D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
February
2009
FEBRUARY
Sunday 1 [SUPER
BOWL SUNDAY]
Silver City/Grant County
Super Bowl on the Big Screen — 8 p.m. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dona Rosita's Jalapeno Kitchen — $10-$15. 2 p.m. Comic one-woman show, peppered with the poignancy of cultural pride. A development project has targeted Hispanic-owned businesses to make way for a tourist shopping mall. Dona Rosita invites the audience to sit and enjoy the "Last Supper" in her barrio of Salsipuedes while she contemplates selling her restaurant/home of 23 years. Starring Ruby Nelda Perez. American Southwest Theater Company at NMSU Theatre Arts. Hershel Zohn Theater. 646-4515.
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks — Through Feb. 8. $10, $9 students/seniors, all seats Thursdays $6. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2:30 p.m., Thursdays 7 p.m. An entertaining and heartwarming look at an unlikely relationship between the feisty widow of a Baptist minister and her outspoken dance instructor. Friendship blossoms as the two dance, showing it is never too late to learn new steps and make new friends. No Strings Theatre Company. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Let the Right One In — Through Feb. 5. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wed_nesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. A Swedish horror show, full of mirth and malice, plus a young romance you'll never see on the Disney Channel. Eli shows up just in time for 12-year-old Oskar, who lives with his divorced mom in dank Stockholm. The kids at school are always kicking Oskar's ass, which helps fuel revenge fantasies. So it's good to have a vampire on your side, especially Eli, who arrives in town with Hakan, an older dude, and a thirst for blood that must be slaked. Oskar doesn't guess what Eli is at first, except that she smells funny and comes out only at night. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org.
Watercolor Society — 12-4 p.m. Opening reception, meet the artists. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano.
Monday 2 [GROUNDHOG
DAY]
Silver City/Grant County
Cancer Treatment Focus Group — 10 a.m. For cancer patients and families. Gila Regional Medical Center Board Room, 1313 E. 32nd St. 388-1198 ext. 10.
Tuesday 3
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Harvest Cooking Class — $30. 2-4 p.m. Chef Carol Koenig will prepare recipes for the February holiday season. Pre-registration required. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Healthy Eating Series — 6-7:30 p.m. $10 members, $12 nonmembers. Tuesday through February. Whole series $35 members, $40 non-members. Genevieve Chavez. "Fabulous & Frugal, Greens & Grains." Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho Crossings, 523-0436.
Truth or Consequences
The Michael Teachings Class — $95. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Susan Davies. Our progress through many lifetimes, understanding self and others. Six weeks of Tuesdays. 538-5160, rspeakes@valornet.com
Wednesday 4
Silver City/Grant County
Juried Show Entries — Last day to enter MRAC/WNMU juried show. Cash prizes. 538-2505, sheila@mimbresarts.org
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway.
Thursday 5
Silver City/Grant County
Co-Op Member Appreciation Day — 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Samples, prize drawings, Silver City Food Co-op 35th Anniversary. 520 N. Bullard, 388-2343.
How to Use Essential Oils to Improve Your Everyday Life — 6:30-8 p.m. $5 members, $7 non-members. Mary Marsh. Brief history, what they are, how to use daily to improve every aspect of your life. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho Crossings, 523-0436.
Juror's Lecture — 6:30 p.m. See story in Arts Scene. WNMU Museum.
WNMU Women's Basketball vs. New Mexico Highlands — 6 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Men's Basketball vs. New Mexico Highlands — 8 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Farm & Ranch Exhibits — 6-8 p.m. Free admission, refreshments for three exhibits: Elements from the Front Range Quilters, City of Artists Western Heritage Show and Keith Humphries: Stories of the Old West. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks — Through Feb. 8. See Feb. 1. All seats $7. 7 p.m. No Strings Theatre Company. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Tom VandenAvond — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Friday 6
Silver City/Grant County
MRAC/WNMU Juried Show — 5:30-7 p.m. Opening reception and award ceremony. WNMU Museum. 538-2505, sheila@mimbresarts.org
Andrew Dahl-Bredine — $5 donation. 7 p.m. Live original music performance. Refreshments. Gila Community Center.
Tara Road — $3 suggested donation. 6:30 p.m. Maeve Binchy film about two women who exchange homes and learn that by running away, they have found ways to find themselves by discovering freedom and a new view on life. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
ArtForms Members' Exhibit — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception with live chamber music. Branigan Cultural Center, 500 N. Water St., Downtown Mall.
Danny Wade and Patricia Cameron — Opening reception, photography exhibit. Black Box's thetreatregallery, 430 N. Downtown Mall.
First Friday Literary Night Open Mic — 5:30 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre, downtown mall.
For the Love of the Mesilla Valley — Opening reception for exhibit of works by the Friendship Painters. Rio Grande Theatre.
