D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
May 2008
MAY
Thursday 1
Silver City/Grant County
Tour of the Gila — Through May 4. This internationally recognized competition is part of the USA Cycling's national event calendar. Divisions for all skill levels, as well as spectator activities for all ages and abilities. The top men's and women's divisions race for five consecutive days, covering 340 and 258 miles, respectively. Inner Loop Road Race. www.tourofthegila.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Buille with Karan Casey — $12, $10. 8 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre. 646-1420, 532-2060, (915) 544-8444.
Life of a Rodeo Announcer — 7 p.m. Doug Mathis. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
The Taming of the Shrew — Through May 4. $10, $15. A Shakespearean classic. Katherine has a reputation for causing trouble, but has she met her match in Petruchio? American Southwest Theatre Company and NMSU Theater Arts Department. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
Friday 2
Silver City/Grant County
10th Anniversary Humane Society Yard Sale — Through May 3. 8 a.m. High Desert Humane Society. 538-9261.
Tour of the Gila — Through May 4. See May 1. Dan Potts Memorial Tyrone Individual Time Trials. www.tourofthegila.com
Bike Race Pasta Bar — $7. 5-7 p.m. Lasagna, spaghetti, salad and dessert. Silver City Lions Clubhouse on 8th St., behind Domino's. 534-1138.
Grant County Art Guild Member Show — Through May 4. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Season opening for the church gallery, which will be open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays until Oct. 5. Hearst Church Gallery, Golden Ave., Pinos Altos. 538-8216.
Green Men: Green Woman — $5. 6 p.m. Also May 3. A new play by Frances Trotta and Jess Gorell, featuring Ed Bakshi, Tim Evans, Doug Abbott and Trotta. Set in the forest, this play in two parts takes a look at the "green movement" as well as many meanings of the word "green" with a nod to the age-old legend of The Green Man, animals, plants, nature and human nature. Limited seating, advance reservations recommended. The StudioSpace, 109 N. Bullard St. 534-9291, studiospace@jessgorell.com
GRIP Mining Retrospective — 7 p.m. See story April issue. Learn more about the environmental issues that lie ahead for Grant County's mines. With Harry Browne, Jim Kuipers, Dog Wolf, Bruce Frederick. Silco Theater. 538-8078, www.gilaresources.info.
Melodrama Theatre — Every Friday and Saturday. 8 p.m. "Dumb Guns, or I've Got Brains that Jingle Jangle Jingle." Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama
Scott van Linge and Friends — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
In Bruges — Through May 8. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Holed up in Bruges, Belgium, after a difficult job, two hit men begin to differ on their views of life and death as they become used to local customs. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Fire & Fiber, Hand in Hand — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for pottery and fiber arts show. Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St., 541-2137, museums.las-cruces.org
The Taming of the Shrew — Through May 4. See May 1. $10, $15. Shakespearean classic. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 800-646-ASTC.
Elephant Butte
US Sailing Men's Championship Quarterfinals — Through May 4. Clifford D. Mallory Cup. Elephant Butte Lake. 265-6741, (915) 577-0456, www.rgsc.org
Truth or Consequences
59th Annual Fiesta — Through May 4. Friday, 6:30 p.m., Fiesta Idol. Cheer on your favorite singer. Saturday, 10 a.m., parade followed by events at Ralph Edwards Park, Compass Bank, Sheriff's Posse Rodeo Arena, and more. Sunday is Family Fun Day. Downtown T or C, Ralph Edwards Park, and other locations around town. torcfiesta@gmail.com, www.torcfiesta.com
Annual Fiesta Fiddle Contest — $3. Through May 4. The New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Association presents a weekend of fun and fiddling, food and dancing. Friday: all-day jam and dance at night. Fiddlers contest on Saturday and Sunday with a dance on Saturday night. Civic Center. 894-1002, 894-1506.
Saturday 3
Silver City/Grant County
10th Anniversary Humane Society Yard Sale — See May 2. 8 a.m. 538-9261.
Tour of the Gila — Through May 4. See May 1. 8 a.m. Downtown Silver City Criterium. Citizens Races begin at 1 p.m. Sign-in and start line are on Bullard Street in front of the Silver City Co-Op. 1.08 mile closed course on city streets. New this year: 2008 Tour of the Gila Meets the Great Race, with all seven WNMU Great Race teams, about 4:45 p.m. www.tourofthegila.com
Tour of the Gila Benefit Dance — $10. 9 p.m.-midnight. With Fronteras No Mas, Latin Music for Dancing Souls. Tickets at Gila Hike & Bike, Alotta Gelato, Javalina, Morning Star, HMS office. Buffalo Bar Dance Hall.
Tour of the Gila First Annual Street Dance — 5-7 p.m. Music and performances by Silver City Poetry Slam Team, Cinco de Mayo musicians and dancers, Fronteras No Mas. Bullard between Broadway and Yankie.
Santa Fe Opera — $10 suggested donation. 7:30 p.m. One of the company's most popular outreach programs brings a fully staged opera and a free public concert each year to thousands of adults and students throughout New Mexico and beyond. This year Deborah Selig, Lucia Cervoni, Edwin Vega and John David Boehr, along with pianist and music director Kirt Pavitt, will present a new one-hour work by composer John Kennedy. Mimbres Region Arts Council. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater. 538-2505, 888-758-7289, info@mimbresarts.org, www.mimbresarts.org
Ann Lowe and MF Dondelinger — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The two artists will hold a joint opening at their two home studios, just three blocks apart. New works, Lowe's Imagination Story Cards and Dondelinger's demonstrations of 14th century paintmaking and painting techniques. Lowe's studio: 1316 West St.; Dondelinger's studio: 1207 Alabama. 534-0005.
