D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
August
2008
AUGUST
Friday 1
Silver City/Grant County
John and Johnny — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
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
Theory of Everything — $3, suggested donation. 6:30 p.m. Cinema at the New Church of the Southwest Desert. Discussion follows the movie. 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Anything Goes! — 4-4:45 p.m. Opening reception. Terrace Gallery, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E Picacho.
International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibitions — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception of the 9th annual installment of this unique sculpture show. Dozens of small sculptures from around the world show how artists have handled the challenges of space and scale dictated by the size constraints. Richardson Gallery, Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main, 541-2154, museums.las-cruces.org
Monday Studio Group — Opening reception for 12 artists, students of Carolyn Bunch. Shannon Gallery, Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main, 541-2154, museums.las-cruces.org
Young@Heart — Through Aug. 7. $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 story of the Young at Heart Chorus, a group of senior citizens who perform contemporary and classic rock and pop songs. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Alamogordo
Guys and Dolls — 7:30 p.m. Through Aug. 9. Fri., Sat. 7:30 p.m. Sun. 2 p.m. Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Deming
First Friday — Chino Federal Credit Union.
White Sands
Friday Night Star Talk — $3, 15 and under free. 8:30 p.m. Every Friday night. White Sands National Monument, 679-2599, ext. 230.
Saturday 2
Silver City/Grant County
Chair-ity Auction — $5. 6:30 p.m. Auction of director's chairs painted by local and regional artists is a fundraiser for the Historic Silco Theater. 6:30 preview with punch, gourmet appetizers; 7 p.m. auction. Silent auction, door prizes, appearances by special guests. 311 N. Bullard St. 534-9005.
Silver City Farmers' Market — Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
Free Form Knitting Workshop — $41, $46, plus $3 for materials. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Fiber Arts Center, 211 D N. Texas St., 538-5733, www.fiberartscollective.org
Gypsy Feet — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Hidden Oasis Koi and Water Garden Society — 7:30-9 p.m. Host Alex Munoz will speak on "Buying and Raising Japanese Koi." Food and beverage will be served, so this event is by invitation only. 800 Spear Dr. For an invitation, call 538-1360 or 534-4807.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 7:30 p.m. Venus, Mars, Mercury conjunction low in the west, Jupiter up in the south, summer Milky Way. Matt Wilson presenting. City of Rocks State Park. 536-2800. www.astro-npo.org, astronpo@wildblue.net
Woman's Club Annual Rummage Sale — 9 a.m. Great stuff to "rummage" through. 411 Silver Heights Blvd.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Desert Treks — 8-11 a.m. Caving trip. Expert instructors provided. Participants provide own transportation. Pre-registration required. Leave from the Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Trucks & Hornets — $10, children under 10 free. Gates open 5:45 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern NM Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. A short distance from Taos, on a patch of earth about 15 miles square, live approximately 400 people, all "off the grid" and united by the belief that life is best lived outside the mainstream. Though without electricity, running water or even stable incomes, they live harmoniously, always with a sense that true meaning comes from cooperation, friendship and the freedom to be left alone. While that's the romantic side of the coin, one resident admits that this isolated neighborhood is "the world's largest outdoor insane asylum," populated by drunks, drug addicts, gun nuts, paranoid survivalists and, most frequently, mentally ill veterans suffering from extreme cases of post-traumatic stress disorder. Most of us would like to believe that abandoning civilization is the stuff of legends and dreamers alike, but as life on the mesa proves, it is defined not by poetry and star-gazing, but dirt, poverty and full-tilt insanity. As one man states, "Out here, we don't call 911, we use .357." CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Patience — $10, $9 seniors. 8 p.m. Also Aug. 3. The Gilbert and Sullivan Company of El Paso presents the classic comedy, directed by Joan Quarm. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Saturday Science — 11 a.m. "Entomology." Pre-registration required. Go beyond your textbooks in this hands-on class. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Alamogordo
Guys and Dolls — 7:30 p.m. Through Aug. 9. See Aug. 1. Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Deming
Charity Concert — 7 p.m. Apache Homelands Entertainment Center, Akela Flats. www.demingchamber.com/images/apacheconcert.jpg
Elephant Butte
Fourth Annual Desert Diamond Casino Night — 7-12 p.m. Fundraiser for the Elephant Butte Chamber of Commerce. Elephant Butte Inn, 401 Hwy. 195, 744-4708, elephantbuttechamberofcommerce@gmail.com, elephantbuttechamberofcommerce.com
Silent Auction Dinner Dance — $20. 5:30 p.m. Buffet dinner, live music and auctions. Proceeds benefit Lions Charities. 894-7421 www.sierracounty.net
Glenwood
Play Day on Horseback — All ages welcome. Games, raffles and food. Registration 8 a.m., games begin 10 a.m. Glenwood Arena. 539-2262, 539-2604.
Truth or Consequences
Barrel Racing — 6:30 p.m. Races at 8 p.m. City Rodeo Arena, south of Sierra Feed & Mercantile. 894-1943, eragsdale@torcnm.org
Sunday 3
Las Cruces/Mesilla
4th Annual Summer Exhibition — 12-3 p.m. Opening reception for 24 area artists. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano, 522-7281.
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. Call for info, 522-1456.
