March 2006
February 2 -
March 9
Astronomy Mentoring Program
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, Mesilla
Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor Blvd. 6:30
pm (make-up March 16 if needed). This mentoring program
is for children ages 9-13, who show high interest in
the area of astronomy. Students learn about astronomy and
how to use a telescope Registration deadline for spring 2006
session is January 22, 2006 or until filled. Cost $50.
Call the Museum for further details and registration. 505-522-3120.
www.las-cruces.org/wwwroot/Public-Services/museums/natural-history/index.html
March 1
The Coats Vocal Ensemble
Onate High
School, The Performing Art Center, 6800
N. Main Street. 7:30 pm. The Las Cruces
Civic Concert Association proudly presents
a performance by The Coats. Their four-part
vocal chemistry continues to emerge and demonstrate
the potential and adaptability of cappella music.
Their repertoire spans the popular hits of more than
four decades and includes everything from 1950's doo-wop
to jazz, country ballads to rap. Finally, there is
Keith Anderson, the "ridiculously high" tenor. Normally
very quiet off stage, Keith's on-stage performance is
explosive. Adults $20; students $10, except St. Petersburg
Ballet adults $30, students $20. 505-521-4051.
kmmnnc@aol.com
March 1 - 11
“Outside
the Box” Exhibit
Branigan
Memorial Library, Terrace Gallery, 200 E. Picacho
Ave. Gallery Hours: Monday - Thursday 8 am - 9 pm,
Friday 8 am - 6 pm, Saturday 10 am - 6 pm, and Sunday 1
pm - 5 pm. This Las Cruces Arts Association Member show will
open with a reception at 1:30 pm on Sunday January 15 in
the Dresp Room. Artists were encouraged to explore a new medium
or use their usual medium in a new or unusual treatment, and to
have fun with color, shape and size. Free admission. 505-528-4000.
http://library.las-cruces.org
March 1 - 12
Black Box Theatre presents “Children! Children!”
by Jack Horan
No Strings Theatre Company, 430 N. Downtown Mall.
This suspenseful psychological thriller, directed
by Art Haggerton, starts today and runs through March
14. Regular admission: $9, Students and Seniors (over
65): $8. Call for more information, reservations and times.
505-523-1223. www.no-strings.org
March 1 - 25
An Exhibit of Ed Breeding’s
Oil Paintings
Hecho Art & Décor,
1910 Calle de Parian (inside the Old Tortilla Factory).
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday
12 Noon - 5 p.m. Opening receptions will be held February 25
and February 26 from 1 pm - 5 pm. Breeding will be at the gallery
on Sunday, February 26 from 2 pm - 4 pm. Free. 505-526-2401.
hechoartanddeccor@aol.com
March 1 - 31
A Superior
Cast-A Collection of Cast Metal Sculpture Photographs
Milagro,
Coffee y Espresso, 1733 E. University Avenue.
Monday - Sunday 6:30 am - 10 pm.
A collection of Cast Metal
Sculpture Photographed at Lake Superior by Amanda Marcott.
In addition to the photographs, the sculptures, also
by Amanda Marcott, were created between Fall 2004 and Spring
2005. The sculptures were then photographed along the south
shore of Lake Superior. The resulting photographs became art in
and of themselves and leave a visual fingerprint of a process that
has taken place just as the smooth rocks along the shore tell of
a process. 505-603-4980. marc0174@unm.edu
March 1 - 31
Hal Fore & Ken Stinett Exhibit
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery,
2470A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla. Gallery hours:
Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon - 5 pm. Free
and open to the public. 505-522-2993.
March 1 - 31
Hatching the Past Exhibit
Las Cruces Museum of Natural
History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor
Blvd. Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm, Monday - Thursday
and Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Friday 10 am - 8 pm. Take
a rare and exciting look at the life of dinosaurs through
their eggs, nest and embryos in Hatching the Past.
This remarkable hands-on exhibition offers an astounding
array of authentic dinosaur eggs and nests collected from
all over the globe-including those of each of the major plant
and meat-eating dinosaur groups. Hatching the Past presents
new discoveries about dinosaur reproduction and behavior.
Although dinosaur eggs were first recognized in the 1920’s,
their scientific significance was not fully appreciated until
the end of the 20th century. Today dinosaur eggs are recognized
for their enormous scientific value and for offering fascinating
details and fresh insights into the behavior, growth and evolution
of dinosaurs. Free and open to the public. 505-522-3120.
astafford@las-cruces.org or www.las-cruces.org/Public-Services/museumnh/index.html
March 1 - 31
Jess Reinhard
Laughing at the Sun Art Gallery,
1910 Calle de Parian (inside the Old Tortilla Factory).
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday 10:30 am - 5 pm, Sunday
12 - 5 pm. Opening reception, Saturday, March 4. 6 pm - 8 pm.
Reinhard's preferred medium is printmaking. His subject matter
often critiques the beliefs and values of traditional society
in a crisp and satirical style. His subjects are often strange
creatures reminiscent of childhood monsters or imaginary friends.
Yet his palette is quite playful, showing an artistic sensibility
that lures the viewer into each piece. Reinhard is truly successful
at combining cultural commentary with humorous imagery. Free. 505-523-1890.
www.laughingatthesunmesilla.com
March 1 - 31
“Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico” Exhibit
New Mexico State University Museum,
corner of University Avenue and Solano Drive. Tuesday
- Saturday, noon - 4 pm. Rare vintage photographs
and narrative text, the exhibit with chronicle Jewish
immigrants to New Mexico during the early 1800s who
established themselves as merchants, bankers, miners,
ranchers and even a Jewish governor of Acoma Pueblo. (505)
646-3739. www.nmsu.edu/~museum/index.htm
March 1 -
31
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 creations 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
March 1 - 31
“My World as I See It” Exhibit
Black Box Theatre Gallery, 430 N. Downtown
Mall. The gallery is open one hour before performances and
by appointment. Caryl Porter is exhibiting her works in pastel
and oil. Beginning her paintings in oils, she next worked in
watercolor and now primarily works in pastel. She gains inspiration
from exotic places and from the mountains, deserts, flowers and
skies. 505-523-1223. www.no-strings.org
March 1 - 31
Oil on Canvas Exhibit
Unravel Yarn Shop & Gallery,
300 N. Downtown Mall. Store hours: Tuesday &
Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Wednesday 9 am - 5 pm, Thursday 10 am
- 6 pm, & Saturday 9 am - 4 pm. Featuring artist Ed Moss. Artist's
Reception, Friday, March 3, 5 pm - 7 pm. 505-647-1181.
www.unravelyarnshop.com
March
1 - 31
Sunset Stroll Nature Walk
White
Sands National Monument, 45 miles east
on Highway 70. One hour before
sunset. A leisurely one hour ranger
guide nature walk. Experience sunset over the
white sands and see the plants and animals of the dune
field. A photographer's delight. Starts at
sign along the dune drive.
$3 per
person (16 years and under free).
505-679-2599/505-479-6124
.
www.nps.gov/whsa/stroll.html
March 1 - April 1
Rocketland Exhibit
Branigan Cultural Center,
Richardson Gallery, 500 N. Water Street. Artifacts and collections
related to rocket science from the White Sands Missile Range. Admission
is Free and open to the public. Galley hours: Monday - Friday 10
am - 4 pm, Saturday 9 am - 1 pm. 505-541-2155. http://museums.las-cruces.org
March 1 - April 5
Alan Carrison Landscapes Exhibit
Las Cruces Convention and Visitors Bureau, 211 N.
Water Street. Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm.