Bringing Your Home to Life: The Art of Designing Your Living Environment — Free. 4-6 p.m. Workshop by Gavio. Get inspired to craft your unique living environment with natural materials, benefiting your community and planet. Material Good, 108 N. Texas St., 534-4511, mattie@materialgood.com
David Gierke — 7-9 p.m. Side Door Stage at The Marketplace, Hub Plaza, Bullard St. 388-1860.
Edie and the Silver Blue Roots — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Green Men: Green Woman — 6 p.m. See May 2. A new play by Frances Trotta and Jess Gorell. The StudioSpace, 109 N. Bullard St. 534-9291, studiospace@jessgorell.com
Hidden Oasis Pond Club — 10 a.m. Lots of information and free mosquito fish. Dunn's Nursery, Pinos Altos Road. 534-4807.
In the Prose Garden — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Writing Workshop with Bonnie Buckley Maldonado. Focus is learning how to work prose into poetry. Participants may bring something already written or use a piece from a writing exercise during the workshop. Refreshments provided. 2106 N. Juniper St. 537-3975.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 9 p.m. John Gilkison presenting. City of Rocks State Park. 536-2800.
Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom — With Tina Salmon. Introductory class. Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective. Fiber Arts Center, 211-D N. Texas St. 538-5733, www.fiberartscollective.org, jeanh@fiberartscollective.org
Writing Workshop — 8:30 a.m.-noon. Expressive writing with Bonnie Buckley Maldonado. Space limited; reserve early. Sponsored by Gila Regional Medical Center's Planetree Dept. and Gila Writers Expressive Writing Group. Khankah Jamila Nur, 2106 N. Juniper St. 537-3975, elizabethcbaum@yahoo.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta — Through May 4. A traditional Mexican fiesta honoring Mexico's second revolution. Traditional Mexican music, food and dancing on the historic Old Mesilla Plaza. 524-3262 ext. 116.
Cinco de Mayo Artist Reception — 1-4 p.m. Carol Lopez and Elaine Frink. Participating artists will create Mexican motifs and Mexican refreshments will be served. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470 Calle de Guadalupe, 522-2933, www.zianet,com/mvartgallery.
3rd Annual Healthy Living Expo — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Talk with and receive information from health-care providers, health-related businesses and non-profit organizations. Mesilla Valley Mall. 541-5493.
Afternoon of New Play Readings — Free. 3 p.m. Students of NMSU Professor Deborah LaPorte's playwriting class will present readings of their new one-act plays. Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall. 523-1223.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Santitos — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. A holy innocent walks through the halls of sin driven by foggy logic and the faith of a saint in this hilarious Mexican comedy of Catholicism, religious visions and wrestling stars. "Thank goodness I forgot the Easy-Off," Esperenza declares when St. Jude appears in her oven. Following vague clues about "La Casa Rosa," she embarks on a journey that takes her through a series of brothels, graduating from housekeeper to star attraction, through Tijuana to America, and into a coin-operated sex club. Esperanza keeps up a one-sided conversation up with the Lord and phones home juicy confessions to her soap-opera addicted priest, who is skeptical but riveted as her stories become more outrageous than his show. Spanish with subtitles. Screening before the movie will be the 10-minute short film, "The Tehuacan Project," a narrative documentary about Lucia and Jesus, both deaf from childhood disease, who find their way to Tehuacan, Mexico, in hopes of finding a cure at Mexico's first school for the deaf. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, 522-0286.
Saxophone Classics Six — Also May 4. $30, $15, $10. 7:30 p.m. Ewazen's Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Saint-Saens' Symphony No. 3, "Organ." NMSU Music Recital Hall. 646-3709.
The Harvey Girls and the Santa Fe Railway — 10 a.m. Lecture by Lesley Poling-Kempes on how the Santa Fe Railway and the Fred Harvey Company were responsible for the creation and promotion of the mythic Southwest as a tourist destination. The Harvey Girls' role in the opening of the West has become legendary, their lives forever linked with the Grand Canyon, Santa Fe and the exotic and elegant resorts built along the railroad in the early years of this century. RSVP encouraged. Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St. at Las Cruces Ave., 647-4480, museums.las-cruces.org
The Taming of the Shrew — Through May 4. See May 1. $10, $15. Shakespearean classic. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
You Can Heal Your Life — $4, $3 students and seniors. 10 a.m. Special film screening starring Louise L. Hay. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe. 526-1591, floh@comcast.net, www.youcanhealyourlifemovie.com
Elephant Butte
US Sailing Men's Championship Quarterfinals — Through May 4. See May 2. Elephant Butte Lake. 265-6741, (915) 577-0456, www.rgsc.org
Truth or Consequences
59th Annual Fiesta — Through May 4. See May 2. Downtown T or C, Ralph Edwards Park, and other locations around town. torcfiesta@gmail.com, www.torcfiesta.com
Annual Fiesta Fiddle Contest — $3. Through May 4. See May 2. Civic Center. 894-1002, 894-1506.
Parkinson's Disease Walkathon — 8 a.m. 894-3476, 894-9880, luchini@valornet.com, www.apdaparkinson.org
Sunday 4
Silver City/Grant County
Tour of the Gila — See May 1. Gila Monster Road Race. Plus 32.5-mile citizens course, Camp Thunderbird to Pinos Altos, 8:30 a.m. Register by 1 p.m. Saturday. www.tourofthegila.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta — See May 3. Old Mesilla Plaza. 524-3262 ext. 116.
