D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
October
2008
OCTOBER
Wednesday 1
Silver City/Grant County
Bayard Farmers Market — Fresh produce from local growers. Every Wednesday 3-6 p.m. Hwy. 356 (Central Ave.) across from the post office. 537-3967, 534-1704, 537-5014.
Domestic Violence Month Proclamation — 9 a.m. See story in this section. El Refugio, 800 S. Robert St.
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Kenny — Through Oct. 2. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Funny enough to give scatology a good name, this Aussie mockumentary is a consistently amusing and surprisingly touching portrait of a loveable lug who installs toilet blocks at public events. An optimist whose generosity is an invitation for society at large to walk all over him, Kenny is given the emotional reward he deserves en route to the "Pumper and Cleaner" convention in Nashville. The plumber catches the eye of stewardess Jackie while fixing a malfunctioning toilet on her plane. The couple engages in a remarkably innocent romance while Kenny wins a massive contract with Japanese clients. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo — Through Oct. 5. $12 age 13 and up, $8 6-12, free age 5 and under. Midway, auction, food, music, livestock shows, speedway car racing and cowboy rodeo. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10. 524-8602.
Thursday 2
Silver City/Grant County
After-School Knitting — Free. 3:30-5 p.m. Ages 8-12. Fiber Arts Center, 211 D N. Texas St. 538-5733, www.fiberartscollective.org
Gender Violence Institute-8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. See story in this section. Sponsored by El Refugio. Rydeski & Co. 1120 West. St.
Artistic Souls — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Mimbres Myth and Imagination — 6-8 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of Mogollon pottery and photographs of Mimbres classic black-on-white vessels from museums in the Southwest. NMSU Museum, Kent Hall, University Ave. and Solano Dr. 646-5161.
Nick Charles — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo — Through Oct. 5. See Oct. 1. $12 age 13 and up, $8 6-12, free age 5 and under. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10. 524-8602.
Friday 3
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre — Every Friday and Saturday. 8 p.m. "Dumb Guns, or I've Got Brains that Jingle Jangle Jingle." Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848, www.pinosaltos.org/melodrama
Dane Dexter — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Purchase Prize Award Exhibit — Through Oct. 5. Last weekend for the 23rd Annual Grant County exhibit. Pinos Altos Church Gallery. 538-8216.
CCR Agreements — 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. See story in this section. Sponsored by El Refugio. WNMU Seminar Room, 3rd Floor
Tales of Narnia — $3 donation. 6:30 p.m. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Delicious Nut — Through Oct. 19. $9, $8 students/seniors, all seats Thursdays $6. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2:30 p.m., Thursdays 7 p.m. A funny, compassionate, sometimes explosive look at a diverse group of characters at an in-patient psych ward. Their very humanity is tested during a single group therapy session. No Strings Theatre Company. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Encounters at the End of the World — Through Oct. 9. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. As he journeys to the South Pole, Werner Herzog also journeys to the prospect of man's oblivion. Herzog has come to live for a while at the McMurdo Research Station. He narrates the film like a home movie of his last vacation: informal, conversational, engaging. McMurdo is perched on the frontier of the coming suicide of the planet. Mankind has grown too fast, spent too freely, consumed too much, and the ice cap is melting. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
200 Lap Enduro — $10, under 10 free. Gates open 5:45 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 524-7913, (800) 658-9650, 642-2272.
Exhibits Opening — Show by Keith Wilson of images and poetry of native New Mexicans in the Shannon Gallery Room and an exhibit of works in a variety of media by Virginia Maria Romero in the Richardson Gallery. Shows run through Nov. 1. Branigan Cultural Center, Downtown Mall, 541-2219.
Literary Open Mic Night — 5:30-7 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall. 541-8073, wayne1@zianet.com
Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo — Through Oct. 5. See Oct. 1. $12 age 13 and up, $8 6-12, free age 5 and under. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10. 524-8602.
The Pillowman — Through Oct. 12. $15, $13, $10. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. An exploration of the power of literature in a police state. This dark drama follows a writer who is questioned about the uncanny resemblances between his stories and a series of gruesome murders. Mature language and situations. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
What I Did Last Summer — 5-7 p.m. Gallery opening wine and cheese reception for exhibit of works by members of the Las Cruces Arts Association in thetheatregallery. Watercolor, fabric art and photographic works on display. Exhibit runs through October. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Deming
First Friday — TBA.
Truth or Consequences
Hot Springs/Cool Art Festival — Through Oct. 5. Formerly known as "Destination Sierra County, NM." Theme for 2008 is "Tale of the Art, Art of the Tale." Sierra County Arts Council. 740-4526, hotspringscoolart@gmail.com
Winklers Distilled — $35. 7 p.m. Attendees sample 10 bottles from Jim Beam to 20-year-old Rip Van Winkle bourbon, enjoy culinary delights and the new art exhibit. Limited seating. M Gallery. 740-4526, iam@moshekoenick.com, www.moshekoenick.com/m
Saturday 4
Silver City/Grant County
Taste of Downtown Silver City — 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Multi-faceted downtown event featuring live music, food, gallery hopping. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Walk-about tour sampling food from restaurants and local businesses; tickets $15, 534-9005. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Non-profit fair and music showcase, Morning Star parking lot, 809 N. Bullard St. Silver City MainStreet Project, 534-1700.
Big Night — Free. 4 p.m. Free film at the historic Silco Theater as part of Taste of Downtown Silver City. A failing Italian restaurant run by two brothers gambles on one special night to try to save the business. Primo is the chef. Segundo manages the dining room and business. To stave off foreclosure, they prepare a huge banquet for a well-known musician, Louie Prima, who's performing in town. A love triangle, Primo's perfectionism, and brotherly conflict lead to unexpected turns. But that's just the story. What really makes this movie is one of the most magnificent meals you'll ever see on screen. Silco Theatre, 311 N. Bullard St., www.silverfilm.org
10th Annual October Fiesta — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Food vendors, bagpipes, Vietnam Veteran Color Guard, arts and crafts, jewelry booth sales, Gila Rangers, strolling accordion player, games and fire safety and prevention information. Live music and dancing with Silver Country, Gila Highlanders, Greg Renfro, Charlie Alfero and the Silver Stompers. Benefits Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire/Rescue. Pinos Altos Main St., off Hwy. 15. 574-8394.
Felted Slippers — Members $25, non-members $30, $12 materials. 1-4 p.m. Fiber Arts Center, 211 D N. Texas St. 538-5733.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Scott Van Linge/Low Bid Quartet — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Shiver Me Timbers — Pirate fun. Toy Town, 113 W. Broadway, 388-1677.
