FRIDAY, SEPT. 1
Grant County
Gem & Mineral Show
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Grant County Veterans Memorial Conference Center, 3031 U.S. Highway 180.
rollingstonesgms.blogspot.com
Architect’s Delight
4-5 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
First Friday Gallery Walk
5-7 p.m. downtown in Silver City.
silvercityart.com
Live Music: The Chumleys
9-11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Otero County
Downtown Nites
5-8 p.m. 800 and 900 blocks of New York Avenue in Alamogordo
575-437-6120
Doña Ana County
Hatch Chile Festival: Live Music
4 p.m. at Ice Box Brewery Yard, 119 E. Hall St. Hatch.
Info: hatchchilefestival.org.
Fine Arts Flea Market
5-10 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St. Las Cruces
505-737-3278
Movement performance influenced by the “Origami in the Garden” exhibition
6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St. Las Cruces
575-541-2154
“Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music” with No-Strings Theatre Company
8 p.m., at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. Las Cruces
575-523-1223.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 2
Grant County
Silver City Farmers Market
9 a.m.-12 p.m., 901 N. Pope St. in Silver City.
silvercityfarmersmarket.info
Red Dot Studio Tour
10 a.m.-5 p.m. at various studios across Silver City.
www.silvercityart.com
Gem & Mineral Show
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Grant County Veteran’s Memorial Conference Center, 3031 U.S. Highway 180.
rollingstonesgms.blogspot.com
Otero County
Farmers Market
8-10 a.m. Alameda Park, 1987 White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo
farmersmarketsnm.org
Cars & Coffee
9-10 a.m. Casa Toyota, 3333 N. White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo
farmersmarketsnm.org
Coffee Chat at Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
9-10:30 a.m., 409 Dog Canyon Road, Alamogordo
575-437-8284
Sierra County
Hillsboro Street Market
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Hillsboro General Store Cafe, 10697 NM Highway 152, Hillsboro
hillsborocommunity
centernm@gmail.com
Lincoln County
All American Labor Day Weekend
1 p.m. Ruidoso Downs Race Track
raceruidoso.com
Lincoln Lecture: The Three Escapes of Billy the Kid at Lincoln Historic Site
2-4 p.m. Lincoln Historic Site, U.S. Highway 380 mile marker 97, Lincoln
nmhistoricsites.org
Doña Ana County
Farmers and Crafts Market
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Plaza de Las Cruces and along Main Street Las Cruces
575-805-6055
Hatch Chile Festival
Parade at 9 a.m., opening ceremonies at 11 a.m. at Hatch Valley High School Pecan Orchard, 170 E. Herrera St. Hatch.
hatchchilefestival.org
Franciscan Festival of the Arts
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Holy Cross Retreat Center, 4889 S. Main St. Las Cruces
575-524-3688
2023 Harvest Wine Festival
Noon-6 p.m. at the Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds
nmwine.com/lascruces-harvest-wine-fest/
“Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music” with No-Strings Theatre Company
8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. Las Cruces
575-523-1223
SUNDAY, SEPT. 3
Grant County
Gem & Mineral Show
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Grant County Veterans Memorial Conference Center, 3031 U.S. Highway 180
rollingstonesgms.blogspot.com
Red Dot Studio Tour
11 a.m.-4 p.m. at various studios across Silver City
www.silvercityart.com
Sierra County
Wild Irish Fiddle with Kate Rose
Hillsboro Summer Concert Series
3-5 p.m. 316 Elenora St., Hillsboro
575-895-3352
Lincoln County
All American Labor Day Weekend
1 p.m. Ruidoso Downs Race Track
raceruidoso.com
End of Summer Bash
3-9 pm. Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road in Mescalero
575-464-7059
Doña Ana County
Franciscan Festival of the Arts
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Holy Cross Retreat Center, 4889 S. Main St. Las Cruces
575-524-3688
2023 Harvest Wine Festival
Noon-6 p.m. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds
nmwine.com/lascruces-harvest-wine-fest/
“Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music” with No-Strings Theatre Company
2:30 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. Las Cruces
575-523-1223
MONDAY, SEPT. 4
Sierra County
Three day Irish Music Workshop starts
3-5 p.m. 316 Elenora St., Hillsboro
575-895-3352
Doña Ana County
2023 Harvest Wine Festival
Noon-6 p.m. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds
nmwine.com/lascruces-harvest-wine-fest/
Lincoln County
All American Futurity: The world’s richest quarter horse race
1 p.m. Ruidoso Downs Race Track
raceruidoso.com
TUESDAY, SEPT. 5
Grant County
Art Bots creation
4-6 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6
Grant County
Wednesday Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon at Old Valley Market, 412 Highway 211 in the town of Gila
silvercityfarmersmarket.info
Reading and book signing with the Mimbres Press of Western New Mexico University
5:30-6:30 p.m. at Light Hall Auditorium at WNMU
575-538-6353
Sierra County
Square Dancing
1-3 p.m. at the New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St. in T or C. Square dancing and refreshments
575-313-9971 or 505-804-3842
Doña Ana County
Author Talk with mystery writer Carol Potenza
1:30 p.m. in the Roadrunner Room at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library in Las Cruces
575-649-8786
THURSDAY, SEPT. 7
Grant County
Cecil Howard 50 Year Retrospective
Opening reception
6 p.m. at the Francis McCray Gallery on the WNMU campus
wnmu.edu/culture
Fall Film Series – As Fate Would Have It: Survival Stories in Film
“A Night to Remember”
6:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara Armory, 19990 U.S. Highway 180.
