El Paso Scene February 2015

FEB.
Your monthly guide to community

entertainment, recreation & culture
On the cover:
Borderland Beauty by Greg Allen
Top: Mount Riley

Below, from left:
Nopales Franklin Mountains, Mighty Rio
and North View from Wyler Tram
Alternative Artspaces
Artists of different genres are finding new venues for collaboration,

from warehouses to flea markets.
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February 2015
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Roundup
Valentines Day
Teen Valentine Celebration Westside
Branch Library, 125 Belvidere, hosts the

Valentines Day event for area teens 4:30 to 6
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10. Admission is free.
Information: 581-2024 or elpasolibrary.org.
Valentines from Chico El Paso

Chihuahuas mascot Chico will deliver special
valentine gift packages to loved ones in the El
Paso area Feb. 11-14. Cost: $100; includes a
souvenir dog bowl filled with chocolate candy
and one of the following novelty items: Rally
Monkey/Chico plush doll, Chihuahuas cap,
mens shirt or womens shirt. Only 40 packages
are available. Chico is also available for private
events. Information/scheduling: Grant Gorham,
242-2049.
February 2015
Hidden Hearts in Downtown

Downtown Management District is giving the
public the opportunity to win Valentines
inspired prizes, sponsored by downtown businesses, with five papel picado hearts hidden in
one downtown business each week, leading up
to Valentines Day. One prize winner per heart
hidden each week, as well as and one grand
prize winner.
Clue given each week via the DWNTWN El
Paso social media accounts on Twitter,
Facebook, and Instagram to help the public find
the Hidden Heart. Once found, take a picture
with the heart and hashtag #DTEP to automatically be entered in the contest.
Winners will be announced one week after
the clue is given. Participants can enter as many
times as they like, but may not post location of
heart. Cropping of photo may give it away, just
do not say it. One grand prize winner will be
selected from the five weekly winners and
announced Thursday, Feb. 12.
Hotel California Chocolate Buffet
The Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

annual Valentine fundraiser is 7 p.m. Feb. 12,
with live music by the celebrated Eagles tribute
band, Hotel California, and the famous
Flickinger chocolate buffet and chocolate fountain. Tickets: $14, $25 and $36; $8 ages 12 and
younger. Military and senior discounts available.
Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickingercenter.com.
Jazz Unlimited Big Band The jazz

band presents its Valentine Dance 7 to 9 p.m.
p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at St. Marks United
Methodist Church, 5005 Love Road. Admission
is free. Information: 637-4569.
Singing Valentines The El Paso Sungold,

Sweet Adelines and the Border Chorders both
offer live singing Valentines during Valentines
Day weekend. Both groups limit their services

to the city of El Paso.
Singing valentines by the Desert Diamonds
Sweet Adelines Quartet will offer Valentines 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1314. Includes three songs, a personal photo and
sweet treat. Cost: $50. Call to schedule:
Jeanette 778-7503 or 740-3216.
The El Paso Border Chorders offer singing
valentines delivered by a mens barbershop
quartet. Allow a three-hour time frame delivery
window. Special instructions are welcome.
Cost: $40; includes songs and box of chocolates. Information: Frank Laverpol, 478-4455 or
Nick Caswell, 274-1413.
Senior Love Conference El Paso

Community Colleges Senior Adult Programs
20th annual conference is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14, at EPCC Administrative
Service Center Auditorium, 9050 Viscount, featuring speakers, exhibitors, entertainment, and
art exhibit and more. Food donations accepted
at the door. Information, conference passes:
831-7801 or maryy@epcc.edu.
Sweetheart Getaway Sunland Winery

and Dance Studio, 1769 Victory in Sunland
Park, hosts a Valentine Party 8 p.m. to midnight
Saturday, Feb. 14, with wine tasting and dancing to live music by David Huerta. Wine and
cheese plates available for purchase. Cost: $15
($25 couples); includes special valentine
desserts, wine tasting and a half-hour dance
session. Information: (575) 589-1214, (915)
241-8808 or deanahicks@elp.rr.com.
To get there: Turn West on Sunland Park
Drive, right on Futurity at 4-way stop (across
from casino entrance), left on Trifecta then
right on Victory Lane.
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FEBRUARY
INDEX
Roundup
Behind the Scene
Scene Spotlight
Program Notes
Heres the Ticket
Music, Comedy
Viva Jurez
Dance
Sports
El Paso FishNet
Taking a Look Back
Feature:
Alternative Artspaces
Nature
At the Museum
Southwest Art Scene
Gallery Talk
Keep on Bookin'
History Lessons
On Stage
Stage Talk
Film Scene
March preview
Liner Notes
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El Paso Scene Users Guide 46

Advertiser Index 46
Subscription Form 46
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uperbowl Sunday isnt an official

holiday, but it might as well be
when you look at the events calendar for that day. Its empty. No one
schedules anything to compete with the
Superbowl.
Well, almost no one. Superbowl Sunday
actually is a great day for lovers of community theater. El Paso and Las Cruces
offer five different matinee performances
Feb. 1. Even those theater-goers will be
able to get home in time to watch Katy
Perry perform at halftime, although I
doubt theyll be rushing for that reason.
I was surprised that the El Paso Rhinos
had a game scheduled to go against the
Patriots/Seahawks showdown then I
checked the Rhinos website and discovered they had moved their usual 4:30
Sunday start time to noon instead.
The February calendar will make up for
lost time two weeks later Valentines
Day falls on a Saturday, so dinner-dances
and other special events are offered all
that weekend.
Surprisingly, restaurateurs arent all that
happy for the extra business that Saturday
they really prefer it when Valentines
fall in the middle of the week. Friday and
Saturday are the traditional date nights
anyway, so a mid-week Valentines Day
brings them the most additional guests, so
Ive been told.
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I cant figure out the snow policy at
our local school districts. A couple of
years ago they cancelled school one day
because it might snow. It didnt. In early
January this year they delayed school for
a couple hours because it might snow. It
didnt. On Jan. 22 they ignored snow
warnings and we had the worst snowstorm of the season. At least most kids
were already at school when it started and
it was over by the time school ended,
although the roads were still messy.
Many businesses and government
offices let people go home early which
actually contributed to the traffic gridlock
that afternoon when roads were still icy.
By normal quitting time, most of the
snow had melted and the roads were
clear.
February 2015
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This months cover artist Greg Allen,

who was long overdue for an El Paso
Scene cover. He had one of his works on
a 2008 cover that included several paintings from that years Celebration of Our
Mountains exhibit, but this is his first
one man show front page.
Greg is a native New Mexican whos
been in El Paso since 1989 and is a longtime Southwest landscape painter. Greg
has earned numerous awards, including
Best of Show at the 2012 Arts
International. To find out more about his
work, you can reach him at 915-581-9204
or allensart@att.net.
By the way, if you want your photographs or paintings considered for the El
Paso Scene, please email up to three
images to me at randy@epscene.com.
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El Paso artists are also invited to participate in the 8th annual El Paso Artists
Studio Tour, presented by the Plein Air
Painters of El Paso and co-sponsored by
El Paso Scene. The event encourages
artists to open their studios to the public,
which allows people to meet artists and
learn more about their work. This years
event will be April 11-18 on the east half
of town, and April 18-10 on the west
half. Deadline to enter is March 5. Go to
pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com for more
information.
Randy Limbird
Editor and Publisher
(915) 542-1422
Albert Martinez
Advertising &
Circulation Director
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Lisa Kay Tate

News Editor
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Contributing Writers:
Carol Viescas, Brian Chozick,

Myrna Zanetell, John McVey Middagh
Walter Schaefer, Jay Duncan
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February Roundup
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Valentine dinner and dance Santa

Lucia Catholic Church, 518 Gallagher, will host
its annual Valentine dance 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14, at the churchs Centro
Amistad Hall, featuring a dinner and live music
by River City Band. Dinner served 7 to 8 p.m.;
dance 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. BYOB; set-ups
sodas and beer available for sale. Not outside
beer or coolers allowed. Cost: $30; reservations recommended. Tables for 10 available
with advance reservation. Information: 5925245 or santaluciachurch@sbcglobal.net.
Valentines Day dinner Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in

Sunland Park, presents its Valentines Day dinner Saturday, Feb. 14, with a five-course dinner and music and dancing with Dave Borrego
Jazz, featuring the vocals of Claudia Casillas.
Dinner attire; reservations taken from 6:30 to
10 p.m. Cost: $95. Does not include gratuity.
Reservations strongly recommended.
Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3.
Valentines Romantic Sunset Dance

