D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
November
2008
NOVEMBER
Saturday 01
Silver City/Grant County
CD Release Renfro and Alfero — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Dias de los Muertos/Day of the Dead — Through Nov. 2. Ofrendas/Altars. Silver City MainStreet Project, 534-1700.
Dias de los Muertos — 4-6 p.m. Also Nov. 2. Ofrendas and art. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard, 388-5725.
Fundamentals of Critical Care Support — $300. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Through Nov. 2. Space limited. Pre-register: 538-4069, 538-4178 or 538-4822. GRMC Conference Room.
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
Music to Cheer Up Your World — 12:15-12:45. Fiddling Friends accompanied by Bayou Seco. Alotta Gelato, 619 N. Bullard.
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, children 12 and under free. Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Medieval atmosphere, horse games, juggling and acrobatics, royal processions, entertainment, live music, family activities, Magellan the Faire dragon and works by over 160 artists and artisans presented in the largest juried art show in southern New Mexico. Sponsored by the Dona Ana Arts Council. Young Park. Free shuttle to and from Mesilla Park. 523-6403, infodaac@daarts.org, www.daarts.org
Billy Jack — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. A mixed-blood Vietnam vet tries to live peaceably, but time after time finds it necessary to use his martial arts skills against the racist good ol' boys who continually harass a teacher and the homeless, runaway and/or abused students of her Freedom School. At the school, students are taught pacifism and art, theater and music. Some of the entrenched locals are threatened by this "new vision" of America, and they set out to shut down the school. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
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. A familial, cultural event with pinatas, stories, remembrances, handcrafted day of the dead art, food and dancing. Saturday: Bike Run Fundraiser. Sunday: Traditional procession to the Mesilla cemetery. All proceeds from this event are donated to local women's and children's organizations and to keep the tradition alive. Donations of three canned goods requested for altar set-up. 647-2639, 649-7626.
Fall Nationals — Through Nov. 2. $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.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
NMSU Aggies Football vs. Boise State — 5 p.m. Homecoming game. Aggies Memorial Stadium. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Nutritional Blood Analysis — $40, $30 members. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Blood analyzed on the spot for nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, immune function and more. One drop of blood, 30 minutes for results. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, Ste. M., 523-0436.
Take Tea and See — New exhibit by the Ten O-Clockers. Exhibit runs through January. Abraham's Bank Tower Restaurant, 4th floor, Main and Lohman. 523-5911.
Two One-Act Plays — $10, $9. 2:30 p.m. "Not My Cup of Tea" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" performed by Mesilla Valley Christian Schools Drama Troupe. Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall, 523-1223.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona — Through Nov. 6. $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. Two American girls, Vicky and Cristina, spend the summer at the Barcelona hideaway of Vicky's pals, Mark and Judy, in this film directed by Woody Allen. No sooner do the girls spot Juan Antonio, a bedroom-eyed painter, than he's hitting on both of them. What sparks the movie is Penelope Cruz as Maria Elena, the painter's ex-wife, a fireball given to strong emotions. The two trading one-liners in Spanish is so ferociously funny you won't even need the subtitles. But watching Cruz, switching between Spanish and English, untamed passion and chilly despair, is a lesson in the art of acting. Sunday. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
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 — Fall Back!
Silver City/Grant County
Dia de los Muertos — $6. 12-2 p.m. Ofrendas, traditional food, music. Casa de la Cultura. New Senior Center, 107 East St., Santa Clara. 519-9738.
Dias de los Muertos/Day of the Dead — See Nov. 1. 534-1700.
Dias de los Muertos — 12-2 p.m. Ofrendas and art. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard, 388-5725.
Silver City Museum Annual Meeting — Free, donations accepted. 2 p.m. Featured speaker: author Cynthia Davis. Reception and booksigning. Silco Theater.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
37th Annual Renaissance ArtsFaire — See Nov. 1. $5, children 12 and under free. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Young Park. 523-6403, infodaac@daarts.org, www.daarts.org
Dia de Los Muertos — See Nov. 1. Traditional procession to the Mesilla cemetery. 647-2639, 649-7626.
Fall Nationals — See Nov. 1. $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 — Polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
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
Tom Waldron — 6:30 p.m. Mimbres Region Arts Council's "Evening with the Artist" series. Life Quest, 907 N. Pope St. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Fort Bayard — 9:30 a.m. Guided tour. Meet by the northeast corner of the hospital by the theater. 388-4477.