Crime Lab Detective — Through September 7. Through cooperation and exploration of this interactive exhibit, visitors try to solve a mystery. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Jazz Concert — $8, $5, $1. 7 p.m. Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society presents Chris Sanders and Bob Hull performing jazz originals and interpretations of jazz standards. Mastery and Life Center, 575 N. Main St., Downtown Mall. 525-9333.
Music in the Park — Free. 7 p.m. Bouzouki Duo and New Celtic Quartet. Young Park. 541-2000.
Patience — See Aug. 2. $10, $9 seniors. 4 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Alamogordo
Guys and Dolls — 2 p.m. Through Aug. 9. See Aug. 1. Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Deming
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 7:30 p.m. Venus, Mars, Mercury conjunction low in the west, Jupiter up in the south, summer Milky Way. Sally Allen presenting. Rockhound State Park. www.astro-npo.org, astronpo@wildblue.net
Monday 4
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Chamber Music — Free. 7:30 p.m. Rusty Soul presents an evening of 20th century chamber music, featuring a performance of Igor Stravinsky's "Octet for Wind Instruments" and new setting of "Model Anthem" by local composers Justin Raines and Rachael Mason. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, www.no-strings.org 270-320-8340.
Tuesday 5
Las Cruces/Mesilla
America's Night Out Against Crime — 6-9 p.m. Residents throughout Las Cruces and across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police. Bring the whole family to Main Street Downtown for a free, fun family event with food, games, entertainment and giveaways. 541-2288.
Caji & Salome — $10. 7 p.m. Acoustic Brazilian and World Music. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Harvest Cooking Class — $30. 2-4 p.m. Learn new ideas for preparing recipes that feature okra, leeks, nectarines, and/or figs with chef Carol Koenig. Pre-registration required. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Wednesday 6
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Pottery Camp for Kids — Through Aug. 7. $40. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Children will learn the basics of pottery and create their own work of art. Grades 1-6. Pre-registration required. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Truth or Consequences
The Crisis of Energy — 7 p.m. Panel discussion with Jack Soules and Steve Fischmann at the Progressive Democrats' monthly meeting. 413 Broadway. dafarrelli@hotmail.com
Thursday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Gila Conservation Coalition Forum—7 p.m. “Just Add Water: Restoration on the Gila River.” Representatives of the Nature Conservancy, UGWA, US Forest Service. Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St. 538-8078, www.gilaconservation.org.
Knitted Cardigan Class — $47, $52, plus $3 for materials. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Fiber Arts Center, 211 D N. Texas St., 538-5733, www.fiberartscollective.org
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Pottery Camp for Kids — See Aug. 6. $40. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Friday 8
Silver City/Grant County
"Dark of the Moon" — 4-6:30 p.m. Reception for fine art lampshade maker Keith Walden. (See story in Tumbleweeds section.) Common Ground Gallery, 103 W. Kelly St., 534-2087.
Dane Dexter — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Design, Composition & Color — Through Aug. 10. 4-7 p.m. $125. Workshop with Crystal Foreman Brown. Participants should come prepared to work with the medium and canvas of choice, and bring several source pictures, as well as some samples of their work to discuss on Friday night's intro discussion. Active studio work on Sat. and Sun., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 Bullard St. 388-5725.
Gloria Maya — 5-6:30 p.m. Opening reception for solo exhibit in the MRAC gallery. Wells Fargo Bank Building, Pope and 12th St., 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Open Studio Weekend — Through Aug. 10. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mary A. Gravelle will have new paintings for sale and works-in-process on display. Mary's Fine Art, 309 N. C St., Unit A, 956-7315.
The Luminous Body — $3, suggested donation. 6:30 p.m. Cinema at the New Church of the Southwest Desert. Discussion follows the movie. 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Club Fetch — Every Friday evening in August, beginning Aug. 8. 5:30-6:30 p.m. An opportunity to try Ruff's challenges, science activities and games. Based on the PBS television program, "Fetch!" Limited to 12 participants. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Private Lives — Through Aug. 24. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Elyot and Sibyl are on their honeymoon at a hotel in France. Victor and Amanda are also on their honeymoon, in the next room. Amanda is Elyot's ex-wife. What do you do when you discover you're still in love with your ex? This play is considered one of the finest of Noel Coward's sophisticated comedies. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
The 39 Steps — Through Aug. 14. $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 man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top-secret information. Alfred Hitchcock, 1935. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Alamogordo
Guys and Dolls — 7:30 p.m. Through Aug. 9. See Aug. 1. Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Saturday 9
Silver City/Grant County
Summer Fling — Free. 4-6 p.m. Desert Exposure joins with KRWG-FM and KRWG-TV to sponsor the summer's best party. Featuring wine tasting courtesy of the Twisted Vine and summer hors d'oeuvres by the Courtyard Cafe at Gila Regional Medical Center. Meet your favorite Desert Exposure and KRWG personalities and sign up for free door prizes. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway. 538-4374.
29th Annual Gun Show — Through Aug. 10. $4 adults, children under 12 free. Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Guns, knives, ammo, turquoise jewelry, coins, reloading equipment, western and military memorabilila and more. Food by Lone Mountain 4-H Club. Buy-Sell-Trade displays, hourly door prizes all day Sunday. New National Guard Armory, Hwy. 180 E. 388-2360.
Andrew Dahl-Bredine—7 p.m. Side Door Stage, 601 N. Bullard. 388-2897.
