Deming Art Center
100 S. Gold St., Deming
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday
www.demingarts.org
Fire and Fiber 2026
July 2-30
Meet the artists: Sunday, July 5, 1-2:30 p.m.
The Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces biennial exhibition of collaborative ceramic and fiber works. Includes individual works and small works for sale. Project supported in part by New Mexico Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Little Toad Creek
Thursday July 2, 7-10 p.m.
Karaoke
Friday July 3, 8-11 p.m.
Lottie
A Country and Western Swing dance band with a touch of rock and blues featuring female vocals, smooth, smoking guitar and
Nashville fiddle.
Saturday July 4, 8-11 p.m.
Silver City String Beans
Silver City’s own home-grown bluegrass band plays an upbeat mix of traditional and contemporary tunes for a toe tapping, foot stomping good time.
Sunday July 5, 1-4 p.m.
John Mitchell and Friends
Jazz Band
Thursday July 9, 7-10 p.m.
Singo!
Win PRIZES! Bingo Singo is the best new party game. Based off the timeless game of bingo, Bingo Singo features the same card-based setup with the exciting twist of awesome music playlists. Filled with genre-based classics, players will have the time of their lives singing along, dancing along, and playing to win.
Friday July 10, 8-11 p.m.
Black Phillip
funk rock jam band
Saturday July 11, 8-11 p.m.
UVC
Ultraviolet Communication are a psychedelic rock trio based out of Los Angeles, California. Since forming in 2018, the band has released four full-length albums with material that touches on every sonic cornerstone of the genre and even dares to reach beyond.
Sunday July 12, 1-4 p.m.
Rhythm Mystic
Come and enjoy a wide variety of dance and original music including world, Latin, pop, reggae, funk, Motown and more.
Thursday July 16, 7-10 p.m.
Karaoke
Friday July 17, 8-11 p.m.
Burt Ferguson
Country/classic rock/original music band. Burt Ferguson & Sierra County Line deliver soulful country-Americana, country and rock, with Ferguson on rhythm guitar/lead vocals, Tim Thompson on lead guitar/vocals, Eric Mowels on bass and Derrick Lee on drums.
Saturday July 18, 8-11 p.m.
The Conveyors
The Conveyors is a group of reggae musicians from Arizona including Steven Arouh (vocals, guitar), Daniel Robinson (drums), Robert Dyer (bass), Antonio Nango (saxophone), and Zenon Castro (percussion). Focusing on providing pocket-tight, positive sound to their listeners.
Sunday July 19, 1-4 p.m.
Maggie Valley Band
TMVB is a diverse approach to Indie rock music intertwined with a heavy sixties influence. Lead by sister-sister harmonies and laced with various
instruments, it is a refreshing band. The music is a combination of traditional folk tunes and originals by the band.
Thursday July 23, 7-10 p.m.
Singo!
Friday July 24, 9 p.m.-midnight
Baracutanga
Baracutanga is a seven-piece band, representing four different countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, USA), that blends South American ancestral traditions with a modern sensibility, whose exciting and distinct Latin flavor keeps crowds dancing and always wanting more.
Saturday July 25, 8-10 p.m.
White Sands
An Instrumental Surf, Exotica, and Rock & Roll Band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Peace Through Reverb.
Saturday July 25, 10:30-11:15
Death Benefits
Slamming Death Metal from Southern New Mexico.
Sunday July 26, 1-4 p.m.
Joee Corso
Joee Corso's roots are deeply embedded in the intimate and heartfelt music traditions of Americana, roots, blues, and country. Growing up in New Haven, Connecticut, he was captivated by his grandfather's band playing old Italian songs and his father's renditions of classics by Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Bob Seger, and the Eagles. These early influences, along with his love for artists like Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, The Doors, Santana, Elton John, and Billy Joel, have shaped his distinctive sound.
Thursday July 30, 7-10 p.m.
Karaoke
Friday July 31, 8-11 p.m.
Continuous Sky
Dreamy Fusion from Las Cruces. "A continuous texture of musical layers with slow moving harmonies that create a peaceful atmosphere "
WNMU Cultural Affairs
Tickets at www.wnmu.edu
For event info go to www.wnmu.edu
Light Art Space
209 West Broadway, Silver City
Gallery Hours: Thursday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. and by appointment.