Shundo Ballroom Dance Studio, 120 Paragon,
hosts a Valentines dance 7 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14, with a romantic Rumba
dance lesson, chocolate covered strawberries
and dancing. Bring your favorite wine or drink;
event limited to 20 couples. Call for reservations. Cost: $56 per couple.
Information: 532-2043 or
ShundoDanceStudio.com.
Valentines Sweetest Dessert and
Tango Party Paso del Norte Tango
Clubs Valentines Day party is 8 to 11 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14, at Dancers Studio, 111 Rio
Flor. Tango lessons are 8 p.m. with best
dessert contest; viewing begins at 8 p.m. with
tasting at 9 p.m. Bring a favorite dessert to
share. Cost: $8. Information: 422-3338, 4904956 or pasodelnortetangoclub.com.
Also this month
Coin Show - The International Coin Club of
El Pasos 52nd annual Coin Show is Feb. 20-22

at El Maida Hall, 6331 Alabama, with tables of
coins, paper money, medals and tokens by
dealers from around the country. Hours are 1
to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 533-6001
or on Facebook at elpasocoinclub.
The annual kids auction is 2 p.m. Saturday for
ages 7 to 14. The kids auction is a no-cost auction; script provided for the bidding.
This years Coin Show commemorative medal
will feature Don Juan de Oate.
Midway On Center Stage A family-
friendly evening of art, performance, live music

and local vendors is 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 21, at Glasbox: 210 Poplar, with FireFox
from Odd Lab Circus Art. Items sold include
synth dreads, costume accessories, homemade
soaps, butters, charms, ceramics, jewelry, crocheted hats, cupcakes, tarot readings and
more, plus henna and face paint by Yoly Jon
and an organic tea lounge by Mumu. Cost: $10$15; $5-$10 (Kids $5 to $10). Information:
Mumu, (415) 832-9592 or on Facebook at
Midway On Center Stage.
Stage performance begins at 8 p.m. Other performances include FireFox from Odd Lab
Circus, ArtPasithea Dance Company, Prabvi
GuaLoa of Tribal Fusion Bellydance, interdisciplinary ensemble Another River, circus art by
Mumito and Alex Corby, Diabolo Piece and
Balloon Sculptures), songwriter Ross Fleming,
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Cakravk Contemporary Modern Dance, Ed

Spencer of B-Boy Break Dance. Live Drum
Circle, and more.
Dance Party and Fire Jam later in the evening.
To participate, call Mumu, (415) 832-9592.
Pet-A-Fair El Paso Parks and Recreation
hosts its 3rd annual event for pet owners and

pets 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at
Don Haskins Recreation Center, 7400 High
Ridge, with indoor and outdoor activities such
as exhibitions, vets, groomers, adoptions,
immunizations, discounts, pictures and more.
Admission is free; (vendor booth fee is $45).
Information: 252-9031, 240-3310 or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Brew at the Zoo The inaugural event is

6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the El Paso
Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano. The event offers samplings of more than 20 craft brews, barbecue
pub grub, a dessert truck, pub style games,
animal presentations, live music and a commemorative souvenir. Ages 21 and older only.
Tickets: $30 in advance, $35 day of event.
Designated drivers $20. VIP tickets are $85
(includes entrance to special VIP event 5 to 6
p.m. Six-pack of tickets: $160.
Black History Month
Black History Month at UTEP The
African-American Studies program, in conjunction with other UTEP departments, presents a

variety of events throughout campus in
February in recognition of African American
History. Most events are free. Information:
African American Studies Program, 747-8650.
Highlights:
Keynote speaker is U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell,
who will speak on Civil Rights Progress Since
Selma Friday, Feb. 20. Time and location to
be announced.
The annual Gospel Explosion is 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28. Venue to be announced.
Presentations, all beginning at 1:30 p.m.:
Juneteenth Freedom Project: Then and
Now presented by Sam Collins III, Thursday,
Feb. 5, Union East Suite 312E.
The time and what must be done presented by William P. Muhammad Tuesday, Feb.
10, El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center B.
Dining with the Ancestors: When Heroes
Come to Dinner with Dr. Eric J. Chambers,
Thursday, Feb. 12, Union East Templeton
Suite 313E.
Contributions in Popular Music: History is
Always in the Making with Dennis Woo,
Tuesday, Feb. 17, Union East Suite 312E.
When the Civil Rights Movement Stood its
Ground: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi
Freedom Movement with Dr. Akinyele
Umoja, Wednesday, Feb. 18, UTEP Library
Blumberg Auditorium, Room 111.
Out of the Darkness: The Negro Leagues
and the Integration of Major League Baseball
with Eric Enders Monday, Feb. 23, Union East
Suite 312E.
EPCC Black History Month El Paso

Community College will host events in
February in celebration of Black History Month.
This years theme is A Century of Black Life,
History and Culture. All events are 7 to 9 p.m.
Mondays at EPCCs Administrative Center
Auditorium, Building A, 9050 Viscount.
Admission is free. Information: 831-3324 or
ochavez30@epcc.edu.
Feb. 9: Jazz Night, featuring Mike Hamilton
and Billy Townes.
Feb. 16: Performing Arts Night presentation,
A Renaissance of Culture: Highlighting the
Contributions of African Americans through
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Artistic Expression, with music, dance and

dramatic interpretation.
Feb. 23: In The Spotlight presentation of
From The Heart of a King, a one-act play
about Martin Luther King by Phil Darius
Wallace.
A public student art display will be on exhibit
at the Administrative Services Center 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. weekdays Feb 10-28.
The 26th annual African-American Read-In, a
celebration of African-American writers, students, faculty and community will read selections of prose and poetry by famous authors at
the following campus locations:
Northwest campus, Library Room L-114,
noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Valle Verde Campus Cafeteria Annex, 10
a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Transmountain Campus Mall, 10 a.m. to
noon Friday, Feb. 27.
Black History Month Parade and Rally
The annual Inter-Club Council Black History

Month Parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
28, at Montana and Pershing and travels east
on Montana to Copia then south to Missouri
ending at Mary Webb Park, 3401 E. Missouri.
This years theme is A Century of Black Life,
History and Culture. The rally immediately follows the parade 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Mary
Webb Park, with vendor booths, family activities and entertainment. Admission is free.
Information: 241-6046.
Miss Black El Paso Southwest

Scholarship Pageant The annual pag-
eant is 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the

Chamizal National Memorial theater. The Miss
Black El Paso Southwest Scholarship pageant
for ages 17 to 20 features African American
ladies exhibiting poise and grace. Admission:
$10; available from all contestants or at the
door. Information: 546-9212 or missblackelpasosouthwest.org.
Contestant applications available from Estine
East Side Barbershop. 106 N. Piedras, or Julie
Hart at 595-3141.
Southern New Mexico

Mardi Gras in the Clouds The
Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce will bring a

little New Orleans to the mountain community
Feb. 6-8 with its 14th annual Mardi Gras celebration, Mardi Gras Masquerade. The family
celebration includes a Masquerade Ball, live
entertainment, costume and mask contest, float
and second line hanky parade, silent auction,
vendors, umbrella parade, cajun cooking contest, square dance and zumba demos, kids
games and more. Information: (575) 682-2733
or coolcloudcroft.coom.
Chocolate Fantasia Mimbres Region Arts

Councils 26th annual celebration of arts and
sweet delicacies is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 7, in historic downtown Silver City. This
years theme is Lights, Camera, Chocolate.
Tickets sell out every year. Tickets: $20 for 20
individual pieces of chocolate. Information:
(575) 538-2505 or mimbresarts.org.
Chocolate Fantasia Headquarters are located
at Family Karate Center, 416. N. Bullard.
Bootheel Cowboy Poetry Fiesta The

22nd annual fiesta brings together some of the
Southwests best storytellers, poets and musicians 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the
Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Museum (Old
Armory), 708 E. 2nd St., Lordsburg, N.M.
Master of Ceremonies is Steve Hill. Proceeds
benefit the museum. Tickets: $12 ($8 students)
February 2015
and includes both sessions and hamburgers and

soft drinks at intermission. Information/tickets:
(559) 381-1465 or hookjune@hotmail.com.
Advance tickets available in Lordsburg at
Verlas Western Wear, 980 E. Motel, and Gold
Hill Outpost, 1000 Birchfield.
Featured performers are Billy Chadborn,
Rusty Tolley, Doc Jordan, Mary Abbott, Bill
Cavaliere, Ken Moore, Mike Dunn and The
Outriders.
Gathering of Quilts The Winter
Quilters of Sierra Countys annual quilt Show is

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2728, at Ralph Edwards Civic Center, 460 4th
Street in Truth of Consequences, N.M., with
around 125 quilts by local quilters, quilt raffle
and guessing games. Admission is free.
Information: winterquilters@yahoo.com.
Open House and arts and craft fair Saturday,

Jan. 31, at Veterans Recreation Center, 5301
Salem. Craft fair is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and open
house is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Events are free and
open to the public. Information: 821-8909.
Weight room available for anyone 16 years
and older, for $4 per day or $18 per month
membership.
El Paso Punk Rock Flea Market The
market is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the first and third

Sunday of the month (Feb. 7, 21) on the corner of Joe Battle and Vista del Sol, featuring
handmade items, local artists and other wares,
along with live performances by local bands.
Information on Facebook at El Paso Punk Rock
Flea Market.
Farmers Market at Ardovinos Desert

Crossing The 12th annual market now
runs Saturdays year-round at Ardovinos Desert

Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park,
N.M. Winter hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This
producers only market features quality farmers, backyard gardeners and artisans. Well
behaved pets on leash welcome. Information:
(575) 589-0653, ext. 3.
The market will host a canned food drive
every Saturday in February, benefiting El
Pasoans Fighting Hunger.
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The Birds, The Bees & The Brews
Foundation for Las Cruces Museums will host

an informal evening of refreshments, conversation and presentations on animal courting
behaviors 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at Las
Cruces Museum of Nature and Science, 411 N.
Main, in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall. Ages
21 and older welcome. Admission is free; must
have valid ID to enter. Information: (575) 5223120, las-cruces.org/museums or on Facebook.
Enjoy child-free, brain-building science featuring live demos, presentations and a chance to
explore the museum after dark. Snacks and
sweets provided, as well as a cash bar offered
with local beers provided by High Desert
Brewery.
Cowboy Days The 16th annual celebration of Southwest pioneer heritage is Saturday
and Sunday, March 7-8, at the New Mexico
Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100
Dripping Springs Rd., Las Cruces, with childrens activities, cowboy food and music, cowboy mounted shooting, horseback and stagecoach rides, living history, gunfight re-enactments, arts and crafts vendors, roping, horseshoeing and other demonstrations. Details to
be announced. Information: (575) 522-4100 or
nmcowboydays.com.
West Texas
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering
The 29th annual gathering is Feb. 27-28 at Sul

Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. The second oldest of its kind in the country, the event
offers stage shows and individual performances
by nationally known cowboy poets, musicians
and storytellers. Information: (432) 837-2326,
1-800-561-3712 or cowboy-poetry.org.
This years headliners are Eli Barsi, Straw
Berry, Craig Carter, John Davis and Elizabeth
Ebert on Friday and R.W. Hampton, Kristyn
Harris, Yvonne Hollenbeck, Jim Jones and R.P.
Smith on Saturday.
Recitations of poetry and music are 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Friday and Saturday throughout the Sul
Ross campus, starting with an open session at 9
a.m. each day. Sessions are free.
Showcase performances are 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, in Marshall Auditorium. Tickets: $15.
A Yodlin Fools performance is 1 p.m.
Friday. Tickets: $10.
A Saturday night dance is planned benefiting
the Crisis Center. Call for details. Tickets: $20.
A chuckwagon breakfast is 7:30 a.m. each
morning at Poets Grove (east side of Kokernot
Field). Cost: $5.
Bazaars and fairs
Weight Room Open House and Arts

and Crafts Fair City of El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department hosts a Weight Room
El Paso Scene
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Rent El Paso Community College presents the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical by Jonathan Larson Feb. 19March 1, at Transmountain Forum Theater.
Directed by Keith Townsend. Page 15.
Scene Spotlight highlights events

advertised in this issue.
Dreamscapes UTEP Department of

Theatre and Dance presents a Multimedia
Dance Event Feb. 6-15, at the Fox Fine
Arts Wise Family Theatre. Page 28.
El Paso Live Page 5. Coming to the

Plaza Theatre:
Feb. 11: Guys and Dolls
Feb. 12: Engelbert Humperdinck
Feb. 14: Mariachi Vargas
Feb. 28: El Paso Symphony Orchestra
presents Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute
to The Beatles.
Zap Mama and Antibalas Lola

Productions presents the world-music trailblazers in their first-ever joint U.S. Tour
Feb. 27 at Lee Ross Capshaw Auditorium at
Coronado High School. Page 24.
Bert Saldaa Amado Pea Gallery in San

Elizario features Visions of the Southwest,
works by Bert Saldaa, Feb. 1-28, with
opening reception Feb. 7. Page 44.
El Paso Ballroom Dance Academy

The academy hosts its Valentine Salsa Social
featuring Team Havana Feb. 6. A Studio
Valentines Party is Feb. 21. Page 7.
El Paso Rhinos Home games are Feb.
6-8, Feb. 20-22 and Feb. 27-March 1 at
Sierra Providence Event Center. Page 31.
Sunland Art Gallery Showing in

February is Miniature Mania, show of small
works, with reception Feb. 7. Page 16.
UTEP Basketball Mens home games

are Feb. 12 vs. Charlotte, Feb. 14 vs. Old
Dominion and Feb. 21 vs. UTSA; and
Womens home games are Feb. 5 vs. Florida
Atlantic, Feb. 7 vs. FIU and Feb. 26 vs. La
Tech. Page 29.
Valentine Dance The Forum Ballrooms
annual Valentines Day dance is Feb. 14,
with live music by Rhapsod. Page 5.
Valentines Day Sunset Dance Shundo

Dance Studio hosts a couples dance Feb.
14, at the studio. Page. 11.
Valentines Dinner Ardovinos Desert

Crossing hosts its annual romantic dinner
Feb. 14, with live music by Dave Borrego
Jazz featuring vocals by Claudia Casillas.
Page 19.
Valentine Days package Hilton Garden

Inn Airport offers a Valentines dinner, dance
and room package Feb. 14, with dinner, live
entertainment, and other specials. Page 21.
Valentine Evening Sunland Winery and

Dance Studio hosts a Valentines event Feb.
14 with music by David Huerta, wine tasting
and dessert. Page 21.
La Tierra Caf The caf hosts several

dinner shows during its concert season. Art a
la Cart art markets are the last Saturday of
the month. Page 18.
Feb. 14: Flamenco Duende Gitano
April 11: Bud Sanders, Ultimate Elvis
Tribute
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The Complete Works of William

ShakespeareAbridged El Paso
Playhouse presents a comic look at The
Bards classics Feb. 20-March 14. Page 5.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra The

orchestra presents guest conductor
Leonardo Gasparini and guest pianist
Mauricio Nader in The Language of
Romance Feb. 20-21 at The Plaza Theatre.
Page 6.
The orchestra also presents Classical
Mystery Tour: A Tribute to The Beatles
Feb. 28, at The Plaza Theatre. Pages 5 and
6.
Coin Show The 52nd annual
International Coin Club of El Pasos coin
show is Feb. 20-22, at El Maida Hall, with
coins, paper money, medals, tokens and
more. Page 4.
Crossland Gallery Showing Feb. 20March 21, at El Paso Art Associations

gallery is the annual Western Impressions Art
Show, How The West was ONE/WON,
with opening reception Feb. 20. Entries for
the show taken through Feb. 8. Page 13.
The Associations quarterly meeting is Feb.
8, with a fiber art demonstration by Lin
Bentley Keeling.
Hal Marcus Gallery Work is being

accepted through Feb. 25 for the spring
2015 exhibit, All You Can Eat, presented
by the Vegetarian Society of El Paso. Page
27.
El Paso Artists Studio Tour Artists are

being sought through March 5 for the 8th
annual tour April 11-12 at Eastside,
Northeast and Mission Valley studios and
April 18-19, at Westside, Upper Valley and
Downtown studios. Page 34.
El Paso Exploreum El Pasos living laboratory childrens museum taking registration

for its Spring Break Camp March 9-13.
Page 22.
Dog Adoptions El Paso Humane Society

hosts dog adoptions every Saturday at El
Paso Saddle Blanket. Well-behaved pets on
leash always welcome. Page 30.
French Classes Lcole de lAlliance

Franaise dEl Pasos beginning and advanced
classes for adults and children Spring session
are now available, as well as conversational
French classes for adults. Page 44.
Southern New Mexico
Las Cruces Museum of Art Showing

Feb. 6-March 27 is Las Cruces Collects,
works from local private collections as well
as NMSUs University Art Gallery. Reception
is Feb. 6. Page 4.
2Cellos The global phenomenon of Luka
Sulic and Stjepan Hauser perform March 4,
at NMSUs Pan American Center. Page 46.
Fountain Theatre Mesilla Valley Film

Society hosts nightly screenings at the theatre in Historic Mesilla. Page 44.
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A Psychic Fair is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 7.

Bee My Honey Day beekeeping workshop
is 11 a.m. Feb. 14, with beekeeper Harold
Shumate of New Mexico Desert Farms.
A wine lecture by Manny Jemente is 11 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21, in honor of Drink Wine
Day.
Pet adoptions and goodies for dogs every last
Saturday of the month.
Weekly yoga classes are 9 to 10 a.m. with
Erin from Casa de Yoga. Cost per class: $10.
From El Paso, take Race Track Drive across
the Rio Grande and across McNutt Road (NM
273), continue past the post office and turn left
on Ardovino.
Having a Heart Community Fair The

annual health and information fair is 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Carolina
Community Center, 563 N. Carolina, with 50
booths will offer information and services,
along with professional health screenings.
Information: 755-7999, ext. 112.
First 100 participants receive a free food bag.
Valentine Arts and Crafts Fair
Fitness Central, 1706 Montana, hosts its fair 1

to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. Admission is free.
Vendor tables available for $20. Information:
920-0626 or on Facebook at fitcentral.
Spanish Colonia Art Market Spanish

Colonial Art Society in Santa Fe hosts its first
Las Cruces market 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21-22, at
Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor.
Around 40 Spanish Colonial artists include
exponents of tinwork, colcha, retablos, strawwork, weaving, jewelry, filigree, pottery, ironwork and carving. Admission: $5; $8 couples;
ages 12 and younger free. Information: (505)
982-2226 or spanishcolonial.org.
Sunrise Lions Gun Show The semiannual guns and outdoors show opens at 9 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21-22, at Las
Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University
in Las Cruces. Information: (575) 571-3045 or
lascruceslionsclub.org.
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market

The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural
Affairs Departments market is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
each Saturday in the Union Plaza District along
Anthony Street. Information: 212-1780 or
elpasoartsandculture.org.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts 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

A Chocolate Affair KISS-FM hosts its
Paso, Juarez and southern New Mexico age 50

or older, and meet afternoons Mondays
through Fridays. Information: 747-6280, 7478848 or olliatutep.org.
Latinitas The nonprofit dedicated to
empowering Latina youth offers regular creative expression workshops, exhibits and more.
Latinas offices are at 10935 Ben Crenshaw
#207. Information: 219-8554, latinitaselpaso@yahoo.com or LasLatinitas.org.
A College Chica workshop is 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, on the UTEP campus.
Girls age 9-17 are invited to discover the
importance of college and get an insiders view
of college life, with an opportunity to tour the
UTEP campus, meet college student mentors,
attend workshops on the importance of education and participate in activities to start preparing for college. Co-hosted by UTEP Center for
Civic Engagement. Admission is free. Pre-register at laslatinitas.com.
Free tax preparation AARP Foundation

offers free tax preparation for individuals with
low or moderate income Feb. 2-April 15 at
selected El Paso Parks and Recreation Senior
Centers. Information: Joe Rodriguez, 544-0753.
Locations/days:
Eastside, 3200 Fierro, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesdays and Fridays. Information: 5914292.
Father Martinez Senior Center, 9301
Alameda, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays.
Hilos de Plata, 4451 Delta, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesdays and Fridays. Information: 533-3207.
Memorial, 1800 Byron, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays. Information: 5624260.
Polly Harris Senior Center, 650 Wallenberg,
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Childrens Social Skills workshop
The Dorris Van Doren Branch Library, 551 E.

