DEC.

Your monthly guide to community

entertainment, recreation & culture

Franklin Mountains after the Storm photograph by Nina Eaton. El Paso Scene Cover Award Winner, El Paso Scenes exhibit at Sunland Art Gallery.

Silent Night,
Holy Night?

Heres are some options

for Christmas Eve activities.

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Christmas Cruising

Christmas on
the Pecos
celebrates 25th
anniversary

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Hundreds of
Holiday Happenings!
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Plaza and surrounding areas, with lights, food,

holiday shopping, festivities and an outdoor ice
skating rink located near the Plaza Theatre.
Kick off event is noon to 11 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3 in conjunction with Celebration of
Lights.S kating is $8 ($7 military; $5 age 5 and
younger); spectator admission is free; $1 skating discount for military personnel. Open seven
days a week; hours to be announced. Season
passes; $50, good for one session per day.
Tickets at elpasolive.com. Information: 5340600 or on Facebook at EPWinterfest.
Special skate discounts include $2 discount
with canned good donations on Tuesdays for
and with warm clothing donations on
Wednesdays.

Magoffin Holiday Open House The

Celebration of Lights Christmas Tree

Lighting The City of El Paso Parks and

Recreation Department and evolve Federal

Credit Union present the 81st annual evolve
Credit Union Celebration of Lights Christmas
tree and displays Saturday, Dec. 3, at San
Jacinto Plaza. Details to be announced.
Information: 212-0092 or elpasotex.gov/parks.
The program starts at 4:30 p.m. counting
down to the Tree Lighting at 5:55 p.m., followed by the Celebration of Lights Parade.
Parade begins north of Campbell on Main
Street, and proceeds left on Mesa Street to
Overland, and left on Campbell to Myrtle.

WinterFest El Paso Live with The

Hospitals of Providence and Providence
Childrens Hospital, host the winter events
Dec. 3-Jan. 4, in Downtown Arts Festival

December 2016

annual holiday season event at the Magoffin

Home State Historic Site, 1120 Magoffin, is 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, with vendors,
choirs and bands, and free kids activities. Dress
warm for outside activities. Tickets: $3 at the
door; free for age 4 and younger. Information:
533-5147 or visitmagoffinhome.com.

United As One The south El Paso community festival is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3, at Bowie High School, 801 S. San
Marcial. Live music, arts crafts, food, games,
climbing wall, bicycle rodeo, free childrens
books, health and dental screenings, flu shots
and more. Sponsored by Bowie High, Guillen
Middle, Hart and Zavala elementary schools.

Pecan Harvest Festival The 14th annu-

al family harvest festival is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3-4,
at Ramirez Pecan Farm, 13709 North Loop in
Clint. Country store will be open with pecans
in and out of shell as well as pecan candies, gift
baskets and tins, and craft vendors. Adobe

oven open making country style plates along

with brick oven pizzas. Admission is free.
Information: 851-2003 or on Facebook at
Ramirez Pecan Farm LLC.

Eastlake Christmas Parade The

Eastlake Lions Clubs Christmas Parade, is 10
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, starting at Darrington
and Ryderwood and heading down Horizon
Boulevard to Kenazo and ending at Carrol T.
Welch School on McMahon. This years theme
celebrate the Lions Clubs 100th Anniversary.
Information: eastlakelions@yahoo.com.
The Horizon City Christmas Tree Lighting
and parade float judging is 6 p.m. Friday, Dec.
2. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item (canned goods, package of rice
or beans, gravy mix, etc.) to help the club prepare food baskets.
Navidad on the Border The 22nd

annual musical homage to the communitys

Mexican Navidad and American Christmas traditions is 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at EPCCs
Administrative Service Center Auditorium,
Building A. Presented by El Paso Community
College Senior Adult Program. Admission is
free, but seating is limited. Complimentary tickets available through the Seniors Adult
Program: 831-7801.

Gifts are Memories Its Not Over

hosts a free festival with 1,000 free toys for

elementary children 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
10, at Books are GEMS, 7744 N Loop, with a
dance showcase, free books and toys for children, family activities, food, antojitos and vendors. Information: 497-9501,
info@itsnotover.us, or on Facebook at itsnotoverbyj.

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DECEMBER
INDEX

Roundup
Behind the Scene
Scene Spotlight
Heres the Ticket
Program Notes
Viva Jurez
Music, Comedy
Dance
Sports
Feature:
Christmas Eve
El Paso FishNet
Nature
At the Museum
Keep on Bookin'
History Lessons
Southwest Art Scene
Gallery Talk
Taking a Look Back
On Stage
Stage Talk
Film Scene
Liner Notes
January preview

3-11, 22
4
4
12-14
15-16
16
17-18
18
19-21
23-25
25
26-27
28-29
30
31
32-34
35
36
37-38
38
39
40
41

Scene Users Guide 25

Distribution Locations 42
Advertiser Index 42
Subscription Form 42

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Scene Spotlight highlights events

advertised in this issue.

WinterFest El Paso Live presents

the winter celebration Dec. 3-Jan. 8
Downtown, with ice skating in Arts
Festival Plaza. Page 43.

Humbug & Sugar Plum UTEP

Department of Theatre and Dance
hosts a high-energy holiday performance with A Christmas Carol, and
A Jazzy Nutcracker Dec. 11-18 at
Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre.
Page 44.

Hike Up Cristo Rey Destination

El Paso and El Paso Scene host the
annual hike up the mountain Dec. 29,
benefiting Mt. Cristo Rey Restoration
Committee. Page 36.

Hyundai Sun Bowl The 83rd

annual Sun Bowl game is Dec. 30 in
UTEPs Sun Bowl Stadium. Page 7.
Dec. 21-22: WestStar Bank Don
Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational at Don
Haskins Center
Dec. 29: Fan Fiesta at El Paso
Convention Center.

EPCC Fall Showcase Concert El

Paso Community Colleges showcase
performance featuring EPCCs Choirs
and Guitar Ensemble is Dec. 2, at St.
Christophers. Page 21.

The Beginning of Advent Bruce

Nehring Consort presents their annual
musical celebration of classical choral
masterpieces and holiday favorites
Dec. 2-4 at Zion Lutheran Church.
Page 6.

Holiday Open House Magoffin

Home State Historic Sites hosts its
annual open house and fiesta Dec. 3.
Page 18.

Escamilla Gallery The gallerys

annual Christmas Extravaganza is Dec.
3-4, with live music both days. Page
33.

Cielo Vista Church musical Cielo

Vista Churchs 25th annual musical
adventure for the whole family is Dec.
8-11. Page 9.
Its a Wonderful Life El Paso
Playhouse presents the Christmas classic by James W. Rodgers Dec. 8-18,
based on the film by Frank Capra.
Page 37.
El Paso Rhinos El Paso Rhinos
Military Appreciation Series weekend
is Dec. 9-11 with auction of gameworn military-themed jerseys on
Saturday. Page 41.

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Venite! Coronado Baptist

Churchs Christmas Worship
Experience is Dec. 9 and 11, with an
astonishing look into the ancient
heavens through scriptures and modern technology. Page 17.

Sunland Art Gallery The gallerys

Christmas open house is Dec. 10 with
artist demos all day. Page 9.

Spiritual Experience discussion

Eckankar in Texas hosts a free discussion on what it means to have an inner
experience (inner guidance while
awake or asleep, past lives, soul travel)
Dec. 10, at El Paso Main Library.
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Krystyna Robbins Open House
Artist Krystyna Robbins hosts an open
house and Christmas Miniature sale
Dec. 11 at her Upper Valley studio.
Page 10.
Robbins will offer a painting workshop Jan. 9-12 in Ruidoso, N.M.
Sunland Park Racing Live racing
returns Dec. 16 at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino. Page 3.
A New Years Eve party featuring
Fungi Mungle is Dec. 31.

Happy Hippie Holidaze Open

House The 46th arts and craft fair
is Dec. 17 at Hal Marcus Gallery, with
vendors and live entertainment. Page
32.
From Heaven Above Ascension
Lutheran Church hosts its Christmas
Eve Candlelight Service Dec. 24, and
Christmas Day service Dec. 25. Page
11.
A New Years Eve service is Dec. 31.
New Years Eve Dance Forum
Ballroom hosts its New Years Dance
Dec. 31 with music by Tejas Band.
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El Paso Art Association Showing

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 at the associations
Crosland Gallery is con-FIGUREation-three figure and portrait show
with opening reception Jan. 20. Page
28.
A Day in Paradise EPAA Members
Exhibit runs through Dec. 17.
Life Drawing Sessions are every
Thursday.

UTEP Basketball Both Mens and

Womens teams host NMSU in
December, among other games. Page
36.
Ovo Cirque du Soleils new traveling performance is April 12-16 at
Don Haskins Center. Page 13.
Fountain Theatre Mesilla Valley
Film Societys theatre on the Plaza in
historic Old Mesilla shows independent, art, foreign and other non-mainstream films. Page 30.

ast year Cindy and I were on our

own for Christmas Eve, so we
decided to drive up to Mesilla to
see the historic plaza lined with luminarias and filled with holiday music. The
Dec. 24 celebration there has been a tradition for about 50 years, but this was
our first time.
Surprisingly, it was even better that we
imagined. The plaza will filled with both
Mesilla area residents and visitors, all in
great spirits. Some sat on the bleachers
near the gazebo and sang along as a
string quartet played carols. Others
roamed in and out of the plaza shops to
buy last-minute Christmas gifts.
Many of the merchants had snacks and
drinks to serve the shoppers, and hot
chocolate was available in abundance
throughout the plaza. As Cindy pointed
out, it was like a small-town Christmas
where everyone was made to feel at
home.
That also sparked the question of what
else can people do on Christmas Eve
besides stay at home or attend a candlelight service? Lisa Tate took the idea and
ran with it in this months feature story
that begins on Page 23.

***
Something else that should be a holiday
tradition in El Paso is a snowstorm just
around Christmas. Last years arrived on
the 26th and turned the Sun Bowl into
the Blizzard Bowl. But that next morning, all of El Paso awoke to clear skies
and a blanket of snow that had turned
our desert city into a wondrous winter
landscape.
Photographer Nina Eaton captured that
morning with her Franklin Mountains
after the Storm. The photograph easily
won one of the El Paso Scene Cover
Awards at this falls El Paso Scenes
exhibit at the Sunland Art Gallery.
***
The one drawback of last years storm
was that it forced the cancellation of the
El Paso Scenes annual holiday Hike Up
Cristo Rey. Were going to try again and
hopefully the weather will be more cooperative. This years hike begins at noon,

December 2016

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El Paso Scene

Thursday, Dec. 29, the day before the

Sun Bowl. The event is once again sponsored by Destination El Paso, our citys
tourism and event venue managers. We
began this hike more than 10 years ago
as something to invite family and friends
to while theyre visiting for the holidays,
as well as college football fans in town
for the big game.
No reservation is required; just arrive a
few minutes before noon at the Mt.
Cristo Rey parking lot. To get there, take
McNutt Road in Sunland Park, N.M. to
Cristo Rey Road (its about a half-mile
east of Racetrack Drive). Suggested
donation is $5 for adults and $2 for children; proceeds benefit the Mt. Cristo Rey
Restoration Committee whose volunteers
preserve the monument and maintain its
trails. Theyll also provide security in the
parking lot and along the trail.
Well share stories along the way about
the areas history and geography. At the
summit well give a brief talk about the
monument itself, which was completed
in 1939 by famed sculptor Urbici Soler.
***
December is a month of traditions,
from holiday light tours to the Sun Bowl
game, performances of the Nutcracker
and church spectaculars. Theres always
room for a new tradition or two, and this
year El Paso welcomes the WinterFest
ice skating rink downtown as well as the
return of the dazzling decorations at thenewly renovated San Jacinto Plaza.
Explore this months Scene to choose
your favorite tradition!

Randy Limbird
Editor and Publisher
(915) 542-1422

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Advertising &
Circulation Director
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News Editor

(915) 542-1422 ext. 4

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Advertising Account Executive:

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Circulation Associate:
Randy Friedman

Contributing Writers:

Carol Viescas, Brian Chozick,

Myrna Zanetell, Jay Duncan,
John McVey Middagh

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Holiday Posadas El Paso Parks and

Recreation hosts performances by various local
groups performing among the Holiday lights
displays at downtowns San Jacinto Plaza 5 to
10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 and 17. Food available, along with arts and crafts and other vendors. Admission is free. Information: 252-9031
or elpasotexas.gov/parks-and-recreation.

St. Anthonys Seminary Posada The

seminary, at Crescent and Hastings in Central
El Paso, celebrates the traditional custom of the
posada at about 6:30 p.m. nightly Dec. 16-23,
with rosary, songs by Los Franciscanos and
procession, followed by the breaking of piatas.
The posada is in Spanish. The seminarys
famous Nativity scene will be on display
through Christmas Day. Information: 566-2261.

Navidad de La Fe Luminarias La Fe
Clinic will light up Scenic Drive with more than
4,000 luminarias for its 25th annual event 6 to
10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Admission is free,
but sightseers are invited to donate canned and
dry goods or cash or checks (made to Centro
de Salud Familiar La Fe) to benefit families
served by La Fe.
Scenic Drive will be open only to one-way
traffic during the event, accessible from
Richmond/Alabama streets in Central El Paso.
Cars proceed slowly westward with lights off
to view the luminarias and the city lights of El
Paso and Jurez. Drivers will also get to view
Santa and his elves and a live Nativity scene.
Volunteers and sponsors are always needed.
Information: 545-7190.
Posadas Celebration and Luminaria
Lighting Festival Sponsored by the San

Elizario Genealogy & Historical Society hosts

the traditional Christmas luminarias 4:30 to 9
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. The Luminaria Lighting
of more than 5,000 luminarias in the San
Elizario Historic District will take place shortly
after sundown and remain lit throughout the
evening. Admission is free. Information: 8511682 or SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.org.
The presentation will begin at Veterans
Memorial Plaza in San Elizario, followed by live
music, the traditional Christmas Piata ceremony and Cultural Dance presentations.
The Luminaria Lighting of more than 5,000
luminarias in the San Elizario Historic District
will take place shortly after sundown and
remain lit throughout the evening.
The event includes the 6th Annual Christmas
Bicycle giveaway with Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus.
Traditional fare will be served.

The four-story-tall statue of Christ on the

cross was built in 1938-40 by sculptor Urbici
Soler. The mountaintop is 4,576 feet above sea
level, in Sunland Park, N.M., near the junction
of Mexico, Texas and New Mexico.
The hike is sponsored by Destination El Paso
and El Paso Scene. Security is provided along
the trail and in the parking lot.
The 5-mile hike is easy to moderate, and is
suitable for all ages.
Meet at the large parking lot at the trailhead
to Mt. Cristo Rey off McNutt Road (NM 273).
Take the Racetrack exit off Paisano and cross
the Rio Grande.

Hyundai Sun Bowl The 83rd annual

football classic begins at noon, Saturday, Dec.

30. Teams, to be announced Dec. 4, will come
from the ACC and Pac-12 conferences.
Tickets: $22 to $62 (Ticketmaster).
Information, Captain Club Ticket prices: 5334416, 1-800-915-BOWL or sunbowl.org.
The pre-game Fan Party is 9 to 11:30 a.m.;
location to be determined. Open to the public.
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.
Other Sun Bowl events:
The 55th annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun
Bowl Invitational is Wednesday and Thursday,
Dec. 21-22 at UTEPs Don Haskins Center.
UTEP hosts Kent State, North Dakota and
Alcorn State. Games begin at 5 and 7 p.m. both
days. Tickets: $12-$40 (military and student
discounts available). Information: 533-4416 or
747-5234 (UTEP Ticket Center).
Prices Give Em Five Sun Bowl Cheer Camp
is 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at El
Paso Convention Center. Groups of selected

youth from throughout El Paso go through

drills with instructors and cheerleaders.
Information: Wayne Thornton, 541-4331
Rotary Sun Bowl Football Team Luncheon is
11:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at El Paso
Convention Center. Individual tickets: $50;
Corporate Tables $450 (eight guests or six
guests and two non-starting players); Starting
Player Tables $600. Information: Ellen Hughes,
533-4416 ext. 200, or Arlene Carrion (Rotary
Club) 504-9013.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe The

annual three-day religious festival in Tortugas,
N.M. is Saturday through Monday, Dec. 10-12.
The festival is the biggest event of the year in
Tortugas, a small village near Mesilla Park thats
home to the Tortugas Indians. Events are centered at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
Information: (575) 526-8171.
The fiesta traditionally begins on its first day
with a procession taking the image of Our Lady
of Guadalupe from the little chapel to the community house rosary and vigil.
The pilgrimage to the Tortugas A Mountain
usually follows on the second day with a procession at 5 a.m. from Casa del Pueblo to the
church. At sundown, pilgrims will light luminarias along the mountain path.
A fiesta Mass will be held followed by dances,
traditional dinner and afternoon procession.
Call for schedule.
To get there: Take Interstate 10 to Las
Cruces, exit on University Avenue and go
under the freeway; turn left at the stop sign
and continue on Main, going through two signals. Turn left on Tortugas Drive and then turn
right on Parroquia.

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Santa at the Tramway The Wyler

Aerial Tramway State Park, 1700 McKinley, will
host afternoon visits with Santa noon to 3 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Dec.
17-18. Visit Santa Claus and have a photo
taken with him on top of Ranger Peak.
Tramway tickets: $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 years and under. Tickets sales stop one
hour before closing. Information: 562-9899.
Mount Cristo Rey Hike Through Time

A guided hike is at noon Thursday, Dec. 29,

at Mount Cristo Rey, Sunland Park, N.M.
Length: 5 miles round trip (2-3 hours). The
hike is led by El Paso Scene Editor Randy
Limbird, who will provide commentary on area
history and geography. A brief talk on the history of the monument will be given at the summit. Cost: $5 ($2 for children) donation
requested for the Mt. Cristo Restoration
Committee. Information: 542-1422. No reservation is required.
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Piro-Manso-Tiwa Indian Tribe of

Guadalupe Pueblo Events celebrating

the Virgin of Guadalupe are Dec. 10-12 at St.

Genevieves Church and Parish Hall, 100 South
Espina and 1025 E. Las Cruces Ave., in Las
Cruces. Admission is free. Information: (575)
524-9649.
A procession of the virgin is Saturday and
Sunday from the hall to the church.
A Mass for the Virgin de Guadalupe will be
celebrated Monday, followed by dancing by the
matachines (Los Danzantes) and Piro-MansoTiwa Tribe members.
The Virgin de Guadalupe figure is kept in the
church until New Years Day, when she will be
taken out at 2 p.m. in a procession accompanied by dancing and pageantry. The figure is
then taken home until next December.

St. Anthonys Festival for Our Lady of

Guadalupe St. Anthonys Seminary,

Crescent and Hastings in Central El Paso, will

host events in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec. 10-12, including pilgrimages, masses and
a bazaar. The public is welcome.
Information/times: 566-2261.

Church programs

Venite! Coronado Baptist Church, 501

Thunderbird, will host its annual Christmas

music presentation, based on The Star of
Bethlehem documentary by Rick Larson, at 7
p.m. Tuesdays and Friday, and 6 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 6,9, and 11. Prelude begins 30 minutes
before the presentation. Admission is free.
Information: 584-3912 or coronadobaptist.org.
Take a look into the ancient heavens through
the lens of Scripture and the Hubble telescope,
as the wise men of old follow the Star leading
them to the Christ Child.

A Storybook Christmas Cielo Vista

Churchs 25th annual large-scale holiday pageant of music and drama celebrating the
Christmas season programs is Dec. 8-11 at the
church, 3585 Lee Trevio. Showtimes are 7:30
p.m. Thursday and Friday; 4 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday; and 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $5, available in advance at the church office or online at
cielovista.org. Information: 595-0288.

Living Christmas Tree First Baptist

Church, 805 Montana, presents the 52nd annual Christmas concerts, Perspectives, at 7:30
p.m. Friday and Sunday, and 4:40 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9-11. Doors open one hour
prior to each performance. The event usually
sells out early. Tickets: $5 at the church office;
$6 online at FBCep.com. Tickets available at
the door, only if seats available. Information:
533-1465 or fbcep.
The concerts are complete with a live
Christmas chorus comprised of over 160 students and adults, performing traditional and
new holiday music.

A Savior is Born CrossPoint Church,

11995 Montwood, presents its annual holiday

gift to the community at 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 9-11.
Experience the birth of a Savior as told through
drama, music and dance. Admission is free.
Information: 857-7492 or
crosspointelpaso.com.

Let there be lights

Loya Light Show The brilliant display of

450,000 holiday lights choreographed to music

is featured at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Fridays through

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Sundays Dec. 2-25, at 12001 Paseo de Oro

(one block north of Montwood, off Bob
Mitchell). Please park at Montwood High
School, and not in the surrounding neighborhoods, or church parking lot. Admission is free.
The 7-minute spectacle, now in its 12th year,
won a $50,000 grand prize last year as the best
family Christmas light display in the country in
The Great Christmas Light Fight, competition, sponsored by ABC television. The
Eastside home is the residence of El Paso businessman Fred Loya.
Families are welcome to take photos and selfies with Santa Claus and his elves, and complimentary hot chocolate and cookies provided
after every show.

Luminarias by the Lake More than

2,500 luminarias will line the walking paths at

Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso Desert
Botanical Gardens, 4200 Doniphan, 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9-10, with sounds of
the Holidays,
sweet treats and Hot Cocoa available.
Proceeds benefit the park. Admission: $4 ($3
military; $1 ages 12 and younger). Memorial
garden memorial luminarias: $5. Information:
581-7920 or keystoneheritagepark.org.

Lights of Love Ronald McDonald House,

300 E. California, hosts its 30th annual

Christmas lights celebration 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 14, presented by Providence
Childrens Hospital. Admission is free, and the
public is invited. Information: 542-1522 or
rmhcelp.org.
The open house and lighting ceremony
includes Santa Claus, Ronald McDonald, music,
choir, refreshments and more.

Lights on the Lake The display of holi-

day lights at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta, runs

through early January. Food vendors available
on weekends. Park closes at 8 p.m. Car entry
fee is $2. Information: 771-2380 or on
Facebook at epcountyparks.
The 2nd annual Lighting Ceremony is 6:30
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, with food trucks and
musical entertainment, followed by a showing
of Elf at 7 p.m. Bring chairs and blankets.
Admission is free.
The Jingle Bell Jog precedes the lighting at 5
p.m. for people of all ages and pets, to run,
walk or stroll in their craziest holiday outfits
around the 1.5 mile path around Ascarate Lake.
Krispy Kreme donuts at the finish line for all
participants.

Cumberland Circle Luminarias and

Christmas lights adorn the circle each

Christmas Eve in the central El Paso neighborhood. From I-10, take Trowbridge northwest
to Pennsylvania Ave. Pennsylvania leads directly
into the circle.

Eastridge Christmas lights The resi-

dents of the Eastside subdivision of Eastridge

participates each year in an elaborate neighborhood-wide holiday lights display. Lights are usually lit around the first week of December, and
run through the holiday season.
The subdivision is off McRae Blvd; turn west
on Eastridge.

Southern New Mexico

Ruidoso Festival of Lights The moun-

tain village of Ruidoso hosts the following

events though the Christmas season.
Information: 1-888-71-LIGHTS (714-4448) or
ruidosonow.com/festival-of-lights.
Christmas in the Park is 6 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 1, at School House Park. Includes lighting

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of the Yule Log, music and caroling, cookies

and a visit with Santa. Admission is free.
The annual Parade of Lights is 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, in downtown Ruidoso (from
Sudderth/Mechem to Pizza Hut), featuring
floats packed with seasonal decorations and
lights. Toys for Tots will have a float for the
event; parade-goers are encouraged to bring a
toy to donate. This years theme is Christmas
Candyland.
Ski Apaches Torchlight Parade is dusk
Wednesday, Dec. 28. Veteran skiers carry
lighted torches while descending the mountain,
followed by fireworks.

Carlsbad Winter Wine Festival The

festival is noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at

the Pecos River Village Conference Center,
711 Muscatel, in Carlsbad, N.M. (site of
Christmas on the Pecos boat rides). Features
wines from New Mexico wineries, arts and
crafts, holiday entertainment. Tickets available
from the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce.
Admission: $10 in advance; $12 at the door
(includes 10 tastings and souvenir glass).
Information: Helping Hands Event Planning,
(575) 522-1232 or carlsbadwinterwine.com.
A VIP Party is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.
Admission: $25 (VIP tickets sell out early).

Christmas in Cloudcroft The commu-

nitys holiday season events include:

The Christmas Tree lighting is Saturday,
Dec. 3 at dusk; stores on Burro will be open
late for holiday shopping. Pet costume parade
at 2 p.m.
Santa Land Bonfires is 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
17, in Zenith Park behind the Chamber of
Commerce. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive with
and cookies, as well as a bonfire, roasted
marshmallows, cocoa and more. Information:
(575) 682-2733 or 1-886-874-4447 or coolcloudcroft.com.

Christmas in the Foothills The historic Black Range town of Hillsboro, N.M.
invites Christmas shoppers for a holiday studio
walk 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the
Hillsboro Community Center, with a wide
array of vendors selling specialty arts and handcrafted gifts. Door prizes range from a restaurant meal gift card to a free nights stay at the
Black Range Lodge in Kingston; holiday cards
and signed posters featuring the Christmas in
the Foothills 2016 oil painting by Hillsboro
artist David Farrell. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 894-1698.
The event includes the popular $49.99 Art
Show and Sale. Proceeds support several nonprofit organizations serving Hillsboro and the
surrounding areas.

