Desert Exposure

Dark Circles aims to make dance accessible to everyone

Dance has become esoteric, Joshua Peugh said. People think it’s not interesting and they can’t get a lot out of it. “But the thing about dance is it’s innately a human … more

By Elva K. Österreich | 8/10/22

Beer Festival this weekend at Plaza de Las Cruces

The Las Cruces Beer Fest, billed as a summer beer sampling festival, will be 5-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St. Downtown. Advance tickets are $25 and are … more

8/10/22

Nunsense opens Friday

To begin Las Cruces Community Theatre’s (LCCT) 60th season, “Nunsense” opens Friday, Aug. 5, for a three-week run at LCCT, 313 N. Main St., Downtown. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. … more

8/4/22

Downtown Desert Yoga has didgeridoo, chakra classes, Aug. 12-14

Downtown Desert Yoga, 303 S. Alameda Blvd., will host three “Energetics” sound healing sessions with internationally recognized professional didgeridoo musician and sound therapist Joseph … more

8/4/22

NMSU film students grow as storytellers, conservationists during 12-day shoot in Gila Wilderness

The Gila Wilderness was the classroom for 13 New Mexico State University film students in July as they began work on six short documentaries about the wildlife, the history, the people and the … more

By Mike Cook | 8/4/22

August 2022

8/1/22

What’s going on in AUGUST?

Desert Exposure would like to include your special events, from any southern New Mexico community. Please submit your event title, time, location and contact information to editor@desertexposure.com; … more

By Elva K. Österreich | 8/1/22

Murray Mystery

Staff at the Murray Hotel in Silver City is working hard to solve some mysteries about the hotel and would like your help. After being closed for many years, hotel rooms and the ballroom at the hotel … more

By Lucy Whitmarsh | 8/1/22

Here Come the Ducks

The Great American Duck Race is back and this year’s theme is “Racing to save the day.” The events are a collaboration sharing the “local hero” theme for … more

By Elva K. Österreich | 8/1/22

The 2016 commemoration of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Gila Friends Meeting (Quakers), held in Gough Park, Silver City, New Mexico with participants from Grant County, Las Cruces, and El Paso.

Remembering Hiroshima, Nagasaki

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be commemorated at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, in the pavilion at Gough Park, at the corner of 12th and North Pope streets in Silver City. This … more

8/1/22

What is Art?

There is an art studio tour Labor Day Weekend. You can follow the red dots through Grant County to find working artists doing what they do and chat with them too. In Lincoln County you can find the … more

Elva K. Österreich | 8/1/22

Arts Scene

SILVER CITY Made In Silver City presents the work of Silver City painter, Allan Cox. Cox creates dynamic, brightly-hued abstract paintings by hand-mixing oils and pigments. The opening reception … more

By Elva K. Österreich | 8/1/22

Carnitas Musica y Mas Fesival

Looking for a Labor Day celebration and sporting a deep love of community and music, a group of Silver City residents decided they should hold a grand fiesta of all fiestas and created the Carnitas … more

By Elva K. Österreich | 8/1/22

Red Dot Tour on Track

Silver City Art Association Studio Tour returns for Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-4. Bright RED DOTS will mark open studios. There is a map included on the official RED DOT Studio Tour brochure which … more

8/1/22

A Lovely June Adventure with a Friend

A Lovely June Adventure with a Friend Sharing the artists' perspectives There are few things as fun as going on an adventure of discovery with a friend. Tauna Cole-Dorn is a watercolor artist … more

By Mia Kalish | 8/1/22

‘Scream of the Butterfly’

Christophe Maso sees writing fiction as an artistic expression. “I see it as an art,” he said. “When you are telling fiction, that is lies, stories made up in your head, … more

By Elva K. Österreich | 8/1/22

Farm and Ranch Museum culture series focuses on Victorio Peak

The monthly Culture Series returns to New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum (NMFRHM) in August. The first lecture focuses on one of the enduring mysteries in the region, the museum said in a news release. more

Bulletin report | 7/29/22

New leader on board for WSMR’s Naval Detachment

Cmdr. Adrian Laney is the new leader of the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s White Sands Detachment at White Sands Missile Range. Laney has pertinent experience at Naval Surface Warfare … more

7/20/22

EPE making EVs EZ

“Electric Vehicles (EVs) are rising in popularity each year and are set to become the future of electrification transportation in the coming years,” said El Paso Electric (EPE) Supervisor … more

By Mike Cook | 7/20/22

Open forum to discuss pecan weevil quarantine set for July 27 in Tularosa

As a result of confirmed pecan weevil infestations in Otero County and the increased possibility of transporting pecan weevil to uninfested pecan-growing counties, the New Mexico Department of … more

7/20/22