Mardi Gras Gala — $30, $55 for two. 7-11 p.m. Cajun and contemporary music, appetizers, drinks, cash bar, Texas hold-em dealer, photographer, king and queen contest, fortune teller, magician and live auction featuring works by local artists and jewelers. Tickets: theatre.nmsu.edu/astc/upcoming_events.html or 646-4515. NMSU Golf Course Banquet Room. Info: 202-6945, 523-6788, 527-5934.
Museum of Art — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for three shows: "Unidentified Flowering Objects," collaborative drawings; "Now and Then," a retrospective of acclaimed local artist Stephen Hansen's work; "Crescendo," collaborative mixed media works with aluminum and painted raw canvas by sisters Dana Lynn Kleinman and Ruth Avra Kleinman. 491 N. Main St., 541-2137, museums.las-cruces.org
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Boise State — 7 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Opening Receptions — 4-5:30 p.m. "For the Love of Birds & Blooms" in the Terrace Gallery; GFWC Progress Club's show in hallways of the library's second floor. Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks — Through Feb. 8. See Feb. 1. $10, $9 students/seniors. 8 p.m. No Strings Theatre Company. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Starry, Starry Night — Las Colcheras Quilt Guild's "President's Challenge" exhibit. Hand-quilting demonstrations Wednesdays and Saturdays all month, 9 a.m. until noon. Drawing to win a quilt. Branigan Cultural Center, 500 N. Water St., Downtown Mall.
Synecdoche New York — Through Feb. 12. $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. Caden Cotard is a stage director struggling on the fringes in Schenectady, NY. His shrink despairs of him. His painter wife leaves for Berlin with their daughter and never returns. Then a genius grant allows Caden to construct a huge theater piece in a warehouse in Manhattan. The subject is Caden's life, and he takes a lifetime to create it. The play is a synecdoche, a figure of speech that indicates a part standing in for the whole. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
What Happens at Mardi Gras Stays at Mardi Gras — $30, $55. 7 p.m. Fundraiser for ASTC Guest Artist program. Tickets: Pan Am Center.
Saturday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Chocolate Fantasia — $20. 12-4 p.m. Stroll galleries and shops while sampling gourmet chocolate creations made by local chocolatiers. Local musicians perform at many locations. Get 20 handmade pieces of gourmet chocolate per ticket. Advance tickets only, at Mimbres Region Arts Council office in the Wells Fargo Bank building, Gila Hike & Bike, Alotta Gelato, Leyba & Ingalls Arts and Century 21 in Silver City, and A.I.R. Coffee in Bayard. Reception for top three award winners at Isaac's Bar & Grill immediately following event. See story in Arts Exposure. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Branding on the Moon — 4-7 p.m. Opening for exhibit of works by Jean Chandenais Bohlender depicting the real-life cowboys of the Moon Ranch. See story in January issue. Seedboat Gallery, 214 W. Yankie St., 534-1136, seedboatgallery.com
Monsoon Puppet Theatre Showcase — 5 p.m. Silco Theater.
Cactus Thaw — 8 a.m. Men's and women's golf. www.wnmumustangs.com
Fiddling Friends and Bayou Seco — 12:30-1 p.m. Chocolate Fantasia live music. Alotta Gelato, 619 N. Bullard, 534-4995.
Susan Gutt — Opening reception for New Mexican basket artist. Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas St., 534-8671, www.bluedomegallery.com
The Michael Teachings — 4-6 p.m. Saturdays. Weekly classes with Pria Davies. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Wally Lawder and the Flying Coyotes — 8 p.m. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway.
WNMU Women's Basketball vs. Colorado State-Pueblo — 6 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Men's Basketball vs. Colorado State-Pueblo — 8 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Amazing Grace — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Michael Apted's period drama about 17th-century social reformer William Wilberforce, who devoted much of his adult life to the abolition of England's slave trade. Wilberforce, a wealthy, unmarried tradesman who channeled his intense Christian faith into an uphill battle to force England's elite to reject slavery, is persuaded to take a break by old friend Henry Thornton. Addicted to laudanum, haunted by sleeplessness and his failure to persuade Parliament against slavery, Wilberforce agrees to let others take up the fight. Thanks to matchmaking friends, he finds love. When Wilber's inspirational friend is elected prime minister, the two conspire to get antislavery legislation passed. They're opposed by powerful politicians. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287.
A.N.E.W. You — $7 suggested donation. 2 p.m. Saturdays. Weekly weight loss group meetings, support group. Topics, guided meditation. PiYoga Health Studio, 207 Ave. de Mesilla (at the former Funky Karma). 526-0977.
Baylor Canyon String Band — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Classics Four, Ludmil Angelov, Piano — Also Feb. 8. Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. Las Cruces Symphony. Rimsky-Korsakoff, Russian Easter Overture; Liszt, Concerto No. 1; Brahms, Symphony No. 2. NMSU Music Recital Hall. 646-3709.
