D e s e r t E x p o s u r e 
June 2012
JUNE
Friday 1
Silver City/Grant County
Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo — Through June 2. Southwest Horsemen's Arena, Hwy. 180 E & Cabellero Road, 534-5030.
Conservatory of Dance — Spring 2012 Recital. Dancing Along Route 66 and Coppelia Ballet. 6 p.m. $5, $3 ages 3-11 and seniors. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. 538-5865, 534-4324.
First Friday at the Museum — Family activities around the rodeo. 4-6 p.m. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org
First Fridays Downtown — Rodeo! Street dance and special activities. Downtown Silver City, SilverCityMainStreet.com
Rhythm Mystic — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Brett Miller Photographic Exhibition — Opening reception. 5-7 p.m. Main Street Gallery, 311 N. Main St., 647-0508.
Driftwood Productions — Items celebrating 30 years of theatrical productions under the direction of the late Art Haggerton. Reception, 5-7 p.m. Free. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
In Darkness — Through June 7. Directed by Agnieszka Holland, this Holocaust film was Poland's candidate for the best foreign film Oscar. It deals with real-life events in the city of Lvov, in the last year of the German occupation. Leopold Socha is a Polish Christian who works as a sewer worker but augments his income with shady deals and thievery. One day, a group of Jews comes to him and asks for his help because he knows the sewers better than anybody, and he can hide them there. He agrees, but for a price. He has no apparent human sympathy and, at first, even considers double-crossing them. But something happens inside Socha, as his life becomes increasingly taken up with bringing food and provisions to the Jews in hiding, despite considerable personal risk. In Polish, German and Yiddish, with subtitles. Nightly 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. $7 regular, $5 seniors and students, MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Ranger-Led Nature Hike — Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. 6 p.m. $5 per vehicle. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, 5000 Calle de Norte, 523-4398.
Summer Exhibitions — Through July 21. Opening reception. Featured exhibits include Lynn Wiley's "Where is the Stopping Place," "Chicanismo" by Gabriel Perez and "A Surprising Similitude in Mud and Paper" by Sara D'Alessandro and Harriet Russell. 5-7 p.m. Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St., 522-3120, museums.las-cruces.org
Deming
Friday Night Music — Buzz Tunes plays country, old rock and variety. 5:30-8:30 p.m. St. Clair Winery, 1325 De Baca Rd SE, 546-1179, www.stclairwinery.com
Saturday 2
Silver City/Grant County
Rodeo Parade — Broadway and Bullard streets. 11 a.m. 538-5555, silvercitymainstreet.com
Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo — Through June 2. Southwest Horsemen's Arena, Hwy. 180 E & Cabellero Road, 534-5030.
Bolo Tie Craft Class — The class will give children an opportunity to learn about the New Mexico state tie while using their hands and imaginations to make a unique craft. 10 a.m. $5, $4 members. Silver City Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway.
Cobre FCCLA Golf Tournament — Four-man scramble. Includes cart and lunch. 8 a.m. $55. Silver City Golf Course, 774-218-3818.
Latch Key Kids — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Silver City Art Market — Saturdays. Local handmade arts and crafts. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 703 N. Bullard, silverartmarket@live.com
Silver City Farmers' Market — Saturdays. 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Mainstreet Plaza, N Bullard at 7th St.
Wolves — Eleventh play in Victoria Tester's 15-act New Mexico Ghost Play Cycle, being performed monthly as a staged reading series in celebration of the New Mexico State Centennial. Mature audiences. Free. Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Bird Tours — Saturdays. Please bring binoculars, water, sunscreen and wear hiking shoes. 7:30 a.m. $5 per vehicle. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, 5000 Calle de Norte, 523-4398.
Birds of the Bosque — Children are invited to come to the park and go on a ranger-led bird walk. 9-11 a.m. $5 per vehicle. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, 5000 Calle de Norte, 523-4398.
Bob Einweck — High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Dirt Track Racing — Modifieds, UMP late models, street stocks, legends, hornets 7:45 p.m. $7-$10. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 12125 Robert Larson Blvd., 524-7913.
