May 1-7 | 8-14 | 15-21 | 22-28 | 29 into early June

MAY

Monday 29 [MEMORIAL DAY]

Silver City/Grant County

Gypsy Feet—4-8 p.m. Silver City Brewing Company, 101 E. College, 534-BREW.

Open Mic—Martha. 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Picacho Avenue Antique Dealers Annual Memorial Stock Reduction Street Sale—See May 27. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. W. Picacho Ave. from Miranda to Valley St.. 526-8624.

Southern New Mexico Wine Festival—See story and complete entertainment schedule in this section. $13 adult, under 21 free., $3 discount with military ID. Noon-6 p.m. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west of Las Cruces, I-10 exit 132. (866) 494-6366 / 522-1232, www.nmwine.net.

 

Tuesday 30

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Live Music—8-11 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W Hadley, 534-0298.

 

Wednesday 31

Deming

Memorial Day Services—Conducted by the American Legion Post. 531-2708.

 

JUNE

Thursday 01

Silver City/Grant County

Wild‚ Wild West Pro Rodeo—Through June 4. Four days of top-quality professional rodeo performances. Southwest Horseman's Association. 7 p.m. Southwest Horseman's Arena, 388-2586.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Songs for a New World—Through June 11. See May 26. 7 p.m. $6. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

Alamogordo

Tularosa Basin Historical Society's BBQ Dinner—A presentation on the Buffalo Soldiers of New Mexico by Fred Hampton and Van Sanders. $25, Tularosa Basin Historical Museum, 1301 N. White Sands Blvd., 434-4438.

 

Friday 02

Silver City/Grant County

Wild‚ Wild West Pro Rodeo—Through June 4. Southwest Horseman's Association. 7 p.m. Southwest Horseman's Arena, 388-2586.

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

The Bells of Old Mesilla—Through June 18. A musical rich in local history. The signing of the Gadsden Purchase in 1854 brought dignitaries from Washington and Mexico City to La Mesilla, at that time the largest town in Northern Mexico. Among them were elderly Señor Pedro Chavez and General Pepperday, suitors for the hands of Teresa Valdez and Sara Conrad. But the girls have their own opinions about this. . . . $9, students and seniors $8. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.

Songs for a New World—Through June 11. See May 26. 8 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

Why We Fight—Through June 8. Eugene Jarecki's documentary about the corporatization of war opens with a potent touch of irony: footage of President Dwight Eisenhower, in his 1961 farewell address, warning the nation against the encroaching military-industrial complex. The film is a somber polemic that presents a convincing case against using war as an economic booster. Nightly 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee 2:30 p.m. $6, members $4, students and seniors $5, matinees $5, Wednesdays $4. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8278, www.fountaintheatre.org.

 

Saturday 03

Silver City/Grant County

Silver City Farmers' Market—Come sample the tastes of Grant County‚ with fruits and vegetables available from spring through first frost. Many organic growers‚ herb and flower vendors and other specialty stalls. 8:30 a.m.-noon every Saturday. 6th and Bullard St. 536-9681.

Wild‚ Wild West Pro Rodeo—Through June 4. Southwest Horseman's Association. 7 p.m. Southwest Horseman's Arena, 388-2586.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Annual Mesilla Valley Serra Club Antique and Collectible Show—Through June 4. The oldest antique show in the area, in its 26th year, supports the Serra Club, named after the Franciscan padre who founded the missions in California. Free appraisals. $1.50 for both days. Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. St. Genevieve's Parish Hall, 1025 E. Las Cruces Ave. 526-8624.

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

Songs for a New World—Through June 11. See May 26. 8 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

The Bells of Old Mesilla—Through June 18. A musical rich in local history. See June 2. $9, students and seniors $8. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.

The Wild Rovers—William Holden and Ryan O'Neal play a couple of shiftless ranch hands who impulsively decide to rob a bank. They manage to make off with the money, but also incur the wrath of their former boss (Karl Malden), who sends his two sons (Tom Skerritt and Joe Don Baker) out to bring them back, preferably dead. $3, seniors $2, ages 6 to 17 $1, includes museum admission. 1:30 p.m. Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.

Wild Weather Exhibit—Through June 30. This interactive exhibition, based on the physics and mathematics of wind, air, heat, light and sound, is a hands-on approach to understanding the science behind everyday weather. Using devices such as a working weather station, a simulated tornado and Doppler radar, visitors explore science concepts that are the foundation of meteorology, such as the water cycle, wind, lightning and heat. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor Blvd., 522-3120, astafford@las-cruces.org, www.las-cruces.org/museums/natural-history.

 

Sunday 04

Silver City/Grant County

First Annual Garden Tour—Four gardens in the Silver City area on tour. Tickets $5 at Peters Insurance Agency. Evergreen Garden Club, 538-5192.

Wild‚ Wild West Pro Rodeo—Southwest Horseman's Association. 7 p.m. Southwest Horseman's Arena, 388-2586.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Annual Mesilla Valley Serra Club Antique and Collectible Show—See June 3. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. St. Genevieve's Parish Hall, 1025 E. Las Cruces Ave. 526-8624.

Songs for a New World—Through June 11. See May 26. 2:30 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

The Bells of Old Mesilla—Through June 18. A musical rich in local history. See June 2. $9, students and seniors $8. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org.

Hillsboro

Sierra Club Hike—To the Grand View Mines. Meet for breakfast. Bring lunch and sunscreen. An interesting forest trail with the opportunity to see warblers. Non-members welcome. 8 a.m. General Store in Hillsboro, 744-5860.

La Union

Music on the Patio—A little bit of folk, a little bit of country, and a little bit of rock and roll. 1-5 p.m. La Vina Vineyard Winery, 4201 South on Hwy 28, La Union. 882-7632, denise@lavinawinery.com.

 

Monday 05

Las Cruces/Mesilla

American Junior Golf Association Nike Junior All-Star Tournament—Through June 8. Junior golfers ranging from age 12 to 15 in 54 holes of stroke play. Sonoma Ranch Golf Course, 1274 Golf Club Road, 541-2444, cvb@lascrucescvb.org, www.ajga.org.

 

Tuesday 06

Silver City/Grant County

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

 

Thursday 08

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Songs for a New World—Through June 11. See May 26. 7 p.m. $6. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

 

Friday 09

Silver City/Grant County

USSSA Southwest Baseball—Through June 11. Silver City USSSA Tournament. Ben Altamirano Athletic Complex, WNMU Softball Field, and Battaan Memorial Field. 388-3242 / 313-2303.

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

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Songs for a New World—Through June 11. See May 26. 8 p.m. $9, students and seniors $8. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

4A-5A All Star Baseball game—Through June 10. New Mexico High School Coaches Association. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid St. 541-2554.

Killer Joe—Killer Joe is hired by the greedy Smith family, a dimwitted clan wanting to do away with mother to get her insurance money. Killer Joe decides to bed the Smith daughter as a retainer against his final payoff. Before it's over, nearly everyone is bloodied. Southwest Fitness Center, 1309 E. Foster Road, 650-3496. lo_fiproductions@hotmail.com.

Pink Flamingos—Almost Midnight Film Series. 9:45 p.m. Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8278, www.fountaintheatre.org.

 

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