Beans and Cornbread D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
October 2009
OCTOBER
Thursday 1
Silver City/Grant County
Domestic Violence Awareness Month — 9 a.m. Public proclamation, Grant County commissioners, speakers. Silver City Woman's Club. Purple lights available for sale for Purple Light Nights at El Refugio and Manzanita Ridge. 538-2125.
Grant County Fair — Through Oct. 4. Cliff fairgrounds. 388-4223, 313-5825.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Big Band Dance Club — Thursdays through Oct. 29. $6 members, $7 guests. 8-10 p.m. Ballroom, swing and Latin style dancing to live music. High Society Orchestra. Singles and couples 21 and over welcome. Free polka lesson at 7 p.m. with paid admission. Dress code. Country Club, 2700 N. Main St. 524-0500, 523-4322, www.bigbanddanceclub.org
Depictions of the Renaissance — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of paintings by Sue Nichols. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main, 523-6403.
Dusty Low — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
The Same Life Over — Through Oct. 11. $10, $9 students and seniors. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2:30 p.m., Thursdays 7 p.m. Season tickets available. A complex web of deceit and compassion. A child disappears and the detective investigating the disappearance, childless herself, assumes the father of the child is guilty. The father, bereft at having looked away from his child for a moment is willing to take the blame for the loss of his child, guilty or not. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Friday 2
Silver City/Grant County
Oklahoma! — Through Oct. 11. $10, under 12 $5. Performances Oct. 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 4, 2 p.m.; Oct. 9 and 10, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 11, 2 p.m. The classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Tickets at Alotta Gelato and Curious Kumquat. Theatre Group New Mexico. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. www.theatregroupnm.org
24th Annual Purchase Prize Exhibit — Through Oct. 4. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Over 60 paintings from artists around the state. Pinos Altos Church Gallery. 538-8216.
Altered Objects — 6 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of works by Deb Harrington, Ginny Wolf and Marcia Smith. Mimbres Region Arts Council. Wells Fargo Bank Building Gallery, 1201 N. Pope St., 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Grant County Fair — Through Oct. 4. Cliff fairgrounds. 388-4223, 313-5825.
Soldiers of Conscience — $5. 7 p.m. Film transcends the usual rhetoric of politics to reveal the human truth that all soldiers are soldiers of conscience, wrestling with the demands of duty and the call of conscience. Q and A with the filmmaker follows screening. Silco Theatre, 311 N. Bullard St.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
2nd Annual What's Art? Convention — Through Oct. 3. With street festival. Exploring the area's creative and green economy. Workshops, ice sculpture, book signing, food and entertainment. Alma d'arte Charter High School, 404 W. Court Ave. 646-2391, talkingstick.info.
Crystal Bowl Concert — 7 p.m. With AwRa Bolling. Limited seating. PiYoga Studio, 207 Avenida De Mesilla, 526-0977.
Cultural Connections Fair — 5-7 p.m. Area arts and culture non-profit organizations will be on hand to promote their programming, activities in the community, membership, upcoming events and volunteering opportunities. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, las-cruces.org/museums
Dia de los Muertos — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for works by 19 regional artists in variety of media. 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
Fall Membership Show — 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for Las Cruces Arts Association show. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, www.las-cruces.org/museums
The Clean House — Through Oct. 11. $15 adults, $13 seniors, $10 NMSU faculty and staff. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Sarah Ruhl's contemporary comedy follows Brazilian house cleaner Mathilde, who is on a mission to find the perfect joke — even if it kills her. NMSU Theatre/ASTC, 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
The Odd Couple — Through Oct. 18. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. Friday and Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. This classic Neil Simon comedy opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it's no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Since he is very fastidious and none too tense, they fear he might commit suicide and go about locking all the windows. As the action unfolds, the clean-freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results. Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, lcctnm.org
The Same Life Over — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 1. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Valentino: The Last Emperor — Through Sept. 8. $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. With his tanned face as amber as a cough drop and his posse of pampered pugs trailing him, the legendary Italian couturier Valentino Garavani, now 76, presides with an old-school imperiousness that leaves the "Project Runway" kids in the dust. Matt Tyrnauer's sharp-eyed documentary follows the luxury-loving poobah and his indispensable, since-forever lover and business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti, through a season of magical dresses and minor diva snits, leading up to the 2007 celebration of the designer's 45th anniversary in the business of bellissima. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Elephant Butte
Annual Celebration — Free. Through Oct. 4. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Event celebrates Elephant Butte's anniversary as a city. Car, boat, motorcycle and 4x4 off-road vehicle shows, parade, golf tourney, music, costume contests, pumpkin carving, fishing derby. 744-4892, cityofelephantbutte.com
Saturday 3
Silver City/Grant County
Taste of Downtown — $15. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tour downtown restaurants, coffeehouses, and dessert shops, tasting fare at participating locations. Live music, "Non-Profit Fair," Farmer's Market, other events. Silver City Mainstreet. 534-9005.
Oklahoma! — Through Oct. 11. $10, under 12 $5. 7:30 p.m. See Oct. 2. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. www.theatregroupnm.org
Cooke's Peak Area Ramble — 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Petroglyph sites, Apache battle sites, desert beauty, optional dinner stop at Palma's in Deming. With "Hiking Apacheria" author Jerry Eagan. Steel Horse Adventure Tours. 313-4383.
Good Kind — $4 cover. 9 p.m. Reggae/folk. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
Grant County Fair — Through Oct. 4. Cliff fairgrounds. 388-4223, 313-5825.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Every Saturday. Pinos Altos Melodrama Touring Company. Red Barn Family Steak House, Hwy. 180. Reservations and information: 388-3848.
October Fiesta — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Community event to benefit Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Rescue. Gila Rangers Wild West Reenactment, German lunch at Pinos Altos Ice Cream Parlor, children's games, vendors. Bayou Seco 12:30-1:30 p.m. Main St. in Pinos Altos. 574-8394.
Silver City Farmers' Market — Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Handspinning demonstration. Under the Kilt, Irish music. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek.
The Illusion Band — 8 p.m. Isaac's.
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. JoAnne Childress will present "Make and Take Ceramics." Participants will paint and take their "treasures" home. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
2nd Annual What's Art? Convention — See Oct. 4. Alma d'arte Charter High School, 404 W. Court Ave. 646-2391, talkingstick.info.
