El Paso Scene February 2013

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Your monthl y gui de to communi ty
entertai nment, recreati on & cul ture
El Paso Dreamscape by Hal Marcus
All for a Good Cause
From art auctions to road races, El Paso non-profit
organizations boost their budgets
with a variety of fundraisers.
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El Paso Diabetes 5K Celebre La Familia
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THINGS TO DO,
PLACES TO GO
THIS MONTH!
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Marina Savitsky, mother of El Paso artist Lyuba Titovets, is
earning her own place in the art spotlight Page 38
No Strings founder changes scenery
Ceil Herman directs Agatha Christies classic
Mousetrapat Las Cruces Community Theatre Page 48
Reckless Kelly at Whiskey Dicks
Band brings mix of country, rock back to Texas Page 51
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Senior Love Conference El Paso
Community Colleges Senior Adult Programs
18th annual conference, Living With
Enthusiasm, is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
2, at EPCC Administrative Service Center
Auditorium, 9050 Viscount, featuring work-
shops, exhibitors, volunteer awards, door
prizes and more. Information/registration: 831-
7801 or maryy@epcc.edu.
Arts and Craft Fair El Paso Parks and
Recreation, hosts the fair 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9, at Gary Del Palacio
Recreation Center, 3001 Parkwood. Admission
is free; vendor space available for $5 a table.
Information: Jacqueline Paz, 629-7312.
Downtown Artist Market The City of
El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs
Departments market for area artists are
Saturdays in the Union Plaza District along
Anthony Street. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Space for about 53 artists available each month.
Information: 541-4942.
February events:
Feb. 9: Valentines activities with live music
from the fm_junkies, food from Sweet
Addiction Cupcake Truck and TLC Kettlecorn
and free Valentines Day card-making for kids.
Feb. 16: Spring Gardening Activity
Feb. 23: Black History Month Celebration
with Young El Paso Singers performing African
American History: A Journey Through the
Music at 11 a.m.
Artists may rent booths for only $2, but are
required to prove they produce their own
work. Artists must obtain a sales permit and
attend one of the monthly orientation sessions
offered 6 to 8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each
month in the City Hall third floor training
room. Information/guidelines online at elpaso-
texas.gov/mcad at Cultural/Heritage Tourism
& Initiatives.
Coin Show - The International Coin Club of
El Pasos 50th annual Coin Show is Feb. 15-17
at El Maida Hall, 6331 Alabama, with more than
60 tables of coins, paper money, medals and
tokens by dealers from around the country.
Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The
2013 show will commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the settlement of the Chamizal
dispute. Medals commemorating the settlement
will be available at the show. Admission is free;
raffle tickets ($1) for more than $2,000 worth
of coins available for purchase. Information:
533-6001.
The 5th annual kids auction is at 2 p.m.
Saturday for ages 7 to 14. The kids auction is a
no-cost auction; script provided for the bidding.
The International Coin Club of El Paso, Inc.
meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of every
month at the Travelodge Motel-La Hacienda,
6400 Montana. Coin talk and auction follows
business meeting around 7 p.m. Visitors wel-
come.
YEF Festival Ysleta Education Foundation
hosts the family festival 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 17, at El Paso County Coliseum,
4100 E. Paisano, with inflatable rides, games,
craft vendors, food and more. Admission is
free; unlimited ride bracelets are $6.
Pet-A-Fair El Paso Parks and Recreation
hosts its inaugural event for pet owners and
pets 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Don
Haskins Recreation Center, 7400 High Ridge,
with indoor and outdoor activities such as exhi-
bitions, vets, groomers, adoptions, immuniza-
tions, discounts, pictures and more. Admission
is free; (vendor booth fee is $45). Information:
544-0753, 240-3310 or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
The first ever Perro Feo (ugliest dog) con-
test is also planned.
Love Affair and Bridal Expo - The 16th
annual event presented by KISS-FM is Sunday,
Feb. 24, at the Camino Real Hotel. The expo,
features three bridal fashion shows, and several
vendor booths in the hotels grand ballroom,
mezzanine, and lobby. Admission is free.
Information: 544-9550 or 534-3000.
Home and Garden Expo The 14th
annual expo is March 1-3 at the El Paso
Convention Center. Hours are 2 to 7 p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Sunday. About 200 area companies
display the latest products and services for
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FEBRUARY
INDEX
Roundup 3-14
Behind the Scene 4
Scene Spotlight 4
Heres the Ticket 15-18
Program Notes 19-20
Viva Jurez 20
Music 21-22
Comedy 22
History Lessons 23
Dance 24
Sports 25-28
Feature:
Fun & non-profit 29-32
El Paso FishNet 32
At the Museum 33-36
Nature 36-38
Gallery Talk 39-40
SW Art Scene 41-46
On Stage 47
Stage Talk 48
Keep on Bookin' 49
Film Scene 50-51
Liner Notes 51
March Preview 52-53
El Paso Scene Users Guide 40
Advertiser Index 54
Subscription Form 54
El Paso Scene Page 3 February 2013
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F
ebruary may be the shortest month,
but it probably has more fundrais-
ers than any other. The combina-
tion of Valentines Day and Mardi Gras
probably helps by giving organizations
great theme opportunities.
We touched upon this topic a couple of
years ago with a feature story about the
growing trend of art auctions as fundrais-
ers, particularly themed art on canvases
shaped as hearts, chile peppers and hous-
es. For this months feature story,
Associate Editor Lisa Tate broadened the
scope to highlight the whole variety of
charity events, ranging from black-tie
galas to shorts-and-t-shirt 5K races.
While researching the story, Lisa noted
that perhaps a whole feature could be
written on events dedicated to the most
delicious of desserts: chocolate.
This month, for example, KISS-FM
hosts A Chocolate Affair Jan. 31. A lit-
tle over a week later, chocoholics can
head to Silver City for the annual
Chocolate Fantasia Feb. 9. Or they can
indulge all their senses that same day
closer to home at Wine, Chocolate and
Massage at the new Sombra Antigua
Winery. Then they can hit the road again
on Valentines Day and enjoy the
Chocolate Buffet and Cabaret at the
Flickinger Center in Alamogordo.
Sombra Antigua, by the way, is owned
and operated by former Scene Office
Manager Jessica Fisher and her husband,
Chris. Its on the original La Via site in
Chamberino, N.M., and is another addi-
tion to the Winery Row along NM 28,
which we will be writing about in our
April feature story.
Our March feature will be on El Pasos
windy season, and we need your help.
Were soliciting photographs of El Paso
windstorms we can use for the story. The
pictures could be of the storm itself (such
as trees bending or stuff blowing in the
air) or wind-related damage. If you have
a good El Paso wind photo, email it to
me at epscene@epscene.com. Include
your name, phone number and the time
and place the photograph was taken. Each
photograph published will receive a $25
payment. Deadline for submissions is
Feb. 15.
(Too bad I did not get this announce-
ment out earlier. As I write this, the fore-
cast for todays weather predicts gusts of
up to 60 mph!)
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Speaking of fundraisers, Ill take advan-
tage of of tooting the horn of an organiza-
tion Ive been involved with for years,
the El Paso Bicycle Club. Our annual
Chile Pepper Challenge drew a record
number of participants last fall, and as a
result, raised a record amount for the four
participating charities. We gave a total of
over $22,000, shared by Animal Rescue
League of El Paso, Lee and Beulah Moor
Childrens Home, Hospice of El Paso and
Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso.
Congratulations go to Blanca Harp for
chairing the event!
To find out more about the club, check
out our ride schedule on Page 26 (plus
other cycling events). The club also has
set up a Biking El Paso site at
meetup.com/ElPasoBicycleClub/ where
anyone can suggest a bicycle ride for oth-
ers to join.
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Thanks to Hal Marcus for this months
colorful cover. El Paso Dreamscape is
also featured on his 2013 calendars,
which are still available.
2013 Cristo Rey Communications
Randy Limbird
Editor and Publisher
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Albert Martinez
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Contributing Writers:
Carol Viescas, Brian Chozick,
Myrna Zanetell,
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Deadline for news for the
March issue is Feb. 18
The March issue comes out Feb. 27
El Paso Scene
San Elizario Art District Galleries and
artist studios are located along Main Street
near the San Elizario Plaza on the Mission
Trail. Page 44.
Feb. 1: First Friday ArtWalk, live music at
Bandido Cantina and Ghost Tour
Feb. 9: Worldwide Photowalk Exhibition
opening at Pea Gallery.
Downtown Artist Market El Paso
Museums and Cultural Affairs Departments
market for area artists are Saturdays in the
Union Plaza District. Page 2.
Feb. 9: Valentines activities
Feb. 16: Spring Gardening Activity
Feb. 23: Black History Month Celebration.
Hit The Road Jack! UTEP Department
of Theatre and Dance presents a Tribute to
the Songs of Ray Charles and Other Dances
for its spring dance performance Feb. 15-24
at the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre.
Page 55.
The Barber of Seville El Paso Opera
closes its season with Rossinis comic opera
March 14 and 1, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Page 31 and 56.
Crossland Gallery Showing Feb 1-23 in
El Paso Art Associations galleries are works
by Jack Lantz, Dorian Clouser, Meghan Jane
Arriola, Debra Curry and Adrian Venegas.
Gala opening is Feb. 1. Page 42.
Sunland Winery Located at Art & Frame
Mfg. in Sunland Park. Live music every
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Page 16.
Feb. 8: Mosaics class.
Feb. 15-16: Painting and Tasting Classes
Feb. 22: Goat Game with Peggy Kligman.
Meow Meow Lola Productions Inc. pres-
ents globally renowned kamikaze cabaret
performer Feb. 9 at UTEPs Magoffin
Auditorium. Page 3.
Wine, Chocolate and Massage Sombra
Antigua Vineyard and Winery offers wine,
chocolate and massages Feb. 9. Page 15.
El Paso CCDA - Noel Castellanos, CEO of
Christian Community Development
Association, will lead a discussion about com-
munity needs with a CCDA Caf Feb. 9 at
First Baptist Church. Page 40.
Valentine Dance The Forum Ballroom
hosts a dance Feb. 9 with live music by
Chuy Flores and Rhapsody. Page 11.
EPCC Black History Month Celebration
El Paso Community College hosts its free
Black History Months events in February.
Page 34.
Feb. 11: Jazz Night with Mike Hamilton
and Billy Townes. Fab. 18: Musical and
Martin Luther King Jr. Speech.
Feb. 25: Frederick Douglass The
Starry Road to Freedom.
Coin Show - The International Coin Club of
El Pasos 50th annual Coin Show is Feb. 15-
17 at El Maida Hall. Page 17.
Ken and Tonja Peters Spirit Life
Christian Center hosts the ministry experi-
ence Feb. 15-17. Page 9.
Bella Gaia Lola Productions Inc. presents
the immersive theatre experience Feb. 21 at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium , with live
music against backdrop of orbiting visualiza-
tions of Earth from space. Page 28.
Hal Marcus Gallery Showing Feb. 21-
April 30 is 3 Generations, works by Fern
Thurston, Eugene Thurston and Holly Cox.
Reception is Feb. 21, and Art Talk is March
21. Page 32.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra - The
Symphony performs Feb. 22-23, in the Plaza
Theatre with guest violinist Livia Sohn. And
guest conductor Peter Rubardt. Page 5.
Juan de Marcos & the Afro-Cuban All
Stars Lola Productions Inc. presents the
Cuban music sensation March 3 at UTEPs
Magoffin Auditorium. Page 54.
La Cella Bella The cello quartet per-
forms a dinner show March 9 at La Tierra
Cafe. Page 19.
El Paso Convention and Performing Arts
Centers Page 31.
Moody Blues are March 9, Yo Gabba
Gabba, Live is March 11 and Lord of the
Dance is March 24 at the Plaza Theatre.
El Paso Operas Barber of Seville is March
14-16 and Sesame Street Live is March 28-
31 at Abraham Chavez Theatre.
Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the
Visual Arts Showing through March 15
at the UTEP center are Avenue Patrice
Lumumba, Magnificent Warning and
Stardust: Memories of the Calle Mariscal.
Page 35.
Power of Action II The Dream Makers
99 Success Seminar is March 16 at Radisson
Airport, with speaker Mark Victor Hansen
(Chicken Soup for the Soul). Page 41.
Menopause The Musical The interna-
tional hit show will play the Plaza Theatre for
two hot performances March 19-20.
Page 11.
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino
Live racing is every Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday through April 16. Page 8.
El Paso Exploreum The citys first liv-
ing laboratory museum for children pre-
sented by Lynx Exhibits is now open with
The High Tech Hot Spot, Airport Adventure,
Old El Paso Village, STEAM Ahead and
more. Page 43.
Southern New Mexico
Silver City MainStreet First Friday is
Feb. 1 celebrating Chinese New Year and
Chocolate Fantasia is Feb. 9. Page 37.
Fountain Theatre Mesilla Valley Film
Society operates the historic theater in
Mesilla Plaza. Page 50.
For the Love of Art month February
is For the Love of Arts Month in Las Cruces,
sponsored by ArtForms, is highlighted by
several special studio tours, exhibits and per-
formances. Page 42.
Chocolate Fantasia The annual celebra-
tion of arts and sweet delicacies is Feb. 9 in
historic downtown Silver City. This years
theme is Along the Milky Way. Page 25
and 37.
Scene Spotlight highlights events
advertised in this issue.
homeowners. Admission: $7; discounts for mili-
tary/seniors; free for ages 12 and younger.
Information: (361) 882-2071 or elpasohome-
andgarden.com.
Other activities include educational seminars
from area experts for interior design and dcor
ideas, home energy saving tips and remodeling
ideas, Master Gardeners with spring planting
tips, and live cooking demonstrations.
German Spring Bazaar The German
Catholic Church of Fort Bliss hosts its 10th
annual bazaar 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
March 2, at the German Community Center
(Soldatenstube), Building 5095 at Fort Bliss.
Hobby craftspeople will display and sell their
various decorations, handmade greeting cards,
quilts to woodcraft products. German
bratwurst, waffles, beer, coffee, cakes, pastries
and cookies also available. Admission is free.
Information: 568-0259, 568-4824 or betreu-
unginelpaso.com.
All proceeds will benefit the following projects
on both sides of the border: Centro
Communitario del Esperito Santo A.C, Centro
Santa Catalina and the colonia in Horizon City.
Valentines Day
Valentines Dance and Dinner
Abundant Living Faith Center will host the din-
ner and dance 7 p.m. to midnight Wednesday,
Feb. 6, at Monte Carlo Ballroom, 1781 North
Zaragoza. Information: 532-8543 or alfc.com.
Love Affair Fashion Show The 3rd
annual Valentines Fashion Show, is 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9, at Novaluna Ultra Bar, 2270
Joe Battle. Models provided by Entourage
Entertainment Modeling Agency clothing pro-
vided by Neidas Boutique & Chicos. Doors
open at 8 p.m. Admission: $5 ($8 VIP).
Information: 626-4299, 443-5572 or
entourageE.com.
Valentine Ball El Paso Friends of Jazz
Societys 10th annual Valentines Day dinner
and dance is 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb.
9, at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casinos
Signature Showroom, with live music by Azucar
and a three-course dinner, served 7:30 to 9:30
p.m.; drink servers provided throughout the
evening. Tickets: $40 ($320 table for eight);
free valet parking on a first come, first serve
basis. Information/reservations: 592-1357 or
elpasofriendsofjazz.org.
Space is limited; this event has sold out four
years in a row. Proceeds benefit El Paso Friends
of Jazz Societys Mary & Eddie Davis
Scholarship Fund.
Valentine Dance The Forum Ballroom,
3800 Mattox (at Hawkins and Montana) hosts a
dance 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 9,
with live music by Chuy Flores and Rhapsody,
cash door prizes, free beer and sodas, and a
chocolate fountain. Admission: $35 a couple.
Valentines Day Tardeada Our Lady of
Mt. Carmels annual fundraising tardeada is 4 to
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Parish Hall, 131
S. Zaragosa, with dinner and dancing to music
by Mikes Disco. Tickets: $10 ($6 ages 12 and
younger). Tickets available at the parish office
in advance or at the door. Information/tickets:
859-9848.
Wine, Chocolate and Massage
Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery, 430 La
Via Road (off NM 28 between markers 8 and
9), in Chamberino, N.M. offers wine, chocolate
and massages Saturday, Feb. 9, in time for
Valentines Day. Regular tasting hours are noon
to 6 p.m. Information: (915) 241-4349 or som-
braantigua.com.
World Marriage Day Couples who have
been married in the Catholic church are invited
to renew their vows at a special Mass at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10, at St. Patricks Cathedral,
1118 N. Mesa. A reception will follow in the
Cathedral High School gymnasium. Register
online at elpasodiocese.org or call 872-8401.
Chocolate Buffet and Cabaret The
annual Flickinger Center fundraiser is Thursday,
Feb. 14, at the Flickinger Center for
Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave. in
Alamogordo, with traditional Hawaiian music
and dance by four-time Grammy winner
George Kahumoku Jr. and Masters of Hawaiian
Music. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. with
buffet beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets: $22, $27,
$35 and $40. Information: (575) 437-2202 or
flickingercenter.com.
Kahumoku (slack key guitar & vocals) is joined
by son, Keoki Kahumoku (slack key & ukulele)
and Uncle Richard Hoopii (ukulele) an NEA
Folk Heritage Fellow for Hawaiian falsetto
singing, for an evening of authentic and fun-
filled Hawaiian music. They share music, sto-
ries, culture and joy with audiences from kids
to kupuna (elders) and everyone in-between.
Singing Valentines The El Paso Sungold,
Sweet Adelines and the Border Chorders both
offer live singing Valentines during Valentines
Day weekend. Both groups limit their services
to the city of El Paso.
Singing valentines by the Desert Diamonds
Sweet Adelines Quartet include three songs, a
chocolate rose and photo. Cost: $40. Call
Jeanette 778-7503 or gjsurface@gmail.com.
The El Paso Border Chorders also offers live
singing valentines delivered by a mens barber-
shop quartet. Allow a two-hour time frame
delivery window. Information: elpaso.swd.org.
Valentine Soiree - The Guild of the Spencer
presents an evening of dining and dancing at 6
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at Spencer Theater for
the Performing Arts, Airport Hwy 220 in Alto,
N.M. (about 12 miles north of downtown
Ruidoso), with a three-course dinner, compli-
mentary cocktail and dancing to the Michael
Francis Trio. Cost: $55. Information: (575) 336-
4800, (888) 818-7872 or spencertheater.com.
Valentines Day Dinner Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park, hosts its annual dinner Thursday,
Feb. 14. Information:(575) 589-0653 or ardovi-
nos.com.
Valentines Day Pet Adoptions El
Paso Humane Society, 4991 Fred Wilson, will
be open for Valentines Day pet adoptions 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14. Visitor can
bring a valentine for a lonely heart to give to a
homeless pet. Puppy adoptions are $120 and all
other pets are $60 (includes spay/neuter sur-
gery, age appropriate vaccinations, microchip
with registration and rabies certificate).
Information: 532-6971 or humanesocietyelpa-
so.org.
Valentines Sweetest Dessert and
Tango Party Paso del Norte Tango Clubs
Valentines Day party is 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 16, at Shundo Dance Studio, 2719 N.
Stanton. Tango lessons are 8 to 9 p.m. followed
by tango milonga dance and best dessert con-
test; viewing begins at 8 p.m. with tasting at
9:30 p.m. Bring a favorite dessert to share.
Cost: $8. Information: 532-2043 or 490-4956.
February Roundup
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Black History Month
Black History Month at UTEP The
African-American Studies program, in conjunc-
tion with other UTEP departments, presents a
variety of events throughout campus in
February in recognition of African American
History. This years theme is At The
Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The
Emancipation Proclamation and The March on
Washington. Many events are free.
Information: Amanda Lowder (African
American Studies Program) 747-8650 or
ALowder@utep.edu.
Performances and talks:
Gospel Explosion: Sundays Best is 5:30
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, in Magoffin Auditorium
Author Rus Bradburd will talk on Make It,
Take It at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Liberal
Arts Building Room 323.
The annual Knowledge Bowl is noon to 4
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the El Paso Natural
Gas Conference Center, opposite UTEP
Library.
UTEP Associate Professor Dr. Roberto
Avant-Mier talks on Investigating Black-
Mexican Interactions in the U.S. South, at 6
p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in Liberal Arts Building,
Room 318.
A Conversation with Modreck Maeresera,
The Lemba Jews in Zimbabwe: Historic
Tradition, Current Practice, & Future Plans is 6
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in UTEP Librarys
Blumberg Auditorium.
Dr. Louis Woods talks on Excluded from the
American Dream: African American World War
II Veterans and the GI Bill, at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, in Liberal Arts Building,
Room 318.
Love the Skin Youre In pageant is 5:30
p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, in the Union Cinema.
The Souls of Black Folk a musical tribute
honoring Black History Month is 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall,
with UTEP Symphony Band, conducted by T.
Andre Feagin.
The presentation Grave Injustice is 11:30
to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the Union
Cinema.
Flashback to Flashdance 1980s Dance is
5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at El Paso
Natural Gas Conference Center.
UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance
presents Hit The Road Jack!, a Tribute to the
Songs of Ray Charles and Other Dances Feb.
15-24 in the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family
Theatre. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $9-$12.
Against The Odds Film Series screenings are
noon Fridays in UTEP Librarys Blumberg
Auditorium. All films are followed by a moder-
ated discussion.
Feb. 1: The Perfect Game, Little League
World Series that Mexico won in 1957.
Discussion led by History Professor Charles
Martin, Professor of History.
Feb. 8: Glory Road. Discussion led by
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of
History Michael Topp.
Feb. 15: Return of the Titans. Discussion
led by Visiting Professor Kathryn Smith-
McGlynn.
Feb. 22: Pride. Discussion led by Music
Department Professor John Siqueiros.
Black Student Union Film Series every
Wednesday in February in the Liberal Arts
Building:
Feb. 6: Lean on Me, is 5:45 p.m. in Room
106.
Feb. 13: The Great Debaters, is 2:15 p.m.
in Room 108, 2:15-5:15 p.m.
Feb. 20: A Time to Kill, 2:15 p.m. in Room
108.
Feb. 27: School Daze, 5:45 p.m. in Room
106.
NMSU Black History Month New
Mexico State University will celebrate Black
History Month during February at various loca-
tions in NMSUs Corbett Center, presented by
Black Programs. Events are 7 to 10 p.m. unless
listed otherwise. Most events are free.
Information: NMSU Office of Black Programs,
(575) 646-4208 or blackpro@nmsu.edu.
Inkorporated: An Art Exhibition is 6 to 9
p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in the centers Art Gallery.
Race is the Place movie screening and
debate is Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the auditori-
um.
Politically Incorret comedy program is
Friday, Feb. 8, in the Aggie Underground.
Renowned Pan Africanist and Temple
University Professor Dr. Molefi Asante presents
President Barack Obama and the Legacies of
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King
Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the auditorium.
A Dress to Impress dance is Friday, Feb. 15,
in the Aggie Underground.
Open Mic Night is Monday, Feb. 18, in the
auditorium.
Step by Step stepping competition featur-
ing African American dance groups is Friday,
Feb. 22, in the ballrooms.
The Next Wing Master buffalo wing competi-
tion is 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the
Aggie Underground.
The Ancestor Appreciation Dinner is
Thursday, Feb. 28, in the west ballroom.
EPCC Black History Month El Paso
Community College will host events in
February in celebration of Black History Month.
All events are 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at EPCCs
Administrative Center Auditorium, Building A,
9050 Viscount. Admission is free. Information:
831-6383.
Feb. 11: Jazz Night, featuring Mike Hamilton
and Billy Townes. Hamilton has written, pro-
duced and recorded music for more than 20
years, and is author of Producing and Mixing
Hip-Hop/R&B. Townes has shaped the musical
landscape of the Southwest for more than 15
years as an accomplished songwriter, pianist
and producer. His latest contemporary jazz
release is Everyday Life.
Feb. 18: Musical and Martin Luther King Jr.
Speech. The Young El Paso Singers Elite
Ensemble, directed by Cindy Jay, present A
Journey of African American History through
music. Kings I Have A Dream speech will be
presented by Alex Hernandez, recipient of
Toastmasters Internationals gold award in pro-
fessional public speaking.
Feb. 25: In The Spotlight. Nationally rec-
ognized actor Phil Darious Wallace will perform
the one-man show Frederick Douglass The
Starry Road to Freedom,
A public student art display will be on exhibit
at the Administrative Services Center 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. weekdays.
African-American History: A Journey
Through the Music Young El Paso
Singers, conducted by Cindy Jay, will host a
concert in honor of African American History
month 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at
Western Hills United Methodist Church, 524
Thunderbird. The story, featuring music and
brief narrations, begins in Africa, travels across
the ocean to America, traces auctions and slav-
ery of the African, and continues through the
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early days of the civil rights movement, culmi-
nating with Martin Luther King, Jr. The singers
will be accompanied on piano by Ruben
Gutierrez. Admission is free. Information: 227-
6002 or
youngelpasosingers.org.
The singers also will present the free per-
formance at the following locations:
El Paso Museum of History, 510 N. Santa Fe,
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16.
EPCC Administrative Service Center
Auditorium, 9050 Viscount, 7 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 18.
Downtown Artist Market on Anthony Street
(Union Plaza District), 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
23.
Black History Month Parade and Rally
The annual Inter-Club Council Black History
Month Parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
23, at Montana and Pershing and travels east
on Montana to Copia then south to Missouri
ending at Mary Webb Park. The rally immedi-
ately follows the parade noon to 3 p.m. in Mary
Webb Park, with vendor booths, family activi-
ties and entertainment. Admission is free.
Information: 241-6046 or
interclubcouncil.homestead.com.
Southern New Mexico
First Fridays in Silver City Several of
historic Downtown Silver Citys restaurants,
shops and Red Dot galleries will stay open
late the first Friday of each month as part of
the monthly First Friday shopping event. Free
live music and other special events also planned
each month. Information: 1-800-548-9378 or
silvercitymainstreet.com.
The Feb. 1 event is Chinese New Year
Preparation. AmBank First Friday is March 1.
ORIENTal EXPRESSions Las
Colcheras Quilt Guild hosts its exhibit Feb. 1-
March 1 at Bank of the West, 201 N. Church
in Las Cruces. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday. Handquilting demonstrations every
Wednesday morning. Opening reception is 5 to
7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. Information: lcqg.org.
Mardi Gras in the Clouds The
Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce will bring a
little New Orleans to the mountain community
Feb. 8-10 with its 12th annual Mardi Gras cel-
ebration. The family celebration will include
costumes, cake walk, battle of the bands, chil-
drens parade, bead throwing, masks, and
Cajun style food, shopping and more under the
big tent on Burro-Bon Street. Admission is
free for most events. Information: (575) 682-
2733 or cloudcroft.net.
The event opens at 4:30 p.m. Friday with
introduction of the 2013 King and Queen and
crazy hat walking parade and under the big
tent, followed by a teen dance at 6:30 p.m.
A Cajun Cooking contest is 5:30 p.m. Friday,
featuring main dishes, soups, gumbos and
desserts and more. No entry free.
An adult Fais Do Do dance is 7 to 11 p.m.
Friday at The Lodge Resorts Red Dog Saloon,
with music by Desert DJ.
The street celebration is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday under
the big tent.
The official Mardi Gras Parade is 2 p.m.
Saturday along Hwy 82 and Burro Street, with
this years theme How Sweet It Is.
The 2nd annual Battle of the Bands is noon to
5 p.m. Sunday.
Chocolate Fantasia The annual celebra-
tion of arts and sweet delicacies is 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in historic downtown
Silver City. This years theme is Along the
Milky Way. Local art galleries, shops and other
sites will offer chocolate creations made by
local professional and amateur chocolatiers.
Participants can select 20 chocolate creations
from participating, Chocolate Stops at shops
and galleries. Sponsored by the Mimbres
Region Arts Council.
Tickets: $20 (includes 20 chocolate treats and
a map of locations); Valentine chocolate boxes
for collecting chocolates available for $2.
Tickets available in advance the MRAC Office,
1201 Pope. Tickets sell out every year.
Tickets/information: (575) 538-2505 or mim-
bresarts.org.
Chocolate Fantasia Headquarters are at the
Silco Theater on Bullard Street.
For the Love of Arts Fiesta The town
of Mesilla will host its 11th annual art show
1:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Old
Mesilla Plaza, as part of For the Love of Art
Month. The show features original works cre-
ated by area artists. Music by Border Jazz Trio
3 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 524-3262.
In 1999, February was declared For the Love
of Art Month in Las Cruces in an effort to pro-
mote art and the business of art.
Bootheel Cowboy Poetry Fiesta The
20th annual fiesta brings together some of the
Southwests best storytellers, poets and musi-
cians 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the
Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Museum (Old
Armory), 708 E. 2nd St., Lordsburg, N.M.
Master of Ceremonies is Steve Hill. Proceeds
benefit the museum. Tickets: $12.50 ($8 stu-
dents) and includes both sessions and hamburg-
ers and soft drinks at intermission.
Information/tickets: (575) 542-9258, (559) 381-
1465 or hookjune@hotmail.com.
Advance tickets available in Lordsburg at
Verlas Western Wear, 980 E. Motel.
Featured performers are Ken Moore, Leon
Pearce, Doug Figgs, Larry Harmer, Bill
Cavaliere, Rusty Tolley and the Hook Hill
Outsiders.
Gathering of Quilts The Winter
Quilters of Sierra Countys annual quilt Show is
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22-
23, at Ralph Edwards Civic Center, 460 4th
Street in Truth of Consequences, N.M., with
quilts by local quilters, quilt raffle and guessing
games. Donations for the guild taken at the
door. Information: winterquilters@yahoo.com.
Cowboy Days The 14th annual celebra-
tion of Southwest pioneer heritage is 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, at
the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage
Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd., Las
Cruces. Information: (575) 522-1232 or
nmcowboydays.com. Museum information:
(575) 522-4100, nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Downtown Ramble The City of Las
Cruces hosts an evening of music and art 5 to 7
p.m. the first Friday of the month at the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall. Information: (575)
523-2950.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market
Arts, crafts, produce, baked goods and
other food items are offered at the market 8
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays
on Griggs Avenue from Water Street to Church
Street. Information: (575) 541-2288 or
lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.
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West Texas
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering
The 27th annual gathering is Feb. 22-24 at Sul
Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. The sec-
ond oldest of its kind in the country, the event
offers stage shows and individual performances
by nationally known cowboy poets, musicians
and storytellers. Information: (432) 837-2326,
1-800-561-3712 or cowboy-poetry.org.
This years headliners are Dale Burson, Bob
Campbell, Jeff Gore, Kristyn Harris, Yvonne
Hollenbeck, Carole Jarvis, Jean Prescott, R.P.
Smith, Jay Snider and Andy Wilkinson.
A performance by cowboy poet and author
Baxter Black is 10:30 a.m. at SRSUs Marshall
Auditorium. Admission: $10.
Recitations of poetry and music are 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Friday and Saturday throughout the Sul
Ross campus, starting with an open session at 9
a.m. each day. Sessions are free.
A poetry session is 1 p.m. Friday, in Marshall
Auditorium to raise money for a Poets
Memorial on the Sul Ross campus. This years
show is 100 Percent Original Cowboy
Songwriters. Admission is a $5 minimum
donation.
Showcase performances are 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, in Marshall Auditorium. Tickets:
$12.50.
A chuckwagon breakfast is 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
each morning at Poets Grove (East side of
Kokernot Field). Cost: $5.
For a good cause
Safari Nights Gala El Paso Chapter of
the Safari Club International hosts its 10th
annual gala, auction and expo at 5 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Feb. 1-2, at El Paso Convention
Center with 60 outfitter booths from around
the world, wildlife artists and outdoor equip-
ment specialists. Tickets: $100 ($50 ages 12-17;
age 12 and younger admitted free but must
acquire a ticket). Group tables available. avail-
able at 478-8505 or online at scielpaso.org.
El Paso Chapter of the Safari Club
International is one of the newest chapters in
Texas, with members from the El Paso, Texas
metro area, west Texas and southern New
Mexico regions.
Tiara Tuesday Benefit Latinitas hosts a
fundraising Ladies night 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 501 Bar and Bistro, 501
Texas. Participants receive a specialty drink,
plus manicure by technicians at Milan
Cosmetology Institute. All proceeds support
scholarship opportunities with Latinitas, a non-
profit dedicated to empowering local girls to
build confidence through creative multimedia
expression. Donation: $10 at the door.
Information: 219-8554,
latinitaselpaso@yahoo.com or
LasLatinitas.com.
Boots & Bling Shindig and Auction
St. Clements Parish School 2013 gala is 6:30
p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 9, at Coronado
Country Club, 1044 Broadmoor, with dancing,
music, food and auction, benefiting the school.
Cost: $100. Information: 533-4248 ext. 8062
or stclements.org.
Empty Bowls Soup Dinner The Art
Student Society at El Paso Community College
will sponsor the 10th annual soup dinner and
silent auction to raise funds and awareness of
world hunger 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at
El Paso Community College Administrative
Service Center, 9050 Viscount, Building A. All
attending the dinner get to choose a folk art
bowl to keep. Admission: $20. Ticket informa-
tion: 595-1060 or elpasoansfightinghunger.org.
The dinner emphasizes international and local
hunger problems. Money goes to the new per-
manent local food bank of El Pasoans Fighting
Hunger.
Fire truck pull 2nd annual truck pull ben-
efiting Special Olympics Texas-Area 19 athletes
is 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at Cohen
Stadium. Teams of 10 (one must be
female)compete for prizes, with appearance by
guest State Representative Joe C. Pickett. Cost:
$25 per individual; $250 teams of 10.
Information: 533-8229 or sotx.org.
Night of Hope Ball El Paso Diabetes
Association will host its annual fundraising gala
6 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Feb. 9, at El Paso
Museum of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza, with a
Casino Royale theme with a five-course din-
ner, live music and casino gambling for play
money. All proceeds from the event remain in
El Paso, and go towards the Diabetes
Associations various programs. This years
honoree is Mary Haskins. Tickets: $100.
Information: 532-6280 or epdiabetes.org.
Milagro Gala Broadcast journalist Dan
Rather is the featured speaker for El Paso
Childrens Hospitals 3rd annual benefit gala at
6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at El Paso Convention
Center. Rather served as anchor for the CBS
Evening News for nearly 25 years, and now
serves as managing editor for his own show
Dan Rather Reports. Proceeds from the
event benefit sick and injured children at El
Paso Childrens Hospital Tickets: $150 ($1,500
battle for 10). Information/reservations: 521-
7229, ext. 2989 or umcfoundationelpaso.org.
Womans Auxiliary Benefit The UTEP
Womans Auxiliary will host its 2013
Scholarship Benefit, Strike Up The Band, 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Wyndham
El Paso Airport, 2027 Airway, with special raf-
fles, silent auction and entertainment by the
UTEP Band, directed by Andre Feagin.
Participants can meet scholarship recipients and
Miner athletes. Information/reservations: 373-
5110
All money raised from the benefit goes to
scholarships for UTEP students and programs.