505-541-2444.
www.lascrucescvb.org
March 1 - April 8
Art of Space Exhibit
Museum of Art, Main Gallery, North Downtown
Mall. An international, juried exhibition of contemporary
artworks influenced by astronomical concepts and principles.
The imagery in the exhibition will visually reflect emergent ideas
pertaining to astronomy, cosmology, and theoretical astronomical
abstractions. Admission is free and open to the public. Galley
hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday 9 am - 1 pm. 505-541-2137.
http://museums.las-cruces.org
March 1 - April 8
Astrovisions Exhibit
Museum of Art, Main Gallery, North Downtown
Mall. Photos of the cosmos by members of the Las Cruces
Astronomical Society. Admission is free and open to the public.
Galley hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday 9 am - 1 pm.
505-541-2137. http://museums.las-cruces.org
March 2
Live Music “Dry Ground”
Ramada Palms Resort, 201 E. University
Avenue. Call for time. 505-526-4411. www.zatmusic.com/BANDS.html
March
2
New Mexico State University
Aggies Women's Basketball Team vs University
of Hawaii
New Mexico
State University, Pan American Center,
on University Avenue. 7 pm. 505-646-1420.
www.nmstatesports.com or www.ticketmaster.com
March 2 - 5
Circus Chimera
Pan American
Center, Payne Street and Stewart Street, Under
the White Big Top Tent. 7:30 pm. Family oriented circus
extravaganza! Box/reserved seats $16, premium/reserved
seats $13, preferred/reserved seats $10, general admission
seats/bleacher $7. Tickets can be purchased beginning 12
noon at the tent, or call 1-888-663-7464 to order tickets
in advance. www.circuschimera.com
March 2 - 31
Commissioned Artwork
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum,
4100 Dripping Springs Road. Museum hours: Monday -
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon - 5 pm. Museum admission
($3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17).
505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
March 3
Live Music
“New River Blues”, “Andrew Norsworthy” & “Jared
Wood(Anchorage, AK)”
The Club,
1200 E. Foster. 10 pm - Close. ust be 21 years of age
or older. Charge $3. Call for more information. 505-521-1137.
March 3
Poetry Reading-Clare Rossini
& Meggin Wood
New Mexico State University
Campus, Hardman Hall Room 106. 7:30 pm. La Sociedad par
alas Artes presents poet Clare Rossini and graduate student
Meggin Wood as they read from their work. Rossini is director
of the Trinity Center for Collaborative Teaching and Research
at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Her poetry has appeared
in a wide range of prestigious journals and she is the recipient
of numerous awards and fellowships. Wood is a master’s of fine
arts candidate with a focus on poetry. The reading is free and open
to the public. 505-646-2027
March 3
Springboard
Artfest
Glenn Cutter
Jewelers and Gallery, 2640 El Paseo Road. 5 pm - 7
pm. Tickets are $35. There will be music, door prizes and
many artists present. 505-524-4300. glenncutter@aol.com
March
3 - 4
New Mexico State University Choir
presents, Jack Ward Invitational choral
Festival: "Music of the Cathedral"
New Mexico State University,
Music Center Recital Hall, North Horseshoe
Circle and Espina Street. Friday and
Saturday 8 pm. This year’s festival honors
the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. NMSU Choirs
have been selected to sing a choral prelude in
a service celebrating New Mexico Day at the Cathedral on
June 11, 2006. We will collaborate here in an “Info-Concert”
with the Las Cruces High School choir bringing you not
only cathedral music, but also scenes from our nation’s
grand Gothic cathedral. $10, $12, $15, reserved
seating and students $3 at the door. 505-646-1420.
choirs.nmsu.edu
March 3 - 5
New Mexico State University Aggies Men's
Baseball vs Northern Iowa
New Mexico State University, Presley Askew
Complex, Stewart Street. Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday at 1:05 pm. 505-646-1420. www.nmstatesports.com
or www.ticketmaster.com
March 3 - 5
The Southern New Mexico Speedway
presents Winter Meltdown
The Southern New Mexico State
Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10, exit 132. Call
for times for each day.
Modifieds,
Super Stocks, Street Stocks. Call for more information.
(505) 524-7913. www.snmspeedway.com
March 3 - 9
The Fountain Theatre Presents: “Another
Road Home”
2469 Calle de Guadalupe, one block south
of the Plaza. 7:30 pm nightly (Sunday matinee at 2:30 pm only).
Another Road Home, directed by James Ivory, is 1 hour and 17
minutes long. Israeli-born director Danae Elon has a lot of questions.
At least, that's as close as she gets to explaining what motivated
her, an Israeli living in New York after 9/11, to seek out Mahmoud
''Musa'' Obeidallah, the Palestinian man who served as her family's
caretaker. The father of 11 of his own children served her and her
family for 20 years in a role that seemed to fall somewhere between
babysitter and surrogate father. The purportedly enlightened child
of liberal parents (her father is author Amos Elon), Danae is determined
but naive; she seems shocked to discover that Musa has a family of
his own — many of whom live in Paterson, N.J. — and that his real name
is Mahmoud…. This film is not rated. Ticket prices: regular $6, students/seniors
$5, members, children & Wednesday’s $4. 505-524-8287. www.fountaintheatre.org
March 3 - 12
Black Box Theatre presents “Children!
Children!” by Jack Horan
No Strings Theatre Company, 430 N. Downtown
Mall. This suspenseful psychological thriller, directed
by Art Haggerton, starts today and runs through March 14.
Regular admission: $9, Students and Seniors (over 65): $8. Call
for more information, reservations and times. 505-523-1223.
www.no-strings.org
March 3 - 30
Las Cruces
Arts Association Exhibit
Branigan
Cultural Center, Shannon Gallery, 500 N. Water Street.
Mixed media group exhibit. Reception will be held
March 3, 5 pm - 7 pm. Admission is FREE and open to
the public. Galley hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm,
Saturday 9 am - 1 pm. Call for more information. 505-541-2155.
http://museums.las-cruces.org
March 3 - 31
44th Annual Group Exhibit
Branigan Cultural Center, Shannon Room,
500 N. Water Street. The mixed media art exhibit will
feature works by more that 25 Las Cruces Arts Association members
living in the Mesilla Valley. Marian Lozada Jarvis is juror for
the exhibit, and awards will be given for Best of Show. An opening
reception will be held on Friday, March 3 from 5 pm - 7 pm. 505-541-9565/505-541-2288.
ohennessey@las-cruces.org
March 3 - 31
A Superior Cast-A Collection of Cast Metal
Sculpture Photographs
Milagro, Coffee y Espresso, 1733 E. University
Avenue. A collection of Cast Metal Sculpture Photographed
at Lake Superior by Amanda Marcott. In addition to the photographs,
the sculptures, also by Amanda Marcott, were created between
Fall 2004 and Spring 2005. The sculptures were then photographed
along the south shore of Lake Superior. The resulting photographs
became art in and of themselves and leave a visual fingerprint of a process
that has taken place just as the smooth rocks along the shore tell
of a process. 505-603-4980. marc0174@unm.edu
March 4
Back by Noon Day Trip
Southwestern Environmental
Center, 275 N. Downtown Mall. Call for time. A day
trip to Otero Mesa. Join SWEC’s Glen Landers for an all-day
tour where participants will learn about the unique ecology
and wildlife of this special place and how it is threatened
by oil and gas development. This trip is rated: Easy/Moderate.
Advance reservation required. Sign up at the center. A $5
donation is requested of nonmembers of the center. Children under
12 are Free. 505-522-5552. www.wildmesquite.org
March 4
Downtown Ramble
Downtown Mall, north end of
the mall. 5 pm - 7 pm. This event will include openings
at Main Street Art Gallery, Blue Gate Gallery, Unraveled
Yarn Shop, Branigan Cultural Center and the Fine Arts Museum.