Redd Rd., hosts a series of free child development workshops 10 to 11:15 A.M. Monday
starting Feb. 2-March 9, 2015 from 10:00 to
11:15 a.m. The five-week program is for children up to 3 years of age and their caregivers.
Local professionals will instruct caregivers on
basic techniques to help their children develop
learning and social skills. Information/registration: Dorris Van Doren Branch at 875-0700.
Discovery Science workshops
UTEPs Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan

Desert Gardens begins a series of Saturday
morning science workshops for children beginning Feb. 7-March 14. Students will study the
effects of weather and pollution on plants, animals and people. The six one-hour classes in
this series are designed to explore Earth
Science concepts. Times are 8:30 a.m. for
grades kindergarten and first; 10 a.m. for
grades second and third; and 11:30 a.m. for
grades fourth through sixth. Each class limited
to 11 students. Registration: $35; covers class
materials for all six classes. Information: Kay
Mullins, 747-8994 or kmullins@utep.edu.
4th annual evening of chocolate delicacies 6 to

9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at Fountains at
Farah, with samples from area chocolate vendors. Tickets: $$10-$20 (includes samples);
available online at holdmyticket.com.
New this year is the Chocolate Liqueur
Lounge for ages 21 and older.
Mariachi Service Mariachi San Pablo will
the popular UTEP program that offers noncredit classes for people age 50 or older. Spring
2015 classes begin Monday, Feb. 9.
Registration: $60, plus $25 for the one-time
OLLI life membership fee ($25 late fee after
Jan. 29). Members may take as many classes as
they want. Classes are open to residents of El
Master Meditation Workshop The
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at

UTEP Registration run through Jan. 29 for
El Paso Scene
lead worship music at both the 9 a.m. English

service and 11:30 a.m. Spanish services Sunday,
Feb. 8, at Ysleta Lutheran Mission, 301 S.
Schutz. The local group Mariachi San Pablo
travels all over the United States assisting other
congregations with evangelism and Hispanic
outreach Admission is free; food cost varies.
Information: 858-2588 or ylm.org.
Meditation Studio, 6130 Montana Ave, #211,
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host the meditation workshop, Becoming a

Spiritual Warrior & Mastering the Self 7 to 9
p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, presented by Maha Raja.
Cost: $20 donation. Space is limited; RSVP:
329-1822.
TACHE Conference The 40th annual
Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher

Education State Conference, Trabajando:
Activism through Education, is Wednesday
through Saturday, Feb. 11-14, at Camino Real
Hotel, 101 S. El Paso. Conference Strands will
include: Dreamers and DACA, Immigration
Reform, Student Organizations and Activism,
Representation in Academia, Social Awareness.
Cost: $275 (must be TACHE members; membership available for $40). Information: 5243050 or tache.org.
Video PSA Contest City of El Paso
Environmental Services Department (ESD) is

again hosting a video public service announcement contest for local high school students
through Feb. 17. Students are asked to create
a 30-second video public service announcement on the theme ESD Works for Me; PSAs
must focus on the array of services provided by
the ESD, such as curbside recycling, citizen collection stations, and animal adoptions. No fee
to enter. All entries must be mailed or delivered to Daniel Marin at ESD, 7968 San Paulo,
79907. Information: 621-6734.
ESD is also hosting a T-shirt design contest
through Feb. 17 for the official T-shirt for
ESDs Earth Day Celebration, open to all area
middle and high school students. The winner
will receive two complimentary t-shirts, and be
recognized at ESDs Earth Day Celebration on
April 4, 2015. Participation is free; students
may submit multiple designs. Information: 2126026 or GrijalvaJH@elpasotexas.gov.
Workforce Solutions Job Fairs
Workshop Solutions Borderplex, hosts an

industry job fair for Transportation,
Governmental and Agriculture jobs 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Region 19, 6611
Boeing. Information: urgjobs.com.
Rascals at Rulis Rulis International

Kitchen, 4176 N. Mesa, welcomes wellbehaved and leashed pets 2 to 6 p.m. the third
Saturday of the month (Feb. 21). One dollar
per all drinks sold at this time will be donated
to The Humane Society of El Paso. Information:
313-4806 or on Facebook.
Community Meeting on Futureland
Pocket Park El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department host a community

meeting in regards to the upcoming develop-
February 2015
ment of Futureland Park pocket park at

12171 ODonnell (ODonnell and Dyer) in
Northeast El Paso at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26,
at Veterans Recreation Center, 5301 Salem. A
pocket park is usually less than one acre in size
and due to the size of the park, does not usually have parking. Information: 821-8909
Veterans Recreation Center classes
Veterans Recreation Center, 5301 Salem,

announces several classes for 2015, for youth
and adults. Scholarships available. Information:
821-8909.
Ballet Ongoing classes are 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. for age 3-7 and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for age
8-17, Tuesdays. Cost: $21 per month.
Tae Kwon Do 4 to 5 p.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays for ages 6-12. Cost: $21 per
month.
Tai Chi 4 to 5 p.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays, for ages 18 and older. Cost: $20
per month.
The centers gym is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday through Friday, for anyone interested
in playing basketball. Call for schedule.
The weight room/fitness center is open daily.
Cost: $18 per month ($9 seniors), for ages 18
and older.
For a good cause
Safari Nights Gala El Paso Chapter of
the Safari Club International hosts its 12th

annual gala, auction and expo at 5 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Jan. 30-31, at El Maida Shrine,
6331 Alabama, with 60 outfitter booths from
around the world, wildlife artists and outdoor
equipment specialists. Tickets: $100 ($50 ages
12-17; age 12 and younger admitted free but
must acquire a ticket). Group tables available
for $400-$1,200; available at 478-8505 or
online at scielpaso.org.
El Paso Chapter of the Safari Club
International is one of the newest chapters in
Texas, with members from the El Paso, Texas
metro area, west Texas and southern New
Mexico regions.
544-9811.
Murray recently set the record for consecutive 100-yard games, breaking the record held
by legend Jim Brown for more than 50 years.
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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.
Fort Bliss National Prayer Breakfast

The prayer breakfast is 7 a.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 4, at Centennial Club, Building 11199,
East Bliss. The National Prayer Breakfast promotes spiritual resilience and strengthen esprit
de corps across the installation. Tickets: $7.
Tickets, information: 744-8339 or 568-1519.
Tower Day Climbers age 6 and older can
have unlimited use the Tango Tower, 10 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Biggs Park,
11388 Sergeant Major Blvd. on East Fort Bliss.
The Tango Tower is a 50-foot tall, six-sided
structure with over 20 different high elements.
No reservations required; all needed equipment is provided. Cost per person: $10.
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Job Fair Army Community Service will
host the Fort Bliss Hiring Fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Centennial Club,
Biggs Army Airfield. Open to all active duty,
family members, retirees and DoD ID cardholders. Information: 569-5838.
Please see Page 10
Fire truck pull rematch The truck pull
benefiting Special Olympics Texas-Area 19 athletes is 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Fire Fighters
Academy, 6800 Delta (at Ascarate Park).
Teams must consist of 10 members, one must
be a female and the truck will be pulled 75 feet.
Cost: $25 per individual; $250 teams of 10.
Information: 533-8229 or sotx.org.
Heroes for the Homeless luncheon
Dallas Cowboys running back is keynote speaker for the he Salvation Armys 2015 fundraising
luncheon at noon Saturday, Feb. 28, at the
Centennial Club and Banquet Hall on Fort Bliss.
Tickets: $100 (tables for 10 are $1,000$1,500). Tickets/information: Rose Lucero,
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Late Night Laser Tag Soto Fitness
Facility on Fort Bliss will host the event 8:30 to

11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 and March 13. Cost
$15, open to all ages. Information: 744-1532.
Catholic Women of the Chapel The