Tablescapes El Paso Pro-Musica Guilds
16th annual luncheon features 25 designer-dec-
orated tables March 7-8 at the El Paso
Country Club, 5000 Country Club Place. Each
table is individually decorated by El Pasos lead-
ing floral designers, interior decorators, party
planners, specialty shops and more. Attendees
vote for their favorite table, with designs rang-
ing from whimsical to sophisticated. Raffle item
donated by Lacy & Co. Proceeds benefit El
Paso Pro-Musica. Information: 833-9400 (Pro-
Musica office), 799-8600 (Judy OConnor) or
elpasopromusica.org.
The Ladies Nite Out Preview Party is 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. Thursday, with wine and cheese.
Tickets: $25. Luncheon and auction is 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. Friday, with browse time before and
after the meal. RSVP by March 1. Tickets: $40.
Combination ticket for both events: $60.
El Paso Humane Society Regular
adoption hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, at 4991 Fred Wilson. All pets are
spayed/neutered, microchipped, licensed and
vaccinated. Adoption fees: $100 (additional $10
for pets four months age or older for city
rabies certificate). Information: 532-6971 or
hselpaso.org.
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Something for everyone
A Chocolate Affair KISS-FM hosts its
2nd annual evening of chocolate delicacies 6 to
9:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Wyndham
Hotel, 2027 Airway, with samples from some
area chocolate vendors including Fudge-N-
More, Costco, Popcorn Extravaganza, Orange
Peel, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and
more. Live Jazz music by Frank Zona and the
Urban Edge. Tickets: $20 (includes sample
from each vendor); available online at kisselpa-
so.com.
Beyond the Basics: Lecture Series
The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center, 715 N. Oregon, presents its Beyond
the Basics: Lecture Series, a continuation of
last years popular series, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. one
Thursday each month, Jan. 31-May 23. The
key aspects of Holocaust history will be dis-
cussed led by local experts, scholars, and pro-
fessionals. Continuing Professional Education
credit certificates available for each session.
Admission is free; RSVP encouraged.
Information: Education Director Jamie Williams
at 351-0048, ext. 28 or jamie@elpasoholo-
caustmuseum.org.
Jan. 31: Art and the Holocaust, with Dr.
Michael Tomor of El Paso Museum of Art
Feb. 21: Medical Ethics
March 14: Women in the Holocaust
April 25: Righteous Among the Nations
May 23: Modern Anti-Semitism.
Cat-Adopt-Athon The Center for
Spiritual Living, 575 N. Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces, hosts cat adoptions 8 a.m. to noon
Saturdays, during the Las Cruces Farmers
Market. The center will also be open 11 a.m.
to noon for gentle yoga, book sales and iced
choffy. Information: (575) 382-8227.
Etiquette classes Joann Wardy School of
Etiquette and Enrichment offers various classes
taught by Wardy, an etiquette consultant with
more than 25 years of experience. Call or email
for schedule: 355-0992 or
joannwardy@yahoo.com.
Scenic Sundays Walkers, runners,
cyclists and skaters are invited to enjoy Scenic
Drive, from Rim Road to Richmond, free of
traffic 7 a.m. to noon Sundays. Dogs on leash
permitted. Admission is free. Information: 541-
4416 or district2@elpasotexas.gov.
BEEMS Conference The 20th annual
dual-language education conference is Friday
and Saturday, Feb. 1-2, at UTEPs
Undergraduate Learning Center, with campus
visits, guest speakers, breakfasts and more,
sponsored by the UTEP College of Education.
Keynote speakers are Alfie Kohn and Dr. Jana
Echevarria. Cost: $200 teachers/administrators;
$65 parents. Registration/information: 747-
5615 or beemsregistration@utep.edu.
Family to Family Class National
Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) hosts the sec-
ond stage of a free course for family caregivers
of individuals with severe mental illness 9 a.m.
to noon Saturday, Feb. 2, at Family Service,
6040 Surety, as part of a 12-week class.
Caregivers receive current information about
schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disor-
der (manic depression), panic disorder, obses-
sive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality
disorder, co-occurring brain disorders and
addictive disorders. Information: 534-5478,
elpaso.nami@dshs.state.tx.us or nami.org.
Latinitas The nonprofit dedicated to
empowering Latina youth offers regular cre-
ative expression workshops, exhibits and more.
Headquarters are at
1359 Lomaland, #502. Information: 219-8554,
latinitaselpaso@yahoo.com or LasLatinitas.org.
Creative Chicas Club after-school programs
are 4 to 5:45 p.m. Mondays at Judge Marquez
Library, 610 N. Yarbrough, for girls in grades 4-
8. Girls participate in art, creative writing, pho-
tography, film-making and theater.
Teen Leadership Institute workshop is 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at El Paso
Public Librarys Main Branch, 501 N. Oregon.
Workshop features local community leaders.
Creative Chicas Saturday Camp is 12:30 to
2:30 p.m. the second Saturday of the month
(Feb. 9, March 9, April 13 and May 11) at
Judge Marquez Library. Girls in grades 4-8 meet
monthly for multimedia arts workshops.
Teen Media Academy for ages 13-18 is 10
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the headquarters.
The full-day workshop focused on multimedia
expression led by local media pros. Participants
will learn how to take photos, create short
films and produce podcasts.
The organization seeks female volunteer Girl
Empowerment Team mentors in various areas.
Information sessions are 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5
and 19, at the headquarters.
Latinitas Magazine is also currently accepting
applications for our Youth Editorial Advisory
Board. Young women ages 13 to 22 interested
in developing their writing skills and getting
published in a magazine by and for Latina teens
are encouraged to apply at
latinitaselpaso@yahoo.com or
LatinitasMagazine.org.
National Veterans Creative Arts
Competition El Paso VA Health Care
System is taking entries in its talent competition
for veterans Feb. 4-22, at El Paso VA 5001 N.
Piedras, Voluntary Service, 3rd Floor. Veterans
may enter in writing, dancing, singing, visual
arts, acting or music. Performances will be
recorded at the center for free, or pre-taped
entries and artwork may be sent. Winning
entries may advance to national competition.
Information: 564-7574 or elpaso.va.gov.
Visual artwork will be displayed and judged at
the center March 11-15.
El Paso CCDA - Noel Castellanos, CEO of
Christian Community Development
Association, will be in El Paso to discuss
involvement in the network of individuals and
organizations serving communities in need. Two
events are planned:
Lunch for ministry leaders and pastors, noon
to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at Trinity-First
United Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa. Free,
but donations appreciated to offset cost.
Registration: ccdalunch2713-
es2002.eventbrite.com
CCDA Caf is 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9, at First Baptist Church, 805
Montana. Everyone is invited to learn more
about CCDA and involvement opportunities.
Lunch and childcare provide. Free. Registration
begins at 10 a.m. Information, registration:
ccda.org/gather/event/58
Castellanos has worked in Latin urban com-
munities since 1982, and is co-author of A
Heart for the Community, New Models for
Urban and Suburban Ministry. He will speak
about the churchs role in working among the
marginalized & disenfranchised.
The CCDA which is a national Christian
organization working in the areas of justice and
community development.
Information: facebook.com/ElPasoCcda
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El Paso Pro-Musica Guild High Tea
The guilds high tea is 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 7, at Tres Mariposas 5857 N. Mesa.
Tickets: $20; available at 833-9400.
Free half-hour design courses are also offered.
No reservations needed:
2 p.m. Holiday Fashion Course by Tres
Mariposas
2:30 and 4:30 p.m. p.m. Valentine
Chocolate Courses by Alejandro
3 and 5 p.m. Flower Design by Fiori
Flower Studio
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Fashion Tips and
Fashion Show by Tres Mariposas
5:30 p.m. Holiday Valentine Chef Course.
Excellence in Leadership dinner Jane
Hickie is featured speaker at Girl Scouts of the
Desert Southwests dinner 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 7, at Summit Ballroom, 120
North Festival. Hickie will discuss her book
Independent for Life: Homes and
Neighborhoods for an Aging America. Her
presentation will address the interrelated issues
of housing, communities, services and financial
concerns for the aging population. Tickets: $50.
Information: 566-9433, ext. 220 or gsdsw.org.
Dentistry from the Heart Bright Star
Dental, 2001 Lohman in Las Cruces, will offer
free dental care 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8,
administered by Dr. Brian Gilbert, his staff and
professional community volunteers. Patients
taken on a first come, first served basis and
have a choice of free cleaning, filling or an
extraction. Open to anyone aged 18 and over
with a valid, government-issued photo ID.
Waiting area is outdoors; bring a jacket and be
prepared to wait ones turn. Information: (575)
526-4334 or
brightstardental.blogspot.com.
Dentistry From The Heart is a national proj-
ect that has provided free dental care to over
60,000 people since the first event in 2001 at
over 200 annual events nationwide.
Smut Slam My Smutty Valentine
Edition Queer Pulp and Rio Grande TNG
host and evening of positive sexuality and smut-
ty storytelling 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at
Joe Vinny and Bronsons Bohemian Cafe, 824
Piedras. Following a poetry-slam format, partic-
ipants are given the chance to sign up and share
five minutes of true, real-life sexual adventures;
stories can be funny, poignant, sexy, raunchy,
whatever, but they should be sexually focused
and genuine. Adult prizes awarded for the fun-
niest, sexiest, and overall best stories. Ages 18
and older only. Admission: $3 suggested dona-
tion. Information: 255-9172 or
queerpulp@gmail.com.
Sunset Heights CleanUp Dance Party
The community cleanup event for Sunset
Heights is noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, fol-
lowed by a dance party at Mundy Park, with
live music by WSTRN PLYLND, Biscuit Roller
and Cigarettes After Sex, plus DJs. Free food
for all participants (while it lasts) provided by
Chipotle, Tosca Oven Pizzeria, The Pizza Joint,
Rulis International Kitchen and Rudys BBQ.
Cleanup participants should meet at 11:45
a.m. at the corner of El Paso and Rio Grande.
City of El Paso will provide water, trash bags,
dumpsters and gloves.
Transformational Yoga Workshop
Wellness Educator Karen Powell MA, MSS, RYT
hosts the yoga workshop Transformational
Yoga: A Spiritual Workshop, using yoga to deal
with parenting issues 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9, at Truecare, 7402 Remcon. Registration
begins at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $25 in advance; $30
at the door. Information: 587-4600.
Powell, an El Paso native, is the creator of
Yoga of Love and Forgiveness and has taught
yoga in Los Angeles, New Mexico and Texas.
Her radio show 60 Second Wellness airs
weekday mornings on KTSM 99.9 FM.
STEM Challenge Workforce Solutions
Upper Rio Grande and UTEP College of
Engineering, is taking business plan submissions
from regional students in grades 9-12, for the
2013 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering
and Math) educational competition. The com-
petitions goal is to provide a real world oppor-
tunity for regional high school students to
develop innovative ideas in a business plan
approach to solve critical issues facing the
areas six-county region. Information: 351-2790
or stem@urgjobs.org. Web: urgjobs.org.
Team registration due by Feb. 1.
Business plan submissions due by April 1.
Top finalist chosen advance to the final com-
petition at UTEP in May.
Southwest Character Council The
councils monthly luncheon is 11:45 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Great American
Land and Cattle Company, 701 S. Mesa Hills.
Cost: $10 (includes lunch, networking and
training). Cash or check only.
Information/RSVP: 779-3551.
The East Side meeting is tentatively 11:45
a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Great
American, 2220 N. Yarbrough.
EPCC Career Expo El Paso Community
College Career Services hosts its 2013 expo 9
to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the
EPCC Valle Verde Campus Cafeteria, Building
C, 919 Hunter. The event allows students a
chance to meet with potential employees, learn
about job opportunities, network with man-
agers and more. Admission is free and the pub-
lic is invited. Information: 831-2636 or
epcc.edu/careerservices.
Senior Division Well-Fit Program
City of El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department and WellMed Medical
Management will host a free 12-week wellness
and exercise program for qualified participants
through Feb. 12 to overcome overweight and
obesity while promoting a change from a
sedentary lifestyle to a more active life style
among the older adult population in the com-
munity. Registration limited to 20 participants
per center; early sign up encouraged.
Information: David Lopez, 544-0753.
Participating senior centers are Hilos De
Plata, Father Martinez, Wellington Chew and
Polly Harris.
Ken and Tonja Peters Spirit Life
Christian Center, 1512-B Zaragosa, presents
the prophetic ministry of Ken and Tonja Peters
during its services at 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 15-17. Ken Peters
will minister and equip during the mens meet-
ing Saturday, while Tonja Peters will speak to
the women. Child care provided at the Friday
and Sunday service. Admission is free.
Information: 626-5273 or spiritlifecc.com.
Singles Game and Wine Tasting Night
Peggy Kligman, inventor of The Goat
Game, will host an evening for singles age 21
and older 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at
Sunland Winerys Wine Tasting Room, 1769
Victory Lane in Sunland Park. Learn flirting tips
and take part in the game on goatish dating
behaviors, and enjoy wine tasting, live music
and dancing. Participants must be single. Bring a
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goatgame.com.
International Autism Conference
The 14th annual conference is 7:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at El Paso Water Utilies
TecH2O Center, 10751 Montana. Dr. Stephen
Shore will present Life and Slightly to the
Right of the Autism Spectrum An Inside View
of Prtomoting Interdependence, Fulfillment and
Productivity. Registration information: 772-
9100 or autism-society.org/ElPaso.
Lifeguard Instructor Training The
City of El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department will offer a lifeguard instructor
course 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Feb. 23-24 and March 2-3, at Armijo Aquatics
Center, 911 S. Ochoa. Cost: $240. Information
call 544-3556.
Individuals must be 17 or older, and must
meet certain eligibility requirements, including a
current American Red Cross certificate for
Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED.
Science Cafe Chef Jesus Lugo of the El
Paso Community College Culinary Arts
Department celebrates The Science of
Chocolate at the El Paso Water Utilities
monthly science discussion 10:30 to noon
Saturday, Feb. 23, at EPCCs Administrative
Service Center, 9050 Viscount, Building B. Lugy
demonstrates the science of creating chocolate
treats while explaining the history of chocolate
and how it is made. Samples provided.
Admission is free; but space is limited.
Registration required. Information/registration:
621-2000 or tech2o.org/events.
Poppies celebration exhibitors The
Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition is tak-
ing applicants for vendors and volunteers for
the 7th annual Poppies Preservation
Celebration Event. Interested volunteers may
contact Sylvia Price at slyfox7tx@att.net and
interested sponsors or vendors may contact
Lisa Gutierrez at 269-1239 or
lisamarie177@att.net.
Donations for the event are also being taken
via Pat White at 591-3562 or pat_white@hot-
mail.com
The free celebration is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 23, at the El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain Road.
Orange and Blue Day Future Miners
will have the opportunity to learn about the
academic programs and support services
offered at UTEP during the Universitys 3rd
Orange and Blue Day 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2, at UTEPs Union Building,
East. Guests can visit with representatives from
admissions, financial aid, or from each of our
seven academic colleges. Guided walking tour
from current UTEP Miners. Admission is free
for all high school students, transfer students
and their families. Information: Mallory
Driggers, 747-5890 or
orangeandblue@utep.edu.
Meditation Workshops El Paso Parks
and Recreation Department offers several free
Meditation Courses at various Senior Centers
over the coming weeks directed by William
Smith. Smith (U.S. Army Lt. Col., ret.) current-
ly directs the Darshan Meditation Camp, a
summer camp for children, and assists in man-
aging a meditation retreat center near
Washington D.C. Information: 544-0753.
10 a.m. Monday, March 4, at Eastside, 3200
Fierro, 591-4292
9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, at South El
Paso, 600 S. Ochoa, 577-9870
10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, at Polly
Harris, 650 Wallenberg, 581-9525
10:15 a.m. Thursday, March 7, at
Grandview, 3134 Jefferson, 566-1217
9:45 a.m. Friday, March 8, at Father
Martinez, 9311 Alameda, 860-9131
9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Happiness,
563 N. Carolina, 592-8710
10 a.m. Thursday, March 14, at Wellington
Chew, 4430 Maxwell, 757-2523
12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, San Juan,
701 Tamburo, 772-8365.
Chemistry of Delicious Mt. Franklin
Christian Academy s Science students present
demonstrations, exhibits and tastings inspired
by chemistry in the use of food preparation
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the
academy gymnasium, 201 E. Sunset. Science
and Arts Projects will be exhibited and The
Science of Reading Scholastic Book Fair.
Admission: $1. Information: 581-4487 or 490-
1797.
Catholic Charismatic Healing
Conference Open Arms Community
hosts the conference, Empowered by Faith
March 8-9 at Las Alas Center, 501 E. Paisano,
with featured speakers Father Enrique Lopez
Escalera of the Las Cruces Diocese and Jim
Murphy of Spring Lake, Michigan, international
leader in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.
Both are well known for ministries of preaching
and healing. Program begins at 7 p.m. Friday
with personal testimonies by each speaker and
main talks on Saturday. Events end Saturday at
7 p.m. with a Celebration of the Eucharist and
Healing Service.
Registration: $20 (free for clergy); walk-ins
welcome. Some scholarships and discounts
available for those in need. Information/credit
card registration: 595-0589.
Register by mail (send name, address, phone
number and fee) to Conference, c/o Open
Arms Community, 8210 North Loop, 79907.
El Paso native Lopez serves as pastor of two
parishes in Deming.
Murphy is the Founder of Vera Cruz
Communications, a non-profit organization
promoting Catholic teaching and evangeliza-
tion. In 1992, Murphy undertook a 4,200 mile,
18-month journey on foot across America, car-
rying a 6-foot cross to promote prayer and
evangelization.
Knitting Without Boundaries El
Paso knitting Guild hosts classes with
Southwest fiber artist Valentina Devine 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 9-10, at
Casitas Coronado Clubhouse, 5730 Mira Sierra
Lane (top of Thunderbird). Devine will teach
two one-day knitting classes: Freeform
Knitting and Color Change Shells. Class
includes break for lunch. Cost: $50 one class;
$75 for both ($25 deposit with registration; no
refunds after March 1). Class size limited; early
registration encouraged. Information: 231-6590
or elpasoknittingguild.com.
Power of Action II The Dream Makers
99 Success Seminar is 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 16, at Radisson Airport, 1770
Airway. Cost is $175 ($155 if registered by Feb.
11); includes lunch and seminar materials).
Keynote speaker is Mark Victor Hansen, a suc-
cessful entrepreneur and co-author of the
Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.
Information/registration:
dreammakers99.com/mvh or 595-1307.
Knitting for Soldiers Free patterns,
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instruction and assistance projects for wounded
soldiers and soldiers in Afghanistan are offered
for anyone interested in knitting 12:30 to 2:30
p.m. Tuesdays, in the Hobby Lobby classroom,
7930 N. Mesa. Admission is free, but space is
limited. Reservations required to reserve a
space. Information/reservations: 996-9346.
UFO Discussion Group The video/inter-
net topic discussion group meets 1:30 to 4 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (Feb. 9) at
the Cielo Vista Public Library, 1300 Hawkins, to
share stories, ask questions and meet with oth-
ers of similar interests in and informal, open
forum setting. All meetings are free and open
to the public. Information: Rita P. Freeman,
755-0473 or w717688@yahoo.com.
Fort Bliss
Anyone entering Fort Bliss must have a valid
drivers license, car insurance and registration.
Check beforehand to see which gates are open
to the public. The Robert E. Lee Gate at
Airport and Airway is usually always open.
Old Fort Bliss Building 5051, corner of
Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The
Old West days of the Soldiers of the Pass are
relived through replicas of the original adobe
fort buildings and military artifacts,
Magoffinsville Post 1854 to 1868. Admission:
free. Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fort Bliss Post 5K Run The 2013 post
championships are Friday, Feb. 22, at Fort
Blisss Soto Gym; open to active-duty military,
family members, retirees and DoD/DA civilians
with ID. Registration/information: 744-5790.
Fort Bliss Got Talent The performing
arts competition for all military units is 6 p.m.
Wednesdays, Feb. 6-27, at the Centennial
Banquet and Conference Center at Fort Bliss.
The four-week-long competition showcases
some of the installations best performers who
will battle for the $500 grand prize. In addition
to guest judges, performers also compete for
audience votes. The unit with the most partici-
pation over all four weeks will win a $250 unit
spirit award.
Information: 588-8247 or blissmwr.com.
Fort Bliss Hiring Fair The Employment
Readiness Program at Army Community
Services hiring fair is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Centennial Banquet
and Conference Center, Bldg. 11199 on East
Fort Bliss open to active duty military, family
members, retirees and other DoD ID card
holders. Guests must present a military ID card
to participate. Information: 569-5838.
Fort Bliss Rod & Gun Club Rifle and
pistol shooting competitions are held almost
every weekend at the Fort Bliss Rod & Gun
Club visitors can watch for free, food avail-
able at the clubhouse snack bar. To get there:
Take Railroad Drive to Deer; turn right.
A chili cook-off is 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.
22. A stargazer session will also be held 6 to 9
p.m. Registration is free for competitors; tasting
cups for spectators are $5 (includes samples,
cornbread and beverage).
Cowboy Up Karaoke is 5 to 8 p.m. every
Friday.
Chuckwagon BBQ events are 4 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays. Cost: $6-$11.
Military Council of Catholic Women
The MCCW of Fort Bliss meets 8:45 to 11:30
a.m. every Friday (except holiday weekends) at
Building #449 on Fort Bliss. Meetings begin
with Rosary followed by Bible studies or Saint
discussions, rosary making/preemie caps/prayer
shawls and fellowship. Each week is different
after Rosary is said. Information: 755-9694 or
(Jenny Barry) at GODMCCW@gmail.com.
Club news
Germania Club The Germania Club of El
Pasos monthly luncheon is 11:30 a.m. Friday,
Feb. 1, at the Soldatenstube (German Club),
Robert E. Lee Road, Building 5095, Fort Bliss.
Newcomers always welcome.
Information/reservations: 595-1108 or 755-
5471.
A Faschings Party with carnival activities is 5
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Soldatenstube.
Macintosh Users Group The El Paso
Macintosh Users Group is open to anyone
interested in Apple Macintosh computers. The
groups monthly meeting and demonstration is
9:30 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of the
month at St. Pauls Lutheran Church basement,
1000 Montana (enter in alley). The Feb. 2
meeting is an iWorld Report demo with Ken
Borgg. Admission is free for visitors.
Information: 239-7846 or epmug.org.
Project Linus The national non-profit
charitable group, which has donated thousands
blankets and afghans to seriously ill and/or trau-
matized children of the El Paso area, meets
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each
month (Feb. 2, March 2) at University
Presbyterian Church, 244 Resler. New volun-
teers, including knitters, crocheters, quilters
sewers and non-sewers always welcome.
Donations of yarn, cloth and other supplies
welcome. Information: 781-0220 or projectli-
nuselpaso@yahoo.com.
Singles in the Son - The group develops
friendships among Christian singles ages 25 to
45. All denominations are welcome.
Membership is free. Information: Andy, 471-
1997 or SinglesInTheSon@yahoo.com.
Sunday, Feb. 3: Super Bowl Party
Saturday, Feb 9: Dinner and UTEP basketball
Friday, Feb 15: Dinner and El Paso Rhinos
Saturday, Feb 23: Dinner and a play.
Doa Ana Camera Club The club
meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of
the month Southwest Environmental Center,
275 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.
Meetings are free and open to all interested
photographers. Information: (575) 524-1288 or
dacameraclub.org.
Feb. 5: Focus Stacking technical workshop
with Ron Wolfe. Focus stacking is a tool used
with macro-photography and also applied in
landscape and other photographic disciplines.
Feb. 19: NMSU professor of civil engineering
Nirmal Khandan will present images depicting
the Buddhist/Hindu architecture in Nepal and
Bhutan.
Woodworkers Club of El Paso The
clubs monthly meeting is 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 5, at 3228 Sacramento (back of building).
Dave Wieters presents a video on the tech-
nique for inlaying minerals in wood. A mem-
bers show-and-tell segment follows. Admission
is free. Information: 760-6536 or 564-5915.
Westside Welcome Club The group is
open to both newcomers and long-time resi-
dents. Information: westsidewelcomeclub.com.
The clubs free monthly newcomers coffee is
10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Hal Marcus Gallery,
1308 N. Oregon. Information: 581-2314.
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The clubs Valentine luncheon is 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Double Tree by Hilton,
600 N. El Paso. Architect Morris Brown will
discuss Trost Architectural Buildings in
Downtown El Paso. Cost: $20.
Information/reservations: 845-1896.
Military Officers Association of
America The El Paso Chapter of MOAA,
an organization for active and retired officers of
all services and surviving spouses, hosts a lunch-
eon 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at
Golden Tee at Underwood Golf Course, 3200
Coe on Fort Bliss, with a talk by El Paso histori-
an/filmmaker Jackson Polk on How to
Promote El Paso Through Our History. Cost:
$20 (by Dec. 7). Information: 533-5111 or
info@elpasomoaa.org.
Polk, an El Paso native, produces and hosts
the El Paso history show Saturdays on KTSM
690. He will show clips from his television doc-
umentaries.
Assistance League of El Paso The
league meets 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at
the chapter house at 2728 E. Yandell. All ladies
interested in volunteering and giving back to
the community are invited. New members
always welcome. Information: 478-0995.
LAlliance Franaise dEl Paso The
group promotes French culture and offers fran-
cophiles the opportunity to use the French lan-
guage in a variety of activities. Information: 833-
8705, 355-4598 (Spanish), afofelpaso.com.
French films with English subtitle presented
each month.
Spring session classes began mid-January, but
students may still join. Conversation and
advanced French offered Wednesdays on the
Westside and Eastside. Eastside location for
French teachers. Information: 328-8268 or
afofelpaso.com.
Area attractions
Mfg., 1769 Victory Lane in Sunland Park, N.M.
Hours are 6 to 11:30 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday. Information: (575) 589-1214.
Live music by Sweetwater every Thursday
and Friday and Candice Reyes and other jazz
artists Saturday. Free wine tasting at 6 p.m.,
music begins at 7 p.m.
Five-week language classes are offered
Tuesday through Saturdays by Elena Ramsey.
English classes available Feb. 5-March 9; and
Spanish classes available Feb. 26-March 30.
Call for full schedule: (915) 253-3890.
Mosaics class is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.
8. Call for reservations.
Painting and Tasting Classes are 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, and 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 16. Cost: $40 (includes canvas, paint,
brushes, two glasses of wine and snacks).
Taught by artist Deana Hicks. Call 915-241-
8808 or email deanahicks2@elp.rr.com
for reservation
Goat Game with Peggy Kligman is 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 22, for singles only.
Information/reservations: (915) 740-5051.
Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery
430 La Via Road (off NM 28 between
markers 8 and 9), in Chamberino, N.M. Tasting
room open noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through
Monday. Live music most Saturdays.
Information: (915) 241-4349 or sombraan-
tigua.com.
Wine, Chocolate and Massage offered
Saturday, Feb. 9.
Indian Cliffs Ranch The working cattle
ranch in Fabens offers a childrens zoo, buffalo,
longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets and
the Fort Apache playground. Its also home to
the famous Cattlemans Steakhouse.
Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattle-
manssteakhouse.com.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
The casino offers slot machines, and video-
machine versions of poker, keno and other
games. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday
through Thursday; 9:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday
and Saturday. Lounge is open, with live enter-
tainment and dancing, until 2 a.m. weekends.
The live racing season runs through April
16. Live racing is Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m.
everyday. General admission and parking are
free. Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunland-
park.com. To get there, take the Sunland Park
exit from I-10, go south (left turn coming from
Downtown) and follow the signs.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305
Yaya Road, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta
Mission. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. The center features a museum
on the Tigua tribe, including its relationship to
the Tiwas of northern New Mexico. Admission
is free. Information: 859-7700 or
ysletadelsur.org.
Wyler Aerial Tramway Texas only pub-
licly accessible mountain tramway gives passen-
gers a view of 7,000 square miles, two coun-
tries and three states (Texas, New Mexico and
Chihuahua) from Ranger Peak, elevation 5,632
feet. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children
12 years and under. Tickets sales stop one hour
before closing. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday
and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Closed Monday through Thursday. Information:
566-6622.
Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park is managed
by Texas Parks & Wildlife and is also part of
Franklin Mountains State Park. To get there:
Take Alabama to McKinley and turn toward the
mountain.
Mount Cristo Rey The four-story-tall
statue of Christ on the cross tops the moun-
tain, 4,576 feet above sea level, in Sunland
Park, N.M., near the junction of Mexico, Texas
and New Mexico. The monument is accessible
off McNutt Road (Highway 273) in Sunland
Park take the Racetrack exit off Paisano and
cross the Rio Grande.
Because of safety concerns, people are
advised to hike only in groups. The best time to
hike is when volunteers are working on trail
maintenance, usually 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays.
For information on Saturday hiking times, call
252-9840.
La Via Winery New Mexicos oldest
winery is just across the state line from El Paso,
at 4201 S. NM Highway 28, one mile north of
Vinton Road. The tasting room and patio are
open for sales and tasting of wines from 12 to 5
p.m. Thursday through Tuesday (closed
Wednesdays). Tasting fee is $5. A daily tour is
offered at 11:30 a.m. by appointment only; the
$10 fee includes tasting. Information: (575)
882-7632 or lavinawinery.com.
Licon Dairy The dairys gift shop popular
for its homemade asadero cheese products is
located at 11951 Glorieta Road in San Elizario
and is open 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. The dairy also features an exten-
sive petting zoo and regularly stocked fishing
hole. Admission is free, with a nominal charge
for fishing hole use. Information: 851-2705 or
licondairy.com.
San Elizario Historic District The dis-
trict at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on the
Mission Trail features four art galleries, seven
artists studio/galleries, three gift shops, the
Historic San Elizario Chapel, the Portales
Museum and the Veterans Museum. Most loca-
tions open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 851-0041,
594-8424 or SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.com.
Self-guided walking tours and guided tour of
17 historical sites also offered, including the
Chapel, Old El Paso County Jail (where Billy the
Kid broke out a friend in 1876), the old Grist
Mill, the Lafayette barracks and more. Free
guides available at all galleries and museum.
Zin Valle Vineyards 7315 Hwy 28 in
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tast-
ings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday.
Information: 877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
Free Music Sundays are 1 to 4 p.m. selected
Sundays featuring local talent. Bring a picnic.
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For event tickets sold through Ticketmaster,
call 1-800-745-3000 or go to ticketmaster.com.
The UTEP Ticket Center number is 747-5234.
Pan Am Center Box Office is (575) 646-1420.
Many clubs sell tickets through ticketbully.com,
holdmyticket.com or other tickets listed.
Unless indicated, prices listed do not include
service charges.
Grease - UTEP Dinner Theatre presents the
hit 50s musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Feb. 1-March 1. Showtime is 7 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, with dinner mati-
nee at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, and non-din-
ner matinees at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 17
and 24. Tickets: $45 Friday and Saturday; $40
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday dinner mati-
nees; $26 non-dinner matinees ($2 discount for
all tickets for UTEP faculty/staff/ alumni associa-
tion members; group of 20 or more; ages 4-12;
non UTEP-students, military; $10 discount for
UTEP students). Information: 747-6060.
This record-breaking musical follows the sen-
iors class of 1959 at Rydell High School includ-
ing gum-smacking, hip-shaking Pink Ladies and
their hot rodding, ducktailed boys. with hits
such as Summer Nights, We Go Together,
Greased Lightnin Look and Me, Im Sandra
Dee.
Stomp The international percussion sen-
sation is 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at NMSUs Pan
American Center in Las Cruces. Stomp uses
everything but conventional percussion instru-
ments - dustbins, tea chests, radiator hoses,
boots, hub caps - to fill the stage with a com-
pelling and unique act that is often imitated but
never duplicated. Tickets: $28.50 and $48.50.
(Ticketmaster).
From its beginnings as a street performance in
the UK, Stomp has grown into an interna-
tional sensation over the past 20 years, having
performed in more than 50 countries and in
front of more than 24 million people.
In addition to the stage shows, Stomp has
enjoyed success on both the big and small
screen, with abundant awards including an
Academy Award nomination, four Emmy nomi-
nations and one Emmy Award for their
acclaimed HBO special Stomp Out Loud.
Los Tigres del Norte The multiple
Grammy-winning norteo band performs at 8
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at El Paso County
Coliseum, 4100 Paisano, as part of the of the
first Gran Canonozo Bailable of the year. Los
Tigres del Norte have more than 500 songs to
their name with and more than 55 albums gain-
ing Gold and Platinum status. Tickets: $30 and
$37.50. (Ticketmaster).
Special guests are Banda el Recondo, Grupo
Mojado and Grupo La Vase y Los Duque.
The Midtown Men Broadway in El Paso
Series brings together the stars of the original
cast of the hit Jersey Boys, Christian Hoff,
Michael Longoria, Daniel Richard and J. Robert
Spencer for a night of 60s hits at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 6, at The Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $35 and $55. (Ticketmaster)
The group performs familiar hits from groups
like the Beatles, Beach Boys, Temptations,
Jackson 5 and the Four Seasons and more.
Nation Beat - The American/Brazilian col-
lective performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at
NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital Hall), as part of
the NMSU Cultural Series. Tickets: $15 ($10
NMSU students), as part of the NMSU Cultural
Series. Information: (575) 646-1420 or
panam.nmsucom.edu.
Nation Beat plays a 21st century mashup
inspired by Brazilian maracatu drumming, New
Orleans second line rhythms, funk and country-
blues. They were the first American group to
record in Brazil with legendary Mestre Walter
and Maracatu Nao Estrela Brilhante and the
first Brazilian band to perform with Willie
Nelson.
La Tierra Cafe dinner shows La
Tierra Cafe, 1731 Montana, Caf Dinner
Shows begin at 8 p.m. Saturdays. Evening
includes a three-course meal followed by per-
formance. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., dinner
served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $32 (per show) in
advance; $36 at the door; includes dinner, tax
and show. Information: 533-8890 or latierra-
cafe.com.
Upcoming shows:
Feb. 9 Al Borde Flamenco and guests
March 9 La Cella Bella cello quartet
April 13 Adrian Perezs Harp Haven
May 11 Juan Gabriel Tribute.
Meow Meow Lola Productions Inc. pres-
ents globally renowned kamikaze cabaret
performer 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. Tickets: $27 and
$32. Ticket information: 747-5234, 1-800-745-
3000 or ticketmaster.com.
Meow Meow performs in venues as diverse
as the Sydney Opera House, Joes Pub in New
York, at Londons West End, and numerous
international arts festivals. She is a frequent col-
laborator with an eclectic mix of the worlds
greatest artistic visionaries including Pina
Bausch, David Bowie, Iain Grandage, Pink
Martini, John Cameron Mitchell, and the
Dresden Dolls among others.
Bill Maher The politically incorrect
comic returns to El Paso at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
10, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $52.50 and
$62.50 (Ticketmaster).
For the last 17 years, Maher has set the
boundaries of where funny, political talk can go
on American television. First on Politically
Incorrect, and for the last eight years on
HBOs Real Time, Maher has garnered 26
Emmy nominations. In October of 2008, his
swipe at organized religion, Religulous,
became the 7th highest grossing documentary
of all time. Three of his nine stand-up specials
for HBO have also been nominated for Emmy
awards.
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Morrissey The former lead singer of The
Smiths performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at
Tricky Falls, 209 S. El Paso, with guest Kristeen
Young. Re-scheduled from Nov. 27. Tickets:
$39.50. (Ticketmaster).