Lightartspace.com, 575-574-8444
Tides and Currents: Karen Hymer, July 2-Aug. 22.
Reception July 3, 5-7 p.m.
Light Dreams, juried exhibition of alternative/historical photographic processes, July 2-Sept. 6. Reception July 3, 5-7 p.m.
Tides and Currents: a photographic installation by Karen Hymer.
Karen Hymer, a Silver City artist and owner of Light Art Space gallery, is featured in the Flash Gallery from July 2 through August 22. Tides and Currents is a photographic installation featuring images from the Galapagos Islands, presented on handmade paper, silk, and through projection. The ocean has long served as an ancient symbol of the unconscious. As a metaphor, tides and currents frame emotional shifts, life transitions, and the timing of opportunities. This installation invites viewers to contemplate humanity’s relationship with the earth and with animals, past and present.
In the North Gallery, we present Light Dreams, a juried exhibition of alternative/historical photographic processes. Juror Jill Enfield, a fine art photographer and author from New York, chose 33 works by 19 artists from across the country.
Light Dreams invites artists to explore light not only as a physical phenomenon, but as an internal, psychological, and symbolic presence. The pairing of light and dreams suggests a space where conscious perception and subconscious experience overlap — where memory, imagination, and emotion shape how light is seen, felt, and interpreted.
Congratulations to the accepted artists: Paul Adams, Hallie Allred, Mohan Bhasker, Lisa Cohen, Sandi Daniel, Rick Finn, Steve Goff, Cynthia Hurayt, Ayumi Ishii, Trevor Jackson, Kathleen Koopman, Marek Matusz, Ginger Owen Murakami, Brendan Quirk, Ton Schless, Dennis Segers, Mark Timpany, Jalyn Turner, and Nathan Allen Wilkinson.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 Hwy. 180 East, Arenas Valley
Wednesday, July 1, 6 p.m.
Nick Parr and The Selfless Lovers
Rock 'n' Roll, Blues, Soul, and Funk
Nik Parr & The Selfless Lovers are a high-energy, piano-driven roots rock band hailing from Austin, Texas. Imagine the raw passion of Bruce Springsteen colliding with the electrifying showmanship of Jerry Lee Lewis—New Orleans late-night revelry infused with Southern soul and a Texas Gulf Coast groove. And if that’s not enough, Nik Parr takes it to the next level, playing saxophone and piano at the same time—you’ve got to see it to believe it.
With a relentless touring schedule of over 150 shows per year across the country – we are so excited to welcome them the Zócalo stage!
Sunday, July 5
3rd annual 4th of July After Party.
Celebrate the day after the 4th
And the anticipation of the Monsoons
Let’s Make It Rain
OPEN ‘til 6 p.m.
Zócalo Backyard Party
Specialty Sausage & Peppers, Hot Dogs, and Potato Salad
Games – Slip & Slide – Kiddie Pool Side Slushies
1pm: Music with the Cat Daddies
Wednesday, July 8, 6 p.m.
Mark Matos
Rock 'n' Roll Play
…“like Leonard Cohen walking out of a Calexico desert… a troubadour from some other time, some other place.” Come see a one-man show, a micro-rock opera of sorts.
Portuguese American, outsider musician Mark Matos, after 30-plus years of exploring the backroads and big cities of the U.S.A., has written a one-man show, a micro-rock opera of sorts, for America’s 250th Anniversary. “American Lost & Found” celebrates America’s complicated and colorful history through the music of her people; incorporating vinyl records, CDs, a live rock & roll show, and social commentary.
Thursday, July, 9
Performer’s Showcase /Open Mic
Sign Up: 6:00pm
Musicians and Performers of all kinds welcome.
All talents welcome. All voices heard.
15-minute spots.
Must Sign Up in Person
Thursday, July 16
Performer’s Showcase /Open Mic
Sign Up: 6:00pm
Friday, July 18, 6 p.m.
Line Dancing with DJ Buck Mild
Honky Tonk Fun!
DJ Buck Mild is a popular high-energy desert entertainer and line dance instructor known for throwing guilt-free pleasure dance parties and rowdy, western-themed honky-tonk events. He is a staple in the Southern California desert and honky-tonk scene.
