AUGUST
1 Saturday
Silver City/Grant County
3rd Annual Volunteer Festival — 12-4 p.m. Celebrating volunteers, giving local non-profits an opportunity to recruit. Live music by Scott Van Linge and Friends. Gough Park. 388-2988.
Azul — $3 cover. 9 p.m. Blues music. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Every Saturday. Pinos Altos Melodrama Touring Company. Red Barn Family Steak House, Hwy. 180. Reservations and information: 388-3848.
Oklahoma! — Also Aug. 2. Open auditions, casting numerous roles for men and women, ages 8-80. Accompanist available; bring sheet music in preferred key, musical selection in the style of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Performance in October. WNMU Parotti Music Building.
Shoot the Piano Player — Through Aug. 6. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Francois Truffaut's marvelously atmospheric 1960 Parisian noir is a fine display of the young director's burgeoning talent. Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour gives his best screen performance as the embittered dive-bar pianist, Charlie, who has retreated into gutter-level obscurity and cares only about the little brother he's raising. Between the two thugs chasing his no-account older brother, the tomboy waitress who knows his secret and the prostitute next door, who occasionally throws him a freebie, life is going to challenge hard-bitten Charlie to get over his long-dead wife and give a crap about this crazy world again. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org.
Silver City Farmers' Market — Bill Blakemore demonstrates hand-thrown pottery. Live music by David Gierke and Friends. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek.
The Silver City String Beans — 8 p.m. Isaac's, Bullard and Broadway.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Every Saturday and Sunday. Arts and crafts, antiques, wooden artwork, photography, knives and sharpening, coffee and pastries, lunch specials. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Charlie Alfero & Greg Renfro — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Lulu Hedrick — 5-8 p.m. Opening reception for young, new artist featuring works in a variety of mediums. Chinese-Western. In Effect Gallery, 514 W. Griggs Ave., 526-1551.
The Pirates of Penzance — Through Aug. 2. $10, $9 students and seniors. Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. Gilbert and Sullivan Company of El Paso. The raucous tale of pirates, policemen, romance and the demands of duty. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
The Visitor — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale (Oscar-nominated Richard Jenkins) is a professor of economics at a Connecticut college. He's lost his zest for teaching and doesn't seem to care about anything anymore. A widower, he spends his days on campus in lonely isolation. Sent by his department to read a paper he co-wrote at a conference, Walter heads off to New York City, where he still has an apartment. He is startled to find a couple living there, a Syrian and his Senegalese girlfriend, duped into renting the place by a scammer. Walter opens his closed-off heart and says they can stay for a few nights. Walter attends the conference in the day, the young woman sells jewelry she has created on the streets, and her boyfriend pursues his passion for drumming at various jazz clubs. Due to their mutual interest in music, Walter and the younger man are drawn together in a slowly unfolding friendship, as the young Syrian begins to teach the aging academic how to play the African drum. Then the young Syrian is arrested in the subway, wrongly accused of jumping a turnstile, and taken away; the young couple are illegals, in the country without documentation. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287.
2 Sunday
Silver City/Grant County
Oklahoma! — See Aug. 1. Auditions. WNMU Parotti Music Building.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Growers Market — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Every Sunday. Local produce and eggs, children's activities, music, meet your local growers. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
Music in the Park — Free. 7 p.m. La Cella Bella, pop chamber music, and Tuco John, jazz, old rock and soul, originals. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave. 541-2200. rcaldwell@las-cruces.org
The Pirates of Penzance — See Aug. 1. $10, $9 students and seniors. 3 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
3 Monday
No events listed.
4 Tuesday
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Harvest Cooking Class — $35. 2-4 p.m. Chef Carol Koenig will prepare dishes using tomatoes, watermelon, tomatillos and/or bell peppers. Pre-registration required. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
History Detectives Class — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Students will learn to use college level resources to answer historical questions. Pre-registration. NMSU Zuhl Library electronic classroom. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 522-4100.
National Night Out — America's night against crime. Downtown Mall. 541-2288. ohennessey@las-cruces.org
5 Wednesday
Silver City/Grant County
Bayard Farmers' Market — Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. Fresh produce, eggs, plants, cacti, worms for composting, crafts and jewelry. Across from the Post Office.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Outdoor Charcoal Drawing Workshop — $20. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Children going into grades 6-8 sketch images of the museum's plants and animals. Pre-registration. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Deming
Music in the Park — 6-8 p.m. Rockhound State Park.
White Sands
Full Moon Nights — $3, 15 and under free. 8:30 p.m. Special programs presented by park rangers or guest speakers. White Sands National Monument, 679-2599 ext. 230, 479-6124 ext. 236, www.nps.gov/whsa.
6 Thursday
Silver City/Grant County
Bittersweet — 4-7 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of works by Karen Pritchett and Todd Shelby. Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N Texas St., 534-8671.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Pint Scoundrel — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
7 Friday
Las Cruces/Mesilla
"Batteries Not Required" and "Light Fantastic" — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for two shows, one a display of historic cameras, the other an exhibit of art quilts. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, www.las-cruces.org/museums
Downtown Ramble — 5-7 p.m. Galleries, shops, businesses and restaurants, art openings, exhibits, music, entertainment, open mic opportunities, shopping, refreshments. 527-5018, www.downtownlascrucespartnership.org
Monday Studio Group — 5 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of works in pencil, oils and watercolor by more than a dozen women. Rio Grande Theatre. 523-6403.