Morrisseys influence is felt worldwide
through the countless artists that cite him as
their primary inspiration. His 20-year solo
career has produced countless UK Top 10 hits
and a series of Billboard Top 20 albums includ-
ing Vauxhall and I with the hit single The
More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get.
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra One of the
most recognized orchestras in Big Band history
performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Rio
Grande Theatre, at 211 Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. Part of the Doa Ana Arts Councils
Performance Series. Tickets: $40 and $45.
Information: (575) 523-6403. Tickets available
online at RioGrandeTheatre.com.
Tommy Dorsey, The Sentimental Gentleman
of Swing, was a master at creating warm, sen-
timental, and always musical moods - at superb
dancing and listening tempos. The Tommy
Dorsey Orchestra is still traveling throughout
the country playing for the kids. Terry Myers
helms the baton in this lively performance.
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan El
mejor mariachi del mundo returns at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Plaza Theatre.
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, formed in 1898 in
the town of Tecalitlan by Gaspar Vargas and
others, has appeared in 200 movies, recorded
dozens of albums of pasodobles, valses, bail-
ables, polkas and danzones. Tickets: $30 to
$100. (Ticketmaster).
This mariachi group has also collaborated with
various artists including Juan Gabriel and Linda
Ronstadt. Today they are composed of three
trumpets, one harp, one vihuela, guitar, guitar-
ron, guitarra and five violins. Their music now
ranges from traditional sones to classical works
as well as other styles.
Bella Gaia Lola Productions Inc. presents
the immersive theatre experience at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21, at UTEPs Magoffin
Auditorium. Tickets: $30 and $35. Ticket infor-
mation: 747-5234, 1-800-745-3000 or ticket-
master.com.
Bella Gaia shows the moving beauty of planet
Earth as seen through the eyes of astronauts by
successfully simulating space flight. Created by
award-winning director, composer and violinist
Kenji Williams in collaboration with NASA, it
features a live performance by Kenji and world
musicians, against a large screen backdrop of
orbiting visualizations of Earth from space.
Terry Barber Showtime El Paso presents
the countertenor at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24,
at Abraham Chavez Theatre.
Ticket information: 544-2022 or
ShowtimeElPaso.com.
Barber joined the roster of the Metropolitan
Opera in 2002 for their staging of Sly, starring
Placido Domingo. In 2001, he made his New
York City Opera debut in Il Ritorno dUlisse in
Patria and covered Daniel Taylor in the NYC
Operas production of Handels Rinaldo, star-
ring David Daniels. He made his debut at
Carnegie Hall in 2004, singing the role of
Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus.
Step Afrika! The African dance troupe
performs at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. Tickets: $7
(Ticketmaster).
Based in Washington, D.C. Step Afrika is the
first professional company in the world dedicat-
ed to the tradition of stepping, a unique dance
tradition created by African American college
students. Founded in December 1994, the
company is celebrated worldwide for its efforts
to promote an appreciation for stepping and
the dance traditions use as an educational tool
for young people.
Monty Pythons Spamalot The musi-
cal based sort-of on the comedy classic
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 1, at NMSUs Pan American
Center in Las Cruces. Tickets: $32, $42 and
$52 (Ticketmaster).
Lovingly ripped-off from the internationally
famous comedy teams most popular motion
picture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail,
the 2005 Best Musical tells the legendary tale of
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
and their quest for the Holy Grail.
Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and
the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest
for the Holy Grail, Monty Pythons Spamalot
features a chorus line of dancing divas and
knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and
one legless knight.
Juan de Marcos & the Afro-Cuban All
Cuban music sensation at 7 p.m. Sunday,
March 3, at UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium.
Tickets: $35 and $40. Ticket information: 747-
5234, 1-800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.
Following in the footsteps of legendary Cuban
orchestras Los Van Van, the Buena Vista Social
Club, and Irakere, the Afro-Cuban All Stars
have become one of the best-known and most
successful Cuban orchestras performing today.
Lead by bandleader, producer, and arranger
Juan de Marcos, the All Stars ensemble concept
spans three generations of musicians, and pro-
motes the full range of Cuban musical styles.
Rhythm of the Dance Mimbres Region
Arts Council presents the National Dance
Company of Irelands presentation at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6, at WNMU Fine Arts
Center Theatre, Silver City. Tickets: $25 ($20
MRAC members; $15 each for groups of ten or
more; $5 students). Information: (575) 538-
2505, 1-888-758-7289 or mimbresarts.org.
The show combines traditional Irish dance
and music with advanced stage technology to
present a thousand-year-old story. The show
has been performed in 51 countries across the
continents.
Moody Blues The legendary band per-
forms at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $55, $65 and $85
(Ticketmaster).
The band has performed for more than 30
years, selling 55 million albums with 18 plat-
inum records, including one of the biggest sell-
ing singles in rock history (Nights in White
Satin) and other hits such as Your Wildest
Dreams, Go Now!, Im Just a Singer (in a
Rock n Roll Band).
Their awards, going back to 1972, include the
NARM No. 1 World Group Award, Playboy
Vocal Group of the Year and the Golden Ticket
Award for the sale of 100,000 tickets at
Madison Square Gardens.
Storytellers Junior League of El Paso, Inc.
presents three famous Nashville singer/song-
writers together in concert 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 9, at El Paso Country Club, 5000
Country Club Place, in partnership with United
Bank of El Paso del Norte. Tickets: $160 ($150
with cash or check). Information: 203-0221,
endowmentfund@jlep.org or
jlepstorytellers.org.
Bob DiPiero, Luke Laird and Tim Nichols will
share the stories behind their famous songs and
perform in an intimate, acoustic setting.
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
125 S. Pueblo Rd. Information: 860-7777 or
speakingrockentertainment.com. Live music
nightly. The center hosts tribute bands of vari-
ous genres each Thursday.
Canadian rock group Danko Jones performs
Sunday, March 10, with Volbeat.
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Yo Gabba Gabba Live DJ Lance Rock
and the cast of Yo Gabba Gabba bring their
Get The Sillies Out! tour to El Paso at 6 p.m.
Monday, March 11, at the Plaza Theatre. Get
the Sillies Out! marks the third tour for their
successful concert series. Hip-hop legend Biz
Markie will join the cast on stage with Bizs
Beat of the Day. The show will also feature
Super Music Friends and Dancey Dance guest
performances. Tickets: $22.50, $32.50 and
$42.50, plus service charge; all children age 1
and older require ticket (Ticketmaster). VIP
packages available at yogabbagabbalive.com.
Seths Big Fat Broadway Show
Seth Rudetskys performs at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 15, at new NMSU Center for
the Arts, 1000 E. University, in Las Cruces.
Rudetsky is an actor, comedian and musician
who serves as host of Seths Big Fat
Broadway on Sirius/XM, which highlights his
knowledge of Broadway theatre. Tickets (all
seats general admission): $20 matinee; $25
evening show (Ticketmaster).
A reception for Rudetsky follows at 9 p.m.
Tickets: $25 (limited to first 75 guests).
tional hit show will play the Plaza Theatre for
two hot performances at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
and Wednesday, March 19-20, with parodies
from classic pop songs of the 60s, 70s and
80s. Tickets: $45, $50, $55 and $65
(Ticketmaster). Information: 1-800-745-3000.
Group discounts of 10 or more available at 1-
888-686-8587, ext. 2.
Menopause The Musical is set in a depart-
ment store where four women with seemingly
nothing in common but a black lace bra meet
by chance at a lingerie sale. A sisterhood is cre-
ated between these diverse women as they
realize that menopause is no longer The Silent
Passage. It is a stage in every womans life that
is perfectly normal.
Inspired by a hot flash and a bottle of wine,
writer and producer Jeanie Linders created the
show as a celebration of women who are on
the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived
The Change.
Mark Erelli The 1999 Kerville New Folk
contest winner and multi-instrumentalist per-
forms at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, at the
Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos Altos, N.M. as
part of the Mimbres Region Arts Councils Folk
Series. Erelli has worked as a sideman for such
artists as Lori McKenna and Josh Ritter, while
producing solo albums that spent weeks in the
Top Ten of the Americana radio charts. Tickets:
$20 ($15 members). Information: (575) 538-
2505 or mimbresarts.org.
Sesame Street Live Cant Stop
Singing The Sesame Street Live annual
Easter week shows are March 28-31 at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Presented by VEE
Corporation. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursday,
2 and 7 p.m. Friday, 10:30, 2 and 5:30 p.m.
Saturday and 2 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$35 and $55 (Ticketmaster). Information: 1-
800-745-3000 or sesamestreetlive.com.
George Strait The country music legend
brings his Farewell The Cowboy Rides Away
Tour to the area Saturday, April 6, at NMSUs
Pan American Center, with opening act Martina
McBride. Tickets: $74.25 and $94.25
(Ticketmaster).
Romeo Santos The bachata singer (for-
merly of Aventura) performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
April 9, at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E.
Paisano. His Formula Vol. 1 debut album has
put three singles on Billboards Hot Latin Songs
chart, and also garnered a Grammy nomination.
Tickets: $37, $57. $77 and $87. (Ticketmaster).
Gerardo Ortiz The corrido singer per-
forms at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at El
Paso County Coliseum, in promotion of his lat-
est album El Primer Ministro. Tickets: $35,
$40 and $45. (Ticketmaster).
The Killers The rock band, whose latest
album Battle Born includes the hits
Runaways and Miss Atomic Bomb, per-
forms Monday, May 6, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre (Ticketmaster).
Neon Desert Music Festival The 3rd
annual music festival is 3 p.m. Saturday, May
25, in San Jacinto Plaza and Cleveland Square
Park, with more than 25 bands on five stages.
Early bird tickets on are $45 (while supplies
last); available at 1-877-FLYTIX or online at
neondesertmusicfestival.com.
Vans Warped Tour 2013 The 19th
annual music and extreme sports event is 11
a.m. to dusk Wednesday, June 26, at the
NMSU Intramural Field (next to Aggie
Memorial Stadium), featuring more than 80
bands on eight live music stage. Several
extreme sports and lifestyle events and displays
also featured. Information: (575) 646-1420.
Tour/band updates: warpedtour.com.
Early tickets available: First 500 sold are
$23.50; second 500 sold are $28.50. All other
tickets sold through June 25: $35. Cost at the
door is $40.
Venues & series
Tricky Falls 209 S. El Paso. All shows are
all-ages (16 and older), unless listed otherwise.
Information: 351-9909 or trickyfalls.com.
Tickets for most shows available at All That
Music, Bowie Feathers, Marias Closet, Eloise
and online at holdmyticket.com.
NonPoint The metal band performs at 8
p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, with Candlelight Red,
Digital Summer and Nothing More. $16.
Morrissey The former lead singer of The
Smiths performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12.
Tickets: $39.50.
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus The alternative
hard rock band performs at 5 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 13, with guests Broadway, The Action
Blast and local bands. Tickets: $12 in advance;
$15 at the door.
Gorilla Joe The rapper, formerly of Boyz
N Da Hood, performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb.
15, along with Original Flyboys, Smiddy D-
Dozie D, Killa Star, Big Keem, F.A.M Clic,
Powherhouse, Explicit, Tha Conecta, Dessept
and more. Tickets: $15 and $20.
Every Time I Die The hardcore punk
band 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, with the
Acacia Strain, Vanna, Hundredth and No
Bragging Rights. Tickets: $15.
The Used The band headlines the Take
Action tour benefiting various non-profits at 6
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. Also performing are
Crown the Empire and Mindflow. Tickets:
$27.50 in advance; $30 at the door.
Figures Adventures in Time and Space
Tour The electro house artist performs at
9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, with Ariok and
Dottkom. Tickets: $15 (available at wantick-
ets.com).
The Devil Wears Prada and As I Lay Dying
The metal double bill is 7 p.m. Sunday, March
3, with For Today and The Color Morale.
Tickets: $21.
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El Paso Scene
and Grammy-winning singer/songwriter (The
Weary Kind from the movie Crazy Heart)
performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7, pro-
moting his latest album Tomorrowland, with
guest Honey Honey. Tickets: $21 in advance;
$25 at the door.
Cold War Kids The indie band performs at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, with Hannie El
Khatib. Tickets: $15.
Why? and Baths The indie bands perform
at 8 p.m. Monday, March 11, with Dream
Tiger. Tickets: $10.
Pierce The Veil The post-hardcore band
performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16,
with Memphis May Fire, Letlive and Issues.
Tickets: $17.50.
Joe Ely Duo Texas music legend Ely per-
forms with guitarist Jeff Plank Plankenhorn at
9 p.m. Thursday, March 21. Tickets: $19.
Heartless Bastards The Austin garage
rockers play at 8 p.m. Friday, March 22.
Jeff Mangum The vocalist/guitarist former-
ly of indie group Neutral Mile Hotel performs
at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 30. Tickets: $25 ($1
of each ticket goes to benefit Children of the
Blue Sky).
Beach House The pop duo performs at 8
p.m. Monday, April 8. Tickets: $20.
Grizzly Bear The indie rockers perform 8
p.m. Thursday, April 11. Tickets: $26-$30.
Senses Fail The post-hardcore band per-
forms at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, with guests
Such Gold, Real Friends and Major League.
Tickets: $14.
Whiskey Dicks 580 George Dieter. Early
arrival recommended. Showtime is 10 p.m.,
unless otherwise listed. Tickets available at
(ticketbully.com). Information: 921-9900.
Josh Abbott Band The Texas band returns
to El Paso Saturday, Feb. 2. Tickets: $20.
Cody Johnson The country singer Tuesday,
Feb. 5. Tickets: $8.
Reckless Kelly The alt-country rockers
perform Wednesday, Feb. 20. Tickets: $10.
Aaron Watson The popular country singer
(Shut Up and Dance) performs Friday, March
1. Tickets: $10.
Roger Creager The Texas singer performs
at Wednesday, April 3. Tickets: $10.
Lowbrow Palace 111 E. Robinson. Doors
open at 9 p.m. Age 18 and older welcome ($3
ticket surcharge for age 18-20), unless listed
otherwise. Information: 356-0966 or low-
brow.elpaso@gmail.com.
Grupo Fantasma The Austin-based Latin
funk group performs Tuesday, Feb. 5. $10.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra The New
Zealand pop band performs Monday, Feb. 18,
with guest Foxgen. Tickets: $13.
Ramona Falls The musical brainchild of
Brent Knoph is Friday, Feb. 22. Tickets: $10.
Nova Luna 2270 Joe Battle. Information:
855-5066.
Toby Love The former member of
Adventura performs Friday, Feb. 8, with
Michael El Nuevo Prospecto, and local band
Grupo La Guira Glg. Tickets: $25 general
admission; $50 VIP (ticketbully.com).
James Zabiela The British DJ performs at
9 p.m. Friday, March 1. Tickets to be
announced. Information: 855-5066.
Supernite Late Night Social Club events
are 9 p.m. on selected Saturdays at The
Network, 317 E. Mills. Tickets: $10 in advance;
$15 at the door.
Feb. 9: Daniel Avery. The London DJ
(Throne of Blood) headlines with Rol(e)
Models, Jason O and DJ Joe.
Feb. 23: Session Victim Live.
Gallery 127 11675 Montwood, Suite. A-2.
Concerts are at 6 p.m.; all-ages shows,.
Tickets: $12, unless listed otherwise; available
online at ticketbully.com.
Upon Burning Body The metal band per-
forms at Tuesday, Feb. 12, with All That
Bleeds, Infinate in Azimuth and Defying
Deceiver.
Ska legends The Toasters perform at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16, with Mrs. Skannotto, Cafe
Con Tequila and others. Tickets: $10.
Stick To Your Guns The California hard-
core band performs Monday, March 11, with
Stray From The Path, Rotting Out, Barbarian,
Tyrants and This Is A Calling.
Chuck! No, Captain Chuck The French
punk band performs Friday, March 15, with
Handguns, Statechamps, City Lights, Set Us On
High and Gentlemen.
Socorro Entertainment Center
Speaking Rocks indoor concert venue is at
11200 Santos Sanchez (off Socorro Road, 4.5
miles southeast of Loop 375). Ages 18 and
older welcome for most shows. Admission to
all shows is free. Information: 860-7777 or
speakingrockentertainment.com.
Pepe Aguilar The popular ranchera singer
performs at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15.
Skillet, led by husband and wife singer-gui-
tarists John and Korey Cooper, plays 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16.
Volbeat The Danish rock band performs
at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10.
Gloria Trevi and Ana Barbara The Mexican
divas perform Sunday, March 17.
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m., unless listed
otherwise. Information: (575) 437-2202 or
flickingercenter.com.
Chocolate Buffet and Cabaret The annual
Flickinger Center fundraiser is Thursday, Feb.
14, with traditional Hawaiian music and dance
by four-time Grammy winner George
Kahumoku Jr. and Masters of Hawaiian Music.
Buffet precedes show at 6 p.m. Tickets: $22,
$27, $35 and $40.
Rhythm of the Dance The National Dance
Company of Ireland performs Monday, March
4. Tickets: $22, $27, $35 and $40.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and
Casino Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8
p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Information:
1-877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
Hermans Hermits The British invasion-
era rock legends perform Friday, Feb. 15.
Tickets: $25-$70.
Little River Band The classic rock band
performs Saturday, Feb. 16. Tickets: $25-$70.
Willie Nelson The country music legend
performs at Sunday, March 3. Tickets: $40-
$125.
Aaron Lewis The Staind frontman per-
forms Friday, March 8. Tickets; $25-$80.
Rodney Carrington The cowboy comedian
performs Friday, March 15. Tickets: $25-$90.
Brantley Gilberts Hell On Wheels tour
comes Friday, April 12, with Kip Moore.
Pam Tillis, Lorrie Morgan, Los Lonely Boys
team up Saturday, May 4.
Motown icon Smokey Robinson performs
Thursday, May 23.
Dokken and Quiet Riot perform Saturday,
June 8.
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts
Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about 12
miles north of downtown Ruidoso).
Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872
or spencertheater.com.
Pre-show buffets are $20.
Monty Pythons Spamalot, 7 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 25. Spamalot loosely tells the legendary
tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round
Table. Features a bevy of beautiful showgirls,
cows, killer rabbits and French people. Tickets:
$76 and $79.
Rhythm of the Dance, 3 p.m. Sunday, March
3. The National Dance Company of Ireland
stars in this production of traditional Irish Celtic
dance and music with 22 step dancers, three
tenors and a band. Tickets: $66 and $69.
Fiddler on the Roof - The timeless musical
of family and tradition is 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 9. Songs include Tradition,
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, If I were A Rich
Man and Sunrise, Sunset. $76 and $79.
The Fab Four The uncanny Beatles tribute
is 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Featuring a cast of
stellar singers and costume changes reflecting
each era of the bands changing career. Tickets:
$66 and $69.
NM Tech Performing Arts Series
Performances are 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise
listed, at New Mexico Techs Macey Center,
801 Leroy Place, in Socorro, N.M. All seats
general admission. Information: (575) 835-5688
or nmtpas.org.
George Kahumoku and friends Hawaiis
Grammy-winning slack key guitarist and story-
teller performs Wednesday, Feb. 13. Tickets:
$16 ($14 seniors/$8 youth).
Rhythm of the Dance The National Dance
Company presents its showcase of Irelands
music and dance Tuesday, March 5. Tickets:
$20 ($18 seniors/$10 youth).
Willy Sucre and the Matisse Trio Sucre and
the trio perform piano trios and quartets
Monday, March 25, as part of the Presidential
Chamber Music Series. Admission is free.
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Paso Pro-Musicas 24th annual festival contin-
ues through Feb. 2. Individual concert tickets:
$25 ($20 seniors/military; $5 students).
Information: 833-9400 or eppm.org.
Boston Chamber Music Society, featuring Ida
Levin, violin; Mahae Lee, piano, Marcus
Thompson, viola and Ronald Thomas, cello,
performs 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at
UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Selections
include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts String Duo
No. 2 in B-flat major, K. 424, Ludwig van
Beethovens Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op.
70, No. 1, Ghost and Antonin Dvorks Piano
Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87. Pre-con-
cert talk is at 7 p.m.
A special concert event featuring the Boston
Chamber Music Society is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb.
1, at El Paso Museum of Art, One Arts Festival
Plaza. Selections include Haydns Piano Trio
No. 39 in G major, Hob. XV 25, Gypsy,
Beethovens Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 24,
Spring, Mendelssohns Viola Sonata in C
minor, Chopins Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.
65, Schuberts String Trio in B-flat major, D.
471 and Brahmss Piano Quartet No. 1 in G
minor, Op. 25.
LCSO with Ilya Yakushev Las Cruces
Symphony Orchestra, directed by Lonnie Klein,
welcomes the guest pianist at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2-3, at
NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital Hall. Selections
include Gustav Holsts The Planets, John
Williamss Star Wars medley, Felix
Mendelssohns Piano Concerto No. 1 and
Sergei Prokofievs Piano Concerto No. 1.
Tickets: $35, $40 and $45. Information: (575)
646-3709 or lascrucessymphony.com.
A luncheon with Klein is 11:30 a.m. Thursday,
Jan 31, at Paisano Cafe, 1740 Calle de
Mercado in Mesilla, featuring a preview of con-
cert music. Cost: $16 in advance; $20 at the
door.
Young Peoples Concerts The El Paso
Symphony Orchestra presents the 73rd season
of free programs for area fifth-graders at 10:30
a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday,
Feb. 6-8, at the Plaza Theatre, in partnership
with Carnegie Halls Link Up Concerts. This
years program is The Orchestra Sings led by
Andy Moran. The public is invited on a space-
available basis; call for availability. Information:
532-3776.
More than 12,000 fifth-grade students from
the El Paso area are treated to the free con-
certs each year.
El Paso Wind Symphony The sympho-
ny performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at
UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Tickets
$12.50 (Ticketmaster). Information: 760-5599
or elpasowindsymphony.com.
Upcoming Wind Symphony performances are
Friday, March 15 and Friday, April 26, at Fox
Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Alaska String Band The band performs
at 2 p.m. Feb. 10, at St. Pauls United
Methodist Church, 225 W. Griggs, in Las
Cruces. Information: (575) 6689.
EPSYOs Winter Concert The El Paso
Symphony Youth Orchestras, under the direc-
tion of Andres Moran, presents its winter con-
cert at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Abraham
Chavez Theatre. Tickets; $12 ($7 students,
seniors, military). Information: 525-8978 or
epsyos.org.
The performance features local cellist Michael
Way in Eduard Lalos Concerto for Cello and
Orchestra No. 1. Way is a member of the
EPSYOs artistic staff in addition to performing
with the EPSO and LCSO. Other favorites of
the Romantic Era will be featured.
Piano Recital The El Paso Music
Teachers Association presents students in
recital at Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Recitals
are scheduled at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 p.m.
Admission is free. Information: 584-7911 or
373-0687.
Mardi Gras Jazz Vespers Service A
service with sacred jazz, readings, and upbeat
music is 7 to 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at
Western Hills United Methodist Church, 524
Thunderbird, with guest Mike Middleton, trum-
pet, accompanied by Western Hills Jazz Combo
J.R. Squared. Admission is free. Information:
584-2133, ext. 109 or westernhillsep.org.
Free homemade crepes and beignets served
after the event.
New Horizons Symphony The sym-
phony conducted by Dr. Marianna Gabbi pres-
ents its romantic concert at 3 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 17, at NMSUs Atkinson Recital Hall in
Las Cruces. The orchestra will perform
Hansons Symphony No. 2 Romantic, selec-
tions from Leonard Bernsteins West Side
Story, George Gershwins Porgy and Bess,
Desmond-Brubecks Take Five with saxo-
phonist Jim Helder, and Aaron Coplands Hoe-
Down from Rodeo.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 522-
5571, (575) 523-9101 or nhsocruces.com.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra - The
Symphony performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 22-23, in the Plaza Theatre,
with guest violinist Livia Sohn. Guest conductor,
returning from last year is Peter Rubardt con-
ducting the orchestra in Beethovens Symphony
No. 5, op. 67, C minor, Korngolds Violin con-
cert, op. 35, D major and Bernsteins On the
Waterfront. Ticket information: 532-3776 or
epso.org.
Entering his 16th season as Music Director of
the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Rubardt
continues to inspire artistic excellence and to
create innovative programs for the Pensacola
community. During his tenure with the PSO,
Rubardt is credited with significantly raising the
orchestras artistic level, and with serving the
Pensacola community by initiating pops, cham-
ber orchestra, and family concerts. Prior to his
appointment in Pensacola, Rubardt served four
seasons as the Associate Conductor of the
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, which followed
three seasons as Resident Conductor of the
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. He conduct-
ed numerous subscription and Pops perform-
ances, educational programs and regional tours
with both orchestras, and led the New Jersey
in a highly praised evening of operatic favorites
at Irelands Adare Festival.
Terry Barber - Grant County Community
Concert Association presents the American
countertenor at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at
WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater in Silver
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City. Admission: $20 ($5 students 17 and
younger). Information: (575) 538-5862 or
gcconcerts.org.
As a member of the multiple Grammy-win-
ning ensemble Chanticleer, Barber worked his
way through the repertoire performing opera,
classical, gospel, jazz and folk music in a dozen
languages at over a hundred concerts around
the globe.
Music Forum El Paso The organization
presents free concerts at 2:30 p.m. Sundays at
the El Paso Museum of Art. Information: music-
forum-elpaso.org.
Feb. 3: Carmen Diaz Walker, soprano.
Accompanist is Elvira Spector. Works of prima-
rily Hispanic composers will be presented,
along with works by Bach, Mendelssohn,
Handel and others.
Feb. 24: El Paso Clarinet Consort
March 17: Chamber Music Consortium of
the Southwest.
Time for Three - El Paso Pro-Musica pres-
ents the classically trained garage band 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at Scottish Rite
Temple. Tickets: $25 ($20 seniors and military;
$5 students). Information: 833-9400 or
eppm.org.
The trio of musicians began playing together
for fun while students at Curtis Institute of
Music in Philadelphia, and now perform at ven-
ues all over the world.
closes its season with Rossinis comic opera at
7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, March 14
and 16, at Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets:
$40, $55, $70, $85 and $90 (available at ticket-
master.com). Information: 581-5534 or
epopera.org.
The cast is led by Vanessa Cariddi as Rosina,
Michael Chioldi as Figaro and Melissa Parks as
Berta.
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To learn more and
get an entry form,
call Candy at 581-4971
or email cc2ccmayer@aol.com
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Sponsored by the
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The April 20-21 tour includes studios in the Eastside, Northeast and Mission Valley. The April
27-28 tour includes studios in the Upper Valley, Westside and Downtown. Hours will be 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Deadline to enter is March 1, 2013.
Information & Entry Forms available at www.PleinAirPaintersOfElPaso.com
All phone numbers listed are in Juarz.
Alianza Francesa de Cd. Jurez Calle
Tlaxcala #2644 Col. Margaritas (at Ignacio
Ramirez). Admission is free. Bring food or bev-
erage to share. Information: 6391011 (Barbara
Cousin) or ciudadjuarez.af.org.mx.
7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 and 15: French movie
shown with Spanish subtitles.
8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12: Mardi Gras Party.
Come in costume as your favorite hero (real or
fiction).
El Rincon De Ana Lucia Blvd Tomas
Fernandez 8215-2A (lower level in front of
Torres Campestre building). The restaurant and
gallery is owned by artist Eli Morales.
Exhibit by painters Tere and Margarita
Caballero is at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.
Desert Echoes collective exhibition and
sale is outside, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
2.
Auditorio Civico Municipal Benito
Jurez Calle Ignacio Ramirez and Vicente
Guerrero, across from Parque Borunda.
The theatre play Porque los hombres aman a
las Cabrones will be performed at 7 and 9:30
p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, starring Janlu, Roxana
Castellanos and Fabiola Campomanes. Tickets
at donboleton.com.
Museo del Chamizal Chamizal Park,
Jurez (next to the Bridge of the Americas).
The museum features an exhibit of pre-
Columbian artifacts, as well as paintings and
sculptures from well-known local and interna-
tional artists. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free
except as listed. Information: 611-1048.
Showing at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8: The art of
painter Cristina Gardea.
Showing at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15: Jurez
Monuments photography exhibit.
Centro Cultural Paso del Norte Av.
Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the
Red Cross. Information: 1730300 or
ccpn.com.mx (Facebook: ccpnteatro).
Dora la Exploradora childrens theater per-
formed at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10.
The romantic music duo Rio Roma performs
at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15. Tickets: 280 to 1,200
pesos; VIP price includes concert, press confer-
ence, sound check, autograph and photo.
Information: 6270021 or goldenticket.com.
Rigoletto will be presented via a live broad-
cast from the New York Metropolitan Opera at
11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. Admission: 100
pesos (50 pesos students and seniors).
Cibeles Convention Center Av. Toms
Fernndez 8450, between Calle Portales and
Antonio J. Bermudez, Zona Campestre.
Valentines Day events include live music all
day Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Terraza Garden
Restaurant.
A Valentines dinner-dance party is at 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 15, with music by Classe. Cost:
485 pesos, plus beverages.
Museo de INBA Circuito Jose Reyes
Estrada, Zona Pronaf. Information: 616-7414.
Showing at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14: The
History of the Future, photography by Julian
Cardona and Michael Berman.
Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera
(MUREF) Old Customs House, Zona
Centro, Av. 16 de Septiembre at Ave. Jurez.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Information: muref.org, inah.org or
Facebook.
Permanent exhibitions in nine rooms highlight
the Mexican Revolution. Displays include the
Francisco Madero carriage, Pascual Orozco hat,
Francisco Pancho Villa displays and a scale
model of Jurez-El Paso during the Mexican
Revolution.
Showing through February: Baktun Trece
Legado Maya, photography from INAH.
Every Sunday: Guided tour at noon and 2
p.m.; puppet show at 1 p.m.
Radio Cultural Milenio Alfonso The
Duck Quiones hosts the radio program
devoted to the cultural world in Jurez at 9:30
a.m. Wednesdays on 640 a.m.
Por Amor al Arte The radio show,
covering all aspects of the arts in Jurez, airs 3
to 5 p.m. Sundays on 860 AM. The show
includes music, interviews, reviews of events,
recommendations of books and movies, hosted
by Hogla Lizet Olivas. Information:
806Noticias.com.mx.
Jurez correspondent Walter Schaefer
2 022988 (cobracollectionag@hotmail.com or
walteraleisterschaefer@gmail.com)
Music on Main Street In celebration of
ArtForms For The Love Of Art Month, the
Dona Ana Arts Council and Downtown Las
Cruces Partnership will host the month-long
music series with local and national musical tal-
ent Tuesday and Friday evenings, and
Valentines Day, at various locations throughout
the downtown Las Cruces area. All events are
free, unless otherwise listed. Information: (575)
523-6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com or.
CW Ayon Live The one-man band per-
forms 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 in the Rio
Grande Theatre Lobby, 211 N. Downtown
Mall. Performance followed by the RGT Live
Open Mike event in the theatre (open mic sign
up begins at 6:30 p.m.)
Mesilla Valley Swing Combo The combo
presents music from the 30s, 40s and 50 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 at the Las Cruces Museum
of Nature & Science, 411 N. Main.
Randy Granger The award-winning Native
American singer, songwriter and flutist per-
forms 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at Las Cruces
Museum of Art, 491 N. Main.
The Dusters The classic oldies rock and
roll band performs 6:30 to 8 p.m. Fridays, Feb.
1, Feb. 15, at Ginas Cantina (formerly Ono
Grindz), 300 N. Main.
Every Other Tuesday performance with Las
Cruces singer/songwriter Bruce Carlson at 6:30
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the Rio Grande
Theatre.
Feral Root The melodic band performs at
7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in the Rio Grande
Theatre. Suggested donation of $3.
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra The famed big
band orchestra performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 12, at the Rio Grande Theatre, as part of
the Doa Ana Arts Councils 2012/2013
Performance Series. Tickets: $40 and $45.
MST Jazz Trio Las Cruces premiere Jazz
combo performs 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
14, at Main Street Bistro and Ale House, 139
N. Main.
Bob Diven The Las Cruces songwriter
performs 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at the
Rio Grande Theatre. Suggested donation of $5.
Every Other Tuesday performance with
eclectic duo Soulshine is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 19, at the Rio Grande Theatre.
The Hard Road Trio Acoustic Americana
bluegrass trio of Steve Smith, Chris Sanders and
Anne Luna, performs at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22,
at the Rio Grande Theatre. Suggested donation:
$10.
Dusty Low Trio The alternative country
band performs 9 to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at
the Bistro and Ale House.
Alma y la Tierra Muerta The
folk/American group performs at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Rio Grande Theatre.
Suggested donation: $3.
The series concludes during the monthly
Downtown Art Ramble 5 to 7 p.m. Friday,
March 1, along Main Street with performances
by We Are One Dance & Drum, Dona Ana
Lyric Opera vocal students, the Flute-Guitar
Duo of Lisa Van Winkle & Kerry Alt and La
Cella Bella, followed at 7 p.m. in the Rio
Grande Theatre by the RGT Live! Open Mic.
Ever Ending Kicks The Washington pop
band with guests Jessica Moore and Molybden
performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at the Marfa
Book Co., 105 S. Highland in Marfa, Texas. The
group just released their debut album Notion
Free, which they call a collection of Pacific
Northwest pop songs. Free admission.
Information: (432) 729-3906 or
marfabookco.com.
Austin Jimmy Murphy The local musi-
cian, whose latest CD is A History of Blues,
will give an acoustic performance 2 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 2, at Jose Cisneros Cielo Vista
Library, 1300 Hawkins. Admission is free.
Deming Performing Arts Theater
Performances are in Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine,
in Deming, N.M. Call for ticket prices.
Information: (575) 545-8872 or dpat.org.
Jammers music events are 2 to 4 p.m.
Sundays, with other musical acts at 2 p.m. on
selected Saturdays:
Feb. 2: Sarah Ghetto
Feb. 9: Alaska String Band
Feb. 16: Mary Kaye
March 16: Rick Morganstern Show
March 23: Bill Barwick.
Gospel Explosion The annual Black
History Month music event is 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 2, at UTEPs Magoffin
Auditorium. Call for cost: 747-8650.
Jimmy Parrish The trop rock musician
performs an intimate evening of island-influ-
enced sounds benefiting Doa Ana County
Humane Society 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at
Game Sports Bar and Grill, 2605 South Espina
in Las Cruces (on the heated patio). Admission:
$20 at the door or online at holdmyticket.com.
Information: (575) 642-2648 or donaanacounty-
humanesocietyinc.org
Parrish has been performing both as a solo act
and with his band for nearly 30 years. After
forming the Ocean Waves Band in 2000, his
combination of acoustic rock (heavily influenced
by the music of Jimmy Buffett), along with his
love for the ocean and his time spent in the
islands, has helped pave the way for the genre
now known as Trop Rock.
Glory Road Band Christ Is The
Answer/Cross and Saddle Church presents the
country gospel band 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
9, at Cornudas Old Town, 63 miles east of El
Paso on U.S. 62/180. Admission: $8.
Ellen Wilson in Concert El Paso singer
Ellen Wilson and her band will perform 3 to 4
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at El Paso Community
Colleges Transmountain Forum Theatre, 9579
Gateway North, as part of EPCCs Spring Arts
Festival. Wilson will perform songs from her
latest album Destiny backed by her band
with Armin Harrison on guitar, Dave Hamilton
on bass/cello and vocals, Paul Sanchez on key-
boards, Gabe Infante on vocals and Ben
Guerrero on drums. Admission is free.
