El Paso Scene January 2017

JAN.
ONTHECOVER
The Plein Air Painters of El Paso showcased the architectural gems of Downtown El Paso in a recent
exhibit at the El Paso Public Library. Left:Cortez Hotel Through the Plazas Leavesby Dorian
Clouser. Top right:Hiltonby Nina Cobb Walker. Bottom right: Gardner Hotelby Candy Mayer.
Your monthly guide to community

entertainment, recreation & culture
The goofy, the

bad & the weird
El Paso Scenes 10th annual
Gecko Awards highlight
the lowlights of 2016
See Page 19
Heres the Ticket
Upcoming 2017 touring shows include Elton John, Cirque du

Soleil, Phantom of the Opera and Guns N Roses Pages 10-13
Best CDs of 2016
Liner Notes columnist Brian

Chozick lists the top albums of
the past year. See Page 29
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Hyundai Sun Bowl The 83rd annual

football classic begins at noon, Friday, Dec. 30,
with North Carolina from the ACC taking on
Stanford from the Pac-12. Tickets: $22 to $62
(Ticketmaster). Information: 533-4416 or sunbowl.org.
The 18th annual Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta is 4 to 8
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at El Paso Convention
Center, with various live bands, a battle of the
university bands, childrens entertainment and
more. Admission is free.
WinterFest El Paso Live with the
Hospitals of Providence and Providence

Childrens Hospital, host the winter events
through Jan. 8 in Downtown Arts Festival
Plaza and surrounding areas, with lights, food,
holiday shopping, festivities and an outdoor ice
skating rink located near the Plaza Theatre.
Skating is $8 ($7 military; $5 age 5 and
January 2017
younger); spectator admission is free; $1 skating discount for military personnel. Open seven
days a week. Tickets at elpasolive.com.
Information: 534-0600 or on Facebook at
EPWinterfest.
Rink hours are noon to 10 p.m. Dec. 28-29;
Jan. 2-5; and Jan. 8; noon to 6 p.m. New Years
Eve; 4 to 10 p.m. New Years Day; and noon
to 11 p.m. Jan. 6-7. Skating sessions begin on
the hour and last 50 minutes. Special skate discounts include $2 off with canned good donations on Tuesdays for and with warm clothing
donations on Wednesdays.
Skate-N-Date Night is 7 to 11 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 6, with live music, couples skating and
cocktails in the cafe.
Grand Finale is noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
8, with live music, dancers and games.
Tequila & Margarita Festival Sunland

Park Racetrack & Casino, 1200 Futurity Dr. (at
Sunland Park Drive), Sunland Park, N.M., hosts
the 2nd annual tequila and music festival 3 to 9
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, with dozens of brands
of tequila available for sampling. Admission is
free; $20 for 10 tickets to sample premium
tequilas and flavored margaritas. Information: 1800-572-1142 or sunland-park.com.
Days of Remembrance Bridal, Quince
& Sweet 16 Expo The 27th annual event
is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at El Paso

Convention Center, presented by Elegant
Penguin Productions. The event is the largest
and longest running of its kind. and features
more than 125 vendors with wedding gowns,
quince and sweet 16 dresses, ballrooms, photographers, tuxedos, florists, jewelers, skincare,
eye care, DJs, bakers and more. Samples and
giveaways offered. Admission: $5; free for children under 5. Information: 740-4349 or
bridalquince.com.
All door proceeds benefit the Child Crisis

Center of El Paso.
A Chocolate Affair KISS-FM hosts its
6th annual evening of chocolate delicacies 5 to

10 Thursday, Jan. 26, at EPIC Railyard Event
Center, 2201 E. Mills, with samples from several area chocolate vendors. Tickets: $15 by Jan.
2; $20 Jan. 3-25; $30 day of event (includes
samples). Tickets available at
holdmyticket.com. Information: kisselpaso.com.
Admission is for entry 5 to 7 p.m. or 8 to 10
p.m. Includes a tour of the Chocolate Factory
and a Chocolate Box per ticket. Ticketholders
must arrive at the time designated on their
ticket; tour times scheduled every 20 minutes.
Pure Imagination VIP packages are $35:
includes admission, chocolate box, front-of-line
pass, commemorative glass filled with wine (21
and older guests), and access to the Pure
Imagination Lounge.
This Years theme is The Chocolate
Factory. A chocolate factory maze will pave
the way to fill a chocolate box with specialty
treats from El Pasos chocolate innovators.
Wonka-themed characters and whimsical props
will line the factory tour.
There is also a Room of Wonderment filled
with trinket vendors, chocolate and dessert
demonstrations, music and more.
Spring Home Show The El Paso
Association of Builders presents the annual

event Jan. 27-29 at the El Paso Convention
Center. The show features booths providing
exhibits, demonstrations, and more. Hours are
1 to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7
($3 for ages 11-16; free for ages 10 and
younger). Information: 1-800-756-4788, ext. 46
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JANUARY
INDEX
Roundup
Behind the Scene
Scene Spotlight
Viva Jurez
Taking a Look Back
Heres the Ticket
Program Notes
Music, Comedy
Dance
Sports
Feature:
2016 Gecko Awards
Nature
At the Museum
Gallery Talk
Southwest Art Scene
Keep on Bookin'
History Lessons
Liner Notes
On Stage
Stage Talk
Film Scene
February preview
El Paso FishNet
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Scene Users Guide 28

Distribution Locations 30
Advertiser Index 34
Subscription Form 34
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through the mysterious hues and alluring

rhythms of the night. Page 13.
Scene Spotlight highlights events

advertised in this issue.
El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music

Festival El Paso Pro-Musica presents its
annual festival Jan. 4-28 at various venues in
El Paso and Las Cruces. Highlights include
The Complete Beethoven String Trios
with the Ultimate Trio, violinist Kurt
Nikkanen, violist Scott Rawls, and cellist Zuill
Bailey; a collaboration with El Paso
Symphony Orchestra and Grammy winning
guitarist Jason Vieaux; and a performance by
world renowned pianist Jerome Rosenthal
and his student Michael Brown. Page 2.
El Paso Live events Page 35.

At the Plaza Theatre:
Jan. 15: Annie, the Tony-Award winning
Production
Jan. 24: Miranda Sings, LiveYoure
Welcome
Jan. 31: Foreigner
At the Abraham Chavez:
Jan. 26: Comedian Ron White
Ardovinos New Years Eve Bash

Ardovinos Desert Crossing, One Ardovino
Drive in Sunland Park will ring in 2017 Dec.
31. Live and DJ music, dinner and dancing.
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UTEP Basketball - Miners home games
are at the Don Haskins Center. Page 33.
Womens Games:
Jan. 1: UTSA
Jan. 5: LA Tech
Jan. 7: Southern Miss
Jan. 26: WKU
Jan. 28: Marshall
Mens Games:
Jan. 12: FIU
Jan. 14: Florida Atlantic
Jan. 21: UTSA
Magoffin Home State Historic Site

The site hosts several special events in
January and February. Page 13.
Jan. 7: Cooking Classes
Jan. 14 and Feb. 17: Yoga with Rebecca
Hendricks
Jan. 21 and Feb 18: Victorian Sci-Fi Book
and Tea Club
LAlliance Franaise dEl Paso Spring

semester French language classes begin Jan.
16 for adults, Jan. 21. Registration available
online or in person Jan. 12-13. Private and
semi-private classes also available. Page 16.
Princess Diana: The Musical The

shows Texas Premiere is Jan. 13-15 at El
Paso Playhouse. Page. 31.
Tequila & Margarita Festival Sunland

Park Racetrack & Casino hosts the tequila
and music festival Jan. 14 with more than 60
brands of tequila for sampling. Page 9.
Indigo Twilight The classical-jazz

crossover Indigo Twilight performed by El
Paso Society for Musicians of the Future Jan.
15 at the Philanthropy Theatre, as part of El
Paso Community Foundations Jewel Box
Series. The performance combines instrumental music, voice and poetry for a journey
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El Paso Society for Musicians of the

Future Page 35.
Deadline for applications for the New
Instrument Awards is Jan. 16.
Deadline for classical musicians age 8-19 of
all instruments and voice for the 2017
Competition for Young Musicians is Jan. 30.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra The

Symphony, conducted by Bohuslav Rattay,
presents its Viva Espaa! performances
Jan. 20-21 in the Plaza Theatre. The concerts, offered in its 12th annual collaboration
with El Paso Pro-Musica as part of its
Chamber Music Festival. Page 21.
El Paso Art Association Showing Jan.
20-Feb. 18 at the associations Crosland
Gallery is con-FIGURE-ation-three figure
and portrait show with opening reception
Jan. 20. Deadline for artist submissions is
Jan. 13. Page 11.
Spring Art classes begin in February.
Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey

Impact|Programs of Excellence presents
Lightwire Theaters cosmic adventure for all
ages about celebrating differences Feb. 4 at
Lee Ross Capshaw Fine Arts Center in
Coronado High School. The show, which
combines dance, puppetry and traditional
theater, uses electro-luminescent wires to
create 3D sculptures. Page 6.
Springfoot El Paso Marathon, Half

Marathon and 5K The annual races are
Feb. 19 at Southwest University Ball Park in
Downtown El Paso. The Race Expo is Feb.
18 at El Paso Convention and Performing
Arts Center. Page 5.
The Music of Prince El Paso Symphony

Orchestra presents a tribute the legendary
pop artist Feb. 25 at the Plaza Theatre, featuring the orchestra and a full rock band.
Page 23.
Hal Marcus Gallery The gallerys 2017
calendars, El Mercado Juarez, are now
available. Page 27.
Southern New Mexico
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

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Jan. 28: StepCrew, The new dynamic
dance production.
Feb. 7: Moon Mouse, Lightwire
Theaters cosmic family adventure.
Feb. 18: Play Me Chocolate Buffet, with
the highly acclaimed Neil Diamond Tribute.
Chocolate Fantasia Mimbres Region Arts

Councils 18th annual celebration of arts and
sweet delicacies Feb. 11 in historic downtown Silver City. This years theme is Wild
West Days with 20 unique, locally made,
handcrafted chocolates. Page 20.
Fountain Theatre Mesilla Valley Film
Societys theatre on the Plaza in historic Old
Mesilla shows independent, art, foreign and
other non-mainstream films. Page 22.

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Jan. 28: StepCrew, The new dynamic
dance production.
Feb. 7: Moon Mouse, Lightwire
Theaters cosmic family adventure.
Feb. 18: Play Me Chocolate Buffet, with
the highly acclaimed Neil Diamond Tribute.
n 2007, our news editor, Lisa Tate,

suggested that El Paso Scene launch
an annual feature lampooning the odd
local news items of the year, akin to
Texas Monthlys Bum Steer awards.
We decide to name our awards after the
reptile chosen as a decorative symbol for
the newly remodeled El Paso
International Airport. This edition marks
our 10th annual compilation of Geckos.
We never run short of contenders,
although this year we struggled to find
one Gecko to rule them all, our annual
Gecko of the year. This past year didnt
have that one, single running story that
continued to stupefy us. Maybe it was
because the national election news was so
outrageous that anything on the local
scene seemed reasonable by comparison.
We finally picked the phishing scam that
defrauded the City of El Paso out of $3.3
million as the best of the worst.
Even as we prepared this edition for
press, Gecko contenders kept coming.
Too late for the official Geckos that start
on Page 19, but certainly worthy of mention, was the Leeser-Lilly fracas at a local
restaurant Dec. 20. Former City Rep. Ann
Morgan Lilly apparently criticized Mayor
Oscar Leeser for City Councils decision
to reconsider the site of the proposed
Downtown arena, which led to angrier
words and Leeser calling the police over
an alleged shoving incident involving
their spouses. Apparently the tone of
national politics had seeped down to the
local level.
Dont despair. We anticipate that the
ongoing battle over the proposed arena
will generate more Geckos to come in
2017. The municipal elections should add
plenty of material as well.
Another leading source of Gecko nominations are stupid criminals. One late
entry involved a Dec. 21 arrest for a bank
robbery that occurred back in September.
According to the FBI, the suspect wore a
mask at the time of the $8,000 heist, but
didnt bother to disguise himself on his
Facebook post later that day which
showed him and a friend playing with
piles of 20- and 100-hundred-dollar bills.
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That raised investigators suspicions, as

well as probable cause for a search warrant that eventually led to the arrest.
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Thirty-five years ago a couple of ladies in
El Paso decided to offer their community
events that would stimulate the mind,
soul and spirit through an organization
they called Impact|Programs of
Excellence. Sally Gilbert and Norma
Geller are still presenting an annual series
of such programs which this season
has included the satiric troupe The
Capitol Steps, international singer Noa
and coming Feb. 4, the cosmic adventure
Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey.
Having dealt with community organizations for nearly 24 years as editor of El
Paso Scene, I can attest to the rare perseverance and dedication it takes to survive
as an independent performing arts presenter in this town. I can count all of them
on one hand that have lasted during the
lifetime of this publication. And not one
of the others is still run by its founders.
A major part of their success has been
Sally and Normas commitment to their
original vision. They consistently aim for
the best quality, ranging from writers,
innovators and political leaders to singers
and theater.
Without Sally and Norma, few of these
world-class speakers and performers
would have ever passed through El Paso.
I encourage El Paso Scene readers to support them so that another generation can
enjoy and learn from their programs.
Randy Limbird
Editor and Publisher
(915) 542-1422
Albert Martinez
Advertising &
Circulation Director
(915) 920-7244
Lisa Kay Tate

News Editor
(915) 542-1422 ext. 4
Editorial Associates:
Yvonne T. Herrera, Will Summers
Advertising Executive:
Roman Martinez
Circulation Associate:
Randy Friedman
Contributing Writers:
Carol Viescas, Brian Chozick,

Myrna Zanetell, John McVey Middagh
Jay Duncan
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or HomeShowElPaso.com.
Special events include a Sultry Bedroom
Makeover Seminar by HGTVs Design Stars
Jennifer Bertrand; and a Makeover Seminar
with designer Lauri March, the House
Counselor.
New Mexico Day at the Park
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, 1200 Futurity

Dr. (at Sunland Park Drive), Sunland Park,
N.M., hosts the family-friendly indoor event
noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, featuring
homegrown Southern New Mexico Pecans,
Pistachios, Chile Peppers and Wines. Admission
is free. Information: 1-800-572-1142 or sunland-park.com.
Miss West Texas 2017 The precursor
to Miss Texas America is 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

28, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. Information: 532-7273.
Last Thursdays The Downtown monthly

evening art walk includes nearly two dozen
pubs, restaurants, stores and galleries.
Admission is free to most events. Information:
facebook.com/EPDAD.
Lights All Night DeadMau5 and RL
Grime headline a night of light and sound with a

special New Years Eve Saturday, Dec. 31, at
El Paso Convention Center. General admission:
$49.99; VIP tickets available starting at $119.99.
Age 18 and older. Available via Ticketmaster or
online at lightsallnight.com.
Other performers include Excision, the
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs DJ Set,
Felix Cartel, No Mana and Bijou.
New Years Eve at Sunland Park

Racetrack & Casino El Pasos Fungi
Mungle, the superstars of disco perform at

the Saturday, Dec. 31, celebration. The party
is 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with free party favors and
prize drawings. The casino will be open. No
cover.
The casino is at 1200 Futurity Dr. (at Sunland
Park Drive), Sunland Park, N.M. Information:
(575) 874-5200 or sunland-park.com.
New Years Eve Dance Shundo
Ballroom Dance Studio, 120 Paragon Lane,

hosts its New Years Dance 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31, featuring music by Azucar.
BYOB (beer, wine, ice chest and snacks; free
ice available). Admission: $30; $35 at the door.

Ticket information: Shundo, 532-2043. For
delivery: 691-8489 or 867-3848.
New Years at The Lodge The resort
in Cloudcroft will host its New Years Eve

events, Saturday, Dec. 31, with adult party at
the Lodge Pavilion, with champagne toast and
midnight breakfast buffet. A special New Years
Eve buffet and New Years Day brunch also
offered. Call for reservations and cost.
Information: 1-800-395-6343 or thelodgeresort.com.
New Years Chile Drop The New
Years Eve Festival is 9 p.m. to midnight

Saturday, Dec. 31, in Las Cruces Civic Plaza,
with live entertainment by Caliente.
Information: (575) 640-8283.
Bazaars and fairs
Farmers Market at Ardovinos Desert

Crossing The 14th annual market runs
Saturdays year-round at Ardovinos Desert
Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park,
N.M. Winter hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Well
behaved pets on leash welcome; brunch avail-
able for purchase. Information: (575) 589-0653,

ext. 3. Closed Dec. 31.
Weekly events include kids tent activities,
educational talks, Master Gardener talks and
live music.
Weekly yoga classes are 9 to 10 a.m. with
Erin from Casa de Yoga. Cost per class: $10.
A Book Exchange is held the first and third
Saturday of the month. Bring a used book in
good condition, to exchange for another.
A New Years Market celebration is Jan. 7.
Sportscard and Toy Collectible Show
The trading card and toy show is 9 a.m. to 4

p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at Marriott Hotel, 1600
Airway, hosted by J & M Sportscards. Features
Marvel and DC, Spawn, Hot Wheels, Funko,
sports and non sports cards and memorabilia,
autographs and more. Admission is free.
Information: 856-7777.
El Paso Psychic Fair The fair is 11 a.m.

to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14-15 at
Hawthorn Inn, 1700 Airway, at Boeing.
Admission: $5 for both days (private readings
not included with admission). Free admission
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Southern New Mexico
Las Cruces Bridal Showcase Helping

Hands Event Planning hosts its bridal and special event show 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
29, at Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E.
University Ave. in Las Cruces. Admission: $5 in
advance; $7 at the door. Free admission with
donation of gently used prom dress for the
Cinderella Prom Dress Project. Information:
(575) 522-1232 or
lascrucesbridalshowcase.com.

sweet delicacies is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 11, in historic downtown Silver City. This
years theme is Wild West Days. While
strolling through downtown, participants can
enjoy 20 unique, locally made, handcrafted
chocolates. Tickets sell out every year. Tickets:
$25 for 20 individual pieces of chocolate.
Information: (575) 538-2505 or chocolatefantasia.org.
New Years Eve
Ardovinos New Years Eve Bash
Ardovinos Desert Crossing, One Ardovino

Drive in Sunland Park, will ring in 2017
Saturday, Dec. 31. Live music during dinner. DJ
and dancing begins at 11 p.m. Cost for fourcourse dinner is $100 per person plus gratuity.
Festive dinner attire. Complimentary midnight
champagne toast and party favors. Reservations
recommended; space fills quickly. Information:
(575) 589-0653, ext. 3, or ardovinos.com.
El Maida New Years Eve El Maida
Shrine, 6331 Alabama, hosts a New Years Eve

show celebration Saturday, Dec. 31.
Information: 562-1444 or elmaida.com.
Inn of the Mountain Gods New Years

Eve Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and
Casino in Mescalero, N.M. will host its annual

gourmet dinner and concert Saturday, Dec. 31,
with entertainment by JMA & Hard Livin Band,
DJ Frizzo, Abe Mac Band, Hillbilly Starz and
more. Midnight countdown celebration follows
entertainment; 1920 attire recommended.
Tickets: $125 (Ticketmaster). Information: 1800-545-9011.
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with active duty military I.D. Information: 3456245 or elpasopsychicfair.com.
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, Jan.
28-29, at the El Maida Shrine Temple, 6331
Alabama. Admission: $6 (under 10 free).
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market

The City of El Paso market for area artists
and regionally grown agricultural products is 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday in the Union Plaza
District along Anthony Street. No market Dec.
31. Information: 212-1780 or elpasoartsandculture.org.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market
More than 230 permanent vendors in arts,

crafts, produce, baked goods and other food
items are offered 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

Unity El Paso events Unity El Paso,
1420 Alabama. Information: 566-5544 or unityelpaso.org. Burning Bowl Ceremony bilingual

service is 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, to
release negative energy from the previous year.
A White Stone Ceremony is 11 a.m. to noon
Sunday, Jan. 1.
Computer Classes Thomas Branigan
Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho in Las

Cruces, hosts free computer literacy classes 2
to 4 p.m. Tuesdays in January in the training lab
on the second floor. Registration not required;
only first eight attendees will be guaranteed a
computer. Attendees welcome to bring their
own laptops if space permits. Information:
(575) 528-4005.
Jan. 10: Introduction to Computers: The
Basics.
Jan. 17: Windows 10
Jan. 24: Introduction to the Internet
Jan. 31: Introduction to Computers: File
Management.
All phone numbers listed are in Juarz.
Auditorio Don Manul Talams

Camandari Calle Pedro Rosales de Len
1860, Seminario. The comic play Un Mal Da

is presented at 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22.
Written by Argentinean Hugo Daniel Marcos,
with a cast of 13. Admission: 75 pesos.
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). Information:
52-656-558-2415 or larodadora.org.
3D Theater admission: 30 pesos.
Theater/museum combo is 79 pesos.
The museum features 120 permanent interactive exhibits. Exhibits include opportunities to
explore the origins of life, the formation of the
planets, how the deserts were formed, paleon-
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Innovate the New Year The Hub of
Human Innovation, 500 West Overland, Ste

230, hosts the networking event 5 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 11. Connect with innovators
and entrepreneurs and learn what is have
planned for the start of 2017. Admission is free;
pizza and beer offered (21 and older). RSVP
required: Leslie D. Lanier, 321-3123 or
leslie@hubep.org. Information: hubep.org.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at

UTEP Spring classes begin Feb. 6 for the
popular UTEP program that offers non-credit

classes for people age 50 or older.
The membership program is part of UTEPs
College of Liberal Arts and supported in part
by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Registration
runs Jan. 17-27, and is $70 for as many courses desired during the 12-week term, plus $25
for the one-time OLLI life membership fee
($25 late fee after Jan. 27).
Members may take as many classes as they
want. No grades, no tests, no term papers, no
required homework. The fee includes parking
permit, UTEP library card and discounts to
UTEP events. Classes are open to age 50 or
older, and meet weekday afternoons.
The Institutes office is in Miners Hall, Room
209. Office hours are 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Information: 747-6280,
747-8848 or olliatutep.org.
Cultivate Forum The forum on local
food systems and sustainability is 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19, at El Paso Community
Foundations Foundation Room, 333 N.
Oregon Street. Admission is free; light refreshments served. Information: Gary Williams, 5334020 or gwilliams@epcf.org.
Speakers and topics:
The Historic Rio Grande in Paso del Norte
with Dr. Mark Cioc-Ortega, Chair,
Department of History, Professor, UC Santa
Cruz.
Water Harvesting with Mike Gaglio, owner
of High Desert Native Plants.
The Joy and Benefit of Being. Vegetarian
with Dr. Elizabeth J. Walsh, professor, UTEP
Department of Biological Sciences, and president of the Vegetarian Society of El Paso.
Chamizal Junior Ranger Saturday
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San

Marcial, invites families to explore various
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tology, history and heritage and traditions, with

a focus on art and expression.
Bazar Del Monumento The weekly
bazaar is noon 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 music.
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.
Museo del Chamizal Chamizal Park
(next to the Bridge of the Americas). The

museum features archaeological and historic
exhibits. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Information: 611-1048.
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Miracles Gathering course Unity El
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world cultures for kids age 5 to 11 at 11 a.m.

