October 1-6 | 7-13 | 14-20 | 21-27| 28 into November
Sunday 01
Silver City/Grant County
Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra—A mixture of ragtime, blues, marches, waltzes, with a touch of New Orleans polyphony. Community Concert Association. $15, 2 p.m., WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater. 388-1604.
Cliff-Gila County Fair—Final day. Grant County Fairgrounds, www.silvercity.org/dest_grant_county_fair.php.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Edmond—Through Oct. 5. Edmond, a middle-aged white executive (William H. Macy), wanders one night into a hell of crime and punishment in search of his manhood, love and some cheap oral sex. He finds them all, though not in the ways he expected. After he leaves his office, he talks to a tarot card reader who sees catastrophe ahead. Soon, he begins trying to escape his life, telling his wife he's leaving and then heading for a bar where a basketball fan (Joe Mantegna) sends Edmond off to a local bar/sex club. When a pretty, amiable B-girl (Denise Richards) tells him her fee, he becomes incensed. Soon he's gotten himself tossed out, the start of a long round of explosive confrontations with hookers, hotel clerks, three-card-monte grifters, pawnshop guys and pimps. 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.
Incorruptible—Through Oct. 8. Michael Hollinger's dark comedy about the Dark Ages. This mix of verbal and physical humor takes audiences to a farcical world of monks, minstrels, miracles and marketing schemes. $15 adults, $13 seniors, $10 students. 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515/646-5766, theatre.nmsu.edu.
Dr. Laura Spitzer—Pianist. St. Paul's Sunday Afternoons Concert Series. 3 p.m., St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Alameda and Griggs.
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra Classics Series—Classic I with Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cellist. Weber: Overture to Der Freischutz; Saens: Concerto No. 1, Op. 33; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4. 8 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St., jylenewright@lascrucessymphony.com, www.lascrucessymphony.com, 646-3709.
Mariachi Sundays—4-6 p.m. Old Mesilla Plaza, 525-1735/524-3262/528-7070, kmedina_tom@comcast.net.
Mesilla Valley Maze: A Maze 'n Pumpkins—Through Oct. 29. The most fun you can have in a corn field. Take a hayride out to the pumpkin patch to look for the perfect Jack-O-Lantern, then discover the twists and turns cut into the corn. Take the kids down giant slides, navigate the rope maze, cool off in the Mystic Walk. For the little kids, Papa Corn's Playground and the Trike Trail. Roasted corn, drinks, snacks, general gtore, covered picnic areas. $7, kids $5. Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m.-dusk. 3855 W. Picacho Ave., 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com.
Mystery of the Rose Bouquet—Through Oct. 8. A series of psychological interactions between a bossy, rich, elderly patient and her seemingly subservient nurse. When the play starts, both women seem complete opposites in both personality and socioeconomic state. Through a series of dream sequences interspersed with reality, the many layers of these characters are revealed, and the play—which deals with betrayal, romance, fantasy and intrigue—becomes ultimately about hope. No Strings Theater Company. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Thursday. $9, $8 students/seniors, Thursday $6. Black Box Theater, 430 N Downtown Mall, 523-1223. www.no-strings.org.
Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo—8 a.m.-5 p.m. $8, $5 ages 6-16, 5 and under free. Admission including rodeo, speedway, live entertainment, $12, $9 ages 6-16, 5 and under free. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, snmsfr@fastwave.biz, www.snmstatefair.com.
Hillsboro
Santa Cruz River Band—3 p.m., Hillsboro Community Center, 895-5797, bobship@kitcarson.net.
LaUnion
Music on the Patio—La Vina Viineyard Winery, 4201 S. on Hwy. 28, 882-7632. denise@lavinawinery.com.
Monday 02
Silver City/Grant County
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation—Join the community as mayors from the many municipalities in Grant County proclaim October Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Grant County Community Health Council. El Refugio, 800 S. Robert St., 538-0200.
Poetry Night—Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Reflections—Through Oct. 28. Works by members of two New Mexican printmaking organizations, La Prensa/Southwest Printmakers from the southwestern region and New Mexico Printmakers of Santa Fe. Reception 5-7 p.m. Museum of Art, 490 N. Water St., 541-2137, www.museums.las-cruces.org.