Silver City Farmers' Market — 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
WNMU Mustangs Football vs. Adams State College — 1 p.m. Ben Altamirano Stadium, www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
7th Annual Mesilla Jazz Happening — Through Oct. 5. The Mercado and Historic Plazas in Old Mesilla will host free live jazz music at two venues. A special Wine Garden at each venue featuring eight New Mexico wineries will provide wine tasting. Horse-drawn wagons will offer free transportation between the Mercado and the historic plaza. 524-3524, 524-3262, 523-6700.
10th Annual Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — Through October 26. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The most fun you can have in a cornfield. Hayride, pumpkin patch, twists and turns cut into a cornfield. 526-1919.
Bonneville — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Three women are transporting the ashes of a dead husband, Joe, for burial. Arvilla (Jessica Lange) is the widow. Her icy stepdaughter (Christine Baranski) barely waits until the wake before demanding that her father's ashes be returned to California, against his wish that they be scattered. And since Joe never updated his will, the daughter will get the house and Arvilla will lose her home unless she gives in. Arvilla recruits her best friends, Margene (Kathy Bates) and Carol (Joan Allen), to make the trip with her. Ditching their plane tickets, they resolve to make the trek in Joe's cherry Bonneville. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Classics One with Manuel Barrueco — Through Oct. 5. Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-3709.
Container Planting Workshop — $7.50, free to members. 2 p.m. Learn to select, combine and grow fall and winter annuals in containers. Reservations recommended. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com
Delicious Nut — Through Oct. 19. See Oct. 3. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Renegade Sprints, Limited Late Models, Street Stock & X-Modified — $10, under 10 free. Gates open 5:45 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 524-7913, (800) 658-9650, 642-2272.
Saturday Science — 11 a.m. "Ecology." Pre-registration required. Go beyond your textbooks in this hands-on class. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall. 522-3120.
Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo — Through Oct. 5. See Oct. 1. $12 13 and up, $8 6-12, free age 5 and under. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10. 524-8602.
Stefan George — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
The Pillowman — Through Oct. 12. See Oct. 3. $15, $13, $10. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
Radium Springs
Sky Safari — 8 p.m. View the night sky at Leasburg Dam State Park, with high-powered telescopes and expert guidance provided by the NMSU Astronomy Department. View Aquila, Cepheus, Cygnus and Sagittarius. Sponsored by Museum of Natural History. 522-3120.
Socorro
Trinity Site Tour — Site of the first atomic bomb explosion. Open to the public twice a year. Info: 678-1134, 678-1700.
Truth or Consequences
Hot Springs/Cool Art Festival — Through Oct. 5. See Oct. 3. Art showcase. Sierra County Arts Council. 740-4526, hotspringscoolart@gmail.com
Sunday 5
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10th Annual Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 4. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 526-1919.
7th Annual Mesilla Jazz Happening — See Oct. 4. 524-3524, 524-3262, 523-6700.
Classics One with Manuel Barrueco — 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-3709.
Delicious Nut — Through Oct. 19. See Oct. 3. $9, $8 students/seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Images of the Southwest — 12-2 p.m. Opening reception for father-and-son exhibit of fine art photography by Glenn F. Hohnstreiter and Plein Aire paintings by Mark Hohnstreite. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano. 522-7281.
Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders — 3 p.m. Hobbs poet Peter Mladinic and Las Cruces poet Joanne Townsend initiate the new season of the Sunday Reading Series. Dresp Room, Branigan Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., 541-8073.
Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo — See Oct. 1. $12 13 and up, $8 6-12, free age 5 and under. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west on I-10. 524-8602.
The Pillowman — Through Oct. 12. See Oct. 3. $15, $13, $10. 2 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
Deming
Jam Sessions — Every Sunday. 2-4 p.m. Dancing and socializing, with homemade cookies and coffee at half time. Deming Performing Arts Theater. Morgan Hall, 109 E Pine St. 545-8872.
Truth or Consequences
Hot Springs/Cool Art Festival — See Oct. 3. Art showcase. Sierra County Arts Council. 740-4526, hotspringscoolart@gmail.com
Monday 6
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Take Back the Night — 7 p.m. Local cyclists are invited to ride their bikes through downtown, residential areas and area parks. Bring reflective material, glowsticks, duct taped flashlights or other lighting, and helmets. Meet in front of Gila Hike and Bike. 534-9040, gilamonsterbikes@yahoo.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Harvest Cooking Class — $30. 2-4 p.m. Chef Carol Koenig prepares dishes using black beans, grapes and bell peppers. Pre-registration required. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Oliver — $25.50, $38,50, $48.50. 7 p.m. All-new production of Lionel Bart's Broadway musical. NMSU Pan American Center. Tickets: Pan Am Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, by phone 532-2060, or www.ticketmaster.com
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Silver City/Grant County
Bayard Farmers Market — 3-6 p.m. Hwy. 356 (Central Ave.) across from the post office. 537-3967, 534-1704, 537-5014.
Hunger and Poverty in Grant County--4-7 p.m. Community discussion sponsored by the Volunteer Center. Bayard Community Center. 388-2988.
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Deming
Roles and Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards — $10. 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Everything you need to know if you have recently joined a nonprofit board or are thinking about it. Presenter: Nikki Zeuner. Luna County Annex, 321 W. Spruce St.,. Pre-registration required: 534-0665, ext. 815, wally@wellnesscoalition.org
Thursday 9
Silver City/Grant County
Historic Mining District and Tourism Meeting — 10 a.m. Open to the public. Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Ave. 537-3327.
Bruce McKinney — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Martin Luther King's "A Spiritual Journey" — $5 donation. 6:30 p.m. Workshop. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
National Dance Institute — Free. 7 p.m. WNMU Fine Arts Theater.
Sara Grey and Kieron Means — $10. 7:30 p.m. Silver Nights concert series presents duo from Scotland performing traditional ballads and music from the British Isles and America. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 3845 N. Swan St.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
14th Annual Veterans Day Parade — 10 a.m. Downtown Mall. 621-7002, 649-3995, 541-2200.
Deming Fusiliers — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Fiamma Fumana — Season tickets $72, general admission $12.50, $10. This group from Northern Italy fuses the traditional folk sound of the bagpipe, accordion and flute with electronica. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-1420, www.fiamma.org
New Mexico in 1801: The Priests Report — Free. 7 p.m. Lecture by Dr. Rick Hendricks of NMSU. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Truth or Consequences
Sierra County Fair — Through Oct. 12. Arts, crafts, livestock, food vendors, community groups. Enter a fancy cake, a quilt, a photograph or prize produce. Sierra County Fairgrounds. 894-2375.