Tyson — Through Aug. 13. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tyson uses home movies and film clips of fights and TV interviews to throw jabs. Tyson doesn't duck them, except for the rape, which he angrily denies. By the end of the film, Iron Mike emerges damaged, but whole, in a way we've never seen him before. The champ's eyes well up talking about Gus D'Amato, the trainer who treated him like a member of the family. D'Amato, who died before his protege won his first title, taught Tyson to smell fear in his opponent and go in for the kill. D'Amato's death sent Tyson into a world of excess. But it was his three-year prison stretch that brought him close to madness. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Catron County
Medicine Woman Gathering — Through Aug. 12. See July Body, Mind and Spirit section. Anima Learning & Retreat Center, Box 688, Reserve, NM 87830, www.animacenter.org
Deming
Chain of Fools — 5:30-8:30 p.m. Live music. St. Clair Winery, 1325 De Baca Road, 546-1179.
8 Saturday
Silver City/Grant County
Sounds of Silver City LIVE! — Through Aug. 9. 12-11 p.m. $5 afternoon ticket or evening. Two full days of live music by local musicians in the historic Silco Theater. Performances of songs from the new "Sounds of Silver City" compilation CD, as well as other musicians. Saturday afternoon 12-12:30 p.m. Bruce McKinney; 12:45- 1:15 p.m. Greg & Charlie; 1:30- 2:15 p.m. Scott Van Linge & Band; 2:30- 3:15 p.m. The Tarantenchiladas; 3:30- 4:15 p.m. The Ed Teja Group; 4:30- 5 p.m. Bayou Seco; 5:15- 6 p.m. The Good Kind with Sami Padre. Saturday evening (Folk/Fusion/Jazz Night) 7:30-8 p.m. Ron McFarland; 8:15-8:45 p.m. Andrew Dahl-Bredine; 10-10:45 p.m. Wally Lawder & the Flying Coyotes. 311 N. Bullard St.
Silver City Farmers' Market — Massages by Martha Everett. Live music by Andrew Dahl-Bredine. SWNM Breastfeeding Council comfort station. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek.
Heavy Metal Night — $5 cover. 9 p.m. Destined to Fail, Body Cast, SFP. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Red Barn, Hwy. 180. 388-3848.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Charlie Varrick — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Walter Matthau stars as a former stunt pilot reduced to robbing banks with his wife and a hot-headed young criminal. They successfully rob a small-town bank for more than $750,000 in a heist that claims Matthau's spouse/getaway driver, but his partner's elation is tempered by Matthau's grim realization that the money belongs to the mob, which isn't about to accept such a substantial loss lying down. An icy hit man is dispatched to recover the mob's loot and kill anyone who gets in the way. The noose gradually tightens around Matthau's neck as the feds close in and the long tentacles of organized crime make their presence felt as far as sunny New Mexico. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287.
EMDR — 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Lecture on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a method of healing from trauma. Adrienne Wilson. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Native Plant Walk — 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Free with park admission. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, off Calle del Norte. 523-4398, kabalos@state.nm.us
Rosemary McLoughlin — 1-4 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit, "Brooklyn Tropical Baroque," whimsical and colorful show based on memories of growing up in Brooklyn. Glenn Cutter Gallery, 2640 El Paseo Road, 541-0658, scutter@zianet.com
What's Art Convention — $50. Workshops, park events. 100 West Cafe (Gerald Thomas Hall), Knox Ave., off University. 532-1693, 541-0145, dboje@nmsu.edu, iolewis@zianet.com, talkingstick.info.
Chloride
3rd Annual Birthday Bash — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. New works by artists and artisans, locally grown and produced foods, live entertainment, Tom Diamond book signing, Homer Bryant cowboy poetry and music, woodcarving demonstrations, door prize drawings. Monte Cristo Gift Shop & Gallery, 743-0493, montecristogallery@windstream.net
Lordsburg
Shakespeare Ghost Town — Through Aug. 9. Open for visitors. 542-3403.
Truth or Consequences
Art Hop — 6-9 p.m. Downtown galleries, studios, stores and restaurants open late. New fine art exhibits, live music. Information and walking maps online. torcgalleries@gmail.com, www.torcart.com
9 Sunday
Silver City/Grant County
Sounds of Silver City LIVE! — See Aug. 8. 12-11 p.m. $5 afternoon ticket or evening. Sunday afternoon 12-12:45 p.m. Friends of the Underground; 1-1:30 p.m. Ruth Elaine; 1:45- 2:30 p.m. Under the Kilt; 2:45-3:30 p.m. Kirtan Band; 3:45-4:30 p.m. Illusionz Band; 4:45-5:30 p.m. Kaz Nelson Band. Sunday evening (World Music Night) 7:30-8:30 p.m. Silver City String Beans; 8:45-9:45 p.m. Compas; 10-11 p.m. Rhythm Mystic. Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard St.
Hiroshima Peace Day Remembrance — 12:30 p.m. Gathering for Peace, silence, worship sharing. Gila Friends Meeting (Quakers). Gough Park bandstand.