Information: 449-3834 or epcc.edu.
Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
The society presents the NMSU Jazz
Ensemble as part of its monthly concert series
at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at First Christian
Church, 1809 El Paseo (across from Las Cruces
High School) in Las Cruces. The music begins
immediately after a short business meeting.
Admission: $8 ($5 members; $1 students with
ID). Information: Bob Burns, (575) 525-9333 or
bobandmelody@sbcglobal.net.
The Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
offers Bob Burns Jazz Scholarships to a deserv-
ing jazz student and is a non-profit corporation.
Annual membership is $20 ($30 families; $5
student).
Tiny & Her Pony The Americana folk
duo performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at
The Percolator Caf, 217 N. Stanton. All ages
show; no cover. Information: 351-4377.
Tina & Her Pony (Tina Collins on tenor banjo,
tenor ukulele, guitar and vocals; and Quetzal
Jordan on cello, guitar and vocals) bring a
unique sound to the American folk tradition,
featuring original songs that echo the sound of
Appalachia, while creating new waves with rad-
ical, queer lyrics, uncommon instrumentation
and tight vocals tighter. They released their full
length, self-titled debut album in March 2012.
Sebastian Baverstam Las Cruces Civic
Concert Association presents powerfully
expressive cellist at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21,
at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in the
Las Cruces Downtown Mall. Tickets: $20.
Information: (575) 521-4051.
Baverstam is a winner of the 2009 Concert
Artists Guild International Competition, as well
as the Boston Symphony Orchestras Concerto
Competition.
Karaoke State Championships The
KWCUSA State Championships will be held in
El Paso in May 2013. Details to be announced.
Local qualifiers are starting now and local ven-
ues can obtain a license at kwcusa.net. Non-
Profits can also use the local venue option to
assist in fund raising but must ensure that
KWCUSA rules are followed. Information:
Robert Brown, 227-4257
Geskes Live Jazz Geskes Grill, 1506 N.
Lee Trevino, hosts live jazz music 7 to 10 p.m.
Thursdays, featuring local jazz band Velia
Christina. Information: 593-3473.
RGT Live! The open mic for musicians,
singers and songwriters is 7 p.m. the first Friday
of the month at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211
N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces, as part of
the monthly Downtown Ramble. Performer
sign-up is 6:30 p.m. Coffee and light snacks
provided. Admission is free, but donations wel-
come. Information: Bob Burns, (575) 525-9333,
(575) 523-6403 or (915) 799-5684.
1249 Futurity Dr. (at and Sunland Park Drive),
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Live music is offered 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays
and Saturdays and Mariachi 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Sundays in the Franklins Lounge. No cover.
Information: (575) 874-5200.
Disco with local DJs is 6:30 to 10 p.m.
Sundays. Karaoke offered with Rock The House
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Thursday. Weekly win-
ners receive gift bag with prizes.
Railroad Blues 504 W. Holland, Alpine,
Texas. Performances begin at 10 p.m.
Admission is $7, unless otherwise listed.
railroadblues.com.
Good Girls with Bad Intentions An all-star
night of Texas women songwriters, including
Lisa Morales, Shelley King, Robyn Ludwick and
Miss Leslie, is Friday, Feb. 1. Call for admission.
The Damn Torpedoes The Ultimate Tom
Petty and the Heartbreakers Tribute Band per-
forms Saturday, Feb. 2. Admission: $10.
Zack Walther Band The Texas roots rock
band performs Friday, Feb. 8.
Krysti Worley and the Texas Trainwreck
The honky-tonk band returns by popular
demand Saturday, Feb. 9.
Bordertown Bootleggers The western
lounge and dance band performs Friday, Feb.
22.
Radio La Chusma The El Paso Latin rock
favorites perform Friday, March 8. Admission:
$10.
Dash Rip Rock The New Orleans south-
ern rock band performs for the 18th Annual St.
Patricks Day Party Saturday, March 16.
Admission: $10.
Every Other Tuesday Doa Ana Arts
Council hosts a variety of musical performances
6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday at the historic
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, Las
Cruces. Admission is free. Information: (575)
523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
Feb. 5 Bruce Carlson
Feb. 19 Paul Coder.
March 5 Las Cruces High School solo and
honors orchestra
March 19 Shine of the Times
Padres Marfa 209 W. El Paso Street in
Marfa, Texas. Information: 432-729-4425.
Tickets available online at padresmarfa.com.
Yippee Ki-Yay Cabaret The Cowboy
Vaudeville Comedy Show is 8 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 6. Call for cost.
Moondogs of Marfa The local band per-
forms Saturday, Feb. 9. Cover: $5.
The Iguanas The New Orleans band per-
forms at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, benefiting
KRTS radio. Tickets: $21 in advance.
Psychic Ills The band performs Friday,
Feb. 22, with guest Holy Wave. Call for cost.
Zin Valle Free Music Sundays Zin
Valle vineyard, 7315 Hwy 28 in Canutillo (3/4
mile north of FM 259), hosts free live music 1
to 4 p.m. on selected Sundays. Guests may also
enjoy wine tastings. Information: 877-4544 or
zinvalle.com.
Feb. 10: Julio Ortiz
Feb. 24: Greg Gonzalez
March 10: Dusty Low
March 24: Dan Lambert and the Double
Drum Trio.
Ballroom Marfa Ballroom Marfa hosts
the following live music events. Information:
(432) 432 729-3600 or ballroommarfa.org.
A Valentines Dance with Texas songwriting
legend Gary P. Nunn is Friday, Feb. 15. Call for
time. Tickets: $10.
Kahil ElZabar and Hamiet Bluiett The jazz
percussionist and saxophonist duo performs 6
to 8 p.m. Friday, March 8, as part of the open-
ing reception for the New Growth installa-
tion exhibit by Rashid Johnson.
Jeff Mangum, singer for the popular indie
band Neutral Milk Hotel, performs at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 31, at the ballrooms Crowley
Theater, 106 E. San Antonio. Tickets: $20 ($1
from each ticket sold benefit Children of the
Blue Sky).
The pop duo Beach House (Wild) performs
at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in the Crowley
Theater. Tickets: $10 (sold out online; limited
number available at the door).
El Paso Comic Strip 1201 Airway.
Shows are at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,
8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and
7:30 p.m. Sunday. Military admitted free
Wednesdays and Thursdays. Tickets: $6
Wednesday-Thursday; $12 Friday-Saturday, $8
Sunday, unless listed otherwise. Information/
reservations: 779-LAFF (5233) or laff2nite.com.
Through Feb. 2: DJ Cooch with opening act
Zhivago Blea.
Feb. 6-10: Joey Medina with opening act
Sean Grant.
Feb. 13-17: Steve Sexy Mexy Trevino with
opening act.
Que Funny El Paso Playhouse, 2501
Montana, welcomes El Pasos funniest comics
back by popular demand at 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Friday and 7:30 and 10 p.m. Saturday, March
8-9. Intended for ages 18 and older due to
graphic material; persons under 18 must be
accompanied by an adult. Tickets: $10 in
advance; $15 at the door. Information: 532-
1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
Rodney Carrington The country come-
dian performs at 8 p.m. Friday, March 15, at
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino in
Mescalero, N.M. Ages 21 and older welcome.
Tickets: $25-$90. Information: 1-877-277-5677
or innofthemountaingods.com.
Carrington broke through with his major label
debut Hangin With Rodney in 1998, selling
more than 475,000 copies and establishing
Carrington as the king of middle class come-
dy. His other Top 10 albums include Live,
Morning Wood, Nutsack and Greatest
Hits. His comedy TV show, Rodney, ran on
ABC from 2004 to 2006.
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Juarez Day Tour Tom Lea Institute hosts
a day tour of the sites of Juarez significant to
the life of late El Paso art legend Tom Lea 8:30
a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, departing
from the Mills Building, 123 W. Mills in El Paso
(parking at adjacent lot). Stops include the
Juarez Bull Ring, old Municipal Palace,
Franciscan mission of Nuestra Seora de
Guadalupe and the Kentucky Club.
Space is limited; reservations required. Cost:
$120 (includes transportation, lunch, dinner,
museum entry and a performance).
Information/reservations: 533-0048 or tom-
leainstitute.org.
Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society
and Haunted History - The organization
offers a variety of ghost tours each month.
All proceeds benefit Concordia Cemetery for
restoration and preservation.
Information/reservations: 408-7461 or
help@ghosts915.com.
Concordia Cemetery Lantern Ghost Tours
are 9 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 and Feb. 9.
This months tours include haunted love stories
and the ghosts they leave behind. Tours start
under the big tree near the Yandell Street
entrance; meet at 8:30 p.m. Cost: $10 dona-
tion; ages 13 and older welcome.
Downtown Ghost Tour is 9-11 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 16. Meet in front of the Downtown Main
Library (Cleveland Square) next to the El Paso
Museum of History. Cost is $10.
Fort Bayard Tours Fort Bayard Historic
Preservation Society hosts guided tours of the
historic fort at 9:30 a.m. selected Saturdays in
February at Fort Bayard National Historic
Landmark, six miles east of Silver City, N.M.
Society members will tell about the beginnings
of Fort Bayard in 1866, the Buffalo Soldiers,
and history including famous and non-famous
residents its medical history. Most tours start at
the front porch of the museum and last around
two hours. Wear walking shoes. Admission is
free, but donations greatly appreciated; gift
shop available. Information: (575) 388-4477,
(575) 956-3294 or fortbayard.org.
Februarys themes;
Feb. 9: Romance at Fort Bayard
Feb. 23: Buffalo Soldiers Marching With
Heroes and Heroines.
History Lecture Series The monthly
program is 1 to 2 p.m. the second Thursday
each month at the Branigan Cultural Center,
501 N. Main, north end of the Downtown Mall
in Las Cruces. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 541-2154 or las-cruces.org/museums.
NMSU history and womens studies instructor
Joan Jensen will talk on Mescalero Basketry
and Public Policy at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14.
The expressive cultures of indigenous women
have especially interested Jensen.
Remembering Automobiles Thomas
Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho in
Las Cruces host the reminiscence activity 2
to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the librarys
Roadrunner Room, with a fast-paced discussion
of cross-country trips in decades past, first cars,
favorite cars, perhaps even a fender-bender.
Information: Carmella Lee, (575) or library.las-
cruces.org.
San Elizario walking tours The San
Elizario Historic District hosts free guided
walking tours of its nationally recognized his-
toric district at noon and 3 p.m. the fourth
Sunday of the month starting at Main Street
Mercantile, 1501 Main Street. Learn about the
17 historic sites of San Elizario, about the
arrival of Don Juan de Oate to the area in
1598 and the First Thanksgiving Celebration,
the Presidio de San Elizario and the San Elcear
Chapel on the Mission Trail. Information: 851-
0093.
To get there: Take Loop 375 to Socorro Road
then go east seven miles to San Elizario.
District is on the right. Look for the brown
signs.
Chamizal National Memorial 800 S.
San Marcial. The National Park Service oper-
ates the memorial on land once claimed by
Mexico as part of a decades-long dispute over
the international boundary. Park grounds and
picnic area open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily; visi-
tors center open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday. Admission is free.
Ranger talks are 2 p.m. every Saturday in the
Visitor Center (at the boundary marker
between the flags).
Storytime with park rangers are 10 to 11:30
a.m. the third Thursday of the month.
Junior Ranger Saturday Morning Crafts arts
and crafts program for ages 5 to 11 and their
chaperones is 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16.
Admission is free to both storytime and crafts,
but space is limited: call for reservations.
Los Portales Museum and Visitor
Center 1521 San Elizario Road. The muse-
um is operated by the San Elizario Genealogy
and Historical Society, and is housed in an
1850s Territorial-style building across from the
San Elizario church. It offers gifts, family trees,
historical artifacts as well as information on the
First Thanksgiving and the Salt War of 1877.
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is
free. Information: 851-1682.
San Elizario Veterans Museum and
Memorial Walk The museum, operated
and managed by the non-profit San Elizario
Veterans Committee of the San Elizario
Genealogy and Historical Society, is at 1501-B
Main Street in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-
3741 or Ray Borrego, 383-8529.
The Museum and Memorial Walk is dedicated
those who served in the Armed Forces during
wars of the past century.
Fort Selden State Monument The
monument, in Radium Springs 13 miles north of
Las Cruces, is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Monday (closed Tuesday).
Admission is $3; (ages 16 and under free).
Sunday admission for New Mexico residents is
$1. Information: (575) 526-8911 or nmmonu-
ments.org.
Fort Selden was a 19th-century adobe fort
established to protect early settlers from Indian
raids. The monument seeks to preserve the
remaining ruins and has a visitors center with
exhibits of military life at the post. From Las
Cruces, take I-25 north to Exit 19.
Shakespeare Ghost Town The small
pioneer settlement and mining town on the
trail to California is just south of Lordsburg,
N.M. Site is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Information: (575) 542-9034 or shake-
speareghostown.com.
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Valentines Bash Dance for Dreams
Valentine Bash featuring live music by local
favorites Azucar is 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 2, at Vista Hills Country Club, 2210
Trawood, with dinner and non-alcoholic bever-
ages, and a raffle for a week stay at a selected
Hard Rock Hotel. Drink specials also offered.
Tickets: $35 in advance; $45 at the door.
Advance tickets available from El Paso Ballroom
Dance Academy, Shundo Dance Studio, Lunas
and Son Grocery, Maracas Restaurant selected
individuals. Information: Deliris Montanez
(Facebook) or (704) 293-4307.
Dance for Dreams is a nonprofit that sup-
ports amateur athletics. Donations and tickets
available at active.com (dance for dreams).
Chinese New Year Celebration -
Century Dance presents its celebration of the
Chinese New Year at 6 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 8-9, at the Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission is free.
Dancing with the Rat Pack and
Friends The nonprofit Desert Dancer
Chapter 5017 of USA Dance hosts its fundrais-
ing dance 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at St.
Pauls Lutheran Church, 1000 Montana, with
tango, waltz, swing and more provided by DJ
Michael Rey. Couples and singles welcome.
Proceeds benefit social ballroom dance, dance-
sport and youth scholarships. Cost: $15 ($10
members/youth). Information: 487-9396 (call
or text), (575) 405-7961 (text) or desert-
danceusa.com.
Flashdance The UTEP Golddiggers host
the annual dance spectacular showcasing the
citys best dance groups at 2 p.m. Sunday Feb.
10, at UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. Admission:
$8.50.
Hit The Road Jack! The UTEP
Department of Theatre and Dance presents a
Tribute to the Songs of Ray Charles and Other
Dances for its spring dance performance Feb.
15-24 in the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family
Theatre. Choreographed by Myron Nadel and
Lisa Smith. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $12 ($10 UTEP faculty/staff/alumni
association members, seniors, military, groups
of 10 or more and non-UTEP students; $9
UTEP students and children age 4 to 12).
theatredance.utep.edu.
Featuring the world renowned blues and soul
music of Ray Charles as inspiration, this fasci-
nating work explores relationships gone wrong.
Tango Beyond the Basics workshop
Paso del Norte Tango Club hosts the work-
shop on with international tango instructor
Daniela Arcuri Feb. 22-24 at Shundo Dance
Studio, 2719 N. Stanton, designed for those
who are eager to learn fast and those who
want to improve their tango technique and
move to the next level. Hours are 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Friday, 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5
p.m. Sunday. Cost: $110 in advance; $140 at
the door. Information: 532-2043, 422-3338 or
pasodelnortetangoclub.com.
Elements of Tango include key steps in tango,
artistry in the movement, preparing for more
complex and rhythmic patterns and navigating
the dance floor.
Ballroom dancing City of El Paso Parks
and Recreation Department offers free ball-
room dancing 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays and Fridays
at Memorial Senior Center, 1800 Byron, with
live music by the Silvertones Band. New partici-
pants always welcome. Information: 562-4260.
Big Band Dance Club The club spon-
sors dances 8 to 10 p.m. selected Thursdays or
Fridays, at the Court Youth Center, 402 W.
Court, in Las Cruces. Age 21 and older wel-
come. Beginners, singles and couples welcome;
no dance partner necessary. Membership
encouraged but not required; dress code. Cost:
$7 (CD music nights); and $9 ($7 members) on
live music nights. Information: (575) 526-6504
or bigbanddanceclub.org.
Beginners group dance lesson at 7 p.m. led
by John Giusto; free with paid admission.
Lessons and classes
Belly Dance classes Belly dance classes
with Nisreen available for all ages at Mind Body
Studio, 631 N. Resler, Suite B201. Nisreen is
trained in Turkey, Egypt and Morocco.
Information/registration: 204-7228.
Kids classes for age 4-9 are 4 to 5 p.m.
Fridays. Cost: $5 per class.
Classes for age 10-15 are 1:30 p.m. Saturdays;
call to register.
Classes also offered for ages 15 and older 7 to
8 p.m. Wednesdays at the Northeast YWCA,
9135 Stahala. Cost: $7 per class (special rate
available for YWCA members).
Argentine Tango Nights Paso del
Norte Tango club hosts a weekly dance class 8
p.m. Saturdays at Shundo Dance Studio, 2719
N. Stanton, followed by Milonga (dance party)
9 to 11 p.m. Beginners welcome, partners not
necessary. Cost: $6. Information: 532-2043 or
pasodelnortetangoclub.com.
El Paso Ballroom Dance Academy
The dance studio, 7220 N. Mesa, offers week-
night classes in Argentine Tango, Salsa, 2-step,
Rumba, Swing, Bachata, Giros and Sacadas; and
Milonga. Call for schedules. A Group Tango
Beginner Class is 8-9 p.m. Mondays; $5 per
person. Information: 585-0090 or danceelpa-
so.com.
Belly dance classes Kareesha Willow,
who has more than 10 years teaching experi-
ence, hosts belly dance classes for all levels 7 to
8 p.m. Tuesdays at El Paso Conservatory of
Dance, 1060 Doniphan Park Circle, Suite H.
Cost: $30 per month ($10 drop ins).
kareeshawillow@yahoo.com.
Belly dance, Yoga classes Dance Alive
offers classes Monday through Thursday at
2120 Montana. Instructor is Lorraine Alvarez
Portilla. Yoga classes are 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, and 6 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday. Belly dance classes are 6
to 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, and 7:15 to
8:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Cost is $50
for eight classes ($10 for drop-ins). Information:
566-1742.
Viva Tango Dance Social The Viva
Tango Club meets 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at
Mexico Lindo, 123 S. Carolina. Everyone who
enjoys tango music and dance with its traditions
is welcome. No partner necessary; club mem-
bers can help show beginners a few basic steps.
Cost: $3 per person. Information: 592-9611.
Country/Western 2 step Shundo
Dance Studio, 2719 N. Stanton, hosts lessons at
8 p.m. Tuesdays. Cost is $10 per person.
El Paso Rhinos - El Pasos Junior League ice
hockey teams home games are 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, at
the Sierra Providence Events Center, next to
the Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $5-$20.
Information: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpasorhi-
nos.com.
Feb. 1-3 Cheyenne Stampede
Feb. 15-17 Boulder Bison
March 1-3 Phoenix Knights.
Harlem Globetrotters The famed wiz-
ards of basketballs You Write The Rules Tour
is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at NMSUs Pan
Am Center, Las Cruces. For the first time ever,
fans will decide the rules for the game that
could affect the final outcome. This could be
anything from playing with two basketballs at
once, to getting double the points for each bas-
ket made. Tickets: $20-$77. (Ticketmaster).
Fans can go online at
harlemglobetrotters.com to vote for which
ground-breaking rule they want to see imple-
mented in the game.
Also this year is a 30-minute pre-show where
families can spend time with the Globetrotters
one-on-one, shooting, trying out ball tricks,
autographs and photos with a special Magic
Pass. Globetrotter stars remain on the court
for autographs and photographs with fans after
each game.
Tuff Hedeman Championship Bull
Riding Four-time World Champion Bull
Rider and El Paso native Tuff Hedeman presents
the World Championship bull riding event at 8
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the El Paso County
Coliseum, 4100 Paisano. This event sells out
every year. Tickets: $10-$75. (Ticketmaster).
Information: 544-9000, 1-800-745-3000 or
CBRbull.com.
The event features the new 8-Second
Format. Only the top 24 riders in the world
will be invited to ride and compete in three
rounds of competition. Participants include
newly crowned 2012 CBR World Champion,
Josh Barentine along with the other riders of
the Road To Cheyenne Tour, Luis Blanco,
Chandler Bownds and 2012 PRCA World
Champion, Cody Teel.
El Paso Golden Gloves Tournament
The 71st annual showcase for regional amateur
boxers is Feb. 15-17 at El Paso County
Coliseum. Events begin at 7 p.m. Friday and 3
p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Amateur boxers
from throughout the region vie for titles in the
Junior Olympic, Novice and Open Classes.
Champions in the Open Class will represent El
Paso at the state tournament in Fort Worth.
Tickets: $10 ($5 military, seniors, students).
Hueco Tanks Rock Rodeo The 20th
annual bouldering competition is Friday through
Sunday, Feb. 15-17, at Hueco Tanks, with cash
and prizes offered. The event also has adven-
ture films, slide shows, live music, paintball, a
mechanical bull, vendor village, pro athlete clin-
ic, raffles, rock tours, youth clinic and camp,
bonfire dance and more. Competition is at
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site; other
events are at Hueco Rock Ranch.
The event begins at 2:30 p.m. Friday; 6:45
a.m. Saturday, and 8 a.m. Sunday.
Fridays events include rock art tour, burrito
and beer dinner, slide show by Paige Claasen
and Abbey Smith and the movie premiere of
Chasing Winter by Paul Robinson. Saturday
includes a breakfast, park orientation video and
competition from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. followed
by art show, dinner, slide show, awards and
party. Sunday offers youth competition and clin-
ics.
Registration: $80 adult competition; $55 youth
competition. Sunday clinics are $90. Non-com-
petition registration (includes Friday and
Saturday non-comp events) is $40.
Information/registration: huecorodeo.com.
Mud Bogging at Maldonado Maze
The family-owned maze on Hwy 28 in La
Union, N.M. hosts mud bogging event in late
February. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with
separate tracks for ATVs and mud bogs. Food
and drink available for purchase. Bring chairs,
umbrellas or canopy tents. Extra fee to bring in
grills or food. No glass containers, please. Call
for dates/cost. Information: Danny Sainz, 525-
6796.
Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam
The U.S. Hot Rod Monster Jam is 7 p.m.
Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2-3, at
Sun Bowl Stadium. Tickets: $10 (Ticketmaster).
Information: monsterjam.com.
USHRA Monster Trucks include Grave Digger,
Tasmanian Devil, El Toro Loco and others.
Equine Extravaganza Lower Valley
Coliseum and VCM Equine Management host
the show and sale 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March
3, at the coliseum, 894 S. Horizon Blvd. The
Stallion and Sale Horse Showcase includes
demonstrations by local horsemen, vendors
and door prizes. Spectator admission is free.
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The live racing season runs through April 16.
Live racing is Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Post time is 12:25 p.m.
General admission and parking are free.
Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunland-
park.com.
Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday.
The casino offers slot machines, and video-
machine versions of poker, keno and other
games. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday
through Thursday; 9:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday
and Saturday. Lounge is open, with live enter-
tainment and dancing, until 2 a.m. weekends.
To get there, take the Sunland Park exit from
I-10, go south (left turn coming from
Downtown) and follow the signs.
College sports
UTEP Mens Basketball - Home games
are 7 p.m. at the Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
$8-$50. Also available are four-game Mini-
packs for $48-$120, and five-game Pick 5
packs for $60-$150 at 747-7456.
Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
Saturday, Feb. 2 Tulane
Wednesday, Feb. 6 Rice
Saturday, Feb. 9 Tulsa
Saturday, Feb. 16 UCF
Wednesday, Feb. 27 Houston
Tuesday, March 5 Memphis
The Miners taken on NMSU at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Pan American Center
in Las Cruces.
Please see Page 26
UTEP Womens Basketball - Home
games are in the Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
$5. Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
7:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 Tulsa
1:05 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3 SMU
2:05 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 Southern Miss
7:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 Houston
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 Rice
7:05 p.m. Friday, March 8 Tulane.
NMSU Mens Basketball Home games
are usually 7 p.m. at the Pan American Center
in Las Cruces. Tickets to be announced.
(Ticketmaster). Ticket information: (575) 646-
1447 or nmstatesports.com.
Thursday, Feb. 7 Idaho
Saturday, Feb. 9 Seattle (part of Lou
Henson Classic)
Saturday, Feb. 23 UTEP
Thursday, March 7 Louisiana Tech
Saturday, March 9 UT-Arlington.
NMSU Womens Basketball The Lady
Aggies home games are at Pan Am Center in
Las Cruces. Game time is 6:30 p.m.; unless
otherwise listed. Tickets: $5. (Ticketmaster)
nmstatesports.com.
Thursday, Jan. 31 Texas State
Saturday, Feb. 2 UTSA
Thursday, Feb. 14 San Jose State
Saturday, Feb. 16 Utah State
4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 CSU Bakersfield
Saturday, March 2 University of Denver.
NMSU Mens Baseball The Aggies
home games are at Presley Askew Complex,
Locust and Stewart, Las Cruces. Tickets: $6 ($4
groups of 10 of more; free for ages 12 and
younger). Information: (575) 646-4126 or
nmstatesports.com.
Feb. 15-17: UW-Milwaukee. Game time is
4:05 p.m. Friday, 2:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:05
p.m. Sunday.
March 8-10: La Salle. Game time is 6:05
p.m. Friday, 3:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:05 p.m.
Sunday.
NMSU Womens Softball Home games
at Presley Askew Complex, Locust and
Stewart, Las Cruces. Tickets: $6 ($4 groups of
10 of more; free for ages 12 and younger).
nmstatesports.com.
The Hotel Encanto Tournament is Feb. 8-10.
NMSU takes on Nebraska at 3 p.m. Friday and
5:30 p.m. Saturday; Illinois-Chicago at 5:30 p.m.
Friday,3 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
The Troy Cox Classic is Feb. 15-17. NMSU
takes on UMCK at 4 p.m. Friday, Penn State at
6 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, Colorado
State at 4 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday,
and Texas Tech at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
Regular season games:
5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12: UTEP
5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19: New Mexico
UTEP Tennis UTEPs home tennis match-
es are at El Paso Tennis Club, 2510 N. St. Vrain
(in Arroyo Park). Admission is free.
1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22: Illinois State
9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24: Lamar
9 a.m. Sunday, March 3: Colorado State
UTEP Softball - The women Miners softball
teams home games are at UTEPs Helen of
Troy Complex. Information: 747-5347 or
utepathletics.com.
Games against NMSU are 1 p.m. Saturday and
2 p.m. Sunday, and games against South Dakota
are 4 p.m. Saturday and 11:45 a.m. Sunday,
Feb. 23-24.
The Miners take on NMSU at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, at NMSU in Las Cruces.
Tejanos baseball The Tejanos of El Paso
Community College play doubleheader home
games are at noon at the Valle Verde Campus
Baseball Field, off Hunter. Admission is free.
Tuesday, Feb. 5: Eastern Arizona
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9: Cochise
College
Friday and Saturday, March 1-2: Luna CC
Bicycling
9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2: Meet at River Run
Plaza, 1071 Country Club Rd. Ride to
McNutt/Airport Rd then to the border cross-
ing. Return via La Union/Vinton Road. 35 miles,
moderate to fast pace depending on riders.
Randy Limbird, 328-4110.
10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3: Meet at Rio Plaza
(Artcraft/Upper Valley Rd) for a very moderate
ride to burn some calories before the big game.
30 miles along valley roads, 15-17 mph pace.
Tony Casas, 820-8333.
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9: Three distances
at three different paces, all scheduled to arrive
at The Bean in Mesilla at the same time. Group
1 meets at 8:30 a.m. at Rio Plaza (Artcraft at
Upper Valley), leaving no later than 7:40 to ride
the 32 miles to Mesilla at 20+ mph. Leader:
Randy Limbird, 328-4110. Group 2 meets at
8:30 a.m. across from La Union Station, leaving
promptly at 8:45 for 25-mile ride at about 17
mph. Leader: Margaret OKelley, 588-3825.
Group 3 meets at 9 a.m. in La Mesa across
from Eagle Grocery, leaving promptly at 9:15
for 12-mile ride at about 14 mph. Leader: Terry
Campbell, 497-0882. After coffee/snack break,
groups will return at roughly similar paces.
8:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10: Meet at the Bagel
Shop, 985 N. Resler, for a roller-coaster ride up
and down the hills of West El Paso. 3,000 feet
of elevation gain! 25-30 miles, moderate pace.
Olac Fuentes, 217-8008.
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16: Meet at River
Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club Rd, and ride to
La Mesa. 44 miles, 16-18 mph pace (may break
into moderate/fast groups depending on who
shows up). Rick Rivas, 867-7199.
9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 Meet at La Union
Station and drive (on unpaved roads) to Hunts
Hole on the mesa, then ride mountain bikes 8
miles to Kilbournes Hole. Find peridot lava
bombs! Snack back at cars after ride. Must have
slimed tires. Chuck Turner, 204-4831.
8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 Meet at the
Bagel Shop, 985 N. Resler, for a ride up the
rollers to Vado, then across to La Mesa and
return via valley. 45 miles, 16-18 mph pace.
Rick Rivas, 867-7199.
9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 Meet at the hospi-
tal parking lot next to the McDonalds at Loop
375 and Edgemere and ride to Hueco Tanks
and back. 30 miles. Joint ride with EP Cyclists.
Moderate (15-17 mph) and fast (18 mph-plus)
pace options available. Dan Post, 526-8364.
EP Cyclists The bicycle group offers riders
for all levels Saturdays and Sundays mornings,
starting from the East Side. Two rides are
offered: one for beginners, pace and distance
depending on riders; and one for intermediates
and advanced, usually 40 to 60 miles at 18 to
20 mph. Starting times and locations are posted
at www.facebook.com/epcyclist. For more
information: Manny Valadez, 861-2311 or epcy-
clists.com.
Team El Paso Dinner Gala - Professional
cyclist Cesar Grajales is the featured guest at
the bicycling clubs dinner, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb.
22, at La Tierra Caf, 1731 Montana. Cost is
$25 (includes salad, entre dessert and non-
alcoholic beverage; BYOB). Reservations:
Rebecca Reza, 491-0977
Racing Clinic - Cesar Grajales, a professional
cyclist from Colombia whose credits include a
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New on the Border Bookshelf
Make It Take It by Rus Bradburd
(Cinco Puntos Press) - This the first
novel by Bradburd, who previously
authored a biography of Nolan
Richardson and an account of
Bradburds year as a coach of an Irish
basketball team. Make It Take It is a
collection of stories that span two years
in the life of an assistant basketball
coach at fictional Southern Arizona
State University.
Given Bradburds background as an
assistant coach himself at UTEP and
NMSU, its likely that Make It Take It
offers more truth than fiction. The book
touches on the darker side of recruiting
and rule infractions, but the stories told
wouldnt even make a top ten list of
scandals reported in any given year at
major university sports programs.
The novel reads like an anthology, with
chapters switching points of view and
occasionally jumping chronology along
the books two-year span. Assistant
coach Steve Pytel is the dominant fig-
ure, but characters such as head coach
Jack Hood; assistant coaches Tyrone
Gage and Ernie Lancha; basketball play-
ers Jamal Davis and Leonard Redmond,
and even the teams former head coach
each get a chapter written in their
respective voices.
Pytel is a long-time assistant coach
desperate for an opportunity for a head
coaching position. Hes passed over
when his boss retires, and barely hangs
on to his current job with the new head
coach, an alcoholic tyrant. The one
bright hope for the future is Detroit-area
recruit Davis, an innocent church boy
who comes of age through two major
crises.
Theres little actual basketball in the
book - the closest it comes to sports
action is Pytel describing a move Davis
attempts during a pick-up basketball
game. Instead, its all about the person-
alities of coaches and players, and the
various choices they make.
Bradburd, who left coaching for writ-
ing and teaching (at NMSU), probably
put much of himself into the main char-
acter. Bradburd had plenty of highs and
lows to draw from his 14 years as an
assistant coach, beginning in the 1980s
under UTEPs Don Haskins.
For example, one plot point centers on
the highly profitable summer camps run
by college coaches. In real life,
Bradburd wrestled with the ethics of
making money off kids this way and
instead co-founded a summer basketball
camp in El Pasos Segundo Barrio that
charged youth just $1.
- Randy Limbird
cyclists, will lead the clinic Saturday and Sunday,
Feb. 23-24, hosted by Team El Paso.
Saturdays lecture session is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Holiday Inn Express Downtown, 409 E.
Missouri; cost is $35 (includes refreshments).
Sundays event is a 45-mile group ride; cost is
$15. Events are open to men and women. To
register, go to usacycling.org/register/2013-475.
Beginners Mountain Bike Ride and
Basic Repair Workshop Franklin
Mountains State Park offers the introductory
ride/workshop 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, in
observance of Texas Parks and Wildlife Bike
Month. Event includes a four-mile easy ride and
a 30-minute workshop. Regular entrance and
activity fees apply. Meet at Chuck Heinrich
Park, 11055 Loma Del Norte (in front of dam
on south end of Park). Limited to 20 people.
Cost is $8, includes entrance and activity fee.
To register: 566-6441.
Golf
MWR Golf Tournament Fort Bliss
MWR will host its Open Tournament beginning
with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22,
at the forts Underwood Golf Complexs
Sunrise Course, 3200 Coe. Four-person scram-
ble tournament. Prizes awarded for first, sec-
ond and third places, and closest to the pin.
Entry fee: $40 per player (includes green fees,
cart. rental, range balls and lunch). Open to all.
Recreational Sports
Tennis West Sports and Racquet Club
One Tennis West Lane, off Westside Drive.
Information: 581-5471 or tennis-west.com.
The Rudolph Honda Mixed Doubles Shoot
out is Feb. 6-10. Registration deadline is Feb 3.
Cost: $35 per player, plus TDM fees. On line
registration at tournaments.usta.com (ID
#759406213).
Gridiron Classic City of Las Cruces
Parks & Recreation Department hosts the 6th
annual four-on-four flag football tournament is
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23-24, at Legends
West Sports Field at NMSUs Field of Dreams.
Five games guaranteed. Registration (through
Feb. 6): $200 per team. Information, call the
department at (575) 541-2563.
Archery Classes for beginners The
Archers of El Paso Club hosts supervised
shooting classes 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays at the
Archers of El Paso Range, in Northeast El Paso
off Martin Luther King at Stan Roberts. Bows
and arrows provided for the seminar. Youth
and adults age 7 and older welcome; parents
must be present for age 16 and younger.
Reservations required. Cost: $20.
Information/reservations: Ricardo Urias, 487-
8199 or r.uri2000@yahoo.com.mx (specify
name, phone number, age, right or left hand-
ed).
Franklin Mountain Gun Club Shooting
matches are 9 a.m. the second Sunday of the
month, at Fort Bliss Rod and Gun Club, Range
9. Several matches at varying distances planned.
Entry office opens at 8:30 a.m. Fee: $15.
Information: Dale Berry, 503-7244 or 772-8927
or Mike Schwartz, 449-5079.
To get there: Take Railroad Drive to Deer;
turn right.