Friends of Branigan Library Book Sale — Of special interest are many children's and young adult books for teachers and students, as well as adult fiction, nonfiction and media. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., 528-4000, library.las-cruces.org
Old Gringo — Harriet Winslow (New Mexico resident Jane Fonda) is a school teacher and spinster who lives a stifling and boring life with her widowed mother in 1913. She wants to leave it all behind for adventure in Mexico as governess for a wealthy family. Much to her surprise, she arrives to assume her new position and lands right in the middle of Pancho Villa's revolution. She is used by General Tomas Arroyo (Jimmy Smits) to gain access to the government-held mansion. Meanwhile, the elderly American writer Ambrose Bierce (Gregory Peck) is also in the area. This world-weary author has come to Mexico to die. Together, this odd threesome must deal with the past, love, death and the ties that bind them together. The film is based on an inventive novel by Carlos Fuentes. Immediately following the film will be screened the 28-minute Oscar-winning 1962 short film, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," based on a story by Ambrose Bierce. CineMatinee. 1:30 p.m. $5, $2 MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Deming
Paul Bosland — NMSU Chile Pepper Institute director on "Fabian Garcia, Who Developed the Chile What We Know Today." Centennial speaker. 9 a.m. Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine.
Sunday 3
Silver City/Grant County
24 Club Home Tour — Five houses on the tour plus refreshments at the Tea House. 1-4 p.m. 534-9484.
Music Open Mic — With the Oversouls. 5 p.m. Diane's Parlor, 510 N. Bullard.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Native Plant Tour — Ranger LuAnn Kilday will give a visual tour about native plants in the park gardens. Learn which species attract hummingbirds, butterflies and birds. 9 a.m. $5 per vehicle. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, 5000 Calle de Norte, 523-4398.
Sunday Growers' Market — Sundays. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Deming
DPAT Jam Sessions — Sundays. Dance and socialize. 2-4 p.m. Free. Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine.
Monday 4
No events listed for this date.
Tuesday 5 Primary Election Day
Silver City/Grant County
Gila Farmers' Market — Tuesdays. 3-6:30 p.m. 414 Hwy 211, 535-2729.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dona Ana Camera Club — Ron Wolfe on preparations for the club's photo exhibit at the Branigan Cultural Center. 7 p.m. Southwest Environmental Center, 275 N. Downtown Mall, 532-1919, dacameraclub.org
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. Trinidad Triggers — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave, 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Trap, Neuter and Return and Feral Cat Care — Nationally recognized expert on feral cat care, Joe Miele. 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Wednesday 6
Silver City/Grant County
Esther Jamison — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
In Darkness — See June 1. With special guest Major Richard Armour (retired), who has been a docent at the El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center, and Maribel Villalva, executive director of the museum. 7 p.m. $7 regular, $5 seniors, students and MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Farm Volunteer Days — Wednesdays. Call the co-op for details and directions. 9-11 a.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. Trinidad Triggers — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Self Mastery Book Club — 7:45-8:45 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Deming
'Friday Night Music — Rhythm Mystic playing jazz and R & B. 5:30 p.m. St. Clair Winery, 1325 De Baca Rd SE, 546-1179, www.stclairwinery.com
Thursday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Grant County Rodeo and Rodeo Events — Centennial Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series with Don Turner. Grant County has been home to many different rodeo arenas, some which hosted only one event, and some of which lasted for years. The location of the current Army Reserve Center hosted the rodeo for 30 years. Come and learn about many of rodeo's Grant County homes, big and small. 12 p.m. Free. Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway, 538-5921, silvercitymuseum.org
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Big Band Dance Club — Ron Theilman's High Society Orchestra. 7-10 p.m. $9, $7 members. Court Youth Center, 402 West Court St., 526-6504.
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. Trinidad Triggers — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Psychic Readings and Energetic Healings — Reiki master, Reverend Dawn Cheney. 12-3 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Sweet Wednesday — High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Friday 8
Silver City/Grant County
Green Drinks — Southwest NM Green Chamber of Commerce and Silver City Chapter of the NM Solar Energy Association. 5:30 p.m. Isaac's, 200 N. Bullard St.
Silver City Woman's Club — Monthly meeting. A pot-luck luncheon will follow the meeting. All women in the area are invited to attend and help start the summer project of collection of school supplies. Bring pencils, paper, underwear and socks, or any other items that could be used by students. 10:30 a.m. Silver City Woman's Club, 411 Silver Heights Blvd., 313-1091.