4th Annual Southwest Sufi Camp — Through Aug. 15. $170 adults, $100 children over 3, all meals included. "Cultivating the Power of Peace." A week of living as a tribe, surrounded by the Gila Wilderness. Morning yoga and chi gung, Tibetan Buddhist practices, Dances of Universal Peace and zikr, soul work, dream work, walking practices, sacred phrases, kirtan and chanting. Voice of the Turtle Retreat Center, an hour from Silver City. yamalika@yahoo.com
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Scroll Sawing Wood Work — Free. 2 p.m. John O'Brien cuts out a Kokopelli. Light refreshments. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Creativity for Peace — Also Aug. 10 in Silver City. 4-6 p.m. Three young women — a Palestinian from the West Bank, a Palestinian from Israel, and a Jew from Israel — talk about their experiences at Creativity for Peace, a program that brings young Middle Eastern women together to create leadership for peace. The women will talk about how the camp experience shatters stereotypes they have been taught, transforming hatred and distrust into compassion and love, and how they will take the lessons they have learned home to their communities. RSVP 505-577-0065, sstubblefield@live.com Good Samaritan Auditorium, 3011 Buena Vida Circle.
Finding a Voice Through Fiber — 12-2 p.m. Opening reception for works by Cyndi Clark and Jan Harrison. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano. 522-7281.
Growers Market — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
Music in the Park — Free. 7 p.m. Bob & Melody Burns, Americana, and John & Jonni, folk duo. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave. 541-2200, rcaldwell@las-cruces.org
Deming
Black Range Artists Fall Members Exhibit — 1-3 p.m. Opening reception, refreshments. Deming Arts Center. 546-3663.
Lordsburg
Shakespeare Ghost Town — Open for visitors. 542-3403.
10 Monday
Silver City/Grant County
AARP Widowed Persons Service — $10 for lunch and program. 11 a.m. Speaker is Claude Smith, WNMU art instructor. WNMU cafeteria. 388-1072.
Creativity for Peace — See Aug. 9. 7 p.m. Vegetarian potluck 6 p.m. RSVP 505-577-0065, sstubblefield@live.com Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, 3845 N. Swan St., 388-9557.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The Photographic Narrative — Through Sept. 13. Participants examine history and varied forms of the photographic narrative, as well as selected literary and musical works, then create photographic narratives of their own. Howard Wallach instructs. Preston Contemporary Art Center, 1755 Avenida de Mercado, 523-8713, www.mesillaworkshops.com
11 Tuesday
Silver City/Grant County
The Art of Yogurt Making, Made Easy — 5:30-6:30 p.m. Also Aug. 13, 12-1 p.m. Presenter Sharon Scotti. Light refreshments. Food Co-op Community Room, 6th St., behind the storefront. Limited space. RSVP. 388-2343.
Guided Movement Meditation — Also Aug. 18, 25. $25 for all three sessions, $10 drop-in. Quiet the mind and awaken the body. For men and women. A Daily Practice, 104 N. Texas St., 388-3910.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dr. J. Albert Carlile: Master of Mirth, Music, Magic & Medicine — Free. 5:30 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre. www.RioGrandeTheatre.com
Silver City/Grant County
Ancient Whisperings — Mimbres Stories of the Past — 6:30-7:30 p.m. Opening for exhibit of works by Pierre Nichols (see the March 2009 issue), with the artist/author reading his own stories about the images. Seedboat Gallery, 214 W. Yankie, 534-1136.
Bayard Farmers' Market — 3-6 p.m. Across from the Post Office.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Healing the Gut, Naturally — 6-7:15 p.m. With Genevieve Chavez, ND. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
13 Thursday
Silver City/Grant County
The Art of Yogurt Making, Made Easy — See Aug. 11. 12-1 p.m. Food Co-op Community Room, 6th St., behind the storefront. Limited space. RSVP. 388-2343.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Bayou Seco — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Betty LaDuke: Art Reflecting Life — $2 donation. 7 p.m. The current traveling exhibit "Dreaming Cows" will be featured, with a documentary film profile of exhibition artist Betty LaDuke. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
The Art of Cultivation — $5, $3, $2 admission. 6-8 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of Border artists. Refreshments. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
14 Friday
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Antiques, Collectibles, Crafts Show & Sale — Through Aug. 15. $1 admission. Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Antiques, food booths, homemade crafts, jewelry, collectibles, silent auction featuring items from local artists. University United Methodist Church, 2000 S. Locust St. 532-5877, 522-8220. slacy@whc.net
Easy Virtue — Through Aug. 20. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Larita, having just finished first in a Monaco auto race, impulsively marries upper-class pretty-boy John Whittaker and accompanies him to his family's country pile. Arriving in a splendid vintage BMW roadster, the couple receive a frosty welcome from John's snooty mother, who instantly pegs the fashionable Larita as a "floozy" and launches a systematic campaign to drive her out. Mr. Whittaker, a scruffy layabout, takes a much more generous view of his new daughter-in-law, but his wife and their two ugly-princess daughters outnumber him. Larita does her best to ingratiate herself, but the gloves soon come off, with the only question being whether Larita and John's love is strong enough to withstand the onslaught. A fine cast. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
More Fun Than Bowling — Through Aug. 30. $10, $9 students and seniors. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2:30 p.m., Thursdays 7 p.m. An evening of hilarity. Steven Dietz's two-act, five-character philosophical comedy combines suspense and humor in a small Midwestern town. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
15 Saturday
Silver City/Grant County
Birthday Celebration — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hutchings Fine Art gallery celebrates its first birthday. New exhibit, refreshments. 211-B N. Texas, 313-6939, www.debhutchings.com
Gun Show — Through Aug. 16. $4, under 12 free. Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Guns, knives, ammo, turquoise jewelry, reloading equipment, western and military memorabilia and more. National Guard Armory, Hwy. 180 E. 388-2360.