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.
Design, Composition & Color — Through Aug. 10. See Aug. 8. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $125. Workshop with Crystal Foreman Brown. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 Bullard St. 388-5725.
Drop Collar Necklace Class — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $25 plus materials. With Shannon Curry. A Bead or Two, 703 N. Bullard St., 388-8973, abeadortwo@cybermesa.com
Elusive Images — 5:30-7:30 p.m. Opening reception for a farewell exhibition for artist Cass Shaw, works in gesso, sand and oil on canvas. Show runs through Aug. 16. Seedboat Gallery, 214 W. Yankie St., 534-1136, www.seedboatgallery.com
Fort Bayard Guided Tour — 9:30 a.m. Explore historic Fort Bayard and learn about its role in New Mexico and US history. Fort Bayard Theatre, near the northwest corner of the hospital. 388-4477.
Hi-Desert Sustainable Living — $35-$50, sliding scale, barter. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. A hands-on workshop on natural plasters, focusing on clay-lime, a finish coat that can be used for outdoor applications. Price includes solar-cooked lunch. (See story in July issue.) 401 W Gordon St., 956-8122, indigothea@hotmail.com
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Open Studio Weekend — Through Aug. 10. See Aug. 8. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mary's Fine Art, 309 N. C St., Unit A, 956-7315.
Opening Reception — 4-7 p.m. "Les Folies Potageres," an exhibit of pottery by Lesley Lent and "Heavenly Wonderland," mixed-media works by Gretchen Haas. Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas, 534-8671, www.bluedomegallery.com
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
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Crime Lab and K9 Unit — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Presentation by the Las Cruces Crime Lab. K9 demonstrations at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Trucks & Hornets — $10, children under 10 free. Gates open 5:45 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern NM Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Moongaze — 8-10 p.m. Casual observation of the moon and planets. International Delights, Idaho and El Paso. 522-1456.
Plant a Fall Vegetable Garden — $7.50, free to members. 2 p.m. Discover the joys of a fall/winter vegetable garden filled with greens and other winter vegetables. Learn how to prepare the soil and select seeds and plants for the fall vegetable garden. Reservations requested. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com
Private Lives — Through Aug. 24. See Aug. 8. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Scaly Slimy — 10 a.m. Saturdays throughout August. Toads, snakes and lizards. A live animal program for children 3-10 years old, parents encouraged to stay. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Sky Safari — 8:30 p.m. View the night sky with high-powered telescopes and expert guidance provided by the NMSU Astronomy Department. La Llorona Park. 522-3120.
Tortilla Soup — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. This delightful Latino-flavored film was inspired by Ang Lee's 1994 film Eat Drink Man Woman. Martin Naranjo is a veteran chef whose sense of taste is failing. His three daughters still live at home in Los Angeles with this widower. Each week he offers them a culinary masterpiece cooked with tender loving care. Change is in the air but no one really knows the extent of the possibilities. Martin has plenty of ideas on what will make his daughters happy, but they have their own understandings of what they need. Tortilla Soup is a pleasant familial drama spiced with lively salsa music and a keen appreciation for the surprising twists and turns of romantic love. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Alamogordo
Spotlight on Tailgate — $30 or tailgate season pass. Chava. Tailgaters are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs, picnic dinners and refreshments. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Guys and Dolls — 7:30 p.m. See Aug. 1. Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Chloride
2nd Annual Birthday Bash — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebration at the Monte Cristo Gift Shop & Gallery, located in the historic Monte Cristo Saloon and Dance Hall. A site on the state Fiber Arts Trail, the gallery exhibits the works of more than two-dozen local artists, working in a variety of fine art and craft mediums. Locally grown and produced food items are available, displaying artists will be on hand to meet with patrons. Booksignings with Tom Diamond and Patsy King. Homer Bryant will perform original cowboy poetry and music. Door prize drawings and refreshments. 743-0493, montecristogallery@windstream.net
Deming
Black Range Artists — 1-3 p.m. Opening reception for the artist group's 2008 Fall Exhibit. Ribbons and monetary prizes will be awarded in seven categories: oil, pastel, graphics, watercolor, mixed media, sculpture, and other. A "popular choice" work also will be recognized. The show runs through Sept. 6. Deming Arts Center, corner of Gold and Pine St. 546-3663.
Elephant Butte
American Bass Fishing Tournament — $145 per team. Elephant Butte Lake State Park. 744-5944.
Truth or Consequences
Art Hop — 6-9 p.m. Downtown galleries, studios, stores and restaurants are open for the evening on the second Saturday of every month, rain or shine. torcgalleries@gmail.com, www.torcart.com
Team Roping — Free. 10 a.m. Registration 9 a.m. City Rodeo Arena. 894-1943, eragsdale@torcnm.org
Sunday 10
Silver City/Grant County
29th Annual Gun Show — See Aug. 9. $4 adults, children under 12 free. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. New National Guard Armory, Hwy. 180 E. 388-2360.
Design, Composition & Color — See Aug. 8. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $125. Workshop with Crystal Foreman Brown. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 Bullard St. 388-5725.
Open Studio Weekend — See Aug. 8. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mary's Fine Art, 309 N. C St., Unit A, 956-7315.