His signature sets abandon any musical pretension, focusing entirely on the songs people secretly love to sing along to, from 90s boy bands and dad rock to diva house and electroclash.
Line Dance Command: He functions as an energetic one-man show who mixes DJing with live, engaging line dance instruction (e.g., Boot Scootin' Boogie, Slapping Leather) for both beginners and intermediates
Thursday, July, 23
Performer’s Showcase /Open Mic
Sign Up: 6:00pm
Friday, July, 24, 5:30 p.m.
Poetic Outlaws Open Mic
In ‘the Lodge’
Silver City Poetic Outlaws is a recurring open mic event focused on the spoken word.
Poetry, readings from stories and books, monologue, improv...all forms of spoken word are welcome.
Wednesday, July 29, 4 p.m.
Happy Hour with Marc Yaxley
Guitarist Extraordinaire
Enjoy the musical stylings of guitar virtuoso, Marc Yaxley (and sometimes surprise guests)!
Thursday, July 30, 6 p.m.
Sky Creature
Indie Rock
Sky Creature is a musical duo consisting of vocalist Majel Connery and baritone guitarist Matt Walsh, known for blending art music with punk rock in a sound that draws comparisons to artists like Kate Bush and Suicide.
The band is a euphoric collision of post-punk, trance, and deconstructed opera. The resulting sound is a magical alchemy of opposites: weightless vocals set against a raging sea of manic guitars and driving beats.
Mesilla Valley Film Society
July Films at the Fountain Theatre
2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla
All films are shown on Friday, Saturday, Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday at 2 p.m. unless noted.
July 3-9 Tuner
Director: Daniel Roher, 107 min., Crime/Drama, R
Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws the attention of criminals, who see his talents as useful for opening safes as well as for tuning Steinways. Also starring Dustin Hoffman.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, July 5-7, 7:30 p.m.
Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
99 min., English & various languages w/subtitles
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a curated collection of six standout short films from this year’s festival, including three festival award–winning titles. This 99-minute program offers a mix of stories that highlight bold perspectives and next-gen storytellers.
July 10-16
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Director: David Wain, 99 min., Comedy, R
When her fiancé uses their "celebrity pass" agreement, Midwest bride Gail Daughtry travels to Hollywood seeking revenge by pursuing her own celebrity encounter. Starring Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm, Ken Marino, Kerri Kenney, John Slattery and Miles Gutierrez-Riley.
Saturday, July 11, 10:30 a.m.
Popcorn (1991)
Director: Mark Herrier
91 min, Horror, R
A master of disguise deranged killer begins killing off the college students who are organizing a horror-movie marathon in an abandoned theater.
July 17-23
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Director: Sasha Waters
91 min., Biography/Documentary, NR
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, a quiet queer icon, captivated readers everywhere with her accessible celebration of nature, dogs, and life itself.
Saturday, July 18, 10:30 a.m.
Taxi Driver (1976)
Director: Martin Scorsese
113 min., Crime/Drama/Mystery & Thriller, R
Robert De Niro at his best as a mentally unstable veteran who works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
Tuesday, July 21, 7:30 p.m.
Harold and Maude (1971)
91 min., Comedy, PG
Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral. Starring Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon.
July 24-29; Saturday, July 25 No matinee (Film closes Wednesday, July 29)
Calle Malaga
Director: Maryam Touzani
116 min., Spanish w/ subtitles, Drama/Comedy/Romance, NR
Maria’s life in Tangiers, Morocco is turned upside down when her daughter arrives to sell the apartment in which she has always lived. This charming Spanish comedy won the Audience Award at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.
Saturday, July 25, 10:30 a.m.
The Blob (1988)
Director: Chuck Russell
95 min., Horror/Sci-Fi, R
In a tiny California town, high school students Brian (Kevin Dillon), Meg (Shawnee Smith) and Paul (Donovan Leitch) discover a strange, gelatinous substance that melts the flesh of any living creatures in its path.
Thursday, July 30, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Art House Cinema Day
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Director: David Gleeson
92 min., Drama, NR
A beleaguered cinema owner's worst Friday night becomes his crowning moment of glory when a packed show descends into chaos and unites the community. Told in real-time during the movie playing ('Breathless' starring Richard Gere).