Illusions — $3 cover. 9 p.m. Tejano/blues. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Red Barn, Hwy. 180. 388-3848.
Mogollon Rim Fiber Guild Meeting — 9 a.m. "Antiques and Unusuals." WNMU Chino Bldg. 388-4839.
Mural Dedication — 1 p.m. Celebrate the Chihuahua Hill Oral Histories Mural created by the MRAC Mural Camp students, interns and artists Zoe Wolfe and Buck Burns. Manzanita Ridge, 107 N. Bullard St. 388-5725, 538-2505.
Run to Copper Country — $35 registration per car, free to viewing public. 8 a.m.-mid-afternoon, weather permitting. Vintage vehicles and oldies music. Open to all vehicles 1973 and older. Show wraps up Sunday morning with farewell get-together for participants. Vendors, refreshments, raffles, music. 388-3468, dandk@signalpeak.net, P.O. Box 128, Silver City, NM 88062, www.coppercountrycruizers.com
19th Signal Peak Downhill Challenge-Also August 16. 10 a.m. Theme: "Rocky Horror Gila Show." Pinos Altos. 574-5956, www.BikeReg.com/ promoter/logos.asp?EventID=9039
Silver City Farmers' Market — Canning workshop by Grant County Extension. Live music by Erica, singer, songwriter, flutist. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
7th Annual Butterfly Flutterby — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Hands-on activity stations will allow visitors to learn about local butterflies, how to attract butterflies to your garden, and facts about these beautiful creatures. Arts and crafts, face painting, games. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 524-3334, www.asombro.org
Antiques, Collectibles, Crafts Show & Sale — See Aug. 14. $1 admission. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. University United Methodist Church, 2000 S. Locust St. 532-5877, 522-8220. slacy@whc.net
Department of Peace Meeting — 12 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
Rhythm Mystic — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Tender Mercies — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) is a burnt-out country-and-western singer/songwriter whose life has become a series of disappointments. One morning Mac awakes from a drunken stupor in a motel room in the middle of a dry Texas prairie. The rundown place is managed by Rosa Lee, a widow whose husband was killed in Vietnam. Mac volunteers to stay on as a handyman and work off his bill. Sonny, Rosa Lee's 10-year-old boy, is curious about this wanderer with a guitar and jaded face, and while Sonny wants to accept Mac, he first must deal with the father he never knew. Mac stops drinking and finds satisfaction in the slow, isolated existence at the combination gas station and motel. Without much fanfare, Mac and Rosa Lee fall in love and marry. Mac still writes songs but, afraid that his career is over, he keeps them in a trunk. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287.
Elephant Butte
Annual Carp Roundup — $10, $5. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Age divisions, awards. At least one member of each group or family must attend Rules Meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 14. Elephant Butte Lake State Park. 740-7690.
Truh or Consequences
Open Golf Tournament — Through Aug. 16. 9 a.m. shotgun. $100 per player includes cart, range, fees and lunch. Open to men and women with current USGA-approved handicap; field is limited to 40 players. 894-2603, howieprodog@msn.com, www.torcnm.org/departments/golf_course.html
16 Sunday
Silver City/Grant County
Gun Show — See Aug. 15. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $4, under 12 free. National Guard Armory, Hwy. 180 E. 388-2360.
Sin Nombre — 4 p.m. Making its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, this is an epic dramatic thriller. Seeking the promise of America, a beautiful young Honduran woman, Sayra (Paulina Gaytan), joins her father and uncle on an odyssey to cross the gauntlet of the Latin American countryside en route to the United States. Along the way she crosses paths with a teenaged Mexican gang member, El Casper (Edgar M. Flores), who is maneuvering to outrun his violent past and elude his unforgiving former associates. Together they must rely on faith, trust and street smarts if they are to survive their increasingly perilous journey towards the hope of new lives. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society. Real West Cinema II, Hwy. 180. www.silverfilm.org
19th Signal Peak Cross-Country Challenge-9 a.m. Theme: "Rocky Horror Gila Show." Pinos Altos. 574-5956, www.BikeReg.com/ promoter/logos.asp?EventID=9039
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Growers Market — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
Music in the Park — Free. 7 p.m. The Next Chapter, Americana, roots music, and The Deming Fusiliers, bluegrass. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave. 541-2200. rcaldwell@las-cruces.org
17 Monday
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The Temps — Also Aug. 18. $10, $9 students and seniors. 7 p.m. Singers Lauren Fajardo, Carrie Oliver and Cindy Pits and No Strings Theatre Company present a musical potpourri featuring tunes from popular musicals. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
18 Tuesday
Silver City/Grant County
Guided Movement Meditation — Also Aug. 25. See Aug. 11. $25, $10. A Daily Practice, 104 N. Texas St., 388-3910.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Peachcake & The Crush — $10. 7:30 p.m. Two fun-loving bands for the price of one, both from Phoenix. Peachcake is Stefan Pruett and Johnny O'Keefe. The Crush is Eric Straub and Danny Love, an R&B/Indie/Pop act. Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Mall, www.RioGrandeTheatre.com
The Temps — See Aug. 17. $10, $9 students and seniors. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
19 Wednesday
Silver City/Grant County
Member Appreciation Day — 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Local vendors, board members, staff, and other Co-op members, enjoy free samples all day long and enter drawings for cool prizes. Members will receive a 10% discount on everything in the store. Food Co-Op, 388-2343.