Fiber Artists — 1-4 p.m. Opening reception for show of works by Jean McLaughlin Cowie of Silver City, Patricia Gould of Albuquerque and Peg Brown of Las Cruces. Unsettled Gallery, 905 N. Mesquite, 635-2285.
Jesse's Bikes for Tykes Dinner-Dance — $30 per couple. 6-12 p.m. Fundraiser with brisket dinner, live music by Ekiz Band. Elk's Lodge. 527-4358, JessesBikesforTykes@hotmail.com
Organic Garden Soil Preparation — $7.50 or free to members. 2 p.m. Learn about additions that can be made to garden soil for more flowers and vegetables. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Ave. de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com, nmenchantedgardens.com
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks — Through Feb. 8. See Feb. 1. $10, $9 students/seniors. 8 p.m. No Strings Theatre Company. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Sunday 8
Silver City/Grant County
Cactus Thaw — 8 a.m. Men's and women's golf. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Sourdough Slim — $18 at door, or $12, $15 advance. 7 p.m. A one-man Western extravaganza. Cowboy comic/singer/yodeler who performs with accordion, guitar, harmonica and lariat. Tickets: Hubbard's Music N More, White's Music Box, Mountain Music, Dona Ana Arts Council. Rio Grande Theatre. 523-6403.
Classics Four, Ludmil Angelov, Piano — See Feb. 7. 3 p.m. NMSU Music Center Recital Hall, 646-3709.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Idaho — 5 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Pitagorsky Concert — Also Feb. 10. Free. 1 p.m. FLAM classical music concert with Julliard-trained soprano Raquela Sheeran and pianist David Shimoni. Good Samaritan Las Cruces Village.
Quan Yin Installation — 1 p.m. Installation of sculpture by Susan Frary. Meditation garden, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano.
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks — See Feb. 1. $10, $9 students/seniors. 2:30 p.m. No Strings Theatre Company. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Slam Poets — 3 p.m. Sunday reading with Magdalena poet Bruce Holsapple and Las Cruces Slam Poets. Reception follows. Dresp Room, Branigan Library, 200 E. Pichaco Ave. 541-8073, 521-9314.
Trunk Show — Featuring the work of Lyn and Richard Orona. Informal demonstrations of silk painting, gelatin plate printing, basket weaving. Unsettled Gallery. 905 N. Mesquite, 635-2285.
Monday 9
Silver City/Grant County
San Vicente Artists — 6 p.m. Monthly meeting. Creations and Adornments Gallery, 108 N. Bullard, 534-4269.
Widowed Persons Meeting/Lunch — $10. 11 a.m. Lunch and program. A presentation by Mary Ann Finn and Melvin Gelb on "Calorie Creep," empowering people to make better food choices. WNMU Cafeteria. 388-1072.
Tuesday 10
Silver City/Grant County
Co-Op Member Forum — Also Feb. 12. Tues. 5:30-6:30 p.m., Thurs. 12-1 p.m. 520 N. Bullard, 388-2343.
Historic Mining District Tours — Learn about the local underground mining history. No walking required. Bayard City Hall, 800 Central. 537-3327.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Brown Bag Lecture — Also Feb. 14. 12 p.m. "Lessons Learned During My 38 Years with the Railroad," with Arturo Diaz. RSVP requested. Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St., 647-4480, museums.las-cruces.org
Healthy Eating Series — 6-7:30 p.m. $10 members, $12 nonmembers. Genevieve Chavez. "Raw Soups & Smoothies." Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho Crossings, 523-0436.
Pitagorsky Concert — See Feb. 8. Free. 7 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre.
Wednesday 11
Silver City/Grant County
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Raw For Valentine--6-8 p.m. $44 members, $55 non-members. Sophia Starheart. Invite more passion into your life with these simply divine living foods. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho Crossings, 523-0436.
Thursday 12
Silver City/Grant County
Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society — 6 p.m. Potluck dinner and meeting. Program: Indian Jewelry with Spike Flanders. Bring your jewelry. Rock drawing. BYO Plate, utensils. See story in this section. 534-9202, tim@tamu.edu
Co-Op Member Forum — See Feb. 10. 12-1 p.m. 520 N. Bullard, 388-2343.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin — Also Feb. 13. $7. Thursday 7 p.m., Friday 8 p.m. Artist, composer and playwright Bob Diven and friends celebrate International Darwin Day. How did we get here? This "service," 4.54 billion years in the making at The Church of Evolution, will answer the questions of life! Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
EFT — 6:30-8 p.m. $5 members, $7 non-members. "A Breakthrough Technique for Dealing with Pain, Cravings, Phobias and Anxiety," Mary Marsh. "Emotional Freedom Technique," is a simple way of using acupressure points to deal with day-to-day emotions. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho Crossings, 523-0436.
New Mexico and the Coming of the Civil War — 7 p.m. How the fateful election of 1860 turned not upon the abolition of slavery in the states, but on the future of slavery in the New Mexico Territory. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100. www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Second Thursday Reading — 7:30 p.m. The Bean.