575-388-4862
Doña Ana County
“Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music” with No-Strings Theatre Company
7 p.m., at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. Las Cruces
575-523-1223.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 8
Grant County
Live Music: J Graves
Portland-based, indie dance-punk
7:30 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Highway 180 E. Arenas Valley
whiskeycreekzocalo.com
Drag Show Performance
8-11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Sierra County
Pickamania 2023: A Tribute to Bill Bussmann
6 p.m. kickoff at the Black Range Lodge, Kingston, NM.
sierracountyarts.org
Luna County
State Park Astronomy Program
Sunset-7:15 p.m. at Rockhound State Park
575-546-6182
Otero County
Oktoberfest
6-10 p.m. at Club Holloman, 761 W. New Mexico Ave. on Holloman Air Force Base
575-572-5597
Lincoln County
Low Class Car Show
Noon p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidioso
lowclass.co
Doña Ana County
“Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music” with No-Strings Theatre Company
8 p.m., at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. Las Cruces
575-523-1223.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 9
Grant County
Silver City Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon. 901 N. Pope St. in Silver City.
silvercityfarmersmarket.info
Future Engineers, for ages 6-12
1-2:30 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
State Park Astronomy Program
Sunset-7:15 p.m. at City of Rocks State Park
575-536-2800
Live Music: Brennen Leigh
Full-throttle fiddle, weeping steel guitar
7 p.m. at the Gardens at Light Hall on the WNMU campus
wnmu.edu/culture
$1.98 Show
8 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Highway 180 E. Arenas Valley
www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com
Live Music: Baracutanga
9 p.m.-midnight at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Sierra County
Pickamania 2023: A Tribute to Bill Bussmann
3 p.m. at the Black Range Lodge, Kingston
sierracountyarts.org
Second Saturday Art Hop
6 p.m. downtown Truth or Consequences
director@tocmainstreet.org
Luna County
Main Street Market
8-11 a.m. at the Luna County Courthouse Park, 700 S. Silver Ave. Deming
Otero County
Alamogordo Otero County Farmers Market
8-10 a.m. in Alameda Park, 1987 White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo
farmersmarketsnm.org.
Climb the Cube:
Memorial stair climb
7-10 a.m. at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Road 2001, Alamogordo
575-437-2840
Lincoln County
Cruise to the Pines
C10 Truck Show
9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Wingfield Park, 300 Center St. in Ruidoso
ruidosoparksandrec.com
An afternoon of tea and crafts at Fort Stanton
10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Fort Stanton Historic Site, 104 Kit Carson Road, Fort Stanton
575-354-0341
Low Class Car Show
Noon p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidioso
www.lowclass.co
Doña Ana County
Farmers and Crafts Market
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces and along Downtown Main Street
575-805-6055
Iris Rhizome Sale
11 a.m.-8 p.m. at Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor, Las Cruces
cynthia-wilson@comcast.net
Healthcare and Biz Expo
10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center
575-524-1968
A Celestial Evening: Ancient Native story telling of the Navajo night sky
6-9 p.m. 56501 N. Jornada Road, Las Cruces
877-808-6877
“Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music” with No-Strings Theatre Company
8 p.m., at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. Las Cruces
575-523-1223.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 10
Grant County
Live Music: Jason Dea West
1-4 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Sierra County
Pickamania 2023:
A Tribute to Bill Bussmann
11 a.m. kickoff with a Gospel Hour sing along at the Black Range Lodge, Kingston
www.sierracountyarts.org
Lincoln County
Low Class Car Show
Noon p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidioso
www.lowclass.co
Doña Ana County
Iris Rhizome Sale
Noon-6 p.m. at Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor, Las Cruces
cynthia-wilson@comcast.net
Artist talk: Vickie Morrow
1-2 p.m. at Gallery 925, 925 N. Mesquite St. in Las Cruces
gallery925nm.com
My Artsy Summer
NM Watercolor Society Southern Chapter meeting
2-4 p.m. at the Good Samaritan Society’s Creative Arts Room, 3011 Buena Vista Circle, Las Cruces
nmwatercolorsociety.org
“Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music” with No-Strings Theatre Company
2:30 p.m., at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St. Las Cruces
575-523-1223.