Bayard Farmers' Market — 3-6 p.m. Across from the Post Office.
Deming
Garden Care — 8 a.m. Friends of Rockhound State Park.
20 Thursday
Silver City/Grant County
Akashic Consciousness — Claiming the Kosmos — $25 advance, $30 at door. 7-9 p.m., Q&A follows. Two-hour workshop with CJ Martes. Spiritual changes, humanity's evolution, spiritual purpose, the importance and impact of the Akashic Force. New Church of the Southwest Desert, 1302 Bennett St. 800-604-9967, www.cjmartes.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Bob Einwick — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
More Fun Than Bowling — Through Aug. 30. See Aug. 14. $7. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Deming
Great American Duck Race — Through Aug. 23. Thursday 6 p.m. Duck Mart/Vendors, Courthouse Park; 6:30 p.m. Duck Royalty Pageants, DPS Auditorium. (888) 345-1125, 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com
Truth or Consequences
Sierra County Cemeteries — 7-8 p.m. Sherry Fletcher and Kelley Ridings, local historians, speak. Refreshments. Geronimo Springs Museum, 211 Main St. 894-6600, larena@geronimotrail.com, geronimospringsmuseum.com
21 Friday
Silver City/Grant County
Departures — Through August 23. Special screening at the Silco Theater. Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m. Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and now finds himself without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled "Departures," thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency, only to discover that the job is actually for a "Nokanshi" or "encoffineer," a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art of "Nokanshi," acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living. Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society.
Akashic Essences Sacred Group Attunement — Free. 6:30 p.m. With CJ Martes. A new protocol using quantum essences infused with sacred geometry. Group ceremony. Gomez Peak Outdoor Pavilion. 800-604-9967, www.cjmartes.com
Billy the Kid Championship BBQ & Green Chile Cook-Off & Loco Music Jamboree — Through Aug. 22. Live music, Billy the Kid and Pancho Villa look-a-like contests, Wild West shoot-out, arts and crafts, food vendors. Contests for hot wings, chile relleno, green chile stew, baby back ribs, BBQ chicken, spare ribs, brisket. Billy the Kid Shopping Mall, Hwy.180, 877-755-0707, alex@billythekidbbq.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
More Fun Than Bowling — Through Aug. 30. See Aug. 14. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Namoli Brennet — $10. 7:30 p.m. Singer/songwriter Namoli Brennet describes herself as an over-achieving multi-instrumentalist with a composition degree. Her technique draws on a wide range of influences, including Shawn Colvin, Jonathan Brooke, Patty Griffin and Joni Mitchell. She is equally at home on the guitar, the piano or the mandolin and even plays a mean harmonica. Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Mall, www.RioGrandeTheatre.com
Seraphine — Through Aug. 27. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The modern primitivist painter Seraphine de Senlis was discovered when the German art collector, dealer and gay expatriate Wilhelm Uhde visited her rural French village prior to World War I. This transcendent biopic charts the artist's rise and fall from her lowly station as Uhde's psychologically unstable, devoutly Catholic maid to her acclaim and fortunes during the Depression and World War II. Writer-director Martin Provost and co-writer Marc Abdelnour explore the mutable boundaries between spirituality, naivete, genius and madness, showing how the two outsiders and polar opposites cultivated a mutual understanding. Sparse and frankly realized, Provost's fictionalized portrait of this forgotten painter is a celebration of art and nature, and an acknowledgment of the costs involved in reaching the top. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Deming
Great American Duck Race — Through Aug. 23. All day Duck Mart/Vendors, Courthouse Park; 4 p.m. Carnival, Courthouse Park; 6:30 p.m. Sponsor Party/Dinner, Special Events Center; 9 p.m. Duck Dance, free with Sponsor Shirt, others $5, Hat Creek Saloon. (888) 345-1125, 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com
22 Saturday
Silver City/Grant County
Fort Bayard's 143rd Birthday — 9:30 a.m. Theme is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." Walking tour, hotdog lunch for purchase, historic baseball presentation, baseball game played with vintage equipment. Fort Bayard.
Akashic Field Therapy Level 1 Self-Care Training — Through Aug. 23. $395 for both days. Get past subconscious sabotage. Core issues, fear, positive change. With CJ Martes. 2106 N. Juniper St. 800-604-9967, www.cjmartes.com
Billy the Kid Championship BBQ & Green Chile Cook-Off & Loco Music Jamboree — See Aug. 21. Billy the Kid Shopping Mall, Hwy.180. 877-755-0707, alex@billythekidbbq.com
SWANS Annual Art Auction — 5-9 p.m. $5 donation. Silent auction. Chicken dinner, bring side dish or dessert. Bottled water provided or bring your own beverage. 15 Oakridge Dr., Arenas Valley. 313-2500
Cowboys from Hell Paso — $10 cover, part to charity. 9 p.m. Pantera tribute to Dime Bag Darryl. Opening band, Ever Fallen. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
Departures — Through Aug. 23. See Aug. 21. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Silco Theater.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Red Barn, Hwy. 180. 388-3848.