Silver City Pairodocs — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Deming Fusiliers — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
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
Hybrid Houses — 7 p.m. GRIP Presentation. Silco Theatre, 311 N. Bullard St.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Pay It Forward — $3 donation. 6:30 p.m. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979.
Raised by Wolves — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Fall Membership Show — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for show of works by 23 local members of the New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter. Exhibit continues through November. Rio Grande Theatre. 523-6403.
Frozen River — Through Nov. 13. $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. This film takes place in rural upstate New York on the Canadian border, in the dead of winter. Ray Eddy drives her battered old Dodge across the ice-bound St. Lawrence River with illegal immigrants hidden in the trunk. A gambler determined to do whatever she must for her family, Ray's odyssey is anything but depressing. She lives near a Mohawk Indian Nation, where a laconic young Mohawk smuggler, Lila Littlewolf, becomes her tutor, and her partner in crime. Nothing fits neatly in the lives of these characters. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
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: Fotos de Los Charros Magnificos — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for photographer David Shaw'd show. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, museums.las-cruces.org
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.
Saturday 8
Silver City/Grant County
Book Signing — 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan Haley, author of Free Flow, and Dutch Salmon, author of Gila Libre, will read from and sign their new books published by University of New Mexico Press. Gila Cliff Dwellings.
Blues Night — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Bringing "Salt of the Earth" Home — Free. 1:30-5 p.m. See story in Tumbleweeds section. Documentary movie premiere, live music, speaker presentations, refreshments. Cobre Performing Arts Center, Bayard. 538-6355, strottmant@wnmu.edu
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.
Opening Reception — 2-5 p.m. Woodcut and relief prints by Ouida Touchon and wood sculptures by Bill Kaderly. Music and refreshments. JW Art Gallery, Old Hurley Store, 99 Cortez Ave, 537-0300, www.thetown.com
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.
Raw Food — $33. Workshop with Nasya Gelbart. Organic lunch included. Pre-registration required. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979.
ReStore 4th Anniversary — 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Coffee and cake. 704 W. Market St., 538-9540.
Vaccination Clinic — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Reduced fees. High Desert Humane Society Animal Shelter, Cougar Way.
WNMU Mustangs Football vs. Fort Lewis College — 1 p.m. Ben Altamirano Stadium. www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Mesa State College — 7 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Women's Basketball vs. Grand Canyon University — 2 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
14th Annual Veterans Day Parade — 10 a.m. Parade route: west on Spruce to Solano, north on Solano to Madrid Ave. Apodaca Park. 621-7002, 649-3995, 541-2200.
Baylor Canyon String Band — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Chamber Music — Free. 1 p.m. Performance to complement the continuing Rodin exhibit. Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St., 541-2137, museums.las-cruces.org
Come One, Come All Family Picnic — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. East Mesa Recreation Center. 382-1662.
Enchanted Artisans — 2-5 p.m. Handcrafted items by local artisans. Reception. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com
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 p.m. Aggies Memorial Stadium. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Saturday Science — 11 a.m. "Engineering." Pre-registration required. Go beyond your textbooks in this hands-on class. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Sierra Club Hike — 9 a.m. $3 BLM fee. Pine Tree Trail with side hikes in the Organ Mountains. Moderate, 7 miles, some elevation gains. Meet at K-Mart parking lot, Hwy. 70. Bring lunch and water. 526-7116.
Sky Safari — 7 p.m. View the night sky at La Llorona Park, with high-powered telescopes and expert guidance provided by the NMSU Astronomy Department. View Capricornus, Cassiopeia and M57 (Ring Nebula). Museum of Natural History. 522-3120.
Smoke Signals — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members, veterans free. 1:30 p.m. The first commercial feature film written, directed and acted by American Indians and one of the freshest and most emotionally appealing dramas of 1998. Victor and Thomas have been raised on Idaho's poverty-stricken Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. One is a taciturn athlete while the other is a socially awkward nerd. The two are drawn together when Thomas gives Victor the money he needs to travel to Phoenix, where his estranged and alcoholic father has died. On the road they reminisce about the past and clash with strangers, and Victor learns more about his dad. The film pokes fun at the interface between life on "the rez" and the dominant white culture, also revealing how ritual, humor, and friendship can be healing medicine for anyone caught up in grief. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Sun Country Striders Volkmarch Fitness Walks — Also Nov. 9. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Dripping Springs Natural Area. 523-7034.
