D  e  s  e  r  t     E  x  p  o  s  u  r  e  April 2006

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Heaven on Wheels
SW New Mexico
has become a bikers' paradise

Tour of the Gila
Turns 20

Spokesman
for Kids

Food in the Raw
Living Foods Learning Center offers an alternative to a "toxic" world.

The Writing on the Wall
For graffiti artists, the world is their canvas.

The Bus Stops Here
By bus from the Phoenix suburbs to Lordsburg.

A Decade of Desert Exposure
Favorite moments from our first 10 years

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Editor's Note
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Desert Diary

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Apollos of Dogdom
He Wrote the Book
What's Wrong with the Dems?

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Celestial Cycles

The Starry Dome
Ramblin' Outdoors
People's Law
40 Days & 40 Nights
Border Book Festival
Archeology Society
Clubs Guide
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Henry Lightcap's Journal
Continental Divide


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April 1-9 | 10-16 | 17-23 | 24-30 | Early May

MAY

MONDAY 01

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Dracula—Through May 7. This funny, serious, scary, hilarious and bloody classic horror thriller is based on the novel by Bram Stroker. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre on
Jordan St., 646-4515.

The True Nature of Things—See April 24. 116 W. Las Cruces Ave., 292-5293, www.meditationinnewmexico.org.

 

TUESDAY 02

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Horn Choir Concert—$8, $5 students. 8 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St., 646-1420 / 646-2421, www.nmsu.edu/~music.

The Sass Dragons and The Answer Lies—6 pm. The Bean, 201 Avenida de Mesilla, 523-0560.

 

WEDNESDAY 03

Silver City/Grant County

20th Annual Tour of the Gila—Through May 7. For daily schedule, see story in this issue. 388-3222, www.tourofthegila.com.

Coping with Stress—The ancient practice of meditation. Donation. 7-8:15 p.m. The Church of What's Happening, 7th and Arizona. 538-0680.

THURSDAY 04

Silver City/Grant County

20th Annual Tour of the Gila—Through May 7. For daily schedule, see story in this issue. 388-3222, www.tourofthegila.com.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Aunt Raini—Through May 7. See April 21. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

Bayou Seco—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Company, 1201 W. Hadley, 534-0298, bayouseco@aol.com, www.bayouseco.com.

 

 

FRIDAY 05

Silver City/Grant County

20th Annual Tour of the Gila—Through May 7. For daily schedule, see story in this issue. 388-3222, www.tourofthegila.com.

Annual Grant County Humane Society Yard Sale—Through May 6. Fundraiser for the HALT Spay and Neuter Program. 3050 Cougar Way, 538-9261.

Melodrama Theatre—"Billy the Kid or It's Just a Little Gun Play." Every Friday and Saturday. See the March 2006 Desert Exposure. 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House,
388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

2006 Spring Showcase of Homes—Through May 7. Las Cruces Home Builders Association. Friday 4-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday 12-5 p.m. Various locations throughout the city. 526-6126, www.lchba.com.

Aunt Raini—Through May 7. See April 21. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

Perla Batalla—$12.50. 8 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre, 213 N. Main St. 523-6403, www.nmsu.edu/~music, www.perla.com.

USSSA—Cinco de Mayo Tourney. Men's Class C, D, E; Women's Class D. 8 am. Harty Fields Complex, 1840 E. Hadley Ave., 541-1889, www.nmusssa.com.

Truth or Consequences

Old Time Fiddlers Association Annual Fiesta Fiddle Contest—Through May 7. Friday all-day jam, dance at night. Saturday and Sunday fiddlers contest. Saturday night dance. $3/event. Civic Center, 894-1002 / 894-1506.

SATURDAY 06

Silver City/Grant County

20th Annual Tour of the Gila—Through May 7. For daily schedule, see story in this issue. 388-3222, www.tourofthegila.com.

Annual Grant County Humane Society Yard Sale—Fundraiser for the HALT Spay and Neuter Program. 3050 Cougar Way, 538-9261.

Friends of the Library Book Sale—Benefits the Silver City Public Library. Preview Sale limited to Friends of the Library members, Saturday 9-10:30 a.m. Bookstore open to the general public 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Also May 9, 11, 16, 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. FOL Bookstore, 1510 W. Market St.