Friday 10
Silver City/Grant County
Weekend at the Galleries — Through Oct. 13. A jam-packed art weekend with art walk, wine tasting, art auction, film festival, gallery openings. See complete guide in this issue. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Silver City Film Festival — Through Oct. 12. $5 single, $25 for pass to 6 films or events. Over 40 films, short and feature length, from a wide range of categories. Highlights Friday: 8 p.m. "Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See," the prize-winning film that chronicles the life and work of famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera. Saturday: "Agnes Martin: With My Back to The World," with a panel and Q&A session with the director. Silco Theatre, 311 N. Bullard St., and WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater, 1000 W. College Ave. Tickets: The Curious Kumquat, 111 E. College Ave. 534-9291, info@silvercityfilmfest.org, www.silvercityfilmfest.org
4th Annual Fiesta de la Luna — Through Oct. 12. $10, $20 three-day pass, $5 camping per person. Featuring Molehill Orchestra, Salt Berries, Silver City Stringbeans, Cadillac Mtn., Good Kind and more. Tickets at Gila Hike & Bike, Javalina. Wildwood Retreat and Hot Springs, Gila Hot Springs, 536-3600, www.silvercity.net/wildwood
O Brother Where Art Thou — $3 donation. 6:30 p.m. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Mimbreno Art and Archaeology — Through Oct. 13. $750. Three-day workshop led by internationally known art historian Dr. J. J. Brody. Bear Mountain Lodge. 538-2538, www.bearmountainlodge.com
Picasso at the Lapin Agile — Through Oct. 12. Friday: 9:30 p.m.; Saturday: 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 9:30 p.m.; Sunday: 2 p.m., 5 p.m. Six screenings of the Steve Martin film at the Gila Theater. www.virustheater.com
Rhythm Mystic — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Anybody for Murder? — Through Oct. 26. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children 6 and under, group discounts. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. A tale of greed and murder punctuated by a delightful sense of humor and comedic circumstance. Max is planning to murder his wife Janet, collect her life insurance, and enjoy life with his girlfriend, when Mary and George arrive on their Greek island with news: Mary and Janet are beneficiaries of a huge fortune. Plans and plots hatch, and soon everyone is bent on murder. All that stands in their way is the presence of a neighbor who knows a thing or two about murder — crime writer Edgar Chambers. Who is left standing and who gets the money? Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200, www.lcctnm.org
25th Annual Cowboys for Cancer Research Team Roping & Dinner/Dance — Through Oct. 12. Friday 6:30 p.m., music by The Delk Band, Dickerson's Event Center. Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. at the Calhoun Arena, silent auction and vendor booths. Bring lawn chairs and sunscreen. Limited bleacher seating available. 526-6028, 642-5693, 521-1554, www.cowboysforcancerresearch.org
Fall Exhibition — 6-8 p.m. Opening reception for works by seven artists. Mediums include wood sculpture, painting, sculpture, photography. Preston Contemporary Art Center, 1755 Avenida de Mercado, 523-8713, www.prestoncontemporaryart.com
Fall Parade of Homes — Through Oct. 12. Friday 4-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday 12-5 p.m. Builders display their product and promote local residential home-building industry. 526-6126.
The Pillowman — Through Oct. 12. See Oct. 3. $15, $13, $10. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
The Wackness — Through Oct. 16. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Ben Kingsley gives a rollicking performance as a pothead psychiatrist, but amazingly, this does not steal the show in this film by talented writer-director Jonathan Levine. Recent high-school grad Luke sells weed and yearns to get laid. He trades grass for therapy from a drug-fuddled shrink who exhorts him to sow his wild oats, not realizing that Luke's lust is for his nubile stepdaughter. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Walking in Her Shoes — Also Oct. 28. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Interactive domestic violence role-play simulation. Presented by La Casa Women's Shelter. Peace Lutheran Church. 526-2819.
Deming
Rainger — Also Oct. 11. $6. Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. SW Folk/Americana music. Once known as Dos Locos, Paul and Sue Wise Smith play and sing a mixture of originals and covers. Deming Performing Arts Theater. Morgan Hall, 109 E Pine St. 545-8872.
Truth or Consequences
Sierra County Fair — Through Oct. 12. Sierra County Fairgrounds. 894-2375.
Saturday 11
Silver City/Grant County
3rd Annual Mimbres Valley Harvest Festival — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Local produce from Mimbres Valley growers, food court with burritos and burgers made from Grant County meat, pie contest, arts and crafts by local artisans, free health screening, old-time storytellers, cow-pattie bingo, children's fun. Talks by Dr. Ron Weber on "How to Grow in Southwest New Mexico" and by Judy O'Laughlin and Pete Weber on food preparation and preservation. Music by Silver City String Beans, River's Bend, Mogollon Mountain Dulcimers. 6-9 p.m.: Family dance at Mimbres Roundup Lodge, music by Rhythm Mystic. San Lorenzo Elementary School, Hwy. 35. 536-9935, www.mimbresharvestfest.com
Weekend at the Galleries — Through Oct. 13. See Oct. 10. See complete guide in this issue. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
4th Annual Fiesta de la Luna — Through Oct. 12. $10, $20 three-day pass, $5 camping per person. See Oct. 10. Wildwood Retreat and Hot Springs, Gila Hot Springs, 536-3600, www.silvercity.net/wildwood
Dances of Universal Peace — $5 donation. 7 p.m. Circle dances that celebrate the unity of all spiritual traditions. Live music. No experience or partners needed. Church of What's Happening, 7th and Arizona St., 534-1441.
Exhibit Opening — 1-5 p.m. Abstract glasswork by PJ and Steve Robowski. Katherine Lark Chrisley's Zen art, expressions of nature and Dharma in acrylic and ink. Meet the artists. Tatiana Maria Gallery, 305 N. Bullard St., 388-4426.
Fort Bayard — 9:30 a.m. Guided tour. Meet by the northeast corner of the hospital by the theater. 388-4477.
Gypsy Feet — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Performing Life — Free. See story in Tumbleweeds section. Juggling street performance by Bolivian youth troupe at the corner of Bullard and Broadway. Also fire juggling at dusk, Hub Plaza. performing_life@yahoo.com
Picasso at the Lapin Agile — Through Oct. 12. See Oct. 10. 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Gila Theater. www.virustheater.com
Silver City Farmers' Market — 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
Silver City Film Festival — Through Oct. 12. See Oct. 10. $5 single, $25 for pass to 6 films or events. "Agnes Martin: With My Back to The World," with a panel and Q&A session with the director. 534-9291, info@silvercityfilmfest.org, www.silvercityfilmfest.org
The Iliad: A Spiritual Journey — $3 donation. 6:30 p.m. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
WNMU Mustangs Men's Cross Country — TBA, www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Mustangs Women's Cross Country — TBA, www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10th Annual Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 4. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 526-1919.
2008 Rio Grande Pow Wow — Also Oct. 12. $4. Saturday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Native Royalty, gourd dancers, drums, vendors. NMSU campus. 621-4232/(928) 380-3426/524-0623.