Twilight on the Apacheria — 2-4 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of works by local fiber and watermedia artists Lynn Unangst, Phil Yost and Laurel Weathersbee. Unsettled Gallery, 905 N. Mesquite, 647-8053.
Deming
First Annual Fall Fling — Free. 2-4 p.m. With staff and on-air hosts from KRWG-FM and -TV, St. Clair Winery, Adobe Deli and David and Lisa Fryxell of Desert Exposure. Food and wine. St. Clair Winery, 1325 De Baca Rd. on NM 549.
Wood Turning Show — 1-3 p.m. Reception for show continuing through Nov. 19. Works by Wilfred Rotherman, George Thompson and Les Fairchild. Deming Arts Council, 100 S. Gold St.
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.
Watertowers — 6-9 p.m. Opening reception for painter Dan Bern, coinciding with Art Hop. M Gallery, 406 Main St., 740-4526, www.moshekoenick.com
Sunday 9
Silver City/Grant County
Walk on the Wildside — $10 donation. 4-10 p.m. Fundraiser for Gila Wildlife Rescue. Five bands. All door proceeds to GWR. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson — $5. 11 a.m. Thompson made a name for himself by riding with, writing about, and eventually angering the Hells Angels. Through studious drug use, a finely honed sense of black comedy, and highly subjective and frequently fantasy-prone reporting, he created a journalistic subgenre called "gonzo" that sought a deeper truth than could be achieved by traditional means. Readings and re-creations of Thompson's work by Johnny Depp. Beloved or hated, the outrageous, gun-toting, drug-crazed character who happened to write carved out a piece of America all his own, and stayed there until he didn't want to stick around anymore. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
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
Photography and Sculpture Show — 2-4 p.m. Opening reception for Artforms show. 20 artists. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano.
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.
Monday 10
Silver City/Grant County
Widowed Persons Meeting/Lunch — $10. 11 a.m. Lunch and program. Speaker: Mary Ann Sedillo. WNMU Cafeteria. 388-1072.
Open Mic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 11
VETERANS DAY
Silver City/Grant County
Historic Mining District Tour — $5. 10 a.m. Docent-led tour, brochure and Corre Caminos transportation are provided. Meet in front of Bayard City Hall, 800 Central Ave. Approx. 1 1/2 hour tour. Reservations. 537-3327.
Rabies Update — 1:30-3 p.m. Prepare pets for spring 2009. Discussion and slide presentation. Time permitting, discussion of economic impact and history of family-owned ranches in New Mexico. WNMU Global Resource Center. 537-2641, 538-6835.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Veterans Day Ceremony — 11 a.m. Parque de los Veteranos, Avenida de Mesilla and Calle del Norte. 524-3262, ext. 116.
Socorro
Festival of the Cranes — Through Nov. 23. Free. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. 744-5923, salvador.gonzalez1@state.nm.us, www.friendsofthebosque.org/crane
Wednesday 12
Silver City/Grant County
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon — $10. 12 p.m. Red Barn, 708 Silver Heights Blvd. 538-3785.
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Reserve
Time Management — $10. 1-4 p.m. Increase your effectiveness and lower your stress. Presenter: Sunny Yates. Catron County Health Council Meeting Room. Pre-registration required: 534-0665, ext. 815, wally@wellnesscoalition.org
Thursday 13
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.
Tres Gaias — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. Utah State — 7 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Otero Dance Company — $12.50, $10. Cast of international artists interpret the world's most popular Latin dances: tango, salsa, gaucho. Rio Grande Theatre. 646-1420. www.gloriatango.com
Steve Smith — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Friday 14
Silver City/Grant County
Enchanted Holidays — Through Nov. 15. Friday 1-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Evergreen Garden Club's Standard Flower Show. Indian Hills Baptist Church, 2 Arroyo Seco. 388-9557.
Chilegumbo Dance — $5. Snack to share. 3-6 p.m. Bayou Seco. Polkas, Rancheras, Cajun Two-Step and waltzes, The Broom Dance, the Handkerchief Dance and more. Senior Center.
Dane Dexter — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Otero Dance Company — $20, $5. 7 p.m. Argentine dance company will feature the tango and gaucho dances. Mimbres Region Arts Council. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Pursuit of Happiness — $3 donation. 6:30 p.m. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979.