MONDAY, SEPT. 11
Grant County
Widows Community
Speaker: Nancy Stephens, Imagination Library
10:30 sign in at Cross Point Church, 11600 U.S. Highway 180.
ileen@signalpeak.net
TUESDAY, SEPT. 12
Grant County
Movie; “The Secret of Nimh”
4-6 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
Active Hope Series: “Thomas Berry and Climate Crisis” video discussion
6-8 p.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway, Silver City
text 575-590-5561
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13
Grant County
Wednesday Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon at Old Valley Market, 412 Highway 211 at the corner of Clark Road, Gila
silvercityfarmersmarket.info
Doña Ana County
Farmers and Crafts Market
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces and along Downtown Main Street
575-805-6055
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14
Grant County
Childhood Education Symposium
All day at the Western New Mexico University College of Education
575-538-6353
Candy Sushi at
Penny Park
4-6 p.m. Silver City’s
Penny Park
575-538-3672
Fall Film Series – As Fate Would Have It: Survival Stories in Film
“Everest”
6:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara Armory, 19990 U.S. Highway 180
575-388-4862
Sierra County
Square Dancing
1-3:30 p.m. at the New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St. in T or C
575-313-9971 or 505-804-3842
FRIDAY, SEPT. 15
Grant County
“The City Dog and the Prairie Dog”
Bilingual musical for grades K-9
10 a.m. at the Fine Arts Center Theatre on the WNMU campus
575-538-6469
Lincoln County
Concerts in the Park
Gates open at 4 p.m. at Wingfield Park, 300 Center St. in Ruidoso
ruidosoconcertsinthepark.com
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
Grant County
Silver City Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon. 901 N. Pope St. in Silver City
www.silvercityfarmersmarket.info
Color Run
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bataan Memorial Park, 33 Fort Bayard Road, Santa Clara
colorfunrun@grantcountycpc.com
Live Music: Jono Manson
7:30 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Highway 180 E. Arenas Valley
whiskeycreekzocalo.com
Live Music: Mineral Hill
8-11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Otero County
White Sands Balloon Invitational Balloon Glow
7:30 a.m., lift-off at White Sands National Park
575-439-4100
Alamogordo Otero County Farmers Market
8-10 a.m. in Alameda Park, 1987 White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo
farmersmarketsnm.org
Lumberjack Day and arts and crafts show
Event sign up starts at 8 a.m., competition at 9 a.m. at the Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce, 1001 James Canyon Highway, Cloudcroft
chamber@cloudcroft.com
White Sands Balloon Invitational Balloon Glow
6-10 p.m., Ed Brabson Balloon Park, 700 Lavelle Road, Alamogordo
575-439-4100
Lincoln County
Photography Tour at Fort Stanton
10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Fort Stanton Historic Site, 104 Kit Carson Road, Fort Stanton
575-354-0341
Flashlight Tour at Fort Stanton
7-10 p.m. at Fort Stanton Historic Site, 104 Kit Carson Road, Fort Stanton
575-354-0341
Doña Ana County
Farmers and Crafts Market
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces and along Downtown Main Street
575-805-6055
Doña Ana Doll Club’s annual Doll Show and Sale
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Scottish Rite Temple, 195 E. Boutz Road
575-644-4224 and gail1952@comfast.net
Art Garden
11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Josefina’s Blue Gate, 2250 Calle de San Albino, Mesilla
www.agaveartists.com
SUNDAY, SEPT. 17
Grant County
Live Music: Meagan Dian
Dream Country Disco
2 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Highway 180 E. Arenas Valley
whiskeycreekzocalo.com
Otero County
White Sands Balloon Invitational Balloon Glow
7:30 a.m., lift-off at Ed Brabson Balloon Park, 700 Lavelle Road Alamogordo
575-439-4100
Doña Ana County
Music in the Park
Joshua Lucero and Papayas Con Chile
7 p.m., Young Park, 850 S. Walnut St. Las Cruces
575-541-2550
TUESDAY, SEPT. 19
Grant County
Minecraft Club
4-6 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
Active Hope Series: “Journey of the Universe” video discussion
6-8 p.m., Lotus Center, 211 W. Broadway, Silver City
text 575-590-5561
Distinguished Speaker Series: Monica Ortiz Urbe and Patricia Michaels
Speaking on the crises of missing women
7 p.m. at the Light Hall Theater on the WNMU campus
575-538-6469
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20
Grant County
Wednesday Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon at Old Valley Market, 412 Highway 211 in the town of Gila
silvercityfarmersmarket.info
Sierra County
Square Dancing
1-3 p.m. at the New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St. in T or C. Square dancing and refreshments
575-313-9971 or 505-804-3842
Doña Ana County
Farmers and Crafts Market
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces and along Downtown Main Street
575-805-6055
THURSDAY, SEPT. 21
Grant County
Robot building for ages 6 and older
4-6 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
Fall Film Series – As Fate Would Have It: Survival Stories in Film
“The Perfect Storm”
6:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara Armory, 19990 U.S. Highway 180.
