El Paso Scene November 2014

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On the Cover: Upper Valley Neighborhoodby Rosario Ponte
The Public Face of Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss isnt just for soldiers. The public can enjoy shopping,
restaurants, museums and a full calendar of events. Page 27
Page 2 El Paso Scene November 2014
Amigo Airsho 2014 The U.S. Air Force
Thunderbirds return for the 2014 AIrshow
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2, at its new
location at the Doa Ana County Airport in
Santa Teresa. Gates open at 10 a.m., with flying
acts performing 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gates close
at 5 p.m. Tickets: $20; $10 ages 5-12; $70
chalets; $100 VIP; free for age 4 and younger.
Information: 562-6446 or amigoairsho.org.
Also performing are the U.S. Army Golden
Knights, Dan Buchanan Airshow, Indy Boys jet
powered school bus, Kyle Franklin (stunt pilot),
Rifle and G&M Airshows, and pilot Joe
Shetterly.
A TradeSho area is also featured with interac-
tive displays and vendors. There will be a chil-
drens play area, food vendors and various stat-
ic aircraft displays. Attendees are welcome to
bring chairs or blankets to sit on.
Fall Bash The community cookout and
concert, sponsored by Westside Community
Church, 1850 Northwestern, is noon to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1, with jumping balloon, live
bands and games. Information: 584-0882 or
westsidecommunity.org.
Fountains at Farah Anniversary Party
The Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway
West, host its first birthday party 5 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1, in its Promenade
Amphitheater, with several booths include cake
samples, free massages and more. Arts and
crafts, balloon giveaways, stilt walkers, lollipop
girls, and ongoing live music to entertain the
whole family will be available. Raffle giveaway
also held. Admission is free. Information: 225-
3600 or on Facebook at Fountains at Farah.
Witches Ball The ball is 8 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 1, at El Maida Shrine, 6221 Alabama.
Food trucks, music, beer, wine and booth.
Costume contests with $1,000 in prize. Tickets
are $35, include photo, beer and wine, and
costume contest entry. Information: 562-1444,
elmaida.com or Facebook.
El Pasos Corn Maze The 10-acre maze
and pumpkin patchs inaugural season runs
through Nov. 2, at 1100 Old Hueco Tanks
Road (south of I-10 at Exit 35). Hours are 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m.
Sunday. Admission: $10.95 ($8.95 ages 3-11,
free for ages 2 and younger). Information: 915-
213-4FUN or elpasocornmaze.com.
Sacred Heart Tardeada The Moon
Dogs and DJ Surreal are part of the tardeada at
Sacred Heart Church, 602 S. Oregon (at Father
Rahm), 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, with food,
dancing, door prizes and more. Admission: $5.
Information: 244-2209, 603-8424 or sacred-
heartelpaso.org.
A Christmas Fair The Junior League of
El Pasos 41st annual holiday shopping fair is
Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 8-9, at the El
Paso Convention Center. Hours are 10 a.m. to
8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. The fair brings together about 200
merchants from across the country as well as
arts, crafts, live entertainment, music, photos
with Santa and more. Tickets: $10 ($9 seniors,
military, children 6-12; free for children under
five) information: 584-3511 or jlep.org.
Girls Night Out is 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 6, with fashion show, silent auction, hors
doeuvres and refreshments. Call for tickets.
Fur-Festival Humane Society of El Paso,
4991 Fred Wilson, in partnership with El Paso
Animal Services, will host the first ever Fur-
Festival 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, with
music, vendors, pet contests and food, plus lots
of doggies and kitties hoping to find a fur-ever
home. Friendly pets welcome on leash.
Admission is free; parking next door at Sun
Metro. Information: 532-6971 or hselpaso.org.
More than 300 pets of all shapes and sizes will
be available for adoption at a special Fur-
Festival fee of $40. The fee includes all age
appropriate vaccinations, spay/neuter surgery
and microchip with registration.
El Maida Circus The famous Shrine
Circus returns Nov. 11-16, at El Paso County
Coliseum. Performances are 2 and 7 p.m.
Tuesday, 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8
p.m. Friday, 11:30 a.m., 3:30 and 8 p.m.
Saturday and 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $26 box, $35 floor (Ticketmaster).
Taste of El Paso The areas ultimate
culinary experience is 6 to 10 p.m.
November 2014
NOVEMBER
INDEX
Roundup 3-13
Behind the Scene 4
Scene Spotlight 4
Heres the Ticket 14-17
Music, Comedy 18-19
Dance 20
Program Notes 21-22
Sports 23-26
Feature:
Fort Bliss:Open to Public 27-29
Viva Jurez 30-31
Nature 32-33
At the Museum 34-36
Taking a Look Back 36
Southwest Art Scene 37-40
Gallery Talk 41-42
History Lessons 42
On Stage 43-44
Stage Talk 44
Keep on Bookin' 45
Film Scene 46-47
El Paso FishNet 47
Liner Notes 48
December preview 49
El Paso Scene Users Guide 49
Advertiser Index 50
Subscription Form 50
El Paso Scene Page 3 November 2014
Please see Page 5
Y
ouve heard the story of the
grasshopper and the ant? At the
Limbird household, its the story
of grasshopper and the pack rat.
Those are the labels used by profession-
al organizers to describe dysfunctional
folks like Cindy and me. Both of us are
chronic mess-makers, but with different
styles.
Cindys the pack rat, the one who hates
to throw stuff away. Hence the various
collections of magazines and old mail,
not to mention closets full of classroom
supplies from her decades of teaching.
Fortunately, after a couple of years of
retirement, Cindy has rummaged through
most of the old piles and restored a cou-
ple of rooms to their proper state.
Im the grasshopper, the one who never
bothers to clean up after the main part of
a project is done. I hop to the next proj-
ect, ignoring the debris left behind by the
last one. Papers keep piling up on my
desk instead of ever reaching their proper
destination in the recycling bin or file
cabinet.
Of the two of us, I must confess to
being the worse offender. Case in point:
the spare room I use as a secondary office
and storage space. Whatever I didnt
know what to do with, I piled it in that
room, from back issues of the Scene to
old computers. It got to the point that I
couldnt walk through the room without
climbing over boxes and piles of old
newspapers. It was reaching a classic
Hoarders state.
These past two months my goal was to
finally get my act together. In August I
tackled my main office, and in the
process filled about 1 blue recycling
bins. That was just a warm-up to the
September project, the spare room.
It took about two full days, filling
another couple of blue recycling bins plus
a trip to the landfill transfer station to get
rid of some old computer stuff. Another
few boxes of books I didnt need went to
Books Are Gems, a nonprofit used book-
store.
Now I can walk through the room with-
out fear of stumbling and enjoy the sun-
light that now fills the room unobstructed
by boxes of useless items.
The one lesson I learned is that the
biggest incentive to keep things from get-
ting worse is to really clean up the mess.
You never really notice the extra pile of
stuff when a desktop is already covered
with junk. But when you clear it off com-
pletely, one misplaced sheet of paper
stands out and its almost instinctive to
pick it up and put it in the right place.
* * *
As part of the celebration of El Paso
Scenes 20th anniversary last year, the
Hal Marcus Gallery hosted the 20 Cover
Girls exhibit featuring women artists
whose work had graced the El Paso
Scene cover over the years. We selected
several winners, but had to wait until now
to feature the final cover award winner.
Rosario Pontes Upper Valley
Neighborhood painting seemed perfect
for a November cover. Its also a scene
that I experience nearly every day when I
take my dog Buddy out for a walk or run
along the ditch in my neighborhood.
Another exhibit of potential El Paso
Scene covers will be on display this
month at the Sunland Art Gallery in
Placita Santa Fe, 5034 Doniphan. The
artists reception for the annual El Paso
Scenes show will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 13.
Silver City Small-Town Christmas
Holiday events include Festival of Trees
(Nov. 28-Dec. 6), Tamal y Mas Fest and
Lighted Christmas Parade (Nov. 29), Sugar
Plum Saturday (Dec. 6), Victorian Christmas
(Dec. 11), Black Tie Ball and Holiday Market
(Dec. 13) and more Page 2.
Gods Favorite EPCC Theater
Ensemble presents the Neil Simon comedy
Oct. 30-Nov. 9. Page 18.
Witches Ball El Maida Shrine hosts its
Dia de los Muertos celebration Nov. 1, with
food, drinks and costume contest. Page 5.
UTEP Athletics Page 30.
UTEP Football plays Nov. 1 vs. Southern
Miss and Nov. 15 vs. North Texas.
UTEP Basketballs Orange and White
Scrimmage is Nov. 1.
Border Heroes Celebration The annual
awards dinner Nov. 6. Page 15.
El Paso Live events Page 26.
The Psychedelic Furs and The
Lemonheads (Nov. 6) and Verdis Requiem
(Nov. 8) , Plaza Theatre.
Taste of El Paso (Nov. 12) and Life in
Color (Nov. 29), Convention Center.
Chris Tucker (Nov. 15), Chavez Theatre.
David Sedaris The bestselling author,
humorist and speaker performs Nov. 7, at
The Plaza Theater. Page 22.
Crossland Gallery Opening exhibit
reception is Nov. 7 for Pop to Portrait,
featuring EPAA artists. Members Holiday
Exhibit and Fundraiser is Dec. 6. Page 34.
Sunland Park Casino The casino pres-
ents free live music during the fall winter
months. Page 25.
Nov. 7-9: Chad Pfeifer
Nov. 14-15: Brushfire
Nov. 21-22: Jessann
Dec. 5-6: Brittany Bexton.
El Paso Playhouse Page 6.
Through Nov. 8: Dangerous Liaisons
Dec. 5-20: Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
Dance Passion El Paso Ballroom Dance
Academy the dinner dance Nov. 8 at
Sunland Park Casino. Page 10.
Greg Buchanan Bruce Nehring Consort
present the jazz and gospel harpist Nov. 8-9
at Trinity-First United Methodist Church.
Navidad de las Luminarias is Dec. 5-7 at
The Chapel at Loretto. Page 18.
La Tierra Caf The caf hosts monthly
dinner shows. Page 6.
Nov. 8: Luna Zarella, Frida Kahlo Tribute
Dec. 13: Yolanda
Dec. 20: Bud Sanders An Elvis Christmas
Art a la Carte Holiday Craft Fair is Nov.20.
Fur Festival The adoption extravaganza
and pet fair is Nov. 9 at PawCity, between
the Humane Society of El Paso and El Paso
Animal Services. Page 28.
Mexican Holidays The pastorela presen-
tation is Nov. 12 at Centro Cultural Paso del
Norte in Ciudad Juarez. Page 11.
Hal Marcus Gallery Opening Nov. 20 is
Bill Rakocy, 1940s and 1950s. Page 37.
Happy Hippie Holidaze is Dec. 13.
Sunland Art Gallery Showing through
November is El Paso Scenes. Opening
reception is Nov. 13. Page 20.
Autumn Wine and Art Market The fall
art market with wine tastings and live music
is Nov. 14-16 at Sunland Winery. Page 11.
Compassionate Thanksgiving
Vegetarian Society of El Pasos annual dinner
is Nov. 15 at Sunland Park Holiday Inn with
guest speaker Victoria Moran. Page 7.
Fort Bliss Holiday Bazaar The annual
bazaar with more than 100 vendors is Nov.
15-16 at the Trading Post. Page 11.
They Kingdom Come The annual
church conference is Nov. 20-23, at
Christian Joy Center. Page 43.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra: Duet of
Genius Nov. 21-22 in the Plaza
Theatre. Page 17.
Las Artistas Art Show and Sale The
45th annual juried event and one of El Pasos
premier arts and crafts shows is Nov. 22-23
at First Presbyterian Church. Page 3.
Treasures of the Southwest Open
Arts Communitys charity art auction and
holiday sale is Nov. 29. Page 37.
UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald Rubin
Center Showing through Dec. 19 is
Index: Archiving the Edges of Violence,
Alejandro Almanza Pereda: Absence Makes
The Heart Grow Fonder and Machine
Project Presents! Page 9.
Mineral, Gem Jewelry and Bead Show
Dec. 5-7 at El Maida Auditorium. Page 16.
Tennis West Holiday Fair The annual
holiday fair is Dec. 7. Page 33.
Magoffin Home open house Visitors
Center Grand Opening and Holiday Open
House Dec. 13. Page. 41.
El Maida New Years Eve El Maida
Shrine hosts a New Years Eve Party Dec.
31 with music by Rhapsody Band. Page 31.
Ardovinos Farmers Market The
Saturday market is in winter hours. Page 41.
El Paso Exploreum The newest feature
is the Inspiration Station where creative
invention is key. Page 28.
Southern New Mexico
Veterans Day Car Show New Mexico
State Veterans Home hosts its 18th annual
Car Show Nov. 8 in Truth or
Consequences. Page 15.
Home Grown market Nov. 22-23 at
NM Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum with
demonstrations, sampling and a chile relleno-
cooking contest. Page 51.
Silver City Lighted Christmas Parade
The 24th annual parade, Silver City for the
Holidays, is Nov. 29 in Historic Downtown
Silver City. Pages 2 and 34.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra The rock
holiday tradition returns with their all new
show, The Christmas Attic Dec. 1 at
NMSUs Pan American Center. Page 22.
Scene Spotlight highlights events
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Wednesday, Nov. 12, at El Paso Convention
Center, with samples from premier restau-
rants, each paired with craft beer or wine tast-
ing, and desserts. Information: tasteofep.com.
Tickets: $50 through Oct. 31; $55 Nov. 1-11;
$60 day of event (Ticketmaster). Tickets
include 13 restaurant entree samples; 13 craft
beer or wine samples; 3 dessert samples, cof-
fee or tea and reserved seat.
Sun City Steam Fest Ghosts 915
Paranormal Center and Tricky falls hosts the
inaugural Steampunk Festival, celebrating a
Victorian future that never was, Saturday, Nov.
15, at Tricky Falls, 209 E. El Paso. Performing
will be local Steampunk groups The Clockwork
Rebellion and Coyotes Fortune. Doors open at
2 p.m. and the event continues until 2 a.m.
Costumes encouraged but not required.
Admission is free. Information: 694-2317 or
ghosts915.com.
A kick-off event is 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14,
with a tea social at Ghost 915 Paranormal
Research Center, 108 E. San Antonio, and
parade at 9 p.m. to The Rock House Gallery
and Cafe, 400 W. Overland for a BYOB event
with entertainment by guitarist/singer Stovall
Vasquez, fire dancers Pasithea Dance Company
and rock music from the 1911 Band.
Saturday activities including costume and prop
panels, Tea Dueling, entertainment by M.O.D.
Tribal Belly Dance, Big Mikes Psycho Circus,
Pasithea Dance Co. San Elizario Pistoleros and
Steampunk shootout, Page of Today and El
Paso Cosplay Girls Costume Contest for best
Steampunk Costume.
Live performances at 8 p.m. include Pasithea
Dance Company, El Paso Cosplay Girls, pre-
mier of Knight of Your Dreams, Big Mikes
Psycho Circus Side Show Act, M.O.D. Tribal
Belly Dance, pop/punk band Page of Today and
a costume contest.
EPCC Literary Fiesta El Paso
Community Colleges 6th annual celebration of
readers, writers and books is 1 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22, at EPCC Administrative
Center, Building A, 9050 Viscount, with work-
shops, books and food available for purchase, a
Childrens Corner with free books and activi-
ties. Sponsored by EPCC Office of the
President, Salute to the Arts, and Papagayo
Literary Center. Admission is free. Information:
831-4039 or literaryfiesta.wordpress.com.
1 to 2:30 p.m.: Discussion on LBGT in litera-
ture by author Alicia Gaspar de Alba. An
awards dinner honoring Gaspar de Alba and
Tumblewords is 5:45 p.m.
3 to 4 p.m.: Decipher the writing process
and hear a reading from Make It/Take It by
Rus Bradburd
4:15 to 5:30 p.m.: Childrens theatre with
Kids-N-Co.
Las Artistas Art Show and Sale The
45th annual juried event and one of El Pasos
premier arts and crafts shows is 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 22-23, at First Presbyterian Church,
1340 Murchison. The show features fine artists
and craftspersons showing works in various
media. Admission: $5; free for children under
18. Parking is free. Information: 533-7551 or
lasartistas.org.
About 100 regional and local artists, including
students from UTEPs Metals and Ceramics
program, will offer works for sale. The event
also offers craft demonstrations, a childrens
activities tent, live music, and gourmet food
from Food Truck Circus.
FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sun
Bowl Parade The 77th annual Sun Bowl
Parade begins at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27
(Thanksgiving Day), at Montana and Ochoa and
proceeds east three miles to Copia. Review
stand tickets (near First Baptist Church, 805
Montana): $5; available at all Circle K stores,
FirstLight Credit Union branches and the Sun
Bowl Office. Information: 533-4416.
This years grand marshal is Nolan Richardson,
an El Paso native son whose basketball career
spanned playing for legendary coach Don
Haskins to himself earning a place in the
Basketball Hall of Fame for achievements that
included an NCAA Championship for the
University of Arkansas.
Blessing of Nativities Sacred Earth
Ministry of St. Pius X will host its annual bless-
ing of nativity displays 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
30, at St Pius X Community Center, 1050 N.
Clark. Information: Mike, 757-9395.
The ministrys patron saint is Saint Francis of
Assisi, who is the originator of the first nativities
as well as patron saint of animals and the envi-
ronment.
El Paso Mineral & Gem Club Show
The annual mineral, gem, jewelry and bead
show is Dec. 5-7 at El Maida Auditorium, 6331
Alabama. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The show features hundreds of gems, minerals,
fossils, beads, silver jewelry, tools and equip-
ment, door prizes, and more. Admission is free.
Information: Gem Center USA, 533-715 or
epmgs.com.
Da de los Muertos
Da de los Muertos The Calavera
Coalition hosts its celebration of Day of the
Dead at Old Mesilla Plaza Oct. 31-Nov. 2,
with food, music, stories, dancing and piatas.
Hours are 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, noon to 7 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Traditional day of the dead altars will be on dis-
play. Altars can be to specific persons, groups
of people, a cause, or beloved pets. Vendors
will feature handmade Day of the Dead-
themed gifts. No political campaigning allowed.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 647-2639
or calaveracoalition@q.com.
A candlelight procession is 6 p.m. Saturday
Concordia Da de Los Muertos
Concordia Heritage Association and Paso Del
Norte Paranormal Society celebrate Day of the
Dead 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at
Concordia Cemetery, 3700 E. Yandell
(between Boone and Stevens) with a ghost
tour, fortune teller, flower vendors, decorated
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altars, a scavenger hunt and more. Tickets: $5
($1 kids and students; $2 seniors 60 and older
and military). Information: 274-9531,
dlm@ghosts915.com, or on Facebook at Da
De Los Muertos Festival - Concordia
Cemetery. Guests may get in the spirit and
come dressed as Calacas or Catrinas.
Da de los Muertos Oaxaca La Mujer
Obrera Caf Mayapn, 2000 Texas, celebrate
Day of the Dead 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
1, with traditional Oaxacan cuisine, altar
exhibits, dancers and music, catrina contest,
danza azteca, calavera poems and more. Local
produce for sale at the Mayapn Farmers
Market. Admission is free. Information: 217-
1126, mujerobrera.org or
facebook.com/mujerobrera.
Mercado de los Muertos Borderland
Fridas will celebrate the lives of loved ones
passed with altars, music, food and fabulous
vendors selling Da de los Muertos inspired art-
work 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Nov. 1-2, at Alamo Ballroom 820 N. Raynor.
Members of this inaugural event have been the
event coordinators for the Day of the Dead
event in Mesilla, and hope to bring this celebra-
tion to El Paso. Admission is free. Information:
443-2698 or theborderlandfridas.wix.com.
Veterans Day
Veterans Day Dance American GI
Forum-Paso del Nortes 4th annual dance
Honoring All Who Served and continue to
serve in the U.S. Armed Forces is 5 to 9 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 2, at Crystal Palace Ballroom,
1550 Hawkins, with music by Little Mike & the
Blue Kings. Admission: $15; includes beer, set-
ups and soft drinks. BYOB and snacks wel-
come. Information: 255-8877.
San Elizario Veterans Day Celebration
San Elizario Genealogy and Historical
Society hosts its 18th annual patriotic celebra-
tion beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, with
a parade from San Elizario Cemetery on
Thompson Road to Veterans Memorial Plaza in
front of historic San Elceario Church, with
school bands, school clubs and organizations,
JROTC, military vehicles and active duty sol-
diers, vintage car clubs, motorcycle clubs, vet-
eran groups and organizations, floats, and
more. A patriotic service follows. Grand
Marshal is Alfonso Borrego. Admission is free.
Information: 383-8529.
This years honorees are Luz Estrada, Harvey
Johnson, Melanie Martinez, Luis Maynez, and
Bernie Velasquez.
Antique Car Show and Run for The
Wall The 18th annual Veterans Day
Antique & Classic Car Show is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Veterans Center, 992
S. Broadway, Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Antique and classic vehicles will be on display
along with a swap meet and concessions.
Trophy Plaques and Dash Plaques will be
awarded for Peoples Choice and Judges Picks.
Entry fee for participants is $30; spectator
admission is free. Information: (575) 894-4222,
shannon@state.nm.us or nmstateveteran-
shome.org.
Mesilla Veterans Day A ceremony
honoring the towns veterans is 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Parque de los Veteranos,
Avenida de Mesilla and Calle del Norte in
Mesilla. Information: (575) 524-3262, ext. 116.
Veterans Day Gala El Paso Area
Veterans Organizations annual Veterans Day
Gala dinner is 6 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
13, at the Centennial Club, 1119 Sgt. E.
Churchill, at East Fort Bliss. The celebration
will honor veterans from various wars and con-
flicts. This years theme is Veterans Honoring
Veterans. Dress code is coat and tie for civil-
ians and Army Service Uniform for the military.
The public is encouraged to attend. Tickets:
$30 ($300 table for 10). Information: 568-4601
or 568-2497.
Southern New Mexico
Renaissance Artsfaire The 43rd annual
event, sponsored by the Doa Ana Arts
Council, is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1-2, at Ye Olde
Young Park, intersection of Walnut and
Lohman in Las Cruces. Admission: $6 donation
(free for children 12 and under). No pets
except service animals allowed. Information:
(575) 523-6403 or las-cruces-arts.org.
The event features more than 150 artists and
artisans sellling handcrafted items.
Ongoing entertainment is on the Rio Grande
Main Stage, The Merry Court of Sherwood
Oak, The Middle Eastern Village and The
Childrens Realm. Wines and Fine Grog are
available for tasting or purchasing in the
Imperial Libation Garden.
Magellan, the Faires dragon and most famous
icon, will return to Young Park lake and guard
the faire, with new a new design that allows
him to turn and raise his head, open his mouth
and blow smoke from his nostrils.
Christmas Jubilee The annual Ruidoso
shopping extravaganza is Friday through
Sunday, Nov. 14-16, at the Ruidoso
Convention Center, with more than 80 mer-
chants, a food court, holiday music and decor.
Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Hosted by the Ruidoso Valley Greeters.
Admission: $1 (free for active duty military and
children under 12). Information: (575) 336-
2542, (575) 336-4877 or ruidosochristmasju-
bilee.net.
Storytelling and visits with Santa are 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Las Cruces International Mariachi
Conference The annual conference, held
for the past 20 years, has been cancelled this
year due to scheduling conflicts at its normal
venue, but other events are planned for
November. Information: (575) 525-1735 or
lascrucesmariachi.org.
Mariachi Sunday Concerts 3 to 5 p.m.
Sundays in the Plaza at historic Old Mesilla.
Admission is free. Bring folding chairs or blan-
kets. Pets and alcohol not allowed in plaza. The
series ends with a Grand Finale Mariachis y Mas
Fiesta noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, with
folklorico dancers, vocalists, artisans.
Mariachi Competition & Mercado
4-11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Las Cruces
Convention Center. Features mariachi from
across the Southwest and Mexico. Admission:
$10 ($5 ages 3-12).
Christmas on the Pecos One of
Americas top holiday traditions, the boat tour
along the Pecos River runs Nov. 28-Dec. 31 in
Carlsbad, N.M. The 22nd annual event show-
cases the winter wonderland of more than 100
festively decorated houses. Twelve to 15 tours
are offered nightly 5:15 to 9:30 p.m.; ticket
office opens at 4:30 p.m.
The 40-minute tours depart from Pecos River
Village Conference Center, 711 Muscatel. The
village includes a gallery full of Southwestern
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gifts and refreshments and holiday lights. Ticket
are $15 Sunday through Thursday and $20
Friday and Saturday; $10 and $15 for ages 2-11
(under 4 free with lap pass). Tickets should be
purchased in advance; many dates are sold out.
Information: (575) 628-0952; Carlsbad
Chamber of Commerce at (575) 887-6516 or
christmasonthepecos.com.
Silver City Lighted Christmas Parade
The 23rd annual Silver City Lighted
Christmas Parade begins at 7 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 29, in the historic Downtown district.
Information: (575) 534-1700.
The parade begins at the Grant County
Courthouse, travels east on Broadway Street
and turns north onto Bullard Street. The
parade includes motorized floats, wagons or
carts, lighted cars and bicycles, walking and
other entries.
Downtown Ramble The City of Las
Cruces hosts music and art 5 to 7 p.m. the first
Friday of the month at the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Information: (575) 523-2950.
West Texas
Dueling Chili Cookoffs Two rival chili
cookoffs compete simultaneously on the first
weekend of November for the talents and
taste buds of chili lovers from around the coun-
try in the remote beauty of the Big Bend.
The 48th annual Original Terlingua
International Chili Cookoff is Oct. 30-Nov. 1,
at Arturo Whites Terlingua Store on Highway
170. Competitions begin at 10 a.m. Friday and
noon Saturday including black-eyed peas,
beans, ribs, chicken, brisket barbecue, margari-
ta mix-off and more.
The annual Golf Shoot-out is 10 a.m. Friday.
Ticket information: (817) 251-1287 or
abowlofred.com.
The 46th annual CASI-sanctioned Terlingua
International Chili Championship is on
Saturday, Nov. 1, at Rancho CASI de los
Chisos in Terlingua. Admission: $20.
Information: (432) 371-2595 or chili.org.
Alpine Artwalk Alpine, Texass 21st
annual Gallery Night events honoring dozens of
Big Bend artists Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21-
22, at more than 25 Alpine studio and gallery
locations. Most locations open 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. both days as well as a silent auction and an
Hecho a Mano open-air food and art market
in Arbolitos Park. Admission is free.
Information: Kiowa Gallery, (432) 837-3067 or
artwalkalpine.com.
Free live music featured both days on the 5th
Street Stage, beginning at 4 p.m. Headliners
begin at 10 p.m. Ray Wylie Hubbard performs
Friday and The Derailers perform Saturday.
The Artwalk Parade is noon Saturday.
Bazaars and fairs
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market
The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural
Affairs Departments market for area artists is 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturdays in the Union
Plaza District along Anthony Street. Space for
about 53 artists available each month.
The market now includes a Farmers Market
with regionally grown agricultural products.
La Semilla Food Center and local chefs and
restaurants will host free healthy cooking
demonstrations at 10:30, 11 and 11:30 a.m.
each Saturday.
Farmers Market at Ardovinos Desert
Crossing The 12th annual market now
runs Saturdays year-round at Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park, N.M. Winter hours are 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. Well behaved pets on leash welcome.
Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3.
Movie at the Market is at 11:30 a.m. Saturday,
Nov. 1, showing Food for Change.
Admission is free.
United Blood Services will be at the market
Saturday, Nov. 8.
Pet adoptions and goodies for dogs every last
Saturday of the month.
El Paso Punk Rock Flea Market The
market is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the first Sunday
(Nov. 2, Dec. 7) of the month on the corner
of Joe Battle and Vista del Sol, featuring hand-
made items, local artists and other wares, along
with live performances by local bands.
Information on Facebook at El Paso Punk Rock
Flea Market.
Blended Nation craft fair Blended
Nation Fellowship, 498 McCombs in Chaparral,
will hosts its 6th annual craft fair 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, featuring handmade
crafts such as Navajo artwork, jewelry, fine art,
various needlework, handmade cajons and
flutes, wood and tile work homegrown pro-
duce and bakery goods. Door prizes every half
hour. Admission is free. Information: 637-1503
or blendednationfellowship.com.
Blessed Sacrament Arts & Crafts Fair
Blessed Sacrament Rosary Altar Societys
annual fair is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9,
at the Blessed Sacrament School gymnasium,
9025 Diana, featuring several local vendors and
food. Admission is free. Information:
Fall Arts and Craft Fair Our Lady of
Mt. Carmel School, 131 S. Zaragoza, will host
its Christmas fair 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 9, with food, music, and a variety of arts
and crafts vendors. Admission is free.
Autumn Wine & Art Market Sunland
Winery, 1769 Victory Lane in Sunland Park,
N.M., hosts the fall art market 5 to 9 p.m.
Friday and 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 5
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14-16. Free wine tasting
and live music with a local arts market. Food
for sale. Admission is free. Information: (575)
589-1214.
St. Pauls Arts & Crafts Bazaar The
St. Pauls Methodist Womens annual fall bazaar
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at St.
Pauls United Methodist Church, 7000
Edgemere, with arts, crafts, bake booth, com-
mercial vendors and more. Proceeds benefit
various charities. Admission is free.
A preview event hosted by Vista Hills
Optimist Club is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14,
with art show, silent auction, dessert party and
entertainment. Proceeds benefit the clubs
youth and community projects. Tickets: $5.
Fort Bliss Holiday Bazaar The NCO
Wives Club hosts the annual bazaar Nov. 15-
16 at the Trading Post on Fort Bliss, Bldg. 1717
Marshall (at Hahn). The bazaar features more
than 100 vendors from throughout the
Southwest offering arts, crafts. Various military
units will sell food. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission: $1. Information: 309-0970 or 590-
7202.
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Native American Market The inaugu-
ral event is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15,
at Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, 5000 Calle
del Norte in Mesilla, with Native American
dancers, Indian tacos and fry bread, 5K Fun Run
in the Park, pottery and other demonstrations,
a Native American craft sale and silent auction.
Park entry fee: $5 per vehicle; market admis-
sion is free with park entrance. Information:
(575) 523-4398.