Speaking of History — Free. 7-9 p.m. Longtime local families tell their stories about heritage and history of the area. Gila Community Center, 400 Hwy. 211. 535-4120, DaleMarcy@hotmail.com
Wally Lawder — 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Choirs Holiday Concert — Also Nov. 15. $10, $12, $15, $3 students, children. Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 3 p.m. "Festival of Thanks" concerts by NMSU Choirs featuring food, familiar holiday songs and classical choral music. Burritos, enchiladas, dessert for purchase. Reserved seating. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. Tickets: Pan Am Center, 646-1420, choirs.nmsu.edu
Ink: Tattoos and Personal Expression — Exhibit opening, lectures, special events looking at the variety of people with tattoos. Exhibit runs to Jan. 31, 2009. Branigan Cultural Center, 541-2219.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. UC Irvine — 7:05 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Up the Yangtze — Through Nov. 20. $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. Documentary. China's Three Gorges Dam is considered by many experts to be a full-steam-ahead eco-disaster, but director Yung Chang's gorgeous meditation is more concerned with the project's human collateral damage: old farmers evicted; young people in servitude to Western tourists, all brought about by an endeavor whose collective weight may ultimately tilt the Earth's axis. But the film embraces irony rather than righteous indignation. The qualities of the production, like the Three Gorges itself, are oceanic in scope, giving a human dimension to the wrenching changes facing not only an increasingly globalized China, but the world at large. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Warhol at NMSU — 5 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of Andy Warhol photographs. NMSU Art Gallery, 100 Williams Hall, Solano at University Ave. 646-2545.
Saturday 15
Silver City/Grant County
"Enchanted Holidays" — See Nov. 14. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Indian Hills Baptist Church, 2 Arroyo Seco. 388-9557.
Christmas Bazaar — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Holiday items, Christmas ornaments, handcrafted gifts, baked goods for sale. Roundup Lodge, Mimbres Valley. 536-2277, 536-9433.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Rhythm Mystic — 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 Women's Basketball vs. Grand Canyon University — 4 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Native American Thanksgiving Dinner — $10. 6-8 p.m. Dine-in or take-out. Native American blessings through traditional music and dance, 7-7:30 p.m. Menu: pumpkin soup, roasted turkey, mole, arroz mexicano, sweet potatoes, green beans, corn, berries, jicama and nopalito salad, cornbread or tortillas, dessert, beverage. Bayard Community Center. 519-9738.
Hurley Copper County Christmas Bazaar — 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Holiday bazaar. Free horse-drawn trolley rides. Benefit raffle and drawing, many specialty gift vendors. Breakfast and lunch available at the Hurley Community Church. Hurley Community Center. 575-2124
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Choirs Holiday Concert — See Nov. 14. $10, $12, $15, $3 students. 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-1420, choirs.nmsu.edu
Bob Einwick — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
El Tratado de La Mesilla Reenactment — 2 p.m. Gadsden Purchase flag-raising ceremony. Old Mesilla Plaza. 524-3262, ext. 116.
Holiday Pots and Patio Decorating — $7.50, free to members. 2 p.m. Workshop presenting inspiration for decorating home entrances and patios. Reservations requested. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com, nmenchantedgardens.com
Men's March — 11 a.m.-2 p.m. For men to stand up against all violence, particularly violence against women. Sponsored by WAVE, La Pinon, and La Casa. 526-2819.
NMSU Men's Aggies Basketball vs. UC Riverside — Call for time. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
The Grey Fox — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Based on the true story of train robber Bill Miner, who served 33 years in San Quentin for stagecoach robbery. Released from prison in 1901, Miner finds a job in the oyster beds of the Pacific Northwest, stays for a while with his sister, but leaves because "I got ambition in me that just won't quit." After seeing the first western ever made, about "The Great Train Robbery," Miner soon is again on the wrong side of the law. He pulls some train robberies, then settles down in a small Canadian town and falls in love with a feminist photographer — but the law is on his trail. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Deming
Legendary Impersonators — $6. 2 p.m. Cowboy heroes and the Old West come back to life when this award-winning duo takes the stage. Singing, yodeling, lariat-spinning. Deming Performing Arts Theater. Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine St. 545-8872.
Glenwood
Craft Bazaar — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. All hand-crafted items and home-baked goods. Glenwood Community Center, 539-2473.