Honors Recital — 7:30 p.m. NMSU Music Department. Music Center Recital Hall. 646-2421.
Open House — 2-5 p.m. With Erica Williams (see story in Body, Mind & Spirit section). Refreshments, energy kinesiology demos, door prizes. 275 N. Downtown Mall.
Pure & Gold — $10. 3 p.m. Mesilla Valley Chorale. Tickets: White's Downtown Music Box, 200 S. Downtown Mall. Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Mall. 647-2560, 382-8218.
Saxophone Classics Six — Through May 4. $30, $15, $10. 3 p.m. NMSU Music Recital Hall. 646-3709.
Sudeshna Sengupta — 12-2 p.m. Opening reception and talk by the artist. Exhibit features original prints, silk paintings and watercolors. Tombaugh Gallery, 2000 S. Solano. 522-7281.
The Taming of the Shrew — See May 1. $10, $15. Shakespearean classic. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 800-646-ASTC.
Deming
Youth Art Viewing and Music Program — 2 p.m. Deming Arts Council.
Elephant Butte
US Sailing Men's Championship Quarterfinals — See May 2. Elephant Butte Lake. 265-6741, (915) 577-0456, www.rgsc.org
Truth or Consequences
59th Annual Fiesta — See May 2. Downtown T or C, Ralph Edwards Park, and other locations around town. torcfiesta@gmail.com, www.torcfiesta.com
Annual Fiesta Fiddle Contest — $3. See May 2. Civic Center. 894-1002, 894-1506.
Monday 5
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic/Jam Session — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 6
Silver City/Grant County
Brandon Perrault — 7 p.m. Live acoustic music on the patio. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tour Bayard Historic Mining District — $5. 10 a.m. Meet in front of Bayard City Hall. Docent-led tour, Corre Caminos transportation. Reservations 537-3327.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Harvest Cooking Class — $30. 2-4 p.m. Shelling peas, rhubarb, onions with chef Carol Koenig. Pre-registration required. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Wednesday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Mastering Board Basics — Free. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Understanding the roles and responsibilities of nonprofit boards is key to organizational success. This workshop explores leading theories of board leadership as well as common pitfalls of dysfunctional boards. Pre-requisite to "Boards that Wow." Recommended for board members and EDs. Presenter is Frank Lopez, director of the Nonprofit Enterprise Center in El Paso. Sponsored by The Wellness Coalition. WNMU Global Resources Center, Room ABC. Pre-registration required: 534-0665 ext. *815, events@wellnesscoalition.org
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Thursday 8
Silver City/Grant County
Boards that Wow/Captain of the Nonprofit Ship — Free. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. How to take an organization from good to great — intended for board members and executive directors. Pre-requisite: "Boards that Wow." Presenter: Frank Lopez, from the Nonprofit Enterprise Center in El Paso. Lunch included. WNMU Global Resource Center. Pre-registration required. The Wellness Coalition, 534-0665, events@wellnesscoalition.org
WILL Annual Meeting — 5:30-7 p.m. Members only; may join at door ($50). Sign up for summer courses. WNMU Global Resource Center. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
King of the Road — 7 p.m. Lecture with Leslie King, author, editor and photographer. Book signing. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. Hawaii — Through May 10. 6 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Field. 646-1420, 532-2060, (915) 544-8444.
Orientation for Literacy Tutor Certification Training — See May 10. 3-5 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. DAAC. 527-7544.
Friday 9
Silver City/Grant County
Farewell, My Subaru — $10 donation. 7 p.m. Booksigning and talk by author Doug Fine; see story in March issue. Benefits conservation groups GRIP and GCEC. WNMU Global Resource Center. 538-8078, www.dougfine.com
Del Suggs — 6-9:30 p.m. Silver City Brewing Co., 101 E. College, 534-BREW.
Hi Lo Silver Spring Concert — Also May 11. Free. 7 p.m. Women's chorus directed by Valdeen Wooton presents stage and film songs. First Presbyterian Church, 1915 N. Swan St.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Graduation Show — 5-7 p.m. opening reception. NMSU seniors from the Department of Art present their graduation show of various fine arts media and graphic design with a joint reception at the Museum of Art and the Branigan Cultural Center.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. Hawaii — Through May 10. 6 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Field. 646-1420, 532-2060, (915) 544-8444.
The Counterfeiters — Through May 15. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Set in a Nazi concentration camp, this film centers on history's biggest counterfeit operation. Prisoners must choose between aiding the Third Reich in their money-making scheme and their own well-being. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Saturday 10
Silver City/Grant County
Silver City Farmers' Market — Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
EM and Bokashi Workshop — $10. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Learn about Effective Microorganisms and their use in your home and garden. Learn to make bokashi (a mix of wheat bran, EM and molasses) and how to use it composting kitchen and yard waste efficiently. Please register. Material Good, 108 N. Texas St., 534-4511, mattie@materialgood.com
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. 534-1441.
Del Suggs — 6-9:30 p.m. Silver City Brewing Co., 101 E. College, 534-BREW.
First Annual Tyrone Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival — $7, $8 at door. 6-8:30 p.m. Benefit for the Tyrone Community Center. Mike Moutoux, Dean Foster, the Copper Creek Wranglers, Tyrone talent and Pete Kennedy performing. 534-0741.
Gallery Grand Reopening — 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Under sole proprietorship of artist Karen Muench, the Copper Quail Gallery reopens with works by new artists. Refreshments and live music. 211-A Texas St., 388-2646.