Collecting Fish — Free. "Back by Noon" outing especially for kids. Join SWEC staff and guest biologist saving native fish stranded in the drying Rio Grande. Be ready to get muddy. Rain boots encouraged. 522-5552, Lauren@wildmesquite.org
Glissando — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. A middle-aged man has come to identify the body of his father, found in a dumpster behind a motel. The young woman his father lived with gives the son a shoebox full of photos and other memorabilia that evokes a colorful store of memories. The film tells the story of Jimmy and his father as they try to make the best of their lives. Jimmy's father has difficulty acknowledging weakness, and their life together is a hodgepodge of denial and pseudo-playful mischief. Jimmy's mother left soon after he was born, and his father seems never to have gotten over the loss. Eventually, Jimmy's father finds a woman to care for — Alida, closer to Jimmy's age than his own — who has unfaithfulness written all over her. She loafs around on the sofa all day, watching TV and tugging Jimmy's heartstrings. The days go by, aimlessly, until the film's aim springs upon you. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Gluten-Free Baking Class — $10, $7 members. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Expert gluten-free baker gives tips, techniques and samples. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — Weekends through Nov. 1. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $8, $6. Maze, U-pick garden. 3855 W. Picacho, 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com
National Herb Day — $20 for class, lectures free. 10 a.m. Various events. Using herbs in the landscape 10 a.m., Creating Herb Vinegars 11 a.m., Planning a Culinary Herb Garden 1:30 p.m., Essential Oils and Aromatherapy class 2:30 p.m. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com, nmenchantedgardens.com
NMSU Dance — Through Oct. 4. 7:30 p.m. Showcase of the works of student choreographers and dancers, alongside guest artists in genres ranging from classical to modern. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403. www.riograndetheatre.com
Stefan George — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
The Clean House — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 2. $15 adults, $13 seniors. 8 p.m. NMSU Theatre/ASTC, 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
The Odd Couple — Through Oct. 18. See Oct. 2. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, lcctnm.org
The Same Life Over — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 1. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Deming
Autumn Art & Wine Festival — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Art on exhibit, artists on hand, wine tastings and food. Luna Rosso Winery.
Elephant Butte
City of Elephant Butte Celebration — See Oct. 2. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
San Antonio
Trinity Site Tour — Free. Ground Zero where the first atomic bomb exploded, open only twice a year. 678-1134. www.wsmr.army.mil/pao/TrinitySite/trins.htm.
Sunday 4
Silver City/Grant County
Music Express Fundraiser — 2:30-9:30 p.m. Performances by area bands, silent auction. All proceeds to Dave Murphy of Music Express, whose business was a victim of the Hudson Plaza fire. Also donate by going to Western Bank, "Our Community Cares: A Benefit for Music Express" account. Silco Theatre and other venues. 313-0953, wally@wallylawder.com
Grant County Fair — Cliff fairgrounds. 388-4223, 313-5825.
Oklahoma! — Through Oct. 11. $10, under 12 $5. 2 p.m. See Oct. 2. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. www.theatregroupnm.org
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Gerald Gordon will give a demonstration of "Free Form Silver Art Jewelry." Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Artists Guild Annual Exhibit — 12-2 p.m. Opening reception. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano Dr.
Mesilla Jazz Happening — 3-7 p.m. Live jazz on the Plaza; wine garden wine tastings. Avenida de Mesilla. 524-3524, 524-3262, www.oldmesilla.org
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $8, $6. 3855 W. Picacho, 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com
NMSU Dance — See Oct. 3. 7:30 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
The Clean House — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 2. $15 adults, $13 seniors. 2 p.m. NMSU Theatre/ASTC, 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
The Odd Couple — Through Oct. 18. See Oct. 2. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 2 p.m. Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, lcctnm.org
The Same Life Over — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 1. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Monday 5
Silver City/Grant County
Domestic Violence Traveling Silhouettes — Through Oct. 11. Honoring victims of domestic violence. Javalina Coffeehouse. 538-2125.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Friends of Mesilla Valley Bosque Park Meeting — 6:30 p.m. For all people interested in supporting the park. See story in this section. 5000 Calle del Norte, 523-8009.
Tuesday 6
Silver City/Grant County
"Health Professionals Only" Open House — 5-8 p.m. New practice offering intravenous therapies and other alternative treatments. Experiential mini sessions in several modalities, take-away literature. Riversong Center of Integrative Medicine, 1210 E. 32nd St., 534-8000.
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
Harvest Cooking Class — $35. 2-4 p.m. Chef Carol Koenig will prepare recipes that include red chile, apples and corn. Pre-registration required. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
How Plants and Animals Survive in the Desert — 7:30 p.m. Presenter NMSU Professor Emeritus Walt Whitford spent seven years in the Negev Desert in southern Israel and conducted research in the Israeli Judean Desert, Chile, Australia and South Africa. Temple Beth-El, 3980 Sonoma Springs Ave. 521-3711.
James Gier — Free. 5:30 p.m. Every Other Tuesday series. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Wednesday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Bayard Farmers' Market — Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. Across from the Post Office.
Fall Southern New Mexico Star Party — Through Oct. 11. $5. 7:45 p.m. City of Rocks State Park. www.astro-npo.org
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 7:45 p.m. Jupiter high in the southwest near Neptune, Scorpius setting, Andromeda well up. John Gilkison presenting. Celestron First Scope demonstration and raffle. City of Rocks State Park. 527-8386, 532-1486, 678-4138, www.astro-npo.org, astronpo@wildblue.net
WILL Lunch and Learn — Free. Open to the public. "The Economy Today" with Bill Baldwin. Silver City Woman's Club.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Igudesman & Joo — 7:30 p.m. 5th annual show of students of Julie Ford Oliver. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Thursday 8
Silver City/Grant County
Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society — 6 p.m. Potluck dinner, presentation, monthly meeting. In addition to food and beverage, BYO plate, utensils and cup. Guest speaker Sylveen Cook shares interesting facts about local geology. Senior Center. 534-9202, tim@tamu.edu, rollingstonesgms.blogspot.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Big Band Dance Club — See Oct. 1. $6 members, $7 guests. 8-10 p.m. Presidents' Ball. Formal attire. Bob Burns-Mike Caranda Combo. Country Club, 2700 N. Main St. 524-0500, 523-4322, www.bigbanddanceclub.org
Bob Einwick — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Boosting Your Immune System for Winter Wellness — Free. 6-7 p.m. Lecture covers herbs, supplements and healthy lifestyle. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Building for the Future: Rural Schoolhouses of New Mexico: 1880-1965 — 6-8 p.m. Exhibit opening and lecture. Former State Rep. J. Paul Taylor will speak. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Kepa Junkera — $10-$15. 8 p.m. Basque accordion master playing with a sextet on mandolin, cuatro, double bass, drums and txalaparta, Kepa's trikitixas. World music. NMSU Atkinson Hall, Espina and Horseshoe. 646-1420. www.ticketmaster.com
The Same Life Over — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 1. $7. 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Friday 9
Silver City/Grant County
Weekend at the Galleries — Through Oct. 12. Columbus Day Weekend gallery event with exhibition openings, music. See complete guide in Arts Exposure section. Mimbres Region Arts Council, 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Pollo Loco — $10. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Weekend at the Galleries kickoff event. See complete guide in Arts Exposure section. Wherehouse on Texas Street. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Auditions — 4-6:30 p.m. Also Oct. 10, 18. For The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Theatre Group New Mexico. WNMU Web Theater. 558-6503.
