“I want you to know you are not alone and together we can make a difference,” Anthony, New Mexico Chief of Police Vanessa Orduñez said at La Casa, Inc.’s 24th annual … more

The seventh annual Weaving for Justice textile sale fundraiser will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 29-30 in the courtyard at the New Mexico State University Museum, Kent Hall, 1280 E. University Ave. on the NMSU campus, said Weaving for Justice co-founder Christine Eber of Las Cruces. For the event, more than 50 people have donated more than 1,000 woven garments, household items, jewelry, books, pottery and tourist items from Mesoamerica and other parts of Latin America to Weaving for Justice to raise funds for scholarships for Maya children and youth. more

In the town of La Union between Las Cruces and El Paso, 1101 Highway 28, Lucy Sondgeroth and her husband Robert have been running a corn maze and adding attractions for 21 years. A fall season … more

The Southwest Environmental Center (SEC) of Las Cruces announced that it is launching Wildlife for All (WFA), a national campaign to reform state wildlife management to be more ecological-driven, … more

After 23 years, one business in the Mesilla Valley has grown from one little corn maze made in honor of Las Cruces’ 150th birthday into a yearly institution providing not only a maze but numerous games, activities and pumpkins on October weekends. more

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) will host pesticide disposal events in Deming and Santa Rosa Tuesday, Oct. 19 and Thursday, Oct. 21, respectively. The Deming event will take place at … more

Two days home from the hospital, my coughs muted but my chest still ablaze, feeling as though I had just lost a marathon, I crept to my front window to locate the racket’s source. Speedy … more

Back with printmaking action, the Southwest Print Fiesta is up to its old tricks. With workshops and presentations coming to Zoom, there is still plenty of in-person action as the steamroller will be … more

Artists of New Mexico, Artists of the United States, I need your help. I was 14 years old, sitting in my 8th-grade government class, believing Nixon was a great president when Watergate hit the … more

When you’ve lived in the desert for a while, your relationship to rain changes. Coming from Germany, I always dreaded rain as a kid. Not able to go outside or putting on all sorts of … more

The Doña Ana Arts Council is excited to present a comprehensive exhibition of Jo-an Smith's artwork titled “Celebrating 89 Years and More!” that will run Oct. 1-28 at the DAAC Arts and Cultural Center, 205 W. Amador Ave. more

Photographer Tabitha Rossman caught the Mexican independence day celebration in Mesilla over the Sept. 11 and 12 fiesta this year. Piñatas, jumping balloons and a greased climbing pole were … more

The Mesilla Valley/Southern New Mexico Book Club will host noted Hispanic author Ray John de Aragón via Zoom 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23. The author will discuss his latest publication, … more

A small group of balloonists who are in the area for the now-cancelled White Sands Balloon Invitational will present a balloon glow on the grounds of the New Mexico Museum of Space History on … more

High school is that place where people stop being children and form into adults, thinkers, movers and shakers. How do those growing children know the events of Sept. 11, 2001? What have they learned? What sticks in their minds? more

The Western New Mexico University Office of Veteran Affairs will observe the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a memorial event on campus Saturday, Sept.11, 2021. more

After more than a year of pandemic restrictions, the Gila Conservation Coalition and other groups invite the world to reconnect with the Gila River watershed through field trips, workshops and … more

Lovers of acoustic music of all genres will be able to get an earful during the three-day Pickamania 2021 event in Kingston, New Mexico, on Sept. 10-12. Pickamania has evolved from its origins as … more

The Silver City Museum’s new curator, Javier Marrufo, is passionate about the Chihuahua Hill neighborhood of his hometown and wants to pass that along. Marrufo will give a presentation on … more

Chefs from a dozen restaurants in downtown Silver City will be showing off their talents and creations during the 21st annual Taste of Downtown event on Saturday, Sept. 4 Visitors and residents … more