August 1-5 | 6-12 | 13-19 | 20-26 | 27 into September 2007
Monday 20
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 21
Silver City/Grant County
Brandon & Rudy — Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Wednesday 22
Silver City/Grant County
Gila Native Plant Society Workshop — Every Wednesday through Sept. 26. Asteraceae Identification. Led by Drs. Russ Kleinman and William Norris. Lab work and field trips. 6-8:30 p.m., WNMU Harlan Hall, Room 135. Registration, 534-9355.
Trivia Night — Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Thursday 23
Silver City/Grant County
Salsa Cook-Off — Traditional and non-traditional. Judging begins at 6:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Open Mic — 7 p.m., Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Live Music — 8-11 p.m., High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Deming
Great American Duck Races — Through Aug. 26. Four days of hilarious fun. See story in this section for complete schedule. 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com.
Lordsburg
Hidalgo County Fair — Through Aug. 26. Rancho de Hidalgo, parade, carnival. Lordsburg Hidalgo County Chamber of Commerce, 542-9864, lordsburgcoc@aznex.net.
Friday 24
Silver City/Grant County
BBR Band — Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
The Secret of NIMH — Outdoor movie series sponsored by Grant County DWI Council and The Wellness Coalition. Dusk. Penny Park, 534-0665.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Once — Through Aug. 30. A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story. $6, $5 seniors/students, $4 members/children, Wednesday $4. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org.
On Golden Pond — Through Aug. 26. $8, $7 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
What is Paganism? — Class by James Woppert. $5. 5 p.m., Funky Karma, 207 Ave. de Mesilla, 635-2275.
Deming
Great American Duck Races — Through Aug. 26. Four days of hilarious fun. See story in this section for complete schedule. 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com.
Lordsburg
Hidalgo County Fair — Through Aug. 26. 542-9864, lordsburgcoc@aznex.net.
Saturday 25
Silver City/Grant County
10th Annual Salsa Contest — Everything you need for a great salsa will be available at the Farmers Market in August. Have your best-tasting red or green salsa at the market no later than 9:45 a.m. Judging by a distinguished panel of judges begins at 10 a.m. Silver City Farmers' Market, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Grant County Admin Center, 1400 Hwy 180E., 534-0882.
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.
First Senior Softball Tournament — Through August 26. Ages 50-65. Teams will be participating from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas at the Bataan Memorial Field eight miles east of Silver City and at Ben Altamirano Complex if necessary. 388-1087.
Gypsy Feet — 7 p.m., Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Low Bid Blues Quartet — 1-4 p.m., rain or shine, BadAss Bakery, 300 S. Bullard, 534-3388.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.
Rhythm Mystic — Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Doc Severinsen — Grammy Award winner Doc Severinsen with Mariachi Cobre and the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. $20-$40, 8 p.m., NMSU Pan American Center, 646-1420.
Fall Auditions — NMSU Theatre Arts and American Southwest Theatre Company. Men and women ages 18-70. Prepare one contemporary monologue running no longer than 60 seconds and 16 bars (30 seconds) of a Broadway show tune or holiday song. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-5418.
Henna by Malaak — 1-6 p.m., Funky Karma, 207 Ave. de Mesilla, 635-2275.
Into the West — This 1993 Irish "Western" starts in the slums of Dublin, where Papa Riley, once a leader of a nomadic tribe of travelers, has settled with his two young sons, Ossie and Tito. The death of his wife, Mary, in childbirth has broken Riley and turned him against the road. It's a glum life for the boys. Then screenwriter Jim Sheridan switches gears and sends the film into the realm of magic realism. Mary's father, Grandpa Ward, shows up with a magnificent white horse. The boys bond with the animal, and when the police take their gift away, Ossie and Tito kidnap the horse and ride off into the countryside. In searching for them, Riley reconnects with life and the travelers, including the sexy and resourceful Kathleen. $3, free for Mesilla Valley Film Society members, 1:30 p.m., Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market Hot Chile Days — Local and in-state growers sell produce in season as well as honey, herbs, baked goods, spices, salsa, chile ristras and landscape plants. Crafters sell a variety of handcrafted items including jewelry, woodwork, candles, pottery, fine art, needlework, furniture, leather works, clothing, birdhouses, knives, photography and gourds. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Downtown Mall, 541-2288.
Live Music — 8-11 p.m., High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
On Golden Pond — Through Aug. 26. $8, $7 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Tarot Readings by Linda Marlena — 5:30-7 p.m., Funky Karma, 207 Ave. de Mesilla, 635-2275.
Alamogordo
Summer Tailgate Party — Great musical entertainment under the summer night sky. 8-10 p.m., New Mexico Museum of Space History, 437-2202, www.flickingercenter.com.
Deming
Great American Duck Races — Through Aug. 26. Four days of hilarious fun. See story in this section for complete schedule. 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com.
Lordsburg
Hidalgo County Fair — Through Aug. 26. 542-9864, lordsburgcoc@aznex.net.
Sunday 26
Silver City/Grant County
First Senior Softball Tournament — Through August 26. See Aug. 25. 388-1087.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Award-Winning Film Series — Mostly foreign films, many with subtitles, not rated and suitable only for adults. 2 p.m., Branigan Memorial Library, 528-4014.
Music in the Park — Mariachi Feminil Flores Mexicanas, Orlando Jemenez, Rio & Dulce Bands. 7 p.m., Klein Park, 541-2200.
On Golden Pond — $8, $7 students/seniors. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Deming
Great American Duck Races — Four days of hilarious fun. See story in this section for complete schedule. 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com.
Lordsburg
Hidalgo County Fair — 542-9864, lordsburgcoc@aznex.net.
August 1-5 | 6-12 | 13-19 | 20-26 | 27 into September 2007
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