Melodrama Theatre—8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.

Rotary Club Annual Golf Scramble—Golf, lunch and prizes. $100 per person, teams of four. Proceeds benefit El Refugio, a shelter for victims of domestic violence.
538-3777 / 534-0429.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

2006 Spring Showcase of Homes—Through May 7. Las Cruces Home Builders Association. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Various locations throughout the city. 526-6126, www.lchba.com.

Aunt Raini—Through May 7. See April 21. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta—Through May 7. Folklorico dancers, mariachi musicians and other musical performances. Food, drinks, arts and crafts. Old Mesilla Plaza, 522-3262, kristiemedina@yahoo.com, www.vivamesilla.org.

Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market Founders Day Celebration—Local and in-state growers sell produce in season as well as honey, herbs, baked goods, spices, salsa, chile ristras and landscape plants. Crafters sell a variety of handcrafted items including jewelry, woodwork, candles, pottery, fine art, needlework, furniture, leather works, clothing, bird houses and knives as well as photography and gourds. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Downtown Mall and Las Cruces Ave., 541-2288/541-2554, ohenessey@las-cruces.org, fcmarket@las-cruces.org.

Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra Classic Series: Classic VI—Through May 7. Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St.

Laura Wegkamp—Artist reception. 1-4 p.m. Glenn Cutter Jewelers and Gallery, 2640 El Paseo Road, 524-4300, glenncutter@aol.com.

Saturday Family Day: Paper Plate Maracas—2-3:30 p.m. NMSU Museum, Kent Hall, 646-5161/646-3739, www.nmsu.edu/~museum/event.htm.

Southern New Mexico Regular Season Racing-Modifieds—Street Stocks, Super Trucks, Legends. 5 p.m. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10, exit 132. 524-7913, www.snmspeedway.com.

Truth or Consequences

Annual Truth or Consequences Fiesta—Golf tournament, rodeo, parade, car show, baseball tournament, bowling, arts and crafts, vendors, live stage performances, street festival, dancing, kids activities and food. 740-0315.

Old Time Fiddlers Association Annual Fiesta Fiddle Contest—Through May 7. Fiddlers contest, dance. $3/event. Civic Center, 894-1002 / 894-1506.

SUNDAY 07

Silver City/Grant County

20th Annual Tour of the Gila—For daily schedule, see story in this issue. 388-3222, www.tourofthegila.com.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

2006 Spring Showcase of Homes—Las Cruces Home Builders Association. 12-5 p.m. Various locations throughout the city. 526-6126, www.lchba.com.

Aunt Raini—See April 21. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta—See May 6. Old Mesilla Plaza,
522-3262, kristiemedina@yahoo.com, www.vivamesilla.org.

Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra Classic Series: Classic VI—3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St.

Truth or Consequences

Old Time Fiddlers Association Annual Fiesta Fiddle Contest—Fiddlers contest. $3/event. Civic Center,
894-1002/894-1506.

MONDAY 08

Las Cruces/Mesilla

The True Nature of Things—See April 24. 7-8:30 p.m. 116 W. Las Cruces Ave., 292-5293, www.meditationinnewmexico.org.

Alamogordo

Jesse Cook—This Canadian master of rumba flamenco has spent a lifetime listening to and absorbing sounds form cultures as diverse as Spain, Africa, Cuba, Egypt, France and Brazil. $7-$28. 7:30 p.m. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202, www.flickingercenter.com.

TUESDAY 09

Silver City/Grant County

Friends of the Library Book Sale—Benefits the Silver City Public Library. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. FOL Bookstore, 1510 W. Market St.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Honors Recital—$8, $5 students. 7:30 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe Circle and Espina St., 646-1420/646-2421, www.nmsu.edu/~music.

Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market Mother's Day Party—Local and in-state growers sell produce in season as well as honey, herbs, baked goods, spices, salsa, chile ristras and landscape plants. Crafters sell a variety of handcrafted items including jewelry, woodwork, candles, pottery, fine art, needlework, furniture, leather works, clothing, bird houses and knives as well as photography and gourds. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Downtown Mall and Las Cruces Ave., 541-2288/541-2554, ohenessey@las-cruces.org, fcmarket@las-cruces.org.

 

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