Oklahoma! — Through Oct. 11. $10, under 12 $5. 7:30 p.m. See Oct. 2. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. www.theatregroupnm.org
Traditions Revisited — 12-3 p.m. Opening for quilt exhibit co-sponsored by the Silver City Museum and the Southwest New Mexico Quilters Guild, through Nov. 29. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Chadron State College — 7 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
27th Annual Cowboy for Cancer Research Dinner/Dance — Through Oct. 11. Two-day team roping event, dinner, dance. Various locations. 526-6028, gwcalhoun@msn.com
Fall Exhibition — 6:30-8:30 p.m. Opening reception for the artists. Painting, sculpture, mixed media. Preston Contemporary Art, 1755 Avenida de Mercado, 523-8713, www.prestoncontemporaryart.com
Jack Ward Invitational Choral Festival — Also Oct. 10. Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday 3 p.m. $12, $15, $5. Youth from area middle schools participate, along with NMSU men's choir, Crimson Chord Company. Boy and girl choir clinics. NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall. 646-1420, 646-2067, music.nmsu.edu/ensembles/choirs
Luca Carla — $25. 7:30 p.m. Luca Carla's music digs its roots into contemporary jazz, but takes color from ethnic and classical music. Carla will bring his "Fiddler in the Loop" project, in which he plays solo violin live with a loop machine at his feet, superimposing a succession of tracks over one another to create music that is never the same twice. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main, 523-6403.
Moon — Through Sept. 15. $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. Sam Rockwell is an astronaut finishing up a three-year stint on the moon, mining energy from lunar rock. He wants back on Earth with his wife and daughter. His only contact is GERTY, a robot with the sweet-sinister voice of Kevin Spacey. There's an accident. A new astronaut appears, looking just like the old one. Director Duncan Jones (son of David Bowie), working from a script by Nathan Parker, pulls off sci-fi miracles on a $5 million shoestring. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
The Clean House — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 2. $15 adults, $13 seniors. 8 p.m. NMSU Theatre/ASTC, 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
The Odd Couple — Through Oct. 18. See Oct. 2. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, lcctnm.org
The Same Life Over — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 1. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Truth or Consequences
Sierra County Fair — Through Oct. 11. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Arts, crafts, livestock, food vendors, community groups. Sierra County Fairgrounds. 894-2375.
Saturday 10
Silver City/Grant County
Weekend at the Galleries — Through Oct. 12. Art Walk 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Evening at the Galleries, 4-8 p.m. See complete guide in Arts Exposure section. Mimbres Region Arts Council. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Auditions — 10 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m. Also Oct. 18. For The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Theatre Group New Mexico. WNMU Web Theater. 558-6503.
Cowboys and Indians Tour — 9 a.m.-7 p.m. With Mike Moutoux. Cowboy and Indian tour with "New Mexico's Most Enchanting Cowboy," ending with a cowboy dinner. Gila and Pinos Altos area. Steel Horse Adventure Tours. 313-4383.
Diversity in Continuity — 4-7 p.m. Opening reception for works by the Howard family. Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas St., 534-8671.
Handmade Creations — Through Oct. 11. Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Independent artist show featuring furniture by David Wait, pottery by Mary Giardina, tinwork by Renee Whipple and fiber art by Tina Salmon. Silco Theater.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Red Barn, Hwy. 180. Reservations and information: 388-3848.
Oklahoma! — Through Oct. 11. $10, under 12 $5. 7:30 p.m. See Oct. 2. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. www.theatregroupnm.org
Rock Center Fun Run — $25 human, $5 pet includes T-shirt and bandanna. 8 a.m. 1-mile, 5K and 10K walk/run. Bring a pet and exercise together. Fort Bayard. 956-5200, porto6281@aznex.net
Silver City Farmers' Market — Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Handweaving demonstration. Bayou Seco, international folk music. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek.
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 7:45 p.m. Jupiter high in the southwest near Neptune, Scorpius setting, Andromeda well up. Matt Wilson presenting. Celestron First Scope demonstration and raffle. City of Rocks State Park. 527-8386, 532-1486, 678-4138, www.astro-npo.org, astronpo@wildblue.net
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Victoria Chick — 3-6 p.m. Opening reception for "Coda: Reflecting on Life," introducing the painter's figurative work as well as exhibiting her well-known cat images. Live music by Patricia Prewitt and Don McCracken, refreshments. JW Art Gallery in the Old Hurley Store, 99 Cortez, 537-0300.
Wally Lawder and the Flying Coyotes — 8 p.m. Isaac's.
WNMU Mustangs Football vs. Chadron State College — 1 p.m. Ben Altamirano Stadium. www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. University of Nebraska at Kearney — 7 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
2nd Annual New Mexico Pumpkin Fest — Through Oct. 11. 11 a.m.-7 pm. Mesilla Valley Corn Maze, 3855 W. Picacho Ave., 522-1232.
Autumn Containers — $7.50, free to members. 2 p.m. Fill pots with flowers and vegetables for winter interest. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com, nmenchantedgardens.com
Cowboys for Cancer Research Team Roping — Through Oct. 11. Free. Two-day team roping event. Silent auction and vendor booths. Calhoun Arena, Stewart Street between Knox St. and Union Ave. 526-6028, www.cowboysforcancerresearch.org
EMDR — Free. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Lecture on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a method of healing from trauma, with Adrienne Wilson. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Gallegos Y Baile Flamenco — $15. 7:30 p.m. Authentic flamenco dancing by one of the premiere traditional dance troupes in the Southwest. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Jack Ward Invitational Choral Festival — See Oct. 9. $12, $15, $5. 3 p.m. NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall. 646-1420, 646-2067, music.nmsu.edu/ensembles/choirs
Los Leones de Mesilla Car Show — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Old Mesilla Plaza, south on Highway 28. 644-3747, www.oldmesilla.org
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $8, $6. 3855 W. Picacho, 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com
NMSU Aggies Football vs. Utah State — 6 p.m. Aggies Memorial Stadium. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
NMSU Aggies Women's Equestrian vs. Oklahoma State — 6 p.m. Equestrian Campus, corner of Stewart and Union. 646-1211, www.newmexicostatesports.com
Soulshine — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
The Clean House — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 2. $15 adults, $13 seniors. 8 p.m. NMSU Theatre/ASTC, 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
The Odd Couple — Through Oct. 18. See Oct. 2. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, lcctnm.org
The Same Life Over — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 1. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Thunderheart — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Traditional "Not Columbus Day" feature. Gung-ho young FBI agent Ray Le Voy is sent from Washington to join a legendary FBI veteran on an assignment to capture the murderer of a Lakota tribal council member; ARM activists are presumed to be the guilty parties. Le Voy has been touted by the FBI as being "one of their own" because he happens to have had an Indian father, but his father died when he was seven and he was adopted by white parents and raised middle-class and conservative. He rejects the notion of the Lakota being "his people" just as much as the Lakota reject him as a "Washington Redskin." But in this film hardly anything is what it seems and Ray is no exception. As he meets the Indian inhabitants and these encounters have their effect on him, he gradually begins to change his perception of himself and of Indians. And, of course, he works to solve the murder in an unexpected manner. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Glenwood
Fall Dance — 7-10 p.m. Meet and greet new members of Glenwood Woman's Club.