Introduction to Silk Painting — With Sandy Hopper. Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective. Fiber Arts Center, 211-D N. Texas St. For flyers on the class, or to register, call or visit The Common Thread, 107 W. Broadway. 538-5733, www.fiberartscollective.org, jeanh@fiberartscollective.org
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Mercado del Sol — 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Grand opening of new outdoor marketplace for local artists and craftspeople. Corner of Kelly and Bullard Streets. Booth info 534-8285, contact 534-1024.
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea — 6 p.m. Bring a picnic dinner. Dessert provided. Film at dusk. Hawaiian shirts encouraged. Once known as the "California Riviera," the Salton Sea has now been called one of America's worst ecological disasters — a stagnant salty lake that has had frequent mass fish and bird kills. This film traces the lake's history, from its accidental creation in 1905 by an engineering error to its present threatened existence due to the capture of agricultural run-off that barely sustains the sea. Hair-raising and hilarious, part history lesson, part cautionary tale and part portrait of one of the strangest communities you've ever seen, this is the American Dream gone as stinky as a dead carp. WNMU students with valid IDs admitted free. College St. Plaza. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society. www.silverfilm.org
Rhythm Mystic — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Scott Van Linge — 7-9 p.m. Side Door Stage at The Marketplace, Hub Plaza, Bullard St. 388-1860.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
"Visit Our Ancestors" Cemetery Tour — 10 a.m. Two-hour walking tour organized by Branigan Cultural Center. San Albino Cemetery in Mesilla. 541-2219, 541-2154, mkshannon@las-cruces.org, museums.las-cruces.org
Critters in Your Garden — 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Arts and crafts for the kids, live friendly critters you can find in your own garden, face painting, and more. Enchanted Gardens. 270 Avenida de Mesilla. 524-3334, www.asombro.org
Iridology — $10, $8 members. With Erica Williams. See story in Body, Mind & Spirit section. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, Suite M, 523-0436.
Literacy Tutor Certification Training — Free. Also May 17. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Participants desiring certification must attend both sessions and the orientation on May 8. Dona Ana Community College. 527-7544.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
MFA Graphic Design Show — 5-7 p.m. White Raven Studio, 425 W. Griggs Ave., 525-9543, www.whiteravenstudios.com
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. Hawaii — 1 and 5 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Field. 646-1420, 532-2060, (915) 544-8444.
NMSU Commencement — Pan American Center. 646-1420.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. A former friend betrays the legendary outlaw in Sam Peckinpah's final Western. Holed up in Fort Sumner with his gang between cattle rustlings, Billy the Kid ignores the advice of comrade-turned-lawman Pat Garrett to escape to Mexico, and he winds up in jail in Lincoln, NM. After Billy theatrically escapes, inspiring enigmatic Lincoln resident Alias (Bob Dylan) to join him, the governor and cattle baron Chisum requisition Garrett to form a posse and hunt him down. Rather than flee to Mexico when he can, Billy heads back to Fort Sumner, meeting his final destiny at the hands of his friend Pat, who, two decades later, is forced to face the consequences of his own Faustian pact with progress. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, 522-0286.
Sky Safari — 7 p.m. View the night sky at La Llorona Park, with high-powered telescopes and expert guidance provided by the NMSU Astronomy Department. Sponsored by Museum of Natural History. 522-3120.
Columbus
3rd Annual Cactus Carnival — 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Vendor and crafts booths, artisan demonstrations, guided walks and the splendor of thousands of cacti in bloom. A nopalito luncheon plate will be available for purchase on site and a nopales cookbook will also be available for a $1 donation. Pancho Villa State Park. sylvia.brenner@state.nm.us
Radium Springs
National Astronomy Day Celebration — $5. 7-10 p.m. Experts on hand to tell star stories, help kids to be creative with constellations, and inform visitors with a presentation entitled "Kids, Telescopes & Space: A Crucial Connection." Available high-power telescope to observe star clusters, nebulas and galaxies. Leasburg Dam State Park. 522-1456, 522-1456, nils_a@comcast.net, aslc-nm.org
Upham
Astronomy Club Dark Sky Observing — 8 p.m. Leave the city lights to see galaxies, nebula and star clusters in the pristine dark skies near Upham, NM. Call for info 522-1456.
Sunday 11
MOTHER'S DAY
Silver City/Grant County
Hi Lo Silver Spring Concert — See May 9. Free. 3 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1915 N. Swan St.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Elemental Harmony — 1-4 p.m. With Erica Williams (see story in Body, Mind & Spirit section). 275 N. Downtown Mall.
Mother's Day Tea — 2-4 p.m. Relax in the shade and free cake and sample Republic of Tea's special edition Rose Petal Tea. Enchanted Gardens. 270 Avenida de Mesilla. 524-1886.
New Horizons Orchestra — 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-2421.
New Mexico Watercolor Society — $5 non-members, $3 members. 2 p.m. Southern Chapter presents board and committee chairs for voting and approval. Gelatin plate printing demonstration follows. Branigan Cultural Center. teacupgarden@comcast.net
Glenwood
Standing Women — 1 p.m. Stand with women around the world in support of a better world for all children and the seven generations beyond. Bring a bell, your family and friends. Whitewater Mesa Labyrinths. 539-2868, cordelia@starband.net
Monday 12
Silver City/Grant County
AARP Widowed Persons — $10. 11 a.m. Lunch, games, white elephant prizes. 388-1072.
Open Mic/Jam Session — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 13
Silver City/Grant County
Brandon Perrault — 7 p.m. Live acoustic music on the patio. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The Politics of Heaven — 1:30 p.m. Book review by Paul Miller. Dresp Room, Branigan Library, 200 E. Picacho, 528-4000.
