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Grant County/Silver City
MainStreet Merchandising Workshop—Presented by Scott Day, formerly of the National MainStreet Center. $10 Silver City MainStreet members, $15 non-members. Call 534-1700 to register. 7-8:30 p.m. Olde World Bakery & Cafe, Bullard and Broadway.
Stasia—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
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Las Cruces/Mesilla
Kate's Pants: Bringing History to Life through Famous American Women— Sandra Hansen, playwright. A presentation that celebrates the lives of 11 American women in history. 7 p.m. NMSU Hardman Hall Room 106, 646-3448, lmorrell@nmsu.edu.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Wine Class—Free class. Space limited; call to reserve. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Blue Teal Vineyards, 1720 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-0390.
Women's History Month at NMSU Opening Reception—Welcome address by Kate Briggs. 5:30-6:30 p.m. NMSU Isabel M. Crouch Theater, 646-3448, lmorrell@nmsu.edu.
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Las Cruces/Mesilla
Geology of Organ Mountains—7 p.m.. conference room, Social Center at the University Terrace Good Samaritan Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, 523-8413.
Columbus
Pancho Villa Raid Day Commemoration—See story on page 20. Recall Pancho Villa's raid on March 9, 1916. Museum exhibits, parade, entertainment, food, tours, arts and crafts. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Pancho Villa State Park, 544-1069.
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Grant County/Silver City
Brandon Perrault—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Crossing: Notes of a Novice Woman—Dr. Deirdre McCloskey, economist and author, who describes her transformation from male to female, illustrating the mutability of social concepts such as gender identity and sexuality. 8 p.m. NMSU Corbett Center Otero Room, 646-3448, lmorrell@nmsu.edu.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. BYU—Through March 12. 1 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Complex, Stewart St., 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
The Belle of Amherst—Through March 26. See March 4. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
The History of Quilt Making in the United States—ArtForms meeting with a presentation by Las Colcheras Quilting Guild member, Jean O'Neill. 6 p.m. Branigan Library, 541-4353.
Deming
Rockhound Roundup—Through March 13. See story on page 22. Sponsored by the Deming Gem and Mineral Society, the annual Rockhound Roundup brings more than 5,000 visitors to see displays and rock-related events. Two buildings house more than 40 dealers, joined by 30-plus outside "tailgaters." 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Southwestern New Mexico State Fairgrounds (southeast of Deming). 546-0348.
KOTS Camera Club Exhibit—Reception, 5-7 p.m. Deming Arts Center, 100 S.Gold, 546-3663, demingarts@swnm.com.
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Grant County/Silver City
A.J. Roach—7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway, 388-2828.
Brandon Perrault—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Community Concert—Antonio Pompa-Baldi and Emanuela Friscioni, duo pianists. 7:30 p.m. WNMU Fine Arts Theater. 538-0203.
Lakota Lifeway Seminar—Through March 12. Presenters are Russell Eagle Bear and Ben Rhodd. $35. Introduction Friday, 6-9 p.m., First Church of What's Happening, 7th and Arizona St. Seminar Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., WNMU Light Hall Auditorium. WNMU Extended University, 538-6149.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Painting Madame X—Through March 27. Part of three American History Month plays running in repertory from the No Strings Theatre Company. A new play written by and starring Bob Diven and directed by Mark Medoff, a visit with artist John Singer Sargent. Performances March 11 at 8 p.m., 13 at 7 p.m., 19 at 8:30 p.m., 24 at 7 p.m., 26 at 6 p.m., 27 at 2:30 p.m. $9, $8 students and seniors. All seats Thursday $6. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Jack Ward Invitational Festival—Through March 12. University Singers and Concert Choir. $10-$15. 8 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, North Horseshoe Circle and Espina St., 646-1993/646-2067, Smile4kar@aol.com.
Las Cruces Chamber Ballet Spring Show—Also March 12. 7 p.m. $12. Onate High School, 6900 N. Main St., 524-8558.