La Union
La Via Wine Festival — Through Oct. 11. $10. 12-7 p.m. Food, live entertainment and wine. La Via Winery, 4201 S. Hwy. 28, 882-7632, www.lavinawinery.com
Truth or Consequences
Art Hop — 6-9 p.m. torcgalleries@gmail.com, www.torcart.com
Sierra County Fair — Through Oct. 11. See Oct. 9. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sierra County Fairgrounds. 894-2375.
Sunday 11
Silver City/Grant County
Weekend at the Galleries — Through Oct. 12. Art Walk 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See complete guide in Arts Exposure section. Mimbres Region Arts Council. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Handmade Creations — See Oct. 10. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Silco Theater.
Oklahoma! — $10, under 12 $5. 2 p.m. See Oct. 2. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. www.theatregroupnm.org
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
2nd Annual New Mexico Pumpkin Fest — 11 a.m.-7 pm. Mesilla Valley Corn Maze, 3855 W. Picacho Ave., 522-1232.
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $8, $6. 3855 W. Picacho, 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com
The Clean House — See Oct. 2. $15 adults, $13 seniors. 2 p.m. NMSU Theatre/ASTC, 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
The Odd Couple — Through Oct. 18. See Oct. 2. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 2 p.m. Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, lcctnm.org
The Same Life Over — See Oct. 1. $10 regular, $9 students and seniors. 2:30 p.m. Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1223, www.no-strings.org
Watercolor Society — 2 p.m. Techniques for cutting artist mat boards. Good Sam's, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. 647-1193.
La Union
La Via Wine Festival — See Oct. 10. $10. 12-7 p.m. La Via Winery, 4201 S. Hwy. 28, 882-7632, www.lavinawinery.com
Truth or Consequences
Sierra County Fair — See Oct. 9. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sierra County Fairgrounds. 894-2375.
Monday 12 COLUMBUS DAY
Silver City/Grant County
Weekend at the Galleries — Art Walk 10 a.m.-2 p.m. See complete guide in Arts Exposure section. Mimbres Region Arts Council. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Domestic Violence Traveling Silhouettes — Through Oct. 18. Honoring victims of domestic violence. WNMU Multicultural Center. 538-2125.
Open Heart, Open Mind — $18. 5-7 p.m. Workshop with Angie Samadhi. Learn to move through poses that open the heart and mind and cultivate compassionate awareness. Open to all levels of experience. 519-8948, BreatheSilverCity.com
Widowed Persons Service — $10 for lunch and program. 11 a.m. Nurse Kimberly Chase will talk about fall prevention. WNMU cafeteria. 388-1072.
Tuesday 13
Silver City/Grant County
Davide Cabassi & Tatiana Larionova — $20, or season tickets. 7:30 p.m. Classical pianists. Grant County Community Concert Association. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater. gccca@gcconcerts.org, www.gcconcerts.org
Flower Essences: Potentized Light — Also Oct. 15. Tuesday 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday 12-1 p.m. One-hour intensive with Meyoni OM. Refreshments. RSVP, space limited. Silver City Food Co-op community room. 388-2343.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The China Study — 1:30 p.m. Book review. Terrace Gallery, Branigan Library, 200 E. Picacho, 521-4845.
Wednesday 14
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU/WILL Economic Summit — 5:30-7:30 p.m. "Brother, Can You Spare a Few Trillion?" Judith Lawrence with panelists Magdaleno Manzanarez and Rick Sherman. WNMU Global Resource Center. 538-6835.
Bayard Farmers' Market — Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. Across from the Post Office.
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon — $10. 12 p.m. Silver City update with Town Manager Alex Brown. Red Barn, 708 Silver Heights Blvd. 538-2785.
Karoake Competition — 9 p.m. Prizes throughout. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
WILL Lunch and Learn — Free. Open to the public. "Reading a Map and Using a Compass in the GPS Age" with Brian Fuller. Silver City Woman's Club.
Thursday 15
Silver City/Grant County
Evening with the Artist — 6:30 p.m. Carlene Roters. Refreshments. Mimbres Region Arts Council. WNMU Parotti Hall. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Flower Essences: Potentized Light — See Oct. 13. 12-1 p.m. Silver City Food Co-op community room. 388-2343.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Big Band Dance Club — See Oct. 1. $6 members, $7 guests. 8-10 p.m. High Society Orchestra. Country Club, 2700 N. Main St.; 524-0500, 523-4322, www.bigbanddanceclub.org
QiGong — Four-week series. $12 per class, $10 members. 6-7 p.m. Movement, breathing and meditation to cultivate energy. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
The Lonesome Shack — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Friday 16
Silver City/Grant County
30th Anniversary Celebration — 6 p.m. cocktails and appetizers, 7:30 p.m. dinner. Reservations required. See review in Red or Green? section. Red Barn, 708 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-5666.
CarnEvil Haunted House — 7-10 p.m. Weekends of Oct. 16-17, 23-24 and 30-31. $5, $1 off ticket price with can of food for Food Pantry. Fundraiser for local charities. Wherehouse, 305 S. Texas.
Gila Native Plant Society — Free. 7 p.m. Meeting and program. Botanist Jack Carter talks about Aldo Leopold's life in the Gila area. Refreshments.Room 100, Harlan Hall, WNMU.
Greater Tuna — Also Oct. 17. $8. 7:30 p.m. Laugh-out-loud humorous view of life in a mythical small town in Texas. Eccentric characters, bigots and oddballs abound. Local stars, Broadway play. Tickets at Alotta Gelato, Chamber of Commerce. Fort Bayard Theater. 388-1281.
Hi Lo Silvers Concert — Also Oct. 18. Free. Friday 7 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. Featuring music from Mama Mia, West Side Story, other show tunes. First Presbyterian Church, 1915 N. Swan St.
Magda Bowen — 6 p.m. Reception for "Skulls and Hats," works by this issue's cover artist. anima! gallery, 215 W. Yankie St., 574-7808, www.animagallery.com
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Colorado School of Mines — 7 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
17th Annual Empty Bowls — $15. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Select a handmade bowl and enjoy soup for lunch. Hosted by Potters' Guild and benefits El Caldito soup kitchen. St. Paul's Methodist Church, 225 W. Griggs. 532-5303, 525-3831. www.elcaldito.com
Departures — Through Sept. 22. $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. Crushed at the breakup of his Tokyo orchestra, Daigo Kobayashi responds to an ad for a job, only to discover "working with departures" refers not to a travel agency, but to "niche market" firms hired by morticians to perform "encoffinments." Having never seen a dead body, but offered a great deal of money as salary by his new boss, Daigo takes the job and discovers his true calling. The picture's best parts reveal the meticulous and stylized casketing of bodies for cremation. Performed in front of family members in various stages of grief, the ritual involves washing, dressing and grooming the body; the trick is to do it while exposing a minimum of skin. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Early Music Concert — $10. 7 p.m. Wood 'n' Flutes: Vicki Boeckman, Pia Brinch Jensen, Gertie Johnsson, plus Mary Springfels, Dale Taylor, Carol Redman. University Methodist Church, 2000 S. Locust St. www.rjrecorders.com
The Odd Couple — Through Oct. 18. See Oct. 2. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, lcctnm.org
Saturday 17
Silver City/Grant County
Lula Washington Dance Theatre Company — $15 members, $20 non-members, $5 children and WNMU students. 7:30 p.m. Kickoff for 30th Mimbres Region Arts Council performance season. One of the West's premier African-American dance companies. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
30th Anniversary Celebration Community Event — Treats for kids, 3 p.m. pie-eating contest. Red Barn, 708 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-5666.
