NOVEMBER
Monday 19
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 20
Silver City/Grant County
Brandon Perrault Solo — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
WNMU Women's Basketball vs. Lubbock Christian University — 6 p.m. WNMU. www.wnmumustangs.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Concert — Free. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre. 523-6403.
Wednesday 21
Silver City/Grant County
Potluck and Trivia — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway,
388-2828.
Thursday 22 THANKSGIVING
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Turkey Trot — $12, $8, $5. 7 a.m. registration, races at 8 and 8:30 a.m. 5K Run/Fitness Walk, 1-Mile Kids Run. Early registration by Nov. 5. La Buena Vida Park. 524-7824.
Friday 23
Silver City/Grant County
Live Music — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Melanie Zipin and Jeff LeBlanc — 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Death at a Funeral — Through Nov. 29. $6, $5 seniors/students, $4 members/children, Wednesday $4. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org.
Shoppers' Break — Through Nov. 24. 2-4 p.m. Escape the shopping frenzy with free tea and treats at Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886.
Turkey Walk — Free. 9 a.m. Tellbrook Park. 541-2581 / 541-2563.
Saturday 24
Silver City/Grant County
17th Annual Silver City Lighted Christmas Parade — 7 p.m. "A Storybook Christmas." The parade route will be the traditional one, which begins at the Grant County Courthouse, turns north on Bullard St., jogs over to Pope St., and ends near Gough Park. The route will be closed to vehicle traffic starting at 6 p.m. Bullard between Broadway and College will remain closed to vehicle traffic after the parade until 8 p.m. Many merchants are planning to stay open late. Silver City MainStreet, 534-1700.
Dances of Universal Peace — $5 donation. 7 p.m. Circle dances that celebrate the unity of all spiritual traditions. Live music. No experience or partners needed. Church of What's Happening, 7th and Arizona St. 534-1441.
Southwest Enchantment — See Nov. 17 "Indian Girls" quilt will be awarded in a benefit drawing. Silver City Museum. 538-5921/(877) 777-7947, info@silvercitymuseum.org.
The Cotton Club with Edie and Friends — 7 p.m. Period costumes with prizes, jazz, blues and torch! Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Melanie Zipin and Jeff LeBlanc — 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Animal Encounters — 4 p.m. Get answers to your animal questions. Enjoy your first snake experience or turtle adventure. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Churches of New Mexico — 1-4 p.m. Reception for exhibit of works by 14 local artists and the deceased artist Harold Joe Waldrum, on display at Glenn Cutter Jewelers and Gallery and the Patio Art Gallery.
Deming Fusiliers — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Holiday Handicrafts — 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Farmers and Crafts Market. Local and in-state growers sell seasonal produce, honey, herbs, baked goods, spices, salsa, chile ristras and landscape plants. Crafters sell a variety of handcrafted items including jewelry, woodwork, candles, pottery, furniture, leather works, birdhouses and more. Downtown Mall. 541-2288.
Lonely Are the Brave — $3, free for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Made in New Mexico. This black-and-white film is elegantly directed by David Miller and photographed by Philip H. Lathrop. Blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo bases it on the novel The Brave Cowboy by Edward Abbey. Kirk Douglas' personal favorite film is a gripping modern western set in the 1950s in New Mexico. It waxes poetic about the vanishing frontier and a way of life doomed by progress and technology. It ends up a contest between an escaped-felon cowboy, Jack Burns (Douglas), pursued by a sheriff, Morey Johnson (Walter Matthau), using jeeps and a helicopter. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Shoppers' Break — See Nov. 23. 2-4 p.m. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886.
St. Genevieve's Holiday Antique & Craft Show & Sale — Also Nov. 25. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Many dealers from several states, free appraisals, food. St. Genevieve's Parish Hall, 1025 E. Las Cruces Ave., 526-8624.
Translucence — 1-4 p.m. Opening reception for sculptor Dan Tapper. Patio Art Gallery, El Paseo at University, 541-7401, www.patioartgallery.com.
Sunday 25
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Award-Winning Film series — Free. 2 p.m. Mostly foreign films, many with subtitles, not rated and suitable only for adults. Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. 528-4014.
St. Genevieve's Holiday Antique & Craft Show & Sale — See Nov. 24. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. St. Genevieve's Parish Hall, 1025 E. Las Cruces Ave., 526-8624.
Deming
Jam Sessions — See Nov. 04. 2-4 p.m. Morgan Hall, 109 E Pine St. 545-8872.
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