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JULY
Saturday 01
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre—"Billy the Kid or It's Just a Little Gun Play." Every Friday and Saturday. See the March 2006 Desert Exposure. 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Silver City Farmers' Market—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.
Kim Young—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces /Mesilla
Racing Modifieds—Southern New Mexico Speedway regular season. Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Legends. 5 p.m. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10, exit 132. 524-7913, www.snmspeedway.com.
The Complete History of America—Through July 23. See June 30. 8 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Sunday 02
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The Complete History of America—Through July 23. See June 30. 2:30 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Monday 03
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Annual 4th of July Electric Light Parade—9 p.m. Begins at Apodaca Park, corner of Solano Drive and Madrid St. 528-3170/541-2200.
Rivers Academy Bowl-a-Thon—Bowl for 55 minutes, with free shoe rental, get a goodie bag from sponsors including a shirt and enjoy the Good Old American Buffet. $15. 5-9 p.m. Sun Lanes Bowling Alley, 1201 E. Amador Ave. 522-1232, Dawn@HelpingHandsEvents.com.
Tuesday04 [INDEPENDENCE DAY]
Silver City/Grant County
Independence Day Celebration—7-10 a.m. breakfast, 10 a.m. parade, Food‚ arts and crafts and entertainment 7 a.m.-6 p.m. BBQ lunch, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Gough Park, 538-3785, info@silvercity.org, www.silvercity.org.
Ice Cream Social—Cool off after the parade at the Fourth of July Ice Cream Social in the tree-shaded courtyard of the Silver City Museum. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Silver City Museum, 312 West Broadway, 538-5921.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
5th Annual Bling Bling Car Show—Low rider (custom and street), hot rods, muscle cars, euro, classics, full size trucks, 4X4s, motorcycles. 6 p.m. Hadley Complex, Hadley St., 541-5181.
Annual 4th of July Celebration and Fireworks—Hadley Complex, 1605 Hadley St. 528-3170 / 541-2200.
Independence Day 8K Run/Walk—524-7824.
La Union
6th Annual Country Picnic at La Vina Winery—Croquet, badminton, water slides and a jumping balloon for kids with a nine-hole putting green set up for the big kids. La Vina Winery, 4201 S. Hwy. 28, 882-7632, stark@lavinawinery.com.
Wednesday 05
Nothing Listed.
Thursday 06
Silver City/Grant County
Spider Man—(PG-13) Part of Penny Park's Movies in the Park series. Movies every Thursday at dusk (around 8 p.m.). Penny Park Amphitheater, 1305 Grant St., 534-0261.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The Complete History of America—Through July 23. See June 30. 7 p.m. $6. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223,
www.no-strings.org.
Friday 07
Silver City/Grant County
Hummingbirds—Through July 10. New Mexico's only hummingbird bander, Joan Day-Martin, leads guests as they observe banding demonstrations and slide presentations and participate in guided bird walks. $760 includes accommodations. Bear Mountain Lodge,
(877) 620-2327, mgonsior@tnc.org, www.bearmountainlodge.com.Melodrama Theatre—8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Las Cruces / Mesilla
The Complete History of America—Through July 23. See June 30. 8 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Saturday 08
Silver City/Grant County
Summer Shoot—Shooting classes for all types of shooters. Mangus Bowmen Archery Club. 8 a.m. Fort Bayard, 388-2737, www.mangusbowmen.com.
Melodrama Theatre—8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Silver City Farmers' Market—8:30 a.m.-noon. 6th and Bullard St.
536-9681.Las Cruces/Mesilla
Desert Water & Microclimates—Learn where the best place is to make your burrow home and why plants grow more on one side of a hill than the other. Use scientific instruments to measure the climatic conditions of our desert home. Don't think there is water in the desert? Guess again. 8:30 a.m. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 524-3334, www.cdnp.org.
Las Cruces / Mesilla
Firecracker Walk—Walk Dona Ana. 7:30 a.m. Burn Lake, 1988 W. Amador, 541-2581.
Racing Modifieds—Southern New Mexico Speedway regular season. Street Stocks, Super Trucks, Modified Midgets. 5 p.m. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10, exit 132. 524-7913. www.snmspeedway.com.
The Complete History of America—Through July 23. See June 30. 8 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Sunday 09
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The Complete History of America—Through July 23. See June 30. 2:30 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Variety Music with Fat City—Music in the Park. 7 p.m. Klein Park, 155 N. Mesquite St. 541-2200, www.las-cruces.org.
La Union
Music on the Patio—A little bit of folk, a little bit of country, and a little bit of rock and roll. 1-5 p.m. La Vina Vineyard Winery, 4201 South on Hwy 28, La Union. 882-7632, denise@lavinawinery.com.
White Sands
Full Moon Nights—Through July 10. Special programs presented by park rangers or guest speakers. Experience the beauty of the full moon on the white sands. 8:30 p.m. White Sands National Monument, 45 miles east on Hwy. 70. 679-2599/479-6124, www.nps.gov/whsa.
Monday 10
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Full Moon Nights—See July 9. 8:30 p.m. White Sands National Monument, 45 miles east on Hwy. 70. 679-2599 / 479-6124, www.nps.gov/whsa.