Steve Smith — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Lordsburg
Local Collaborative 6 — Drawing together mental and behavioral health consumers, advocates, providers and community members to guide behavioral health planning and services in southwest New Mexico. James Baxter Civic Center, 131 E. 4th St. 388-1198 ext. 10.
Friday 13
Silver City/Grant County
Eliza Gilkyson — $20 members, $25 mon-members, $25 at the door. 7:30 p.m. Pinos Altos Opera House. Mimbres Region Arts Council Folk Series, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
If I Never See You Again! — $3 suggested donation. 6:30 p.m. Film about rediscovering what living is truly about as we age. Some adult content. Spanish with English subtitles. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin — See Feb. 12. $7. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Moscow, Belgium — Through Feb. 19. $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. Life is no field day for thick-skinned, 40-something postal worker Matty. Recently dumped by her art-teacher husband Werner for a nympho student, she's all but given up on the male breed. Meanwhile, her three sweet but kooky children don't make the daily grind any easier. She gets into a mild fender-bender with Johnny, a cagey, ex-alcoholic truck driver who's more than 10 years her junior. After a rowdy first date, Matty begins to open up to Johnny's free-spirited, on-the-road demeanor. Packed with plenty of drama, laughs and sentimental charm. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Nevada — 7 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
The Vagina Monologues — Through Feb. 15. $12 general, $10 student with ID. 7 p.m. Award-winning play written by V-Day founder Eve Ensler dives into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement buried in women's experiences. Rio Grande Theatre.
Saturday 14 [VALENTINE'S
DAY]
Silver City/Grant County
Fort Bayard — 9:30 a.m. Guided walking tour. Meet by northeast corner of hospital by theater. 956-3294.
Friends of the Library Book Sale — 9-10 a.m. members, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. public. Silver City FOL Bookstore inside the City Yard, 1510 Market St.
Jessica Chavez — 10:30 a.m.-noon. A.I.R. Coffee, 208 Central Ave., Bayard, 537-3967.
Love Your Library — 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Storytelling, singing, ukulele, healthy treats, music by Brandon Perrault, bingo, crafts, choose a book. Public Library, 515 W. College Ave.
Mercado del Sol — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Indoor arts and crafts fair. Silco Theater.
Mystical Dance Evening/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. White Church at 7th and Arizona St., 534-1441.
The Illusion Band — 8 p.m. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway.
Valentine's Scholarship Dinner — $15. 6 p.m. Women's Club, 411 Silver Heights Blvd. 537-5854.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Anthony Lazorko — 1 p.m. Free. Artist dialogue. Preston Contemporary Art Center, 1755 Avenida de Mercado, 523-8713, www.prestoncontemporaryart.com.
Brown Bag Lecture — See Feb. 10. 12 p.m. Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St., 647-4480, museums.las-cruces.org
Eliza Gilkyson — 8 p.m. Austin singer-songwriter in concert. Tickets: Hubbard's Music N More, Mountain Music. Mastery of Life Center, Downtown Mall. 571-7435.
For the Love of Art Month Events — 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Area artists display their work; Border Jazz Trio plays 2-3 p.m. Mesilla Plaza. 524-3262 ext. 116.
For the Love of Art Month Studio Tour — Also Feb. 15, Feb. 21-22. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Record number of area artists and galleries will participate, with special exhibitions at 22 locations throughout Las Cruces and Mesilla. Meet the artists, see where they work, buy directly from them. Art demonstrations. See story in Arts Exposure. love-of-art@comcast.net Download complete list of locations, map at www.desertexposure.com/extras/index.php
Love Letters — 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Annual Valentine's Day performance, starring David Edwards and Cindy Murrell. Black Box Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall, www.no-strings.org, 523-1223.
NMSU Men's Aggies Basketball vs. Fresno State — 7 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Smackover, Arkansas — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Sweet Land — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. The story begins in the present with the descendant of a farming family forced to decide whether to sell his grandparents' land to a developer eager to build hundreds of homes. From here, the story moves quickly from real estate to love, in exquisitely shot flashbacks. Writer-director Ali Selim works magic with a small budget, working from the short story, "A Gravestone Made of Wheat." Inge, a mail-order bride, winds up cohabiting with Olaf, the Norwegian farmer — a scandalous situation in its time. A sweetly engrossing film. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287.
The Vagina Monologues — Through Feb. 15. See Feb. 13. $12 general, $10 student with ID. 7 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre.
Deming
The Diary of Adam & Eve — Also Feb. 15. $8, 2 for $15. Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. By Mark Twain, performed by John and Jonni McClure. Reservations: 544-4195. Old Depot Theater.
Lordsburg
Bootheel Cowboy Poetry Fiesta — $10, $7. 5 p.m. Star performers, music and poetry. See story in Tumbleweeds section. Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Museum, 708 E. Second St. 542-9258.
Radium Springs
Period Military Encampment — 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 1800s period Union and Confederate military re-enactors demonstrate the skills of their trade including infantry, cavalry and artillery units. Fort Selden State Monument. 526-8911.