Experience the Downtown Art galleries with the Downtown
Ramble. 505-541-2137. ohennesseey@las-cruces.org
March 4
Felted Intarsia
Coin Purse
Unravel Yarn
Shop & Gallery, 300 N. Downtown Mall. 1 pm – 3 pm.
Store hours: Tuesday & Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Wednesday
9 am - 5 pm, Thursday 10 am - 6 pm, & Saturday 9 am - 4
pm. $20 includes instruction and pattern. Instructor: Susan Armstrong
Intarsia produces large blocks of single colors that make an abstract
or representative picture. Learn this technique while knitting
a small coin purse that can also be felted! 505-647-1181.
www.unravelyarnshop.com or ohennessey@las-cruces.org
March 4
Hadley Centre
Artwalk
Glenn Cutter
Jewelers and Gallery, 2640 El Paseo Road. 1 pm - 4
pm. 505-524-4300. glencutter@aol.com
May 4
Live Music: “The Holy Mountain”
The University House, 1343 University
Avenue. 6 pm. All ages welcome. Free and open to the public.
March 4
New Mexico State University Women's
Equestrian "Hunt Seat Show"
New Mexico State University, Rodeo
Arena, on Espina Street. All day event.
505-646-3659. brownji@nmsu.edu
or pectre.nmsu.edu/rodeo/club.lasso
March 4
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: 6:00 pm. Program starts at 7:10 pm. and
ends at 8:40 pm. Participants will view: Five day old Moon,
Mars, Saturn, Aires to Virgo, and Ursa Major standing on
its tail. 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
March 4
Parade - Welcome Home New Mexico Army
National Guard, 126th Military Police Company
Apodaca Park at the
intersection of Madrid Avenue and Solano Drive. The
parade will proceed south along Solano Drive to Hadley Avenue,
then east along Hadley Avenue to Maag Park, opposite Meerscheidt
Recreation Center. 10 am. Following the parade,
a recognition ceremony will be held at the Maag Park ball fields.
Mayor William M. Mattiace will read a proclamation from the City
of Las Cruces and certificates of appreciation will be presented
to each of the returning soldiers. A cookout for the Guardsmen
and their families will follow the ceremony. 505-541-2178/505-647-2400.
March 4
Saturday Science
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, Mesilla
Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor Blvd. Saturday
11 am. Topic: Rockets (with MFA) a hands-on
science program for elementary school children, guaranteed
to be a combination of fun and learning. We will
help you master some difficult concepts through
play and take you beyond your textbooks. Please call the
museum to pre-register. Free. 505-522-3120.
www.las-cruces.org/museums/natural-history/index.html
or astafford@las-cruces.org
March 4 - 5
Dona
Ana Modular Railroad Display
The
Village of Northrise, 2293 Divot Avenue #3. Saturday
9 am - 6 pm, Sunday 9 am - 3 pm. 505-532-1751.
troeller@zianet.com
March 5
ZAT Music presents Comedy Night "Todd
Yohn with guest Don Worley"
Ramada Palms Resort,
201 E. University Avenue. Doors open at 5:30 pm and
performance at 7 pm. ZAT Music brings some of the best
Comedians from New York City to Los Angeles. General admission:
$12, at the door $15. Dinner and Show $30 with reserved
seats for the show! Tickets may be purchased at the Ramada
Palms Resort from 6 pm - 9 pm, Monday - Friday or call ZAT Music
for reservations. Chef Ronald Quintana serves up your choice
of steak, chicken or fish cuisine dinner at its finest! 505-521-4463.
www.zatmusic.com or zatmusicdjs@yahoo.com or www.toddyohn.com
March 5 - 31
Paintings of Yvonne Postelle Exhibit
Unitarian Universalist Church, Tombaugh Gallery
2000 S. Solano Drive. Gallery hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
10 am - 2 pm or by appointment. Artist reception will be March 5 from
12 noon – 2 pm. Postelle’s paintings have received awards from El
Paso Art Association shows, Sierra-Providence International Art
Exhibits, Sun Bowl International Art Exhibit, National League of
American Pen Women, Mesilla Valley Art Exhibit and Black Range Art
Exhibit. Free and open to the public. 505-522-7281. www.uuchurchlc.us
March 6
Live Jazz
Aggie Sports Bar, inside Ramada Palms de
Las Cruces, 201 E. University Avenue. 7 pm. Free dance lessons.
505-526-4411 .
March 6
Live Music “The Sass” with guests
The Bean, 201 Avenida de Mesilla. 7 pm.
505-523-0560.
March 7
Crochet Event
Unravel Yarn Shop & Gallery,
300 N. Downtown Mall. 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm. Store hours:
Tuesday & Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Wednesday 9 am - 5 pm, Thursday
10 am - 6 pm, & Saturday 9 am - 4 pm. Patter reading: $5,
includes handouts and instruction. Instructor: Gail Mestas.
Learn to read crochet patterns using abbreviations and charts.
If you have a pattern you’re having trouble reading, bring it
along! If this class takes place during your lunch break,
you’re welcome to bring your lunch with you! 505-647-1181.
www.unravelyarnshop.com or ohennesseey@las-cruces.org
March 7
Live Music “Jon Crocker with TBA”
The Bean, 201 Avenida de
Mesilla. 6:30 pm - 10 pm. Charge: $3. All ages welcome. 505-523-0560.
March 7
Live Music “Penny for A Dream” & “Over
the Counter”
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian. Call for
time. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-526-9943.
March 7
Live Music “Steve Smith”
High Desert Brewery, 1201 W. Hadley Avenue.
Call for time. Musician, composer, and performer. Steve Smith
has been a professional musician for over 20 years. He has an
uncanny knowledge of music and instrumentation. Steve Smith is
a true virtuoso. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-525-6752.
March 7
Reading "Honeymoon with My Brother"
Branigan Memorial Library, Terrace
Gallery, 200 E. Picacho Avenue. Gallery Hours: Monday
- Thursday 8 am - 9 pm, Friday 8 am - 6 pm, Saturday 10 am -
6 pm, and Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm. 1:30 pm. The novel “Honeymoon with my
Brother” by author, Franz Wisner will be reviewed and talked about
and books will be sold along with a book signing following. This
event sponsored by the Friends of the Branigan Library. Free and open
to the public. 505-528-4000. http://library.las-cruces.org
March 7
What’s Cooking? Event
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum,
4100 Dripping Springs Road. Monday - Saturday 9 am -
5 pm, Sunday 12 noon - 5 pm. Harvest Cooking Class: 2 - 4
pm. This hands-on cooking class focuses on different ways of
preparing seasonal foods. This month, our chef, Carol Koenig
will focus on arugula, asparagus and spinach. Pre-registration
is required. $20. Regular Museum Admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors
(60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17), 5 and under free. 505-522-4100.
www.frhm.org
March 9
Battle of the Bands Finale
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian in Mesilla.
Call for time. Among the contestants are New River Blues, Rawdawgs
and Mr. Revolution. 505-526-9943.
March 9
Literary Open Mic Night
The Bean, 2011 Avenida de Mesilla.
7:30 pm. Bring a poem or short piece to read, or just come and
watch. Free. 505-541-8073.
