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MONDAY 05
Silver City/Grant County
Cliff High School 12th Annual Dinner Theater and Art Show—Three-course dinner, art auction and stage show. 5:30 p.m. $12. Old Gym in Cliff, 535-2051 / 388-2128.
Open Mic—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Transform Your Life, A Blissful Journey—Also Dec. 12. Teaching, meditation and discussion with Kadampa Buddhist nun Kelsang Chenma. 7-8:30 p.m. $8 per class. 116 Las Cruces Ave., suite A, www.meditationinnewmexico.org, 292-5293.
TUESDAY 06
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Harvest Cooking Class—Jeanette Dickerson teaches a class on preparing sweet potatoes. 2-4 p.m. $20. Pre-registration required. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.frhm.org.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
WEDNESDAY 07
Silver City/Grant County
Poetry Night—Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway, 388-2828.
THURSDAY 08
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU Mustangs Basketball vs. Grand Canyon University—7:30 p.m. WNMU Mustang Fieldhouse, 538-6218, www.wnmu.edu/athletic.
Live Music—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Fall Lecture Series and Book Signing—Jo Tice Bloom discusses The McFlies of Las Cruces. 7 p.m. Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road,
522-4100, www.frhm.org.
Holiday Events—Lighting of the Christmas tree and shopping late. 6 p.m. Old Mesilla Plaza, 524-3262, kristiemedina@yahoo.com, www.vivamesilla.org.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Steel Magnolias—Through Dec. 11. See Dec. 1. 8 p.m. $6. 523-1223. www.no-strings.org.
FRIDAY 09
Silver City/Grant County
Christmas at the Galleries and Shops of Silver City—Through Dec. 10. Find those perfect gifts as participating businesses are open later with treats and luminaria lighting the way. Downtown Silver City, 538-3767, 534-4401.
Live Music—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Melodrama Theatre—The Taming of McGrew. 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama,
388-3848.
Rhythm Mystic—8 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway,
388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
1woman/1man/1night/2plays—Through Dec. 17. The Infernal Tragedy of Jacob Marley, Associate of Ebenezer Scrooge, written and directed by Patrick Payne, and Season's Greetings, by David Sedaris. 8 p.m. $5. Southwest Fitness Center, 1309 E. Foster Road, 650-3496, lofiproductions@hotmail.com.
A Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe—7 p.m. Cultural Center of Mesilla, 2231 A Calle de Parian, 523-3988, bbf@zianet.com, www.borderbookfestival.org.
Guadalupe Art Exhibit—Through Dec. 12. An exhibit featuring contemporary and traditional Guadalupe art. Cultural Center de Mesilla, 2231 A Calle de Parian, 523-3988, bbf@zianet.com, www.borderbookfestival.org.
Melt Down Event—Family Fitness Day. Frenger Park, 800 Parkview, 541-2610, adent@las-cruces.org.
Midnight Cowboy—Through Dec. 15. This classic and poignant tragic drama of two down-and-out anti-hero drifters portrays the relationship between a naive Texan would-be male hustler and a crippled homeless con man who are forced to live with each other in a condemned building in New York City. A bleak examination of modern-day moral and social decline, directed by John Schlesinger and acted by the then-unknown Jon Voigt and Dustin Hoffman in only his second film role. 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, 524-8278, www.fountaintheater.org.
Ogazmo—Almost Midnight Film, directed by Trey Parker. Free admission. 9:45 p.m. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8278, www.fountaintheater.org.
Sasha and Lyuba Tiovets Artwalk—1-4 p.m. Glenn Cutter Jewelers and Gallery, 2600 El Paseo Road, 524-4300, glencutter@aol.com.
Steel Magnolias—Through Dec. 11. See Dec. 1. 8 p.m. $9, students and seniors (over 65) $8. 523-1223.
www.no-strings.org.
The Potter's Guild of Las Cruces Annual Holiday Sale—Through Dec. 10. Wheel-thrown and hand-built pottery, raku boxes and decorative art, tile, ceramic jewelry, candleholders and ornaments. Friday 3:30-8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano Drive, 525-3467, 541-0444.
Voz Vaqueros—Through Dec. 11. The Singing Men of Las Cruces' 2005 33rd Annual Christmas Concert. 8 p.m. St. Paul's United Methodist Church. 524-3004/523-5784.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown—Through Dec. 18. 8 p.m. $9, $8 students and seniors, $6 children under 6. Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 N. Downtown, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.
Columbus
Moon Walk—The light of a half-moon acts as your guide as you take a nighttime stroll. Join a ranger and find out about the moon and its influence upon us. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Pancho Villa State Park, 744-5998.
Deming
Mariachi Corazon del Desierto—Through Dec. 10. Award-winning mariachi singing and musical group. 7 p.m., Historic Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine, 544-DPAT, 546-1348.
SATURDAY 10
Silver City/Grant County
Christmas at the Galleries and Shops of Silver City—Find those perfect gifts as participating businesses are open later with treats and luminaria lighting the way. Downtown Silver City, 538-3767, 534-4401.
Live Music—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Melodrama Theatre—The Taming of McGrew. 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama,
388-3848.
Uwe and Friends—8 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
1woman/1man/1night/2plays—Through Dec. 17. See Dec. 9. 8 p.m. $5. Southwest Fitness Center, 1309 E. Foster Road, 650-3496, lofiproductions@hotmail.com.