Stephanie Fix — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Adult Weight Management — Rosa Lopez, registered dietitian with the New Mexico Department of Health. 12-1 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Nunset Boulevard — Through June 17. The seventh in the award-winning Nunsense series by Dan Goggin. 8-10 p.m. $10. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
The Fairy — Through June 14. Continuing the French new wave of near-silent cinema, this is the third in a series of clownish comedies made by a trio of writer-director-actors: Belgian Dominique Abel, Canadian Fiona Gordon and Frenchman Bruno Romy. The sad-sack presence in the eye of the movie's farcical hurricane is a hotel night clerk named Dom (Abel). After his bicycle chain slips off repeatedly as he is commuting to work in the rain, Dom dares indulge a dream: He'd like a motor scooter. Luckily, the second guest to arrive that evening is Fiona (Gordon), who identifies herself as a fairy and offers to grant him three wishes. He can think of only two. The next day, Fiona delivers: a Vespa and a lifetime supply of gasoline. But there is reason to suspect she is more maniacal than magical. In French, with subtitles. Nightly 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. $7 regular, $5 seniors, students and MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Water Tanks — Joel Gilbert, photographer, BFA show. Opening reception. 5-7 p.m. Nopalito's Galeria, 326 S. Mesquite, 524-0003, nopalitosgaleria.com
Saturday 9
Silver City/Grant County
Jump into Summer Fun Day — Free games and activities for all ages including the National Guard climbing wall, Sumo suits, obstacle courses, bike rodeo and many more fun and informational booths. Free prize giveaways throughout the day including several bikes. Entertainment provided under the pavilion by local performers. Featuring a food court where you can purchase healthy meals and snacks. Free blood pressure, BMI and cholesterol checks at the Project Hope Van. HMS/LaVida. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Gough Park, 534-0248 ext 262.
Ana Egge — Buckhorn Opera House, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Evergreen Garden Tour — See Southwest Gardener column in this issue. 9 a.m.-noon. Tickets $5 at Silver Heights Nursery, Alotta Gelato, AmBank, Mimbres Farms Nursery and Silver City Farmer's Market (June 2).
Friends of the Library Book Sale — Westerns, classics and cookbooks will be half price. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 1500 W. Market St.
Red Flags on the Green Economy — Presentation and discussion. Kathy and Phil Dahl-Bredine. 2 p.m. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org
Silver City Farmers' Market — Saturdays. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Special change of venue for this Saturday only to be held in conjunction with HMS/LaVida's "Jump into Summer" fitness event.
Swap Meet — A mixture of old and new items, including handcrafted items from local artisans. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mimbres Valley Roundup Lodge.
Terry Wolf and Back Porch Swings — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
ASCS Canyon Region/NMMRA Non-wing Spring Cars — The American Stock Car Series Canyon Region will compete. Including street stocks, super trucks, legends, limited and X-modifieds. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 12125 Robert Larson Blvd., 524-7913.
Jukebox Saturday Night — Under the direction of Dave Kinkaid, the 30 voices of the Desert Harmony Singers will perform some of the greatest hits from the Big Band era. The second act moves forward a few years with Billboard hits from the 1960s and beyond. The NMSU Contemporary Dance Theater group, choreographed and directed by Debra Knapp, will bring a number of the tunes to life. 7 p.m. $10. NMSU Atkinson Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe, 646-2421.
Learn How to Geocache — Learn how to use a GPS to geocache. Family friendly. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 56501 N. Jornada Road, 524-3334, asombro.org
Nunset Boulevard — See June 8. Through June 17. 8-10 p.m. $10. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? — Based roughly on Homer's Odyssey, this is a Depression-era musical about three convicts who escape a prison farm and become overnight musical sensations at the same time they elude a bloodthirsty team of Mississippi lawmen. George Clooney is the ringleader, a glib smoothie who uses the lure of a bogus hidden treasure to con two of his simple-minded chain-gang buddies (John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson) into escaping with him. On the lam, they encounter a series of obstacles and lucky breaks, bizarre characters and aberrations of nature. Joel Coen directed the film and Ethan Coen produced and co-wrote it. The soundtrack of bluegrass and country blues includes both vintage recordings and reproductions of period music with musicians like John Hartford, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch. CineMatinee. 1:30 p.m. $5, $2 MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Subjective Collage Therapy — Class hosted by Kay Steen, licensed professional clinical counselor health counselor. Experiential therapy using the art of collage with subjective and objective observations to gain personal insight and growth. 1-3 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Walker and the Texas Dangers — High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Columbus
Creatures of the Desert — Friends of Pancho Villa State Park invite you to see some of the creatures in the Chihuahuan Desert. Live birds of prey presentation at 1 p.m. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5 per vehicle. Pancho Villa State Park, 531-2711.
Sunday 10
Silver City/Grant County
Music Open Mic — With Peter and Michele. 5 p.m. Diane's Parlor, 510 N. Bullard.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Antique Treasures Day — The only day each year visitors get the opportunity to enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the facility's collections and preservation program. Guided tours into the museum's enormous collections storage room where more than 9,000 artifacts are housed in a climate-controlled environment. Museum curators will talk about the process of donating artifacts along with their care and preservation once they arrive at the museum. 12-4 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Anything Goes — Reception for exhibit June 3-29. Opening reception. A non-themed show by members of the group ArtForms. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solono, 522-7281.