CarnEvil Haunted House — 7-10 p.m. See Oct. 16. $5, $1 off ticket price with can of food for Food Pantry. Wherehouse, 305 S. Texas.
El Refugio 25th Anniversary — 5:30 p.m. Fundraiser to benefit El Refugio. Hanover Post. 538-2125.
Greater Tuna — See Oct. 16. $8. 7:30 p.m. Fort Bayard Theater. 388-1281.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Red Barn, Hwy. 180. Reservations and information: 388-3848.
Rolling Stones Field Trip — 8:30 a.m. Trip to Rabb Park looking for moonstone, a form of plagioclase feldspar with a milky bluish sheen. Recommended for strong hikers only. Bring rock hammer, something to carry finds, adequate food, water and clothing for an all-day hike through diverse woodlands in the Black Range. Meet a Santa Rita Mine Overlook on Hwy. 152. Must be a member or guest of a member to come along; may join the day of the trip and sign liability waiver. 538-5706, kyyote@msn.com
Scott van Linge and the Loose Blues Band — 8 p.m. Isaac's
Silver City Farmers' Market — Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Apple festival. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek.
Star Party #2 — 5-12 p.m. With Gary Emerson & the Swirling Telescopes. Dark skies location, with hot chocolate and coffee. Steel Horse Adventure Tours. 313-4383.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Yoga of Intuition & Intention — $30. 1-4 p.m. workshop with Angie Samadhi. Live life with intention through karma yoga — the yoga of action. Open to all levels of experience. 519-8948, BreatheSilverCity.com
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs — 7 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Birds of the Organ Mountains — $3 BLM fee. "Back by Noon" outing. Join bird enthusiast/photographer Ken Stinnett in a close look at the various species of birds that make their homes at Dripping Springs. Binoculars a must. 522-5552, Lauren@wildmesquite.org
Department of Peace Meeting — 12-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Dia de los Muertos — $7, $3 entry for costume contest. Rhythm Mystic performs. El Patio Cantina, Mesilla Plaza.
Don't Know Much About the Desert — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Local flora and fauna education, new trail ribbon cutting. Bring used cell phones, inkjet and laser printer cartridges for a recycling fundraiser to support the center's education programs. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park. 524-3334, www.asombro.org
Live Music — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $8, $6. 3855 W. Picacho, 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com
The Dark Wind — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Based on the Tony Hillerman novel about murder and other dirty dealings on an American Indian reservation. Recent college graduate Jim Chee has just taken a job with the Navajo Reservation Police in Arizona, where he helps keep the peace with his superior, Joe Leaphorn, on land earmarked for joint use by Navajo and Hopi tribes. Cowboy Dashee, a sheriff from the Hopi law enforcement group, discovers a decaying and unidentified body in the desert, an event he thinks may be linked to a recent robbery at the reservation's trading post. The shop's Hopi manager is convinced that a Navajo drug dealer and ne'er-do-well is responsible, and as Chee and Leaphorn investigate the murder, the robbery, and a mysterious plane crash, they find themselves drawn into a web of corruption, prejudice and deceit. Drawing for a (gently used) first edition copy of the Hillerman book. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287. mesillavalleyfilm.org
The Odd Couple — Through Oct. 18. See Oct. 2. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, lcctnm.org
Deming
15th Annual Winefest — Through Oct. 18. $5 includes admission, tasting, glass. 12-6 p.m. Local artists, crafts, winery tours, food, live entertainment, grape-stomping and bottle-opening contests. Music: Saturday 12-2:30 p.m. Dan Lambert; 3-6 p.m. Chain of Fools. Sunday 12-2:30 p.m. Los Tucos Band; 3-6 p.m. Garcia Band. St. Clair Winery, 546-1179, www.stclairvineyards.com
Radium Springs
Stars-N-Parks Astronomy Program — $5. 7:10 p.m. Jupiter high in the southwest near Neptune, Scorpius setting, Andromeda well up. Nils Allen presenting. Celestron First Scope demonstration and raffle. Leasburg Dam State Park. 527-8386, 532-1486, 678-4138, www.astro-npo.org, astronpo@wildblue.net
Sunday 18
Silver City/Grant County
In the Loop — $8, WNMU students with ID free. 4 p.m. This satire on modern statecraft commences with a verbal slip-up: In an atmosphere of impending military action, as the governments of Britain and the US gear up to invade an unspecified Middle Eastern country, Simon Foster, the British minister of international development, gives an interview to the BBC. Surprised by a question outside his area of expertise, he declares that in his view "war is unforeseeable." This statement, which might sound either obvious or opaque to a casual listener, ignites a minor firestorm in and around 10 Downing St., since Simon's words seem to depart from the official line. Offered a chance to walk his gaffe back, the poor fellow only digs himself in deeper. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society. Real West Cinema II, Hwy. 180. www.silverfilm.org
Auditions — 5-8 p.m. For The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Theatre Group New Mexico. WNMU Web Theater. 558-6503.
Hi Lo Silvers Concert — See Oct. 16. Free. 3 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1915 N. Swan St.
Nancy Coggeshall Booksigning — 2 p.m. Author of Gila Country Legend: The Life and Times of Quentin Hulse. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $8, $6. 3855 W. Picacho, 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com
The Odd Couple — See Oct. 2. Adults $8, students/seniors $7, 6 and under $5. 8 p.m. Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, 523-1200, lcctnm.org
Deming
15th Annual Winefest — See Oct. 17. $5 includes admission, tasting, glass. 12-6 p.m. St. Clair Winery, 546-1179, www.stclairvineyards.com
Three Abstract Artists — 1-3 p.m. Opening reception. Deming Arts Council, 100 S. Gold St., 546-3663.
Hillsboro
Call of the West — $5 donation. 3-5 p.m. Award-winning multi-instrumental duo. CDs and refreshments at intermission. Hillsboro Community Center.
Monday 19
Silver City/Grant County
Domestic Violence Traveling Silhouettes — Through Oct. 25. Honoring victims of domestic violence. Public Library. 538-2125.
Tuesday 20
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Las Cruces String Quartet — Free. 5:30 p.m. Every Other Tuesday series. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Leonard R. Sugerman Public Forum — 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Panels will discuss the role of the legislature, business and education in "Building a Spaceport Community." Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Wednesday 21
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU/WILL Economic Summit — 5:30-7:30 p.m. "The US/Global Economy as if People and the Environment (Really) Mattered." Associate Professor of Sociology Emma Bailey. WNMU Global Resource Center. 538-6835.
