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; Desert Exposure, 1740-A Calle de Mercado, Las Cruces, NM 88005; or call Elva at 575-443-4408.
FRIDAY, NOV. 3
Book Talk: “Deputy Death”
Mar Bartlett speaks on her memoir
4 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
Grant County
First Fridays Art Gallery Walk
5-7 p.m. Downtown Silver City
silvercityart.com
Live Music: The Consequences
Rock n Roll from T or C
8-11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Otero County
Launch Pad Lecture: “ISS 25th Annivesary”
With Mike Shinabery, museum education director
9 a.m. at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo
nmspacemuseum.org
“The Wizard of Oz”
With Children’s Music Theater of Alamogordo
7 p.m. at The Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 110 New York Ave., Alamogordo
flickingercenter.com
SATURDAY, NOV. 4
Grant County
Silver City Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon. 901 N. Pope St. in Silver City.
www.silvercityfarmersmarket.info
Anything Art Sale
10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Murray Hotel Ballroom, 200 W. Broadway St. Silver City
mimbresarts.org
Movie; “Wall-E”
1 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
Live Music: Silver City Festival Orchestra
Lonnie Klein conducting
Featuring flamenco guitarist Robert Michaels
7 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center Theatre on the WNMU campus
wnmu.edu/culture
Luna County
Dia de Muertos Art Festival
3-8 p.m. at the Luna County Courthouse Park, 700 S. Silver Ave., Deming
575-567-3928
Sierra County
Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Dance
7 p.m. at the Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences
575-744-9137
Otero County
Alamogordo Otero County Farmers Market
8-10 a.m. in Alameda Park, 1987 White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo
farmersmarketsnm.org.
Cars & Coffee
9 a.m. at Casa Toyota, 3333 N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo
575-921-5580
“The Wizard of Oz”
With Children’s Music Theater of Alamogordo
7 p.m. at The Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 110 New York Ave., Alamogordo
flickingercenter.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
BBQ Cookoff and Cornhole Tournament
Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
BBQ cookoff registration begins at 7 a.m.; Cornhole registration 9-10:30 a.m.
Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St. Las Cruces
623-570-3154 and 505-688-1973.
Pop-Up Event of the Year
11 artists participating
9 a.m.-4 p.m., 3205 Linden Ave. Las Cruces
575-680-1983
Renaissance ArtsFaire
10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Young Park, 1905 Nevada Ave. in Las Cruces
daaarts.org
OutsmArt Accordion
Book Workshop
drop in 10 a.m.-2 p.m., University Art Museum in the Mullenix Gallery, NMSU, Las Cruces
lambert1@nmsu.edu
Holly Day House
Artists event
10 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Las Cruces
artistsofpicacho
hills2017@gmail.com
SUNDAY, NOV. 5
All of New Mexico
Daylight Savings
Time ends
Grant County
Live Music: Jason Dea West American troubadour
8-11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Sierra County
Black Cat Poetry Reading
1-2:15 p.m. at Ingo’s Art Cafe, 422 Broadway, T or C
blackcatpoetsnm@gmail.com
Otero County
Alamogordo Otero County Farmers Market
8-10 a.m. in Alameda Park, 1987 White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo
farmersmarketsnm.org.
“The Wizard of Oz”
With Children’s Music Theater of Alamogordo
2 p.m. at The Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 110 New York Ave., Alamogordo
flickingercenter.com
Doña Ana County
Renaissance ArtsFaire
10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Young Park, 1905 Nevada Ave. in Las Cruces
daaarts.org
MONDAY, NOV. 6
Grant County
Square Dancing
3-5:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 314 W. College St. Silver City, use the side entrance
575-956-7186
Live Music: Karan Casey Trio
Legendary Irish folk singer
7-8:45 p.m. at the Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St., Silver City
thesilcotheater.com
TUESDAY, NOV. 7
Grant County
Future Engineers,
LEGO play for ages 6-12
4 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
Distinguished Speaker Series
Former corporate spy Robert Kerbeck in conversation with Valerie Plame
7 p.m. at the Light Hall Theater on the WNMU campus
wnmu.edu/culture
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8
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
Bestial Mouths
Industrial post-punk
7:30 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 U.S. Highway 180 E. Arenas Valley
whiskeycreekzocalo.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
Native Plant Society presentation
Non-invasive NM native plant that has become invasive in Isreal
7 p.m. by Zoom and in person at the Biology Annex, Herbarium Building, 3080 Williams Ave., Room 101 at NMSU.