Nature Trek — Caddisflies, mayflies and more. Kids are invited to come collect pond specimens with nets and observe what they collect through Magiscopes. Check out the invertebrates that live in the ponds of the Bosque and try to identify them. 9-11 a.m. $5 per vehicle. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, 5000 Calle de Norte, 523-4398.
Nunset Boulevard — See June 8. Through June 17. 2 p.m. $10. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Sunday Growers' Market — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Deming
Array of Art of New Mexico — Luna County Artists. Reception. 1-3 p.m. Deming Arts Center, 100 S. Gold, 546-3663, demingarts.orbs.com
Monday 11
Silver City/Grant County
Widowed Persons Service — Andrea Jaquez will talk about Fort Bayard. 11 a.m. $10, includes lunch. Glad Tidings Church, 538-9344.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dr. Arthur Berkson — Talk on evidence behind the use of common dietary supplements and botanicals. Dr. Berkson incorporates traditional and alternative medicine as an attending physician at the Integrative Medical Center of New Mexico. 6:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Tuesday 12
Silver City/Grant County
Eden Energy Medicine — Also June 14. "Health Assurance for the 21st Century." An introduction to basic self-help techniques for keeping your energies strong and vibrant. With Allee Barr, RN, Eden Energy Medicine Clinical Practitioner 12-1 p.m. Free. Silver City Food Co-op, Community Room, 111 6th St., 388-2343, silvercityfoodcoop.com
Gila Farmers' Market — Tuesdays. 3-6:30 p.m. 414 Hwy 211, 535-2729.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Every Other Tuesday — Al Galves concert. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Friends Book Review — 1:30 p.m. Free. Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., 528-4000, library.las-cruces.org
Health Conscious Singles — These gatherings are open to all, but geared towards area singles looking to take responsibility for their own physical, emotional and spiritual health. 6-7 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Wednesday 13
Silver City/Grant County
Peter and Michele — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Journey of the Universe — Let's laugh together at the state of the world and Wes Scoop Nisker in "Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again" movie and discussion. 7 p.m. Free. St. Mary's, 1809 N. Alabama St., 590-5561.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Bike Curious — Monthly workshop teaching the fundamentals of bicycle repair and maintenance. This month's focus: brakes. 6-8 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Farm Volunteer Days — Call the co-op for details and directions. 9-11 a.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Tarot Reading — Spiritual psychic readings with Linda Marlena Carr. 1-4 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Thursday 14 Flag Day
Silver City/Grant County
Eden Energy Medicine — See June 12. 12-1 p.m. Free. Silver City Food Co-op, Community Room, 111 6th St., 388-2343, silvercityfoodcoop.com
Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society Meeting — Assembling specimen cards to sell at the annual Gem and Mineral Show during Labor Day weekend. 6 p.m. Senior Center, Victoria St., 534-1393.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
An Evening with Cactus Chris — Cowboy humorist and "artistic geezer" Cactus Chris Buethe is featured in this month's lecture series. He tells stories, sings songs, recites cowboy poetry and provides plenty of laughs. 7 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Bayou Seco — 6-9 p.m. St. Clair Winery and Bistro,720 Avenida de Mesilla, 524-2408.
Big Band Dance Club — CDs. Sadie Hawkins Day Broom Dance. 7-10 p.m. $7. Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court St., 526-6504.
Bourbon Legend — High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Friday 15
Silver City/Grant County
Sean Ashby — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Nunset Boulevard — See June 8. Through June 17. 8-10 p.m. $10. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
The Salt of Life — Through June 21. Directed and co-written by Italy's Gianni Di Gregorio, who also stars as Gianni, a man of a certain age named after himself, who has to deal with a formidable mother, played by the 96-year-old Valeria de Franciscis Bendoni. The mother, a self-centered spendthrift, lives with young caretaker Kristina (Kristina Cepraga) in an elaborate Roman mansion while her son lives in an apartment across town and has trouble making ends meet. A tireless womanizer named Alfonso tells Gianni he should have some romance in his life (the fact that he is already married doesn't seem to cross anyone's mind). Suddenly this middle-aged man starts to notice all the attractive women in his neighborhood. In Italian with subtitles. Nightly 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. $7 regular, $5 seniors, students and MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Deming
Centennial Event Workshop — "Gift of the Desert" with Dr. Eric Blinmann, state Office of Cultural Affairs. 9 a.m. Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine.
