Tickets on Sale for Vampire Mardi Gras
The Vampire New Orleans Mardi Gras is coming to the Historic Dona Ana Courthouse on March 1, but now is the time to get your tickets for the costume/dance party, with New Orleans jazz, and a funeral procession down Main Street.
Seating is limited, so get your tickets today by calling 877-808-6877
9th Annual Erotic Art Show
The annual event, with an opening reception on Valentine’s Day, presents the works of 50 artists in every medium, offering more than 150 pieces that don’t usually have a chance to be viewed, much less purchased.
The Erotic Art Show reveals the secret lives of artists, 6-10 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, Sunday, Feb. 16, Saturday, Feb. 22 and Sunday, Feb. 23, at In Effect Gallery, 3390 Apple Cross Pl., Las Cruces. Info: Milligan_Jeff@yahoo.com
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The flashy R&B group from Atlanta bring their chart-topping, Grammy-winning, pop sounds to the Inn of the Mountain Gods, with a playlist containing such favorites as “Only You,” “Anywhere,” and the Grammy-nominated single “Peaches & Cream.”
112 relive their glory days at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14, at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd., Mescalero. Info: 800-545-9011
Jessica Fichot
The L.A. based chanteuse draws from her multi-ethnic upbringing to fuse styles and languages, taking the listener on a twisting journey into the lands of gypsy jazz, 1940s Chinese swing, international folk, and beyond.
Jessica Fichot plays with tradition at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14, at the Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., Alamogordo. Info: 575-473-2202
Nelson-Boswell Reading Series: Michael Benanav
Award-winning author and freelance photographer, known for immersing himself in foreign cultures and bringing compelling stories and images back from distant places, will read from his latest book, “Himalaya Bound.”
Michael Benanav reveals cultural findings at 7:30 p.m., at the Creative Media Theater, Room 171, Milton Hall, NMSU campus. Info: 575-646-4403
Dr. Lucky’s Blue Revue: Love Edition
New Mexico’s premiere grown-up variety show is back by popular demand, with a signature blend of irreverent burlesque, mesmerizing drag and avant-garde variety acts on two very different nights, Friday’s Love & Romance, and Saturday’s Bitter Heartbreak.
Dr. Lucky’s Blue Revue brings on the drag at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14 & 15, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2290
Haunted Hearts: A Valentine Soiree
A unique way to spend Valentine’s weekend, with music, hors d’oeuvres, games, complimentary wine, a trip through the Balloon Room, a jail cell lock-down by candlelight, and a visit to the Enchanted Burning Wish fire pit.
Haunted Hearts will put the chill in in your relationship, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Historic Dona Ana Courthouse, 251 W. Amador, Las Cruces. Info: 575-640-8868
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts
The Mesilla Valley Film Society Art Film Series presents the untold true story of a man born into slavery in 1853, who made over a thousand drawings and paintings between 1939-1942, which led to a Smithsonian retrospective.
Chasing Ghosts sheds light on art history at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla. Info: MesillaValleyFilm.org
Acoustic Eidolon
Spend an evening with the international touring duo, featuring Joe Scott on double neck guitjo, and Hannah Alkire on cello, to create their signature “new acoustic” sound blending Celtic, Americana, World and Flamenco musical influences.
Acoustic Eidolon create beautiful music at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, at WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater, 1101 N. Kentucky St., Silver City. Info: 575-538-5862
Romeo & Juliet: Love for Your Valentine
El Paso Symphony Orchestra bring the sounds of love to the desert, performing such memorable tunes as the Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture – Fantasy Tchaikovsky Serenade, op. 48, C major Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo & Juliet: Love for Your Valentine sets hearts aflutter at 7:30 p.m., February 21-22, at the Plaza Theatre, 125 W. Mills Ave., El Paso. Info: 915-532-3776