lc@npsnm.org
THURSDAY, NOV. 9
Grant County
Live Music: Peter Fletcher
Classical Guitar
4 p.m. at the Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St.,
Silver City
thesilcotheater.com
Taylor Glasheen/Stone & She Country roots/ragtime
7 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 U.S. Highway 180 E. Arenas Valley
www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com
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, NOV. 10
Luna County
State Park Astronomy Program
5:10 p.m. at Rockhound State Park
575-546-6182
Lincoln County
Ruidoso Christmas Jubilee
Noon-5 p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso
ruidosochristmasjubilee.com
Doña Ana County
Healing Internal Wounds Women’s Conference
9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the American Legion in Las Cruces
575-639-1265 or
720-245-1211
Student Showcase Concert
International Mariachi Conference
7:30 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave. Las Cruces
lascrucesmariachi.org
SATURDAY, NOV. 11
Grant County
Silver City Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon. 901 N. Pope St. in Silver City
silvercityfarmersmarket.info
State Park Astronomy Program
5:10 p.m. at City of Rocks State Park
575-536-2800
Live Music: Lottie and the Ohm Wreckers
8-11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Sierra County
Veterans Day Car Show
9 a.m.-3 p.m., Albert Lyon Event Center, 3953 S. Broadway St., Truth or Consequences
hswc.carshow.torc
@gmail.com
Second Saturday Art Hop
6-9 p.m. downtown Truth or Consequences
director@tocmainstreet.org
Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Dance
7 p.m. at the Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences
575-744-9137
Otero County
Alamogordo Otero County Farmers Market
8-10 a.m. in Alameda Park, 1987 White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo
farmersmarketsnm.org
Free Entrance Day
White Sands
National Park
7 a.m.-9 p.m. 19955 U.S. Highway 70 West
575-479-6124
Star Party
With the Museum Astronomy League
7 p.m. at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001 in Alamogordo
nmspacemuseum.org
Live Music: Footprints
A Night of Jazz
7 p.m. at Otero Arts, 1118 Indiana Ave., Alamogordo
www.oteroarts.org
“The Wizard of Oz”
With Children’s Music Theater of Alamogordo
7 p.m. at The Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 110 New York Ave., Alamogordo
flickingercenter.com
Lincoln County
Ruidoso Christmas Jubilee
10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso
ruidosochristmasjubilee.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
Las Cruces Veterans Day Parade
11 a.m. staging at corner of Main Street and Lohman Avenue, traveling through Downtown Las Cruces
www.lascrucesvetday.org
The Making of Art Yarn
With Kathy Baker
1 p.m. at the Agave Gallery, 2250 Calle de San Albino, Mesilla
575-339-9870
Spectacular Concert
International Mariachi Conference
7:30 p.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave., Las Cruces
lascrucesmariachi.org
SUNDAY, NOV. 12
Grant County
Live Music: Mama’s Kitchen Sink
Soulful tunes and 3-part harmonies
1-4 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Sierra County
T or C Story Lab
noon-1 p.m., El Cortez Theater, 415 Main St, T or C
TorCStoryLab@gmail.com
Lincoln County
Ruidoso Christmas Jubilee
10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, Ruidoso
www.ruidosochristmasjubilee.com
Doña Ana County
Pancake Breakfast
Honoring Female Veterans
11 a.m.-1 p.m., 980 N. 17th St., Las Cruces
575-541-2550
MONDAY, NOV. 13
Grant County
Square Dancing
3-5:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 314 W. College St. Silver City, use the side entrance
575-956-7186
TUESDAY, NOV. 14
Grant County
Teen Hangout
4 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15
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
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
Author talk: Dr. Shelley Armitage
reading from “A Habit of Landscape” and “Walking the Llano”
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces and along Downtown Main Street
575-805-6055
Live Music “Airmen of Note”
U.S. Air Force Band (free event)
7 p.m. Organ Mountain High School, 5700 Mesa Grande Drive, Las Cruces
513-256-9805
THURSDAY, NOV. 16
Grant County
Minecraft Club
4 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
Author reading
John Fayhee
6 p.m. in the Lodge at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 U.S. Highway 180 E. Arenas Valley
www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com
President’s chamber Music Series
Ilya Yakushev on piano
7 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center Theatre on the WNMU campus
wnmu.edu/culture
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, NOV. 17
Otero County
“Yesterday: A Beatles Tribute”
7 p.m. at The Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 110 New York Ave., Alamogordo
flickingercenter.com
Doña Ana County
Holly Day House
Artists event
10 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Las Cruces
artistsofpicacho
hills2017@gmail.com
SATURDAY, NOV. 18
Grant County
Silver City Farmers Market
9 a.m.-noon. 901 N. Pope St. in Silver City
silvercityfarmersmarket.