CMP/NRA Garand and Vintage Bold Action
Rifle matches are held on fifth Sundays of the
month (when they occur). Cost: $15.
Runs and walks
Groundhog Dash The 5K run and 1 Mile
fun walk benefiting Clint High School Cross
Country Program is 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at
Album Park, 3001 Parkwood. Trophy for
largest team and overall male and female 5k
winners; medals to top three 5K finishers in
each age group. T-shirt for all pre-registered
racers and refreshments at finish line.
Registration: $20 (by Jan. 31); $25 after. Team
registration: $15 per team member for groups
of 10 or more (by Jan. 28). Online registration
at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pick up is noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb.
1, at Up and Running, 1475 George Dieter and
7 to 7:45 a.m. on race day at the start line.
Sugarloaves Ultra Vista (SUV) Trail
Races The 6K, 12K, 60K and Ultra 26-mile
trail races are 8:10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, in
Vado, N.M. (2 miles east of I-10 exit 155).
Cost: $20 per race. Information: (915) 581-
9541, markgd55@gmail.com or
markdorion.wordpress.com. Online registra-
tion at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
After initial one mile on paved road, all races
are on single-track trail and old dirt jeep road
including rough terrain, mountain climbs and
canyons.
All runners must fill out a Search and Rescue
waiver. Water, drinks, gels, crackers at aid sta-
tions every 2-3 miles.
Super Sunday Road Race City of Las
Cruces Parks and Rec Department and Las
Cruces Running Club hosts a 5-mile competi-
tive road race and 5K competitive team race, a
2-mile race/walk and 1-mile fun run 8 to 11
a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at Centennial High School,
1950 S. Sonoma Ranch Blvd. in Las Cruces.
Check in is 8 a.m. with 2 mile run at 8:30 a.m.,
1 mile run at 8:45 a.m., team race at 9:15 a.m.
and 5 mile road race at 10 a.m. The 5K and 5-
mile events are chip-timed; open to ages 12
and older. Sonoma Ranch Blvd closed to all traf-
fic during this time. Individual registration is $30
(team fees start at $100). Online registration at
lascrucesrunningclub.com.
Cupids Chase 5K The Las Cruces and
El Paso 5K run and 1-mile fun walk benefiting
Community Options is 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
9, at Old Mesilla Plaza, 2114 Calle de Santiago
in Mesilla. Information: (575) 532-9275 or hec-
tor.johnson@comop.org. Online registration at
active.com.
Race for the Cure The 21st annual
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundations
5K Race for the Cure is Sunday, Feb. 17, at
Cohen Stadium, 9700 Gateway North. The
fundraiser has become one of the regions
biggest races. Events include a 5K competitive
run at 8:30 a.m., and a 5K and 1-mile noncom-
petitive run/walk at 9 a.m. A 1-mile Fun Run
for kids is at 8 a.m. Registration begins at 6
a.m. Survivors Celebration and awards are 11
a.m. to noon.
Parking is at Cohen Stadium, EPCC
Transmountain Campus and Northpark Mall
(shuttle service provided).
Entry fees: $35 for competitive 5K, $30 for
noncompetitive 5K/1-mile, $10 for Kids for the
Cure 1-mile non-competitive run (ages 5-12);
include t-shirt. In the Pink registration is $50,
includes non-competitive race entry, VIP park-
ing pass and VIP Tent pass.
Supporters who want to Sleep in for the
Cure can get a t-shirt, bib and pillowcase for
$35. Registration/information: 533-4433 or
komenelpaso.org.
Team registration is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 1700 Murchison, Ste
207. Advance in-person registration at Sunland
Park Mall is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9-10. Registration
at Cielo Vista Mall is 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14-16.
El Paso Michelob Ultra Marathon and
1/2 Marathon The 6th annual multi-state
marathon and half-marathon and Jarritos 5K
run/walk is Sunday, Feb. 24. First 100 partici-
pants to register receive a free, limited edition
In-Training technical t-shirt courtesy of the El
Paso Marathon. Information: 274-5222 or elpa-
somarathon.org.
Registration through Feb. 22: $90 full
marathon; $60 half-marathon and $35 5K.
Registration during the pre-Race Expo is $100
full marathon; $70 half-marathon and $40 5K.
Military discount of $5 per race.
The route starts atop the Franklin Mountains
on the northern edge of the city, down
Transmountain Road, through Fort Bliss to the
Austin Terrace neighborhood and finishes in
Downtown El Paso. The elevation drop is 1,
519 feet; USATF Certified and is a Boston
Marathon qualifying race.
Half marathon begins and ends at the
marathon finish line located in Union Plaza
District goes to the Austin Terrace neighbor-
hood and back.
The 5K goes through downtown past the
Magoffin Home, San Jacinto Plaza and the Plaza
Theater ending at Union Plaza.
Jack Rabbit Classic The 13th annual trail
and road runs are 8 a.m. Sunday, March 10, at
Franklin Mountain State Park, Tom Mays Unit,
off Transmountain Road. Events include 7-mile
and 3.5-mile trail runs and a 5K paved road run.
Cost: $20 for 5K and $25 for trail runs by
March 7; $25 for 5K and $30 for trail runs Feb.
24-25. No race day registration. Spectators pay
$4 for park entrance. Information: Chris, 478-
5663 or tpwd.state.tx.us. Online registration
through 6 p.m. March 7 at raceadventuresun-
limited.com.
Bataan Memorial Death March The
24th annual marathon-length (26.2 miles)
march is 7 a.m. Sunday, March 17 at White
Sands Missile Range to honor U.S. and Filipino
troops captured by the Japanese in WWII.
Registration Jan. 1-March 6 is $95 individuals;
$475 teams. No late or on-site registration
accepted. Information: (575) 678-1256 or (575)
678-2887. Online registration at
bataanmarch.com.
Military personnel do the march in full field
gear. Participants entering the march may
choose between two routes, clearly marked
with colors/signs directing marchers.
The green route is the full 26.2-mile Bataan
Memorial Death March. The blue route is
15.2 miles long; no awards offered for blue
route.
Hop for Health The 5K Run and 1 Mile
Fun Walk is 8 a.m. Sunday, March 24, at
Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta. Cost: $20 per event
in advance; $25 on race day. Team discount is
$15 per runner for teams of 10 or more (team
entry deadline March 18). A $1 fee is charged
per vehicle entering Ascarate Park. Online reg-
istration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Mighty Mujer Triathlon The all-
female super sprint (300-yard swim/15k bike
/2-mile run) benefiting the Center Against
Family Violence is 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20,
starting at Memorial Park Pool, 3251 Copper.
Teams of 2, 3 or 4 women can compete against
others in three separate categories:
mother/daughter; family; girlfriends (must indi-
cate category and team name at time of regis-
tration). Participants must be 12 or older. Each
team member must complete entire race; no
relays. Fastest overall average time wins. Cost:
$60 by March 1; $65 March 1-April 10; $70
April 11-17. Information: 433-3439.
Online registration at raceelpaso.com.
Running clubs:
Run El Paso maintains information on local
races at runelpaso.com.
El Paso Triathlon Club is open to everyone
interested in triathlons and similar events,
including the Southwest Challenge Series.
Information on training programs, get-togeth-
ers: elpasotriclub.org. Challenge series: south-
westchallengeseries.com.
Hash clubs combine trail running with social
(i.e. beer-drinking) activities. Runs are marked
with chalk, and are open to runners of all lev-
els. Clubs have modest dues, and first run is
free to new-comers.
The Border Jumper Hash House Harriers
meet at various locations. Information:
bjhash.com.
The El Paso Hash House Harriers have one
or more runs a week. Information: 252-5646.
Meet-up spots listed at elpasohash.com.
Winter sports
Public Ice Skating Skating offered 7 to
10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 3 p.m. and 7 to 10
p.m. Saturdays and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays at
the Sierra Providence Event Center next to the
Coliseum, 4100 Paisano. All ages welcome.
Admission (includes skate rental): $8 ($6 mili-
tary). Spectator admission is free. Information:
479-PUCK (7825) or elpasohockey.org.
Evening public skating not offered on nights of
Rhino home games (Feb. 1-2, Feb. 15-16 and
March 1-2).
Additional skating is noon to 3 p.m. on
Monday, Feb. 18 for Presidents Day.
Learn to Figure Skate Sun City Blades
Skate School hosts figure ice skating classes 11
a.m. to noon Saturdays, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, at El
Paso Events Center (behind El Paso County
Coliseum), 4100 E. Paisano. Please dress warm
Fee: $18 a class or $60 a month (includes skate
rental); military discounts offered. Information:
740-4670 or suncityblades.shutterfly.com.
Ski Apache Ruidosos 750-acre ski and
snowboarding area, now in its 51st season, has
11 lifts and 55 trails on the slopes of Sierra
Blanca, with a base elevation of 9,600.
The 24-hour Ski Apache Snow Report number
is (575) 257-9001. Information: (575) 464-3600
or skiapache.com.
Lifts are open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
depending on weather conditions. All-day lift
tickets are $55 ($48 age 60-69; $46 age 13-17;
$35 12 and younger; $44 military and $30 for
military child; free for ages 70 and older. (Prices
slightly higher on peak days). Season passes:
$230-$600. Call or check website or multiple-
day or half-day skiing prices.
Gondola ride tickets are $16 ($10 age 6-12;
free age 5 and younger).
Rental packages available.
Ski Cloudcroft The southernmost ski
area in the United States is two miles east of
Cloudcroft on U.S. 82, has 26 trails with two
ski lifts, plus a tubing lift, rental shop,, snow-
boarding and tubing . Opening date subject to
snow level. Information/snow conditions: (575)
682-2333 or skicloudcroft.net.
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A
5-mile run and a pumpkin-carv-
ing auction dont sound like they
have much in common, but
theyre the two big fundraisers each year
for the Lee and Beulah Moor Childrens
Home.
They also illustrate the variety of ways
that local charities reach out to the public
throughout the year not only to raise
money, but also to educate people about
the organization.
Paul Whittler, who handles community
relations for Lee Moor, said about 400 par-
ticipants enter the Childrens Home
Families in Crisis Walk/Run the first
Saturday in June at Sunland Park
Racetrack.
The walk tends to bring in entire families
participating together, he said, which gives
him and other Lee Moor representatives a
chance to explain the homes family-cen-
tered function.
Not only does it raise awareness, but
also clarifies what we do, Whittler said.
Were not an orphanage, but a general
residence and child placement organiza-
tion. All children are placed voluntarily by
their families.
The Crisis Walk/Run is one of dozens of
charity runs held throughout the year, but
Lee Moors other main fundraiser is in a
category by itself.
Octobers Operation Pumpkin gathers
area doctors (including surgeons, dentists,
general practitioners, etc.) showing off
their steady hands by carving pumpkins
in public and then auctioning the pumpkins
(and other items) to guests.
This is a relatively easy event to pull off
and it gives people a chance to see doctors
of all types be creative in carving these
pumpkins, Whittler said. We get around
16 doctors who each have about 30 min-
utes to come up with any design they want
to on the pumpkin.
Guests love to watch the carving in
action, he said, and the doctors love partic-
ipating as it gives people a chance to see
another side to them. The designs the doc-
tors come up are often beautiful and elabo-
rate, and some innovative pumpkin-light-
ing methods go way beyond candles.
Some of the pumpkins have gone for
$200 or $300, he said.
Whittler said he also feels a secret to suc-
cess is not to hold too many events.
Focusing efforts on just a couple of events
a year is not only easier on the organizers,
but on donors.
We try to keep it down to a minimum,
he said. We dont want people to feel they
have to choose between the charities they
want to support.
Like the childrens home, many charities
have learned how to reach out to current
and future supporters by discovering the
key ingredients of a successful fundraiser,
whether it be the classic dinner gala
evening, a run/walk event, art auction or
even something a little different.
Having a ball
The classic fundraiser for nonprofits is
the gala ball, which gives friends a chance
to step out while helping out, with gourmet
dinners, dancing, auctions or guest speak-
ers in formal, sometimes themed settings.
The Animal Rescue League (ARL) of El
Pasos annual Dinner With Friends din-
ner and silent auction fundraiser works
well for the organization, said ARL
spokesperson Heather Hall, because guests
get a chance to mingle and tell stories of
their pets with other guests and bid on
auction items. The League also gets to tell
its own animal success stories.
ARL gets to share more personal stories
from the year regarding rescues, other
events we are involved in, special people
who dedicate themselves to animal rescue
and the special stories of the animals that
find forever homes, Hall said.
The event has helped the league care for
its animal residents by drawing anywhere
from 275 to 400 guests annually over the
past 11 years. Hall said the overall econo-
my may affect attendance, but they always
have returning regulars.
In the world of animal rescue, people
who support our organization look forward
to the dinner each year, she said. People
who support our organization and friends
they bring, enjoy hearing about the work
we are doing and our passion for doing it.
Last years theme was Dancing With the
Paws, with a dog or cat dance contest,
and this years theme is Who Rescued
Who, inviting families to send stories and
pictures of their adopted animals that res-
cued them to share at the dinner.
One year we featured John Grogan,
author of Marley and Me to share his
experiences, which just goes to show what
pet owners will do for their animals. Hall
said.
Some of the areas most prominent galas
stick with a well-honed successful formu-
la. Examples include Southwestern
International PRCA Rodeos annual
Cowboy Dress-Up gala, El Paso Pro-
Musica Guilds annual Tablescapes
luncheon featuring elaborate designer-dec-
orated tables, El Paso Symphonys March
Madness NCAA championship viewing
gala complete with a golf tournament,
gourmet-centered events such as KCOS-
TVs Wine and Chocolat as well as
Assistance League of El Pasos more
recently created Wine and Cheese Auction
Gala.
For many charities, just getting together
with friends and fellow supporters of a
good cause is all thats needed for success.
Janae Reneaud Field, executive director
of the Frontera Land Alliance, notes their
group began four years ago with a relative-
ly informal annual fundraiser.
Originally it was a gathering of people
over appetizers and grew into a fundraiser
with a full sit down dinner, live auction,
games and social hour, she said, with
about 100 people attending the event at
Ardovinos Desert Crossing.
It allows us to meet new people and
introduce Fronteras work, she said. The
funds raised from the event go directly
toward land and water conservation for the
region.
She said the event also gives guests inter-
ested in volunteering or helping in other
ways, as well as landowners who may be
looking for assistance in their own land
preservation, ways to express their interest
with the alliance in person.
One of the biggest dinner fundraisers
each year is the FEMAP Gala, which rais-
es money for the organizations efforts to
fight poverty in Jurez. Executive Director
Ana Aleman said the event attracts about
1,000 guests each year and raises about
$200,000. The 2013 gala will be Sept. 20.
The worthwhile cause is of course the
main draw, but Aleman notes another rea-
son the gala, with its themed pageantry,
dancing and dining, draws so many guests
each year: Its fun.
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Left:
2012 AIDS Walk at Cohen Stadium
Center:
FEMAPGala last September
Below:
El Paso Diabetes Association
Cinco de Mayo 5K
Fundraising for fun
and non-profit
Successful fundraisers are about more than just
raising money. The best ones mix tradition, fun
and individuality to keep people coming back
again and again, say area non-profits.
Story by Lisa Kay Tate
Runs & walks for
a good cause
El Pasos sunny weather allows for run-
ning and walking events year-round, so
they have become a mainstay of charity
fundraising, with the greatest number con-
centrated in the spring and fall.
However the biggest single event on the
calendar is in winter: the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundations 5K Race for
the Cure, set for Feb. 17 at Cohen
Stadium. The race is part of a national
series of runs each year to raise money for
the fight against breast cancer.
Many other popular run/walks are also
part of national campaigns, such as the
March of Dimes March for Babies and
American Cancer Societys Relay for Life.
The biggest run hosted by an entirely
local organization is the annual Braden
Aboud Memorial Run each May benefiting
the Braden Aboud Memorial Foundation.
The annual 5K and 10K runs and 5K/1-
mile fun run/walk draw thousands of par-
ticipants and has helped raise more than
$500,000 for the foundation since 2007.
Whittler of the Lee Moor Home said it is
hard for a charity to go wrong with a well-
organized run or fun walk.
A walk/run is pretty much a no brainer,
he said. People want to get outside and be
active. What I think makes ours unique is
it really attracts families.
Last years Families in Crisis Walk/Run
raised nearly $38,000 for the home.
Other nonprofit-hosted runs/walks
include Mothers Against Drunk Drivings
Walk Like MADD, McCASA Walk,
Walk to End Alzheimers, Stroll for
Epilepsy, La Fe Clinics Fathers Day 5K,
Child Crisis Centers Trot for Tots,
YWCAs Race Against Racism and the
Run/Walk for Autism.
Perhaps the most unusual of such events
is the YWCAs Walk a Mile in Her
Shoes, international mens march, which
raises awareness about gender violence,
with men literally walking in womens
high-heeled shoes.
The El Paso Diabetes Associations
biggest fundraiser is a 5K run/walk held
each spring since 2008. The 2013 event is
May 4.
Executive Director Henry Brutus said the
walk is ideal for the association, since it is
related to their mission of increasing well-
ness in the community.
Not only is there a walk/run, there are
booths, giveaways and entertainment, he
said. There are activities for kids and the
entire family and their pets.
Brutus said the associations Night of
Hope Ball, established in 2008, is popular
as well although he said the walk is by far
its biggest event. This years ball is Feb. 9
with a Casino Royale theme. The guest
of honor is Mary Haskins.
Organizations often struggle with the ups
and downs of participation.
The annual Band Together Walk Together
AIDS Walk El Paso, which in 2012 was
held Oct. 27 at Cohen Stadium, now
brings in 900 participants, according to
International AIDS Empowerment pro-
gram director and COO Antonio Martinez.
Martinez said the walks attendance was
beginning to dwindle but a fruitful partner-
ship with International AIDS
Empowerment AIDS Project El Paso not
only helped to revive the event, but dou-
bled its number of participants.
AIDS Walks are national awareness
events that have demonstrated efficacy in
advocacy and community mobilization,
Martinez said. The success is making this
a community wide event and collaborating
with as many partners as possible.
The 2012 event also included a Pet Walk,
which other organizations also have found
to be a successful genre of fundraising.
Pets Alive El Pasos annual Howl-O-
Wine fall Dog Walk at La Via Winery
raises funds and awareness for the groups
spay/neuter services.
The Humane Society of El Paso K-9
Classic is coming up on nearly 25 years of
success.
Established in 1989, the event brings
about 350 dogs and 325 people in a mass
dog walk around areas such as Album Park
or Cohen Stadium.
(Its) a fun filled day in the park for pets
and their people, Humane Society
Executive Director Betty Hoover said. It
includes a one-mile walk around the park,
silly dog contests, vendor booths, music,
and great food.
Hoover said dog lovers love to show off
their dogs and have fun with them, which
also makes it a wonderful family event.
Dogs love to play with their canine
friends and enjoy a day in the park with
their families, she said. Oh, they may
like the many dog treats that are there
too.
For the last eight years, the society has
also worked with Zin Valle Vineyards for a
more upscale human run/walk: the
Grape Race evening run.
With the next run on Oct. 19, A.J.
Hawley of Zin Valle said the races atten-
dance has grown from 75 runners in the
inaugural event to around 400 people last
year. In addition, the 8K run and 1-mile
walk, a dinner, awards, auction and live
music, giving the standard walk/run a
more formal feel.
Its one of the few evening runs in the
area and offers a really enjoyable evening
post race with food, live music, awards,
giveaways and wine, she said.
Hawley said Zin Valle and the Humane
Society also work together on a Merlot
label campaign, another big draw at events
like their Howl at the Moon dinner and
auction.
Each year at the annual fundraiser our
Merlot label is auctioned to the highest
bidder who then gets their pet on the label,
Zin Valle Vineyards Mans Best Friend
Merlot, she said. The bidder also
receives a portrait of the label.
Walks and runs are the most numerous
sporting fundraisers for nonprofits, with
golf tournaments following close behind,
but other sporting fundraising events in the
area include Big Brothers and Big Sisters
Bowl for Kids Sake or Polo With A
Mission for St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Church. El Paso Holocaust Museum spon-
sors an annual Tour de Tolerance that
draws hundreds of cyclists.
A variety of other sporting events donate
a share of the proceeds to charity, such as
the El Paso Bicycle Clubs Chile Pepper
Challenge. The 2012 event raised over
$22,000 for participating charities, which
provided manpower for rest stops and
other volunteer assignments.
Fundraisers
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Please see Page 31
Bidding is good
business
Running and bicycle races arent the only
kinds of competition that benefit charity.
Silent and live auctions are a component
of many fundraisers, since attendees often
are willing to outbid each other knowing
the proceeds go to good causes.
Art is the most popular item at auction,
ranging from traditional artwork to unique
theme creations.
Local public television station KCOS-TV
has run popular fundraising live art auc-
tions every April by allowing supporters to
purchase art and contribute to the nonprof-
it television station without ever leaving
the comfort of their own home.
The KCOS Art Auction highlights local
artists over the televisions broadcasts dur-
ing a three-day event. This years auction
is April 25, 27 and 28.
This event is perfect for KCOS-TV
because we are able to make a local and
personable broadcast that helps promote
the arts, while being both fun and excit-
ing, KCOS Special Project Producer Tina
Carlsen said. One aspect of this fundrais-
er that makes it unique is that viewers are
able to actively participate in the broadcast
from home while bidding on different auc-
tion items.
Last year we auctioned off 135 pieces of
art, she said. Some of the participating
artists were Hal Marcus, Alberto
Escamilla, Lyuba Titovets, Bassel Wolfe,
Mario Parra and more. We even had origi-
nal or signed artwork from local legends
such as Manuel Acosta, Rudy Montoya
and Jose Cisneros.
A growing trend in art auction are themed
artworks, in which artists and sometimes
non-artist celebrities create works of art on
non-traditional canvases, such as wooden
hearts (Avance) and crosses (St. Stephen
Deacon & Martyr Parish). Charity
fundraisers have even auctioned skate
decks (for the El Paso Skateboard
Association), violins (for El Paso
Symphony) and chile peppers (for Hospice
of El Paso).
Lutheran Social Services Celebre La
Famila (formerly Celebre La Buena Vida)
has auctioned painted miniature houses to
raise funs for its services to children and
the elderly of El Paso, raising more than
$200,000 over the past eight years, said
Dan Zieschang, vice president of
Community/Church Relations for Lutheran
Social Services.
The first event (in 2005) included a
silent auction along with small, wooden
houses painted by local artists. The event
raised $9,000 and we had about 100 atten-
dees, he said. Since then we have out-
grown the El Paso Club and moved to the
Camino Real a few years ago and will be
moving to the El Paso Marriott April 4.
Zieschang said the event includes a live
and silent auction, involving local celebri-
ties, such as former El Paso news person-
ality Gary Warner, as auctioneers.
The painted houses donated by so many
local artists remain very popular, he said.
More than 250 people now attend the
event. I believe that people return each
year because they know they are making a
difference.
Other auction-style events include the
Empty Bowls Soup Dinner hunger-fighting
benefit hosted by the Art Student Society
at El Paso Community College, where
guests can attend a workshop to create
their own soup bowls, then later enjoy a
gourmet soup meal from their own bowl
and bid on additional artist-designed ones.
El Paso Rehabilitation Centers annual
Christmas Street features the chance to
purchase custom designed Christmas trees,
a fundraising formula that has benefited
the center for nearly 40 years.
Other groups who have settled happily
into their auction themes include the
Womens Fund Power of the Purse Party
with live and silent auction of designer
bags or celebrity signed handbags and
CASA of El Pasos Casas for CASA
dinner and auction of one-of-a-kind play-
houses created by area builders.
Celebrity
Appearance
Another way to add appeal to a fundrais-
er is a celebrity guest or keynote speaker,
whether an actor, athlete, business leader
or other highly recognizable name.
The University Medical Center
Foundations Milagro Gala has jumped off
to a fast start among fundraising events
due in part to hosting celebrities such as
actor Edward James Olmos and actress
America Ferrera, said its Executive
Director Dennece Knight. Of course, it
also helps to be selling tickets for a worthy
cause such as the El Paso Childrens
Hospital. Last years event raised more
than $150,000 for the hospital.
This years speaker on Feb. 15 is leg-
endary ABC news anchor Dan Rather.
Only in its third year, the Milagro Gala
has quickly become one of the largest phil-
anthropic events in El Paso because of the
communitys enthusiasm for having their
own full-fledged childrens hospital,
Knight said. This is a real gala with one
of the most unique silent auctions of the
year. This year, people will have the
opportunity to bid on breakfast with Dan
Rather.
Other fundraisers that draw celebrity
speakers include the YWCA Womens
Benefit luncheon that brings in prominent
women speakers such as activist Malaak
Compton-Rock (wife of comic Chris
Rock) last year, and will bring in financial
guru Suze Orman this April.
United Blood Services Sunland Derby
Gala focuses on celebrities in the athletics
field such as Jerry Rice or Joe Montana,
with two-time Super Bowl champion
Hines Ward speaking this year. Special
Olympics I Am Potential Galas speakers
are individuals who inspire others by over-
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El Paso Jewish Academy hosts an annual
Comedy Night fundraiser celebrating the
talent and spirit of Jewish comedians.
El Paso Fellowship of Christian Athletes
(FCA), spring Victory Banquet works to
bring in speakers who fit their own mis-
sion.
We have different speakers each year at
the Banquet with some high profile indi-
viduals and some times we have lesser
known but quality Christian speakers,
FCA representative Durwood Keeton said.
Last years event featured Heisman
Trophy runner-up and NFL quarterback
Colt McCoy.
The banquet has been part of the FCA for
about 20 years and is the larger of the
FCAs two main fundraisers bringing in
anywhere from 300 to 500 guests. Their
Pug Garbrel Memorial Golf Tournament
held in October attracts around 100 play-
ers. Keeton said each event has its own
atmosphere that adds to the FCAs cause.
Both events help FCA share our story in
the El Paso community, he said. At the
banquet we honor our volunteers and the
athletes of the year from local high schools
along with the on campus adult leader of
the year for about 25 high schools, middle
schools and college.
Keeton said the combination of recogniz-
ing volunteers, bringing in a well-known
speaker, honoring community youth and
having a cause people can believe in has
helped to keep the banquet a well-received
fundraiser.
We primarily use athletes, coaches and
athletics to impact the world for Jesus,
Keeton said, that is our platform.
The idea of celebrity doesnt necessari-
ly have to be on national level, as UTEP
Womans Auxiliary has discovered with
their Auxiliary Scholarship Benefit
Luncheon. The Feb. 23 scholarship lunch-
eon follows many of the fundraiser ban-
quet rules, with a themed sit-down dinner,
silent auction, live entertainment, raffles
and a bake sale.
What brings in the extra touch, however,
is placing the stars of UTEP athletics, per-
forming arts and academics in the spot-
light, including using UTEP talent for live
musical entertainment. This years event,
Strike Up The Band, will showcase the
UTEP Band and its director, Andre Feagin.
Guests also get a chance to dine and chat
with UTEPs best athletes.
We have our scholarship recipients and
UTEP athletes mingle and sit with the
women, auxiliary member Marilyn
Cromeans said. The interaction is fun
and a way to meet the young people whom
we support.
Cromeans said last years luncheon
attracted 225 guests, both auxiliary mem-
bers and other UTEP supporters.
Last year we made about $14,000 at the
luncheon, said, and with additional rev-
enues the group was able to give the uni-
versity $25,000. We have had several dif-
ferent ways of making money, but have
used this format for about 20 years.
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O
ne of Albert Einsteins most
famous quotes is God does not
play dice with the universe. The
debate at that time was about whether
everything nature was predictable if one
had complete knowledge or whether
some things were inherently random and
unpredictable (in particular, the argu-
ment was over the behavior of sub-
atomic particles).
This scientific disagreement has its
counterpart in theology: Does God con-
trol everything that happens or do some
things happen by chance?
If God is in control, how do we explain
the evil that occurs in this world, partic-
ularly natural disasters such as tsunamis
and epidemics that kill and injure at ran-
dom? If God is not in control, then
whats the point of believing in God?
Its a classic dilemma. Modern think-
ing accepts absurdity and randomness as
part of life, while the traditional reli-
gious viewpoint is that everything hap-
pens for a reason.
I have a hard time identifying fully
with either viewpoint. Its impossible to
treat everything in the world as an acci-
dent, but it also doesnt make sense to
try to make everything make sense (if
you can make sense of that sentence!).
In Jesus day, many believed that mis-
fortune was a form of divine punishment
a viewpoint that Jesus himself dis-
missed. In Luke 13, he mentions a disas-
trous tower collapse that killed 18 peo-
ple and rejects the thinking that the vic-
tims were guilty of some form of sin. In
John 9, Jesus renounces the idea that a
blind man was born that way because of
his sin or his parents sin.
In the second example, Jesus adds that
the mans blindness is actually an oppor-
tunity for God to be glorified, and Jesus
heals him.
Jesus accepted that there was a certain
randomness in this world, but how we
respond to it is anything but random.
Victor Frankl made the same case in
his landmark book, Mans Search for
Meaning, based on his three years as an
inmate of Nazi concentration camps.
The fundamental lesson he learned was
that life always had meaning if we
accepted our responsibility for how we
dealt with it.
In his case, of course, he experienced
deliberate, intentional evil. Most of us
rarely face that kind of evil, but nearly
all of us deal with random misfortunes.
We lose a job because of an economic
downturn, a car accident leaves a friend
paralyzed, a mother discovers she has
cancer.
What gives meaning to these tragedies
is not trying to figure out why they
occurred, but how we respond to them.
Randy Limbird is editor of
El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com
by Randy Limbird
Centennial Museum University at
Wiggins, UTEP. Changing exhibits are on the
second floor, Lea and Discovery Galleries.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 Tuesday through
Saturday. Admission is free. Information: 747-
8994 or museum.utep.edu.
Showing through April 13: The Peregrine
Falcon: Return of an Endangered Species.
Through illustrations and falconry parapherna-
lia, visitors are introduced to the long history
the peregrine has shared with humans.
Around the museum, the Chihuahuan Desert
Gardens exhibit has more than 600 species of
desert plants, open daily from daylight to dusk.
Chamizal galleries Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Los Paisano
hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday; weekends by request. Los Abrazos and
Borderlands (exhibit vary throughout the
month) hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Admission is free. Information:
532-7273 or nps.gov/cham/.
Showing through March in Los Paisanos
Gallery: MASA: Mesoamerican Aeronautics
and Space Administration by El Paso artist
Gabriel Gaytn.
El Paso Exploreum The citys first liv-
ing laboratory museum for children is at 300-
320 W. San Antonio (south of Convention
Center). Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Closed Monday. Last admission is one hour
before closing time. Information: 533-4330 or
lynxexhibits.com.
Admission: $10 ($8 students, seniors and mili-
tary with ID; $6 ages 4-11; under four free).
Designed as a flexible exhibit to give El
Pasoans an active voice in the development of a
permanent childrens museum, the new facility
offers a wide variety of interactive exhibits for
all ages. Throughout the facility, visitors have
the opportunity to vote on the standing
exhibits, offer suggestions and dream about
future attractions.
The Exploreum includes a traveling exhibit as
well as multiple interactive exhibits in four
theme areas: construction, aviation, role-play
and high tech:
The High Tech Hot Spot showcases the
future with a multiplayer touch screen table
and an interactive floor.
Airport Adventure provides a whimsical look
at a kid-sized airport.
Old El Paso Village gives visitors a chance to
experience a grocery store in a new way.
STEAM Ahead, where visitors solve real-
world problems in a hands-on exhibit showing
how engineering a design touches our lives
every day. Design, build, test and modify struc-
tures (shake buildings and bridges, dam a creek,
control traffic flow and catch wind).
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free; dona-
tions encouraged. Information: 351-0048 or
elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
Extended through March 9: The Memory
Project, a multi-media exhibit created by film-
maker Laurie Weisman and artist Roz Jacobs.
The exhibit features art and film to tell a pow-
erful story of a familys love and loss during the
Holocaust and beyond. Holocaust survivor
Anna Jacobs tells her own story of survival and
of the last time she saw Kalman, her little
brother, in Poland. Her daughter, New York
artist Roz Jacobs, captured the essence of her
uncle Kalman through a series of paintings,
while at the same time telling the story of her
childhood fantasy to find Kalman and reunite
him with her mother.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso (west
of U.S. 54). Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Closed Mondays and city holidays. Admission is
free. Information: 755-4332 or
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
Showing through March 24: Walking with
the Ancestors: From Mesoamerica to the
Southwest, an exhibit about the connections
among peoples across time and space from
ancient Mesoamerica to the American
Southwest curated by UTEP Department of
Historys Dr. Yolanda Chvez Leyva.
Monica Gomez will host the free Write off
the Walls workshop, based on the current
exhibit, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.
Seating is limited on a first come basis.
A free gallery Tour is 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9, led by Curator of Education Marilyn
Guida. RSVPs encouraged.
El Paso Museum of History 510 N.
Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday (open until 9 p.m. Thursdays),
and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays.
Museum admission is free. Information: 351-
3588 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
Now showing is The Missions and Their
People Wall which honors the Mission Valley
of the Southwestern United States and
Northern Mexico.
Monica Gomez hosts a free Write Off the
Wall workshop taking inspiration from the
Missions exhibit 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9.
Seating is on a first come basis.
Young El Paso Singers present the free con-
cert The Music and Songs of African
Americans: Their life, their comfort, their
courage at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in cele-
bration of African American History Month.
Storytelling with Mandy the Mule, Alligator Al
Paso and Mac the Macaw is 11 a.m. to noon
Wednesday, Feb. 20, as part of the museums
monthly free Wacky Wednesdays storytelling
for children age pre-school through 6.
The multi-media program Riders on the
Orphan Train with Allison Moore and Phil
Lancaster is 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, and tells
the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted
children who were put on trains in New York
between 1854 and 1929 and sent all over the
United States to be given away. An estimated
1,200 of these children came to Texas, many to
El Paso. The presentation is a combination of
original music, video and storytelling followed
by a dramatic recitation from a forthcoming
historical novel. Admission is free.
The museum hosts dance and other classes in
its classrooms for $20 ($10 members) for total
8 week session.
Tai Chi 1 and 2 Saturday classes are 10 to 11
a.m. (Tai Chi 2) and 11 a.m. to noon (Tai Chi 1)
Saturdays through March 2. taught by Hsio-
Ying Hines.
Winter advanced Tai Chi lunch classes are 11
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a.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 27.
Traditional Belly Dance classes are 6 to 7
p.m. Thursdays through March 14, taught by
Sonia Flores and her daughter Sene. Open to
ages 9 and older (mother/daughter teams wel-
come); wear sweats.
Tour guide training for those interested in
being museum guides is 10 a.m. to noon
Thursdays, Feb. 7-March 28.
Fort Bliss and Old Ironsides Museums
Building 1735, Marshall Road on Fort Bliss.
Open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Admission is free. Information: 568-5412.
Los Portales Museum and Visitor
Center 1521 San Elizario Road. Hours are
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday,
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
1120 Magoffin. The adobe home, built around
1875 by Joseph Magoffin, tells the story of a
multicultural family that influenced the develop-
ment of the Southwest borderlands. It includes
authentic art and furnishings reflecting the daily
lives of the Magoffin family.
Sunday. Tours on the hour; last tour at 4 p.m.