Wednesday 14
Silver City/Grant County
Wisdom Painting Workshop for Self-Discovery — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Facilitated by Mary Gravelle. 956-7315, info@marysfineart.com, www.wisdompainting.com
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Flora of Milnesands Area — 7 p.m. Native Plant Society presents Bob Strahan. Social Center conference room, University Terrace Good Samaritan Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. 541-1877.
Thursday 15
Silver City/Grant County
Planning for a Cool Summer‹Free. 5-7 p.m.. A parent¹s guide to summer survival. Food, door prizes, ice cream and hot dogs, massage. Teen job fair. Health-insurance enrollment fair. Silver Consolidated School District / HMS. Silver High Gym. 388-1563, 534-1015.Las Cruces/Mesilla
Blessing of the Fields — San Ysidro Feast Day, a celebration of New Mexico's 3,000-year-old farming heritage, with farming demonstrations, mariachi music, folklorico dancers, blessing of the fields, evening dance. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Antique Treasures Day — Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Friday 16
Silver City/Grant County
Dagaz: World Music — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Bob Einwick — 6-9:30 p.m. Silver City Brewing Co., 101 E. College, 534-BREW.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Wally Lawder and the Flying Coyotes — 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos. 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The Last Five Years — Through May 25. $10, $9 seniors. Fridays, May 16 and 23, at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, May 17 and 24, at 2:30 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 18, at 2:30 p.m.; Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m.; Sunday, May 25, at 2:30 and 6 p.m. This musical by Tony-winner Jason Robert Brown chronicles a young couple's romance in a unique way: Her story starts at the end of their relationship; his begins on the day they met. Cathy Hiatt is a struggling actress; the highs and lows of her relationship with Jamie Wellerstein, an up-and-coming novelist, is the core of the story. It is an intensely personal look at a relationship from both people's perspective. No Strings Theatre Company. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Caramel — Through May 22. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. In Beirut, five women meet regularly in a beauty salon, a colorful and sensual microcosm of the city where several generations come into contact, talk and confide in each other. In the salon, their intimate and liberated conversations revolve around men, sex and motherhood, between haircuts and sugar waxing with caramel. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
For A Better World — Through May 18. 7 p.m. Charitable event. NMSU Dance Department. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. 646-2070.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. Louisiana Tech — Through May 18. 3 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Field. 646-1420, 532-2060, (915) 544-8444.
Saturday 17
Silver City/Grant County
Gila Hot Springs Festival — 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Soaking, food vendors, horseback day trips to the springs, homemade ice cream, fiber art demonstrations, mountain furniture maker, flute making, music, guided tours of the hot springs, Doug Fine booksigning, lodging and camping available. 536-9551.
Finer Limitz Car Show — Hurley.
Gypsy Feet — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Health Fair — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Ave. 388-1198 x10, kmilligan@grmc.org
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Sensual Spring — $30. 1-4:30 p.m. Breathe, stretch, dance, play, rest, whirl and improvise with the intent of quieting the mind and learning to move from an inner-body connection. With Zoe Wolfe (see story in this section). Info and reservations 388-3910.
Silver City Farmers' Market — 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
Wally Lawder — 7-9 p.m. Side Door Stage at The Marketplace, Hub Plaza, Bullard St. 388-1860.
Wisdom Painting Workshop for Self-Discovery — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Facilitated by Mary Gravelle. 956-7315, info@marysfineart.com, www.wisdompainting.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Artisan Bread Baking — 1-3 p.m. Hands-on class with Gabriel Rochelle, orthodox priest, baker, calligrapher and cyclist. Lecture throughout. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, Suite M, 382-8771.
Chemical Free Home Care — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. With Erica Williams (see story in Body, Mind & Spirit section). Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, Suite M, 523-0436.
Creating a Butterfly Garden — $7.50 non-members. 2 p.m. Learn about the life cycles of butterflies and the many plants that attract and feed butterflies and moths. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886.
Dona Ana Modular Railroad — Through May 18. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Golden Mesa. 644-7758.
For A Better World — Through May 18. 7 p.m. Charitable event. NMSU Dance Department. 646-2070.
Literacy Tutor Certification Training — Free. See May 10. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dona Ana Community College. 527-7544.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Native Plant Hike — 8 a.m. Assist the Native Plant Society at Mesilla Valley Bosque Park. Wear appropriate clothing and sun protection. 524-1877.
New Horizons Orchestra — 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-2421.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. Louisiana Tech — Through May 18. 6 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Field. 646-1420, 532-2060, (915) 544-8444.
Payday — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. A musician finds his life and his career jumping off the rails in this moody, intelligent drama. Maury Dann (Rip Torn) is a singer and songwriter struggling to hold onto his footing as one of the top names in country and western music. This being 1972, long before the Nashville sound goes "mainstream," Dann has a new Cadillac and a small entourage to show for his efforts, but most of his shows are one-nighters at beer-soaked honky-tonks in the Deep South. Onstage Dann comes off as a soft-hearted good ol' boy, but off the stand, Dann is a mean-spirited hell raiser with a nearly unquenchable appetite for booze, pills and women. This film has gained a cult following, and more than one "outlaw" country star of the 1970s has tried to claim that the film was based on his own true story. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, 522-0286.