to noon the third Saturday of the month (Jan.
21). The 45-minute Junior Ranger program
offers a different activity such as games, walks,
experiments or craft. Admission is free, but
space is limited. Information/reservations: 5327273 or nps.gov/cham.
TSI Academy El Paso Community
College offers a 16-week course 8:30 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, beginning Jan. 23, designed for adults who interrupted their education and have decided to go
back to school, but do not feel college ready.
The course integrates instruction in reading,
writing, and mathematics to improve scores on
TSI tests. College readiness skills and a unit on
college culture and systems will also be incorporated. Information: EPCC Center for College
Access and Development, 831-7808.
TSI students must commit to attending the
entire semester, and pay for TSI retesting in
areas of deficiency ($15 per subject test).
The Gospel Mix The forum for local
artists and churches to network and share their

gospel talent with the community is 3 to 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29, at Hilton Garden Inn, 6650
Gateway East. The community outreach program gives local businesses an opportunity to
get in front of loyal consumer-based markets
such as the military and Christian-based church
communities.
Admission: $15 ($10 with three canned goods).
Information: (972) 302-6253 or associatesentertainmentgroup.com.
Paso, 1420 Alabama, will host the course let by

Alicia, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sundays, in the
library. The new group meeting discusses miracles. Admission is free. Information: 566-5544
or unityelpaso.org.
GED classes High School Equivalency

Program (HEP) and UTEP host free GED classes and tests for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their immediate families Mondays
through Fridays at UTEPs Graham Hall, Room
206, 500 W. University. Class times are 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (flex times).
Open enrollment. Information: 747-5567 and
studentaffairs.utep.edu/hep.
El Paso Crohns & Autoimmune
Disease Support Group The support
group meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of the

month (Jan. 17) on the campus of Tech
University Health Sciences Center, 4800
Alberta, in the Academic Services Building,
Room 211. Parking available next to the clinic.
Information: Carrie Wilkie, (214) 708-2989,
ccwilkie@elpasocrohns.com.
Facilitated dialogue Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial, hosts the discussions at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the
month (Jan. 18). Park rangers and visitors can
make personal connections to a relevant topic
or shared experience. Information: 532-7273.
Scenic Sundays Walkers, runners,

cyclists and skaters are invited to enjoy Scenic
Drive, from Rim Road to Richmond, free of
traffic from 7 a.m. to noon Sundays. (Hours
good through March 17, 2017.) Dogs on leash
permitted. Admission is free; road closed to car
traffic at this time. Information: 541-4416 or
district2@elpasotexas.gov.
For a good cause
Martin Luther King Jr. Food Drive
The 17th annual citywide effort to restock area

food pantries runs Jan. 3-16, with several
organizations participating. Canned and other
nonperishable food items can be dropped off at
various locations throughout town. The food
will then be collected, sorted and distributed
among agencies serving the less fortunate
including the Salvation Army, the Opportunity
Center for the Homeless, El Paso Rescue
Mission and others. Information: 212-3201 or
elpasolibrary.org.
Grocery Store collection sites: Big 8 Stores,
Wal-Mart and Vista markets.
El Paso Public Librarys Food for Fines program will give patrons the opportunity to pay
library fines by donating canned and nonperishable food Jan. 3-14. Fines reduced by $1 for
every can of food donated up to $5 per day.
Barnett Harley-Davidson Blood Drive
Barnetts Harley-Davidson, 8272 Gateway

East, hosts its 22nd annual blood drive Jan. 1316. Those donating blood during the drive, will
have a chance to win a Harley. Information:
barnettharley.com or on Facebook.
Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball El Paso

Chapter, The Links Inc. hosts its 9th annual
black tie dinner gala 6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 21, at Summit Ballroom & Conference
Center, 120 N. Festival, with dinner, dancing,
a silent auction, raffle and a King/Queen
Coronation Ceremony. Tickets: $60; available
via 987-1669 or 593-5738. Information:
linksinc.org.
Proceeds benefit student scholarships and
community service programs.
Over the Edge for the El Paso Zoo

Participants will rappel 12 stories down the
Anson Mills Building in Downtown El Paso 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, to benefit El
Paso Zoos wildlife and conservation programs
with DJ, food trucks, animal education stations,
craft stations, climbing rock wall, kids zone,
and sponsor booths. Spectator admission is
free. Information: El Paso Zoological Society
Office, 212-0245.
Limited amount of rappel spaces available;
register at EPZooOverTheEdge.
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. New blanket
donations can be dropped off at all El Paso Fire
Stations. Information: 667-0206 or 834-5772.
Those in need of blankets may call 2-1-1
Texas for assistance. Persons who qualify
include infants under one year of age, the ill and
disabled and those who qualify for Medicare,
Medicaid, SSI and RSDI.
El Paso Habitat for Humanity ReStore
The second-hand store at 11221 Rojas benefits Habitat El Paso. Donations of furniture,
appliances, building materials and more are
accepted. Pickups may be arranged by emailing
donatedgoods@habitatelpaso.org or call 3080833. The store is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday. Information:
706-5060.
Habitat El Paso a nonprofit, ecumenical
Christian ministry that builds homes for families
in El Paso, and also supports Habitat for
Humanitys international projects. Partner families pay a 30-year interest-free mortgage.
Please see Page 8
New year ... New Arrivals!

Big Sky
The Marketplace
n of the Upper Valley
In the
10-5 Tues.-Sat. 12:30-4:30 Sun.

www.marketplaceatpsf.com
Molly NMe
5034 Doniphan
585-9296
Home & Garden Decor Rustics Collectibles

Florals Jewelry Folk Art Baby gifts
Linens wearables Crosses & More!
MAGIC BISTRO
Indoor/Outdoor Dining
Lunch 11 am-2:30 pm Tues.-Sun.

Dinner 5-10 pm Fri.-Sat.
Live Music!
Every Friday 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Every Saturday
11:00 am - 2:00 pm 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
January 2017
5034 Doniphan Ste B
833-2121
magicbistroelp.com
facebook.com/magicbistro
El Paso Scene
Tamara Michalina
BeadCounter
at PLACITA SANTA FE
Antique Traders
5034 Doniphan
(next to
The Marketplace)
833-9929
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Fort Bliss
New Years Eve Bingo The Centennial

Banquet and Conference Center, 11199 Sgt. E.
Churchill Street on Central Fort Bliss, hosts
New Years Bingo event for DoD ID card holders ages 18 and older at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
31. Doors open at 5 p.m. There will be a New
Years observance on the East Coast at 10 p.m.
Ticket buy-in is $50; includes bingo paper pack,
dinner and a champagne toast (age 21 and
older) Registration required. Information: 7441171.
Out with a bang Desert Strike Lanes
hosts a New Years Bowling Blowout 9 p.m. to

1 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, with food and bowling specials. Each bowler gets a goody bag.
Information: 568-6272 or blissmwr.com.
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Health and Fitness Fair The 7th annual

fair is 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Soto
Physical Fitness Center, 20751 Constitution, on
Fort Bliss. Learn about the classes, programs
and services offered by the fitness team. Also
offered are mini-session classes, and community health resources. Information: 744-5790.
Friday at The Fire Fort Blisss Freedom
Crossing hosts free live music featuring local

performers 6 to 11 p.m. Fridays, at the outdoor fireplace. Bands perform 7 to
9 p.m., with DJ music before and
after. Information: 564-5311 or freedomcrossingatfortbliss.com.
Fort Bliss Rod & Gun Club 3730 Roy
Johnson Lane. Rifle and pistol shooting competitions are held almost every weekend. Visitors
can watch for free. Food available at the clubhouse snack bar. To get there: Take Railroad
Drive to Deer; turn right. Information: 568-
2983 or blissmwr.com/rodandgun.
Club news
LAlliance Franaise dEl Paso The

nonprofit cultural institute, founded in 1964,
promotes French culture and offers francophiles the opportunity to use the French language in a variety of activities. Information: 5851789, 497-2453 (Spanish), cgomez@afofelpaso.com, afofelpaso.com or on Facebook at
AllianceFrancaiseElPaso.
Spring semester French language classes begin

Jan. 16 for adults, Jan. 21 for children, at the
AFEP School, 1035 Belvidere, Suite 200.
Registration available online or in person 5-7
p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 12-13. Private
and semi-private classes also available.
AFEP members will host an art exhibit of their
work Jan. 6-24, at EPCCs Administration
Building, A 9050 Viscount, Reception is 7 p.m.
Please see Page 9
Broken promises can

Taking a Look Back
work out for the best
by John McVey Middagh
round 1978 I rented some horse stables on Johansson Road off

Doniphan Drive in the Upper
Valley. I was busy with my Cowboy
Trading Post, but saw an opportunity in
owning a riding and boarding facility, a
place to keep my own horses and make
money doing it.
I had known the stable owner, who had
passed away after running it for as long
as I could remember. I was busy running
my own business where I was starting to
sell 2 1/2 saddles a day, along with an
ever-growing saddle and leather repair
business. But the opportunity was there,
so I made the jump.
Keeping up my saddle inventory at the
store required me to travel all over East
Texas and even as far as Ohio. At the
start I would drive once a month to a
friends ranch in Ennis, Texas, (35 miles
south of Dallas), where we would make
four or five horse sales, then he passed
away. By that time I had met other
traders, along with locals at First
Monday Trades Day in Weatherford,
Texas, an open trading ground that had
been in operation for about 100 years.
This was great because the price of gasoline was skyrocketing and I only had to
drive to one place to get most of what I
needed. I started by taking $600 cash
with me and thinking I was hot stuff;
over time it grew to where I was carrying $6,000 to $10,000 at the end.
Business was good.
I got interested in the stables after I
found someone to run them; Janet was a
young, single mom who was a horse
owner and customer at the store. After
talking it over and she agreed to take the
job, I arranged the lease, moved my
horses in and bought more. I outfitted
the place with saddles and all the equipment needed. People came to ride by the
hour, or to lease a horse by the month, or
board their own horse.
Things were going good there at first. I
had to put in 12-14 hour days, but it was
fun and my whole family was involved.
Then one day Janet just didnt show up,
deciding the work was just too demanding. That was the first broken promise in
what turned out to be a series of them
that year.
Luckily I had good dependable help at
my trading post, so I was putting in
more hours at the stables. But that started taking its toll. I learned the difficulties of having a house divided. The solution was to find a buyer for the stables.
A young man with family backing came
along, buying me out lock, stock and
barrel for $15,000. He gave me a
El Paso Scene
promissory note, putting down one third

and agreeing to handle the balance with
two 90-day payments. I moved my family horses and tack to a friends ranch in
Chamberino, N.M., 20 miles up the road.
First check for $5,000 was good. The
second check bounced and I tried to
work with the guy in every way but to
no avail. He lied and he dodged me.
Finally I called the sheriff telling him I
planned to go gather my horses and
other belongings for non-payment and
broken contract, so if he got a call thats
what was happening.
I called several friends with trucks and
trailers. We drove there and took all back
that was mine without incident and Ive
never looked back. That was the second
broken promise.
Third broken promise was just around
the corner in time. I had my original
store on Doniphan pulled away from me
after being promised that I was there as
long as I wanted.
Thinking back, the landlord and his
family must have been jealous. I was
doing well with persistence and hard
work. My landlord, who had known me
most of my life, had neer-do-well sons
born with silver spoons protruding from
their mouths.
But the Lord has always been good to
me. I was able to buy my Borderland
location from a rodeo family who were
moving to Stephenville, Texas. I turned
their house into my store, which worked
out well for over 15 years. Then the
Lord saw the city growing up around
me, cutting off my riding space and all
the foreseeable problems with future
neighbors. He sent me a buyer for the
property, someone who did not want the
business. I sold out in 1998, calling
myself retired at age 53 (way too
young). Here again I moved everything
off the property, just leaving the house
without even windows in place, because
the new owner was building a mobile
home park.
I moved everything to 30 acres of land
Id bought years earlier on a lark.
Retired? I dont know. Here all these
years later Im still doing the same thing
Ive done since 1973 with horses and
saddles, just not as involved.
All of this because of broken promises.
But, with the Lord in my corner life has
been good anyhow.
John McVey Middagh is a former

saddle shop owner and amateur
local historian. You can reach him
at jmiddagh@yahoo.com.
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Friday, Jan. 6, in the foyer.

A lunch with Galette des Rois (King Cake) and
installation of 2017 officers is 1-3 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 22, at the International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana. A French Opera Recital by students of Lazaro Ferrari Academy begins at 3
p.m.
Coming in late January will be a visit by
Prudence Plessis, vice consul and Chef de
Chanellerie. Call or check Facebook for details.
Singles in the Son - The group develops
friendships among Christian singles ages 30 to

50. Bible study held Tuesday nights. Weekend
events subject to change. All denominations are
welcome. Membership is free. Information:
Andy, 471-1997, SinglesInTheSon@yahoo.com
or on Facebook.
Saturday, Jan. 7: Dinner and dancing
Friday, Jan. 13: Dinner and a movie
Saturday, Jan. 21: Dinner and UTEP
Basketball
Saturday, Jan. 28: Dinner and Rhino Hockey.
Westside Welcome Club The nonprofit

group is a social, educational and charitable
organization of more than 200 women open to
both newcomers and longtime residents.
Information: westsidewelcomeclub.com.
The monthly free newcomers coffee is 10
a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at the home of Anamelia
Cesar, 1222 Franklin Dove. No RSVP necessary. Information: (310) 404-1618.
The monthly luncheon is 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 11, at Country Inn, 900 Sunland Park
Drive. Newcomers welcome. Information,
reservations: 892-5178.
Military Order of the World Wars
January 2017
The El Paso Chapters monthly luncheon is 11

a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Great American Land
& Cattle Company, 9800 Gateway North in
Northeast El Paso. Past Chapter Commanders
will be honored and willdiscuss events and
accomplishments. Information: 755-4038.
Doa Ana Photography Club (DAPC)
The club hosts free photography programs 7

to 9 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the
month at Southwest Environmental Center,
275 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. The
public is invited. Information: daphotoclub.org.
A Photography Boot Camp workshop on
Learning Your Camera is 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Jan. 28. First in a series of five workshops. Cost: $5; workshops are free to those
who join DAPC for $15. Registration: daphotoclub.org. Information: Rob Peinert, education@daphotoclub.org.
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.
Information: 533-6001 or elpasocoinclub.com.
543-5433 or elpasolibrary.org.
Area attractions
Wyler Aerial Tramway 1700 McKinley.

Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 12
years and under. Hours are noon to 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Closed Monday through Thursday.
Information: 562-9899 or 566-6622.
A First Day hike is Sunday, Jan. 1. Last Sunday
Hike is 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, beginning in the
parks parking lot to the top of Ranger Peak.
Participation is free.
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 cattlemanssteakhouse.com.
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. Free childrens
activities daily. Admission is free. Information:
859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
Plaza Theatre Tours The free weekly

tours are noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays at125 W.
Mills in Downtown El Paso. Meet under the
Plaza marquee. Information: 534-0660.
San Elizario Historic District The dis-
trict at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on the

Mission Trail features four art galleries, seven
artists studio/galleries, three gift shops, the
Historic San Elizario Chapel, the Portales
Museum and the Veterans Museum. Most locations open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 851-0041,
594-8424 or SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.com.
Spaceport America Visitor Center
301 S. Foch, Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Tours to Spaceport America depart promptly
at 9 a.m. Thursday through Monday, returning
at 1 p.m. No tours Tuesday or Wednesday.
Tour cost: $49.99 ($29.99 age 18 and younger).
Information/group reservations: 1-844-72SPACE or spaceportamerica.com/experience.
La Via Winery New Mexicos oldest
winery is just across the state line from El Paso,
El Paso Scene
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.
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. Free live music on the patio offered
2:30 to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with
food truck most Saturdays; bring a picnic basket Sunday. Open mic sessions are 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Friday of each month. Information:
(915) 241-4349 or sombraantigua.com.
Zin Valle Vineyards 7315 Hwy 28 in
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tastings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday.
Information: 877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
McDonald Observatory The University

of Texas at Austin observatory is near Fort
Davis, Texas. Visitor Center open 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. daily. Information: (432) 426-4138.
Daytime tours and solar viewing offered at 11
a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. Twilight programs begin
at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Star Parties are 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and
Saturdays. Times are Central Time Zone.
Reservations required for all programs. Day
Pass (includes solar viewing and tour): $8 ($7
senior, military and age 6-12); solar viewing
only; $5 ($7 senior, military and age 6-12); twilight program: $5 and $6, depending on program; Star Party $12 ($10 senior, military; $8
age 6-12). Age 5 and younger admitted free to
most programs.
Reservations, event schedule available online
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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.
Chris Kattan Saturday Night Live veter-
an Chris Kattan, star of The Middle Night at

the Roxbury and Corky Romano performs
at 8 p.m. Thursday, and 8 and 10 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Jan. 12-14, at El Paso Comic
Strip, 1201 Airway. Information, reservations:
779-LAFF (5233), laff2nite.com or on Facebook
at El Paso Comic Strip. Tickets: $20 Thursday
at late show Friday and Saturday; $22.50 early
show Friday and Saturday(ticketweb.com).
Annie Broadway in El Paso presents the
celebrated family musical at 3 p.m. and 7:30

p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at The Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $47.50 and $75 (Ticketmaster).
Featuring book and score by Tony Awardwinners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and
Martin Charnin, the beloved musical includes
such unforgettable songs as Its the Hard
Knock Life, Easy Street, I Dont Need
Anything But You, plus the eternal anthem of
optimism, Tomorrow.
Miranda Sings Live...Youre Welcome
The YouTube comedy sensation and alterego of Colleen Ballinger performs at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$37 to $72.50 (Ticketmaster).
Ballinger returns to her live performance
roots with a 15-city tour of the fast-paced 80minute show. Featuring appearances by both
Colleen and Miranda Sings, the tour offers
Ballingers signature blend of live comedy,
singing and countless applications of lipstick.
Ron White The popular standup comic
performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at

Abraham Chavez Theatre. Ron Tater Salad
White first rose to fame as the cigar-smoking,
scotch-drinking funny man from the Blue Collar
Comedy Tour phenomenon, but now is a
chart-topping Grammy-nominated comedian
and a feature film actor in his own right.
Tickets: $47.50 to $129 (Ticketmaster).
TJ George The songwriter performs at 7
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Black Box

Theatre, 430 N. Main, in Las Cruces. George
has written for television and movies and with
multiple top ten hit makers. Tickets: $10.
Reservations: (575) 523-1223.
His influences are a fusion of pop, R&B, folk
and blue-eyed soul to create what he calls
Melodic Groove.
Foreigner The classic rock legends per-
form at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the

Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $39.75 to $95
(Ticketmaster). With 75 million albums sold
and 16 Top 30 hits, Foreigner is responsible for
some of rock and rolls most enduring anthems.
including Juke Box Hero, Feels Like The
First Time, Hot Blooded, Cold As Ice,
Dirty White Boy, Waiting For A Girl Like
You and the worldwide No. 1 hit I Want To
Know What Love Is.
Carnage presents: Rare El Paso The
Swedish death metal band performs at 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3, at El Paso County Coliseum.
Tickets: $20, $30 and $40 (Ticketmaster).

ages about celebrating differences at 2 p.m.
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El Paso Scene
Saturday, Feb. 4, at Lee Ross Capshaw Fine

Arts Center in Coronado High School, 100
Champions Place. The hour-long show combines dance, puppetry and traditional theatre,
using electro-luminescent wires to create 3D
sculptures. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for
under age 16; 20 percent for groups of 10 or
more. Information: 545-5068 or impactprogramsofexcellence.org.
What Marvin the Mouse wants most is to be
popular, but the cool rats think he is a geek
and call him a loser. To escape from their bullying, Marvin retreats into his science books and
a world of fantasy where he is the hero.
Camila The Mexican pop-rock bands
Elypse Tour is at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at

the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $49.50, $59.50,
$79.50 and $125(Ticketmaster).
Since 2005, Camila, consisting of Mario
Domm and Pablo Hurtado, has been performing their characteristically romantic ballads.
Dancing With The Stars Live! The hit
ABC show returns at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at

Abraham Chavez Theater. Details to be
announced. Tickets: $40, $55, $75 and $100
(Ticketmaster).
Valentines Super Love Jam The
Delfonics, Zapp, One Way, The Temprees,

Thee Midniters, Little Willie G, Evelyn
Champagne King, Persuaders, Sunny Ozuna
and Tierra are featured at this years Love Jam
at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at UTEPs Don
Haskins Center. Tickets: $28.50 and $49.50
(Ticketmaster).
Gran Baile de Enamorados Norteo

groups Conjunto Primavera, Los Rieleros and
Los Huracanes del Norte perform at the
Valentines Day show and dance at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11, at El Paso County
Coliseum. Tickets: $50 (Ticketmaster)
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan El
mejor mariachi del mundo returns at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $30, $45 and $55 (Ticketmaster).
Alina Kiryayeva Showtime! El Paso pres-
ents the professional concert pianist and chamber musician at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: Tickets:
$30; general admission. Information: 544-2022
or showtimeelpaso.com.
MercyMe The Christian bands Texas
Takeover Tour is 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at

Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $20 to $45;
Meet-and-greet VIP tickets available
(Ticketmaster).
African Guitar Summit Mimbres
Region Arts Council (MRAC) presents a superb

and unique achievement in African music at
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at WNMUs Fine
Arts Auditorium. Tickets: $20 ($15 members;
$5 students, children). Information: (575) 5382505, or mimbresarts.org.
Jimmy Eat World The Arizona rock
band legend performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb.

25, at Tricky Falls, 209 S. El Paso, in support of
their new album Integrity Blues. The band
has had four Top 20 Singles in the Modern
Rock charts including their No. 1 hit, The
Middle. Tickets: $25-$40. Information: 3519909 Online tickets at trickyfalls.com and ticketfly.com.
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Texas Country Music Fest Tracy

Lawrence, the Josh Abbott Band and Wade
Bowen perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
25, at the El Paso Country Coliseum, with a
Patio Pre-Party offering food trucks, family
activities and more live music. Tickets are $29
to $65 (Ticketmaster). Information:
TexasCMF.com.
Orchestra presents a tribute to the late pop

superstar at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the
Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $33.50, $48.50, $63.50
and $78.50 (Ticketmaster). information: 5322776 or epso.org.
A full rock band and the El Paso Symphony
will perform the music of the seven-time
Grammy winner.
Elvis Lives The multi-media live journey

across Elvis life is 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at
the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:$37.50 and $62.50
(Ticketmaster).
The touring production features champions
and finalists from Elvis Presley Enterprises
worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist
Contest. Headline performers include Dean Z
(The Early Years & the Comeback Special);
Jay Dupuis (The Movie Years); Bill Cherry
(The Movie Years) and Carol Maccri (Ann
Margret); backed up by a band and other
singer/dancers.
Green Day The iconic modern punk band
brings their Revolution Radio tour to El Paso

at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at El Paso
County Coliseum, with opening act Against Me!
Tickets: $26.50 and $61.50 (Ticketmaster).
Adal Ramones The Mexican comedian
and TV host brings his act back to El Paso at

8:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, at The Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $39.50, $49.50, $59.50 and
$69.50 (Ticketmaster).
Maluma The reggaeton artist brings his

World Tour 2017 to the borderland at 8:30
p.m. Saturday, March 4, at El Paso County
Coliseum. Tickets: $60.50 to $126.50
(Ticketmaster).
The Illusionists Broadway in El Paso

presents the spectacular showcase of the most
incredible illusionists on earth at 5:30 and 8:30
p.m. Tuesday, March 7, at The Plaza Theatre.
This show has shattered box office records
across the globe. Tickets: $47.50 and
$72.50(Ticketmaster).
Skillet The hard rock bands Unleashed
Tour 2017 is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16,

at Tricky Falls, 209 S. El Paso, with Sick
Puppies and Devour the Day. Tickets: $27.50
to $32. Information: 351-9909. Online tickets
at trickyfalls.com and ticketfly.com.
Bill Maher The politically incorrect

comic returns to El Paso at 7 p.m. Sunday,
March 19, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$56.50 to $91.50 (Ticketmaster).
Elton John The pop superstars first El
Paso performance in ten years is 8 p.m.