Santa Clara Community Fiesta — 100 N. Prescott St., Santa Clara. 538-6526.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Music in the Park — 7-9 p.m. Bayou Seco. Traditional music of the Southwest by Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie. Young Park.
Private Lives — Through Aug. 24. See Aug. 8. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Monday 11
Silver City/Grant County
Bill Winter Collection — Through Aug. 15. Followed by art scholarship auction, Aug. 16. WNMU McCray Gallery. 537-5988.
Widowed Persons Service — $10 for lunch and program. Mary Ann Finn presentation on laughter. WNMU Cafeteria. 388-1072.
Tuesday 12
Silver City/Grant County
Historic Mining District Tour — $5. 10 a.m. Docent-led tour, brochure and Corre Caminos transportation provided. Reservations. Meet in front of Bayard City Hall, 800 Central Ave. 537-3327.
Marketing Art Globally — $10. 9-11 a.m. Hosted by WNMU Small Business Development Center and the Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective. WNMU Global Resource Center. 538-6320, sbdc@wnmu.com
Wednesday 13
Silver City/Grant County
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon — $10. 12 p.m. Red Barn, 708 Silver Heights Blvd. 538-3785.
National EDA Awards Ceremony — 11 a.m. The US Department of Commerce-Economic Development Administration will present Silver City MainStreet Project with a national 2008 Economic Development Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation-led Strategies to Enhance Economic Development. 311 N. Bullard St. 534-9005.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
David Sanborn — 8 p.m. An intimate performance by the renowned jazz musician. Tickets at Pan Am Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-1420, panam.nmsu.edu
Alamogordo
Otero County Fair — Through Aug. 16. Fairgrounds. 437-0231, www.alamogordo.com
Thursday 14
Silver City/Grant County
Sustainability — $5, suggested donation. 6:30 p.m. Workshop at the New Church of the Southwest Desert. 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Keith Humphries: Stories of the Old West — 6-8 p.m. A new exhibit featuring the artwork and oral historical record of the late historian, Keith Humphries, with an accompanying lecture that brings the Old West to life. Refreshments. Local archaeologist and historian Karl Laumbach presents "Apache Land: From Those Who Lived It," which takes a close look at Humphries' work as a historian and painter. 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.
Alamogordo
Otero County Fair — Through Aug. 16. See Aug. 13. Fairgrounds. 437-0231, www.alamogordo.com
Truth or Consequences
Cello Concert — Free. 6-8 p.m. Just back from his concert tour of Croatia and Italy, cellist Brian Bromberg will play his own compositions and other classical pieces. Cafe BellaLuca, 303 Jones. 894-9866, mackenzie012000@yahoo.com
Friday 15
Silver City/Grant County
GRIP/Surface Water Quality Lecture — Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St. 534-9005.
Inka Healing Practices — $3, suggested donation. 6:30 p.m. Cinema at the New Church of the Southwest Desert. Discussion follows the movie. 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Scott VanLinge and Friends — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Wally Lawder — 7 p.m. Solo show. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos. 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
An Evening with Mark Twain — Through Aug. 17. Summer solo shows series. Written and performed by Kurt Sutton. Call for times and ticket prices. No Strings Theatre Company, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Back to School Bash — $3. Club Fusion Teen Center. 541-5181.
Private Lives — Through Aug. 24. See Aug. 8. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
The Children of Huang Shi — Through Aug. 21. $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 film about young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Alamogordo
Otero County Fair — Through Aug. 16. See Aug. 13. Fairgrounds. 437-0231, www.alamogordo.com
Saturday 16
Silver City/Grant County
Run to Copper Country — Free, $35 to enter a car. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., weather permitting. Copper Country Cruizers' 17th annual car show. Open to all vehicles 1973 and older; vehicle registration begins Aug. 15, 2-8 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, continuing at the park Saturday morning. Revenues from the show support a scholarship fund and local charities. Vendors, refreshments, raffles and oldies music. Info: 388-3468, george@zianet.com, www.coppercountrycruizers.com, or write the club at PO Box 128, Silver City, NM 88062. At Gough Park.
Bill Winter Collection Art Scholarship Auction — 6 p.m. refreshments, 7 p.m. auction. Benefit for scholarship. Works by John Stermer, Winston Sturgeon, Arlene Foster, Tom Holt, Bob McCullough, Chase Webb, Linda Brewer, Geraldine Daniels.. Invitation only, RSVP to 538-6320, mcarthur@wnmu.edu WNMU McCray Gallery.
Edie and the Silver Blue Roots — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Gizmo & Friends — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Opening reception for Barbara Nance, featuring paintings and sculpture. Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas, 534-8671, www.bluedomegallery.com
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Silver City Farmers' Market — 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Tomato Mania begins at 10 a.m. with music by Bayou Seco. (See Southwest Gardener column.) Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
Wally Lawder and the Flying Coyotes — 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos. 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
"Come One, Come All" Family Picnic — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Family activities and entertainment, games, arts and crafts and jumping balloons. Indoor activities, prizes, music, demonstrations and displays. Benavidez Community Center. 541-5185, 523-1420.
