August 1-6 | 7-13 | 14-20 | 21-27 | 28 into September
August
Monday 28
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Tuesday 29
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co.,
1201 W Hadley, 534-0298.
Thursday 31
Silver City/Grant County
Finding Nemo—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.
Live Music—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Ron McFarland—Acoustic Cafe. $3. 7 p.m., Dos Baristas Coffee Gallery, 112 W. Yankie St., 388-5952.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W Hadley, 534-0298.
NMSU Aggies Football vs. Southeastern Louisiana—7 p.m. Aggie Memorial Stadium, Payne St. 646-1420, nmstatesports.com.
SEPTEMBER
Friday 01
Silver City/Grant County
Annual retreat at the Voice of the Turtle Retreat Center—Through Sept. 7. Teachers from the Sufi, Tibetan Buddhist, Sikh/Kundalini Yoga, Jewish and Native American sacred traditions come together for this retreat. See July Desert Exposure. $325. 538-5034
Live Music—7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
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.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Franciscan Festival of Arts—Through Sept. 3. Holy Cross Retreat, 600 Holy Cross Road, 524-3688/524-3688, francisan@zianet.com, www.zianet.com/francisan.
New Mexico Wine Harvest Festival—Through Sept. 3. Celebrate New Mexico's wine harvest with grape stomping, wine tasting, live entertainment and lots of local flavor. Musical lineup: Saturday—Noon-3 p.m.: Azucar; Latin jazz, funk; 3:15-6 p.m.: The Mixx Band, country and rock. Sunday—12-3 p.m.: Captain Radio and the Flyers, oldies; 3:15-6:00 p.m.: Tim Murphy, Nashville rising star. Monday—12-3 p.m.: G.E.M.; 3:15-6 p.m.: Billy Townes and Modern Session, jazz. Admission $13 for adults 21 and older; under 21 free but must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian. $3 discount for active duty military on Monday. 12-6 p.m. daily. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10 exit 132. 522-1232, Dawn@HelpingHandsEvents.com, nmwine.com/festivals.htm.
Alamogordo
Annual Alamogordo Cottonwood Festival—Through Sept. 3. Three days of arts and crafts, music, food and fun. Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 437-6120.
Hatch
Hatch Chile Festival—Through Sept. 2. A celebration of Hatch Valley's famous chile. Sample some of the finest chile while you enjoy crafts, an auction, live music and more. Saturday 10 a.m.-midnight, Sunday 10 a.m.-midnight. www.hatchchilefest.com,
267-5050 / 267-4322 / 267-8230.Hillsboro
Hillsboro Apple Festival—Through Sept 3. Hillsboro is famous for its apples. Sample everything from world-class apple pie to apple juice, caramel apples and much more. This is an open air arts and crafts event along with lots of food vendors. Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday 02
Silver City/Grant County
San Vincente Art Fair in Big Ditch Park—Through Sept 3. Artists and crafters show and sell their wares in the shaded park. A selection of paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, wood turning, fiber art, jewelry and more. Children's programs, food vendors and artists "in action." See story in Arts Exposure section. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Big Ditch Park.
388-1082, www.silvercityartists.org/artfair.html.23rd Annual Gem and Mineral Show—Through Sept. 4. See story in this section. More than 40 dealers and educational displays are expected. There will be a wheel of fortune for kids of all ages and a silent auction all day, every day, ending every 30 minutes. Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1016 N. Silver St., 538-3216, www.silvercity.org/dest_gem_and_mineral_show.php.
Furniture as Art—Through Sept. 30. Robert Winston, master craftsman. Modern sculptured furniture from aged woods. Reception 4-7 p.m. Lois Duffy Art, 211-C N. Texas St.,
534-0822, www.loisduffy.com.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.Second Anniversary Party—Live music by the Night Owls and Tres Hombres, pig roast and Hot Rod Car Show. Silver City Brewing Company, 101 E. College, 534-2739.
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.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Franciscan Festival of Arts—Through Sept. 3. Holy Cross Retreat, 600 Holy Cross Road, 524-3688/524-3688, francisan@zianet.com, www.zianet.com/francisan.
Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W Hadley, 534-0298.
New Mexico Wine Harvest Festival—Through Sept. 3. See Sept. 2. 12-3 p.m.: Captain Radio and the Flyers, oldies; 3:15-6:00 p.m.: Tim Murphy, Nashville rising star. $13. 12-6 p.m. daily. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10 exit 132. 522-1232, Dawn@HelpingHandsEvents.com, nmwine.com/festivals.htm.