Salsa Saturdays — $5 class, dance free. Gail Willow instructs salsa dancing 7-8 p.m. No partner needed. Dance to Latin rhythms 8-9:30 p.m. See story in this issue's Body, Mind & Spirit section. Javalina Coffee House, Bullard St.
Silver City Farmers' Market — Live music by Brandon Perrault. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Beauty Control — Free. 1 p.m. Beauty consultant Elma Crijalva presents products for distressing and skin care. Light refreshments. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Back to God's Country — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Nell Shipman stars in this handsomely mounted but rarely seen silent film, as Dolores LeBeau, a child of nature on a voyage to the Arctic Circle with her new husband, Peter Burke. En route, she discovers to her horror that the captain, Rydal, is none other than the escaped prisoner who killed her father. Rydal threatens the girl to silence and then causes an "accident" that seriously injures Peter. Arriving at their destination, Dolores learns that the nearest doctor is at Fort Confidence, miles away across the inhospitable barrens. Dolores, however, demands a team of dogs and the villains give in, secretly concocting a scheme to separate husband and wife along the route. But Dolores manages to get a minor head start by shooting the trader, racing into the white wilderness with Rydal in hot pursuit. The killer is soon closing in on the fugitive — will she make it, and just who or what is Wapi? (Added attraction, two very short silent films) CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287.
Chris Mitchell — $10. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Magician Chris Mitchell has served as magic consultant for the USA Network's "The Big Easy" and has toured North America as an assistant on the World Premiere Tour of Circus Royale. Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Mall, www.RioGrandeTheatre.com
More Fun Than Bowling — Through Aug. 30. See Aug. 14. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Soulshine — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Deming
Great American Duck Race — Through Aug. 23. All day Carnival, Duck Mart/Vendors, Courthouse Park; Slow Pitch Tournament, Hooten Complex; 7-10:30 a.m. Elks Kickoff Breakfast ($5 per plate), Courthouse Park; 7 a.m. Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension, Soccer Field; 10 a.m. Comcast Tournament of Ducks Parade, downtown; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 1st United Methodist Church Barbecue, Granite & Buckeye; 12-8 p.m. Entertainment/Stage Area, Courthouse Park; 12-4 p.m. Live Duck Race/Water Race, McKinley Duck Downs ($5 entry); 12 p.m. Invocation/Opening Ceremonies; 2 p.m., Great American Tortilla Toss, Poplar Street; 5:30 p.m., Great American Outhouse Race, Silver Street; 5:30-7 p.m. Evening Duck Race/Water Race, McKinley Duck Downs ($5 entry); 6 p.m. Florida Mud Bog, Rockhound Road; 8 p.m., Hot Air Balloon Glow, Soccer Field; 9 p.m. Duck Dance, free with Sponsor Shirt, others $5, Hat Creek Saloon. (888) 345-1125, 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com
Truth or Consequences
Gun Show & Bike Rally — Through Aug. 23. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Vendors of guns, knives, collectibles, jewelry. Sierra County Fair Barn, South Broadway.
23 Sunday
Silver City/Grant County
Akashic Field Therapy Level 1 Self-Care Training — See Aug. 22. $395 for both days. 2106 N. Juniper St. 800-604-9967, www.cjmartes.com
Departures — See Aug. 21. 7 p.m. Silco Theater.
Alternative and Complementary Health Care Practitioners — 4-6 p.m. Gathering for those interested in working with Silver Health CARE. Penny Park. integrativemedicine@silverhealthcare.org
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Growers Market — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
More Fun Than Bowling — Through Aug. 30. See Aug. 14. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Music in the Park — Free. 7 p.m. The Limeliters, folk, rock, oldies, and Sweet Wednesday, modern folk. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave. 541-2200. rcaldwell@las-cruces.org
Myriam Lozada-Jarvis — Free. 1 p.m. Artist Dialogue. Widely exhibited fine artist talks about why she now uses a computer to create painterly art. Preston Contemporary Art Center, 1755 Avenida de Mercado, 523-8713.
Peak of the Season Fiesta — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Live music, kids' activities, free samples of locally grown foods. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
Deming
Great American Duck Race — All day Carnival, Duck Mart/Vendors, Courthouse Park; Slow Pitch Tournament, Hooten Complex; 7 a.m., Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension, Soccer Field; 12-6 p.m. Entertainment/Stage Area, Courthouse Park; 12 p.m. Live Duck Race/Water Race, McKinley Duck Downs ($5 entry); 3 p.m. Duck Race eliminations/finals, McKinley Duck Downs. (888) 345-1125, 544-0469, www.demingduckrace.com
Truth or Consequences
Gun Show & Bike Rally — See Aug. 22. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Sierra County Fair Barn, South Broadway.
No events listed.
25 Tuesday
Silver City/Grant County
Guided Movement Meditation — See Aug. 11. $25, $10 drop in. A Daily Practice, 104 N. Texas St., 388-3910.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Sue & Paul Smith: Musical Duo — Free. 5:30 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre. www.RioGrandeTheatre.com
26 Wednesday
Silver City/Grant County
Bayard Farmers' Market — 3-6 p.m. Across from the Post Office.
Deming
Friends of Rockhound State Park — 10 a.m. General meeting.