March 9
Live and Learn Event
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage
Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road. Monday - Saturday
9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon - 5 pm. Spring Lecture Series: 7
p.m. “The Churro and the Navajo-One Family’s Journey to Save
the Sacred Sheep.” Stacie Spragg is a staff photographer for the
Albuquerque Tribune and is interested in families and communities
who struggle to maintain their cultural identity. Her presentation
features photographs and anecdotes documenting one Navajo family’s
efforts to save the Churro. This event is free. Regular Museum Admission:
$3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17), 5 and under
free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
March 9
Live Music “Angelfire”
Ramada Palms Resort, 201 E. University
Avenue. Call for time. 505-526-4411. www.zatmusic.com/BANDS.html
March 9
Live Music “Division of Sound” & “Penny
for a Dream”
Hurricane Alley, 1490 Missouri Avenue. Call
for times. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-532-9358.
March 9
Live Music
“The Heavenly States (Oakland, CA)”, “Leche de Hombre”
& “The Evergreen”
The Club,
1200 E. Foster. 10 pm - close. Must be 21 years of age
or older. Charge $3. Call for more information. 505-521-1137.
March 9
New Mexico State University Music Department
presents, Cultural Series, Glengarry Bhoys
Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown
Mall. 8 pm $12.50 general public and
$10 students, faculty and staff, and can be purchased
at all ticketmaster outlets. 505-646-1420/505-646-2421.
www.nmsu.edu/~music or www.ticketmaster.com
March 10
A West African Drum and Dance Event
Branigan Cultural Center, 500 N. Water Street.
Drum event from 6:30 pm - 8 pm and dance event from 8 pm - 9:30
pm. Event is for all levels. 505-523-0664.
March 10
Book Signing-Tey Diana Rebelledo
New Mexico State University Book Store, University
Avenue and Jordan Street. 12 noon. University of New Mexico
author Tey Diana Rebelledo will sign her book “Chronicles of Panchita
Villa”. 505-646-3448. www.nmsu.edu
March 10
“Disco Fever Reunion”
The Rain Forrest, inside Best Western Mission
Inn Hotel, 1765 S. Main Street. 8 pm - 1 am. Featuring the best
party music of the 70’s and 80’s. $10 per person. 505-882-0706.
www.premiere-e.com
March 10
Guest
Artist “Tia Fuller”
New Mexico
State University, Music Center Recital Hall, North
Horseshoe Circle and Espina Street. 8 pm. Tia Fuller,
saxophone w/ Faculty Nonet. Allan Kaplan, coordinator.
This event is free and open to the public. 505-646-2421.
www.nmsu.edu/~music
March 10
Live Music “Archangel”
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian in Mesilla.
Call for time. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-526-9943.
March 10
Live Music “Bayou Seco”
High Desert Brewing Company, 1201
W. Hadley Avenue. 8 pm - 11 pm. Dennis Daily plays guitar
and Rus Bradburd performs on fiddle and vocals. 505-525-6752
.
March 10
Live Music “Circle Takes a Square”, “Jumis”
& “Thrashy nu-metal”
The Bean, 201 Avenida de Mesilla. 7 pm.
505-523-0560.
March 10
Live Music: “Cruces Cult”
Q-Times, Bowling Alley Bar.
1201 E. Amador Avenue. Call for time. 505-526-8855.
March 10
Live Music “No Regrets”
Hurricane Alley, 1490 Missouri
Avenue. Call for time. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-532-9358
.
March 10
Live Music “The Liars” & “Captain Jookie”
The Club, 1200 E. Foster. Call for times.
Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-521-1137.
March 10
Mesilla Valley Film Society presents,
Almost Midnight Film “Ringu”
The Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe,
one block south of the Plaza. 9:45 pm only. The original Japanese
horror film that inspired ''The ring''. Admission is
Free. Japanese with English Subtitles. 505-524-8287. www.fountaintheatre.org
March 10
National Arbor Day
Las Cruces Museum of Natural
History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor Blvd. 4
pm - 6 pm. Staff will have activities for children focusing
on trees and the environment. “Plant a tree today for all the
world to share. Regular Museum Hours: Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm,
Monday - Thursday and Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Friday 10 am - 8 pm.
505-522-3120.
March 10 - 11
“In the Middle of Grand Central Station” by
Nancy Pahl Gilsenan
Mayfield High School, Cafeteria, 1955 N. Valley
Drive. 7:30 pm. “In the middle of Grand Central Station” by Nancy
Pahl Gilsenan and directed by Mayfield High School senior Wil Gonzales
will be performed by the MHS Drama Department. The play is about
a homeless girl living in Grand Central Station. Tickets are $4 for
students and $5 for adults, with $1 off admission with a canned food
donation. 505-527-9415. melissacmunoz@hotmail.com
March 10 - 11
“Sweet Dreams of Rhythm and Dancing”
Onate High School, The Performing Art Center,
6800 N. Main Street. 7 pm. New Mexico State University’s Dancers
Unlimited present this annual spring concert. Tickets: Adults
$8, children, students and seniors $5. Tickets can be purchased
at the door or from any Dancers Unlimited member. 505-330-6974/915-731-8925
March 10 - 12
24th Annual Cowboys for Cancer
Research Team Roping
Calhoun Arena,
north of Las Cruces. 8 am each day. Bring your lawn
chairs. Great concession stand by Calhoun and Quest Pioneers.
Many prizes and raffles! Dinner/Dance Party on Friday, March
10 at Dickerson’s Event Center, 3920 W. Picacho Avenue. $60
per person. Call for time and tickets. 505-649-6368. Mega-Ten
Roping Saturday, March 11. Contact: Skip Prichard 505-649-4183/505-523-1130
or Denny Calhoun 505-526-6026/505-642-5693 for more information.
March 10 - 12
New Mexico State University Aggies Men's
Baseball vs Loyola Marymount
New Mexico State University, Presley Askew
Complex, Stewart Street. Friday, Saturday at
6:05 and Sunday 1:05 pm. 505-646-1420. www.nmstatesports.com
or www.ticketmaster.com
March 10 - 12
New Mexico State University Aggies
Men's Tennis Team vs Nevada, Montana, College
of Santa Fe
New Mexico State University, Tennis
Courts,
Gregg Street & Williams Street. Nevada,
Friday 1 pm; Montana; Saturday 1 pm, College
of Santa Fe, Sunday 12 noon. 505-646-5151.
www.nmstatesports.com
March 10 - 16
The Fountain Theatre presents, “The White
Countess”
2469 Calle de Guadalupe, one block south
of the Plaza. 7:30 pm nightly (Sunday matinee at 2:30 pm only).
The White Countess, directed by James Ivory, is 2 hours and
18 minutes long. The final collaboration between director Ivory
and producer Ismail Merchant, who died earlier this year, is a gorgeous
slice of Merchant/Ivoryisms. Ralph Fiennes plays a blinded, fallen-from-grace
American diplomat Todd Jackson. It’s Shanghai, 1936, in the heady,
debauched days before the Japanese invasion would spoil everything
for everyone, and Jackson casts his damaged lot with the city’s
underclass of equally bloodied but unbowed expat hookers, scoundrels,
and emotional refugees….The script, by Kazuo Ishiguro (Remains of
the Day), echoes the great-grandaddy of wartime love, Casablanca. This
film is not rated. Ticket prices: regular $6, students/seniors $5,
members, children & wednesday’s $4. 505-524-8287. www.fountaintheatre.org
March
10 - 19
Holy Ghosts by Romulus Linney
New Mexico
State University, Hershel Zohn Theatre,
on Jordan Street. Call for times. A
drama about faith. Holy Ghosts blends humor and
poignancy as it probes the circumstances and stories
of various cult members of a Southern snake-handling
cult. 505-646-6028/505-646-4515. www.nmsu.edu
March 10 - 30
Annual New Mexico Student Exhibition
2006
New Mexico State University Art Gallery
D.W. Williams Art Center, on University Avenue. Gallery
hours: Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday
1 pm- 5 pm, closed Mondays and university holidays. Public
reception, Friday, March 10, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm and awards announced
at 6 pm. Free and open to the public. 505-646-2545.
www.nmsu.edu/~artgal
March 10 - 31
Elementary Students Art
Dona Ana County Manager’s Complex, Lobby, 180
W. Amador Avenue. Free and open to the public. 505-527-9486.
March 10 - 31
Middle School Students Art Exhibit
Las Cruces Public Schools Administration Building,
Lobby/Gallery, 505 S. Main Street, Suite 249 of the Loretto
Towne Center. Free and open to the public. 505-527-9486.