The Salt of the Earth —$3, free to Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287 / 522-0286.
Alamogordo
Annual Alamogordo Cottonwood Festival—Through Sept. 3. See Sept. 1. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 437-6120.
Hatch
Hatch Chile Festival—See Sept. 1. 10 a.m.-midnight.
267-5050 / 267-4322 / 267-8230, www.hatchchilefest.com.Hillsboro
Hillsboro Apple Festival—Through Sept 3. See Sept. 1.
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday 03
Silver City/Grant County
San Vincente Art Fair in Big Ditch Park—See Sept 2, story in Arts Exposure section. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Big Ditch Park. 388-1082, www.silvercityartists.org/artfair.html.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Franciscan Festival of Arts—Holy Cross Retreat, 600 Holy Cross Road, 524-3688/524-3688, francisan@zianet.com, www.zianet.com/francisan.
New Mexico Wine Harvest Festival—See Sept. 1. 12-3 p.m.: G.E.M.; 3:15-6 p.m.: Billy Townes and Modern Session, jazz. $13, $3 discount for active duty military on Monday. 12-6 p.m. daily. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10 exit 132. 522-1232, Dawn@HelpingHandsEvents.com, nmwine.com/festivals.htm.
Alamogordo
Annual Alamogordo Cottonwood Festival—See Sept. 1. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 437-6120.
Hillsboro
Hillsboro Apple Festival—See Sept. 1. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday 04 [LABOR DAY]
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Panhandle State—2 p.m., www.wnmu.edu/athletic/w-volleyball/sporthome.htm.
Friday 08
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre—8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House,
388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.Las Cruces/Mesilla
13th Annual Artshop—Sponsored by the Dona Ana Arts Council, this event is a fundraiser for the Career Art Path (CAP) summer art program for 40 middle school students. A special CAP reception will be held at the Las Cruces Public Schools Main Office, 500 S. Main. Participating galleries: M. Phillip's, 300 N. Downtown Mall; Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano; Rising Sky Artworks, 415 E. Foster; Glenn Cutter Jewelers and Gallery, 2640 El Paseo; Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470A Calle de Guadalupe; Blue Gate Gallery, 311 N. Downtown Mall; Julienne Jewelry, 2329 Calle de Guadalupe; Connie Hines Interior Design, 665 E. University, Hadley Center; White Raven Studio, 425 W. Griggs. 5-9 p.m.
Doña Ana Doll Club Show and Sale—Dickerson's Event Center, 3920 West Picacho Ave., 526-8624 / 524-4203.
Radium Springs
Chautauqua Speaker—1-2 p.m. Fort Selden State Monument, 526-8911 / 800-429-9488.
Saturday 09
Silver City/Grant County
Donnie Darko—Summer Outdoor Film Series. During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, demonic-looking rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. He returns home the next morning to find that a jet engine has crashed through his bedroom. Donnie tries to figure out why he survived and how to deal with people in his town, like the school bully, his conservative health teacher and a self-help guru. But Frank continues to turn up in Donnie's mind, causing him to commit acts of vandalism and worse. $3. Dusk. College Street Plaza, 301 W. College, www.silverfilm.org.
Gila Classic—Also Sept. 10. Annual golf tournament fundraiser for Gila Regional Medical Center Foundation. Saturday scramble, Sunday modified scramble. Registration deadline Sept. 1. Entry fee $125 includes party, Sept. 8, 6 p.m. at Copper Crest Country Club; green and cart fees; breakfast burritos; goodie bag; lunch; prizes. Shotgun start 9 a.m. both days. Silver City Golf Course. 538-4092.
Golden Dragon Chinese Acrobats—For more than 27 centuries Chinese acrobats have been thrilling audiences, making it the "longest running" folk art form in history. In China acrobats are revered much the same way prima ballerinas and opera singers are in the West. The performers represent the best of this honored tradition, mixing award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes and ancient and contemporary theatrical techniques to present a show of skill and beauty. 7:30 p.m. WNMU Fine Arts Theater. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org.
Melodrama Theatre—8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House,
388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.Silver City Farmers' Market—8:30 a.m.-noon every Saturday. 6th and Bullard St. 536-9681.
WNMU Mustangs Football vs. Paul Quinn College—1 p.m. WNMU Ben Altamirano Memorial Stadium, 538-6218, www.wnmu.edu/athletic/m-football/sporthome.htm.
August 1-6 | 7-13 | 14-20 | 21-27 | 28 into September