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MONDAY 12
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Graduation—NMSU Pan American Center, University Ave., 646-4796, www.nmsu.edu.
Transform Your Life, A Blissful Journey—See Dec. 5. 7-8:30 p.m. 116 Las Cruces Ave, suite A, 292-5293. www.meditationinnewmexico.org.
Tortugas
Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta—See Dec. 10. 526-8171.
TUESDAY 13
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Descubra el Desierto—A presentation on geology by Bill Kingsley of Precision Engineering. 7 p.m. Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
WEDNESDAY 14
Silver City/Grant County
Annual Beaujolais Party—Come as your favorite 1940s character. Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway, 388-2828.
THURSDAY 15
Silver City/Grant County
Victorian Christmas Evening—Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org.
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.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
The Animals' Christmas—A powerful and delightful show in 12 musical episodes. 4/Arts Production. Rio Grande Theatre, 213 N. Church St., 525-6720 / 532-9237.
The Nutcracker Ballet—Through Dec. 18. 7 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St. 646-1420.
Deming
Mended Fences—Through Dec. 17. The story of a dysfunctional son who tears apart the lives of his family and neighbors. Incapable of holding a job, he lives by his wits. Over the course of the story he learns to find inner strength and regain a sense of dignity. Written and directed by Desert Exposure contributor (Letter from China) Joshua W. Wells. 7 p.m. $6. Deming Performing Arts Theater, 546-6560, jwells2922@yahoo.com.
Elephant Butte
Brown Bag Series—Cultural Heritage in New Mexico State Parks. Bring a lunch and join state parks archeologist Christy Tafoya to learn how our cultural history is protected in the state park system. 12-1 p.m. Elephant Butte State Park, 744-5998.
FRIDAY 16
Silver City/Grant County
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. See Dec. 9. 8 p.m. $5. Southwest Fitness Center, 1309 E. Foster Road, 650-3496, lofiproductions@hotmail.com.
Club Fusion Winter Ball—Club Fusion, 101 E. Union Ave., 541-5181, www.las-cruces.org.
Saraband—Through Dec. 22. Ingmar Bergman's final film is a pure distillation of the great director's ongoing themes of the frailty of the human psyche and mankind's willful inability to accept the inevitable, whatever that may be. Shot for Swedish television, Saraband is a revisitation to 1973's Scenes From a Marriage. Thirty-odd years have passed in the lives of former husband and wife Johan and Marianne. Their reuniting, and the heated, embattled, melancholy conversations that follow, is broken up into 10 separate scenes. Rated R for brief nudity, language and a violent image. In Swedish, English and German 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, 524-8278, www.fountaintheater.org.
The Nutcracker Ballet—Through Dec. 18. 7 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St. 646-1420.
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.
Deming
Mended Fences—Through Dec. 17. See Dec. 15. 7 p.m. $6. Deming Performing Arts Theater, jwells2922@yahoo.com, 546-6560.
Radium Springs
Bats—Bats are often misunderstood, feared and hated, but are in fact a wonderful animal. Join a ranger for a slide show to discover the truth about bats and how they help us. 7-8 p.m. Leasburg Dam State Park, 744-5998.
SATURDAY 17
Silver City/Grant County
Buffalo Ball—A formal, festive fundraiser for Penny Park and Aldo Leopold High School. $25. Limited tickets. 7 p.m. Buffalo Dance Hall. 534-0261/388-3268.
Melodrama Theatre—The Taming of McGrew. 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama,
388-3848.
Uwe and Carrie—8 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
2nd Annual Trail of Lights—Free hot cocoa and cookies, music, in the glow of 3,000 luminarias along Las Cruces' Downtown Mall. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 528-3204, ohennesseey@las-cruces.org, www.las-cruces.org.
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 Toy Story—Through Jan 29. Ninety toys and books from the museum's collections and from loans tell the story of our relationship with toys. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.frhm.org.
Christmas Lights Guided Night Walk—Sun Country Striders Volksmarch. Trails West Senior Community Clubhouse, 1450 Avenida de Mesilla, 525-3990, www.ava.org/clubs/sun.
December Desert Walk—1.2-mile loop circling a low hill with amazing views of the Organ and Dona Ana Mountains. 10 a.m. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, northeast of Las Cruces, 524-3334, www.cndp.org.
Heritage Kitchens—Also Dec. 18. Make edible ornaments. 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.
Meerscheidt Holiday Extravaganza—Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave., www.las-cruces.org,
541-2563.
Miracle in the Wilderness—Derived from Paul Gallico's novella The Snow Goose, this Christmas fable stars Kris Kristofferson as Jericho Adams, a one-time Indian fighter. On Christmas Eve, he, his wife (Kim Cattrall) and their child are kidnapped by a band of revenge-minded Blackfoot warriors being hunted by the U.S. Cavalry. After Jericho's violent escape plans go awry, it's up to his wife to earn their freedom through more peaceful means. Shot entirely in New Mexico. 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.
The Nutcracker Ballet—Through Dec. 18. 7 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St. 646-1420.
Walking in the Desert—Join Walk Dona Ana Walk and the Nature Park for this brisk morning walk. Registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park,
524-3334, cdnp@zianet.com, www.cdnp.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.
Deming
Bats—Bats are often misunderstood, feared, and hated, but are in fact a wonderful animal. Join a ranger for a slide show to discover the truth about bats and how they help us. 7-8 p.m. Rockhound State Park, 744-5998.
Mended Fences—See Dec. 15. 7 p.m. $6. Deming Performing Arts Theater, wells2922@yahoo.com, 546-6560
Radium Springs
7th Annual Children's Workshop and Luminaria Tour—The trails and ruins of the 19th-century fort will be lit by candles, and visitors will be treated to hot chocolate, cookies and more. Workshop 3-4 p.m., Luminaria Tour 5-9 p.m. Fort Selden State Monument, 526-8911.
SUNDAY 18
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Let's Dance! Big Band on the Rio Grande—An all-volunteer 17-piece band plays all types of traditional and contemporary swing dance music. Dancers of all ages and all levels of dancing are welcome. Singles welcome. 2-4:30 p.m. $5. Ramada Palms de Las Cruces Hotel, 201 E. University Ave., 373-2188.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown—2 p.m. $9, $8 students and seniors, $6 children under 6. Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 N. Downtown, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.
Sunday Holiday Fun Day—12-4 p.m. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road,
522-4100, www.frhm.org.
The Nutcracker Ballet—2 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St. 646-1420.
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