March 11
5th Annual Rotary Youth
Talent Contest
Rio Grande Theatre, 213
N. Main Street. Starts at 12 noon. This year’s contest
offers prizes worth $1,500. It is open to all of the areas youth
and is broken into a junior and senior division. Prizes are
awarded to the first-place contestants in the categories of vocal,
instrumental, dance and mariachi performance. 505-521-5184.
March 11
75th Anniversary Open
House Weekend at Fort Selden State Monument
Fort Selden State Monument,
13 miles north of Las Cruces, 1280 Fort Selden Road.
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the State Monuments with
coffee and conversation throughout the weekend. This Event:
Free Admission. Regular Hours: Wednesday - Monday 8:30 am - 5
pm. Regular admission: $3, 16 and under are Free. 505-526-8911.
www.nmstatemonuments.com
March 11
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park presents "A Dog's
Day"
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park,
6 miles north on Jornada Road off of Hwy 70 east.
10 am. Bring your best canine friend and
join the Dona Ana County Humane Society, Safe Haven,
S.N.A.P., and the Nature Park for a walk in the desert. Learn
how to keep your and your pet safe on your desert adventures.
Free and open to the public. 505-524-3334. www.cdnp.org
or cdnp_rink@zianet.com
March 11
David Rothermel to Sign His New Book
Coas Bookstore on the Downtown Mall, 317 N.
Main Street. 10 am - 12 noon. Store hours: Monday - Saturday
9:30 am - 6 pm, Sunday 11 am - 5 pm. David Rothermel will sign
copies of “Desert Dialogues” his new book of paintings and poetry.
505-524-8471. www.coasbooks.com
March 11
Desert Treks
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, 700 S.
Telshor Blvd., Mesilla Valley Mall. Saturday
8 am - 4 pm. Field trips are offered by the
museum on a variety of subjects. Most are free to
the public, but require your own transportation to the site.
Expert instructors are provided. Minimum enrollment
.required This is geology field trip to the Robledo
Mountains. We will meet at the museum and caravan to
the site. Pre-registration required space is limited.
Free and open to the public.
505-522-3120.
astafford@las-cruces.org
March 11
Devoré Dyed Velvet Silk
Scarf
Unravel Yarn Shop & Gallery,
300 N. Downtown Mall. 10 am - 12 noon. Store hours:
Tuesday & Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Wednesday 9 am - 5 pm, Thursday
10 am - 6 pm, & Saturday 9 am - 4 pm. $45, includes instruction
and all materials (scarf, etching medium and dyes). Instructor:
Cyndy Clark. Using the Devoré technique, plant fibers
are removed in the etching process leaving the silk fibers
behind in the fabric. This creates beautifully sheer areas
on the scarf, which is then hand-dyed to produce an exquisite
work of art! 505-647-1181. www.unravelyarnshop.com
March 11
Heritage Kitchen Demonstration (Cooking
over the Campfire)
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, Outdoor
cooking area. 4100 Dripping Springs Road. 2 pm. We will demonstrate
a number of Dutch Oven recipes!. Museum hours: Monday - Saturday
9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon - 5 pm. Museum admission: $3 adults,
$2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17), 5 and under free.
505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
March 11
Las Cruces Sun Kings vs Roswell Invaders Semi-Pro
Football
Location: TBA. 505-639-0750.
avalos2801@msn.com
March 11
Live Music “Cadillac Kings”
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian
in Mesilla. Call for time. Must be 21 years of age or older.
505-526-9943.
March 11
Live Music “Coexist”
The Bean, 201 Avenida de
Mesilla. 7 pm. 505-523-0560.
March 11
Live Music “GOAT”
The Club, 1200 E. Foster. Call for time. Must
be 21 years of age or older. 505-521-1137.
March 11
Live Music “Kryptic”
Q-Time Bowling Alley Bar, 1201 E. Amador Avenue.
Call for time. 505-526-8855.
March 11
Live Music “Randy Granger”
Organ Mountain Café, 16151 Hwy 70. 11
am - 1 pm. No Cover. 505-373-3000 .
March 11
Live Music “Roadhouse”
Hoot ‘n’ Annie’s, 150 E. Madrid Ave. Call for
time. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-525-8303.
March 11
Mainly Mustards
East end of the parking
lot behind the Bank of the Rio Grande at Telshor &
University Avenue. 10 am. Lisa Mandelkern and Terry Peterson
will lead a hike on the east side of the Franklins to look
for spring flowers, such as mustards and poppies. Bring lunch,
water, sun protection, plant field guides and wear good walking
shoes. Field trips are free and nonmembers are welcome. 505-532-1036.
npsnm.unm.edu
March 11
Megan Timothy Signing
Barnes & Noble, in the Mesilla Valley Mall,
700 S. Telshor Blvd. 3 pm - 5 pm. Megan Timothy will sign her
book “Let Me Die Laughing! Waking From the Nightmare of a Brain
Explosion”. Timothy, age 62, has biked across Europe and is now
biking across the United States from California to Washington D.C.
and back in order to promote literacy and to discuss her recovery from
a traumatic brain injury. 505-522-4499.
March 11
Movie Time Let’s Go with Pancho Villa
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum,
4100 Dripping Springs Road. This movie will be shown in the
museum’s theater at 1:30 pm. Not Rated, 1936, Spanish with English
Subtitles. Admission to this movie is free with regular paid museum
admission ($3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6
- 17). Museum hours: Monday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12
noon - 5 pm. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
March 11
New Mexico State
University Music Department presents, New Mexico
State University Jazz Ensembles "Gospel meets
Big Band Jazz"
New Mexico State University, Music Center
Recital Hall, North Horseshoe Circle and
Espina Street. 8 pm. Two very important
American musical traditions come together in a presentation
of Big Band Gospel. Rooted in Afro-European
rhythms and harmonies, these two musical genres belong
together. Join the New Mexico State University
Jazz Ensembles in a unique presentation of Big Band
Gospel music. General admission $7, seniors $6, students
$4. 505-646-1420/505-646-2304. www.nmsu.edu/~music/ensembles/winds
or www.ticketmaster.com
March 11
Oldies But Goodies Show and Dance
The Rain Forrest, inside Best Western Mission
Inn Hotel, 1765 S. Main Street. 8 pm - 1 am. Performers include
the New Rio Band and Little Mike & The Blue Kings. $15 per person.
505-882-0706. www.premiere-e.com
March 11
“Re-dressing Injustice” Event
Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court Avenue. 9 am.
Participants will create dresses with Arizona State University
artist Irene Simmons. The dresses will be used as part of a public
exhibit on March 29-31 during the J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium.
505-646-3448. www.nmsu.edu
March 11
Run Old Mesilla (ROM) 5K and 10K
Old Mesilla Plaza, starts at plaza parking lot
on Avenida de Mesilla. All events start at
9 am. Certified courses; USATF sanctions. 10K is an
event in the New Mexico Gran Prix. 505-524-7824.
doneugenia@aol.com
March
11
Saturday
Family Day “St. Patrick’s Day Mobile”
New Mexico State University Museum, NMSU
campus in Kent Hall, University Avenue and Solano Drive.