Truth or Consequences
Celebracion de Otono — 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebrate the center's third anniversary with living history demonstrations of period life on El Camino Real, special performances, and more. 11 a.m. lecture by archeologist Mike Marshall. El Camino Real International Heritage Center, I-25 at exit 115, 854-3600, elcaminoreal.org
Sunday 16
Silver City/Grant County
Book Signing — 2 p.m. Jan Haley, author of Free Flow, and Dutch Salmon, author of Gila Libre, will read from and sign their new books. Silver City Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway.
Up The Yangtze — 4 p.m. Documentary. China's Three Gorges Dam is considered by many experts to be a full-steam-ahead eco-disaster, but director Yung Chang's gorgeous meditation is more concerned with the project's human collateral damage: old farmers evicted; young people in servitude to Western tourists, all brought about by an endeavor whose collective weight may ultimately tilt the Earth's axis. But the film embraces irony rather than righteous indignation. The qualities of the production, like the Three Gorges itself, are oceanic in scope, giving a human dimension to the wrenching changes facing not only an increasingly globalized China, but the world at large. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society. Real West Cinema II, Hwy. 180 E. 538-5659.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
New Horizons Symphony Orchestra Concert — Free. 7:30 p.m. Marianna Gabbi and Gordon Butler perform Vivaldi's A Minor Concerto for two violins and orchestra. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 522-5571, 523-9101.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Cal Poly — 7:05 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Hillsboro
Sierra Club Hike — Free. 9:45 a.m. Strenuous 12-mile day hike to Gallinas and Railroad Canyons in the Black Range. Meet at Hillsboro General Store. Non-members welcome. 744-5860.
Monday 17
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
WNMU Women's Basketball vs. Texas A&M International University — 5 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Tuesday 18
Las Cruces/Mesilla
When Pigs Fly — 1:30 p.m. Bob Sanchez reviews his book. Refreshments. Dresp Room, Branigan Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. 541-8073.
Wednesday 19
Silver City/Grant County
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Thursday 20
Silver City/Grant County
Kenneally & Kunz — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Sweet Wednesday — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Friday 21
Silver City/Grant County
Greg Strange — Free. 7 p.m. Comedian and songwriter from Nashville. Appropriate for all ages. Silco Theatre, 311 N. Bullard St.
Live Comedy — 7 p.m. New Life Fellowship. Silco Theatre, 311 N. Bullard St.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Michael — $3 donation. 6:30 p.m. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979.
Rhythm Mystic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cinderella — $10-$15. Through Dec. 1. Wed. and Thurs. 7 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. The classic tale: a poor girl, a handsome prince, a glass slipper and one magical night. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Copenhagen — Through Dec. 7. $9, $8 students/seniors, all seats Thursdays $6. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2:30 p.m., Thursdays 7 p.m. Tony-award-winning play in which Werner Heisenberg meets Nils Bohr in an electrifying exchange of ideas. No Strings Theatre Company. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Dana Kleinman — Free. 7 p.m. The artist will speak, show photographs of artworks and answer questions about her experience exhibiting at the 2008 Beijing Biennale in conjunction with the Summer Olympics in China. Preston Contemporary Art Center, 1755 Avenida de Mercado, 523-8713.
NMSU Men's Aggies Basketball vs. Pepperdine — Call for time. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Potters' Guild Holiday Sale — Through Nov. 22. Friday 4 p.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Las Cruces artisans. Las Cruces Association of Realtors Building, 150 E. Idaho.
The Grocer's Son — Through Nov. 26. $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. The rolling countryside of Provence may be a dream vacation spot, but it is the last place in the world that 30-year-old Antoine would like to be. Antoine reluctantly returns to his rural hometown after 10 years in the big city when his father has a heart attack. Someone has to run the family's grocery store while his father recovers, and Antoine's older brother, who stayed by their parents when Antoine fled, insists the time has come for Antoine to shoulder some responsibility. Slowly Antoine warms to the rural environment he had turned his back on and begins to feel a tentative happiness and community spirit. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Deming
Legendary Impersonators — Also Nov. 22. $6. Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. Reliving the 1950s and 1960s, variety shows, rock and roll, country. Deming Performing Arts Theater. Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine St. 545-8872.