Christmas Light Parade The Kiwanis

club in Deming hosts the lighted Christmas
parade at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in Deming,
N.M. Parade starts at BMX Park on Poplar to
Diamond, Spruce and Silver and ends at
Courthouse Park with a visit from Santa.
Information: (575) 546-9096 or demingchamber.com.

Downtown Tree Lighting and Holiday

Extravaganza The annual Las Cruces

tree lighting festivities are 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday,

Dec. 3, at the new Downtown Plaza de Las
Cruces, 100 N. Main, with a Winter
Wonderland setting, family activities, strolling
carolers, food trucks, music and more. The
evening kicks off with live holiday music by
Unlyshed on the plaza stage. Lighting ceremony
is at 6:30 p.m. Information: (575) 541-2444 or
visitlascruces.com.
December 2016

Electric Light Parade The annual holiday season parade is 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3,
along Main Street (from College to 3rd Street)
in Roswell, N.M. A Christmas Caroling Contest
precedes the event 4 to 6 p.m. Information:
(575) 420-5718 or mainstreetroswell.org.
Luminarias on the Plaza The City of

Socorro, N.M. will host its 13th annual arts

stroll 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, on
the historic plaza and several surrounding shops
in Socorro. The event features, live music, artwork, hay rides food and beverages. Admission
is free. Information: (575) 835-8927.
The citys official Christmas tree lighting is 7
p.m. on the plaza, with appearance by Santa on
the gazebo.

New Mexico Tamale Fiesta y Mas

The 4th annual fiesta in Historic Downtown

Silver City is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
3, hosted by the Southwest New Mexico
Green Chamber of Commerce, with tamale
and craft vendors and other traditional
Christmas and Borderland favorites such as
capirotada, bizcochos, Mexican hot chocolate
and red-chile kettle corn. Information: (575)
538-1337 or tamalfiestaymas.org.

Turning Back The Sun The winter sol-

stice celebration hosted by Friends of Leasburg

Dam, Astronomical Society of Las Cruces and
members of various Native American communities is 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at
Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs, two
miles off Interstate 25 at Exit 19. Admission: $5
per vehicle. Information: (575) 5244068 or
nmparks.com.

Victorian Christmas Evening The

32nd annual event is 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 8, at the Silver City Museum, 312 W.
Broadway in the historic H.B. Ailman House
with holiday music, Christmas cookies, hot
apple cider, childrens craft activities and continuous entertainment. The house will be decorated in Victorian style. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 538-5921 or silvercitymuseum.org.
Mesilla Plaza Christmas Tree Lighting

The community tree lighting is Friday, Dec.

9, in the plaza. The Mesilla Mayor will switch
on the tree at 6 p.m. Shops will be open late
for holiday shopping that day, refreshments and
some locations; Christmas music will be performed by Zia Middle School. The tree will be
decorated with ornaments created by students
from an area school. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 524-3262, ext. 116

Old-Fashioned Christmas MainStreet

Truth or Consequences annual Old-Fashioned
Christmas Downtown Tree Lighting is 6 to 9
p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in Evelyn Renfro Park with
an art hop, bonfires, parade, wagon rides, carolers, prize drawings, Santa Claus and refreshments at downtown Truth or Consequences
businesses. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 740-3902 or torcmainstreet.org.
Elephant Buttes luminaria beach walk and
parade begins at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
Elephant Butte Beach Walk and
Floating Light Parade Elephant Butte

State Parks annual luminaria walk is 5 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 10. The event features about
3,000 luminarias, a boat and RV parade, host
campfires with free refreshments, Santa Claus,
caroling and more. Cost: $5 per car.
Information: (575) 740-1777, (575) 744-5923
(state park), or ebcocnm.com.
The Floating Lights Parade and RV Lighting
Contest is 6:30 p.m. at the Marina del Sur.

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Fort Selden Luminaria Tour The

annual holiday event is 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 10, at Fort Selden State Monument, 1280
Fort Selden Road in Radium Springs, 13 miles
north of Las Cruces. The trails and ruins of the
19th-century fort will be lit by luminarias, and
visitors will be treated to hot chocolate and a
warm campfire. Admission is free that evening.
Information: (575) 526-8911 or nmmonuments.org. From Las Cruces, take I-25 North

to Exit 19. The monument, which preserves

the ruins of the 19th century fort, is open 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $3 (age 16
and under free).

Open House & Nacimientos Exhibit

Friends of the Taylor Family Monument present an open house featuring a special exhibit of
150 nativities from around the world 1 to 4
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Taylor-BarelaReynolds-Mesilla Historic Site, home of J. Paul
Taylor, on the Plaza in Old Mesilla, N.M.
Admission: $5 (free for FTFM members).
Information: ftfm-mesilla-nm.org.

Luminarias and Christmas Carols on

the Plaza Old Mesilla, N.M., turns into a

wonderland of music and light beginning at

dusk Christmas Eve Saturday, Dec. 24, at San
Albino Church and the surrounding historic
plaza. About 6,000 luminarias will be set up.
The Mesilla Singers will lead singing of
Christmas carols from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Mesilla is southwest of Las Cruces. Take I-10
West to the Avenida de Mesilla exit. The plaza
is off NM Highway 28 (Avenida de Mesilla)
south of I-10. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 524-3262, ext. 116.

Roswell Christmas Railway The holi-

day train rides are 5 to 9 p.m. selected nights

through Dec. 24, at Spring River Park & Zoo,
1306 E College Blvd, Roswell N.M. Ride the
railway to St. Nicholas Station for an evening of
Christmas magic with lights, pictures with Santa
Claus, entertainment, food, shopping, playing
and more. Admission: $10; $7 age 3-14; free
for children under 3. Information, schedule:
roswellchristmasrailway.com.

Dummy Gelunde and Torchlight

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Mountain Gods host the 9th annual dummy ski

jump event 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
28. on Ski Apache in Mescalero, N.M.
Participants build their best skiing or snowboarding dummy and send it down the mountain over a giant ski launch. Cash prizes up to
$1,500 for winners. Deadline to enter is 2 p.m.
day of event at main ticket office; call for fee.
Spectator admission is free. Information/rules:
(575) 464-3607 or skiapache.com.
The gelunde is followed by the annual
Torchlight Parade at dusk down Capitan Trail
and a fireworks show.

Christmas on the Pecos One of

Americas top holiday traditions, the boat tour
along the Pecos River runs through Dec. 31 in
Carlsbad, N.M. The 25th annual event showcases the winter wonderland of more than 100
festively decorated houses. Twelve to 15 tours
are offered nightly 5:30 to 9:45 p.m.; ticket
office opens at 4:30 p.m.
The 40-minute tours depart from Pecos River
Village Conference Center, 711 Muscatel. The
village includes a gallery full of Southwestern
gifts and refreshments and holiday lights. Ticket
are $15 Sunday through Thursday and $20
Friday and Saturday; $10 and $15 for ages 5-12
(4 and younger free with lap pass). Tickets
should be purchased in advance; many dates
are sold out. Information: (575) 628-0952;
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce at (575) 8876516 or christmasonthepecos.com.

Holiday Sleigh Rides Grindstone Stables

hosts its holiday horse-drawn sleigh rides,
beginning nightly at 5:30 p.m. through Jan. 7,
through historic Upper Canyon in Ruidoso.
Rides depart from Marthas Fabrics parking lot
at the top of the traffic circleat the west end of
Sudderth Drive. Santa Claus visits on Christmas
Eve. Blankets furnished for all riders. Cost: $20
($10 age 12 and under). Reservations (575)
973-3533. Information on Facebook at
GrindstoneStables.

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 the
four-course dinner is $100 per person plus gratuity. Festive dinner attire. Complimentary midnight champagne toast and party favors.
Reservations recommended;. Information:
(575) 589-0653, ext. 3, or ardovinos.com.
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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

New Years Eve gourmet dinner and concert
beginning at 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: 1-800-5459011.

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

El Paso Mineral & Gem Club Show

The annual mineral, gem, jewelry and bead

show is Dec. 2-4 at El Maida Auditorium, 6331
Alabama. The show features hundreds of gems,
minerals, fossils, beads, silver jewelry, tools and
equipment, door prizes, and more. Admission
is free. Information: Gem Center USA, 5337153 or epmgs.com.

La Casa Holiday Bazaar - The annual holiday bazaar featuring regional vendors is Dec.
2-4 at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680
E. University Avenue, Las Cruces, with over
100 booths of homemade arts and crafts; raffles; holiday treats and more. Hours are 4:30 to
7:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $6 (free
for children under 12). Proceeds benefit La

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Casa Inc. shelter for victims of domestic violence. Information: (575) 526-2819 or lacasainc.org.

San Elizario ChristKindleMarket and

Tree Lighting San Elizario Artist Guilds

6th annual ChristKindle is Friday through

Sunday, Dec. 2-4, on the historic plaza, with
crafts, gifts, German food and drink. Hours are
3 to 8 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday
or 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 851-0093 or sanelizariohistoricdistrict.org.
Christkindle Market is an old tradition in
Germany going back hundreds of years. Every
year during the month of December, this
German Christmas market takes place in
Germany to celebrate the holiday season by
enjoying traditional food, drink and holiday
shopping.
The 3rd annual Christmas Tree Lighting on
the Main Street Stage is 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2,
with a special appearance by Santa Claus.

Arts and Craft Show - Bethany Christian

Church, 10453 Springwood, hosts its show and
sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The
juried show and sale features original works by
several area artists. Admission is free.
Information: 592-5977.

Downtown Artist and Farmers Market

The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural
Affairs Departments 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 markets on
Dec. 24 and 31. Information: 212-1780 or elpasoartsandculture.org.
A Holiday Market is noon to 8 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3, along the Pedestrian Pathway, in conjunction with the Celebration of Lights events.

Enchanted Christmas Craft Fair

Unitarian Universalist Community of El Paso,

4425 Byron St., will host its annual bazaar and
craft fair 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3-4, with handmade work by local artists, food, music, and
handcrafted items, such as jewelry vendors,
fiber arts, retablos, organic soaps and creams,
toys, gifts, collectibles, Christmas decorations,
and fortune telling. Admission is free.
Information: 562-4001 or uuelpaso.org.

German School Christmas Market

The annual market, organized by the German
School of El Pa3o is 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3, at Building 747, Carter Road, at Fort
Bliss, with German cakes, Christmas cookies,
bratwurst and hot Glhwein and Christmas
punch. Twenty-five percent of proceeds benefit charity. Information: Cpt. Christian Hess,
ChristianHess@bundeswehr.org.
Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like
Christmas Craft Fair Pebble Hills

Elementary School, 11145 Edgemere, hosts its

annual holiday arts and crafts fair 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, along with a Winter
Carnival, blood drive and health fair. Sponsored
by the Pebble Hills PTO. Admission is free;
vendor space available for $25. Information:
434-5605.

Our Lady of Mt Carmel Garage Sale

Our Lady of Mt Carmel, 131 S Zaragoza, hosts
a garage sale 6 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 3,
to benefit the Catholic Campus Ministry.
Donation of items welcome. Information: 8380300.

Putnam Holiday Fair Putnam PTA

December 2016

hosts the holiday fair noon to 5 p.m. Saturday,

Dec. 3, at Putnam Elementary School, 6508
Fiesta, with more than 25 local vendors showcasing jewelry, art, woodworking, bake sale,
face painting and free crafts for children, pictures with Santa and performances by the
Putnam Falcons. Admission is free. Information:
203-4683 or putnam.episd.org.

Desert Crossing Holiday Market

Ardovinos Desert Crossing will host its 12th

annual market 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
4, in the Sunset Hall, with local artists,
craftspersons and vendors from the Farmers
Market and guest artists. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 589-0653 or ardovinos.com.

La Via Sunday Market La Via

Winery, 4201 S. NM Highway 28 in La Union,
N.M., one mile north of Vinton Road, hosts a
farmers market featuring local food producers
noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, with art, crafts, jams
and jellies, food trucks, wine and more. No
outside alcohol allowed. Dog friendly.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 502-4074
or lavinawinery.com.
Holiday wine specials offered Dec. 4, 11 and
18. Dec. 18 is final market until May.
Live music by Jose Villalobos on the patio on
Dec. 11.
Sportscard and Toy Collectible Show

The trading card and toy show is 9 a.m. to 4

p.m. Sundays, Dec. 4 and 18, 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.

Christmas Arts and Craft Fair Sacred

Heart Parish, 602 S. Oregon, hosts the fair to
coincide with Virgen de Guadalupe Feast Day,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec.
10-11, with more than 15 vendors selling jewelry, candles, soaps, metal art, crosses, Mexican
candy, wreaths, household items and other
gifts, a Kids Station making Ojos de Dios and
more. Information: James Martinez, 603-8424,
jmartinez@sacredheartelpaso.org or sacredheartelpaso.org.
The churchs restaurant, La Tilma Mexican
Grill, will also be open both days with a full
menu available all day.
Eastlake Holiday Craft Fair The PTSA
of Eastlake High School, 13000 Emerald Pass,
in Horizon City, hosts its craft fair 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, with El Paso
Kiwanis/Key Clubs. The fair features holiday
crafts, handmade gift items, Christmas decorations, games and food booths, pictures with
Santa and a jumping balloon. Admission is free.
Vendor booths available for $20. Information:
937-3671.
Kiwanis will be accepting donations of hats,
socks, beanies and scarves for the needy.

Enchanted Holiday Bazaar & Winter

Concert Family Friendly Candyland

Themed Festival is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,

Dec. 10, at Spec. Rafael Hernando III Middle
School, 3541 Rich Beam, with gifts, food, live
holiday entertainment, talent showcase, crafts,
games and other activities. Hosted by the Spec.
Rafael Hernando III Middle School PTA.
Admission is free. Information: 929-6550 (daytime only).
Proceeds help the PTA assist in campus
beautification, teacher incentives and student
enrichment programs.

Farmers Market at Ardovinos Desert

Crossing The 14th annual market runs

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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 available for purchase. Information: (575) 589-0653,
ext. 3.
Closed Dec. 24 and 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.
You Shop We Ship, is 9 to 10 a.m. Dec. 10
and 17. Fill a Priority Mail box or envelope;
market will print a label and ship it. Standard
postage rates apply.
A New Years Market celebration is Jan. 7.

Its Not Over Christmas event

Books Are Gems, 7744 North Loop Ste B

(behind Compass Bank), a nonprofit organization that sells and gives away new and used
books, hosts its holiday event 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, with free toys and books
for children, family activities, a street dance
competition, food, antojitos, and vendors.
Vendors will also offer free activities.
Information: 497-9501 or itsnotover.us

OES Craft Fair Wallace Hughston

Chapter #1100, Order of the Eastern Star will
host its annual fundraiser craft fair 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Wallace Hughston
Masonic Lodge, 5502 Hondo Pass,.
Refreshments available. Admission is free; ven-

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dor tables available for $20 by calling Rosemary

Alsworth at (575) 496-9878.
Proceeds will benefit PatriotPaws and other
local charities. PatriotPaws trains and supplies
service dogs to veterans and those with PTS or
other disabilities at no charge to the recipients.

St. Pius X Bazaar St. Pius X English

Evangelization Ministry hosts its annual arts and

crafts bazaar 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11,
at St. Pius X Parish Community Center, 1050
N. Clark. Information: 929-1034 or on
Facebook at StPiusXEnglishEvangelization.

Happy Hippie Holidaze Open House

The Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon,

hosts its 46th annual Happy Holidaze Open
House arts and craft fair 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17, with local vendors, appetizers, and live entertainment. Visitors are encouraged to come in hippie garb. Admission is free.
Information: 533-9090 or halmarcus.com.

Elks Lodge Christmas Fair El Paso Elks

Lodge #187, 2278 Trawood, Suites C-E, hosts
the fair 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18.
Various arts and crafts, gifts and baked goods.
Information: 532-4441.

Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market

More than 230 permanent vendors in arts,

crafts, produce, baked goods and other food
items are offered at the market 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays along a 7-block
area of Main Street, Downtown. Information:
(575) 541-2288 or lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.

Something for everyone

Santa mall appearances Santas annual

Christmas season mall photo opportunities
include:
Basset Place Mall 6101 Gateway West.
Santa will appear daily through Dec. 24. Full
list of hours at shopbassettplace.com.
Santa Cares photos with special needs children are offered 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4,
in special sensory-friendly environment.
Children can also enjoy coloring and free
snacks. Participants encouraged to RSVP at
SantaCares.com.
Pet photos with Santa offered 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 12.
Simon malls Santa will appear daily at
Cielo Vista Mall, 8401 Gateway West, and
Sunland Park Mall, 750 Sunland Park, through
Dec. 24. Full schedule on Facebook at Cielo
Vista Mall or Sunland Park Mall. The photo
experience will also be sponsored by Universal
Pictures Home Entertainment, and guest
receive am activity sheet, a custom The Secret
Life of Pets holiday headband, and can watch
highlights from the movie.
Caring Santa photos for special needs children
and their families are 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4, at Cielo Vista Mall, 8 to 10
a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Sunland Park Mall.
Pet photos with Santa are 8:30 to 9 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11, at Cielo Vista.
Other events at Cielo Vista includes a Holiday
Fashion show Saturday, Dec. 3, at gift wrapping
through Dec. 24. El Paso Community
Foundations Gift of Giving tree will be up
through Dec. 17.
Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway West
Santas Workshop, located at Suite 1902, in
front of the Christmas tree, is open noon to 9
p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 6
p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 24. Souvenir
photo packages start at $23.
Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss 1611 Haan
Road. Santa will be returning for pictures with
guests through the season. See Freedom
Crossing at Fort Bliss for schedule at freedom-

crossingatfortbliss.com or on Facebook.
Outlet Shoppes at El Paso, 7051 S. Desert
Santa will make mall appearances on selected
dates through the season. Scheduled to be
announced. Information: theoutletshoppesatelpaso.com or on Facebook.

Holidazzle One Sisterhood hosts its

popular Girls Night Out Christmas event

Friday, Dec. 2, at Abundant Living Faith
Center, 1000 Valley Crest, with, shopping fair,
fashion show, holiday ideas, munchies, and
more. Shopping begins at 5 p.m. Admission is
free; child care provided. Information: 5328543 or theonesisterhood.com.

Spiritual Experience discussion

Eckankar in Texas hosts a free discussion on
what it means to have an inner experience
(inner guidance while awake or asleep, past
lives, soul travel) 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at
El Paso Main Library, 501 N. Oregon.
Information: 549-7739 or eckankar-texas.org.
Wreaths Across America National
Veterans Remembrance Day

Exchange Club of El Club and other civic

organizations, will host the ceremony 7:30 to
11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, in the Rostrum at
the Fort Bliss National Cemetery, 5200 Fred
Wilson. The ceremony is free and open to the
public. Information: Mike De Frank,859-5279,
Linda Cox at (914)590-2975 or exchangeclub2278.clubexpress.com.
Wreaths Across America is a National NonProfit Organization that furnishes live wreaths
each year for the National Remembrance
Ceremony at over 1000 locations in all 50
states, Puerto Rico and national cemeteries on
foreign soil. Sponsorship wreaths may be purchased from El Paso Exchange Club for $15 per
wreath.
This years goal for Fort Bliss National
Cemetery is 6,000 wreaths; wreath sponsorships are being taken.

Christmas Tardeada Golden Bears

Social Club hosts the annual holiday tardeada 5

to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Scenic View
Ballroom, 1340 Murchison, with music by
Rhapsody Band. Refreshments offered; BYOB.
Doors open at 4 p.m. Cost: $17. Information:
755-4038 or 519-0399.

Unity El Paso Christmas events Unity

El Paso, 1420 Alabama, hosts several events
and observances during the holiday season.
Admission is free (unless otherwise listed); love
offering accepted. Information: 566-5544 or
unityelpaso.org.
Traditional Posada is 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22, with champurreadas,
tamales, dulces, pinata and more. Admission:
$10 ($3 children).
Christmas Candlelight bilingual service with
music, lighting of the 12 candles and sharing
Christmas carols, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
24.
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.
Holiday services Holiday services for

Christmas Eve Candlelight, Christmas Day and

New Years Eve, Saturday and Sunday, Dec.
24-25, and Saturday, Dec. 31, at Ascension
Lutheran Church, 6520 Loma De Cristo.
Information: 833-1009 or Ascension.churchbuilder.com.

Winter Camp City of Las Cruces Parks

and Recreation Departments Winter Camp for

youth is 7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Dec. 26-30 and
Jan. 2-6, at Frank OBrien Papen Community

El Paso Scene

Center, 304 W. Bell, and East Mesa Recreation

Center, 5589 Porter Participants need to bring
lunch and a snack. Water and Gatorade provided. Cost: $90; $15 per day. Information: (575)
541-2550.
Registration runs through Dec. 16 at
Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1400 E.
Hadley; Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 Hadley;
and Frank OBrien Papen Community Center
during regular business hours.

Chanukah Playland Extravaganza

Chabad Lubavitch of El Paso, 6615 Westwind,
hosts its annual Chanukah celebration 4 to 8
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, Information: 584-8218
or rabbilevi@chabadelpaso.com.

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

Christmas Street Gala The 43rd annual

fund-raiser for the Paso Del Norte Childrens
Development Center is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
6, at El Paso Country Club, 5000 Country Club
Place. Several lavish custom-designed
Christmas trees will be on display. Cocktails,
hors doeuvres, and no host bar. Dinner at 7
p.m. Dress is cocktail attire. Tickets; $100;
RSVP by Nov. 30. Information: 544-8484, ext.
101. Web: pdnchildrens.org.
A live auction of trees will be held featuring
auctioneer Harold Hahn; silent auction of several items also held.
A SNAPPY Critter Christmas The

annual holiday event, benefitting Spay Neuter

Action Program is 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11,
at Las Cruces Convention Center, with live and
silent auctions, raffles, a dog treat buffet, no
host bars, and music by Derrick Harris Jazz
Band. Well-behaved leashed dogs welcome; no
flexi-leashes. Tickets: $50 (includes lunch);
available in advance at SNAP, Horse-n-Hound,
Better Life Pet Foods, American Classified, and
online at holdmyticket.com. Information, table
prices: 524-9265.

Toys for Tots food drive Mega

Radiotn hosts a Celebration Day benefit its

food drive with live entertainment 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Fox Plaza parking lot, 5559 Alameda. Music include El Paso
and Juarez bands, including Los Bohemios, Joe
Padilla and Border City Band, Tony & Friends,
Rene Reyna, Tito and the Texas 20 Band,
Grupo Los 50s Boys, and Jess Paloma and Paty
Moon and Luvia Band (entertainment subject to
change). The food drive runs through Dec. 11.
Information on Facebook at Fox Plaza Flea
Market.

Mitten Tree/Canned Food Drive

Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E.

Picacho in Las Cruces, will sponsor a Mitten
Tree to accept donations of mittens, hats, and
scarves to decorate the holiday trees, along
with canned goods donations during regular
library hours through Dec. 26. All items will
be donated to local community organizations
such as the Community of Hope, La Casa, and
Gospel Rescue Mission. Information: (575) 5284000.

B-Warm Blanket Drive The Braden

Aboud Memorial Foundations blanket drive

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runs through mid-December. New blankets,

twin size or larger will be collected during
blanket Saturdays at the B Strong Office in
Placita Santa Fe, 5024 Doniphan, #2.
Information, additional drop-off sites: 833-0393
or bradenaboud.com.

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. Volunteers also needed. 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 open to people of all faiths
that builds homes for deserving families in El
Paso, and also supports Habitat for Humanitys
international projects. Partner families pay a 30year interest-free mortgage.

El Paso Humane Society Regular

adoption hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday

through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, at 4991 Fred Wilson. All pets are
spayed/neutered, microchipped, licensed and
vaccinated. Adoption fees: $100 (additional $10
for pets four months age or older for city
rabies certificate). Information: 532-6971 or
hselpaso.org.

Giving Hearts Library book drive

Peace of Art: Design for Change hosts a book
drive through Dec. 31, at 3431 Pershing,
Suite A6 to prepare for the opening of a
childrens library in a precarious neighborhood
in Jurez. New or gently used Spanish language

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or bilingual books are needed; e-books, audio

and more are accepted. Donations of library
furniture, book shelves, book cards, reading
rugs, etc. also welcome. To make a donation or
to have a donation area set up at a place of
business, contact 564-9960 or sandra@creativegong.com. Information on Facebook at
GivingHeartsLibrary.
The library will be a safe place where children
can come after school and work on their
homework, get tutoring and read. There will
also be a small computer lab.

Operation Santa Claus New and gently

used toys and bikes for the needy children of
the El Paso/Fort Bliss area may be dropped off
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, at
the Fort Bliss Op Santa warehouse, Bldg. 1123
or at any El Paso Fire Station, 24 hours a day,
365 days a year. For a pickup, volunteer information: 568-1010, opsanta57@hotmail.com.
Information on Facebook at OpSantaClaus.
Donations to Operation Santa Claus can be
mailed to Op Santa, Inc. P.O. Box 16270, Fort
Bliss, TX 79906. All funds are for parts and
supplies and no funds are paid to any staff.

Fort Bliss

Anyone entering Fort Bliss must have a valid

drivers license, car insurance and registration.
Check beforehand to see which gates are open
to the public. Public access is available through
the Sheridan, Chaffee and Buffalo Soldiers gates
to West Bliss, and Biggs and Old Ironsides gates
to East Bliss.

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: 5645311 or freedomcrossingatfortbliss.com.

