NOVEMBER
Monday 26
Silver City/Grant County
Members-Only Holiday Sale — 5-9 p.m. Museum Society members, even those who join at the door, receive a 20-percent discount in the Museum Store. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921.
Open Mic — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 27
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU Women's Basketball vs. Grand Canyon University — 6 p.m. WNMU. www.wnmumustangs.com.
Brandon Perrault Solo — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Vespers of Saint Herman of Alaska — 5 p.m. All-Holy Theotokos Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Santa Clara. theotokos@zianet.com.
Wednesday 28
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU Men's Basketball vs. Grand Canyon University — 7:30 p.m. WNMU. www.wnmumustangs.com.
Trivia Night — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Thursday 29
Silver City/Grant County
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith — 6:30 p.m. Evening with the artist, a renowned Native American printmaker. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard St., 388-5725.
Cribbage Tournament — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Science Cafe — 5:30 p.m. "X Prize Yields Innovation — What 2008 Will Bring," by Joshua Neubert, manager, New Mexico State Affairs, X Prize Foundation. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Dan Lambert — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Friday 30
Silver City/Grant County
Yvonne Postelle — 6-8 p.m. Opening reception for the artist. Oil paintings on exhibit through December. New photographs by Jess Gorell also on display. The StudioSpace Gallery, 109 N. Bullard St., 534-9291.
Carmen — 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Gypsy Feet — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Workshop. Non-toxic monoprint making with akua intaglio ink. Stencil process (pochoir), a photocopy transfer with non-toxic solvent and Chine Colle. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard St., 388-5725.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Almost Maine — Through Dec. 16. $10, $9 seniors. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2:30 p.m., Thursdays 7 p.m. A romantic comedy based on the lives of the current and former residents of Almost, a fictional town in Maine. Though the town is fictional, the characters are very real and their romances, frustrations, joys and reactions to the past and the future are universal. No Strings Theatre Company. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Battle of the Bands — $3. 7 p.m. Monthly competition judged by music business professionals. Competing bands are free but must pre-register by prior Thursday. Club Fusion Teen Center, 101 E Union Ave., 541-5181.
Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 16. $15, $10. 7 p.m. Charles Dickens' beloved traditional holiday tale, adapted by Tom Smith for this production, tells the story of curmudgeonly miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his magical redemption. American Southwest Theatre Company. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515 / (800) 646-ASTC.
Club Fetch — 5:30 p.m. Try science activities and games with museum staff and junior docents. Based on the PBS TV program, "Fetch! Fetch! Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Milarepa — Through Dec. 6. $6, $5 seniors/students, $4 members/children, Wednesday $4. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. A tale of greed and vengeance, demons, magic, murder and redemption — the story of the man who became Tibet's greatest mystic. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org.
NMSU Aggies Football vs. Fresno State — 6 p.m. NMSU Aggies Memorial Stadium, 646-1420 / 532-2060 / (915) 544-8444.
Old Fashion Holiday La Casa Christmas — Through Dec. 2. Friday 5-7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dickerson's Event Center. 526-2819 / 524-1222 / 523-4286.
Deming
The Clock Struck Twelve — See Nov. 16. $6. 7 p.m. Performing Arts Theater. Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine St.
DECEMBER
Saturday 01
Silver City/Grant County
27th Annual Mimbres Hot Springs Ranch Studio Sale — Through Dec. 2. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 30 local artists selling a wide variety of handcrafted gifts. Live music, refreshments, door prizes. Hwy, 152 to the Mimbres, 61 South to Royal John Mine Road, follow signs 2 1/2 miles. No pets. 536-9934.
Chris Calloway — $20, $15, $10, $5. 7:30 p.m. Daughter of the legendary Cab Calloway plays her recordings and her father's recordings of the same Harold Arlen songs. She also plays her aunt Blanche Calloway singing her theme song "Growlin' Dan" and herself singing the same song 70 years later. Mimbres Region Arts Council. WNMU Fine Arts Theater. 538-2505/(888) 758-7289, www.mimbresart.org.
Copper Country Cruizers' Annual Toys for Kids (Show & Shine) — 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Santa Claus will be on hand to visit with children. All ages and styles of vehicles, motorcycles and bikes are welcome. Entry fee is a new toy in its original box suitable for children, infant through age 12. The show is free, but spectators are also invited to bring a toy. Toys will be given to area needy children by local non-profit organizations. Gough Park. george@zianet.com.
Carmen — 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
"Fung Lin, Piano" Classics Three — Also Dec. 2. $30, $15, $10. 7:30 p.m. Respighi — Ancient Airs and Dances No. 1, Khachaturian. Presented by Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-3709.
Almost Maine — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $10, $9 seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $15, $10. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515 / (800) 646-ASTC.