Reserve
54th Annual Catron County Fair — Through Aug. 30. www.catroncountyfair.com
27 Thursday
Las Cruces/Mesilla
More Fun Than Bowling — Through Aug. 30. See Aug. 14. $7. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
The Deming Fusiliers — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Reserve
54th Annual Catron County Fair — Through Aug. 30. www.catroncountyfair.com
28 Friday
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Bracero Memories — $5, $3, $2 admission. Opening reception for exhibit on the Bracero Program, a temporary contract labor program between the US and Mexico initiated in 1942. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Lords of Nature — 6:30 p.m. Film event celebrating Aldo Leopold, the visionary conservationist (see story in this section), and the role of predators such as the Mexican Wolf in nature. Panel discussion moderated by Kevin Bixby follows. Rio Grande Theatre, Downtown Mall, www.RioGrandeTheatre.com 522-5552
More Fun Than Bowling — Through Aug. 30. See Aug. 14. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Treeless Mountain — Through Sept. 3. $7 regular, $6 matinee, $5 Wednesdays, seniors, students with ID and Mesilla Valley Film Society Members. 7:30 p.m. nightly, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Two girls, ages 6 and 4, are dumped off at their Big Aunt's house in a small Korean town by their mother, who is off to look for the boyfriend who abandoned her. Mom tells her children that every day Big Aunt will put a coin in their piggy bank, and when it is full, she'll be back. The bank is full, worth about five bucks it seems, but mom is nowhere around. Big Aunt is an alcoholic and paying less and less attention, so the girls strike out on their own, piggybank in hand, looking for their mother. So Yong Kim, a Korean American filmmaker, has made a minimalist masterpiece, a quiet movie of sharply observed details and two girls who will break your heart. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Reserve
54th Annual Catron County Fair — Through Aug. 30. www.catroncountyfair.com
29 Saturday
Silver City/Grant County
Apaches, Hot Springs and German Food In One Tour — $75. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. "Hiking Apacheria" author Jerry Eagan leads group on tour to Apache cultural sites in the Mimbres and Gila Cliff Dwelling areas. River-crossings hike, hot springs soak, German dinner at Spirit Canyon Lodge. Tour starts and finishes at Corner Market in San Lorenzo, Mimbres Valley. 313-4383, www.steelhorse.biz.
Beginners Painting Workshop — $125. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mike Murphy teaches oils and acrylics in his studio in the Mimbres. Limited to six students. 536-3824, www.mimbresartclasses.com
Live Music — 9 p.m. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Red Barn, Hwy. 180. Reservations and information: 388-3848.
Silver City Farmers' Market — 12th Annual Salsa Contest. Entries in by 9:45. Live music by Gypsy Feet. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Around the Bend — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Both a misty-eyed glimpse into four generations of the men in the Lair family and a steely meditation on manhood, parenting and the pitfalls thereof. Michael Caine plays the elder Lair, Henry, who as the film begins is in the process of dying with all the crusty wit he can muster. He shares the family home with his grandson Jason and his great-grandson Zach and all his memories and mementos, until a grimacing, wire-haired wraith appears at the front door one evening and turns everything around. The wraith is Jason's long-estranged father Turner (Christopher Walken), who walked out on his son and his father some 30 years before, following the death of his wife (and the maiming of his son) in an automobile accident. Jason is less than thrilled at this possibly malignant returner, a former heroin addict and professional sneak thief, but Henry is exultant, and he takes the lot of them to the local KFC for a final meal and then pens a last will and testament that takes the surviving trio on a road trip across the country. The men head cross-country, stopping here and there at various KFCs to read another Post-It note instruction and a revelation or two. Lucas and Walken battle it out, and a final grace note will mist the eyes of all but the most cynical in the audience. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287.
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
More Fun Than Bowling — Through Aug. 30. See Aug. 14. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
SNAP Classic Golf Fundraiser — $95, $85 students and seniors, $110 on-site day-of-event entry fee, space-available basis. Prizes: a fully restored classic 1969 Plymouth Barracuda, air tickets, TV, getaways. Proceeds benefit SNAP, subsidizing the cost of spay/neuter surgeries for pets in low-income households. Sonoma Hills Golf Course. 621-4942.
Reserve
54th Annual Catron County Fair — Through Aug. 30. Junior Rodeo 1 p.m. www.catroncountyfair.com
White Sands
Lake Lucero Tour — $3 entry fee. A ranger-guided trip to Lake Lucero, the source of the white sands. Reservations required. White Sands National Monument. 679-2599 ext. 230, 479-6124 ext. 236.
30 Sunday
Silver City/Grant County
Meet the Candidates Potluck Party and Dance — 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebrating 35th Anniversary and Food Co-op founders. Gomez Peak picnic area. 388-2343.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Growers Market — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
More Fun Than Bowling — See Aug. 14. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Music in the Park — Free. 7 p.m. Phat Soul, soul, funk, disco, and Souled Out, R&B, Motown. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave. 541-2200. rcaldwell@las-cruces.org
Reserve
54th Annual Catron County Fair — www.catroncountyfair.com
31 Monday
No events listed.
SEPTEMBER
1 Tuesday
No events listed.
2 Wednesday
Silver City/Grant County
Bayard Farmers' Market — Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. Fresh produce, eggs, plants, cacti, worms for composting, crafts and jewelry. Across from the Post Office.
