OCTOBER

Monday 01

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Margaret Bernstein Art Exhibit — Through Oct. 31. Las Cruces Convention and Visitors Bureau, 541-2444.

Tuesday 02

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Bus Stop — Through Oct. 7. See Sept. 28. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515.

Wednesday 03

Silver City/Grant County

Presidio Brass-Community Concert Associaton. 7:30 p.m., WNMU_Fine Arts Center Theater. 534-0728.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Bus Stop — Through Oct. 7. See Sept. 28. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515.

Playing with Dolls — Examine dolls and their clothing played with by the Amador girls in the late 1800s at their home in Las Cruces. 9:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m., NMSU, 646-3739.

Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo — Through Oct. 7. Midway, auction, food, music, livestock shows and a cowboy rodeo. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 524-8602.

Thursday 04

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo — Through Oct. 7. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 524-8602.

Bus Stop — Through Oct. 7. See Sept. 28. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515.

The Sunshine Boys — Through Oct. 21. By Neil Simon. Al Lewis and Willy Clark were a one-time vaudevillian team known as "Lewis and Clark" who, over the course of 40-odd years, not only grew to hate each other but never spoke to each other off-stage throughout the final year of their act. Clark, who was not ready for retirement, resented Lewis for breaking up the act when he opted to leave show business. It is now 1972 and CBS is inviting the team to reunite for a special on the history of comedy, with the pair representing the vaudeville era at its best. Clark is convinced by his nephew Ben to revive one of the old routines one last time. But is it possible to get them into the same room to rehearse? $8, students/seniors $7, age six and under $5. Fridays, Saturdays 8 p.m. Sundays 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theater, 523-1200, lcctnm.org.

Friday 05

Silver City/Grant County

11th Annual Weekend at the Galleries — Through Oct. 8. See complete preview in next month's Arts Exposure section. Wine Gala & More: Outstanding wines and appetizers at the Seedboat Gallery Courtyard on Yankie Street, hosted by New Mexico Wineries. $20 ticket includes Wine Gala, art auction and dance. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org.

Melodrama Theatre — Every Friday and Saturday. See the March 2006 Desert Exposure. 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama.

Southwest Enchantment — Through Nov. 25. Opening reception for this exhibition of contemporary and heirloom quilts. 7-9 p.m., Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway Street, 538-5921.

WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. University of Colorado-Colorado Springs — 7 p.m., www.wnmumustangs.com.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Big Read Festival Kickoff — Keynote address by nationally known author Jimmy Santiago Baca of Albuquerque. The Ballet Folklorico de la Tierra del Encanto will also perform. 7 p.m. Court Youth Center, lib.nmsu.edu/bigread.

Bus Stop — Through Oct. 7. See Sept. 28. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515.

Downtown Ramble — Do the Main Street Downtown Ramble through galleries, shops, businesses and restaurants. Enjoy art openings, exhibits, music, entertainment, open mic opportunities, shopping, refreshments and more. 5-7 p.m., Downtown Mall, 527-5018.

Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo — Through Oct. 7. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 524-8602.

Vincent — Through Oct 14. See Sept. 28. $10, $9 seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

Saturday 06

Silver City/Grant County

11th Annual Weekend at the Galleries — Through Oct. 8. See complete preview in next month's Arts Exposure section. Gallery Art Walks 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Phantom Studio: Ten artists will appear out of nowhere to set up a Phantom Studio and each will create a piece of art, completed in just eight hours. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Phantom Art Auction: Preview starts at 7 p.m., auction begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Buffalo Dance Hall, 211 N. Bullard, Silver City. Robert Shaw & the Lonely Street Band Dance: 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Buffalo Dance Hall. $15 ticket includes auction and dance. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org.

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

Silver City Farmers' Market — Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Grant County Admin Center, 1400 Hwy 180E., 534-0882.

Vibrational Medicine: Bio-Energetic Presentation — Kay Wagnon, certified biofeedback specialist, will speak on bio-energetic medicine. 2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 3845 Swan St., 534-4246/543-8308.

WNMU Mustangs Football vs. Chadron State College — 1 p.m., Ben Altamirano Stadium. www.wnmumustangs.com.

WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Regis University — 7 p.m., www.wnmumustangs.com.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

6th Annual Mesilla Jazz Happening — Through Oct. 7. Free live jazz on the Historic Mesilla Plaza, accompanied by fine New Mexican wines at the wine garden. Sample some of the outstanding New Mexico wineries at $10 tasting glass. Horse-drawn wagons will offer free transportation throughout Mesilla. Saturday 12-8 p.m., Sunday 12-5 p.m., Old Mesilla Plaza, 522-1232.

The Sunshine Boys — Through Oct. 21. See Oct. 5. $8, students/seniors $7, age six and under $5. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theater, 523-1200, lcctnm.org.

Bus Stop — Through Oct. 7. See Sept. 28. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515.

Not Columbus Day — Featuring two new short films, including "Conversion" by Nanobah Becker (Dine): In a remote corner of the Navajo nation, circa 1950, a visit by Christian missionaries has catastrophic consequences for a family. Ed Breeding's "Echoes From the Ancestors" blends scenic beauty with historical and famous quotes by noted American Indian leaders such as Chief Joseph and Black Elk. Also screening a feature documentary, Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy, which documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern US to Oklahoma. CineMatinee, $3, free for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m., Fountain Theatre, 524-8287 / 522-0286.

Sierra Club Hike to Soledad Canyon in the Organ Mountains — Moderate. Meet at the north Pan American Center parking lot at NMSU at 9 a.m. Non-members welcome. 526-7116 / 525-1935.

Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo — Through Oct. 7. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 524-8602.

Vincent — Through Oct 14. See Sept. 28. $10, $9 seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

White Sands

Trinity Site Tour — A National Historic Landmark, the Trinity site is open to the public on the first Saturday of April and October. The 51,500-acre "atomic bomb" testing landmark includes base camp, ground zero and the McDonald ranch house, where the plutonium core to the bomb was assembled. Visit these sites and a part of the original crater left by the explosion, revealing Trinitite, a greenish-colored glassy substance formed by the heat and pressure of the explosion. 678-1134.

Sunday 07

Silver City/Grant County

11th Annual Weekend at the Galleries — Through Oct. 8. See complete preview in next month's Arts Exposure section. Gallery Art Walks 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

6th Annual Mesilla Jazz Happening — See Oct. 6. 12-5 p.m., Old Mesilla Plaza, 522-1232.

The Sunshine Boys — Through Oct. 21. See Oct. 5. $8, students/seniors $7, age six and under $5. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theater, 523-1200, lcctnm.org.

Bus Stop — See Sept. 28. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre, 646-4515.

Mariachi Sundays — 4-6 p.m., Old Mesilla Plaza, 528-7070/525-1735.

Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo — Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 524-8602.

Vincent — Through Oct 14. See Sept. 28. $10, $9 seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org.

Monday 08 [Columbus Day]

Silver City/Grant County

11th Annual Weekend at the Galleries — See complete preview in next month's Arts Exposure section. Gallery Art Walks 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org.

For the October issue, submit events by September 17 to
events@desertexposure.com, fax 534-4134,
PO Box 191, Silver City, NM 88062.

Please verify all event information before making your plans. Events are
subject to change and listings are subject to human error!

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