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WEDNESDAY 01
Silver City/Grant County
Let There Always Of Course Be Me—Through March 4. Virus Theater production.
Free. 7:30 p.m. The Hub, Seventh St. between Bullard and Texas. 534-0284.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The Coats Vocal Ensemble—The Coats' four-part vocal chemistry demonstrates
the potential and adaptability of a cappella music. Their repertoire
spans the popular hits of more than four decades and includes everything
from 1950s doo-wop to jazz, country ballads to rap. $20, students $10.
7:30 p.m. Onate High School Performing Art Center, 6800 N. Main St.
521-4051, kmmnnc@aol.com.
Hal Fore and Ken Stinnett—Through March 31. Featured artists at Mesilla
Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, 522-2993.
My World As I See It—Artwork by Caryl Porter. Black Box Theatre Gallery,
430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
THURSDAY 02
Silver City/Grant County
Let There Always Of Course Be Me—Through March 4. Virus Theater production.
Free. 7:30 p.m. The Hub, Seventh St. between Bullard and Texas. 534-0284.
Live Music—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Circus Chimera—Through March 5. Family-oriented
circus extravaganza. $7-16. 7:30 p.m. Pan American Center, Payne
St. & Stewart St. (888)
663-7464, www.circuschimera.com.
New Orleans, a Personal Perspective—Presentation by NMSU women studies
scholar Erin Sestock on her efforts to rebuild an elementary school
destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. 12 p.m. NMSU Women Studies Center at
NMSU, 646-3448.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W Hadley, 534-0298.
NMSU Aggies Women's Basketball vs. University of Hawaii—7 p.m. NMSU
Pan American Center, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
FRIDAY 03
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre—"Billy the Kid or It's
Just a Little Gun Play." See
story in this issue. Every Friday and Saturday. 8 p.m. Pinos
Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Democratic Party Fundraiser—Primary candidate forum, taco buffet
and margaritas. Get to know the primary candidates and discuss current
issues. $15. 6:30 p.m. Red Barn Restaurant, 708 Silver Heights Blvd.
Hachita Gem and Mineral Show—Through March 5.
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hachita Gem and Mineral Society. Hachita Community
Center, Hwy. 9. 436-2751. hachita@vtc.net.
Let There Always Of Course Be Me—Through March
4. Virus Theater production. Free. 7:30 p.m. The Hub, Seventh St.
between Bullard and Texas. 534-0284.
Live Music—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Oovah!—8 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Children! Children!—Through March 12. A suspenseful psychological
thriller directed by Art Haggerton. The play takes place in the affluent
Collins home in Gramercy Park, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Collins leave
their three pre-teen children in the care of babysitter Helen Giles,
to attend a New Year's Eve Party. While the children initially seem
sweet and innocent, they may be capable of much darker, and perhaps
evil, behavior. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays, March
5 and 12; 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9. $9, students and seniors $8, Thursday
$6. No Strings Theatre Company, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown
Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Another Road Home—Through March 9. This documentary is the story
of Israeli filmmaker Danae Elon's quest to find Musa Obeidallah, the
Palestinian man who helped raise her from the time she was a baby until
she joined the Israeli army. The film reaches out with unsentimental
acuity seasoned by deep affection, to all who believe in the power
of family, trust and friendship, and insists we make our homelands
within us and take them wherever we go. Nightly at 7:30 p.m. Sunday
matinee at 2:30 p.m. $6, members $4, students and seniors $5, matinees
$5, Wednesdays $4. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8278,
www.fountaintheatre.org.
Art Museum Studio Classes Exhibit—Classes include ceramics, weaving,
digital photography, drawing and painting, clay sculpture and mixed
media. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Director's Gallery, Las Cruces Museum
of Art, 490 N. Water St., 541-2137, www.museums.las-cruces.org.
Circus Chimera—Through March 5. See March 2.
$7-16. 7:30 p.m. Pan American Center, Payne St. & Stewart St.
(888) 663-7464, www.circuschimera.com.
Ed Moss—Oil on canvas, through the month of
March. Artist's reception, 5-7 p.m. Unravel Yarn Shop & Gallery,
300 N. Downtown Mall, 647-1181.
Jack Ward Invitational Choral Festival: Music of the Cathedral—Also
March 4. This year's festival honors the National Cathedral in Washington,
DC. NMSU Choirs have been selected to sing a choral prelude in a service
celebrating New Mexico Day at the cathedral on June 11. This is a collaborative
concert with the Las Cruces High School choir bringing you cathedral
music and scenes from our nation's grand Gothic cathedral. $10-15,
students $3 at door. 8 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, 646-1420,
choirs.nmsu.edu.
Las Cruces Arts Association Annual Group Show—Through March 31. Works
by more than 25 Las Cruces Arts Association members living in the Mesilla
Valley. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Branigan Cultural Center, 500 N.
Water St., 541-9565.
New River Blues, Andrew Norsworthy and Jared Wood—$3. 10 p.m. The
Club, 1200 E. Foster. 521-1137.
NMSU Aggies Men's Baseball vs. Northern Iowa—1:05 p.m. NMSU Presley
Askew Complex, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
Springboard Artfest—Music, door prizes, artists. $35. 5-7 p.m. Glenn
Cutter Jewelers and Gallery, 2640 El Paseo Road, 524-4300, glenncutter@aol.com.
Winter Meltdown—Through March 5. Join Southern New Mexico Speedway
for this event. Modifieds, Super Stocks, Street Stocks. Southern New
Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10, exit 132. 524-7913,
www.snmspeedway.com.