Open House and Arts and Crafts Fair
City of El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department hosts a Weight Room Open
House and arts and craft fair 9:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Veterans Recreation
Center, 5301 Salem. Events are free and open
to the public. Information: 821-8909.
Vendor space for craft fair available for $5.
Provost Gun Show The El Maida
Provost Guard gun, small antique and
Southwest art show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
15-16, at the El Maida Shrine Temple, 6331
Alabama. Admission: $5 (under 10 free). Age
18 and younger must be accompanied by a par-
ent or legal guardian. Information: 241-1761.
Mission Trail Art Market The 5th sea-
son of the monthly open-air market concludes
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, in the his-
toric Veterans Memorial Plaza at the San
Elizario Chapel, 1500 Main in San Elizario. Food
and drink concessions and entertainment. Pets
welcome. Admission is free. Information: 851-
0093 or missiontrailartmarket.com.
Las Cruces Potters Guild show The
groups 34th annual holiday art show and sale is
1 to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 21-22, at the Las Cruces
Association of Realtors, 150 E. Idaho (between
El Paseo and Main) in Las Cruces. Information:
(575) 525-3467 or pottersguildlc.com.
German Advents-Bazaar The annual
Christkindlmarket arts and crafts festival is 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at Building 757
on Carter Road in Fort Bliss. Admission is free.
Information: 568-0259, 568-4824 or betreu-
unginelpaso.com.
The traditional German fair features hand-
made products, German food, beer and
Glhwein. Proceeds go to the German Air
Forces Aid for the Needy.
Grace Life Holiday Fair Grace Life
Church, 851 Thorn, hosts its holiday craft fair 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, with a vari-
ety of handmade items and gifts, a Heavenly
Treats Bakery, food, drinks, cotton candy, pop-
corn, face painting, chair massages, photo
booth and an antique car show. Admission is
free. Information: 755-6128 or GraceLife.tv.
Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Galatzan
Recreation Center, 650 Wallenberg, with
entertainment by Little Darlings Dance Group,
New Generation and Gold Generation Dance
and Ballet Folklorico Cuauhtli. Admission is
free. Information: Carlos Apodaca or Wright
Stanton IV, 581-5182. Vendor booths available
for $5; $45 for commercial vendors.
Art a la Cart La Tierra Cafe, 1731
Montana, hosts and artisans and show noon to
4 p.m. the last Saturday of the month. The
Nov. 29 event is a Holiday Craft Show.
Information: 533-8890 or latierracafe.com.
UU Holiday Bazaar Unitarian
Universalist Community of El Paso, 4425 Byron
St., will host its annual bazaar and craft fair 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, with music
food, handcrafted items, jewelry, toys, books,
Christmas decorations and more. Information:
584-7823 or uuelpaso.org.
Calvary Chapel Craft Fair Calvary
Chapel of El Paso, 1771 Zaragoza hosts a craft
fair 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22.
Admission is free. Information: 855-4565.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market
More than 230 permanent vendors in arts,
crafts, produce, baked goods and other food
items are offered at the market 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays along a 7-block
area of Main Street, Downtown. Information:
(575) 541-2288 or lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.
Something for everyone
Bassett Place 6101 Gateway West.
Information: 772-7479 or bassettplacemall.com.
UTEP Lions Club White Cane Day is 11 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, between Zales and
Victorias Secret.
El Paso Modelers Veterans Day Show is 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9. Homage to the
Troops display in front of Kohls.
Salvation Armys Angel Tree and Bell Ringing
Kickoff is 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14.
Wake Up Santa celebration is noon Saturday,
Nov. 15, in front of Conns. Featuring Kids N
Co., Christmas Karaoke, Dance Party and an
appearance by Mrs. Claus and The Grinch.
El Paso Times HealthyU medical expo is 10
Saturday, Nov. 22, in the common area with
health screening, mini massages, entertainment,
prizes and more.
Roving Reds Salvation Army Kettle
Decoration Contest is Black Friday and
Thanksgiving weekend, 1 to 5 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Nov. 28-29.
Aim High Conference Latinitas host the
conference encouraging pre-teen and teen girls
to dream big by setting high goals for them-
selves, achieving in academic realms and
exploring professional opportunities for their
future success, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 1, at St. Marks United Methodist
Church, 7000 Edgemere. Aim High features
unique hands-on workshops, activities and
inspiring guest speakers.
Pre-registration is required. RSVP at laslatini-
tas.com/programs/registration. Information:
219-8554.
Model railroad open house The
Railroad Model and Historical Association of El
Paso will sponsor its 65th annual open house 1
to 4 p.m. each Sunday in November at 6335
Vaughn Court (between Delta and Alameda),
with more than 1,000 square feet of colorful
model trains representing American and
Mexican railroads from the age of steam to
modern diesels. One train is fitted with a cab-
mounted video camera to see the journey from
the engineers seat. Trains include O gauge
with smoke and whistles, HO gauge passenger
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Marie Otero Salon
& Florence Street Gallery
1015 N. Florence
at Arizona, 2 blocks north of Montana
588-4247By Apppointment
Where hair, makeup
& art come together
Hair & Makeup by Marie!
Give Yourself an Early Holiday Gift
Marie Otero has over 30 years of salon experience
and is a frequent fashion consultant for
local film and television productions
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and freight trains, and N scale (postage stamp
trains) navigating around mountain peaks and
river. Admission is free. Information: 500-9347
or on Facebook at ModelRailroadersofElPaso.
Sun City Rodders The car club hosts an
Old Car Parts Swap Meet and Show and Shine
car show 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first Sunday of
each month (Nov. 2, Dec. 7) at Firestone
Auto Center parking lot, 10780 Pebble Hills.
No fee for vendors, but only car-related items
are allowed for sale. Set up begins at 8 a.m.
The club also hosts a cruise night 6 to 9 p.m.
the third Friday of the month (Nov. 21, Dec.
19), starting at Wendys restaurant, 9150
Viscount. All car enthusiasts are invited.
Stained Glass & Mosaic Workshops
The workshops for beginners, intermediate or
advanced students led by Luisa Arias are 10
a.m. to noon Mondays, Nov. 3-24, at
Womens Intercultural Center, 303 Lincoln
Street in Anthony, N.M. Fee: $20 per work-
shop $60 for all four (includes materials and
access to basic tools). Students may bring per-
sonal items to incorporate into mosaic and
stained glass project. Information: (575) 882-
5556. Online registration at eventbrite.com.
The first project will be Christmas ornaments
and crafts.
Sri Lanka, A Travelogue Debbie
Hands will co-present Photographing Sri
Lanka with Nirmal Khandan and Frank Gomez
7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Southwest
Environmental Center, 275 N. Main in Las
Cruces, featuring photos taken by the group
during their trip in July 2013. Hosted by Doa
Ana Photography Club. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 522-1691 or
daphotoclub.org.
SW Womens Leadership Institute
The 3rd annual institute hosted by Positive
Directions is 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 6, at Headstart Conference Center,
11670 Chito Samaniego. Cost: $199. Early bird
discount offered through Oct. 24. Information:
838-1000 or positivedirectionsco.com.
This years speakers are bestselling author
Peggy Klaus on BRAG! The Art of Tooting
Your Own Horn without Blowing It, Dallas
County Sheriff Lupe Valdez on The Courage
to Soar, speaker, author and human develop-
ment expert Lois Barth on Stress
Less...Sparkle More and motivational speaker
Aliana Apodaca on The Resilience to
Succeed.
Understanding Mans Spiritual
Nature A lecture by Christian Science
Board of Lectureship member Ricardo Saldivar
is 1 p.m. (in Spanish) and 3:30 p.m. (in English),
Saturday, Nov. 8, at First Church of Christ,
Scientist, 2800 San Diego (off Piedras).
Admission is free, and the public is invited.
Videography Tour and Workshop
Chamizal volunteer Elvira Carrizal-Dukes, an
experienced filmmaker, will host a videography
tour of the park at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8
and 22. Get to know points of interest in the
park and how to capture the experience on
video. All ages and camera types welcome.
Trinity Health Coaching Trinity Health
Coaching, 4855 N. Mesa, hosts two free events
in November. Information: 861-6758 or trinity-
healthcoaching.com.
An Anti-Aging and pre-disease public semi-
nar is 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. Dr. Patty
Crocker shares her knowledge as a board cer-
tified Anti-Aging Medicine physician.
Reservations required.
The quarterly Health Diagnostic Fair is 8 to
11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, with free checks
for oxygen levels, muscle mass, bone mass,
pulse, blood pressure and more. Fast for best
blood sugar reading. No vendors permitted.
Stem-U-Lation: Left and Right Brain
Program El Paso Chapter, The Links, Inc.,
invites students in grades 6 to 9 to apply to par-
ticipate in an introduction to studies and
careers in Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics (STEM) December 2014 to
September 2015. Twenty scholarships are avail-
able for the program, which includes monthly
interactive workshops and trips. Deadline for
applications is Nov. 14. Participation is free.
Information: Ms. Walton, 238-8936 or Ms. Lee,
861-1745. Web: linksinc.org.
Community Health Education Series
Sierra Providence East, 3280 Joe Battle,
hosts a free seminar series one Wednesday
each month. English presentations are 6 p.m.
with Spanish presentation 7 p.m. The programs
cover a broad spectrum of health subjects to
help improve and maintain the health of the
community. Information: 577-SPHN (7746).
Nov. 5: Parents and Reversing Roles
Dec. 3: When to Seek a Specialist and the
Role of a PCP in your care coordination.
Compassionate Thanksgiving
Vegetarian Society of El Paso hosts its annual
vegetarian Thanksgiving feast at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 15, at Sunland Park Holiday
Inn, 900 Sunland Park Drive. Guest speaker is
Victoria Moran on How I Learned to Bypass
the Drive-Thru and Be Thankful for Leafy
Greens. Meet and greet at 6 p.m. Cost (by
Nov. 11): $20; $18 VSEP members and full-
time students with valid ID; $10 age 12 and
younger children). Cost after deadline and at
the door (if space available) is $25.
Information/reservations: 799-0349 or vsepre-
serve@yahoo.com. Credit card or PayPal
reservations at vsep.org.
Moran is a vegan of 30 years and author of 12
books including Fit from Within, The Love
Powered Diet, and Main Street Vegan. She
is Director of Main Street Vegan Academy.
Neighborhood Craft Beer Tour DnJs
Productions hosts a the tour featuring 6 west
side bars starting 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at
The Buzz, 10910 Montana, led by Juan Gaytan.
Tour features seven beer samples, each with
collectible glass. History of beer and other
information presented. Tour is free; cost varies
for each individual beer. Designated drivers
needed to get from location to location.
Information: 449-6969 or on Facebook at
DandJsProductions.
Upcoming tours include a Downtown walking
tour in December. A neighborhood craft beer
tour of Tucson, Ariz. is also being planned.
Womens Self Defense Class El Paso
Karate Academy, 10710 Gateway North, hosts
free workshops to help women learn easy
techniques to defend themselves in the case of
an attack 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
15 and Dec. 20. Students will practice on a live
person wearing a padded suit. Information,
reservations: 822-8818 or epkarate.com.
Wine and Canine Sunland Winery, 1769
Victory Lane in Sunland Park, N.M. welcomes
well-behaved dogs on leash with their owners
2 to 7 p.m. the third Sunday of every month.
Food and music offered; $1 for every drink
purchased goes to El Paso Humane Society
Information: (575) 589-1214. or hselpaso.org.
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Ten Steps to Creating Balanced
Blood Sugar The presentation on the
causes of unstable blood sugar, is 6 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Doris Van Doren
Regional Library, 551 Redd, with ten steps to
take to prevent imbalances and create steady
energy. Learn how to burn fat instead of sugar.
Presented by Integrative Healing Works.
or integrativehealingworks.com.
Fountains at Farah The Fountains at
Farah, 8889 Gateway West, hosts several
events during the holiday season. Free parking
accessible to all events. Information: fountain-
satfarah.com.
Ice Pond skating rink is open 2 to 10 p.m.
Monday through Saturday and noon to 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 21-Dec. 21; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday through Saturday and noon to 8 p.m.
Sunday Dec. 22-Jan. 5. Check website for
rates.
Special holiday rink hours are 4 to 10 p.m.
Thanksgiving, Nov. 28; and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Black Friday, Nov. 29.
Lighting of the Tree at the Fountains at Farah
is 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29. Santa and
Mrs. Claus will light the giant tree in the
Promenade of the Fountains. The Frozen
princesses will sing Christmas songs followed
by story time with Santa. Admission is free.
ECCM Conference The annual ECCM
conference, The Kingdom Come: Let The
Heavens Break Forth is Nov. 21-23, at
Christian Joy Center, 1208 Sumac. Guest
speakers are Bishop Joseph Garlington at 7
p.m. Friday, Dr. Mark Hanby at 7 p.m.
Saturday and Dr. William Roberts at 10 a.m.
Sunday. Registration: 595-1307 or
joycenter.org.
A Conference Kick off and Prophetic
Utterances are 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20.
Workshops and power luncheons planned
with Anneshia Freeman with The Locksmith,
and Dr. Mikel Brown and Tish Times with
Heavens Intervention in Business for Wealth
Creation.
Manicure, Martinis & Music The
evening of pampering with Westend Hair Salon
is 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at
Ardovinos Desert Crossing, One Ardovino
Drive in Sunland Park. The evening includes a
mini manicure, select martini and music by DJ
Julio. Information: (575) 589-0653 or ardovi-
nos.com.
Flu and Pneumonia Vaccinations
The Immunize El Paso clinics for eligible per-
sons ages 6 months and older run through
Nov. 21 at various schools and other locations
for those on Medicaid, Childrens Medicaid and
Chip. Call for cost, eligibility, locations, and
schedule: 857-2472 or immunizeelpaso.org.
For a good cause
Fiesta Fronteriza Paso Del Norte Civil
Rights Project hosts its 8th annual event 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at Camino
Real Hotel, 101 S. El Paso, honoring individuals
striving for human rights in the community.
Speaker is the Rev. James Morrison Lawson, Jr.,
activist and university professor. Cost: $55 in
advance; $65 day of event. Information: 532-
3799 or texascivilrightsproject.org.
Da De Los Muertos Spotlight
Border Aids Partnership hosts its annual
fundraiser 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1,
at in the El Paso Community Foundation Room,
333 N. Oregon, with a silent auction, themed
art contest, live entertainment, food and cock-
tails. Dress is casual. Admission: $10 at the
door. Information: 533-4020 or borderaids.org.
Silhouette Civic & Social Club Black
and White Ball The clubs annual
fundraising event is 7 p.m. to midnight
Saturday, Nov. 1, at Sunland Park Racetrack &
Casino, to raise scholarships to El Paso high
school seniors. Gourmet meal served. Attire is
formal black-and-white or military dress. Cost:
$40. Information: 252-0557 or 253-4547.
El Paso Toy Run El Paso Motorcycle
Coalitions 32nd annual toy run parade is 9 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 2, beginning at International
Truck Driving School, 141 Quinella in Sunland
Park and ending at Cohen Stadium for toy
drop-off. Registration is at 11 a.m.; parade
leaves at 11:15 a.m. to Cohen Stadium. All pro-
ceeds benefit underprivileged children. Entry:
$10 plus a new toy donation ($5 or more
value). Children under 10 admitted free with a
new toy donation of $5 value or more.
Information: 494-4881, 740-9991 or elpasomo-
torcyclecoalition@gmail.com.
Food, door prizes, music by local bands and
more at finish. Non-riders welcome; partici-
pants do not need to own a motorcycle.
B-Warm Blanket Drive The Braden
Aboud Memorial Foundations blanket drive
runs Nov. 3-Dec. 14. New blankets, twin size
or larger will be collected during blanket
Saturdays at the B Strong Office in Placita
Santa Fe, 5024 Doniphan, #2.
Information/additional drop-off sites: 833-0393
or bradenaboud.com.
Gather Together Food Drive State
Rep. Mary E. Gonzalez host the 2nd annual
canned food drive Nov. 5-19. Donations may
be dropped off at 11200 Santos Sanchez,
Building A, in Socorro, Texas. Last year, more
than 2,500 were distributed to local food banks
via the drive. Information: Joshua Carter, 790-
2299 or joshua.carter@house.state.tx.us.
Border Heroes Award Dinner Las
Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center hosts its
annual event 6:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
6, at EPIC Railyard Event Center, 2201 E. Mills.
Tickets: $100 ($175 couples). Information,
RSVP: 544-5126 or las-americas.org.
Honorees include Dr. Josiah Heyman, direc-
tor of the Center of Inter-American and
Border Studies at UTEP; and Alfredo
Corchado, Mexico bureau chief for the Dallas
Morning News and author of Midnight in
Mexico.
Boogie for Babies Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority, Inc., Eta Iota Zeta Chapter hosts the
old school costume dance benefiting the
Storks Nest Program 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Centennial Building,
11199 East Fort Bliss. Dress in costume from
the 70s, 80s and 90s. Admission: $30; VIP
tables available. Information: 238-8936, 751-
0808, elpasozetas@gmail.com or on Facebook
at Storks Nest.
Deepak Chopra University Medical
Center Foundation presents the alternative
medicine advocate, author, speaker and physi-
cian at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at
Abraham Chavez Theatre, as part of its Health
and Wellness Speaker Series. Tickets: $25, $50
and $75 (limited availability). Special guest tick-
ets: $100; includes book and signing. VIP tickets
are $250; include reception at 6 p.m. with free
book, signed, and photo (Ticketmaster).
Information: 521-7229, ext. 3087.
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Chopra has written 21 New York Times best-
sellers in both the fiction and nonfiction cate-
gories, Chopra. Time Magazine selected
Chopra as one of the Top 100 Icons and
Heroes of the Century.
Chamber of Commerce Gala The
115th annual Greater El Paso Chamber of
Commerce gala featuring world class entertain-
ment by the Pink Flamingos at 6:30 p.m. to
midnight Friday, Nov. 21, at El Paso
Convention Center. Tickets: $100. Dress is
formal cocktail attire. Information/RSVP: 534-
0530. Online registration at elpaso.org.
Toys For Kids Parade The Las Cruces
Motorcyclists34th annual toy drive parade
begins at noon Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Mesilla
Valley Mall and ending at the Las Cruces
Convention Center at University and El Paseo.
Toys will be given to children in the Tresco
Tots Program. Registration is 9 to 11:30 a.m. at
Mesilla Valley Mall.
Bike show, live music, door prizes, grand
prize drawing, raffles, a silent auction, vendors
and more follow at Convention Center. Fee:
$10, plus $7 or more new toy donation (fee
includes meal and two beverages). Information,
registration: (575) 527-7552, (575) 523-1061,
(575) 527-4930 or toysforkids-lc.org.
Non-participants may donate toys at Tresco
Tots, 2325 E. Nevada or Wheelsport, 105
Hanks through Nov. 23.
Treasures of the Southwest, Charity
Art Auction Open Arms Community
hosts its charity auction 1:30 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. Pius X Hall, 1050
North Clark, featuring live and silent auctions,
music and refreshments, and sale tables of col-
lectibles and gift items. Music provided by 7th
Avenue Band. Admission is free. Information:
595-0589 or openarmscommunity.org.
Funds raised will benefit the Open
Arms/Centro Santa Fe Food Bank and Help for
the Poor. Local artists include Alberto
Escamilla, Bert Saldaa, R.J. Williams, Patricia
Renteria, Al Borrego, Manuel Alvarado, Hal
Marcus, Candy Meyer and Krystyna Robbins.
Founded in 1972 as a small prayer group,
Open Arms now offers food bank, distribution
center for clothes, household goods, and emer-
gency help for families in economic crisis.
Blanket Drive El Paso Fire Department
and Extreme Weather Task Force is collecting
new blankets to very young, elderly and/or ill in
need through the winter months.
Recommendations for those in need of blankets
are also being taken. Information, locations:
elpasotexas.gov/fire-department/fan-
requests.php. Those in need of blankets may
call 2-1-1 Texas for assistance.
Hispanic Chamber Fiesta El Paso
Hispanic Chamber of Commerces 24th annual
Fiesta and Piata Bash is 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5,
at Grace Gardens, 6701 Westside Drive.
Keynote speaker is Billy Beane, Oakland As
general manager. Tickets: $85 ($75 members).
Tables: $1,500 ($1,250 members). The Piata
Bash features thousands of dollars in prizes
Information/RSVP: 566-4066 or ephcc.org.
Kelly Squashes Hunger Kelly Memorial
Food Pantry, 1140 St. Vrain, hosts a fundraising
evening of food and music 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 7. Local chefs compete for best dish using
winter squash. Childrens activities and alterna-
tive holiday gift cards will be available. Cost:
$25 ($50 household). Information: (pantry)
533-2674 or (Jeannine Kennedy) 525-5254.
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 Buffalo Soldiers Gate at
Airport and Airway is usually always open.
Catholic Women of the Chapel The
CWOC meets 9 a.m. Fridays (except holiday
weekends) at the Religious Activities Center,
Building #449 on Fort Bliss. Meetings consist of
fellowship, saying the rosary, craft making proj-
ects or Bible studies. Child care provided free
of charge. This years theme is Works of
Mercy. Information:
fortblisscwoc@gmail.com.
The groups annual Ladies Night Out is
Friday, Nov. 14, at the Center. Contact
CWOC for details.
Fort Bliss Bow & Gun Club 3730 Roy
Johnson Lane. Rifle and pistol shooting compe-
titions are held almost every weekend. Visitors
can watch for free. Food available at the club-
house snack bar. To get there: Take Railroad
Drive to Deer; turn right. Information: 568-
2983 or blissmwr.com/bowandgun.
Turkey shoot begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
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22. Games include Annie Oakley, quail walk,
five-stand and more, using .22 caliber and shot-
gun. On-site registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Information: 568-2983 or 565-4867.
Fort Bliss Yard Sale The semi-annual
post-wide yard sale is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22. The sale is free and open to
the public, but only DoD cardholders are
allowed to sell items. Information: 568-6741.
Fort Bliss Thanksgiving Brunch Fort
Bliss will host its annual brunch 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Centennial Club.
Cost: $20.95; $10.50 for children 5-10; free for
ages 4 and younger). Reservations required, as
seating is limited. Information/reservations:
744-8427.
Friday at The Fire Fort Blisss Freedom
Crossing hosts free live music featuring local
performers 6 to 11 p.m. Fridays, at the out-
door fireplace. Information: 564-5311 or free-
domcrossingatfortbliss.com.
Fort Bliss Historical Association The
group meets at 1 p.m. on the second
Wednesday of each month at the Fort Bliss
museum complex, 1735 Marshall. Information:
269-4831.
Dues are $25 a year ($10 students and junior
enlisted soldiers).
Old Fort Bliss Building 5054, 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. Hours are 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; by
appointment only Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 568-4518 or 588-8482.
Club news
LAlliance Franaise dEl Paso The
nonprofit cultural institute, founded in 1964,
promotes French culture and offers fran-
cophiles the opportunity to use the French lan-
guage in a variety of activities. The institute cel-
ebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Information: 585-1789, 355-4598 (Spanish),
afofelpaso.com or on Facebook at
AllianceFrancaiseElPaso.
LAlliance Franaise celebrates its 50th
anniversary (1964-2014) Saturday, Nov. 1,
with an appearance by Sujiro Seam, Consul
General of France in Houston. Festivities will
start with a guided tour of the Renoir to
Remington exhibit 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the El
Paso Museum of Art. Cocktail and lunch will
follow at 11:45 a.m. at the Dome Restaurant in
the Camino Real Hotel.
The annual French teacher training is 8:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, spon-
sored by AFEP, the UTEP French Department)
and the Cultural Service of the French Embassy
in the United States. This year the topic is
Discovering French Media led in French by
Master French teacher, Elsa Santamaria. CLEMI
CPE credits available if 6-hour workshop is
completed. Registration required: 585-1789 or
cgomez@afofelpaso.org.
Singles in the Son - The group develops
friendships among Christian singles ages 30 to
50. Bible study held Tuesday nights. All denom-
inations are welcome. Membership is free.
Information: Andy, 471-1997,
SinglesInTheSon@yahoo.com or on Facebook.
Saturday, Nov. 1: Renaissance Artsfaire
Saturday, Nov. 8: Dinner and a movie
Friday, Nov. 14: Ritmos Nortenos per-
formance
Saturday, Nov. 22: Dinner and UTEP bas-
ketball
Friday, Nov. 28: House Party.
Woodworkers Club of El Paso The
clubs monthly meeting is 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov.4, at 3228 Sacramento (back of building).
The program includes a video of woodworking
techniques, followed by a show and tell seg-
ment. Admission is free. Information: 760-6536
or 564-5915.
La Leche League of El Paso Westside
The nonprofit group, dedicated to providing
education and support to women who want to
breastfeed, meets 10:30 to noon a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 6, at Las Palmas Lifecare
Center, 3333 N. Mesa. Accredited by La Leche
League International. Pregnant women and
breastfeeding mothers and their babies and
children welcome. Admission is free.
Information on Facebook at La Leche League El
Paso Westside.
Mesilla Valley Stamp Club The stamp
club meets 6 to 8 p.m. the first Thursday of the
month (Nov. 6) at the Branigan Memorial
Library, 200 E. Picacho, Las Cruces. Guests,
beginning and advanced collectors are invited
to trade, buy, and sell stamps. Information:
(575) 202-1937.
Westside Welcome Club The nonprof-
it group, founded in 1978 as a social, educa-
tional and civic organization, is open to both
newcomers and long-time residents.
Information: westsidewelcomeclub.com.
The monthly free friendship coffee for new
and longtime residents is 10 a.m. Friday, Nov.
7, at the Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon.
No RSVP necessary. Information: 494-8272 or
587-8641.
The November gala luncheon is 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Coronado Country
Club, 1044 Broadmoor. Guest speaker is Paul
Whittler, Director of Lee and Beulah Moor
Childrens Home. Cost: $20. Reservations
required: 584-8540.
Borderland IONS The Borderlands
IONS (Institute of Noetic Sciences) Community
Group meets 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at
Doris Van Doren Library Branch, 551 Redd.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Information: 526-6297 or noetic.org.
IONS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
advancing the science of consciousness and
human experience to serve individual and col-
lective transformation.
Photography Enthusiasts of El Paso
(PEEP) The organization for photogra-
phers of all skill levels and ages meets 10 a.m.
to noon Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Art Junction,
500 W. Paisano. Every meeting includes and
educational program given by an expert in the
field. Information: Heidi Phillips, 588-3747 or
on Facebook at PEEPofElPaso.
PEEP, a member of Gulf States Camera Club
Council, offers educational programs, exhibi-
tions and competitions.
Germania Club The Germania Club of
El Pasos monthly luncheon is 11:15 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 13, at Golden Tee,
Underwood Golf Course, 3200 Coe on Fort
Bliss. Newcomers welcome. Information,
reservations: 755-5471.
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Military Order of the World Wars
The El Paso Chapters monthly luncheon is 11
a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Underwood
Golf Clubhouse on Fort Bliss. There will be
presentation on National Security. Guest are
encouraged to arrive early. Information 755-
4038.
El Paso Northeast Quilters Guild
Regular monthly meetings and quilting bees are
7 to 9 p.m. the second Thursday of the month
at Grace Presbyterian Church, 8001 Magnetic
(at Titanic). Social time and setup begin at 6:30
p.m. The non-profit organization promotes
quilting among interested persons, and brings
the beginner, experienced, younger and older
quilters together for various events and proj-
ects. Information: 503-7485 or
epnequilters@gmail.com.
International Coin Club El Pasos only
coin club meets at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the first
Monday of the month at St. Pauls United
Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere. Business
meeting starts around 6:30 p.m. Numismatic
presentations start at 7 p.m. with auction to
follow. Visitors always welcome, and admission
free for first-time visitors. Information: 533-
6001 or elpasocoinclug.com.
Area attractions
Wyler Aerial Tramway Texas only
publicly accessible mountain tramway gives pas-
sengers a view from Ranger Peak, elevation
5,632 feet. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for chil-
dren 12 years and under. Tickets sales stop one
hour before closing. Hours are noon to 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Closed Monday through Thursday.
To get there: Take Alabama to McKinley and
turn toward the mountain.
Urban biologist Lois Balin will give a free
presentation The Future of Wildlife in Texas,
at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14.
Recycling Day at the Tramway is noon to 3
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, with exhibitors and
recycled crafts.
Appropriate clothing water, and hiking stick
recommended for free hikes meet in the parks
parking lot:
Thanksgiving Hike is 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28.
The monthly Last Sunday hike is 7 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30.
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
1200 Futurity Dr. (at Sunland Park Drive),
Sunland Park, N.M. The casino offers slot
machines, and video-machine versions of
poker, keno and other games. Hours are 10
a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday; 10
a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 4 a.m.
Friday and Saturday. Information: (575) 874-
5200 or sunland-park.com.
Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday.
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 Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta
Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
Native American Dances are performed 11:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Fresh Indian bread is on sale at the center,
which also offers family-operated gift shops,
featuring jewelry, pottery and other crafts.
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.
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. Built in 1938-40 by sculptor Urbici
Soler, the monument is accessible off McNutt
Road (Highway 273) in Sunland Park.
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. Information: (575) 882-7632 or
lavinawinery.com.
The tasting room and patio are open for sales
and tasting of wines from noon 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.
Sunland Winery Located at Art & Frame
Mfg., 1769 Victory Lane in Sunland Park, N.M.
Hours are 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday through
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Information:
(575) 589-1214.
Painting and tasting classes are offered the
third Friday and Saturday of the month; call for
details.
Live Music is 7:30 p.m. Fridays 2 to 6 p.m.
Sundays with Sweetwater Band, 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays wit Jack Welch and Shadow, plus 8
p.m. Thursdays with Lala Ledezma and free
Latin dance lessons. Free wine tastings.
Dining on The Patio, featuring from Morsels
Grill, is open 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Wine and Canine is 2 to 7 p.m. the 3rd
Sunday of every month, with food and music.
Well behaved and leashed dogs welcomed.
One dollar from each drink purchased go to
the Humane Society of El Paso.
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. Information: (915) 241-4349 or som-
braantigua.com. Free live music on the patio
offered Saturdays; bring a picnic basket.