Desert Treks — $35. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Bus trip to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, departing from Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall. Pre-registration required. 522-3120.
Janey Welch Watercolors — Through Dec. 31. Convention and Visitors Bureau, 541-2444.
Old Fashion Holiday La Casa Christmas — Through Dec. 2. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Dickerson's Event Center. 526-2819 / 524-1222 / 523-4286.
Points of View — Through Dec. 2. $8 adults, $6 students. 7 p.m. NMSU Contemporary Dance Theater Student Choreography Show. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. 646-2070.
Deming
For Pet's Sake — 3-5 p.m. Celebration for Deming Animal Guardians spay/neuter program. See story in this section. Gold Street Gallery, 116 S. Gold St., 546-8200/544-2209.
The Clock Struck Twelve — See Nov. 16. $6. 2 p.m. Performing Arts Theater. Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine St.
Sunday 02
Silver City/Grant County
Community Chamber Singers Concert — Free. 3 p.m. Music covering a time span from the 16th century to the present. Accompanists Betty Windsor, Pat Prewit, and Virginia Robertson on piano; Tom Morrish on guitar. Vocal soloists include Sherry Terrazas, Bethany Joy Lange, Tom Morrish, Doug Medin. Oboe solo by Marilyn McNamara of Tucson. Childcare provided, reception immediately following the performance. First Presbyterian Church, 1915 N. Swan St. 388-4764.
Ira & Abby — 4 p.m. A sweet, hilarious and slightly subversive romantic comedy that examines the issues of marriage, monogamy and whether "I do" is the only path to lifelong love and happiness. Ira Black is brilliant, neurotic, Jewish and has so many issues he can't fit them into 12 years of analysis. Abby Willoughby is a free spirit who works in a gym and is better at solving her friends' problems than selling memberships. When the two meet, the impossible happens: They fall in love, meet each other's parents and decide to get married, all in a few breathless hours. And life is good, for a while, until a series of comic misadventures (multiple divorces, in-laws, affairs, exes and too many therapists) force the couple to rethink their strategies. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society. Real West Cinema II, Hwy. 180 E. 538-5659.
27th Annual Mimbres Hot Springs Ranch Studio Sale — See Dec. 1. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 536-9934.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
"Fung Lin, Piano" Classics Three — See Dec. 1. $30, $15, $10. 3 p.m. Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-3709.
Almost Maine — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $10, $9 seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $15, $10. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515 / (800) 646-ASTC.
Old Fashion Holiday La Casa Christmas — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dickerson's Event Center. 526-2819 / 524-1222 / 523-4286.
Points of View — $8 adults, $6 students. 7 p.m. NMSU Contemporary Dance Theater Student Choreography Show. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. 646-2070.
Deming
Jam Sessions — See Nov. 04. 2-4 p.m. Morgan Hall, 109 E Pine St. 545-8872.
Monday 03
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 04
Silver City/Grant County
Brandon Perrault Solo — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $15, $10. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515 / (800) 646-ASTC.
Concert — Free. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre. 523-6403.
Wednesday 05 HANNUKAH BEGINS
Silver City/Grant County
Trivia Night — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $15, $10. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515 / (800) 646-ASTC.
Thursday 06
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Almost Maine — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $7. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Barrage — $12.50, $10. 8 p.m. Made up of 18 unique instrumentalists, Barrage offers up a diverse fusion of cultures, musical styles and performance vitality, combining contemporary world music influences, layered vocal arrangements and pulsating modern beats and rhythms. Rio Grande Theatre. 646-1420 / 532-2060 / (915) 544-8444.
Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $15, $10. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515 / (800) 646-ASTC.
Time Travel by Lantern Light — Through Dec. 8. 6-9 p.m. Take a trip through time and visit people from New Mexico's past. Then stay and enjoy music and other fun. Tours are outside so dress warmly. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Friday 07
Silver City/Grant County
Festival of Trees — Through Dec. 9. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday.A holiday fundraising event benefiting Penny Park. Live decorated and undecorated blue and green spruce, Austrian pine, ponderosa pines for sale. Holiday decorations, baked goods, entertainment, activities for families. Penny Park, 1305 Grant St., 534-0261, www.pennypark.org.
A Very Large Man with Enormous Wings — Through Dec. 9. A play with children and adults. Theater Group New Mexico. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. 538-6468.
Gila Valley Christmas Fair — Through Dec. 8. 5-9 p.m. Live music, dancing, food and festivities, arts and crafts sale, Gila Valley Homeschoolers fundraiser. Chuck Wagon (old Stage Stop), Hwy. 180, Cliff.
New Deal Public Art on New Mexico's Main Streets — 4 p.m. Opening reception for photographic exhibit, through March 2, of New Mexico's public artworks resulting from New Deal programs of the 1930s is presented through the National New Deal Preservation Association, New Mexico MainStreet and the Silver City MainStreet Project in honor of the 75th anniversary of America's New Deal Heritage. Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St.