Friday Night Music — Chain of Fools plays blues rock and country. 5:30-8:30 p.m. St. Clair Winery, 1325 De Baca Rd SE, 546-1179, www.stclairwinery.com
Saturday 16
Silver City/Grant County
Eric from Philly — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Let the Water Do the Work — Van Clothier presentation and book signing. 2 p.m. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org
Our Paws' Cause Thrift Shop First Anniversary — Music by the Latchkey Kids. 12-2 p.m. High Desert Humane Society Thrift Shop, 910 Pope St.
Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society Field Trip — Call for details, 388-2010.
Silver City Farmers' Market — Saturdays. 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Mainstreet Plaza, N. Bullard at 7th St.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Brett Miller Photographic Exhibition — Artist's talk. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street Gallery, 311 N. Main St., 647-0508.
Desert Baby-Wearers — Learn the art of baby-wearing, practice new methods, try different carriers and meet other baby-wearers. 10 a.m-12 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Dirt Track Racing — Modifieds, UMP late models, street stocks and hornets. 7:45 p.m. $7-$10. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 12125 Robert Larson Blvd, 524-7913.
Explore: Math — Family-friendly program will investigate bath through demonstrations and discussions led by Vincent Gutschick of the Las Cruces Academy. 2 p.m. Museum of Natural History, 700 S. Telshor Blvd., 522-3372, museums.las-cruces.org
Centennial Choral Celebration — Albuquerque Civic Chorus, directed by noted composer/arranger Verallen Kleinhenz; Singing Out, directed by Ruth Ann Hanlin Mesilla Valley Chorale, directed by Nancy Ritchey. Music features many New Mexico composers, including works by Christine Sanders and Robert Diven. 3 p.m. $10. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Nunset Boulevard — See June 8. Through June 17. 8-10 p.m. $10. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Soylent Green — Guest host Charles Horak, creative director of El Paso's Plaza Classic Film Festival, presents this classic sci-fi film. It tells the story of New York in the year 2022, when the population has swollen to an unbelievable 80 million, and people live in the streets and line up for their rations of water and Soylent Green. That's a high-protein foodstuff allegedly made from plankton cultivated in the seas. But is it? Charlton Heston plays a gritty detective who gets called in when a top official of the Soylent Corp. (Joseph Cotten) is murdered. He gets on a trail that leads to a most unappetizing conclusion, but before he gets there, the movie paints a fascinating and scary picture of population growth run wild. CineMatinee. 1:30 p.m. $5, $2 MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Ty Elwin — High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Deming
Centennial Speakers — Dr. Eric Blinmann and Michael Darrow. 9-11 a.m. Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine.
Lifeways Here a Thousand Years Ago — Dr. Eric Blinmann. 2 p.m. Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine.
Music in the Park — Loose Blues Band. 6-8 p.m. Free. Rockhound State Park, www.FriendsofRockhound.org
Sunday 17 Father's Day
Silver City/Grant County
Native Plant Society Hike — Signal Peak. Hikes are free and open to the public. Bring water, lunch, hat, sunscreen and good hiking shoes. 8 a.m. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater parking lot, 388-5192.
Bingo — 2-5 p.m. $5, three cards for $10. Mimbres Valley Roundup Lodge.
Music Open Mic — With Greg Renfro. 5 p.m. Diane's Parlor, 510 N. Bullard.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Music in Nature — Join the band Desert Blend on the park plaza and enjoy folk, bluegrass, soft rock, easy listening and contemporary music. 6-8 p.m. $5 per vehicle. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, 5000 Calle de Norte, 523-4398.
4th Annual Southwest Solar Cook-off — Bring your solar oven and favorite recipe, or enjoy the great solar-delights made by others. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Nunset Boulevard — See June 8. 2-4 p.m. $10. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Sunday Growers' Market — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Radium Springs
Father's Day Celebration — 10 a.m. Fort Selden, 526-8911, nmmonuments.org
Monday 18
Silver City/Grant County
Youth Mural Camp — Through June 29. "Many Hands" at Gough Park. Register at Leyba & Ingalls Arts. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. $150 two weeks, $100 one week. Mimbres Region Arts Council, www.mimbresarts.org/ym_camp.html
Tuesday 19
Silver City/Grant County
Gila Farmers' Market — Tuesdays. 3-6:30 p.m. 414 Hwy. 211, 535-2729.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dona Ana Camera Club — Storm Sermay will discuss converting digital photos to black and white. Epp Harmon will present photos of children made in Estonia. 7 p.m. Southwest Environmental Center, 275 N. Downtown Mall, 532-1919, dacameraclub.org
Evening with a Doctor — Dr. Elkins will focus on looking at today's health issues and present ideas that can assist you to alter, change or correct your concerns easily and inexpensively. 6-7 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Wednesday 20
Silver City/Grant County
Davis Coen — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Journey of the Universe — Eco-Cities: Movie and discussion. Richard Register talks about imaginative ways in which cities are being rebuilt. Ecological Economics: Richard Norgaard surveys the history of human economies. 7 p.m. St. Mary's, 1809 N. Alabama St., 590-5561.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Rail Readers Book Club — 11 a.m. Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St., 647-4480.