Polar Bear Plunge The cold-weather

swimming event is noon to 2 p.m. Saturday,

Dec. 3, at the Soldier Activity Center Pool in
Fort Bliss. Suit up in swim suit or wetsuit for a
bracing swim (with icebergs included). Free
T-shirts and hot chocolate for all who take the
plunge. Underwater photos with Santa also
offered. Admission is free; the public is invited.
Information: 741-5900.

Holiday Brunch at the Centennial

Centennial Banquet and Conference Center,

11199 Sgt. E. Churchill, on Fort Bliss, hosts its
annual holiday feast 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 18, with breakfast favorites and desserts
along with champagne, mimosas and wine.
Santa will be on hand for pictures. Seating will
be available by reservation only. Cost: $22.95
($11.95 age 5 to 10; age 4 and younger eat
free). Reservations: 744-8427.

Fort Bliss Historical Association The

group meets at 1 p.m. on the second
Wednesday of each month at the Fort Bliss
museum complex, 1735 Marshall. Information:
269-4831.
Dues are $25 a year ($10 students and junior
enlisted soldiers).
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: 5682983 or blissmwr.com/rodandgun.

New Years Eve Bingo The Centennial

Banquet and Conference Center, 11199 Sgt. E.
Churchill Street on Central Fort Bliss, hosts

El Paso Scene

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.

Old Fort Bliss Building 5054, corner of

Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The

Old West days of the Soldiers of the Pass are
relived through replicas of the original adobe
fort buildings and military artifacts,
Magoffinsville Post 1854 to 1868. Hours are 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; by
appointment only Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 568-4518 or 588-8482 or on
Facebook at Old Fort Bliss.

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.

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, 497-5196 (Spanish), cgomez@afofelpaso.com, afofelpaso.com or on Facebook at
AllianceFrancaiseElPaso.
Open registration begins Dec. 10 for French
classes at the AFEP School, 1035 Belvidere,
Suite, #200. Classes begin in January; private
and semi-private available.

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call 1-800-745-3000 or go to ticketmaster.com.
The UTEP Ticket Center number is 747-5234.
Many clubs sell tickets through other ticket
websites listed. Unless indicated, prices listed
do not include service charges.

National Mexican Festival and Rodeo

La Dynastia Continua is 8 p.m. Saturday

and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3-4, at El Paso
County Coliseum, with Vicente Fernandez Jr.,
Antonio Aguilar Jr., Jose Manuel Figueroa and
Shalia Durcal. Tickets: $35-$65; $17.50-$32.50
for ages 2-12. (Ticketmaster).

Elf the Musical The Broadway in El

Paso series opens its season with the hilarious

tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santas bag of gifts and is
transported back to the North Pole at 7:30
p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 7-8, at
the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $47.50 and $75
(Ticketmaster).
Unaware that he is actually human, Buddys
enormous size and poor toy-making abilities
cause him to face the truth. With Santas permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New
York City to find his birth father, discover his
true identity, and help New York remember
the true meaning of Christmas.
Information: 231-1111,
ElPasoLive.com/Broadway or on Facebook at
Broadway in El Paso.

Christine DClario The Christian music

singer performs at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at

El Paso County Coliseum, with guest Zohet
Heler. Tickets: $9-$23 (Ticketmaster).
DClario, born in New York but who grew up
in Puerto Rico, has released five musical projects in Spanish and one in English).

Kevin Fowler The country artist per-

forms at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Whiskey

Dicks, 1580 George Dieter. Ticket information: 921-9900 or whiskeydickselpaso.com.

Magic Men Live! Premier Gentlemen

presents the ladies night dance event at 8

p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Plaza Theatre,
with choreographic displays and themed acts
set to the hit music and original compositions.
Age 18 and older admitted. Tickets: $20-$75
(Ticketmaster).

Dave Koz A Smooth Jazz Christmas

The Grammy-nominated saxophonist and El

Paso favorite presents his 19th annual

Christmas show at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at
the Plaza Theatre. This years guests include
Jonathan Butler, Kenny Lattimore and Valerie
Simpson. Koz Christmas shows have sold out
for the past six years. Tickets: $45-$115
(Ticketmaster).
Koz, a multi-million-selling solo recording
artist, Grammy nominee and composer, is considered one of the most expressive voices in
contemporary music. His compilation holiday
CD is Ultimate Christmas.

Home for the Holidays: A Josh Grider

Family Christmas Show The Texas
county music singer and songwriter, born and
raised in Las Cruces, and his family perform a
special benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 17, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Tickets: $17
($7 age 16 and younger family package of two
adults and two children; $40. Tickets available
online at riograndetheatre.com. Information:
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Twenty-five percent of ticket sales go to Tutti

Bambini, a local childrens clothing store that
serves the community and benefits Jardin de
Los Nios and La Casa.

The Great Russian Nutcracker The

Moscow Ballet presents the 24th annual performances of the holiday classic at 3 and 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 23, and noon Christmas Eve,
Saturday, Dec. 24, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets start at $30. (Ticketmaster). Group discounts and VIP packages available. Information:
nutcracker.com.
The performance features 40 Russian dancers
performing Tchaikovskys timeless score.
Exclusive to the Great Russian Nutcracker is
the Dove of Peace, with a 20-foot wingspan,
created by two dancers moving as one

Diplo One of the worlds most influential

DJs and music producers performs at 9 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 29, at Buchanans Event
Center. 11540 Pellicano. Tickets: $31
(Eventbrite.com).
Diplo is one half of the Grammy-winning electronic music duo, Jack , with Skrillex, and
head of his own group Major Lazer.

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.
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.
Featuring book and score by Tony Award-winners 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. Tickets: $47.50 and
$75 (Ticketmaster).

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).

La Semesienta The Spanish-language

comic adult version of the Cinderella story is

8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the Plaza Theatre,
starring Luis de Alba, La Pelangocha, Niurka
Marcos, Alfonso Zayas, Alejandra La Jarocha,
La Wanders Lover, Pepe Magaa, Pablo Cheng,

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Homerito, Roberto Escudero, Pedro Romo and

Luis Barcelo Tickets: $35, $45 and $90
(Ticketmaster).

Foreigner The classic rock legends per-

form at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the

Plaza Theatre. With ten multi-platinum albums
and 16 Top 30 hits, Foreigner is universally
hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in
the world with a formidable musical arsenal
that continues to propel sold-out tours and
album sales, now exceeding 75 million. Tickets:
$39.75 to $95 (Ticketmaster).

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).

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).

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.

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.

The Music of Prince El Paso Symphony

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.

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).

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).

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).

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).
Information: 747-5234.

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.

December 2016

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.

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.

Venues & series

Lowbrow Palace 111 E. Robinson.

Doors open one hour prior to show time.
Concerts are all ages, unless otherwise listed.
Surcharge for ages under 21. Tickets at lowbrowpalace.com.
Acoustic on The Patio events are 8 p.m.
Wednesdays.
Black Pussy The rock band performs 9
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, with Brother Strange
and Foxy Mojo. Tickets: $8-$10.
The Soy Love Volume 1 The performance
benefiting Soy Love Projects is 9 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 6, with area bands Soul Parade, Trost
House, Wise Weapon, DJ Gambol and Juan
Ornelas. Tickets: $3; age 18 and older admitted.
Assuming We Survive The pop punk band
performs 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Tickets:
$8-$10.
CRX The LA rock band fronted by The
Strokes Nick Valensi performs at 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 14, with Streets of Laredo.
Tickets: $12-$15.
Oblivious Signal The Florida rock band
performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, with
Silversyde. Tickets: $8-$10.
Lemuria The New York rock band performs at 9 p.m. Friday, 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.
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.
Austra The electronic music project performs at 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, with the
Range. Tickets: $17-$20.
The Lemon Twigs The pop/rock band
performs at 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.
Tickets: $10-12.
Adia Victoria The singer/songwriter performs at 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. Tickets: $8-

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$10.

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.
A Home for the Holidays Benefit for La
Cuesta is 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, featuring
Sabrewulf, Medvedi, Truce, Imaginariums and
Late Phases. Admission is free; donations of
canned goods, toys, toiletries and blankets will
be taken.
The All Star Indie Band honors Led
Zeppelin at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Tickets:
$30.
Sonata Arctica The Finish power metal
band Tuesday, Dec. 6, with Leaves Eyes,
Omnium and Gatherum. Tickets: $26-$67.
The Sounds The Swedish indie rockers
perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, with Zipper
Club and My Jerusalem. Tickets: $23-$25.
Nick Waterhouse The singer/songwriter
performs 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Tickets: $13$16.
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.

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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.
Lucero The Memphis punk-country band
performs at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, with Esme
Patterson. Tickets: $21-$25.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and

Casino Mescalero, N.M. Age 21 and older

admitted. Tickets sold through Ticketmaster.

Information: 1-877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
Gary Allan The country singer- songwriter
performs Friday, Dec. 2. Tickets: $30-$125.
The annual New Years Eve party is 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31. Tickets: $125.

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. Performances begin at 7
p.m., unless otherwise listed.
Dailey & Vincent The bluegrass supergroup performs at Saturday, Dec. 10. Tickets:
$39-$69.
The Nutcracker Dali Ballet Company of
Ruidoso presents the holiday classic at 2 and 7
p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17-18.
Tickets: $30.
Asleep At The Wheel Merry Christmas Yall

El Paso Scene

The Texas swing legends present their

Christmas show Thursday, Dec. 22. Tickets:
$39-$79.
Pavlo The sounds of Mediterranean guitar
with Pavlo and his band are 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
29. Tickets: $39-$59.

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.

Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickingercenter.com. Showtime is 7 p.m. except as
noted.
Imago de Academy Christmas Program at
Thursday, Dec. 1.
Academy of Ballet perform A Christmas
Carol at 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday,
and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9-11. Call for tickets.
Mariachi Christmas The holiday performance featuring Mariachi Aztlan is Tuesday, Dec.
13. Tickets: $20, $30 and $40.
House Band Concert is Friday, Dec. 16.
StepCrew The new dynamic dance production combining three styles of percussive
dance (Irish, Tap, and Ottawa Valley) is
Saturday, Jan. 28. Tickets: $25, $35 and $45.

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.
Mariachi Christmas The traditional holiday
performance featuring mariachi music and folklorico dance is Saturday, Dec. 10. Tickets: $20
($18 seniors; $10 youth).
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).
The free Presidential Chamber Music Series
hosted by violinist Willy Sucre presents Piano
and Strings Monday, Jan. 16, featuring
Awadagin Pratt.

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Carols and Arias Santa Fe Opera presents its holiday show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.
2, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown
Mall, Las Cruces. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or
RioGrandeTheatre.com.

EPCC Fall Music Showcase El Paso

Community College hosts its student showcase
featuring EPCC Choirs and Guitar Ensemble at
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 at St. Christophers,
300 Riverside. Admission: $5. Information: 8771700, epcc.edu or on Facebook at EPCCnews.
LCSO with NMSU Masterworks
Chorus Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra

presents the chorus Dec. 3-4 at NMSUs

Atkinson Recital Hall, featuring Kerrin
Hightower, soprano; Jessica Medoff, mezzosoprano; John Carlo Pierce, tenor and Taylor
Hightower, Baritone and bass. The group performs the music of Tchaikovsky, Rouse and
Handel. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $35-$45.
Information: (575) 646-3709 or lascrucessymphony.com.
Maestro Lonnie Klein hosts Lonnies Spotlight
Luncheons Thursday, Dec. 1, at Paisano Caf
in Mesilla. Call for details.

The Beginning of Advent- Bruce

Nehring Consort hosts their holiday concerts

Dec. 2-4, at Zion Lutheran Church, 2800
Pershing. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday, 5
p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$15, sold at the door. Information:
brucenehringconsort.org.
The annual musical celebration ushers in the
Advent season in El Paso with classical choral
masterpieces and holiday favorites, featuring
the Consort Singers, with Bruce Nehring, conductor and organ, along with Five for Brass and
Instrumentalists. The audience is invited to join
in singing familiar carols.
Five For Brass will play 30 minutes before
each performance

Pro-Musica Progressive Dinner El

Paso Pro Musica Guilds 2nd annual Holiday
Progressive Dinner is 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3,
starting at the Magic Bistro, 5034 Doniphan,
Suite B, for cocktails and hors doeuvres, followed by entre, then desserts and champagne
at private homes. The public is invited; reservations required. Cost: $100. Tickets and reservations: 833-9400.
Tis the Season for Opera El Paso
Opera presents its Holiday Opera Concert at 8
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Plaza Theatre.
Artists will sing various holiday-themed arias.
Tickets: $15-$70, age 7 and older welcome
(Ticketmaster). Information: 581-5534 or
epopera.org.
The cast will perform free carols prior to the
performance at 7:30 p.m. in San Jacinto Plaza.
Wind Symphony Holiday Concert El

Paso Wind Symphony, directed by Ron

Hufstader, opens the season with its holiday
concert 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at UTEPs
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Tickets: $10 ($5 students, military, seniors). Information: elpasowindsymphony.com.
El Paso Wind Symphony, now in its 21st season, is a professional concert band made primarily of residents of the Greater El Paso Area,
most of whom are band directors in public and

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private schools.

NMSU Department of Music Recitals

are in the Atkinson Music Recital Hall at

NMSU. Performances are 7:30 p.m., unless
otherwise listed. Admission is free to most
events. Information: (575) 646-2421,
music.nmsu.edu or on Facebook at NMSU
MusicDept.
Music Department Honors Concert is
Sunday, Dec. 4.
MSCE Concert is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7.

El Paso Brass KRWG presents one of the

longest continually performing brass quintets in
America, composed of key members of the El
Paso Symphony Orchestra and other distinguished artists from across the Southwest, at 7
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Main in the Las Cruces Downtown
Mall. Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door
(ages 6-18 $7.50 in advance; $10 at the door;
free for ages 5 and younger). Advance tickets
available at KRWGs offices (Milton Hall on the
NMSU Campus), Cutter Gallery in Las Cruces.
Information: (575) 646-2222 or
RioGrandeTheatre.com.
The El Paso Brass was founded more than 40
years ago. Their three CDs are Happy
Holidays, Effervescent Brass and Let It
Snow!

Winter Ball on the Border El Paso

Choral Society hosts the fundraising event 6 to

11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at Ardovinos Desert
Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park,
with cocktails, silent auction, dinner, song auction by Messiah soloists, and Azucar. Tickets:
$100 ($1,000 per table). RSVPs requested, as
seating is limited. Information: 259-4999 or
epchoralsociety.org.

Handels Messiah and The Gift of

Christmas El Paso Choral Society, con-

sisting of more than 100 voices, presents the

worlds most beloved and performed
Christmas work, Handels Messiah, with
orchestra and professional soloists at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre, conducted by Prentice Loftin, with
orchestra concertmaster Dr. Stephanie Meyers.
Tickets: $10-$40 (Ticketmaster).
The first half of the program will kick off with
the Gift of Christmas featuring world-renown
saxophonist Mack Goldsbury, with his Trio featuring Eric Unsorth on string bass and Ricky
Malichi on drums. There will be a presentation
of Christmas favorites and audience sing-alongs, ending in a powerful rendition of O
Holy Night.
Soloists are soprano Natanya Washer, soprano; alto Stephanie Sanchez, tenor Francisco
Almanza, and bass Ricardo Herrera. All soloists
are native El Pasoans with careers as professional singers living in Baltimore, Houston,
Germany, and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois,
respectively.
The El Paso Chorale has been performing the
major choral/orchestral works in El Paso for
over 70 years. The El Paso Chamber Choir was
formed in 1995 and became the professional
core group of singers for the larger performances by the Chorale.

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Academy of Music and Dance Student

Recital The students of Leslie Kowalskis

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Holiday Fanfare Mesilla Valley

Chorales winter concert is 3 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 11, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. UNancy Ritchey
directs over 40 choral musicians. Doors open
at 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $10. Information: (575)
647-2560 or riograndetheatre.com.
The program for this year includes a variety of
holiday favorites such as Gesu Bambino,
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,
Sleigh Ride and Variations on Deck the
Halls.
Piano Recital The students of Alfredo

Poblano perform classic and modern pieces at

6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Chamizal
National Memorial. Admission is free.
Information: 1-877-240-6827.

Academy of Music and Dance will perform

their recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Rio
Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, in
Las Cruces. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
riograndetheatre.com.
Academy of Music & Dance offers group and
private music lessons for all ages, and is the
home of ABC Academy Preschool, a performing arts preschool and kindergarten.

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 available. 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.
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.
Jason Vieaux in Concert is 2 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 22, at Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.

All phone numbers listed are in Juarz.

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and is a frequent fashion consultant
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Victoria 4545. Information: 269 8659. Advance

tickets at donboleton.com.
Francisco Cespedes performs Noche
Bohemia at 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. Tickets:
440-1,100 pesos.
Banda Renovacion de Culiacan, Sinaloa, stars
in a battle of bands vs. Juarezs Supema Banda
at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Admission: 220-550
pesos.

Mujeres que los Hombres Adoran

The presentation by Coach de Corazon

Barbara de la Rosa is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
1, at the Technology Hub, Av. A.Lpez Mateos
924 (former U.S. Consul compound). Tickets
are 200 pesos (donboleton.com). Information:
611 1111.

Centro Cultural Paso del Norte - Av.

Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf. Information:

1730300 (Facebook: CCPasodelNorte).
Advance tickets at donboleton.com.
El Cascanueces de Tchaikovsky is performed at 7 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 3-4. Tickets 80-200 pesos.
* Kinder Navidad Rock is at 11 a.m. Monday,
Dec. 5, as part of Festival Navideo Kinder San
Patricio. Tickets: 50 pesos.
Navidad Con Las Estrellas is at 5 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 5. Tickets: 50 pesos.
The Russian State Ballet performs The
Nutracker at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Tickets: 385 to 715 pesos.

Gimnasio Municipal Josue Neri Santos

Av. Mariscal at Maria Martinez, downtown.
Tickets at donboleton.com.
Choque de Trenes boxing begins at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3. Featured bout is Pipino
Cuevas Jr. vs. Macizo Fermin, plus five other
matches. Tickets: 130 to 990 pesos.
Luche Libre featuring El Santo vs. Silver King
begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. Tickets: 55
to 550 pesos.

Teatro el Paseo The theater is in the

Centro Comercial El Paseo, Av. Lopez Mateos

2005 (at Carr. Casas Grandes). Information:
267-4626.
Noche de Chicas, (Girls Night Out male
dancer show) is at 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.
Tickets: 440, 550 and 660 pesos
(donboleton.com).
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A New Music Commission 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:
Jan. 12: Jerome Lowenthal and Michael
Brown, piano
Jan. 19: Jason Vieaux, guitar
Jan. 26: Natasha Paremski, piano.

Catch a Rising Star A performance of

young pianists performing organ music for the

first time is Sunday, Jan. 8. Location, details to
be announced. Information: 532-5874.

Texas Tenors Las Cruces Symphony

Orchestra presents its Pops concert Jan. 1415, at NMSUs Atkinson Recital Hall, featuring
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.

Gimnasio Universitario Calle Meja y

Montes de Oca in the Zona Pronaf.

Miel San Marcos Christian concert is 6 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 18, with Shaddai and Crystal y
Wendy. Tickets: 220, 275 and 385 pesos (donboleton.com).

Magno Discotheque Montes de Oca

339, Zona Pronaf. Singer, guitarist and composer Virlan Garca from Sinaloa performs at 9
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Admission: 220-660
pesos. Information: 656 551 9458. Advance
tickets at donboleton.com.

Centro de Convenciones Las Anitas

Waterfill zone. Information: 6821486 or

6820693. Cornelio Vega y su Dinastia headline
at the New Years Eve party beginning at 7
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. Tickets are 150 to 650
pesos (donboleton.com).

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, paleontology, 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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Latino International Festival The

music festival is Friday, Dec. 2, at The Garden,

511 Western, in Union Plaza, with live music
by Sobredosis, DJ Geezee performing bachata,
salsa, merengue, cumbias and reggaeton.
Doors open at 9 p.m.; age 18 and older welcome. Information: thegardenep.com or on
Facebook.

Gazebo Lighting and Sing-Off Silver

City Kiwanis Clubs annual event is 2 to 5 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 2, at Gough Park in Silver City,
N.M. with Kiwanis Key Club members and
other Kiwanis youth groups competing in a
Sing-Off of holiday songs. Information: (575)
590-1587 or sfeutz@yahoo.com.
Feliz Navidad! A Mariachi Christmas
Colorful dresses, the sound of trumpets,
and the strums of guitars will combine in this
celebration of a Mariachi Christmas at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Rio Grande Theatre,
211 Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Mariachis
and folkloric dancers will represent the
Christmas traditions of Mexico. Tickets: $17
($7 age 16 and younger family package of two
adults and two children; $40. Tickets available
at riograndetheatre.com. Information: (575)
523-6403.
Homegrown Ballet Folklorico Tierra del
Encanto will be the featured folkloric group
accompanied by guest mariachi groups.

Robert Velasquez Benefit Show The

car show helping to off-set medical expenses
for area resident Robert Velasquez is 3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4, at Eleanor Rigbys World Pub.
1201 Bob Hope, with live entertainment by
The Downbeats, Vibes Arise, Fixed Idea, The
Speed Kings and Low Down Dirty Creeps.
Admission is free; car show registration: $10;
pre 70 American original and hot rods.
Information: 249-6223 or on Facebook.

First Armored Division Band Holiday

Concert The First Armored Division Band

at Fort Bliss presents its free annual holiday

show, An American Holiday Festival is 7:30
p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at The Plaza Theatre.
Doors open at 6:45 p.m. No tickets required.
Information: 568-2263, 568-7001, or on
Facebook at 1stArmoredDivisionBand.
The concert features holiday pops music
with different genres, including blues, jazz,
country, Latin and rock.

Gone Girls Merry Christmas Darlings

7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at Rio Grande

Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces, with tight skirts and tighter harmonies.
Featuring favorite tunes in a vintage style such
as, Jingle Bell Rock, White Christmas, The
Christmas Song, Merry Christmas Darling,
Ill Be Home for Christmas, Mele
Kalikimaka and more. Tickets: $12 ($6 age 618; free children under 6).Information: (575)
523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
The Gone Girls bring to life jazz standards
and girl group music from the 1940s to the
1960s.

The Emcee Cypher In the spirit of Hip

Hop, the Universal Cypher will provide the

beats, the stage, and the sound at noon
Friday, Dec. 9, at EPCC Valle Verde campus
C Building Annex (by lunchroom), 919
Hunter. Participants bring their emceeing or
breakdancing skills and good vibes. Freestyle
raps and writtens are both welcome (no

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emcee battles). Participation is free.

Information: (806) 470-1583 or universalcypher915@gmail.com.

The Howling Wolfmen The German

psychobilly band performs at 8 p.m. Saturday,

Dec. 10, with The Car Bombs and Lucky
Machetes, at Mesa Music Hall, 4151 N. Mesa.
Tickets: $8.Information: 599-8585 or on
Facebook at Mesa Music Hall.

Star City Studio The music studio and

gallery is at 120 W. Castellano. Information:

starcitystudioproductions.com or on Facebook.
A Folk Fury Christmas with radio hosts Dan
Alloway and Gregg Carthy, 7 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, featuring live music by
Twisted Hams, Buddy and Zoomer, Omar
Cuellar and others. Admission: $15 at the
door.

Every 2nd Wednesday Doa Ana Arts

Council hosts a variety of musical performances 6:30 p.m. every second Wednesday of the
month at the historic Rio Grande Theatre, 211
Downtown Mall, Las Cruces. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 523-6403.
Dec. 14 features Las Cruces Ukes Ring in
the Holidays. Las Cruces Ukes, a community
group of ukulele enthusiasts, performs holiday
songs as well as some of their crowd-pleasing
favorites. The Las Cruces Ukes Teen Club at
Arrowhead Park Early College High School will
be special guests.
They now meet weekly for Thursday evening
practices at Golden Mesa, offer a kids club and
a teen club, and perform regularly throughout
the community. They also host an annual
ukulele festival, set for May 19-21 in 2017.
Information: lascrucesukes.blogspot.com or on
Facebook.
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.

Also

Fandango at Carambola Community

Music The monthly gathering is 6 to 9 p.m.

the first Thursday of the month (Dec. 1) 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.

Howling Coyote Coffeehouse The

open mic event is 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, 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.
La Parada The monthly grassroots event

celebrating local culture and lifestyles is 8 p.m.

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to 2 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at 501 Bar and Bistro

in the San Carlos Building, 501 Texas. Cover:
$5. Information: 351-6023 or on Facebook at
laparadaep.

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:
Dec. 2: Tiga
Dec. 9: James Zabiela
March 3, 2017: Technasia.

Speaking Rock Entertainment Center

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.
Dec. 3: Pink Floyd Tribute
Dec. 10: Queen Tribute
Dec. 17: AC/DC Tribute
A New Years Eve concert featuring Ozomatli
is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, for ages 18 and
older.

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.

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.
Information: 260-5556.

Comedy

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. VIP Booths $10 more per
ticket; available at ticketweb.com.
Closed Dec. 21-25 and Jan. 1.
Information, reservations: 779-LAFF (5233),
laff2nite.com or on Facebook.
Nov. 30-Dec. 4: Sean Grant with opening
act Aiko Tanaka
Dec. 7-11: Sammy Obeid with opening act
Marcella Arguello
Dec. 15-18: Chris Garcia with
Dec. 28-30: JC Currias with opening act

Miranda Sings Live...Youre Welcome

The YouTube comedy sensation performs at

8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at The Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $39.50 (Ticketmaster).