CWOC meets 9 a.m. Fridays (except holiday
weekends) at the Religious Activities Center,
Building #449 on Fort Bliss. Meetings consist of
fellowship, saying the rosary, craft making projects or Bible studies. Child care provided free
of charge. This years theme is Works of
Mercy. Information:
fortblisscwoc@gmail.com.
Fort Bliss Bow & 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/bowandgun.
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).
Beta Sigma Phi First Lady The

womens sororitys luncheon is 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at El Paso Womans
Club, 1400 N. Mesa. Beta Sigma Phi is an
International Womens Friendship Network
open to women of all ages interested in making
new friends and developing outside interests.
This years First Lady is Jackie MorganTomko. The public is invited. Admission: $22.
Reservations: 565-0737.
El Paso Mortgage Bankers The orga-
nizations monthly educational meeting is 11:30

a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Hilton
Garden Inn, 6650 Gateway East. The 2015
TMBA President, Tom Rhodes, will talk on
What is Texas Mortgage Bankers and what
role do we have in Congress? Cost: $30 ($20
members; $25 non-RSVP members), cash or
checks. RSVP by Feb. 4: relopez@tfcu.coop.
Germania Club The Germania Club of
El Pasos Mardi Gras festivities (Fasching) are 5

p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Golden Tee,
Underwood Golf Course, 3200 Coe on Fort
Bliss. Newcomers welcome. Information,
reservations: 755-5471.
Old Fort Bliss Building 5054, corner of
Paso del Norte Quilt Guild The
Club news
LAlliance Franaise dEl Paso The
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.
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.
Sunday, Feb. 1: Super Bowl Party
Saturday, Feb. 7: Dinner and pool
Saturday, Feb. 14: Dinner and UTEP
Basketball
Friday, Feb. 20: Dinner and El Paso Rhinos
Hockey
Saturday, Feb. 28: Dinner and bowling.
Woodworkers Club of El Paso The
guilds regular meeting is 9:30 a.m. Saturday,

Feb. 14, at University Presbyterian Church,
224 N. Resler. Anyone interested in quilting is
welcome; no experience needed. Membership
is $25 per year. Information: 203-0515.
The Guild assists in aiding many charitable
organizations, with the main focus on helping
wounded warriors by making quilts for them.
nonprofit cultural institute, founded in 1964,
promotes French culture and offers francophiles the opportunity to use the French language in a variety of activities. The institute celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Information: 585-1789, 497-2453 (Spanish),
cgomez@afofelpaso.org, afofelpaso.com or on
Facebook at AllianceFrancaiseElPaso.
A Mardi Gras celebration is planned for
Tuesday, Feb. 17, featuring The Best Sweet
Crpes Contest.
French Classes for the 2015 Spring Session for
adults and children are now available. Visit
afofelpaso.org and Facebook for dates and
locations.
Womans Department GEPCC coffee
clubs monthly meeting is 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday,

Feb. 3, at 3228 Sacramento (back of building).
The program includes a video of woodworking
techniques, followed by a show and tell segment. Admission is free. Information: 760-6536
or 564-5915.
Womans Department Greater El Paso

Chamber of Commerces Membership Coffee
is 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 19, at the
home of Dr. Dan Roberts, 928 Singing Hills.
Information: 755-6193 or qwilliamq@aol.com.
The nonprofit group, dedicated to providing

education and support to women who want to
breast feed, meets 10:30 to noon a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5, at Las Palmas Lifecare
Center, 3333 N. Mesa. Accredited by La Leche
League International. Pregnant women and
breastfeeding mothers and their babies and
children welcome. Admission is free.
Information on Facebook at La Leche League El
Paso Westside.
hosts a Centennial Celebration luncheon noon

Saturday, Feb. 21, at St. Pauls United
Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere. Special
guest and M.C. is Estela Casas. Cost: $25.
Reservations: 564-1852.
The El Paso Branch of AAUW was organized
on Feb. 5, 1915. The Centennial Celebrations
theme is A celebration of El Paso Women
Past to Present. Guests will learn about the
early El Paso in which the association functioned and developed important cultural and
social infrastructure for the town.
La Leche League of El Paso Westside
Apple Users Group The El Paso Apple

Users Group is open to anyone interested in
Apple Macintosh computers. EPAUG is a
hands-on club for Apple Computer, iPad, and
iPhone users to share information and ideas.
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The groups monthly meeting and demonstration is 9:30 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of
the month (Feb. 7) at St. Pauls Lutheran
Church basement, 1000 Montana (enter in
alley). Admission is free for visitors.
Information: 239-7846 or epmug.org.
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American Association of University

Women The El Paso Branch of AAUW
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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 monthly General Meeting and luncheon is
noon Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Hilton Garden Inn
Airport, 6650 Gateway East. Cost: $22.
Information, reservations: 584-3126.
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 elpasocoinclug.com.
Area attractions
Wyler Aerial Tramway Texas only
publicly accessible mountain tramway gives passengers a view 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.
A free Bike Back to Basics workshop led by
Ranger Paul Hanson is 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 7, covering basic information mountain
bikers need to know. Participants should bring
their bike and tools, if they have them.
Hikes begin in the tramways parking lot.
Dress for weather, in sturdy shoes, walking
stick and bring water for all hikes.
The monthly Last Sunday hike is a
Sweethearts Hike at 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22.
To get there: Take Alabama to McKinley and
turn toward the mountain.
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.
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. Information: (575) 874-5200 or
sunland-park.com.
Live racing season runs through April. Post
time is 12:15 p.m. Friday through Monday.
Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday.
General admission and parking are free.
To get there, take the Sunland Park exit from
I-10, go south (left turn coming from
Downtown) and follow the signs.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta

Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
Native American Dances are performed 11:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Fresh Indian bread is on sale at the center,
which also offers family-operated gift shops,
featuring jewelry, pottery and other crafts.
Licon Dairy The dairys gift shop popular

for its homemade asadero cheese products is
located at 11951 Glorieta Road in San Elizario
and is open 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
February 2015
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.
Mount Cristo Rey The four-story-tall
statue of Christ on the cross tops the mountain, 4,576 feet above sea level, in Sunland
Park, N.M., Built in 1938-40 by sculptor Urbici
Soler, the monument is accessible off McNutt
Road (Highway 273) in Sunland Park.
Because of safety concerns, people are
advised to hike only in groups. The best time
to hike is when volunteers are working on trail
maintenance, usually 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays.
For information on Saturday hiking times, call
252-9840.
San Elizario Historic District The district at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on the
Mission Trail features art galleries and studios,
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.
Self-guided walking tours and guided tour of
17 historical sites also offered, including the
Chapel, Old El Paso County Jail (where Billy
the Kid broke out a friend in 1876), the old
Grist Mill, the Lafayette barracks and more.
Free guides available at galleries and museums.
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.
Free music and wine tasting is 1 to 4 p.m.
selected Sundays. Bring a picnic.
Love is In The Air Valentines performance
is Feb. 15 with music by guitarist Juan Ortiz.
An Irish Weekend is March 15 with music
by Dusty Low.
Sunland Winery 1769 Victory Lane in
Sunland Park, N.M. Hours are 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday through Saturday, noon to 5
p.m. Sunday. Information: (575) 589-1214.
Painting and tasting classes are offered the
third Friday and Saturday of the month.
Live Music is 7:30 p.m. Fridays 2 to 6 p.m.
Sundays with Sweetwater Band, 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays with Jack Welch and Shadow, plus 8
p.m. Thursdays with Lala Ledezma and free
Latin dance lessons. Free wine tastings.
Wine and Canine is 2 to 7 p.m. the 3rd
Sunday of every month, with food and music.
Well behaved and leashed dogs welcomed.
One dollar from each drink purchased with go
to the Humane Society of El Paso.
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
Saturdays; bring a picnic basket.
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Piano Battle Grant County Community
Concert Association presents the dueling

pianos presentation at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
31, at WNMU Fine Arts Auditorium in Silver
City. Tickets: $20 ($5 students 17 and
younger). Information: (575) 538-5862 or
gcconcerts.org.
UTEP Department of Music
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. at Fox Fine Arts

Recital Hall. Tickets for most performances are
$5 ($3 seniors, military, non-UTEP students)
and free ages 6 and younger, UTEP students,
faculty and staff). Information: 747-5606 or
utep.edu/music.
UTEP Virtuosi Strings Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Choir concert 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22.
Symphonic Winds concert Tuesday, Feb.
24.
UTEP Symphony Orchestra Thursday,
Feb. 26.
Faculty Composition Recital Friday, Feb.
27.
Orlando Murillo, violin graduate recital 3
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28.
Symphony Band Tuesday, March 3,
under the direction of Ron Hufstader.
UTEP Jazz I performance Wednesday,
March 4.
NMSU Department of Music Recitals
are in the Atkinson Music Recital Hall at

NMSU. Ticket information: (575) 646-2421 or
nmsu.edu/~music.
Friday, Feb. 6: Southwest Honor Band Jazz
Concert.
Saturday, Feb. 7: Symphonic Band, Wind
Symphony and Philharmonic Concert.
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8: Southwest Honor
Symphonic Band, followed at 2:45 p.m. by
Southwest Wind Symphony and 3:30 p.m. by
Southwest Honor Orchestra.
Thursday, Feb. 12: Auf Duetshe, featuring
University Singers and Concert Choir.
Thursday and Friday, Feb. 26-27:
Contemporary Arts Festival and NMSU performances.
Young Peoples Concerts The El Paso
Symphony Orchestra presents The Orchestra