info
Live Music: Gila River Band
Country and classic rock
8-11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Sierra County
Sierra County Farmers Market
8:30-noon a.m., Ralph Edwards Park, 300 N. Riverside Drive, T or C
sierracountyfarmers-market5@gmail.com
Hometown History Day
10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Historic Dam Site Recreation Area, 77B Engle Star Route, Elephant Butte
575-894-2073
Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Dance
7 p.m. at the Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences
575-744-9137
Otero County
Alamogordo Otero County Farmers Market
8-10 a.m. in Alameda Park, 1987 White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo
farmersmarketsnm.org
Lincoln County
Clara’s tea at Cree Meadows
Lunch with the Nutcracker Cast
noon-2 p.m. Cree Meadows, 301 Country Club Drive, Ruidoso
575-808-8410
Doña Ana County
Home Grown
Showcase of New Mexico Foods
9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces
575-522-4100
Holly Day House
Artists event
10 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Las Cruces
artistsofpicacho
hills2017@gmail.com
SUNDAY, NOV. 19
Grant County
Live Music: Pint and a Half
Americana
1-4 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Doña Ana County
Home Grown
Showcase of New Mexico Foods
9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces
575-522-4100
MONDAY, NOV. 21
Grant County
Square Dancing
3-5:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 314 W. College St. Silver City, Use the side entrance
575-956-7186
TUESDAY, NOV. 21
Grant County
Game Day - play board games
4 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
THURSDAY, NOV. 23
Grant County
*Fall Film Series – As Fate Would Have It: Survival Stories in Film
“Alive”
6:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara Armory, 19990 U.S.
Highway 180.
575-388-4862
Lincoln County
Ruidoso Winter Park Tubing
Opening Day
10 a.m.-5 p.m. at 1200 Ski Run Road, Alto
575-336-7079
FRIDAY, NOV. 24
Otero County
Christmas, Market
10 a.m.-5 p.m.at the Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce
cloudcroft.com
SATURDAY, NOV. 25
Grant County
Silver City Art Association Holiday Market
10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Murray Hotel, 200 W. Broadway St. Silver City
silvercityart.com
Lighted Christmas Parade
7 p.m. Downtown Silver City
silvercitymainstreet.com
Live Music: Znora
Original rock
1-4 p.m. at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., Silver City
littletoadcreek.com
Sierra County
Elephant Butte Fine Arts & Crafts Show
9 a.m.-4 p.m., Elephant Butte RV Resort & Bigfoot Wine Patio, 402 Butte Blvd., Elephant Butte
575-740-3971
Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Dance
7 p.m. at the Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences
575-744-9137
Otero County
Christmas, Market
10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce
cloudcroft.com
Lincoln County
Party on the Mountain at Ski Apache
Opening Day
10 a.m.-5 p.m. at 1200 Ski Run Road, Alto
www.skiapache.com
SUNDAY, NOV. 26
Lincoln County
Christmas Tree Lighting, Inn of the Mountain Gods
1-7 p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road, Mescalero
innofthemountaingods.com
MONDAY, NOV. 27
Grant County
Square Dancing
3-5:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 314 W. College St. Silver City, use the side entrance
575-956-7186
Otero County
Full Moon Night
White Sands National Park
7 a.m.-9 p.m. 19955 U.S. Highway 70 W.
575-479-6124
Doña Ana County
TUESDAY, NOV. 28
Grant County
Family Movie: “Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse”
4-6 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City
575-538-3672
Live Music: Stephane
Wrembel Quartet
7 p.m. at the Light Hall Theater on the WNMU campus
wnmu.edu/culture
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29
Otero County
Live Music: Stephane Wrembel Quartet
7 p.m. at The Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 110 New York Ave., Alamogordo
flickingercenter.com
Lincoln County
THURSDAY, NOV. 30
Grant County
Live music: Songwriter’s Showcase
7:30 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 U.S. Highway 180 E. Arenas Valley
www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com
FRIDAY, DEC. 1
Grant County
Jingle and Mingle
5-8 p.m. at Regents Square on the WNMU campus
wnmu.edu/culture
Otero County
Holiday Artisan Sale
6 p.m. at Otero Arts, 1118 Indiana Ave., Alamogordo
www.oteroarts.org
SATURDAY, DEC. 2
Sierra County
Christmas in the Foothills
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Downtown Hillsboro and Kingston
nanafarm@earthlink.net
Yuletide in Chloride
10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Monte Cristo Gift Shop and Gallery, Chloride, NM
575-743-0493
Old Time Fiddlers Saturday Dance
7 p.m. at the Old Time Fiddlers Playhouse, 710 Elm St., Truth or Consequences
575-744-9137
Luna County
Lighted Christmas Parade
6 p.m., Downtown Deming
575-546-2674
Otero County
Holiday Artisan Sale
10 a.m. at Otero Arts, 1118 Indiana Ave., Alamogordo
www.oteroarts.org
Lincoln County
Ruidoso Festival of Lights Parade
5:30-7 p.m., Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso
575-257-7395
SUNDAY, DEC. 3
Sierra County
Yuletide in Chloride
10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Monte Cristo Gift Shop and Gallery, Chloride, NM
575-743-0493