Tuesday 03
Silver City/Grant County
Circle Processes Training—Through Oct. 6. See story in August Desert Exposure. $450. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 32 hours. WNMU Besse Forward Global Resource Center. 534-0336, rjcc@rjnm.org, www.rjnm.org.
Domestic Violence Film Series—Tuesdays through October. 6 p.m., WNMU Student Memorial Building Room AV3, 538-2125.
Farmer's Market at La Tienda—New weekly market on Tuesdays. See story in Tumbleweeds section. 5-7 p.m. San Lorenzo School, 536-9424 / 536-2842 / 536-9450 /
536-9935 / 536-3999.Las Cruces/Mesilla
Harvest Cooking Class—Try new recipes for sweet potatoes, turnips and pears with chef Carol Koenig. $20. 2-4 p.m., Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.frhm.org.
Incorruptible—Through Oct. 8. See Oct. 1. $13 seniors, $10 students. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515 /
646-5766, theatre.nmsu.edu.
Wednesday 04
Silver City/Grant County
Octoberfest—Music by Juli Horvath and Dru Ruebush. 6:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Incorruptible—Through Oct. 8. See Oct. 1. $13 seniors, $10 students. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515/646-5766, theatre.nmsu.edu.
NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. UTEP—7 p.m. Las Cruces High School Gym, 1755 El Paseo Road, 646-1420 / 866-672-8524, www.nmstatesports.com.
Deming
Southwestern New Mexico State Fair—Through Oct. 8. This community-wide event showcases youngsters and their year-long projects. Youth who have raised animals get the chance for glory in the judging area. Other crafts and skills are also showcased in the exhibit areas. Other events include fair queen/royalty pageant, parade, homemade foods and hand-crafted items, produce, rodeo events, Barnyard Scramble, livestock auction, entertainment, horse shows, carnival, dances and more. The Deming Arts Council will host an art exhibit. SWNM State Fairgrounds, 546-3729.
Thursday 05
Silver City/Grant County
Desert Desperadoes Book Signing—Bob Alexander, author of Six-Guns and Single-Jacks, signs his new book, Desert Desperadoes. See story and excerpt in this issue. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Old West Mercantile, on Broadway next to the Palace Hotel. Information, 538-4374, www.gilabooks.com.
Desert Desperadoes Book Signing—Bob Alexander, author of Six-Guns and Single-Jacks, signs his new book, Desert Desperadoes. See story and excerpt in this issue. 6-8 p.m. Desert Blossom Books, 117 E. College Ave., 388-3475.
Books of the Southwest—Titles include Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko and No Life for a Lady by Agnes Morely Cleaveland. Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. 5-6:30 p.m., WNMU Global Resource Center, 538-6835, www.will-learning.com.
Fantastic Voyages—Through Nov. 19. ceramic sculptures by Marsha Schindler and Wendy Shaul, paintings by Sarah Hylton and Angela S. Bodenburg. Reception Oct. 7, 4-7 p.m. Eklektikas, 104 W. Yankie St., 538-8081, www.eklektikas.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Fall National Days—Through Oct. 7. Southern New Mexico Speedway Modifieds, Super Stocks, Street Stocks. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 524-7913, www.snmspeedway.com.
Incorruptible—Through Oct. 8. See Oct. 1. $13 seniors, $10 students. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515 /
646-5766, theatre.nmsu.edu.Mystery of the Rose Bouquet—Through Oct. 8. See Oct. 1. 7 p.m., $6, Black Box Theater, 430 N Downtown Mall, 523-1223. www.no-strings.org.
Deming
Southwestern New Mexico State Fair—Through Oct. 8. See Oct. 4. SWNM State Fairgrounds, 546-3729.
Friday 06
Silver City/Grant County
10th Annual Weekend at the Galleries—Through Oct. 9. See complete guide in this issue's Arts Exposure section. 200 artists and 26 galleries. Friday: A Taste of Wine Gala, Isaac's, 5-7 p.m., $15. Saturday: Bad News Blues Band 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Buffalo Dance Hall, 211 N. Bullard, $10. Art Walks Saturday 10 a.m.- 9 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org.