25th Annual Cowboys for Cancer Research Team Roping — Through Oct. 12. 8 a.m. See Oct. 10. Calhoun Arena. 526-6028, 642-5693, 521-1554, www.cowboysforcancerresearch.org
Anybody for Murder? — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 10. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Fall Parade of Homes — Through Oct. 12. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 526-6126.
Los Leones de Mesilla Car Show — Free. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mesilla Plaza. 644-3747.
Map Dowsing and Dowsing for Energies — $15. 1-3 p.m. Pre-requisite: basic dowsing class. Pre-registration required. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
National Herb Day — Herb workshops, cooking classes, pet product demonstrations and herbal tea tastings. Call for times, info and cost. Participating shops: Funky Karma, Enchanted Gardens, Better Life Natural Pet Products, Marc's European Grill. 680-7749, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com
On the River, For the River — $55. 5-10:30 p.m. Southwest Environmental Center's 12th Annual fundraiser. Live music by Mariachi Diamante, C.S. Truckin', Alister M. and High Desert Dreamer. Silent auction and raffle of a 2009 Toyota Prius hybrid. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park. 522-5552.
Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding Schools — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1 p.m. The third edition of Mesilla Valley Film Society's "Not Columbus Day," with live music by Yolanda Martinez before the movie at 1:30 p.m. Other short films may be screened in addition to this documentary the Indian boarding school system designed to "kill the Indian and save the man." CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Pumpkin Fest — Also Oct. 12. $8, $6. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Celebrate the pumpkin harvest with family activities and contests. Mesilla Valley Corn Maze. 522-1232.
Red Handed — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
The Pillowman — Through Oct. 12. See Oct. 3. $15, $13, $10. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
Vision of the Soul: The George Mendoza Story — 10 a.m. Documentary on and Q&A with the legally blind artist. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St. 541-2154, museums.las-cruces.org
Wilderness and Backcountry Hunting — 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Author and outdoorsman Patrick Meitin. Sportsman's Warehouse. 895-5090, john@nmwildlife.org
Columbus
Columbus Day Festival
Deming
6th Annual Art-Fest — $10 donation. 4-6 p.m. Benefit for New Mexico artists and Deming Arts Council programs. Wine and cheese reception showcasing area artists. Entertainment by Guitar Greg. Tickets at Deming Arts Center, Chamber of Commerce, 1st New Mexico Bank, 1st Savings Bank. 4515 Columbus Hwy. SE (home of Betty and Richard Gilmore).
Rainger — See Oct. 10. $6. 2 p.m. Morgan Hall, 109 E Pine St. 545-8872.
Truth or Consequences
Art Hop — 6-9 p.m. Many downtown galleries, studios, stores and restaurants stay open late. New fine art exhibits, live music. Information and walking maps online. torcgalleries@gmail.com, www.torcart.com
Sierra County Fair — Through Oct. 12. Sierra County Fairgrounds. 894-2375.
Sunday 12
Silver City/Grant County
Weekend at the Galleries — Through Oct. 13. See Oct. 10. See complete guide in this issue. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
4th Annual Fiesta de la Luna — $10, $20 three-day pass, $5 camping per person. See Oct. 10. Wildwood Retreat and Hot Springs, Gila Hot Springs, 536-3600, www.silvercity.net/wildwood
Harry Benjamin--1-4 p.m. Reception honoring recipient of 2008 Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org.
Health Fair — 1-4 p.m. Mimbres Senior Center. 388-1198, ext. 10.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile — See Oct. 10. 2 p.m., 5 p.m. Gila Theater. www.virustheater.com
Silver City Film Festival—See Oct. 10. $5. 1 p.m. “Agnes Martin: With My Back to The World,” Silco Theater. 534-9291,.info@silvercityfilmfest.org, www.silvercityfilmfest.org
The Iliad: A Spiritual Journey — $5 donation. 6:30 p.m. Workshop. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10th Annual Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 4. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 526-1919.
12th Annual Arts and Crafts Faire — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Over 45 Artists and crafters offer their wares. Juggling performances plus arts and crafts from Bolivia by Performing Life (see story in Tumbleweeds section). Good Samaritan Village. 556-2119.
2008 Rio Grande Pow Wow — See Oct. 11. $4. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. NMSU campus. 621-4232/(928) 380-3426/524-0623.
25th Annual Cowboys for Cancer Research Team Roping — 8 a.m. See Oct. 10. Calhoun Arena. 526-6028, 642-5693, 521-1554, www.cowboysforcancerresearch.org
Anybody for Murder? — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 10. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Fall Parade of Homes — 12-5 p.m. 526-6126.
New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter — 2 p.m. Monthly meeting. Marie Siegrist will demonstrate creating a variety of textures. Open to the public, nominal charge for non-members. Good Samaritan activities room. 526-5374.
Performing Life — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See story in Tumbleweeds section. Appearance by Bolivian youth troupe at Good Samaritan Crafts Faire. performing_life@yahoo.com
Pumpkin Fest — See Oct. 11. $8, $6. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mesilla Valley Corn Maze. 522-1232.
The Pillowman — Through Oct. 12. See Oct. 3. $15, $13, $10. 2 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
Truth or Consequences
Sierra County Fair — Sierra County Fairgrounds. 894-2375.
Monday 13 [COLUMBUS DAY]
Silver City/Grant County
Weekend at the Galleries — See Oct. 10. See complete guide in this issue. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Open Mic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 14
Silver City/Grant County
Performing Life — 6:30 p.m. See story in Tumbleweeds section. Educational and performance presentation about Bolivian youth troupe. Silco Theater. performing_life@yahoo.com
Historic Mining District Tour — $5. 10 a.m. Meet in front of Bayard City Hall, 800 Central Ave. Reservations. 537-3327.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Candlelight Vigil — 5:30 meal, 6:30 ceremony. Dr. Cynthia Bejarano discusses violence on the border. Sponsored by La Casa Women's Shelter. Young Park. 526-2819.
Wednesday 15
Silver City/Grant County
Nonprofit Financial Fundamentals — $50, $40 for Wellspring members. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Master the five key financial functions essential to effective financial management of nonprofit organizations. EDs, program managers, fiscal staff and board members. Presenter: Kay Sohl from Portland, Ore. WNMU Student Memorial. Pre-registration required: 534-0665, ext. 815, wally@wellnesscoalition.org
Bayard Farmers Market — 3-6 p.m. Hwy. 356 (Central Ave.) across from the post office. 537-3967, 534-1704, 537-5014.
Endangered Images of the Ancients — Free. 7 p.m. Slide presentation by Ike Eastvold. Compare rock art sites of southern New Mexico to Pueblo Indian and Mesoamerican cultures, and learn how to preserve this heritage from vandalism. Woman's Club, 411 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-5706.
Hunger and Poverty in Grant County--4-7 p.m. Community discussion sponsored by the Volunteer Center. WNMU Global Resource Center. 388-2988.