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla
Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery will feature two artists for the month of July: Bonnie MacQuarrie and Kurt van Wagner.
Bonnie MacQuarrie specializes in Art Tile. She attended classes with Susan Gamble, owner of the Santa Teresa Tile Works in Tucson, Arizona. Her work is displayed in both Tucson and Tubac, Arizona. Originally from San Francisco, California, she is a graduate of San Francisco State University. She moved to Las Cruces in 2013.
Kurt van Wagner, a photographer, is a native of California and has been a Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery member for 19 years. His photographs capture the local scenes of New Mexico as well as tasteful figurative nudes and his world travels.
In addition, the 30 artists of the Gallery offer art in various media, which include original paintings of: oil, acrylics, pastels, watercolor, fused glass art jewelry, unique one-of-a-kind woodturnings, stained glass, photography, ceramics, mixed media, unusual decorated gourds, handmade textile weavings, art tile, fiber art, affordable lampwork glass beads and ceramic components also antique African trade beads, gemstones, recycled components, felt and Czech glass, colored pencil, charcoal, pen and ink drawings, prints, cards, and miniature paintings.
Otero Artspace
1118 Indiana Avenue, Alamogordo
First Friday Opening at the Otero Artspace: A Small Works Exhibition
Opening reception Friday, July 3, 5-7 p.m. Exhibition through July 25. Gallery open Thursday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
Nearly 30 artists have submitted their artwork in oil, watercolor, acrylic, photography, fabric and mixed media. Subjects range from portraits to landscapes, abstracts to ultra-realism. This exhibition illustrates the full range of subject matter, technique, color, and texture one could find in a single gallery space.
The Small Works Exhibition is an intriguing show of talent in the borderlands.
The Mad Hatter Gallery
221 N. Main St., Suite C, Las Cruces
Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with extended hours on First Fridays and for other events
Dear Democracy/Dear America
July 1-Aug. 15
Opening reception July 3, 5-8 p.m.
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, The Mad Hatter Gallery announces the opening of “Dear Democracy / Dear America,” a thought-provoking multi-disciplinary art exhibit.
Inspired by media theorist Marshall McLuhan’s observation that art functions as a “distant early warning system,” participating artists were asked “If democracy were a relationship, what kind of greeting card would they send?”
Would it be a birthday card celebrating the founding of the United States? A condolence card mourning what feels lost? A “Get Well Soon” card offering hope for a speedy recovery? Or perhaps a “Dear John” card expressing disappointment, or disillusionment?
For more information about the gallery, contact Penny Peace at 575-528-9297 or Themadhattergallery@gmail.com
Agave Artists Gallery
2250 Calle de San Albino in Old Mesilla
10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday through Sunday
Johanna Typaldos
Agave Artists Gallery is pleased to welcome our newest artist, Johanna Typaldos. Johanna studied metals and jewelry at Missouri State University and attained an MFA in Metals and Jewelry at NMSU. She has exhibited in several shows and publications and was nominated in 2024 for a Windgate-Lamar Fellowship grant.
Her work often exists in a space between sculpture and adornment as she explores ideas of deceit and imitation through repetition and series. She aims to represent instances in close relationships when intentions are misrepresented for personal gain.
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces
On view until July 18 in the Arts Corridor, Mon.- Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (regular museum hours and included with admission)
“Celebrating 250 years of the Declaration of Independence” with New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum and Daughters of the American Revolution
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum and the Doña Ana Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution joined forces to create an exhibit to commemorate the United States 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Visitors will see items of Americana from books to military buttons loaned by DAR members for the exhibit and can learn about patriot ancestry. The exhibit provides a chance for visitors to reflect on the enduring legacy of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and consider the meaning of freedom, equality, and the ongoing work of building a more perfect union.
Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Society
Borderless Brass Band
Sunday, July 19. Social 6:30 p.m., music 7 p.m., Alma d'Arte Charter High School.
Get ready to hear tunes from The Big Easy next month as the Borderless Brass Band joins the Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society’s monthly gathering and performance.
The Borderless Brass Band, a six-member ensemble led by Chris Oliver, has been transporting southwest audiences to New Orleans since 2017. The band is made up of musicians who have performed professionally for over 20 years, many of whom are music educators as well.