Saturday 22
Silver City/Grant County
Book Signing — 10-11:30 a.m. The Richest Indian and The Humblest Warrior with the author, Finder, and translator/illustrator Jodey Bateman, who will read the Spanish language version of the story. Public Library, 515 W. College Ave. 538-0414, www.motherbird.com
Desert West Auction — Also Nov. 23. 10 a.m. See story in Business Exposure. 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 — 10 a.m. Guided tour. Meet by the northeast corner of the hospital by the theater. 388-4477.
Gila Valley Craft Show — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Holiday, all-occasion craft items, concession, raffles. Gila Senior Citizens Center.
Gypsy Feet — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Wally Lawder — 1-3 p.m. Solo performance. A.I.R. Coffee, Central Ave., Bayard.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cinderella — $10-$15. Through Dec. 1. See Nov. 21. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Cole Mitchell — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
Cooking, Sampling and Sharing Class — 1 p.m. Gluten-free holiday recipes and more. Instructor Liz Yarrington. Local support group forming. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
Copenhagen — Through Dec. 7. See Nov. 21. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
NMSU Aggies Football vs. Louisiana Tech — 2 p.m. Aggies Memorial Stadium. WAC. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Potters' Guild Holiday Sale — See Nov. 21. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Las Cruces Association of Realtors Building, 150 E. Idaho.
What's Cooking? — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Back by popular demand, this film unfolds as four families — African-American, Latino, Jewish and Asian — on the same Los Angeles block celebrate Thanksgiving. Unique family dramas combine with universal holiday tensions to produce humorous, shocking and even scary situations. The film allows us to see how much these diverse families have in common as they struggle with the internal and external forces that challenge family solidarity. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
Deming
Legendary Impersonators — See Nov. 21. $6. 2 p.m. Deming Performing Arts Theater. Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine St. 545-8872.
Rodeo
Holiday Show — Through Nov. 23. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Items handcrafted by local and regional artists and artisans. Chiricahua Gallery, Hwy. 80.
Sunday 23
Silver City/Grant County
Desert West Auction — See Nov. 22. 10 a.m. See story in Business Exposure. Online and live auction. 3870 N. Hwy. 35, Mimbres, 536-9357, www.desertwestauction.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Alex Richardson — $20. 3 p.m. Rising star in the opera world, soloist at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Santa Fe Opera, performs works by the world's most famous composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Onate High School Performing Arts Center. 521-4051.
Cinderella — $10-$15. Through Dec. 1. See Nov. 21. 2 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Copenhagen — Through Dec. 7. See Nov. 21. $9, $8 students/seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
New Horizons Symphony Orchestra Concert — Free. 7:30 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 522-5571, 523-9101.
Toys for Kids Motorcycle Parade — $10 plus toy to participate in parade. Mesilla Valley Mall. 523-1061.
Rodeo
Holiday Show — See Nov. 22. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Chiricahua Gallery, Hwy. 80.
Monday 24
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 25
No events listed for this date.
Wednesday 26
Silver City/Grant County
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cinderella — $10-$15. Through Dec. 1. See Nov. 21. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Thursday 27
: THANKSGIVING DAY
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cinderella — $10-$15. Through Dec. 1. See Nov. 21. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
NMSU Aggies Volleyball vs. Virginia Commonwealth University — 7 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Friday 28
Silver City/Grant County
Annual Group Show — 4-7 p.m. Opening reception for show through Dec. 31. Featured artists include Ginny Wolf, Judith Meyer, Kathy Anderson, Gina Heiden, Simon Sotelo, Christine Baker and Melanie Zipin. Seedboat Gallery, 214 W. Yankie, info@seedboatgallery.com
Dane Dexter — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Cinderella — $10-$15. Through Dec. 1. See Nov. 21. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Copenhagen — Through Dec. 7. See Nov. 21. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
NMSU Men's Aggies Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic — Also Nov. 29. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Loyola (Ill.) — 6:30 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi — 4 p.m. Thanksgiving Classic. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Saturday 29
Silver City/Grant County
18th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade — 7 p.m. Parade of lighted floats, vendors, businesses open late. Theme: "An Ideal Christmas." Silver City MainStreet Project. Historic downtown. 534-1700.
Betty and the Diamondbacks — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Holiday Raffle — 5 p.m. Tickets at any Yankie-Texas Art District gallery.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Mercado del Sol — 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Indoor fair. Silco Theatre, 311 N. Bullard St.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Animal Encounters — 4 p.m. Staff and volunteers available to answer questions about the animals. Nature Center residents on hand for your first snake experience or turtle adventure. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Art Reception and Holiday Sale — 4-6 p.m. Artists' reception for Rayma Claessen and Bobbie Widner and art sale. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, 522-2933.