Peace Village Open House — 1-3 p.m. One-week camp for students in grades 1-10 offers a non-denominational, apolitical venue and activities to develop conflict resolution and nonviolent communication skills. Camp takes place in July. Brochures and applications also available at Branigan Memorial Library, COAS Bookstore, Mountain View Coop, and participating organizations. peacevillage.lcmn@yahoo.com Camp registration opens May 5. Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano. peacevillage.lcmn@yahoo.com
The Last Five Years — Through May 25. See May 16. $10, $9 seniors. 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Deming
Open Studio Art Tour — Through May 18. The town's first ever. Maps available at Deming Arts Council and Chamber of Commerce. 546-3663.
Hillsboro
Second Annual Hillsboro Heritage Day — 9:30 a.m. Hillsboro Historic Home and Garden Tour, Heritage Music Festival starts 2 p.m. with local and regional performers, folk, blues, country, swing and bluegrass; silent auction of local artists' works and historic memorabilia. Food for purchase. Benefits the Hillsboro Historical Society, Hillsboro Community Center and Hillsboro Community Library. Special guest, biographer Patsy Crow King will autograph the latest edition of Sadie Orchard, the Time of Her Life. Tickets: Percha Creek Traders, 895-5116; Barbershop Cafe, 895-5283; Hillsboro General Store, 895-5306. Hillsboro Community Center. 895-5090, www.hillsboronm.org
Truth or Consequences
Square Dance Association State Festival — Through May 18. Full schedule and registration: festival2006@signalpeak.net 534-9586.
Sunday 18
Silver City/Grant County
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days — 4 p.m. A Cannes Film Festival winner, this movie is the story of Gabita, a young college student seeking an illegal abortion in the final days of the Ceausescu regime in Romania (1987). Gabi enlists the aid of her roommate Otilia to help her on her dangerous, gut-wrenching and illegal quest. Through the friend of a friend, Gabi secures the name of someone to perform the abortion. What ensues is a twisted, taut drama that will keep you hanging on every scene. Romanian with English subtitles. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society. Real West Cinema II, Hwy. 180 E. 538-5659.
Artist Lecture — 2 p.m. Pinhole photographer and collector Eric Renner will give an illustrated lecture on the history of early 20th-century carnival chalkware prizes. Silco Theater, Bullard St.
Native Plant Hike — 8 a.m. Gila Native Plant Society hike led by Wayne Buckner. Meet at WNMU Fine Arts Theatre for carpooling. Bring water, lunch, hat, sunscreen, and good hiking shoes. 388-5192.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dona Ana Modular Railroad — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Golden Mesa. 644-7758.
Elemental Harmony — 1-4 p.m. With Erica Williams (see story in Body, Mind & Spirit section). 275 N. Downtown Mall.
For A Better World — 7 p.m. Charitable event. NMSU Dance Department. 646-2070.
International AIDS Candlelight Memorial — 7 p.m. "Never Give Up, Never Forget." Candlelit walk around the lake as it turns dark. Young Park. 532-0202, (800) 687-0850.
Mesilla Valley Concert Band — 3 p.m. NMSU Music Recital Hall. 646-2421.
NMSU Aggies Baseball vs. Louisiana Tech — 1 p.m. NMSU Presley Askew Field. 646-1420, 532-2060, (915) 544-8444.
The Last Five Years — Through May 25. See May 16. $10, $9 seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Deming
Open Studio Art Tour — Maps available at Deming Arts Council and Chamber of Commerce. 546-3663.
Truth or Consequences
Square Dance Association State Festival — Info: festival2006@signalpeak.net 534-9586.
Monday 19
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic/Jam Session — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
White Sands
Full Moon Nights — $3 entrance fee, 15 and under free. 8:30 p.m. Special program presented by park rangers or guest speakers. White Sands National Monument, 679-2599 ext. 230, 479-6124 ext. 236.
Tuesday 20
Silver City/Grant County
Brandon Perrault — 7 p.m. Live acoustic music on the patio. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cooking with Class — $30. 6-8 p.m. Learn new culinary skills and enjoy a gourmet dinner. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Wednesday 21
Silver City/Grant County
Wood/Salt Fired Alternative Kiln — Through May 23. HandsOn Market Workshop with Mariana Roumeli-Gasteyer. 388-0649, ccstanford@zianet.com
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Thursday 22
Silver City/Grant County
Paradigm Salon — $5. 6:30 p.m. Will the government admit it's been lying about extraterrestrials anytime soon? Learn the latest from someone who attended the X-Conference in Washington, DC, last month. X-Conference Report and Video Highlights. Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St. 534-0123, paradigmsalon.net
1st Degree Reiki Class — Through May 24. Thurs. and Fri. 6-9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. With Vicki Allen. 388-8114.
Wood/Salt Fired Alternative Kiln — Through May 23. See May 21. HandsOn Market Workshop. 388-0649, ccstanford@zianet.com
Zoe Wolfe — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for an exhibit of the artist's ceramic work. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 Bullard St., 388-5725, leybaingallsart@zianet.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
The Last Five Years — Through May 25. See May 16. $10, $9 seniors. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Friday 23
Silver City/Grant County
13th Annual Silver City Blues Festival — Through May 25. See story in this issue. Live music, food and craft vendors. All park events are free. Kick off Friday night and Saturday night post festival Jam Session at the Buffalo Bar. Gallery Studio Tours Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Most events at Gough Park. Mimbres Region Arts Council. 538-2505, (888) 758-7289.