Thursday, March 23, at Don Haskins Center
with Wonderful Crazy Night Tour. Tickets:
$32.75 to $142.75 (Ticketmaster).
Newsboys The Christian pop bands
Love Riot Tour is 7 p.m. Friday, March 24,

at El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets: $25-$100
(Ticketmaster).
The band started over 20 years ago in
Australia, and has since earned four Dove
January 2017
Awards and four Grammy nominations. They

were featured in both Gods Not Dead
movies.
Yuridia The Latin pop singer performs at
8:30 p.m. Friday, March 31, at the Plaza

Theatre. Tickets: $42-$110 (Ticketmaster).
After winning second place on the popular
Mexican reality show La Academia, Yuridia
scored major success with her debut album,
La Voz de un ngel, selling 1.5 million copies.
Cirque du Soleils Ovo The Cirque du

Soleil brings its newest touring arena show
April 12-16 at UTEPs Don Haskins Center.
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday, 4 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
and 1:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $35, $95
and $145 (Ticketmaster, UTEP Ticket Center).
Ovo, meaning egg in Portuguese, is a headlong rush into a colorful ecosystem teeming
with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a nonstop
riot of energy and movement.
When a mysterious egg appears in their midst,
the insects are awestruck and intensely curious
about this iconic object that represents the
enigma and cycles of their lives. It is love at first
sight when a gawky, quirky insect arrives in this
bustling community and a fabulous ladybug
catches his eye and the feeling is mutual.
Shen Yun 2017 The celebration of the
Chinese culture through music and dance is 3

and 8 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at The Plaza
Theatre, featuring 5000 years of Chinese culture, athletic classical Chinese dance, a groundbreaking East-West orchestra with an elaborate
backdrop and setting. Tickets: $70-$120.
Information: 1-800-380-8265 or
ShenYun.com/El-Paso.
2017 Worship Night In America Tour
Grammy winner Chris Tomlin headlines the

tour that Seeks to Unite the Church in
Worship and Prayer at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
April 26, at UTEPs Don Haskins Center, featuring Big Daddy Weave, Phil Wickham, Zach
Williams, Mosaic MSC and Jason Barton.
Ticket: $15, $19.75, $28.75, $38.75 and $69.75
(Ticketmaster).
The Phantom of the Opera
Broadway in El Paso presents Cameron

Mackintoshs new production of Andrew Lloyd
Webbers phenomenal musical for 15 performances May 3-14, at the Plaza Theatre. Music
by Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and book
by Webber and Richard Steilgoe. Tickets:
$32.50, $47.50, $52.50, $67.50, $75, $82.50,
and $90 (Ticketmaster). Information: 10800745-3000.
Bon Qui Qui The alter ego of stand-up
comic, TV actress and former pro football

cheerleader Anjelah Johnson brings her Gold
Plated Dreams Tour to El Paso at 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 4, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $39.50 (Ticketmaster).
La Oreja de Van Gogh The Latin pop
bands Planeta Imaginario Tour is 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 13, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. The groups has sold more than 8 million records worldwide with hits like Rosas,
Mi vida sin ti, La Playa and more. Tickets:
$38-$120 (Ticketmaster).
Gabriel Iglesias The fluffy comedians
FluffyMania World Tour: 20 Years of

Comedy is 8 p.m. Friday, May 19, at UTEPs
Don Haskins Center. Age 7 and older admitted. Tickets: $30-$70 (Ticketmaster).
VIP experience available with Meet and
Greet, autographed item and VIP lanyard.
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Band of Horses The American rock band

performs 7 p.m. Monday, May 22, at Tricky
Falls, 209 S. El Paso. All ages show. Tickets:
$30 in advance; $32 at the door (ticketfly.com).
Rodgers & Hammersteins Cinderella

The Broadway in El Paso series closes its
season with the Tony-winning Broadway musical Tuesday, June 6, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $47.50 and $75 (Ticketmaster).
Guns N Roses One of the biggest rock
bands of the 90s brings its Not in this

Lifetime Tour to El Paso at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Sun Bowl Stadium.
Tickets: $62 to $743. VIP packages are $568$1,244.
Venues & series
Tricky Falls 209 S. El Paso. All shows are
all-ages, unless listed otherwise. Listings also

cover shows in Bowie Feathers. Information:
351-9909 Online tickets at trickyfalls.com,
holdmyticket.com or ticketfly.com.
Advance tickets for some shows available at
Tricky Falls or Bowie Feathers, All That Music
and Video, Eloise and 7th Layer.
Brujeria The metal band performs at 7
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, with The Casualties, and
Piata Protest. Tickets:
$24-$26.
Atmosphere The hip-hop act presents
their Freshwater Fly Fishermen Tour at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 17, with Brother Ali, Dem Atlas,
Plain Ole Bill and Last Word. Tickets: $25.
Prof The rappers Time Bomb Tour is 7
p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, with Finding Novyon,
Metasota and Willie Wonka. Tickets: $15.
Lydia Loveless The alternative country
artist performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Tickets: $10-$12.
Pop Evil: Rock N Roll Now Tour The
rock band headlines the tour at 8 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 29, with Red Sun Rising and Badflower.
Tickets: $18.50 and $22.
Rebelution The reggae rock band performs at 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, with
Passafire. Tickets: $22.50-$25.
Reel Big Fish and Anti-Flag The ska and
punk bands celebrate their 20-year anniversaries 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, Ballyhoo! and
Pkew Pkew Pkew. Tickets: $22.50 to $25.
Khalid The El Paso-born musicians The
Location Tour is 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.
Tickets: $13.
Lucero The Memphis punk-country band
performs at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, with Esme
Patterson. Tickets: $21-$25.
Every Time I Die The metalcore band
performs at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, with
Knocked Loose, Harms Way and Eternal Sleep.
Tickets: $18-$20.
Jimmy Eat World The Arizona rock band
performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. Tickets;
$25-$40. See separate listing.
DevilDriver The groove metal bands
Bound by the Road Tour is 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28, with Death Angel, Winds of
Plague, the Agonist, and Azrael. Tickets: $26$30.
Dance Gavin Dance 7 p.m. Wednesday,
March 15, with Chon. Tickets: $19-$22.
Skillet The hard rock bands Unleashed
Tour 2017 is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16,,
with Sick Puppies and Devour the Day. Tickets:
$27.50 to $32. See separate listing.
Band of Horses The American rock band
performs 7 p.m. Monday, May 22. Tickets:
$30-$32.
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Doors open one hour prior to show time.

Concerts are all ages, unless otherwise listed.
Surcharge for ages under 21. Tickets at lowbrowpalace.com.
Designer Drugs The psychobilly/punk
band performs at 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, with
Laike Massacre, PS&B and J^Hir. Tickets: $10$15.
Oblivious Signal The Florida rock band
performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, with
Silversyde. Tickets: $8-$10.
Steel Cranes The rock band performs at 9
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, with the Darts and
Faciem. Tickets: $8-$10.
Lemuria The New York rock band performs at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, with Mickey
Erg. Tickets: $13-$15.
Thank You Scientist, Consider the Source
The New York City trio performs at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 25. Tickets: $12-$14.
Leopold and His Fiction The folk-rock
artist performs 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28.
Tickets: $10-12.
Beneath the Waves CD release Party The
band hosts a release party for its new CD at
7:30 p.m. Jan. 29, with My Last Season,
Escaping Phoenix, Deliah Blue, Fake your
Prayers, Hot Shot Kixx and Until The
Avalanche. Admission is free.
InVogue Unplugged Tour James Thomas
Woodruff performs at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
1, with In Her Own Words, Woven In Hiatus
and Hazing. Tickets: $10-12.
The Bright Light Social Hour The Austin
psychedelic rock band performs at 9 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 2. Tickets: $10-12.
Austra The electronic music project performs at 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, with the
Range. Tickets: $17-$20.
NOTS The noise punk band performs 9
p.m. Monday, Feb. 6. Tickets: $10-12.
The Lemon Twigs The pop/rock band
performs at 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.
Tickets: $10-12.
Jonathan Richman The singer behind hits
like Im So Confused performs at 10 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17. Tickets: $10-12.
Adia Victoria The singer/songwriter performs at 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. Tickets: $8$10.
Moving Units presents the Songs of Joy
Division at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, with
Viktor Fiction and Soviet. Tickets: $10-12.
The Growlers The California rock band
performs at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22.
Tickets: $20.
Isaiah Rashad The hip hop artists Lil
Sunny Tour is 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. Ages
16 and older only. Tickets: $15 (VIP meet and
greet tickets are $65).
Polyphia The instrumental progressive
metal band performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
March 28, with Jason Richardson and Covert.
Tickets: $13-$15.
The Orwells The rock band performs 9
p.m. Tuesday, April 4. Tickets: $19-$21.
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears the
American blues, funk and soul artist performs
at 10 p.m. Saturday, April 15. Tickets: $13$15.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and

Casino Mescalero, N.M. Age 21 and older
admitted. Showtime is 8 p.m., unless listed otherwise. Tickets sold through Ticketmaster.
Information: 1-877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
The annual New Years Eve party Saturday,
Dec. 31. Tickets: $125.
Foghat The rock legends perform Friday,
Jan. 20. Tickets: $20-$65.
El Paso Scene
Mark Chesnutt and Joe Diffie The country

stars perform Saturday, Jan. 28. Tickets: $25$65.
Sawyer Brown The country group performs Friday, Feb. 10. Tickets: $25-$55.
Tyler Farr The rising country star performs Saturday, Feb. 11. Tickets: $25-$55.
Granger Smith The Texas artist performs
Friday, Feb. 17, with guest Earl Dibbles Jr.
Tickets: $15-$50.
Dokken The metal legends perform
Saturday, March 18. Tickets: $30-$65.
1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.

Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickingercenter.com.
Showtime is 7 p.m. except as noted.
StepCrew The new dynamic dance production combining three styles of percussive
dance (Irish, Tap, and Ottawa Valley) is
Saturday, Jan. 28. This amazing company
which includes five virtuoso dancers, five musicians, and one vocalist is led by Cara Butler and
Pilatzke brothers Jon and Nathan. Soloist Cara
Butler is best known as The Chieftains top
Irish dance for the last two decades. Tickets:
$25, $35 and $45.
Play Me Chocolate Buffet The annual
Valentine fundraiser is 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
18, with the highly acclaimed Play Me a Neil
Diamond Tribute. The famous Flickinger
chocolate buffet begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets:
$15, $25 and $35.
Other performances:
Love and Latte Broadway Revue is
Fridays, Jan. 13 and Jan. 20. Tickets to be
announced.
Moon Mouse Lightwire Theaters cosmic adventure is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Tickets: $9 ($4 children under 12).
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts
Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Information:

(575) 336-4800 or spencertheater.com.
Pre-show buffets begin two hours prior to
show; cost is $20.
Pavlo The sounds of Mediterranean guitar
with Pavlo and his band are 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
29. Fusing a flamenco, Greek, Latin, Balkan and
classical sound, Pavlos Mediterranean guitar
music and his band on bouzouki, bass & percussion makes for an intoxicating night of original music. Tickets: $39-$59.
The Carpenters Tribute The tribute to
the duo is 7 p.m. Feb. 11. Michele Whiteds
spot-on phrasing of Karen Carpenters sound
and soothing, sultry voice is remarkable.
Tickets: $39-$79.
Five Irish Tenors The Irish virtuosos perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. Tickets: $39$89.
NM Tech Performing Arts Series
Performances are 7:30 p.m. at New Mexico

Techs Macey Center in Socorro, N.M. All seats
general admission. Information: nmtpas.org.
Beauty and the Beast Scraffolding
Theatre Companys unique re-Envisioning of
Daisys classic fairy tale music is Saturday, Jan.
28. Tickets: $20 ($18 seniors; $10 youth).
Rhythm of the Dance The dance and
music extravaganza reliving the epic history
journey of the Irish Celts is Monday, Feb. 13.
Tickets: $20 ($18 seniors; $10 youth).
African Guitar Summit The guitar and
drum masters from Guinea, Ghana and
Madagascar perform Friday, Feb. 24. Tickets:
$16 ($14 seniors; $8 youth).
The free Presidential Chamber Music Series
hosted by violinist Willy Sucre presents Piano
and Strings Monday, Jan. 16, featuring
Awadagin Pratt, with Krzysztof Zimowski,
Justin Pollack and James Holland.
January 2017
El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music

Festival El Paso Pro-Musica presents its
annual festival Jan. 4-28 at various venues in El

Paso and Las Cruces. Tickets per performance:
$25 ($20 seniors/military; $5 students).
Festival packages: $125 ($100 seniors/military;
$50 students) for El Paso performances; $50
($40 seniors/military; $10 students) for Las
Cruces performances and $175 ($140 seniors/military; $60 students) for all shows.
Information: 833-9400 or eppm.org.
Festival highlights include The Complete
Beethoven String Trios with the Ultimate
Trio, violinist Kurt Nikkanen, violist Scott
Rawls, and cellist Zuill Bailey; a collaboration
with El Paso Symphony Orchestra and Grammy
winning guitarist Jason Vieaux; and a performance by world renowned pianist Jerome
Rosenthal and his student Michael Brown.
Pre-Concert talk with Zuill Bailey takes place
30 minutes prior to all concerts.
Performances:
The Twilight Tours 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.
4, at Double Eagle Restaurant, 2355 Calle de
Guadalupe, on the Mesilla Plaza, and Thursday,
Jan. 5, at Star City Studios, 120 W. Castellano.
The complete Beethoven String Trio performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 2 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 6 and 8, at UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital
Hall, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Rio
Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, in
Las Cruces.
Jerome Lowenthal and Michael Brown give a
piano duo performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 13, at Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, and
Saturday, Jan. 14, at First Baptist Church, 805
Montana.
Piano Extravaganza is 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15,
at El Adobe Recording Studio, 5301 El Paso.
Part of the EPPM 100 Series. Tickets: $100.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra and Pro-Musica
presents Viva Espaa at 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Jan. 20-21, at The Plaza Theatre.
See separate listing for details, and ticket
prices.
Jason Vieaux in Concert is 2 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 22, at Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. The
Grammy-winning classical guitarist will give a
full-length recital in works by Giuliani, Bach,
Barrios, Bellinati, Henze, Metheny, Jobim,
Ellington and Merlin.
A New Music Commission based on Pablo
Picassos The Three Dancers, featuring Zuill
Bailey is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at NMSUs
Atkinson Recital Hall, and Saturday, Jan. 28, at
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Free Bachs Lunch events are noon Thursdays
at the El Paso Museum of Art, One Arts
Festival Plaza:
Jan. 12: Jerome Lowenthal and Michael
Brown, piano
Jan. 19: Jason Vieaux, guitar, performing a
program of Tarrega, Albeniz, and Sor.
Jan. 26: Natasha Paremski, piano.
Free Classic Film Series features The
Miracle, is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, in collaboration with the performance of Vieaux and
the El Paso Symphony Orchestra.
I Hear America Singing...As One

Nation Young El Paso Singers, directed by
Dr. Cindy Jay, with Ruben Gutierrez on piano,

present history of our nation, in song, its founding and freedoms, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan.
13, at Western Hills United Methodist Church,
524 Thunderbird, The show will also honor
January 2017
those who served to protect and preserve the

ideals of the United States. Admission is free.
Young El Paso Singers.
Those attending who have been, or are currently in, our Armed Services, will be recognized by name during an honoring of our
heroes portion of the program. Music presented will be a patriotic celebration of
America, complemented with inspiring narrations that reflect on the values, heroes and
country.
Texas Tenors Las Cruces Symphony
Orchestra presents its pops concert Jan. 1415, at NMSUs Atkinson Recital Hall, with conductor Lonnie Klein, featuring the Tenors performing country, classical, pop and patriotic
tunes. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $35, $40
and $45. Information: (575) 646-3709 or
lascrucessymphony.com.
The Texas Tenors debuted in 2009 on
Americas Got Talent! and won three Emmys
in 2014.
Indigo Twilight El Paso Society for
Musicians of the Future presents the classicaljazz crossover at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at
the Philanthropy Theatre, as part of El Paso
Community Foundations Jewel Box Series.
Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster). The performance
is a journey through the mysterious hues and
alluring rhythms of the night. Information: 5334020 or epcf.org.
EPSYOs Concerto Competition El

Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras host their
annual concerto competition Monday, Jan. 16,
at University Presbyterian Church, 244 N.
Resler. Open to all young musicians who live in
the El Paso region up to age 22. Performers
must be a EPSYOs member or be enrolled in
their school music program. Applications must
be received by Jan. 6. Application fee is $35.
Application, information: 525-8978 epsyos.org.
The grand prize winner will perform with the
El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras in the
Season Finale Concert May 21 in the Plaza
Theatre.
Instruments for Young Lives
Application deadline is Jan. 16 for classical

musicians ages 8-19 with unmet financial need.
The El Paso Society for Musicians of the Future
will award a step-up musical instrument to at
least two musicians to support their talent and
music education. Information: 449-0619 or
epsmf.org.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra The
Symphony, conducted by Bohuslav Rattay,

presents its Viva Espaa! performances at
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21, in
the Plaza Theatre. The concerts, offered in its
12th annual collaboration with El Paso ProMusica as part of its Chamber Music Festival,
feature Grammy-winning classical guitarist
Jason Vieaux, who will perform Rodrigos
Concierto de Aranjuez with the Symphony.
The concerts also include Rimsky-Korsakovs
Capriccio Espagnol, op. 34, and De Fallas
Three Cornered Hat.
Tickets: $16, $21, $32, $37 and $42
(Ticketmaster); $9 and $11 for students.
Information: 532-3776 or epso.org.
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Opening notes are presented at 6:30 p.m.
each night in the Philanthropy Theatre next to
the Plaza. Admission is free.
Vieauxs most recent solo album, Play, won
the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical
Instrumental Solo. NPR named Zapateado
from the album as one of its 50 Favorite Songs
of 2014 (So Far).
Wind Symphony Concert El Paso
Wind Symphony, directed by Ron Hufstader,

performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at
UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Tickets: $10
($5 students, military, seniors). Information:
elpasowindsymphony.com.
United States/Mexico Youth

Philharmonic Orchestra The inaugural
concert of El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras

(EPSYO), directed by James Welsch, will join
orchestra and chorus members of the
Orquesta Sinfnica Esperanza Azteca Cd.
Jurez, featuring more than 300 young musicians, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Plaza
Theatre, and Sunday, Jan. 29, at Teatro Vctor
Hugo Rascn Banda at the Centro Cultural
Paso del Norte in Jurez. Saturday tickets: $13
($8 students, seniors, military); available online
at tickets.epso.org. Call for Sunday ticket information: 525-8978.
Tickets purchased for the original Winter
Concert, scheduled for 3 p.m. Jan. 29 at the
Plaza, will be honored at the Saturday performance.