Moves, the 75th season of free programs for
area fifth-graders at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 3-5, at the
Plaza Theatre, led by Andy Moran. The program is presented in collaboration with
Carnegie Halls Link Up Program. The public is
invited on a space-available basis; call for availability. Information: 532-3776.
Music Forum El Paso The forum pres-
ents Joy Zalkind and Esequiel Meza at 2:30

p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at St. Pauls Lutheran
Church, 1000 Montana, performing works by
Bach, Mozart, and the seldom performed
Concerto by Lowell Liebermann. Admission is
free. Information: 533-3081 or musicforumelpaso.org.
WindSync Grant County Community
Concert Association presents the innovative

wind quintet at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at
WNMU Fine Arts Auditorium in Silver City.
Tickets: $20 ($5 students 17 and younger).
Information: (575) 538-5862 or gcconcerts.org.
This award-winning quintet of musicians from
Houston has been thrilling audiences nationwide with its fresh approach to classical music.
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Playing exclusively from memory, these musicians incorporate dance, and the use of masks
and costumes to present their music in a completely new way.
Young El Paso Singers auditions
The Y.E.S. youth choir, directed by Dr. Cindy

Jay with pianist Ruben Gutierrez, seeks singers
ages 8-23 for the choirs 6th anniversary season. Auditions are by appointment through
Feb. 17 at Western Hills United Methodist
Church, 524 Thunderbird. Singing and/or music
experience a plus, but not required; singers will
be trained. Tuition is $85, plus $20 uniform fee.
Information: 227-6002 or cindyjay@thepeakofbalance.com. Web: youngelpasosingers.org.
The community choir performs music ranging
from Broadway to pop and classical. Multiple
performances throughout the season are part
of our community outreach.
Spring season begins with regular rehearsals
Tuesdays 5:15 to 6:45, beginning Feb. 3.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra: The

Language of Romance The Symphony
with guest conductor Leonardo Gasparini performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Feb.
20-21, in the Plaza Theatre, with guest pianist
Mauricio Nader. Selections include Verdis I
vespri sicillani (The Sicilian Vespers)
and Inverno and Primavera from Vespri
Siciliani, Ponces Concerto Romantico, and
Ravels La Valse. Tickets: $15-$40. Information:
532-3776 or epso.org.
Free Pre-concert talks are 5 to 7 p.m. in El
Paso Museum of Arts Dede Rogers Special
Events Gallery.
Berlin to Broadway: A Musical

Journey Doa Ana Lyric Opera presents
the music of Kurt Weill Feb. 21-22, at NMSUs

Atkinson Music Recital Hall. Weill is known as
writer of the hit Mack The Knife, but also
penned songs like Speak Low, as recorded by
Sarah Vaughan. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Friday
and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Ticket information: (575) 646-1986 or on Facebook.
EPSYOs Winter Concert The El Paso
Symphony Youth Orchestras, directed by

Andres Moran, perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
22, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $12 ($7 students/senior/military). Information 525-8978 or
epsyos.org.
2Cellos ASNMSU and the NMSU Office of

Special events presents the wildly popular cello
duo of Sulic and Hauser at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4, at NMSUs Pan
American Center. Tickets: $25.50 and $35.50
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-1420.
The video for Michael Jacksons Smooth
Criminal video went viral with over 20 million
YouTube views, but it wasnt the King of Pop
performing the song. Two musicians have
taken the world by storm with cover versions
of AC/DC, Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons,
Iron Maiden, Avicii, and more.
LCSO with Antonio di Cristofano
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra presents

guest artist Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica, as part
of its Classics series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and
3 p.m. Sunday, March 7-8, at NMSUs
Atkinson Music Recital Hall. Tickets: $35, $40
and $45. Information: (575) 646-3709 or
lascrucessymphony.com.
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For event tickets sold through Ticketmaster,

call 1-800-745-3000 or go to ticketmaster.com.
The UTEP Ticket Center number is 747-5234.
Pan Am Center Box Office is (575) 646-1420.
Many clubs sell tickets through ticketbully.com,
holdmyticket.com or other ticket websites listed.
Unless indicated, prices listed do not include
service charges.
Cirque Zuma Zuma Dona Ana Arts

Council presents the African-style Cirque de
Soleil, in celebration of Black History Month
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. Tickets: $34 balcony; $45 main floor.
Ticket prices increase by $5 day of show.
Student rush tickets available 15 minutes
prior to each show for $10; must show valid
student ID. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
RioGrandeTheatre.com.
Cirque Zuma Zuma, known for its astonishing
acts of physicality, performed for sell-out seasons in Europe and an extended debut run in
Australia.
Brian Roman Showtime! El Paso closes
its season with the pop vocalist at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 7, at Abraham Chavez Theatre.
Roman delivers compelling musical stylings of
classic tunes Tickets: $30 ($10 students) information: 544-2022 or showtimeelpaso.com.
Roman was a salesman with a 9-to-5 job
selling insurance and real estate. One day he
did something that most of us would never
consider: he followed his dream. Six short
years later his undeniable talent has taken his
performances worldwide. His debut recording,
Dream, was released in 2013. Romans
repertoire features a lineup of pop vocalist classics, including My Way, Sweet Caroline, and
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.
Guys and Dolls Jam Theatricals and El
Paso Live presents the oddball romantic comedy at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $35 and $60 (Ticketmaster).
Information: 231-1111, or
ElPasoLive.com/Broadway.
Set in a mythical New York City, this favorite
musical features Sarah Brown, the upright but
uptight mission doll, out to reform the evildoers of Times Square; Sky Masterson, the
slick, high-rolling gambler who woos her on a
bet and ends up falling in love; Adelaide, the
chronically ill nightclub performer whose condition is brought on by the fact shes been
engaged to the same man for 14 years; and
Nathan Detroit, her devoted fianc, desperate
as always to find a spot for his infamous floating
craps game.
Engelbert Humperdinck The music
legend performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.

12, 2015, at The Plaza Theatre. The performer
has been a legend in the international music
industry for the last 40-plus years, with over
150 million records sold. Tickets: $45, $55, $75
and $85 (Ticketmaster).
Some of the evergreen hits that belong to
Engelbert include (Please) Release Me, After
the Lovin, Spanish Eyes, The Last Waltz,
Am I That Easy To Forget, There Goes My
Everything, Les Bicyclettes de Belsize,
Winter World Of Love, This Moment In
Time, Cant Take My Eyes Off You and
Quando, Quando, Quando.
His achievement include four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe for Entertainer of the
February 2015
Year (1988), 63 gold and 24 platinum records

and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Josh Grider Dona Ana Arts Council presents Las Cruces own country singer/songwriter at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in
Las Cruces. Tickets: $23.50 balcony; $34 main
floor. Ticket prices increase by $5 day of show.
Student rush tickets available 15 minutes
prior to each show for $10; must show valid
student ID. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
Grider will spend the evening sharing songs
and stories from his near 10 year career as a
band leader and songwriter in the trenches of
the Red Dirt Music Scene. His career has
included five No. 1 songs on the Texas
Country Music Charts.
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan El

mejor mariachi del mundo returns at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Plaza Theatre.
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, formed in 1898
in the town of Tecalitlan by Gaspar Vargas and
others, has appeared in 200 movies, recorded
dozens of albums of pasodobles, valses, bailables, polkas and danzones. Tickets: $30, $40
and $50. (Ticketmaster).
This mariachi group has also collaborated with
various artists including Juan Gabriel and Linda
Ronstadt. Today they are composed of three
trumpets, one harp, one vihuela, guitar, guitarron, guitara and five violins. Their music ranges
from traditional sones to classical works.
Steve Aoki The celebrated electronic
music producer and DJ brings his Neon Future

Experience to El Paso 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16,
at El Buchanans Event Center, 11540
Pellicano. Tickets: $27 general admission; limited number of $140 meet-and-greet VIP packages available. Available online at
eventbrite.com.
Aoki is a Grammy-nominated international
producer/DJ, electronic dance music entrepreneur, and founder of the trendsetting record
label, events/lifestyle company, and apparel line
Dim Mak. He released his second artist album,
Neon Future, in September 2014.
Also performing are Head Hunterz and Caked
Up.
Juan Gabriel One of the worlds best-
known Latin singers performs at 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 18, at UTEPs Don Haskins
Center. Tickets are $60 to $160
(Ticketmaster).
Gabriel has performed for nearly 40 years,
with many top-of-the-chart hits to his credit.
As a Jurez singer, Gabriel used to record at El
Pasos El Adobe Studio.
Janis Ian Doa Ana Arts Council presents
the iconic folk singer and songwriter at 7:30

p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Tickets:
$34 balcony; $45 main floor. Ticket prices
increase by $5 day of show. Student rush
tickets available 15 minutes prior to each show
for $10; must show valid student ID.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or
In her fifth decade of writing songs and performing, Ian has had nine Grammy nominations
in eight categories over the years. Her 2013
Grammy was for Best Spoken Word Album for
her audio book, Societys Child.
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Her other Grammy win was in 1975 for her

song At Seventeen.
Ian first rose to fame in the mid-1960s with
Societys Child, which is also the title of her
autobiography. Ian is also an accomplished science fiction author.
Valentines Super Love Jam The nos-
talgic show featuring several 50s and 60s

groups is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at UTEPs
Don Haskins Center, with Manhattans, The
Chi-Lites, Evelyn Champagne King, Tierra,
Deniece Williams, Gene Chandler, Barbara
Lynn, The Originals and Dorothy Moore.
Tickets: $28.50 to $38.50 (Ticketmaster).
Jack Hannas Into The Wild Live
Jack Hanna brings his popular animal show to El