WILL Lunch and Learn — Free. Open to the public. "Tyrone, the Million Dollar Ghost Town" with Jim Kelly. Silver City Woman's Club.
Bayard Farmers' Market — Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. Across from the Post Office.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Perla Batalla — $25. 7:30 p.m. Grammy-nominated vocalist, composer and arranger, back-up singer for Leonard Cohen, Batalla's mission of exposing young audiences to music and the Spanish language has earned her several awards and worldwide recognition. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main, 523-6403.
Thursday 22
Silver City/Grant County
Staying Healthy Naturally During Flu Season — 6 p.m. Integrative medicine demos and presentations. Location to be announced. Silver Health Care Integrative Medicine Clinic. 538-2981, integrativemedicine@silverhealthcare.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Big Band Dance Club — See Oct. 1. $6 members, $7 guests. 8-10 p.m. Bob Burns-Mike Caranda Combo. Country Club, 2700 N. Main St.; 524-0500, 523-4322, www.bigbanddanceclub.org
Fall Plant and Tree Sale — Through Oct. 24. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Trees, shrubs and seasonal flats for sale in the new greenhouse. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Ghosts of the Past — Through Oct. 24. $5 adults, $3 under 17. 6-8 p.m. Step back in time and visit with characters from New Mexico's colorful past. Indoor and outdoor tours. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Malcolm Daly — $10. 7 p.m. Daly lectures about his harrowing adventures and against-all-odds survival during a near-fatal fall in May 1999. Hosted by NMSU Outdoor Recreation. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 646-4746, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
The Deming Fuseliers — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Tribute to Engineering Dean Jett — $75, $125 couple. 2-4 p.m. Readings, remembrances and exhibit commemorate Jett's extensive correspondence with NMSU students serving in the armed forces during WWII. High Society Orchestra and NMSU DanceSport Company perform. Zuhl Library, third floor. RSVP: 646-2913, clindsay@nmsu.edu
Friday 23
Silver City/Grant County
Cheryl Wheeler — $20 for non-members, $15 for members, $5 for students/children. 7:30 p.m. Mimbres Region Arts Council Folk Series. Silco Theater. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
CarnEvil Haunted House — 7-10 p.m. See Oct. 16. $5, $1 off ticket price with can of food for Food Pantry. Wherehouse, 305 S. Texas.
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Western State College of Colorado — 7 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Bill Cosby Live — 8:30 p.m. The comedian returns to the Pan Am Center after 40 years. NMSU Pan American Center. 646-1420, (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com
Fall Plant and Tree Sale — Through Oct. 24. See Oct. 22. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Food, Inc. — Through Sept. 29. $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. Don't take another bite till you see Robert Kenner's documentary, which is scarier than anything in a horror flick. Kenner keeps his film bouncing with humor, music and graphics. High-fructose corn syrup and the E. coli virus are declaring war on national health, and federal agencies, lobbied by Big Agriculture, ain't doing a thing to stop it. Reason? Profits. The movie offers solid alternatives. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Ghosts of the Past — Through Oct. 24. See Oct. 22. $5 adults, $3 under 17. 6-8 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Jigu — $10-$15. 8 p.m. From Shangxi province, a company of 28 drummers, percussionists and musicians. NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall, Espina St. and Horseshoe Cir. 646-1420. www.ticketmaster.com
St. Andrews Episcopal Christmas Faire — Through Oct. 24. Do your Christmas shopping early. Jewelry, aprons, hand-knitted goods, art pieces, baked goods, gift wrapping, raffles. Cafe for dinner 4-9 p.m., lunch Saturday. 518 N. Alameda Blvd., 526-6333.
Tuck Everlasting — Through Oct. 25. $15 adults, $13 seniors and NMSU faculty and staff, $10 students. Young Winnie comes across the immortal Tuck family and must decide whether she, too, should live forever. NMSU Theatre/ASTC, 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
Deming
Odyssey and The Adventures of Bill & Alice & Herbert & Martha — Also Oct. 24, 25, 30, 31, Nov. 1. $8, 2 for $15. 8 p.m. Two short comedies by Timothy McAndrews. Deming Depot, 250 N. Country Club Road. 544-4195.
Truth or Consequences
State Fiddle Championship — Through Oct. 25. Friday: Jam 1-4 p.m., dance 7-9 p.m. Saturday: Contest 9 a.m.-4 p.m., dance 7-9 p.m. Sunday: Contest 9 a.m., gospel program. Civic Center, 400 4th St. 894-1506, 744-4016, nmotfa09@gmail.com
Saturday 24
Silver City/Grant County
Alive in Chains — $5 cover. 9 p.m. Tribute to Alice in Chains. With special guest. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
CarnEvil Haunted House — 7-10 p.m. See Oct. 16. $5, $1 off ticket price with can of food for Food Pantry. Wherehouse, 305 S. Texas.
Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls — 2-4 p.m. Mask making and decorating sugar skulls. Toy Town, 113 W. Broadway St., 388-1677.
Denim and Pearls — 7-12 p.m. Educational scholarship fundraiser. Copper CowBelles. Dance and silent auction. 574-2629, coppercowbelles.com
Illusion Band — 8 p.m. Isaac's.
Long Stitch Bookbinding Class — 9 a.m.-12 p.m. $26 for SWFAC members, $30 for non-members. Learn long stitch bookbinding techniques from instructor Karen Lauseng and create a book of your own. To register: SWFAC, 538-5733 or visit The Common Thread, 107 W. Broadway. 703 N. Bullard St.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Red Barn, Hwy. 180. Reservations and information: 388-3848.
Over the Hills(boro) Tour — 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tour with petroglyph photographer, miner, powder monkey and catskinner Sonny Hale. Emory Pass, Kingston, Hillsboro and famous and infamous mines of the area. Shopping, gold panning, lunch in Hillsboro, optional BBQ steak dinner at the Corner Market, San Lorenzo. Steel Horse Adventure Tours. 313-4383.
Silver City Farmers' Market — Every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Pumpkin Giveaway to first 50 kids. Andrew Dahl-Bredine will perform. Main Street Plaza, 7th St. and Main, next to the Big Ditch Park and San Vicente Creek.
The Horse Boy — $6, WNMU students with ID free. 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. In April 2004, Rowan Isaacson, a two-year-old boy, was diagnosed with autism. The new epidemic, which now touches one child in 150 (though no one can agree why), seemed to snatch away his soul. In the summer of 2007, Rupert and Kristin took Rowan to Mongolia, journeying on horseback from healer to healer, shaman to shaman, across the wide steppe, and up into the forests of Siberia. This is their story. WNMU-Silver City International Film Society. Silco Theatre, 311 N. Bullard St. 534-9005, www.silverfilm.org
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
WNMU Mustangs Football vs. New Mexico Highlands University — 1:30 p.m. Ben Altamirano Stadium. www.wnmumustangs.com
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. Fort Lewis College — 7 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Ciclovia Health Event — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Have fun getting healthy with bike riding, walking, jogging, dancing, aerobics, gymnastics, skates and more. Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave. 522-0289. june@snmdo.org
Dan Lambert — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Fall Plant and Tree Sale — See Oct. 22. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Ghosts of the Past — See Oct. 22. $5 adults, $3 under 17. 6-8 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100.
