MAY
01
Silver City/Grant County
Chamber Singer concert—Community singers. 3 p.m. Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. 388-4764.
Tour of the Gila Bicycle Race—Concludes with "Gila Monster" road race. www.tourofthegila.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Chee-Yun, Violin—Las Cruces Symphony Association presentation. 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall Center, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St., 646-3709, www.lascrucessysmphony.com.
Members and Friends Art Show—Opening of exhibit. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano Drive.
Stop Kiss—2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
LaUnion
Annual La Vina Blues & Jazz Thing Festival—La Vina Vineyard, 4201 south on Hwy 28, 882-7362, www.lavinawinery.comm stark@lavinawinery.com.
Truth or Consequences
Fiesta Truth or Consequences—Annual celebration in honor of renaming the town. Information, 894-3536.
Old Time Fiddlers Association Annual Fiesta Fiddle Contest. $3. Civic Center. 894-1002/894-1506.
02
Deming
Youth Art Exhibit—Opening of new show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Deming Arts Center, 100 S. Gold, 546-3663, demingarts@swnm.com.
03
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Curt Warren—Jazz guitar. 8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Humane Society "Yappy Hour" Look-A-Like Contest—Happy hour for you and your canine friend. 5-7 p.m. Way Out West, 1720 Avenida de Mesilla, 382-0018, ext. 117.
04
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Method and Metaphor—Opening of exhibit of mixed media by Darrol Shillingburg, on view through May 28. See Arts Exposure section. Opening reception May 5, 5-8 p.m. Director's Gallery, Las Cruces Museum of Fine Art, 490 N. Water St., 541-2137.
05
Silver City/Grant County
Carolyn O'Bagy Davis—A fourth-generation descendant of Utah pioneers and a part-time resident of Silver City, Davis is the author of six books on the history of archaeology, quilting and Western history. She will discuss her research on Hattie Cosgrove and the book called she wrote about Cosgrove and her early fascination with Mimbres archaeology. Noon. Best-Seller Society, Copper Crest County Club. Information, mary@writerscenter.com, 388-3813.
Ancient Motifs of the Mogollon: Photographs of Anthony Howell—Lecture. WNMU Museum, 538-6386, museuminfo@wnmu.edu.
Steve Reynolds—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos,
538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Museum Reception—Opening reception for exhibits by David Shillingburg (see May 4) and BFA candidates from NMSU exhibiting in the Main Gallery through May 14. 5-8 p.m. Las Cruces Museum of Fine Art, 490 N. Water St., 541-2137.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Fabulous Fun—Through May 6. Thursday 7:30 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. $12, $18, $25. NMSU Pan American Center, University Ave. 646-1420/532-2060, www.ticketmaster.com.
Steve Smith—Multi-instrumentalist. 8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
NCAA Women's Regional Golf Tourney—Through May 9. Call for schedule. NMSU course, University Ave., 646-3129, www.nmstatesports.com.
Columbus
Cinco De Mayo Festivities—Columbus School.
06
Silver City/Grant County
Bob Einweck—7:30-11:30 p.m. Silver City Brewing, 101 E. College, 534-BREW.
John and Johnnie—7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway, 388-2828.
Make a Joyful Noise!—Through May 8. A Dances of Universal Peace Retreat. As we celebrate the season of springtime renewal, gather to tune ourselves to the greening power of new life and inspiration through song, dance, meditation, sound practice and creative process. $50 in advance, $60 at the retreat. Voice of the Turtle Retreat Center, 534-0431, Darvesha@starband.net or rabiya@zianet.com.
Steve Reynolds—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
WNMU Jazz Fest—Featuring the Thundering Herd with Los Angeles recording artist Norm Douglas on saxophone plus Cobre, Silver and Deming high schools' jazz ensembles. Free. 6:30 p.m. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. 538-6617.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
3rd Annual Organ Mountain Film Festival—Through May 7. Friday 6:30 p.m. awards ceremony (free entrance). Saturday, 12-2 p.m. middle school screening, 2-4 p.m., 5 p.m., college and independent filmmakers. $3 (includes museum admission). New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 646-2260, www.RioGrandeFilm.com.
2005 Spring Showcase of Homes—Through May 8. Sponsored by Las Cruces Home Builders Association. Various locations throughout the city. Friday 4-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday 12-5 p.m. 526-6126, www.lchba.com.