Bottle Shock — Through Dec. 4. $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. The true and happy story of how the vintners of Napa Valley won the blind tasting known as the "Judgment of Paris" in 1976 and put their little piece of California paradise on the world wine stage for all time. Steven Spurrier, a Brit wine merchant in Paris, is prevailed upon to sponsor, arrange and produce the Judgment, which compels him to visit the Colonies, where his snobbery gets a comeuppance, Yank-style. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Cinderella — $10-$15. Through Dec. 1. See Nov. 21. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Copenhagen — Through Dec. 7. See Nov. 21. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Fall Open Studio — Through Nov. 30. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Las Cruces artists show their work in studios along the Picacho Corridor. 635-7899, fallstudiotour@gmail.com
Holiday Antique & Craft Show — Through Nov. 30. St. Genevieve's Church. 526-8624.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752.
NMSU Men's Aggies Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic — See Nov. 28. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Loyola (Ill.) — 4 p.m. Thanksgiving Classic. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
The Milagro Beanfield War — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Quintessential made-in-New Mexico movie. In a small town in northern New Mexico, a developer is building a leisure-time resort. When a handyman from Milagro irrigates his half-acre beanfield with water from an acequia, which is controlled by the development, he sets in motion a series of events that reveal the underside of the Anglo's vision of progress. Colorful performances, including Salsa singer Ruben Blades as the sheriff who tries to stem the tide of troubles in the town; John Heard as a burnt-out 1960s lawyer and publisher of the local newspaper; and Christopher Walken as an undercover agent for the state police. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287/522-0286.
White Sands
Lake Lucero Tour — $3, 15 years and under free. 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Ranger-guided trip to White Sands National Monument's Lake Lucero, source of the white sands. Reservations required: 679-2599 or 479-6124, ext. 236.
Sunday 30
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Chamber Music — $10. 7:30 p.m. Las Cruces Flute Orchestra performing Strauss, Three Russian Folk Songs, Puccini, Rossini and more. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Cinderella — $10-$15. Through Dec. 1. See Nov. 21. 2 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Copenhagen — Through Dec. 7. See Nov. 21. $9, $8 students/seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Fall Open Studio — See Nov. 29. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 635-7899, fallstudiotour@gmail.com
Holiday Antique & Craft Show — St. Genevieve's Church. 526-8624.
DECEMBER
Monday 1
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Tuesday 2
No events listed for this date.
Wednesday 3
Silver City/Grant County
Joy! — Free. 6:30 p.m. Holiday celebration produced by Theatre Group New Mexico and WNMU Expressive Arts Department. Featuring Desert Larks, Country Silver, WNMU Singers, Hi-Lo Silvers, Jessica Juarez, Conservatory of Dance, Community Children's Chorus, Theatre Group Ensemble, Arnold the Elf, Santa and Mrs. Claus. WNMU Fine Arts Theater.
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Thursday 4
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Copenhagen — Through Dec. 7. See Nov. 21. $6. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Science Cafe — 5:30 p.m. "Soils, Fertilizers and Crops," presented by Dr. Monder, professor of Human Nutrition. Roundtable discussion. Museum of Natural History, Mesilla Valley Mall, 522-3120.
Friday 5
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House, 388-3848.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
A Dickens Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 21. $8, $7, $6, $5. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Styckes Upon Thump Repertory Company with 15th annual tour of Dickens' classic with comedic twists. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Christmas Tree Lighting — Hot cocoa with Santa Claus. Albert Johnson Park. 541-2000.
Copenhagen — Through Dec. 7. See Nov. 21. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
I Served the King of England — Through Dec. 11. $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. Jan, the hapless hero, is a Middle-European Candide first seen as a worn, creased fellow released from a 15-year prison term. It's the 1960s in Communist Prague, and his crime was to have become a millionaire. Paroled to a deserted, former German town on the Czech border, old Jan goes about remembering, in flashback, the bygone days when he was young, a little fellow with Chaplinesque physical grace who climbed the ladder of ambition with amoral innocence, from hot dog vendor to lowly bar waiter to fancy Prague restaurant senior staffer and higher. In the 1930s, he falls in love with a Hitler-loving fraulein just as Germany invades Czechoslovakia, tormenting the suitor's fellow citizens. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
La Casa Holiday Bazaar — Through Dec. 7. Friday preview with refreshments $12, 5-7 p.m., Saturday $3, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday $3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dickerson's Event Center, 526-2819.