Ron White The popular standup comic

performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at

Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $47.50 to
$129 (Ticketmaster).

Gabriel Iglesias The comedians

FluffyMania World Tour: 20 Years of

Comedy is 8 p.m. Friday, May 19, at UTEPs
Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $30-$70.

The Gathering The gathering of poets,

storytellers, singers, and musicians is 1 to 3

p.m. the third Sunday of each month (Dec. 18)
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.

Railroad Blues 504 W. Holland, Alpine,

Texas. Most performances begin at 10 p.m.
Admission varies. Information: (432) 837-3103
or railroadblues.com.
Dec. 1: Shane Smith and The Saints
Dec. 3: Aaron Stephens
Dec. 10: Warhorses
Dec. 16: South Austin Moonlighters
Dec. 17: No Dry County
Dec. 31: New Years Eve with Liquid Skin.

The Nutcracker Ballet El Paso Ballet

Theatres 7th annual presentation of Pyotr

Ilyich Tchaikovskys classic ballet is 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 2-4, at UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium, featuring original choreography. Artistic director is
Marta Katz. Tickets are $15, $20 and $25,
available through Ticketmaster or the UTEP
Ticket Office, 747-5234. Information: 760-6002
or elpasoballettheatre.com.

A Christmas Carol Ballet Ballet in

Session Academy presents a heartwarming ballet based on the traditional Christmas novel by
Charles Dickens at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3,
at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. A Victorian-era miser is taken on a
journey of self-redemption with the ghosts of
Christmas past, present, and future. Tickets:
$10 general admission; available in advance at:
356-6179.

Contra Dance The Southern New

Mexico Music and Dance Societys monthly

contra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.
9, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle de
Santiago in Las Cruces, with music by Rus
Bradburd and Dennis Daily, and caller Lonnie
Ludeman, all of Las Cruces. 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.

Revolucion Ballet Folklorico Paso Del

Norte presents a patriotic celebration of the

revolutionary spirit of Mexico through vibrant
and elaborate folkloric dance routines and
pageantry. at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 10-11, at the Chamizal National
Memorial. Admission: $7. Information: 5885743

Christmas Dance with Azucar USA

Dance Chapter 5017, hosts its Christmas dance

2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at Shundo Dance
Studio, 120 Paragon, with music by Azucar,
along with dance performances, door prizes,
finger foods, and non alcoholic drinks. Social
hour is 2 to 3 p.m., with music beginning at 3
p.m. Admission: $20 ($15 chapter members);
available at the studio or from any board member. Information: Raquel, 345-6432, Maria,
(575) 415-7349, Georgena, 328-0527, or
usadance.org.
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Chris Cope.
A New Years Eve show with JC Currias and
party is 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. Tickets:
$22.50 to $32.50.

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Humbug & Sugar Plum The UTEP

Department of Theatre and Dance presents its

new two-part holiday event featuring Old
Scrooge and Jazz Nutcracker Dec. 11-18,
in UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre.
Directed by Rebecca Rivas and choreographed
by Lisa Smith. Show time is Friday and
Saturday, Dec. 16-17, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
11 and 18. Tickets: $14 ($11 seniors, military,
group, UTEP alumni and non-UTEP students;
$9 UTEP students; ages 4-12). Information:
747-5118, theatredance.utep.edu or on
Facebook.
Old Scrooge is a one-act version of Charles
Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, and Jazz
Nutcracker is a jazzy suite of dances based on
the quintessential holiday ballet, set in the Big
Band era of the 1940s.

Senior X-Man Dance Pavo Real Senior

Center Advisory Council hosts a seniors dance

1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Pavo Real
Senior Center, 9311 Alameda. Admission: $5.
Information: 860-9131 or
elpasotexas.gov/parks.

The Nutcracker Ballet The Las

Cruces Chamber Ballets 33rd annual production of Tchaikovskys Christmas classic is Dec.
16-18 at the NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital
Hall, N. Horseshoe and Espina. Performances
are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m.
Sunday. All seats reserved. Tickets: $20
(Ticketmaster).

Christmas In the 40s Paso Del Norte

Big Band, a 16-piece group, hosts 1940s style

dancing and music, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 18, at Womans Club of El Paso, 1400 N.
Mesa. BOYB; food and snacks allowed.
Admission: $15. Information: 532-2043, 2037292, music@pdnbigband.com or on Facebook
at PDNbigband.

The Great Russian Nutcracker The

Moscow Ballet presents the 24th annual performances of the holiday classic at 3 and 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 23, and noon Christmas Eve,
Saturday, Dec. 24, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets start at $30. (Ticketmaster).
Information: nutcracker.com.

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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El Paso Coyotes El Pasos new Major

Arena Soccer League teams home games are

ats 7:35 p.m. at the El Paso County Coliseum.
Tickets: $5-$30. Information: 229-1416, elpasocoyotes.com or on Facebook and Twitter.
Friday, Dec. 2: Dallas Sidekicks
Saturday, Dec. 10: Sonora Soles
Friday, Jan. 6: Sonora Sole

El Paso Rhinos - El Pasos Junior League ice

hockey team opens its home season against the

Valencia Flyers Dec. 9-11
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: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpasorhinos.com.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park. General

admission and parking are free. Simulcast racing
begins at 10 a.m. everyday. Closed Dec. 24-25.
Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunlandpark.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 begins Friday, Dec. 16, and 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. 17: Jess Burner Memorial
Handicap, and KLAQ Handicap
Sunday, Dec. 18: New Mexico State Racing
Commission Handicap and Johnnie L. Jamison
Handicap
Friday, Dec. 23: Shue Fly Trials
Tuesday, Dec. 27: La Senora Stakes
Saturday, Dec. 31: Lou Wooten and Sydney
Valentini Handicap
Sunday, Jan. 1: Bold Ego Handicap, and Four
Rivers/John Deer Stakes

Senior All-Star Football Classic The

25th annual greater El Paso football showcase

game is 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at
UTEPs Sun Bowl stadium. Pre-game activities
begin at 12:35 p.m. The Greater El Paso
Football Showcase All-Star Game features El
Paso area football athletes playing on East/West
teams. Also featured are cheerleaders, band,
dancers, trainers, and JROTC cadets. Tickets to
be announced. Information: gepfs.com.
In celebration of the games 25th anniversary,
all former football players, cheerleaders, band,
choir, dancers, ROTC, trainers, and coaches
are invited to participate in this years game.
More information on Facebook at Greater El
Paso Football Showcase.
The East team is led by veteran All Star coach
Phil Hatch, and the West team, led by fourthyear All Star coach Don Brooks.
Prior to the game, the players will participate
in All Star Mentor Day, Saturday, Dec. 3, and
Media Day, Saturday, Dec. 10.
All El Paso area senior football players are
invited to participate in the All Star Combine,
Friday, Dec. 16. Seniors must register by Dec.
1 to participate.

Harlem Globetrotters The famed wiz-

ards 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

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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.

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.
Saturday, Dec. 3: Northwestern State
Tuesday, Dec. 13: NMSU
Saturday, Dec. 17: Northern Arizona
The WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl
Invitational is Dec. 21-22, with invited teams
Maryland Eastern Shore, Akron and UC Irvine.

The 55th annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun

Bowl Invitational is Wednesday and Thursday,
Dec. 21-22 at UTEPs Don Haskins Center.
UTEP hosts Kent State, North Dakota and
Alcorn State. Games begin at 5 and 7 p.m. both
days. Tickets: $12-$40 (military and student
discounts available). Information: 533-4416 or
747-5234 (UTEP Ticket Center).
Prices Give Em Five Sun Bowl Cheer Camp
is 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at El
Paso Convention Center. Groups of selected
youth from throughout El Paso go through
drills with instructors and cheerleaders.
Information: Wayne Thornton, 541-4331
Rotary Sun Bowl Football Team Luncheon is
11:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at El Paso
Convention Center. Individual tickets: $50;
Corporate Tables $450 (8 guests or 6 guests &
2 non-starting players); Starting Player Tables
$600. Information: Ellen Hughes, 533-4416 ext.

200, or Arlene Carrion (Rotary Club) 5049013.

Also

McDonalds Classic Basketball

Tournament The national high school

tournament is Dec. 8-10, with 180 of the

countrys best student-athletes in boys and
girls basketball from 13 high schools around
the country, including El Paso. Most games
played at Eastwood High School, with selected
games at Bowie, Coronado and Burges.
Admission: $3 ($2 students). Information: 3736708. Full schedule at elpasoclassic.com or on
Facebook at McDonalds Classic - El Paso.

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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.
Thursday, Dec. 15: NMSU
1:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28: CSU
Bakersfield
Sunday, Jan. 1: UTSA

Miners Hockey Club UTEPs hockey

team hosts Dallas Baptist at 7:30 p.m. Friday

and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, 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.

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.
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30: Air Force.
Saturday, Dec. 3: Long Beach State
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10: New Mexico
Monday, Dec. 19: UC Irvine
Tuesday, Dec. 27: Eastern New Mexico
Friday, Dec. 30: UTEP

NMSU Womens Basketball Home

games are at Pan Am Center in Las Cruces.

Ticket information to be announced: (575) 6461447 or nmstatesports.com.
1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4: Arizona
2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31: Western New
Mexico

Hyundai Sun Bowl The 83rd annual

football classic begins at noon, Friday, Dec. 30.
Teams, to be announced Dec. 4, will come
from the ACC and Pac-12 conferences.
Tickets: $22 to $62 (Ticketmaster).
Information, Captain Club Ticket prices: 5334416, 1-800-915-BOWL or sunbowl.org.
The pre-game Fan Party is 9 to 11:30 a.m.;
location to be determined. Open to the public.
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.
Other Sun Bowl events:

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Fishing and Golf Day First Tee of

Greater El Paso and Ascarate Fishing Club cohost the fun day at Ascarate Park Saturday,
Dec. 10.
Kids can fish from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m Fishing
supplies provided. Parents must stay with children. Free lunch. Information: 790-3788.
Girls Golf is noon to 1:30 p.m. at the First Tee
of Greater El Paso Learning Center at the park.
Golf for kids is 1:30 to 4 p.m. Equipment provided. Information: 252-6511 or firstteegreaterelpaso.org.
At 5 p.m. everyone is invited to enjoy Lights
on the Lake by running or walking around the
lake.
A free screening of the movie Elf will be
shown following the fun run.
Grapplefest 25 Combat Sports Club

hosts the grappling event 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17, at Las Cruces High School,
1750 El Paseo, with Elite, Gi and non-Gi divisions for all ages and skill levels. Spectator
admission is $15. Registration: $40-$64,

depending on division and event; available

online at combatsportsclub.com.
Weigh-in is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, or 8
to 9 a.m. day of event. No event-day registration.

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.

Bicycling

El Paso Bicycle Club All rides are free

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.

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.

Golf

First Tee Holiday Tournament First

Tee of Greater El Paso hosts the youth golf
tournament Saturday, Dec. 3, at Ascsrste Golf
Course. Ages 3-6 will play three holes, ages 710 will play six holes and ages 11 and older will
play nine holes (under 11 may play nine hole is
at par level). Arrive at 11:15 a.m.; play begins at
noon. Gift donations requested for YWCA
Transitional Living Center. RSVP to
Kristeealb@gmail.com. Information: 252-6511
or firstteegreaterelpaso.org.

Christmas Ham Golf Tournament

The Christmas Shoot-out Tournament is 9

a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at Fort Blisss

Underwood Golf Complex, 3200 Coe. Fourman scramble tournament. Entry fee:
$50(includes green fees, cart fees and a
Christmas ham). Advance registration required
by Dec. 8 at the Pro Shop. Information: 5681059.

Sun Bowl Golf Challenge The 2016

Hyundai Sun Bowl Golf Challenge begins with a

shotgun start at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28,
at Vista Hills Country Club, 2210 Trawood.
Open to all golfers. Cost: $70 ($50 VHCC
members). Two-member team signup deadline
is Dec. 26. Wounded Warrior or soldier sponsorships: $100. Information: Bill Greenawald,
443-5589; Vista Hills Country Club, 592-6565
or vistahillscc.com.
Representatives from the participating ACC
and Pac-12 universities will be pitted against
each other in an 18-hole, 2-person scramble
matchplay format.

Running events

8K Holiday Run The family run is 8:30

a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Fort Blisss Soto

Physical Fitness Center, Bldg. 20751
Constitution on East Fort Bliss. Families
encouraged to bring strollers, scooters, bikes
or pets; open to entire El Paso community. Tshirts for all pre-registered runners. On-site
registration and packet pickup is 7 to 8:15 a.m.
Registration (by Nov. 30): $20; $10 active duty
military, children 12 and younger); additional
$10 for registration on race day. Registration at
raceroster.com. Information: 744-5785 or
blissmwr.com/intramurals.

Pearl Harbor Triathlon 5K Run/30K

Bike/40M Swim is 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at
White Sands Missile Ranges Bell Gymnasium.
Registration: $60 individuals; $70 teams ($10
discount for active duty military). Information:
(575) 678-3374 (local call) or wsmrmwr.com
(click on Sports & Fitness).
The Super Run 5K The superhero-

themed 5k run is 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at

Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta. Superhero cape and
finishers medals for all runners. Runners may
run for fun, or choose their favorite charity.
Music and activities begin at 8 a.m. Car fee for
Ascarate park is $2. Registration:
$35 ($25 team runners) by Nov. 3; $40 ($29
team runners) Nov. 3-Dec. 2; $45 all runners
day of event. Online registration at
TheSuperRun.com.
Sidekick runners age 5 and younger run free.

Color Run The Happiest 5K on the

Planet begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at

Ascarate Park as part of the international Color
Run Tropicolor World Tour 2016.
Participants, who are required to wear white,
will be bathed in a tropical array of colors and
island scents as they pass through the shade of
palm trees, arches, and island-style music. At
the Finish Festival, Color Runners will enjoy the
Rainbow Beach, with music, dancing, unique
photo opportunities, and massive color throws.
Each Color Runner will also receive a
Tropicolor race shirt, medal, headband, and
temporary tattoos.
Cost is $25-$35, with $5 discount for team
members (minimum of four to a team).
Information: thecolorrun.com. Register at
active.com.

Lady of the Mountain The 3rd annual

Half Marathon, 10K and 5K runs begin at
Saturday, Dec. 10, at Griggs Field, Fairgrounds
Road and N. Florida in Alamogordo. Half
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marathon and relay races begin at 8 a.m. with

10K and 5K runs at 8:15 a.m. Entry fee (Dec.
6-11) is $50 for the half-marathon, $90 per
relay team; $45 for 10K; $40 for 5K; and $10
for Kids 1-mile run. Discount for registration
before Dec. 5. Registration at active.com.
Information: ladyofthemountainrun.com.
Proceeds benefit the Lady of the Mountain
Scholarship at NMSU-Alamogordo.
Fees: $30 half marathon, $50 relay team, $25
10K, $20 5K (through July 31); $35 half
marathon, $60 relay team, $30 10K, $25 5K
(Aug. 1-Sept. 30); $40 half marathon, $70 relay
team, $35 10K, $30 5K (Oct. 1-Nov. 30); $45
half marathon, $80 relay team, $40 10K, $35
5K (Dec. 1-5); and $50 half marathon, $90
relay team, $45 10K, $40 5K (Dec. 6-9). Kids
run: $10.

Up and Running Jingle Bell Run The

10th annual 5K run/walk benefitting El Paso

High School girls track is 8:30 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 17, at Up and Running, 2322 N. Mesa
(Rudolph Plaza). Runners encouraged to wear a
Santa Hat. Cost: $25 per event by Dec. 15; $30
Dec. 16-17. Information: Chris Rowley, 4785663. Registration at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Hot chocolate and tamales at finish line. Bestdressed Santa and elf receive a $50 gift card.

Deby Lewis Memorial Holiday Light

run The evening 5K and 1-mile runs are 5

p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Eastwood High

School, 2430 McRae, coursing through the
Eastridge neighborhood to enjoy the holiday
lights, ending in the Eastwood stadium lit with
luminarias. Enjoy Christmas carols with the
Eastwood band and choir and a cup of hot
chocolate. Information: 218-2642 or debylewisfoundation.org.

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.

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
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.

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;

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$45 5K; $20 motivational mile.
Information: biggestloserrunwalk.com. Online
registration at active.com.

Roundtop Trail Runs The runs are

planned at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, beginning
at Anthony Gap. Details to be announced.
Information: raceadventuresunlimited.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. Information: 5668400 or raceadventuresunlimited.com.
El Paso Michelob Ultra Marathon and
TFCU 1/2 Marathon The annual

marathon, half-marathon and 5K run/walk is 7

a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.
Information: elpasomarathon.org.
Early registration (by Dec. 31) is $100 for the
marathon, $70 for the TFCU Springfoot Half
Marathon; and $34 for the Up and Running
Springfoot 5K.

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 $95 individuals ($450 teams) through Dec. 31; $110 ($500
teams) Jan. 1-Feb. 11; $125 ($600 teams) Feb.
12-March 5. Online registration at bataanmarch.com.

Winter sports

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.
December hours are noon to 3 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3 and 10, and Sunday, Dec. 11;, plus noon
to 3 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.
Holidays on Ice skating runs Dec. 16-Jan. 29.
Hours:
7 to 10 p.m. Dec. 16
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 3 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 10
p.m. Dec. 17-23, and Dec. 26-30, Jan. 1-7
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 24
and 30, Jan. 8;
WinterFest El Paso Live with The
Hospitals of Providence and Providence
Childrens Hospital, host the winter events
Dec. 3-Jan. 4, including an outdoor ice skating
rink located near the Plaza Theatre. 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;
hours to be announced. Season passes; $50,
good for one session per day. Tickets at elpasolive.com. Information: 534-0600 or on
Facebook at EPWinterfest.
Kick off event is noon to 11 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3.
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.
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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
Thanksgiving weekend through March. The 24hour Ski Apache Snow Report number is (575)
257-9011. Information: (575) 464-3600 or skiapache.com.
The 9th annual Dummy Gelunde and
Torchlight Parade dummy ski jump event is 3
to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28. The
gelunde is followed by the annual Torchlight
Parade at dusk down Capitan Trail and a fireworks show.
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)
The Ski Apache Wind Rider is an hour-long zipline 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.

Ruidoso Winter Park The snow play

area at 1200 Ski Run Road in Alto, N.M. features giant tubes, a kidz korral, family zip line
and other activities during the winter months.
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); include use of tubes;
military discounts, night discounts, and group
rates on selected days. Additional fee for zip
lines. Dates and times subject to change.
Information: (575) 336-7079 or ruidosowinterpark.com.

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,
Mustards Last Stand 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.
Season may begin as early as November,
weather permitting.
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.
Available for private events. Information/hours:
(575) 682-4585 or (915) 449-1200 or on
Facebook at Cloudcroft Ice Rink.

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The annual Soiree de Noel and dinner is 6

p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Coronado Country
Club, 1044 Broadmoor. RSVP online.
AFEP members host an art exhibit of their
work Jan. 6-24, at EPCCs Administration
Building, A 9050 Viscount, Reception is 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 6, in the foyer.

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, Dec. 3: Dinner and pool
Friday, Dec. 9: Dinner and play
Saturday, Dec. 17: Christmas Party

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, Dec. 9, at Ella Blu, 5410 N. Mesa,
refreshments and store discounts. No RSVP
necessary. Information: (310) 404-1618.
The monthly luncheon is 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 14, at El Paso Country Club, 5000
Country Club Place, with a Holiday Bazaar 10
to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. Reservations

required: $22. Information: 892-5178.

Borderland IONS The Borderlands

IONS (Institute of Noetic Sciences) Community
Group meets 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at
Doris Van Doren Library Branch, 551 Redd.
Dr. Kien Lim, will speak on behalf of the
Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Center
and will address the subject of Tibetan
Buddhism. Admission is free and open to the
public; donations accepted for speakers travel
expenses. Information: 526-6297 or noetic.org.

Germania Club The Germania Club of El

Pasos hosts its Christmas Party 11:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Underwood Golf
Course, 3200 Coe, Fort Bliss. Newcomers welcome. Information, reservations: 755-5471.

Discover El Paso The nonprofit group,

founded in 1973, is dedicated to promoting

things to do and see in and around El Paso.
Information: discoverep.org.
The groups Christmas Party is Tuesday, Dec.
13, at Vista Hills Country Club, 2210 Trawood.
Cost: $22. Reservations: 598-6376.
The group will attend UTEP Dinner Theatres
production of Cabaret on Feb. 4. Deadline
for ticket purchases is Dec. 8. Reservations:
587-9439.

International Coin Club El Pasos only

coin club meets at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the first

Monday of the month at St. Pauls United
Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere. Business
meeting starts around 6:30 p.m. Numismatic
presentations start at 7 p.m. with auction to
follow. Visitors always welcome, and admission
free for first-time visitors. Information: 5336001 or elpasocoinclub.com.

Area attractions

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.
Arts in the Parks: Print-making is 12:30 to
3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Create holiday
postcards with west Texas wildlife images, and
learn about the different animals and plants of
the area. Participation is free; tram ride cost
still applies.
Santa will be make a pit stop at the Tramway
noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 17-18.
Last Sunday Hike is 8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25,
beginning in the parks parking lot to the top of
Ranger Peak. Bring water, sturdy shoes, weath-

er appropriate clothing (or costume).

Participants are invited to wear their Santa hat!
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.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

1200 Futurity Dr. (at Sunland Park Drive),

Sunland Park, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Sunday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. Friday and
Saturday. Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m.
everyday. Closed Dec. 24-25. General admission and parking are free. Information: (575)
874-5200 or sunland-park.com.
Live racing returns Friday, Dec. 16. (See
Sports for details).
Holiday in Part family event is Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 17-18.
New Years Eve free performance with live
music by Fungi Mungle is Saturday, Dec. 31.

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.

Ski Apache Wind Rider The hour-long

zip-line adventure at the Alto, N.M. ski resort
begins at over 11,000 feet, spanning 8,900 feet
in three sections, reaching speeds of up to 65
mph. Cost is $75 for adults, $68 children and
senior, $62 military. Minimum age is 10; height
and weight limits also apply. Reservations
required. Information: (575) 464-3633 or skiapache.com.
The Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero,
N.M. also offers the Apache Eagle ZipRider,
which spans 2,668 feet, lasting about three
minutes. Tickets: $40 ($37 ages 10-13 and 60plus; $41 military); $91 for all-day pass.

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.
Native American Dances are on the hour 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Fresh Indian bread is on sale at the center,
made Saturday mornings. Also featured are
family-operated gift shops.

Licon Dairy The dairys gift shop popular

for its homemade asadero cheese products is at

11951 Glorieta Road in San Elizario and is open
6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and
6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The
dairy also features an extensive petting zoo and
regularly stocked fishing hole. Admission is free,
with a nominal charge for fishing hole use.
Information: 851-2705 or licondairy.com.

Plaza Theatre Tours The free weekly

tours are noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Plaza,

125 W. Mills in Downtown El Paso. Meet
under Plaza marquee. Information: 534-0660.

San Elizario Historic District The district 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.
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Self-guided walking tours and guided tour of

17 historical sites also offered, including the
Chapel, Old El Paso County Jail (where Billy
the Kid broke out a friend in 1876), the old
Grist Mill, the Lafayette barracks and more.
Free guides at all galleries and museum.

Spaceport America Visitor Center

Spaceport America, the worlds first purposebuilt, commercial spaceports new Spaceport
America Experience tour is open for visitors at
301 S. Foch, in the historic hot springs district
of Truth or Consequences, N.M., with educational and interactive space exhibits, tour tickets and official Spaceport America merchandise.
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. Discounted admission rates online at
spaceportamerica.com/experience.

La Via Winery New Mexicos oldest

winery is just across the state line from El Paso,

at 4201 S. NM Highway 28, one mile north of
Vinton Road. Information: (575) 882-7632 or
lavinawinery.com.
The tasting room and patio are open for sales
and tasting of wines from noon to 5 p.m.
Thursday through Tuesday (closed
Wednesdays). Tasting fee is $5. A daily tour is
offered at 11:30 a.m. by appointment only; the
$10 fee includes tasting.

Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery

430 La Via Road (off NM 28 between

markers 8 and 9), in Chamberino, N.M. Tasting
room open noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through
Monday. Information: (915) 241-4349 or sombraantigua.com.
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. See separate listing.

Sunland Winery 1769 Victory Lane in

Sunland Park, N.M. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m.

Tuesday and Wednesday, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Thursday through Saturday and 3 to 9 p.m.
Sunday; live music and free wine tastings.
Information: (575) 589-1214.

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-run observatory is located at

3640 Dark Sky Drive, near Fort Davis, Texas.
Visitor Center open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily.
Information: (432) 426-4138.
The observatory offers daytime tours and
solar viewing at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily.
Twilight programs begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Fridays and Saturdays. The popular stargazing
events are 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and
Saturdays.
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
at mcdonaldobservatory.org.
To get there: Observatory is 185 miles from
El Paso. Take Highway 118 from I-10 south at
Kent for a 39-mile drive to observatory. The
observatory and Fort Davis are on Central
Time.
December 2016

Tis
the
day
before
Christmas

Story by Lisa Kay Tate

or many Christmas Eve is indeed a

Silent Night, Holy Night when
people open presents early and
maybe leave their home for a candlelight
service, if at all. But even on Christmas
Eve there are options for those seeking
activities beyond home or church throughout the day and evening, from ice skating
and holiday light and luminaria strolls in
El Paso, as well as famous and historic
destinations worthy of a Christmas Eve
road trip.
And particularly with Dec. 24 falling on a
Saturday, there will be plenty of creatures
stirring throughout the El Paso and
Southern New Mexico region the day
before Christmas.