Truth or Consequences
Art of Democracy, In the Land of the Blind — 6-9 p.m. Politically charged opening reception for exhibit of works by 15 local artists and 30 artists from around the country. Refreshments, T-shirt and poster raffles. M Gallery, 406 Main St., 740-4526, www.moshekoenick.com, iam@moshekoenick.com
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 Club Outing — 8 a.m. Palomas Gap. Carpool from US Forest Service parking lot in T or C. Bring lunch and water; non-members welcome. 744-5860.
Group Valentine's Day Vow Renewal/Wedding Ceremony — $20-$50 suggested donation, but all welcome. 1 p.m. Renew marriage vows at the festively decorated Gazebo in Ralph Edwards Park. Pre-registration recommended. Wedding Ceremony, $55/couple pre-paid, $65. Reception tea dance concert follows at Sr. Rec. Center, Foch St., $10 at the door, 2-6 p.m. 894-7591, waterdancer52@gmail.com, www.new-mexico-ceremonies.com
Longhorn Show — Through Feb. 15. 9 a.m. Youth exhibitors and teams in the Open Halter and Non Halter categories; over 70 class competitions. 824-2931, 642-5027.
Sunday 15
Silver City/Grant County
I've Loved You So Long — 4 p.m. Kristin Scott Thomas turns in a brilliant performance in this film as Juliette, a woman just released from prison after serving 15 years for the murder of her son. Her sister Lea takes her into her family's home but tension and apprehension run rampant. Lea knows little of what happened 15 years ago since the women's parents kept them from one another while Juliette was in prison. Has Juliette become a new person, penitent for the past and ready to pick up the pieces of her life? Or is she still depraved and dangerous? The film sensitively and poignantly explores the depth of family ties and the whirlwind of emotions that surround catastrophic events. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society. Real West Cinema II, Hwy. 180. www.silverfilm.org
Junior 24 Club 40th Anniversary Tea — $15. 1 p.m. Tea, silent auctions, music by Melanie Zipin and Jeff LeBlanc. Gallery 400, 400 N. Arizona. 313-7015.
Silver City Flute Circle — 12-5 p.m. Silco Theater.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
For the Love of Art Month Studio Tour — See Feb. 14. Also Feb. 21-22. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See story in Arts Exposure. love-of-art@comcast.net Download complete list of locations, map at www.desertexposure.com/extras/index.php
Arts Association — 1:30 p.m. Members present mini workshops. Good Samaritan Society, Las Cruces Village, Arts and Crafts Room. 496-8834.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Hawaii — 5 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Sierra Club Outing — 8 a.m. Fra Cristobal Mountains. Hike and view wildlife. Fundraiser for Southern chapter. 744-5860.
The Vagina Monologues — See Feb. 13. $12 general, $10 student with ID. 7 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre.
Transcendent Visions — 11 a.m.-5 p.m. One-day fine art exhibit of works by 20 regional artists. Dublin's Street Pub, 1745 E. University, Pan Am Plaza. (915) 594-8424.
Deming
The Diary of Adam & Eve — $8, 2 for $15. 3 p.m. By Mark Twain, performed by John and Jonni McClure. Reservations: 544-4195. Old Depot Theater.
Truth or Consequences
Longhorn Show — See Feb. 14. 9 a.m. 824-2931, 642-5027.
Monday 16 [PRESIDENTS'
DAY]
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Men's Aggies Basketball vs. Louisiana Tech — 7 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Tuesday 17
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Healthy Eating Series — 6-7:30 p.m. $10 members, $12 nonmembers. Genevieve Chavez. "Easy Gluten-Free Meals." Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho Crossings, 523-0436.
Wednesday 18
Silver City/Grant County
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Mesilla Valley Audubon Society — 7 p.m. Helen Snyder presents "Raptor Surveys in the Chiricahua Mountains," discussing Cave Creek, a prized birding and ecotourism destination. Hallmark Bldg., Village at Northrise, 2882 N. Roadrunner Pkwy. 382-2080, www.mvaudubon.org
Thursday 19
Silver City/Grant County
An Enchanting Evening with New Mexico's Most Enchanting Cowboy and Way Out West — Cowboy supper, entertainment. Reservations: 534-1997. Pinos Altos Ice Cream Parlor Cafe.
Bridge Luncheon — $10. 10:30 a.m. Includes lunch, program on wildlife rescue and rehab with Dennis Miller, and bridge. Masonic Lodge, Ridge Road. Bridge info 388-3742, general questions 313-9428.
Claremont Trio — $17. 7:30 p.m. Twin sisters Emily Bruskin (violin) and Julia Bruskin (cello) formed the Trio with Donna Kwong (piano) in 1999 at the Juilliard School. Classical favorites alongside new compositions created by established and up-and-coming composers. Grant County Community Concert Association. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater. gccca@gcconcerts.org, www.gcconcerts.org
Las Cruces/Mesilla
High Desert New Play — Through March 8. Thursdays 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Regional premiere of a new American play; supports the work of emerging artists. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 646-4517.