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 and wine tasting is 1 to 4 p.m.
selected Sundays featuring local talent.
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For event tickets sold through Ticketmaster,
call 1-800-745-3000 or go to ticketmaster.com.
Unless indicated, prices listed do not include
service charges.
Flashdance The Musical Jam
Theatricals and El Paso Lives Broadway cele-
brates 30 years of the phenomenon of
Flashdance at 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
1, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $40 and $65.
Information: 231-1111, or
ElPasoLive.com/Broadway.
Flashdance The Musical tells the inspiring
and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a
Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar
dancer by night with dreams of one day
becoming a professional performer. When
romance with her steel mill boss threatens to
complicate her ambitions, Alex learns the
meaning of love and its power to fuel the pur-
suit of her dream.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony The ground-
breaking rap and hip-hop group performs at 7
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Tricky Falls, 209 S. El
Paso, with guests Mac Lethal, Almost Kings,
Skinny & Sir Trigga and others. Tickets:
$31-$101 ticketbully.com.
The Psychedelic Furs The new wave
legends perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
6, at The Plaza Theatre, with guests The
Lemonheads. Tickets: $28, $39, $35 and $40
(Ticketmaster).
The British bands hits include Love My
Way, Pretty In Pink, Heaven, The Ghost
In You, and Heartbreak Beat.
David Sedaris The bestselling comic
author and monologist appears at 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov 7, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$27.50, $37.50 and $47.50 (Ticketmaster).
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques,
Sedaris has become one of Americas pre-emi-
nent humor writers. He is the author of the
bestsellers Barrel Fever and Holidays on
Ice, as well as collections of personal essays,
Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim,
each of which became immediate bestsellers.
Sedariss original radio pieces can often be
heard on This American Life, distributed
nationally by Public Radio International and pro-
duced by WBEZ.
Judas Priest The heavy metal legends
perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at UTEPs
Don Haskins Center, in support of their 17th
studio album, Redeemer of Souls. Special
guest is Steel Panther. Tickets: $42.50, $52.50
and $62.50; merchandise bundles also available.
(Ticketmaster).
Judas Priest is responsible for some of heavy
metals all-time classic songs like Living After
Midnight, Breaking the Law, Youve Got
Another Thing Coming and albums British
Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, Painkiller.
Los Tigres del Norte and Joan
Sebastian The multiple Grammy-winning
norteo band and the Grammy-winning
singer/songwriter perform at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 8, at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100
Paisano. Los Tigres del Norte have more than
500 songs to their name with and more than 55
albums gaining Gold and Platinum status.
Tickets: $67, $87, $107.50 and $122.50
(Ticketmaster).
Event was rescheduled from Sept. 6.
Luna Karalla La Tierra Cafe, 1731
Montana, Caf Dinner presents the tribute to
artist Frida Kahlo at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8.
Evening includes a three-course meal followed
by performance. Call for time and ticket infor-
mation: 533-8890 or latierracafe.com.
Upcoming shows:
Dec. 13: Yolanda, Latin, country and drums
Dec. 20: Elvis tribute artist Bud Sanders,
Christmas show.
Those Were The Days Showtime! El
Paso presents William Florian, iconic folk music
songwriter and performer, and former lead
vocalist of The New Christy Minstrels, at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $30 ($10 students)
Information: 544-2022 or showtimeelpaso.com.
Those were the Days celebrates the high
point of popularity for folk music, the 1960s.
Florians performances also include a wealth of
humorous firsthand accounts of his experiences
with luminaries such as John Denver. He has
also recorded three self-produced albums.
Dropkick Murphys The Irish punk fore-
runners bring their Blood or Whiskey tour to
El Paso at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at Tricky
Falls, 209 S. El Paso, with folk rocker Bryan
McPhearson. Doors open at 7 p.m.; all ages
show. Tickets: $27 in advance; $30 day of
show. Available at Marias Closet, Bowie
Feathers, All That Music and Eloise; as well as
online at ticketfly.com. Information: 351-9909
or trickyfalls.com.
The band has gained a following worldwide
for their songs about the common man and
other universal themes, including hits like Rose
Tattoo, Im Shipping To Boston, Going Out
In Style, Dirty Glass, their dysfunctional
Christmas single The Seasons Upon Us, and
many more.
Alabama The Grammy-winning country
bands All American Tour is Saturday, Nov.
15, at NMSUs Pan American Center, with spe-
cial guest Jamie Lynn Spears. Tickets: $30.50,
$40.50 and $50.50; $5 discount for military.
(Ticketmaster).
Alabama has had 43 No. 1 singles, including
21 No. 1 singles in a row, a record that will
probably never be equaled in any genre. They
brought youthful energy, sex appeal and a rock-
ing edge that broadened countrys audience
and opened the door to self-contained bands
from then on. Their journey led, 73 million
albums later, to the Country Music Hall of
Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The bands honors include two Grammys, the
Minnie Pearl Humanitarian award, Entertainer
of the Year awards three times from the CMA
and five times from the ACM, as well as the lat-
ters Artist of the Decade award. They earned
21 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum albums,
and were named the RIAAs Country Group of
the Century.
Actress-turned-singer Spears has made a
name for herself in the world of country music.
Her first single, How Could I Want More,
was named a Taste of Country Critics Pick.
Chris Tucker The celebrated actor and
comedian performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
15, at the Abraham Chavez Theatre.
Tuckers list of film credits include Money
Talks with Charlie Sheen, The Fifth Element
with Bruce Willis and Rush Hour, Rush Hour
2 and Rush Hour 3 with Jackie Chan.
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Tickets: $32.50 to $52.50 (Ticketmaster).
Tucker returned to stand-up comedy by
2011, but soon returned to film in the widely
acclaimed Silver Linings Playbook while con-
tinuing his comedy tour.
Grace and Tony The punkgrass duo
performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at
the Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos Altos,
N.M. as part of the Mimbres Region Arts
Councils Folk Series. Showtime to be
announced. Tickets: $20 ($15 members); avail-
able 10 days before show at Alotta Gelato, Gila
Hike & Bike, and L&I Arts or at the door.
mimbresarts.org.
She played bluegrass. He played punk. When
Grace and Tony met, they fell in love and the
music, the describe as a natural fusion punk
rock, southern gospel and bluegrass, just fol-
lowed after.
Redhead Express Las Cruces Civic
Concert Association presents the country
music quartet 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, at the Rio
Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall. Tickets: $20.
lascrucescca.org.
Redhead Express are four sisters from Alaska
(now based in Tennessee) who have spent the
past seven years touring with their family band
across the country. Their first album is expect-
ed to be released soon.
The Second City Dona Ana Arts Council
presents the world famous comedy troupes
55th Anniversary tour at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 22, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Tickets: $34
balcony; $45.40 main floor. Information: (575)
523-6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
The troupe will celebrate their anniversary
with classic sketches made famous by such
names as John Belushi, Stephen Colbert, Tina
Fey, Steve Carell and Gilda Radner, along with
new satire stripped from todays headlines and
improvisation.
La Arrolladora Banda Limn The
Mexican music group performs at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 26, at El Paso County
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $36.50 and
$50. (Ticketmaster).
Arrolladora Banda Limn was formed by clar-
inet player Ren Camacho, who became
involved in local traditional Mexican music in
the mid-60s, and was a top-selling act by the
1990s.
Life in Color: Unleash The Worlds
Largest Paint Party comes to El Paso at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 29, at El Paso Convention
Center. The show fuses high-energy music, art,
dance, and paint into one mind blowing combi-
nation. All ages show. Tickets: $25.50 general
admission (Ticketmaster). Information:
LifeInColor.com.
Life In Color began in 2006 on college cam-
puses in Florida. Since then, it has quickly taken
the Americas by storm positioning itself as a
one of a kind experience. The event features
top DJs The Chainsmokers, Brillz and David
Solano, plus aerial acts, stilt walkers, contor-
tionists and fire shows, leading up to famous
Paint Blast.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra The group
brings their latest holiday show The Christmas
Attic at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, to the Pan
Am Center in Las Cruces, sponsored by the
Hallmark Channel. The rock holiday tradition
for a new generation will showcase their
unique combination of storytelling, virtuoso
musicianship and over the top production.
Proceeds benefit Million Koins For Kids.
Tickets start at $33 (Ticketmaster).
Information: (575) 646-1420 or trans-
siberian.com.
The Christmas Attic begins on Christmas
Eve, when a young girls curiosity leads her to a
night of mischief and magic. She decides to
sneak up into the attic of her parents home
while she should be asleep and there discovers
a magical doorway to the past in the form of a
mysterious trunk filled with ornaments, toys,
old records and bundles of handwritten letters.
A startling discovery in one of the letters, leads
to an unlikely adventure.
The second half of the show will feature TSO
iconic classics and fan favorites, such as
Wizards in Winter, Requiem and
Christmas Eve/ Sarajevo 12/24.
Carlos Mencia The superstar standup
comic performs Dec. 4-6, at the Comic Strip,
1201 Airway. Showtime is 8 p.m. Thursday,
and 8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Tickets: $27.50 Thursday, $32.50 Friday and
Saturday early show; $22.50 Friday and
Saturday late show; available from
ticketweb.com. No free passes accepted.
Information/showtimes: 779-5233 or
laff2nite.com.
Mind of Mencia debuted on Comedy
Central in early 2005. It became one of the
strongest shows in the networks history, aver-
aging about 1.5 million total viewers.
Mencias latest comedy special New
Territory debuts Dec. 4 on Comedy Central.
Disneys Beauty and the Beast Jam
Theatricals and El Paso Lives Broadway pres-
ent the return of the smash Broadway musical,
based on the Academy Award-winning animat-
ed feature film, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9, at the Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $37-$77. Information: 231-
1111, or ElPasoLive.com/Broadway.
This classic musical love story is filled with
unforgettable characters, lavish sets and cos-
tumes, and dazzling production numbers
including Be Our Guest.
Art Alexakis An evening with the
Everclear frontman, Songs and Stories, is 8
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Lowbrow Palace,
111 E. Robinson. Tickets: $20 in advance, $30
day of show ($3 surcharge for ages 16-20).
Most Lowbrow events available from holdmyt-
icket.com, or from All That Music, The
Headstand and Happy House. Information:
356-0966 or thelowbrowpalace.com.
Dave Koz A Smooth Jazz Christmas
The Grammy-nominated saxophonist and El
Paso favorite presents his 17th annual
Christmas show at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16,
with this years guests Christopher Cross,
Jonathan Butler and Maysa. Tickets to be
announced (Ticketmaster).
Koz, a multi-million-selling solo recording
artist, Grammy nominee and composer, is con-
sidered one of the most expressive voices in
contemporary music. His past El Paso appear-
ances have sold out. His compilation holiday
CD is Ultimate Christmas.
David Benoit Doa Ana Arts Council
presents the legendary jazz pianist with A
Charlie Brown Christmas, at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 19, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Benoit will per-
form many of the iconic Peanuts tunes by
Vincent Guaraldi. Tickets: $30. Information:
(575) 523-6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
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Benoits notable film scores include The
Stars Fell on Henrietta, produced by Clint
Eastwood and starring Robert Duvall; and The
Christmas Tree, produced by Sally Field,
voted Best Score of 1996 by Film Score
Magazine.
The Santaland Diaries Doa Ana Arts
Council presents David Sedariss holiday come-
dy performed by Albuquerques Fusion
Theatre, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20-21, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. Tickets: $30. Information: (575) 523-
6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
The Great Russian Nutcracker The
Moscow Ballet presents the 22nd Anniversary
of the holiday classic at 3 and 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 23, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $28,
$48, $68 and $88. VIP tickets and group tickets
available (Ticketmaster). Group and military
discounts available. Information:
nutcracker.com.
Chicago The Musical Jam Theatricals
and El Paso Live presents the longest-running
American musical at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. 13-14, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $45-$60. Information: 231-1111, or
ElPasoLive.com/Broadway.
Engelbert Humperdinck The music
legend performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
12, 2015, at The Plaza Theatre. The performer
=has been a legend in the international music
industry for the last 40-plus years, with over
150 million records sold. Tickets: $45, $55, $75
and $85 (Ticketmaster).
Ricardo Arjona The Guatemalan
singer/songwriter performs at 8 p.m. Friday,
March 13, at El Paso County Coliseum.
Tickets: $68, $88, $108.50 and $148.50.
(Ticketmaster).
Disney on Ice: Frozen Disneys most
successful animated film comes to life Oct. 7-
11, 2015, at the El Paso County Coliseum,
4100 Paisano. Performances are 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and noon, 3:30 and 7:30
p.m. Sunday. Thursdays performance in
Spanish. Tickets: $15, $25, $30, $60 and $75
(Ticketmaster) Ages 2 and older must have
ticket.
Venues & series
Lowbrow Palace 111 E. Robinson.
Doors open at 9 p.m. and age 18 and older
welcome, unless listed otherwise. Tickets are
regularly $3 more for ages 16-20. Information:
356-0966 or thelowbrowpalace.com.
Tickets for most event available from hold-
myticket.com, or from All That Music, The
Headstand and Happy House.
Bike Thief The Portland indie rockers
perform Saturday, Nov. 1,with The Sullivans
and Our Friend The Mountain. Tickets: $8 in
advance; $10 at the door.
This Legend The band consisting of for-
mer members of Yellowcard perform Sunday,
Nov. 2, with Set Us On High. Tickets: $10 in
Wampire The Portland indie rock per-
forms Wednesday, Nov. 5, with Tops and
Great Shapes. Tickets: $10.
Gardens & Villa The rock and roll band
performs Thursday, Nov. 6, with
Wildcat!Wildcat! Tickets: $12 in advance; $14
at the door.
Wovenhand & Pontiak The alt country
bands perform Monday, Nov. 10. Tickets: $10
in advance; $12 at the door.
The Weeks The Jackson indie rock band
performs Tuesday, Nov. 11. Tickets: $10 in
The Sunpilots The Sydney, Australia indie
band performs at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15,
with The Sullivans and Call for Candor. Tickets:
$8 in advance; $10 at the door.
FEA Thursday, Nov. 20. Tickets: $10 in
Purling Hiss Monday, Nov. 24. Tickets.
Tickets: $8 in advance; $10 at the door.
Songs and Stories, An Evening with Art
Alexakis of Everclear is 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
13. Tickets: $20 in advance, $30 day of show.
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. Some tickets
available via ticketfly.com or zanytickets.com.
The Dedo Halloween Ball XIX is 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 31, for 16 and older. Admission:
$5 ($10 age 20 and younger).
A Retro Halloween party for age 21 and
older is 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, featuring DJs
Joe and Ceasar.
Amon Amarth, Skeletonwitch and Sabaton
The heavy metal concert is at 7 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 8. Tickets: $20-$25.
Check Yo Ponytail Tour The Presents
headline the tour at 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9,
with Le1F, Antwon, Chela and Franki Chan.
Tickets: $20 in advance; $22 at the door.
AB-Soul The hip-hop artist performs at 7
p.m. Monday, Nov. 10. Tickets: $20.
The Word Alive The metalcore band per-
forms at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, with The
Color Morale, Our Last Night, The Dead
Rabbitts and Miss Fortune. Tickets: $16 in
advance.
Dropkick Murphys The Irish punk bands
Blood or Whiskey tour is 7 p.m. Friday, Nov.
14, with Bryan McPherson. Tickets: $27 in
. The Inaugural Sun City Steam Fest is Saturday,
Nov. 15. Admission is free. (See separate list-
ing).
Tribal Seeds The reggae bands
Representing Fall Tour is 8 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 20, with Ballyhoo! and Gonzo with
Beyond I Sight. Tickets: $17 in advance; $21
day of show.
Netsky The dance artist known for hits
like Running Low featuring Beth Ditto, brings
hit Stay Up With Me Tour to El Paso Sunday,
Nov. 30. Tickets to be announced.
Reel Big Fish The OC ska-punks perform
Wednesday, Dec. 3, in support of their new
album, Candy Coated Fury, with opening
acts The Maxies, Fixed Idea and The Casual
Fridays. Tickets: $15.
Spoon The alternative band performs
Wednesday, Dec. 17. Tickets: $20 in advance;
$22 at the door.
Voodoo Glow Skulls Tricky Falls hosts
the ska punk band at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
16, at Club 101, 201 N. Stanton, with The Car
Bombs and Second Class Citizens. Doors open
at 7 p.m. Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 day of
show; available at Marias Closet, Bowie
Feathers, All That Music, Eloise restaurant or
online at ticketfly.com. Information: 248-7575
or club101.com.
All tickets purchased for the show at its origi-
nal Tricky Falls venue will still be honored.
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Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and
Casino Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8
p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Tickets sold
through Ticketmaster; prices listed do not
include service charge. Information: 1-877-277-
5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
Blue Oyster Cult The classic rock band
performs Friday, Oct. 31. Tickets: $20-$60.
Chef Robert Irvine The celebrity chef will
host a cooking demonstration and dinner
Friday, Nov. 7. Doors open at 6 p.m.; dinner
and show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets: $55.
Merle Haggard The country superstar
performs Saturday, Nov. 8. Tickets: $25-$65.
Gerardo Ortiz The regional Mexican
singer-songwriter performs Saturday, Nov. 29.
Tickets: $40-$100.
Gary Allen The country singer songwriter
performs Friday, Dec. 5. Tickets: $30-$125.
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 served at 6 p.m. for
some shows; cost is $20.
Robert Earl Keen The Texas singer/song-
writer performs at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13.
Considered to be one of the most influential
songwriters in Texas, Keen and his four-man
band will perform some of Keens best-loved
staples, include Corpus Christi Bay, Feeling
Good Again, Gringo Honeymoon, and his
wildly popular Christmas song Merry
Christmas from the Family. Tickets: $39-$59.
U.S. Army Field Band & Soldiers Chorus
The band performs 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17.
The company of 65 musicians, including 29
vocalists, are the official musical ambassadors of
the U.S. Army, performing a program of classi-
cal, Americana, patriotic and choral music.
Admission is free, but reserved tickets must be
acquired from Spencer Box office.
The Four Preps Christmas Show The
pop harmony ensemble performs featuring
original lead singer Bruce Belland at 7 p.m.
Dec. 5. The Four Preps million-seller 26
Miles (Santa Catalina) took the country by
storm in 1958, and 56 years later they are still
fronted by Belland, with vocalists former-
Diamonds member Bob Duncan, and Michael
Redmand and Skip Taylor, formerly of the
Crew Cuts. The group will perform some of
the hits, as well as favorite holiday classics.
Tickets: $39-$59.
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.
Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickinger-
center.com.
Oregon Elementary Veterans Assembly is 9
to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17.
California and Montreal Guitar Trios. The
two outstanding guitar trios take the stage 7
p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20,. The groups perform
rock, jazz, world, music, surf music, classical
and original music independently and as a six-
part group. Tickets: $14-$36.
Ann Sweeten The pianist performs at 7
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. Sweetens latest
album is Tapestries of Time. Tickets: $9-$18.
Oregon Elementary Christmas program is 6
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3.
Imago dei Academy Orchestra performs at 7
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4.
Cope Benefit featuring Flickinger House
Band is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Call for ticket
information.
The Grinch who Stole Christmas Las
Cruces School of Dance performs the holiday
ballet Dec. 12-14. Tickets: $10.
A Christmas Carol Nebraska Theatre
Caravans touring production of Charles Jones
adaptation of the Dickens holiday musical is at
7:30 p.m. Dec. 17. Tickets: $14-$36.
Gods Heavenly Children performance is 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 19. Tickets: $10; $6 children.
NM Tech Performing Arts Series
Performances are 7:30 p.m. at New Mexico
Techs Macey Center, 801 Leroy Place, in
Socorro, N.M. All seats general admission.
Information: (575) 835-5688 or nmtpas.org.
Bodytraffic The dance group performs
Friday, Nov. 14. Tickets: $16 ($14 seniors; $8
youth).
Presidential Chamber Music Series perform-
ance featuring String Quartets is Monday, Nov.
17. Admission is free.
California & Montreal Guitar Trios Six vir-
tuoso guitarists perform Friday, Nov. 21.
Tickets: $20 ($18 seniors; $10 youth).
DakhaBrakha The Ukrainian music group
performs Wednesday, Dec. 3. Tickets: $16
($14 seniors; $8 youth).
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An Evening with PT & the Cruisers
The local vocal bands dinner and show is
Saturday, Nov. 8, at Great American Land and
Cattle Co. Steakburger, 9800 Gateway North.
Dinner served at 6 p.m. followed by show at 8
p.m. Cost: $36; early reservations encouraged.
Stefan Schyga The El Paso classical/fla-
menco guitarist performs 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 9, at Hillsboro Community Center, 316
Elenore, in Hillsboro, N.M (next to Union
Church), performing new original music and
material from his upcoming project La
Guitarra Mexicana. After the concert he will
offer a guitar workshop, included with the
admission. Guests interested should bring their
own guitars. Cost: $5. Information
blackrange.org.
From 1993-1996 Schyga was part of the
Classical/Flamenco Guitar duo La Vienta. In July
2014 he was invited to perform at the 13th
annual World Music Festival in Mlln, Germany.
Steve Smith and Tim May The blue-
grass musicians will present a night of music at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov 13, at the Black Box
Theater, 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. Tickets: ($10 students, seniors over
65); available in advance at Hubbards Music
and More in Las Cruces or at the door.
Information: (575) 649-1595.
High Noon Music Series UTEPs free
weekly outdoor brown-bag concert series is
noon to 1 p.m. at UTEPs Student Union Plaza,
featuring a variety of music. Information: 747-
5711 or utep.edu/union.
Wednesday, Nov. 5: Bumpstreet Fonanza,
fusion
Tuesday Nov. 11: 1st Armored Division
Band.
A Halloween Costume Contest is Friday,
Oct. 31.
Howling Coyote Coffeehouse The
open mic event is 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at
Center for Spiritual Living, 575 N. Main, on Las
Cruces Downtown Main Street. Signup begins
at 6:30 p.m. Information: Bob Burns, (575)
525-9333 or bobandmelody@sbcglobal.net.
La Parada The indoor/outdoor monthly
music series is 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the
San Carlos Building, 501 Texas. Admission: $5,
ages 18 and older welcome. Information: face-
book/laparadaep.com.
November features Gambol, Wise Weapon,
Rench, Bass & System A, Ja to the Tee, and live
art by Aron Venegas.
Sunland Park Racetrack live music
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, 1200
Futurity Drive, hosts free music on selected
weekends. Age 21 and older admitted.
Information: sunland-park.com.
Nov. 7-9: Chad Pheifer
Nov. 14-15: Brushfire
Nov. 21-22: Jessann
Dec. 5-6: Brittany Bexton.
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.
Nov. 11: Las Cruces Ukes ukulele group.
Nov. 25: DAMN (Doa Ana Music Night)
Union, a collective of international musicians.
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
125 S. Pueblo Rd. Live music nightly. The
center hosts tribute bands of various genres
each Thursday. Age 18 and older welcome.
Information: 860-7777 or speakingrockenter-
tainment.com.
Saturday, Nov. 22: Metalachi, heavy metal
mariachi band.
Mariachi Sundays in Mesilla The
Town of Mesilla, its business community and
the Las Cruces International Mariachi
Conference host the fall afternoon series 3 to 5
p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 23, in the Plaza
at historic Old Mesilla. Admission is free. Bring
folding chairs or blankets. Pets and alcohol not
allowed in plaza. Information: (575) 525-1735
or lascrucesmariachi.org.
The series ends with a Grand Finale Mariachis
y Mas Fiesta noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23,
with folklorico dancers, vocalists, artisans.
Padres Marfa 209 W. El Paso Street in
Marfa, Texas. Admission is free, unless other-
wise listed. Information/show times: 432-729-
4425 or padresmarfa.com.
Friday, Oct. 31: Jon Hogan and Maria Moss,
9 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 7: Banshee Bones, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Nov 9: Emilie Cleeper with Antony
Ray Wright, 9 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 14: Gemma Ray, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 19: Water Liars, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 21: Fea, 9 p.m.
Railroad Blues 504 W. Holland, Alpine,
Texas. Most performances begin at 9 p.m.
Admission varies Information: (432) 837-3103
or railroadblues.com.
Friday, Oct. 31: Slow Down Summer (part
of the 19th annual Halloween Bash)
Saturday, Nov. 8: Chuco Soul Project.
Greg is a world-class harpist whose enthusiastic jazz-style of playing of
both traditional and contemporary music sets him in a category all by him-
self, and his heart felt sensitivity when playing the hymns leaves one in
absolute awe.
He is one of the first harpists in the world to own and play the Electronic
Acoustic Grand Harp, whose technological enhancements take Gregs music
into realms of expression unattainable with traditional acoustic harps. Greg
also performs on a Celtic (Irish folk) harp and a Kin nor (lyre).
To hear Greg play is a deep spiritual experience that ushers the listener
into the very presence of God. Greg is not just a musician; he is a true artist!
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Saturday, Nov. 8 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9 2:30 p.m.
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Saturday, Nov. 22: Brown Betty, as part of
Alpines Artwalk Weekend
Friday, Dec. 5: Sol Track Mind
Saturday, Dec. 6: Statesboro Revue.
Folk Fury KTEP, 88.5 FM, features three
hours of acoustic and folk music with an
emphasis on recordings by local musicians and
occasional live appearances by them from 7
to 10 p.m. Saturdays. Hosts are Dan Alloway
and Gregg Carthy. Requests: 747-5153.
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. Tickets: $6 Wednesday and
Thursday, $12 Friday and Saturday, $8 Sunday,
unless listed otherwise; available at
ticketweb.com. Information, reservations: 779-
LAFF (5233) or laff2nite.com.
Nov. 1-2: Jason Russell and TBA. Hosted by
Nico Adjemian.
Nov. 5-6: Cisco with Pinchi Peter & Martin
Leon.
Nov. 7-9: Wasurama Spanish language
comedy tour starring Rene Franco with Cisco,
Pinchi Peter & Martin Leon.. Showtime is 8:30
p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, with an
English language performance 10:45 p.m.
Saturday. Tickets: $14.50.
Nov. 12-16: The Sandman Hypnotist Show.
X-rated show Sunday, which also will be The
Sandmans final retirement show.
Nov. 19-23: Greg Morton, with Bryan Dey
Nov. 26, 28-30: The Greg Wilson, with
Jason Resler.
Dec. 4-6: Carlos Mencia. Tickets: $27.05
Thursday; $32.50 Friday/Saturday early show;
$22.50 Friday/Saturday late show.
Chris Tucker The celebrated actor and
comedian performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
15, at Abraham Chavez Theatre.
Tuckers list of film credits include Money
Talks with Charlie Sheen, The Fifth Element
with Bruce Willis and Rush Hour, Rush
Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3 with Jackie Chan.
Tickets: $32.50 to $52.50 (Ticketmaster).
The Second City Dona Ana Arts Council
presents the world famous comedy troupes
55th Anniversary tour at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 22, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Tickets: $34
balcony; $45.40 main floor. Information: (575)
523-6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
Comedy Night at The Red Room
Refried Comedy EP host free standup comics
8:30 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday, at the Red
Room Bar, 317 E Mills, with comics from El
Paso and Las Cruces. Information: 532-0466 or
on Facebook at RefriedElPaso.
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Argentine Tango Nights Paso del
Norte Tango club hosts a weekly dance class 8
to 9 p.m. Saturdays at Dancers Studio, 111 Rio
Flor, followed by Milonga (dance party)
through 11 p.m. Beginners welcome, partners
not necessary. Cost: $7. Information: 532-2043
or pasodelnortetangoclub.com.
Da de los Muertos Student Showcase and
Mini-competition is Sunday, Nov. 2. Admission:
$10 (costumes encouraged)
The clubs 10th Anniversary Dance is 7 to 11
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, with a buffet dinner,
dance show and dancing. Dinner served at 7
p.m. with Tango show at 8 p.m. and dancing at
9 p.m. Cost: $25. Information: 422-3338.
Sunland Dance Studio The studio at
1769 Victory Lane, hosts lessons in Tango,
Latin Dance, Ballroom, Salsa and other styles.
Information: (575) 589-0130 or sunlandball-
room.com. A Da de los Muertos celebration is
Sunday, Nov. 2, with dancing, costume contest
and more. Call for details.
Dance Passion The dinner, dance and
show hosted by El Paso Ballroom Dance
Academy is 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at
Sunland Park Casinos Signature Ballroom, 1200
Futurity Drive. Tickets: $55 in advance; $65 at
the door. Information: 585-0090.
For the Love of Dance book signing
Cristina Casas Palmer will sign copies of her
book For the Love of Dance The Early
Years of the UTEP Ballet, 10 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Nov. 8, at Champion Dance Studio,
12410 Montwood. The author and honored
guest Ingeborg Heuser will be available to pro-
vide autographs. Information: 593-0803 or the-
balletbook@elp.rr.com.
Look Whos Dancing The 7th annual
dance event is 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at
NMSUs Pan American Center. Las Cruces
community leaders and local personalities and
their DanceSport partners compete against
each other in a friendly contest. NMSU
DanceSport Company (DSC) students choreo-
graph the dances, instruct, and perform with
the local celebrities. Tickets: $20 ($12 stu-
dent/seniors; $6 age 12 and younger
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-2070 or
lookwhosdancing.com.
New this year is a red carpet VIP after party
to be held at the Azul Ultra Lounge in the
Hotel Encanto. VIP tickets include the party
complete with music, hors doeuvres, a bever-
age bar and door prizes as well as preferred
seating at Look Whos Dancing. Tickets avail-
able from any LWD Contestant, the NMSU
Dance Program Office (575)646-2070 and at
the Pan American Center Ticket Office (575)
646-1420.
Money raised from LWD helps DSC students
represent NMSU at national competitions, pro-
duce shows regionally and share dance locally.
The 2014 celebrity contestants are: Herbalife
of Las Cruces owner Enrique Carrillo, 2013
Miss New Mexico Alexis Duprey, America
Sandi Metz of Mesilla Valley Economic
Development Alliance, Jan Morehead of New
Mexico State University, Toby Rue of Morgan
Stanley City of Las Cruces City Councilor-
District 2 Greg Smith, Veronica Test of Adams
Radio, and Phil Villescas of Bravo Mic
Communications. Each celebrity and their DSC
partner will perform two dances in the compe-
tition.