3 Thursday
No events listed.
4 Friday
Silver City/Grant County
Senior Softball Tournament — Through Sept. 6. Leagues from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Benny Altamirano Park and Bataan Park.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Downtown Ramble — 5-7 p.m. Galleries, shops, businesses and restaurants, art openings, exhibits, music, entertainment, open mic opportunities, shopping, refreshments. 527-5018, www.downtownlascrucespartnership.org
White Sands
Full Moon Nights — $3, 15 and under free. 8:30 p.m. Special programs presented by park rangers or guest speakers. White Sands National Monument, 679-2599 ext. 230, 479-6124 ext. 236, www.nps.gov/whsa.
5 Saturday
Silver City/Grant County
17th Annual Labors of Love Art Show — Through Sept. 6. San Vicente Artists. Silco Theater. 534-4269, silvercityartists.org
Crisis — $4 cover. 9 p.m. Heavy metal. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
26th Annual Gem and Mineral Show--Free. Through Sept. 7. Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Grant County Rolling Stones. Silver City Recreation Center, 11th and Gold. 538-3216.
Melanie Zipin — 6:30 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. concert. $7.50 advance, $10 at the door. CD Release Concert. With Jeff LeBlanc on guitar and Joe Victor on bass, Kevin Zoernig on keys, David Waldrop on drums. Tickets at Mimbres Region Arts Council and Leyba & Ingalls. 534-1072, melanie@melaniezipin.com
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Every Saturday. Pinos Altos Melodrama Touring Company. Red Barn Family Steak House, Hwy. 180. Reservations and information: 388-3848.
Senior Softball Tournament — Through Sept. 6. See Sept. 4. Benny Altamirano Park and Bataan Park.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Every Saturday and Sunday. Arts and crafts, antiques, wooden artwork, photography, knives and sharpening, coffee and pastries, lunch specials. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
WNMU Mustangs Football vs. Sul Ross State University — 1 p.m. Ben Altamirano Stadium. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
2009 Harvest Wine Festival — Through Sept. 7. 12-6 p.m. $13, includes wine glass. Award-winning New Mexico wines, food, live music, arts and crafts vendors, speakers, hourly grape stomping contests. Musicians include Guitar Slim and Captain Radio (Saturday), Nosotros and John Arthur Martinez (Sunday), Billy Townes and Poppy & The Usual Suspects (Monday). Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west of Las Cruces on I-10. 522-1232, www.wineharvestfestival.com
Franciscan Festival of the Arts — Through Sept. 6. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Over 45 artists exhibiting, works for sale. Food booths, door prizes, silent auction, live music. Holy Cross Retreat. 524-3688, www.holycrossretreat.org
NMSU Aggies Football vs. Idaho — 6 p.m. Aggies Memorial Stadium. 646-1420/532-2060/915-544-8444.
Hatch
Hatch Chile Festival — Through Sept. 6. Saturday 10 a.m.-12:30 a.m., Sunday 12-5 p.m. A weekend of chile toss, chile eating, watermelon eating contests, chile quilt and pillow raffle, horseshoe tournament, chile foods demonstrations, ristra tying demonstrations, vendors, beer garden and fresh roasted Hatch green chile. 267-5050, 267-5483, 267-4010, www.hatchchilefest.com
6 Sunday
Silver City/Grant County
26th Annual Gem and Mineral Show--Free. See Sept. 5. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Grant County Rolling Stones. Silver City Recreation Center, 11th and Gold. 538-3216
17th Annual Labors of Love Art Show — Silco Theater. 534-4269, silvercityartists.org
Senior Softball Tournament — See Sept. 4. Benny Altamirano Park and Bataan Park.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
2009 Harvest Wine Festival — Through Sept. 7. 12-6 p.m. $13, includes wine glass. See Sept. 5. Music by Nosotros and John Arthur Martinez. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west of Las Cruces on I-10. 522-1232, www.wineharvestfestival.com
Franciscan Festival of the Arts — See Sept. 5. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Holy Cross Retreat. 524-3688, www.holycrossretreat.org
Growers Market — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Every Sunday. Local produce and eggs, children's activities, music, meet your local growers. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.
Hatch
Hatch Chile Festival — See Sept. 5. 12-5 p.m. 267-5050, 267-5483, 267-4010, www.hatchchilefest.com
7 Monday Labor Day
Silver City/Grant County
26th Annual Gem and Mineral Show--Free. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Grant County Rolling Stones. Silver City Recreation Center, 11th and Gold. 538-3216.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
2009 Harvest Wine Festival — Through Sept. 7. 12-6 p.m. $13, includes wine glass; $3 discount for active-duty military personnel with current military ID. See Sept. 5. Music by Billy Townes and Poppy & The Usual Suspects. Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 11 miles west of Las Cruces on I-10. 522-1232, www.wineharvestfestival.com
8 Tuesday
Silver City/Grant County
Belly Dance — Ongoing Tuesdays. 6 classes $50, $0 drop in. Work out, learn choreography and to improvise. For men and women. A Daily Practice, 104 N. Texas St., 388-3910.
9 Wednesday
Silver City/Grant County
Bayard Farmers' Market — 3-6 p.m. Across from the Post Office.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Helping Your Allergies, Naturally — With Genevieve Chavez, ND. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho, 523-0436.