Fiesta Friday—Call for time. Club Fusion, 101 E. Union Ave., 541-5181.
Membership Show—Opening of exhibit by Las Cruces Arts Association, through May 27. Reception 5-7 p.m. Branigan Cultural Center Shannon Room.
Moolaade—Through May 12. In a West African village, a group of small girls flee their culture's traditional circumcision and take refuge with a woman who calls down a "moolaade," or protection vow, to shield them. The battle lines are drawn between men and women, tradition and modernity. Winner Best Foreign Film 2004 from the National Society of Film Critics. In Jula with English subtitles. Nightly at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees at 2:30 and 5 p.m. $6, members $4, students and seniors $5; matinees $5; Wednesdays $4. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. Louisiana Lafayette—Through May 8. 6 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Complex, Stewart St., 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Fabulous Fun—11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. $12, $18, $25. NMSU Pan American Center, University Ave. 646-1420/532-2060, www.ticketmaster.com.
USSSA Cinco de Mayo Tourney—Through May 8. Men's and women's slow pitch Class C and D, qualifier for World Hispanic Tournament. Call for schedule. Harty Field Complex, 1840 E. Hadley Ave. 541-1889, www.nmusssa.com.
Alamogordo
Cascada de Flores—Trio performing with guitars, vocal harmonies, flute, and footwork. Adults $20, children $15. 7:30 p.m. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Elephant Butte
Apache Land: From Those Who Lived It—In the 1920s, Keith Humphries interviewed the old-timers who lived New Mexico's early history. He then painted the stories he heard. Karl Laumbach will provide a sample of Humphries' art and prose and some of the paintings will be on loan from the Geronimo Springs Museum for viewing. 7:30-8:30 p.m., Elephant Butte Dam State Park, Richard Cooper Training Center, 744-5998.
07
Silver City/Grant County
8th Annual Celebration of Spring Festival—See related feature for complete details and schedule. Features a Spring Fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., in Big Ditch Park. Sponsored by Silver City MainStreet Project, 534-1700, mainstreet@gilanet.com.
Silver City Farmers' Market—See related story. Come sample the tastes of Grant County with fruits and vegetables available from spring through first frost. Many organic growers, herb and flower vendors and other specialty stalls. 8:30 a.m.-noon every Saturday. 6th and Bullard St. 536-9681.
Friends of the Library Book Sale—Benefits the Silver City Public Library. The traditional Preview Sale, limited to Friends of the Library members, will take place Saturday, 9-10:30 a.m. The Warehouse Bookstore will be an open to the general public from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The sale resumes on each of two consecutive Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 10 and 12, 17 and 19, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. each day. FOL Bookstore, 1510 W. Market St.
Humane Society Yard Sale—Fundraiser for Grant County Humane Society's spay/neuter program. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 3050 S. Cougar Way, 538-9261.
Aire of Spring: A Vocalise to Song—Also May 8. The University Singers. Free. 7 p.m. WNMU Parotti Hall. 538-6614.
Bob Einweck—7:30-11:30 p.m. Silver City Brewing, 101 E. College, 534-BREW.
Brandon Perrault Band—7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway, 388-2828.
Knit One, Purl Too—Free knitting lessons with Suzi Calhoun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Wherehouse, 305 S. Texas St., 388-0045/534-4881.
Steve Reynolds—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cinco de Mayo—Through May 8. Features Folklorico dancers, mariachi musicians and other musical performances. Saturday: Ballet Folklorico Tierra del Encanto, Mariachi Rayos del Sol, Mariachi Palenque, Johnny Whelan, Mariachi Espuelas de Cobre, Mariachi Espuelas de Plata and Ballet Folklorico de Onate, Edwardo Resendez, Flamenco Duet by Lucilene de Geus and Paco Antonio, plus greased pole climb and breaking of a piñatas 8 p.m.-midnight, with Dulce Band. Sunday: Ballet Folklorico Tierra del Encanto, Mariachi Rayos del Sol, Mariachi Alegre, greased pole climb, plus 4-7 p.m. Algo Nuevo. Saturday 12 p.m.-midnight, Sunday 12-7 p.m. Old Mesilla Plaza, 524-3262, krisitiemedina@yahoo.com.