2 pm. 3:30 pm. Workshop is FREE and no sign up is necessary.
Weather permitting, workshops are held outside in the
Museum courtyard. Call for more information. 505-646-5161
or 505-646-3739. www.nmsu.edu/~museum/event.htm
March 11
Southwest New Mexico Regional
Science Fair
New Mexico State University
Campus, Corbett Center, University & Jordan.
All day event. 505-646-7707. www.nmsu.edu
March 11
Trade Show
South end of Main Street Downtown, near the Rio
Grande Theatre. 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm. The first annual WESST Corp
Primavera Arts and Trade show will feature regionally produced arts
and crafts and a great selection of edible treats, including gourmet
desserts and entertainment. The occasion is Women’s History Month, and
a celebration of WESST Corp’s service to small business entrepreneurs,
many of them women. A raffle and silent auction will give the public
a chance to acquire some unique creations. 505-541-1583.
March 11
Youth Talent Show
Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown
Mall. 12 noon. 505-521-5184/505-522-5415.
March 11
Wildlife Refuge Trip
Las Cruces Museum of Natural
History, inside Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor
Blvd. 8 am. Kevin Cobble, SANWR refuge manager, will lead
this hike, guiding participants through the refuge, speaking
about the native flora and fauna and the site’s history. The
visit will include a viewing of Pat Garrett’s lineshack and
ranch. Group will depart from the museum at 8 am. and caravan
to the site, and will return by 3 pm. Pre-registration is required.
Sorry, no cameras will be allowed on the trip. 505-522-3120.
March 11 - 12
Rag Rug Festival
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100
Dripping Springs Road. 10 am - 4 pm. Free Admission. Museum
hours: Monday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon – 5 pm.
This festival is a spectacular event featuring women artisans from
across New Mexico. This festival is sponsored by the New Mexico’s
Women’s Foundation and its Women’s Cottage Industries program.
Rag rugs, hand-woven items, jewelry, fabrics, and handmade crafts will
be available for purchase. Spend the day celebrating our rich heritage!
Regular Museum admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over),
$1 children (6 - 17), 5 and under free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
March 11 - 12
Sun Country Striders Walk
Best Western
Mesilla Valley, 901 Avenida de Mesilla.
Registration from 8 - 11 am. Start-Finish
point Best Western Mesilla Valley Inn. This
event offers 2-11Km moderately easy trails along many
tree-shaded city streets and dirt & gravel
irrigation canal banks. Suitable for strollers.
There are many historic points of interest on the
trail map. Cost is free unless walking for IVV Credit.
505-521-7304. www.zianet.com/dpiland/SunCountry/
March 11 - 31
“New Works by Raul Dorn” Exhibit
White Raven Studios, 425 W. Griggs
Avenue. Studio Hours: Tuesday - Saturday - 12 noon - 5 pm. This
Exhibit features abstract imagery. 505-525-9543. www.white-raven-studios.com
March 11 - 31
2006
Dona Ana County Senior Olympics Games
These events are held at various locations,
depending on the event. Call for times. Events include
several games such as: Bowling, Racquetball, Archery,
Tennis, 8-ball pool…. and much more. All dates, times and
locations are subject to change. 505-541-5171.
March 12
Book Signing Alan Riehl
Barnes & Noble, in the Mesilla Valley Mall,
700 S. Telshor Blvd. Call for time. Local author Alan Riehl will
be signing his book “Angel Falls”. This book is set in an imaginary
community hidden in the mountains of Hudspeth County near El Paso.
Readers can find out the secrets of this town that changed its residents
forever. 505-522-4499.
March 12
“La Celia Bella” a Cello Quarter Performance
Good Samaritan Auditorium, off Telshor Blvd
on Buena Vida Circle. 3 pm. Call for more information 505-647-8936.
March 12
Las Cruces Symphony Guild Event
Farm & Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping
Springs Road. Pre-tour luncheon at the museum grill. 11 am
- 1 pm. $15. See the diversity of Las Cruces’ important people-The
tour of celebrity homes starts at the Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida
de Mesilla where brochures & maps will be available. 12:30 pm
- 4 pm. $15. Refreshments will be served and then participants are off
to visit 13 homes. 505-524-7390. A Dinner at the New Mexico State
University Presidents home will follow. 5:30 pm - 8 pm. $125 includes
a tour of the President’s recently renovated home and a black-tie
dinner hosted by New Mexico State University President & Mrs. Martin.
505-521-8355.
March 12
New Mexico State University Aggies Men’s
Tennis vs College of Santa Fe
New Mexico State University, on Payne
Street. Tennis Courts. 12 noon. 505-646-5151. www.nmstatesports.com
March 12
New Mexico State University Jazz Ensembles
“Winds” and Friends
NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. N. Horseshoe
Circle and Espina Street. 8 pm. Symphonic Winds welcomes two
outstanding high school bands to play with them. $7. 505-646-1420/505-646-2304.
www.nmsu.edu/~music/ensembles/winds
March 12
The Big Band On the Rio Grande
Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court Avenue.
2 pm - 4:30 pm. The Big Band on the Rio Grande hosts this dance
and will be playing the music. The band plays all types of traditional
and contemporary swing dance music, from Cumbias and Polkas to
Waltzes and Jitterbugs. All dancers of all ages are invited and
all levels of dancing are represented. Have a great time dancing
or just socializing and listening to the music. Cover: $5 per person.
505-373-2188.
March 13
Live Music “Pedestrians”, “Boss Martians” &
“The answer lies”
The Bean, 2011 Avenida de Mesilla.
6 pm. Charge: $3. 505-523-0560 .
March 13
Saxophone Studio Recital
New Mexico State University, Music
Center Recital Hall, North Horseshoe Circle and Espina Street.
8 pm. Coordinator: Rhonda Taylor. This event is free and open
to the public. 505-646-2421. www.nmsu.edu/~music
March 13 - 31
Dine Bits’aa’Bahane: The Story of
Navajo Baskets
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum,
4100 Dripping Springs Road. Museum hours: Monday - Saturday 9 am
- 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon - 5 pm. Explore the history and beauty of
Navajo baskets. This exhibit includes 31 photographs, eight drawings
and 25 graphic panels detailing the history, symbolism, manufacturing
processes and new directions in Navajo basketry. This exhibit will
be supplemented with five Navajo baskets currently in the museum’s
collections. Museum admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors (60 and over),
$1 children (6 - 17), 5 and under free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
March 14
Live Music “Jamburglars”
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian in
Mesilla. Call for time. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-526-9943.
March 14
“Frank Zappa was Right! Perspectives
on the Future of Jazz and Classical Music”
New Mexico State University campus,
Science Hall Room 107. 3:30 pm. NMSU music professor James Shearer
will be presenting this event. Call for more information. 505-646-5282.
www.nmsu.edu
March 14
“The Future of Life”
Corbett Center Auditorium, New Mexico
State University campus, University Avenue and Jordan Street. 7:30
pm. Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson, named one of “America’s
25 Most Influential People” by Time Magazine, will draw on ideas from
his best-selling book, “The Future of Life,” to make a plea for a new
approach to the protection and management of the eco-system. Wilson
has written more than 400 articles, 21 books and has won 75 international
awards in recognition for his contributions to science and humanity.
He is also the recipient of 26 honorary doctoral degrees from North
America and Europe. Free and open to the public. 505-646-2005.
www.nmsu.edu
March 14
A Wine Event
Blue Teal Vineyards, 1720 Avenida
de Mesilla. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-524-0390.
March 14
Live Music “Codeword Zefferina”,
“Gingerbread Patriots” & “Ruby Suns”
The Bean, 2011 Avenida de Mesilla.