Do wntown El Paso

Visiting San Jacinto Plaza in Downtown

El Paso has always been a Christmas tradition for many, but it was closed for renovations the past three holiday seasons. This
year the Plaza will not only be decorated
once again, but will be the centerpiece of a
new tradition for residents and visitors:
WinterFest.
Beginning Dec. 3 in conjunction with the
annual Celebration of Lights, the
Downtown area will feature lights, food,
shopping and an outdoor ice skating rink
located near the Plaza Theatre, which
means the Christmas Eve tradition of
strolling through San Jacinto Plaza can
now encompass much more.
As San Jacinto Plaza once again lights
up for the winter season, we wanted to
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Mesilla Plaza is filled with luminarias and

carolers on Christmas Eve.
Courtesy photo

The Great Russian Nutcracker

offers a Christmas Eve performance at noon at the Plaza Theatre.
Courtesy photo

San Jacinto Plaza prepares for Celebration of Lights

Photo by Rick Tate

enhance the downtown visitors experience

and create a new holiday tradition,
Destination El Paso General Manager
Bryan Crowe said. We are pleased to
present WinterFest along with the
Hospitals of Providence and Providence
Childrens Hospital, and look forward to
welcoming guests to a new, cooler downtown El Paso.
The entire WinterFest area will span from
the Convention Center to San Jacinto
Plaza, with a Winter Village featuring a
life-size snow globe photo op attraction,
and a temporary ice skating rink set up in
Arts Festival Plaza, between the Museum
of Art and Plaza Theatre.
There will be a fee for skating, but several admission options are offered, including
military and childrens discounts, and charitable giving days when donations like
canned food or clothing items can offset
skating costs. The rink will be open noon
to 6 p.m. Christmas Eve, and also 4 to 10
p.m. Christmas Day.
WinterFest will also include partnerships
with area businesses, including Mexican
hot chocolate from the Coffee Box and
churros, pozole and other treats in the Big
Media Kringle Kaf.
Downtown will join the areas other ice
rinks, including Fountains at Farahs
Promenade Ice Pond, which will be open
until 8 p.m. Christmas Eve, as well as public skating hosted by El Paso Hockey
Associations ice rink at the El Paso
County Events Center, near the County
Coliseum. The Events Center, which regularly hosts public skating most of the year,
features Holidays on Ice on selected dates
from late November through early January.
Christmas Eve skating sessions are 11 a.m.

to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.

While at WinterFest, Downtown visitors
can also stop in at the El Paso Museum of
Art and Museum of History, which will be
open regular hours on Christmas Eve. The
Museum of History will host The Miracle
of the First Poinsettia, at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24, featuring Community
Engagement coordinator Ms. Jaime,
accompanied by crafts and holiday activities.
One of Downtowns biggest Christmas
Eve events will be the mid-day performance of The Great Russian Nutcracker.
This traveling performance from Moscow
Ballet has been a seasonal tradition in El
Paso for 24 years, and this year is offered
at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23 and noon
Saturday, Dec. 24, at the Plaza Theatre.

A stro ll among the lights

One of the most popular Christmas Eve

traditions for many people is the chance to
explore the lights and luminarias of the
community, including many neighborhoods that glow especially bright that
night.
With the coming of WinterFest, is the
return of the lights on San Jacinto Plaza
Downtown, only this year, there will be no
official, Christmas tree on the plaza.
Instead the original Afghan pine and other
landscaping will be decorated along with a
new artificial 30-foot tree and other features. This way, people can enjoy the
entire holiday display as one large attraction.
Two of the most areas most famous sites
for lights are the Eastside subdivision of
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dents host neighborhood-wide light displays starting around the first week of
December through the holiday season.
The annual Luminarias and Christmas
Lights around the central El Paso area of
Cumberland Circle, off Pennsylvania
Avenue, is another long-running Christmas
Eve tradition.
Various other neighborhoods have taken
to setting up luminaria displays on
Christmas Eve as well, such as Kern Place,
Tennis West and others where motorists
can dim their lights and drive slowly to
enjoy the rows and rows of sand-filled
brown paper bags illuminated by candles
that are lit for one night only.
Many buildings along the Mission Trail
and in their historic communities will be
adorned with luminarias Christmas Eve,
although their annual posadas celebration
and Luminarias Lighting Festival is
planned for Dec. 17.
According to the San Elizario Historic
District, the annual Posadas Presentation is
an important part of the Mexican
Christmas celebration:
The word posada means inn or shelter in Spanish, and this celebration recreates Mary and Josephs search for a place
to stay in Bethlehem.
Some churches and organizations host
posada events on Christmas Eve. Those
wishing to participate can contact individual churches for their schedules.
Luminarias along Scenic Drive have not
been a Christmas Eve event for some time,
but are still an annual event hosted by La
Fe Clinic. This years Navidad de La Fe
Luminarias, on Dec. 19, is now in its 25th

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year with more than 4,000 luminarias lining the drive.

El Paso County hosts Lights by the Lake
at Ascarate Park, Dec. 10 through early
January, and they will be offered for
Christmas Eve, according to El Paso
County Parks and Special Events
Marketing Specialist Alexandra South.
The winter park hours are 6 a.m. to 8
p.m., which applies to both Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day, she said.
One destination that has been consistently
growing is the home of Fred Loya on
Paseo de Oro.
Loyas light shows are 6, 7 and 8 p.m.
weekends in December, including both
Christmas Eve and Day. The show, which
grows every year, includes hundreds of
thousands of choreographed lights, music,
and other effects, with new features added
each year.
There is also a Santa appearance for
guests to take photos with, and complementary hot chocolate and cookies after
each show. The Loya family does ask
viewers to please be respectful off the
homes and church in the surrounding
neighborhood, and not disturb others
property. This includes avoiding parking in
the neighborhood, as parking is available
for show guests at nearby Montwood High
School.
The display is so impressive, it was
named winner of ABCs The Great
Christmas Light Fight in 2014, beating
out homes in Rhode Island, Louisiana and
New Jersey.
We feel that we have the best Christmas
light show in the country, Loya told
reporters in 2014, when the show was
being filmed. We feel its the least we can
do for this great city and this great community.

Also o n Christmas Eve

The El Paso Museum of Archaeology in

Northeast El Paso also will be open regular
hours on Christmas Eve, but Las Cruces
Museums will be closed that day.
The El Paso Zoo will be open normal
hours Christmas Eve, although if people
want the full holiday zoo experience, they
may want to mark their calendar for Santa
at the Zoo Dec. 10-11, when the zoo will
offer holiday entertainment, arts and crafts,
treats for the animals, and a snow play
area.
All National Park Service sites will be
open Christmas Eve, including El Paso
Chamizals National Memorial, which has
its regular fourth Saturday storytime
scheduled for ages 3-6 that day.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site will
be closed Christmas Eve, but the Wyler
Aerial Tramway, which is part of Texas
Parks and Wildlife, will be open noon to 7
p.m.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site
will be open both Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day. Trails in Franklin
Mountains State Park also will open to
holiday hikers.
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Mesilla lights up for Christmas Eve

Dec. 24 is the one and only night to enjoy the longest-running Christmas Eve
tradition in the borderland. Beginning at dusk, about 6,000 luminarias will
light up the historic Mesilla Plaza, with musicians and carolers leading a community sing-along of holiday favorites. Its also an opportunity for last-minute
shopping, with most of the Mesilla stores open late.
Mayor Nora L. Barraza estimated 4,000 people view the displays by car each
year, with between 800 and 1,000 more gathering in the plaza at 5:30 p.m. to
wander among the lights, to sing carols and sip on traditional Mexican hot
chocolate.
According to the history of the event provided by Mesilla Special Events
Coordinator Irene Parra, famed Mesilla resident, the late Josefina Gamboa Biel
Emerson, first featured lights and luminarias as part of her family Christmas
Eve celebrations.
Josefina moved into her parents former home in 1965, just a year before
Mesilla Plaza was named to the National Historic Register. As part of her familys Christmas Eve celebration, she set luminarias around her home and next
to the wood gate that opened from her patio onto the plaza, the history
explains. Over time, the gate became an icon for Mesillas old adobe architecture. Josefina tended it, decorated it, and greeted all who came to admire it.
Eventually it became known as Josefinas Gate.
Residents would follow luminarias to and from her home before and after
midnight mass at San Albinos church and enjoy traditional regional Christmas
treats and camaraderie. Eventually, she collected a few dollars from area merchants to purchase candles for more luminarias, and recruited Boy Scouts to
help maintain them on Christmas Eve. Other groups like Los Leones de
Mesilla, Las Cruces high Schools Marching and baseball team begin helping
with this effort.
No doubt the grand dame of Christmas, Josefina, would be pleased to know
that the luminarias of Mesilla still guide visitors to the plaza, Parra said.
Malls and shopping centers will close
early on Christmas Eve, but some will
have early hours in the morning for lastminute shoppers.
Cielo Vista Mall, for example, will be
open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Gift-wrapping will also be available, with
proceeds benefiting the Miracle League of
El Paso, as well as photos with Santa.
Santa will also be on hand Christmas Eve
for photos at Sunland Park Mall, Bassett
Place and Fountains at Farah. Last-minute
gift wishers can find Santa also at Freedom
Crossing and the Outlet Shoppes.
For Fort Bliss families, Bliss MWR will
offer a family Glow Bowl thank you
event at the posts Desert Strike Lanes 1 to
7 p.m. Christmas Eve, with bowling and
food specials and prizes.

Candlelight and wo rship

In many churches, candlelight services

are a Christmas Eve tradition, well attended by both their members and guests.
One of the areas largest churches,
Abundant Living Faith Center, will forgo
its annual mid-December Christmas production while construction is underway on
their new Westside location but their popular candlelight services will still be offered
at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 and 24.
In El Pasos Catholic community, many
parishes will host posadas, but each parish
needs to be contacted individually to see
which ones are scheduling on or near
Christmas Eve.
St. Patricks Cathedral, which celebrates is
centennial in the coming year, will be the
center for several events, including the
childrens Christmas Eve mass at 5:15 p.m.
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formance at 11 p.m.
El Pasos many cultures will celebrate the
holidays in their own homes as well.
The celebrations for Hanukkah begin the
evening of Dec. 24 after nightfall, with the
lighting of the first menorah candle, the
one on the far right. Chabad Lubavitch of
El Paso will host an annual Chanukah
Playground on the evening of Dec. 27.
For many families in Mexico and on the
border community, Christmas Eves family
activities include Nochebuena observances, celebrating the birth of the Christ
Child. On this night, families place the
baby Jesus in their nativity sets, and often
a small gift is given.
El Paso is host to a large German population, and Christmas Eve in many German
homes is when the Christmas tree is decorated.

Winter wonderland trips

Those feeling particularly adventurous on

Christmas Eve can find several festive destinations not more than two or three hours
from El Paso.
The nearby mountains of Cloudcroft and
Ruidoso make skiing on Christmas Eve an
easy option. Ski Apache in Ruidoso is
open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends and
holidays including Christmas Eve, and Ski
Cloudcroft is also open for similar hours
on Saturdays, assuming snow conditions
permit.
In Cloudcroft, The Lodge has created a
welcoming family friendly Christmas Eve
tradition when Santa and Mrs. Claus read
Twas The Night Before Christmas and
provide hot cider and cookies for guests.

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Ruidosos Winter Park play area is open

until 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, as well as
until 8 p.m. Christmas Day, with a family
zip line, tubing, VIP corrals and other
snow play activities.
One Ruidoso activity during the holiday
season is the nightly sleigh ride through
the town, hosted by Grindstone Stables.
With jingle bells ringing and the horses
breath fogging in the air, everyone is sure
to enjoy the crisp winter evenings while
riding through the oldest part of Ruidoso,
the stable information promises.
The rides are held on Christmas Eve, and
include a special appearance by Santa
Claus.
The historic town of Lincoln, less than an
hour from Ruidoso, is home of many
restored 19th century sites, such as the
courthouse where Billy the Kid escaped,
which will stay open until 4:30 p.m.
Christmas Eve, with the annual
Luminarias at Lincoln beginning at dusk.
A bit further away, the town of Carrizozo,

ack in March I was helping a

friend with some outside cleanup
work at our church and realized I
had lost my wallet. We searched and
searched but no luck. It was totally my
fault I was wearing old jeans with a
ripped back pocket and should never
have put my wallet there in the first
place.
My church is in a downtown neighborhood with a lot of transients in the vicinity, so I figured someone had picked it
up and was long gone. If that was the
case, that person hit the jackpot I was
leaving for a long weekend trip to
California the next morning and the wallet had several hundred dollars in cash.
Fortunately I was able to get some cash
from my brother-in-law and I had a
passport at home that I could use as an
ID at the airport. I called my wife, who
was visiting her son in New York, and
asked her to cancel all our credit cards
and request new ones.
Fast forward to another cleanup detail
at my church the Saturday before
Thanksgiving. I was working with three
other guys, including the pastor. Wed
been working for less than an hour when
the pastor walked toward me from the
back of the building carrying yes, the
wallet I had lost more than eight months
earlier. One of the guys on the cleanup
crew was picking up trash next to a
basement window and saw the wallet
hanging on the windows iron bars. It
was in a tight space blocked by a wheelchair ramp, so it had been hidden from
view all those months. Every dollar was
still there.
Not only did someone find the wallet
while I happened to be there at the same
time, but we were doing the same kind
of chores that I was doing when I lost it.
I was even wearing those same ripped
blue jeans.
Of course the three other guys had the
same immediate reaction: Guess whos
buying lunch!
I was never so glad to pick up a tab in
all my life.

December 2016

will welcome Christmas Eve travelers with

more than 5,000 luminarias along Hwy
380. The popular Christmas on the Pecos
Boat Tours in Carlsbad, N.M. will take the
day off, although they resume on
Christmas Day (those tours sell out quickly).
One of Roswells newest events, the
Roswell Christmas Railway to St.
Nicholas Station, runs through the season,
with its final run on Christmas Eve,
departing from the zoo with lights, pictures with Santa, entertainment and holiday treats.
White Sands National Monument,
Carlsbad Caverns National Park and
Guadalupe Mountains National Park are
all open Christmas Eve, as are nearly all
Texas and New Mexico state parks.
Purchasing a Christmas tree on Christmas
Eve can also be family destination, with
both the Lincoln and Gila National Forests
in the area offering permits for cutting
trees through Dec. 24. The Forest Service
offices will be closed that day; permits
may be obtained in advance by mail or
visiting a Forest Service office.

But I couldnt help but reflect later on:

Was there some kind of message here?
Was God trying to tell me something?
I think many of us look for spiritual
meaning in extraordinary events. In this
case I reflected on how sometimes we
grieve over losing something and it turns
out we never really lost anything.
It also hit me how time changes the
way we look at things.
There was another occasion this past
year when I dropped my wallet at an
outdoor event and someone picked it up
and turned it in I did not realize it
was missing until I heard an announcement on the PA system. Once again,
nothing was missing. But that whole
incident occurred within a few minutes.
Whats more noteworthy? That a
stranger finds a wallet and turns it in
without even thinking about taking the
money? Or that a friend finds a wallet
thats been lost in a hidden space for
eight months? Both are extraordinary in
their own way.
Im skeptical of what I call reading
the tea leaves, trying to find mystical
messages from odd circumstances. But I
do think that these out-of-the-ordinary
events can remind us of or emphasize
some things we already know.
For example I had assumed that somebody, maybe even a homeless person,
had picked up my wallet that day in
March and took off with it. And I was
entirely wrong. I had judged someone in
my mind and never challenged myself
that I might be mistaken. That might be
the most important lesson of all.

Randy Limbird is editor of

El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com

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El Paso Cactus and Rock Club The

clubs monthly meeting is 10 a.m. to noon

Saturday, Dec. 3, at St. Albans Episcopal
Church, 1810 Elm, for its annual potluck
brunch. No formal program planned. Admission
is free. Information: 355-9270.

El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society

The societys monthly meeting and

Holiday Get-Together and Photo Sharing
Event is at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the
Centennial Museum on the UTEP campus.
Share up to 10 favorite photos in these categories: Birds, Other Animals, Landscapes,
Children and Humorous. Get images to Scott
Cutler (prints, slides or digital) by Dec. 8, at
scutler@utep.edu. Bring a snack to share.
Information: Scott, 581-6071 or trans-pecosaudubon.com.
The Societys field trips are open to the public. Information: Mark Perkins, 637-3521.
A birding trip at Keystone Heritage Park, 4220
Doniphan, is 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Entry
fee: $2 per person.
Martin Luther King weekend field trip to
Phoenix is Jan. 13-16. Call to sign up.

El Paso Native Plant Society The

society meets Thursday, Dec. 8, at St. Albans
Episcopal Church, 1810 Elm (at Wheeling), for
its annual potluck dinner. Social time begins at
6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. Admission is
free. Information: 240-7414.
El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Paisano. 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.

Santa will be at the Zoo Saturday and Sunday,

Dec. 10-11, with play snow, carolers and live
entertainment, holiday arts and crafts, treats for
the animals and more.
Meet The Keeper talks are 10:30 to 3:15
p.m. at various locations.
African Star Train ride tickets are $2 plus
tax ($1.50 for children and society members).
Asian Elephant Training Encounters scheduled
at noon daily.

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.
Arts in the Parks: Printmaking is 12:30 to
3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Create holiday
postcards with west Texas wildlife images, and
learn about the different animals and plants of
the area. Participation is free; tram ride cost
still applies.
Santa will stop at the Tramway noon to 3
p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 17-18.
Last Sunday Hike is 8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25,
beginning in parking lot to the top of Ranger
Peak. Participants are invited to wear their
Santa hat! 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.

Mesilla Valley Christmas Bird Count

The Mesilla Valley Audubon Societys 42nd
annual Christmas Bird Count is Saturday, Dec.
17. Learn the history and methods of the
count, go through a collection of bird photos of
likely species, organize CBC teams, distribute
maps, bird lists and prepare for the count.
Participation is free. Information: (575) 5288696, way1mike@yahoo.com or
mvaudubon.org.
Cut down your own Christmas tree

Permits are available for people to cut down

their own Christmas tree in designated areas of
the Lincoln and Gila National Forests in New
Mexico mid-November through Dec. 24.
Limit is one tree up to 10 feet in height
per household, and the permit includes a map
of areas where cutting is allowed.
Permits available to purchase for $5 per tree;
special permits available for trees over 10 feet.
Maps of tree-cutting areas available at each
ranger station.
Mail-in permit applications are available online
at fs.usda.gov. Allow 7 to 14 days for processing. Applications must be received by Dec. 14.

Rio Bosque Wetlands Park UTEPs

Center for Environmental Resource

Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley. Tours last
about two hours. Information: 747-8663 or riobosque.org.
Introductory tour is 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.
Bird tour is 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.

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. 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.
A family overnight camping event is Saturday,
Dec. 17.

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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

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younger). Additional activity cost for tours

(including morning hike): $2 (free for age 4 and
younger). Information: 857-1135 or texasstateparks.gov. Reservations are recommended
for the self-guided area and for camping: (512)
389-8911.
Tours offered Wednesday through Sunday,
by prior arrangement at 849-6684 or 8571135. Participants must carry at least one bottle of water per person. Pets not allowed on
tours, and may not be left unattended in vehicles. Pictograph tours are 10:30 a.m. and 2
p.m.; rock climbing/bouldering tours are 9:30,
10 and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; hiking tours are 9,
9:30 and 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. during winter
months, by advance request only.
Birding tours are 7:30 a.m. on the third
Saturday of the month. Advance sign-up
encouraged.
To get there: Take Montana Avenue (U.S.
Highway 62-180) all the way into the Hueco
Mountains then turn left on Ranch Road 2775.
North Mountain is available for self-guided day
use, for up to 70 people at a time; 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 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
through Dec. 17; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 18Jan. 1. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through
Dec. 31. Closed Christmas Day; open 9 a.m. to
6 p.m. New Years Day. 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.
Sunset strolls are offered daily one hour
before sunset (4 p.m. through Jan. 6).
A Naturalization Ceremony is 1 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1, with 15 candidates becoming new citizens to commemorate the National
Park Services Centennial.
Reading Adventures for ages 5 to 10 are 2
p.m. daily Dec. 18-Jan. 1 in the visitor center.
Skins and Skulls mammal identification talks
are 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
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.
Rock of Ages ranger led walks through the Big
Room. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Dec. 9-10, and Dec. 16-17. Guests will meet
characters of the past who helped shape the
history of the park. Cost: $10.

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

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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.

Gila Cliff Dwellings National

Monument 44 miles north of Silver City

on NM Highway 15 in the middle of the majestic Gila Wilderness, the first and one of the
largest wilderness areas. 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.

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.
Holiday Bells are 11 a.m. to noon Saturday,
Dec. 3, with music performed on handbells by
the Touch of Joy Ringers.
Holidays with the Animals is 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, kids can make holiday cards
and treats for their favorite Living Desert animals.

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.
A Turning Back the Sun stargazing event is 5
to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
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.
Star Party is 6 to 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
Luminaries Night is 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 10, with more than 1,000 luminaries light
the visitor center, native garden and labyrinth.
Hot cider and cookies offered.
Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M.,
State Roads 11 and 9. Day use hours: 7 a.m. to
9 p.m. Information: (575) 531-2711.
Luminarias Event at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18,
in the portal area of the Exhibit Hall, with hundreds of luminaria candles, hot chocolate, and
holiday baked ham prize giveaways.
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. The
moderate level, gravel trail; approximately 1/2
miles. Bring water and dress for cold weather.
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.
Audubon Bird Walks are 7:15 a.m. Saturdays,
led by park volunteers.
Ranger-led Nature Hikes are 2:30 p.m.
Sundays.
Fitness in Nature walks with the Second
December 2016

Chance Walker Program are 8:30 a.m. every

Saturday beginning at the Visitor Center.
Bring binoculars, water, sunscreen; wear hiking shoes.

Youth Plus 1 Hiking Program The

City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation
Department offers a Youth + 1 (parent) hiking
program for ages 12-15 that provides hikes in
length from 3 to 7 miles. Participants required
to wear hiking boots, hats, a backpack, and
bring water and a lunch. Hikes are 3 to 7 miles
long, and take place every other Saturday to
sites such as Dripping Springs, Filmore Canyon,
Soledad Canyon, Branson Canyon and more.
Admission is free, but space is limited. Register
at Frank OBrien Papen Community Center,
304 W. Bell. Information: (575) 541-2454.

gram; Star Party $12 ($10 senior, military; $8

age 6-12). Age 5 and younger admitted free to
most programs.
Reservations, event schedule available online
at mcdonaldobservatory.org.

To get there: Observatory is 185 miles from

El Paso. Take Highway 118 from I-10 south at
Kent for a 39-mile drive to observatory. The
observatory and Fort Davis are on Central
Time.

Tombaugh Observatory NMSUs

Tombaugh Observatory in Las Cruces hosts
open house at 7 p.m. Friday nearest the time of
the first quarter moon September to May
(Dec. 9, Jan. 20), weather providing.
Programs begin with a short presentation, followed by guided observing through telescopes.
Information: (575) 646-4438, or (575) 6466278 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.

Aguirre Spring Campground The

Organ Mountain recreational area, run by the
federal Bureau of Land Management, is off U.S.
70 about 15 miles east of Las Cruces. Fifty-five
family camping and picnic sites, plus two group
areas. Day-use fee is $3 per vehicle.
Information: (575) 525-4300.
Dripping Springs Natural Area The

recreational area is at the base of the Organ

Mountains at the end of Dripping Springs Road
(the eastern extension of University Avenue),
about 10 miles east of Las Cruces. October
through March the entrance gate is open 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Admission is $3 per vehicle. No pets
allowed (except for assistance animals).
Information: (575) 522-1219.

Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park

The park, part of Asombro Institute for Science

Education, is northeast of Las Cruces, off
Jornada Road. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Information: (575)
524-3334 or asombro.org.
To get there: Take I-25 in Las Cruces and
head east on U.S. 70. Take the Mesa Grande
Road exit (at Oate High School). Make a Uturn under the highway to head west, and stay
in the right lane. Turn right (north) on Jornada
Road. Follow Jornada Road for 6.4 miles and
turn left at the park sign. Follow the entrance
road to the parking area and trailhead.

McDonald Observatory The University

of Texas at Austin-run observatory is located at
3640 Dark Sky Drive, near Fort Davis, Texas.
Visitor Center open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily.
Information: (432) 426-4138.
The observatory offers daytime tours and
solar viewing at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily.
Twilight programs begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Fridays and Saturdays. The popular stargazing
events are 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and
Saturdays.
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 pro-

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Centennial Museum University at

Wiggins, UTEP. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30
Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 747-8994, 747-6669 or
museum.utep.edu.
Showing through Dec. 22 is The Notebook
of Nancy Lea as part of Tom Lea Month
events dedicated to the memory of Nancy Lea
(1906-1936). The exhibit includes excerpts
from Nancys journal as well as photographs of
Nancy and Tom.
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 (Dec. 4). 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.

El Paso Museum of Archaeology

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. Closed Sundays, Mondays
and city holidays. Admission is free.
Information: 755-4332 or
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
A Holiday Market is noon to 8 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3, with free activities and museum memberships for sale.
A reception and opening for the Quanah
Parker exhibit is planned for Saturday, Dec. 10.
Call for time.
Weekly archery and atl-atl (spear thrower)
demonstrations are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays.