Carlene Roters — 4-7 p.m. Opening reception for "Raven Shenanigans," monoprint and painting exhibit. Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas St., 534-8671, www.bluedomegallery.com
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Scott van Linge and the Low Bid Quartet — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Wood/Salt Fired Alternative Kiln — See May 21. HandsOn Market Workshop. 388-0649, ccstanford@zianet.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The Last Five Years — Through May 25. See May 16. $10, $9 seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Vanaja — Through May 29. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.Set in rural South India, a place where social barriers are built stronger than fort walls, this film explores the chasm that divides classes as a young girl struggles to come of age. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Deming
Bluegrass Festival — Through May 25. $4-$10. Bands, open mic, food vendors. Bring a lawn chair. Rockhound State Park. 546-6182.
White Sands
Friday Night Star Talk — $3 entrance fee, 15 and under free. 8:30 p.m. Learn the summer constellations and ancient legends about the stars. White Sands National Monument. 679-2599 ext. 230, 479-6124 ext. 236.
Saturday 24
Silver City/Grant County
13th Annual Silver City Blues Festival — Through May 25. See story in this issue. Live music, food and craft vendors. Mimbres Region Arts Council. Gough Park. 538-2505, (888) 758-7289.
2nd Annual Vets Blues Bike-Run — 9 a.m. In conjunction with Silver City Blues Festival. Poker run, raffles. 534-4752, 313-5116, 388-4162, 590-1769.
AZUL! — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Martha Egnal — 7-9 p.m. Side Door Stage at The Marketplace, Hub Plaza, Bullard St. 388-1860.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Silver City Farmers' Market — 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Southern New Mexico Wine Festival — Through May 26. $13 adults, with souvenir glass; under 21 free with adult; $3 Military Monday (active duty). 12-6 p.m. Sample wine from New Mexico wineries, live entertainment and local vendors. Saturday: Garcia Family Band, tejano and country mix; Azucar latin flavor. Sunday: Double Take, rock; Las Cruces native Josh Grider, country. Monday: Cadillac Kings, rock; Guitar Slim, Blues. No pets, no open containers, no coolers. Fairgrounds, off I-10. 522-1232.
A Prairie Home Companion — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Garrison Keillor, impresario, creator and host of one of radio's longest-running programs, and director Robert Altman are a match made in heaven. To these two Midwesterners, the region's dry, whimsical humor, unfailing politeness and straight-shooting sensibility are as natural as their own skins. There is no artifice or slickness here, just a native, keen intelligence that slyly hides behind homespun wit and verbal slapstick. As a character in the film remarks, this radio show is the kind of program that died 50 years ago, only someone forgot to tell the performers. Thank goodness for that. See story in Tumbleweeds section. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, 522-0286.
Birding Hike — 6:30 a.m. Mesilla Valley Audubon Society will lead a birding trip around Mesilla Valley dams, ditches and driveways to see migratory birds. Bring snacks, lunch, water, sun protection and be prepared for possible warm weather conditions. Easy walking. Meet near Wild Birds Unlimited, depart from the Arroyo Plaza parking lot, 2001 E. Lohman Ave. 382-2080, griffinbio@gmail.com
Chemical Free Personal Care — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. With Erica Williams (see story in Body, Mind & Spirit section). Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, Suite M, 523-0436.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Picacho Street Sale — Through May 26. Antique district. 526-8624.
Plants That Sizzle — $7.50 non-members. 2 p.m. This workshop highlights many plants that can tolerate a full day of New Mexico sun along with poor soil and limited water. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886.
The Last Five Years — Through May 25. See May 16. $10, $9 seniors. 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Deming
Bluegrass Festival — Through May 25. See May 23. $4-$10. Rockhound State Park. 546-6182.
Radium Springs
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 9:15 p.m. Leasburg Dam State Park. Saturn well presented, spring sky showing well. John Gilkison presenting. 527-8386, 532-1486, 678-4138.
Sunday 25
Silver City/Grant County
13th Annual Silver City Blues Festival — See story in this issue. Live music, food and craft vendors. Mimbres Region Arts Council. Gough Park. 538-2505, (888) 758-7289.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Southern New Mexico Wine Festival — Through May 26. See May 24. $13 adults, under 21 free. 12-6 p.m. Fairgrounds, off I-10. 522-1232.
Connect with the Divine — Six-week course. 4-6 p.m. With Erica Williams (see story in Body, Mind & Spirit section). 275 N. Downtown Mall.
Picacho Street Sale — Through May 26. 526-8624.
The Last Five Years — See May 16. $10, $9 seniors. 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Deming
Bluegrass Festival — See May 23. $4-$10. Rockhound State Park. 546-6182.
Monday 26
MEMORIAL DAY
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic/Jam Session — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Southern New Mexico Wine Festival — See May 24. $13 adults, under 21 free, $3 Military Monday (active duty). 12-6 p.m. Fairgrounds, off I-10. 522-1232.
Picacho Street Sale — See May 24. 526-8624.
Tuesday 27
Silver City/Grant County
Brandon Perrault — 7 p.m. Live acoustic music on the patio. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Wednesday 28
Silver City/Grant County
Wild, Wild West Rodeo — $10, $15 at door. Through May 31. Wednesday, Boys N Bulls. Thurs.-Sat., PRCA Rodeo with Pot of Silver Team roping, mutton bustin'. Shuttle from 1st New Mexico Bank parking lot. Southwest Horseman's Arena.
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Thursday 29
Silver City/Grant County
An Evening with the Artist — 6-8 p.m. Tom Coleman. WNMU Global Resource Center. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Steve Reynolds in Concert — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Wild, Wild West Rodeo — $10, $15 at door. Through May 31. See May 28. Southwest Horseman's Arena.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Science Cafe — 5:30 p.m. Roundtable discussion. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall. 522-3120.