6:30 pm - 9 pm. 505-523-0560.
March 14
Book Review “Once a Nurse” by author
Sunnie Bell
Branigan Library, 200 E. Picacho
Avenue. 1:30 pm. Library hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 9 pm,
Friday 8 am - 6 pm, Saturday 10 am - 6 pm, Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm. This
monthly review will be presented by the author herself. Sunnie Bell’s
“Once a Nurse” is a look at the nursing profession through the eyes
of a nurse as she goes from an idealistic student to retirement.
After the review, Ms. Bell will have copies of her book for sale and
signing. 505-528-4001. www.barbed-wire.net/Once-A-Nurse-by-Sunnie-Bell-RN-P222C0.aspx
or http://library.las-cruces.org
March 15
Live Music “Anathallo”
The Bean, 2011 Avenida de Mesilla.
Call for time. 505-523-0560.
March 15
Live Music “Border Jazz Quintet”
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian. 8 pm
- 11 pm. Free. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-526-9943.
March 15
“Women During the Wars: Workers,
Warriors and Wives” Presentation
University Terrace Good Samaritan
Village, 3025 Terrace Drive. 5 pm - 7 pm. Veterans and active duty
women of the U.S. Armed Forces will speak about their contributions
to the military during war time. 505-646-3448. www.nmsu.edu
March 15 - 17
“Important Techniques Artists Should
Know”
Museum of Fine Arts, 490 N. Water
Street. Call for times. Museum hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4
pm, Sunday 9 am - 1 pm. Patio Art Gallery Artist Julie Ford Oliver
will present this topic. 505-532-9567.
March 16
“The Trouble with Music” by Mat Callahan
New Mexico State University campus,
Hardman Hall Room 106. 7 pm. Mat Callahan, former lead singer/songwriter
of “world-beat” pioneers the Looters, will be discussing his new
book “The Trouble with Music”. Free. 505-646-7525. www.nmsu.edu
March 16
“Dancing Through Life on Toes of
Gold” Signing
Golden Mesa Gracious Retirement Living,
Library, 151 N. Roadrunner Parkway. 9:30 am. Lucille Iverson South
will review and sign copies of her book “Dancing Through Life on
Toes of Gold”. Seniors, friends and lovers of dance are invited to come
and enjoy South and refreshments. 505-522-4219.
March 16
The Las Cruces Newcomers Connection presents, Wine Tasting
Social
The Double Eagle, 308 Calle de Guadalupe
in Mesilla. . 4 pm - 6 pmBobbie Lee Lawrence I.A.C.P. will present “Wines
of the Southwest” as well as give advice about how to choose the
best wines for your favorite meals. The seminar includes wine tasting
with cheese and crackers and there will be door prizes. Cost is $9
per person all inclusive and everyone is welcome (must be 21 or older
for wine tasting). Seating is limited and reservations re required. 505-621-3146
.
March
16
Live Music “Gertie Fox” & “The Evergreen”
The Bean, 201 Avenida de Mesilla. 7 pm -
9 pm. Charge: $3. All ages welcome. 505-523-0560.
March
16
Live Music “Delgado” & “Dirty Clydes”
The Club, 1200 E. Foster Road. Call for time. Must be 21
years of age or older. 505-521-1137.
March
16
Live Music: “Marked Men”, “Birthday Suites”
& “Ten Seconds to liftoff”
The University House, 1343 University Avenue.
6 pm. All ages welcome. Free.
March
16
Live Music “Opus Däi” & “Mr. Revolution”
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian in Mesilla. Call for time.
Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-526-9943.
March
16
Live Music “Roadhouse”
Ramada Palms Resort, 201 E. University
Avenue. Call for time. 505-526-4411. www.zatmusic.com/BANDS.html
March
16
Live Music “Steve Smith”
High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Avenue. Call for
time. Musician, composer, and performer. Steve Smith has been a professional
musician for over 20 years. He has an uncanny knowledge of music and
instrumentation. Steve Smith is a true virtuoso. Must be 21 years of
age or older. 505-525-6752.
March 16
The Las Cruces Newcomers Connection
present: Wine Tasting Social
The Double Eagle, 308 Calle de Guadalupe
in Mesilla. 4 pm - 6 pm. Bobbie Lee Lawrence I.A.C.P. will present
“Wines of the Southwest” as well as give advice about how to choose
the best wines for your favorite meals. The seminar includes wine
tasting with cheese and crackers and there will be door prizes. Cost
is $9 per person all inclusive and everyone is welcome (must be 21
or older for wine tasting). Seating is limited and reservations re
required. 505-621-3146.
March 16 - 18
New Mexico Baseball Invitational
Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid St. Call
for information and times. 505-527-9530.
March 17
Blarney Blast
Bennigan’s,
1745 E. University Avenue. 6 pm - 2 am. Four live, local Bands: Live
Bait, Captain Jookie, Division of Sound and headliners No Regrets. Admission
is $8 ($7 for students with Valid ID). 505-522-2727.
March 17
Live Music “City of Alms”, “Bound
Eternally” & more
Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court
Avenue. 7 pm-? All ages welcome. $4. 505-541-0145.
March 17
Live Music “Hometown Letdown”
Q-Times, Bowling Alley Bar. 1201 E. Amador
Avenue. Call for time. 505-526-8855.
March 17
Live Music “Liquid Cheese”
The Club, 1200 E. Foster Rd. 10 pm. Must be
21 years of age or older. $4. 505-521-1137.
March 17
Live Music “The Liars”
Hurricane Alley, 1490 Missouri Ave. $4 cover.
Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-532-9358.
March 17
“St. Patrick’s Day” Contra Dance
San Andres Learning Center Gym, 2355
Avenida de Mesilla. 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm. The Southern New Mexico Music
and Dance Society will present Chloe, Lonnie and Lewis. They will teach
and call all contra dances to Live Irish and Old-time music performed
by the Southern New Mexico Music Dance Society House Band. No partners
are needed. Dance basics will be taught. Refreshments will be available.
Admission is $4. 505-522-1691.
March 17
St. Patrick’s Day Dance
Dickerson’s Event Center, 3920 W. Picacho Avenue. 8
pm - midnight. Doors open at 7 pm. Featuring the music of “Siempre” Band.
Cost is $10 per person. A cash bar will be available. 21 and over event.
No one under 21 will be admitted. To purchase tickets call 505-640-5706/505-644-5806.
March 17
St. Patrick’s Graham Central Station
Graham Central Station, 505 S. Main Street. Call
for time. Must be 21 years of age or older. $6 cover. 505-524-9131.
March 17
St. Patrick’s “Green Day” Bash
Mesilla Park Recreation Center, 304
Bell Avenue. 3 pm - 6 pm. Center Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 2:30
pm (18 + with a valid ID) and from 2:30 pm - 9 pm (All Ages). 505-541-2455.
mprc@las-cruces.org
March 17
St. Patrick’s Hilton Las Cruces
Las Cruces Hilton, 705 S. Telshor Blvd.
No Cover. Must be 21 years of age or older. 505-522-4300
.
March 17
Sallie Mae Latino Bus Tour
Meet at: Mayfield High School, 1955
N. Valley Drive. 6:30 pm - 8 pm. The Sallie Mae Fund helps Latino
families understand how to prepare and pay for college. The tour
gives Latino students and their family’s access to resources and
information on scholarships, grants, loans and federal aid in both Spanish
and English. Classes will be provided on financial aid presented by
recent college graduates. One scholarship will be given out at each class
to a youth in attendance and food will be served.
March 17
The “Howling Coyote Coffeehouse/Open Mic”
Mastery in Life Center, 575 N. Main Street. 7 pm.