Spanish language tours offered Thursday
through Saturday; call for availability. Cost: $4
($3 ages 6-18). Group tours available with
advance registration. Information: 533-5147 or
visitmagoffinhome.com.
National Border Patrol Museum and
Memorial Library 4315 Transmountain
Drive. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and major
holidays. Admission is free. Information: 759-
6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
Railroad and Transportation Museum
of El Paso More than 150 years of El Paso
railroad history are on display at Union Depot
Transit Terminal, 400 W. San Antonio. Hours
are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: 422-
3420, 256-4409 or elpasorails.org.
San Elizario Veterans Museum and
Memorial Walk 1501-B Main Street in
San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission
is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-3741 or Ray
Borrego, 383-8529.
U.S. Army Museum of the NCO
Building 11331, Staff Sergeant Simms St., Biggs
Army Airfield. Equipment and uniforms used by
sergeants and other NCOs through the years
are displayed. Admission: free. Hours: 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information:
568-8646.
War Eagles Air Museum 8012 Airport
Road, Doa Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens and
military; free for children under 12.
Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-air-
museum.com.
The warbirds of World War II and Korea, and
other historic military aircraft, are displayed in
a 54,000-square-foot building and surrounding
area. To get there: Take the Artcraft exit off
Interstate 10, head west past the Rio Grande to
Santa Teresa and follow signs to the airport and
museum.
Las Cruces area
Branigan Cultural Center Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) Las
Cruces. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Admission is free. Closed
Feb. 18 for Presidents Day. Information: (575)
541-2154 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing Feb. 1-23 as part of For the Love of
Art Month is the annual Artforms Members
Show, with paintings, jewelry, pottery, metal
sculpture, weaving and other original art.
Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb.
1, as part of the Downtown Ramble, with a
performance from the Overcome Band.
Renaissance artist and performer Bob Diven
will be recognized for his contribution to art in
Southern New Mexico.
Showing through Feb. 23: Pueblo to
Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian
Pottery. The exhibit features selections from
the Collection of the Kansas City Museum and
Union Station Kansas City.
A Talking with the Clay: A Laguna Potters
Modern Day Conversation with the Thousand
Year Old Tradition discussion and pottery
demonstration is 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7,
with Laguna Artist Josephine M. Seymour.
A free Coil Pots for Kids workshop for ages
6-8 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16.
Weekly storytime is 11 to 11:30 a.m.
Saturdays at the center, followed by art jour-
neys at the Museum of Art.
In conjunction with For the Love of Art
Month, the center will host the a series of pre-
sentations on Selected Saturdays:
Feb. 2: La Sociedad Poetry Group performs
noon to 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 9: Shape Note Singers perform 1-2 p.m.
Feb. 23: Percussion 10+1 performs 1-2 p.m.
A lecture by NMSU history and womens
studies instructor Joan Jensen on Mescalero
Basketry and Public Policy is 1 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 14.
A reading on Making Sense of the Civil War
is 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. The months
books are March by Geraldine Brooks and
Americas War Anthology Part 1 Imagining
War.
Las Cruces Museum of Nature and
Science 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. dur-
ing the First Friday Ramble. Information: (575)
522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Animal Encounters are 1 p.m. Saturdays.
Planeteers! space program for children age 3-
5 and their guardians is 9 a.m. the first
Thursday of the month.
A Dinos A to Z presentations are 3 p.m.
Fridays.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the nature center
is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, as part of the
Downtown Ramble.
Activities in celebration of Clyde Tombaugh
Day are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.
Hands on Activities based on the television
program Fetch! is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays,
and activities based on Dinosaur Train are 9
a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28.
Las Cruces Railroad Museum The
museum is in the Santa Fe train depot, 351 N.
Mesilla, (at Las Cruces avenue west of the
Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Admission is
free; donations encouraged. Information: (575)
647-4480 or museums.las-cruces.org.
New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern
Chapter hosts a display entitled Trains, Planes
and Automobiles. Opening reception is 5 to 7
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p.m. Friday, Feb. 1; exhibit continues through
March.
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon the sec-
ond Saturday of each month. Families can try
out early 20th century games.
Toddler Story Time is 11 a.m. the third
Saturday of each month. Listen to a Thomas
the Tank Engine book, and enjoy a Thomas
video while completing a related free craft
activity. All ages welcome. RSVP requested.
The monthly Brown Bag lecture is noon to 1
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12. Maurine McMillan will
speak on Twenty Years as Volunteer Director
of the Belen Harvey House Museum. RSVP
requested. Rail Readers Book Club meets at
11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. Call for book
title.
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. The 47-
acre museum, part of the NM Department of
Cultural Affairs, chronicles the 3,000-year his-
tory of agriculture and rural life in New Mexico.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5
for adults, $3 seniors 60 and older, $2 for chil-
dren 5-17; free for museum members, veterans
and children age 4 and under. Information:
(575) 522-4100 or
nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Retired history professor Dr. Jo Tice Bloom
presents Enchanting New Mexico Women at
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in the theater, as
part of the museums culture series. Bloom will
discuss some of those women who have made
New Mexico what it is. Suggested donation: $2.
The first Museum Rocks: A Gem and Mineral
Show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23-24, with wholesale
and resale dealers of both cut and uncut gem-
stones, rocks, minerals, jewelry, jewelry making
supplies and educational displays on the art and
science of rocks and gems. Proceeds benefit
Friends of the Museum. Admission: $4 for ages
4 and older (includes museum entry).
The 14th annual Cowboy Days celebration of
Southwest pioneer heritage is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3.
Showing Feb. 8-March 23, 2014: Mesilla
Valley Weavers: Threads Through Time fea-
turing 44 woven works by the Mesilla Valley
Weavers Guild, including items of clothing and
decorative arts. This collection features quilts
from 1830 to 1970 and includes panels that dis-
cuss the history of quilting, the role quilting
played in communities, as well as a glossary of
quilting terms.
Basic Loom Weaving for Children (Session I) is
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. Each child
will create an original project on one of the
Museums four harness looms. Children will
warp their loom and begin weaving during the
first session and complete their project during
the second session (date to be announced).
Cost: $20 for both sessions ($16 members).
Reservations required.
NMSU Art Gallery D.W. Williams Art
Center, 1390 E. University Ave, (Williams Hall)
on the NMSU campus, Las Cruces (east of
Solano). Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday through Saturday, and 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesdays. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 646-2545 or nmsu.edu/artgal.
Showing through Feb. 23: In This Corner:
NMSU Faculty Exhibition 2013, organized by
curator Linda Weintraub. The triennial exhibit
features works by all members of the NMSU
Art Department faculty and much of its staff.
This years participating artists have been asked
to either make a site-specific work or to install
their work in a manner that engages with the
abundance of corners in the exhibition space.
Interim Director Stephanie L. Taylor will give
gallery talks on the exhibit 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9 and 16.
El Paso-based DJ Rob Bass will perform at the
gallery 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13.
NMSU Museum Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
nmsu.edu/museum/.
Spring 2013 exhibitions:
Seeing, Hearing, Learning, Being Loved:
Cradleboards of North America
Plazas of New Mexico, a project of the
Historic Preservation and Regionalism Program,
School of Architecture and Planning, University
of New Mexico.
Weaving Solidarity: Textile Traditions of
Highland Chiapas.
Opening reception for all three exhibitions is
6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
and Missile Park Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Closed on federal holi-
days. Free admission. To get there: take U.S.
54, and after the freeway ends, keep going
north on Martin Luther King, which leads
directly to the range. Or enter from the north
off U.S. 70 east of Las Cruces. Visitors must
provide a current license, car registration and
proof of insurance. Information: (575) 678-
8824 (local call) or wsmr-history.org.
Also
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum 301
S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: (575)
546-2382, 1-800-848-4955 or deminglunamim-
bresmuseum.com.
Geronimo Springs Museum 211 Main
in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Features prehistoric, historic
and military exhibits about the area. Museum
admission: $5 ($2.50 students 6 to 18; free for
ages 5 and younger). Family rates: $15.
Information: (575) 894-6600 or geronimo-
springsmuseum.com.
Hubbard Museum of the American
West 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours: 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Docent-led tours
of permanent exhibits are 10 a.m. Fridays.
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 chil-
dren 6-16; free for children 5 and younger and
museum members). Information: (575) 378-
4142 or hubbardmuseum.org.
Showing through Feb. 8: Una Tierra tan
Extraa: A Land So Strange in celebration of
the State of New Mexicos 100th anniversary.
Showing through March 17: 21st annual Fall
American Photography Exhibition. Hosted by
the Lincoln County Photographic Society.
Submissions are being taken through March
17 for the Celebration of Arte exhibit which
runs May 4-Sept. 9. Entry forms/details avail-
able online at hubbardmuseum.org.
Museum of the Big Bend Sul Ross
State University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in
Alpine, Texas. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free, donations accepted.
Information: (432) 837-8734.
Showing Feb. 22-April 14: The 27th annual
Trappings of Texas exhibit in conjunction with
the Cowboy Poetry Festival.
The opening sale and reception is 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 23. Tickets: $50.
New Mexico Museum of Space History
3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo (two miles east
off Indian Wells and White Sand Blvd. intersec-
tion). Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $6
($5 for seniors and military, $4 ages 4-12, chil-
dren 3 and younger free). Information: (877)
333-6589, (575) 437-2840 or nmspacemuse-
um.org.
Showing at the IMAX Dome Theater are the
films Hubble, Air Racers and the
Planetarium Show, Nine Planets and
Counting. Showtimes are on the hour, 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. Tickets: $6 ($5.50 for seniors
and military; $4.50 ages 4-12). Ages 3 and
under free for all shows.
Combo tickets available (includes museum
entrance and one IMAX ticket): $10 ($9 seniors
and military, $7 children).
Sacramento Mountains Historical
Museum U.S. 82 across from the
Chamber of Commerce in Cloudcroft, N.M.
Operated by the Sacramento Mountains
Historical Society, the museum features histori-
cal buildings from the turn of the century,
Museum
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Ultimate Universe The workshop and
demonstration is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Gene
Roddenberry Planetarium, 6531 Boeing, with a
tour of the evening sky, demonstration of the
size and order of the planets as well as the
Digistar program Ultimate Universe.
Programs are subject to change. Tickets are
free on a first come, first serve basis beginning
at 6:30 p.m. No advance tickets will be given.
Information: 881-2499 or grplanetarium.wee-
bly.com.
Gardening workshops Enchanted
Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, in Las
Cruces, hosts gardening and nature workshops
throughout the year. Most workshops are held
at 2 p.m. Saturdays outdoors or in the green-
house. Cost: $7.50 per workshop (free for
Enchanted Gardens benefit members).
Reservations requested. Information/reserva-
tions:(575) 524-1886 or gardens@zianet.com.
Feb. 9: Inviting Pollinators into the Garden
Feb. 16: Vegetable Garden
Feb. 23: Learn About Composting.
Texas Master Naturalist program-
Texas Master Naturalist Trans-Pecos Chapter
will host a 14-week course 6 to 9 p.m.
Wednesdays, plus six Saturday field trips, Feb.
13-May 23 at El Paso Garden Center, 3105
Grant. The program is aimed at developing a
well-informed corps of volunteers to provide
education, outreach and service dedicated to
the beneficial management of natural resources
and areas within the El Paso region. Application
deadline is Feb. 1. Cost: $150 (includes all
materials). Information/applications: Matt, 860-
2515 or txmn.org/trans_pecos/.
Edible Attractions for Birds of the
Chihuahuan Deserts El Paso Water
Utilities hosts the workshop 10:30 to 11:30
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the EPWU
Discovery Education Center at El Paso Zoo,
4001 E. Paisano. Learn which foods are most
likely to attract birds into ones backyard.
Registration required; space is limited.
Admission: $15 (includes zoo admission); $5
zoo members. Information: 621-2000 or
tech2o.org.
El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo sum-
mer entrance hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
daily. Zoo admission is $10 for ages 13 to 61;
$7.50 for ages 62 and older and active duty
military (including spouse) with ID; $6 ages 3 to
12; and free for ages 2 and under. Zoo mem-
bers admitted free. Information: 532-8156,
521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
Giraffe Encounter feedings are 11 to 11:30
a.m. and 2:30 to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Token sales begin one half hour before feeding
times. Cost: $2 per token.
African Star Train ride tickets are $2 plus tax
($1.50 for children and society members).
Get Moving encounters with the California
Sea Lion Training are 10:50 a.m. and 2:50 p.m.
Asian Elephant Training Encounters scheduled
at noon daily.
Meerkat Enrichment presentations are 2:15
p.m. Monday through Friday and 2 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
The societys annual awards dinner is 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16, at Opus World Bistro, 7128
Mesa (Colony Cove II), with a presentation by
Jim Paton on his recent trip to Australia. This
years Conservation Award will be presented
to Rick LoBello of El Paso Zoo, Chihuahuan
Desert Education Coalition and iloveparks.com.
A Conservation Certificate also will be present-
ed posthumously in honor of ecologist Kevin
Von Finger, who died in November. Open to
the public; reservations required.
Information/RSVP: Janet Perkins, 637-5269 or
581-2849.
Field trips are free and open to the public.
Bring lunch, water, binoculars and a scope.
Information: Mark Perkins, 637-3521.
Holloman Lakes and Dog Canyon trip
departs 7 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, from Lowes
parking lot, 4531 Transmountain (NE El Paso),
to look for shore birds, waterfowl, gulls and
raptors at the lakes, followed by lunch at Oliver
Lee State Park and a hike in Dog Canyon.
Reservoirs Down in the Valley trip meets at
6:30 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Burlington
Coat Factory parking lot, 1144 N. Yarbrough,
to see grebes, pelicans, gulls, egrets, sand-
pipers, cormorants, herons and several duck
species in the reservoirs at McNary, Fort
Hancock and Tornillo.
Plant relocation volunteers
Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition seeks
volunteers age 18 and older to help relocate
plants from the City Hall landscape to
Downtown beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
23, at El Paso City Hall, 2 Civic Center Plaza,
Downtown.
The coalition has been working with the City
Parks Department on a plan to relocate the
plants added to the City Hall landscape to a
new location at the Cleveland Square, adjacent
to the History Museum and downtown Public
Library. Volunteers interested in helping may
call Rick LoBello at 217-4233 or
lobellorl@elpasotexas.gov.
Volunteers are needed to dig the holes at
Cleveland Square, mark areas white flour and
transfer plants. Process expected to last around
3 to 4 hours. Bring: shovels (big and small) or
pickax, gloves, plastic bags, buckets, some old
big towels, rugs, or drop cloths to carry the
cacti, rope to tie the shrubs up for easy trans-
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antique farming and ranching tools, other busi-
ness and home antiques, historical exhibits and
other artifacts. Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission: $5 ($3
ages 6 to 12). Group rates and tours available
with prior notice. Information: (575) 682-2932
or cloudcroftmuseum.com.
Silver City Museum 312 W. Broadway,
Silver City, in the historic H.B. Ailman House.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. the first Friday of the
month. The museum covers the settlement of
southwest New Mexico, the two centuries of
mining in the region and early commerce in
Silver City. Group tours offered with advance
notice. Admission: $3 suggested donation.
Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947
(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.
Currently showing is The Flood Season:
How Silver Citys Main Street Became the Big
Ditch, Journey of Enchantment, Lines in
The Sand, maps of Territorial New Mexico
and Trails, Tales and Historias: Reflections of a
Territory.
Showing through Feb. 24: Gila Wide,
panoramic images by Dennis Weller.
Toy Train Depot Alameda Park, 1991 N.
White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. An actual train
depot built in 1898, the building now houses a
gift shop and model shop, with more than
1,200 feet of model railroad track and hun-
dreds of model and toy trains on display. Hours
are noon to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Admission: $4. Information: (575) 437-
2855 or toytraindepot.homestead.com.
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4 p.m. Cost: $4.
Tularosa Basin Historical Society
Museum The museum, featuring collec-
tions, photos and archives relating to the histo-
ry of Otero County and the Tularosa Basin, is
next door to the Alamogordo Chamber of
Commerce, 1301 White Sands Blvd. (U.S.
54/70). Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 436-4438.
WNMU Museum 1000 West College
Ave., Silver City, N.M. (575) 538-6386. The
museum features pottery, rugs and other arti-
facts of Southwestern Cultures; historic photo-
graphs of the Silver City area, and traveling
exhibits. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
Overland Trail Museum Exhibits at the
Fort Davis, Texas, museum include a replica of
a barbershop that was once on the site, historic
surveying equipment, early medical parapher-
nalia, a restored pioneer kitchen and early
ranching tools. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday
and Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (915) 426-3161.
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port, knifes or scissors for bands and ropes
around the plants. Everybody should also bring
water and a hat.
First Friday film screenings Southwest
Environmental Center, 275 N. Main in Las
Cruces, hosts free screenings of environmental-
ly-themed films with popcorn and juice at 8
p.m. first Friday of the month. Admission is
free, but space is limited. Information: (575)
522-5552 or wildmesquite.org.
Franklin Mountains State Park The
24,000-acre park extends north from the heart
of El Paso to the New Mexico state line. The
highest point is North Mt. Franklin, 7,192 feet
above sea level.
Most hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in
the Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Road on
the west side of the park (east of I-10).
Entry fees are $5 per person, free for age 12
and under (with family). Correct cash or check
only. Group rates available. Hours are 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily. Information: 566-6441.
Guided hikes are offered selected weekends.
Cost is $3 ($1 ages 5-12; under 5 free), plus $5
park entry fee for ages 13 and older. Bring
water, snacks, sturdy shoe/boots, hiking stick,
maps and binoculars. Dogs welcome on leash
on some hikes. Reservations required: 566-
6441 ext. 221 224 or
erika.rubio@tpwd.state.tx.us or
adrianna.weickhardt@tpwd.state.tx.us.
A Peak Fitness Challenge Hike of North
Franklin Peak is 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.
Bring a sack lunch. The difficult to strenuous
hike is about 8 miles long. $5 entrance fee.
Women-Only Hike of Upper Sunset Trail is 9
a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3. Easy to moderate hike,
2.6 miles. $8 entrance/activity fee.
A Beginners Mountain Bike Ride and Basic
Repair workshop is 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, in
observance of Texas Parks and Wildlife Bike
Month. Event includes a four-mile easy ride and
a 30-minute workshop. Regular entrance and
activity fees apply; class size limted to 15 par-
ticipants. Meet at Chuck Heinrich Park, 11055
Loma Del Norte (in front of dam on south end
of Park). Limited to 20 people. Cost is $8,
includes entrance and activity fee. To register:
566-6441. Camping in the Tom Mays Area of
the park, with both traditional tent sites and RV
areas (no hookups). Site fee is $8 (limit of four
campers), plus the park entrance fee.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park UTEPs
Center for Environmental Resource
Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley. Tours last about
two hours. Information: 747-8663 or rio-
bosque.org.
Bird tour is 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3.
Introductory tour is 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9.
A Community Workday is 9 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 16.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic
Site The site is famed for many Native
American rock paintings and unique geology.
Winter hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Admission: $7 (free for children 12 and
younger). Additional activity cost for tours
(including morning hike): $2 (free for age 4 and
younger). Information: 857-1135 or texas-
stateparks.gov. Reservations are recommended
for the self-guided area and for camping: (512)
389-8900.
Tours offered Wednesday through Sunday, by
prior arrangement at 849-6684. Pictograph
tours are 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. during the win-
ter months. Rock climbing/bouldering tours are
9:30, 10 and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. during the
winter months. Hiking tours are 9, 9:30 and 10
a.m. and 2 p.m. during the winter months.
Birding tours are 8 a.m. on the third Saturday
of the month. Advance sign-up encouraged.
To get there: Take Montana Avenue (U.S.
Highway 62-180) all the way into the Hueco
Mountains then turn left on Ranch Road 2775.
North Mountain is available for self-guided
day use, for up to 70 people at a time; reserva-
tions recommended. There is an annual orien-
tation program for visitors. Guided access is
offered to the rest of the site. Picnicking
allowed at ten tables closest to headquarters.
Bicycles permitted only on designated paved
areas. Pets allowed only in camping or picnic
areas. Call for reservations and other informa-
tion: 857-1135.
Area hiking websites A variety of
organizations in the El Paso/Las Cruces area
offers hiking opportunities. Hikes typically are
rated as easy, moderate, or strenuous. Solo or
new hikers are welcome.
Meetup.com offers a variety of groups for all
activities, including the El Paso hiking meetup
club (meetup.com/El-Paso-Hiking) and the Las
Cruces hiking meetup club (meetup.com/hik-
ing-261)
El Paso Ridgewalkers The group posts its
hikes at elpasoridgewalkers.com. Or contact
Carol Brown at 630-1424.
Celebrations of Our Mountains now offers an
ongoing calendar of hiking and related events at
celebmtns.org/calendar
elpasonaturally is a blog by Jim Tolbert on
various environmental topics, with a calendar
of events that also includes the Sunrise Hikers
Tuesday morning group. See
elpasonaturally.blogspot.com or contact tol-
bert@elp.rr.com.
The El Paso chapter of the Sierra Club posts
its hikes at sierraclub.org/elpaso.
Outdoorelpaso.com offers an interactive
map, of El Paso County hiking and running
trails, calendar of events and more.
Information: 546-2098 or epcounty.com.
Feather Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
9500 North Loop, near Loop 375. The 43.5-
acre site is managed by El Pasos Audubon
Society. A variety of migratory birds, as well as
some year-round species, can be seen there.
Information: 545-5157 or 747-8663.
Directions: Take I-10 East to Americas (Loop
375), go south 1.2 miles to North Loop, turn
right and go 0.4 miles to the sanctuary
entrance, on the left at 9500 North Loop at
Bordeaux.
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso
Desert Botanical Garden 4200
Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: $3 (free for members). Information:
584-0563, keystoneheritagepark.org or elpa-
sobotanicalgardens.org.
The parks 2-acre Botanical Garden features
native plants, amphitheater, wedding garden,
childrens maze, and a Butterfly House.
The site is open for bird watching 9:30 a.m.
to noon the second and last Saturday of the
month.
Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park
5000 Calle del Norte in Mesilla. Hours are 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. All
events free with park admission. Day use fee:
$5 per vehicle ($40 annual pass). Information:
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A talk on Pruning Trees and Shrubs is 1 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 3, with Jackye Meineke.
A Bosque Education Guide Workshop is 1 to
5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, for educators of
grades K-12. Call for reservations.
A Fly Tying and Casting Clinic is 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16.
A Journey Through the Bosque Geocache
event is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23,
with beginner caching led by experienced
guides, new caches throughout the river forest,
special park pathtags and scouting merit badge
opportunities.
Bring binoculars, water, sunscreen and wear
hiking shoes for all events.
Birding tours are 8:15 a.m. Saturdays, led by
park volunteers.
Ranger-led Nature Hikes are 3 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays.
MountainFilm Tour NMSU Outdoor
Recs Adventure Art Series presents selections
from the MountainFilm festival at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 7, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211
N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. Tickets: $8
in advance; $10 at the door. Information: (575)
646-4746 or reelrocktour.com.
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park
The park, part of Asombro Institute for Science
Education, is northeast of Las Cruces, off
Jornada Road. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Information: (575)
524-3334 or asombro.org.
A free Valentines Day desert nation walk is
10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, led by
Asombro Institute for Science Education staff.
To get there: Take I-25 in Las Cruces and
head east on U.S. 70. Take the Mesa Grande
Road exit (at Oate High School). Make a U-
turn under the highway to head west, and stay
in the right lane. Turn right (north) on Jornada
Road. Follow Jornada Road for 6.4 miles and
turn left at the park sign. Follow the entrance
road to the parking area and trailhead.
Aguirre Spring Campground The
Organ Mountain recreational area, run by the
federal Bureau of Land Management, is off U.S.
70 about 15 miles east of Las Cruces. Fifty-five
family camping and picnic sites, plus two group
areas. Day-use fee is $3 per vehicle.
Information: (575) 525-4300.
Dripping Springs Natural Area The
recreational area is at the base of the Organ
Mountains at the end of Dripping Springs Road
(the eastern extension of University Avenue),
about 10 miles east of Las Cruces. The visitor
center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Access to the
main trail to Dripping Springs is 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. and the park is closed promptly at 7 p.m.
Admission is $3 per vehicle. No pets allowed
(except for assistance animals). Information:
(575) 522-1219.
White Sands National Monument
The glistening gypsum dunes are about 15 miles
southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70.
The monument is open 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
through March 1; visitor center hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. through March 4. Entrance fee:
$3 age 17 and older. Free for children.
Information: (575) 479-6124, ext. 236 or (575)
679-2599, ext. 232; or go to nps.gov/whsa.
Sunset strolls are offered daily beginning at
4:30 p.m. through Feb. 1, 4:45 p.m. Feb. 2-
22 and 5 p.m. Feb. 23-March 9.
Lake Lucero tour is 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24.
Participants drive their own vehicles 17 miles
beginning at the Small Missile Range gate on
U.S. 70, 25 miles west of the White Sands
Visitor Center, then hike 3/4 mile to the source
of the white sands. Reservations required
(accepted online only). Cost is $3 per adult;
$1.50 age 16 and under.
Skins and Skulls mammal identification talks
are 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in the Visitor
Center.
Map Talks are 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays.
Crafty Kids craft and interpretive programs
are 2 p.m. Sundays for ages 6-10. Parents wel-
come to participate.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park The
park is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off the
Carlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:
(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.
Winter hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily;
tours available 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last entry
into cave via natural entrance is 2 p.m. with last
entry into cave via elevator 3:30 p.m.
Plan 3-1/2 hours for a walk-in tour and 1-1/2
hours for Big Room tour. Cost is $6 ($3 for
ages 6-15 or seniors with discount card). The
parks audio self-guided tour is $3 extra (also
available in Spanish).
Other guided tours are available; call or check
website for details.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument 44 miles north of Silver City
on NM Highway 15, the dwellings are in the
middle of the majestic Gila Wilderness.
Entrance fee: $3 per person; $10 per family.
Information: (575) 536-9461 or nps.gov/gicl.
The trail to the cliff dwellings is open 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. year-round. Everyone must be off the
trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Visitors for the 1 p.m. guided tour,
which begins at the cliff dwellings, need to
arrive at the trailhead by at least 12:30 p.m. to
walk up the trail to the dwellings.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
110 miles east of El Paso on the way to
Carlsbad, the 86,416-acre park includes the
highest point in Texas: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749
feet. Entry fee: $5 for ages 16 and older, good
for one week and all trails. Hours are 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Camping is $8 per site per night.
Information: (915) 828-3251.
New Mexico State Parks Day-use fee
is $5 when visiting any state park. Camping
fees: $8 for primitive site; $10 for developed
site (electrical hookup $4 extra). All programs
are free with park entrance, unless otherwise
listed. Information: (575) 744-5998 or
nmparks.com.
Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff. Most
hikes depart from the Visitor Center. All listed
events meet at the Group Shelter, unless listed
otherwise. Information: (575) 437-8284.
A Mammals of Dog Canyon talk is 10 to 11:30
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.
A Night Sky viewing of the Great Hexagon
is 7 to 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9.
An Its the Water Trail Walk is 10 to 11:30
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, along the Riparian
Nature Trail.
A Dog Canyon at Sunset guided stroll is 4:30
to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23.
Mesilla Valley Bosque Park 5000 Calle del
Norte, Mesilla. Guided bird tours are first
Saturday of every month. See separate listing
for other events.
Rockhound State Park, five miles south of
Deming on State Road 11 and then east on
Rockhound Road (State Road 141) for nine
miles. Day use hours: 7:30 a.m. to sunset.
Information: (575) 546-6182 or (575) 744-
5998.
Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M.,
State Roads 11 and 9. Day use hours: 7 a.m. to
9 p.m. Information: (575) 531-2711.
Caballo Lake State Park, 60 miles north of
Las Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)
527-8386.
Percha Dam State Park, 60 miles north of
Las Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)
744-5998.
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Information: (575) 744-5998.
City of Rocks State Park, north of Deming off
U.S. 180. Information: (575) 536-2800. A
Rattlesnake Myths presentation is 3 to 4 p.m.
every Saturday.
Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs,
two miles off Interstate 25 at Exit 19.
Information: (575) 5244068. Day use hours: 7
a.m. to sunset.
Brantley Lake State Park, 12 miles north of
Carlsbad via U.S. 285. Information: (575) 457-
2384.
Bottomless Lakes State Park 13 miles east
of Roswell, (via U.S. Hwy 380 and NM Hwy
409). Information: (575) 624-6058.
Alameda Park Zoo Alameda Park, 1321
North White Sands Blvd. (U.S. 54/70),
Alamogordo. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $2.50 ($1.50 ages 3-11 and 60 and
older; free for ages 2 and younger).
Information: (575) 439-4290.
The oldest zoo in the Southwest (established
in 1898) is part of the park that lines
Alamogordos main highway. The zoo covers
about 12 acres, with about 250 exotic and
indigenous animals.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State
Park 1504 Miehls Drive N., Carlsbad, N.M.
Admission: $5 ($3 ages 7-12; free for 6 and
under). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (last entry
at 3:30 p.m.). Information: (575) 887-5516.
A Sweetheart Serenade is 2 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9. Visitors may bring a loved
one and have sentimental favorites sung by the
Cavernaires Barbershop Chorus.
The Cavern City Carvers Woodcarving show
and sale is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23.
While most zoos feature exotic animals from
faraway countries, Living Desert offers visitors
an up-close look at the mammals, reptiles and
birds that inhabit the Chihuahuan Desert.
Docent training is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays,
through March 8.
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here is an old James Bond movie
entitled From Russia With Love.
The title is certainly appropriate
when describing the gifts of beauty and
community support that Russian artists
Sasha and Lyuba Titovets have showered
upon their adopted home town of El Paso
since their arrival in 1992.
While the spotlight is most often focused
on the two, whose work is now represent-
ed by several nationally recognized gal-
leries, their arrival over 20 years ago
brought yet another talented artist to El
Paso in the person of Lyubas mother,
Marina Savitsky.
Marina was born in Moscow, but follow-
ing WWII her family moved to St.
Petersburg.
Art is surrounding you (there), in archi-
tecture, sculpture, gardens and museums
such as The Hermitage. Growing up in
this beautiful city gave me a great under-
standing and deep appreciation for the
arts, she confides.
Responding to this passion for beauty,
Marina always wanted to paint, but the
opportunity to live out that dream would
have to wait until later life. Like many in
Russia from the higher social class, Marina
received a state education, which allowed
her to pursue a degree in electrical engi-
neering. After graduation she was required
to spend three years in the military, then
pursued her engineering career, working at
a very large company for more than 30
years. She also continued her interest in
the arts, participating in different organiza-
tions and carrying out many programs for
adults and for children interested in
Russian culture.
After arriving in the U.S., Marina began
to put her artistic talents to use doing craft
projects, including a series of dolls dressed
accurately as famous personages from
Russian history.
On one occasion, she purchased a selec-
tion of art supplies intending to give them
to Lyubas daughters. Lyuba, however,
suggested that Marina might want to try
her own hand at painting. She did so,
experimenting with one medium and
another. She also drew inspiration from the
Old Masters, making copies of their works
as a practice to train her eye.
As a novice, she always felt a bit reluc-
tant to compare her works to those pro-
duced by Lyuba and Sasha. She explained
all that changed one day when Sasha came
by her house and took a moment to look at
the progress she had made. He told me,
Ok, when I have classes for beginners,
you can come. That was the best compli-
ment I received from my son-in-law.
Thats how it all started, she recalled.
When her husband passed away in 2004,
Marina began devoting herself almost full-
time to painting. Always eager to stretch
her abilities, she has experimented with a
diversity of subject matter. Her studio
paintings include still lifes and floral com-
positions, but she has perhaps found paint-
ing plein air (outdoors) to be the most
rewarding.
After coming from the verdant Russian
landscape, seeing the arid Southwest was
an especially unique experience.
When I first saw the desert, it was new
and different from my previous experi-
ences, and there was a sense of danger.
But little by little it became meaningful to
me. Marina relates that now she is espe-
cially fond of spring in the desert.
Spring shows a lot of flowers and
plants, and it brings sparkling beauty to an
otherwise barren environment. Life is
everywhere. The poppies in El Paso took
my breath away, and I couldnt wait to
depict the glow and warmth of those gold-
en fields.
In the winter, she is especially drawn to
depicting snow scenes: The long Russian
winter with a lot of snow is always in my
memory. Although I dont really miss
those snowy days, I still enjoy painting
them. Winter harmony, limited pattern and
colors always interest me because it seems
you can describe the mood so much more
easily.
Gaining confidence in her abilities,
Marina has become a regular participant in
exhibitions such as the Arts International,
Western Impressions, the Sun Bowl Show
and Las Artistas. She is also one of seven
artists who exhibit their work under the
collective name of Romantic Realists.
Marina has also begun to garner a num-
ber of awards. In the 2012 Arts
International exhibition her floral piece,
Spring From My Window captured a
Jurors Recognition Award and her
UTEP painting received an El Paso
Scene Cover Award.
Scheduled to present her first solo exhibi-
tion at the Womans Club of El Paso
March 6-26, Marina looks forward to gain-
ing even more recognition as an artist. I
started to paint very late in my life.
(However) I truly believe that amazing
beauty surrounds us and my best paintings
are not painted yet.
Adobe Patio Gallery
If you are in the Las Cruces area anytime
before the end of February, stop by the
Adobe Patio Gallery, 1765 Calle de
Mercado in Mesilla, to take in their Winter
Exhibition that showcases fine art prints
and drawings by 15 highly talented artists.
Gallery Director Carolyn Bunch shares,
A print and drawing exhibition is some-
thing I have wanted to do for quite a
while. With both mediums there are so
Artists mother developing
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many ways to approach a subject and so
many different combinations of mediums
to explore. This show will definitely have
something to please everyone.
We have some well-known printmakers
in the exhibition:Ouida Touchon, Sam
Peters, Tony Lozorko, Joe Barela and
Nancy Frost Begin(Las Cruces artists),
and Candy Mayer and Winfrey Hearst
from El Paso. The work is varied with
etchings, woodcuts, linocuts and mono-
prints, and drawings in pastel, oil pastel,
charcoal and colored pencil.
Our guest artist, Brian Cobble, is prima-
rily known as a pastel artist and recently
received the highest award from the Pastel
Society of America. He has had many solo
exhibitions in Dallas and Houston and
hasreceived awards in group exhibitions
countrywide.A hometown boy, Brian grew
up in Las Cruces, got a BFA from NMSU
and studied in Dallas and Maine and
received two successive McDowal Colony
Fellowships.
Museum move for Maribel
Congratulations are in order for Maribel
Villalva, who will take over as executive
director of UTEPs Centennial Museum
Feb. 11.
In some ways this will be a return home
for Villalva, who earned her degree in
journalism from UTEP in 1997. After
working for the El Paso Times for some 15
years, Villava has most recently been serv-
ing as the executive director of the
Holocaust Museum. Ive enjoyed the
work there so much and it will really be
difficult to leave all the wonderful people I
have come to know. I really wasnt looking
to leave but this opportunity presented
itself, and I just said Why not?
Right now, I dont have plans to make
any changes at the Centennial, she con-
fides. With UTEPs 100th anniversary on
the horizon in 2014, I have been charged
with making the Centennial the cultural
focal point of the big celebration.