Friday 30
Silver City/Grant County
Wizard of Oz — $5, $3 children and seniors. 7 p.m. Conservatory of Dance production. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. 538-5865, 534-4324, ConvsDance@aol.com
Elaine and Tom Coleman — 4-7 p.m. Opening reception for "etc." ceramics exhibit. Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas St., 534-8671, www.bluedomegallery.com
Edie and the Silver Blue Roots — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Drew Reid and Friends from the Blues Fest Jamming — 7-10 p.m. Silver City Brewing Co., 101 E. College, 534-BREW.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Wild, Wild West Rodeo — $10, $15 at door. Through May 31. See May 28. Southwest Horseman's Arena.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Crime Lab Detective — Through Sept. 7. Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Through cooperation and exploration of this interactive exhibit, visitors try to solve a mystery. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall. 522-3120.
Flawless — Through June 5. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. A crime drama set in 1960 London, where a soon-to-retire janitor convinces a glass-ceiling-constrained American executive to help him steal a handful of diamonds from their employer, the London Diamond Corp. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
HAFLA Middle Eastern Celebration — $3-$10, potluck dish. 6:30-11 p.m. Bellydancers, tribal dancers, drummers and musicians are invited to co-create an evening of jams, dances and collaborations. Grapevine, 3900 W. Picacho. 644-4156.
Saturday 31
Silver City/Grant County
Wild, Wild West Rodeo — $10, $15 at door. See May 28. Southwest Horseman's Arena.
Drew Reid and Friends from the Blues Fest Jamming — 7-10 p.m. Silver City Brewing Co., 101 E. College, 534-BREW.
Erica Mae — 7-9 p.m. Side Door Stage at The Marketplace, Hub Plaza, Bullard St. 388-1860.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Rhythm Mystic — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Silver City Farmers' Market — 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 9:20 p.m. Saturn well presented, spring sky showing well. Steve Machols presenting. City of Rocks State Park. 536-2800.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor — $28-$253. 3:45 p.m. KRWG-FM broadcast of live radio program, now in its 32nd year of production, features comedy sketches, music, and Keillor's signature monologue, "The News from Lake Wobegon." See story in Tumbleweeds section. NMSU Pan Am Center. 646-1420, 532-2060, (915) 544-8444.
Animal Encounters — 4 p.m. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall. 522-3120.
Coyote Waits — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Based on Tony Hillerman's bestselling novel, this film once again teams lawmen Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn. When gunshots ring out in a tragic roadside shooting, police officer Delbert Nez winds up dead. His close friend, Officer Jim Chee, is the first on the scene, and upon spotting an elderly, drunken Navajo Shaman with the murder weapon tucked in his belt, he takes the man into custody as the prime suspect. As Chee and Leaphorn investigate the case, they are troubled to discover a number of inconsistencies in the murder. The case soon begins to come into focus as the body count rises and the spirit of the coyote lurks in the shadows awaiting its next victim. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Gallery Farewell Reception — 1-4 p.m. Patio Art Gallery, 655 E. University Ave. at El Paseo. 541-7401, www.patioartgallery.com
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Water Gardening Tips — $7.50 non-members. 2 p.m. Learn more about plants for ponds and water gardens. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886.
Upham
Dark Sky Observing — 8 p.m. Once a month Las Cruces Astronomy Club members pack up their scopes and leave the city lights to see galaxies, nebula and star clusters in the pristine dark skies near Upham, NM. 522-1456.
White Sands
Lake Lucero Tour — $3 entry fee. A ranger-guided trip to Lake Lucero, the source of the white sands. Reservations required. White Sands National Monument, 679-2599 ext. 230, 479-6124 ext. 236.
JUNE
Sunday 1
Silver City/Grant County
Evergreen Garden Tour — 1-4 p.m. See this issue's Southwest Gardener column. 313-1750.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Eliza Gilkyson in Concert — 4 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre. 571-7435.
Reunite with the Power Within — Eight-week course. 6-8 p.m. With Erica Williams (see story in Body, Mind & Spirit section). 275 N. Downtown Mall.
Monday 2
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic/Jam Session — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Summer Fiber Arts Camp — Through June 6. Registration information at The Common Thread, 107 W. Broadway, 538-5733.
Tuesday 3
Silver City/Grant County
Brandon Perrault — 7 p.m. Live acoustic music on the patio. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Wednesday 4
Silver City/Grant County
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Thursday 5
No events listed for this date.
Friday 6
Silver City/Grant County
Virus Theater — Through June 21. "Lifted," an original play. Gila Theater.
Melodrama Theatre — Every Friday and Saturday. 8 p.m. "Dumb Guns, or I've Got Brains that Jingle Jangle Jingle." Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama
White Sands
Friday Night Star Talk — $3 entrance fee, 15 and under free. 8:30 p.m. Learn the summer constellations and ancient legends about the stars. White Sands National Monument. 679-2599 ext. 230, 479-6124 ext. 236.
Saturday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Silver City Farmers' Market — Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
13th Annual Tour of Gardens — $7. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Featuring six gardens in the Sonoma Ranch and High Range areas. Refreshments. 521-0521.
Caballo
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 9 p.m. Caballo Lake State Park. Bobby Franzoy presenting. 527-8386, 532-1486, 678-4138.
Winston
25th Annual Winston Fiesta — 11 a.m. Parade, horsemanship competition, vendors, food concessions, evening dance by Spur Ride. Games for kids. Winston Community Center, 38 miles northwest of T or C. 743-0187.
Sunday 8
Silver City/Grant County
24 Club Home Tour — 1-4 p.m. Various sites. See story in October 2007 issue. 534-0622.
Monday 9
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic/Jam Session — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.