Featuring a stage setting with professional sound and lighting. Open
to acoustic musicians, poets and anyone wanting to come and watch. Free!
Light refreshments will be served, including coffee. 505-525-9333/505-523-4847.
March 17 - 18
Southern New Mexico Softball Tournament
Field of Dreams Softball Complex,
1601 Bruins ., Lane Call for information and times.
505-572-3941.
March 17 - 23
Mesilla Valley Film Society
presents: “Paradise Now ”
The Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle
de Guadalupe, one block south of the Plaza. 7:30 pm nightly (Sunday
matinee at 2:30 pm only). Paradise Now, written and directed by Hany
Abu-Assad, is 1 hour and 30 minutes long. With its Palestinian’s-eye
view of the Middle East conflict, Paradise Now, is a drama about life
and death in the West Bank, and is indeed rare. Said and Khaled are
Palestinian mechanics and best friends who live in Israel-occupied
Nablus. While their days generally consist of benign activities like
drinking tea, they belong to a terrorist group, which chooses them
to carry out an attack in Tel Aviv. Feeling that life under Israeli occupation
lacks dignity and that violence is the only way a Palestinian state can
become reality, they embrace the chance to die for the cause….This film
is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material and brief strong language.
In Arabic with English Subtitles. Ticket prices: Regular $6, students/seniors
$5, members, Children & Wednesday’s $4. 505-524-8287. www.fountaintheatre.org
March 17 - 31
From the Studios Exhibit
Museum of Art, Main Gallery, north Downtown
Mall. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday 9 am
- 1 pm. This exhibit features works by teachers and students in a variety
of media including ceramics, photography, painting, weaving and sculpture.
Admission is free and open to the public. 505-541-2137. http://museums.las-cruces.org
March 17 - 31
Have Camera, Will Travel! Exhibit
Maria Bonita Restaurant, 205 E. Lohman Avenue. Call for times. An
exhibit of photographs highlighting Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland,
France and other European countries by Sharlene Glock. Other travel photos
are displayed at: Lorenzo’s Restaurant on Alameda and Insta-Copy in the
Downtown Mall. 505-526-9212.
March 17 - 31
Stone Sculpture Exhibit
Studio Santanova, 9325 E.U.S. Hwy. 70. Gallery hours: 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday - Saturday. Featuring recent Las Crucen and stone sculptor Lynn
Gaylor. Gaylor takes inspiration from the natural world, especially birds
and small animals. He had-carves contemporary, modern and abstract forms
from stone, marble, wood and alabaster. Zandra and Santiago Santanova are
currently showing new Southwestern wall sculptures made of steel, copper
and turquoise accents, and also feature a variety of large outdoor free-standing
garden sculptures. 505-373-0536.
March 17 - 31
Women’s Art Show
Glenn Cutter Jewelers and Gallery, 2640 El Paseo Road. Gallery hours:
9:30 am - 5:30 pm Monday - Friday and 10 am - 5 pm on Saturdays. Featuring
Suzanne Kane (ceramic sculpture), Cecilia Lewis (photography), Jo-an Smith
(Jewelry and paintings) and Cecilia Thorner (found object assemblage).
505-524-4300.
March 18
A Recreation of the Classic One-Act Ballet “Les
Sylphides”
Michele’s Dance Academy, 1195 E. Madrid Avenue.
2 pm & 7 pm. In addition to this old favorite. “Jitterbug”, a tap
number, will be complemented by a Broadway production piece - ”Think
Pink”. New choreography by Federico Garcia entitles “un Jeune Menage
Heureux” and “Is My Immortal” by Laura Thomas, should make for a well
rounded evening of entertainment. An original interpretation of Gaite
Parisinne called “Yes You Can-Can” finishes out the performance with high
kicks and perfect splits. Tickets are $12 (two-for-one for the evening
performances) and are available at Michele’s Dance Academy. 505-527-1893.
March 18
Capoiera de Las Cruces host "Noche de Carnaval"
New Mexico State University, Corbett Center Auditorium,
on Jordan Street and Solano Drive. 8 pm - 10 pm. Member
of the organizations will present various dance styles including
a samba, salsa, flamenco, mixed martial arts and capoeira - an Afro-Brazilian
martial arts dance. $10 students and $15 public. 505-571-7845.
egalvan@nmsu.edu
March 18
Heritage Kitchen Demonstration Event (Cooking over
the Campfire)
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, Outdoor cooking
area. 4100 Dripping Springs Road. 2 pm. Museum hours: Monday - Saturday
9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon – 5 pm. We will demonstrate a number of
Dutch Oven recipes!. Museum admission: $3 adults, $2 Seniors (60
and over), $1 children (6 - 17), 5 and under free. 505-522-4100. www.frhm.org
March 18
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market “St. Paddy’s
Day Block Party” Celebration
Downtown Mall and Las Cruces Avenue. 8 am - 12:30
pm. Local growers and artists selling produce, honey, herbs, baked
goods, spices, salsa, Chile ristras, landscape plants, artwork and
crafts. This event will also include a free craft table for kids
who will be making bookmarks and having a leprechaun scavenger hunt.
Take a stroll through the Farmers and Crafts Market while listening
to the sounds of Irish music or just sit down and watch the people walk
by. This will be the perfect opportunity to pickup some sweet treats and
unique crafts. Free and open to the public. 505-541-2288. ohennessey@las-cruces.org
March 18
Live Music “Delgado”
Q-Times, Bowling Alley, 1201 E. Amador Avenue.
Call for time. 505-526-8855.
March 18
Live Music “Deming Fusiliers”
High Desert Brewery, 1201 W. Hadley Avenue. Call for time. Old-Time
Appalachian Music. This band has the pulse on Foot Stomping. Must be 21
years of age or older. 505-525-6752.
March 18
Live Music “The 4-Count Band
El Patio, 2171 Calle de Parian in Mesilla. Call for time. Must
be 21 years of age or older. 505-526-9943.
March
18
Movie Time: The Stalking Moon
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage
Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road. This movie will be shown
in the museum’s theater at 1:30 pm. Rated G. Admission to this
movie is free with regular paid museum admission ($3 adults, $2
seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17). Museum hours:
Monday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon – 5 pm. 505-522-4100.
www.frhm.org
March 18
Presenting Mr. Bob Snead in “Held In Trust”
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100
Dripping Springs Road. 7 pm. Reception at 8:30 pm. Museum hours:
Monday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon – 5 pm. Tickets are
$75, $50, and $25 for the play. Reception $15. Museum admission ($3
adults, $2 seniors (60 and over), $1 children (6 - 17). 505-522-4100.
www.frhm.org
March 18
Sewing for Kids
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum,
4100 Dripping Springs Road. 9 am- 12 noon. Museum hours: Monday
- Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon – 5 pm. All children ages
10 and older are invited to join us for a morning learning basic
sewing techniques. We will make aprons, learn to sew on buttons and
do basic cross-stitching. 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
March 18
Saturday Family Workshop “Mummies”
New Mexico State University Museum,
NMSU campus in Kent Hall, University Avenue and Solano Drive. 2
pm. 3:30 pm. This event is Free and no sign up is necessary. Weather
permitting, the event will be held outside in the Museum courtyard.
505-646-5161 or 505-646-3739. www.nmsu.edu/~museum/event.htm
March 18
Irish Tea
Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de
Mesilla. 2 pm - 4 pm. Balleyheigue will perform Irish music. Irish
tea and cookies will be served. 505-524-1886.
March 18
Live Music “Kissing Tigers”, “The
Plastic Constellations”, & “Leche de Hombre”
The Club, 1200 E. Foster. 10 pm -
close. Must be 21 years of age or older. Charge: $3. 505-521-1137
.
March