Monday 15 [MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY]
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic–Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 16
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cooking With Class–Take an imaginary trip to the Middle East and enjoy a feast. Kurt Depner is the chef for this dinner. Pre-registration required. $30. 6 p.m. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Wednesday 17
Silver City/Grant County
Trivia Night–7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Friday 19
Silver City/Grant County
An Artist's Journey of Transformation–An evening of film, dialogue and music. Northwest artists on a Southwest tour. 7-9:30 p.m., WNMU Global Resource Center. 388-5725.
Fourth Annual Red Paint PowWow–Through Jan. 21. Named for the Chihene Apache, also known as the Red Paint People and Warm Springs Apache. $7 per day. Bring a chair. Doors open at 9 a.m. each day. Western New Mexico University Intramural Gym. 534-1379, www.redpaintpowwow.net. See online sidebar.
Melodrama Theatre–8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The US vs. John Lennon–Through Jan. 25. There's a confrontation in this documentary that sums up why the most sardonic, most earnest and most intelligent of the Beatles can still drive people nuts, 26 years after his death. It's the early 1970s, in a year that marked a turning point in Lennon's life and in American history. Sitting alongside his wife, Yoko Ono, Lennon is locked in heated conversation with Gloria Emerson, then a famous foreign correspondent. The film dredges up the sordid and largely forgotten tale of the right-wing attempt to get Lennon deported as an "undesirable alien." 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 8287, www.fountaintheatre.org.
One-Act Showcase–Through Jan. 21. See Jan. 12. 8 p.m. $5 to $8. Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.
Paul Schranz–Reception for art exhibit; see Jan. 9. 5-7 p.m., NMSU Corbett Center, 522-0527, schranz@lightchaser.net.
Saturday 20
Silver City/Grant County
Fourth Annual Red Paint PowWow–Through Jan. 21. Gourd dancing 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Grand entries 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Closing 11 p.m. $7 per day. Bring a chair. Doors open at 9 a.m. Western New Mexico University Intramural Gym. 534-1379, www.redpaintpowwow.net. See Online Sidebar.
Gypsy Feet–Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Live Music–8 p.m.-midnight. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway, 313-1700.
Living the Symbolic Life–A workshop with artist Jerry Wennstrom and Nanda Currant. $75. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Leybal & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard St., 388-5725.
Melodrama Theatre–8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Stars n' Parks–Orion high in the east, Eridanus on the meridian, Andromeda overhead, Saturn rises before the program's end. 5 p.m, City of Rocks State Park. 527-8386, www.Astro-NPO-org.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Kids in the Kitchen–Kids 8-14 will learn to prepare some fun, easy recipes with chef Suzie Roy. Pre-registration required. $15. 9 a.m.- noon. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Mayfield High School Wrestling Invite–Mayfield High School, 1955 N. Valley Drive, 285-6344.
NMSU Aggies Men's Basketball vs. Nevada–7:05 p.m., NMSU Pan American Center, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
One-Act Showcase–Through Jan. 21. See Jan. 12. 8 p.m. $5 to $8. Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.
Raw Courage–A film locally produced in Mesilla and Las Cruces. The tale of three ultra-marathoners who are on a 72-mile race in the New Mexico desert when they encounter a group of weekend-warrior survivalist types who want to "play with the little runner boys." The runners are in the race of their lives when the survivalists won't leave them alone. $3, free for Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 1:30 p.m., Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287 / 522-0286.
Rose Pruning–Learn how to prune rose bushes in a demonstration workshop. Learn about the proper tools, various pruning methods for different types of roses, and rose maintenance. $5, 2 p.m., Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886.
Alamogordo
Quartetto Gelato–Italian Chamber Music. $25, $18, $10, 7:30 p.m., Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Columbus
Stars n' Parks–Orion high in the east, Eridanus on the meridian, Andromeda overhead, Saturn rises before the program's end. 5 p.m, Pancho Villa State Park. 527-8386, www.Astro-NPO-org.
Deming
Hook Hill–Cowboy Poetry and Storytelling. $6, 2 p.m., Morgan Hall, 109 E Pine St.
Sunday 21
Silver City/Grant County
Descent to the Goddess: Exploring our Creative Depths–Working with simple tools we will explore our own unique ability to access the symbolic world as a guide to our own creative process. Paint and found objects will be used. Bring objects to create a shrine and favorite brushes and art materials. $75. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 104 N. Texas, 388-5725.
Fourth Annual Red Paint PowWow–Gourd dancing 10 a.m. Grand entries 1 p.m. Closing 6 p.m. $7 per day. Bring a chair. Doors open at 9 a.m. Western New Mexico University Intramural Gym. 534-1379, www.redpaintpowwow.net. See online sidebar.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Carol Ann Parsons–Las Cruces Arts and Crafts Association meeting. Demonstration and discussion of the artist's work. 2 p.m., Branigan Public Library, 200 Picacho.
One-Act Showcase–See Jan. 12. 2 p.m. $5 to $8. Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.