A Child's Christmas in Wales—Also Dec. 11. Third annual reading of this Christmas classic, with Tom Smith as Dylan Thomas. Saturday 2:30 p.m., Sunday 7 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. No Strings Theatre Company, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Boot Camp Challenge—Meerscheidt Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave., 541-2563, www.las-cruces.org.
High Noon—Set in the fictional town of Hadleyville, NM, this film stars Gary Cooper as Will Kane, who is about to retire as a small-town sheriff and begin a new life with his bride (Grace Kelly) when he learns that gunslinger Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald) is due to arrive at high noon to settle an old score. 1:30 p.m. Admission (includes museum) adults $3, seniors $2, ages 6 to 17 $1. Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.frhm.org.
Hop—Off Your Beaten Path Library Film. All Justin and his father want to do is enjoy a soccer game together. This sparks a chain of events leading to his father's deportation, and Justin finds himself alone and on the run. Enlisting the help of a former anarchist, Justin embarks on a thrilling adventure to reunite with his father. But to fight the system, he will need to apply the secret of the Hop. French with English subtitles. 2:30 p.m. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8278, www.fountaintheater.org.
Kids Holiday Cooking—9 a.m.-noon. $8. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road. 522-4100. www.frhm.org.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Snowman Neighborhood Walk—With Walk Dona Ana. Registration 9:30 a.m. and walk 10 a.m. 541-2581 /
541-2610.
Steel Magnolias—Through Dec. 11. See Dec. 1. 8 p.m. $9, students and seniors (over 65) $8. 523-1223.
www.no-strings.org.
The Potter's Guild of Las Cruces Annual Holiday Sale—See Dec. 9. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano Drive, 525-3467,
541-0444.
Voz Vaqueros—Through Dec. 11. The Singing Men of Las Cruces' 2005 33rd Annual Christmas Concert. 8 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 2900 Elks Drive. 524-3004 / 523-5784.
Walking Stick with Beverly Chávez-Floyd—Make a walking stick using local yucca staffs as a base, sanding them down and decorating them by adding paint, cloth, etc. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $30, $25 members, includes supplies. Cultural Center de Mesilla, 2231 A Calle de Parian, 523-3988, bbf@zianet.com, www.borderbookfestival.org.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown—Through Dec. 18. 8 p.m. $9, $8 students and seniors, $6 children under 6. Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 N. Downtown, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.
Family Day—Frenger Swimming Pool, 800 Parkview,
523-0362 / 541-2563, www.las-cruces.org.
Deming
Festival of Lights—Fourth annual Festival of Lights with luminarias all around the visitor center. 6-8 p.m. Entrance fees waived. Rockhound State Park, 546-6182.
Christmas Light Parade—Downtown Deming, 544-2855.
Elephant Butte
Beachwalk Luminaria—Walk or hitch a hayride along a loop trail lighted by thousands of luminaria, making stops along the way to warm up with community group-sponsored bonfires, snacks, hot beverages and entertainment. 6 p.m. Elephant Butte State Park, 744-5923.
Radium Springs
Historic Structures of Leasburg—Ranger Gary will talk about the Leasburg Diversion Dam and why it's important to the Mesilla Valley. 10-11 a.m. Leasburg Dam Visitor Center, 524-4068.
Tres Manos Weavers of San Miguel—Exhibits and demonstrations of textile weaving. Items woven by this micro-enterprise program will be for sale. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $3, under 17 free. Fort Seldon State Monument, 526-8911.
Tortugas
Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta—Through Dec. 12. Pilgrimage to Tortugas Mountain, religious fiesta in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Indian dances and ceremonies throughout the day. 526-8171.
SUNDAY 11
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Children and The King—A dance drama about five orphans who hear that the King is looking for children to adopt. They try to impress him with their talents of being a painter, a sculptor and a woodcarver. But one thinks he has no special gift. Collaboration between The Emmanuel Children's Home from Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, NMSU Dance Program and the Ballet du Coeur from El Paso. 646-2070, dekapp@nmsu.edu, www.education.nmsu.edu/perd/dance.
A Child's Christmas in Wales—See Dec. 10. 7 p.m. No Strings Theatre Company, 430 N. Downtown Mall,
523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
A Recorder Trio—Joyce Henry, Robert Garrick and Steve Weston. Baroque and renaissance music on all sizes of recorders. 1:30 p.m. Branigan Library Dresp Room,
524-2329.
Heritage Kitchens—Make simple gifts from your kitchen. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.frhm.org.
Steel Magnolias—See Dec. 1. 2:30 and 7 p.m. $9, students and seniors (over 65) $8. 523-1223. www.no-strings.org.
Voz Vaqueros—The Singing Men of Las Cruces' 2005 33rd Annual Christmas Concert. 2 p.m. Good Samaritan Village Auditorium, 3025 Terrace Drive. 524-3004, 523-5784.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown—Through Dec. 18. 2 p.m. $9, $8 students and seniors, $6 children under 6. Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 N. Downtown, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.
Deming
Green Tea—Open house and reception. Deming Luna Mimbres Museum.
Tortugas
Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta—Through Dec. 12. See Dec. 10. 526-8171.
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