Audience members get to cast their vote for
the Peoples Choice award.
Ritmos Norteos Centro Cultural Paso
Del Norte presents the folklorico production at
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15, at
Chamizal National Memorial Theater, 800 S.
San Marcial, with live music, dance and songs
from different regions of Mexico. Admission:
$10. Information: 588-5743.
Dance for Kids Sake Big Brother Big
Sisters of El Paso will host its annual local take
on the show Dancing with the Stars 6 to 10
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Plaza Theatre.
This years event will be hosted by Estela Casas
and Mayor Oscar Leeser. Local corporate,
political and media celebrities star as dancers
and judges to money and awareness for the
needs of more than 100 at-risk children and the
benefits of Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring.
Admission: $50. Information: 544-4203,
bbsep.org or on Facebook at
DanceForKidsSake.
Celebrity dancers prep for the big night with
lessons courtesy of the Shundo Ballroom
Dance Studio, New Horizons Dance Academy,
Sunland Ballroom Studio and Dancers Studio of
El Paso.
Being Here and How UTEP
Department of Theatre and Dance presents an
original evening-length contemporary dance
production choreographed by UTEP Dance
faculty and some of its most promising student
choreographers Nov. 19-23, in the Fox Fine
Arts Studio Theatre. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $13 ($11 seniors, military,
group, UTEP alumni and non-UTEP students;
$9 UTEP students; ages 4-12): 747-5118 or
theatredance.utep.edu.
This work explores issues of living in our con-
temporary world: what it means to be pre-
sent, and how best to make sense of existence
in a world often at odds with itself.
Choreographers present a series of short con-
templative works framed and linked by read-
ings and poetry. Volunteers from the audience
will also be a part of this production through
the reading some of these texts.
Contra Dance The Southern New
Mexico Music and Dance Societys monthly
contra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Nov
21, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle
de Santiago in Las Cruces, with caller Lonnie
Ludeman. The dance begins with beginners
lessons at 7:30 p.m.; no partner needed. Cost:
$6. Information: (575) 522-1691 or
snmmds.org.
The contra dances are old-time dances done
in long lines, accompanied by live, Appalachian-
style music.
The final dance of the year is a Holiday
Dressy dance Dec. 12.
Ballet Folklorico Paso del Norte
The folklorico groups 36th annual gala event is
7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22-
23, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial, presenting the folklore and traditions
of Mexico. Admission: $10. Information: 588-
5743.
Live music by Mariachi Raices De America
covers the traditions of Ek-Balam II, Da De Los
Muertos, Rama y Navidad Veracruzana, La
Bella Epoca, La Revolucion, La Polka and El Son
Ranchero Mexicano.
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UTEP Department of Music
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. at Fox Fine Arts
Recital Hall. Tickets for most performances are
$5 ($3 seniors, military, non-UTEP students)
and free ages 6 and younger, UTEP students,
faculty and staff). Information: 747-5606 or
utep.edu/music.
Thursday, Oct. 30: UTEP Symphony, direct-
ed by Lowell E. Graham. The Symphony pres-
ents American Connections with works by
Paul Creston, Ron Nelson, and Howard
Hanson. Also on the program is Rhapsody for
Alto Saxophone and Orchestra by Claude
Debussy with Greg Luffey as featured soloist.
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2: Faculty Recital
Series with Melissa Colgin Abeln, flute, and
UTEP faculty newcomer jazz pianist Chris
Reyman, for the Claude Bolling Suite for Flute
& Jazz Piano Trio, including colleagues Erik
Unsworth (bass) and Demetrius Williams
(drum set). Also performing are Dominic
Dousa (piano) and guests Vanessa Gong (harp)
and Erin Nyren (flute).
Monday, Nov. 10: Percussion Ensemble and
Pandemonium
Wednesday, Nov. 12: Symphonic Winds
Wednesday, Nov. 19: UTEP Jazz Bands
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 24-25: Holiday
Revels, a holiday vocal concert.
Macabre Melodies The El Paso
Symphony Youth Orchestra, directed by
Andres Moran, opens its season with Haunted
Halloween classics and more for its Fall
Concert, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $12 ($7 stu-
dents, seniors, military). Information 525-8978
or epsyos.org.
Music Forum El Paso Music Forum El
Paso presents two free concerts in November
at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 1000 Montana.
Admission is free. Information: 544-3081, 252-
4360 or musicforumelpaso.org.
A Viola Ensemble concert is 2:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 2.
Romantic music for Winds and Harp id 7:30
to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, featuring
Suite by Leland Cossart for double wood-
wind quintet and Harp, and Octet for Winds,
op. 216. Performed by the Chamber Music
Consortium of the Southwest, with guest
harpist Vanessa Gong. Suite is rarely per-
formed: the music has only been recently dis-
covered after lying ignored for decades in
Magdeburg, East Germany.
New Horizons Symphony The sym-
phony presents a free band concert at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 2, at NMSUs Atkinson Recital
Hall. The symphony consists of 50 musicians
mostly age 50 and above. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 522-5571, (575) 523-9101
or nhsocruces.com.
Five operatic arias will be sung by Las Cruces
native Stephanie Sanchez. Also on the program
is Johann Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture,
Wagners Die Meistersinger, Rossinis Barber of
Seville, and Bizets Carmen Suite No. 1.
Sanchez most recently appeared as a Gerdine
Young Artist at the Opera Theatre of Saint
Louis. This fall she will join the Houston Grand
Opera as an associate chorus member and con-
tinue her vocal studies at Rice University.
An Evening at the Symphony: Terezin
Requiem El Paso Holocaust Museum and
El Paso Symphony present the American debut
of a dramatization and recreation of famed
conductor Rafel Schacter and his chorales per-
formance of Verdis Requiem in the Terezin
Concentration Camp during the Holocaust 8
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at The Plaza Theatre.
Tickets start at $33.50; available at El Paso
Symphony Orchestra at 532-3776 or epso.org
(click on buy tickets). Information: 351-0048
or elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
The Requiem became not only a means of
coping with and escaping the harsh realities of
hunger, illness, and devastating separation from
families, but it was also a form of resistance and
of finding something beautiful in so much that
was ugly and cruel. Though stripped of their
loved ones, possessions, and rights, the Jews
could not be robbed of their humanity, their
will to survive, and their defiance.
In collaboration with the El Paso Symphony
Orchestra led by Bohuslav Rattay and the
University of Texas at El Pasos Chorale, under
the direction of Dr. Elia Fraser Wilson, this
powerful story will be recreated through the
dramatization and performance of Verdis
Requiem in its entirety. Based on the book
Terezin Requiem by Terezin survivor Josef
Bora, the dramatized performance was first
conducted in the Czech Republic by Radek
Krizanovsky. The Terezin Requiem has only
been performed in Europe, until now.
Greg Buchanan Bruce Nehring Consort
hosts the jazz and gospel harpist Nov. 8-9.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30
p.m. Sunday, at Trinity First-United Methodist
Church, 801 N. Mesa. Tickets: $20 (senior, stu-
dent and military discounts offered).
Information: brucenehringconsort.org.
Youngstars program El Paso Operas
youth program (formerly Childrens Opera
Workshop) for (middle school students) and
Super Novas (high school students) grades 6-
12, will give performances at 11 a.m. and 2
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Blac Box, 2010
Myrtle. Admission: $10; free for children.
Information: 581-5534 or epopera.org.
Youngstars is a four-week after-school and
weekend program designed to assist children in
creating unique experiences that strengthen
their belief in personal choice as they select the
topic for their opera. The participants are
selected through a month-long audition process
will be writing, composing, choreographing and
staging an original opera in a creative empow-
erment zone fueled by their own innovation
and choices.
Suzuki Talent Education recital
Suzuki Talent Education of El Paso will host its
annual Fall Recital 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 9, at the Womens Club 1400 N. Mesa,
featuring performances of works by Bach,
Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and more by
violin, viola and cello students 3-16 studying the
Suzuki Method, Admission: $3 ($2 children;
free for ages 5 and younger). Information: 833-
8848.
William Florian Grant County
Community Concert Association presents the
folk songwriter and performer at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9, at WNMU Fine Arts
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5862 or gcconcerts.org.
In the mid-70s, Florian joined join the famous
folk group The New Christy Minstrels, and
was lead singer for the recording of their
biggest hit song, Today. After decades of
performing and song writing, he now presents
his show Those Were the Days (The Spirit
and Songs of 60s) throughout the United
States.
Florian will also present a free Educational
Outreach program for elementary and middle
school students at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov.
10, in WNMUs Fine Arts Center Theater.
Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
The society presents the renowned double-
bass player Mark Dresser, backed by the Mack
Goldsbury Trio, as part of its monthly concert
series at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at First
Christian Church, 1809 El Paseo in Las Cruces.
The music begins immediately after a short
business meeting. Admission: $8 ($5 members;
$1 students with ID). Information: Bob Burns,
(575) 640-8752 or mvjazzblues.net.
Dresser is an internationally known bass play-
er, improviser, composer, and interdisciplinary
collaborator. His artistic obsession is to expand
the sonic and musical possibilities of the double
bass through the use of unconventional amplifi-
cation and extended techniques.
Piano Recitals The El Paso Music
Teachers Association Student Affiliate presents
piano and chamber music students in grades K-
12 in recitals at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Various music
styles performed. Admission is free.
How Green Was My Valley El Paso
Operas New Opera Workshop presents the
courage and spirit told in song at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Borderland Arts Centers
Blac Box, 2010 Myrtle. All seats: $10.
Information: 581-5534 or epopera.org.
Based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn and
inspired by the classic film, it is the story of a
people whose spirit and courage is told in song
no matter the hardships they endure.
Parade of Choirs El Paso Independent
School District presents the 55th annual choir
concerts at 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday,
Nov. 18-20 at Bowie High School Fine Arts
Theatre, 801 S. San Marcial. The concerts offer
a variety of music performed by EPISD elemen-
tary, middle and high school students. Different
school choirs perform each night. Admission is
free; seating is limited as each choir remains to
listen and observe while others perform.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra:
Masterworks The Symphony, under
direction of maestro Bohuslav Rattay, performs
Nov. 21-22, in the Plaza Theatre. Selections
include Beethovens Symphony No. 5, op. 67,
C minor. Tickets: $15-$40. Information: 532-
3776 or epso.org.
Free pre-concert talks are 6 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Nov. 21-22, in El Paso Museum of
Arts special events gallery. The art of Lyuba
and Aleksander Titovets will provide a visual
counterpoint to the El Paso Symphony
Orchestras performance of Shostakovichs
Chamber Symphony for Strings in C Minor.
Holiday Revels UTEP departments
annual gala holiday, featuring two evening of
song and dance in the style of Christmas
Revels, is 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov.
24-25, in UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Tickets: $5 ($3 seniors, military non UTEP stu-
dents, free for children 6 and younger, UTEP
staff, student and faculty). Information: 747-
5606 or utep.edu/music.
NMSU Department of Music Recitals
are in the Atkinson Music Recital Hall at
NMSU. Showtime for most events it 7:30 p.m.,
unless otherwise listed. Ticket information:
(575) 646-2421 or nmsu.edu/~music/.
Catalyst String Quartet El Paso Pro-
Musica presents the celebrated quartet at 7:30
p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at UTEPs Fox Fine Art
Recital Hall, and Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Rio
Grande Theatre in Las Cruces. in Las Cruces.
Tickets: $25 ($20 military/senior; $5 students).
Information: 833-9400 or eppm.org.
Holiday Concert El Paso Wind
Symphony, directed by Ron Hufstader, opens
its season with holiday music 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 5, at UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Ticket information: 760-5599 or elpa-
sowindsymphony.com.
The performance will serve as a Toys for Tots
Foundation drop off location during the show.
Navidad de Las Luminarias- The
Chapel at Loretto Academy, 1400 Hardaway at
Trowbridge, provides the elegant English
cathedral setting for the Bruce Nehring
Consorts annual holiday concerts Dec. 5-7,
featuring the Consort Singers, Brass Quintet,
Consort Players and organist Lester Ackerman.
The program of sacred Christmas music ranges
from Renaissance to contemporary, including
international carols and melodies. The Chapel
will be decorated with luminarias, poinsettias
and white lights.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday, 5 and 8
p.m. Saturday and 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
Ages 7 and older welcome. Tickets: $20.
Information: brucenehringconsort.org.
LCSO with Antonio di Cristofano
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra, directed by
Lonnie Klein, presents guest pianist Lindsay
Deutsch at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6-7, at NMSUs Atkinson Music
Recital Hall. Tickets: $35, $40 and $45.
Information: (575) 646-3709 or lascrucessym-
phony.com.
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El Paso Scene November 2014
El Paso Rhinos - El Pasos Junior League ice
hockey team plays home games at the Sierra
Providence Events Center, next to the
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Regular game time
is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets; $20 glass seats; $15 center
line; $10 bluelines; $5 general admission. infor-
mation: 479-PUCK (7825) or
elpasorhinos.com. Home games
Nov. 7-9: Tulsa Oilers
Nov. 14-19: Texas Attack
Nov. 21-23: Dallas Ice Jets
Nov. 28-30: Oklahoma City Blazers
Dec. 12-14: Wichita Thunder.
Viva Da Troops Sand Volleyball
Tournament The 2nd annual sand volley-
ball tournament is 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Nov. 8-9, at Sandbox Sunset Sports, 3631
Gerard (far East El Paso, off Montana just past
Zaragoza). Coed 6.s and coed 4s. Proceeds
benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Cost:
$200 per team; overnight camping allowed.
Spectator admission is free. competitors.
Information: 253-9545,
sandboxsunsetsports.org or on Facebook.
Chihuahua League tryouts Tryouts for
the official Chihuahua, Mexico basketball league
are Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-7, at UACJ
Gym, in Juarez, Mexico. Interested athletes
should meet at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at El
Paso High School, 800 E. Schuster. Tryouts lim-
ited to first 64 players; 16 will be drafted. A
coach, general manager or president from each
team will be present. Presented by FIBA
(Fdration Internationale de Basketball) agents
Jon Solomon and Armando Valadez. Cost to
tryout: $250 by Nov. 28; $300 after, if slots
available. Information: J. Solomon, (267) 288-
8514 or arcadiaguard113@msn.com, or A.
Valadez, (915) 258-2916 or
valardist@yahoo.com. Web: selfmotivatedath-
leticagency.com.
College sports
UTEP Football The Miners home games
are 6 p.m. selected Saturdays, at Sun Bowl
Stadium, vs. Texas Tech. Regular home game
time is 6 p.m. Tickets: $12-$45. Information:
747-5234, 544-8444 or utepathletics.com.
Nov. 1: Southern Miss
Nov. 15: North Texas
Nov. 29: Middle Tennessee.
UTEP Mens Basketball - The Miners
home games are at the Don Haskins Center.
Game times to be announced. Tickets: $8-$50
(Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1: Orange vs. White
Scrimmage
3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9: Southeastern
Oklahoma, 3 p.m.
8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14: Washington State
7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22: New Mexico State
UTEP Womens Basketball - Home
games are in the Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
$5 (Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7: St. Marys
5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14: New Mexico
State
4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19: 4 p.m.
Northern Arizona
7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2: Eastern NM
UTEP Volleyball Home games are at 7
p.m. (noon on Sundays) at Memorial Gym,
unless listed otherwise. Tickets: $5.
Information: 747-6150 or utepathletics.com.
Friday, Oct. 31: Southern Miss
Friday, Nov. 7: Florida International
Sunday, Nov. 9: Charlotte
Western Refining College All-America
Golf Classic The 40th annual event is
Sunday through Tuesday, Nov. 6-9, at El Paso
Country Club, sponsored by the Sun Bowl
Association. The event features Americas top
college golfers. Admission for spectators is free.
Information: 533-4416, ext. 15, or
sunbowl.org.
NMSU Aggies football The New
Mexico State University Aggies first home
games are 6 p.m., at Aggie Memorial Stadium in
Las Cruces. Tickets: $10-$25 ($12-30 for UNM
game). Youth tickets: $5. (Ticketmaster)
Information: (575) 646-1420 or nmstates-
ports.com.
Other home games:
Nov. 1: Texas State
Nov. 8: Louisiana (Homecoming)
Nov. 22: UL-Monroe.
NMSU Mens Basketball Home games
are at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces.
Game time is 7 p.m. Season tickets: $50-$395;
single game tickets to be announced
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-1447 or
nmstatesports.com.
Monday, Nov. 10: Western New Mexico
(exhibition)
Wednesday, Nov. 19: Northern Colorado
Monday, Nov. 24: Stetson
Wednesday, Nov. 26: Florida A&M
Saturday, Dec. 6: UTEP
NMSU Womens Basketball The Lady
Aggies home games are at Pan Am Center in
Las Cruces. Information: (575) 646-1447 or
nmstatesports.com.
Please see Page 24
The Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classis is
Nov. 28-29. Games begin at 11 a.m. and 1
p.m. both days. Invited teams are Cal-State
Fullerton, Eastern Michigan and Weber State.
Bicycling
El Paso Bicycle Club - All rides are free and
open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com or meet-
up.com/elpasobicycleclub. Rides listed below
may be subject to change; check website first.
8:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1: 3-in-1 ride Goal
is for everyone to meet at The Bean in Mesilla
at about 10 a.m. Fast group (20+ mph) leaves
from Rio Plaza, 6205 Upper Valley Rd at 8:15
a.m. for 62-mile round trip ride to Mesilla and
back (co-leader: Randy Limbird, 328-4110).
Moderate-pace (15-17 mph) group leaves from
La Union (park next to the old Gallery 28 on
NM 28 just south of Vinton Rd) also at 8:15
a.m. for 50-mile round trip (co-leader Jim
Weaver, 915-775-9757). Beginner/Intermediate
Group (13-15 mph) leaves La Mesa (park
across from Eagle Grocery) at 9 a.m. for 25-
mile ride (co-leader Scott White, 240-2680).
8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2: Meet at Bagel Shop,
985 N. Resler. Ride up and over Transmountain
then return via Anthony Gap. 50 miles, 18-20
mph. Lisa Studdard, 637-2319. NOTE: this is
first day of standard time, so take advantage of
that extra hour of sleep.
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8: Meet at the
Starbucks in NE EP (4535 Woodrow Bean at
US 54) to caravan to Cloudcroft and tackle the
Sunspot Highway. Start at Sunspot & Russia
Canyon. Afterwards head to Shellys place at 25
Mamaw for refreshments. Non-riders wel-
come. Shelly Mansfield, 491-6210.
8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 9: Meet at Bowie HS
parking lot, 801 S. San Marcial. Ride through
Downtown, over Scenic and Central/Eastside
roads. Jim Weaver, 775-9757.
Saturday, Nov. 15: GRO Ride. Meet at
Crockett Elementary, 3200 Wheeling (just
north of Memorial Park) for beginner, interme-
diate and advanced rides as part of the GRO
(Growth Resiliency Opportunity) event. Bike
rides are sponsored by Velo Paso. Check-in
starts at 8:45 a.m. Orientation on cycling basics
is at 9:15. Advanced ride will be about 30 miles,
18-20 mph, leaving at 9:30. Beginner
Intermediate ride will be about 20 miles, 14-16
mph, led by Margaret OKelley, 588-3825.
Beginner ride will be about 10 miles, 12 mph.
8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16: Meet at The Bagel
Shop, 985 N. Resler. Climb 3,000 feet on 30-
mile ride up and down the West Side. Olac
Fuentes, 777-7958.
8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22: Meet at Kohls
parking lot, I-10 near Redd. Ride rollers to Gap,
return on NM 28. 40 miles, 18-20 mph pace.
Derrick Posey, 588-8079.
8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 23: Meet at Rulis
International Kitchen, 4176 N. Mesa. TRelaxed
cruising speed ride up and over Scenic, tour
downtown El Paso, etc. 30 miles. Chris
Hoffman, 497-3026.
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29: Meet at River
Run Plaza and head up Upper Valley Rd. then
climb Artcraft. Three out-and-backs: Border
Crossing, Strauss Road and Union Pacific Road.
All-paces ride; 40 miles total. Options for
shorter distance. Randy Limbird, 328-4110.
8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30: Rollers to Cruces.
Meet at Starbucks at Outlet Mall. 55 miles, 18-
20 mph. Tania Beltran, 588-8079.
EP Cyclists The bicycle group offers rides
for all levels. Weekend rides offer options of
various paces and distances. Starting times and
locations are posted at facebook.com/epcyclist.
For more information: Manny Valadez, 861-
2311 or epcyclists.com.
Ride Your Bicycle El Paso Chucks
Bicycle Repair hosts Tuesday night rides at 7
p.m. beginning at Soho Lounge, 500 N. Oregon
(at Franklin). Explore downtown streets and
parks. 8-10 miles, 45 minutes. Easy pace for
beginners and intermediates. Couple-friendly.
Information: 791-2006, zlauser@yahoo.com or
chucksbicyclerepair.com. Chucks Bicycle
Repair is at 700 E. Yandell.
Golf
Ysleta Lutheran Mission Golf
Tournament - The 6th annual golf tourna-
ment benefiting Ysleta Lutheran Mission Human
Care of the Lower Valley is Saturday, Nov. 1,
at Butterfield Golf Course, 1858 Cottonwoods.
Registration begins at 11 a.m. Proceeds go
towards the missions Home Care programs.
Cost: $85; sponsor levels available. Space is lim-
ited. Information: Chris Hill, 858-2588 or
ylm.org/golf-tournament.
First Tee Golf Tournament A tourna-
ment of all the programs participants is
planned for Saturday, Nov. 8. Tentative start
time is 1 p.m. Children may play 3-9 holes,
depending on their level of programming. Pizza
and prizes follow for all participants. Fee: $5.
Sign up at First Tee Club House at Ascarate
Park, 6900 Delta, or contact Coach Kristi at
Kristeealb@gmail.com.
Sun Country Junior Golf Tournament
The tournament for junior members of the
Sun Country Professional Golf Association (ages
7-18) is noon Sunday, Nov. 9, at Ascarate Golf
Course, 6200 Delta. Cost; $35; deadline to sign
up is 5 p.m. Nov. 6 Information, sign-up: sun-
countrypga.com.
Sun Country Junior Tournament
Ascarate Golf Course, 6900 Delta, hosts a jun-
ior tournament Sunday, Nov. 9, with a nine-
hole course for ages 7-12 and 18 holes for ages
13 and up. Participants must be member of Sun
Country. Online registration at suncountryju-
niortour.com.
Twin Peaks Golf Tournament The
inaugural tournament benefiting the Intrepid
Fallen Heroes Fund begins with a shotgun start
at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Butterfield
Trail Golf Club. Four person scramble format.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Ages 21 and
older only. Cost: $175 individual; $650 four-
some (includes green fees, cart, range balls,
player gifts, breakfast, water, beer on multiple
holes, course contests and dinner at awards
ceremony at Twin Peaks-El Paso Fountains
after event). Mulligans and string available for
purchase. Information: Nicole, (512) 584-1753
Online registration and sponsorship opportuni-
ties at starcrazyevents.com/1st-annual-twin-
peaks-golf-tournament-2014-el-paso.
A $50,000 two man shoot-out will take place
at about 8:45 a.m.; raffle ticket at registration
for chance to be one of the two to play.
First Tee Holiday sessions First Tee of
Greater El Paso hosts holiday skills sessions for
fall noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, Nov.
22 and Dec. 6, at Ascarate Golf Course, 6900
Delta. Class include driving range time, short
game (chipping and putting) and playing time.
Cost: $35 per class; participants may attend any
or all classes. Information/registration: thefirst-
teegreaterelpaso.org.
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Girls Golf First Tees LPGA USGA pro-
gram meets 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov.
15, at Ascarate Golf Course, 6900 Delta, for
girls age 5 and older. Information:
kristeealb@gmail.com or girlsgolf.org.
A Family Christmas party and Tournament is
noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, followed by
food and prizes.
Recreational Sports
Special Olympics Fall Games The
2014 fall games run through Nov. 7, with
Opening Ceremonies and Victory Dance 6 to 9
p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at El Paso Community
Colleges Valle Verde campus Gym, 919
Hunter. Spectator admission is free.
Saturday, Nov. 8: Softball Tournament, 8
a.m. at Fort Bliss Softball Complex
Tuesday, Nov. 11: Powerlifting Tournament,
6 p.m. at Fred Loya Family YMCA, 2044
Trawood
Wednesday, Nov. 12: Volleyball
Tournament, 6 p.m. at the Multipurpose
Center, 9031 Viscount
Saturday, Nov. 15: Bowling Tournament, 9
a.m. at Bowl El Paso, 11114 Pellicano.
Archery Classes for beginners The
Archers of El Paso Club hosts two-hour super-
vised shooting classes 9 to 11 a.m. every
Saturday 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 kids age
16 and younger. Reservations required; limited
number of spaces available each month. 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 NRA
High Power Rifle matches are 9 a.m. the sec-
ond Sunday of the month (Nov. 9, Dec. 14),
at Fort Bliss Bow and Gun Club, Range 9.
Several matches at varying distances planned.
Entry office opens for registration at 8:30 a.m.
Fee: $15. Information: Dale Berry, 503-7244.
To get there: Take Railroad Drive to Deer;
turn right.
John C. Garand commemorative match along
with a Vintage Bolt Rifle match will be held
Sunday, Nov. 30. Cost: $15.
50 Plus Walking Program City of Las
Cruces Parks and Recreation offers its 0-60 in
12 weeks program designed to improve car-
diovascular health and stamina with self-paced
walks for ages 50 and older, 8 to 9 a.m.
Tuesdays and Fridays, through Nov. 25, Frank
OBrien Papen Community Center, 304 W.
Bell. Every fourth week is a field trip walk at
another location. Fee: $24. Information: (575)
541-2455.
Motor sports
Arroyo Seco Raceway The Southern
New Mexico track is located off Hwy 549, off
I-10 at the Akela exit, with drag racing, motor-
cycle racing, sportscar testing and more. Call
for ticket prices. Information: (575) 544-3440,
(575) 494-4794 or arroyosecoraceway.com.
Trackdays are Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-
2, and Dec. 6-7, and Saturday, Nov. 8.
ASR bracket racing is also Sunday, Nov. 16.
ASMA Motorcycle Roadracing is Saturday and
Sunday and Nov. 8-9.
Superlap event is Saturday, Nov. 22.
ASMA Motorcycle Roadracing is Sunday,
Nov. 30.
El Paso Speedway Park 14851 Marina
(off Montana 7 miles east of Loop 375). Regular
season races (through Nov. 3) are 7:45 p.m.
Friday. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. General admis-
sion: $10 (free for age 10 and under). Special
events may be extra. Information: 791-8749 or
epspeedwaypark.com
The Lucas ASCS 360 National Sprint Car Tour
is 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. Gates open at 3
p.m.
Southern New Mexico Speedway
The track features modifieds, super stocks,
speed stocks and more at 7:45 p.m. Saturdays
through Oct 3. Gates opens at 5:30 p.m. The
Speedway is 11 miles west of Las Cruces exit
132, off I-10. Take south frontage road to
Southern New Mexico Fairgrounds.
Information: 575-524-7913 or
snmspeedway.com.
The Lucas Oil ASCS 360 National Winged
Sprint Car Tour is 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8.
Gates open at 3 p.m.
El Paso Motorplex The drag strip is at
13101 Gateway West, (east of El Paso at I-10
off Clint exit #42). Information: 887-3318 or
elpasomotorplex.com.
Racing begins at 7 p.m. Fridays.
X Motoball The motocross and paintball
center is at 14372 Loving Lane, with a new
track and other features. Information: 355-
0271, or xmotoball.com.
To get there: I-10 East to Loop 375 North
(Joe Battle). Exit Zaragoza, turn right on
Montana and immediately turn left on Flagger
Drive two miles and turn right on Santa Fe
Trail (Santa Fe Trail becomes Loving in 3/4
miles).
Runs and walks
Day of the Dead Marathon Series
Day of the Dead Series Marathon and half-
marathon is 7 a.m. Oct. 27-Nov. 1, La Llorona
Park in Las Cruces, benefiting Southwest
Environmental Center. Fridays race
(Halloween night) is a costumed event.
Information: mainlymarathons.com.
The series ends with El Marathon Del Rio
Grande 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. A 5K is also
planned.
Sierra Blanca Fun Run 5K The inaugu-
ral fun run 5K and walk is 8 a.m. Saturday,
Nov. 1, at Sierra Blanca School, 500 Sierra
Blanca Ave, in Sierra Blanca, Texas. Cost: $20
per event. Online registration at raceadven-
turesunlimited.com.
R.O.X. Trail Races The Rusk-Overlook
-X-country event is 8:20 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
2, in Vado, N.M. (Exit 155 off I-10) with 6K, 9-
mile, 21-mile, 31-mile courses of rolling trails.
Various prizes offered. Cost: $30 for 27 and 37
mile races; $25 for 12 and 4.5 races. Online
registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Desert Dash Asombro Institute hosts the
5K, 10K, half-marathon and Childrens 1K Trail
Race Saturday, Nov. 8, at Chihuahuan Desert
Nature Park, 56501 N. Jornada, in Las Cruces.
The half-marathon begins at 8:30 a.m.; 10K
begins at 8:45 a.m. with 5K at 9 a.m. and
Childrens 1K at 9:15 a.m. All proceeds go
towards the nonprofit Asombro Institute for
Science Educations educational programs.
Registration Nov. 1-6 is $40 half-marathon; $30
5K and 10-K events; $20 childrens mile.
Registration increased by $5 on race day;
includes one-year membership to Asombro
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Institute, race-day t-shirt and post-race refresh-
ments. Information:(575) 524-3334 or asom-
bro.org.
Packet pickup is noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov.
7, at Asombro Institute for Science Education,
401 E. College in Las Cruces; race day registra-
tion and packet pick up is 8 to 8:45 a.m. at the
race site.
Kaleidoscope 5K The Color Run present
s the Happiest Run on the Planet Saturday,
Nov. 15, at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta, suitable
for participants of all different speeds, ages,
shapes, and sizes. First wave begins at 9 a.m.
with new waves every few minutes Cost: $50
($45 per person for teams of four our more).