Given the museums wonderful collection
of minerals and extensive archives which
focus on the border life and culture of the
region Villalva will have a treasure trove
of material for inspiration. Look for the
museum itself to blossom alongside its
beautiful Chihuahuan Desert Gardens.
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer
specializing in the visual arts.
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White Sandsby Marina Savitsky
Agave Rosa Gallery 905 Noble (next to
the International Museum of Art). Hours are 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The
gallery features paintings, sculpture, jewelry and
photography by area emerging artists.
Information: 533-8011,
info@agaverosagallery.com.
The gallerys artists in residency are Martha
Arzabala, Hector Bernal, Romy Hawkins and
Carla Zabalegui.
Showing Feb. 2-March 2: Por Siempre
Romanticos. Opening reception is 6 to 8:30
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.
Art Windows of El Paso The City of El
Pasos art space in El Paso at El Paso
International Airports main lobby. Information:
780-4781 or flyelpaso.com.
Showing Jan. 31-April 19 are works by Hal
Marcus and Tina Yetter. Opening reception is 1
p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31.
Ballroom Marfa 108 E. San Antonio
Street in Marfa. Hours are noon to 6 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Information: (432)
729-3700 or ballroommarfa.org.
Showing through Feb. 3: Carbon 13, pre-
sented in conjunction with Marfa Dialogues:
Politics and Culture of Climate and
Sustainability.
Showing March 8-July 7: New Growth,
solo exhibition by multimedia artist Rashid
Johnson. Johnson continues an exploration of
African-American intellectual history and pop
culture in steel and shea butter sculptures and
starscape paintings.
Opening reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Friday,
March 8, with performance by jazz musicians
Kahil ElZabar and Hamiet Bluiett. Community
dinner follows at 8 p.m. at The Capri.
Johnson will host an exhibition walkthrough at
11 a.m. Saturday, March 9.
Celebre La Familia Artist submissions
accepted through Feb. 15. for the art auction
(formerly Celebre La Buena Vida) benefiting
Foster in Texas. The event is planned for April
4 at the Marriott Hotel. Houses may picked up
Sunland Art Gallery inside Sunland Park Mall;
Art Junction, 500 W. Paisano and The Art
Center, 3101 E. Yandell. All participating artists
receive a free ticket to the event. Information:
Candy Mayer, 581-4971 or LSSS.org.
Chinati Foundation Marfa, Texas.
Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati
Foundation houses one of the worlds largest
collections of permanently installed contempo-
rary art. The collection is open for guided tours
throughout the year at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $10 ($5
for students, seniors). Full tour is $25 ($10 stu-
dents). Information: (432) 729-4362 or chi-
nati.org.
Crossland Gallery The El Paso Art
Associations gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (in the
Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays. Admission is free. Information: 534-
7377 or office@elpasoartassociation.com.
Showing Feb. 1-23:
Artwork by Jack Lantz and Dorian Clouser in
the Bissell Gallery.
Works by Debra Curry and Adrian Venegas in
the Cox Gallery.
Deliria works by Meghan Jane Arriola in
the Williams Gallery.
Gala opening is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.
Deadline to enter the Colors of Spring exhi-
bition and sale is Feb. 15. Open to all artists.
Prospectus is at ElPasoArtAssociation.com. The
exhibition is March 1-23.
El Paso Artisan Gallery The gallerys
new location is in the El Paso Exploreum, 320
W. San Antonio (next to Lynx Exhibits). The
gallery features works for sale by local painters,
jewelers, crafters and photographers. Lynx
hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Closed
Monday. Gallery admission is free. Information:
533-4330 or lynxexhibits.com
El Paso Museum of Art One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Admission is free for most exhibits. Admission
to Wyeths and 70 Years of Mexican Art is
$10 ($5 EPMA members) free for age 12 and
younger and all active duty military personnel
and their families with ID. Information: 532-
1707 or elpasoartmuseum.org.
World Cinema Series screenings are 2 p.m.
Saturdays through June. Admission: $5 donation
($3 for EPMA members under level $60; free
for members over level $60; and free for chil-
dren age 12 and younger). Februarys series
focuses on French Cinema (see separate list-
ing for schedule).
Showing Jan. 31-April 28:
The Wyeths Across Texas. El Paso Museum
of Art is proud the single touring venue for an
exhibition organized and first displayed at the
Tyler Museum of Art, which presents works in
Texas collections by the most beloved and
famous family of American artistsN.C.
Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, and Jamie Wyeth.
70 Years of Mexican Art: New Languages,
New Worlds. Part of a new collaboration
between the El Paso Museum of Art and the
Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, the
exhibit features the work of Mexican artists
created in the last half-century. The works are
from the Payment-in-Kind Collection of
Mexicos Secretariat of Finance and Public
Credit, a program that supports the nations
artists by accepting their art in lieu of monetary
tax payments.
A Senior Day is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 18. Visitors ages 60 years and older will
enjoy free admission to ticketed exhibitions,
guided tours, refreshments and other gallery
activities.
Zip Tours are 12:15 p.m. selected
Wednesdays. A tour of Wyeths Across Texas
with curator Christian Gerstheimer is Feb. 6;
and a tour of 70 Years of Mexican Art is Feb.
20, with senior curator Patrick Shaw Cable.
Admission is free; limited to first 40 guests.
Artists on Art provides local artists an
opportunity to exhibit one work of art in any
media accompanied by a 30-minute discussion
on their work and its relation to the museums
permanent collection. Featured artist through
Feb. 10 is Gabriel Luis Perez. Perezs work
often uses food as a subject because of the abil-
ity of cuisines to bring cultures together.
Although his subject matter is based on real life
his painting nonetheless celebrates abstraction
and the artists unique interpretation of
Chicanismo.
A talk with the next Artists on Art featured
artist, FreChelle Tesla, is 5:30 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 14.
Showing through March 24: Easy
Companions: Animals and Children in the
Photographs of Manuel Carrillo. The exhibit
highlights a poignant and recurring theme in the
art of one of the most important photogra-
phers of Mexican life in the 20th century. About
20 gelatin silver prints of children in the natural
company of animals have been selected from a
much larger store of the artists works at the
museum.
A Gallery Talk on Easy Companions is 12:30
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, presented by Donald
Moss, Ph.D., Claudia Rivers and Juan Sandoval.
Limited to first 200 visitors.
Showing through April 21 in the Retablo
Niche: Saint Joseph. The 17 retablos examine
the traditional iconography of color and cos-
tume as well as the attributes with which the
saint has been portrayed.
Showing through May 26: Gene Flores:
Proverbios and Dichos Chicanos, featuring
works from the EPMA collection belonging to
the artists print series, Chicano Proverbios and
Dichos. In the series Flores takes traditional
Chicano proverbs or sayings and uses his imagi-
nation to create whimsical and surreal visualiza-
tions of the phrases. Flores, an El Paso native,
worked for several years as an art instructor in
Texas and Iowa, then in 2005 moved to
Portland, Oregon, where he teaches drawing
and printmaking, as well as continuing his own
art.
El Paso Studio Tour call for artists
The 6th annual El Paso Artists Studio Tour is
seeking artists through March 1 for the tour
Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21 at Eastside,
Northeast and Mission Valley studios, and April
27-28 on Westside, Upper Valley and
Downtown studios. Information: Candy, 581-
4971 or cc2ccmayer@aol.com.
Art lovers browse the private studios, meet
the artists and shop for fine art. Admission is
free and refreshments will be served at each
studio. Sponsored by the Plein Air Painters of
El Paso and El Paso Scene.
Encaustic International Art Studio and
Gallery 7100 Westwind, Suite 120. The
gallery is the studio of El Paso encaustic artist
Brigitte von Ahn. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday. Information: 833-0454 or brigittevon-
ahn.com.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop Award-winning Impressionist
Alberto Escamillas studio is at 1445 Main
Street in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 11:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday; and 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Sunday and by appointment. Information: 851-
0742 or 474-1800, or albertoescamilla.com.
Hal Marcus Gallery 1308 N. Oregon.
New hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday
Wednesday and Friday; noon to 7 p.m.
Thursday or by appointment. Information: 533-
9090 or halmarcus.com.
The gallery is owned and operated by local
artist Hal Marcus and his wife, Gallery Director
Patricia Medici.
Showing Feb. 21-April 30: 3 Generations,
works by three generations of El Paso artists:
Fern Thurston, Eugene Thurston and Holly
Cox; respectively grandmother, father and
daughter.
Fern Thurston (1870-1956) painted in oil and
was known mostly for her florals and land-
scapes. She helped organize the Art Study
Group at the El Paso Womens Club in 1924;
participated the First Sun Carnival Exhibit of
1949, was a charter member of El Paso Art
Association and a founding member of the El
Paso Art Guild.
Eugene Thurston (1896-1993) is collected
widely in El Paso and especially by Early Texas
Art enthusiasts.
Holly Thurston Cox is still actively creating
art. She is considered an expert on Early Texas
and Early El Paso Art and she co-authored
Into the Desert Light Early El Paso Art
1850-1960, published by the El Paso Museum
of Art.
Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 21.
An ARTalk is 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March
21.
International Museum of Art 1211
Montana. The museum is operated by the
International Association for the Visual Arts in
the historic Turney Home. Hours are 1 to 5
p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Free guided
tours available on a walk-in basis. Admission is
free. Information: 543-6747 or international-
museumofart.net.
Showing in February are works by artist Larry
Nichols, and an exhibit of the museums new
acquisitions. Opening reception is 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10.
Showing March 3-30: Rio Bravo
Watercolorists 2013 Arts of March juried exhi-
bition. Artists reception is 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday,
March 3, with awards presentation at 3 p.m..
MCAD Call for Artists City of El Paso
Museums and Cultural Affairs Department is
building a public collection of artwork created
by El Paso Area artists that recognizes the artis-
tic talent and cultural diversity in El Paso.
Works will be placed in city buildings. About
$200,000 is available to purchase existing art-
work.
Applicants must be at least 18 years or older
and be a professional artist living and working
in the El Paso area. Deadline to for applications
is Thursday, Feb. 14.
Information: Patricia Dalbin, 541-4894 or dal-
binp@elpasotexas.gov. Submission and applica-
tion details available online at elpasoartsandcul-
ture.org under public art opportunities.
Northeast Critique Group The artists
group meets at 2:30 p.m. the third Thursday of
the month (Feb. 21) at Opengate Community
Church, 9821 McCombs. Bring a recent paint-
ing or drawing to be critiqued (not criticized).
All media welcome. Information: 755-1443 or
490-3978.
Pastel Society of El Paso The societys
monthly meeting is 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14,
at the International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana. The program will be the popular
Paint Around. Each pastelist starts with his or
her own painting and setup. Then, they move
and work on each others work until they
return to their own easel. Members are
reminded to bring their art for the yearbook
cover contest. The program is free and the
open to the public. Information: 581-4971.
Rio Bravo Watercolorists The groups
2013 Arts of March juried exhibition is March
3-30, at International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana, open to all RBW members. Artists
reception is 2 to4 p.m. Sunday, March 3, with
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awards presentation at 3 p.m. For more infor-
mation or to request an application and/or
prospectus, contact Jean Holzenthaler at 855-
2082 or holzenthaler@aol.com.
Rubin Center UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is next to Sun
Bowl Stadium (off Dawson Drive). Hours are
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday
and Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Weekend hours by appointment only.
Information: 747-6151 or rubincenter.utep.edu.
Showing through March 15:
In the Rubin Gallery: Avenue Patrice
Lumumba by South African artist Guy Tillim,
and curated by Karen Irvine of the Museum of
Contemporary Photography at Columbia
College in Chicago. At its core is an exploration
of broken promises of modernity and progress
seen through the lens and metaphor of con-
temporary civic architecture.
In the L Gallery: Magnificent Warning
works by Argentine-born Mximo Gonzalez,
who uses found objects, obsessively detailed
handwork and performance-based techniques
to create work that is political, poetic and visu-
ally beautiful. The exhibition will feature a site-
specific commission made up of hundreds of
specially-lit elements suspended form the two-
story ceiling of the Rubin Center atrium.
In the Project Space: Stardust: Memories of
the Calle Mariscal by award winning Juarez
photographer Julian Cardona. Cardona docu-
mented the destruction of the famous Calle
Mariscal, just across the US/Mxico Bridge in
Ciudad Jurez. Photos and reflections from
people who worked, lived and played on that
street will be on display.
San Elizario Art District Several gal-
leries and artist studios are located 1445 to
1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on
the Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800
or 851-0093.
The First Friday ArtWalk is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 1 and March 1, with artist galleries open
late, live demonstrations and music. A Ghost
Tour begins at 10 p.m.
To get there, take Loop 375 South from I-10,
exit Socorro Rd., then drive 7 miles east to
Main Street.
Featured gallery artists include Al Borrego,
Rob Mack, Palmira Lopez, Manuel Alvarado,
Maria Branch, Bert Saldaa, Joanna Franco,
Melissa Himes, M. Concepcion, Robert
Lichlyter, Amado Pena Jr. and Arturo Avalos.
Sunland Art Gallery The El Paso Art
Association co-op gallery is in Sunland Park
Mall, second level across from The Greenery,
with 30 El Paso artists represented. Hours are
10 a.m. to 8.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information: 584-3117,
474-0053 or sunlandartgallery.com.
Showing Feb. 2-28: My Hearts Desire,
works by various artists depicting their favorite
subjects or media, along with some Valentines
Day themed pieces.
Opening reception is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 7.
The gallery is taking artist submissions for
paintings and photographs, as well as jewelry,
repujados, metal work, sculpture, glass work
(jewelry or stained glass), and other items.
Cost to display items is $50 per month; gallery
receives 30 percent commission on sales.
Artists may contact Cil Abeyta at 474-0053.
Entries are also being taken for the following
2013 exhibits:
March: Figuratively Speaking IV, figures,
people, portraits
May: Asarco, views of the plant and smoke-
stacks.
June: Pets and Wild Things, anything from
the animal world.
Mfg., 1769 Victory Lane in Sunland Park, N.M.
Hours are 6 to 11:30 p.m. Thursday through
Saturdays. Information: (575) 589-1214.
Upcoming classes (call to reserve a spot):
Mosaics class is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 8. Call winery to register.
Painting and Tasting Classes are 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, and 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 16. Cost: $40 (includes canvas, paint,
brushes, two glasses of wine and snacks).
Taught by artist Deana Hicks; call 915-241-
8808 or email deanahicks2@elp.rr.com
for reservation
Through Her Eyes Photography
Exhibit - the youth photography exhibit runs
through Jan. 30 at La Fe Cultural and
Technology Center (721 S. Ochoa Rear). The
exhibit features photographs by participants
age 10 to 18 in the Latinitas after school clubs.
Latinitas is a local youth program that uses cre-
ative multimedia education to empower Latina
youth. The photos present a vibrant, expres-
sive and fascinating portrait of the border com-
munity. Admission is free. Information: 219-
8554 or latinitasmagazine.org.
Wilhelmina Weber Furlong exhibit
A retrospective of the work of Americas first
woman modern artist and the treasured collec-
tion of Golden Heart Farm has been extended
through Feb. 9, at Building 98, 705 W. Bonnie
Street in Marfa, Texas. Hosted by International
Womans Foundation. Information/RSVP:
International Womans Foundation, (432)-386-
8212 or (432)-729-1852.
Furlong was known for a warm personality
that manages to bring out the depth and color
of her subjects.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
For the Love of Art month February
is For the Love of Arts Month in Las Cruces,
celebrating the citys various performing and
visual arts. The month, sponsored by
ArtForms, is highlighted by several special stu-
dio tours, exhibits and performances.
Information: artformsnm.org.
See various gallery listings for event details.
Special events include:
Artforms Love of Art Exhibit and Fair, 1-7
p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 15-16, at the Las Cruces Convention
Center.
Annual Member Exhibit, Feb. 1-23 at the
Branigan Cultural Center.
Studio Tours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Feb. 9-10 and Feb. 23-24.
Adobe Patio Gallery and Studio
1765 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla.
Information: (575) 532-9310 or adobepatio-
gallery.com.
The winter exhibition is The Print and
Drawing Show, featuring works by Joe Barela,
Mary Beagle, Nancy Frost Begin, Sylvia Bowers,
Carolyn Bunch, Winfrey Hearst, Tony Lazorko,
Joyce Macrorie, Candy Mayer, Anthony
Pennock, Sam Peters, Marie Siegrist, Ouida
Touchon and Laurel Weathersbee, with special
guest artist Brian Cobble.
Alma darte and Court Youth Center
402 W. Court in Las Cruces. The charter
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high school and youth center hosts two
exhibits and more events as part of For the
Love of Arts Month in February. Information:
(575) 541-0145 or almadarte.org.
Who Cares About the Past? history project
is 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, celebrating the
130-year narrative of property in Alameda
Depot Neighborhood.
Illegal 2 (Vandalizing History) multi-arts
event, highlighting the significance of graffiti and
street art in the community as an artistic state-
ment, is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 22-23.
Aralia Gallery 224 N. Campo in Las
Cruces. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m. Friday and 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Information: (575)
650-7543 or araliagallery.com.
Showing Feb. 2-28 is Eye of the Beholder,
works by Ali Keyes. Opening reception is 2 to
6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.
ArtForms Studio Tour The Las
Cruces-based ArtForms Artist Association of
New Mexico presents its 2013 Studio Tour 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10
and Feb. 23-24, in celebration of For the
Love of Art Month. The tour features several
area artists at Las Cruces galleries and studios,
many not normally available to the public. Maps
available at several Las Cruces locations, includ-
ing some of the participating studios. Some
gallery hours may vary. Information: artform-
snm.org.
Featured both weekends:
Mesquite Street Studios, 922 N. Mesquite.
Featured is Peaceworks, works in various
media by Diana Ayres and other artists.
Ali Keyes Photography, 2001 Desert Springs
Court.
Lynn Unangst studio, 4020 Red Yucca Court,
with handwoven garments, petit point and
woven bead gifts and Spirit Minder Dolls.
Blue Gate Gallery, 4901 Chagar Court.
Works by Flo Hosa Dougherty in oil, watercol-
or and acrylic. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Rokoko Gallery, 1785 Avenida de Mercado.
Acrylic on wood by A.me & Mitch Alamag.
Hours are noon to 5 p.m.
Tres Manos Weavers, 1910 Calle de Parian
(in the Old Tortilla Factory), fiber art.
Featured Feb. 9-10:
Nancy Frost Begin studio, 1982 Avenida de
Antigua, watercolors, oils and woodcut prints.
Donna Woods Studio, 6884 Alhambra Court.
Watercolors.
Featured Feb. 23-24:
Lynn Miyake studio, 2050 Cortabella, egg
tempera with gold leaf, santos, digital prints and
cards.
Cally Williams Pottery, 331 Capri Arc.
Functional stoneware and more.
Blue Gate Gallery The gallery owned by
Flo Hosa Dougherty is at 4901 Chagar, at Valley
and Taylor, in Las Cruces. Hours are 2 to 4
p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Information:
(575) 523-2950 or bluegateflodoc@aol.com
Showing Feb. 8-April 30 is the Spring Fling
Show, with oils, watercolors and acrylics.
Reception is 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8.
Cutter Gallery 2640 El Paseo (at
University), Las Cruces. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday. Information: (575) 541-0658.
Showing through March 8: Exciting
Explorations, space-inspired watercolors and
oils and gold jewelry by artist and jewelry
designer Jo-an Smith.
The gallery will host a series of art presenta-
tions at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays February
as part of For the Love of Art Month:
Feb. 2: Walk and Talk with Jo-An Smith
Feb. 9: Art and Our Prehistoric Past with
various speakers
Feb. 16: Enamel Art on Jewelry with Jo-An
Smith
Feb. 23: Art and Outer Space with various
speakers.
Las Cruces Museum of Art 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed
Sunday and Monday. Information: (575) 541-
2137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing Feb. 1-April 6: Elemental New
Mexico, works by various artists influenced by
the elements landscape, earth, sky, water,
etc of the state. Participating artists include
Nolan Winkler, Brian Kluge, Anthony Howell,
Diane McGregor, Bill Gilbert and Michael
Berman. Featured works are Gilberts video
installation Walk to Work McGregors
abstract oils, Kluges (un)structured non-rep-
resentational sculptures Winkers prints,
Howells Chihuahuan Desert photograph and
Bermans black and white photographs.
Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb.
1, with flute player Randy Granger.
Family Story and Art Journeys are 11 a.m.
Saturdays for families with children age 6-12.
Reading Art Book Club meets at 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, to discuss the historical
fiction The Last Nude, by Ellis Avery.
Registration is being taken for the 2013 spring
art classes beginning the week of March 4.
Classes available for youth, teens and adults.
Las Cruces North Valley Art Loop
Various artists in the art loop will host exhibits
Feb. 8-April 30, in conjunction with For the
Love of Art Month. Opening reception for all
exhibits is 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8.
Information: artforms.com.
Featured galleries:
Jardin de Las Cruces Art Gallery, 4010 N.
Valley, works in various media by area artists.
Aa Studios, 2645 Doa Ana Road, featuring
mixed media and paintings by Dennis Lujan.
Blue Gate Gallery, 4901 Chagar Court, with
the Spring Fling exhibit featuring oils, watercol-
ors and acrylics.
Tomis Studio Gallery, 3421 Doa Ana Road,
with sculpture by Tomi LaPierre.
Love of Arts Show ArtForms of New
Mexico hosts the art show and sale in celebra-
tion For the Love of Arts Month Show from 1
to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 15-16, at Las Cruces
Convention Center, 680 University. Artists
from throughout Southern New Mexico will
sell original art including paintings, jewelry,
sculpture, street art, pottery and bead work.
Admission is free. Information: artformsnm.org.
Live music provided by Nammy Award win-
ner Yolanda Martinez, Frank Lovato, Anthony
James, the Alma dArte Flamenco Dancers, the
Alma dArte Choir, Laura Humpreys and
Percussion 10+1.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across
from the Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. Information: (575) 522-2933 or
mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
Showing Feb. 1-28 as part of For the Love of
Art Month is the annual My Masterpiece
exhibit. Area artists present their own interpre-
tations of famous works or their own works
done in the style of famous artists.
Artists reception is 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
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9. Refreshments served.
Februarys featured artists are landscape artist
Rayma Claessen and mixed media artist Jan
Kosnick.
Mesquite Art Gallery 340 N. Mesquite
in Las Cruces. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (575) 640-3502 or mesquiteart-
gallery.com. Showing Feb. 9-March 4 is Amor
de Las Cruces, City of Artists exhibit. Opening
reception is noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9.
Mountain Gallery and Studios 138 W.
Mountain, Las Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Information:
lascrucesarts.org. Showing Feb. 1-23 is For
The Love of Color, works by Las Cruces Arts
Association, including painting, photography,
sculpture, fiber arts and mixed media. Opening
reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.
NM Watercolor Society, Southern
Chapter The chapter meets 2 to 4 p.m.
one Sunday each month at Good Sams Arts
and Crafts Room, 3011 Buena Vida Circle in
Las Cruces. The Feb. 10 program is on
Painting Flowers Lit from Within by Jae
Drummond. Fee: $5. Information: (575) 522-
6382 or mayannahoward@comcast.net.
The society will host a reception for its For
the Love of Art Month show, Trains, Planes
and Automobiles, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1,
at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N.
Mesilla. The show will run through the month
of February.
Our Beating Art City of Artists Art
Club hosts the exhibit Feb. 1-March 15, at
New American School, 207 S. Main, Las
Cruces. Opening reception is 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 1. Information: artformsnm.org.
Rio Grande Theatre 211 Downtown
Mall in Las Cruces. Gallery in theatre lobby.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
riograndetheatre.com.
Showing in February are multi-media collages
by Roy Van der Aa. Artist reception is 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, with music by blues artist
C.W. Ayon, at 5 p.m. and the RGT Live! Open
Mic at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.
Rokoko Art Gallery 1785 Avenida de
Mercado in Mesilla. Hours are noon to 5 p.m.
Friday through Sunday. Information: (575) 405-
8877 or rokokoart.com. Showing through
Feb. 23 is the Refrigerator Art Show.
Terrace Gallery Thomas Branigan
Library, 200 E. Picacho, Las Cruces.
Information: (575) 496-8834. Showing Feb. 1-
26 is For the Love of Lettering, calligraphy
using mixed media by the Southwest
Calligraphy Guild. Opening reception is 4 to 6
p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.
The Arts in Progress Las Cruces
GFWC Progress Club exhibit runs through
February at the Thomas Branigan Memorial
Library, 200 E. Picacho in Las Cruces. Opening
reception is 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.
Information: (575) 528-4000.
The Fascinating World of Fractals
The Mesilla Valley Fractal Artists feature work
at Funky Karma Incense and Tea Shop, 3207 S.
Main. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Information: (575) 933-9797. Reception is 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. Guests have
the opportunity to create their own fractal.
The heArt of Weaving The handwo-
ven fiber art exhibit runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday, Feb. 128, in the Old
Tortilla Factory, 1910 Calle de Parian in Mesilla.
Information: artformsnm.org.
Tombaugh Gallery First Unitarian
Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S.
Solano. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Information:
(575) 522-7281 or uuchurchlc.org.
Showing Feb. 3-March 29: Out of the
Darkness and Into the Light, mixed media
works by Georjeanna Feltha. Reception is 11:30
a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3.
Women in Focus The photography
exhibit runs through the month of February at
St. Pauls United Methodist Church, 225 W.
Griggs in Las Cruces. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to
noon Sunday. Information: (575) 526-6689.
Also
Art Hop MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (Feb. 9) in
the downtown gallery district. Information tor-
cmainstreet.org.
Celebracion del Arte entries
Hubbard Museum of the American West, 841
Highway 70 West in Ruidoso Downs, N.M.
seeks entries through March 19 for its
Celebration del Arte exhibit that recognizes
excellence in the contemporary visual arts of
the American West. Information/requirement
details: David Mandel, (575) 378-4142, ext. 6.
Entry forms/details available online at hubbard-
museum.org. Exhibit runs May 4-Sept. 9.
Community Arts Party The City of
Socorro, N.M. will host its 17th annual arts
event featuring hands-on workshops hosted by
local artists and organizations for all ages 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in Finley Gym,
202 Mccutcheon. Wear old clothes. Admission
is free. Information: (575) 835-5688 or nmt-
pas.org.
Fall American Photography Exhibition
entries The 21st annual photography
show runs through March 17 at the Hubbard
Museum of the American West, 841 Highway
70, in Ruidoso Downs, N.M. Hosted by the
Lincoln County Photographic Society. The
juried show features photos pertaining to the
American West. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. daily. Information: (575) 378-4142 or
hubbardmuseum.org.
MRAC Gallery The Mimbres Region Arts
Council Gallery is in Wells Fargo Bank Building,
1201 Pope (at 12th) in Silver City. Open during
regular bank hours. Information: (575) 538-
2505 or mimbresarts.org.
Showing in February is an exhibit of photo-
graphs of Fort Bayard by Tom Vaughan and
Sandy Feutz of FeVa Photos. Artist reception is
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. Fort Bayard
Historic Preservation will display Fort Bayards
History with photos of both the U.S. Armys
military and medical years at this time.
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Grease - UTEP Dinner Theatre presents the
hit 50s musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Feb. 1-March 1. Showtime is 7 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, with dinner mati-
nee at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, and non-din-
ner matinees at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 17
and 24. Tickets: $45 Friday and Saturday; $40
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday dinner mati-
nees; $26 non-dinner matinees ($2 discount for
all tickets for UTEP faculty/staff/ alumni associa-
tion members; group of 20 or more; ages 4-12;
non UTEP-students, military; $10 discount for
UTEP students). Information: 747-6060.
This record-breaking musical follows the sen-
ior class of 1959 at Rydell High School, with
hits such as Summer Nights, We Go
Together, Greased Lightnin Look and Me,
Im Sandra Dee.
Lope The film about Lope de Vega, the
most prolific playwright of Spains Golden Age
and a contemporary of Shakespeare, will be
shown through February and early March at the
Chamizal National Memorial Theatre.
Screenings are at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1; 3 p.m.
and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16; 2 and 6 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 24; 7 p.m. Friday, March 1; and
1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3.
The event is a prelude to the March 6-10
Siglo de Oro Festival at the Chamizal; advance
tickets are $5 and will be available at the
screenings.
Playhouse radio dramas The Radio
Players of El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana,
present a radio theatre production of the west-
ern Gunsmoke and classic superhero series
The Green Hornet at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.
Tickets: $7 (reservations encouraged).
Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
The Fantasticks No Strings Theater
Company presents the timeless musical by
Harvey Schmidt with music and lyrics by Tom
Jones is through Feb. 10 at the Black Box
Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, in Las
Cruces, directed by Karen Caroe. The
Fantasticks is the longest continually running
musical in history. Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday
and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3 and 10,
and 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. Tickets: $10 ($9
students and seniors over 65 and $7 all seats
Thursday). Information/reservations: (575) 523-
1223 or no-strings.org.
The Fantasticks is a musical telling of the
story of two fathers who decide that they want
their children to fall in love with each other.
Matt is a romantic, Luisa a fantasist. In an
attempt to unite their children, the fathers feign
a feud, hoping that once the children are in
love, their dissension and disapproval of the
relationship will spark an even greater love
between them.
The Mousetrap The Las Cruces
Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall,
presents the Agatha Christie thriller Feb. 1-17.
Directed by Ceil Herman. Performances are 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets: $10 ($9 seniors, students, military; $8
per person for groups of 10 or more; $7 chil-
dren under six). Information: (575) 523-1200
or lcctnm.org.
See Stage Talk on Page 48 for details.
Sylvia El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana,
presents A.R. Gurneys comedy about a dog
and her newly-adopted family Feb. 9-March 2.
Directed by Moises Hinojos. Showtimes are 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors, $7 military/students
with ID; $5 students under 18). Information:
532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
An upper class man adopts a stray female dog
and soon finds her clashing with his work, mar-
riage, friends and other aspects of his life in
hilarious ways.
If The Shoe Fits Kids-N-Co. presents a
modern day fairy tale through Feb. 10, at the
Kids-N-Co. Education and Performance Center,
written and directed by Kids-N-Co. alumnus
Mia Carreon. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Ticket
information: 351-1455 or kidsnco.org.
Love Letters The 13th annual
Valentines Day production is 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 14, at the Black Box Theatre at 430 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. No Strings
Theatre Co. continues its tradition of A.R.
Gurneys 1988 evocative, touching and fre-
quently funny lifetime exchange of letters
between Andrew Makepiece Ladd III and
Melissa Gardner. Refreshments served after the
show. Tickets: $10 ($9 students and seniors
over 65). Reservations recommended. The
production often sells out. Reservations/infor-
mation: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.
This years performers for the two-person
show are Algernon DAmmassa and Sarah
Williams.
Our Town American Southwest Theatre
Company presents Thornton Wilders slice of
Americana Feb. 22-March 10 at NMSUs new
Center for the Arts, 1000 E. University Ave.
The play follows the Gibbs and Webb families
and their neighbors in small town Grovers
Corner, New Hampshire. Show time is 7:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday, plus 2 p.m. Sunday
(second and third week of production) and
7:30 p.m. the final Thursday of the production.
Tickets: $15 ($13 seniors/NMSU staff and facul-
ty with ID; $10 NMSU students and students
age 3-17 with current school ID). Opening
night sold out. Information: (575) 646-4515.
Godspell El Paso Community College
Theatre Ensemble presents the rock musical by
Stephen Schwartz and Michael Tebelak at 8
p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 28-
March 8, at the EPCC Transmountain Campus
Forum Theater, 9570 Gateway North. Directed
by Keith Townsend with musical direction by
Cody Ritchey. Admission: $15 ($10 non-EPCC
students/military; $7 EPCC students, faculty
and staff and seniors. Information: 831-3205,
637-4029 or epcc.edu.
Based on the Gospel of Matthew, Godspell
is interspersed with a variety of modern music
set primarily to lyrics from traditional hymns.
A Midsummer Nights Dream - Kids-
N-Co., 1301 Texas, presents the William
Shakespeare fantasy, adapted by Layle
Chambers March 1-24. Directed by Jaime
Lupercio. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Ticket infor-
mation: 351-1455 or kidsnco.org.
Twitch No Strings Theater Company
presents the world premiere of a new play by
Amy Lanasa, author of The Iris Incident,
March 1-17 at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N.
Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces, directed by
Ross Marks. Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10 and 17,
and 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14. Tickets: $10
($9 students and seniors over 65 and $7 all
seats Thursday). Information/reservations:
(575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.
Twitch is a dark comedy that explores the
labels we give teenage girls and the power of
young women to rise above the stereotypes
that lie at the foundation of public education.
Auditions & classes
UTEP Technical Theatre Workshop
UTEPs Department of Theatre Dance host the
4th annual free workshop 9:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in the Fox Fine Arts Wise
Family Theatre. Admission is free; advance
RSVP needed: htsutsui2@utep.edu.
Evita auditions UTEP Dinner Theatre is
holding auditions for actors and singers for the
spring production of the Tim Rice/Andrew
Lloyd Webber musical Evita Monday, Feb.
11. Auditions begin at 6 p.m. for ages 8-15 and
7 p.m. for adults (age 16 and older), at the
Dinner Theatre, 207 Union West Wing on the
UTEP Campus. The roles of Eva and Juan
Peron have been pre-cast. Rehearsals begin
March 4; performances begin April 19.
Kids-N-Co. auditions Kids-N-Co., 1301
Texas, will host auditions for the Layle
Chambers adaptation of William Shakespeares
A Midsummer Nights Dream at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 12-13, directed
by Jamie Lupercio. Production dates are week-
ends March 1-24. Information: 351-1455 or
kidsnco.org.
The Tempermentals auditions El
Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, hosts auditions
for the play by John Marans at 7 p.m. Sunday
and Monday, Feb. 17-18. Directed by Ivan
Sandlin. Show dates are April 19-May 11.
elpasoplayhouse@sbcglobal.net.
Death Before Dessert auditions The
improv dinner theatre, needs two experienced
male actors, 30-40 and 19-20, for a show at
Fort Bliss on May 11. Directed by Jan H. Wolfe,
it is a comedy murder mystery and there is a
stipend. Rehearsals are 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays
and Wednesdays. Call for details: 328-5971.
Mousetrap
at LCCT has
No Strings
attached
N
o Strings Theatre Co. meets Las
Cruces Community Theatre in
Agatha Christies The
Mousetrap, as part of LCCTs 50th
anniversary.
Director Ciel Herman got her start
directing Private Wars at LCCTs One
Act Play Festival in 1998 after studying
at NMSU. Two years, and several plays
later, she and husband, Peter, began the
No Strings Theatre Co. at the Block
Box Theatre.
Then this season, LCCT was looking
for directors to celebrate its 50th
anniversary.
They asked directors to propose to
direct plays that had been popular in
their past seasons, Herman said. The
Mousetrap was on that list.
Herman had always wanted to direct
The Mousetrap but couldnt do it at
the Black Box because of its lack of tra-
ditional stage with curtain.
The Mousetrap really needs to have
a curtain, and so I have always wanted
to direct this play there (at LCCT). The
opportunity came with the 50th season.
I felt right about proposing it there and
was glad they accepted it.
Christies play was first produced in
1952 and has been running in London
ever since. It is the longest running play
in history, celebrating its 250,000th per-
formance last November. It is famous
for its twist ending.