El Paso Museum of Art One Arts

Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. For exhibit
information, see Southwest Art Scene.

El Paso Museum of History 510 N.

Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday (open until 9 p.m. Thursdays),
and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays
and city holidays. Museum admission is free,

area. The collection of more than 30 aircraft

and 40 automobiles includes the P-51 Mustang,
P-38 Lightning, A-26 Invader and the German
Fieseler-Storch. Among later aircraft are the F86 Sabre and MiG-15s.
except for selected exhibits. Information: 2120320 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
A preview of the TV documentary produced
by Jackson Polk The Womans Club Of El
Paso, A Vital Force Since 1894, is 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1, in celebration of the
Centennial of the Clubs home, built in 1916.
See separate listing.
A Celebration of Public Art, and its History
in El Paso, an interactive informal tour of
Kathleen Trenchards work in Cleveland Park,
is 11 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 3, covering
the papel picado public art pieces in
Cleveland Park.
Holiday crafts, music and hot cocoa are
offered 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Visit
the DIGIE Wall to see the special holiday
inspired cityscape. Kids can write a letter to
Santa to make sure their Christmas wishes
make it to the North Pole.
A Volunteer Meet and Greet is 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8, for prospective museum
volunteers.
The museum hosts a holiday art and interior
tour of the Womans Club of El Paso at 1400
N. Mesa 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17.
Admission is free and refreshments provided.
Family activities:
Storytime reading of The legend of the
Poinsettia is 11 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec.
24, with Ms. Jaime, followed by activities and
crafts.
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.
Currently showing is Through a Childs Eyes:
Growing up in El Paso (1880-1950).
The 7th Wall of Giants: Womans Club of El
Paso A Vital Force since 1894 honors the
Womans Club of El Paso for more than 100
years of service to the Community. Exhibit runs
through April 22, 2017.
Continuing exhibits: Neighborhoods and

Shared Memories, and The Changing Pass.

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.
Group tours available with advance registration.
Information: 533-5147 or
visitmagoffinhome.com.
The annual Holiday Open House and Fiesta is
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, with vendors, choirs and bands, and free kids activities.
Tickets: $3; free for age 4 and younger.

National Border Patrol Museum and

Memorial Library 4315 Transmountain

Drive. The museum, in Northeast El Paso just

west of U.S. 54, features the history of the
Border Patrol. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and
major holidays. Admission is free. Information:
759-6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.

Rafael Garcas Boxing Museum The

boxing museum named for The Legend
Rafael Garca is now open at 6519 N. Mesa.
The museum shows his achievements, as well
as those of boxing and Lucha Libres greats,
along with art and other exhibits. Information,
hours: 346-5085.

San Elizario Veterans Museum and

Memorial Walk 1501-B Main Street in

San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission
is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-3741 or Ray
Borrego, 383-8529.

Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305

Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of 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.

U.S. Army Heritage Center of the

NCO Building 11331, Staff Sergeant Simms
St., Biggs Army Airfield. Equipment and uniforms used by sergeants and other NCOs
through the years are displayed. Admission:
free. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Information: 744-8646.

War Eagles Air Museum 8012 Airport

Road, Doa Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens and
military; free for children under 12.
Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-airmuseum.com.
The warbirds of World War II and Korea, and
other historic military aircraft, are displayed in a
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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, las-cruces.org/museums or on
Facebook.
Showing through Jan. 7: In Service to
Country: Military Equipment 1860-Present.
Showing through Jan. 21:
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.
weavers.
The monthly History Notes Lecture Series is
1 p.m. the second Thursday of each month.
The Dec. 8 lecture is Chopes: The Making of
a Historic Place with Norma Hartell.
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 5 to 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month as
part of the Downtown Ramble.
Animals Encounters are 11:30 a.m. Saturdays
(some may include a hands-on segment).
Pre-K Programs for ages 3-5 offered at 9 a.m.
Thursdays.
Archaeology lectures are 1 p.m. Saturdays.

Las Cruces Railroad Museum The

museum is in the Santa Fe train depot, 351 N.

Mesilla (at Las Cruces avenue west of the
Downtown Mall). Hours are 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.
Mrs. Pricketts Story Time is 11 a.m. the second Thursday of each month. Related activity
for preschool age children follows.
Toddler Storytime is 11 to 11:30 a.m. the
Saturday, Dec. 17.

NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum

4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. 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.
Holiday Crafts for Kids are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3. Children of all ages are invited to create their own holiday craft to take
home. Museum admission applies.
Stories of Holidays Past: Preparing for
Christmas in New Mexico living history event
is 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, giving visitors a retrospective view of New Mexico history during
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iday vignettes in the Museums theater with
characters from various time periods in the
states history. Admission is free.
Campfire Christmas Cookies program is 10
a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 10, to make and
bake cookies using 1800s cooking tools and
recipes. Volunteers will be on hand to help
with mixing batters and dough, and showing
how to use the old cast-iron, wafer-iron and
Plett pan to make delicious treats. Children
welcome to join in and share a cup of hot
chocolate around the campfire.
A weaving activity for children ages 5 and
older is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 17. Yarn
and a loom will be provided. Participants learn
to use a paper loom to create a small woven
creation they can take home. Free with museum admission.
Showing through Dec. 4 in the Arts
Corridor: Narrie Toole: Honoring the Past,
Bridging Culture and Sharing Wisdom, paintings by a Santa Fe artist that honor Native
American spirituality, wisdom and leadership.
Also showing is Elephant Butte Dam: Building
a Future for Agriculture, marking the centennial of the dam built to provide irrigation storage for Southern New Mexico and El Paso.
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.

NMSU Art Gallery D.W. Williams Art

Center, 1390 E. University Ave, (Williams Hall)
on the NMSU campus, Las Cruces (east of
Solano). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Admission is free. Designated
gallery parking free on weekends and after 5
p.m. on weekdays. Information: (575) 6462545 or uag.nmsu.edu.
Showing through Dec. 21: Geomagic: Art,
Science and the Zuhl Collection, works by
Christine Gray, Jason Middlebrook, Megan
Harrison, Amy Brener, Laura Moriarty, Katie
Paterson, Emily Nachison, Christine Nguyen,
Andrew Yang and Ryan Thompson that create
a platform to explore ontological responses to
spirituality, technology, and anthropogenic geological concerns of preservation in relation to
the natural environment.
NMSU Museum Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-5161 or
nmsu.edu/museum/.
The museums permanent exhibit is Pottery
from the Americas, featuring nearly 600 pottery vessels representing Southwestern and
Mesoamerican ceramics.
White Sands Missile Range Museum

Exhibits feature the history of Trinity Site

(site of first atomic bomb test), V-2 rocket 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 federal holidays. Free admission.
To get there: take U.S. 54, and after the freeway ends, keep going north on Martin Luther
King, which leads directly to the range. Or
enter from the north off U.S. 70 east of Las
Cruces. Visitors must provide a current license,
car registration and proof of insurance.
December 2016

Information: (575) 678-8824 (local call) or

wsmr-history.org.

Zuhl Museum NMSU Alumni Visitors

Center, 775 College Dr. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 5
p.m. the second Saturday of each month.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 646-3616
(visitor center) or nmsu.edu/zuhl. Showing
through Dec. 7: Neomagic, geologicalinspired artworks by undergraduate and graduate students from the NMSU Main Campus.

Also

Deming Luna Mimbres Museum 301

S. Silver, Deming, N.M. An actual chuckwagon,
gems and minerals, turn-of-the-century fashions, military mementos and Mimbres Indian art
are among the exhibits at the museum. Other
attractions in the former National Guard
Armory include a doll room, transportation
annex and quilt room. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 546-2382, 1-800-8484955 or lunacountyhistoricalsociety.com.

Geronimo Springs Museum 211 Main

in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Features prehistoric, historic
and military exhibits about the area. Admission:
$5 ($2.50 students 6 to 18; free for ages 5 and
younger). Family rates: $15. Information: (575)
894-6600 or geronimospringsmuseum.com.
Hubbard Museum of the American
West 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to

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

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday
(closed Tuesday and Wednesday). Docent-led
tours of permanent exhibits are 10 a.m.
Fridays. Admission: $7 ($5 for seniors, military;
$2 children 6-16; free for children 5 and
younger and museum members). Information:
(575) 378-4142, hubbardmuseum.org or on
Facebook.

ture is The Women Behind the Men: Mercury,

Gemini & Apollo, with museum curator Sue
Taylor. Admission is free; coffee and donuts
provided.
Next months topic is Jan. 6, on Some Gave
All: The Apollo 1 Incident with Museum
Executive Director Chris Orwoll.
See Film Scene for the IMAX schedule.
Combo tickets available (included museum
entrance and one IMAX ticket): $10 ($9 seniors
and military, $7 children.

Overland Trail Museum Exhibits at the

Fort Davis, Texas, museum include a replica of

a barbershop that was once on the site, historic
surveying equipment, early medical paraphernalia, a restored pioneer kitchen and early ranching tools. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and
Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Information:
(915) 426-3161.

Sacramento Mountains Historical

Museum U.S. 82 across from the

Chamber of Commerce in Cloudcroft, N.M.

Operated by the Sacramento Mountains
Historical Society, the museum features historical buildings from the turn of the century,
antique farming and ranching tools, other business and home antiques, historical exhibits and
other artifacts.
Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Admission: $5 ($3 ages 6 to 12).
Group rates and tours available with prior
notice. Information: (575) 682-2932.

Silver City Museum 312 W. Broadway,

Silver City, in the historic H.B. Ailman House.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. the first Friday of the
month. The museum covers the settlement of
southwest New Mexico, the two centuries of

mining in the region and early commerce in

Silver City. 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.
The 32nd annual Victorian Christmas
Celebration is 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8,
with music, craft and cookies.

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, 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.

Tularosa Basin Historical Society

Museum The museum, featuring collec-

tions, photos and archives relating to the history of Otero County and the Tularosa Basin, is
next door to the Alamogordo Chamber of
Commerce, 1301 White Sands Blvd. (U.S.
54/70). Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 436-4438.

WNMU Museum 1000 West College

Ave., Silver City, N.M. (575) 538-6386. The

museum features pottery, rugs and other artifacts of Southwestern Cultures; historic photographs of the Silver City area, and traveling
exhibits. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.

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. Guided tours available. Admission is
free, donations accepted. Information: (432)
837-8143, museum@sulross.edu or museumofthebigbend.com.
Showing through March 26: A Feeling of
Humanity: Western Art from the Ken Ratner
Collection. The exhibition features 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.
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Information: (575) 894-7070.

Poetry in the Barrio An evening of

poetry featuring My Tio Cabron by Diana
Walker, PhD. and other local artists is 2 to 5
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at TES Building, 3722
Alabama. A gallery by local up and coming
artists also featured. To sign up to read, send a
writing sample to Pat Juarez at patjuaest@sbcglobal.net. Information: 923-8380.
Giving Hearts: Jurez Library Book
Drive Peace of Art: Design for Change

hosts the drive weekdays Dec. 1-31, at

Creative Gong, 3431 Pershing, Suite A6. The
group is starting a library in a precarious neighborhood in Jurez, and is collecting new and
gently used books of all genres, particularly
childrens books. The books need to be in
Spanish or bilingual. Information: 564-9960 or
Sandra@creativegong.com. Other drop-off
locations include: Green Ingredient Restaurant,
Sharp Cookie Bakery, Rocky Mountain
Chocolate Factory and Montenegro Salon.

Tumblewords Project The writing

workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Saturdays at the Memorial Park Public Library
meeting room, 3200 Copper. Workshops are
free; donations for the presenter are encouraged. The group is open to all writers in a noncritique, non-caustic forum. Information: 3285484 (Donna Snyder), 566-1034 (library), tumblewordsproject@yahoo.com or on Facebook
at Tumblewords.
Dec. 3: Masks We Wear with Frances
Snookie Golding. Golding serve sas Mensa
scholarship chairperson and has been published
in the Mensa Bulletin.
Dec. 10: St. Lucys Day with Robin
Scofield. Scofield, author of And the Ass Saw
the Angel and Sunflower Cantos, is poetry
editor for BorderSenses.
Dec. 17: Writing for the Dark Time with
Donna Snyder. Snyder has presented a
Tumblewords Project workshop around this
time for more than a decade, focusing on different facets of the recurrent title, including
various concepts of darkness, the Winter
Solstice, and folklore. She has three books of
poetry.

El Paso Writers League The league

meets 2 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of the

month at the Dorris Van Doren Regional
Branch Library, 551 E. Redd Road. Admission is
free. Information:
elpasowritersleague@gmail.com or on
Facebook at ElPasoWritersLeague.

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.

Rail Readers Book Club The club

meets at 11 a.m. on the third Wednesday of

the month at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum,
351 N. Mesilla in Las Cruces Participation is
free. Information: 575-647-4480.
The Young Rail Readers Club meets 3 to 4
p.m. the third Wednesday of the month, for
third through fifth grade students. Participation
is free.

Reading Art Book Club The book club

of the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main,

meets at 2:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of
each month. Meetings are free and open to the
public; participants do not need to have read
the book. Information: (575) 541-2217, sabdon@las-cruces.org.

Reading the Easel Book Club The El

Paso Museum of Arts book group meets 4

p.m. the third Thursday of each month to discuss art-related books. Cost: $10 per session
(free for museum members), includes admission to all exhibits. Participants must provide
their own books. Space is limited; call to hold a
seat. Information: 212-0300 ext. 65.

Barnes & Noble at NMSU The

College Booksellers and caf at New Mexico

State University are at 1400 E. University in Las
Cruces. Free parking in designated spaces; all
campus parking free on weekends. Information:
(575) 646-4431, nmsubookstore.com or on
Facebook.

Black Cat Sunday Poets Black Cat

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Southwest Reading Connections The

book club for adults meets at 1 p.m. the fourth
Tuesday of the month, at Las Cruces Museum
of Nature and Science, 411 N. Main in the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall. Information: (575)
522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.
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. 3: How the Grinch Stole Christmas,
with good deed badges and tracking booklets
Dec. 10: If You Give A Mouse A Cookie,
with coloring and activities.
Dec. 17: Santas Sleigh In on Its Way
Dec. 31: Hap-Pea All Year.

Barnes & Noble (East Side) The

Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway West, Suite
120. Information: 590-1932.
A special Polar Express pajama storytime is 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Kids-N-Co. will read
excerpts from the book sing Christmas carols,
an give a sneak peek of their upcoming production, A Seussified Christmas Carol.
A Harry Potter Magical holiday Hall is 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9, with dancing, music, activities
and giveaways.
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.
A special Polar Express pajama storytime is 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.
A Harry Potter Magical holiday Hall is 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9, with dancing, music, activities
and giveaways.
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.
Childrens storytimes are 10 a.m. Fridays, and
11 a.m. Saturdays.
A special Polar Express pajama storytime is 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.
A Harry Potter Magical holiday Hall is 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9, with dancing, music, activities
and giveaways.

The Bookmark Friends of the Westside

Libraries bookstore, 7348 Remcon, invites holiday shopping hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays
and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 1-17,
with used books and magazines. All proceeds
from sales benefit Armijo, Dorris Van Doren
and Westside Libraries. Closed Dec. 18-Jan. 3.
Information: 833-2342.

Books Are Gems 7744 North Loop Ste

B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit

organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Books are sold for $1-$2, and children
who come to the store may receive five free
used books. Teachers can also receive free
books for their classroom. Hours are 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday. Information: 8455437 or booksaregems.org.
Vendors, entertainment and sponsors are
being sought for the Its Not Over Christmas
event 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, with free
toys and books for children, family activities, a
street dance competition, food, antojitos, and
vendors. Admission is free. Vendor spots available on a first come, first serve basis.
Information info@itsnotover.us or 497-9501.
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San Elizario walking tours The San

The Womans Club of El Paso premiere The preview of the TV documentary

produced by Jackson Polk The Womans Club

Of El Paso, a Vital Force since 1894, is 6 to 8
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at El Paso Museum of
History, 510 N. Santa Fe, in celebration of the
centennial of the Clubs home, built in 1916.
The Club is also the 2016 honoree for the
Circle of Giants exhibit at the History Museum.
Admission is free. Information: 833-8700 or
wcoep.org.
Polk will be at the premiere for a talk along
with Club President Mary Railey and film narrator Melisa Sargent.

El Paso Archaeological Society The

societys annual Christmas Party is at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17, at El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain, for members, and their friends and family. Bring a main
dish, salad, side dish, hors doeuvres or desert
to share. Society provides plates, napkins, utensils, and cups, as well as punch. Admission is
free. Information: 449-9075 or epas.com.
The party is a good time to renew a membership or become a new member.

Open House & Nacimientos Exhibit

The Friends of the Taylor Family Monument

present an open house 1 t o 4 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 18, featuring a special exhibit of 150
nativities from around the world at the TaylorBarela-Reynolds-Mesilla Historic Site on the
plaza in Old Mesilla. Admission: $5 (free to
FTFM members). Information: ftfm-mesillanm.org.

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.
Concordia Cemetery Ghost Tours are 9 to 11
p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 3 and 10, at the cemetery, 3700 E. Yandell. Meet at 8:30 p.m. at the
Yandell entrance. Proceeds benefit restoration
and preservations efforts for the cemetery.
Tickets: $15.
Downtown Ghost Tour is 9 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17, beginning at the Paranormal
Research Center, 108 E. San Antonio, in the
Wigwam Museum. Tickets: $15.

Chamizal National Memorial 800 S.

San Marcial. The National Park Service operates the memorial on land once claimed by
Mexico as part of a decades-long dispute over
the international boundary. The visitor center
has an exhibit on the history of the Chamizal
dispute, including a video presentation. Park
grounds and picnic area open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
daily for both foot traffic and vehicles; visitors
center hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays
through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 532-7273 or on Facebook at
ChamizalNationalMemorial.
Tales, Tails and Tots stories visits with park
mascot Chami are 11 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 36 the fourth Saturday of each month.
El Paso History Radio Show The

show runs 10:05 a.m. to noon Saturdays on

KTSM AM 690 (and streamed at
KTSMRadio.com). Documentary filmmaker
Jackson Polk hosts the show with reenactor
and historian Melissa Sargent. Details of each
upcoming show, plus podcasts of previous programs, are at EPHistory.com. Information: 8338700.

December 2016

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.
Fort Bliss Historical Association The
group meets at 1 p.m. on the second
Wednesday of each month at the Fort Bliss
museum complex, 1735 Marshall. Information:
269-4831.
Dues are $25 a year ($10 students and junior
enlisted soldiers).

Los Portales Museum and Visitor

Center 1521 San Elizario Road. The museum is operated by the San Elizario Genealogy
and Historical Society, and is housed in an
1850s Territorial-style building across from the
San Elizario church. It offers gifts, family trees,
historical artifacts as well as information on the
First Thanksgiving and the Salt War of 1877.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is
free. Information: 851-1682.

Mission Trail Three historic churches lie

within eight miles of each other in El Paso

Countys Mission Valley.
Mission Ysleta Spanish and Tigua Indian
refugees from northern New Mexico founded
the community in the 1680s. The first mission
was built in 1692 and rebuilt completely in both
the 18th and 19th centuries. The current structure was built in 1851. Its near Zaragoza and
Alameda on the Tigua Reservation. Information:
851-9997 (El Paso Mission Trail Association).
Mission Socorro The first adobe structure
in Socorro was built in 1692, and like nearby
Mission Ysleta, was destroyed by floods in later
centuries. The current structure dates back to
1843, with additions completed in 1873. Its off
Socorro Road two miles southeast of Ysleta.
San Elizario Chapel Established in 1789 as
a Spanish presidio, or fort, to protect the
Camino Real, San Elizario was the first county
seat of El Paso. The church was built in 1877,
replacing a church built about 25 years earlier.
Technically, San Elizario Chapel is a presidio
church, not a mission. Its on the San Elizario
plaza, off Socorro Road, 5.5 miles southeast of
Socorro Mission. Nearby is the famous jail that
Billy the Kid reportedly broke into to rescue a
friend. Group tours are available. For San
Elizario tour information, call 851-1682.

Elizario Historic District hosts free guided walking tours of its nationally recognized historic
district at noon and 3 p.m. the fourth Sunday of
the month starting at Main Street Mercantile,
1501 Main Street. Learn about the 17 historic
sites of San Elizario, about the arrival of Don
Juan de Onate to the area in 1598 and the First
Thanksgiving Celebration, the Presidio de San
Elizario and the San Elcear Chapel on the
Mission Trail. Information: 851-0093 or
SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.org.
To get there: Take Loop 375 to Socorro Road
then go east seven miles to San Elizario.
District is on the right. Look for the brown
signs.

Scottish Rite Temple tour The

Downtown El Paso historic landmark, 301 W.

Missouri, is open to the public for a free walking tour at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Learn about El Pasos Masonic history, the
design and architecture of the theater.
Information: 533-4409.

Fort Bayard tours Fort Bayard Historic

Preservation Society hosts walking tours of the

historic fort 9:15 a.m. to noon Saturdays, at
Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark, six
miles east of Silver City, N.M. Meet at the 1910
Commanding Officers Quarter and museum
(House 26). Tour takes about 90 minutes; wear
walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat; water recommended. Admission is free, but donations
appreciated. Information, group tours: (575)
956-3294, (575) 388-9123, (575) 574-8779 or
fortbayard.org.

History Notes Lecture Series The

monthly program is 1 p.m. the second

Thursday of each month at the Branigan
Cultural Center, 501 N. Main, north end of the

Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Admission is

free. Information: (575) 541-2154 or lascruces.org/museums.
The 2016 series focuses on Latino American
history in the Southwest, concluding on Dec. 8
with Chopes: The Making of a Historic Place
with Norma Hartell.

Fort Selden State Monument The

monument, 1280 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.
Fort Selden was a 19th-century adobe fort
established to protect early settlers from Indian
raids. The monument seeks to preserve the
remaining ruins and has a visitors center with
exhibits of military life at the post. From Las
Cruces, take I-25 north to Exit 19.
Las Noches de las Luminarias is 5 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, with holiday music, a campfire and a cocoas. Please dress warmly, all activities are outside. Admission is free.
Fort Stanton The fort was established

and built in 1855 by troopers of the 1st

Dragoon Regiment to serve as a base of operations against the Mescalero Apache Indians. The
forts museum building, recently restored
through a Save Americas Treasures grant, was
originally a soldiers barracks converted to
serve as an Administration Building for the
Public Health Service during the forts hospital
era. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Living history tours offered the third
Saturday of each month. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 354-0341, fortstanton.org or
on Facebook.

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; by
appointment only Saturday. 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, operated

and managed by the non-profit San Elizario

Veterans Committee of the San Elizario
Genealogy and Historical Society, is at 1501-B
Main Street in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: Ann Lara, 3453741 or Ray Borrego, 383-8529.
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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.
Information: 533-8011.
Showing in December is Matices, collective
art exhibition by local artists Julieta Chacon,
Francisco Romero and Romy Hawkins.
Reception is 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
Art Avenue Gallery 1618 Texas, Suite
E. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday. Information: 213-4318 or
theartave.com.

Artistic Celebration of Our Mountains

Exhibit The annual juried art show at

Ardovinos Desert Crossings Sunset Hall, One

Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, runs through
December, with works inspired by the regions
mountains. Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3.

Avant Studio & Gallery 7113 Latigo

Drive in Canutillo. Information: 422-9992,
avantstudioart.com or on Facebook.

Ballroom Marfa 108 E. San Antonio

Street in Marfa. Hours are noon to 6 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Information: (432)
729-3700, ballroommarfa.org, Facebook or artspace.com.
Showing through Feb. 5: This is Presence,
newly commissioned work from artist collective AFI 2016, The Institute for New Feeling
with Arturo Bandini. The first of two commissions is the 17-minute video, This is
Presence, which replicates the endless linking
actions of web users as they search for answers
on the internet. As part of the AFI program, it
will be screened at the 14 other participating
institutions. Ballroom will, in turn, screen short
videos from artists selected by these institutions on-site during the run of the exhibition in
Marfa.
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.

Candy Mayer Studio Open House El

Paso artist Candy Mayer and photographer

Charlie Mayer will host their 4th annual open
house at her home studio at 1317 Tierra Roja
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec.
3-4. All of Candy Mayers work will be available for purchase, including large pieces not
usually displayed at shows. Available will be her
new game, Loteria El Paso, with 50 different
El Paso images. New images include the new
San Jacinto Plaza, Cathedral High School, St.
Patrick Cathedral and new Da de los Muertos
paintings. New gift items include 2017 Images
of El Paso calendars, ornaments, mouse pads,
coasters, purses and placemats.
Also on display will be her husband Charlies
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photographs, many from Mexico and Spain.

Information: 581-4971 or candymayer.com.
To get there: Take I-10 to Redd Exit. Take
Redd east to Resler, turn left at Franklin High
School, right at Tierra Taos, then left at Tierra
Roja. Fifth house on top of hill.

Chinati Foundation Marfa, Texas.

Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati
Foundation houses one of the worlds largest
collections of permanently installed contemporary art. Guided tours at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Closed Christmas
Eve, Christmas day and New Years day.
Admission is $10 ($5 for students, seniors). Full
tour is $25 ($10 students). Information: (432)
729-4362 or chinati.org.
The newest exhibition features works by
Charlotte Posenske and Peter Roehr.
Crossland Gallery The El Paso Art

Associations gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (in

the Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Information:
534-7377, office@elpasoartassociation.com,
CrosslandArtGallery.com, or on Facebook.
Showing through Dec. 17: A Day in
Paradise, with EPAA member artists Don
Beene, Sandy Lenderman, Darrell McGahhey,
Nasario Olvera, Richard Parra and Wanda
Richardson.
Works are being taken through Jan. 13 for
con.FIGURE.ation.three, all figure and portrait award show and sale.Show runs Jan. 20Feb. 18, with opening reception 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. Friday, Jan. 20.
Life Drawing lessons are offered 5:30-8:30
p.m. Thursdays at the Art Junction upstairs.
Cost: $10; students bring their own supplies

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. Open 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, elpasoartmuseum.org.
Showing Dec. 17-May 14:
The Archangels Michael and Raphael, focusing on the archangels with the highest popularity in 19th-century Mexican retablo art.
Showing through December is Modern
Stone Totems, abstract yet figuratively suggestive sculptures.
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 through March 5: Eldridge

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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 June 11: Female Portraits:
A Connection Between Artists and Models in
the Tom Lea Gallery. Created over a period of
30 months, the drawings depict wild animals,
landscapes, studies of the human anatomy, scientific formulas, representations of classical art
and even family photographs.
Also showing is Celebrating Picasso:
Photographs by David Douglas Duncan from
the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Posting
Picasso from the Permanent Collection,
Sponsored by Travis and Annabelle Johnson.
A Discover the History and Art of Mexican
Papel Picado teachers workshop is 9:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, with a demonstration and talk by San Antonio artist Kathleen
Trenchard. Three CEU credits for teachers;
supplies included. Call for reservations.
Popup Holiday sales events, featuring works
by EPMA teaching artists, are noon to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, at the El Paso Downtown
Art & Farmers Holiday Market on the
Pedestrian Pathway and Main Street; and 5:30
to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in the museum.
Monthly Spark Saturday free activities are 1 to
4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, with a creative lab,
art tours for families and more.
The free monthly Texas Tech Architecture
Film series features, The Oslo Opera House,
at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, in the auditorium.
Family workshops are 1 to 4 p.m. on the following Saturdays:
Dec. 3: Discover Papel Picado, with
Kathleen Trenchard, as she provides an interactive demonstration of intricate papel picado
techniques to create banners and luminaries.
Admission is free.
Dec. 10: Create Your Own Catrina with
artist Wayne Hilton. Participants will learn how
to create a catrina figure using recycled materials and decorative elements. Each student will
leave with their very own catrina. Cost: $12
($10 members).

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. Information: 851-0742 or
474-1800, or albertoescamilla.com.
The annual Christmas Extravaganza is 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 3-4, with music, vendors, new
paintings by Escamilla and discounts.
Refreshments and appetizers served. Monet,
Escamillas pet dog, will be dressed up for the
occasion; pets welcome.
Live music is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday with
opera opera soloist Rocio Manriguez singing
Christmas Carols and other selections; and 1 to
3 p.m. Sunday with keyboardist Sharon
Goodwin playing Christmas selections.

Golden Eagle Gallery 1501 Main Street,

in the San Elizario Historic District. Gallery
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: 851-0093.
Showing Dec. 17-Jan. 31: Harmonious
Projection Group Exhibition, with Gummi
Thordarson, Susan Wester Perez, Patricia
Reyes, Dorian Clouser, Robert Dozal, Manual
Alvarado and Arturo Avalos. Reception is 5:30
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19.
December 2016

Hal Marcus Gallery 1308 N. Oregon.

The gallery of El Pasos popular hometown

artist 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.
Information: 533-9090 or halmarcus.com.
Showing through Jan. 13: Retro Retablo,
small art that depicts devotional iconography.
The 46th annual Happy Hippie Holidaze Open
House arts and craft fair is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17, with local vendors, appetizers, and live entertainment. Visitors are encouraged to come in hippie garb. Admission is free.

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. Admission is free.
Information: 543-6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
The 17th annual Sun Bowl Art Exhibition runs
through December, featuring works by regional
artists.

Jewelry Workshop El Paso Community

College hosts a Christmas jewelry workshop 10

a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, taught by
Monica Dockery, at its Valle Verde Campus,
919 Hunter. Cost:$ 30,. Information: 831-7737
or epcc.edu.

Krystyna Robbins Studio Krystyna

Robbins will host her annual Christmas

Miniature Sale noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
11, at the Robbins Studio, 5070 Yucca.
Retablos, slates, miniatures and small paintings
and other works will be for sale.
Robbins will lead a workshop on oils and
acrylics Jan. 9-12 at Innsbruck Village in
Ruidoso. Information: 584-0953 or 309-1898.

Excellence Inaugural Commission in the atrium, a site-specific installation. Pea produces

work informed by comic books, cinematography and border culture.
Luis Safa, Wake Me When I am Dead,
with Jim Ward and Javier Sanchez in the
Ruben Gallery. The exhibition features Safas
loose, frantic and far-reaching drawings and
multi-media installations, accompanied by
sound and media installations featuring the
work of Mexico City-based artist Sanchez, and
El Pasos Ward, a rock musician.

San Elizario Art District Several gal-

leries and artist studios are located 1445 to

1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on
the Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800
or 851-0093.
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

gallery is at 120 W. Castellano. Information:

starcitystudioproductions.com or on Facebook.
Showing through Dec. 16: Autumn in El
Paso, works by local artists inspired by Fall in
El Paso.
Pat Olchefski-Winston will host an art workshop Feb. 17-18. Details to be announced; call
240-5756.

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.
Information: 434-9703.
The 19th annual Lady of Guadalupe exhibit is
Dec. 1-Jan. 12. Opening reception is 5 to 9
p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.

Sun Bowl Art Exhibition The 17th

annual show and art competition, featuring

works by regional artists, runs through
December at the International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 543-6747 and internationalmuseumofart.net.

Sunland Art Gallery 5034-D Doniphan,

in Placita Santa Fe. The co-op gallery features

original paintings and photographs, jewelry,
prints and gift items by 15 local artists. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday. Information: Cil Abeyta, 584-3117 or
474-0053.
A Christmas Open House is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, with artist demos all day.
The Gallery will be decorated for Christmas
and will have many small items for holiday gift
giving and 2017 calendars, as well as ornaments
on their Christmas tree.

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.

Titovets School of Art Show & Sale

The school hosts its 16th annual show 4 to 8
p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
10-11, at the Womans Club of El Paso, 1400
N. Mesa, featuring works of various subjects,
styles and sizes by new and established artists
who are students of Sasha and Lyuba Titovets.
Admission is free. Information: 539-9015.

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Lost Treasures: Saving History Plein

Air Artists of El Paso host an exhibit through
Jan. 2 at El Paso Librarys Main Branch, 501 N
Oregon, Downtown. Opening reception is 4 to
6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. The show features
paintings done on site, about the old buildings
in El Paso that have been torn down or are in
danger of being taken down and also about
how some buildings are being restored or repurposed. Admission is free.
Information:pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com.
Artists in the show will be Dorian Clouser,
Judy Crumley, Melinda Etzold, Winfrey Hearst,
Candy Mayer, Krystyna Robbins, Rami Scully,
Nina Walker and others.

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 Dec. 17:
Feral Federation by Agency. Feral Federation
reveals emerging geographies of contested
urban enclaves governed by non-state actors,
operating beyond the control of nation-states.
Community Through Action: Site, Service,
Subject, in the Project Space: works by a variety of local trans-border artists in the binational
region of El Paso, Texas and Jurez.
Zeke Pea, Rubin Center Endowment for

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Las Cruces/Mesilla

of in a seven-block stretch of Las Cruces

Downtown Mall. Information: (575) 647-0508.

Las Cruces Museum of Art 491 N.

Cutter Gallery 2640 El Paseo (at

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.
A free holiday ornament-making workshop is
2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, for all ages.
Materials available to make a variety of ornaments and gift tags.
The museum will celebrate Mitten Tree Day
at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Children are invited for a reading of The Mitten Tree by
Candace Christiansen and a related art activity.
Donations of mittens, hats, and scarves will be
accepted Dec. 2-20 at Thomas Branigan
Memorial Library for the museum-sponsored
Mitten Tree. All items will be donated to local
community organizations such as the
Community of Hope, La Casa, Gospel Rescue
Mission, and Casa de Peregrinos Food Pantry.
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 workshops Artrageous workshops (formerly the
SNAP! program) are 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays
in the atrium between the Museum of Art and
Museum of Nature and Science.

Downtown Ramble The City of Las

Cruces hosts an evening of music and art 5 to 7
p.m. the first Friday of the month at art venues

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.

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. He
was a member of Will Barnets Smoke Room
Gang at the Art Students League of New York
in the 60s and 70s. The artwork has an affinity
with music and mathematics where the form is
counterbalanced by the space around the form.

Blue Gate Gallery 4901 Chagar, at

Valley and Taylor in Las Cruces. Hours are 2 to

4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.
Information: (575) 523-2950.
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.
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.

Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery

Rio Grande Theatre 211 Downtown

Mall in Las Cruces. Gallery in lobby. Hours are

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
Showing in December is an exhibit by Mesilla
photographer Emmitt Booher, of works that
were completed during his artist-in-residency
at the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks
National Monument. He spent his early years
living and working on a small ranch, which he
credits with cultivating his appreciation of the
landscape, history, and people of New Mexico.
Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. the first
Friday of the month (Dec. 2) as part of the
Downtown Art Ramble.

The Gallery at Big Picture 311 N.

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.
Showing through December are works by
Mary Talamini and Rosemary McKeown.
Opening reception is Friday, Dec. 2, as part of
the Downtown Ramble.
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
Dec. 24-Jan. 3.Information: (575) 522-7281 or
uuchurchlc.org.
Showing Dec. 4-Jan 27: Moons, Mandalas
and Meditations, work by Las Cruces artist
Corina Gabaldon. Inspired by the beauty and
magic of the moon, Gabaldons exhibit includes
acrylic, gold leaf and India ink mandala paintings, full moon photographs, and inspirational
meditations.
Opening artist reception is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, with a second reception
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 (Dec. 10,
Jan. 7) in the downtown gallery district.
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 on
Facebook.
Showing Dec. 2-29: A Holiday Gift Boutique.
Artist and crafter reception is 1 to 3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4.
Artist submissions are being taken for the
2017 Plein Air art show Jan. 3-27. Cost for
submission: $25 up to three pieces.

Kate Brown Pottery Holiday Show

Artist Kate Brown, who is celebrating 50 years
making pottery, hosts a show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3-4, at Kate Brown
Pottery Studio & Showroom in the Mimbres
Valley, with pottery for holiday gift-giving and
Browns famous Sesame Cookies. Gourmet
green chile mole tamale and posole lunch by
Brenna Brown offered on Saturday.
Information: (575) 536-9935,
katebrown@gilanet.com.
Take Mimbres Valley Hwy 61 to Royal John
Mine Road at mile marker 19.5. Follow signs
2.5 miles to the studio.
Silver City holiday events Silver City

Art Association will host a variety of

eventsthroughout the day Saturday, Dec. 3, at
the downtown Silver City galleries. Information,
schedule: (575) 590-1587 or silvercityart.com.
Galleries include A-Space, Blue Dome Gallery,
Copper Quail Gallery, Finns Gallery, Leyba &
Ingalls Arts, Lois Duffy Art, Moonstruck Art
Gallery, Seedboat Gallery, Soul River Gallery,
The Makery, the Place at the Palace and Tree
Spirit Gallery.

Tree Spirit Gallery 206 N. Bullard,

Silver City. Featured artists: Jeremiah Cogan,
Deb Harclerode, Carolyn Cogan, Bonita
Barlow and Malika Crozier, plus Hopi crafts.
Information: (575) 956-6666 or cogancogan.com.

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the first weekend of December at two ends

of El Paso County:
The annual Escamilla Christmas
Extravaganza, hosted by impressionist
artist Alberto Escamilla, is 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 3-4, in his gallery, 1445 Main Street,
Suite B1-2 in Placita Madrid in historic
San Elizario. UTEP opera student Rocio
Manriquez will sing Christmas carols and
other music noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
On the West Side, Candy Mayer will host
her 5th annual Studio Open House 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3-4,
at 1317 Tierra Roja, with original art,
Loteria and other prints, cards and other
art gifts.
The following weekend, Krystyna
Robbins opens her Upper Valley studio for
her annual Miniature Sale noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11, at 5070 Yucca Pl.

Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer

specializing in the visual arts.

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Christmas on Pecos celebrates 25th anniversary

Dazzling lights, nippy nights and a steaming cup of cocoa. What better way to get in
the holiday spirit than to partake in the
spectacular celebration known as
Christmas on the Pecos, a sparkling collection of stunningly decorated homes nestled along the banks of the Pecos River in
Carlsbad, New Mexico?
Lisa Boerke, tourism director for the
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and the
project manager for Christmas on the
Pecos, shared the history of this unique
event, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this season.
The concept began in 1991 when one of
the Carlsbad Chamber members shared his
amazement in seeing a parade of lighted
boats on a river in Norway. Rather than
watching Christmas lights from the shore,
we decided to reverse the experience by
allowing visitors to enjoy a 40-minute
river voyage into a light-filled wonderland
that creates a memory not soon forgotten.
Our first season started with the Noelle,
a pontoon boat which carries approximately 40 passengers. Since then, the 45-passenger Bella Sera and the 15-passenger
Bella Notte have been added to the lineup.
The community has also embraced the
yearly celebration, adding more and more
homes each season. This year nearly all of
the 100 homes whose backyards and docks
line the Pecos will share in the festivities.
In the rare instance when the individual
owner is no longer able to put up their own
lighting, corporate sponsors step in and
adopt a home. In fact, Christmas on the
Pecos has become such a popular holiday
tradition that approximately 15,000
tourists, nearly half the population of
Carlsbad, make the trip each season.
In contrast to the visual feast ahead, the
eagerly anticipated journey begins on a
dark river, whose only illumination comes
from the stars and moon. Once on board,
pontoon boats are transformed into magic
carpets as they quietly carry passengers
through a fairyland of sparkling colors
whose imaginative themes and unique
designs will cause them to ooh and ahh,
and at times even laugh out loud.
Beginning on the Friday following
Thanksgiving and running through Dec.
31, tours depart from the Pecos River
Village, a quaint turn-of-the-century dock
located at 711 Muscatel. Boats set sail
beginning at 5:30 p.m. until the final run at
9:45 pm each night. The price for tickets is
$20 for adults and $15 for children.
Tickets, which are not refundable or
exchangeable, sell out quickly.
Reservations, which can be made on line
at christmasonthepecos.com or through the
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, (575)
628-0952, are strongly recommended.
However, should you happen to be in the
Carlsbad area during this period, check
with the Chamber of Commerce or the
Pecos River Village as cancellations do
occur.

Society honors Holly Cox

Each fall the El Paso County Historical

Society nominates several individuals to be
inducted into their Hall of Honor. This
years honorees, who were inducted during
a gala celebration at the El Paso Womens
Club Nov. 6, included two artists, Holly
Cox and the late Luis Jimnez, contractor
Paco Jordon and the late attorney Michael
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Hutson.
At the gala, El Paso artist and gallery
owner Hal Marcus spoke in honor of Cox,
and emphasized the fact that from an historical perspective, her selection was especially appropriate in that three generations
of her family have strongly influenced the
history of art in El Paso. Hollys grandmother, Fern Thurston, and her father,
Eugene Thurston, were both highly regarded landscape artists. Her mother and father
were also very active setting up exhibitions
at the Womens Club and the Sun Carnival
Exhibition. As a child, Holly accompanied
them in these activities so it was not
unusual for her to become acquainted with
many of the painters whose work is now
shown in museums under the designation
Early El Paso Artists.
Because of her family ties, and her own
artwork, Marcus said, Holly has known
nearly all of El Pasos best artists.
As an accomplished painter in her own
right, Holly has developed her own distinctive style, producing lyrical and colorful abstract paintings, many of which are
inspired by the numerous visits she and her
husband, Sanford, made to Hawaii.
Despite the remarkable paintings Cox has
shared with her native community, perhaps
her greatest legacy in the historical sense
has been her dedication to bringing the
work of Early El Paso artists to the attention of buyers and galleries in other parts
of Texas. She and Sanford helped to found
the Center for the Advancement and Study
of Early Texas Art (CASETA), a statewide
organization whose mission is to promote
the work of Early Texas artists and sponsor
new scholarship in this field.
The Thurston/Cox painting legacy is destined to continue into the future. Although
Hollys son Chris dabbles with painting
and other artistic endeavors, it is their tenyear-old granddaughter Heather who
shows the most promise. Holly proudly
confides, She comes over nearly every
weekend, and we paint together. Even
when she first started about the age of six,
she would always tell me, Im going to be
a great artist.

subjects ranging from snow scenes to florals. Also, many of the gallery artists offer
matted prints of their imagery. Calendars
such as Nina Eatons luscious photography
featured in El Paso After Dark, and new
offerings from Candy Mayer and Krystyna
Robbins make wonderful gifts that can be
enjoyed long after the Christmas holidays
have passed.
Ceramic artist, Marcia McNamee, has
created a selection of angels which are
very appropriate for the season, as well as
cute doggies and clay crosses which are
sure to catch your fancy. There are a
numerous items coasters, Christmas
ornaments, greeting cards and hand painted holiday tags - in the under-$10 range

which would make perfect stocking

stuffers or say thank you to a favorite
teacher.
A great day to shop there is their annual
Christmas Open House Saturday, Dec. 10,
when member artists will give art demonstrations all day.
Another great shopping opportunity for
local art is Hal Marcus 46th annual Happy
Hippie Holidaze Open House arts and craft
fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at
the Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon
with local vendors, appetizers, and live
entertainment. Be sure to wear festive hippie apparel!
You can start your holiday art shopping

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Holiday art shopping

If you want to find one-of-a-kind gifts in

all price ranges for the people on your holiday shopping list, why not escape the mall
and support local artists at the same time?
One good place to start is the Sunland Art
Gallery at 5034 Doniphan in Placita Santa
Fe. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday.
The co-op gallery is currently offering a
wide variety of smaller originals, sized
from 16 x 12 down to miniatures, with
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Hike Up Cristo Rey Kate had long life

after leaving Doc

Thursday, Dec. 29, noon

Family and friends in town? This easy-to-hike trail,

with spectacular panoramas of two countries and
three cities, leads 2.5 miles to the summit to the
famous statue of Christ on the Cross.
The hike begins at noon and lasts about 2 1/2 hours.
No reservations needed.
Information: (915) 542-1422
Requested $5 donation ($2 children) to support
the Mt. Cristo Rey Restoration Committee.

Hike subject to cancellation because of rain or snow.

To get there: Take Sunland Park Drive to Doniphan, turn south,

then west on Racetrack Drive. Cross the Rio Grande bridge, then
turn south on McNutt Road (Highway 273). Go about 1 mile and
turn right on road leading to the Mt. Cristo Rey parking lot.
Security will be provided along trail and in parking lot.

Sponsored by
Destination El Paso and El Paso Scene

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e have read stories and watched

movies about John Doc
Holiday, the good friend of
Wyatt Earp, who I wrote about last
month. In the movie Tombstone we
were introduced to Docs companion,
Mary Big Nose Kate HoronyCummings. We were left wondering at
the end of the movie about what happened to her. I ran into an article by
Phyllis de la Garza in the May issue of
True West magazine that told the rest of
the story.
Kate was born in Hungary Nov. 7,
1850, the second daughter of a physician, Miklos Horony, who moved his
family to America in 1860. The family
settled in the German area of Davenport,
Iowa. Within a few years both of her
parents died, which forced her and sister
into foster care. At the age of 16 Kate
ran away, hiding out on a riverboat headed for St. Louis, Mo.
Her story is a bit sketchy for a few
years until 1869, when she was found
working as a prostitute in St. Louis.
Later records show her being fined as a
sporting woman in Dodge City,
Kansas working for James Earps wife.
The year 1876 finds her in Fort Griffin,
Texas, north of Abilene, where she meets
Doc Holliday. Kate introduces Doc to
Wyatt Earp in 1877 and the three went to
Dodge City together, where Doc opened
a dental clinic but spent most of his time
gambling and drinking. Kate and Doc
fought often while staying at Deacon
Coxs boarding house. While traveling,
they married in Georgia then went on to
Trinidad, Colo. and to Las Vegas, N.M.
Kate would leave Doc to work at a
dance hall in Santa Fe occasionally.
Doc and Kate met up again with the
Earp brothers on the way to Tombstone.
And we all know the story of the OK
Corral that played out there. Kate supposedly watched it all from her upstairs
window, and history has the fight playing out pretty much the way she reported
seeing it.
After the gun battle Doc and Kate parted ways, and Doc went to Colorado.
Kate did visit him some until his death
in 1887. After that Kate fell upon hard
times. In 1890 Kate married an Irish
blacksmith in Aspen, Colo. by the name
of George Cummings who worked in
mining camps throughout the state. Later
they moved to Arizona, where
Cummings got so abusive that Kate
divorced him. Kate went to Cochise,
Ariz. and worked at a hotel.
Then she answered an ad in Tucsons
Arizona Citizen offering a job as housekeeper, $20 per month plus room and
board. The ad was placed by John
Jack Howard, and that was the beginning of a 30-year relationship.
Howard had divorced a woman that
hed married in 1883, a marriage that
was hard from the start. His wife May
was a divorcee with five children, and

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Taking a Look Back

by John McVey Middagh
she and
Jack had
twin
daughters
before the
couple
divorced in
1892. The
divorce
Mary Kate Cummings
decree stated
that Mary displayed a vile and disagreeable disposition. Along with calling him
names in public and threatening to burn
the house down, a house that she wouldnt keep clean, wash dishes or clothes.
Jack Howard was living by himself
when he put the ad in the newspaper
seeking a housekeeper. Kate was
approaching age 50, too old to work at
her previous trade. She was glad at the
chance to work with Jack. The job
turned into a relationship of respect and
companionship.
At first many remembered Jack as the
man who took potshots at trespassers,
but not everyone saw him as mean. The
postman, Edwin White, regularly traded
honey with Howard for garden vegetables. Years later the White children
remembered Howard and Cummings as
being a friendly couple.
In October of 1926 Jack drew up a will
naming Kate as his executor. He left her
the house and a group of mines. He
bequeathed $5 to each of the twins, who
had not spoken to him since 1898. Jack
Howard died January 3, 1930 of natural
causes and is buried in an unmarked
grave in the Dos Cabezas, Ariz. cemetery. Kate paid $125 to probate the will,
$50 to the undertaker, $40 to workman
to dig the grave.
Kate lived alone for two years trying to
sell the claims shed inherited, even
when the Riggs Bank in Wilcox told her
they were worthless. Being hard of hearing she became too feeble to live alone
any longer and with no income in the
middle of the Great Depression she sold
the homestead for $535. Then she
applied and was admitted as one of the
first female residents of the Arizona
Pioneers Home in Prescott. There she
became a spokesperson for other residents helping with living conditions.
Near the end of her life some reporters
tried to talk to her of the days in
Tombstone. Like Wyatt Earp and Bar
Masterson she was not very interested,
only talking with two Arizona historians,
Anton Mazzonovich and A.W. Bork.
Kate died of coronary artery disease
Nov. 2, 1940, a few days shy of her 90th
birthday, and is buried in the Arizona
Pioneerss Home cemetery.

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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grateful for a chance to compose the songs he

yearns to produce.

Humbug & Sugar Plum The UTEP

Almost, Maine Coronado High Schools

Thunder Theatre Drama Club presents the

romantic comedy by John Cariani Dec. 1-3 at
the schools Lee Ross Capshaw Auditorium,
100 Champions Place. Showtime is 7 p.m.
nightly, plus 2:30 p.m. matinee Sunday.
Admission: $5 in advance; $7 at the door.
Information: 526-3057, 236-2000 or on
Facebook at Coronado High School Drama
Club.
The play tells the story of a variety of characters, in nine vignettes, as they fall in and out of
love on a wintry Friday night in the small town
of Almost, Maine.

A Christmas Carol American

Southwest Theatre Company presents the

world premiere of the new musical adaptation
of Charles Dickens classic with lyrics by Tom
Smith and music by Roger Butterfly through
Dec. 4 at NMSUs Center for the Arts, Las
Cruces. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $17.
Tickets: $10-$18. Information: (575) 646-4515
or nmsutheatre.com.
Join Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and the ghosts of
Past, Present and Future as they help curmudgeonly old Ebenezer Scrooge discover the
magic of Christmas.