575-388-4862
Sierra County
Square Dancing
1-3:30 p.m. at the New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St. in T or C
575-313-9971 or 505-804-3842
Otero County
Otero County Fair and Rodeo
Gates open 11 a.m. at 401 Fairgrounds Road, Alamogordo
oterocountyfair.com
FRIDAY, SEPT. 22
Otero County
Otero County Fair and Rodeo
Gates open 11 a.m. at 401 Fairgrounds Road, Alamogordo
oterocountyfair.com
Fiesta de La Luz
5-11 p.m. at Our Lady of the Light Catholic Church, 4 La Luz Road, La Luz
575-434-9460
Lincoln County
New Mexico 4X4 Rally
11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso
nm4X4Rally.com
Live Music: Cinderella’s Tom Keifer
6-10 p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road in Mescalero
575-464-7059
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23
Grant County
Silver City Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon. 901 N. Pope St. in Silver City
silvercityfarmersmarket.info
Saturday Story Time with Toys
1-2:30 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
Live Music: Blues Dawg
8-11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Otero County
Alamogordo Otero County Farmers Market
8-10 a.m. in Alameda Park, 1987 White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo
farmersmarketsnm.org
Otero County Fair and Rodeo
Gates open 11 a.m. at 401 Fairgrounds Road, Alamogordo
oterocountyfair.com
Lincoln County
New Mexico 4X4 Rally
9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso
nm4X4Rally.com
Ruidoso Kite Festival
10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the White Mountain Sports Complex, 685 Hull Road, Ruidoso
575-257-5030
Smokey’s Educational Garden Experience
5-6 p.m. in Smokey’s Garden, 901 Mechem Drive, Ruidoso
575-937-2725
SUNDAY, SEPT. 24
Grant County
Live Music: Dolly Creamer Band
2 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Highway 180 E. Arenas Valley
whiskeycreekzocalo.com
Lincoln County
Ruidoso Kite Festival
10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the White Mountain Sports Complex, 685 Hull Road, Ruidoso
575-257-5030
New Mexico 4X4 Rally
11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso
nm4X4Rally.com
Doña Ana County
Artist talk:
Diane Alire
1-2 p.m. at Gallery 925, 925 N. Mesquite St. in Las Cruces
gallery925nm.com
TUESDAY, SEPT. 26
Grant County
Family Movie: “Kubo and the Two Strings”
4-6 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
Live Music: Key of G Live! Garth Brooks Tribute
7 p.m. at the Fine Arts Theater at WNMU campus
gccca@gcconcerts.org
SATURDAY, SEPT. 29
Grant County
Silver City Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon. 901 N. Pope St. in Silver City
silvercityfarmersmarket.info
Otero County
Nichols Ranch
Apple Festival
9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Nichols Ranch, 236 Cottonwood Canyon Road, La Luz
nicholsranch
andorchards.com
Doña Ana County
Farmers and Crafts Market
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces and along Downtown Main Street
575-805-6055
Live Music: Judy, Joan and Joni - 3 Women Who Defined an Era
6 p.m. at the Doña Ana Arts Council, 230 S. Water St. in Las Cruces
575-523-6403
SUNDAY, OCT. 1
Otero County
Nichols Ranch Apple Festival
9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Nichols Ranch, 236 Cottonwood Canyon Road, La Luz
nicholsranch
andorchards.com
MONDAY, OCT. 2
Grant County
Wednesday Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon at Old Valley Market, 412 Highway 211 at the corner of Clark Road, in Gila
silvercityfarmers
market.info
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4
Grant County
Wednesday Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon at Old Valley Market, 412 Highway 211 at the corner of Clark Road, in Gila
silvercityfarmersmarket.info