Paso at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $17.50,
$22.50 and $31 (Ticketmaster).
Taking Back Sunday The rock group
performs with LetLive and the Menzingers at 7

p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at El Buchanans Event
Center, 11540 Pellicano. Tickets: $28.50 at
ticketfly.com.
Johnny Rawls Mississippi Soul Man Johnny

Rawls performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at
Beverly Hills Hall & Cantina, 150 N. Hermosa
Street, Las Cruces, backed by his 8-piece studio group, The Rays. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Admission: $20 in advance; $25 at the door;
available in advance at All That Music and at the
cantina. Information: 520-8776
Rawls has been nominated for 14 Blues Music
Awards during his 40-year career. His current
release, Soul Brothers with Otis Clay, is
nominated for Soul Album of the Year and he is

nominated for Male Soul Artist of the Year.
Zap Mama and Antibalas Lola

Productions presents the two world-music
trailblazers in their first-ever joint U.S. National
Tour at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at the Lee Ross
Capshaw Auditorium in Coronado High School,
100 Champions Place. Tickets: $38, plus service fees; available online at eventbrite.com or at
The Headstand. For additional information call
235-1958.
Zap Mama, an all-female troupe of afropop
vocalists based in Europe who first created a
sensation in the U.S. world music scene in 1991
with their self-titled release. Zap Mama melds
afro-pop with American and European urban
music using ethnic polyphonic vocal structures.
Antibalas (Spanish for bulletproof), is a
Brooklyn-based big band inspired by the golden
age of West African and Afro-Caribbean musical styles of the 1970s as well as the jazz and
improvised music traditions of their native New
York.
After years of heavy international touring,
Antibalas rose to greater prominence in 2007
for its role in the musical direction of the
Broadway musical Fela!
Paisley is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and

entertainer whose talents have earned him
three Grammys, two American Music Awards,
14 Academy of Country Music Awards and 14
Country Music Association Awards (including
Entertainer of the Year). A member of the
Grand Ole Opry since 2001, Since 1999,
Paisley has had 22 No. 1 singles, writing or cowriting 19 of them. Paisley has recently partnered with Boot Barn and developed an exclusive line of clothes called Moonshine Spirit.
Rick Springfield: Stripped Down The
80s music icon will treat fans to a special series

of intimate solo performances with storytelling
at 8 p.m.
Friday, March 6, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$32, $49 and $53 (Ticketmaster).
Don Williams The country legend per-
forms at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 9, at the

Plaza Theatre. Williams hits include I Believe in
You, My Best Friend, Good Ole Boys Like
Me, Tulsa Time. Tickets: $37.50, $45, $50
and $67 (Ticketmaster).
Ricardo Arjona The Guatemalan
singer/songwriter performs at 8 p.m. Friday,

March 13, at El Paso County Coliseum.
Tickets: $68, $88, $108.50 and $148.50.
(Ticketmaster).
Classical Mystery Tour Paso

Symphony Orchestra presents the critically
acclaimed tribute to The Beatles at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $30-$75 (Ticketmaster). Information:
532-3776 or epso.org.
Live From Nashville Grant County
star brings his Country Nation World Tour

tour to the Pan Am Center in Las Cruces at
7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, with special guests
Parmalee & The Swon Brothers. Tickets: $29,
$49 and $59 (Ticketmaster).
Cirque du Soleils Varekai The
Brad Paisley The famed country super-
Community Concert Association presents the

country music extravaganza at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
March 17, at WNMU Fine Arts Auditorium in
Silver City. Tickets: $20 ($5 students 17 and
younger). Information: (575) 538-5862 or
gcconcerts.org.
Cirque du Soleil brings its show, set in a captivating forest inhabited by whimsical and
enchanted creatures, March 18-22 at UTEPs
Don Haskins Center. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday, 4 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and 1:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
Foam Wonderland The Ultimate
Foam Party Experience brings its Neon

Beach Tour at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at
El Paso County Coliseum,. All ages show; 21
and only over may purchase drinks. Tickets:
$15-$20; available online at ticketfly.
Foam Wonderland presents a storm-fused
production featuring lasers and lighting, thunderous bass, and the worlds largest foam
machines. The intense, suds-filled dance party
features top electronic DJs.
Peter Yarrow Dona Ana Arts Council
presents Peter Yarrow of the famed folk band

Peter, Paul and Mary, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 21, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Tickets: $39.50
balcony; $51 main floor. Ticket prices increase
by $5 day of show. Student rush tickets available 15 minutes prior to each show for $10;
must show valid student ID Information: (575)
523-6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
Nelson Illusions Mimbres Region Arts
Council (MRAC) presents the one-of-a-kind

theater spectacle at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March
28, at WNMUs Fine Arts Auditorium, as part
of its Performance Series. Ticket information:
(575) 538-2505, or
alexandra@mimbresarts.org.
Slaid Cleaves The Texas singer/ song-
writer performs April 18 at the Buckhorn

Opera House in Pinos Altos, N.M. as part of
the Mimbres Region Arts Councils Folk Series.
Showtime to be announced. Tickets: $20 ($15
members); available 10 days before show at
Alotta Gelato, Gila Hike & Bike, and L&I Arts
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or at the door. Information: (575) 538-2505 or

mimbresarts.org.
Wicked Back by popular demand, Jam

Theatricals and El Paso Live present a twoweek run of Broadways biggest blockbuster
May 20-31, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets on
sale Feb. 16: $65-$87.50(Ticketmaster).
Information: 231-1111, or
ElPasoLive.com/Broadway.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday May 20,
Tuesday through Thursday, May 26-28; 2 and
7:30 Thursday, May 21 and Sunday, May 24 and
May 31; 8 p.m. Friday, May 22 and 29; 2 and 8
p.m. Saturday, May 23 and 30.
Neon Desert Music Festival The 5th
annual music festival is May 22-24 in

Downtown El Paso, from Cleveland Square to
San Jacinto Plaza. Three-day general admission
is $99. Information:
neondesertmusicfestival.com.
Romeo Santos The bachata singer (for-
merly of Aventura) performs Friday, May 29,

at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano.
His Formula Vol. 1 debut album put three
singles on Billboards Hot Latin Songs chart, and
also garnered a Grammy nomination. His sophomore album Formula, Vol. 2, became the best
selling Latin album of 2014. Tickets TBA
(Ticketmaster).
Kevin Hart The comic and actor returns

to El Paso for two shows, 7 and 10 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $57 (Ticketmaster).
Show postponed from Jan. 29.
Disney on Ice: Frozen Disneys most

successful animated film comes to life Oct. 711, at the El Paso County Coliseum, 4100
Paisano. Performances are 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and noon, 3:30 and 7:30
p.m. Sunday. Thursdays performance in
Spanish. Tickets: $15, $25, $30, $60 and $75
(Ticketmaster) Ages 2 and older must have
ticket.
Venues & series
Lowbrow Palace 111 E. Robinson.
Doors open at 9 p.m. and age 16 and older

welcome, unless listed otherwise. Tickets are
regularly $3 more for ages 16-20. Information:
356-0966.
Tickets for most events available from holdmyticket.com, or from All That Music, The
Headstand and Happy House.
Bass Drum of Death Saturday, Feb. 7.
Tickets: $10.
Generationals Monday, Feb. 9. Tickets:
$10
Trans-x The Canadian synth band known
for their hit Living on Video, performs Friday,
Feb. 20, with special guest. Call for ticket
information (online tickets sold out).
Capsula Thursday, Feb. 26. Tickets: $8.
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (DRI) The Texas
thrash metal band performs at 7 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 27, with Missing Link, Car Bombs and
Terrorists. Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the
door; available at Crooks Skate Shop and The
Headstand.
A Place to Bury Strangers The New York
noise rock band performs Saturday, March 7.
Tickets: $10 in advance; $12 at the door.
The Sloths Sunday, March 8. Tickets:
$10.
Dengue Fever Friday, April 3. Tickets:
$12.
Jarabe De Palo The Spanish Latin rock
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group performs 8 p.m. Monday, April 6.

Tickets: $30.
Clark and Nosaj Thing Sunday, April 19.
Tickets: $13.
Reptor Thursday, April 30. Tickets: $12.
Socorro Entertainment Center
Speaking Rocks indoor concert venue is at

11200 Santos Sanchez (off Socorro Road, 4.5
miles southeast of Loop 375). Doors usually
open at 6 p.m. Socorro Entertainment Center
events are all ages; although under 18 must be
accompanied by an adult. Admission is free
($10 17 and younger) unless otherwise listed.
Tribute bands play each Thursday at 8 p.m.
Information: 860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment.com.
Mexican rockers Molotov perform at 8:30
p.m. Saturday Feb. 7.
Music legends Jerry Lee Lewis and Chubby
Checker Dinner Show is 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
14. Tickets: $25 (first row table seats, $100).
Metal band Quiet Riot performs at 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 27.
Tricky Falls 209 S. El Paso. All shows are
all-ages (16 and older), unless listed otherwise.