Farm Volunteer Days — Wednesdays. Call the co-op for details and directions. 9-11 a.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Thursday 21
Silver City/Grant County
Meditation for Pain Relief — Health talk by Jeff Goin. 1-2 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center Conference Room, 1313 E. 32nd St., 538-4879, www.grmc.org
Mimbres Farmers' Market — Solstice Celebration. 3:30-5 p.m. Hwy. 35 and San Francisco St., at La Tienda.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Big Band Dance Club — Ron Theilman's High Society Orchestra. 7-10 p.m. $9, $7 members. Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court St., 526-6504.
Davis Coen — High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. White Sands Pupfish — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Psychic Readings and Energetic Healings — Reiki master, Reverend Dawn Cheney. 12-3 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Friday 22
Silver City/Grant County
Bob Einweck — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Adult Weight Management — Rosa Lopez, registered dietitian with the New Mexico Department of Health. 12-1 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Court Youth Center Youth in Film Festival — Open to youth 6th to 12th grade. The all-day festival will include an awards ceremony, "wrap party," and a workshop from actor consultant Carol Schorre, who has been in the business for 20 years. Schorre's workshop, "Acting for the Camera," will be geared towards youth. Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court St., 526-6504, courtyouthcenter.com/film
Footnote — Through June 28. A film by Israeli writer-director Joseph Cedar about Talmudic research, close analysis of the ancient writings on Jewish law. Talmudic scholars are detail oriented by trade, and the two in close-up here are a father and son long at odds, both emotionally and intellectually. Eliezer Shkolnik, the father, is the traditionalist who compares himself to an archaeologist combing through pot shards. Uriel Shkolnik is the successful, admired, cutting-edge son, who gets the accolades, the academy membership, the adoring looks from women. Eliezer's biggest triumph is a footnote: his name in the masterwork of a revered scholar. In Hebrew, with English subtitles. Nightly 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. $7 regular, $5 seniors, students and MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Sand Painting — Also June 23. Create an intricate and detailed sand painting. Participants must be at least eight years old; families are welcome! 2-4 p.m. $8. Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St., 541-2154, www.las-cruces.org/museums
Columbus
Halfway to Nowhere — Through July 1. Dinner theater. All proceeds benefit EMS. 6 p.m. Columbus Community Center, 200 N. Boundary Rd., 494-0009.
Deming
Friday Night Music — Desert Trio. 5:30 p.m. St. Clair Winery, 1325 De Baca Rd SE, 546-1179.
Saturday 23
Silver City/Grant County
Anthony Leon and the Chain — Country rock. Opening by Melanie Zipin and the Sugar Leafs. New Mexico Music Series. 7 p.m. $10. Buckhorn Opera House, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Bob Einweck — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Centennial Shindig — The event will feature a brisket dinner cooked and served by Laureate Beta with homemade desserts by the Copper CowBelles. Kick up your heels to the western music of the Yarbrough Band. Silent auction. 6 p.m. $20 advance, $25 at door. Flame Convention Center, 534-7649.
Silver City Farmers' Market — Saturdays. 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Mainstreet Plaza, N. Bullard at 7th St.
Summer Solstice Dance — Loose Blues Band on Yankie Street. 4-6 p.m. Ginny Wolf Studio & Gallery, 108 W. Yankie St., 313-5709.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dan Lambert — High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Deaf Jam — American Sign Language (ASL) poetry must be seen, not heard. In the film, a group of teachers at Lexington School for the Deaf in Queens, NY, are assembling an ASL poetry team to compete at poetry slams. Through poetry, the students reveal their struggles with deafness, their family life, and even their love lives. In American Sign Language, subtitled for the hearing. CineMatinee. 1:30 p.m. $5, $2 MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Plant and Tree Sale — Mostly trees and shrubs. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, 522-4100, www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org
Columbus Halfway to Nowhere — Through July 1. Dinner theater. 6 p.m. Community Center, 200 N. Boundary Road, 494-0009.