Deluxe packages available for additional $25
per runner; includes shirt, headband, trucker
hat, sunglasses, bracelet, socks, souvenir mag-
net, color packet and temporary tattoos.
Information: 1-855-662-6567 or
thecolorrun.com/kaleidoscope-tour-2014/.
This color paint race includes and epic Finish
festival, and Kaleidoscope attractions and photo
ops.
MWR Turkey Trot 5k The annual event
is 8:30 Saturday, Nov. 15, at Soto Physical
Fitness Center, Bldg. 20751 Constitution on
East Fort Bliss. Runners who place first in their
age group receive a frozen turkey. Registration
(through Nov. 12): $20 ($10 active duty mili-
tary and children 12 and younger. Information:
744-5785.
Late registration (additional $10) and packet
pickup is 7 to 8:15 a.m. the day of the event.
Las Cruces Turkey Trot The
Soroptimist of Las Cruces 10K and 5K run is 8
a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, along Calle de
Guadalupe, benefiting Child Crisis Center of
Southern New Mexico. Start and finish line is at
the Mesilla Plaza. Cost: $25 per event by Nov.
20; $30 on Nov. 21; no race day registration.
Online registration at raceadventuresunlimit-
ed.com.
Packet pick up is 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21,
at Mesilla Town Hall, and 7 to 7:45 a.m. on
race day.
New this year is a 1-mile Tot Trot at 8 a.m.;
guardian must accompany child during race.
Cost: $5.
Iron Turkey 5K and Turkey Olympics
UTEPs Phi Delta Thetas 5th annual 5k Run,
1 Mile Walk and Turkey Olympics is
Thanksgiving Day, 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov.
27, at The Greenery, Sunland Park Mall.
Proceeds benefit ALS Association of New
Mexico. Cost: $25 for 5K (by Nov. 24); $30
Nov. 25-26. Information: Chris Rowley, 478-
5663.
Packet pick-up is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday
and Wednesday, Nov. 25-26, at Up and
Running, 3233 N. Mesa. No race day registra-
tion or packet pick up.
Turkey Olympics cost is $20 for first event,
$10 each addition event or first event with run
entry fee.
A Turkey Olympic costume contest also
planned with Greenery gift cards for first, sec-
ond and third place.
YMCA Turkey Trot The 38th annual
Thanksgiving Day 5K run, 5K team challenge
and 3K fun walk benefiting the YMCAs Strong
Teens Campaign begin at 7:15 a.m. Thursday,
Nov. 27, at YMCA offices, 808 Montana (at
Virginia). The Turkey Trot is the oldest road
race in El Paso, and follows the Sun Bowl
Parade Route. Cost: $25 per event through
Nov. 21; $30 Nov. 21-26; $35 on race day.
Information: 584-9622. Entry forms available at
all YMCA branches; online preregistration at
elpasoymca.org.
Team competition is four runners any gender
combination. Registration at randy.wastradows-
ki@elpasoymca.org.
A free costume contest is also planned.
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.
No public skating on days of home games
(Nov. 7-9, Nov. 14-19, Nov. 21-23, Nov. 28-
30 and Dec. 12-14).
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 ski area opens Thanksgiving (Nov. 27)
weekend, if weather permits. The 24-hour Ski
Apache Snow Report number is (575) 257-
9001. Information: (575) 464-3600 or skia-
pache.com.
Lifts are open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
depending on weather conditions. All-day lift
tickets are $67 ($60 age 60-69; $58 age 13-17;
$47 12 and younger; $56 military and $42 for
military child; free for ages 70 and older.
(Prices slightly higher on peak days). Season
passes: $305-$700. Call or check website or
multiple-day or half-day skiing prices.
Gondola Rides are $17 ($11 age 6-12; free for
five and younger)
Rental packages available.
Ski Apache is 130 miles from El Paso, and the
drive takes about 3 hours. From Alamogordo,
take U.S. 70/54 north to Tularosa, then follow
U.S. 70 east to Ruidoso. Turn left on NM 48
and go six miles north. Take NM 532 to the ski
area its a slow, winding 12-mile climb.
Ski Cloudcroft The southernmost ski
area in the United States is two miles east of
Cloudcroft on U.S. 82, with 26 trails, two ski
lifts, plus a tubing lift, snowboarding, with ele-
vations of 8,350 to 9,050 feet. Information,
snow conditions: (575) 682-2333, skicloud-
croft.net or on Facebook.
Season may begin as early as November,
weather permitting.
Lift tickets: $35 ($25 age 12 and younger for
full day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $28 ($20 age 12 and
younger) for half day 1 to 4 p.m.
Tubing available for $20 per day; $14 half day
(weekends only).
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A
familiar overpass on the edge of
Fort Bliss proclaims Its a Great
Day To Be A Soldier, but almost
every day is also a great day for non-sol-
diers to visit the post.
Awaiting visitors are several museums,
shops and restaurants at Freedom Crossing
and a full calendar of events open to the
public.
Visitors also can take in the history of the
countrys second-largest military installa-
tion (the largest is neighboring White
Sands Missile Range), which retains many
of its early officers homes including the
historic Pershing House, as well as the
new expanses of recent construction on the
east side of the post.
I think one of the biggest misconcep-
tions is it is difficult to get on Fort Bliss
because they do not want the public on the
installation, said John Baily, Chair of El
Paso Chamber of Commerces Armed
Forces Division (hes also CEO of the
Tigua tribes Economic Development
Department). This could not be further
from the truth. Fort Bliss is an El Paso
treasure and very open to the public, with
proper ID and proof of insurance.
He said residents might not understand
how to get on the installation, and are
afraid to try.
I think many people also believe the
only way to buy anything on post is to
have a military ID, Baily said.
While Fort Bliss has always opened its
museums and many of its major events to
the public, the opening of the Freedom
Crossing mall in 2011 expanded the forts
appeal to include shopping, dining and
movies.
One of the people behind making the post
more community friendly was El Paso
native Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, who
served as commander of Fort Bliss and the
1st Armored Division at the time of the
malls opening. What I want to make sure
everybody understands is we are an inte-
gral part of El Paso, Pittard told local
media, regarding his efforts to make Fort
Bliss an easy access post.
Fort Bliss is El Paso and El Paso is Fort
Bliss both city and military officials
announced at a press conference last year
held regarding a study that found Fort
Bliss and William Beaumont Army
Medical Center had an impact of nearly $6
billion in the El Paso economy.
Much of that impact has been a result of
the massive growth of Fort Bliss since
2005, when the Pentagon recommended
turning Fort Bliss into a heavy armor train-
ing post. That has almost tripled the num-
ber of troops assigned here, from 12,000 to
now over 30,000.
Freedom Crossing
That growth led to the opening of
Freedom Crossing, an outdoor mall that
straddles Pleasonton Road between Haan
and Pike roads. Most of the stores and
restaurants are open to the public, as well
as its 10-screen movie theater.
Freedom Crossing spokesperson Tim
McCoy said civilians might think it is a
bigger chore to get on post than it is, but
there are two main gates that civilians can
utilize at any time, provided they have
proper identification.
The Cassidy and Buffalo Soldier (for-
merly Robert E. Lee) gates at Fort Bliss
are open 24/7 to civilians with a valid U.S.
drivers license or ID and U.S. plated vehi-
cle, he said.
Other gates may be open to the public,
but guests should call ahead to see if they
are accessible on any given day. These
include Biggs Army Air Field Gate (for-
merly Sergeant Major Gate), Chaffee, Fred
Wilson, Old Ironsides and McGregor front
gate. Alabama and Rose Elementary
pedestrian gates are open Monday through
Friday at designated hours.
Once on post, he said the majority of
Freedom Crossings stores are accessible
to the general public.
There are two stores that require mili-
tary ID to enter, the Exchange and the
Commissary, McCoy said The public is
able to see movies in our theatre, eat in
any of our restaurants and attend all of our
events.
He said several civilians and off-post vis-
itors particularly enjoy the events the mall
has to offer.
We have a very active event calendar,
he said. This includes our Friday at the
Fire weekly live music series, monthly
Family Play Dates, holiday events, as well
as in-store events and promotions.
He said there is also at least one major
event each month, including the Let
Freedom Sing Summer Concert Series that
has hosted national touring musical acts
such as Blues Traveler, Robert Earl Keen
and 3Oh!3, and annual events like Bliss,
Brews and Que Food and Music Festival,
and Octobers Fall Fest.
The mall advertises its events via local
media sources as well as Facebook and
other social media, and their website, free-
domcrossingatfortbliss.com. However,
McCoy said some civilians still might not
have paid a visit to the mall because they
think it isnt for everyone.
I think there are civilians who might not
know that Freedom Crossing is open to
them as well as the military and we
encourage them to come out to an event,
see a movie, have lunch or dinner and
experience everything we have to offer,
he said.
Freedom Crossing has become a won-
derful gathering place where the military
and civilian communities can come togeth-
er and weve heard from many civilians
that really appreciate the opportunity to be
included, McCoy said.
Baily said the public needs to know there
are many things they can take advantage of
on post, including shopping and dining
opportunities at Freedom Crossing.
They have the only Under Armor Shop
in El Paso as well as many restaurants that
cannot be found outside the gate.
Baily said said the chamber has done a
great job of educating its members that
much of the post is open for civilian use.
He hopes as more people are aware of this
fact, the relationship between the post, and
its surrounding community will continue to
grow and thrive.
We need to continue to educate the com-
munity and as leaders we need to continue
to encourage the general public to join us
at Fort Bliss and enjoy spending time with
our outstanding soldiers, he said.
When Karen Twitty, wife of the forts
new deputy commanding general, Brig.
Gen. Stephen M. Twitty, attended a wel-
come banquet in her and other newcomers
honor this summer, she gave fellow atten-
dees her impression of the community.
This is just an incredible place to be sta-
tioned, Twitty said, according to a report
in the Fort Bliss Monitor. Not only
because of the military base itself but also
the El Paso community. They embrace the
military and support Fort Bliss and that is
a good feeling.
Museums and more
Freedom Crossing might be the forts
biggest draw for off-post visitors, but the
fort has long been home to museums that
welcome visitors year round: the Old Fort
Bliss replica, Fort Bliss Museum and Old
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The Freedom Crossing mall, open since 2011, includes shops, food court,
restaurants and movie theatre. Photo by Otto Schulze
Fort-ify Yourself
Fort Bliss isnt just for soldiers.
Museums, shops, restaurants and
major events invite the public to visit.
Story by Lisa Kay Tate
Pop Goes the Fort is an annual July 4 event presented at Fort Bliss by
El Paso Symphony Orchestra. Photo courtesy of EPSO
Ironsides Museum, and the U.S. Army
Heritage Center (formerly Museum) of the
Noncommissioned Officer.
The Old Fort Bliss replica, Building 5054
at Pershing and Pleasanton, mirrors the El
Paso communitys love for its Old West
history, and includes replicas of the origi-
nal adobe fort buildings and military arti-
facts of the Magoffinsville Post, 1854 to
1868. It also includes artifacts and infor-
mation about the ways the soldiers lived in
days past. This is one of the better oppor-
tunities for visitors to learn about the forts
early days, as the actual original site of
Fort Bliss, located near the Border
Highway, which now houses private apart-
ments. Old Fort Bliss also hosts a farmers
market during the summer, and has been
the site of living history events during the
holidays or patriotic events.
The museums next event is Old Fort
Bliss Days Nov. 8, celebrating the 66th
anniversary of the museum and giving vis-
itors a chance to learn about flag etiquette,
how to become a volunteer with the muse-
um and other facts about the early fort.
The Fort Bliss Museum and Old
Ironsides Museum, located in the same
building at 1735 Marshall Road, also share
the forts history dating back to 1848,
through everything from artifacts to diora-
mas. One of the museums focuses is the
story of the Old Ironsides Division as
well as the 1st Armored Division.
The U.S. Army Heritage Center of the
Non-Commissioned Officer, located on
SSG Sims St. Bldg 11331, Biggs Air Field,
depicts the history of NCOs from 1775 to
the present.
Baily feels all the bases museums are
something everyone in the area should pay
a visit to.
All museums on post are must sees for
visitors and citizens of El Paso, he said.
These offer a great insight in the history
of Fort Bliss, its units and soldiers.
Some other Fort Bliss facilities are open to
the public, with advance reservations.
Most notable of these is the Centennial
Club and Banquet Hall. If reservations are
made in advance, the community is invited
to take part in any of the season brunch
events. Brunches are held each year for
Easter, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, and
Thanksgiving. Non-Fort Bliss residents
can also reserve the hall for special occa-
sions or corporate events.
The Centennial Club, located on Biggs
Field also offers the only Sam Adams Pub
in El Paso, Baily said.
The Fort Bliss Bow and Gun Club (for-
merly called the Rod and Gun Club) isnt
located on the fort proper, so special visi-
tors do not need to enter the fort gates to
visit it. The club has ranges for trap and
skeet shooting, along with several other
ranges for both guns and archery. Non-Fort
Bliss residents are welcomed to become
members of the club, and take part in
weekend shooting competitions or special
events scheduled throughout the year.
Concerts, festivals
Fort Bliss encourages visits and support
from the community, as it offers many
events throughout the year that are open to
the public.
Just to name a few, during the summer
months Fort Bliss offers a series of con-
certs held at Freedom Crossing, Let
Freedom Sing, and the annual Rock the
Fort Concert and Soldier Show, Baily
said. The community is also invited to
attend different ceremonies such as the
Salute to the Nation on Fourth of July, an
outstanding ceremony that honors our
nation.
Concert events are always big draws.
Fort Bliss MWR (Morale, Welfare and
Recreation) has estimated more than 8,000
individuals attend the Pop Goes the Fort
concert each July 4, and the annual Rock
the Fort summer concert and festival
brings in up to 10,000 attendees. The sum-
mer Let Freedom Sing series is also one of
the biggest draws for Freedom Crossing.
Another annual event open to the com-
munity is the Oktoberfest in September.
During the Holiday season, Freedom
Crossing is decorated for Christmas and
offers a variety of holiday events during
this season as well.
Baily also mentioned the semi-annual
post-wide yard sales. Open to the public,
they give the outsiders a good opportunity
to meet some of the families who make up
the Fort Bliss community.
One of the unique features of Fort Bliss
over the years, and a big source of commu-
nity-oriented events, has been the German
Air Force.
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Promoting El Paso
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El Paso Scene
Attractions at Fort Bliss include the Fort
Bliss Replica (above) and Fort Bliss and
Old Ironsides Museums.
While the German Air Force on Fort
Bliss has been reducing its forces, its Aid
for the Needy charity is still serving the
region. According to spokesman Franz
Huber, the charity has been around for
more than 40 years, supporting projects in
the U.S. and Mexico.
Huber said the organization hosts three
primary fundraisers each year, the German
American Oktoberfest Night run held each
September for the past 21 years, the
German Spring Fair, and its longest run-
ning event, the German Christmas Fair.
The Christmas Fair, held each November,
has been a tradition on Fort Bliss for 30
years, and has been a popular way to share
an aspect of the German culture with the
border area via German food, cakes, beer,
gluehwein (a German winter wine drink)
and other holiday traditions. This years
German Christmas Fair is set for Nov. 22.
Huber said all three events are open to
the entire community.
These events are geared towards the
community in El Paso, to celebrate
German traditions with German music,
German food and German beer, Huber
said. Its a way to connect with the
American-Mexican community and to cel-
ebrate with friends in the borderland
region.
Huber added, There is a tight connec-
tion among our community and we feel
very much integrated in El Paso after all
those years at Fort Bliss. As long as we
have the support by the community, we
will continue staging these events with our
American friends.
So. New Mexico posts
Fort Bliss isnt the sole military base in
the area, as there are two bases, White
Sands Missile Range and Holloman Air
Force Base, located between Las Cruces
and Alamogordo, N.M. Each of these
bases hosts annual events that welcome
the general public.
White Sands Missile Range is Americas
largest overland military range, and is best
known as the site of the first atomic bomb
test at Trinity Site in 1945. Visitors can
tour this site the first Saturday in April.
During this open house, guest can visit the
Ground Zero area of the test and learn
about the history of the ranges history.
The next Trinity Site Tour is April 4, 2015.
Visitors can learn more about the origin
of the countrys missile and space activity
year round at the White Sand Missile
Range Museum, and its surrounding mis-
sile park. The museum and park teaches
guests the accomplishments of its scien-
tists like Wernher von Braun and Clyde
Tombaugh, and housed a display of mis-
siles and rockets tested at White Sands
such as the Pershing II and Patriot. The
museum also has a learning center and gift
shop featuring works by area artists.
Holloman Air Force Base, home to the
49th Wing, hosts its annual Community
Day Open House and Air Show each
spring. The show features both flying
demonstrations and air displays that give
non-base residents a chance to see the
capabilities of Hollomans services. The
event is usually held in May and is free to
the public.
Promoting El Paso
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A year of Bliss
There is something to do nearly every
month at Fort Bliss that welcomes the
entire community. Here are some recur-
ring events to look for each year
(months may vary each year).
February
Fort Bliss Got Talent
March
Basket Bingo fundraiser.
German Spring Bazaar
Fort Bliss MWR Golf Tournament
April
Fort Bliss Spring Bazaar, hosted by
the Noncommissioned Officers Club
Military Order of the World Wars
Massing of the Colors
Easter Brunch at the Centennial Club
(March or April)
Post-wide Yard Sale
May
Armed Forced Day community open
house, hosted by
the Fort Bliss Garrison Command
Public Affairs Office
Mothers Day Brunch, at the
Centennial Club
June
Flag Day annual retreat ceremony
Fathers Day Brunch, at the
Centennial Club
Tower Day, community use of the
Tango Tower
July
Pop Goes the Fort, fireworks and El
Paso Symphony performance
August
Rock the Fort summertime concert
event (often in July or August)
U.S. Army Soldier Show, Broadway-
style variety show performed by sol-
diers
Ten-Miler in the Heat run
September
German-American Night Run
Oktoberfest on Fort Bliss
Oryx Challenge Bike Tour
October
Trunk or Treat at the Bow and Gun
club
Monster Bash
Freedom Crossings Fall Fest
Bliss, Brews and Que, Kansas City
BBQ Society-Sanctioned Cook-off
November
The NCO Wives Club Holiday
Bazaar
Veterans Day Gala
German Advents-Bazaar (usually late
November or Early December)
Fort Bliss Golf Tournament
Thanksgiving Brunch at the
Centennial Club
Old Fort Bliss Days
MWR Turkey Trot
December
8K Holiday Run, family run
1st Armored Division Band Holiday
Concert
Polar Bear Plunge cold-weather
swimming event
Freedom Crossings Let Freedom
Sing Concert Series monthly free con-
certs run May through August, and free
live Friday at The Fire performances by
area musicians are held most Friday
evenings year round.
For more events information, visit
blissmwr.com or freedomcrossingatfort-
bliss.com.
All phone numbers listed are in Juarz.
Telon de Arena Theater and cafe is at
Cayetano Lpez #566 Col. Partido La Fuente.
Information: 6119545, telondearena.org.
The theatre company presents Cain at 7
p.m. Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 30-Nov.
2. Admission is 100 pesos (60 pesos students
and teachers).
Cibeles Convention Center Av.
Toms Fernndez 8450, between Calle
Portales and Antonio J. Bermudez, Zona
Campestre.
Halloween Party and Terror Zone is at 8
p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Admission: 250 pesos.
Secretos de prosperidad lecture by
Edmundo Velazco is at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
1. Admission: 550 pesos.
Fiesta Jurez Expo Jurez returns
through Nov. 2 after six years with a new
name and new location in Parque Extremo
along Avenida Heroico Colegio Militar (across
from Plaza de la Mexicanidad). Hours are 4
p.m. to 1 a.m. weekdays and until 2 p.m.
weekends. Admission is 50 pesos for adults,
free for children; includes rides.
The mega-fair includes over 200 artisan and
food booths, 30 amusement rides, a rodeo,
petting zoo, music and other entertainment.
Top headliners include Vicente Fernandez
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Tickets
range from 500 to 1,900 pesos.
El Teatro Mata directed by Pilo Galindo, is
at 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. Free with fair admis-
sion.
Centro Cultural Paso del Norte - Av.
Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the
Red Cross. Information: 1730300 or
ccpn.com.mx (Facebook: ccpnteatro). Tickets
for many events sold at donboleton.com, and
the centers box office.
7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3: Orquesta Sinfonica
Esperanza Azteca. Admission: 140 pesos.
7 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5: A la
orilla del rio, comedy by Woody Allen with
Kuno Becker, Erick Elias and Marimar Vega.
Admission: 200 to 550 pesos.
1 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12: Amalia
Hernandez Folkloric Ballet. Admission: 400,
600 and 800 pesos.
11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15: The opera
Carmen broadcast live from New York Met.
7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15: University
Simphonic Orchestra.
Centro Cultural Barrio Alto Santos
Degollado 1039 sur (10 blocks from former
City Hall). Erotic Tricicle, a multidisciplinary art
event on love through art, is at 2 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 6-8. Features
painting, sculpture, photography, drawings,
ceramics, lectures, music, dance, poetry and
other performance art.
El Rincon De Ana Lucia The caf-
gallery is at Blvd Tomas Fernandez 8215-2A
(lower level in front of Torres Campestre
building). An opening reception is at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 6, for a collective exhibit by
painters Geo Gamez, Camis Villagran and
Maribel Sanchez. Cocktails served. Free and
open to the public.
ICSA Abraham Chavez Room, Heroico
Colegio Militar Ave. at University Ave. A panel
discussion on the cultural politics of Jurez is at
6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6. Free and open to
the public.
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.
Querido Serapio a revolutionary era the-
ater by writer/director Pilo Galindo, is present
at 7 p.m. each Thursday (Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27)
in November. Admission is free.
Oscar Martinez, renowned borderland histo-
rian, speaks on El Patrimonio en la Region
Fronteriza, at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. Free
admission.
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.
Alianza Francesa de Cd. Jurez - Calle
Tlaxcala #2644 Col. Margaritas (at Ignacio
Ramirez). French movies with Spanish subtitles
are shown at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 and 21.
Admission is free.
Estadio Carta Blanca Av. Reforma (at
Sanders, across from Comision Federal de
Electricidad). Tickets at donboleton.com.
Saturday, Nov. 8: XPilots World Freestyle
Motocross, Tickets are 250, 300 and 800
pesos. Information: xpilots.com.mx.
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18: Megastar Ricky
Martin. Tickets are 750, 1400, 2300 and 2900
pesos. The one-time member of Menudo
achieved worldwide fame with Livin La Vida
Loca. With over 85 million albums sold and
nearly 100 platinum records, 11 No. 1 songs
and six Grammys, Martin is considered the cat-
alyst for the success of Latin pop.
Christmas Pastorela Amigos de la
Fundacin Mascareas hosts the the Mexican
Christmas celebration at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 12, at Centro Cultural Paso del Norte in
Cd. Juarez. Pastorelas describe the journey fol-
lowed by Saint Joseph and the Virgin Mary
prior to her giving birth to the Lord Jesus. The
event includes religious processions and choral
singing accompanied by the Ballet de Mxico
de Amalia Hernndez. Tickets: $65 main floor,
$50 first balcony, and $35 second. Information:
(011-52-656) 612-4075 or fmascarenas.org.
A cast of about 70 actors and actresses
include the nativity characters, choral groups,
folkloric dancers and mariachis.
Centro de Convenciones Cuatro Siglos
- Cuatro Siglos Boulevard at Arizona. The rock
group La Castaeda performs at 9 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 15. Tickets are 135, 200 and
400 pesos (donboleton.com).
Moroccos - Inside Jardines Carta Blanca,
Reforma at Peru. Big Noize concert is at 8
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, featuring Hard Rock
Classics with Sebastian Bach (formerly of Skid
Row), Bruce Kulick (Kiss), Phil Soussan (Vince
Neil) and Vinni Appice (Black Sabbath). Tickets
are 250 and 500 pesos.
The Grunge Inside Petes Bowling,
Hermanos Escobar Av 6665 near Heroico
Colegio Militar Av. Fundraiser shows featuring
local rock bands are 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15
and 29. Admission is 40 pesos.
Please see Page 31
Auditorio Benito Jurez Ignacio
Ramirez and Vicente Guerrero, one block from
Parque Borunda.
8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18: Theatre perform-
ance of Mas ca ... que bonitas, a comic fairy
tale with Valeria Vera, Gina Varela and
Wendoleen. Tickets: 250 and 350 pesos.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26: El lado facil de
la gente dificil, lecture by motivational speaker
Cesar Lozano. Tickets: 200, 300 and 400
pesos.
Soriana Iglesias Mall Lopez mateos Av
at Casas Grandes Highway. Expo Anime
Frontier is noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Nov. 22-23. Booths, shows, games,
contests and tournaments
with Wanda, Kimera and Eduardo Garcia, the
voice behind several anime TV series.
Admission is free. Information: 045 656 554
0207 (Berenice Martinez),
Teatro de la Nacion Costa rica street
at 20 de noviembre. Los Mismo del Mimo,
starring mime German de Santiago, is at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22. Admission is 50 pesos.
Tequilas Discoteque Pronaf Zone, next
to Centro Cultural de la Ciudad (star-shape
building. A grand reopening is at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22, with Tierra Sagrada band.
Tecnologico de Monterrey Tomas
Fernandez Boulevard and Av. de las Industrias,
Campos Eliseos zone inside Bermudez
Industrial Park.
La Conve anime show is Saturday and
Sunday, Nov. 29-30, at several locations inside
the campus. Special guests include Christina
Dark, Hallyu Dance, Lalo Varela, Paula Monroy,
Meagan Marie and others. Doors open at 11
a.m.
Bazar Del Monumento The weekly
bazaar is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays at the
Benito Jurez Monument downtown, Vicente
Guerrero and Constitucion Avenues. Art,
antiques, books and more sold and traded. The
event also features live rock bands and urban
artist shows.
Museo del Chamizal Chamizal Park,
Jurez (next to the Bridge of the Americas).
The museum features archaeological and his-
toric exhibits. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Information: 611-
1048.
Showing all month: Jornada Mogollon, an
exhibit of photographs and artifacts.
Museo del INBA - Circuito Jose Reyes
Estrada, Zona Pronaf. Admission is free.
Showing all month: Encuentros, a major
exhibition by top Jurez artists.
Nuvo Plaza San Luis, Ejercito Nacional at
Francisco Villarreal. Fitness Model 2014 begins
at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. Presented by Pepe
Cervantes, owner of Academia Cervantes.
La Rodadora The interactive childrens
museum is in the citys Parque Central. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays
and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: 65 pesos (around $5). 3D Theater
admission: 30 pesos ($2.50 US). Theater/muse-
um combo is 79 pesos ($6.25 US). Information:
52-656-558-2415 or larodadora.org.
Jurez correspondent Walter Schaefer
2 022988 (cobracollectionag@hotmail.com or
walteraleisterschaefer@gmail.com)
Viva Jurez
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Frontera 10th Anniversary Frontera
Land Alliance celebrates its 10th anniversary
with its annual event 9 a.m. to noon Saturday,
Nov. 1, with tours, talks and wild animals on
the site of their first conservation easement,
Thunder Canyon. Admission is free.
Information: 351-8352 fronteralandalliance.org.
To get there: from Mesa take a right onto
Shadow Mountain, then a right onto Pebble
Beach. Follow this road around to Oak Cliff
Drive and will take a right. Oak Cliff dead ends
at Thunder Canyon.
El Paso Cactus and Rock Club The
club will celebrate Cactus Appreciation Month
9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at El
Paso Garden Center, 3105 Grant, in Memorial
Park, with informational briefings, a plant sale,
refreshments and a free CD with plant informa-
tion. Admission is free. Information: elpa-
sodesert.com/epcrc or on Facebook.
Dino Hike and Brunch Ardovinos
Sunland Park, N.M., hosts a brunch and hike of
the dinosaur trails at Cristo Rey Saturday, Nov.
8. Hikes depart at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Reservations required; limit 30 people per hike.
Cost: $7.50, plus tax. Information: (575) 589-
0653, ext. 3
GRO El Paso US Green Building Council
Chihuahuan Desert Chapter hosts its Growth,
Resilience and Opportunity event 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15, at
Double Tree Hotel and Memorial Park
Reserve. The two-day event focuses on both
professional development and community
engagement intended to increase awareness of
sustainable community and living practices with
the goal of maximizing resilience and quality of
life. Information: 532-3177 or usgbc-cd.org.
Fridays events are geared towards the pro-
fessional community; visit site for details.
The Community Day is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 15, at Memorial Park Reserve,
3100 Copper. The public can learn about, recy-
cling, composting, solar and wind energy and
training, health, wellness and more, as well as
enjoy food, entertainment and dancing.
Admission is free. Information: 208-9693 or on
Facebook at GRO El Paso.
Velo Paso and El Paso Bicycle Club will host
rides Saturday; see EPBC listing in Sports.
Festival of the Cranes The 27th annual
event is Tuesday through Sunday, Nov. 18-23,
at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
near Socorro, N.M. Events also are at the
Macey Center on the New Mexico Tech
Campus and other area locations.
Information/schedule: (575) 835-2077 or
friendsofthebosque.org/crane.
The Festival of the Cranes celebrates the
yearly return of thousands of sandhill cranes,
snow geese, ducks and whooping cranes among
the 325 species found at the Bosque.
The festival schedule includes the annual expo
and wildlife art show, about 100 events, most
requiring advance registration.
A variety of birding tours of Bosque del
Apache will be offered from dawn to dusk.
Special events are offered Thursday through
Saturday evening. Cost varies per event.
The annual friends dinner is 6:20 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday at Bodega Burger Co. Restaurant,
606 N. California, Socorro. Keynote speaker to
be announced. Cost: $37.
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 mil-
itary (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.
Tokens are $2 each. African Star Train ride
tickets are $2 plus tax ($1.50 for children and
society members). Asian Elephant Training
Encounters scheduled at noon daily.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
The November meeting and program is at 7
p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, at the Centennial
Museum on the UTEP campus. Hummingbird
expert Kelly Bryan of Fort Davis will discuss
The Lucifer Hummingbird in West Texas.
Open to the public.
A Dripping Springs Natural Area field trip with
possible Soledad Canyon visit departs at 7 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 15, from the southwest corner
of Outlet Shoppes of El Pasos parking lot (off
Talbot). Brown bag lunch at La Cueva area.