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Economic Justice and Domestic Violence in Immigrant Populations — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Various border organizations presenting. Peace Lutheran Church. 526-2819.
Thursday 16
Silver City/Grant County
Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil — 5:30-8:30 p.m. See story in this section. Bring a blanket and/or folding chair. Open mic for stories, poetry, prayers, musicians. Featuring State Sen. Howie Morales. Gough Park.
CD Release Party — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Natural History of the Gila — Through Oct. 17. Symposium. Thursday: 1-5 p.m. Keynote address by Tom Swetnam, nationally known fire ecologist. Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. WNMU Global Resource Center. 538-6625, norrisw@wnmu.edu
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Colorado Christian University — 7 p.m., www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Delicious Nut — Through Oct. 19. See Oct. 3. $7 students/seniors. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. Idaho — 8 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Steve Smith — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Friday 17
Silver City/Grant County
Hi Lo Silvers — Also Oct. 19. Friday 7 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. See story in Tumbleweeds section. Concert in honor of First Presbyterian Church's 125th anniversary. 1915 N. Swan St., 538-3513.
Haunted House — $5, $3. Through Oct. 31. Proceeds benefit The Virus Theater, Monsoon Puppet Theater and WNMU student groups. The Wherehouse, Bullard St. 313-6730, 388-2897.
Dane Dexter — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Member Appreciation Day — 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Celebrate harvest season with Silver City Food Co-op staff, board members and fellow members. Free samples all day long and drawings for prizes. 10% member discount. Food Co-op, Bullard St., 388-2343.
Native Plant Society — 7 p.m. Tom Jervis will speak about noted naturalist William Gambel. WNMU Harlan Hall.
Natural History of the Gila — See Oct. 16. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. WNMU Global Resource Center. 538-6625, norrisw@wnmu.edu
Powder — $3 donation. 6:30 p.m. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Wally Lawder, Solo — 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos. 538-9911.
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Regis University — 7 p.m., www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10th Annual Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 4. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 526-1919.
Anybody for Murder? — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 10. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Brideshead Revisited — Through Oct. 23. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. This film boils down the classic work by Evelyn Waugh to three central characters: Julia Flyte, the eldest daughter of a wealthy Catholic family; her brother Sebastian, the family's bibulous black sheep; and Charles Ryder, a middle-class Londoner who becomes entranced by the Flytes' wealth and sophistication after he meets Sebastian at Oxford. But Lady Marchmain, Sebastian and Julia's mother, wants nothing to do with Charles, less because of his untitled origins than his avowed atheism. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Delicious Nut — Through Oct. 19. See Oct. 3. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Fall Parade of Homes — Through Oct. 19. Friday: 4-7 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday: 12-5 p.m. Various locations. Builders display their products and promote the local residential home building industry. 526-6126.
High Desert New Play Reading — Also Oct. 18. $10-$15. Two readings of new plays by emerging writers. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Alamogordo
Buddy and Tina Wright Group — $12. 7:30 p.m. Vintage, old time, traditional waltzes, bluegrass, western swing and gospel. Reserved seating. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Elephant Butte
10th Annual Elephant Butte Anniversary Celebration — Through Oct. 19. Car, boat, motorcycle and 4x4 off-road vehicle shows, parade, golf tourney, music, costume contests, pumpkin carving contest, fishing derby. 744-4777, ElephantDogs@windstream.net, www.elephantbuttechamberofcommerce.com
Saturday 18
Silver City/Grant County
Denim and Pearls — $15 advance, $20 at door. 7-1 p.m. Copper CowBelles' annual dance and silent auction, featuring old-time southwestern dance music by the Delk Band. Tickets at Farm Bureau Insurance, AmBank, Legacy Home, Western Bank, Aunt Judy's Attic or from members. Flame Convention Center, Pinos Altos Hwy. 524-2629.
Haunted House — $5, $3. Through Oct. 31. See Oct. 17. The Wherehouse, Bullard St. 313-6730, 388-2897.
Kazoo Fun — Free. 2-4 p.m. Toy Town, 113 W. Broadway, 388-1677.
Melanie Zipin — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Promotion 24/7 — Fiber Arts Center, 211 D N. Texas St. 538-5733.
Scott Van Linge — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Silver City Farmers' Market — 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Wally Lawder and the Flying Coyotes — 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos. 538-9911.
WNMU Mustangs Football vs. University of Nebraska-Kearney — 12 p.m. Ben Altamirano Stadium, www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Metro State College — 7 p.m., www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10th Annual Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 4. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 526-1919.
Alison Brown with Joe Craven — Season tickets $72; general admission $12.50; seniors, students and children $10. Jazz-hued acoustic music, unique voice and five-string banjo. Rio Grande Theater. 646-1420, www.alisonbrown.net
Anybody for Murder? — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 10. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Come One, Come All Family Picnic — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Benavidez Community Center. 541-5185, 523-1420.
Delicious Nut — Through Oct. 19. See Oct. 3. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Dona Ana Modular Railroad — Also Oct. 19. Saturday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Good Samaritan Village. 644-7758.
Early Birding — 6:30 a.m. Birding and fresh coffee. BYO binoculars. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park. 524-3334.
Fall Parade of Homes — Through Oct. 19. See Oct. 17. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Various locations. 526-6126.
High Desert New Play Reading — See Oct. 17. $10-$15. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
NMSU Aggies Football vs. San Jose State — 6 p.m. Aggies Memorial Stadium. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. Boise State — 7 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Sun Country Striders Volkmarch Fitness Walks — Also Oct. 19. Call for time and participation fees. 523-7034.
The Wild Bunch — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Caution: Strong violence! Generally regarded as director Sam Peckinpah's greatest achievement, this Western is more of an anti-Western. Pike Bishop (William Holden) is an outlaw who wants one last score. Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine) is the loyal second-in-command, with Warren Oates and Ben Johnson as quarrelsome brothers Lyle and Tector Gorch. Edmond O'Brien as Sykes is the oldest member of the crew, while Angel (Jaime Sanchez) is on his first ride with the Bunch. This is a bunch, not a gang, with only fitful loyalties or purpose. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Deming
Czechoslovakian Klobase BBQ — Courthouse Park.
Elephant Butte
10th Annual Elephant Butte Anniversary Celebration — Through Oct. 19. See Oct. 17. 744-4777, ElephantDogs@windstream.net, www.elephantbuttechamberofcommerce.com
CCC Worker Statue Dedication — 2:30 p.m. Walking tour, ceremony, reception. Dam Site Recreation Area, Elephant Butte Lake. chipshot@valornet.com
Hillsboro
Artists and Artisans Celebration Day — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Artists demonstrate pottery working, hat making, woodworking, pastels, watercolors, quilting. Percha Creek Traders, Main St., 895-5116, www.perchacreektraders.com
La Union
Harvest Festival — Through Oct. 19. $10, includes wine glass and six tastes, $5 ages 12-20, under 12 free.12-7 p.m. Over 20 wines available for tasting and purchase. Local and regional entertainers, food, arts and crafts. La Vina Winery, 4201 Hwy. 28, 822-7632, www.lavinawinery.com
Radium Springs
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 7 p.m. Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Venus low in the west, fall sky predominant. Jeff Jenkins presenting. Leasburg Dam State Park. 527-8386, 532-1486, 678-4138.