6th Annual Butterfly Flutterby — $1. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Celebrate and learn about butterflies. Arts and crafts, butterfly sponge toss, face painting. Make a butterfly watering plate to attract these dainty creatures to the yard. Families can stroll the Desert Discovery Trail or browse the bucket auction. Proceeds benefit the Asombro Institute's education programs and site development. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, off Jornada Road. 524-3334, www.asombro.org
An Evening with Mark Twain — Through Aug. 17. See Aug. 15. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Trucks & Hornets — $10, children under 10 free. Gates open 5:45 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern NM Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Private Lives — Through Aug. 24. See Aug. 8. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
The Lives of Angels — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Divine intervention brings together an unlikely couple: a self-doubting "loser" and a lovable woman who reads books in bars. It requires the work of guardian angels as well as a bartender and a best friend to get these two to fulfill their destiny, to get together. The Devil is not happy. Invited guest is filmmaker Stephen Rubin of Santa Fe. Also screening is 100 MPG, a 40-minute, locally made film by CMI at NMSU. It's the story of a young man who, in the 1970s, invented and patented a 100-mpg fuel system for automobiles and his efforts to market the system. The story was suggested by real events that took place in El Paso, Las Cruces and Deming. Made under the direction of invited guest Mark Medoff. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Alamogordo
Otero County Fair — See Aug. 13. 437-0231, www.alamogordo.com
Deming
Music in the Park — 6-8 p.m. Rockhound State Park.
Elephant Butte
9th Annual Lions Club Carp Round-Up — $10 parent/child team, $7.50 per person. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Age divisions, prizes. Elephant Butte Lake State Park. 894-7421.
Truth or Consequences
5th Annual Sadie Orchard Day — Free. Program, contests and live music. A tribute to Sadie Orchard, Hillsboro pioneer and businesswoman, and to the early days of Sierra County and its often tumultuous history. Geronimo Springs Museum, 211 Main St. 894-6600, www.sierracounty.net
White Sands
Full Moon Night — $3, 15 years and under free. 8:30 p.m. Experience the beauty of the full moon on the white sands. White Sands National Monument. 679-2599, ext. 230, 479-6124 ext. 236.
Sunday 17
Silver City/Grant County
Flight of the Red Balloon — 4 p.m. This is the first film made by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien outside of Asia. Inspired by Albert Lamororisse's 1956 classic, Hou expands on its key elements — a young boy, a red balloon and Paris — to weave an achingly beautiful tale of the mysteries of familial bonds and the lingering effects of the past. A precious young boy, Simon must deal with the increasing fragility of his mother, the loving yet preoccupied Suzanne (Juliette Binoche). Completely immersed in her own tribulations, Suzanne hires Song, a Taiwanese film student, to help care for Simon. Together with Song, a unique extended family is formed, utterly interdependent, yet lost in separate thoughts and dreams mirrored by a delicate, shiny red balloon. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society. Real West Cinema II, Hwy. 180 E. 538-5659.
Wisdom Painting — $45. 12-4 p.m. With artist Mary A. Gravelle. Pre-registration and pre-payment required. 956-7315.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
An Evening with Mark Twain — See Aug. 15. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Mariachi Sunday — 6-8 p.m. Live mariachi music on Old Mesilla Plaza. 525-1735.
Private Lives — Through Aug. 24. See Aug. 8. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Monday 18
No events listed for this date.
Tuesday 19
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Descubra El Desierto — 7 p.m. Lecture, TBA. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Wednesday 20
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Aplomado Falcon — 7 p.m. Angel Montoya of the Peregrine Fund will describe efforts to increase the population of the endangered aplomado falcon. Monthly meeting of the Mesilla Valley Audubon Society. Hallmark Building, Village at Northrise, 2882 N. Roadrunner Pkwy. 382-2080, GriffinBio@gmail.com
Renegade Sprints, Street Stocks, Legends & X-Modified — $10, children under 10 free. Gates open 5:45 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern NM Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Thursday 21
Silver City/Grant County
Spiritual Mathematics — $5, suggested donation. 6:30 p.m. Workshop at the New Church of the Southwest Desert. 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Bayou Seco — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Deming
Great American Duck Race Pageant — DHS Auditorium. (See story in this issue.) Courthouse Park. (888) 345-1125, 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com
Friday 22
Silver City/Grant County
Jesus Christ, Superstar — $3, suggested donation. 6:30 p.m. Cinema at the New Church of the Southwest Desert. Discussion follows the movie. 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Robert Branch — With an evening of free improv. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Private Lives — Through Aug. 24. See Aug. 8. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
When Did You Last See Your Father? — Through Aug. 28. $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 moving drama about a father and son. Based on Blake Morrison's autobiographical novel, this film bounces between the 1950s and the 1980s as Blake remembers all the good and the bad moments in his relationship with his dad as the man is dying of cancer. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Deming
Great American Duck Race — Through Aug. 24. (See story in this issue.) Courthouse Park. (888) 345-1125, 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com
White Sands
Evening Program — Through Sept. 1. $3, 15 and under free. 8 p.m. A 45-minute slide program or film at the amphitheater in the heart of the sands. Relax on a white sand dune and experience an entertaining look at the history or natural history of the area. Topics vary nightly. Park entrance closes at 10 p.m. Exit by 11 p.m. White Sands National Monument. 679-2599 ext. 230/479-6124 ext. 236.
Saturday 23
Silver City/Grant County
A Picnic at the Gallery — 2-5 p.m. Opening reception for featured artists Dorothy McCray, Elvira Godfrey and Joseph Wade (see this issue's Arts Exposure section). JW Art Galley, 99 Cortez Ave., Hurley, 537-0300, www.thetown.com
Building & Alternative Energy Fair — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St. 534-9005.