Trail of Lights — 6-8:30 p.m. 5th Annual downtown stroll with holiday luminaries, hot cocoa, cookies, holiday carols. Model train displays and refreshments at Railroad Museum. 541-2288.
Saturday 6
Silver City/Grant County
Studio Sale — Through Dec. 7. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hand-crafted items by local artists and artisans. Live music by Bayou Seco, door prizes, refreshments. Mimbres Hot Springs Ranch, Hwy. 152 to Mimbres 61 S. to Royal John Mine Road, follow signs.
Christmas Fundraising Bingo — Bayard Community Center.
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
Las Cruces/Mesilla
A Dickens Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 21. See Dec. 5. $8, $7, $6, $5. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, 523-1200.
Classics Three, "Augustin Hadelich, Violin" — Also Dec. 7. Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. Brahms, Concerto in D; Bass, Exultate Justi; Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe: Suite 2. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-3709.
Copenhagen — Through Dec. 7. See Nov. 21. $9, $8 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
La Casa Holiday Bazaar — Through Dec. 7. See Dec. 5. $3, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Dickerson's Event Center, 526-2819.
Sky Safari — 7 p.m. View the night sky at La Llorona Park, with high-powered telescopes and expert guidance provided by the NMSU Astronomy Department. Museum of Natural History, 522-3120.
Columbus
Christmas Festival — Christmas Light Parade.
Deming
For Pet's Sake II — Free, dry pet food donations welcome. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Fundraiser for Deming Animal Guardians' spay/neuter program. Raffles, refreshments, door prizes, silent auction. B&D Outback Framing, 2111 Columbus Road. 544-2209.
Hillsboro
Christmas in the Foothills — Pre-Christmas celebration with open houses at art galleries and historic homes.
Sunday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Community Chamber Singers — Free. 3 p.m. Holiday concert featuring the Magnificat by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, solos by Martha Blacklock, Bob Edgar, Tom Morrish, Doug Medin, John Brinker, Sherry Terrazas, Cheryl Speir-Phillips, Judy Ruth, Karen Fisher. Reception follow. First United Methodist Church.
Studio Sale — See Dec. 6. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mimbres Hot Springs Ranch.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
A Dickens Christmas Carol — Through Dec. 21. See Dec. 5. $8, $7, $6, $5. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, 523-1200.
Classics Three, "Augustin Hadelich, Violin" — See Dec. 6. 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall. 646-3709.
Copenhagen — See Nov. 21. $9, $8 students/seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
La Casa Holiday Bazaar — See Dec. 5. $3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dickerson's Event Center, 526-2819.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. UTEP — 5:05 p.m. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Deming
Green Tea — Deming Mimbres Museum.
Monday 8
Silver City/Grant County
Open Mic — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Deming
Tannenbaum Festival.
Tuesday 9
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Choir — Free. 5:30 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre. 646-1420, 646-2067.
The Untouchable — 1:30 p.m. Irish author Louise Forshaw reviews her book. Refreshments. Dresp Room, Branigan Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. 541-8073.
Wednesday 10
Silver City/Grant County
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Holiday Program — $15, $5 under 16. 7 p.m. 48-piece orchestra, pre-concert lecture. Sponsored jointly by Grant County Community Concert Association and Mimbres Region Arts Council. Admission not covered by membership. WNMU Fine Arts Theater. 388-2004, www.gcconcerts.org 538-2505, arts@mimbresarts.org, www.mimbresarts.org
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon — $10. 12 p.m. Red Barn, 708 Silver Heights Blvd. 538-3785.
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Twisted Vine, 108 E. Broadway, 388-2828.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta — Through Dec. 12. Wednesday, all-night wake with Native American dancers; Thursday, pilgrimage to Tortugas Mountain; Friday, Fiesta dancers. 526-8171, 522-0288.
Virgin de Guadalupe Feast Day Celebration — Through Dec. 12. Wednesday 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Mass, procession, rosary, dancing. Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. with 6 p.m. Mass for the Virgin. St. Genevieve's Church, 100 S. Espina. 524-0623.