Members include Rosemary Oliver, clarinet; Nick Flood, saxophone and vocals; Chris Oliver, trumpet and vocals; John Scanlon, trombone and vocals; Tristan Bouilly, sousaphone; Sean Kilkenny, drums
Tickets are $5 for MVJBS members, $10 for non-members and $2 for students. Purchase tickets at the door or ahead of time online at www.mvjazzblues.net/monthly-gatherings.
Jazz and blues enthusiasts can also head over to Boba Cafe and Cabaret on Espina Street every third Thursday of the month for MVJBS’ monthly jazz jam. Audiences will enjoy a mix of seasoned and advancing musicians playing and singing with the house band. All are welcome to join the jam or sit back with the audience. Interested musicians are encouraged to sign up by emailing MVJBSjazzjam@gmail.com.
George Jarden
The Song of America. July 4, 2 p.m.
3100 Karen Dr., Las Cruces
Reservations required, limited seating, reservations by calling/text George (575) 654-7301. Or email GeorgeJarden@gmail.com. View full details of the show at GeorgeJardenShows.com
George Jarden presents “The Song of America,” a spoken and sung performance of the history of the United States from early discovery of North America through the ending of slavery in the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Dozens of historical accounts and poems of the nation’s history by famous authors, many set to song and are included by PowerPoint and spoken and sung presentation by Jarden.
Older Southern New Mexicans will remember Jarden, recently turned 90 years old, as the founder and conductor of “Voz (‘voice of’) Vaqueros (‘the cowboys’), the 70 voice ‘Singing Men of Las Cruces’ ” who were a prominent statewide performing group from 1971 through the 1990s, and who in fact spearheaded the 1976 “Echoes of An Era” show, at Las Cruces’ Pan Am Center, celebrating the United States Bicentennial.
Young at Heart Chorus
Young at Heart Chorus Needs a Pianist
The Young at Heart Chorus, a group of senior singers that performs at Las Cruces senior homes, needs a pianist to provide accompaniment. The group sings eight months of the year, taking off in summer and January.
They rehearse on two Mondays and perform on four Thursdays each month, with all events at 2 p.m. It’s a volunteer position; with the joy you bring to the senior residents we sing to as the best recompense.
The music is familiar, with “real” melodies and there are no formal voice parts, so it’s a fairly easy commitment. If you or someone you know might be interested, contact Ray Scroggins via call or text at 262-490-7968 or email at rscrogginsnm@gmail.com.
Silva Creek Botanical Garden
Virginia and State Streets in Silver City
Family Day in the Garden
July 11, 9 a.m.-noon.
Docent training July 11, 18 and Aug. 1.
The Silva Creek Botanical Garden will offer a couple of summer events to raise awareness of this native plant oasis in the middle of town. The garden, a project of the Gila Native Plant Society and the Town of Silver City, showcases native plants that are not only beautiful, but also important for wildlife. Many of these plant species have been used by the people of the region throughout its history.
On Saturday, July 11, from 9am to noon, the Gila Native Plant Society will host Family Day in the Garden. This event is free and open to people of all ages. Activity booths will feature art activities using found objects and botanical science fun. The Grant County Archaeological Society, the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy and the Southwest Bird Alliance will join us with garden-related activities.
Volunteers will be in the garden to answer questions about the Front Yard Garden, the Desert Garden, the Habitat Thicket, the Butterfly Garden, the Medicinal Garden, and our tile murals, as well as our future Grasslands Exhibit and Ethnobotany Garden. There have been lots of changes in the garden in the last several months.
Visitors can also enjoy music, including a performance by the Big Ditch Crickets, and the activity “Chasing Butterflies” with Heart of the Gila.
The Gila Native Plant Society would like to bring more people to enjoy and learn about this admission-free Silver City jewel. If interested, please contact our volunteer coordinator at vcgardens.gnps@gmail.com.
Silver City and Bayard Lions Club
Bayard Community Center
209 Hurley Ave, Bayard
Bingo
2nd Sunday Every month
1:30 p.m.: food by the Divas
3 p.m.: Bingo sales start at 1:30 p.m.
