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JULY
Saturday 15
Silver City/Grant County
Fiesta de la Olla—Through July 16. See story in Arts Exposure section. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Silco Theater, Bullard St. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, (888) 758-7289, www.mimbresarts.org.
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.Membership Carnival Event—Carnival games for the whole family, talent show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dance in the amphitheater, 6-9 p.m. 2006 membership gets admission to the events plus carnival tickets. Penny Park, 1305 Grant St., 534-0261, www.pennypark.org.
Silver City Farmers' Market—8:30 a.m.-noon. 6th and Bullard St. 536-9681.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
It's Not Just Dirt, It's Soil—Local schoolteachers pair up with scientists to explain the desert ecosystem. 8:30 a.m. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 524-3334, cdnp_rink@zianet.com, www.cdnp.org.
Last Chance Qualifier Tournament—Through July 16. USSSA Men's Class C, D and E, Women's Class D. 8 a.m.-midnight. Harty Fields, 1840 E. Hadley Ave., 541-1889, www.nmusssa.com.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W Hadley, 534-0298.
Regular Season Racing—Renegade Sprints, Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Legends. 5 p.m. Southern New Mexico Speedway, Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 524-7913, www.snmspeedway.com.
River Run—8K run, Grand Prix event and 8K state championship. 7 a.m. La Llorona Park, Picacho Ave. and Rio Grande. 524-7824, doneugenia@aol.com.
The Complete History of America (Abridged)—Through July 23. See July 1. 8 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Three in the Cellar—Bits and pieces of movies have been shot around Las Cruces over the years, but this 1970 film is one of the few that was shot entirely in the community. Many Las Cruces residents were extras or crew for this cheesy ribald comedy, and then-Gov. David Cargo even made an appearance. Actor Wes Stern plays a college student who loses his scholarship because of the nasty university president, played by Larry Hagman. Joan Collins co-stars as Hagman's wife. Anyone who was in the film is encouraged to attend this screening. We will be sharing residents' memories of this film—good, bad or ugly! Rated R. $3, free to Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287 / 522-0286.
Columbus
Alex Mares—New Mexico State Parks Mesilla Educational Interpreter, gives an interpretive talk on the prehistoric to modern history of Native Americans of the Columbus area. 10 a.m. Pancho Villa State Park, 531-2711.
Sunday 16
Silver City/Grant County
Fiesta de la Olla—See story in Arts Exposure section. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Silco Theater, Bullard St. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, (888) 758-7289, www.mimbresarts.org.
Gila Native Plant Society Hike—To a ranch in the Mimbres. River crossing. 8 a.m., WNMU Fine Art Center parking lot.
388-9221.Las Cruces/Mesilla
Colorful Women—Paintings by Valerie Andriola Purpura, women in native folkwear from Mexico to the Middle East. Through July 29. Reception 5-7 p.m. Branigan Cultural Center, 500 N. Water St., 541-2155.
Ice Cream Sunday Family Fun Day—Celebrate National Ice Cream Day. 12-4 p.m. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.frhm.org.
Music in the Park—Country western music with Desperados. 7 p.m. Klein Park, 155 N. Mesquite St., 541-2200, www.las-cruces.org.
The Complete History of America (Abridged)—Through July 23. See July 1. 2:30 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Deming
Border Jazz Quintet—Arts in the Park performance. 6-8 p.m. Courthouse Park. Deming Arts Council, 546-8663, demingarts@swnm.com.
Monday 17
Silver City/Grant County
Lama Shenpen—The 17th teaching in a series based on the book she compiled and edited, Change of Heart: The Bodhisattva Peace Training of Chagdud Tulku, on the topic "Precious Human Birth." Lama Shenpen will discuss the freedoms and endowments afforded us by this rare and precious opportunity to serve and work for the welfare of others. Lama Shenpen Drolma is a North American woman ordained in 1996 by her teacher, Tibetan meditation master H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche. She is the resident lama at Iron Knot Ranch in Grant County, as well as of Chagdud L'hundrub Ling, in Flagstaff, Ariz. 5-6:30 p.m. Change of Heart Study Group at 1401 N. Louisiana St.; 7:15-9 p.m., presentation at The Church at Arizona & 7th. Suggested donation $5-10.
315-1960 / 538-5647, ironknot@ironknot.org.Open Mic—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Tuesday 18
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cooking With Class—Prepare Marinated Shrimp, Summery Spinach Salad, Chicken Kebabs, vegetable risotto and Midsummer's Mousse. $30. 6 p.m., Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Diggin' in the Dirt—Discover the science of soil through hands-on experimentation. Grades 4-5. $15. 9 a.m.-noon. Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road,
522-4100.Discover the Desert—Presentation by Dr. John Gustafson from NMSU on infections caused by a "superbug": multiple-antibiotic resistant golden staph. 7 p.m. 522-3120, astafford@las-cruces.org, www.las-cruces.org/Public-Services/museumnh.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W Hadley, 534-0298.
Thursday 20
Silver City/Grant County
Acoustic Cafe—Kim Young. $3. Doors open at 7 p.m. Dos Baristas Coffee Gallery, 112 W. Yankie St., 388-5952.
Live Music—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Madagascar—Part of Penny Park's Movies in the Park series. Movies every Thursday at dusk (around 8 p.m.). Rated G. Penny Park Amphitheater, 1305 Grant St., 534-0261, www.pennypark.org.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Kids Colcha Embroidery—Spend the afternoon learning a traditional Spanish Colonial craft unique in New Mexico. Bring a six-inch embroidery hoop and scissors. Ages 9-16. $15. 1-4 p.m. Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W Hadley, 534-0298.
The Complete History of America (Abridged)—Through July 23. See July 1. 7 p.m. $6. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Friday 21
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre—8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House,
388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.Live Music—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Tsotsi—Through July 27. Directed by Gavin Hood, this is an earnest film about the South African shantytowns. ''Tsotsi'' means criminal or gangster, and Presley Chweneyagae plays a brash young tearaway who has forgotten his own name and now answers to nothing but Tsotsi. He meets up with his dangerous crew most nights at the local shebeen, where there is plenty to drink and smoke and where they plan their next criminal spree. But the most lucrative crime is carjacking. Tsotsi crouches behind a tree as a luxury saloon pulls up to its security gates, giving Tsotsi a window of opportunity. He brandishes a gun, shoots the woman, gets in the car and drives off—and is many miles away before he realizes that there is a baby in the back. 2006 Oscar Winner, Best Foreign Language Film. Rated R. Nightly 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee 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.
The Complete History of America (Abridged)—Through July 23. See July 1. 8 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
White Sands
Friday Night Star Talk—$3, 8:30 p.m. White Sands National Monument, 679-2599/479-6124, www.nps.gov/whsa.
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