Nominal entry fee per car. Nonmembers and
beginners welcome. Call for details and reser-
vations: Mark Perkins, 637-3521.
Franklin Mountains State Park 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 fee is $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 or on
Facebook at FranklinMountainsSP.
A Happy Tails n Happy Trails dog adoption
fair is Saturday, Nov. 1, with activities for peo-
ple and their dogs. Time to be determined.
Photography 101 Workshop by Wayne Pope
is 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. Call for details.
Guided hikes and bike rides are $3 additional
fee ($1 ages 5-12; under 5 free). Dogs wel-
come on leash on some hikes. Reservations
required: 566-6441 ext. 221, 224 or
adrianna.weickhardt@tpwd.state.tx.us.
Halloween Mine Tour, 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31.
Peak Fitness Challenge Hike, 7 a.m. Saturday,
Nov. 15, at North Franklin Peak.
Nature Walk, 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16.
Womens Beginner Hike is 9 a.m. Saturday,
Nov. 22, at Lower Sunset Trail.
The Turkey Trail Trilogy (three back-to-back
hikes) begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27.
Mountain Bike rides, all at 9 a.m.:
Womens Beginner Rides, Sunday, Nov. 2.
Beginners Rides, Saturday, Nov. 8 and
Sunday, Dec. 6.
Intermediate Rides, Sunday, Nov. 16 and
Dec. 14.
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.
Introductory tour is 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 9,
Bird tour is 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22.
Community Workday is 9 a.m. Saturday,
Nov. 15.
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.
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 texasstateparks.gov.
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; reservations
recommended. There is an annual orientation
program for visitors. Bicycles permitted only on
designated paved areas. Pets allowed only in
camping or picnic areas. Call for reservations,
tour schedule other information: 857-1135 or
(512) 389-8900.
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.
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, group reservations: (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 area,
run by the federal Bureau of Land Management
in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy,
includes the A.B. Cox Visitors Center, several
hiking trails, and La Cueva Picnic Area.
The visitor center and main trail is open 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. for the winter months.
Admission is $3 per vehicle. No pets allowed
(except for assistance animals). Information:
(575) 522-1219.
Please see Page 33
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.
Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park
5000 Calle del Norte in Mesilla. All events free
with park admission, unless listed otherwise.
Hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Day use fee: $5 per vehicle ($40 annual
pass). Information: (575) 523-4398.
Audubon Bird Walks are 7:15 a.m. Saturdays,
led by park volunteers.
Ranger-led Hikes are 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
Fitness in Nature walks with the Second
Chance Walker Program are 8:30 a.m. every
Saturday beginning at the Visitor Center.
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 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
through Nov. 1l 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 2-Dec.
21. Visitor Center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
through Dec. 21. 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 at 4 p.m.
The final Step Into the Past of the season is
1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, with the presentation
Fire on the Dunes: How Humans Shaped the
Gypsum Dunes with park archeologist Alison
Harvey.
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.
Visitor Center open 8 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.
(be in line to exit cave by 4:30 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. Entrance fee: $3 per per-
son; $10 per family. Information: (575) 536-
9461 or nps.gov/gicl. Admission will be free on
Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11.
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.
Entrance is free on Tuesday, Nov. 11, for
Veterans Day.
Natural History Outings Southwest
Environmental Center of Las Cruces offers
Back by Noon Saturday field trips on selected
Saturdays leaving from the center at 275
Downtown Mall, Las Cruces. Advance registra-
tion required; $5 donation from non-members
requested. Information, reservations: (575)
522-5552. Hike details at wildmesquite.org.
Nov. 1: Walk Through Time hike departs at
7:15 a.m. to Temuco Mountain. Moderate to
strenuous, steep trail conditions.
Nov. 8: Trek to Aztec Cave departs at 8
a.m. to Franklin Mountains State Park.
Strenuous due to loose rocks, sharp inclines.
New Mexico State Parks Day-use fee
is $5. All programs are free with park entrance.
Information: (575) 744-5998 or nmparks.com.
Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff.
Information: (575) 437-8284.
A Watercolors and Landscapes outdoor paint-
ing event is 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1.
Meet at the group shelter; materials provided.
A Trail Journaling walk is 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8.
A Fall Colors Walk is 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
15, along the Riparian Trail.
A night sky viewing of The Milky Way is 6 to
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22,
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.
Constellation and Planet stories are 5: to 9
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15.
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.
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.
Star Party is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15.
The zoo features animals native to the
Chihuahuan Desert.
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Centennial Museum University at
Wiggins, UTEP. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30
Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 747-8994, 747-6669 or
museum.utep.edu.
The museum is the official Centennial
Welcome Center through 2014, with exhibits
about UTEPs history, themed walking tours of
the campus, UTEP documentaries and
Childrens Activity Corner. Learn more at the
centennial celebration at UTEP100years.com.
Showing Nov. 8-Jan. 15: Winning photo-
graphs from the Centennial Photo Contest.
Opening reception and awards presentation for
contest winners is 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8,
with live music and refreshments.
Themed walking tours are available by
appointment at 2:30 p.m. Mondays. Contact
Maribel Villalva at 747-6669 or
mvillalva2@utep.edu.
Permanent exhibits on the Third Floor focus
on the history of the Chihuahuan Desert. The
Chihuahuan Desert Gardens on the museum
grounds have more than 800 species of plants
native to the region.
El Paso Exploreum The citys first liv-
ing laboratory museum for children is at 300
W. San Antonio (south of Convention Center).
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Last
admission is one hour before closing time.
Information: 533-4330, elpasoexploreum.org or
on the museums Facebook page. Admission:
$8 ($6 seniors over 60, and military and educa-
tors with ID; free for infants).
The Exploreum includes multiple interactive
exhibits in four theme areas: construction, avia-
tion, role-play and high tech.
New is Shuttle to the Stars, an exhibitcreat-
ed by 11-year-old Riley Tabat. The interactive
solar exhibit offers visitors a chance to sit in
shuttle seats, experience the rumble of a take-
off, and then interactively open a window on
the solar system. Pilots then select buttons to
identify planets.
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. Closed Monday.
Admission is free unless listed otherwise.
Information: 351-0048 or elpasoholocaustmu-
seum.org.
The museum depicts Jewish life in Europe
before World War II, Hitlers rise to power,
the expulsion of Jews into ghettoes, life in con-
centration camps, prisoner resistance to the
Nazis and liberation of the camps. Also fea-
tured is a local survivors exhibit. Docents avail-
able for guided tours.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso
(west of U.S. 54). New hours are 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed
Sundays, Mondays and city holidays. Admission
is free. Information: 755-4332 or
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
Weekly Archery and Atl-Atl demonstrations
are 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. The atl-atl (spear
thrower) was used by the Archaic Period
hunters who lived in the El Paso area 8,000
years ago. These demonstrations are hosted by
the Citadel of the Southern Pass, Local Chapter
of the Society of Creative Anachronism for the
Archery and the El Paso Museum of
Archaeology for the atl-atl and are open to
public participation. Authorized safety marshals
are present, so archers are welcome to bring
their own recurve and long bows as well (no
compound bows allowed). Museum staff is on
hand to teach visitors how to use the atl-atl on
a separate range.
El Paso Museum of Art One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. For exhibit
information, see Southwest Art Scene.
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, except for
selected exhibits. Admission for Julius Caesar:
$12; $8 students with ID; seniors 62 and older;
$6 per person for groups of 10 or more (free
for museum members and age 5 and younger).
Information: 351-3588, elpasotexas.gov/history.
Memory Box and Da de Los Muertos craft
workshops are 1 to 3 p.m., with a Da de los
Muertos Crafts Workshop 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1. Admission: $2; free for
museum members.
Showing through Nov. 9 in celebration of
Da de Los Muertos: Calaveritas (Halloween
poems) and Altares de Muertos. Poems in
English and Spanish will be displayed as well as
Altars from different organizations remember-
ing those departed.
A Teachers Advisory Committee meeting is 9
to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. Open to all teach-
ers wishing to be involved with the museum.
Call museum for reservations
A family workshop is noon to 1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 15. Call for reservations.
Showing through Jan. 10 for the first time in
the United States: Julius Caesar: Military
Genius, Mighty Machines. This interactive
exhibition features war machines, transporta-
tion machines and civil machines, recreated
scaled artifacts and computer animations. It
covers the epic period from the triumphant
victory of Julius Caesar over the Gauls in 52 BC
to the transformation of Rome from a republic
into the Roman Empire. The interactive replica
machines described by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
in the first century BC in his famous work De
Architectura were built by the Teknoart spe-
cialists under the auspices of La Sapienza,
University of Rome.
A lecture on War and Politic in Rome is 2 to
3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. Call museum 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.
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
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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.
The new Visitor Center Grand Opening and
Holiday Open House is 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 13.
National Border Patrol Museum and
Memorial Library 4315 Transmountain
Drive. The museum, in Northeast El Paso just
west of U.S. 54, features the history of the
Border Patrol with uniforms, equipment, pho-
tographs, guns, motor vehicles, airplanes, boats
and other items, including hands-on exhibits for
kids. The Border Patrol was founded in 1924 in
El Paso. 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.
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.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta
Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe, offering a glimpse of five centuries
of Pueblo history and tradition. Hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: 859-7700, ysle-
tadelsurpueblo.org.
U.S. Army Heritage Center of the
NCO Building 11331, Staff Sergeant Simms
St., Biggs Army Airfield. Equipment and uni-
forms 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: 744-8646.
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.
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.
Information: (575) 541-2154, las-
cruces.org/museums or on Facebook.
Showing Nov. 7 through January, 2015 are
two nationally renowned photography exhibits
that highlight the delicate balance of watery and
dry environments:
Fragile Waters, photographs of aquatic
landscapes by Ansel Adams, Dorothy Monnelly,
and Ernest Brooks II.
Docent-led tours of the exhibit are 10 a.m. to
noon Saturdays.
Desert Air, photographs of the worlds
most arid deserts by National Geographic pho-
tographer George Steinmetz.
Opening reception for both exhibits is 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, as part of the Downtown
Ramble. Brooks, Monnelly and curator Jeanne
Adams will be on hand, and a lecture on
Thriving in the Desert: Andean Civilizations
NMSU professor and Latin-American historian
Inigo Garcia-Bryce begins at 5:30 p.m.
Several talks are planned in conjunction with
the exhibits.
Drone Technology and Todays World lec-
ture by Gary Kern is noon Saturday, Nov. 15.
The Past, The Present, and Future of the
Rio Grande lecture by Fred Phillips is noon
Saturday, Nov. 22.
Family activities planned during the exhibit are
noon on selected Saturdays:
Nov. 15: Visions Through The Eye of the
Needle, pinhole camera workshop.
Nov. 29: Around the World in 80
Photographs geography workshop.
Additional events planed at the Museum of
Science and Nature and the Museum of Art
(see museum listings).
New volunteer docent training for the
exhibits is 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, and 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 12. Interested volunteers
can contact Curator of Education Elisabeth
Stone, (575) 541-2219 or atestone@las-
cruces.org.
The monthly History Notes Lecture Series is
1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. The Modern
Technology, Ancient Communities: The
Archaeology of Prehistoric Settlement
Patterns with Kelsey Reese.
The Cultural Connections Book club meets at
2 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 19, to discuss
Arabian Sands by explorer and travel writer
Wilfred Thesiger. This months book selection
coincides with he museums current Desert
Air exhibit.
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.
during the First Friday Ramble. Information:
(575) 522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.
A Science Extravaganza event is 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1,celebrating the muse-
ums 2nd anniversary, with a special animal
encounters at 1 p.m., NMSU Astronomy
Department solar viewing, and other activities.
The museum will also host a series of talks
and workshops in conjunction with both the
Fragile Waters and Desert Air exhibits run-
ning Nov. 7-January, 2015, at Branigan
Cultural Center:
Curating Fragile Waters lecture by Jeanne
Falk Adams is 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8.
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.
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon the sec-
ond Saturday of each month (Nov. 8). 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. Children of all ages welcome. RSVP
requested.
Rail Readers Book Club meets at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 19, to discuss the book
Death Rides the Zephyr, by Janet Dawson.
Participation is free.
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. The 47-
acre museum chronicles the 3,000-year history
of agriculture and rural life in New Mexico.
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5
for adults, $3 seniors 60 and older; $2 age 5-
17; free for museum members, veterans and
children age 4 and under. Information: (575)
522-4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Thanksgiving crafts for kids are 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. Free with regular muse-
um admission.
The museums Culture Series presents author
Sherry Robinson on Lipan Apaches at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 13. Lipan Apaches were some
of the least known people in the Southwest.
Robinsons book, I Fought a Good Fight: A
History of the Lipan Apaches, won the Fray
Francisco Atanasio Domnguez Award in 2014
from the Historical Society of New Mexico and
a 2013 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award, first
place winner in history with the National
Federation of Press Women. Admission: $2
suggested donation.
HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show &
Gift Market is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22-23, in part-
nership with the New Mexico Department of
Agriculture. Food grown in New Mexico is
showcased by vendors from around the state,
along with samples, demonstrations, book sign-
ings and a chile relleno cooking contest.
Admission: $5 per vehicle; first 100 attendees
receive free burlap shopping bag.
Showing Nov. 14-Oct. 16, 2015 in the
Cultural Corridor: Cheryl Cathcart: In a World
of Horses, 32 photographs of horses from the
U.S. and Europe. Cathcarts images capture the
power, beauty and spirit of horses in New
Mexico and Montana, as well as France, Italy
and Portugal. Reception and photographers
lecture is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8.
Showing through Nov. 30 in the Arts
Corridor: Bonnie Mandoe: New Mexico Land
& Landscapes, featuring 36 oil paintings by the
Las Cruces artist.
The museum also features domestic animals
on site. Milking demonstrations are at 10 a.m.
Monday through Saturday. Sewing and weaving
demonstrations are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesdays.
Pony rides for children offered 10 a.m. to
noon Saturdays, near the Horse and Cattle
Barn. Tickets: $5 per ride (available in the
lobby or near the barn).
Dowsing classes are 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 8 for beginners and Nov. 15 for
advanced students, with instructor Frank
Geisel. Cost per class: $15 ($10 museum mem-
bers); check or cash only. Dowsing tools will be
available; pre-registration encouraged.
NMSU Art Gallery D.W. Williams Art
Center, 1390 E. University Ave, on the NMSU
campus, Las Cruces (east of Solano). Hours are
noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, plus
evenings 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Admission is
free. Parking free on weekends and after 5
p.m. on weekdays. Information: (575) 646-
2545 or nmsu.edu/artgal.
NMSU Museum Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
At the Museum
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nmsu.edu/museum/.
The museums permanent exhibit is Pottery
from the Americas, featuring nearly 600 pot-
tery vessels representing Southwestern and
Mesoamerican ceramics.
Showing for Fall 2014:
Oodham Himdag: Weaving a Way of Life,
funded by a grant from the Southwest and
Border Cultures Institute of NMSU.
Cloth as Community: Hmong Textiles in
America a program of ExhibitsUSA.
Light in the Desert: Photographs from the
Monastery of Christ in the Desert, organized
by the New Mexico History Museum.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
and Missile Park Exhibits feature the his-
tory of the Trinity Site (site of the first atomic
bomb test), the V-2 rocket, ranchers on the
range and missile optics. An outdoor Missile
Park displays rockets and missiles tested on the
range. 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 holidays. Free admis-
sion. 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. Admission:
$5 ($2.50 students 6 to 18; free for ages 5 and
younger). Family rates: $15. Information: (575)
894-6600 or geronimospringsmuseum.com.
Hubbard Museum of the American
West 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours are
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday
(closed Thursday and Friday); also closed
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Docent-led tours
of permanent exhibits are 10 a.m. Fridays.
Admission: $7 ($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.
Now showing is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Jar,
an exhibition of Hohokam Potter from the
Anne Stradling Collection. More than 70 intact
pots dating as far back as 350 AD are featured.
Also showing is Album, mid-20th century
photographs by Carmon Phillips of the people
and places of Lincoln County.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
museum features the International Space Hall
of Fame and the Tombaugh IMAX Dome
Theater and Planetarium.
Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors and military, $4
ages 4-12, children 3 and younger free). Call
for school tours and group ticket arrangements.
Information: (877) 333-6589, (575) 437-2840
or nmspacemuseum.org.
The new Launch Pad Lecture Series runs the
9 to 11 a.m. the first Friday of each month. The
Nov. 7 lecture is Dodge Rock: Are Asteroids
Really Coming to Get Us? Admission is free;
coffee and donuts provided.
Showing at the IMAX Dome Theater are the
films Hubble and Tornado Alley, and the
Planetarium Show, Nine Planets and
Counting. Showtimes are on the hour, 10 a.m.
to 4 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 (included 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.
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 cloud-
croftmuseum.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.
Showing through Nov. 30: Wilderness,
photo exhibit by Michael Berman, James
Hemphill and Anthony Howell.
Showing through December is Gila Wild, an
exhibition about the Gilas place in the National
Wilderness Preservation Systems Wilderness
Act.
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 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Cost: $4.
At the Museum
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M
y order is placed and Im sit-
ting at a table with my back to
the window, enjoying the warm
sun. My time is spent on random
thoughts and taking mental notes of the
people around me.
I muse about how nice it is to live in
safe times when you never have to worry
about having your back exposed to a
window or a door. That came to mind
because of a story an elderly friend told
me about her relative in Socorro, N.M.
who was sitting and eating by his
kitchen window in the early 1900s when
he got shot. That may have had some-
thing to do with him being a stagecoach
robber involved with the Ketchum gang.
My mind then wanders to details about
Thomas Black Jack Ketchum, a good-
looking man with a striking black han-
dlebar mustache who roamed New
Mexico. He robbed a train one too many
times; the third time the conductor blast-
ed him with a shotgun. The injured
Ketchum was later sentenced to death by
hanging. His last words reportedly were
Ready, let her rip. That turned out to
be disturbingly literal, since the noose
nearly ripped off his head due to
Ketchums heavy weight.
Back to waiting. Im surrounded by six
other customers, all men, plus an
employee who looks like hes on lunch
break. The house music is a little loud,
making it hard for me to overhear two
men talking a table away from me, not
that Im eavesdropping. But I do under-
stand they were talking about a piece of
land that backs up to the Bureau of Land
Management, and the topic interests me,
so I am all ears. Id brought my book to
read but havent gotten into it yet.
Some construction workers sitting
across from me finish up and leave. A
postman is finishing his meal but is in no
hurry to go; he opens his black appoint-
ment book and a letter falls out. He
picks it up, holds it with both hands and
a happy look comes across his face, then
tears. He put his hands down, gazing
straight ahead, and then notices me look-
ing at him. He quickly puts everything
away, gets up and as he walks by he
stops and says to me, A letter from my
daughter. Im a grandfather again. Makes
me so happy, I cry.
Back to the two talking about the land.
One is wearing a white shirt and has a
shaved head, which serves as a prop for
his sunglasses. His large midriff indi-
cates he loves to eat. His companion is
older, wearing dark trousers with a yel-
low shirt and doesnt seem as interested
in the conversation as his companion, as
he drinks a super large drink with two
straws. I overhear that the BLM land in
question has a deer lease with it. Hogs
and turkeys are there too, but Im never
able to hear where exactly its located.
Two other guys right next to me,
dressed in white shirts and ties, are
speaking in Spanish, which is plain
enough for me to understand. But I dont
pay any attention.
The place has a good work crew. The
restaurant is very clean, my soup and
sandwich are good. There seems to be
good camaraderie among the help; the
fellow that brought my sandwich glances
across the room and talks and laughs
with the employee on break.
Wednesday lunch on the run, Village
Inn at Mesa and the freeway. They give
seniors great service. No wonder Ive
made it a regular stop on my way to my
EPCC writing class with my teacher
Patsy King. The other 10 students in the
class are all women lucky me. Today
I will read my story about selling
Cocaine Ill save that one for my
readers till next time.
John McVey Middagh is a former
saddle shop owner and amateur
local historian. You can reach him
at jmiddagh@yahoo.com.
Taking a Look Back
by John McVey Middagh
Random musings
waiting in a diner
Agave Rosa Gallery 905 Noble (next to
the International Museum of Art). Hours are 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The
gallery features paintings, sculpture, jewelry and
photography by area emerging artists.
Information: 533-8011 or agaverosagallery.com.
Showing in November is Una Momento En
La Vida, solo show by Isabel Fuentes. Opening
reception is 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8.
Artistic Celebration of Our Mountains
Exhibit The 14th annual juried art show
continues through December at Ardovinos
Desert Crossings Sunset Hall, One Ardovino
Drive in Sunland Park, featuring works inspired
by the regions mountains. Information: (575)
589-0653, ext. 3.
Bert Saldana Art Gallery The new
gallery featuring Southwestern Art is at 1501
Main Street in the San Elizario Arts District.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. Information: 851-0093 or bertsal-
dana.com.
Chamizal galleries Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Franklin G. Smith
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday; weekends by request. Abrazos
hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is
free. Information: 532-7273 or nps.gov/cham/.
Showing in the Franklin G. Smith Gallery are
the works of Hector Bernal, including his prize-
winning The Comedians, from the 39th annu-
al Siglo de Oro International Drama Festival.
Showing in the Abrazos Gallery is
Monumental Men for Monumental Times. A
temporary exhibit explains the connections
between American President Abraham Lincoln
and Mexican President Benito Juarez.
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, office@elpasoartassociation.com or
CrosslandArtGallery.com.
The 47th annual Arts International Juried
Exhibition runs through Nov. 1.
Showing Nov. 7-29: Pop to Portrait, works
in variety of medium by Gummi Thordarson,
John Watterson, Manny Guerra, Katie Gelinas,
Ricardo Q. Aleman, Mark Rojas and Rodolfo
Sigala. Gala opening reception is 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 7. The public is invited.
Desert Lights Art Show & Sale
The Alazan Artists impressionistic oil painters
groups 6th annual exhibit, sale and reception
for recent works is 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7,
at the 150 Sunset Event Center, 150 Sunset.
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
(also closed Nov. 27-28). Admission is free for
most exhibits. Tickets for Renoir to
Remington are $5 (free for age 12 and
younger, EPMA members and active duty mili-
tary and family with ID). Information: 532-1707
or elpasoartmuseum.org.
Showing through Feb. 1, 2015: Renoir to
Remington: Impressionism to the American
West. The exhibit explores the variety of ways
in which artists of the American Southwest
extended the Impressionist vision, including
earlier practitioners such as Frederic
Remington and later figures such as Fremont
Ellis. The exhibition will compare examples of
French and international Impressionism from
Tacoma Art Museum in Washington (almost 25
works by Boudin, Pissarro, Renoir, etc.) with
numerous works of the American Southwest
borrowed from local collections and selected
from the holdings of the EPMA.
Showing Nov. 1-9, in collaboration with
Consulate General of Mexico, is Ofrenda de
Da de los Muertos, in celebration of Day of
the Dead. The display commemorates Mexican
writer and Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz and his
work. Visitors may leave a poem or memory of
a loved one who has passed.
Dansa Jazz Stage presents a free performance
of La Llorona, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, in
the auditorium. Remarks will be given at 4 p.m.
by Consul General Jacob Prado and Museum
Director Michael Tomor, followed by perform-
ance at 4:40 p.m. A reception follows dance
with pan de muertos and chocolate.
A free lecture on The Architecture of Lake
Flato Architects, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6,
in the auditorium, as part of the Texas Tech
College of Architecture Prized Places 2014-
2015 Lecture Series. Guests of the lecture
receive free admission to the Renoir to
Remington exhibit.
The museums new Spark Sunday, monthly
program is 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, aimed
at multiple generations. Docents will engage
visitors in an Art Explorations program at 1 and
2, and at 1:30 and 2:30 younger audiences and
their caregivers can have fun while learning
about art in the PreK Book Club. The 2 p.m.
movie will be geared toward a family audience.
Showing Nov. 30-May 3: Mexican Devotion
on Tin and Copper: Selections from the
McKnight Collection. For more than 20 years
Sarah and Frank McKnight collected retablos
from Northwestern Mexico that they later sold
in their El Paso art gallery. In 2007 their per-
sonal collection of 71 retablos was given to the
El Paso Museum of Art by their children.
Showing through Dec. 7: Aleksander
Titovets Past and Present. Consisting of past
and recent work the exhibition includes land-
scapes, cityscapes and portraits, as well as
investigate Titovets artistic practice and its
relationship to Impressionism and Realism as
seen through a Russian and American
Southwest lens. A lecture by Titovets is 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 13, in the auditorium. Titovets
will give an illustrated talk on his artistic journey
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from Russia to El Paso. Attendees receive free
admission to Renoir to Remington exhibit.
Artists on Art with Gabriel Basurto runs
through Dec. 7 featuring The Antikythera
Mechanism. The Antikythera Mechanism is an
engineering marvel that has fascinated Basurto
since he learned of it in 2006.
The first in the Modern Masters Series:
Highlights from the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum is Paul Czanne and Pablo Picasso:
Birth of Cubism, showing through Feb. 1.
The exhibit will highlight a pair of powerful
works by Czanne and Picasso.
The two-year series will feature ten master-
pieces by seven artists in six presentations.
Free Zip Tours are 12:15 p.m. selected
Wednesdays. Space is limited to first 40 guests.
An Art Beats & Tocando luncheon in collabo-
ration with El Paso Symphony Orchestra is
noon Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Contemporary
II Gallery. Attendees get an inside look at
Tocando and Art Beats, and enjoy a special
performance by Tocando students.
Information, reservations: EPSO, 532-3776.
The EPMA World Cinema Series is 2 p.m.
Saturdays in the auditorium, presented by the
museums Art Algur H. Meadows Library.
Admission: $3 free for ages 12 and younger and
museum members. Call for titles.
Encaustic International Art Studio and
Gallery 7100 Westwind, Suites 120 and
135. The gallery is the studio of El Paso encaus-
tic artist Brigitte von Ahn. Hours are 2 to 5
p.m. Thursdays, noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Information: 833-0454 or brigittevonahn.com.
Currently showing is Old and New, works
by gallery artists Sally Avant, Patricia Siegelman,
Joyce Stine, Lori Wertz and Brigitte von Ahn.
They will present new encaustic paintings, with
a focus on oils and watercolors by early El Paso
artist Eugene Thurston.
An Encaustic painting workshop for beginning
and advanced artists is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22, on painting small cards and
paintings with the encaustic medium. Cost: $55
(participants should bring their own tools and
supplies).
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.
The gallery is also the home of the studio and
gallery of Debra DeSantis.
Alberto Escamillas 2015 calendars are now
available in the gallery, for $12, plus tax.
FreeStyle The collaborative show by
local artists Christina Huber, Candie Printz and
Beverly Widener using painting, drawing,
ceramics and photography runs through Jan.
6, at Mark Alan Salon and Gallery, 5700 N.
Mesa, Suite D. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday. Closed Sunday and
Monday. Admission is free. Information: 588-
5618 or 585-1300.
Gabriel Gaytn exhibit A solo exhibit
by El Paso artist Gabriel Gaytn runs through
Dec. 30, at El Paso Mission Trail Visitor
Center, 6095 Alameda (at Zaragoza).
Information: 851-9997 (Mission Trail Center),
474-1800 or gaytanartworks.com.
Center hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Hal Marcus Gallery 1308 N. Oregon.
Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday .
Information: 533-9090 or halmarcus.com.
Showing through Nov. 12 in conjunction
with Tom Lea Month: 1949 Sun Carnival
Reunion. The show will shed light on the
artists of the 1949 exhibition that broke ground
for all future El Paso arts organizations. On dis-
play will be paintings by artists from the original
1949 show, artist biographies, photos of artists
and ephemera. The Sun Carnival Exhibition
continued for many years and served to estab-
lish El Paso as an art center whose visual arts
reached far beyond the citys boundaries.
Today many of the artists are widely recog-
nized for their artistic achievements locally,
regionally and throughout the United States
including Tom Lea, Manuel Acosta, Jose
Cisneros, Fremont Ellis, Eugene Thurston, Fern
Thurston, Barry Atwater, Kate Ball and Berla
Emeree.
Showing Nov. 20-Jan. 15: Retro Rak, the
art of Bill Rakocy from the 1940s and 1950s.
Opening reception is 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 20. Rakocy has become a staple in the
region s art community; living in El Paso for
over 30 years. He was born in Youngstown,
Ohio in 1924 and has worked as a stage design-
er, muralist, museum curator, and taught all
levels of art instruction throughout the United
States. He also received a Felician Travel
Scholarship to study art in Italy. Rakocy paints
the Southwest in his own impressionistic style.
Christopher Forbes of Forbes Magazine called
Rakocy an American original artist, author,
historian, and unabashed enthusiast of the great
Southwest. He has published a number of art
and history books, including Pancho Villa Raids
Columbus, Images of Paso del Norte and
Taos Artists Founders.
Holidays on the Rise The art show
and sale of recent work and life painting studies
by impressionist Nina Cobb Walker is 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Womans
Club of El Paso, 1400 N. Mesa. Opening pre-
view reception is 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
6. Some works will remain on view through
November. Admission is free. Information:
532-6131, 755-7554 or ninacobbwalker.com.
Contemporary solo pianist, Juan Romero, per-
forms 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.
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.
The 15th annual Sun Bowl Art Exhibition, fea-
turing more than 70 paintings by regional
artists, runs Nov. 5-Dec. 27. pening reception
is 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5.
La Galeria de la Mison de Senec
The Ysleta Independent School Districts gallery
is at 8455 Alameda. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
Showing through Nov. 6 is the 7th annual
Faculty Art Show.
Submissions are being taken through Nov.
12, for the 17th annual Virgen de Guadalupe
Art Exhibition. Call Rocio at 434-9703 for
information.
Marfa Contemporary 100 E. San
Antonio in Marfa, Texas. Hours are 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 4
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p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Information:
(432) 729-3500_ or marfacontemporary.org.
Showing through Jan. 4, 2015: Spencer
Finch, Ulysses, a conceptually condensed
chronicle of one days journey, recorded as a
series of fleeting color sensations.