Way Out West — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Friday 20
Silver City/Grant County
CD Release Party — 5:30-8:30 p.m. Gordee Holler, "Wilderness." Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard St., 388-5725.
Gila Native Plant Society — 7 p.m. Meeting and program on local flora with Patrick Alexander. Refreshments. WNMU Harlan Hall.
Wally Lawder and Brandie Thornburg — 6 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
High Desert New Play — Through March 8. See Feb. 19. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 646-4517.
I.O.U.S.A. — Through Feb. 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. This sharp, absorbing portrait of our national debt crisis traces how America, whose federal debt reached $8.7 trillion in 2007, has put its future into hock. It's a scary, sobering look at toothless leaders and credit-addicted consumers locked in a duet of denial. If they handed out an Academy Award for Most Gripping Graphs and Charts, this film would take it. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Phaedra — Through March 8. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Love, lust and intrigue in ancient Greece. Based on "Hippolytus" by Euripides, this tragedy tells the story of the love triangle between Theseus, his wife Phaedra, and his illegitimate son Hippolytus. While Theseus is away on an expedition, Phaedra falls in love with Hippolytus. Meanwhile, Hippolytus has fallen in love with Aricia, the only survivor of the royal family who once ruled Athens. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Pixie — $10-$15. Through March 8. Thurs. 7 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. A young man's fragile sanity is upset when he kills a small dog named Pixie. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Water Wizardry — 6-8 p.m. $11 members, $22 non-members. Discover the divine mystery of water wizardry and watch your world transform. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho Crossings, 523-0436.
Saturday 21
Silver City/Grant County
Field Trip — 9 a.m. Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society leads trip to Constellation Mine to find manganese. Wear layered wardrobe, bring water, high-clearance vehicles. Meet at Tyrone town parking lot. Members. See story in this section. 538-5706, kyyote@msn.com
Brandon and Rhythm Mystic — 8 p.m. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway.
Desert West Auction — Also Feb 22. 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
Silco Theater Benefit Concert — $10. 4-11 p.m. Rodeo LaChusma, Good Kind and Silver String Beans. Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St. 534-1700.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer — Also Feb. 22. $8 general, $6 student with ID. Saturday 7 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. A call to the world to demand an end to violence against women. Monologues written by a host of famous authors, including Maya Angelou, Jane Fonda, Howard Zinn, Edward Albee and Alice Walker. Tickets at the Rio Grande Theatre, NMSU Corbett Center and at door. All proceeds benefit Casa Amiga Crisis Center in Juarez. Rio Grande Theatre. vday.nmsu@gmail.com
Audubon Society Field Trip — 7 a.m. Percha and Caballo State Parks. Trip lasts until late afternoon; prepare for muddy conditions. Meet at Wild Birds Unlimited, 2001 E. Lohman, Arroyo Plaza. 382-2080. www.mvaudubon.org
Feral Root — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
For the Love of Art Month Studio Tour — Through Feb. 22. See Feb. 14. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See story in Arts Exposure. love-of-art@comcast.net Download complete list of locations, map at www.desertexposure.com/extras/index.php
High Desert New Play — Through March 8. See Feb. 19. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 646-4517.
Learn to Compost in the Desert — $7.50 or free to members. 2 p.m. Learn principles on composting in a desert environment to build healthy garden soil. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Ave. de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com, nmenchantedgardens.com
New Horizons Symphony Orchestra — Free. 3 p.m. FLAM musical performance. Marianna Gabbi and Gordon Butler play Vivaldi concerto, with other soloists; full orchestra. NMSU Edith and F.E. Atkinson Recital Hall.
Phaedra — Through March 8. See Feb. 20. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Pioneer Toys and Games — $10. 9-11:30 a.m. Grades 3-6. What did pioneer children do for fun? Participants will make a thaumatrope, a bean bag, spool toys, and play classic games like "Button, button!" Pre-registration. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Pixie — $10-$15. Through March 8. See Feb. 20. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Reiki Clinic — 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 15-minute sessions to help heal and de-stress. Alegre Health Haven, 920 N. Alameda, corner of Picacho, 523-0685.
The Beginning or the End? — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. The vast and dramatic story of the development of the atomic bomb has not yet been told in its entirety (and possibly never will be), but enough has been told to reveal it as one of the greatest "thrillers" in the annals of man. On the basis of these revelations and the awesome implications of the bomb — plus a few Hollywood fabrications having mainly to do with sweet romance — this film fairly re-enacts the main events. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287.