Truth or Consequences
Sierra Club Hike — Free. 7:30 a.m. 7- to 8-mile day hike to east side of Black Range on North Seco and Morgan Creek trails. Meet at Forest Service parking lot to carpool. High clearance vehicles. Non-members welcome. 744-5860.
Sunday 19
Silver City/Grant County
Hi Lo Silvers — See Oct. 17, story in Tumbleweeds section. 3 p.m. 1915 N. Swan St., 538-3513.
Warping on a Shoestring — Fiber Arts Center, 211 D N. Texas St. 538-5733.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Anybody for Murder? — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 10. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Delicious Nut — See Oct. 3. $9, $8 students/seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Dona Ana Modular Railroad — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Good Samaritan Village. 644-7758.
Fall Parade of Homes — See Oct. 17. 12-5 p.m. Various locations. 526-6126.
Nightmare Haunted House — Through Oct. 31. $5, $4 with canned food donation. "A Fright to Remember." Club Fusion Teen Center. 541-5181.
Sun Country Striders Volkmarch — See Oct. 18. Fitness walk. 523-7034.
Deming
St. Clair Wine Festival — St. Clair Winery.
Elephant Butte
10th Annual Elephant Butte Anniversary Celebration — See Oct. 17. 744-4777, ElephantDogs@windstream.net, www.elephantbuttechamberofcommerce.com
La Union
Harvest Festival — See Oct. 18. 12-7 p.m. La Vina Winery, 4201 Hwy. 28, 822-7632, www.lavinawinery.com
Monday 20
Silver City/Grant County
Thuringer Salonquintett — $17 or membership. 7:30 p.m. "Springtime 'N Denver," an uplifting mix of classical music and John Denver classics. German chamber music ensemble. Grant County Community Concert Association. WNMU Fine Arts Theater. 388-2004, www.gcconcerts.org
Open Mic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 21
Las Cruces/Mesilla
4th Annual International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight — Through Oct. 23. $399. Veteran space travelers and leaders of the emerging personal and commercial spaceflight industry. Presentations, panel discussions, speakers. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-1232, 646-6414.
Descubra El Desierto — 7 p.m. Lecture on healthy ways to eat out. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall. 522-3120.
Leonard R. Sugerman Public Forum — Free. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Information about Spaceport America and the emerging space industry. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 646-6414.
Wednesday 22
Silver City/Grant County
Bayard Farmers Market — 3-6 p.m. Hwy. 356 (Central Ave.) across from the post office. 537-3967, 534-1704, 537-5014.
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
4th Annual International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) — Through Oct. 23. See Oct. 21. $399. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-1232, 646-6414.
Domestic Violence Conference — Also Oct. 23, all day. VAWA and U-Visas for immigrant victims of violence. Obstacles that immigrant victims of violence face and what support is available. Hotel Encanto. RSVP: 526-2819.
Raw Food for Fun — $55 in advance, $44 MVM members, $66 at the door. 6-7:30 p.m. Introductory class, Q&A, demonstrations and tastings. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo Ste. M. 571-3330, sofia.starheart@gmail.com
Thursday 23
Silver City/Grant County
Scott Van Linge — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Home After 50 Years — 7 p.m. River otters return to the Gila. With Dutch Salmon, Steve MacDonald, Rachel Conn. Gila Conservation Coalition. Silco Theater. 538-8078, www.gilaconservation.org.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
4th Annual International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) — See Oct. 21. $399. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-1232, 646-6414.
Bayou Seco — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Domestic Violence Conference — See Oct. 22. Hotel Encanto. RSVP: 526-2819.
Evening of One-Act Plays — $7, $5. Also Oct. 24. Presentations by the Mayfield and Gadsden High Schools of plays in the state competition. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223.
Ghosts of the Past — $3, $2, $1. Through Oct. 25. 6-8:15 p.m. Guided tour of the museum, meeting up with La Llorona and various historical characters. Indoor and outdoor tours; last starts at 8:15 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Alamogordo
Work o' the Weavers — $12. 7:30 p.m. Celebrating America's pioneering folk quartet, four people who have picked up where the Weavers left off. Reserved seating. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Friday 24
Silver City/Grant County
Cowboy Poet Mike Moutoux — $45. Evening starts with a gourmet supper and ends with an hour of cowboy songs and cowboy poetry. Moutoux performs a mix of classics and original pieces. Dinner with the artist and a private show. Limited seating. Gila House Hotel and Gallery 400, 400 N. Arizona St., 313-7015.
City of Joy — $3 donation. 6:30 p.m. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Haunted House — $5, $3. Through Oct. 31. See Oct. 17. The Wherehouse, Bullard St. 313-6730, 388-2897.
Kate MacLeod — 7:30 p.m. A sought-after performer, studio musician, and leader of master classes and workshops. Best known for her original songs and unique fiddling style. MRAC Folk Series. Buckhorn Saloon and Opera House, Pinos Altos. 538-2505.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Rhythm Mystic — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
16th Annual Empty Bowls — 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $13 advance, $15 at door. Fund raiser for El Caldito Soup Kitchen. (See story in Oct. 2007 issue.) Ticket holder chooses a hand-made pottery bowl to keep, then enjoys a soup lunch donated by local restaurants. Take-outs available. St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Tickets: Enchanted Gardens, Glenn Cutter Jewelry, Hair & Body Shop, Mountain View Market, Rising Sky Artworks, Spirit Winds, the Potteries, Unravel. 525-3831, 644-7272.
Anybody for Murder? — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 10. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Evening of One-Act Plays — $7, $5. See Oct. 23. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall. 523-1223.
Ghosts of the Past — $3, $2, $1. Through Oct. 25. See Oct. 23. 6-8:15 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Pygmalion — Through Oct. 30. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Eliza Doolittle ekes out a living selling flowers to wealthy slummers, including Prof. Higgins, who loiters among the lower classes to sharpen his skills at identifying people's home and history by their dialect. He brags about these skills and claims he could transform even a "guttersnipe" like Eliza into a "duchess" by revamping her language. She takes him seriously, showing up unannounced at his mansion and offering him a shilling to teach her "manners" and good speech. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Truth or Consequences
Fiddle Contest — $3 for dances. Through Oct. 26. Old Time Fiddlers State Championship. Friday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All-day jam, 7-9 p.m. dance. Saturday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Contest, 7-9 p.m. dance. Sunday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Contest. Civic Auditorium, 400 W. 4th St. 894-8752.