Sunday 24
Silver City/Grant County
Music Open Mic — With Brandon Perrault. 5 p.m. Diane's Parlor, 510 N. Bullard.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. White Sands Pupfish — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Sunday Growers' Market — Sundays. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Used Book Sale — Through June 25. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Temple Beth El, 3890 Sonoma Springs Ave., 524-3380.
Columbus
Halfway to Nowhere — Through July 1. Dinner theater. 2 p.m. Community Center, 200 N. Boundary Road, 494-0009.
Monday 25
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. Santa Fe Fuego — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Used Book Sale — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Temple Beth El, 3890 Sonoma Springs Ave., 524-3380.
Tuesday 26
Silver City/Grant County
Gila Farmers' Market — Tuesdays. 3-6:30 p.m. 414 Hwy. 211, 535-2729.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Every Other Tuesday — James T. Kirk. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
Health Conscious Singles — 6-7 p.m. Free. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. Santa Fe Fuego — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Wednesday 27
Silver City/Grant County
The Oversouls — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Journey of the Universe — Permaculture: Penny Livingston leads viewers through the history and significance of permaculture. Indigenous Ways of Knowing: David Begay and Nancy Maryboy describe ways of knowing that are place-based. 7 p.m. St. Mary's, 1809 N. Alabama St., 590-5561.
Dr. Bruce Hayward Estate Sale — Also June 28. See Arts Exposure section. $10. 5:30-8 p.m. Business & Conference Center, Hwy. 180E. 538-2341.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Tarot Reading — Spiritual psychic readings with Linda Marlena Carr. 1-4 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Farm Volunteer Days — Call the co-op for details and directions. 9-11 a.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Thursday 28
Silver City/Grant County
Mimbres Farmers' Market — 3:30-5 p.m. Hwy. 35 and San Francisco St., at La Tienda.
Dr. Bruce Hayward Estate Sale — See Arts Exposure section. Free. 8-11 a.m. Business & Conference Center, Hwy. 180E. 538-2341.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Big Band Dance Club — CDs. 7-10 p.m. $7. Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court St., 526-6504.
Ezza Rose — High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. Santa Fe Fuego — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Friday 29
Silver City/Grant County
Greg Brown — Fundraiser for Gila/Mimbres Community Radio. 7 p.m. $25 reserved, $20 general admission, $15 students, $5 children under 12. Advance tickets at Mountain View Market in Las Cruces, Gila Hike & Bike, Alotta Gelato or online. WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre. grmc.org
Ezza Rose Duo — Buckhorn Saloon, Pinos Altos, 538-9911, buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. Santa Fe Fuego — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Monsieur Lazhar — Through July 5. Based on a one-person play by Quebec's "velyne de la Cheneli"re, this film was one of the five contenders for Best Foreign-Language Film at the 2012 Academy Awards. Simon and Alice are both outsiders at their school. One morning, Simon is shocked when he discovers the hanging body of their teacher in their classroom. When Bashir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant who claims to have taught school for 19 years, expresses interest in the empty teaching position, the school principal hires him. His favorite student turns out to be Alice, who loves the beautiful colors of Algeria and shares her raw feelings about the suicide in a courageous speech. The film opens a window to the knotty problem of suicide. In French and Arabic with subtitles. Nightly 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. $7 regular, $5 seniors, students and MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Vans Warped Tour 2012 — More than 80 bands on eight separate stages. 11 a.m. $34-$36. NMSU Intramural Field, corner of Stewart and Locust. 646-1420, panam.nmsu.edu
Alzheimer's Program — "10 Warning signs of Alzheimer's and Unraveling the Web of Alzheimer's Disease." C. Faith Lester, executive director of Arbors of Del Rey, and Ruth Dennis, social services director. Free. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Columbus
Halfway to Nowhere — Through July 1. Dinner theater. 6 p.m. Community Center, 200 N. Boundary Road, 494-0009.
Deming
Friday Night Music — Ty Elwin, acoustic guitar, folk and soul. 5:30 p.m. St. Clair Winery, 1325 De Baca Rd SE, 546-1179.
Saturday 30
Silver City/Grant County
Biennial Art Show of the Biological Psychiatry Institute — Featured artists are painter Roz Springer and potter Phoebe Lawrence 1-6 p.m. 20 Main St., Pinos Altos. (602) 279-1026.
Silver City Farmers' Market — Saturdays. 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Mainstreet Plaza, N. Bullard at 7th St.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
6th Annual Border Book Festival Book and Art Sale — Through July 4. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Cultural Center de Mesilla, 2231 Calle de Parian, 523-3988, borderbookfestival.com
Alma y La Tierra Muerta — High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Annual 4th of July Show — MVT's Night at the Races will including modifieds, street stocks, super trucks and legends. 7:45 p.m. $7-$10. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 12125 Robert Larson Blvd, 524-7913.
