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JULY
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Las Cruces/Mesilla
Desert Medicinal Plants--Presentation by Deborah Brandt. 7 p.m. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor Blvd., 522-3120.
Deming Fusiliers--8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
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Silver City/Grant County
Archaeologist Karl Laumbach--A talk on Hembrillo Basin Battlefield, where a significant battle took place in April 1880 between Victorio's Apaches and the US Cavalry. 7 p.m. WNMU Global Resource Center.
White Sands
Full Moon Nights--Also July 21. 8:30 p.m. White Sands National Monument, 45 miles east of Las Cruces on Hwy. 70, 679-2599, 479-6124, www.nps.gov/whsa.
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Silver City/Grant County
The Porchlights--7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos,
538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Bob Einweck--Rockin' balladeer. 8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Wonder of the World--Through July 24. See July 8. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Elephant Butte
Brown Bag Series--MariKay Ramsey of the US Forest Service will explore bats and how they help us. 12-1 p.m. Elephant Butte Lake State Park, 744-5923.
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Silver City/Grant County
Mark Martin--Keyboardist from Jazz Orgy. 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway, 388-2828.
Melodrama Theatre--8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House,
388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
The Porchlights--7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos,
538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest--See July 8. $5. 8 p.m. Southwest Fitness Center, 1309 E. Foster Road, 650-3496, lo_fiproductions@hotmail.com.
Pee Wee Reese Regional Tourney--Through July 24. Youth baseball ages 12 and under. Paz Park, 1875 E. Hadley St., 525-0578 / 525-0775, yolandamedina@yahoo.com, scott@greenchilegrills.com.
St. Mary of Magdala Speaks for Herself--An ecumenical celebration honoring the woman who first witnessed the Resurrection, through dramatic Chautauqua (question "Mary" yourself), music, liturgical dance and commentary. 2425 Jordan, 647-3546.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill--Through July 28. Filmmaker Judy Irving presents the true story of a bohemian "St. Francis" and his remarkable relationship with a flock of wild red-and-green parrots on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco's legendary North Beach, natal epicenter of the Beat literary movement. A homeless street musician falls in with the flock as he searches for meaning in his life. His expertise grows as he becomes a guardian and caretaker of the escaped pets that have begun to breed in the wilds of the city. His touching dedication to these birds moves him toward a career and brings a most unexpected result. 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.
Wonder of the World--Through July 24. See July 8. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
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Silver City/Grant County
Second Annual Backyard Hummingbird Festival--Through July 24. Banding, educational presentations, crafts, artists and more, all celebrating the hummingbird. Guided bird and geology walks. Call for information and exact location. Grey Feathers Lodge, Lake Roberts, 536-3206, HBNM@gilanet.com.
Two Rivers Shootout--Also July 24. Mounted shooting. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Southwest Horsemen's Arena, Hwy. 180.
388-2531 / 388-4060, gr@gilarangers.com, www.gilarangers.com.
Bob Einweck--Silver City Brewing Co.-101 E. College,
534-BREW.
Round the House--Award-winning quartet from Tucson playing traditional Irish music. 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway, 388-2828.
Melodrama Theatre--8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House,
388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Silver City Farmers' Market--8:30 a.m.-noon every Saturday. 6th and Bullard St. 536-9681.
The Porchlights--7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos,
538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market "Christmas in July"--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., 541-2288/541-2554, fcmarket@las-cruces.org.
Country--A film that presents the anguish, stress and anger of one contemporary farm family faced with foreclosure. Academy Award-winner Jessica Lange, who conceived and co-produced the film, hoped that Country would "dramatize the plight of the people in the Midwest, who seem to have been forgotten by the rest of the nation." Former New Mexico resident Sam Shepard is her husband, a hard-working man who crumbles under the pressures that sweep over them. 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.
Burn Lake Duathlon--5K run/28-mile bicycle. Call for times. 541-2554, doneeugenia@aol.com.
Dona Ana Modular Railroad Display--Also July 24. Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Good Samaritan Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, 532-1751, troeller@zianet.com.
Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask--Book signing, reading and reception for new children's book by Xavier Garza. 3-7 p.m. Cultural Center of Mesilla, 2231 A Calle De Parian, 523-3988/524-2499, bbf@zianet.com, www.borderbookfestival.org.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest--See July 8. $5. 8 p.m. Southwest Fitness Center, 1309 E. Foster Road, 650-3496, lo_fiproductions@hotmail.com.
Soulshine--8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Wonder of the World--Through July 24. See July 8. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Alamogordo
Summer Tailgate Party--Second and fourth Saturdays all summer. Concerts in the parking lot of the New Mexico Museum of Space History. 437-2840.
Elephant Butte
Fort McRae--This year Fort McRae was placed on the Register of National Historic Places. Ranger Merv Stahlnecker will take you on a virtual tour show sketches by soldiers who lived there. 3-4 p.m. Elephant Butte Lake State Park, 744-5923.
Our Friends the Bats--Bring the family for this hour of stories, games and crafts with Ranger Marissa Sassenfeld. 10-11 a.m. Elephant Butte Lake State Park, 744-5923.
Luna
Pioneer Days and Rodeo--Parade, barbecue, afternoon rodeo, dance.
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Silver City/Grant County
Second Annual Backyard Hummingbird Festival--See July 23. Grey Feathers Lodge, Lake Roberts, 536-3206, HBNM@gilanet.com.
Two Rivers Shootout--Mounted shooting. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Southwest Horsemen's Arena, Hwy. 180. 388-2531/388-4060, gr@gilarangers.com, www.gilarangers.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Banda Asi and Mariachi Rayos del Sol--Music in the Park presents Tejano and variety music and Mexican folk music. 8 p.m. Klein Park, 155 N. Mesquite St., 541-2200/541-2178, pio@las-cruces.org, www.las-cruces.org.
Dona Ana Modular Railroad Display--9 a.m.-3 p.m. Good Samaritan Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, 532-1751, troeller@zianet.com.
The Lucero Family and Early Dona Ana County--Lecture by Pat Beckett, a local archaeologist and historian whose family has lived in the area since 1840. 2 p.m. Adults $3, seniors $2, ages 6 to 17 $1. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Wonder of the World--See July 8. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223,
www.no-strings.org.
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