Pastel Society of El Paso The societys
next meeting is 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at
the International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana. The program will be a video on
Pastel Portraits by Daniel Greene, considered
the foremost pastelist in the United States. The
program is free and open to the public.
Rio Bravo Watercolorists The groups
monthly meeting is 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Great American Land
and Cattle Co, 9800 Gateway North. Darrell
McGahhey will demonstrate how to add a spe-
cial sparkle to ones paintings. Cost (includes
meal): $15; free for meeting only. Information:
O755-0724 . Dues for membership are $35
(check only).
Romero Art Studio 109 Argonaut. The
new studio featuring painter Francisco Romero
opens Saturday, Oct. 4, with a reception from
3 to 7 p.m.
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 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday;
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday. Information: 747-6151,
rubincenter.utep.edu or on Facebook at
RubinCenter.
Showing through Dec. 19:
Alejandro Almanza Pereda: Absence Makes
the Heart Grow Fonder, in the Rubin Gallery.
Pereda, a 2005 graduate of UTEP, has devel-
oped an international reputation for the cre-
ation of large-scale artworks that often appear
to defy the laws of physics. The gallery
becomes a hazardous landscape with bowling
balls balanced on glasses balanced on tables bal-
anced on file cabinets, a sharpened axe dangling
from the ceiling and other items.
Machine Project at the Border, in the Project
Space and in Downtown El Paso. The Machine
Project is an installation, education and per-
formance series led by L.A.-based artist Mark
Allen. The project distinguishes itself from
more traditional art venues by its idiosyncratic
programming, disregard for the traditional
boundaries between disciplines and its empha-
sis on having fun.
INDEX, in the L Gallery. The group exhibit
exploring the context of contemporary Juarez
features works by Francis Alys, Gina Arizpe,
Roberto Cardenas and Olga Guerra.
Mad Scientist Family Day activities are 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, in the auditorium.
An artist talk with Roya Mansourkhani is noon
Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the auditorium.
A Cosmic Vision Lecture is 4:30 50 5:50 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the auditorium.
Bordersenses Magazine release celebration is
6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13.
A Mapping Success Conference is 10 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in the auditorium.
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,
Nov. 7, with artist galleries open late, live
demonstrations and music. A Ghost Tour
begins at 10 p.m.
Sunland Art Gallery 5034-D Doniphan,
in Placita Santa Fe. The co-op gallery features
original paintings and photographs, jewelry,
prints and gift items by more than 20 local
artists. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Information: Cil Abeyta, 584-
3117 or 474-0053.
An opening reception is 6-8 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 13, for the annual El Paso Scenes
exhibit sponsored by Randy Limbird of El Paso
Scene. The reception is part of the Placita Santa
Fe Open House Night, with many special activi-
ties throughout the center. The exhibit will be
on display Nov. 4-29.
Novembers featured artist is Teri Spicer,
who paints acrylics of animals an Da de los
Muertos themes.
Susan Eisen Fine Jewelry & Watches
5857 N. Mesa, Ste. 19. Open 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Information:
584-0022 or susaneisen.com.
Showing through Nov. 19 is the first in a
series of exhibitions and sale of artwork from
the estate of Dr. Clarke Garnsey, entitled
UTEPs Finest-My Art Professors 1972-1978.
Treasures of the Southwest Open
Arms Community hosts its charity art auction
1:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. Pius X
Hall, 1050 North Clark, featuring a live Art
Auction, silent auction, music, and delicious
refreshments, as well as sale tables of col-
lectibles and gift items. Music provided by The
7th Avenue Band. Admission is free.
Information: 595-0589 or openarmscommuni-
ty.org Funds raised will benefit the Open
Arms/Centro Santa Fe Food Bank and Help for
the Poor.
Some of the well-known local artists repre-
sented include Alberto Escamilla, Bert Saldaa,
R.J. Williams, Patricia Renteria, Al Borrego,
Manuel Alvarado, Hal Marcus, Candy Meyer
and Krystyna Robbins.
UTEP Union Gallery Second floor,
UTEP Union East. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Friday. Information: 747-
55711 or utep.edu/union.
Showing through Nov. 7: Blanco, works
by Pepe Salgado.
Showing Nov. 17-Dec. 14: When the Lights
Go Out, UTEP Student Show.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Adobe Patio Gallery and Studio
1765 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla. The
gallery features works by Carolyn Bunch,
Anthony Pennock, Kelley S. Hestir, Cheryl
Derrick and other artists. Hours are 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Information:
(575) 532-9310 or adobepatiogallery.com.
Showing through Dec. 1 is Harvest, featur-
ing fall-themed works by 17 artists.
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.
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Showing through Jan. 10: Fragile Waters,
featuring the photography of Ansel Adams,
Ernest H. Brooks II and Dorothy Kerper
Monnelly. The exhibition was organized by
Photokunst. Guest curator is Jeanne Falk
Adams.
Michael Adams will give a lecture on Ansel
Adams: A Sons Perspective at 2 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 9, in the Rio Grade Theatre. Admission is
free, but a $5 suggested donation accepted at
the door. Adams, a retired doctor and son of
the renowned photographer, will speak about
his life on photographic expeditions from the
time he was 5, while projecting some of his
fathers most iconic images onto the screen.
Main Street Gallery 311 N. Downtown
Mall, Las Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Saturday. Information: (575) 647-0508.
Showing in November is A Different View,
black and white photography of iconic land-
scapes by Storm Sermay. Opening reception is
5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7.
Showing through June, 2015 is Evolution of
Photographic Printing Mediums, works by fine
art photographer Don Boyd.
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. New works displayed every
three months. Information: (575) 522-2933 or
mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
Novembers featured artists are mixed media
artist Bert Gammill and gemstone jeweler Lori
Shalett. Gammill.
A Rush to the Holidays show and sale is 1
to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, with demonstra-
tions by Ouida Touchon, Sylvia Hendrickson,
and Bonnie MacQuarrie on the patio.
Refreshments served.
Picacho Corridor Fall Studio Tour
Picacho Avenue galleries and studios in Las
Cruces will host their annual fall open house
tour Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 29-30, with
art talks, refreshments and more. The self-
guided tour features artists throughout Las
Cruces. Admission is free. Information/maps:
(575) 635-7899 or on Facebook at fallstudio-
tour. Request a map from
fallstudiotour@gmail.com.
Rio Grande Theatre 211 Downtown
Mall in Las Cruces. Gallery in theatre lobby.
Friday. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
riograndetheatre.com. November features
pencil drawings by artist Mike Nail. Opening
reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, as part
of the Downtown ArtRamble.
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, or by
appointment. Information: (575) 522-7281 or
uuchurchlc.org.
Showing in November is Basketry as Art,
featuring five artists with varying weaves, mate-
rials, colors, and patterns: Marilyn Hansen, Jan
Harrison, Lin Bentley Keeling, Dee Knudson
and Jan Severson.
Exhibit opening is 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2.
The artists will give demonstrations on their
weaving techniques at 11:30 a.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Nov. 15-16.
Traveling Altars/Altares Ambulantes
Border Book Foundations Da de Los
Muertos exhibit and celebration is 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at its home at Casa
Camino Real 314 S. Tornillo in Las Cruces,
with food sharing, book readings, music
Information: (575) 523-3988
or bbf@borderbookfestival.com
West End Art Depot The We.AD, at
401 N. Mesilla in Las Cruces, is an arts cooper-
ative and incubator in a 7,000-square-foot
Quonset hut warehouse in the Alameda
Historic Depot neighborhood. Hours are 4 to 8
p.m. Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Information:
Chris, (575) 312-9892 or we-ad.org.
Showing Nov. 7-28: Two Artists: Chris
Bardey and Kelley S. Hestir. Hestir presents
mixed media sculpture in Animals & Allegory.
Bardeys installation, 9 Year Deviation fea-
tures prints, photos, drawings and paintings
from 2005 to the present. Opening reception is
6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7.
Also
An Evening with the Artist Mimbres
Region Arts Council presents contemporary
Navajo potter Romaine Begay at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Western New
Mexico Universitys Parotti Hall in Silver City as
part of its monthly art lecture series. Admission
is free; light refreshments served. Information:
(575) 538-2505.
Art Hop MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (Nov. 8) in
the downtown gallery district. Information tor-
cmainstreet.org.
Deming Arts Center 100 Gold Street in
Deming, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday. Admission is free. Information: (575)
546-3663 or demingarts.orbs.com.
Showing through November is the Recycled
Art Show, in observance of National Recycle
Month. Youth and adult artists featured. Artist
reception is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9.
Rio Bravo Fine Art 110 Broadway in
Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are noon
to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Information: (575) 894-0572 or riobravofineart-
gallery.com. Showing through Dec. 28 is
Fresh Air, works of Delmas Howe. This
series goes back to Howes older themes
including cowboys, skies, still life and pickups,
etc.
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n 1970, a group of forward-looking
female artists, including Charlotte
Nobles, Margie Melby, Jean McGee,
Connie Dillman, Ferne Schrier, Tita
Sterling and Tita Lyle, began a grassroots
exhibition as a way to promote themselves
and their art. Now, just six years shy of
celebrating its golden anniversary, Las
Artistas is El Pasos longest-running and
most anticipated art and fine crafts event.
Their first effort was a one-day backyard
show attended primarily by family and
friends. As it grew in popularity and size,
it moved to larger venues such as the El
Paso Tennis Club, the Sunland Park
Racetrack, and then Union Depot. The
show was extended from one to two days,
and moved to its current location at First
Presbyterian Church, 1340 Murchison.
In recent years, Las Artistas has adopted
a structured jury and standards system
designed to expand the quality and geo-
graphical range of the highly qualified
artists who are invited to show creations
that include paintings and original prints,
ceramics, glass, jewelry, metal leather,
wood, wearable art and much more.
More than 90 artists and craftspersons,
including annual favorites such as print-
maker Daryl Howard and painters
Aleksander and Lyuba Titovets and Amado
Pena will be represented at this 44th annu-
al event Nov. 22-23. Hours are 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday.
Complementing its outstanding roster of
juried participants, Las Artistas is also
continuing a 20-plus year tradition of fea-
turing work created by students from the
Metals and Ceramics Program at UTEP.
Rachelle Thiewes, former chair of
UTEPs Metals Department, relates that
some 22 years ago Margie Melby suggest-
ed the idea that students show their work
at Las Artistas. Creating new work for the
exhibition has now become part of their
assignments.
We generally have between 16 and 25
students who participate in the show,
Thiewes said. They have three weeks to
design 20 original jewelry items for sale.
The average time spent on each piece is
between 30 to 90 minutes and the items
are then priced for sale. Top price for each
is $30 unless the item is made from more
expensive materials such as silver wire.
Keeping track of the time it takes to
produce a certain design gives students a
good indication as to how much they
would be earning on an hourly basis. It
teaches them to work smarter by being
able to become more efficient in produc-
tion and also to choose materials wisely.
Students are also asked to spend four
hours in the UTEP booth selling the jewel-
ry. This gives them a chance to interact
with customers and learn about sales tech-
niques and watching the work sell builds
their self-confidence.
In addition to providing a wide array of
buying opportunities during the holiday
season, Las Artistas also supports the
UTEP Arts Department with individual
awards of excellence, ranging in value
from $200 to $400.
Rather than a check, the artist receives a
certificate which can be redeemed at
Perkins Jewelry supply. These certificates
encourage students to purchase tools or
materials for use in future projects.
Thiewes adds, The student booth has
become so popular that many buyers come
early to both view and purchase the work.
They love seeing the new designs the stu-
dents have created and also to be able to
purchase unique pieces at very affordable
prices.
2014 Arts International
Congratulations to El Paso Art
Association members, participating artists
and the staff of the Crossland Gallery for
another beautiful experience at the 2014
Arts International exhibition.
Thirty-seven artists were selected from
among a field of 56 applications, which
yielded nearly 80 pieces of art ranging
from paintings and sculpture to fiber art.
Many of the regions most prominent
artists are showing their creativity and
commitment by submitting entries year
after year, Crossland Director Karla
Zanelli noted.
As one might imagine, there is a fasci-
nating story behind the entry The
Veteran, a pencil drawing, that garnered
artist Julie Caffe-Cruz a $2,000 cash prize
and a blue ribbon for this years Best of
Show Award. Julie and her granddaughter
were at McDonalds having lunch one
afternoon when she happened to notice a
veteran sitting at a nearby table. After
studying him and realizing he would be a
great subject, she got up the courage to ask
if she could take his picture taken. He
replied, Sure, and also chose to share the
fact that he had been in the Marines and
was having a difficult time adjusting to life
back home.
Caffe-Cruz continues, Like some vets, he
was contemplative and wondered what his
life would have been like if he hadnt
joined the service and had instead chosen
to learn a trade. Despite the harsh circum-
stances of his current situation, he still
proudly wore a cap that reads, God Bless
America.
Cristo Rey Monument
Sunday, Oct. 26 was the date for a rather
significant pilgrimage up Mount Cristo
Rey. It was 75 years ago on the Feast of
Christ the King, Sunday Oct. 29, 1939,
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Las Artistas give students
chance to sell metalwork
Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society
and Haunted History The nonprofit
organization offers a variety of ghost tours.
Age 13 and older welcome. Tours are $10,
unless otherwise listed. Information/reserva-
tions: 274-9531 or help@ghosts915.com.
The Societys offices are at the Ghosts915
Paranormal Research Center, 108 E. San
Antonio.
Concordia Cemetery Ghost Tours are 9 to
11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, and Saturday,
Nov. 1 and 8. at the cemetery. Bring a cam-
era. Meet at 8:30 p.m. at the Yandell entrance.
Bring $5 worth of school supplies for $5 off
tour cost.
San Elizario Ghost Tours are 10 p.m. to mid-
night, Friday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 7. Meet at the
Golden Eagle Gallery 1501 Main in San Elizario.
Tour will include going into the old jail.
Downtown Ghost Tours are 9 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 15 and 22. Meet at 108 E. San
Antonio. Tours will go inside the remains of the
Palace Saloon, as well as the societys new
office at the Wigwam Saloon. Not recommend-
ed for small children; contains adult themes.
Other events:
Concordia Heritage Association and Paso Del
Norte Paranormal Society celebrate Day of the
Dead 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at
Concordia Cemetery. Tickets: $5 ($1 kids and
students; $2 seniors 60 and older and military).
The inaugural Sun City SteamFest kick off is 9
p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at the societys head-
quarters, and Saturday, Nov. 15, at Tricky
Falls, 209 S. El Paso. See separate listing.
El Paso-Juarez Historical Museum
Curator and founder is historian Fred Morales,
who hosts historic exhibits, lectures and walk-
ing tours at various locations. Information: 307-
3748 or fmelphist@yahoo.com.
A Historical Walking Tour of Old Saloons of
El Paso is 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, beginning
in front of The Plaza Theatre, corner of El Paso
and San Francisco. Admission: $10 donation.
Morales will host the lecture Chihuahuita-
Forgotten But Not Gone, on the history of El
Pasos oldest neighborhood at 1 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 15, at El Paso Scottish Rite Temple
Theatre, at Santa Fe and Missouri. Chihuahuita
was first settled in 1814 by Ricardo Brusuelas,
and 2014 marks its 200th anniversary.
Admission is free.
Hall of Honor banquet El Paso County
Historical Societys annual banquet honoring
those who have made lasting contributions to
El Paso is 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at El Paso
Club, Chase Bank Building Downtown. Dinner
begins at 7 p.m. Inductees to be announced.
Tickets: $100; available from the El Paso
County Historical Society. Information: 533-
3603 or elpasohistory.com
Harvey Girls of El Paso The Harvey
Girls of El Paso Texas 1906-1948 hosts month-
ly meetings 2 to 4 p.m. the second Monday of
the month (Nov. 10), at the Union Depot
Passenger Station, 700 San Francisco. The
Harvey Girl Association of El Paso is dedicated
to preserving and promoting the history of the
Harvey Girls and their founder Fred Harvey.
Admission is free. Information: 591-2326 or
harveygirlselpaso.weebly.com.
History Notes Lecture Series The
monthly program is 1 to 2 p.m. the second
Thursday of each month at the Branigan
Cultural Center, 501 N. Main, north end of the
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. The Nov. 13
lecture is Modern Technology, Ancient
Communities: The Archaeology of Prehistoric
Settlement Patterns with Kelsey Reese.
or las-cruces.org/museums.
The lecture will present one way researchers
are trying to use the power of modern technol-
ogy to fill in the gaps in understanding the social
life of the communities in the Mesa Verde
region.
El Paso Corral of the Westerners
The monthly dinner program is 6:15 to 9 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 21, at Sunland Park Holiday Inn,
900 Sunland Park Drive. Kenneth Smith will
present My Daddy, The Doughboy, stories
told directly by his father relating to his WWI
service as an 18-year-old in 1918. He will also
have memorabilia, uniforms and other memen-
tos from his fathers life. Cost (by Nov. 17):
$20; includes dinner and presentation.
Information/reservations: 759-9538
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that sculptor Urbici Soler personally dedi-

cated his 40-foot-high sculpture, thus ful-
filling a promise he had made to the parish
at Smeltertown to fashion the monument.
This promise was inspired one night in
October, 1933. Father Lourdes Costa,
priest at the tiny parish of San Jose del Rio
Grande in Smeltertown, recalled a shrine
dedicated to Christ in his native Catalonia,
Spain, and dreamt of building such a
shrine here in El Paso.
Looking out his window, he fixed his
gaze on a nearby mountain. Three days
later, on the eve of the special feast dedi-
cated to Christ, Father Costa and a group
of Boy Scouts made the ascent of the
mountain as the first step in fulfilling his
dream to place a cross on its summit.
Fascinated by Costas vision, Bishop
Anthony Schuler of the Diocese of El Paso
agreed to purchase a 200-acre site on the
mountaintop.
During the next four years, hundreds of
people joined forces to clear the land and
build a trail up the steep incline, readying
it for the construction of the monument. In
August 1937, Father Costa again met with
Bishop Schuler suggesting that world
renowned sculptor Urbici Soler, a friend of
Costas and fellow Catalonian, design and
build the edifice. Soler accepted the com-
mission, and in April of the following year
he traveled to Austin to select the 40 tons
of white limestone into which he would
carve the 29-foot-tall figure of Christ.
Actual construction began with a 14-foot
square foundation drilled 26 feet into the
rocky soil. Soler envisioned not a crucified
Christ, but rather a figure standing in front
of the cross with arms outstretched in the
ultimate gesture of peace. A tasseled pil-
low containing a cross and scepter rest at
the foot of the luminous Christ.
After completing his work in 1939 Soler
left El Paso, but returned in 1945 to teach
as a professor at the Art Department at
Texas Western, now UTEP. Until his death
in 1953, Soler lived in a small shack built
on the side of the mountain so he could be
close to his masterpiece.
The 75th anniversary celebration contin-
ues through the coming year, since the
official blessing of the shrine by apostolic
delegates from the United States and
Mexico occurred on Oct. 17, 1940.
In addition to group climbs scheduled
throughout the year, visitors can make the
trek on Sundays between 9 a.m. and 2
p.m., when members of the Mount Cristo
Rey Restoration Society are present. Due
to security concerns, climbing at other
times is discouraged. Call (915) 252-9840
to confirm this information.
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer spe-
cializing in the visual arts.
Gallery Talk
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Gods Favorite El Paso Community
Colleges Theater Ensemble presents Neil
Simons story of Job set in Long Island, N.Y.
Oct. 30-Nov. 9 at the EPCC Transmountain
Campus Forum. Directed by Matthew Robert
Smith. Showtime is 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30,
Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. (No
performance Oct. 31). Children 7 and older
welcome. Tickets: $15 ($10 non-EPCC stu-
dents/military; $7 EPCC students, faculty,
staff/seniors). Information: 831-5056 or
epcc.edu/theater.
Loosely based on the biblical book of Job, the
play is set in a Long Island mansion owned by a
pious, God-fearing tycoon, Joe, who receives a
visit from a messenger of God and then goes
through all manner of temptations and afflic-
tions seeking him to renounce God.
Shakespeare on the Rocks The 26th
season concludes Oct. 31-Nov. 2, at Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial.
Showtime is 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 full-time students and
seniors 65 or older; $6 groups of 10 or more if
reserved in advance). Information: 474-4275 or
shakespeareontherocks.com.
Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Hamlet. The classic tragedy
of the melancholy dance is directed by Vanessa
Keyser.
Nov. 2: Doctor Faustus by Christopher
Marlowe. Marlowes morality play has been set
in 19th century Mexico and the introduction of
mythical Mexican characters such as La
Malinche make it appropriate for the Day of
the Dead. Directed by John Estrada.
New to the festival this year is Amor y
Hadas/Dancing Shakespeare by the El Paso
Youth Ballet on Thursday, Oct. 30, with
excerpts from the ballets A Midsummer
Nights Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
The Festival is produced by Eden Enterprises
in cooperation with the National Park Service
and the El Paso Community College. Hector
Serrano is the festivals artistic director.
The Musical Comedy Murders of
1940 The Eastwood Trooper Theatre
Troupe presents the comedy by John Bishop
Oct. 30-Nov. 2, at Eastwood High School
Theater, 2430 McRae. Showtimes are 7 p.m.
Friday, Saturday and Monday, and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. All ages welcome. Admission: $5 ($3
students, military and seniors). Information:
434-4108 or yisd.net/Eastwood.
The creative team responsible for a recent
Broadway flop, in which three chorus girls
were murdered by the mysterious Back Door
Slasher, assembles at auditions for a new
show. Comedy mayhem ensues when the infa-
mous Slasher makes his reappearance and
strikes again - and again.
Footloose UTEP Dinner Theatre, 2nd
floor Union Building on the UTEP campus,
opens its season with the musical based on the
1980s hit film through Nov. 9. Evenings
shows are Wednesday through Saturday, with
dinner beginning at 7 p.m. and the show at 8
p.m.; non-dinner show at 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets: $31.50-$46.50 dinner shows; $17.50-
$27.50 non-dinner matinees. information: 747-
6060 or utep.edu/udt.
Footloose tells the story of Ren, a young
man from Chicago who moves to a small town
with his mother after his father abandons them.
Much to his amazement, dancing and rock
music are forbidden through a law championed
by the local minister. Through Rens tenacity
and use of the Bible, he is able to convince the
minister to let the towns high school students
dance again. Set to the rockin rhythm of its
Oscar and Tony-nominated Top-40 score,
including the hits I Need A Hero, Lets Hear
it For The Boy, Almost Paradise and, of
course, Footloose.
The Fall of Winter Wallace Border
Theatre presents the dark comedy by its
founder Austin Savage Nov 7-9 in the
Philanthropy Theatre at the Plaza Annex, next
to the Plaza Theatre. Part of El Paso
Community Foundations Jewel Box series.
Showtime is 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and
2:30 p.m. Sunday. The play explores the pres-
sures of the American value system in a non-
idyllic world. Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster).
Information: 533-4020 or epcf.org.
The presentation includes interpretive dance,
cold sausages, quiz shows, creepy narrators and
music in this dialogue-based character develop-
ment. Includes original music by Nathan Stell.
The show will also run at 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14-16,
at Glasbox, 210 Poplar.
The Miss Firecracker Contest El
Paso High Schools Tiger Theatre Troupe pres-
ents the comedy by Beth Henley at 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8 and Nov. 14-
15, at El Paso High School Theatre, 800 E.
Schuster. Admission: $7 ($4 students).
Carnelle Scott is rehearsing furiously for the
Miss Firecracker Contest, hoping that a victory
will salvage her tarnished reputation and allow
her to leave town in a blaze of glory. The unex-
pected arrival of her cousin Elain complicates
matters a bit, as does the repeated threat of
Elains eccentric brother, Delmount, to sell the
family homestead and decamp for New
Orleans.
Dangerous Liaisons El Paso Playhouse
presents the drama by Christopher Hampton
through Nov. 8. Directed by Erika Moeller.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and
2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors; $7 stu-
dents, military, groups of 10 or more).
Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
A French marquis and viscount are rivals who
use sex to humiliate others and entertain them-
selves. Their targets are a married woman and
a young girl,
A Tuna Christmas No Strings Theatre
Company presents the holiday version of the
comedy classic by Ed Howard, Jaston Williams
and Joe Sears, Nov. 21-Dec. 7, at the Black
Box Theatre in Las Cruces. Directed by Ceil
Herman. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $12
($10 students and seniors over 65; $8 all seats
Thursday). Reservations: (575) 523-1223
Its Christmas in the third smallest town in
Texas. Radio station news personalities
Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie, report on
various Yuletide activities, including hot compe-
tition in the annual lawn display contest.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
American Southwest Theatre Company pres-
ents the Tony-winning musical based on
Charles Dickens unfinished book, Nov. 21-
Dec. 7, at NMSUs Center for the Arts.
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $5-$18. Information:
(575) 646-4515.
The musical follows the exploits of Theatre
Royale Music Hall Company as they attempt to
complete the unfinished story of Edwin Drood.
Shrek: The Musical Kids-N-Co., 1301
Texas, presents the hit musical based on the
animated feature film, Nov. 28-Dec. 21.
Directed by Skyler Carreon, musical direction
by Laura Sambrano, and choreography by Mia
Carreon. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $7 ($5 stu-
dents, seniors, military). Information 351-1455
or on Facebook.
Once upon a time, there was a little ogre
named Shrek And thus begins the tale of an
unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-chang-
ing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey
and a feisty princess who resists her rescue.
Throw in a short tempered bad guy, a cookie
with an attitude, and over a dozen other fairy
tale misfits.
Meet Me In St. Louis Las Cruces
Community Theatre, 313 N. Main, Las Cruces,
presents the family musical for the holiday sea-
son Dec. 5-21. Written by Hugh Wheeler,
Hugh Martin and Ralph Blained, directed by
Janet Mazdra. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets:
$11-$14. Information: (575) 523-1200 or lcct-
nm.org.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents
Barbara Robinsons family holiday favorite Dec.
6-22. Directed by Rachel Mullins. Showtimes
Please see Page 44
are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($7 military/students with
ID); $1 off ticket price for those who bring
baby and childrens clothes donations for the
Rainbow Room. Information: 532-1317, elpaso-
playhouse.com.
The Hermans are a family of rotten children.
They lie, steal, swear, fight, light things on fire,
and are generally feared in the community.
When they get wind of the annual church
Christmas pageant, they bully their way into
the main roles and generally wreak havoc.
Play Reading Series The Glasbox, 210
Poplar, hosts a weekly play reading series at 7
p.m. Wednesdays, to help writers develop new
plays in collaboration with actors and with the
directorial guidance of the Border Theatre.
Participants are welcome to bring an original
script, be one of the readers or observe and
provide feedback. Participation is free and open
to the public. Information: mtorres@bor-
dertheatre.org.
Auditions & classes
El Paso Playhouse auditions - El Paso
Playhouse, 2501 Montana, hosts auditions for
the play Five Women Wearing the Same
Dress directed by Frieda Voeks at 7 p.m.
Sunday and Monday, Nov. 16-17. Directed by
Rachel Mullins. Auditions consist of cold read-
ings from the script. Information: 532-1317,
elpasoplayhouse.com.
Upcoming auditions are Dec. 14-15 for
Almost, Maine, directed by Corey Dlask.
Rent auditions El Paso Community
College Theatre Ensemble hosts open auditions
for the hit musical 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 19, at EPCCs Valle Verde Campus,
Building C, Room 401. Persons wishing to audi-
tion should come prepared with a short 1-
minute acting monologue and a 1-2 minute
song. Accompanist will be provided or person
may use recorded accompaniment. Also bring a
resume with 8 x 10 headshot. Information:
637-4029 or epcc.edu.
Rehearsals run December through February,
with performances Feb. 19-Mar 1.
On stage
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EPCC offers Gods
Favorite by Simon
N
eil Simon means comedy. As
one of the most prolific writers
of comedy for theater and movie
screen for over 50 years, he has gar-
nered just about every prestigious award
offered, from Broadways Tony Award
to the Pulitzer Prize.
From The Odd Couple and
Barefoot in the Park, to Lost in
Yonkers and The Goodbye Girl, the
long list of his hits is astonishing.
But for El Paso Community Colleges
newest theater professor, Matt Smith,
its one of Simons lesser-known works
that strikes a chord.
Gods Favorite, loosely based on the
Bibles Book of Job, was produced 40
years ago on Broadway. It tells the story
of Joe Benjamin, a pious, God-fearing
tycoon, and his family, including his
long-suffering wife, Rose, his prodigal
son, David, and twins Ben and Sarah.
Throw in the typical maid and butler.
Add Gods messenger, Sidney Lipton,
who wears a big G on his sweatshirt
and who tries to tempt the good Joe,
and you have a Simon comedy.
The story revolves around Joe, the
father, and his son, David. I lost my
father nine years ago this summer. I felt
connected to this play, said Smith, the
new curriculum coordinator and district-
wide coordinator for EPCC theater.
The show is about having faith. No
matter what you do, you cant survive
without it.
Smith teaches the acting classes plus a
few intro to theater classes for the col-
lege. He has theater degrees from
Rhode Island College and Providence
College (M.A. in directing) in
Providence, R.I. He earned an MFA
from the University of Idaho, and as an
Actors Equity Guild member, has done
his fair share of performing. He came to
El Paso after a nationwide job search by
EPCC for the teaching position.
El Paso rang. We (he and his wife)
came here and really liked it.
He says his colleagues at the college
have made it an easy transition for him.
So has his cast of Gods Favorite.
I lucked out, Smith said of his audi-
tions. Every character matches up with
whos playing the role. And we have all
genres, from the ditzy twins, to the sar-
castic older son, to the mother who is a
witch with a capital B. Then theres
Joe, who is straight-laced.
Not that there havent been challenges.
Many in the cast arent theater majors.
Some are acting for the first time.
Its been quite a journey for all of us.
Its hard to do comedy. Its not easy to
make someone laugh. Its harder than
tragedy, Smith said.
But seeing them all grow in their roles
has been thrilling for him, Smith said.
Im working with actors who dont
want to do it for a living, but who want
to see what its all about. Ive gotten so
much out of them. Theyve brought so
much to the show. I couldnt be more
proud of them.
Because of the cast and crews hard
work, Smith promises that the show will
be hilariously funny. Come on down
and get ready to laugh.