Meet the Feebles—Almost Midnight film. 9:45 p.m. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. BYU—Through March 12. 1 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Complex, Stewart St., 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
Psychic Fair—Also March 12. Meet the psychics, 7-8 p.m. Heart of the Dove, 125 Wyatt Dr., 526-6474.
ShowTunes Showcase—Through March 13. Broadway tunes performed by local professional talent. March of Dimes benefit. $15. Friday and Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, 311 N. Downtown Mall, 523-2627, www.marchofdimes.com/newmexico.
Tape—Through March 19. See March 4. 8 p.m. $5. Southwest Fitness Center, 1309 E. Foster Road, 650-3496.
The Motorcycle Diaries—Through March 17. Starring the ubiquitous Gael Garcia Bernal as Che Guevara, this poignant road movie is based on Che's eloquent journals chronicling the 8,000-kilometer motorcycle journey through South America that transformed his life. Winner of a multitude of awards. Directed by Walter Salles. Spanish with English subtitles. Nightly at 7:30 p.m. No Sunday matinee. Tickets $6, members $4, students and seniors $5. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org.
The New World Drums—African drums and dance. Finally Friday performance. 12-1 p.m. Downtown Mall, 528-3204.
Deming
Rockhound Roundup—Through March 13. See March 10, story on page 22. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Southwestern New Mexico State Fairgrounds (southeast of Deming). 546-0348.
Hard Drive—Also March 12. Bluegrass band. $5. 7 p.m. Deming Performing Art Theatre, 109 E. Pine, 536-9876.
Alamogordo
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers—Stage version of the popular MGM movie. 7:30 p.m. $25, children $20. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
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Grant County/Silver City
Design and Plant a Kitchen Garden—Class by The Kitchen Gardener. $25 fee includes materials, fruit plate and beverage. Registration/fee payment deadline March 7. Class size limited. 1-3 p.m. Copper Crest Country Club, 720 Fairway. Information, 534-1770, www.thekitchengardener.biz.
Brandon Perrault—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Lakota Lifeway Seminar—Presenters are Russell Eagle Bear and Ben Rhodd. $35. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., WNMU Light Hall Auditorium. WNMU Extended University, 538-6149.
Rhythm Mystic—7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway, 388-2828.
Stars-n-Parks—Green-laser tour of the cosmos and telescopic views of the spring skies. 6-8:30 p.m. City of Rocks State Park, 536-2800.
The Challenging Child—Conference on "Working with Behavioral Challenges in Early Childhood Settings." See story in Body, Mind & Spirit section. WNMU Global Resource Center, 538-6343, e-mail busbym@wnmu.edu.
WNMU Men's Tennis vs. NM Military Institute—10 a.m. WNMU, 538-6218, www.wnmu.edu/athletic.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Annual Student Show Spring 2005—Opening of art exhibit. NMSU Williams Hall Art Gallery, University Ave. & Solano Drive, 646-2545.
Doc Holliday and the Angel of Mercy—Through March 20. See March 5. 8:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Dog Days at the Nature Park—Bring your best canine friend for a walk in the desert. 10 a.m. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, east on Hwy. 70, north on Jornada Road, 524-3334, cdnp@zianet.com, www.cdnp.org.
Jack Ward Invitational Festival—University Singers and Concert Choir. $10-$15. 8 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, North Horseshoe Circle and Espina St., 646-1993/646-2067, Smile4kar@aol.com.
Las Cruces Chamber Ballet Spring Show—Also March 12. 2 p.m. $12. Onate High School, 6900 N. Main St., 524-8558.
Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market "St. Paddy's Day Party"—Local and in-state growers sell produce in season as well as honey, herbs, baked goods, spices, salsa, chile ristras and landscape plants. Crafters sell handcrafted items including jewelry, woodwork, candles, pottery, fine art, needlework, furniture, leather works, clothing, bird houses and knives as well as photography and gourds. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Downtown Mall and Las Cruces Ave., 528-3204/541-2554, fcmarket@las-cruces.org.