A Seussified Christmas Carol Kids-

N-Co. presents a Dr. Seuss take on the

Christmas classic, written by Peter Bloedel
Dec. 2-11, at First Presbyterian Church, 1340
Murchison. Directed by Mia Carreon.
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.
A whimsical reinvention of Dickens most
beloved Christmas story in wacky rhymed couplets, has zoot-fruited juices and binka-bird
geese, from Bed-Headed Fred to Timmy Loo
Hoo. This tale of glorious holiday cheer is similar to something Dr. Seuss might have come up
with, if he ever had his way with the story.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch UTEP

Dinner Theatre presents the groundbreaking
rock musical Dec. 2-11 for its Side Dish student production. Performances are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at
the theater inside the UTEP Student Union
Building West, second floor. The musical is
about a fictional punk rock band fronted by a
transsexual East German singer named Hedwig.
For mature audiences. Tickets: $15 ($12 faculty, staff, alumni association members and nonUTEP students; $10 UTEP student with valid
ID). Information: 747-6060 or utep.edu/udt.
This genre-bending fourth-wall-smashing
musical sensation, with a pulsing score and
electrifying
performances, tells the story of one of the
most unique characters to ever hit the stage: a
man who suffered a botched sex change operation transformed into the infamous Hedwig.
Each year in December SDSP provides qualified student producers, designers and directors
with funds and mentorship enabling them to
mount a fully produced musical. These student
productions are staged in a specially configured
intimate black box setting inside the Dinner
Theatre. There will not be any meals served for
these productions.
December 2016

The Wizard of Oz Las Cruces

Community Theatre, 313 N. Main in the Las

Cruces Downtown Mall, presents the musical
based on L. Frank Baums classic play, Dec. 218. Directed by Janet Beatty-Payne.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays, plus 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
15.Tickets: $14 ($13 student, senior, military,
$11 children under 6. Information: (575) 5231200 or lcctnm.org.
After a tornado whisks her away to the magical land of OZ, young Dorothy Gale teams up
with a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodsman and a
Cowardly Lion to find the mighty Wizard of Oz
who can send her home. Along the way, they
must avoid the clutches of the Wicked Witch of
the West, who is trying to steal the mysterious
magic slippers that once belonged to her evil
sister but are now on Dorothys feet.

Department of Theatre and Dance presents its

new two-part holiday event featuring Old
Scrooge and Jazz Nutcracker Dec. 11-18, in
UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre.
Directed by Rebecca Rivas and choreographed

by Lisa Smith. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Friday

and Saturday, Dec. 16-17, 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 11 and 18. Tickets: $14 ($11 seniors,
military, group, UTEP alumni and non-UTEP
students; $9 UTEP students; ages 4-12).
Information: 747-5118, theatredance.utep.edu
or on Facebook.

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Its A Wonderful Life El Paso

Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents the

Christmas classic by James W. Rodgers, based
on the Frank Capra film, Dec. 8-18. Directed
by Sammantha Franco. 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.
Its a Wonderful Life has become the
American counterpart of A Christmas Carol.
George Bailey, the everyman from the small
town of Bedford Falls, considers suicide when a
guardian angel appears on Christmas Eve to
show him what the world would have been like
had he never been born.

Barrio Christmas Los Actores presents

a bilingual production based loosely on Charles

Dickens A Christmas Carol at 7 p.m.
Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10-11, at
the Philanthropy Theatre, as part of El Paso
Community Foundations Jewel Box Series.
Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster). Information: 5334020 or epcf.org.
This adaptation by writer-director Drime
Lockhart tells the story of a bitter storeowner
confronted with his past.
The next Jewel Box series performance is the
classical-jazz crossover Indigo Twilight performed by El Paso Society for Musicians of the
Future at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15.

A New Brain No Strings Theatre

Company presents the musical by William Finn

and James Lapine through Dec. 11, at Black
Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, in Las
Cruces. Directed by Nora Q. Thomas.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
at 8 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Sundays Dec. 4 and 11;
and at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Tickets: $15
($12 students and seniors over 65; $10 all seats
Thursday. Reservations: (575) 523-1223.
Created by the Tony-winning authors of
Falsettos, this energetic, sardonic, often comical musical is about a composer during a medical emergency. Gordon collapses into his lunch
and awakes in the hospital surrounded by his
maritime-enthusiast lover, his mother, a coworker, the doctor and the nurses.
He had been reluctantly composing a song for
a childrens television show that features a frog,
Mr. Bungee, and the specter of this large
green character and the unfinished work haunts
him throughout his medical ordeal. What was
thought to be a tumor turns out to be something more operable and Gordon recovers,
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Old Scrooge is a one-act version of Charles
Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, and Jazz
Nutcracker is a jazzy suite of dances based on
the quintessential holiday ballet, set in the Big
Band era of the 1940s.

The Viva! Holiday Spectacle El Paso

Community College Performers Studio presents the family holiday performance of song,
story and dance Dec. 15-21, at EPCC
Transmountain Campus Forum Theatre, 9570
Gateway North. Showtime is 7 p.m. Monday

Med student directs

Barrio Christmas

he holiday season creates craziness for most of us. But Drime

Lockhart has taken crazy to a
new level.
She is directing and performing in a
bilingual holiday play she wrote,
Barrio Christmas, while attending
medical school full time.
It is really hard, Lockhart said. But
Ive always been interested in science.
Ive never seen a conflict between arts
and sciences. We are a holistic being.
Now I am a scientist who is interested
in the arts.
Lockhart, wife of UTEP Dinner
Theatre Technical Director Wes
Lockhart, has a long history in theater.
She studied as a child at an arts academy in Mexico. She received her bachelors and masters degrees in theater at
UTEP. She also worked for the former
Arts Resources Department for the city
and was the theater teacher at Ysleta
High School. She has acted in many
shows, but admitted a preference for the
tech side.
I prefer to direct and to work with
actors.
But then her sense of service kicked
in, and now she is in her second year of
medical school in Jurez. It fits in perfectly with her story.
Its a story about reconciliation with
the past bettering ourselves by doing
the best we can to serve others.
Barrio Christmas is a bilingual tale
loosely based on the Dickens classic,
A Christmas Carol. Its Scrooge is a
barrio storeowner, Don Juan.
The story shows why Don Juan ended
up a bitter man, said Hector Serrano,
who is helping Lockhart direct. Serrano
is a retired EPCC theater instructor and
long-time friend of the Lockharts.
He (Don Juan) used not to have
money. His dad always pretended to be
Santa. When his father died, Santa
stopped coming. His mother turned bitter. Its a typical barrio story. It really
goes to the roots, Serrano said.
Serrano said Lockharts story started
as a vignette performed for Ysleta
schools. He encouraged her to create a
longer version, which will now be presented at the Philanthropy Theater as
part of the Jewel Box series. A shorter,
less scary version will be presented to
school groups at Bel Air High School.
Longtime bilingual actor Carlos de la
Garza Garcia stars as Don Juan. Kids-

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through Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds

go to scholarships for Performance Studies students at EPCC. Tickets: $5. Information: 8318515, or forumtheater.wix.com/epcc.
The show features The Viva! El Paso performers, actors, singers, dancers and mariachi bringing to life the El Paso holiday traditions that
define the region, plus a visit from Santa for the
kids.

Alice in Wonderland auditions Kids-

N-Co. hosts auditions for the original adaptation at 6 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, Dec. 11
and 13, at First Presbyterian Church, 1340
Murchison. Auditions open to ages 10 to adult.
Auditions will consist of cold readings and some
improvisations. Show dates aer Feb. 3-19.

N-Co. actor Jack Punches portrays Juan

as a boy and also Mauricio, a young
customer in his store. Lockhart is Dona
Carmen, a customer and woman who
has a crush on Don Juan. Enrique Avila
plays Don Celso, another customer who
likes Carmen, and also plays several
other male characters in the play.
Amanda Vasquez is Muerte; Lorely
Rodriguez is Mother/Margarita; and
Ricardo Jimenez portrays the teenaged
Don Juan.
Serrano said the process of producing
the show has been interesting.
Ive only done four or five original
plays. Its been fun dealing with daily
rewrites.
Lockhart has worked on the play fulltime since Nov. 25 when her school
ended for the year, taking the show
through tech week to opening. Even
though it has been tiring, she thinks the
effort was important.
Its important to bring bilingual theater to our community, to celebrate
diversity and multiculturalism on our
border.
She hopes its message resonates with
its audience.
In the play, the main character goes
to the past and future. He remembers a
lot of difficulties in life. Its not about
suffering. Its about the opportunities
experiences give to ourselves and shows
us how to better serve others.
Its about positive choices and hope
a positive message about hope and
change.

Carol Viescas is a veteran of

community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.

Los Actores presents Barrio Christmas

at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 10-11, at the Philanthropy
Theatre (next to the Plaza Theatre).
Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster). Information:
533-4020 or epcf.org.

December 2016

Film Salon The Film Salon, now at Alamo

Drafthouse Cinema, 250 E. Montecillo, continues its series on Hitchcock: The Paramount
Years, with The Trouble With Harry at 7
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Tickets: $3, online at
drafthouse.com. Information: filmsalon.org.
Upcoming films in the series include The
Man Who Knew Too Much (Jan. 7) and
Vertigo (Feb. 4).

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. Admission is free. Popcorn,
beverages and snacks available for purchase.
Information: 543-6747 (museum), internationalmuseumofart.net.
Dec. 3: Dr. Seusss How The Grinch Stole
Christmas (2000). This was the first Dr. Seuss
book to be adapted into a full-length feature
film. Directed by Ron Howard.
Dec. 10: Ice Age. The first of five films in
the lucrative franchise was originally conceived
in the 1990s by animators Don Bluth and Gary
Goldman, who intended a dramatic, noncomedic hand-drawn animated feature produced by Fox Animation Studios. When the studio decided they wanted a CG Animation project instead of the traditional cel animation,
Bluth and Goldman left the project.
Dec. 17: The Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993). Produced and conceived by Tim
Burton, this stop-motion animated feature is a
dark, musical fantasy directed by Henry Selick.
It tells the story of the leader of Halloween
Town who stumbles through a portal into
Christmas Town. The film was nominated for
the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

Texas Tech University Film Series

The monthly film program presents The Oslo

Opera House at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at
El Paso Museum of Art, One Arts Festival
Plaza. The movie hollows the evolution of
Norways national pride, the Oslo Opera
House, from inception to completion.
Admission is free. Information: 212-3061 or
elpasoartmuseum.org.
Next months film is at 2 p.m. Jan. 14, with
Ballad of Greenwich Village.

Pax Christi Film Series The series

presents the documentary The Singing

Revolution at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at the
Mother Teresa Center, 2400 E. Yandell.
Discussion will follow. Admission is free, donations accepted. Information: 740-3962.
Huge crowds of Estonians began to gather in
public places in the 1980s to sing illegal patriotic songs, expressing their desire for national
independence but never resorting to violence.
Estonia later became one of the first nations to
break away from the Soviet Union.

Jays Pix Presents Film historian Jay

Duncan and the Sunset Film Society presents
Holiday Classics at the Crossing as part of the
monthly film series at noon Sunday, Dec. 18, at
Ardovinos Desert Crossings gallery, One
Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park. Admission is
free but reservations strongly recommended;
RVSP via sunsetfilmsociety.org.
Three holiday animated classics are featured,
including the feature film The Three
Caballeros (1945) combining live-action and
animation. One segment includes the story of a
group of Mexican children who celebrate
Christmas by re-enacting the journey of Mary
and Joseph searching for room at the inn.
Two animated shorts return:
Mr. Magoos Christmas Carol, (1962). On
Dec. 18, 1962, televisions first animated
Christmas special debuted on NBC.
December 2016

The Snowman, (1982). Academy Award

nominee for Best Animated Short Film.

Fountain Theatre 2469 Calle de

Guadalupe 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) 5248287 or mesillavalleyfilm.org.
Theatre closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31.
Through Dec. 1: The Dressmaker. A
glamorous woman returns from Paris to her
small town in rural Australia.
Dec. 2-8: Denial. An acclaimed writer and
historian (Rachel Weisz) must battle to prove
the Holocaust actually occurred when a
renowned denier (Timothy Spall) sues her for
libel. No 7:30 p.m. screening Dec. 4.
Dec. 9-15: A Man Called Ove.An ill-tempered retiree develops an unlikely friendship
with his boisterous new neighbors.
Dec. 16-22: Coming through the Rye. In
1969, the Holden Caulfield-obsessed Jamie
Schwartz (Alex Wolff) runs away from boarding
school to find the reclusive author J.D. Salinger
(Chris Cooper).
Dec. 23-29: The Eagle Huntress. A 13year-old girl trains to become the first female in
twelve generations of her Kazakh family to
become an eagle hunter.
Dec. 30-Jan 5: The Handmaiden. A
woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese
heiress, but is secretly plotting to defraud her.
Admission free for MVFS members.
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.
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 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.
Digital Planetarium Shows:
Legend of the Night Sky: Orion, 10:15 a.m.
Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity, followed by a star talk, noon and 4 p.m.

Aditya Chopra.
Friend Request (Freestyle) Alycia
Debnam-Carey, William Moseley,
Connor Paolo. Directed by Simon Verhoeven.
Harry Benson: Shoot First (Magnolia)
Documentary of the famed 86-year-old photographer. Alec Baldwin, Gigi Benson, Harry
Benson. Directed by Justin Bare and Matthew
Miele.
La La Land (Lionsgate) Ryan Gosling,
Emma Stone, Aime Conn. Directed by
Damien Chazelle.
Office Christmas Party (Paramount) Kate
McKinnon, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Aniston.
Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck.

Dec. 16:
Collateral Beauty (Warner Bros.) Keira
Knightley, Will Smith, Kate Winslet. Directed by
David Frankel.
A Kind of Murder (Magnolia) Haley
Bennett, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson. Directed
by Andy Goddard.
Neruda (Orchard) Gael Garca Bernal,
Luis Gnecco, Alfredo Castro. Directed by Pablo
Larrain. Biography of Nobel Prize-winning
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney)
Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Ben
Mendelsohn. Directed by Gareth Edwards.
Continuation of the 40-year franchise.
Solace (Grindstone) Anthony Hopkins,
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Farrel. Directed by
Alfonso Poyart.
The Space Between Us (STX Entertainment)
Carla Gugino, Asa Butterfield, Britt
Robertson. Directed by Peter Chelsom.
Dec. 23:
Assassins Creed (20th Century-Fox)
Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Essie
Davis. Directed by Justin Kurzel.
Julieta (Sony Classics) Emma Surez,
Daniel Grao, Adriana Ugarte. Directed by
Pedro Almodvar.
A Monster Calls (Focus) Sigourney
Weaver, Liam Neeson (voice), Felicity Jones.
Directed by J.A. Bayona.
Passengers (Columbia) Chris Pratt,

Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Sheen. Directed by

Morten Tyldum.
Patriots Day (Lionsgate) Melissa Benoist,
John Goodman, Michelle Monaghan. Directed
by Peter Berg.
Silence (Paramount) Andrew Garfield,
Liam Neeson, Adam Driver. Directed by
Martin Scorsese.
Sing (Universal) CG Animation. Voices of
Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson,
Seth MacFarlane. Directed by Garth Jennings
and Christophe Lourdelet.
Why Him? (20th Century-Fox) Bryan
Cranston, Zoey Deutch, James Franco.
Directed by John Hamburg.

Dec. 30:
Fences (Paramount) Denzel Washington,
Viola Davis, Mykelti Williamson. Directed by
Washington.
Gold (TWC-Dimension) Matthew
McConaughey, Bryce Dallas Howard, Toby
Kebbell. Directed by Stephen Gaghan.
Hidden Figures (20th Century-Fox) Taraji
P. Henson, Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer.
Directed by Theodore Melfi.
Live by Night (Warner Bros.) Zoe Saldana,
Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning. Directed by Affleck.
Paterson (Bleecker Street) Adam Driver,
Helen-Jean Arthur, Golshifteh Farahani.
Directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Toni Erdmann (Sony Classics) Peter
Simonischek, Sandra Hller, Michael
Wittenborn. Directed by Maren Ade.
20th Century Women (A24) Elle Fanning,
Alia Shawkat, Annette Bening. Directed by
Mike Mills.

DVD/Blu-ray Releases

Dec. 6:
The Secret Life of Pets. PG
Jason Bourne. PG-13

Dec. 13:
Suicide Squad. PG-13
Bridget Jones Baby. R
Ben-Hur. PG-13
Morgan. R
Florence Foster Jenkins. PG-13
Dec. 27:
Snowden. R

Jan. 3:
Blair Witch. R

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):

Dec. 2:
The Eyes of My Mother (Magnet) Kika
Magalhaes, Will Brill, Olivia Bond. Directed by
Nicolas Pesce.
Incarnate (BH Tilt) Aaron Eckhart, Carice
van Houten, David Mazouz. Directed by Brad
Peyton.
Jackie (Fox Searchlight) John Hurt, Natalie
Portman, Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by Pablo
Larrain.
Things to Come (Sundance Selects)
Isabelle Huppert, Andr Marcon, Edith Scob.
Directed by Mia Hansen-Lve.

Dec. 9:
Carefree (Yash Raj USA) Ranveer Singh,
Vaani Kapoor, Elisa Bachir Bey. Directed by

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Holiday Music: Limited

pressed holiday 7-inch vinyl

Much like the old Reeses Peanut Butter

Cups commercial exclaimed, Nothing goes
better than peanut butter & chocolate, so
does the holiday season and limited-edition
7-inch vinyl. This year there are a few choice
pieces, but for the most part it is time to start
the expedition. We will kick things off with
the just released Insane Clown Posses A
Christmas Carnival for those who enjoy a
completely twisted celebration. Also making
the cut in 2016 is John Oates (of Hall &
Oates) with Santa Be Good. Turning the
calendar back just one cycle, there were limited discs by the combination of the Flaming
Lips & Yoko Ono, and if that wasnt odd
enough, actor Bill Murray hung out with the
band Phoenix to cut Alone on Christmas
Day. All of those should be relatively easy
to score, but for the bonus round, get out
there and uncover Jimi Hendrix, Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year; or the
Misfits Horror Xmas; or Matisyahu
Miracle EP; or get on the internet and see
just what trouble you can get into simply by
focusing on seasonal 45s (by the way most
are on colored vinyl and the majority are
ultra-limited). Happy Hunting!

Todd Snider, Eastside

Bulldog, Aimless Records

For the last three years he has been a Hard

Working American well, he has actually
been that since he started out in the industry
close to a quarter-century ago, that just happens to be the name of his newest band. Now
he has decided to go back to where it all
began and try it alone with his brand new
solo record, Eastside Bulldog. Like many
of his previous efforts he is a musician who
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 resume. The
new disc, as always, showcases how great he
is as a lyricist with a sarcastic, unpredictable
wit. All this with a twist that only Todd could
pull off. These tales are of his identical
twin/alter ego Elmo Buzz, a hard-partying,
Hank Williams Jr.-obsessed character he
crafted sometime ago to circumvent a contract stipulation about not being able to play
live in the same area within a six-month period. The CDs ten tracks come flying at you
and clock in at 26 minutes, making the listener yearn for more but thats easily remedied by repeated plays. So kick back with
your favorite beverage and spend one hell of
a fantastic afternoon with Elmo Buzz or
Todd Snider.

Peter Wolf, A Cure for

Loneliness, Concord Records

For many of us the man being discussed

caused much confusion when he first came
to the publics attention a half century ago.
He began his career in the J. Geils Band and
that alone was the foundation for the bewilderment, because he is not Mr. Geils. He is
Peter Wolf, the lead singer for that band and
not the guitarist for which his band is named.
He went solo in the early 80s and was not
the most prolific of artists his last disc
was six years ago but when he does
decide to grace us with his greatness it is
always welcomed. The new one is A Cure
for Loneliness, and the latter part of the title
explains the general down tempo feel, but
that only emphasizes the passion behind his
vocals. There is also an unmistakable
Americana Southern feel that is brilliantly
demonstrated when he reinvents Love
Stinks, by his former band and invites the
Mountain Ramblers Appalachian band to
help him out on the hit. This rendition is
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worth the price of admission alone. A Cure

for Loneliness might not help you with isolation issues, but it is just what the doctor
ordered if you are in need of some incredible
new music.

Rolling Stones, Havana

Moon, Eagle Rock

Before you start asking yourself Is he really

going to start blathering on about another
Rolling Stones live CD when they have just
put out their first new album in over eleven
years? Let me explain. The reason behind
this is fourfold. This is an historic event; the
latest is simply a covers album; the band has
never sounded better in cover; and lastly the
advances for Blue & Lonesome were not
available by the Scenes press deadline. The
last two on the list hold the most significant
weight. The show was the first time a rock
band ever played a massive outdoor concert
in Havana, Cuba. Although there were no
deep cuts, and the set list was hit laden, the
Stones somehow made it all sound incredibly
fresh. From the extended Midnight
Rambler to Darryl Jones stretching out a
bass solo on Miss You and Sasha Allens
vocals on Gimme Shelter. giving Merry
Claytons original vocals a run for her
money. Of course Keith Richards got his
double shot in, with Ronnie Wood taking his
slide playing to another level on You got the
Silver and the man himself upping his vocal
game on Before They Make Me Run. The
Rolling Stones prove once again why they
are The Worlds Greatest Rock n Roll
Band.

Collectibles: Elvis Presley,

Elvis Presley, The Album
Collection, RCA/ Legacy

The King of Rock n Roll has easily had

more releases posthumously than any other
artist in modern music. As most of these
have been redesigned hits packages, or alternate takes on well-known cuts, or collections
with a handful of vault recordings. Nothing
can compare to RCA/Legacys newest behemoth. This treasure, which can only be fit for
a King, is simply titled Elvis Presley, The
Album Collection. The box contains an
unheard of 60 CDs (you read that right, sixzero). It includes titles he recorded at RCA
during the artists lifelong association with
the label, all 17 of his film soundtracks, rare
RCA Camden budget series, and as an
added bonus three platters of essential rare
tracks, with each volume devoted to a specific decade from the 50s to the 70s. The box
is a real bounty for the eyes as well. Original
packaging has been restored, each with gatefold and die cut sleeves, RCA Victor inserts
and stickers, and the actual labels are replicated. All this and a 300-page, fully illustrated hardcover book but would you really
expect anything else when you are dealing
with rock n roll royalty?

Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin

Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net.
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UTEP Womens Basketball - Home

games are in the Don Haskins Center.

Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1: UTSA
7:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5: LA Tech
2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7: Southern Miss
7:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26: WKU
2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28: Marshall

El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music

Festival El Paso Pro-Musica presents its

ents 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.

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annual festival Jan. 4-28. Information: 8339400 or eppm.org.

Arena Soccer League teams home games are

at 7:35 p.m. at the El Paso County Coliseum.
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

Harlem Globetrotters The famed wiz-

ards 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).

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. Registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Catch a Rising Star A performance of
young pianists performing organ music for the
first time is Sunday, Jan. 8. Location, details to
be announced. Information: 532-5874.
Miners Hockey Club UTEPs hockey

team home games are at El Paso Events

Center, at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E.
Paisano. Games are 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, unless listed otherwise. Tickets: $10$20. Information: 491-7879 or
minershockey.com.
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

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. The event is part of
the Special Olympics fall games. Information:
533-8229 or on Facebook at SOTX19.
UTEP Mens Basketball - The Miners

home games are at the Don Haskins Center.

Games are 7 p.m., unless otherwise listed.
Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
Thursday, Jan. 12: FIU
Saturday, Jan. 14: Florida Atlantic
Saturday, Jan. 21: UTSA

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
with active duty military I.D. Information: 3456245 or elpasopsychicfair.com.

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
December 2016

Las Cruces Bridal Showcase 11 a.m.

hockey team hosts the Long Beach Bombers

Jan. 27-29 at Sierra Providence Events
CenterInformation: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpasorhinos.com.

Pavlo The sounds of Mediterranean guitar

Roundtop Trail Runs The runs are

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.

El Paso Puzzler The 10th annual

endurance mountain bike race is 8 a.m. Sunday,

Jan. 15 at Bowen Ranchs Round House.
Mountain bike races of 13, 35 and 50 miles
offered. Hosted by the Border Mountain Bike
Association. Registration: $55 for 13- and 35mile race; $65 for 50-mile race. Information:
433-1752, elpasopuzzler.com or on Facebook
at El Paso Puzzler Mountain Bike Race.
Registration: $70 for 13 mile; $75 35 mile; $80
50 mile; deadline is Jan. 13. Registration at
newmexicosportsonline.com.

Symphony Youth Orchestras, performs at 3

p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $8-$13 . Information 525-8978.
Tickets available online at epsyos.org.

La Semesienta The Spanish-language

comic adult version of the Cinderella story is
8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $35, $45 and $90 (Ticketmaster).
El Paso Rhinos - El Pasos Junior League ice

El Paso Coyotes El Pasos new Major

EPSYOs Winter Concert The El Paso

planned at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, beginning

at Anthony Gap. Information: raceadventuresunlimited.com.

StepCrew The dance production combining three styles of percussive dance (Irish, Tap,
and Ottawa Valley) is 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28,
at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts,
1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo. Tickets:
$25, $35 and $45.Information: (575) 437-2202
or flickingercenter.com.

to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at Las Cruces

Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave. in
Las Cruces. Information: (575) 522-1232 or
lascrucesbridalshowcase.com.

with Pavlo and his band are 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan.

29, at the Spencer Theater for Performing
Arts. Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Tickets:
$39-$59. Information: (575) 336-4800 or
spencertheater.com.

Foreigner The classic rock legends per-

form at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the

Plaza Theatre. With ten multi-platinum albums
and 16 Top 30 hits, Foreigner is universally
hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in
the world with a formidable musical arsenal
that continues to propel sold-out tours and
album sales, now exceeding 75 million. Tickets:
$39.75 to $95 (Ticketmaster).

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).

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
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).

El Paso Symphony Orchestra The

Symphony presents its Viva Espaa! performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Jan. 20-21, in the Plaza Theatre. Information:
532-3776 or epso.org.

Spring Home Show The El Paso

Association of Builders presents the annual

event Jan. 27-29 at the El Paso Convention
Center. 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: 1-800756-4788, ext. 46 or HomeShowElPaso.com.

Cabaret UTEP Dinner Theatre in the

UTEP Student Union presents the Tony-winning musical Jan 27-Feb. 12. Ticket information: 747-6060 or utep.edu/udt.
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.
Reservations: (575) 523-1223.

Purple Breasts: One Womans

Journey through Breast Cancer

American Southwest Theatre Company presEl Paso Scene

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