Carol Viescas is a veteran of
community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
El Paso Community Colleges Theater
Ensemble presents Neil Simons Gods
Favorite Oct. 30-Nov. 9 at the EPCC
Transmountain Campus Forum.
Information: 831-5056, epcc.edu/theater.
November 2014 El Paso Scene
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, unless listed oth-
erwise. Workshops are free; donations for the
presenter are encouraged. Information: 328-
5484 (Donna Snyder), 566-1034 (library), or on
Facebook at Tumblewords.
Nov 1: Da de los Muertos: Dont Get too
Comfortable with Julia Quintanar. Quintanar is
a bilingual writer of poetry and short story
from El Paso.
Nov. 8: The Political Poem in the Era of the
Corporate Takeover with G.L. Brower.
Brower of Placitas, N.M., is one of the direc-
tors of the Duende Poetry Series, and
editor/publisher of the poetry quarterly Malpais
Review, now in its fifth year. He has published
four books of poetry as well as four CDs of his
own work. A special reading by Brower is 8
p.m. that night at the Rock House Caf and
Gallery, 400 W. Overland, sponsored by Free
Hole Slam. An open mic will follow the feature
presentation.
Nov. 15: Every Picture Tells a Story with
Victor Hernndez, an artist from Socorro,
Texas. He recently returned to El Paso after
spending several years in Austin and Houston
working as a commercial artist. In this work-
shop, Hernndez will create portraits of the
other participants as they write.
Nov. 22: Healing through Pain Yvonne
Collins, a writer and visual artist. With two oth-
ers, she founded the El Paso International
Western Film Society.
Wrestle Mania Reading Challenge
Jenna Welch & Laura Bush Community Library
El Paso Community College Northwest
Campus, 6701 S. Desert Blvd., hosts the read-
ing event 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1,
with a meet & read with Mexican wrestlers, a
create your own wrestler character, story,
and mask. Prizes for the top three most cre-
ative stories and masks. Refreshments provid-
ed. Admission is free. Information: 831-8840
epcc.edu/library.
Holiday Book and Rummage Sale
Friends of the Esperanza A. Moreno Branch
Library, 12480 Pebble Hills, hosts a Book
Lovers Day sale 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 15. with hardcover books, fill-a-bag
paperbacks, magazines, and more. Rummage
items inside bookstore. Proceeds from sales
benefit the library. Information: 921-7001.
EPCC Literary Fiesta El Paso
Community Colleges 6th annual celebration of
readers, writers and books is 1 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22, at the EPCC Administrative
Center, Building A, 9050 Viscount, with free
workshops open to the public, books and food
available for purchase, a Childrens Corner with
free books and activities. Admission is free.
Information: 831-4039 or literaryfiesta.word-
press.com. See Page 5 for more details.
Sisters in Crime The book discussion
group supporting women mystery writers
meets 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at St. Paul
Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere, to discuss
Judgement Calls by Alafair Burke. Free
admission, but a small donation may be asked
to cover utilities/maid service. Information:
629-7063 or labodda9@aol.com.
Barnes & Noble (East Side) The
Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway West, Suite
120. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, 9
a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Dennis McConaughy will sign copies of his
book Parousia at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8.
Mark Paulda will sign copies of his latest book,
El Paso 120, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29.
Childrens storytimes are 11 a.m. Saturdays.
Nov. 8: Paddington Bear
Nov. 15: The Great Thanksgiving Escape
Nov. 22: Two
Nov. 29: Dragons Love Tacos
Love Monster and the Perfect Present story-
time and activities are 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.
Spanish language storytime is 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 29 with Oso Quiere Contar
Una Historia.
Barnes & Noble (West Side) 705
Sunland Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday. Information: 581-5353.
Cecilia Gutierrez Venable and Maceo
Crenshaw Daily Jr. will sign copies of African
Americans in El Paso, Texas, part of the Images
of America Series, at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1.
Rafael Melendez signs his novel, The Dream
Catcher, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15.
Childrens storytimes are 11 a.m. Saturdays.
Nov. 8: Paddington Bear storytime
Nov. 15: The Great Thanksgiving Escape.
Nov. 22: Elf on the Shelf: A Holiday
Tradition, read by El Paso Country Day
School.
Nov. 29: Spanish Language storytime reading
of Oso Queiere Contar Una Historia.
Love Monster and the Perfect Present story-
time and activities are 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.
Barnes & Noble at NMSU 1400 E.
University in Las Cruces. Information: (575)
646-4431 or aux.nmsu.edu.
Retired Las Cruces Police Officer J.R.
Lonsway will sign copies of Twenty, his col-
lection of police stories, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1.
C.B. McKenzie presents the debut of his
southwestern-themed mystery, and winner of
the Tony Hillerman Prize, Bad Country, at 3
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15.
Barnes & Noble (Las Cruces) 700 S.
Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall. Information:
(575) 522-4499. Childrens storytimes are 10
a.m. Fridays, Other storytimes:
11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8: Paddington Bear
11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15: Great
Thanksgiving Escape
11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11: Spanish language
storytime .
11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18: Love Monster
and the Perfect Present.
Reading the Easel Book Club The El
Paso Museum of Arts book group meets 4 to
5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month
in the museums board room to discuss art-
related books. The Nov. 20 book is Girl in A
Green Gown: The History and Mystery of the
Arnolfini Portrait by Carola Hicks. Cost: $10
(free for members), includes admission to all
exhibits. Call to hold a seat; light refreshments
provided. Information: 532-1707 ext. 65.
GLBT book group The bimonthly book
group meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of
odd-numbered months, at the OUTright GLBT
Center, 211 W. Yandell. Open to all GLBT and
GLBT-friendly people interested in book dis-
cussions. Includes potluck supper. The Nov. 17
book is Ordinary Grace by William Kent
Krueger. Information: 566-5549, 861-2909 or
471-9396 or on Facebook at
ElPasoGLBTBookGroup.
10167 Socorro Road 859-6132
Open 10-5, 7 days a week
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Border Bookshelf
El Paso 120: Edge of the Southwest
by Mark Paulda (TCU Press). In his
follow-up to Celebrating El Paso, his
first book of local photography, Mark
Paulda has expanded his radius to 120
miles from El Paso, hence the title. The
collection of landscapes and aerial
images are grouped by location, most-
ly geographic gems such as the
Guadalupe Mountains, Hueco Tanks,
Kilbourne Hole and White Sands
National Monument.
Paulda is an El Paso native who
learned the craft and art of photogra-
phy around the world, winning interna-
tionl awards.
El Paso 120 is available for $35 at
bookstores on online at pres.tcu.edu.
African Americans in El Paso
(Arcadia Publishing). The newest El
Paso-based offering by Arcadia, which
publishes local and regional history
largely based on vintage photographs,
focuses on the Black heritage of the
Sun City. Local writers Maceo Daile
Jr., Kathryn Smith-McGlynn and
Cecilia Gutierrez Venable contributed
introductory and caption text. Price:
$21.99. Information: arcadiapublish-
ing.com.
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 UTEP students, faculty, staff and
alumni members with valid ID. Combo tickets
(include hot dog, small soda and popcorn) are
$5. Tickets available in advance at the UTEP
Ticket Center or at the door. Season passes
available. Information/schedule: 747-5711 or on
Facebook at UTEPUnion.
Oct. 30: Insidious and Insidious Chapter 2
(back-to-back viewing)
Oct. 31: Hotel Transylvania
Nov. 6-7: What If
Nov. 13-14: Chef
Nov. 20-21: Dawn of the Planet of the
Apes.
Film Salon The Film Salon at Trinity First
United Methodist Churchs Resler Hall Chapel,
801 N. Mesa (at Yandell), continues its series of
the great films of 1939 with Dark Victory
starring Bette Davis at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 1, in Resler Hall. Film historian and col-
lector Jay Duncan is special guest for this
screening. Admission is free. Information: 533-
2674 or filmsalon.org.
Next months film is Ernst Lubitschs comedy
Ninotchka (Dec. 6).
Mary of Nazareth Open Arms
Community presents the movie about the life
of the Mother of Jesus will be shown with sub-
titles in Spanish for the first time in El Paso at 7
p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at Bassett Place
Premiere Cinema, 6101 Gateway West. Seating
is limited, early purchase recommended.
Tickets: $10; available at the Madonna Shop,
5933 Gateway West; Holy Spirit Bookstore,
1830 George Dieter; Mission de Guadalupe
Store, 2121 N. Piedras; Open Arms
Community, 8210 N. Loop, by phone with
credit card (50 surcharge) at 595-0589 or at
openarmscommunity.org.
Pax Christi Film Series The series
presents the film addressing the issue of hunger
A Place at the Table at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
9, at Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services
Mother Teresa Center, 2400 E. Yandell.
Discussion will follow. Hosted by Pax Christi El
Paso and the Peace & Justice Ministry of the
Catholic Diocese of El Paso. Admission is free,
donations accepted. Information: 740-3962.
Its estimated that 50 million Americans expe-
rience some form of food insecurity. A Place
at the Table shows the struggles of several
families to preserve their dignity while trying to
make ends meet.
Jays Pix Presents Film historian, educa-
tor, writer, archivist, collector Jay Duncan and
the Sunset Film Society host the monthly film
series at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at Ardovinos
Sunland Park (Gallery, Main Restaurant).
Admission and parking is free; but reservations
strongly recommended; RVSP via sunsetfilmso-
ciety.org.
Novembers film is a classic silent film double
feature staring two Masters of Mirth, a 90th
anniversary presentation of Sherlock, Jr. star-
ring Buster Keaton, and the classic The Gold
Rush, starring Charlie Chaplin. Joseph Frank
Buster Keaton and Charles Spencer Chaplin
were both triple-threat filmmakers, involved in
writing, directing and acting in many of their
projects.
Sherlock, Jr. is director and star Buster
Keatons most technically innovative, experi-
mental, dazzling and surreal work. A man
working as a movie theater projectionist and
earning a meager living, dreams of being a
detective. After being falsely accused of stealing
by his girlfriends father and forced to leave in
shame, he falls asleep in the projection booth
and fantasizes that he, his girlfriend and rival,
and her father are characters in the film.
The Gold Rush is generally accepted as
Charlie Chaplins greatest silent film, and after
City Lights (1931), the funniest and saddest
of all his works. A masterful marriage of
humor, pathos and tragedy, the story revolves
around an amateur prospector and his attempts
to find gold in Alaska at the turn of the 20th
Century.
EPMA World Cinema Series El Paso
Museum of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza, hosts
screenings of films at 2 p.m. Saturdays.
Donations purchase art books for the muse-
ums Algur H. Meadows Library. Seating is lim-
ited on a first come, first serve basis.
Admission: $3 suggested donation; free for
members and age 12 and under. Age restric-
tions may apply. Information/films: 532-1707 or
elpasoartmuseum.org.
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, Nov. 12. 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. Theatre is dark Nov. 27 for
Thanksgiving. Admission: $7 ($6 seniors, mili-
tary and students with ID; $5 children and soci-
ety members); $5 on Wednesday.
The 25th patron admitted free and small pop-
corn is 25 for all on 25th day of each month,
to celebrate the Societys 25th anniversary.
Information, schedule: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org.
A Halloween Night screening of George
Romeros zombie horror classic, Night of the
Living Dead, is 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31.
Oct. 31-Nov. 6: Land Ho! A gently elegiac
road comedy about two aging buddies vaca-
tioning in Iceland. A bawdy, bittersweet ode to
friendships lasting joys and lifes inevitable
regrets. Rated R.
Nov. 7-13: Magic in the Moonlight. Colin
Firth plays Stanley Crawford, a cynic who
prides himself on sniffing out fakes. Stanley is
on a mission to debunk Sophie Baker (Emma
Stone), an American spiritualist. Directed by
Woody Allen. Rated PG-13.
Nov. 14-20: My Old Lady. Kevin Kline is
Mathias Gold, self-described as a man born
with a silver knife in his back. Gold inherits an
apartment in Paris that comes with a most
unexpected feature, a 90-year-old resident,
Mathilde Girard (Maggie Smith) and Mathildes
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PG-13.
Nov. 21-26: Frank. A musical comedy
about an oddball outsider band whose mentally
ill frontman (Michael Fassbender) insists on
wearing an expressionless plaster mask at all
times. Rated R.
Nov. 28-Dec. 4: The Better Angels. The
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harsh wilderness of Indiana. Rated PG.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
museums Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater will
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films in their original format through
November, as the theater prepares for its new
high-resolution, giant screen digital projection
system. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
Day. Tickets: $6 ($5.50 for seniors and military;
$4.50 ages 4-12). Ages 2 and under free for all
shows. Museum/IMAX combo tickets available.
Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575) 437-2840
or nmspacemuseum.org.
Journey Into Amazing Caves is 10 a.m.,
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unusual caveslike ice caves in Greenland and
underwater caves in the jungles of Mexicoas
they search for important clues about the
Earths past and the microorganisms that inhab-
it its most extreme environments. Narrated by
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Tornado Alley is 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Join
Storm Chasers star Sean Casey and the
researchers of VORTEX 2, the most ambitious
effort ever to understand the origins and evolu-
tion of tornadoes, on this heart-pounding sci-
ence adventure. Narrated by Bill Paxton.
Jays Film Forecast Film historian Jay
Duncan prepared this list of top monthly
Coming Attractions for movie fans, listed by
studio and release date (subject to change).
Nov. 7
Big Hero 6 (Disney) CG Animation.
Featuring the voices of Scott Adsit, Genesis
Rodriguez, Ryan Potter. Directed by Don Hall
and Chris Williams.
Interstellar (Paramount) Matthew
McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin.
Directed by Christopher Nolan.
The Theory of Everything (Focus) Eddie
Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox.;
Directed by James Marsh.
Nov. 14
Beyond the Lights (Relativity) Gugu
Mbatha-Raw, Mnniei Driver, Aml Ameen.
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.
Dumb and Dumber To (Universal) Jim
Carrey, Laurie Holden, Jeff Daniels. Directed
by Bobby & Peter Farrelly.
Foxcatcher (Sony Classics)Steve Carell,
Vanessa Redgrave, Channing Tatum. Directed
by Bennett Miller.
Nov. 21
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
(Lionsgate) Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer
Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth. Directed by
Francis Lawrence.
The Imitation Game (Weinstein Co.)
Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley,
Matthew Goode. Directed by Morten Tyldum.
V/H/S: Viral (Magnet) Emmy Argo, Nick
Blanco, Amanda Baker Directed by Justin
Benson, Gregg Biship, Todd Lincoln, Aaron
Moorhead, Marcel Sarmiento, Nacho
Vigalondo. Sequel to V/H/S/2.
Nov. 28
Horrible Bosses 2 (Warner Bros.) Jason
Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis. Directed
by Sean Anders. Sequel to 2011 film.
Penguins of Madagascar (20th Century-Fox)
CG Animation. Featuring the voices of Tom
McGrath, Annet Mahendru, Werner Herzog.
Directed by Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith.
DVD Releases
Nov. 4:
Maleficent / PG
A Most Wanted Man / R
Planes: Fire & Rescue / PG
Nov. 11:
Jersey Boys / R
How to Train Your Dragon 2 / PG
Tammy / R
Nov. 18:
22 Jump Street / R
The Wind Rises / PG-13
Nov. 25:
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Dec. 2:
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W
hen people think of the
Garden of Eden, they may
imagine a carefree paradise
unperturbed by any notion of work. But
if you actually read the Genesis account,
you find that work and paradise came
together at the very beginning:
The LORD God took the man and put
him in the Garden of Eden to work it
and take care of it. (Gen. 2:15, NIV)
In fact, thats not even the first time the
word work appears in the Bible.
In Gen. 2:2, the bible refers to creation
as Gods work and after it was finished,
God rested from all his work.
So work has a high standing in the
Bible. Yet in the next chapter of
Genesis, work turns into a dirty four-
letter word. God tells Adam: Cursed is
the ground because of you; through
painful toil you will eat of it By the
sweat of your brow you will eat your
food. (Gen. 3:17, 19)
So here are two views of work: One is
of a God-given responsibility, the other
is of debilitating duty.
The Genesis 2 view of work expects
work to be a perfect calling that allows
us to be creative and productive, that
puts all our talents to use and rewards us
with an abundant life.
These view-holders believe dreams not
only can come true, but will come true if
you persist. The perfect career awaits
everyone if they stay true to themselves.
Dont settle for an OK job that just pays
the bills; dont settle for anything less
than what your passion hungers for. Its
a bit like the prosperity gospel, except
that the emphasis is on personal fulfill-
ment rather than material abundance.
The Genesis 3 view sees work as
something that depletes us of our energy
and time, weakening us physically and
mentally, and sometimes insufficiently
rewarding to meet even our basic needs.
Adherents of this view may agree with
Thomas Hobbess famous description of
life on earth as nasty, brutish and
short, so work is a necessary evil that
simply provides for our survival in a
hostile world. Any honest job is a good
job. Its enough if we put food on the
table, pay the rent or mortgage and have
enough left over to help others.
The writer of Ecclesiastes tended
toward this latter view, referring three
times to ones toilsome labor under the
sun. Yet in Eccl. 5:18 he says it is good
to find satisfaction in ones work; and in
Eccl. 9:10 urges, Whatever your hand
finds to do, do it with all your might.
In the New Testament, most of the
advice about work remains practical.
Dont steal, work hard. When Paul talks
about ambition, its actually the opposite
of modern ambition: make it your
ambition to lead a quiet life: You should
mind your own business and work with
your hands (I Thess. 4:11).
Elsewhere, Paul encourages all believ-
ers to dedicate their work to God as if
He were their employer or master (Col.
3:22-23). Yet Paul did not entirely
endorse the status quo. While a slave
could serve God even as a slave, if you
can gain your freedom, do so, Paul
wrote in I Cor. 7:21.
I think Paul would also encourage peo-
ple to find an alternative to any kind of
oppressive work. If we can gain the
freedom to use all of talents, to be more
creative and productive, then we should
do so. We may live in a Genesis 3
world, but our calling is found in
Genesis 2.
Randy Limbird is editor of
El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com
by Randy Limbird
Local: Judas Priest to redeem
the souls at Haskins Center
Break out the industrial-strength earplugs
because the Don Haskins center is about to
shake and rumble its not monster trucks
or pro wrestling, its 66 percent classic
British metal, 33 percent thrash guitar thun-
der, and a 1 percent chance of a calm
evening full of light ballads. Nov. 8 is the
date when you will get one last chance to
pull on those skin-tight black leather pants
and strap on metal studded bracelets to wit-
ness Judas Priest, minus original founding
member guitarist K.K. Downing. Redeemer
of Souls is the title of the tour and also their
first album of new material in about six
years. The bill also offers up Steel Panther, a
band straight off the Sunset Strip about two
decades too late. They will hit the stage as if
they have just stepped out of a time capsule,
complete with spandex and shredded Ts,
hair teased to the sky despite the classic 80s
bandanas, and a whole lot of kitsch. Arrive
early, stay late and prepare yourself as they
turn the amps up to 11.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra kicks
off December in Las Cruces
If you survived your Thanksgiving turkey-
induced coma and allowed enough time for
Black Friday battle wounds to heal, how
about treating yourself to a holiday tradition?
This one wont have you in any discomfort,
except perhaps some very mild ringing of the
ears. The TSO show will return to the
Southwest, and again they will be parking
their convoy of semi-trucks in Las Cruces
and starting our month off right as they did
last year, but dont expect it all to be the
same. The group has a brand new show, as
they are reissuing the 1998 Christmas Attic
on CD, with bonus downloadable tracks and
of course on vinyl record, which has returned
as the bread and butter of the music industry.
The first half of the performance will feature
many songs that have never been done in
concert before, complete with unseen pro-
ductions that are sure to blow you away. For
those purists out there, not to worry, the
remainder of the concert will contain their
classics and all time fan favorites. Dec. 1 is
the date Jack Frost may be not yet be nip-
ping, but there is no mistaking the seasonal
sounds of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
National: Slash, World On
Fire, Dik Hayd Records
It is no secret that post-Use Your Illusions
Guns N Roses is a far cry from what they
were in their heyday, and one undeniable rea-
son is the loss of lead guitarist Slash. In
recent months original bassist Duff McKagan
has jumped aboard for some live shows, but
unfortunately that is like using a Hello Kitty
bandage to close after surgery. Each member
has released at least one solo album, plus
stints with new incarnations from Narcotic
Outsiders to Rockstar Super Nova to Velvet
Revolver. Even Slash had a go at it alone,
although most peoples recollection of
Slashs Snakepit is nonexistent. The differ-
ence here is that the vocals are handled by
Miles Kennedy, who first got a shot with the
top-hatted guitar wizard as a guest on his
2010 star-studded affair. That led to a live
disc, and now the former Mayfield Four &
Alter Bridge frontmans name is emblazoned
across the center of the album cover. His
vocals are not a carbon copy of the hip-shuf-
fling singer from Slashs glory days group,
but they ignite the spirit of that original
sound. World on Fire standouts include
30 Years to Life, Dirty Girl and
Avalon which take you back 20-plus years
this is no illusion, it is 100 percent amaz-
ingly real.
Robert Plant, Lullaby and the
Ceaseless Roar, Nonesuch
Robert Plant spent the late 60s and all of the
70s in Led Zeppelin, a band that many say
are the most influential heavy metal act in
history, and some even credit as the origina-
tors of the genre itself. Their collective
career was cut short by the untimely passing
of their drummer, but the remaining mem-
bers all embarked on solo ventures. The most
prolific was lead singer/songwriter Robert
Plant, who in the past 30-plus years has
released close to a dozen albums, including
his stint with supergroup The Honeydrippers
and a Grammy-winning collaboration with
Alison Krauss. On his just-released disc his
voice is still incredibly strong, but the howl-
ing has been replaced by a delicate beauty
that flows through each song as if the words
are gently carried out to sea. The arrange-
ments are incredibly diverse, spanning the
world with Celtic, African, Bluegrass and
Arabic rhythms. All of the songs are steeped
with percussion that blend effortlessly, espe-
cially when Plant breaks into a whisper-like
vocal. Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar may
not have too much to do with lion speak, but
that is no reason to shy away: This is still an
essential piece to the Robert Plant catalogue.
Collectibles: Black Friday has
vinyl lovers rejoicing
The high point of the year for record lovers
is Aprils Record Store Day, but vinyl addicts
can get also get their fix on Black Friday to
prevent any withdrawal pains. This year Nov.
28 is the weight-watchers version of that
infamous spring date, and for this one the
independent music stores take on the giants
of the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping hys-
teria. This years lot of releases has some
true standouts, and as the name suggests,
shiny silver CDs will be kept to a minimum.
The configuration making a surge in pres-
ence is the 10-inch, with Outkast, David
Bowie, Judas Priest and Wu Tang Clan
among those offerings. Dave Matthews even
offers a double platter of his debut, making
this the very first time it has ever been avail-
able on wax. There will also be plenty of
full-lengths, with Jimi Hendrix, Fishbone,
the Dead Milkmen, and the king himself
Elvis Presley. Lets not forget the 7-inch sin-
gle contingency, with jazz icons Bessie
Smith and Miles Davis leading the pack. Of
course most of these will have all the bells
and whistles, including specific numbering,
special color pressings, and super-limited
quantities, so skip the big boys and visit your
favorite independent record store instead.
Look for these new and upcoming releases:
AC/DC Rock Or Bust
Depeche Mode Live in Berlin
Neil Young Storytone
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin
Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net.
UTEP Mens Basketball - Don Haskins
Center. Information: 747-5234 or utepathlet-
ics.com.
7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at Las Cruces:
NMSU
7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8: Incarnate Word
7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16: Southeastern
Louisiana
9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19: Arizona
The 53rd annual WestStar Bank Don Haskins
Sun Bowl Invitational is Sunday and Monday,
Dec. 21-22. UTEP hosts Kent State, North
Dakota and Alcorn State. Information: 533-
4416 or 747-5234 (UTEP Ticket Center).
UTEP Womens Basketball - Don
Haskins Center. Tickets: $5 (Ticketmaster).
Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2: Eastern New
Mexico
2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6: Houston Baptist
2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20: Prairie View A&M
2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28: Alcorn State.
Clendenin Christmas Craft Fair 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2701
Harrison. Information: 236-5300.
Christmas Craft Fair Pebble Hills
Elementary School, 11145 Edgemere, hosts its
annual holiday arts and crafts fair 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Information: 434-5605.
Tennis West Holiday Fair Tennis West
Sports and Racquet Club, One Tennis West
Lane (off Westside Drive) hosts its holiday fair
is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, with food,
clothing, jewelry, art and music. Proceeds ben-
efit Candlelighters. Admission is free.
Information: 581-5471 or tennis-west.com.
El Paso Rhinos - The Junior League ice
hockey team hosts the Wichita Thunder Dec.
12-14 at the Sierra Providence Events Center,
next to the Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Game
time is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4:30
p.m. Sunday. Tickets; $20 glass seats; $15 cen-
ter line; $10 bluelines; $5 general admission.
information: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpasorhi-
nos.com.
Bethlehem Live Crosspoint Church,
11995 Montwood, presents an evening in old
Bethlehem 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Dec. 12-13. Admission is free. Information:
857-7492 or crosspointelpaso.com.
The churchs free performance of A Charlie
Brown Christmas is 7 p.m. both nights, plus
10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14.
Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair 9 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 at Leona
Ford Washington Recreation Center, 3400 E.
Missouri. Santa Claus will make a special stop
at from 11 a.m. to noon for free photo op
(guests should bring their own camera).
Admission is free. Information: David Faulkner,
562-7071.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
1120 Magoffin. The new Visitor Center Grand
Opening and Holiday Open House is 4 to 8
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13,. Admission is free;
food available for purchase.
La Tierra Caf dinner shows 1731
Montana, Evening includes a three-course meal
followed by performance. Call for time and
ticket information: 533-8890 or
latierracafe.com.
Dec. 13: Yolanda, Latin, country and drums
Dec. 20: Elvis tribute artist Bud Sanders,
Christmas show.
Christmas Tardeada Golden Bears
Social Club hosts the tardeada 5 to 9 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14, at First Presbyterian Church,
1340 Murchison, with music by Rhapsody.
Prizes for best costumes. Refreshments and
door prizes offered; BYOB. Doors open at 4
p.m. Cost: $15. Information: 755-4038.
A Christmas Carol The UTEP
Department of Theatre and Dance presents
their annual adaptation of Charles Dickens
Christmas classic at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 14 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec.
20-21, in the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family
Theatre. Tickets: $9-$13: 747-5118 or the-
atredance.utep.edu.
The Nutcracker Ballet The Las
Cruces Chamber Ballets 32nd annual produc-
tion of Tchaikovskys Christmas classic is Dec.
18-21 at the NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital
Hall, N. Horseshoe and Espina. Performances
are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $24
(Ticketmaster). All seats reserved.
A Christmas Carol Mimbres Region Arts
Council (MRAC) presents Nebraska Theatre
Caravans touring performance of the Charles
Dickens holiday classic at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 18, at WNMUs Fine Arts Auditorium, as
part of its Performance Series. Ticket informa-
tion: (575) 538-2505, or mimbresarts.org.
David Benoit Doa Ana Arts Council
presents the legendary jazz pianist with A
Charlie Brown Christmas, at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 19, at Rio Grande Theatre. Tickets: $30.
RioGrandeTheatre.com.
The Santaland Diaries Doa Ana Arts
Council presents David Sedariss holiday come-
dy performed by Albuquerques Fusion
Theatre, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20-21, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. Tickets: $30. Information: (575) 523-
6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
The Great Russian Nutcracker The
Moscow Ballet presents the 22nd Anniversary
of the holiday classic at 3 and 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 23, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $28,
$48, $68 and $88. VIP tickets and group tickets
available (Ticketmaster). Group and military
discounts available. Information:
nutcracker.com.
Hyundai Sun Bowl The 80th annual
football classic begins at noon, Saturday, Dec.
27. Teams, to be announced, will come from
the ACC and Pac-12 conferences. Tickets: $22,
$32, $42, $52 and $62. Information: 533-4416,
1-800-915-BOWL or sunbowl.org. Tickets sold
through Ticketmaster.
december
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Alma Calderon 47
Ananda Yoga 40
Antique Mall - El Paso 37
Ardovinos Desert Crossing 41
Ardovinos Pizza 17
Around and About Tours 23
ATMAS Healing 16
Baskin Robbins 29
BeadCounter 21
Beauty Solutions 17
Bert Saldana Art Gallery 38
Bingo Plus 22
The Bookery 45
Books Are Gems 19
Bruce Nehring Consort 18
Bruces Air 50
Caboots 38
Cattleman's 19
Cecila Burgos LPC 35
Christian Joy Center 13
Cicalas Pizza 50
Collectibles 10
David Sedaris 22
The Desert Gypsy 20
El Maida Shrine 5,31
El Paso Art Association 34
EP Ballroom Dance 10
El Paso Exploreum 28
EP Gem & Mineral Show 16
El Paso Live 26
El Paso Playhouse 6
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El Paso Symphony 17
El Paso Trailrides 9
Elegant Consignments 20
Enterprise Fun Tours 6
EPCC 18
Escamilla Gallery 8
Etcetera 14
Executive Singles 50
Fountain Theatre 46
Ft Bliss Bazaar 11
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Gastric Band Hypnosis 30
Geico 44
Glass Goodies 21
Hal Marcus Gallery 37
Hans Martial Arts 33
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Katz Beads 33
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Las Americas 15
Las Artistas 3
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Magoffin Hall 36
Magoffin Home St. Hist Site 41
Marie Otero 8
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Mckinney Wrecking 24
MegaMates 49
Mesa Street Antique 32
Mesilla Book Center 45
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Mind/Body Studio 12
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Nina Cobb Walker 22
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NM Veterans Home 15
Open Arms Auction 37
Paseo Christian Church 43
Perkins Jewelry Supply 16
Pet Guardian Angel 33
PhiDev Inc 38
Precision Prosthetics 19
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Rubin Gallery 9
Shundo Dance Studio 35
Silver City ACD 2
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Smartz Printing 39
Sombra Antigua 43
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Sunland Art Gallery 20
Sunland Dance Studio 19
Sunland Park Racetrack 25
Sunland Winery 11
Tennis West 33
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Tigua Indian Cultural 42
Touch of Class 8
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