Las Cruces Roadrunners Wheels Downtown 2005—180 hot rods and classic cars from 1972 or earlier. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Downtown Mall, south end. 521-4339, seric98@comcast.net.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Modular Railroad Display—Through March 13. Call for times. Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor Blvd., 532-1751, Troeller@zianet.com.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. BYU—Through March 12. 1 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Complex, Stewart St., 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
Nostalgia Antique & Collectible Show—Also March 13. 80 dealers from five states. Free appraisals. $2. Saturday 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dickerson's Event Center, 3920 W. Picacho Ave., 526-1600/526-8624.
Psychic Fair—11 a.m.-6 p.m. Heart of the Dove, 125 Wyatt Dr., 526-6474.
Sun Country Striders Volksmarch Walk—Also March 13. 8-11 a.m. Meet at COAS Book Store, 317 N. Main St. 521-7304, elisabethcjohn@msn.com, www.ava.org/clubs/sun/mesilla.htm.
Tape—Through March 19. See March 4. 8 p.m. $5. Southwest Fitness Center, 1309 E. Foster Road, 650-3496.
The Belle of Amherst—Through March 26. See March 4. 6 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
There Was A Crooked Man—This 1970 film is part drama, part cynical comedy. Kirk Douglas stars as Paris Pittman, a bank robber and silver-tongued confidence man who finds himself in prison, where Henry Fonda is the warden. Douglas is able to use his charm and bright smile to become top dog at the prison, then hatches a plot to escape and recover his hidden loot. Cast includes Burgess Meredith, Warren Oates, Lee Grant and Hume Cronyn. Partially shot on location in New Mexico. Rated R. 1:30 p.m. Admission (includes museum) adults $3, seniors $2, ages 6 to 17 $1. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Witness—Off Your Beaten Library Path movie, in Croatian with English subtitles. $5. 2:30 p.m. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 548-4014, evidal@las-cruces.org.
Columbus
Camp Furlong Days—Through March 13. See story page 20. Historian Leon Metz will talk about Villa's famous raid, and the park will host a parade, barbecue, cavalry re-enactors, mariachi band, folkloric dancers, music, vintage car rides, pony rides, 1916 military soldier and horse displays, and demonstrations. Pancho Villa State Park, 531-2711, ahmartinez@state.nm.us.
Deming
Rockhound Roundup—Through March 13. See March 10, story on page 22. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Southwestern New Mexico State Fairgrounds (southeast of Deming). 546-0348.
Hard Drive—Bluegrass band. $5. 7 p.m. Deming Performing Art Theatre, 109 E. Pine, 536-9876.
Lordsburg
Shakespeare Ghost Town Tour—Also March 13. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. $3, ages 6-12 $2. 542-9034, visit@shakespeareghostown.com, www.shakespeareghostown.com.
Alamogordo
Chorus Fest II—7:30 p.m. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
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Las Cruces/Mesilla
Big Band on the Rio Grande—17-piece swing band. $5. 2-5 p.m. Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court Ave., 526-5772.
Doc Holliday and the Angel of Mercy—Through March 20. See March 5. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Painting Madame X—Through March 27. See March 11. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
When Swing Was King—NMSU Symphonic Winds and Jazz Ensembles. $7, seniors $6, students $4. 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, North Horseshoe Circle and Espina St. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444, www.nmsu.edu/~music/ensembles/winds/winds.html.
Columbus
Camp Furlong Days—See March 12, story page 20. Pancho Villa State Park, 531-2711, ahmartinez@state.nm.us.
Deming
Rockhound Roundup—See March 10, story on page 22. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Southwestern New Mexico State Fairgrounds (southeast of Deming). 546-0348.
Lordsburg
Shakespeare Ghost Town Tour—10 a.m. and 2 p.m. $3, ages 6-12 $2. 542-9034, visit@shakespeareghostown.com, www.shakespeareghostown.com.
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