Domestic Violence Vigil—Join community members to speak out against violence against women, men and children. Music, a Healing Bowl recognition, 5VoicePoem, survivor and children speakers. Participate at the speak-out mike. Grant County Community Health Council. 5:30 p.m., Gough Park, 538-0200.
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.
Natural History of the Gila: A Southwestern New Mexico Symposium—Through Oct. 7. An opportunity for the public to learn more about the region and its ecology. WNMU Global Resource Center, 538-6642, www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages/NaturalHistoryGilaSymposium.html
OOVAH—Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
An Opening Toast: A Season of Celebration—NMSU Choirs present a variety of choral music centered around the theme of immigration and sung by three university choirs. $10, $12, $15. 8 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle, 646-2067, saraorton@comcast.net, www.nmsu.edu.
Death of a Salesman—Through Oct. 7. Witness the last days of a failing salesman, who seeks to find out, by a tragic series of soul-searching revelations of the past life he has lived with his wife, his sons, and his business associates, just where and how he has failed to win success and happiness. By Arthur Miller. Lo-fi Productions. $5. 8 p.m., Court Youth Center, 402 West Court Ave., 650-3496.
Fall National Days—Through Oct. 7. Southern New Mexico Speedway. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 524-7913, www.snmspeedway.com.
House of Frankenstein—Through Oct. 22. In this wise-cracking comedy-horror, Baron Victor Von Frankenstein has turned his attention to curing the supposedly incurable, after getting bored with creating life. In his grim castle in the Carpathian Mountains he and his long-suffering wife Elisabeth, the unsavory hunchback Ygor, the Valkyrian Frau Lurker and the Monster play host to various mysterious and menacing denizens of the night (invited or otherwise) who visit the Baron to beg him to rid them of their vices. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. $8 adults, $7 students, $5 children under 6. Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.
How Long She'll Last in This World—Poetry reading by Maria Melendez and graduate student Carolina Monsivais. 7:30 p.m., NMSU Hardman Hall Room 106, 646-3082 / 646-2027.
Incorruptible—Through Oct. 8. See Oct. 1. $13 seniors, $10 students. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515 /
646-5766, theatre.nmsu.edu.Mystery of the Rose Bouquet—Through Oct. 8. See Oct. 1. 8 p.m., $9, $8 students/seniors, Black Box Theater, 430 N Downtown Mall, 523-1223. www.no-strings.org.
Quinceanera—Through Oct. 12. Revolving around the 15th birthday ceremony that marks a girl's passage to womanhood, the film's heart is the troubled coming of age of Magdalena (Emily Rios). It opens with a gorgeous widescreen splash of color and music as her cousin Eileen celebrates her quinceanera. As Magdalena prepares for her own party, she agrees to accommodate the budget concerns of her mother. She pleads, however, for the indispensable luxury of a Hummer limo for the day, but her strict preacher father refuses. When Magdalena gets pregnant by her boyfriend Herman, her family life falls apart, prompting her to run away and live with kindly old great-uncle Tio Tomas (Chalo Gonzalez). Magdalena becomes part of a family of exiles with her tough cousin Carlos, thrown out of his house when his father discovered he was cruising gay Web sites. 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 Big Lebowski—Almost Midnight Film Series. 9:45 p.m. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8278, www.fountaintheatre.org.
USSSA Whole Enchilada Softball Invitational—Through Oct. 8. Men's and Women's Class C, D and E. Harty Baseball Fields, 1700 E. Hadley Ave.; Paz Baseball Fields, 1875 E. Hadley Ave.; Maag Park Softball Fields, 1300 E. Hadley Ave. 541-1889, www.nmusssa.com.
Deming
Southwestern New Mexico State Fair—Through Oct. 8. See Oct. 4. SWNM State Fairgrounds, 546-3729.
October 1-6 | 7-13 | 14-20 | 21-27| 28 into November