3rd Annual Organ Mountain Film Festival—12-2 p.m. middle school screening, 2-4 p.m., 5 p.m., college and independent filmmakers. $3 (includes museum admission). New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 646-2260, www.RioGrandeFilm.com.
Deming Fusiliers—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Dona Ana Branch Community College Graduation—7 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center, University Ave. 646-1420, dabcc-www.nmsu.edu/dabcc.asp.
Jardin de Mardres—Silent auction, food, jewelry, home decor for Mother's Day. $50. 6:30-7:30 p.m. NMSU Golf Course Club House, 3000 Champion Drive, 522-2111 ext. 18, cristinak@zianet.com, www.jardinlc.org.
Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market "Mother's Day Party"—See related story. 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.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. Louisiana Lafayette—6 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Complex, Stewart St., 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
NMSU Aggies Softball vs. Florida International—Also May 8. Doubleheader, 1 and 3 p.m. both days. NMSU Presley Askew Complex, Stewart St., 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com
NMSU Graduation—10 a.m. Agriculture & Home Economics, Business Administration and Economics, Engineering. 2 p.m. Arts & Sciences, Education, Health and Social Services. NMSU Pan American Center, University Ave., 646-4796, www.nmsu.edu.
Tour of Gardens—10th annual event features seven gardens in styles from xeriscape to old-fashioned cottage gardens, located off of Valley Drive in the North Valley. Maps and descriptions of the gardens are available from Enchanted Gardens, 413 W. Griggs Ave., Las Cruces. The tour is presented by Desert Daubers, Hi Hopes and Mesilla Valley Garden Clubs of Las Cruces. Proceeds go to gardening-related beautification or educational projects in the community. Advance tickets available beginning late April at Enchanted Gardens; Glen Cutter Jewelers & Gallery, 2640 El Paseo Rd.; The Green Thumb Nursery, 2211 N. Mesquite; or from any garden club member. Day of the tour tickets may be purchased at any of the gardens or at Enchanted Gardens. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Information, 524-1886.
Deming
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta—Live entertainment for all ages, including music, dancing, boxing and a costumed horse exhibition. 11 a.m.-sundown, Duck Race Park on Poplar, 546-2674, chamber@zianet.com.
Elephant Butte
Buffalo Soldiers of Fort Selden—Meet a "soldier" stationed at Fort Selden in the 19th century. Learn about his uniform and equipment, and see a demonstration of his black-powder gun. 12-1 p.m. Elephant Butte Dam State Park, 744-5998.
Radium Springs
Music Under the Stars—Bluegrass acoustical music in the amphitheater. 7-9 p.m. Leasburg Dam State Park, 527-3498/524-4068.
08 (MOTHER'S DAY)
Silver City/Grant County
"Goodbye Dragon Inn"—A beautiful sad film set entirely inside a movie theatre on the last night it will be open. It is a dreary rainy night, the crowd is quite sparse. A man wanders in to escape the rain. He encounters characters that seem to come from nowhere. There's a ghostly aura to the decrepit old theatre. Director Tsai Ming-Liang explores the magic of cinema. In Mandarin/Taiwanese with English subtitles. 4 p.m. International Film Society, Real West Cinema II, 11585 Hwy. 180 E.
Aire of Spring: A Vocalise to Song—The University Singers. Free. 7 p.m. WNMU Parotti Hall. 538-6614.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cinco de Mayo—Folklorico dancers, mariachi musicians and other performances. Ballet Folklorico Tierra del Encanto, Mariachi Rayos del Sol, Mariachi Alegre, greased pole climb, plus 4-7 p.m. Algo Nuevo. 12-7 p.m. Old Mesilla Plaza, 524-3262, krisitiemedina@yahoo.com.
Mesilla Valley Concert Band—3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St. 646-2421/521-7833.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. Louisiana Lafayette—6 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Complex, Stewart St., 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
NMSU Aggies Softball vs. Florida International—Doubleheader, 1 and 3 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Complex, Stewart St., 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com
Radium Springs
Mother's Day & Preservation Week—Free admission and corsage for mothers. Programming about to life on the frontier for women, demonstrations in adobe preservation. Fort Selden State Monument, I-25 exit 19, 526-8911, selden@zianet.com.
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