Newlyweds Mollie (played by
Marissa Bond) and Giles Ralston
(Raphael Medina) have converted the
once-regal Monkwell Manor into a
guest house, Herman explained.
Eager for their first guests to arrive
and concerned about the encroaching
blizzard, they hardly take notice of the
murder as it is announced on the radio.
Soon they will not have the luxury of
ignoring it.
Mollie and Giles are preparing for
their first night as innkeepers at
Monkswell Manor. They go about their
business well enough, but not even an
experienced innkeeper could have pre-
dicted the arrival of such a mysterious
group of guests: Mr. Christopher Wren,
a wild-looking neurotic young man
(played by Donny Prosise); the insa-
tiable Mrs. Boyle (Nikka Ziemer); the
soldierly Major Metcalf (Gorton Smith);
the manly Miss Casewell (Katie
Hulbert); and last, the mysterious and
unexpected Mr. Paravicini (Armando
Sarabia).
To make matters worse they all arrive
in the midst of a terrible blizzard, a bliz-
zard that brings a strange and unexpect-
ed guest (Sloan Patton) to the Manor.
Stuck at the manor with no means of
escape, the guests butt heads and begin
discovering that everyone here holds a
secret.
This cast is a mixture of actors she has
worked with along with new faces.
I worked with Armando Sarabia in
Private Wars in 1998 at LCCT and
subsequently in several plays at the
Black Box Theatre, Herman said.
Katie Hulbert and Donny Prosise have
worked with me several times at BBT
and Katie has also worked at LCCT.
Marissa Bond and Raphael have worked
many times at LCCT. I have worked
with Nikka Ziemer at BBT and she per-
formed the role of Mrs. Boyle as a
teenager 50 years ago. Sloan Patton and
Gorton Smith are relatively new to the-
atre.
But, like all shows, The Mousetrap
has had its ups and downs.
First, the dates of Mousetrap and the
Black Box musical, The Fantasticks
overlap a weekend.
Its a bit tricky making sure The
Fantasticks has all the publicity it
needs, while working at LCCT each
night directing The Mousetrap,
Herman said.
The biggest challenge in directing the
show, however, she added, is to keep
the action and the characters real, and
not melodramatic.
On the up side, husband Peter is help-
ing by designing the lights.
Another plus, she added, is that Its
wonderful getting a chance to direct
again at LCCT for their 50th season.
Both The Mousetrap and The
Fantasticks will be participating in
Februarys For the Love of Art
Month.
We will have local artwork on the set
of Mousetrap as well as an art exhibit
at the Black Box inspired by songs of
The Fantasticks, Herman said.
Carol Viescas is a veteran of
community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N.
Downtown Mall, presents The
Mousetrap at 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 1-
17. Information: (575) 523-1200 or
lcctnm.org.
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and Chicago.
Noel currently serves as the
Chief Executive Officer of
CCDA.
Noel is the co-author of A
Heart for the Community,
New Models for Urban and
Suburban Ministry, and has
contributed to various other
books and publications.
He and his wife, Marianne,
have three children; Noel
Luis, Stefan, and Anna, and
make their home in the barrio
of La Villita in Chicago.
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not only to right relationship with Himself
but also with our own true selves, our fami-
lies and our communities. Not just spiritually, but emotion-
ally, physically, economically, and socially. Not by offering
mercy alone, but by undergirding mercy with justice.
To learn more: www.ccda.org
Book sale Friends of the Northeast
Library host a half-off book sale 1 to 4 p.m.
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1-
2, at the Richard Burges Library, 9600 Dyer.
Tumblewords Project The writing
workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Saturdays at the Memorial Park Public Library
meeting room, 3200 Copper. Workshops are
free; donations for presenter encouraged.
Information: 328-5484 (Donna Snyder), 566-
1034 (library) or tumblewordsproject@
yahoo.com.
Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23 workshops are taught
by Robin Scofield featuring works of poetry
from her new book, Sunflower Cantos She
will also use videos of her performance at
UTEP for the series. Scofield is also author of
And the Ass Saw the Angel.
Write Off The Walls Award-winning
writer, teaching artist and on-air talent Monica
Gomez will hosts two free Saturday writing
workshop drawing inspiration from classic
artists plus local exhibits in February. The
workshop helps inspire participants to write
about images created by the great artists, learn
connections among these artists and their
work, and compare the nature of times in
which they lived with today. Seating is limited
on a first come, first serve basis.
The Feb. 2 workshop is 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at
El Paso Museum of Archaeology, 4301
Transmountain Road, focusing on Walking with
the Ancestors: From Mesoamerican to the
Southwest. Information: 755-4332 or elpaso-
texas.gov/arch_museum.
The Feb. 9 workshop is 2 to 4 p.m. at El
Paso Museum of History, 510 N. Santa Fe,
focusing on Fourth Wall of Giants: The
Missions and Their People. Information: 351-
3588 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
Barnes & Noble at NMSU 1400 E.
University in Las Cruces. All campus parking
free on weekends. Information: (575) 646-4431
or nmsubookstore.com.
Al Graves, Ph.D. presents his book Harness
Your Dark Side: Mastering Jealousy, Rage,
Frustration and Other Negative Emotions, at 2
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the 2nd floor north-
east Living Room.
A special Amelia Bedelias 50th Birthday
childrens story time and bonnet-making work-
shop is 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in the 2nd
floor southeast Living Room.
Free Public Open Mic Nights are 5 to 8 p.m.
Fridays at the Caf, with poetry, theatre, music
and other performing talents. Performers
should sign up with David at
bncafe@nmsu.edu.
El Paso Writers League The league
meets 2 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of the
month at the Dorris Van Doren Regional
Branch Library, 551 E. Redd Road. The Feb. 9
meeting features author L.C. Hayden, who will
lead a workshop on How to Develop
Characters with Character. New members
and visitors welcome. Admission is free; league
membership is $25. Information: 833-7321.
Love Your Library Book Sale
Friends of the Esperanza A. Moreno Branch
Library, 12480 Pebble Hills, will host a book
sale 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at
the library. Information 921-7001.
Making Sense of the Civil War The
monthly reading and discussion series at
Branigan Cultural Center, Branigan Building,
501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall), is at 2 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21. Readings include March
by Geraldine Brooks and Americas War
Anthology Part 1 Imagining War.
Information: (575) 541-2219 or las-
cruces.org/museums.
Southwest Book Awards The annual
Border Regional Library Association Awards
Banquet is 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at
Ardovinos Desert Crossing, One Ardovino
Drive in Sunland Park. Cocktails at 6 p.m. with
dinner at 7 p.m. The event honors the latest
works of area authors, and also awards scholar-
ships to students pursuing degrees in
library/media. The BRLA librarian and library
staff member of the year will also be honored.
Cost: $30; reservations by Feb. 15.
Information: 241-7934 or brla.info.
The 2012 winners: Amadito and the Hero
Children by Enrique R. Lamadrid; Border
Junkies by Scott Comar; En el Puente con la
Migra by Hector Antonio Padilla Delgado;
From This Wicked Patch of Dust by Sergio
Troncoso; Grandpa Lolos Navajo Saddle
Blanket by Nasario Garcia; Hard to Have
Heroes by Buddy Mays; The Plazas of New
Mexico by Chris Wilson and Stefanos
Polysoides; and Santa Rita del Cobre by
Christopher J. Huggard and Terrence M.
Humble.
Books Are Gems 7744 North Loop Ste
B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit
organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Books are sold for $1-$2, and children
who come to the store may receive five free
used books. Teachers can also receive free
books for their classroom. Hours are 11 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday;
and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Information:
Information: 845-5437 or booksaregems.org.
ForWord The BorderSenses Literary
Project workshops run 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturdays through March 23, at Glasbox,
1500 Texas, for area youth using literature and
technology to engage creativity, while learning
the value of the arts and higher education.
Workshops conducted by Project Director
Yasmin Ramirez and Workshop Facilitator Lacy
Mayberry. Information: Yasmin Ramirez, yas-
min@bordersenses.com, Lacy Mayberry
lacy@bordersenses.com or bordersenses.com.
Barnes & Noble (East Side) 9521
Viscount. Information: 590-1932.
Eastside Chapter of Sisters in Crime Book
Discussion Group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 5, to discuss When the Past Haunts You
by L.C. Hayden. Information: 629-7063.
Little Ones Storytime is 11 a.m. every
Saturday with Miss Bonnie.
Feb. 2: Groundhog Weather School
Feb. 9: Joanna Walshs The Perfect Hug
Feb. 16: I Love Chocolate
Feb. 23: Grumpy Bird.
Barnes & Noble (West Side) 705
Sunland Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. Sunday. Information: 581-5353 or bn.com.
An American Girl event presenting the
American Girl of the Year for 2013, Saige, is 7
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, as part of the American
Girl Book Club for girls, with a book discussion
and activities.
Westside Sisters In Crime Book Group meet
at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4.
Third Monday Book Group will meet at 10
a.m. Monday, Feb. 18. Information: Magdalene
Iglar, 584-0984.
Childrens storytimes are Saturdays.
Feb. 2: Eric Litwins Pete the Cat: I Love
My White Shoes. 11 a.m.
Feb. 9: Joanna Walshs The Perfect Hug.
11 a.m.
Feb. 16: Mo Willems Goldilocks and the
Three Dinosaurs. 10 a.m.
Feb. 23: Cedella Marleys One Love. 10
a.m.
March 2: Sun City Center for the Deaf.
Barnes & Noble (Las Cruces) 700 S.
Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall. Information: (575)
522-4499. Childrens Good Morning story-
times are 10 a.m. Fridays, with a special
Valentines Day storytime 11 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9 featuring Joanna Walshs The Perfect
Hug.
Reading Art Book Club The book club
of the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main,
will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, to
discuss The Last Nude by Ellis Avery.
Information: (575) 541-2137 or las-
cruces.org/museums.
Reading the Easel Book Club The El
Paso Museum of Arts book group meets 4
p.m. on the third Thursday of each month in
the museums seminar room to discuss art-
related books. Cost: $10 per session (free for
museum members), includes admission to all
exhibits. Participants must provide their own
books. Space is limited; call to hold a seat; light
refreshments provided. Information: 532-1707
ext. 65.
The Feb. 21 book is Provenance: How a
Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of
Modern Art, by Laney Salisbury.
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Get Reel Film Series The UTEP film
series is in the Union Cinema, Union Building
East, First Floor. Showings are 7 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays. Admission: $2 general
admission; $1 with valid UTEP ID. Combo tick-
ets (include hot dog, small soda and popcorn)
are $5. Tickets available in advance at the
UTEP Ticket Center or at the door.
Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Argo
Feb. 7-8: Skyfall
Feb. 14-15: The Notebook
Feb. 21-22: When I Rise
Feb. 28-March 1: Madagascar 3
March 7-8: Les Misrables
March 14-15: This is 40
April 4-5: Zero Dark Thirty
April 11-12: The Diving Bell and the
Butterfly
April 18-19: The Lorax
April 25-26: Django Unchained.
Black History Month film series The
African-American Studies program, in conjunc-
tion with other UTEP departments, hosts two
film series in February in recognition of African
American History. Information: Amanda
Lowder (African American Studies Program)
747-8650 or ALowder@utep.edu.
Against The Odds Film Series screenings are
noon Fridays in UTEP Librarys Blumberg
Auditorium. All films are followed by a moder-
ated discussion.
Feb. 1: The Perfect Game, Little League
World Series that Mexico won in 1957.
Discussion led by History Professor Charles
Martin, Professor of History.
Feb. 8: Glory Road. Discussion led by
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of
History Michael Topp.
Feb. 15: Return of the Titans. Discussion
led by Visiting Professor Kathryn Smith-
McGlynn.
Feb. 22: Pride. Discussion led by Music
Department Professor John Siqueiros.
The Black Student Union Film Series is every
Wednesday in February in the Liberal Arts
Building:
Feb. 6: Lean on Me, 5:45 p.m., Room 106.
Feb. 13: The Great Debaters, 2:15 p.m. in
Room 108, 2:15-5:15 p.m.
Feb. 20: A Time to Kill, 2:15 p.m. Room
108.
Feb. 27: School Daze, 5:45 p.m. Room 106.
EPMA World Cinema Series El Paso
Museum of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza, hosts
screenings at 2 p.m. Saturdays. Admission: $5
donation (discounts for EPMA members; free
for age 12 and younger). Restrictions may apply
depending on film rating. Information: 532-
1707 or elpasoartmuseum.org.
Februarys series focuses on French Cinema:
Feb. 2: The Horseman on the Roof (Rated R)
Feb. 9: Amelie (R)
Feb. 16: 8 Women (R)
Feb. 23: The Chorus (PG-13).
Pax Christi Film Series The series
presents The Untold Story of Emmett Louis
Till at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Diocesan
Migrant and Refugee Services Mother Teresa
Center, 2400 E. Yandell. Discussion will follow.
Admission is free, donations accepted.
Information: 490-1451 or 740-3962.
This film, shown in observance of Black
History Month, is about the nightmarish 1955
murder of an innocent African-American
teenager in Mississippi.
Film Las Cruces The Rio Grande
Theatre and the City of Las Cruces Film Liaison
present the monthly film forum at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 13. Locally made films are
screened alongside short films by student film-
makers, followed by Q&A sessions with the
filmmakers and industry news as it pertains to
the area. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 523-6403 or Las-
Cruces-Film.org.
Fountain Theatre 2469 Calle de
Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the plaza in
Mesilla. The historic theater, operated by the
Mesilla Valley Film Society, features films at
7:30 p.m. nightly, plus 1:30 p.m. Saturday and
2:30 p.m. Sunday. Foreign language films
include subtitles. Admission: $7 ($6 seniors and
students with ID; $5 society members and chil-
dren); $5 on Wednesday. Information, sched-
ule: (575) 524-8287 or mesillavalleyfilm.org.
Feb. 1-7: Chicken with Plums. Largely set
in 1958 Tehran, the story, adapted from
Mariane Satrapis graphic novel, is a tale of lost
love. Rated PG-13.
Feb. 8-14: Samsara. Filmed over nearly
five years in 25 countries on five continents,
and shot on 70mm film, Samsara visits the var-
ied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones,
industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Rated PG-13. Free for MVFS members.
Feb. 15-21: Hitchcock. The master of sus-
pense (played by Anthony Hopkins) still fanta-
sizes about his cool blondes, but he also man-
ages to have lots of wicked fun directing 1960s
Psycho and collaborating with Alma Reville
(played by Helen Mirren) the woman he mar-
ried in 1926. Rated PG-13.
Feb. 22-28: Rust and Bone. Based on the
short story collection. A bouncer who is put in
charge of his young son leaves Belgium for
Antibes to live with his sister and her husband.
He develops a relationship with a whale trainer
after she suffers a horrible accident. Rated R.
Mesilla Valley Film Society celebrates For the
Love of Art Month with a free screening of
the film Ai Weiwei: Never Story at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9. Ai Weiwei is Chinas most
famous international artist and most outspoken
domestic critic.
Jays Film Forecast Film historian Jay
Duncan prepared this list of Coming
Attractions for movie fans. Release dates are
subject to change.
Feb. 1:
Bullet to the Head (Warner Bros.)
Sylvester Stallone, Sarah Shahi, Christian Slater.
Directed by Walter Hill.
Sound City (Roswell Films) Documentary
on the fabled recording studio in Van Nuys,
Calif. Featuring Trent Reznor, Tom Petty, Mick
Fleetwood. Directed by David Grohl.
Stand Up Guys (Lionsgate) Al Pacino,
Julianna Margulies, Christopher Walken.
Directed by Fisher Stevens.
Warm Bodies (Summit) Nicholas Hoult,
Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich. Directed by
Jonathan Levine.
Feb. 8:
Identity Theft (Universal) Jason Bateman,
Melissa McCarthy, John Cho. Directed by Seth
Gordon.
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Side Effects (Open Road) Rooney Mara,
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Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Feb. 15:
Beautiful Creatures (Warner Bros.) Alice
Englert, Viola David, Emma Thompson.
Directed by Richard LaGravenese.
Escape From Planet Earth (Weinstein Co.)
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A Good Day to Die Hard (20th Century-Fox)
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Safe Haven (Relativity) Cobie Smulders,
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Dark Skies (Dimension) Keri Russell, Josh
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Snitch (Summit) Dwayne Johnson, Susan
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DVD Releases
Feb. 5:
Flight / R
Alex Cross / PG-13
Celeste and Jesse Forever / R
A Late Quartet / R
Here Comes the Boom / PG
Feb. 12:
Robot and Frank / PG-13
The Perks of Being a Wallflower / PG-13
The Sessions / R
Bully / PG-13
The Man With the Iron Fists / R
Silent Hill: Revelation / R
Feb. 19:
Anna Karenina / R
Fun Size / PG-13
Sinister / R
Undefeated / PG-13
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike / PG-13
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Local: Gather up the Kin,
Reckless Kelly is back for
another round
While their name was inspired by the
Australian bank robber Ned Kelly, this is one
Kelly you need not fear. In fact, on Feb. 20,
we will have a chance to fully embrace
Reckless Kelly, a band that comes to us
from Austin via Oregon. The group was cor-
ralled by brothers Willy and Cody Braun,
who had previously toured with their father
in a Western swing outfit. They soon struck
out on their own, added a few members and
have surpassed the decade milestone togeth-
er. Their country side is defined by their
vocal drawl and the inclusion of a mandolin
and a fiddle. The rock faction gets its kick
with smoking guitar licks, thick bass lines
and pounding percussion. Their latest, Good
Luck & True Love, is having a passionate
affair with honky-tonk because this disc is
steeped deep in an awfully powerful country
elixir. So good luck not falling in true love
with Reckless Kelly at Whiskey Dicks.
National: Placebo, B3 EP,
Vertigo /Universal
Repeated doses of this Placebo will make
you feel a whole lot better. This feel-good
miracle is all about one of the best groups to
ever come out of the United Kingdom.
Placebo has managed to catch radio pro-
grammers ears on less than a handful of cuts
in the United States, but it is a completely
different story in Europe, where all but two
of their albums have reached platinum status.
The latest is B3 EP, a limited edition release
featuring five new creations. The trademark
sound of singer Brian Molko is fully intact,
with hints of Rushs Geddy Lee vocal
stylings every now and again. The music
relies on plentiful pop-molded guitar riffs,
pounding percussion, a venture into spacey
psychedelics and plenty of weighted bass
lines. The downside is that it is an EP, so we
are only given five new treats to snack on.
The good news is, if there are gaps in your
Placebo collection, this serves as a precursor
to the complete catalogue reissue campaign.
Rest assured: This Placebo is the real deal
and will heal whatever may ail you.
Various Artists, Who Are You:
An All Star Tribute to The
Who, Cleopatra Records
Here comes another tribute, but dont roll
your eyes so quickly. This time the honorees
are The Who. Didnt I say not to roll those
eyes? This time we have a whole new batch
of Who worshipers to demonstrate what the
band means to them. This one is unique with
the way many artists came together as a unit
on a single cut. The combinations are mind-
boggling. On My Generation, punk leg-
ends from the Damned and the Vibrators join
the Kinks Dave Davies. Joe Elliot of Def
Leppard forms a bond with Rick Wakeman
of Yes, and of course there are the bizarre
trios with a couple of Peters (Noone and
Banks, respectively of Hermans Hermits and
Yes) finding Creams Ginger Baker. Who
Are You also features two solo acts with
Iggy Pop taking on I Cant Explain and Pat
Travers fantastic rendition of Behind Blue
Eyes. Even relative newcomers the
Raveonettes get in on The Who love with
The Kids Are Alright. If youre not a Who
fan, which would be very sad, this might just
be a way to discover what youre missing
with these incredible renderings.
Bob Mould, Silver Age,
Merge Records
In the summer of 2012 Merge records decid-
ed to commemorate the excellence of the
band Sugar with an overhaul of their entire
catalogue. They bulked up their output with a
set of revved-up live shows. These packages
must have ignited a spark in the bands
leader Bob Mould. It is no coincidence that
this same label put out his new creation,
since the following months saw the release
of his masterpiece, Silver Age. With 10
earth-scorching tracks, Mould has never ever
sounded better, be it Husker Du or Sugar.
Sure he may have lost his way a few discs
back with his foray into an experimental
electronic mess, but that was over a decade
ago. He has been building back his brilliance
with each post-Modulate release and has
now moved far beyond all expectation. The
disc is slathered with hooks by way of gener-
ous guitar riffs. It is no wonder that the Foo
Fighters tapped him to open their shows on
their last tour. At his Silver Age, Mould is
crafting gems that are instantaneously acces-
sible and could easily take a top spot on any
rock radio playlist today.
Collectibles: Kiss, The
Casablanca Singles,
Mercury/Casablanca/UMe
Over its now 40-year career, this band has
always defied reason when it comes to their
superstar status. Somewhere between the the-
atrics, the merchandising and the music they
have become legends. Kiss shows no
restraint when it comes to providing periph-
eral material for their legions of fans to
snatch up its no wonder they call their
die-hard admirers the Kiss Army. There
have been dolls, lunch boxes, toys, pinball
machines, and the latest was a coffin. The
stage show is also unmatched. Outrageous
costumes, fire breathing, and blood-spewing
mouths have at times overshadowed the
music, but their latest unveiling puts back the
emphasis on just that. The Casablanca
Singles is an incredibly lavish 29-CD single
box set that includes rare mixes, edits and
generally unreleased gems. This celebrates
Kiss in their heyday, spanning 1974-1982.
Most of the CDs feature an amazing picture
sleeve, including ones from Germany, Japan,
Sweden, Holland, United Kingdom, and even
a few from the United States. Newer fans
will especially enjoy the ease of obtaining
these rarified collectibles compared to the
time and effort it took when they were origi-
nally introduced. As always, the packaging is
unmatched with everything being housed in a
die-cut shadow box with an etched silver
metal plate and ribbon-pull magnetic closure.
This is a great time to join the ranks and an
even better time to KISS your cash good-
bye.inspired the worlds greatest rock band.
Keep an eye out for these releases:
Atoms For Peace AMOK
The Black Crowes Wiser For The Time
David Bowie The Next Day
Robyn Hitchcock Love From London
Son Volt Honky Tonk
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin
Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net
Home and Garden Expo The 14th
annual expo is March 1-3 at El Paso
Convention Center. Information: (361) 882-
2071 or elpasohomeandgarden.com.
Tejanos baseball The Tejanos of El Paso
Community College play doubleheader home
games are noon Fridays and Saturdays at the
Valle Verde Campus Baseball Field, off Hunter.
March 1-2: Luna CC
March 29-30: New Mexico Military Institute
A Midsummer Nights Dream - Kids-
N-Co., 1301 Texas, presents the William
Shakespeare fantasy, adapted by Layle
Chambers March 1-24. Directed by Jaime
Lupercio. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Ticket infor-
mation: 351-1455 or kidsnco.org.
German Spring Bazaar The German
Catholic Church of Fort Bliss hosts its 10th
annual bazaar 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
March 2, at the German Community Center
(Soldatenstube), Building 5095 at Fort Bliss.
Admission is free. Information: 568-0259, 568-
4824 or betreuunginelpaso.com.
Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam
The U.S. Hot Rod Monster Jam is 7 p.m.
Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2-3, at
Sun Bowl Stadium. Tickets: $10 (Ticketmaster).
Information: monsterjam.com.
Equine Extravaganza Lower Valley
Coliseum and VCM Equine Management host
the show and sale 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March
3, at the coliseum, 894 S. Horizon Blvd.
Spectator admission is free. Information: 852-
1884 or liverystablesaloon.com.
Juan de Marcos & The Afro-Cuban All
Cuban music sensation at 7 p.m. Sunday,
March 3, at UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium.
Tickets: $35 and $40. Ticket information: 747-
5234, 1-800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.
Time for Three - El Paso Pro-Musica pres-
ents the classically trained garage band Tuesday,
March 5. Tickets: $25 ($20 seniors and mili-
tary; $5 students). Information: 833-9400 or
eppm.org.
UTEP Mens Basketball The final home
game of the season is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March
5 against Memphis at the Don Haskins Center.
Tickets: $8-$50. Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
Siglo de Oro Drama Festival The
38th annual celebration of the Spanish language
dramatic arts from Spains Golden Age runs
March 6-10 at the Chamizal National
Memorial Theatre, 800 S. San Marcial.
Information/tickets: 532-7273 or nps.gov/cham.
Tablescapes El Paso Pro-Musica Guilds
annual luncheon features several designer-dec-
orated tables March 7-8 at the El Paso
Country Club. Ladies Nite Out is Thursday,
with browsing, auction and luncheon Friday.
XVIII Undcimo Congreso de
Literatura Mexicana Contempornea
The 2013 Contemporary Mexican
Literature Conference, organized by the UTEP
Department of Languages and Linguistics, is
March 7-9, in the UTEP Student Union
Building. Information: 747-5767.
UTEP Womens Basketball The final
home game of the season is at 7:05 p.m. Friday,
March 8 against Tulane in the Don Haskins
Center. Tickets: $5. Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
Fort Bliss Spring Bazaar 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday,
March 8-10, at the Fort Bliss Trading Post,
1717 Marshall Road, Fort Bliss. Admission: $5
(free for ages 12 and younger). Information:
fortblissocsa.org.
Que Funny El Paso Playhouse, 2501
Montana, welcomes El Pasos funniest comics
at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 and 10
p.m. Saturday, March 8-9. Tickets: $10 in
advance; $15 at the door. Information: 532-
1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
Father Rick Matty 5K St. Patricks
A.C.T.S. will host the 3rd annual competitive
5K run/walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at St.
Patrick Cathedral, 1118 N. Mesa. Information:
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Sun Country Doll Folks The clubs
annual doll show and sale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 9, at Holiday Inn Airport,
6655 Gateway West. Admission: $3 ($1 chil-
dren). Information: 637-3438.
Super Kite Contest The 12th annual
kite-flying contest, sponsored by Westside
Community Church, is noon Saturday, March
9, at Francisco Delgado Park, on Imperial Ridge
behind Franklin High School. Admission is free.
westsidecommunity.org.
Hanks High School Jazz Festival
Saturday, March 9, in the Hanks High School
auditorium, 2100 Lee Trevino. Information:
434-5182 or hanksband.com.
Storytellers Junior League of El Paso, Inc.
presents famous Nashville singer/songwriters
Bob DiPiero, Luke Laird and Tim Nichols 7:30
p.m. Saturday, March 9, El Paso Country Club.
Tickets: $160 ($150 cash/check). Information:
203-0221, endowmentfund@jlep.org or jlep-
storytellers.org.
Moody Blues The legendary band per-
forms at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $55, $65 and $85
(Ticketmaster).
Provost Gun Show 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March
9-10, at the El Maida Hall, 6331 Alabama.
Admission: $5 ($4 active military and accompa-
nying dependents). Information: 241-1761.
UTEP Women Softball - UTEPs Helen of
Troy Complex. Information: 747-5347 or
utepathletics.com.
March 9-10: Memphis. 1 p.m. Saturday
(doubleheader) and 11 a.m. Sunday.
march
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March 26-27: Siena. Doubleheaders are 3
p.m. Tuesday and 1 p.m. Wednesday.
March 29-30: East Carolina. Games are 2
p.m. Friday (doubleheader) and noon Saturday.
Jack Rabbit Classic The 13th annual trail
and road runs are 8 a.m. Sunday, March 10, at
Franklin Mountain State Park. Events include 7-
mile and 3.5-mile trail runs and a 5K paved
road run. Information: Chris, 478-5663 or
tpwd.state.tx.us. Online registration through 6
p.m. March 7 at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Walk For Literacy Dr. Nixon Elementary
Schools PTA hosts its 2nd annual 5K race and
1 mile fun run/walk benefiting the schools liter-
acy development is 8 a.m. Sunday, March 10.
Information: raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Yo Gabba Gabba Live DJ Lance Rock
and the cast of Yo Gabba Gabba bring their
Get The Sillies Out! tour to El Paso at 6 p.m.
Monday, March 11, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $22.50, $32.50 and $42.50
(Ticketmaster).
Electricidad The UTEP Department of
Theatre and Dance presents Luis Alfaros adap-
tation of Sophocles tragedy Electra set in the
gangland world of East L.A. March 13-17, in
the Fox Fine Arts Studio Theatre. Showtime is
8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:30
and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $7-$9. Information:
747-5118 or theatredance.utep.edu.
closes its season with Rossinis comic opera
March 14 and 16 at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $40-$90. Information: 581-
5534 or epopera.org.
Spring Wine Art Market Art and
Frame Mfg. and Sunland Winery, 1769 Victory
in Sunland Park, host a spring market and St.
Patricks Day Celebration 5 to 9 p.m. Friday
and 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 15-16.
Information: (575) 589-1214, (915) 241-8808.
Harvey El Paso Playhouse, 2501
Montana, presents the charming comedy about
a man and his invisible six-foot rabbit March
15-April 6. Information: 532-1317, elpasoplay-
house.com.
Kidspalooza El Paso Symphony
Orchestra hosts the 6th annual family art and
music festival Saturday, March 16, throughout
Downtown. Information: 532-3776 or
epso.org.
Chamber Music Consortium of the
Southwest - Music Forum El Paso presents
the chamber ensemble at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
March 17, at El Paso Museum of Art.
Admission is free. Information: musicforum-
elpaso.org.
EPSYO and EPSO Side-by-Side
Concert 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at the
Plaza Theatre, in conjunction with Downtown
KidsPalooza. Information: 525-8978 or
epsyos.org.
Gloria Trevi and Ana Barbara The
Mexican rock divas perform Saturday, March
17, at Socorro Entertainment Center, 11200
Santos Sanchez. Admission is free. Information:
860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment.com.
tional hit show will play the Plaza Theatre at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19-
20. Tickets: $45, $50, $55 and $65
(Ticketmaster).
Worlds Fastest 10K Spira shoes 10K
run and 2-mile fun-run/walk is Sunday, March
23. Information: 478-5663 or raceadventure-
sunlimited.com.
Springtime Track Invitational The
annual UTEP spring field and track meet is all
day Saturday, March 23, at Kidd Field.
Franklin Mountain Poppies
Preservation Celebration The free
family fun day is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
March 23, at El Paso Museum of Archaeology,
4301 Transmountain. Information: 755-4332 or
franklinmountains.org.
Sunland Derby Gala Sunland Park
Racetrack & Casinos 10th gala benefiting
United Blood Services is 6 p.m. Saturday,
March 23. Guest speaker is Hines Ward,
retired Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver and a
winner of Dancing With the Stars.
Information: 544-5422, ext 164. The running of
the 2013 Sunland Derby and The Oaks (for fil-
lies) is Sunday, March 24.
Lord of The Dance Broadway in El
Paso Series presents Michael Flatleys show-
piece extravaganza at 7 p.m. Sunday, March
24, at The Plaza Theatre (Ticketmaster).
Sesame Street Live Cant Stop
Singing The Sesame Street Live annual
Easter week shows are March 28-30 at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Information: 1-800-
745-3000 or sesamestreetlive.com.
Southern New Mexico
Monty Pythons Spamalot 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 1, Pan American Center in Las
Cruces. Tickets: $32-$52 (Ticketmaster).
Cowboy Days 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, March 2-3, NM Farm & Ranch
Heritage Museum,Las Cruces. Information:
(575) 522-1232 or nmcowboydays.com. .
Twitch No Strings Theater Company
presents the new play by Amy Lanasa March
1-17 at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N.
Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces.
Information/reservations: (575) 523-1223 or
no-strings.org.
Rhythm of the Dance National Dance
Company of Irelands presentation is at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6, at WNMU Fine Arts
Center Theatre, Silver City. Tickets: $5-$25.
mimbresarts.org.
Peter Pan 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 8-9, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, Las Cruces.
Tickets: $6. Information: (575) 571-1413.
We are One, Dance One Drum 7
p.m Saturday, March 16, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. Ticket information: (575) 639-1616.
Bataan Memorial Death March
Sunday, March 17 at White Sands Missile
Range. Information: (575) 678-1256 or (575)
678-2887. Online registration at
bataanmarch.com.
Mark Erelli 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22,
Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos Altos, N.M.
mimbresarts.org.
Mesilla Valley Stamp Show 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 30-21, Las
Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University
Ave., Las Cruces. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 202-1937.
March Preview
Contd from Page 52
Alma Calderon 34
Ananda Yoga 45
Ardovinos Desert Crossing 30
Ardovinos Pizza 18
Around and About Tours 18
ATMAS Healing 32
Baskin Robbins 15
BeadCounter 23
Beauty Solutions 20
Bella Gaia 28
Bingo Plus 19
Bios Life Slim 10,47
The Bookery 49
Books Are Gems 49
Bruces Air 32
Cattleman's 6
CCDA 48
Cecila Burgos LPC 51
Collectibles 45
Community Medical Clinic 25
Condominiums for Sale 26
Cosmetic & Hair Surgery 46
DeFranco Designs 22
Dominos 48
Downtown Art Market 2
Dr. Alison Days 33
El Paso Art Association 42
El Paso Artist Studio Tour 20
EP Ballroom Dance 18
EPCC 34
EP Conv & Perf Arts Ctrs 31
El Paso Exploreum 43
El Paso Opera 56
El Paso Saddleblanket 51
El Paso Symphony 5
Elegant Consignments 22
Employment Opportunity 38
Enterprise Fun Tours 15
EP Cellulite Center 24
EPISD Child Find 21
Escamilla Gallery 39
Etcetera 17
Executive Singles 46
Facial Spa by Susana 7
For the Love of Art Month 42
Fountain Theatre 50
Furrs Family Dining 16
Geico 9
Glass Goodies 23
Hal Marcus Gallery 32
Hans Martial Arts 37
Health Matters 7
In Vogue Women's Health 14
Inside Out Designs Inc. 9
International Coin Club 17
Joann Wardy 14
Johnson Jewelers 13
Juan De Marcos 54
Kathy Curley Counseling 39
KTEP 52
La Guitarrra 11
La Mujer Caf Mayapan 24
La Tierra Caf 19
Leos Mexican Food 38
Logic NeuroTherapy 36
Magoffin Home St. Hist Site 5
Marie Otero 34
The Marketplace 23
Marrs Embroidery 6
Martha Garcia 21
Menopause The Musical 11
Meow Meow 3
Mesa Street Antique 20
Mesilla Book Center 49
Metta Massage 39
Mimbres Regn. Arts Council 25
Mind/Body Studio 27
Naydas Gems & Stones 22
Old Things 16
Paseo Christian Church 38
Pat Olchefski-Winston 16
Perkins Jewelry Supply 30
Pet Guardian Angel 19
PhiDev Inc 53
Pilates International 7
Power of Action II 41
Precision Prosthetics 14
PTEP 10
Real Estate El Paso 40
Ronda Brown 21
Rubin Gallery 35
Salon Saleh 27
San Elizario Art District 44
Shundo Dance Studio 20
Silver City MainStreet 37
Sombra Antigua 15
Spirit Life Christian Center 9
Stephanie Conroy 6
SC Women's Health 40
Sunland Park Fitness 18
Sunland Park Racetrack 8
Sunland Winery 16
Telemates 53
Teresa Fernandez 42
The Forum Ballroom 11
Thunderbird Digital 35
Tigua Indian Cultural 30
UTEP Athletics 46
UTEP Theatre & Dance 55
Vanities 12
Village Inn 36
Vista Hill Family Dental 45
Walgreens 45
Western Traders 35
Wyler Aerial Tramway 36
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