Medicinal Plants of Dripping Springs — $3 BLM fee. "Back by Noon" outing. Learn of over 20 native medicinal plants that grow in the Organ Mountains, and their uses, plus breathtaking geological features. 522-5552, Lauren@wildmesquite.org
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $8, $6. 3855 W. Picacho, 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com
NMSU Aggies Football vs. Fresno State (Homecoming) — 6 p.m. Aggies Memorial Stadium. 646-1420/532-2060/(915) 544-8444.
Scented Plants for the Garden — $7.50, free to members. 2 p.m. Learn a wide variety of trees, shrubs, herbs and perennials that provide luscious scents in the garden year-round. Enchanted Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-1886, gardens@zianet.com, nmenchantedgardens.com
Spanish Guitar Through the Ages — 2-4 p.m. Music by guitarist Joseph Mancilla to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2155, www.las-cruces.org/museums
St. Andrews Episcopal Christmas Faire — See Oct. 23. 518 N. Alameda Blvd., 526-6333.
Tuck Everlasting — Through Oct. 25. See Oct. 23. $15 adults, $13 seniors and NMSU faculty and staff, $10 students. NMSU Theatre/ASTC, 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
Used Cars — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Egged on by the jaunty brass and whistles of John Philip Sousa, a two-bit salesman readies his lot for the business day in the opening moments of Robert Zemeckis' savagely funny 1980 comedy. With a swift twist of the pliers, he rolls an odometer from 99,000 miles to a youthful 31,000, then welds a sagging bumper with a thick wad of bubble gum, sprays vehicle interiors with "new-car smell," and welcomes a shipment of yellow cabs glazed in a thin coat of blue paint. The film starts with the premise that all politicians are salesmen, all salesmen are liars, and the best believe their own lies with stirring conviction. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Deming
Art Fest — $10. 1-6 p.m. Customs House, 301 S. Silver St. 546-3663.
Odyssey and The Adventures of Bill & Alice & Herbert & Martha — See Oct. 23. $8, 2 for $15. 8 p.m. Deming Depot, 250 N. Country Club Road. 544-4195.
Radium Springs
Sky Safari — 7:30 p.m. View the night sky with high-powered telescopes and expert guidance by the NMSU Astronomy Department. Leasburg Dam State Park. 522-3120.
Truth or Consequences
State Fiddle Championship — Through Oct. 25. Contest 9 a.m.-4 p.m., dance 7-9 p.m. Civic Center, 400 4th St. 894-1506, 744-4016, nmotfa09@gmail.com
Sunday 25
Silver City/Grant County
Puppy Dog Ranch Fundraiser — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Live acoustic music, vendors, items for sale, silent auction, barbecue. Directions: Hwy. 180 East to Race Track Road for 3 miles, left onto Twin Sisters Creek Road to 2nd green gate on left. Park along fence. 313-7232.
Tyrone Mercantile — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tyrone Town Plaza, Hwy. 90. 534-3911.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $8, $6. 3855 W. Picacho, 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com
Tuck Everlasting — See Oct. 23. $15 adults, $13 seniors and NMSU faculty and staff, $10 students. NMSU Theatre/ASTC, 646-4515, (800) 646-ASTC.
Deming
Odyssey and The Adventures of Bill & Alice & Herbert & Martha — See Oct. 23. $8, 2 for $15. 3 p.m. Deming Depot, 250 N. Country Club Road. 544-4195.
Truth or Consequences
State Fiddle Championship — Contest 9 a.m., gospel program. Civic Center, 400 4th St. 894-1506, 744-4016, nmotfa09@gmail.com
Monday 26
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Tuesday 27
Silver City/Grant County
WNMU Mustangs Volleyball vs. New Mexico Highlands University — 7 p.m. www.wnmumustangs.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Nutritional Support for Diabetes — $10 suggested donation. 6-7:30 p.m. Genevieve Chavez, ND from Optimal Health. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Wednesday 28
Silver City/Grant County
WILL Lunch and Learn — Free. Open to the public. "A Look at Fort Bayard National Cemetery" with Cindy Van Bibber. Silver City Woman's Club.
Bayard Farmers' Market — Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. Across from the Post Office.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Day of the Dead Altar — Through Nov. 14. Traditional altar for Dia de los Muertos on display. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2155. www.las-cruces.org/museums
Thursday 29
Silver City/Grant County
College Night Halloween Party — $4 cover. 9 p.m. Stylin Base, costume contest. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
The Music of Gratitude — Thursdays through Nov. 19. $90. 6-9 p.m. Women's Gestalt and music workshop. Facilitated by Vicki Allen and Erika Randolph. Limited to 12 participants. 654-4171, erikamayrandolph@gmail.com
Town and Gown Meeting — 5:30-7 p.m. Molly Bleeker with the University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research will present the results of an assessment of Silver City's Arts and Cultural Assets. Dr. John Counts, president of WNMU, will discuss the proposed Expressive Arts Building. Silco Theatre.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Bayou Seco — 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Big Band Dance Club — See Oct. 1. $6 members, $7 guests. 8-10 p.m. Halloween Costume Party. Don LaValley country music. Country Club, 2700 N. Main St. 524-0500, 523-4322, www.bigbanddanceclub.org
Flu Prevention with Chinese Medicine — $12, $10 members. 7-8 p.m. Carlos Villatoro, MD. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Friday 30
Silver City/Grant County
CarnEvil Haunted House — 7-10 p.m. See Oct. 16. $5, $1 off ticket price with can of food for Food Pantry. Wherehouse, 305 S. Texas.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
The Window — Through Nov. 5. $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. "We'll see how it is after all this time," says world-renowned concert pianist Pablo as he uncorks the vintage bottle of champagne his estranged, ailing father Antonio has had chilled for this special encounter. Does memory, like that bottle, grow more precious and build character over time? Argentinean filmmaker Carlos Sorin gracefully reflects on late-life recollections and mortality itself. The film takes place over one day in the remaining life of Antonio, an octogenarian writer who sees the world only through his bedside window in the Patagonian countryside. As his staff prepares for his son's arrival and the piano tuner fills the hacienda with splintered notes, the limited stimulus sparks Antonio's memories, his final hours playing out like delicate, melancholic poetry. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, www.fountaintheatre.org
Deming
Guatemalan Mercado — Through Oct. 31. Friday 12-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Deming Arts Council, 546-3663.
Odyssey and The Adventures of Bill & Alice & Herbert & Martha — See Oct. 23. $8, 2 for $15. 8 p.m. Deming Depot, 250 N. Country Club Road. 544-4195.
Glenwood
Children's Halloween Carnival — 6:30 p.m. Games, haunted house. Glenwood Park. 539-2444.
