Monday 29
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic–Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 30
Silver City/Grant County
Developing a Leadership Program for Southwest New Mexico–Tuesdays through Feb. 27. Using guided discussion and the backgrounds of class participants, a program for the leaders and prospective leaders of southwest New Mexico will be designed. Kathie Gilbert and Tom Hines will facilitate. Open to members of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. 1-3 p.m. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com.
WNMU Mustangs Women's Basketball vs. New Mexico Highlands Universty–6 p.m., Mustang Fieldhouse, www.wnmu.edu/athletic/m-basketball/sporthome.htm.
WNMU Mustangs Men's Basketball vs. New Mexico Highlands University–8 p.m., Mustang Fieldhouse, www.wnmu.edu/athletic/m-basketball/sporthome.htm.
Wednesday 31
Silver City/Grant County
Alexandre Moutouzkine–Award-winning, internationally acclaimed Russian pianist performs masterpieces by Rachmaninoff, Strauss, Chopin, Liszt and more. $15. 7:30 p.m. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater. 388-1604.
Trivia Night–7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
FEBRUARY
Thursday 01
Las Cruces/Mesilla
George Strait in Concert–NMSU Pan American Center, 646-1420, panam.nmsu.edu.
Friday 02
Silver City/Grant County
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
A Song at Twilight–Through Feb. 28. A bittersweet comedy in which an author is caught between two women, his wife of convenince for 20 years, and a former love. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m., Sundays 2:30 p.m. $9, $8 students and seniors, Thursday $6. Black Box Theater, 430 Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
NMSU Aggies Men's Baseball vs Northern Colorado–Also Feb. 3, 4. 1:05 p.m., NMSU Presley Askew Field, 646-1420. www.nmstatesports.com.
Saturday 03
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre–8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
A Song at Twilight–Through Feb. 28. See Feb. 2. 8 p.m. Black Box Theater, 430 Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
NMSU Aggies Men's Baseball vs Northern Colorado–1:05 p.m., NMSU Presley Askew Field, 646-1420. www.nmstatesports.com.
Alamogordo
Viver Brasil Dance Company–Riveting and passionate Brazilian dance and music, a fusion of ancient and contemporary art forms. $25, $18, $10. 7:30 p.m., Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Sunday 04
Silver City/Grant County
Healing, Health and History–Sundays through Feb. 25. Griffon Campbell will host an exploration of Western medicine; Dr. Gilbert Arizaga will instruct about curandismo healing through plants and herbs; Jeannette Cruz will address Chinese herbs and acupuncture; and Joe Saenz will discuss methods of Apache healing. Open to members of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. 2-3 p.m. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
A Song at Twilight–Through Feb. 28. See Feb. 2. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theater, 430 Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
NMSU Aggies Men's Baseball vs Northern Colorado–1:05 p.m., NMSU Presley Askew Field, 646-1420. www.nmstatesports.com.
Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders–Featuring Joan Logghe and Sheila Black, both New Mexican poets. 3 p.m., Branigan Public Library, 521-9314, thomasff@msu.edu.
Super Bowl Sunday 5K, 10K, 5K Fitness Walk–524-7824, doneugenia@aol.com.
Truth or Consequences
Sierra Club Hike–Luna Park on the south end of the San Mateo Mountains. 8:30 a.m., US Forest Service office, (612) 518-5632/744-5860.
Monday 05
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic–Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Aggies Women's Basketball vs. Utah State–7:05 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.
Tuesday 06
Silver City/Grant County
Earth Spirituality–Tuesdays through March 13. A video discussion group will explore aspects of spirituality and human consciousness. Shirley Pevarnik facilitates. Open to members of the Western Institute of Lifelong Learning. 3-5 p.m. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com.
Memoir: A Gift of Self–Tuesdays through March 27. From nuts and bolts how-to lessons on writing a memoir, to the joy of putting the frosting on one's own unique creation. Award-winning journalists Lew Little and Mary Ellen Corbett facilitate. Open to members of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. 6:30-8 p.m. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com.
Tuesday Morning Book Club–Read and discuss Anita Diamant's first novel, The Red Tent, about the Biblical Jacob's daughter, Dinah. Becky Young facilitates. Open to members of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. 10-11:30 a.m. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com.
Wednesday 07
Silver City/Grant County
Beginning French Conversation for the Tourist–Wednesdays through March 21. At the end of the course participants should be able to function in a French-speaking setting. Judy Brown-Lawson facilitates. Open to members of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com.
Reading Out Loud: Adult Story Time–Wednesdays through Feb. 28. Receive coaching and direction on enhancing your reading-aloud skills. Voice techniques, script notation, and dramatic movement/presentation will be taught. Jeannie Miller facilitates. Open to members of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. 3-5 p.m. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com.
Trivia Night–7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Wildflower Botanical Drawing–Wednesdays through March 14. Work from live plants and flowers as well as photographs. Achieve life-like depiction on paper with graphite pencil, ink, and Prisma color pencils. For all levels of artists. Judith Meyer facilitates. Open to members of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. 9:30-11:30 a.m. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com.
Thursday 08
Silver City/Grant County
Books of the Southwest–Thursdays through March 15. Read and discuss Oliver La Farge's novel Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story. Bonnie Maldonado facilitates. Open to members of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. 4-5:30 p.m. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com or call 538-6835.
The Middle East–Thursdays through March 1. Gain insight into historical causes of present-day dilemmas in the Middle East. John Lawson facilitates. Open to members of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
A Song at Twilight–Through Feb. 28. See Feb. 2. 7 p.m. Black Box Theater, 430 Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Friday 09
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre–8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Vincent in Brixton–Through Feb. 18. What inspires a genius in art? Vincent Van Gogh was never famous during his short lifetime, nor did he sell a single one of his paintings. Yet when he took a room in the home of a widow, Ursula Loyer, in Brixton, England, he found both an artistic turning point and something much greater. NMSU Theater Arts/Southwest Theater Company. $15, $13 students and seniors, $10 children. Hershel Zohn Theater, 646-4515/646-5766/(800) 525-ASTC, theatre.nmsu.edu, www.nmsu.edu.
3rd Annual Asthma-Lung Health Walk–4K walk around the golf course. Putting, chipping and par-3 contests. 6-9 p.m., Sonoma Ranch Golf Course, 1274 Golf Club Road, 265-0732/800-586-4872.
A Song at Twilight–Through Feb. 28. See Feb. 2. 8 p.m. Black Box Theater, 430 Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
NMSU Aggies Men's Baseball vs Northern Colorado–Also Feb. 10, 11. 1:05 p.m., NMSU Presley Askew Field, 646-1420, www.nmstatesports.com.