Saturday 25
Silver City/Grant County
An Evening with Pat Garrett — Free. 7 p.m. Chautauqua with Ron Grimes as the sheriff who shot Billy the Kid. Potluck at 6 p.m. Upper Gila Watershed Alliance annual membership meeting at 4 p.m. Lichty Center, 426 Box Canyon Road, Cliff. 535-2519.
Continuum — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Dances of Universal Peace — $5 donation. 7 p.m. Circle dances that celebrate the unity of all spiritual traditions. Live music. No experience or partners needed. Church of What's Happening, 7th and Arizona St., 534-1441.
Desert West Auction — Also Oct. 26. 10 a.m. Online and live auction. Come out and be part of the live auction or participate via Internet. 3870 N. Hwy. 35, Mimbres. 536-9357, www.desertwestauction.com
Fort Bayard — 9:30 a.m. Guided tour. Meet by the northeast corner of the hospital by the theater. 388-4477.
Haunted House — $5, $3. Through Oct. 31. See Oct. 17. The Wherehouse, Bullard St. 313-6730, 388-2897.
Mad Hatter Party — Free. 2-4 p.m. Toy Town, 113 W. Broadway. 388-1677.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Non-Violent Communication — $5 donation. 6:30 p.m. Introductory workshop. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Primitive Doll Construction — Fiber Arts Center, 211 D N. Texas St. 538-5733.
Silver City Farmers' Market — 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza. 534-1704, mehopper8@netzero.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10th Annual Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 4. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 526-1919.
Animal Encounters — 4 p.m. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall. 522-3120.
Anybody for Murder? — Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 10. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Beyond Cactus — $7.50, free to members. 2 p.m. Learn about native plants that enhance the garden and are low-maintenance. Reservations recommended. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com
Ghosts of the Past — $3, $2, $1. See Oct. 23. 6-8:15 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
SNAP 10th Anniversary Gala — $50 advance, $55 at door. An elegant evening of live music, fine art, wine, door prizes, silent auction of works by local artists and entertainment. Host: Carrie Hamblin of KRWG-FM. Tickets at Better Life Pet Foods, Enchanted Gardens, and through SNAP at 524-9265, snapnewmexico.org Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Mall, 211 N. Main St.
SoulShine — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Speechless — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. A delightful romantic comedy starring Michael Keaton and Geena Davis. She is an idealistic speechwriter for a liberal Democrat running for the Senate in New Mexico. One evening, while looking for some sleeping pills in an all-night convenience store, she meets Keaton. They immediately hit it off. Then she finds out that he is a one-time comedy writer who has been hired by the Republican candidate to juice up his senatorial race. How do you keep a love affair alive in the midst of a down-and-dirty political campaign when you are working for opposing camps? Filmed in and around Las Vegas, NM. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Truth or Consequences
Fiddle Contest — $3 for dances. Through Oct. 26. See Oct. 24. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Contest, 7-9 p.m. dance. Civic Auditorium, 400 W. 4th St. 894-8752.
White Sands
Lake Lucero Tour — $3, 15 and under free. 9 a.m. Ranger-guided trip to White Sands National Monument's Lake Lucero, source of the white sands. Reservations required: 679-2599, 479-6124, ext. 236.
Sunday 26
Silver City/Grant County
Tell No One — 4 p.m. Pediatrician Alexandre Beck still grieves the murder of his beloved wife Margot Beck eight years earlier. When two bodies are found near the scene of the crime, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive. The message says to "Tell No One." This movie is based on Harlan Coben's bestselling thriller. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society. Real West Cinema II, Hwy.180 E. 538-5659.
Desert West Auction — See Oct. 25. 10 a.m. Online and live auction. 3870 N. Hwy. 35, Mimbres. 536-9357, www.desertwestauction.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10th Annual Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — See Oct. 4. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 526-1919.
Anybody for Murder? — See Oct. 10. $8 adults, $7 students/seniors, $5 children 6. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre. 523-1200.
Rio Grande Marathon — Sports Complex/Field of Dreams. 524-2784.
Truth or Consequences
Fiddle Contest — See Oct. 24. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Contest. Civic Auditorium, 400 W. 4th St. 894-8752.
Monday 27
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Trucks and Hornets — $10, under 10 free. Gates open 5:45 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Tuesday 28
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Wednesday 29
Silver City/Grant County
Bayard Farmers Market — 3-6 p.m. Hwy. 356 (Central Ave.) across from the post office. 537-3967, 534-1704, 537-5014.
Haunted House — $5, $3. Through Oct. 31. See Oct. 17. The Wherehouse, Bullard St. 313-6730, 388-2897.
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Thursday 30
Silver City/Grant County
Haunted House — $5, $3. Through Oct. 31. See Oct. 17. The Wherehouse, Bullard St. 313-6730, 388-2897.
Poison Wind--7 p.m. Documentary film about uranium mining. With producer Norman Patrick Brown, producer-director Jenny Pond. Gila Resources Information Project. Silco Theater. 538-8078, www.gilaresources.info.
Songwriters Circle — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
WNMU Homecoming Student Talent Show — 7 p.m.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dan Lambert — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Fall Nationals Practice Night — $10, under 10 free. Gates open 5:30 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Science Cafe — 5:30 p.m. "Testing to Find Unsafe Food," presented by Dr. Willis Fedio, Laboratory Director, SW Center for Animal Health, Food Safety and Bio-Security. Roundtable discussion. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall. 522-3120.
Friday 31 [HALLOWEEN]
Silver City/Grant County
Halloween Costume Party — With Rhythm Mystic and Brandon Perrault. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway, 388-4090.
Halloween Party — 7 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Haunted House — $5, $3. Through Oct. 31. See Oct. 17. The Wherehouse, Bullard St. 313-6730, 388-2897.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Adams State College — 7 p.m., www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dia de Los Muertos — Through Nov. 2. Pinatas, stories, remembrances, handcrafted Day of the Dead art, food and dancing. Friday: 5-7 p.m. Shrine building at Mesilla's historic plaza with overnight security provided. Saturday: Bike Run Fundraiser. Sunday: Traditional procession to the Mesilla cemetery. Donation of three canned goods for altar set-up. 647-2639, 649-7626.
Fall Nationals — Through Nov. 2. $10, under 10 free. Friday: Gates open 5:30 p.m., racing starts 7:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Gates open 11 a.m., racing starts 2 p.m.Modifieds, Ltd Late Models, Street Stocks, Super Trucks, Legends. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
NMSU Men's Aggies Basketball vs. New Mexico Highlands — Call for time. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
WNMU Mustangs Football vs. Colorado State-Pueblo — 1:30 p.m. Homecoming game. Ben Altamirano Stadium, www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Colorado State-Pueblo — 7 p.m., www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
37th Annual Renaissance ArtsFaire — Through Nov. 2. $5, $2. Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Renaissance themed event. Juried art show and exhibition, arts and crafts, live theater, dancing, music and food. Young Park. 523-6403.
