Monday 22
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic–Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cowboys and Hatters: Bond Street, Sage Brush and the Silver Screen–Through June 27. An exhibit focused on the historical use of the hat by real cowboys in comparison with the hats worn by movie cowboys, showing how a costume accessory indicates status, vocation and myth. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Wednesday 24
Silver City/Grant County
Trivia Night–7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Aggies Men's Basketball vs. Idaho–7:05 p.m., NMSU Pan American Center, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
Thursday 25
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU Mustangs Women's Basketball vs. Fort Lewis College–6 p.m., Mustang Fieldhouse, www.wnmu.edu/athletic/m-basketball/sporthome.htm.
WNMU Mustangs Men's Basketball vs. Fort Lewis College–8 p.m., Mustang Fieldhouse, www.wnmu.edu/athletic/m-basketball/sporthome.htm.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park Annual Meeting–Highlights goals and achievements of the CDNP and discusses the plan for 2007. 6:30-8 p.m., NMSU Wooton Hall, 524-3334.
Friday 26
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre–8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Keeping Mum–Through Feb. 1. Forty-three years ago, a beautiful young blonde, Rosie Jones, boards a train with a large trunk, from which a large pool of blood slowly issues. Arrested, Rosie is sentenced to life in prison for the criminally insane, for murdering and chopping up two people. Cut to today and the genteel village of Little Wallop, where the Goodfellow family resides. A new housekeeper arrives who has a trunk just like Rosie's. Almost immediately, the Goodfellows' lives change–for the better. 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.
NMSU Aggies Swimming and Diving vs. UNM–5 p.m., NMSU Natatorium, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
Third Annual Rotary Art Auction–Live entertainment, light refreshments, silent auction and live auction with professional auctioneer. 5-9 p.m., Columbus Conference Center at Best Western Mesilla Valley Inn, 644-7634.
Alamogordo
Carol Kessler as Emily Dickinson–A Chautauqua Literary Series event. 7:30 p.m., Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Saturday 27
Silver City/Grant County
Brandon Perrault Trio–Rock and Motown. 8 p.m.-midnight. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway, 313-1700.
Dances of Universal Peace–Circle dances that celebrate the unity of all spiritual traditions. Live music. No experience or partners needed. $5 donation. 7 p.m., Church of What's Happening, 7th & Arizona, 534-1441.
Melodrama Theatre–8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Rhythm Mystic–Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Viver Brasil Dance Company–Riveting and passionate Brazilian dance and music, a fusion of ancient and contemporary art forms. $15 members, $20 non-members, $20 adults at the door, $5 children. Mimbres Region Arts Council. 7:30 p.m., WNMU Fine Arts Theater. 538-2505/(888) 758-7289, www.mimbresarts.org.
WNMU Mustangs Women's Basketball vs. Mesa State College–6 p.m., Mustang Fieldhouse, www.wnmu.edu/athletic/m-basketball/sporthome.htm.
WNMU Mustangs Men's Basketball vs. Mesa State College–8 p.m., Mustang Fieldhouse, www.wnmu.edu/athletic/m-basketball/sporthome.htm.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
3 on 3 Live Soccer Tournament–Through Jan. 28. High Noon Soccer Complex, Tashiro Road and Valley Drive, 229-9100.
Achenback Canyon Hike–Guided by naturalist Jack Davis. Moderate three-mile hike. $5 donation. Southwest Environmental Center, 522-5552.
Adult Flag Football Tournament–A four-on-four tournament, teams allowed an eight-man roster. Registration packets available at Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley, at the front desk. $90-95. Soldados Field, 1877 E. Hadley Ave., 541-2560.
Dutch Oven Workshop–Learn the tools and techniques for cooking in a Dutch Oven. The class includes a meal cooked by participants. Adults only. Pre-registration required. $25. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
NMSU Aggies Men's Basketball vs. NMSU Alumni–7:05 p.m., NMSU Pan American Center, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
NMSU Aggies Women's Basketball vs. Idaho–7:05 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
Pruning Trees and Shrubs–Learn about the proper tools, pruning methods for different types of trees and shrubs, and plant maintenance. $5, 2 p.m., Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886.
Santa Fe–The proliferation of new-age cultists in Santa Fe gave screenwriters the impetus to create this often hilarious and surprisingly intelligent movie about a troubled man and his battles with a cult leader. Paul Thomas has just returned to Santa Fe to visit the wife and daughter he saved from a bizarre Waco-esque military standoff in Wyoming several years back. He was injured during a shoot-out after pulling his family out of a cult compound–where he too had been sucked in as a member. So he's shocked to find his wife associating again with fringe cult types, including her boss, Dan, a spiritual chiropractic guru, as well as a woman his daughter Crystal calls "Aunt Eleanor," who runs a self-help resort outside of town. $3, free for Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 1:30 p.m., Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287 / 522-0286.
Deming
10th Annual Adult Spelling Bee–Deming Friends of the Library. "Generous Cash Prizes! Safe for Shy People!" 9:30 a.m. Marshall Memorial Public Library, 546-9202, www.demingfol.blogspot.com.
Sunday 28
Las Cruces/Mesilla
3 on 3 Live Soccer Tournament–High Noon Soccer Complex, Tashiro Road and Valley Drive, 229-9100.