The program will include Rhapsody in Blue by
George Gershwin with pianist Robert Auler;
Verdis Triumphal March; and Canto a la
Msica by Mexican composer and Juilliard faculty member, Samuel Zyman, featuring the OSEA
Chorus, violinist Julio Saldaa and EPSO principal cellist James Carney.
The UMYPO brings together over 300 young
musicians El Paso and Jurez.
El Paso Society for Musicians of the

Future - Classical musicians ages 8 to 19 are
invited to apply by Jan. 30 for this years competition, open to instruments and voice.
Information: 449-0619 or epsmf.org.
Young Peoples Concerts The El Paso
Symphony Orchestra presents its 77th season

of free programs for area fifth-graders at 10:30
a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday through
Friday, Feb. 1-3, at the Plaza Theatre. The
program is presented in collaboration with
Carnegie Halls Link Up Program. The public is
invited on a space-available basis; call for availability. Information: 532-3776 or epso.org.
NMSU Department of Music The
35th Annual Southwest International Honor

Band & Orchestra Festival is Feb. 3-5 at the
Atkinson Music Recital Hall at NMSU.
Performance times to be announced.
Admission is free to most events. Information:
(575) 646-2421, music.nmsu.edu or on
Facebook at NMSU MusicDept.
Fandango at Carambola Community

Music The monthly gathering is 6 to 9 p.m.
the first Thursday of the month (Jan. 5) at

Carambola Community Music, 200 N. Ochoa.
Guests are welcome to bring instruments, voices, dancing feet and a friend. Instruments and
dancing shoes for folks to try. A zapateado lesson with Jazmin Cancio Lucio is 7 p.m.
Information: (773) 613-9303 or mariaannemccullough@gmail.com.
Every 2nd Wednesday Doa Ana Arts
Council hosts a variety of musical performances

6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month
at the historic Rio Grande Theatre, 211
Downtown Mall, Las Cruces. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 523-6403.
Also
Jus Allah The New Jersey rapper, former-
Howling Coyote Coffeehouse The

open mic event is 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at
Center for Spiritual Living, 575 N. Main, on Las
Cruces Downtown Main Street, following the
monthly Downtown Arts Ramble. Signup
begins at 6:30 p.m. The community event is on
the first Friday of the month. Free admission to
participants and audience. Information: Bob
Burns, (575) 525-9333 or bobandmelody@sbcglobal.net.
The Howling Coyote is open to acoustic
musicians, poets, storytellers, and singer/songwriters for material that is family friendly.
Coffee, soft drinks and snacks available.
Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
122 S. Pueblo Rd. Live music nightly. Age 18

and older welcome. Admission is usually free.
Information: 860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment.com.
Tribute bands are at 8 p.m. most Friday and
Saturday nights.
Rock band Drowning Pool performs at 8:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 30.
A New Years Eve concert featuring Ozomatli
is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, for ages 18 and
older.
La Parada The monthly grassroots event
celebrating local culture and lifestyles is 8 p.m.

to 2 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at 501 Bar and Bistro
in the San Carlos Building, 501 Texas. Cover:
$5. Information: 351-6023 or on Facebook at
laparadaep.
Hard Road Trio The bluegrass trio fea-
turing Steve Smith performs at 8 p.m. Saturday,

Jan. 7, 2017, as part the High Desert House
Concerts in Las Cruces. Cost: $20 suggested
donation. Location and reservations: Contact
Trish at highdeserthouseconcerts@gmail.com.
ly of Jedi Mind Tricks, performs 8 p.m. Friday,

Jan. 13, at Creative Mind Productions, 3465
Lee Trevino, #223, with Vitality, Freddie Bunz,
Bandit Lordz and Benny Browncoat and DJ
Surreal. Tickets: $10; age 18 and older admitted (holdmyticket.com).
Guest performers include Lobesmatic, E$
BFNE, Bornsinners, APSS One & Ralph The
Ruckus, Wile Bunch Mafia, Tae Zu, Lavoe,
Outpatient, Dean the Texan, Kauze Da Verbal
Terrorist and Swingstowns Finest.
The society presents the Coolside

Collective at its monthly concert series 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 15, at First Christian Church,
1809 El Paseo in Las Cruces. The music begins
after a short business meeting. Admission: $10
($5 members; $1 students with ID). Coffee and
dessert reception precedes the concert at 6:30
p.m. in the foyer. Information: Larry Brooks,
(575) 640-8752 or mvjazzblues.net.
The Coolside Collective is a Las Cruces jazz
band with Josh Carter on alto and tenor saxophone, Dwight Goetz on trumpet, Adriel
Hernandez on bass guitar, Andres Hernandez
on Electric Guitar and Robert OJ Ojinaga on
drums.
Moments in American LGBTQ

History Singing Out Las Cruces presents
its winter concert at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3

p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21-22, at Peace Lutheran
Church, 1701 E Missouri, Las Cruces. A silent
auction and refreshments offered at intermission. Admission is $10 at the door.
Information:singingoutlascruces.org.
The Las Cruces chorus is a member of GALA
Choruses (Gay and Lesbian Association of
Choruses). They are a not-for-profit mixedvoice chorus of gay and straight men and
women who enjoy entertaining a wide variety
of audiences with music, including classical, traditional and contemporary.
Randy Granger: Native Music and

Stories Doa Ana Arts Councils New
Mexico Heritage Series presents local legend

Randy Granger at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21,
at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in Las
Cruces. Tickets: $12-17. Information: (575)
523-6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
Grange, brings his storytelling, drumming and
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flute playing talents to the stage joined by several guest performers from the Mesilla Valley.
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Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

The racetrack and casino, 1200 Futurity Dr. (at
Sunland Park Drive), Sunland Park, N.M. offers
live entertainment at on select dates. No cover.
Information: (575) 874-5200 or SunlandPark.com.
Free live music is 9 p.m. Fridays, featuring
Latin and regional music and Saturdays featuring rock and pop variety. Mariachi music is 5
p.m. Sundays.
301 Live 301 S. Ochoa hosts live music
and DJs. Age 18 and older welcome; dress

code enforced. Information: 307-5516 or on
Facebook at 301Nightlife.
Guest DJs from around the world perform at
10 p.m. Fridays via the #Project301 series.
Tickets: $10:
Jan. 6: Anja Schneider
Jan. 13: Butch
Jan. 20: UMEK
Feb. 11: Worthy + Gina Turner
March 3: Technasia.
Ardovinos Live Music Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Dr. in Sunland

Park, hosts live music at 7;30 p.m. every Friday
and Saturday. Information: (575) 589-0653.
Live Music at Sombra Antigua

Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery, 430 La
Via Road (off NM 28 between markers 8 and
9), in Chamberino, N.M. hosts free live music
Saturdays and Sundays. Food trucks available
most Saturdays; bring a picnic basket Sunday.
Information: (915) 241-4349 or sombraantigua.com.
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Open Mic Night The Pizza Joint, 500 N.
Stanton, Downtown, hosts open mic events 8

p.m. to midnight every Wednesday, with music,
comedy and poetry. Sign up is at 8 p.m., performances start at 9 p.m. Participation is free;
pizza and beer available for purchase.
The Gathering The gathering of poets,
storytellers, singers, and musicians is 1 to 3

p.m. the third Sunday of each month (Jan. 15)
at the McCall Neighborhood Center, 3231
Wyoming. Anyone, regardless of age, who
aspires to become a poet, storyteller, musician,
writer, singer or dancer is welcome to share
their talent, fine tune it, and receive feedback if
so desired. Admission is free. Information: 4906440.
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 6
to 9 p.m. Saturdays. Hosts are Dan Alloway
and Gregg Carthy. Requests: 747-5153.
Comedy
Information, reservations: 779-LAFF (5233),

laff2nite.com or on Facebook at El Paso Comic
Strip.
Saturday Night Live veteran Chris Kattan performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, and 8 and 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12-14. Tickets: $20
Thursday at late show Friday and Saturday;
$22.50 early show Friday and Saturday.
Dec. 28-30: JC Currias with opening act
Chris Cope
Jan. 4-8: Jackie Fabulous with opening act
Sharon Houston
Jan. 25-29: Nick Guerra
A special New Years Eve show with JC
Currias and party is 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31.
Tickets: $22.50 to $32.50.
Laughterhours Comedy Showcase featuring
local comics is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11.
Tickets: $6.
Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee Jake The
Snake Roberts performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday
and Wednesday, March 14-15, with opening
act Alex Ansel. Tickets: $17.50 general admission; $22.50 front meet and greet.
Miranda Sings Live...Youre Welcome

The YouTube comedy sensation and alterego of Colleen Evans performs at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, at The Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $39.50 (Ticketmaster).
El Paso Comic Strip 1201 Airway.

Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $6
Wednesday and Thursday, $12 Friday and
Saturday; $8 Sunday, unless otherwise listed.
VIP Booths $10 more per ticket; available at
ticketweb.com.
Closed Jan. 1.
Ron White The popular standup comic
Contra Dance The Southern New

Mexico Music and Dance Societys monthly
contra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan.
20, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle
de Santiago in Las Cruces, with music by West
Texas band the Muletones, and caller Lonnie
Ludeman. The dance begins with beginners
lessons at 7:30 p.m.; no partner needed. Cost:
$6 ($4 youth; $15 family). Information: (575)
522-1691 or snmmds.org.
The dances are usually done in long facing
lines with some moves similar to square dancing up and down and forward and back with
progressions. The dance form originated in the
17th century.
Dancing With The Stars Live! The hit
Swinging at a Night in the 40s Paso

Del Norte Big Band, a 16-piece group, hosts
1940s style dancing and music, 8 to 11 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 20, at Shundo Ballroom, 120 N.
Paragon. BOYB; food and snacks allowed.
Admission: $15. Information: 532-2043, 2037292, music@pdnbigband.com or on Facebook
at PDNbigband.
One For the Girls American

Association of University Women hosts the
fundraising event 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at
The Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in Las
Cruces, with performances by Remember
Then ... A Class Act, Micheles Dance
Academy, Las Cruces Chamber Ballet and
Showstoppers. Proceeds support programs and
scholarships for local women. Tickets: $20;
available at riograndetheatre.com.
January 2017
performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at

Abraham Chavez Theatre. Ron Tater Salad
White first rose to fame as the cigar-smoking,
scotch-drinking funny man from the Blue Collar
Comedy Tour phenomenon, but now is a
chart-topping Grammy-nominated comedian
and a feature film actor in his own right.
Tickets: $47.50 to $129 (Ticketmaster).
ABC show returns at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at

Abraham Chavez Theater. Details to be
announced. Tickets: $40, $55, $75 and $100
(Ticketmaster).
Carnaval de Danzas The UTEP

Department of Theater & Dance presents the
colorful sights, sounds and history of New
Orleans through dance Feb. 10-19, at UTEPs
Wise Family Theatre (2nd floor).
Choreographed by Myron Howard Nadel and
Leanne Rinelli, in a lively and colorful theatrical
dance work inspired by the sights, sounds, and
history of New Orleans. Show time is 7:30
p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets: $14 ($12 UTEP faculty/staff, seniors,
military groups of 10 or more, UTEP alumni
with valid card, and non-UTEP students; $9
UTEP students. Information: 747-5118, theatredance.utep.edu or on Facebook.
Featured is Suite Mardi Gras, a raucous,
saucy celebration of the ethnic and social soul
of jazz music, and the El Paso premier of
Rinellis The Type, a homage to women who
persevere when faced by obstacles, based on
the spoken work poem by Sarah Kay.
Argentine Tango Saturday Night

Milonga Paso Del Norte Tango Club hosts
lessons 8 to 9 p.m. every Saturday, at Sunland

Dance Studio, 1769 Victory Lane, Sunland Park,
followed by a practice milonga. No partner
needed; beginners welcome. Cost: $10
(includes free lesson). Information: 227-8953,
422-3338 or pasodelnortetangoclub.com.
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Hyundai Sun Bowl The 83rd annual

football classic begins at noon, Friday, Dec. 30,
with North Carolina from the ACC taking on
Stanford from the Pac-12. Tickets: $22 to $62
(Ticketmaster). Information, Captain Club
Ticket prices: 533-4416, 1-800-915-BOWL or
sunbowl.org.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park. General

admission and parking are free. Simulcast racing
begins at 10 a.m. everyday. 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.
Live racing runs every Tuesday and
Wednesday, and Friday through Sunday
through April 18, 2017. Post time is 12:45 p.m.
with nine races each day.
Saturday, Dec. 31: Lou Wooten and Sydney
Valentini Handicap
Sunday, Jan. 1: Bold Ego Handicap, and Four
Rivers/John Deer Stakes
Saturday, Jan. 14: Albert Dominguez
Memorial Handicap
Sunday, Jan. 15: The Shue Fly
Saturday, Jan. 21: Winsham Lad Handicap

Sunday, Jan. 22: The Enchantress Stakes
Sunday, Jan. 29: Dona Ana County, Riley
Allison, and El Paso Times Stakes.
Saturday, Feb. 4: Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap
and Red Hedeman Mile
El Paso Coyotes El Pasos new Major
Arena Soccer League team plays its home game

at the El Paso County Coliseum. Gate time is
7:30 p.m. unless listed otherwise. Tickets: $5$30. Information: 229-1416, elpasocoyotes.com
or on Facebook and Twitter.
Friday, Jan. 6: Sonora Sole
Friday, Jan. 13: Turlock Express
Friday, Jan. 20: Baja Atletico
Saturday, Feb. 4: Baja Atletico, 7 p.m.
Harlem Globetrotters The famed wizards of basketballs 2017 World Tour is 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at NMSUs Pan
American Center, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at

UTEPs Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $33-$95
(Ticketmaster).
A Magic Pass 30-minute interactive event
starts 90 minutes before the game, when fans
can spend time on the court with the
Globetrotters. Separate ticket required: $22.
El Paso Rhinos - El Pasos Junior League ice
hockey teams home games takes on the Long

Beach Bombers Jan. 27-29 at 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 center line; $10
bluelines; $5 general admission. Free admission
to active military with ID. Information: 479PUCK (7825) or elpasorhinos.com.
WWE Live The professional wrestling
event, Road to Wrestlemania, returns at 7:30

p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at NMSUs Pan
American Center in Las Cruces. Tickets on sale
Jan. 6, and start at $15 (Ticketmaster).
Information: (575) 646-1420 or
panamcenter.com.
The event will feature the Las Cruces debut
of WWE Champion AJ Styles, along with Randy
Orton, Dean Ambrose, Intercontinental
Champion The Miz, Becky Lynch, Dolph
Ziggler, Bray Wyatt and many more.
Tuff Hedeman West Texas Shootout

Four-time World Champion Bull Rider and
El Paso native Tuff Hedeman presents the 11th

annual World Championship bull riding event at
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the El Paso
County Coliseum, 4100 Paisano. Top ranked
professional championship bull riders in the
world will compete. This event sells out every
year. Tickets: $10-$75; VIP seating available
(Ticketmaster). Information: 534-4329 or
CBRbull.com.
Tailgate Down pre-party is at 5:30 p.m.
College sports
UTEP Mens Basketball - The Miners
home games are at the Don Haskins Center.

Games are 7 p.m., unless otherwise listed.
Season tickets start at $160. Individual tickets
to be announced. Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
Thursday, Jan. 12: FIU
Saturday, Jan. 14: Florida Atlantic
Saturday, Jan. 21: UTSA
Thursday, Feb. 2: UAB
Saturday, Feb. 4: Middle Tennessee
UTEP Womens Basketball - Home
games are in the Don Haskins Center. Game

time is 7:05 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday games
are 2 p.m.) Season tickets: $60 general admission; $120 floor. Individual tickets to be
announced. Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
Sunday, Jan. 1: UTSA
Thursday, Jan. 5: LA Tech
Saturday, Jan. 7: Southern Miss
Thursday, Jan. 26: WKU
Saturday, Jan. 28: Marshall
Miners Hockey Club UTEPs hockey
team home games are at El Paso Events

Center, at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E.
Paisano. Tickets: $10-$20. Season tickets: $80$140. Information: 491-7879 or info@mindershockey.com.
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Upcoming home games:

7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Jan. 8-9:
Texas A&M
3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14-15:
Texas Tech
3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 21-22:
Texas State
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4:
University of New Mexico.
UTEP Tennis UTEPs home tennis
matches are at El Paso Tennis Club, 2510 N.

St. Vrain (in Arroyo Park). Matches start at 11
a.m., unless other mentioned. Admission is
free. Information: 747-5347 or
utepathletics.com.
Sunday, Jan. 15: Central Oklahoma (10 a.m.)
and Texas-Permian Basin (3 p.m.)
Tejanos baseball The Tejanos of El Paso
Community College plays home games at the

Valle Verde Campus Baseball Field, off Hunter.
Most games are doubleheaders that begin at
noon. Admission is free. Information: 831-2275.
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28: Scottsdale
CC. Tuesday, Jan. 31: Eastern Arizona
Tejanas softball - The EPCC Tejanas
home games are at the Valle Verde Softball

Field. Admission is free. Information: 831-2275
or epcc.edu/Athletics. Softball office: 831-2367.
The Tejanas host a tournament Feb. 3-5,
with Seward County and McCook CC Games.
Games are 1 p.m. Friday (doubleheader); 11
a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday
(doubleheader).
NMSU Mens Basketball Home games
are in the Pan American Center in Las Cruces.

Game time is 7 p.m. except as noted. Season
tickets: $50-$390. Individual game tickets to be
announced (Ticketmaster). Ticket information:
(575) 646-1447 or nmstatesports.com.
Friday, Dec. 30: UTEP
Thursday, Jan 12: Grand Canyon
Saturday, Jan. 14: CSU Bakersfield
Saturday, Jan. 21: UMKC
Saturday, Feb. 4: Chicago State
NMSU Womens Basketball Home
games are at Pan Am Center in Las Cruces.

Ticket information to be announced: (575) 6461447 or nmstatesports.com.
2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31: Western New
Mexico
7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5: UMKC
2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7: Chicago State
7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26: Seattle U.
2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28: Utah Valley
Bicycling
El Paso Puzzler The 10th annual
endurance mountain bike race is 8 a.m. Sunday,

Jan. 15 at Bowen Ranchs Round House, 2.6
miles north of US54 on Martin Luther King Jr.
(Farm to Market Road 3255). Mountain bike
races of 13, 35 and 50 miles offered. Hosted by
the Border Mountain Bike Association.
Registration: $55 for 13- and 35-mile race; $65
for 50-mile race. Information: 433-1752, elpasopuzzler.com or on Facebook at El Paso
Puzzler Mountain Bike Race.
For the 2017 El Paso Puzzler the course goes
counterclockwise around the mountain. 35 and
50 mile riders will be going north to Hitt
Canyon crossing east to west, and then returning to the east side of the mountain over
Mundys Gap.
Registration: $70 for 13 mile; $75 35 mile;
$80 50 mile; deadline is Jan. 13.
Registration at newmexicosportsonline.com.
El Paso Bicycle Club All rides are free
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and open to the public; helmets required.

Information: elpasobicycleclub.com. Ride
schedule at meetup.com/elpasobicycleclub.
Repeat riders are encouraged to become a
member of the club; dues are $18 a year or
$25 per family ($30/$40 for two years). Join at
elpasobicycleclub.com.
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, 8612311 or epcyclists.com.
Ride Your Bicycle El Paso Chucks

Bicycle Repair, 3029 Montana, hosts a variety
of rides free of charge. Information: 791-2006,
zlauser@yahoo.com or Facebook. Helmets
required for all rides.
Recreational sports
Special Olympics Figure Skating
The 2017 figure skating competition begins at 9

a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at Sierra Providence
Events Center, 4100 Paisano (at County
Coliseum). Spectator admission is free.
SOTX19.
Polar Plunge The 6th annual Freezin for

a Reason cold weather swim benefiting Special
Olympics Texas-El Paso Area 19, is 8 a.m. to
noon Saturday, Jan. 21, at Wyndham El Paso
Airport, 2027 Airway. Registration begins at 8
a.m. Cost: $60 ($30 17 and younger).
Information: 533-8229 or sotx.org.
All money raised used to support year-round
training and competitions for the more than
2,000 athletes in the Greater El Paso area.
Greater El Paso Tennis Association
The annual meeting and dinner is Saturday, Jan.
21, at Ardovinos Desert Crossing. Cost is $22.
Information: gepta@sbcglobal.net or Facebook.
New Era Wrestling The Lucha Libre
shows are 7 p.m. Fridays at 10400 Dyer.
Tickets; $7-$8. Information: 356-5113,
elpaso.new@gmail.com or on Facebook at
NewEraEP.
Running events
Monahans Sandhills Resolution Run

The 5K, 10K, 1-mile health walk and beginner
run is 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Monahans
Sandhills State Park, off of IH20 in Monahans,
Texas. Closed course; no vehicle traffic.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. Registration: $25
($20 age 12 and younger). Online registration
at active.com.
Super Scholar Run Clint ISDs 5K run
and 1 mile walk and Health Fair is 8 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 7, at Horizon Middle School,
400 N. Kenazo in Horizon City. Registration by
Jan 5: $20 per event ($10 students and per person); $25 after Jan. 5. Race day registration is
7:15 to 7:45 a.m. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Zach Trak The 5K, 10K and half
marathon begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7,
at Zia Therapy Center, 900 First St. in
Alamogordo. Register at race360.com.
Information: www.zachtrak.com.
YWCA Race Against Racism The 5th
annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day 10K and 5K

race and 1-mile family fun walk is 9 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 16, at the Mary Ann Dodson
Camp, 4400 Boy Scout Lane. Cost: $20 10K
January 2017
and 5K ($25 on race day); $15 for military, students and groups of 10 or more ($20 race day).
Information: Chris Rowley, 478-5663; or
YWCA, 533-2311. Registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Free pancake breakfast for all participants.
Non-racer tickets: $5 ($3 children under 12).
Fort Bliss Half Marathon The 13-mile

race is 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Soto
Physical Fitness Center, Bldg. 20751
Constitution on East Fort Bliss. Cost: $35 halfmarathon ($10 active duty soldiers).
Information: 744-5790 or raceroster.com.
A 2K Kids Run for age 10 and younger is also
planned; registration is free.
Late registration is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4
p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, and from 6 to 7
a.m. on race day at Soto. Extral $10 late fee
will be charged for the half marathon and 5K.
Biggest Loser Race Series The half
marathon, 5K and 1 mile runs are Sunday, Jan.

22, at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta. Running and
walking events at all distances. Celebrity
appearances and Finish Line Festival
Entertainment and food offered. Half Marathon
starts ate 8 a.m.; 5K at 8:30 a.m. and motivational mile at 11:30 a.m. Registration: $85 running half marathon; $75 walking half marathon;
$45 5K; $20 motivational mile.
Information: biggestloserrunwalk.com.
Registration at active.com.
Loretto Academy Nun Run The 5K
competitive run, 5K walk and 1-mile family fun

walk are 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Loretto
Academy, 1300 Hardaway. Entry fee is $25
through Jan. 20, $30 after. Information: 5668400 or raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Proceeds benefits the Sisters of Loretto in
Pakistan.
Race for CARE The 5K run/walk and 1mile fun run is 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the
historic Mesilla Town Square, Mesilla, N.M.
Entry fee: $30 advance, $35 late. Information:
carelascruces.org. Registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Proceeds benefit CARE (Cancer Aid Resource
& Education, Inc.).
Cupids Chase 5K The 5K run benefiting

Community Options is 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
11, at Old Mesilla Plaza, 2114 Calle de Santiago
in Mesilla. Registration: $30 by Feb. 10, $40 on
race day. Information: (575) 532-9275.
Registration at cupidschase.org.
Lone Star Hundred The ultramarathon
trail runs are Feb. 11-12 at Franklin Mountains

State Park, with 100-mile and 100K events,
both individual and relay, offered. The 100-mile
event begins at 5 a.m. Saturday, with a 36-hour
cutoff. The 100K event begins at 6 a.m. with a
35-hour cutoff. Party is 7 p.m. Sunday. Entry
fee is $220 for the 100-mile, $160 for the
100K. Registration at active.com. Information:
trailracingovertexas.com/lone-star-100
The races will be run around an average altitude of about 4800 feet but will climb to 7192
feet at the top of North Franklin Peak. The 100
mile course will be three loops of 33.69 miles
with 20,000 feet of gain and descent. The 100k
will be 2 loops of 31 miles with 13,500 feet of
gain and descent.
Relay teams are three members for the 100
mile and two members for the 100K.
100-mile participants much have run an event
of 50, 52 or 100 miles in the past 18 months.
100K participants much have run an event of
100 miles, 50 miles or 50K in the past 18
months.
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Sports
Winter sports

Hospitals of Providence and Providence

Childrens Hospital, host ice skating through
Jan. 8 in Downtown Arts Festival Plaza. Skating
is $8 ($7 military; $5 age 5 and younger); spectator admission is free; $1 skating discount for
military personnel. Open seven days a week.
Season passes; $50, good for one session per
day. Tickets online at elpasolive.com.
EPWinterfest.
Rink hours are noon to 10 p.m. Dec. 28-29;
Jan. 2-5; and Jan. 8; noon to 6 p.m. New Years
Eve; 4 to 10 p.m. New Years Day; and noon
to 11 p.m. Jan. 6-7. Skating sessions begin on
the hour and last 50 minutes. Special skate discounts include $2 off with canned good donations on Tuesdays and with warm clothing
donations on Wednesdays.
Special events:
Jersey Day is 4 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
29; wear a jersey for one dollar of skate pass.
Special appearance by Chico the Chihuahua.
Skate-N-Date Night is 7 to 11 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 6, with live music, couples skating and
cocktails in the cafe.
WinterFest Grand Finale is noon to 6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 8, with live music, dancers and
games.
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Sunday, Feb. 19. Information: elpasomarathon.org. Registration (through Feb. 17) is

$110 for the Michelob Ultra Springfoot
Marathon, $75 for the TFCU Springfoot Half
Marathon; and $40 for the Up and Running
Springfoot 5K. Entry fees at the Race Expo the
day before the race go up $10.
The marathon route begins at 7 a.m. at the
Hospitals of Providence East Campus, 3280 Joe
Battle and ends at Southwest University Park.
Shuttle service provided from the finish line to
the start line with last bus leaving at 5:30 .m.
Half marathon is 7 a.m., starting and finishing
at Southwest University Park, looping through
historic downtown and Austin Terrace neighborhoods.
The 5K is 7:15 a.m. and features a scenic
route around some of El Pasos more historic
buildings and runs by the historic Magoffin
home, before heading back to the finish line.
The Race Expo and packet pickup is 8 a.m. to
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at El Paso
Convention and Performing Arts Center.
Bataan Memorial Death March The
28th annual marathon-length (26.2 miles)

march is 7 a.m. Sunday, March 19, at White
Sands Missile Range.
Registration is $110 ($500 teams) Jan. 1-Feb.
11; $125 ($600 teams) Feb. 12-March 5. Mail-in
registration closes Feb. 24; on-line registration
March 5. No late or on-site registration accepted. Information: (575) 678-4654, (575) 6781134, army.bataanrules@mail.mil, bataanquestions@mail.mil. Online registration at bataanmarch.com.
WinterFest El Paso Live with the
Public Ice Skating Skating offered at
Sierra Providence Event Center next to the

Coliseum, 4100 Paisano. All ages welcome.
Admission (includes skate rental): $8; military
discounts available. Spectator admission is free.
Information: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpasohockey.org.
Holidays on Ice skating runs through Jan. 29.
11 a.m.-2 p.m., 3-6 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Dec.
27-30 and Jan. 1-6
11 a.m. -2 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. Dec. 31.