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.
Felt Vessels — $25 members, $30 non-members, $23 materials. 12-4 p.m. Register at The Common Thread, 107 W. Broadway. SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective. Fiber Arts Center, 211 D N. Texas St. 538-5733. www.fiberartscollective.org
Fort Bayard's 142nd Birthday — 9:30 a.m. Tours, speakers, games on the parade ground. Dinner and speaker at 6 p.m., $15. Square dance at 7 p.m., $10 per person. 388-4477.
Intro to Wireworking — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $25 plus materials (some included). Class with Josh Stretch. A Bead or Two, 703 N. Bullard St., 388-8973, abeadortwo@cybermesa.com
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
Silver City Health Fair — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Knights of Columbus. 388-1198 x 10.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cottage on Dartmoor — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. This silent film displays a wealth of sophisticated visual idiom. The story is a nimble romance bracketed by gray melodrama: Joe escapes from prison to seek out Sally, the woman he loved and lost; the earlier courtship at the beauty salon where they both worked is played lightly, though of course darkened by our knowing that the obsessive Joe will be eventually convicted of attempted murder. Director Asquith keeps title cards to a minimum while imposing a variety of rhythms on his camerawork; fittingly, his most elaborate bit of montage takes place inside a movie theater, where the talkie playing on-screen is wittily reflected in the faces of audience members, including the future victim of Joe's jealousy. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Dona Ana Modular Railroad — Also Aug. 24. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Golden Mesa. 644-7758.
Get a Head Start on Spring — $7.50, free to members. 2 p.m. Learn about which plants can be planted during the fall and how to plant them. Reservations requested. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. Alumni — 7 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Steve Smih and Hard Road—Adults $15 advance, $20 at door; 12 and under $7.50/$10. 7:30 p.m. With Wayne Shrubsall. Tickets by calling KRWG-FM, 646-2222, or at Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla. Rio Grande Theatre.
Private Lives — Through Aug. 24. See Aug. 8. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Renegade Sprints, Street Stocks, Legends & X-Modified — $10, children under 10 free. Gates open 5:45 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern NM Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Alamogordo
Spotlight on Tailgate — $30 or tailgate season pass. Renowned trumpeter Bobby Shew. Tailgaters are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs, picnic dinners and refreshments. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Deming
Great American Duck Race — Through Aug. 24. See Aug. 22. (See story in this issue.) Courthouse Park. (888) 345-1125, 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com
Tres Hermanas-Showdown — 4-8 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of work by Carmen Navar, Gail Bernstein and Beverly Widener. Show runs through Sept. 30. Gold Street Gallery. 112 & 116 South Gold St., 546-8200.
Hot Springs
Gymkhana — 4 p.m. Sierra County youth age 2-18 can enter to compete in barrels, pole bending, flag race, goat tagging/tying, team roping, breakaway roping, and steer-riding events. Each gymkhana includes a raffle and concessions. Entry fees vary. Hot Springs Gymkhana Association. Sheriff's Posse Arena. 743-9826. jscaballo@yahoo.com
Radium Springs
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 7:35 p.m. Leasburg Dam State Park. Venus-Mercury conjunction low in the west, Jupiter well up in the south, the summer Milky Way. Jeff Jenkins presenting. 527-8386, 532-1486, 678-4138. www.astro-npo.org, astronpo@wildblue.net
Sunday 24
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dona Ana Modular Railroad — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Golden Mesa. 644-7758.
Music in the Park — Free. 7 p.m. Liquid Cheese & The Big Spank. Young Park. 541-2000.
Private Lives — See Aug. 8. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Deming
Great American Duck Race — See story in this issue. Courthouse Park. (888) 345-1125, 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com
Lee Marmon — 1-5 p.m. Opening reception for internationally renowned photographer. Gold Street Gallery. 112 & 116 South Gold St., 546-8200.
Monday 25
No events listed for this date.
Tuesday 26
Silver City/Grant County
Operation Wounded Warrior — $5 raffle tickets. Supports Operation Wounded Warrior program of the NM American Legion "Riders" motorcycle enthusiasts. The group collects and delivers personal care and comfort items to Armed Forces personnel at BAMC who have received "trauma" type wounds. Tickets on sale Aug. 1; four quarters of a locally butchered steer will be raffled off Aug. 26. Donations of personal hygiene, clothing and recreational items also accepted. Collection points: Dollar General Store on Hwy. 180 for sundry, clothing and recreation items, and a table at Silver City Wal-Mart, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 534-4245, billalden@yahoo.com
Wednesday 27
Silver City/Grant County
Eckhart Tolle — $5, suggested donation. 6:30 p.m. Study group meets Wednesdays. New Church of the Southwest Desert, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Thursday 28
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 29
Silver City/Grant County
AZUL! — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Animal Encounters — 4 p.m. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer — Through Sept. 4. $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. What does female desire look like? And how do self-inflicted limitations and social expectations shade and color it? In her tenderly comic, richly textured feature debut, Georgina Garcia Riedel lovingly explores the terrain of longing, loneliness and self-realization among three generations of single women in a Mexican American family as they grapple with romantic drought. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
What I Did Last Summer — Through Sept. 14. $9, $8 students/seniors, Thursdays $6. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2:30 p.m., Thursdays 7 p.m. Growing up in the summer of 1945 isn't easy for a rebellious 14-year-old boy, but working for a bohemian art teacher greatly changes the way he views the world. By A.R. Gurney. No Strings Theatre Company. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Truth or Consequences
The Vagina Monologues — Through Aug. 31. Friday and Saturday 7 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. A new and provocative interpretation by the Community Theatre, directed by Pat Dinkins. The play is the result of 200 interviews with women. Originally written as a solo performance, this convention-breaking play has been translated into more than 45 languages, and performed in 119 countries since its first staging in New York City in 1996. Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. (west off Date St.). 894-0695, feltaous@hotmail.com
Saturday 30
Silver City/Grant County
Desert West Auction — Also Aug. 31. Online and live auction. Come out and be part of the live auction or participate via Internet. 3870 N. Hwy. 35, Mimbres, 536-9353.