Sunday 22
Silver City/Grant County
Desert West Auction — See Feb. 21. 10 a.m. 3870 N. Hwy. 35, Mimbres, 536-9357, www.desertwestauction.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer — See Feb. 21. $8 general, $6 student with ID. 2 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre. vday.nmsu@gmail.com
Auditions — Also Feb. 23. 7 p.m. "Leading Ladies," a comedy concerning mistaken identity and men in women's clothes. Roles for three women and five men, early 20s to 70s. Cold readings from script, available for perusal at Reference Desk, Branigan Library. LCCT, 313 N Downtown Mall. ceil@zianet.com
For the Love of Art Month Studio Tour — See Feb. 14. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See story in Arts Exposure. love-of-art@comcast.net Download complete list of locations, map at www.desertexposure.com/extras/index.php
Phaedra — Through March 8. See Feb. 20. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Pixie — $10-$15. Through March 8. See Feb. 20. 2 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Tuco John — $10. 7 p.m. Local jazz quartet with John Busby, guitar, George Aiuvalasit, chromatic jazz harmonica, Phil Holmes, bass, and Theo Holtzhausen, drums. Mainly standards from the 1930s through the 1950s. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223.
Monday 23
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Tuesday 24 [SHROVE
TUESDAY / FAT TUESDAY / MARDI GRAS]
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Chamber Music — Free. 5:30 p.m. FLAM performance. Rio Grande Theatre.
Healthy Eating Series — 6-7:30 p.m. $10 members, $12 nonmembers. Genevieve Chavez. "Sprouting: Nature's Power Foods." Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho Crossings, 523-0436.
Truth or Consequences
Historical Society Annual Meeting and Dinner — $17.50. 5:30 p.m. Annual meeting, dinner and fundraising auction. Guest speaker. Cafe BellaLuca, 303 Jones. 740-3902, sierracountytourism@gmail.com
Wednesday 25 [ASH WEDNESDAY]
Silver City/Grant County
Trivia — 7:30 p.m. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway.
Thursday 26
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU Women's Basketball vs. Fort Lewis College — 6 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Men's Basketball vs. Fort Lewis College — 8 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Artist Reception — 4-6 p.m. Watercolor artist Donna Wood offers paintings and cards for sale. C.R. Blossoms, 1615 N. Solano.
Carolina Chocolate Drops — $12.50, $10. Trio of young African-American stringband musicians who have come to together to play the rich tradition of fiddle and banjo music from the Carolinas' Piedmont region. Rio Grande Theatre. 646-1420.
Deming Fusiliers — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Utah State — 7 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Pixie — $10-$15. Through March 8. See Feb. 20. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Woods Tea Company — $20. 7:30 p.m. Acoustic group performing fiery Celtic tunes, bluegrass, sea shanties and American folk songs. During a performance they use as many as a dozen different instruments, including banjos and bouzoukis, guitars and bodhrans, and traditional tin whistles. National Public Radio labeled them "Vermont's hardest-working folk group." Performing Art Center at Onate High School. 521-4051.
Friday 27
Silver City/Grant County
Angel for May — $3 suggested donation. 6:30 p.m. British film about a visit to a portal to the past and the healing that takes place in both time periods. Discussion follows the movie. Swedenborgian church, 1302 Bennett St., 590-2979, www.southwestswedenborgians.com
Greg Renfro and Charlie Alfero — 6 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
I've Loved You So Long — Through March 5. $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. Kristin Scott Thomas turns in a brilliant performance as Juliette, a woman just released from prison after serving 15 years for the murder of her son. Her sister Lea takes her into her family's home but tension and apprehension run rampant. Lea knows little of what happened 15 years ago since the women's parents kept them from one another while Juliette was in prison. Has Juliette become a new person, penitent for the past, and ready to pick up the pieces of her life? Or is she still depraved and dangerous? The film sensitively and poignantly explores the depth of family ties and the whirlwind of emotions that surround catastrophic events. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
High Desert New Play — Through March 8. See Feb. 19. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 646-4517.
Jack Ward Invitational Choral Festival — Also Feb. 28. $10, $12, $15, $3 students. Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m. Conductor and clinician Granville Oldham, a specialist in gospel/pop music, with Dr. Bobbie Green, director of NMSU's Gospel choir, and four other NMSU choirs and a mid-school choir from Hope Christian in Albuquerque. NSMU Atkinson Hall, Music Bldg. Pan Am Ticket Office: 646-1420, music.nmsu.edu/choirs
Phaedra — Through March 8. See Feb. 20. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Pixie — $10-$15. Through March 8. See Feb. 20. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Truth or Consequences
Gathering of Quilts — Through Feb. 28. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Works by local quilters and historic quilts on display; demonstrations, vendors and quilt appraisals available throughout the weekend. Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth. 744-5472.
Saturday 28
Silver City/Grant County
Fort Bayard — 9:30 a.m. Guided walking tour. Meet by northeast corner of hospital by theater. 956-3294.
Gypsy Feet Band — 6 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911.
Mystical Dance Evening/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. White Church at 7th and Arizona St., 534-1441.
Scott van Linge & Friends — 8 p.m. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway.