7-10 p.m. Jan. 13 and 20
11 a.m. -2 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Jan. 14, 21
3-6 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Jan. 15 and 22
noon-3 p.m. Jan. 28-29.
The Fountains at Farah Promenade

Ice Pond The Fountains at Farah, 8889
Gateway West, Ice Pond skating rink is open

through Jan. 3. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday Friday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. All day pass is $10 ( $7
military and seniors; $5 kids). Skate rentals are
$3 (free for students with ID). Season passes
and other specials available. Information: 4009875 or fountainsatfarah.com.
Holiday hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Christmas Eve, and noon to 10 p.m. Christmas
Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day.
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, if weather permits, is open
through March. The 24-hour Ski Apache Snow
Report number is (575) 257-9011. Information:
(575) 464-3600 or skiapache.com.
Lifts are open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
depending on weather conditions. All-day lift
tickets are $68 ($61 age 60-69; $59 age 13-17;
$48 12 and younger; $57 military and $43 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 $18 ($12 age 6-12; $6 age
60-69; free for five and younger)
Rental packages available.
The Ski Apache Wind Rider is an hour-long
zip-line adventure that begins at over 11,000
feet, spanning 8,900 feet in three sections,
reaching speeds of up to 65 mph. Reservations
required; call for cost.
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, has 26 trails with two
ski lifts, plus a tubing lift, rental shop, restaurant, vertical drop 700 feet, snowboarding, tubing with elevations of 8,350 to 9,050 feet.
Information/snow conditions: (575) 682-2333,
skicloudcroft.net or on Facebook.
Lift tickets: $45 ($35 age 12 and younger for
full day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $35 ($25 age 12 and
younger) for half day 1 to 4 p.m. Ski, and snowboard rentals available, and beginner ski school
packages offered.
Tubing available for $24 per day; $18 half day
(weekends only).
Cloudcroft Ice Rink The ice rink at 751
James Canyon (Hwy 82), across from

Cloudcroft High School, in Cloudcroft, N.M. is
frozen over mid-December through early
March, weather permitting. Usual hours are
3:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Saturday through Monday. Tubing,
hot chocolate and bonfires also featured.
Information/hours: (575) 682-4585 or (915)
449-1200 or on Facebook.
Ruidoso Winter Park The snow play
area is at 1200 Ski Run Road in Alto, N.M.

Hours are 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (8 p.m.
designated nights). Tickets: $25 ($20 age 8-17;
$10 age 7 and younger). Information: (575)
336-7079 or ruidosowinterpark.com.
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January 2017
The goofy,
the bad
& the weird
El Paso Scenes 10th annual
Gecko Awards honor 2016s
strangest, dumbest and most
outrageous news items
By Lisa Kay Tate
Fishing for Geckos is always easy on the
border, where news doesnt need an election season to get weird.
This years top El Paso Scene Gecko
Award had more to do with phishing
than traditional fishing. A group masquerading as a vendor cheated the
City of El Paso out of $3.3 million
intended for use in the citys streetcar
project. The phishing scheme involved
emails asking for the city to change the
banking address to directly deposit a contractors checks. The city was able to
recover about half that money, and is still
in the process of getting the rest back if
it hasnt gone to help a Prince of Nairobi
on his diplomatic mission.
Some other top Gecko contenders included the UTEP Miner football team, which
floundered after its opening win over the
NMSU Aggies, losing the next five games
by a combined 204-56 score. They stormed
back with a five-overtime win over UTSA,
then reverted to form by giving up 21
straight points in the second half to lose to
Old Dominion. They split the last four
games to end up 4-8.
West Side traffic also jammed itself into
the gecko-sphere, with construction along
I-10 creating massive delays and detours
with no relief in sight for 2017.
Even the top good news story on the
border had a dismal lining. Many area residents were unhappy with El Paso City
Councils authorization of $1 million in
taxpayer money to go towards Pope
Francis visit to Jurez.
The Person of the Year among this
years Gecko contenders was the Grim
Reaper. Internationally famed Juarez-born
January 2017
singer
Juan Gabriel died
the day of his El Paso concert.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
passed away in his sleep in a Presidio
County luxury ranch several hours before
anyone was even around to actually pronounce him dead. This declaration had to
eventually be made over the phone.
Here are some of the other goofy, bad

and weird items that earned Gecko status
this past year.
Sun Bowl turns into Snow Bowl

Washington State won its first Sun Bowl
since 2003 last year, as a raging snowstorm most of the game gave the
Northwest team an edge over the sunny
weather school, the University of Miami.
Miamis team name is the Hurricanes, by
the way, but apparently werent prepared
for a blizzard.
She put out this fire with milk

A Las Cruces firefighter was under fire in
April, after a photo went viral of his wife
breastfeeding while wearing his firefighters uniform. The city fire department
investigated the case as a possible violation of uniform policies. Meanwhile the
New Mexico Breastfeeding Task Force
released a
statement
about New
Mexico
being a
breastfeeding-friendly
state. This led
to the Las
Cruces
Professional
Fire Fighters
Association having to release a
statement of their own stating they werent
anti-breastfeeding.
A contest of Wills
U.S. Rep. Will Hurds opponent in the
GOP primary for Congressional District 23
was William Hart, whose campaign included his website VoteforGodsWill.com, complete with image of himself with the caption I am His Will!
One drink and youre hooked

Local drinking establishment Zocalo
offered a drink called The Last Swim.
This house shot featured a live minnow as
part of the water chaser served on the side.
Animal advocacy groups put out petitions
to ban this drink on the grounds of it being
animal cruelty and just plain creepy.
You have to appreciate his stamina

Personal trainer Benjamin Ritter, known
for his Getting Fitter with Benjamin
Ritter segments on local El Paso radio
El Paso Scene
and television, was jailed after a five-hour

standoff with the U.S. Marshals Lone Star
Fugitive Task Force due to some outstanding fellow warrants that included robbery
and unlawful restraint.
Maybe they were coupon clippers

A Las Cruces couple was caught switching
bar codes to fraudulently obtain items at
Wal-Mart when around $855 worth of merchandise rang up at a self-checkout as $3.
They didnt work hard for this award

Both Las Cruces and El Paso made the
same list this year, as they were both
named on MSNs 50 Least Active Cities
in America, vbased on factors such as
percentages of those physically inactive
and overweight. El Paso ranked 45th on
the list, while even less active Las Cruces
hit unlucky No. 13. In both cities about 29
percent of its population was considered
obese.
He was on the street after this
During an on-the-street segment on
Jimmy Kimmel Live for National Bosses
Day, people were given a chance to wear a
mask and anonymously air small grievances with their bosses all except
Andrew from El Paso who gave his
name, his bosss name and where he
worked before going off on a small tirade
against her.
Define irony
Some Lower Valley firefighters had a rude
awakening when they woke up one morning to find one of their trucks on fire.
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A decent basement is hard to find

When real estate database company Zillow
reported a record number of millennials
(age 24 to 34) were stuck living with their
moms, El Paso had the highest rate according to the latest census, with 34 percent
stuck at home.
Who needs political debates?
UTEP Head Mens Basketball Coach Tim
Floyd and radio host Steve Kaplowitz
turned a news conference into an exchange
of verbal attacks. Kaplowitz called Floyd
classless for disparaging UTEP in front
of the media, while Floyd called
Kaplowitzs show fiction, adding You
know Im dead ass right.
A legend returns
After a five-year absence of lurking
around the El Paso/Northern Mexico area,
a Chihuahua farmer claimed 10 of his farm
animals were attacked by the infamous
goat sucker, la Chupacabra.
What, no Kwanzaa decorations?
After several responses from unhappy El
Pasoans, a nativity scene was added to the
newly renovated San Jacinto Plaza holiday
lights display, when many noticed one
absent during the opening ceremony. And
to make sure at least one other base was
covered, the city added a menorah as well.
What not to do in a getaway
Two 14-year-olds joyride after stealing a
car was cut short after they crashed the
vehicle into the side of an off-duty federal agents car.
Make mine unleaded, please

Tests showed the level of lead in the drinking water at the State Supported Living
Center in El Paso was so high, it qualified
under the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agencys definition of hazardous waste.
Change that to code red-in-the-face
A Code White lockdown at Fort Bliss,
which lasted for three hours, was initiated
when a fake gun being returned by a color
guard member was mistaken for a real gun.
Judging the judge Part 1

Prosecutors requested the maximum sentence when former El Paso County Judge
Anthony Cobos was found guilty of
embezzling more than $43,000 from a
couple in a property deal. He got a nineyear suspended sentence, five years probation and was ordered to pay restitution.
And by the way, Cobos was already serving a four-year federal sentence for accepting bribes while he was county judge.
El Paso District Judge Mike Herrera was
issued the states second-severest sanction
for violations that included a case a
divorce involving himself in his own

court for several months.
Hes No. 1
William Billy Abraham set a record for
the largest fine ever imposed by the city
for code violations, when his dilapidated
building racked up more than $2.16 million in fines.
This criminal is all washed up

El Paso Police hunted a robbery suspect
who hit a store employee with his car,
causing minor injuries, after stealing 16
bottles of body wash from the store.
His answer wasnt no, gracias

The mayor Huachuca City, Ariz., declined
a bilingual invitation to a meeting to a
U.S. Mexico Border Mayors Association,
led by former El Paso Mayor John Cook
because it was sent to him in
Spanish/Mexican.
Failing grades for educators Part 1

A retired Bowie High School teacher was
questioned about three former administrators in an incident where she was told to
pass a failing senior who had missed seven
of the last nine weeks of school.

Five former El Paso Independent School
District administrators were arrested in
2016 as part of the continuing fallout from
the districts cheating scandal. Two other
administrators pleaded guilty. Former
Associate Superintendent Damon Murphy
later sought to moved his trial because he
felt he couldnt get a fair and impartial
trial in El Paso.
The entire worlds a stage

A Fort Bliss Soldier and a store clerk were
accused of staging an armed robbery at an
East El Paso 7-11 to cover up their own
attempt to steal $2,500 from the store.
These cold cuts are hot

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
seized 14 rolls of illegal bologna from a
traveler at the Bridge of the Americas.
Pass the plate and the bong

The 54-four-year old deacon of a Lower
Valley Catholic church was arrested as part
of large drug-trafficking ring for his part in
an alleged scheme to smuggle tons of marijuana from El Paso and Arizona.
Two former St. Joseph School administrators were investigated for allegedly using
more than $800,000 in school bank
accounts for personal expenses over the
course of seven years.

Ysleta ISD trustees held a closed-door session to discuss changes in policy forbid-
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ding fraternization between employees

and administrators, when it was revealed
the superintendent was in a romantic relationship with a occupational therapist
working for the district.

A 46-year-old former Irvin High School
teacher was sentenced to three years in
prison after pleading guilty to having an
improper relationship with a male
teenage student. In addition to having sex
in the classroom and in her van, the
teacher allegedly had a photo of the students upper torso on her phone.
Smart phones, dumb criminals

Two men suspected of different, unrelated
crimes at different times one suspected
of capital murder during a drug-deal, and
another on a carjacking conviction were
arrested after police found their cell phonesat the scene of the crime.
When you gotta go
A man and his girlfriend were arrested at
an Eastside Circle K for attacking a man,
punching him and hitting him with a bottle
because he had taken too long in the bathroom the girlfriend needed to use.
Reality mimics art

Twenty-three-year-old Trenton J. Allen
was arrested for alleged theft of property.
Allen, who was recognized by his many
face tattoos, had recently been featured on
the Rough and Rowdy episode of Spike
TVs reality show Jail: Big Texas.
Maybe she had a cow

In a plot to get back at her boyfriend for
wrongdoings, a Jurez woman faked a kidnapping and full-term pregnancy, and covering herself in cows blood to look like
she had recently given birth. She got the
blood from a liver she bought with money
obtained from pawning her cell phone.
No time of month for this show

The first ever Period Womens Art Show
was held in March at Epic Bar and Night
Club, featuring charming arts and craft
items like calico tampon sculptures and
mandala designs based on female genitals.
Wrong number, wrong concept

Readers Digest included the following
anecdote from an El Pasoan who answered
her work phone with her companys name,
only to be told by the caller he had the
wrong number. He called two more times,
getting more upset, then finally yelled,
Quit answering the phone! Im trying to
call Austin High School!
A in finance, F in law
Former UTEP student Michael Karpus
pled guilty of a charge stemming from an
illegal bookmaking operation, taking bets
from players, and making several thousand
January 2017
dollars in illegal gambling in the process.

Karpus had just graduated from UTEP in
2015 with a degree in finance.
Another one bites the dust

A historic Fabens building the former
First National Bank built by renowned
architect Henry C. Trost in 1925 was
demolished soon after it was purchased to
make way for an auto parts store.
Catching the dream

Officers found 1.6 pounds of liquid meth
hidden inside Native American-style folk
art known as dreamcatchers. A drugsniffing dog at the Columbus, N.M. border
crossing detected the meth in the rubber
tubes used for the artwork.
This could be a country song itself

A Horizon City man was arrested on a
charge of deadly conduct when he shot a
television set in an altercation with a
female friend. The argument was over the
content of a country music video.
He forgot to say Please

A man accused of robbing a Lower Valley
credit union wrote this note: I have a
Gun. I know where you stay! No Games
and dont turn around all. Thank you!
Dont bother speaking, either

Celebrated Norte Dame football coach Lou
Holtz was dropped as speaker for
Cathedral High Schools 90th anniversary
gala because of the uproar over Holtzs
comments about immigration at a
Republican National Committee luncheon
that included, I dont want to speak your
language, I dont want to celebrate your
holidays, I sure as hell dont want to cheer
for your soccer team.
Their decision misfired
United Way put a halt to a fundraising raffle hosted by the Otero County affiliate
because the drawing included the raffle of
more than 100 firearms.
When the stand-up got stood up

A tribute night planned for stand-up comic
Gabriel Iglesias at the El Paso Chihuahuas
had to be cancelled because no one
remembered to tell the guest of honor.
Iglesias learned about the event when he
saw his own picture on a Facebook post.
Insert bright idea joke here

Eleven teens and young adults were arrested for theft and trespassing when they
posted pictures of themselves on social
media stealing light bulbs from the local
Star on The Mountain landmark.

El Paso Municipal Court Judge Maria
Ramirez was fined for getting into an altercation with police at a local federal building after refusing to remove her vehicle
from a law enforcement only parking
area. When she pled guilty of the charge,
she said she was just having a bad day.

El Paso County Court Judge Ricardo
Herrera filed a report against District Court
Judge Patrick Garcia, who he claimed
started waving his middle finger directly
in his face and yelling here, here in the
County Courthouse parking lot.
A three-peat? Well drink to that!

Based on data like binge-drinking percentages and alcohol-related deaths, the site
24/7 Wall declared Las Cruces as the
Drunkest City for the State of New
Mexico. It also received the title in 2015.
His chicken is always moist

El Pasoan Cedric Miller has been cast in
the Food Networks upcoming series
Worst Cooks in America. Among
Millers notable achievements was trying
to fry a chicken in boiling water.
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Christmas Tree Recycling The City of

El Paso Environmental Services Citizen
Collections Sites will accept Christmas Trees
through mid-January. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Trees must be
free of decorative items. Information: 212-6000
or elpasotexas.gov/environmental-services.
Locations:
Westside/Upper Valley, 121 Atlantic
Central, 2492 Harrison
Northeast, 4501 Hondo Pass (entrance off
Stahala)
Eastside, 1034 Pendale
Residents are also encouraged to recycle
cardboard gift boxes, wrapping
paper and cards.
Step Through Time Safari Through
Time: Animals of White Sands From Mammoth
Tracks to Bobcats opens the 2017 series at 1
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, in the Visitor Center at
White Sands National Monument part of its
Step into the Past Series. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 479-6124, ext. 236 or (575)
679-2599, ext. 232; or go to nps.gov/whsa.
Ranger Jackson (aka Dr. Jack Tracks) leads a
White Sands will share how to identify the
many animals and tracksancient and modernthat are found in the dunes.
Unfair Game: Ending Wildlife Killing
Contests A screening of the new documentary on coyote-killing contests is 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces.
Admission is free; and the public is invited.
wildmesquite.org.
El Paso Native Plant Society The

society meets Thursday, Jan 12, at St. Albans
Episcopal Church, 1810 Elm (at Wheeling),
with Pruning and Winter Maintenance of
Native Plants, presented by John White, curator, Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at UTEP.
Social time begins at 6 p.m. meeting and program at 7 p.m. Admission is free; the public is
welcome. Information: 240-7414 or on
Facebook.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
The societys monthly meeting is 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 16, at the Centennial Museum on
the UTEP campus. Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D., an
associate professor of evolutionary genetics at
UTEP, with present Emerald Abyss: Nine
Years of Research in the Congo. Greenbaum
will discuss not only his research but what it is

like to work in the litttle-visited Democratic
Republic of the Congo. Information: Scott, 5816071 or trans-pecos-audubon.com.
Bird-watching field trips are open to the public. Bring a lunch, insect repellent and water.
Information: Mark Perkins, 637-3521.
Martin Luther King weekend field trip to
Phoenix is Jan. 13-16. Call to sign up; detailed
itineraries will be sent to interested parties.
Saturday, Jan. 28: Meet at 7 a.m. at the parking lot behind Sam's car wash, 7970 N. Mesa,
for birding trip to the Santa Teresa area.
FMWC and FRB dinner Franklin
Mountains Wilderness Coalition and Friends of

the Rio Bosque host their annual joint meeting
and dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at El
Paso Club, 18th floor, Chase Tower, 201 E.
Main, with cash bar, dinner, speaker and meeting. The public is invited; advance reservations
required. Reservations: $25 by Jan. 13 to Pat
White, Treasurer, FMWC, 10525 Texwood,
79925. Information: Scott Cutler, 494-2193.
Speaker is John Sproul, program coordinator
and manager of the 372-acre Rio Bosque
Wetlands Park. The city-owned park is managed by UTEPs Center for Environmental
Resource Management.
El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo

Entrance hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Zoo admission is $12 for ages 13 to 59; $9 for
ages 60 and older and active duty military
(including spouse) with ID; $7.50 ages 3 to 12;
and free for ages 2 and under. Zoo members
admitted free. Information: 212-0966 or elpasozoo.org.
African Star Train ride tickets are $2 plus
tax ($1.50 for children and society members).
Super Plant Sunday Sierra Vista

Growers, 800 HWY 28 in La Union, hosts a
plant-centered alternative to the Super Bowl
pregame, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, with
games, gardening classes, a food truck, and
plenty of plants to start the spring garden. Kid
and pet friendly. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 874-2415 or sierravistagrowers.net.
Wyler Aerial Tramway The state park
tramway, 1700 McKinley, gives passengers a

view of Texas, New Mexico and Mexico from
Ranger Peak, elevation 5,632 feet. Cost is $8
for adults and $4 for children 12 years and
under. Hours are noon to 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed
Monday through Thursday. Information: 5629899 or 566-6622.
A First Day hike is Sunday, Jan. 1, beginning
in the parks parking lot to the top of Ranger
Peak. Bring water, sturdy shoes, weather
appropriate clothing. Participation is free.
Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park is managed
by Texas Parks & Wildlife and is also part of
Franklin Mountains State Park. To get there:
Take Alabama to McKinley and turn toward the
mountain.
Franklin Mountains State Park Most

hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in the
Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Drive 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. Web:
tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/franklin-mountains.
Guided hikes and bike rides are $3 additional
fee ($1 ages 5-12; under 5 free). Bring water,
snacks, sturdy shoes/boots, hiking stick, maps
and binoculars. Dogs welcome on leash on
some hikes. Reservations required: 566-6441
ext. 221, 224 or
adrianna.weickhardt@tpwd.state.tx.us.
The First Day Hike is 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1,
along the Lower Sunset Trail.
The 24,000-acre park extends north from the
heart of El Paso to the New Mexico state line.
The highest point is North Mt. Franklin, 7,192
feet above sea level.
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 riobosque.org.
Bird tour is 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.
Introductory tour is 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
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 elpasobotanicalgardens.org.
The site is open for bird watching 9:30 a.m. to
noon the second and last Saturday of the
month.
Keystones Chihuahuan Desert Experience
(immediately west of the wetland) is open daily
from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for walking and
bird watching.
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. Monday through
Thursday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through
Sunday. Admission: $7 (free for children 12 and
younger). Additional activity cost for tours
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(including morning hike): $2 (free for age 4 and

younger). Information: 857-1135 or texasstateparks.gov. Reservations recommended for
self-guided area and camping: (512) 389-8911.
Tours offered Wednesday through Sunday;
call for details: 849-6684 or 857-1135.
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. Guided access is offered
to the rest of the site. Picnicking allowed at ten
tables closest to headquarters. Wood and charcoal fires are not permitted. Bicycles permitted
only on designated paved areas. Pets allowed
only in camping or picnic areas. Call for reservations and other information: 857-1135.
White Sands National Monument
The glistening gypsum dunes are about 15 miles

southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70.
Visitor Center hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
through Jan. 1; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 2-March
11. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through
Dec. 31; 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 1-Feb. 18.
Entrance fee: $5 age 16 and older. Free for
children. Information: (575) 479-6124, ext. 236
or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232; or go to
nps.gov/whsa.
Showing at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, is Safari
Through Time: Animals of White Sands From
Mammoth Tracks to Bobcats as part of its
2017 Step Through Time series.
The ranger-guided Lake Lucero Tour is 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28, to learn about the formation
of the sands and the special plants and animals
that live in and around the dunes. Program fee
is $8 ($4 age 15 and younger); reservations
required and available one month prior to tour.
Sunset strolls are offered daily one hour before
sunset (4 p.m. through Jan. 6; 4:15 p.m. Jan. 720; 4:30 p.m. Jan. 21- Feb. 17).
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. Pine Springs Visitor
Center hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Camping is $8 per site per night. Information:
(915) 828-3251 or nps.gov.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park The
park is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off the

Carlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:
(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.
Winter hours: 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 of the Caverns. Cost
is $10 (free or ages 15 and younger). The
parks audio self-guided tour is $3 extra (also
available in Spanish).
Other guided tours are available; call or check
website for details.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State

Park 1504 Miehls Drive N., Carlsbad, N.M.
Admission: $5 ($3 ages 7-12; free for 6 and
under). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (last entry
at 3:30 p.m.). Information: (575) 887-5516.
A First Day Hike begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan.
1; fees waived from 9 a.m. to noon.
The zoo features animals native to the
Chihuahuan Desert, in natural desert surroundings. A large greenhouse is devoted to succu-
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lents and cactus from around the world. The

headquarters building includes exhibits on minerals, history, archaeology and other subjects.
New Mexico State Parks Day-use fee

is $5 when visiting any state park. Camping
fees: $8 for primitive site; $10 for developed
site (electrical hookup $4 extra). All programs
are free with park entrance, unless otherwise
listed. Information: (575) 744-5998 or
nmparks.com.
Leasburg Dam 12712 State Park Road in
Radium Springs, two miles off Interstate 25 at
Exit 19. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for day use.
Information: (575) 5244068.
First Day Hike is 1 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1.
Rockhound State Park, five miles south of
Deming on State Road 11 and then east on
Rockhound Road (State Road 141) for nine
miles. Day use hours: 7:30 a.m. to sunset.
Information: (575) 546-6182 or (575) 7445998.
First Day Hike is 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, on
the Jaspar Trail.
Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Information:
(575) 744-5923.
First Day Hikes are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 1.
Caballo Lake State Park, 60 miles north of
Las Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)
527-8386.
A First Day Hike is 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1,
starting in the Palomino Campground.
Moderately level, gravel trail; about 1/2 miles.
City of Rocks 327 Hwy 61, in Faywood,
N.M. Information: (575) 536-2800.
First Day Hike is 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1,
along the Cienega Trail.
A Star Party is 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Saturday,

Jan. 14.
Bottomless Lakes State Park 13 miles east
of Roswell, N.M. via US 380. Information: (575)
624-6058.
First Day Hike is 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, along
the Wetlands Trail
Gila Cliff Dwellings National

Monument 44 miles north of Silver City
on NM Highway 15 in the middle of the majestic Gila Wilderness. Entrance fee: $5 per person; $10 per family. Information: (575) 5369461 or nps.gov/gicl.
The trail to the cliff dwellings is open from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. year round. Everyone must be
off the trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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; call for seasonal variations. Day use
fee: $5 per vehicle ($40 annual pass).
Information: (575) 523-4398.
Tombaugh Observatory NMSUs
Tombaugh Observatory in Las Cruces hosts

open house at 7 p.m. Friday nearest the time
of the first quarter moon (Jan. 20, Feb. 3),
weather providing. Programs begin with a short
presentation, followed by guided observing
through telescopes. Information: (575) 6464438, or (575) 646-6278 to confirm the observatory will be open that evening.
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.
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.
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.
The Lhakhang Cultural Exhibit is open to the
public for viewing 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every
Wednesday, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. the first Sunday
of the month. A museum representative will be
on hand to answer questions.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study

Center 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free unless
listed otherwise; donations welcome.
Information: 351-0048 or elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
National Border Patrol Museum and

Memorial Library 4315 Transmountain.
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso

(west of U.S. 54). Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Tours are 10:30 to
2 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free.
Information: 755-4332 or
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
Weekly archery and atl-atl (spear thrower)
demonstrations are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays.
El Paso Archaeological Societys monthly
meeting is 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Dr.
Ben Brown will speak on Paquim: La Perla
del Norte, Redux. Admission is free.
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-airmuseum.com.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
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.
Museum admission is free, except for selected
exhibits. Information: 212-0320 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
Family activities:
Family Tree Play Day is 2 to 4 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 29, with family trees, journal
writing and making a time capsule.
From Toy to the Picture Screen Play Day is
2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, exploring the
advent of photography and cinema through a
series of crafts such as a thaumatrope and
zoetrope.
The museums DIGIE (Digital Information
Gateway in El Paso) is a first-in-the-nation
interactive digital wall that examines El Pasos
people and cultures on giant 3-D touch-sensitive TV screens. Guests can upload photos at
digie.org. The wall is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
1120 Magoffin. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday. Visitors can begin
their tour at the Visitor Center across the
street (1117 Magoffin, a restored 1901 home).
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). Admission is free to Visitor Center.
January 2017
Group tours available with advance registration.

Information: 533-5147, visitmagoffinhome.com
or Facebook.
Cooking classes are offered at noon Saturday,
Jan. 7, and 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. Cost is $5
per class.
Yoga with Rebecca Hendricks is at 10 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 14 and Feb. 11. Free.
Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club is at 2
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 and Feb. 18. Cost is $5.
The 1875 Magoffin Home is a prime example
of Territorial style architecture. The Historic
Site explores the stories of a multicultural family who actively participated in U.S. expansion
and settlement, military service, trade on the
Santa FeChihuahua Trail, Civil War turmoil
and U.S.Mexico relations.
El Paso Scene
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through

Saturday. Admission is free. Information: 7596060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
War Eagles Air Museum 8012 Airport
Las Cruces area
Branigan Cultural Center Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) Las

Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m.
Thursday); 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (575) 541-2154, lascruces.org/museums or on Facebook.
Showing through Jan. 21:
In Service to Country: Military Equipment
1860-Present.
The photography of Howard Clinton
Tibbitts, featuring 40 original glass plate negatives of photos taken in the early 1900s.
An Enduring Tradition: 20th Century Navajo
Weaving. Learn about traditional and contemporary Navajo weaving, including materials
used and the influences on styles and designs.
The monthly History Notes Lecture Series is
1 p.m. the second Thursday of each month.
Bilingual Vamos a Explorar programs for
families are 10:30 a.m. Saturdays.
Las Cruces Museum of Nature and

Science 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30

p.m. Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m.
Thursday); 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Closed Sunday and Monday. Information: (575)
522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the nature center
is 4:30 to 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month
as part of the Downtown Ramble.
Animals Encounters are 10:30 a.m. Saturdays
(some may include a hands-on segment).
Dec. 31: Amphibians
Jan. 7: Amphibians
Jan. 14: Reptiles
Jan. 21: Birds
Jan. 28: Mammals
Feb. 4: Invertebrates
Endangered species talks are 1:30 p.m. the
Third Wednesday of the month.
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Las Cruces Railroad Museum The
Pre-K Programs for ages 3-5 offered at 9 a.m.

Thursdays:
Grandma Monas Science Story Time
Jan. 5: Roar: A Noisy Counting Book
Feb. 2: The Rhino Who Swallowed a
Storm
Planeteers
Jan. 12: Galaxies
Dinosaur Train
Jan. 19: Brachiosaurus
Nature Kids
Jan. 26: Butterflies
Today in Space lectures are 1 to 2 p.m. the
second Saturday of the month (Jan. 14).
Monthly Saturday workshops are 11:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 14: Paleontology
Science Cafe round table discussions are 5:30
p.m. the last Thursday of the month.
museum is in the Santa Fe train depot, 351 N.

Mesilla (at Las Cruces avenue west of the
Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m.
Thursday); 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus 5
to 7 p.m. during the First Friday Ramble.
Closed Sunday and Monday. Admission is free;
donations encouraged. Information: (575) 6474480 or museums.las-cruces.org.
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of each month. Families can try
out early 20th century games and puzzles.
Mrs. Pricketts Story Time is 11 a.m. the second Thursday of each month for children of all
ages. Related activity for preschool age children
follows.
Brown Bag lectures are noon to 1 p.m. the
second Tuesday of the month.
Rail Readers Book Club meets at 11 a.m. the
third Wednesday of each month.
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. The 47acre museum chronicles the 3,000-year history
of agriculture and rural life in New Mexico.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5
for adults, $4 seniors 60 and older; $3 children
age 4-17; free for museum members, veterans
and children age 3 and under. Information:
(575) 522-4100 or
nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Steve Cormier presents Cowboy Music and
Storytelling at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, as
part of the monthly culture series. Cormiers
music is mainly old and traditional cowboy fare
and reflects his nine years as a ranch and farm
hand. Admission is free.
Opening reception for Jay Hill: Our
Wholesome Valley is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12, with light refreshments.
Hills life as a farmer took on an artistic side
when he began taking pictures in 2012. Since
then, his dramatic photographs have captured
the beauty of modern farming in the Las
Cruces area.
The annual Antique Treasures Show is noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. The Museums
preservation and collection programs are featured in this event, which is the only time of
the year that the Collection Storage Room is
open for tours. More than 10,000 objects are
stored in this climate-controlled room. Visitors
are encouraged to bring their own antiques and
heirlooms to learn more about them and how
to preserve them. Regular museum admission
applies.
Showing through June 18: Whats the Buzz?
Why Honey Bees Matter.
Showing through July 9: Weaving in New
Mexico: The Ancestral Puebloan and Rio
Grande Traditions, featuring ancient textile
creations of the ancestral Puebloans and the
jewels of Rio Grande weaving from 1850 to the
present. Exhibit includes 48 artifacts from rugs
to looms and tools.
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 admission. Visitors must provide a current license,
car registration and proof of insurance.
Information: (575) 678-8824 (local call) or
wsmr-history.org.
Also
Hubbard Museum of the American

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Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours are

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday.
Admission: $7 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 children 6-16; free for children 5 and younger and
museum members). Information: (575) 3784142, hubbardmuseum.org or on Facebook.
Showing through March 18: The
Horsemans Tools. The exhibit explores the
development and impact of the tools used to
work with horses.
Museum of the Big Bend Sul Ross
State University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in

Alpine, Texas. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free, donations accepted.
Information: (432) 837-8143, museum@sulross.edu or museumofthebigbend.com.
El Paso Scene
Showing through March 26: A Feeling of

Humanity: Western Art from the Ken Ratner
Collection. The exhibition will feature 70
works by both contemporary artists along with
works by early 20th century painters.
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. daily.
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.
Showing in the Induction Gallery is an exhibit
honoring the Hall of Fames newest inductee,
Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry (who
was born in El Paso). The introductory panels
for the exhibit highlight Roddenberry himself,
his history as a filmmaker and the legacy of his
Star Trek series, which celebrates its 50th
anniversary this year. Exhibit cases throughout
the gallery document just how widespread the
Star Trek phenomenon has become.
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is 9 to 11 a.m.
the first Friday of each month. The Jan. 6 lecture is Some Gave All: The Apollo 1 Incident
with Museum Executive Director Chris Orwoll.
On Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck the American
space program when Apollo astronauts Gus
Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee
perished during a preflight test for Apollo 204,
later named Apollo 1 in honor of the crew.
Orwoll examines the accident that took the
lives of three astronauts. Admission is free; coffee and donuts provided.
Next months lecture on Feb. 3 is Around
the World Times Three: The Flight of
Friendship 7 with Museum Education Specialist
Michael Shinabery.
See Film Scene for the IMAX schedule.
Combo tickets available (include museum
entrance and one IMAX ticket): $10 ($9 seniors
and military, $7 children.
Overland Trail Museum Fort Davis,
Texas. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and

Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Information:
(915) 426-3161.
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.
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. Admission: $3 suggested donation.
Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947
(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.
Showing through April 2017: Stories of
Southwestern New Mexico Women.
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
hundreds 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.
January 2017
MCAD builds arts community
uring a recent interview with Tracey

Jerome, Director of the City of El
Pasos Museums and Cultural
Affairs Department (MCAD), I began by
asking her to list activities under the departments umbrella. Naming the reverse might
have been less complicated, for I was
amazed to learn that MCAD shares in all
city events that have an art orientation.
Simply put, its MCAD job to help develop
a world-class arts community in El Paso,
Texas.
To accomplish this mission, MCAD established the Museums Division and the
Cultural Affairs Division. The Museums
Division oversees the citys three museums:
the Museum of Art, the Museum of History
and the Museum of Archeology. The
Cultural Affairs Division manages funding
programs, public art programs, cultural
tourism initiatives and a variety of arts and
cultural activities aimed at the general public.
Jerome started her post nearly two years
ago, having moved here from Naples, Fl.,
and is still putting some of her museum
management team in place.
As directors are named and come into
place, they will report to directly to me and
become part of my leadership team. We
already have a good start finalizing directorships. Jeff Romney, former head of
development at EPMA (El Paso Museum of
Art), was recently named as the Director for
the Archeology Museum, and Victoria
Ramirez will assume her position as
Director of the EPMA in early January
2017.
A number of programs fall under MCADs
Cultural Affairs Division. One of the most
prominent is the Public Art Program for the
City of El Paso. Adopted by the City
Council in 2006 to integrate public artworks
throughout the city, its programs are funded
by the 2% for the arts program, which
sets aside 2 percent of the value of every
capital improvement project to acquire art
for municipal property.
Jerome was especially pleased to relate
that El Pasos Public Arts Program is one of
the most productive in the nation.
It is now in its tenth year, and during that
time, we have completed 54 projects and
have 24 more which are in various stages of
completion. In addition to highly visible
projects such as public sculptures in traffic
circles on major thoroughfares, the cloud at
UTEP and the digital wall, we have many
smaller public works in throughout the city.
Its important to note that public art is not
just on view in downtown, but it enhances
locations in various part of the city to
include the branch libraries, the arrival area
of the airport, the Sun Metro facility in far
East El Paso, and the Brio stations. Those
interested can get an app for their smart
phone, which shows the locations of public
art projects. Additional programs include
the Downtown City Market, Chalk the
Block, Music Under the Stars summer programs at the Chamizal, Dancing in the City,
and numerous street festivals.
The Cultural Affairs Department is also a
the largest single source of funding for local
working artists. Their Allied Artist Program
gives local artists the opportunity to assist
experienced artists commissioned for major
projects of $150,000 or more by the Public
Art Program. This year 70 artists have
January 2017
received some $500,000 in grant monies,

Jerome noted.
MCAD also partners with the El Paso
Opera, the El Paso Symphony, the Tom Lea
Institute, Kids Excel and the art incubator
programs. We work very closely together
with these organizations to ensure that their
individual programs are a success, and the
positive aspect in most of what we do is that
many of the funds we spend go directly
back into the community. Upcoming signature projects will include helping to establish and fund the Childrens Museum and
the Mexican American Cultural Center,
she added.
Most recent activities with MCAD
involvement
included
Winterfest.
Explaining the inspiration for Winterfest,
she noted, People dont often think of El
Paso in terms of winter so we tried to put
together some very special activities. These
included the ice skating rink, extending the
hours of the downtown market, lighting on
the pedestrian pathways, and of course, the
decorations at San Jacinto Plaza.
Even more enthusiastic about her job than
when she began a year ago, Jerome puts her
work at MCAD into a nutshell, excitedly
relating, What I like to say, and I think Im
pretty accurate, if the project is art related,
and is good and cool, MCAD is involved in
some way!
windows allowed members to watch the

voting as it progressed.
Holiday Pop-Up Shops were scattered
throughout the lobby allowing artists who
teach at the EPMA space to market their
works. One of the fashion designers made it
even more interesting by clothing a number
of live models in his designs, then asking
them to pose in frozen positions like mannequins.
Art Museum Director
Victoria Ramirez will join the El Paso

Museum of Art staff as its director beginning Jan. 23. She previously served two
years as Director of the Bullock Museum in
Austin and as deputy director prior to that.
Ramirez also served as Education Director
at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and
Education Curator at the Georgia Museum
of Art at the University of Georgia.
During her tenure as director of the
Bullock, Ramirez was credited with
increasing exhibit revenue by 40 percent

and student visits by more than 33 percent.
She also launched a Texas Story Project, an
initiative designed to bring a broader audience to the museum. Her use of technology
won her awards from the American Alliance
for Museums, Texas Association of
Museums and the American Association for
State and Local History.
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer
specializing in the visual arts.
Members Choice
The Members Choice reception at the El

Paso Museum of Art Dec. 8 had a new look
as well. In this yearly event museum members are asked to choose a favorite work of
art to be added to the museums permanent
collection. Curators begin the process by
choosing a theme this years was Women
artists producing work post WWII. They
then look at museums and other sources to
locate work available for purchase, choosing up to four pieces for consideration.
This years winner, Asya Reznikov, was
born in Russia in 1973 and immigrated to
the United State at age of five as a political
refugee. She holds degrees from
Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and
the Hunter College in New York City. Since
the inception of her career as a professional
artist, themes of travel, identity in different
cultures and emigration have dominated her
work.
Her winning composition, Be Fruitful, is
an interactive video displayed within a
frame, thus giving it the effect of an action
painting. Reznikov appropriated and transformed a 500-year-old masterwork, Adam
and Eve by German artist Lucas Cranach
the Elder, utilizing the contemporary art
form of video. Working frame by frame the
artist modified the biblical theme of temptation and the fall into a celebration of the
cycle of life, thus recalling the directive in
Genesis to be fruitful and multiply,
The video begins with the temptation by
the serpent and Eves eating of the forbidden fruit. The apple seed then falls to the
ground producing a baby that is the beginning of new life. The infant starring in the
production is the artists own daughter.
Giving the Members Choice tradition a
new look, Jerome introduced a fascinating
method of casting the ballots. Members
were issued a jewel a plastic gem,
which they then placed in the box next to
the work of art they selected. Transparent
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AFEP Art Exhibit Members of lAlliance

Franaise dEl Paso will host an exhibit of their
works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel and
other medium Jan. 6-24, in the foyer of El
Paso Community College, Administration building A, 9050 Viscount. Reception is 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 6. Admission is free. Information:
afofelpaso.com or on Facebook at
AllianceFrancaiseElPaso.
Agave Rosa Gallery 905 Noble (next to
the International Museum of Art). Hours are 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Art Avenue Gallery The gallery space is

at 1618 Texas, Suite E. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Information: 2134318 or theartave.com.
Bert Saldana Art Gallery The gallery
featuring Southwestern Art is at 1501 Main
Street in the San Elizario Arts District. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through
Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to
4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 479-2926 or bertsaldana.com.
Chinati Foundation Marfa, Texas.

Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati
Foundation houses one of the worlds largest
collections of permanently installed contemporary art. The collection is open for guided tours
throughout the year at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Grounds close at
5 p.m. Closed New Years day. Admission is
Showing through Jan. 31: Harmonious

Projection Group Exhibition, with Gummi
Thordarson, Susan Wester Perez, Patricia
Reyes, Dorian Clouser, Robert Dozal, Manual
Alvarado and Arturo Avalos.
Hal Marcus Gallery 1308 N. Oregon.

$10 ($5 for students, seniors). Full tour is $25
($10 students). Information: (432) 729-4362 or
chinati.org.
Crossland Gallery The El Paso Art
Associations gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (in the

Art Junction). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays. Information: 534-7377, elpasoartassociation.com or CrosslandArtGallery.com.
The exhibit con.FIGURE.ation.three, opens
with a reception 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan.
20 and runs through Feb. 18.
Artists are invited to create works based on
the human form or portrait, revealing emotions
or attributes. Abstract to realistic styles and all
mediums accepted in 2D or 3D. Works are
being taken through Jan. 13 for the exhibit.
Life Drawing lessons are offered 5:30-8:30
p.m. Thursdays at the Art Junction upstairs.
Cost: $10; students bring their own supplies.
Spring Art Classes with artist Ron Fritsch
include watercolor and acrylic/oil for beginners
through advanced. Dates are Saturdays, Feb. 18
and 25; March 4, 18 and 25; April 1, 15 and 22.
Cost is $140 for the program. Register at elpasoartassociation.com or call 534-7377.
Dozal Art Gallery The gallery of artist
Robert Dozal is at 1445 Main Street in the San

Elizario Art District. Hours are noon to 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday, or by appointment. Information: 777-5237.
El Paso Museum of Art One Arts

Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Admission is free unless noted otherwise.
Information: 212-0300 or
elpasoartmuseum.org.
Showing through Jan. 8:
Anatomy of Drawing and Space (Brain
Trash), an installation of 1,000 drawings by
James Drake, a longtime El Paso artist now living in Santa Fe. The exhibition was initially
curated by the Museum of Contemporary Art
in La Jolla, Cal.
Hermosos Huesos (Beautiful Bones), elaborate skeleton-based sculptures from recycled
materials and found objects by El Paso artist
Wayne Hilton. The 14 skeleton figures featured
are elaborately costumed with intricate accessories.
Showing Jan. 22-June 4, 2017: Process and
Poetry: The Graphics of Kim and Therese
Bauer. The husband and wife have devoted
their professions to the graphic arts, Kim to
printmaking and Terri to drawing.
Showing through March 5: Eldridge Hardie:
Art of a Life in Sport, featuring 20 oil on canvas and watercolor paintings as well as drawings selected from the long career of the
acclaimed artist.
Showing through May 14: The Archangels
Michael and Raphael, focusing on the
archangels with the highest popularity in 19thcentury Mexican retablo art.
Showing through June 11: Female Portraits:
A Connection Between Artists and Models in
the Tom Lea Gallery.
Monthly Spark Saturday free activities are 1 to
4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, with a creative lab,
art tours for families and more.
The free monthly Texas Tech Architecture
Film series features Ballad of Greenwich
Village at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, in the auditorium. The current series focused on films
about architects and architecture.
Free Bachs Lunch events are noon Thursdays
in January, as part of El Paso Pro-Musicas
Chamber Festival:
Jan. 12: Jerome Lowenthal and Michael
Brown, piano
Jan. 19: Jason Vieaux, guitar
Jan. 26: Natasha Paremski, piano.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop Award-winning impressionist
and El Paso Hall of Fame artist Alberto
Escamillas studio is at 1445 Main Street in San
Elizario. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, and 12:30 to
4:30 p.m. Sunday and by appointment.
Information: 851-0742 or 474-1800, or albertoescamilla.com.
Golden Eagle Gallery 1501 Main Street,

in the San Elizario Historic District. Gallery
hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 851-0093.
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The gallery specializes in local and early El Paso

art. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday; noon to 7 p.m.
Thursday or by appointment.
Information: 533-9090 or halmarcus.com.
Showing through Jan. 13: Retro Retablo.
The exhibit title is taken from Retro, a contemporary object or style containing elements
from a previous era, and Retablo, Small art
that depicts devotional iconography.
Hal Marcus is the featured speaker Saturday,
Jan. 14, for the Tumblewords Project writing
workshop, which he will host at his home at
1319 N. Oregon, across from the gallery.
Details in Keep on Bookin listing.
Showing Feb. 2-17: Miniatures: Private
Conversations, in collaboration with El Paso
ISD. The exhibit will allow for meaningful
research on the topic of scale as it impacts the
intimate space and dialogue between the viewer and the artwork.
Opening reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 2; artists will be present to discuss their
work. The exhibit ARTtalk is 6 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16.
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 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Free guided tours available on a walk-in basis. Admission is free.
Information: 543-6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
The annual Sun Bowl Exhibit runs through
Jan. 4.
Showing Jan. 19-29: Investigating
Perception: K-12 Photography Exhibition, featuring works by El Paso Independent School
District students. Opening reception is 5 to 7
p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. Information: EPISD
Fine Arts Department at 230-3516 or
episd.org.
Showing Feb. 9-27: The 2017 EPISD Faculty
and Staff Art Exhibit. Opening reception is 6 to
8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9.
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.
The 19th annual Lady of Guadalupe exhibit
runs through Jan. 12.
Rubin Center UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is off Dawson