Edie and the Silver Blue Roots — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Fund-Raising Spaghetti Dinner — $6. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. For the Upper Mimbres Volunteer Fire Dept. 536-3778.
Hi-Desert Sustainable Living — $35-$50, sliding scale, barter. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. A hands-on workshop in which participants will build a solar oven to take home, and learn about cooking (almost anything!) summer and winter, solar water purification, and more. Price includes solar-cooked lunch. (See story in July issue.) 806 W. Market St., 534-0123, jean@gilacommunity.net
Labor of Love — Through Aug. 31. San Vicente Artists Art Fair. Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St. 534-9005.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Show — Through Sept. 1. Free. More than 50 vendors from all around the southwestern US, Mexico and more remote areas bring their museum-quality mineral specimens, jewelry and arts crafted from rock and gems as well as "rough" stones for your own cutting and polishing work. Equipment and supplies available. Silent auctions throughout. Silver City Recreation Center, Gold St.
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
New Mexico Wine Harvest Festival — Through Sept. 1. $13 for 21 and over, younger than 21 free, $10 Monday for active military. 12-6 p.m. Celebrate New Mexico's wine harvest with grape stomping, wine tasting, live entertainment. Festival features arts and crafts vendors, children's activities, hourly wine seminars and a relaxed atmosphere. Saturday: 12:15-3 p.m. Captain Radio, rock-n-roll; 3:15-6 p.m. Nosotros, salsa, cumbia and jazz. Sunday: 12:15-3 p.m. UndisKovered, classic rock, motown, R&B, Latin, country and top hits; 3:15-6 p.m. Zane Lewis, country and southern rock. Monday: 12:15-3 p.m. Blues Messiah, guitar-driven blues; 3:15-6 p.m. Rebecca Owen. Southern NM State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10, (866) 494-6366, www.wineharvestfestival.com
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. Call for info 522-1456.
City Slickers — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. This rowdy western jokefest stars Billy Crystal as Mitch Robbins, a Manhattan radio-ad salesman with a wife, two kids and a 10-ton midlife crisis brought on by his 40th birthday. To cheer up Mitch, his two best buddies take him on vacation to a working dude ranch. Jack Palance has an uproarious Academy Award-winning role as Curly, the trail boss. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Design a Potager — $7.50, free to members. 2 p.m. Potager is the French term to describe a kitchen garden filled with herbs and vegetables placed conveniently near the kitchen. Learn to plan and plant a potager garden. Reservations requested. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Trucks & Hornets — $10, children under 10 free. Gates open 5:45 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern NM Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Rocky Horror Picture Show — $5. 10 p.m. The 1975 cult classic. Prop bags available for sale, best costume contest with prizes awarded. Attendees are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite character. Door prizes. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515/(800) 646-ASTC/556-0264, jstevens00@comcast.net
What I Did Last Summer — Through Sept. 14. See Aug. 29. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Alamogordo
18th Annual Cottonwood Festival — Through Aug. 31. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Breakfast 7 a.m., arts and crafts in the park until dusk. www.alamogordo.com
Hatch
38th Annual Chile Festival — Also Aug. 31. Celebrate the chile capital of the world. Saturday: 10 a.m. parade, 11 a.m. decor and wreath contest, 12 p.m. welcome and coronation, 2:30 p.m. queen's auction, 7 p.m. dance. Sunday: Festival benefit auction, silent auction. All weekend: Clay Mac band, Spur Ride band, chile toss, silent auction-chile quilt and pillow, chile and watermelon eating contests, horseshoes, demonstrations, softball tournament, beer garden, vendors and fresh roasted Hatch green chiles. 267-5050.
Truth or Consequences
The Vagina Monologues — Through Aug. 31. See Aug. 29. 7 p.m. Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. (west off Date St.). 894-0695, feltaous@hotmail.com
White Sands
Lake Lucero Tour — $3, 15 years and under free. 5 p.m. A ranger-guided trip to White Sands National Monument's Lake Lucero, the source of the white sands. Reservations required. 679-2599, 479-6124, ext. 236.
Sunday 31
Silver City/Grant County
Desert West Auction — See Aug. 30. Online and live auction. 3870 N. Hwy. 35, Mimbres, 536-9353.
Labor of Love — San Vicente Artists Art Fair. Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St. 534-9005.
Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Show — See Aug. 30. Through Sept. 1. Free. More than 50 vendors, equipment and supplies available, silent auctions. Silver City Recreation Center, Gold St.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
New Mexico Wine Harvest Festival — Through Sept. 1. See Aug. 30. $13 for 21 and over, younger than 21 free. 12-6 p.m. Entertainment 12:15-3 p.m. UndisKovered, classic rock, motown, R&B, Latin, country and top hits; 3:15-6 p.m. Zane Lewis, country and southern rock. Southern NM State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10, (866) 494-6366, www.wineharvestfestival.com
Music in the Park — 7-9 p.m. Syd Masters. Young Park. 541-2000.
What I Did Last Summer — Through Sept. 14. See Aug. 29. $9, $8 students/seniors. 2:30 p.m.Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Alamogordo
18th Annual Cottonwood Festival — See Aug. 30. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. www.alamogordo.com
Hatch
38th Annual Chile Festival — See Aug. 30. Festival benefit auction, silent auction. 267-5050.
Truth or Consequences
The Vagina Monologues — See Aug. 29. 2 p.m. Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth St. (west off Date St.). 894-0695, feltaous@hotmail.com
SEPTEMBER
Monday 1 [LABOR DAY]
Silver City/Grant County
Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Show — See Aug. 30. Free. More than 50 vendors, equipment and supplies available, silent auctions. Silver City Recreation Center, Gold St.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
New Mexico Wine Harvest Festival — See Aug. 30. $13 for 21 and over, younger than 21 free, $10 for active military. 12-6 p.m. Entertainment 12:15-3 p.m. Blues Messiah, guitar-driven blues; 3:15-6 p.m. Rebecca Owen. Southern NM State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10, (866) 494-6366, www.wineharvestfestival.com
Tuesday 2
No events listed for this date.
Wednesday 3
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. UTEP — 7 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Thursday 4
Silver City/Grant County
WILL Sign-Up Social — 5-6:30 p.m. Learn about upcoming classes. Refreshments. Annual membership $50. Western Institute for Lifelong Learning. WNMU Global Resource Center. 538-6835, www.will-learning.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Aggies Football vs. Nicholls State — 6 p.m. Aggies Memorial Stadium. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. Florida Gulf Coast — 6 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
What I Did Last Summer — Through Sept. 14. See Aug. 29. $6. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Radium Springs
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 7 p.m. Leasburg Dam State Park. Venus, Mars and Mercury conjunction still low in the west, Jupiter in the south, the summer Milky Way still available. Jeff Jenkins presenting. 527-8386, 532-1486, 678-4138, www.astro-npo.org, astronpo@wildblue.net
Friday 5
Silver City/Grant County
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
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Annual ArtsHop Gallery Tour — Through Sept. 6. 5-9 p.m. This two-night event showcases the art galleries in the Las Cruces area with food and entertainment. 523-6403.
NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. Houston — 7 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Rodin: In His Own Words — Through Nov. 24. Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. The exhibition includes bronzes of various sizes, works on paper, photographs and portraits of Rodin, journal entries by the artist, and an educational exhibit explaining the lost-wax casting process. Museum of Art, 490 N. Water St., 541-2221, museums.las-cruces.org
Roxanne Quinell and Ray Baird — Opening reception in conjunction with the Friday ArtsHop. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470 Calle de Guadalupe, 522-2933.
What I Did Last Summer — Through Sept. 14. See Aug. 29. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Deming
First Friday — Remax Country.
Saturday 6
Silver City/Grant County
Silver City Farmers' Market — Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. 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
Annual ArtsHop Gallery Tour — See Sept. 5. 5-9 p.m. Art galleries, food and entertainment. 523-6403.
Dona Ana Doll Club Show & Sale — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dolls, teddy bears, miniatures and toys. Best Western Mesilla Valley Inn. 523-1413.
Moongaze — 8-10 p.m. Casual observation of the moon and planets. International Delights, Idaho and El Paso. 522-1456.
NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. University of Texas — 7 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Renegade Sprints, Street Stocks, Legends & X-Modified — $10, children under 10 free. Gates open 5:45 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern NM Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Saturday Science — 11 a.m. "Chemistry. Go beyond your textbooks in this hands-on class. " Pre-registration required. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
St. Genevieve's Annual Fiesta — Also Sept. 7. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Live entertainment with mariachi, band, DJ, children's games, jumping balloon, ring toss and more. Authentic Mexican food. Sunday: 11 a.m. Mariachi Mass, procession to the fiesta. St. Genevieve's Parish Hall. 524-9649.
What I Did Last Summer — Through Sept. 14. See Aug. 29. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Sunday 7
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. Utah — 7 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
St. Genevieve's Annual Fiesta — See Sept. 6. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 11 a.m. Mariachi Mass, procession to the fiesta. St. Genevieve's Parish Hall, 524-9649.
What I Did Last Summer — Through Sept. 14. See Aug. 29. $9, $8 students/seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Monday 8
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Arts Convention — Mondays through Sept. 22. 4-8 p.m. Contribute to action plans for making Las Cruces and the Mesilla Valley known as an arts and culture destination. RSVP: dboje@peaceaware.com, trinadunbar@yahoo.com, agzromero@zianet.com NMSU Corbett Center. 532-1693.
Tuesday 9
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. NM Highlands University — 7 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Harvest Festival — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. An old-fashioned celebration of the harvest season. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.