Saturday 31 HALLOWEEN
Silver City/Grant County
All Souls Trail Race — 9 a.m. 5K, 7-miler and Creekside Fun Run on San Vicente Trail and Boston Hill. Race begins at Bullard and San Vicente. Urban trail running at its treacherous best! For more information or race pre-registration: 313-7367, mrgreenreams@msn.com
CarnEvil Haunted House — 7-10 p.m. See Oct. 16. $5, $1 off ticket price with can of food for Food Pantry. Wherehouse, 305 S. Texas.
CrisisSFP, Everfallen and Friends — $5 cover. 9 p.m. Halloween concert, costume contest. Drifter Lounge, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916.
Halloween Party — 8 p.m. With Brandon Perrault and Friends. Isaac's.
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Red Barn, Hwy. 180. Reservations and information: 388-3848.
Silver City Farmers' Market — 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Enjoy fresh produce from local growers. Final market, music by Brandon Perrault. 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
Ballet Folklorico de la Tierra del Encanto — Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, www.las-cruces.org/museums
Dia de los Muertos — Through Nov. 2. Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Celebrate Day of the Dead with music and food. Monday candlelight procession 6 p.m. Homemade altars on display. Old Mesilla Plaza. 524-3262. ext. 116. www.oldmesilla.org
Fairlight Harvest Festival and Food Shed World Cafe — 9 a.m.-5p.m. Conversation about sustainability, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration required (cfalk@nmsu.edu). Fundraiser for community garden, 1-5 p.m. Games, healthy tricks and treats, crafts, music, haunted house, adopt a scarecrow, costume contest. Fairlight Community Gardens, 999 W. Amador Ave. 523-2219 ext. 108.
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $8, $6. 3855 W. Picacho, 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com
Posole Dinner — 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, www.las-cruces.org/museums
Sierra Club Trip — Free. Moderate day hike starting from Emory Pass in the Black Range. Non-members welcome. Confirm details: 744-5860.
The Thing From Another World — $4, $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. 1:30 p.m. Back by popular demand is El Paso's premiere science fiction film historian, Jay Duncan, to present a special Halloween screening of the original version of The Thing. The story, about the battle between a group of stranded military personnel and an alien creature fueled by human blood, is a model of economic storytelling. A group of soldiers led by no-nonsense Captain Patrick Hendry travels to the North Pole to examine an aircraft crash located near a scientific outpost. What they discover is a flying saucer and a sole extraterrestrial pilot, whom they bring back to the lab, frozen in a block of ice, for further study. It's not long before the Thing, essentially a super-intelligent vegetable man with the ability to both regenerate lost limbs and reproduce through spreading seeds, thaws out and begins to wreak havoc. CineMatinee. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Tournament of Bands — High school marching band competition. NMSU Aggie Memorial Stadium. Call for schedule and admission. 646-2421.
Deming
Guatemalan Mercado — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Deming Arts Council, 546-3663.
Odyssey and The Adventures of Bill & Alice & Herbert & Martha — See Oct. 23. $8, 2 for $15. 8 p.m. Deming Depot, 250 N. Country Club Road. 544-4195.
Yoga for the Eyes — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Workshop. Mimbres Valley Learning Center. 543-8900 or serenity@dishmail.net
White Sands
Lake Lucero Tour — $3 entry fee. A ranger-guided trip to Lake Lucero, the source of the white sands. White Sands National Monument. 679-2599 ext. 230, 479-6124 ext. 236.
NOVEMBER
Sunday 1 [Daylight Savings Time ends]
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dia de los Muertos — See Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Old Mesilla Plaza. 524-3262. ext. 116. www.oldmesilla.org
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $8, $6. 3855 W. Picacho, 526-1919, www.mesillavalleymaze.com
Deming
Odyssey and The Adventures of Bill & Alice & Herbert & Martha — See Oct. 23. $8, 2 for $15. 3 p.m. Deming Depot, 250 N. Country Club Road. 544-4195.
Monday 2
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Candlelight Procession — 6 p.m. Procession to San Albino Cemetery for the Day of the Dead ceremonies, about seven blocks. Return to the plaza for Day of the Dead Bread (Pan de Muertos) and coffee. Old Mesilla Plaza. 647-2639. www.oldmesilla.org
Tuesday 3
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Las Cruces Flute Orchestra — Free. 5:30 p.m. Every Other Tuesday series. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Wednesday 4
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Thursday 5
Silver City/Grant County
Evening with the Artist — 6:30 p.m. Tim Hasenstein. Refreshments. Mimbres Region Arts Council. WNMU Parotti Hall. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Friday 6
Silver City/Grant County
Medicine for the Earth Workshop — Through Nov. 8. With Mary Myers. See story in Body, Mind & Spirit section. 388-4328, www.marymyers.info.
Tom Russell — Special Mimbres Region Arts Council event. Old Elks Lodge, 315 W. Texas St. 538-2505, www.mimbresarts.org
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Abraham Lincoln's Bicentennial — Free. 3-4:30 p.m. Stories and crafts for children ages 7-11. Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., 528-4225, 528-4000, library.las-cruces.org
Saturday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Melodrama Theatre — 8 p.m. Every Saturday. Pinos Altos Melodrama Touring Company. Red Barn Family Steak House, Hwy. 180. Reservations and information: 388-3848.
Surviving Spiritually — Free. 1:30-2 p.m. Eckankar spiritual discussion group. Conference Room A, WNMU Miller Library. 534-0002, www.eckankar-nm.org
Las Cruces/Mesilla
"A" Mountain Volksmarch — Also Nov. 8. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 5K and 10K courses. 10K circles "A" Mountain. Open to all. Register at West Pavilion off Dripping Springs Road, 523-7034, www.zianet.com/dpiland
Renaissance ArtsFaire — Through Nov. 8. Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Spend a weekend with kings and queens. Vendors, live entertainment, food, beverages. Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave. 523-6403, www.las-cruces-arts.org
Soledad Canyon: After the Fire — $3 BLM fee. "Back by Noon" outing. Join wildlife biologist and habitat specialist Pat Mathis through Soledad Canyon to explore the effects of wildland fire on habitat, as well as the important relationship between fire and the environment. 522-5552, Lauren@wildmesquite.org
Tom Russell — $25. 7:30 p.m. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 646-4746, 523-6403, www.las-cruces-arts.org
Truth or Consequences
13th Annual Veterans Day Car Show — $25 to enter. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Judging, trophies, dash, concession stand, swap meet. State Veterans' Home, 992 S. Broadway. 894-4222, sam.shannon@state.nm.us, nmstateveteranshome.org
Run for the Wall — 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Vendors, games, car show, food, music, tug-of-war, bike run, rodeo. Veterans Memorial Park, 740-7111, torcveteransmemorial.com
Sunday 8
Las Cruces/Mesilla
"A" Mountain Volksmarch — See Nov. 7. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 523-7034, www.zianet.com/dpiland
Renaissance ArtsFaire — See Nov. 7. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave. 523-6403, www.las-cruces-arts.org