Drive next to the Sun Bowl. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (open until 7
p.m. Thursday) and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Information: 747-6151, rubincenter.utep.edu or
on Facebook at RubinCenter.
Showing through Feb. 3:
Zeke Pea: Reclaim, in the atrium.
Rubin Center Atrium
Community Through Action: Site, in the
Project Space.
Showing Jan. 19-April 11: Theresa
Margolles: We Have A Common Thread, and
Tangential Intimacies in the Rubin Center
Gallery.
San Elizario Art District Several gal-
leries and artist studios are located 1445 to

1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on
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the Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday

noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800
or 851-0093.
To get there, take Loop 375 South from I-10,
exit Socorro Rd., then drive 7 miles east to
Main Street.
Featured gallery artists include Albert
Escamilla, Robert Dozal, Rob Mack, Palmira
Lopez, Manuel Alvarado, Maria Branch, Bert
Saldaa, Joanna Franco, Melissa Himes, M.
Concepcion, Robert Lichlyter, Amado Pena Jr.
and Arturo Avalos.
Star City Studio The music studio and
Cruces hosts an evening of music and art 5 to 7

p.m. the first Friday of the month at art venues
of in a seven-block stretch of Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Information: (575) 647-0508.
Las Cruces Museum of Art 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m.
Thursday), 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus 5
to 7 p.m. during the First Friday Ramble.
Closed Sunday and Monday. Information: (575)
541-2137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing through Jan. 21: Transforming
Space-Transforming Fiber. Nine nationally
recognized fiber artists explore the ways fiberbased artworks can transform the experience
of being in, and moving through, physical space.
The informal interdisciplinary based
Artrageous workshops are 10 a.m. to noon
Saturdays in the atrium between the Museum
of Art and Museum of Nature and Science.
Reading Art Book Club meets at 2:30 p.m.
the second Wednesday or every month.
gallery is at 120 W. Castellano. Information:

starcitystudioproductions.com or on Facebook.
A Double Delight Two-Day Art Retreat with
Sandra Duran Wilson, Feb. 17-18, based on
painting with transparent layers. Cost: $325.
skwduran@msn.com.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
in Placita Santa Fe. The co-op gallery features

original paintings and photographs, jewelry,
prints and gift items by 15 local artists. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday. Information: Cil Abeyta, 584-3117 or
474-0053.
The Gallery at Big Picture 311 N.
Sunland Art Gallery 5034-D Doniphan,
The Ho Show Local sculptor Ho Barons
surreal sculpture garden at 2830 Aurora (at

Piedras), is visible from the street, featuring
several of his large-scale works. Barons works
are also on display at the El Paso Public Library
and El Paso Museum of Art. Information: 5627820 or hobaron.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Aa Studio 2645 Doa Ana Road (Calle de
Oro). The gallery features emerging artists as

well as the multimedia work by gallery owner
Roy van der Aa. The gallery is open the second
weekend of the month, or by appointment.
Information: (575) 520-8752.
Showing through Dec. 30 is New
Paintings, by Las Cruces abstract artist Michael
Pavao. Pavao works in acrylic and watercolor,
both in figurative and abstract expressions.
Blue Gate Gallery The gallery owned by
Flo Hosa Dougherty is at 4901 Chagar, at

Valley and Taylor in Las Cruces. Hours are 2 to
4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.
Information: (575) 523-2950 or bluegateflodoc@aol.com.
Showing through December are the works of
Donnie Estelle. She works with surfaces that
usually have textures, often weathered wood,
providing a unique personality to the flora,
fauna and fowl depicted.
Also featured will be paintings by Dougherty
shown at the Butler Institute of American Art
recently for her retrospective.
Chaos Collaboration Las Cruces Parks
and Recreation Departments Teen Programs

3rd annual art exhibition is open 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at WIA building, 340 N.
Reymond, to view the art, listen to live music
and watch live screen printing and more. Artist
reception and poetry is 5 to 9 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 3. Information; (575) 541-2455.
Cutter Gallery 2640 El Paseo (at
University), Las Cruces. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday. Information: (575) 541-0658 or thecuttergallery.com.
January 2017
Downtown Ramble The City of Las
El Paso Scene
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across

from the Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. The gallery features more than
30 artists in various media. New works displayed every three months. Information: (575)
522-2933 or mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
Main Street, in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (575) 647-0508.
Opening reception is Friday, Jan. 6, for the
Global Travel Visions, an exhibit of Paul
Maxwells oil and acrylic paintings of some of
the unique scenes and visions through his interpretations of light and color based on his travels through Europe, Asia, and the New Mexico
mountains and desert. The exhibit continues
through January.
Tombaugh Gallery First Unitarian
Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S.

Solano. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday. Gallery closed
through Jan. 3.Information: (575) 522-7281 or
uuchurchlc.org.
Showing through Jan 27: Moons, Mandalas
and Meditations, work by Las Cruces artist
Corina Gabaldon. Gabaldons exhibit includes
acrylic, gold leaf and India ink mandala paintings, full moon photographs, and inspirational
meditations. A reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 6.
Also
Art Hop MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.

the second Saturday of each month (Jan. 7,
Feb. 11) in the downtown gallery district. The
event features the monthly art opening of new
shows throughout the galleries of Truth or
Consequences, including fine arts, pottery, and
fabric arts. Many shops and restaurants stay
open late for this monthly event, with live
music in several locations. Information torcmainstreet.org.
Deming Arts Center The Deming Arts
Councils gallery and gift shop is at 100 Gold

Street in Deming, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; open until 6
p.m. Thursdays. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 546-3663, demingarts.org or Facebook.
Showing Jan. 3-26: 2017 Plein Air Art Show.
Plein air art is painted on location. The show
will be judged with prizes and awards given.
Artist reception is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8.
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Harvey Girls of El Paso The Harvey
Girls of El Paso Texas 1906-1948 hosts monthly meetings 2 to 4 p.m. the second Monday of
the month at the Union Depot Passenger
Station, 700 San Francisco. The Jan. 9 program
is Harvey Exhibit at Heard Museum, Phoenix.
Admission is free. Information: 591-2326.
Southwest Chapter of Railway &

Locomotive Historical Society The
society meets 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11,

at Nonos Pizza Bar, 6404 N. Mesa. This
months program is Pinkerton Detective
Agency and the Railroad. Information: 5912326.
El Paso Corral of the Westerners
The monthly dinner program is 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20, at Country Inn and Suites, 900
Sunland Park Dr. Program is Ben Lilly,
Legendary Hunter and Mountain Man, by
Kenneth Smith. Cost: $20. Visitors welcome,
but RSVP needed by Jan. 16: 591-2326.
El Paso Archaeological Society The
societys monthly meeting is 2 p.m. Saturday,

Jan. 21, at El Paso Museum of Archaeology,
4301 Transmountain. Dr. Ben Brown will speak
on Paquim: La Perla del Norte, Redux.
Upon arriving in Casas Grandes, Mxico in
1988 to head the archaeological conservation
project at Paquim, Brown spent five years
learning all he could about Paquim, in the
process becoming an internationally recognized
expert on the conservation of earthen architecture. Admission is free; the public is invited.
Information: 449-9075 or epas.com.
Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society

and Haunted History The nonprofit
organization offers a variety of ghost tours.

Age 13 and older welcome, unless otherwise
listed. All children must be accompanied by an
adult age 21 or older. Information/reservations:
274-9531 or help@ghosts915.com.
El Paso History Radio Show The
show runs 10:05 a.m. to noon Saturdays on

KTSM AM 690. Documentary filmmaker
Jackson Polk hosts the show with reenactor
and historian Melissa Sargent. Information: 8338700 or EPHistory.com.
El Paso Mission Trail Visitor Center

El Paso Mission Trail Associations center supporting the three historic churches in the
Mission Valley Ysleta Mission, Socorro
Mission and San Elizario Chapel is at 6095
Alameda (at Zaragoza). Hours are 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information 790-0661, 851-9997 or visitelpasomissiontrail.com.
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 of the
Magoffinsville Post, 1854 to 1868. Hours are 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Admission is free. Information: 568-4518 or
588-8482 or on Facebook at Old Fort Bliss.
San Elizario Veterans Museum and
Memorial Walk The museum is at 1501-
B Main Street in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: Ann Lara, 3453741 or Ray Borrego, 383-8529.
Fort Selden State Monument The
monument, featuring the remains of the 19th

century adobe fort, is at1280 Fort Selden Road
in Radium Springs, 13 miles north of Las
Cruces, is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday
through Monday (closed Tuesday). Admission is
$3; (ages 16 and under free). Sunday admission
for New Mexico residents is $1. Information:
(575) 526-8911 or nmmonuments.org.
Murder She Read The Eastside chapter
of the book discussion group supporting

women mystery writers meets 7 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 3, to discuss Blindsighted by
Karin Slaughter at Rio Norte Retirement
Center Activity Room, 1941 Saul Kleinfeld. The
group regularly meets the first Tuesday of each
month. Admission is free. Information: 6297063 or labodda9@aol.com.
Tumblewords Project The free writing
workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Saturdays at the Memorial Park Public Library
meeting room, 3200 Copper, (except Jan. 14).
Information: 328-5484 (Donna Snyder), 5661034 (library), tumblewordsproject@
yahoo.com or on Facebook at Tumblewords.
Jan. 7: Milagrito Limbs with Karla Nabil.
Nabil is an art advocate, writer, musician,
model, illustrator, crafter, and artist who works
in mixed media, paint, and textiles. She blogs as
Chevalterre Nabil.
Jan. 14: The Artists World with Hal
Marcus, at his home at 1319 N. Oregon in
Sunset Heights. Participants will write in
response to the art, whimsy, and charm of
Marcuss famously beautiful house.
Jan. 21 and 28: Rex Waide workshops.
Waide is a multi-disciplinary artist who focuses
on poetry and prose writing, illustration,
expressionist painting, and filmmaking. The Jan
21 workshop is Streaming Consciousness:
Expressionism vs. Realist Writing, and Jan. 28
is Shattering Repression: The Fantastique and
Surrealism.
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LGBT book group The bimonthly book
group meets on odd-numbered month. Open

to all GLBT and GLBT-friendly people interested in book discussions. Includes potluck supper. Call for location. Information: 566-5549,
861-2909 or 471-9396 or on Facebook at
ElPasoGLBTBookGroup.
The next discussion is 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.
23, with Shes Not There: a Life in Two
Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan.
Barnes and Noble Saturday storytimes El Pasos East Side and West Side,
and the Las Cruces Mesilla Valley Mall locations

all offer Saturday storytimes. See individual listings for times.
Dec. 31: Hap-Pea All Year
Jan. 7: Cliffords Good Deeds
Jan 14: How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets?
Jan. 21: Nanettes Baguette
Jan. 28: Ill Never Let You Go
Barnes & Noble (East Side) The
Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway West, Suite

120. Information: 590-1932. Childrens storytime is 11 a.m. every Saturday.
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.
Childrens storytimes are 10 a.m. Fridays and
11 a.m. Saturdays.
Barnes & Noble (Las Cruces) 700 S.

Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall. Information:
(575) 522-4499.
Robert Getz will sign his book Vatican
Wealth and a Popes Pipe Dream at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 22.
Childrens storytimes are 10 a.m. Fridays, and
11 a.m. Saturdays.
Costumed Character Pete the Cat visits the
Friday, Jan. 20, storytime.
Books Are Gems 7744-B North Loop
(behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Children who come to the store may
receive five free used books. Hours are 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday. Information: 8455437 or booksaregems.org.
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El Paso Scene
January 2017
Top 20 2016
Rich Robinson, Flux, Eagle
He is handling both vocals and guitar as he had

done before, which may cause some to rethink
what side of the Robinson brothers fence
theyre on. Flux has combined the late-career
jamming tendencies of his original band while
still finding occasion to put the pedal to the
floor, all the while doing it with unmistakable
southern style.
D Generation, Nothing Is
Anywhere, D Generation
At a few moons short of two decades these

guys are finally ready to let us hear their senior
effort. It erupts with track one and doesnt stop
spewing brilliance; each and every track is
worth the price of admission. I realize 2016
isnt done but weve got a serious contender for
album of the year, because Nothing is
Anywhere and D Generation is everything we
need, and it should be everywhere.
Soul Asylum, Change of

Fortune eOne Records
Their fearless leader Dave Pirner is on fire. It

comes full circle to their punky roots that first
sprouted close to 30 years ago. The ballad quota
is non-existent. So if it is a rehash of Runaway
Train that you desire, jump off the tracks this
one is barreling down, hugging the rails at breakneck speeds. One can only hope that this will be
a change of fortune for the guys and bring them
to prominence once again.
Butch Walker, Stay Gold,

Dangerbird Records
This is his return to tongue-in-cheek lyrics,

with Mexican Coke winning the prize. The
CD is of course slathered with a guitar-driven
pop sound, and there isnt a clunker in the lot.
After last years Afraid of Ghosts strippeddown sound, I feared he was abandoning his
gift of creating bountiful hooks. Stay Gold
should find a home on the charts, stay there and
turn gold.
Green Day, Revolution Radio,

Reprise Records
After releasing a trio of discs over three years

ago and a short stint in rehab, the boys are back
with a whole lot to say. It is hard to believe
they have been at it for over a quarter-century
when they can still deliver pop punk with this
kind of freshness. Its no wonder the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame came knocking at their door
last year.
Cheap Trick, Bang Zoom Crazy

Hello, Big Machine Records
They have returned to their original recipe, better than anything The Colonel could ever
dream up. They have taken all that is good,
gave it a solid kick and somehow made it better
than ever. If you like your Cheap Trick to rock
and leave the power ballads on the cutting room
floor, then Hello, Zoom right out to your
favorite record store and Bang on the door
for this one because its Crazy good.
The Jayhawks, Paging Mr.

Proust, Thirty Tigers
This is another masterpiece with their sound

remaining close to their alt. country vest. There
is a fresh thread of original alternative/college
rock running throughout, which might be
explained by expanding their wingspan to
include half of R.E.M, with bassist Mike Mills
and guitarist Peter Buck now in the band.
Dinosaur Jr., Give a Glimpse of

What Yer Not, Jagjaguwar
This is high-decibel feedback-scorched guitar

combined with lead vocalist J. Mascis trademarked nasal-tinged impassioned whine. The
pounding drums, thumbing bass and fuzzy
wobble are front and center, even channeling a
touch of Black Sabbath on I Walk for Miles.
Bob Mould, Patch the Sky,

Merge Records
January 2017
Todd Snider, Eastside Bulldog,

Aimless Records
Patch is covered with hooks by way of generous guitar riffs. This one is not overflowing
with special guests, but they arent missed one
bit. Mould is crafting gems that are instantaneously accessible. Patch the Sky could be
our answer to the hole in the ozone Im not
sure how it would work exactly but something
this amazing surely has other uses.
Drive By Truckers, American

band, ATO Records
This does the truckers trick with the very

first spin youre hooked and subsequent runs
dig deep into the songwriter talents of both
Patterson Hood and Mike Cooleys lyrics. They
still have plenty to say from depression to race
to guns to television evangelists, just to scratch
the surface.
Tragically Hip, Man Machine

Poem, Universal Music Canada
From the track Man, a spaced-out ambient

feel that makes it evident this is going to be a
somewhat different Hip disc, they manage a
180-degree turn onto the next song. Midway
through we are treated to Here, In the Dark,
which can easily be categorized as a career
highlight. Soon after that is Tired As F,
which in retrospect may actually be more of a
physical than emotional statement. If this is
indeed the Hips last rodeo, it is a fantastic representation from one of the best to ever grace
the land, and thats not just the Great White
North.
Much like many of his previous efforts. he is a

musician that moves from country to blues to
rock to folk without missing a beat. Now we
can add a bit of funk, boogie woogie, rockabilly
and an amped-up horn section to the resum.
This showcases how great he is as a lyricist,
with a sarcastic wit and a gift to turn subjects
into unthinkable directions. All this with a twist
that only Todd could pull off.
The Cult, Hidden City, Cooking

Vinyl
This has the legendary Cult stamp all over it,

with the reminiscent guitar crunch of Electric
to the rich melodies of Love. They are leaning slightly more toward earlier days, but there
are still plenty of cuts to get your speakers rattling.
The Rolling Stones, Blue and

Lonesome, Interscope Records
First disc of new material in over a decade, so

that alone gets you on the Top 20 list if you are
the worlds greatest rock n roll band. With that
being said it is a fantastic blues disc. The band
sounds better than ever, diving back to their
blues pool head first. It is a must-have for even
the casual Stones fan now lets go for a disc
of originals in 2017.
Alejandro Escovedo, Burn

Something Beautiful, Fantasy
This finds him exploring rock n roll life, mortality, and love. All complemented by his
ruckus-raising sounds, with a few down-tempo
numbers and some signature Americana. There
isnt any time to burn if you want something
beautiful be sure to pick up the new Alejandro
Escovedo.
RNDM, Ghost Riding, Dine

Alone Records
This concoction was whipped up by Jeff

Ament, daytime bass player for Pearl Jam. He
has also recruited singer songwriter Joseph
Arthur. The group is rounded out by drummer
Richard Stuverud of the Fastbacks. This is their
sophomore effort and, while there are still
hooks to be found, they have incorporated a
psychedelic dreamlike element strung together
with an electronic current and an acoustic guitar
throughout much of the album.
Grant Lee Phillips, The

Narrows, Yep Roc Records
His airy warm vocals and rich soothing

melodies move effortlessly between rock and a
softer alternative folk sound, managing to
immerse the listener completely into each track.
The albums 13 cuts have a very laid-back vibe
while still feeling thoughtful and sincere.
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin

Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net.
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Alex Dozen, Alex Dozen, Rock

Ridge Music
This extremely personal disc opens up with the

telling tale Ode to Ex-Girlfriends, which is
exactly as it sounds, with the inclusion of the
ladies mothers as well. In Leonardo Dozens
current better half reveals her celebrity freebie
is Leonardo DiCaprio. If you have yet to jump
on his group the Damnwells bandwagon, it
should be noted that Alex Dozen knows what
he is doing with a resum that includes lending
a hand to Dixie Chicks, Kelly Clarkson, and the
Foo Fighters, to name a few.
Dan Baird & Homemade Sin,

Get Loud, JCPL
The album features his trademark gritty raucous

vocals, while teetering between the rock side of
the seesaw with fuzz-filled guitars and then
back to earth with twanged-out Americana perfection. The disc is filled with southern-fried
goodness and cow punk slathered generously
through all 11 cuts.
Minus 5, Of Monkees and Men,

Yep Roc Records
This isnt a covers set or any kind of remake;

this is Scott McCaughey, originally of Young
Fresh Fellows, leading his gang of misfits,
which include members of R.E.M. and the
Smithereens, into original tracks penned to pay
homage to the quartet. Highly recommended
for fans of Monkees, and the men and woman
of the Minus 5.
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Princess Diana: The Musical El Paso
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premier of the musical by
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p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 13-15. Tickets: $11 ($9 seniors; $8 students and military). Information: 532-1317 or
elpasoplayhouse.com.
The musical, with 28 original songs, profiles
the life of Diana with Prince Charlesfrom their
courtship and marriage to their divorce and
that fateful day in August of 1997.
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Indigo Twilight The classical-jazz

crossover Indigo Twilight performed by El
Paso Society for Musicians of the Future is 2:30
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Philanthropy
Theatre, as part of El Paso Community
Foundations Jewel Box Series. Tickets: $16
(Ticketmaster). Information: 533-4020 or
epcf.org.
The performance combines instrumental
music, voice and poetry for a journey through
the mysterious hues and alluring rhythms of the
night.
The next Jewel Box series performance is
NMSU-affiliated Scaffolding Theatre Companys
presentation of Disneys Beauty and the
Beast at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 11-12.
Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf Las
Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main in

the Las Cruces Downtown Mall, presents the
Tony-winning Edward Albee play, Jan. 20-Feb.
5. Directed by Patrick Payne. Performances are
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays. Tickets: $12 ($11 student, senior, military, $9 children under 6; $10 per person for
groups of 10 or more; $5 student rush tickets
offered 15 before show time. Information:
(575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
George, a professor at a small college, and
his wife, Martha, have just returned home,
drunk from a Saturday night party. Martha
announces, amidst general profanity, that she
has invited a young couple an opportunistic
new professor at the college and his shatteringly nave new bride to stop by for a nightcap.
When they arrive the charade begins.
Cabaret UTEP Dinner Theatre in the
UTEP Student Union presents the Tony-winning musical Jan 27-Feb. 12. Show time is 7
p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Sunday dinner show is 1:30 p.m. Jan. 29; non-dinner matinees are Sunday 2:30 p.m. Feb. 5 and 12.
Tickets: $31.50 to $41.50 Wednesday,
Thursday and Sunday discount dinner performances; $34.50 to $46.50 (Friday and Saturday
dinner performances), and $17.50 to $27.50
no-dinner matinee performances. Information:
747-6060 or utep.edu/udt.
Welcome to the infamous Kit Kat Club,
where the Emcee, Sally Bowles and a raucous
ensemble take the stage nightly to tantalize the
crowdand to leave their troubles outside.
But as life in pre-WWII Germany grows more
and more uncertain, will the decadent allure of
Berlin nightlife be enough to get them through
these dangerous times? This show features
some of the most memorable songs in theater
El Paso Scene
history, including Cabaret, Willkommen

and Maybe This Time.
Out of Sterno No Strings Theatre
Company presents the Deborah Zoe Laufer

play Jan. 27-Feb. 12, at Black Box Theatre,
430 N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces.
Directed by Ceil Herman. Performances are 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
Sundays Feb. 5 and 12; and at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 9. Tickets: $15 ($12 students and seniors
over 65; $10 all seats Thursday. Reservations:
(575) 523-1223.
A dotty heroine named Dotty tells us the
story of her life in a play combining qualities of
a fairy tale and tall tale with those of a wacky
comic strip adventure.
Purple Breasts: One Womans

Journey through Breast Cancer
American Southwest Theatre Company presents a fundraising performance by Lindstrom,

Symon, Markus, McMahon and Patersonz Jan.
27-28, at NMSUs Center for the Arts.
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 2 and 7:30
p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $5-$17. Information:
(575) 646-4515 or nmsutheatre.com.
Told with humor and tenderness, the play follows Zoes journey with her husband, family
and friends as she strives to find meaning and
hope in the face of a life-changing event.
One For the Girls American
Association of University Women hosts the

fundraising event 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at
The Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in Las
Cruces, with performances by Remember
Then ... A Class Act, Micheles Dance
Academy, Las Cruces Chamber Ballet and
Showstoppers. Proceeds support programs and
scholarships for local women. Tickets: $20;
available at riograndetheatre.com.
Alice in Wonderland Kids-N-Co. presents an original adaptation written and directed

by John Robledo, based on the book by Lewis
Carroll Feb. 3-12, at First Presbyterian
Church, 1340 Murchison. Performances are
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 2:30 p.m.
Sundays. Tickets: $7 ($5 children, students,
senior citizens, military), available at the door.
Information: 274-8797 or on Facebook at El
Paso Kids-n-Co.
Dona Ana Arts Council presents Lightwire