Day of the Dead — 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Program with performance by Ballet Folklorico de la Tierra del Encanto. Branigan Cultural Center. 541-2219.
Dia de Los Muertos — Through Nov. 2. See Oct. 31. Bike Run Fundraiser. 647-2639, 649-7626.
Fall Nationals — Through Nov. 2. See Oct. 31. $10, under 10 free. Gates open 11 a.m., racing starts 2 p.m. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Las Cruces Symphony — Also Nov. 2. Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday 3 p.m. Classics Two: Norman Krieger, piano. Tchaikovsky, Concerto No. 1; Respighi, Church Windows. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-3709.
NMSU Aggies Football vs. Boise State — 5 p.m. Aggies Memorial Stadium. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Radium Springs
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 7 p.m. Jupiter in the south, fall sky. Jeff Jenkins presenting. Leasburg Dam State Park. 527-8386, 532-1486, 678-4138, www.astro-npo.org, astronpo@wildblue.net
Sunday 2 [DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS]
Silver City/Grant County
Silver City Museum Society Annual Meeting — 2 p.m. Guest speakers TBA. Silver City Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
37th Annual Renaissance ArtsFaire — See Nov. 1. $5, $2. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Young Park. 523-6403.
Dia de Los Muertos — See Oct. 31. Traditional procession to the Mesilla cemetery. 647-2639, 649-7626.
Fall Nationals — See Oct. 31. $10, under 10 free. Gates open 11 a.m., racing starts 2 p.m. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 524-7913/(800) 658-9650/642-2272.
Las Cruces Symphony — See Nov. 1. 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-3709.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. WNMU — 5:05 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Monday 3
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Carrie Underwood — $52.50, $46.50, $36.50. 7:30 p.m. "American Idol" winner, country singer/songwriter's Carnival Ride Tour with Little Big Town. NMSU Pan Am Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Tuesday 4 [ELECTION DAY]
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Sky Safari — 7 p.m. View the night sky at La Llorona Park, with high-powered telescopes and expert guidance provided by NMSU Astronomy Department. Sponsored by Museum of Natural History. 522-3120.
Wednesday 5
Silver City/Grant County
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Melbourne Roos — Call for time. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Thursday 6
Silver City/Grant County
Evening with the Artist — Lecture and slide show with renowned sculptor Tom Waldron. His piece, "Dart," is installed at LifeQuest on the corner of 12th and College Ave. Location TBA. MRAC, 538-2505.
Fort Bayard — 9:30 a.m. Guided tour. Meet by the northeast corner of the hospital by the theater. 388-4477.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Men's Aggies Basketball vs. WNMU — Call for time. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Lordsburg
Wellspring Center Nonprofit Clinic — $10. 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Share questions about nonprofit management with peers and get guidance on starting, operating, governing and funding nonprofit resources from consultant Nikki Zeuner. Hidalgo County Complex, DeMoss St. Pre-registration required: 534-0665, ext. 815, wally@wellnesscoalition.org
Friday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
International Mariachi Conference, Concert and Mass — Through Nov. 9. Friday: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Student Showcase; Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Concert featuring Pedro Fernandez with Mariachi Cobre and Mariachi Reynas de Los Angeles; Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Parque Festival; Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Mariachi Mass. NMSU Pan Am Center and Young Park. 525-1735/646-1420/(915) 544-8444, www.lascrucesmariachi.org
La Charreada: Photography of David Shaw — Through Dec. 27. Photographic essay on Mexican Rodeo. Branigan Cultural Center. 541-2219.
Literary Open Mic Night — 5:30-7 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall. 541-8073, wayne1@zianet.com
Recycled — Opening reception for exhibit of works of the Las Cruces Art Association created out of old paintings and recycled materials with an environmental theme. Southwest Environmental Center, 275 N. Downtown Mall, 522-5552.
Alamogordo
Roslyn Kind — $25, $18, $10. 7:30 p.m. Reserved seating. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., 437-2202.
Deming
First Friday — TBA.
Saturday 8
Silver City/Grant County
Pennies for Pets — Free, pet food donations welcome. 1-4 p.m. Bring your pocket change to make a change in the life of dogs and cats. Free family events: Operation ID to protect children, face painting, balloons, door prizes, contests, photos. Sponsored by SNAP. First Presbyterian Church, 1915 N. Swan St.
Felted Purses — Member $25/non-member $30; $15 materials. 12-4 p.m. Fiber Arts Center, 211 D N. Texas St., 538-5733, www.fiberartscollective.org
Harvest Tea — $15. 2-4 p.m. BYO tea cup to be served in 1800s frontier style. Raffles. Limited seating. Fort Bayard Theatre. 956-3294, 388-4477.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
WNMU Mustangs Football vs. Fort Lewis College — 1:30 p.m. Ben Altamirano Stadium, www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Mesa State College — 7 p.m., www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
"Visit Our Ancestors" Cemetery Tour — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Slumbering Mountain Cemetery. 541-2219, 541-2154, mkshannon@las-cruces.org, museums.las-cruces.org
Come One, Come All Family Picnic — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. East Mesa Recreation Center. 382-1662.
International Mariachi Conference — Through Nov. 9. See Nov. 7. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Parque Festival. 7:30 p.m. Concert featuring Pedro Fernandez with Mariachi Cobre and Mariachi Reynas de Los Angeles. 525-1735/646-1420/(915) 544-8444, www.lascrucesmariachi.org
NMSU Aggies Football vs. Hawaii — 2-4:30 p.m. Aggies Memorial Stadium. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Sun Country Striders Volkmarch Fitness Walks — Also Nov. 9. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Dripping Springs Natural Area. 523-7034.
Truth or Consequences
Art Hop — 6-9 p.m. Many downtown galleries, studios, stores and restaurants stay open late. New fine art exhibits, live music. Information and walking maps online. torcgalleries@gmail.com, www.torcart.com
Run for the Wall — 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Vendors, games, food, belly dancers and drummers in addition to the Bike Run and the Bike Rodeo. 740-7111.
Sunday 9
Las Cruces/Mesilla
International Mariachi Conference — See Nov. 7. 9:30 a.m. Mariachi Mass. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Parque Festival. 525-1735/646-1420/(915) 544-8444, www.lascrucesmariachi.org
Sun Country Striders Volkmarch — See Nov. 8. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Fitness walk. 523-7034.
Truth or Consequences
Sierra Club Hike — Free. 9 a.m. Easy 4-mile day hike to Monticello Box. Meet at Forest Service parking lot to carpool. High clearance vehicles. Non-members welcome. 772-5655.