WNMU Women's Basketball vs. Adams State College — 6 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Men's Basketball vs. Adams State College — 8 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Amazing Magical Musical Adventures — $5. 2 p.m. An hour packed with exciting activities targeted at 6-10 year olds, but appropriate for the entire family. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223.
Daniel Park — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
For the Love of Lit — 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Local authors of prose or poetry will read selections of their works from the stage and offer their books for sale. Branigan Cultural Center, 500 N. Water St., Downtown Mall. love-of-art@comcast.net
High Desert New Play — Through March 8. See Feb. 19. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 646-4517.
Jack Ward Invitational Choral Festival — See Feb. 27. 3 p.m. NSMU Atkinson Hall, Music Bldg. Pan Am Ticket Office: 646-1420, music.nmsu.edu/choirs
Learn to Vegetable Garden — $7.50 or free to members. 2 p.m. Get tips and answers on how to prepare and plant a vegetable garden. Discover new resources, as well as what and when to plant, pest control and how to solve other garden challenges. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Ave. de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com, nmenchantedgardens.com
Phaedra — Through March 8. See Feb. 20. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Sweet Dreams — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. In this very satisfying movie about country music star Patsy Cline, actress Jessica Lange is irresistibly exuberant. Patsy's career takes a great leap forward after she appears on a national TV broadcast of "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts." She goes on tour in 1958 but interrupts her career to have children. Then in June 1961, Patsy Cline is seriously injured in an automobile accident. She eventually recovers. Despite a stormy marriage to a man who can't seem to handle her success or his libido, Patsy moves to higher ground when she hires Randy Hughes as her manager. Patsy's career takes off; she sings at the Grand Ol' Opry in Nashville and begins a grueling tour. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287.
Visiting the Past — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Arts and crafts, corn grinding, throw an atlatl, learn about fossils and more. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, northeast on Jornada Road, 524-3334, www.asombro.org
Yolanda Martinez — $15. 7 p.m. Concert by drum maker. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223.
Truth or Consequences
Gathering of Quilts — See Feb. 27. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Civic Center, 400 W. Fourth. 744-5472.
Cuchillo
Pecan Festival — 9 a.m. Celebration of the pecan harvest featuring pecan pie, music, pecan candy, arts and crafts, flavored pecans, BBQ. Proceeds go to Boys and Girls Ranches. Hwy. 52 about 15 miles northwest of T or C. 743-3201.
March
Sunday 1
Las Cruces/Mesilla
High Desert New Play — Through March 8. See Feb. 19. 2 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 646-4517.
Phaedra — Through March 8. See Feb. 20. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Pixie — $10-$15. Through March 8. See Feb. 20. 2 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Monday 2
Las Cruces/Mesilla
NMSU Men's Aggies Basketball vs. Boise State — 7 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Tuesday 3
No events listed for this date.
Wednesday 4
No events listed for this date.
Thursday 5
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Bayou Seco — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
High Desert New Play — Through March 8. See Feb. 19. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 646-4517.
Pixie — $10-$15. Through March 8. See Feb. 20. 7 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Friday 6
Las Cruces/Mesilla
High Desert New Play — Through March 8. See Feb. 19. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 646-4517.
Phaedra — Through March 8. See Feb. 20. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Pilgrim's Progress — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for photographer David Salcido, during the Downtown Ramble. El Paso Electric Gallery at the Rio Grande Theatre. (602) 384-7756/523-6403, MythCreant@gmail.com,
Pixie — $10-$15. Through March 8. See Feb. 20. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Saturday 7
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU Softball vs. Regis University — 12 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
High Desert New Play — Through March 8. See Feb. 19. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 646-4517.
NMSU Women's Aggies Basketball vs. Louisiana Tech — 7 p.m. Pan American Center. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Phaedra — Through March 8. See Feb. 20. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Pixie — $10-$15. Through March 8. See Feb. 20. 8 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Columbus
6th Annual Camp Furlong Day — A bi-national, hands-across-the-border event, including 150 horse riders from Mexico. Pancho Villa State Park.
Sunday 8 [Daylight Savings Time Begins: Spring forward 1 hour at 2 a.m.]
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU Softball vs. Regis University — 11 a.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
High Desert New Play — See Feb. 19. 2 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4515, 646-4517.
Phaedra — Through March 8. See Feb. 20. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 2 p.m. Las Cruces Community Theatre, Downtown Mall, 523-1200.
Pixie — $10-$15. See Feb. 20. 2 p.m. NMSU Hershel Zohn Theatre. 646-4517.
Monday 9
Columbus
Columbus Memorial Day — 10 a.m. 93rd annual commemoration for the eight soldiers and 10 civilians killed in the 1916 raid led by Pancho Villa. Columbus Historical Society, 531-2620.
Tuesday 10
Silver City/Grant County
Historic Mining District Tours — 10 a.m. Come learn about the important underground mining history near Bayard. No walking required. Meet at Bayard City Hall, 800 Central, Bayard. 537-3327.