Theaters cosmic adventure at 7 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 3, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in
Las Cruces. The show combines dance, puppetry and traditional theatre with electro-luminescent wires to create 3D sculptures. Tickets:
$7-$26; available at riograndetheatre.com.
The Women El Paso Playhouse, 2501
Montana, presents the comedy by Clare

Boothe Luce Feb. 3-26. Showtimes are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $11 ($9 seniors; $8 students and military). Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
A group of women struggle to play their
respective roles in an artificial society that consists of vain show, comedy, tragedy, hope and
disappointment.
January 2017
Film Salon The Film Salon, now at Alamo
Drafthouse Cinema, 250 E. Montecillo, continues its series on

Hitchcock: The Paramount Years, with The
Man Who Knew Too Much at 7 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 7. Tickets: $3; available online at drafthouse.com. Information: filmsalon.org.
The series concludes Feb. 4 with Vertigo.
Jays Pix Presents at the International

Museum Film historian Jay Duncan and the
Sunset Film Society host film presentations at 2

p.m. Saturdays at International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana. Presentations include commentary, anecdotes and facts behind the films. No
movie Dec. 31. Admission is free; donations
and museum membership appreciated.
Popcorn, beverages, candy and snacks available
for purchase. Information: 543-6747 (museum),
internationalmuseumofart.net.
In celebration of the new year, Januarys films
are a selection of movies containing a positive
attitude and a love of life.
Set in 1938, Cabaret

has message for today
t its best theater does more than

entertain; it informs and it teaches. That certainly is true of the
Kander and Ebb classic, Cabaret,
which is set against the rise of Nazi
Germany in 1938.
This is a very story-driven musical,
and that story is very relevant today in
2017, especially after this long election
season which has really divided the
country and has stirred up many feelings of racism and discrimination with
the talk of tearing apart families and
deporting people and putting certain
races/faiths on registry lists, said Jaime
Barba, director of the UTEP Dinner
Theatre production that opens Jan. 27.
Sounds familiar, huh??? It didn't end
well that time either. Theatre is supposed to hold a mirror to life and
Cabaret definitely does that. It is
uncanny how everything that is in the
story written in 1966 is STILL an issue
today.
At its heart, Cabaret is a love story
between a struggling writer, Cliff
Bradshaw, and a party-girl chanteuse,
Sally Bowles, who sings in a dive, the
Kit Kat Club. It also has a secondary,
ill-fated love story between an older
couple Sallys landlady, Frulein
Schneider, and a Jewish shopkeeper,
Herr Schultz.
In almost 35 years, the Dinner
Theatre had never done it (Cabaret),
said Barba, who has been a lecturer in
UTEPs Department of Theatre Arts and
Dance and Costume Designer at the
UTEP Dinner Theatre since 2006. So
when we were deciding the season I
was intrigued by the idea of directing it.
I knew our regular audiences would
love it. It has great Kander and Ebb
music: Cabaret, Mein Herr, Dont
Tell Mama and many others.
Regular UTEP attendees will recognize the names of those playing the
main characters. Joel Aguilera, who was
Bernardo in last years West Side
Story, will portray the Emcee of the
Kit Kat Club, a role made famous by
Joel Gray and Alan Cumming. Sally
will be played by Lauren Pea, who
January 2017
The next months film is Feb. 18, with Lost

Paradise: The Gardens of Roberto Burle Marx.
Jan. 7: Zorba The Greek. Alexis Zorba

(Anthony Quinn) is a big-hearted and grizzled
Greek who forms a friendship with a quiet-spoken young English writer. Nominated for seven
Academy Awards and winner of three. Based
on the 1946 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis.
Jan. 14: Forrest Gump. Winner of 6
Academy Awards, including Best Picture and
Best Actor. In this fable, based on the 1986
novel by Winston Groom, Tom Hanks portrays
a slow-witted but kind-hearted man from
Alabama who witnesses, and in some cases
influences, some of the defining events of the
latter half of the 20th century.
Jan. 21: Big Fish. The reconciliation of a
father-son relationship between Edward
(Albert Finney) and William (Billy Crudup) is
the key theme in Tim Burtons Big Fish.

William has a strained relationship with Edward
because his father has always told exaggerated
stories. Based on the 1998 novel by Daniel
Wallace.
Jan. 28: The Secret Live of Walter Mitty.
This is the second film adaptation of James
Thurbers 1939 short story. Mitty (Ben Stiller),
an employee at Life magazine, spends day
after monotonous day developing photos for
the publication. To escape the tedium, Walter
inhabits a world of exciting daydreams.
Pax Christi Film Series The series
presents the documentary Immigration Battle

at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at the Mother Teresa
Center, 2400 E. Yandell. Discussion will follow.
Admission is free, donations accepted.
The film explores the political realities surrounding the countrys immigration system.
Texas Tech University Film Series
played the title role in the musical version of Carrie. John Levick, a mainstay in a number of UTEP shows, will
be Cliff. Selena Stair, who was Golde in
Fiddler on the Roof and who has
worked with the theater since it opened,
will be Frulein Schneider. Long-time
El Paso thespian Kevin Mullin, who last
appeared as Bob in Priscilla, Queen of
the Desert, will be Stairs love interest,
Herr Schultz.
For those not familiar with Cabaret,
the subject matter might be a bit too
much for youngsters.
This production is going to be a little
racier than most of our classic musicals, said Barba, who was Artistic
Director of Viva! El Paso! for 10
years. The Kit Kat Club, the Emcee
and the Kit Kat Girls/Boys are meant to
show the raunchy, seedy side of Berlin,
and I definitely want to portray that. I
want the audience to feel like they are
there, in that dingy, dirty club.
Still Barba promises it will be a show
that audiences will enjoy. His goal is to
bring this classic musical to a new and
younger audience.
Do I think it is important for musicals
to evolve and change (i.e. Hamilton)?
Yes, but I also think it is very important
for today's youth to be exposed to the
classic musical. I can guarantee that
youth that come to see this show will
definitely enjoy it and will definitely
leave having learned something. The
lessons in this musical are SOOOOOO
relevant in the USA of 2017.
The monthly film program presents Ballad of

Greenwich Village at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14,
at El Paso Museum of Art, One Arts Festival
Plaza. Allen Ginsberg, Edward Albee, Norman
Mailer, Woody Allen, Maya Angelou, and more
appear in this film about village life in what was
considered Americas first bohemian community. This years series, hosted by the TTU
College of Architecture, presents films on
architecture and architects. Admission is free;
all audiences welcome. Information: 212-3061
or elpasoartmuseum.org.
Telluride Mountain Film Fest

Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks
host the film screening 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan.
20, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main, in Las
Cruces. Tickets: $10; available at organmountainsdesertpeaks.org.
Jays Pix Presents Film historian Jay
Duncan and the Sunset Film Society presents

the 1931 Marx Brothers classic Monkey
Business, for its of the monthly film series at
noon Sunday, Jan. 15, at Ardovinos Desert
Crossings gallery, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park. Admission is free but reservations strongly recommended; RVSP via sunsetfilmsociety.org.
The four brothers third film was their first
screen original and the first made in
Hollywood. It relates the zany quartets adventures as stowaways on board a transatlantic
ocean liner and a party in a New York country
house.
Selected short subjects also shown.
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. Admission: $7 ($6 seniors,
military and students with ID; $5 children and
society members); $5 on Wednesday.
Information, schedule: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org.
Dec. 30-Jan 5: The Handmaiden. Loosely
based on Sarah Waters Fingersmith, the film
follows a woman who is hired as a handmaiden
Marie Otero Salon
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to a Japanese heiress, but is secretly involved

in a plot to defraud her. Admission free for
MVFS members. Theatre closed Dec. 31.
Jan. 6-12: Moonlight. A young man deals
with his dysfunctional home life and comes of
age in Miami during the War on Drugs era.
Jan. 13-19: The Pickle Recipe. Veteran
actors Lynn Cohen and David Paymer join
some new faces in this ethnic comedy set
around a Jewish deli in Detroit.
Jan. 20-26: Things To Come. A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her
mother, getting fired from her job, and dealing
with a husband who is cheating on her.
Jan. 26 showing at 1:30 p.m.; no evening film.
Jan. 27-Feb. 2: Seasons. French co-directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzauds millennia-spanning Seasons does for beasts of
the land what their Winged Migration and
Oceans did for those of the air and sea. In
French with subtitles.
No Jan. 28 matinee.
New Mexico Museum of Space

History 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
museums Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater

tickets are $6 ($5.50 for seniors and military;
$4.50 ages 4-12). Ages 3 and under free for all
shows. Museum/IMAX combo tickets available. Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575)
437-2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
Museum educators will present a live star
talk each day at 2 p.m.
The theater features the worlds first Spitz
Scidome 4k Laser full dome planetarium projection system.
Now showing is Journey to Space, which
takes moviegoers on a behind-the-scenes look
at the multinational effort to send humans to
Mars. Narrated by Patrick Stewart. Show
times are 10:45 a.m., 12:50 p.m. and 4:10
p.m.
Digital Planetarium Shows:
Legend of the Night Sky: Orion, the
worlds first traditionally animated full dome
movie, takes an imaginative look at the stories
and legends about Orion, the great hunter of
the winter sky. Showtimes are 10:10 a.m. and
1:45 p.m.
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity,
followed by a 15-minute live star talk.
Narrated by Liam Neeson. The production
features high-resolution visualizations of cosmic phenomena, working with data generated
by computer simulations, to bring the current
science of black holes to the dome screen.
Showtimes are 12:15, 2:20 and 3:35 p.m.
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):
Jan. 6
A Monster Calls (Focus) Sigourney
Weaver, Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones.
Directed by J.A. Bayona.
Postponed from Dec. 23.
Amityville: The Awakening (Weinstein Co.)
Cameron Monaghan, Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Bella Thorne. Directed by Franck Khalfoun.
Remake of The Amityville Horror (2005),
which was a remake of the original 1979
movie.
I, Daniel Blake (Sundance Selects) Hayley
Squires, Dave Johns, Sharon Percy. Directed
by Ken Loach.
Underworld: Blood Wars (Screen Gems)
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Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Lara Pulver.

Directed by Anna Foesster. Fifth movie in the
franchise that began in 2003. Postponed from
Oct. 24.
Jan. 13
The Book of Love (Freestyle) Maisie
Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Jessica Biel. Directed
by Bill Purple.
The Bye Bye Man (STX) Douglas Smith,
Cressida Bonas, Lucien Laviscount. Directed
by Stacy Title.
The Comedian (Sony Classics) Robert
De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito.
Directed by Taylor Hackford.
Monster Trucks (Paramount) Jane Levy,
Lucas Till, Rob Lowe. Directed by Chris
Wedge.
Sleepless (Open Road) Dermot
Mulroney, Michelle Monaghan, David
Harbour. Directed by Baran bo Odar.
Jan. 20
The Founder (Weinstein Co.) Michael
Keaton, Linda Cardellini, Nick Offerman.
Directed by John Lee Hancock. The story of
McDonalds founder Ray Kroc.
Kedi (Oscilloscope) Documentary. A
profile of an ancient city and its unique people,
seen through the eyes of the most mysterious
and beloved animal humans have ever known,
the cat. Starring Blent stn. Directed by
Ceyda Torun.
The Red Turtle (Sony Classics)
Animation. Dialog-free. Directed by Michael
Dudok de Wit.
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (High Top)
Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes,
Shawn Michaels. Directed by Dallas Jenkins.
Split (Universal) Anya Taylor-Joy, James
McAvoy, Haley Lu Richardson. Directed by M.
Night Shyamalan.
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (Paramount)
Vin Diesel, Nina Dobrev, Samuel L.
Jackson. Directed by D.J. Caruso.
Jan. 27
Bastards (Warner Bros.) J.K. Simmons,
Glenn Close, Owen Wilson. Directed by
Lawrence Sher.
A Dogs Purpose (Universal) Dennis
Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Britt Robertson.
Directed by Lasse Hallstrm.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Sony)
Milla Jovovich, Ruby Rose, Ali Larter. Directed
by Paul W.S. Anderson. Sixth film in the series
begun in 2002.
The Salesman (Cohen Media) Shahab
Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi.
Directed by Asghar Farhadi.
Un Padre No Tan Padre (Pantelion)
Jacqueline Bracamontes, Hctor Bonilla,
Camila Selser. Directed by Ral Martnez.
DVD/Blu-ray Releases
Jan. 3
Blair Witch. R
Jan. 10
The Accountant. R
Deepwater Horizon. R
The Birth of A Nation. R
Jan 17
The Girl on the Train. R
Ouija: Origin of Evil. PG-13
Jan. 24
The Handmaiden. Not Rated
The Light Between Oceans. PG-13
Jan 31
Masterminds. PG-13
Gimmie Danger. R
Queen of Katwe. PG
January 2017
UTEP Mens Basketball - The Miners
home games are at the Don Haskins Center.

Games are 7 p.m.. Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
Thursday, Feb. 2: UAB
Saturday, Feb. 4: Middle Tennessee
Monday, Feb. 9: LA Tech
Wednesday, Feb. 11: Southern Miss
FEBRUARY
PREVIEW
El Paso Coyotes El Pasos new Major
Arena Soccer League team plays its home game

at the El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets: $5$30. Information: 229-1416,
elpasocoyotes.com.
7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4: Baja Atletico
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10: San Diego Sockers
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24: Ontario Fury

ages about celebrating differences at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4, at Lee Ross Capshaw Fine
Arts Center in Coronado High School, 100
Champions Place. The hour-long show combines dance, puppetry and traditional theatre,
using electro-luminescent wires to create 3D
sculptures. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for
under age 16; 20 percent for groups of 10 or
more. Information: 545-5068 or impactprogramsofexcellence.org.
1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.

Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickingercenter.com.
Moon Mouse Lightwire Theaters cosmic adventure is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Tickets: $9 ($4 children under 12).
Play Me Chocolate Buffet The annual
Valentine fundraiser is 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
18, with the highly acclaimed Play Me a Neil
Diamond Tribute. The famous Flickinger
chocolate buffet begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets:
$15, $25 and $35.
Carnaval de Danzas The UTEP

Department of Theater & Dance presents the
colorful sights, sounds and history of New
Orleans through dance Feb. 10-19, at UTEPs
Wise Family Theatre (2nd floor). Show time is
7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday. Tickets: $9-$14. Information: 7475118, theatredance.utep.edu.

sweet delicacies is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 11, in historic downtown Silver City. This
years theme is Wild West Days. Tickets: $25
for 20 individual pieces of chocolate.
Information: (575) 538-2505 or chocolatefantasia.org.
, Feb. 25. Tickets: $39-$89.
UTEP Womens Basketball - Home
games are in the Don Haskins Center.

Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16: North Texas
2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18: Rice
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23: Florida Atlantic
2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25: FIU
Over the Edge for the El Paso Zoo

Participants will rappel 12 stories down the
Anson Mills Building in Downtown El Paso 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, to benefit El
Paso Zoos wildlife and conservation programs
with DJ, food trucks, animal education stations,
craft stations, climbing rock wall, kids zone,
and sponsor booths. Spectator admission is
free. Information: El Paso Zoological Society
Office, 212-0245. Limited amount of rappel
spaces available; register at
EPZooOverTheEdge.
January 2017
Tuff Hedeman West Texas Shootout

Four-time World Champion Bull Rider and
El Paso native Tuff Hedeman presents the 11th

annual World Championship bull riding event at
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the El Paso
County Coliseum, 4100 Paisano. Tickets: $10$75; VIP seating available (Ticketmaster).
Information: 534-4329 or CBRbull.com.
Alina Kiryayeva Showtime! El Paso presents the professional concert pianist and chamber musician at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: Tickets:
$30; general admission. Information: 544-2022
or showtimeelpaso.com.

Sunday, Feb. 19. Information: elpasomarathon.org. Registration (through Feb. 17) is

$110 for the Michelob Ultra Springfoot
Marathon, $75 for the TFCU Springfoot Half
Marathon; and $40 for the Up and Running
Springfoot 5K. Entry fees at the Race Expo the
day before the race go up $10.
The marathon begins at 7 a.m. at the
Hospitals of Providence East Campus and ends
at Southwest University Park, Downtown El
Paso. Half marathon is 7 a.m. and 5K is 7:15
a.m. starting and finishing at Southwest
University Park. .
MercyMe The Christian bands Texas
Takeover Tour is 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at

Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $20 to $45;
Meet-and-greet VIP tickets available
(Ticketmaster).
African Guitar Summit Mimbres

Region Arts Council (MRAC) presents a superb
and unique achievement in African music at
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at WNMUs Fine
Arts Auditorium. Tickets: $20 ($15 members;
$5 students, children). Information: (575) 5382505, or mimbresarts.org.
Texas Country Music Fest Tracy

Lawrence, the Josh Abbott Band and Wade
Bowen perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
25, at the El Paso Country Coliseum. Tickets
are $29 to $65 (Ticketmaster). Information:
TexasCMF.com.
Orchestra presents a tribute to the late pop

superstar at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the
Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $33.50, $48.50, $63.50
and $78.50 (Ticketmaster). information: 5322776 or epso.org.
Elvis Lives The multi-media live journey

across Elvis life is 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at
the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:$37.50 and $62.50
(Ticketmaster).
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couple of days before Christmas,

the New York Times ran a column by Nicholas Kristof headlined, Am I a Christian, Pastor Timothy
Keller? The column was an edited
interview with a prominent evangelical
leader, in which Kristof asks whether his
doubts about the virgin birth, Christs
resurrection and other miracles exclude
him from being considered a Christian.
By implication, Kristof (a Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalist famed for his
advocacy of human rights and social justice) was also asking whether he and
other skeptics are excluded from salvation, regardless of their good works or
high regard for the teachings of Jesus.
Keller, the founding pastor of a
megachurch in Manhattan who has written about two dozen books, is not
encouraging. He doesnt hold out much
hope for anyone who rejects basic orthodox beliefs, referring to such persons as
outside the boundary.
Kristofs basic query, Am I a
Christian, struck me as similar to someone trying to be considered Native
American based on a highly diluted
bloodline to that tribe. While its understandable to seek some kind of connection, at what point does it still make
sense to claim that as a central identity?
Why does Kristof care? Is it just a matter of hanging on to some form of his
ethical and cultural heritage?
Its also confusing for me to hear
Keller use phrases like Christians
believe Its clear that Keller does
not speak on behalf of everyone who
considers himself or herself a Christian.
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He believes there is a boundary between

those who can rightfully use that title
and those who cannot. He refers to
receiving eternal life instantly by faith
for those who confess Jesus as savior
then uses born again as a synonym for
authentic Christian. These are views that
are not shared by many sincere followers of Christ.
My point is not to rake Keller over the
coals, since this was an interview and
his remarks may not have been as
nuanced as he would have like. But it
strikes me that Keller is focused on a
tribal identity more than a theological
one. Is Keller really talking about
Christians in a meaningfully comprehensive way, or just my kind of
Christians?
Keller also misses the mark by trying
to answer Kristofs questions directly
something Jesus never would have done!
When Kristof asks about salvation for
those (like himself) who do good, Jesus
probably would have repeated his
famous line, I have not come to call the
righteous, but sinners. (Mark 2:17).
Randy Limbird is editor of

El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com
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Ardovinos Des. Crossing 3

Ardovinos Pizza
ATMAS Healing
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Bingo Plus
18
Books Are Gems
16
Cattleman's
21
Bert Saldana Art Gallery

BistroMD Meal Delivery
Bruces Air
Cecila Burgos LPC
Chocolate Fantasia
El Paso Art Association
34
10
20
11
EPCC
10
El Paso Live
35
EPCC Contg Educ.

El Paso Marathon
15
El Paso Playhouse
31
Indigo Twilight
13
El Paso Pro-Musica
El Paso Scene
El Paso Symphony
Elegant Consignments
Escamilla Gallery
Flickinger Center
Fountain Theatre
Furrs Family Dining
Geico
Hal Marcus Gallery
35
21
23
10
25
27
22
16
15
Inni Heart Caf
16
KTEP
32
Magoffin Home SHS
13
Marie Otero
31
MegaMates
26
The Marketplace
Mesa Street Antique
20
22
24
Perkins Jewelry Supply 14
PhiDev Inc
Precision Prosthetics
PTEP
Reidsan Dog Training
Sunland Park Racetrack
18
20
Paseo Christian Church 12
11
Heavens Best Carpet
Leos Mexican Food
Naydas Gems
Reiki & Crystals
29
Impact - Noa
Mustard Seed Caf
27
Hans Martial Arts
Harmony School
Mesilla Book Center
33
25
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8
8
Romans AD
12
Texas Star Beverage
26
The Cleaners
Unitarian Universalist
UTEP Athletics
UTEP P3 Pers. Enrich.
Vanities
Village Inn
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Walgreens
Western Traders
Wyler Aerial Tramway
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JAN.

Your monthly guide to community

The goofy, the

Heres the Ticket

Upcoming 2017 touring shows include Elton John, Cirque du

Best CDs of 2016

Liner Notes columnist Brian

Hyundai Sun Bowl The 83rd annual

Hospitals of Providence and Providence

Tequila & Margarita Festival Sunland

is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at El Paso

All door proceeds benefit the Child Crisis

A Chocolate Affair KISS-FM hosts its

6th annual evening of chocolate delicacies 5 to

Spring Home Show The El Paso

Association of Builders presents the annual

Please see Page 5

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through the mysterious hues and alluring

Scene Spotlight highlights events

El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music

El Paso Live events Page 35.

Ardovinos New Years Eve Bash

Magoffin Home State Historic Site

LAlliance Franaise dEl Paso Spring

Princess Diana: The Musical The

Tequila & Margarita Festival Sunland

Indigo Twilight The classical-jazz

El Paso Society for Musicians of the

El Paso Symphony Orchestra The

Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey

Springfoot El Paso Marathon, Half

The Music of Prince El Paso Symphony

Southern New Mexico

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

Chocolate Fantasia Mimbres Region Arts

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

n 2007, our news editor, Lisa Tate,

El Paso Scene is published by Cristo

Deadline for news for the

The February issue comes out Jan. 25

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That raised investigators suspicions, as

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Carol Viescas, Brian Chozick,

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New Mexico Day at the Park

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, 1200 Futurity

Miss West Texas 2017 The precursor

to Miss Texas America is 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

Last Thursdays The Downtown monthly

Lights All Night DeadMau5 and RL

Grime headline a night of light and sound with a

New Years Eve at Sunland Park

Mungle, the superstars of disco perform at

New Years Eve Dance Shundo

Ballroom Dance Studio, 120 Paragon Lane,

ice available). Admission: $30; $35 at the door.

New Years at The Lodge The resort

in Cloudcroft will host its New Years Eve

New Years Chile Drop The New

Years Eve Festival is 9 p.m. to midnight