intaglio, relief prints,
screenprinting, monoprints and monotypes. In addition to producing
limited editions of their work, La Prensa is also dedicated to promoting
printmaking as an art form, providing hands-on workshops for young artists
and developing a collector’s base for prints. Demonstrations on
the etching press will be held throughout both days. 505-635-7899.
June 25
Music in the Park, Rhythm &
Blues with “Hillary Smith & Hip Pocket”
Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Avenue.
7 pm. Free and open to the public. Pets not
permitted. 505-541-2200. www.las-cruces.org
June 25
Music on the patio
at
La Vina
Winery
La
Vina Vineyard Winery,
4201 south on highway 28, La Union,
New Mexico. 1 pm - 5 pm. A little bit of
folk, a little bit of country, and a little bit of rock and
roll.
We encourage everyone
to come out and bring a picnic or some snacks (no
alcohol allowed). You may purchase wine and enjoy
the music and the patio and just hang out and have a good
time. Free admission. 505-882-7632. denise@lavinawinery.com
June 30 - July 23
Black Box
Theatre Presents, "The Complete History of America” (Abridged)
No Strings Theatre Company, 430 N. Downtown Mall.
Call for times. Thursday 7 pm, Friday and Saturday 8
pm, Sunday 2:30 pm. By A. Long, R. Martin & A. Tichenor,
directed by Tom Smith Performances. The play that does
for American History What the Complete Works of Shakespeare
(Abridged) did for the Bard. Regular admission $9 students and
seniors (over 65) $8 and Thursday bargain night, all seats
$6. 505-523-1223. www.no-strings.org