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. Trinidad Triggers — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Vermiculture for Beginners — Worms are an easy, inexpensive way to recycle kitchen waste and harvest your own nutrient-rich compost. Participants will learn to create a safe, healthy habitat for their worms, how to harvest worm castings and brew compost tea. Each participant will receive their own worm farm, complete with freshly harvested worms! 9-11 a.m. $40 non-members, $35 members. Mountain View Market Farm, 523-0436.
Young Guns — Made in New Mexico. The story of Billy the Kid's early days, the period in which he first made his reputation as a dangerous outlaw. Emilio Estevez gives Billy a convincingly humorous side and some of the other actors — Kiefer Sutherland and Casey Siemaszko — also help to keep things genial. The stars, who also include Lou Diamond Phillips and Charlie Sheen, appear as the Regulator gang, a group originally deputized to help fight crime, until their enthusiasm got out of hand. CineMatinee. 1:30 p.m. $5, $2 MVFS members. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org
Columbus
Halfway to Nowhere — Through July 1. Dinner theater. 6 p.m. Community Center, 200 N. Boundary Road, 494-0009.
JULY
Sunday 1
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. Trinidad Triggers — 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Sunday Growers' Market — Sundays. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Columbus
Halfway to Nowhere — Dinner theater. 2 p.m. Community Center, 200 N. Boundary Rd., 494-0009.
Monday 2
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. Trinidad Triggers — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave, 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Tuesday 3
Silver City/Grant County
Gila Farmers' Market — Tuesdays. 3-6:30 p.m. 414 Hwy. 211, 535-2729.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
4th of July Electric Light Parade — 9 p.m. Free. Apodaca Park to Hadley Complex, 541-2000, las-cruces.org
Wednesday 4 Independence Day
Silver City/Grant County
Fourth of July Parade and Festivities — Parade downtown begins at 10 a.m., followed by a day-long arts/crafts festival at Gough Park until 5 p.m. Kiwanis Club annual cowboy breakfast, 7-10 a.m., also BBQ lunch. 538-3785.
Annual Ice Cream Social — A full slate of live entertainment, hot and cool treats, and old-fashioned fun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org
Las Cruces/Mesilla
4th of July Fireworks in Mesilla — A beautiful display of fireworks, bring your family, lawns chairs and a picnic and celebrate. Free. Old Mesilla Plaza, 524-3262 ext. 116, mesilla-nm.org
4th of July Celebration — Entertainment, fireworks, vendors. Free. Hadley Complex, 1801 E. Hadley Ave., 541-2000, las-cruces.org
Deming
Fireworks Deming — 7 p.m. Southwestern New Mexico Fair Grounds, 4100 Raymond Reed Blvd.
Thursday 5
Silver City/Grant County
Mimbres Farmers' Market — 3:30-5 p.m. Hwy. 35 and San Francisco St., at La Tienda.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. White Sands Pupfish — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
Friday 6
Silver City/Grant County
The Dog Days of Summer — Street dance, children's activities, pet parade. First Friday downtown. 6-9 p.m. Downtown Silver City, SilverCityMainStreet.com
Deming
Friday Night Music — Buzz Tunes plays country, old rock and variety. 5:30-8:30 p.m. St. Clair Winery, 1325 De Baca Rd SE, 546-1179, www.stclairwinery.com
Saturday 7
Silver City/Grant County
Silver City Farmers' Market — Saturdays. 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Mainstreet Plaza, N. Bullard at 7th St.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Dirt Track Racing — Renegade sprints, UMP late models, street stocks, limited and X-modifieds. 7:45 p.m. $7-$10. Southern New Mexico Speedway, 12125 Robert Larson Blvd., 524-7913.
Las Cruces Vaqueros Baseball vs. White Sands Pupfish — 7 p.m. $6. Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave., 680-2212, lascrucesvaqueros.com
The Winter Sounds — With their catchy melodies, perfect harmonies, and addicting synth lines, the Winter Sounds successfully marry the 80s and the present, with none of the hairspray. 8 p.m. High Desert Brewing, 1201 W. Hadley, 525-6752.
Sunday 8
Las Cruces/Mesilla
'Sunday Growers' Market — Sundays. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo, 523-0436.
Monday 9
Silver City/Grant County
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Tuesday 10
Silver City/Grant County
Gila Farmers' Market — Tuesdays. 3-6:30 p.m. 414 Hwy. 211, 535-2729.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Every Other Tuesday — Jackson Lane. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, 523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com
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