Alamogordo
BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble—Luminous visions of the color,
motion, fun, and feeling of theatrical dance. $7-28. 7:30 p.m. Flickinger
Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202, www.flickingercenter.com.
Elephant Butte
Geocache Bash—Through March 4. Dust off that GPS you got for Christmas
and take part in this fun new recreational sport. Elephant Butte Lake
State Park, 744-5998, www.nmgeocaching.com.
SATURDAY 04
Silver City/Grant County
Freelance Writers Class—Ted Lynn, a frequent teacher at UTEP, the
University of New Mexico, and other universities, will hold workshops
in Silver City for people who want to earn money writing for magazines.
To express interest, email ted@writerscenter.com.
Ft. Bayard Historic Preservation Society Victorian Tea—2 p.m. Ft.
Bayard Theatre, 388-4477.
Hachita Gem and Mineral Show—8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hachita Gem and Mineral
Society. Hachita Community Center, Hwy. 9. 436-2751. hachita@vtc.net.
Let There Always Of Course Be Me—Virus Theater production. Free.
7:30 p.m. The Hub, Seventh St. between Bullard and Texas. 534-0284.
Live Music—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Melodrama Theatre—8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House,
388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Rhythm Mystic—8 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Back by Noon—Otera Mesa ecology and petroglyphs. Guided Saturday
morning outing. Southwest Environmental Center, 275 N. Downtown Mall,
522-5552.
Children! Children!—Through March 12. See March 3. $6-9. 8 p.m. No
Strings Theatre Company, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223,
www.no-strings.org.
Circus Chimera—Through March 5. See March 2.
$7-16. 7:30 p.m. Pan American Center, Payne St. & Stewart St.
(888) 663-7464, www.circuschimera.com.
Dona Ana Modular Railroad Display—Through March 5. Saturday 9 a.m.-6
p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Village of Northrise, 2293 Divot Ave. #3,
532-1751, troeller@zianet.com.
Hadley Centre Artwalk—1-4 p.m. Glenn Cutter Jewelers and Gallery,
2640 El Paseo, 524-4300, glencutter@aol.com.
Jack Ward Invitational choral Festival: Music of the Cathedral—See
March 3. $10-15, students $3 at door. 8 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital
Hall, 646-1420, choirs.nmsu.edu.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W Hadley, 534-0298.
National Public Observatory Stars-N-Parks—Participants
will view five-day-old moon, Mars, Saturn, Aries to Virgo, and
Ursa Major standing on its tail. 6 p.m. Leasburg Dam State Park,
527-8386 / 532-1486, www.Astro-NPO.org,
jgilkiso@zianet.com.
NMSU Aggies Men's Baseball vs. Northern Iowa—1:05 p.m. NMSU Presley
Askew Complex, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
NMSU Aggies Women's Equestrian Hunt Seat Show—All day. NMSU Rodeo
Arena, Espina St., 646-3659, brownji@nmsu.edu, pectre.nmsu.edu/rodeo/club.lasso.
Saturday Science—Rockets, a hands-on science program for elementary-school
children. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor
Blvd., 522-3120.
Short Films—Coyote and
Flea: Ever wonder how the
flea chose coyote and his cousin the dog, as a common host? This
computer-animated piece from Native American filmmaker Chris
Kientz of Las Cruces explains. Portraits
of the Southwest, Chapter 2: A preview of the second
part of an upcoming KRWG series about people who live in New Mexico.
Canyons:
By Vista Junior High School student Denali Wilson. Trinity
Site 2005: Documentary with video clips, music, and
interviews.
Flashback:
Documentary on historic sites in NM, with original poetry and music
by local Native American flute player Randy Granger. The
Indigenoid:
Nominated at this year's American Indian Film Institute's Film
Festival for Best Live Short. Explores the juxtaposition of daily
images of an Indian, both those constructed by the mainstream and
that of a "real" Indian.
Randy Granger will perform before the screening. Admission (includes
museum) adults $3, seniors $2, ages 6 to 17 $1. 1 p.m. Farm and
Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road,
522-4100, www.frhm.org.
The Feminine as Garden—Saturdays through March 18. An expressive
self-healing arts workshop. 9 a.m.-noon. White Raven Studios, 425 W.
Griggs, 523-8085, www.newmexicolayers.com.
Winter Meltdown—Through March 5. See March 3. Southern New Mexico
State Fairgrounds, 524-7913, www.snmspeedway.com.
SUNDAY 05
Silver City/Grant County
1st Annual Oscar's Golden Night—A fundraising event for the WNMU-Silver
City International Film Society. Watch the Oscars and enjoy exotic
hors d'oeuvres, desserts and non-alcoholic drinks. Silent auction,
raffle and other activities. BYOB. $15/person, $25/couple. 6:30 p.m.
Gallery 400, 400 N. Arizona St.
Hachita Gem and Mineral Show—8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hachita Gem and Mineral
Society. Hachita Community Center, Hwy. 9. 436-2751. hachita@vtc.net.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Children! Children!—Through March 12. See March 3. $6-9. 2:30 p.m.
No Strings Theatre Company, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall,
523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Circus Chimera—See March 2. $7-16. 7:30 p.m.
Pan American Center, Payne St. & Stewart St. (888) 663-7464,
www.circuschimera.com.
Dona Ana Modular Railroad Display—See March 4. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Village
of Northrise, 2293 Divot Ave. #3, 532-1751.
NMSU Aggies Men's Baseball vs. Northern Iowa—1:05 p.m. NMSU Presley
Askew Complex, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
Winter Meltdown—See March 3. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds,
524-7913, www.snmspeedway.com.
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March 2006