The Spirit of Holidays Past — Drawing on the Silver City Museum's own collection and Michael Merchant's extensive collection of Father Christmas/Santa Claus memorabilia, this special exhibit evokes the spirit of holiday celebrations in years gone by. Show runs through Jan. 13. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921 / (877) 777-7947, www.silvercitymuseum.org.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Almost Maine — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $10, $9 seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $15, $10. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515 / (800) 646-ASTC.
Christmas Tree Lighting — 5:30 p.m. Ceremony, hot cocoa, Christmas caroling music and Santa. Albert Johnson Park. 541-2200.
Downtown Ramble — 5-7 p.m. Stroll through galleries, shops, businesses and restaurants. Art openings, exhibits, music, entertainment, open mic opportunities, shopping, refreshments. 527-5018.
NMSU Choir Holiday Concert — Also Dec. 8. $10, $12, $15 and $3 for students (no children under 7). 7:30 p.m. "Christmas in Paris." Come and enjoy a feeling of Paris during the holidays. Combined choirs will sing choral holiday favorites in a new way. Student men's barbershop quartet, Masterworks Chorus, University Singers. Come a half-hour early and enjoy tunes by the university's Gospel Choir led by Dr. Bobbie Green. Tickets at Pan Am Center Ticket Office. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, 646-1420, choirs.nmsu.edu.
Pascal Pierme — Through Jan. 26. Exhibit of wood, glass, bronze and clay works by Santa Fe sculptor. Museum of Art, 490 N. Water St., 541-2137.
Time Travel by Lantern Light — Through Dec. 8. See Dec. 6. 6-9 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Saturday 08
Silver City/Grant County
Festival of Trees — Through Dec. 9. See Dec. 7. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Penny Park, 1305 Grant St., 534-0261, www.pennypark.org.
A Very Large Man with Enormous Wings — Through Dec. 9. See Dec. 7. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. 538-6468.
Copper Country Christmas Parade & Bazaar — 10 a.m. Pancake breakfast, food vendors, Santa. Hurley Pride Committee. Hurley Community Center. 537-2124.
Gila Valley Christmas Fair — See Dec. 7. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Chuck Wagon (old Stage Stop), Hwy. 180, Cliff.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Choir Holiday concert — See Dec. 7. $10, $12, $15 and $3 for students (no children under 7). 3 p.m. Tickets at the Pan Am Center Ticket Office. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, 646-1420, choirs.nmsu.edu.
4th Annual Trail of Lights and Old-Fashioned Holiday Display — 6-8 p.m. Free hot cocoa, cookies and music under the glow of 3,000 luminarias downtown. 541-2288.
Almost Maine — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $10, $9 seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $15, $10. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515/(800) 646-ASTC.
Time Travel by Lantern Light — See Dec. 6. 6-9 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Deming
Hi Lo Silver Christmas Concert — $6. 2 p.m. The all-woman group will be singing Christmas music and will also have a sing-along session. Presented by the Deming Performing Arts Theater. Morgan Hall, 109 E Pine St..
Elephant Butte
Beachwalk Luminaria Festival and Parade of Lights — Thousands of luminarias light the way to the beach, where community groups sponsor bonfires with cocoa, posole, carols and more. Annual Floating Lights Parade of Boats begins at dusk. Park fees waived for this event. $1 per person donation to Make A Wish is requested upon entrance into the park. Elephant Butte Lake State Park. 744-5998.
Radium Springs
Living History Program — $3, 16 and under free. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Demonstrations and descriptions of equipment and life at the fort. Fort Selden State Monument, 526-8911.
Sunday 09
Silver City/Grant County
Festival of Trees — See Dec. 7. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Penny Park, 1305 Grant St., 534-0261, www.pennypark.org.
A Very Large Man with Enormous Wings — See Dec. 7. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. 538-6468.
Hi-Lo Silvers Concert — 3 p.m. First Presbyterian Church. cbaldwin@zianet.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Almost Maine — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $10, $9 seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.
Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 16. See Nov. 30. $15, $10. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515 / (800) 646-ASTC.
Deming
Jam Sessions — See Nov. 04. 2-4 p.m. Morgan Hall, 109 E Pine St. 545-8872.
Monday 10
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tortugas
Annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta — Through Dec. 12. Religious pilgrimage and cultural event celebrated in the Mesilla Valley and at Tortugas Mountain for over 100 years. Candlelight procession from La Capilla to Casa del Pueblo, rosaries and novena prayers, ceremony, traditional Danzante Dancers, Fiesta Mass, traditional fiesta dinner at Las Casa de Comida, procession to return La Virgen to la Capilla. Call for times and details. 526-8171.
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