Information: 351-9909 Online tickets at trickyfalls.com. Tickets for some shows available at
All That Music, Bowie Feathers, Marias Closet,
Eloise and online at holdmyticket.com. Some
tickets available via ticketfly.com or zanytickets.com.
Cursive The emo band performs
Wednesday, Feb. 25, celebrating the reissue of
their debut album, The Ugly Organ. Tickets:
$15 in advance; $18 day of show.
Senses Fail The post-hardcore band performs at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, with guest
Kublai Khan. Tickets: $14-$17.
Twin Shadow The singers Eclipse Tour is
8 p.m. Monday, March 16. Tickets: $18 in
advance; $20 day of show.
Of Montreal The rock band performs
Friday, March 20, with Yip Deceiver. Tickets:
$20.
Suicide Silence The California metal
bands Stronger Than Faith Tour is Tuesday,
March 24, with guests Emmure, Within the
Ruins and Fit For an Autopsy. Tickets to be
announced.
Peoples Champions The tour featuring
Immortal Technique and Talib Kweli is 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, with Niko Is, CF, Hasan
Salaam and other guests. Hosted by PoisonPen.
Tickets: $22.50.
The War on Drugs The indie rock band
performs Wednesday, April 8.
Datsik The DJ and producers Ninja
Nation Tour is Saturday, April 4. Details to be
announced.
Nightwish The hit Finnish metal bands
2015 North America Tour is 8 p.m. Sunday,
May 3, with Sabaton and Delain. Tickets: $35;
$175 VIP.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and

Casino Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8
p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Tickets sold

through Ticketmaster; prices listed do not
include service charge. Information: 1-877-2775677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
Stupid Cupid Glow Party is 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 13. The singles party at Club 49
features DJ Frizzo. Admission: $5.
All-4-One The Dukes of R&B perform
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. Tickets: $55
(includes dinner).
Charley Pride The country music legend
performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Tickets:
$30-$75.
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Dwight Yoakum The hillbilly superstar

performs Saturday, March 14. Tickets: $30$90.
Aaron Lewis The Stained frontman performs Saturday, March 21. Tickets: $30-$75.
Buckcherry The rock band known for hits
like Sorry and Rescue Me performs
Saturday, March 28. Tickets: $35-$75.
The Band Perry The country trio performs Friday, April 24. Tickets: $45-$125.
C.G. Ryche Drum Show The musician
and filmmaker performs at 8 p.m. Saturday,
April 25. Tickets: $40 general admission.
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts
Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about 12

miles north of downtown Ruidoso).
Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872
or spencertheater.com.
Pre-show buffets are served at 6 p.m. for
some shows; cost is $20.
Swan Lake The Russian National Ballet
Theatre presents the classic by Peter
Tchaikovsky and Maurius Petipa at 7 p.m. Jan.
30. Premiering in 1877, Swan Lake is considered the last of the great 19th century Russian
ballets. The Russian Ballet features more than
50 distinguished dancers directed by Elena
Radchenko. Tickets: $39-$72.
Vienna Boys Choir The legendary chorus
dating back to 1498 performs at 7 p.m. Feb.
25. Today, there are about 100 choristers
between the ages of 10 and 14, divided into
four touring choirs, giving more than 300 concerts a year in venues throughout the world.
Tickets: $39-$69.
The Australian Bee Gees Show The multimedia tribute concert is 7 p.m. March 7. The
show is a nostalgic trip through the Gibb brothers legacy with matching vocals, swirling lights,
and impeccable moves. The night will be
packed with hits such as Night Fever, Jive
Talkin, How Deep Is Your Love, Nights On
Broadway and Stayin Alive. Tickets: $39$75.
The Buddy Holly Story The Worlds
Most Successful Rock & Roll Musical, is 7 p.m.
March 18. Buddy tells the story of the three
years in which the young Lubbock man in hornrimmed glasses became the worlds top
recording artist, with a show that features over
20 of Buddy Hollys hits, including Peggy Sue,
Thatll Be The Day Maybe Baby. Tickets:
$39-$72.
Tickets are available for the Spencers Class
Acts shows designed for school-aged students.
Performances are at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Tickets: $5. Information, reservations: (575)
336-4800 or spencertheater.com.
Toying with Science featuring Garry
Krinsky is Tuesday, March 3, a fast-paced, varied and dynamic program combines circus
skills, mime, original music, and audience
involvement in the exploration of the scientific
principles of gravity, leverage, fulcrums, and
simple machines.
Backstage at the Circus featuring the
renowned Wise Fool New Mexico troupe is
Thursday, April 16, in a glance behind the
scenes under the big top.
Dan Franklin Smith The New York Citybased pianist performs at 7 p.m. Feb. 27.
Tickets: $9, $13 and $18.
Sons of the Pioneers The celebrated
country and western group presenting song of
the American West perform at 7 p.m. March
17, as part of the Premier Series. The group
has performed for 75 years, with song like
Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Cool Water and
Ghost Riders In the Sky. Tickets: $14-$36.
Nelson Illusion The magic spectacle
drama is 7 p.m. March 31, as part of the
Premier Series. The show combines rare and
original illusions from around the world with
award winning, magic performed by four master magicians. Tickets: $14-$36.
Into The Woods Alamogordo Music
Theatre presents the hit Broadway musical by
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine April 1012 and April 17-18. Showtimes are 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets to
be announced.
Scrap Arts The eclectic percussion band
closes the Premier Series at 7:30 p.m. April
21. The band performs on a variety of instruments created from old bike parts, PVC pipes,
construction site fodder and other creative
odds and ends in a lively, hyperactive and hip
show. Tickets: $14-$36.
$20 ($18 seniors and $10 Youth).

Lnasa The internationally known traditional Irish group performs Thursday, March 5.
Tickets: $20 ($18 seniors and $10 Youth).
Clarinet Quintets are featured Monday,
March 23, as part of the Presidential Chamber
Music Series IV. Admission is free.
Nelson Illusions The countrys largest
touring illusion show presents their Smoke &
Mystery show Friday, March 27. Tickets: $20
($18 seniors and $10 youth).
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: (575) 835-5688
or nmtpas.org.
Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles
The tribute show is Friday, Feb. 13. Tickets:
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.

Imago dei Academy presents Baroque to
Broadway at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.
Hotel California Chocolate Buffet the
Centers annual Valentine fundraiser is 7 p.m.
Feb. 12, with live music by the celebrated
Eagles tribute Band. Tickets: $14, $25 and $36.
The annual COPE benefit is 7 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 21. Call for details.
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Every Other Tuesday Doa Ana Arts

Council hosts a variety of musical performances
6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday at the historic
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, Las
Cruces. Admission is free. Information: (575)
523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
Feb. 3: La Union Matilda. Fronted by a
native Chilean, the band features a multi-cultural mix of musicians playing mostly traditional
cumbia with non-traditional instruments.
Feb. 17: Frank Lovato. The composer,
teacher and life-long music maker will present a
poetry recital from cowboy to Lord Byron
with accompaniment on classical guitar.
Howling Coyote Coffeehouse The
open mic event is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, celebrating For the Love of Art Month and their
10th anniversary at Center for Spiritual Living,
575 N. Main, on Las Cruces Downtown Main
Street. Signup begins at 6:30 p.m. The community event is on the First Fridays 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 indoor/outdoor monthly

music series is 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the
San Carlos Building, 501 Texas. Admission: $5,
ages 18 and older welcome. Information: facebook/laparadaep.com.
La Parada is an ongoing music, art and social
party held the first Friday of the month.
Inni Heart Dinner Shows The restau-
rant (formerly La Tierra), 1731 Montana, offers

a three-course meal followed by performance.
Call for time and ticket information: 533-8890
or on Facebook. Flamenco Duende Gitano performs Saturday, Feb. 14.
Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
The society presents the Muddy Hands

Blues Band, as part of its monthly concert
series at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at First
Christian Church, 1809 El Paseo in Las Cruces.
Iron Horse Saloon jam sessions - 4930
The music begins immediately after a short

business meeting. Admission: $8 ($5 members;
$1 students with ID). Information: Larry
Brooks, (575) 640-8752 or mvjazzblues.net.
The Muddy Hands Blues Band includes Ben
Altamirano on vocals and harp, Chris Wood on
drums, Bill Godby on guitar and Norwood
Yamini on electric bass. The bands songlist
includes a mixture of classic Chicago blues,
Texas shuffle and Memphis.
Poetry Book and Music CD Debut

Joseph Lopez, PhD will host a debut social and
program for his book The Poet How
Memory Clings to the Heart and his music CD
I Close My Eyes to See You 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 19, at Mi Piaci Italiano, 5411 N.
Mesa. The event includes poem recitations and
piano performance by Lopez and Luis
Hernandez, Lopezs arranger. Information: 7993604.
Lopez, former associate superintendent at
EPISD, performed for Head Football Coach
Tom Landry at Landrys NFL retirement banquet in Dallas.
New Myths Ballroom Marfa, 207 S.
Highland, hosts the cultural program curated by

New York based music label Mexican Summer
March 13-15, at various venues with Grouper,
Iceage, Dev Hynes, Connan Mockasin,
Tamaryn, Steve Gunn, Weyes Blood, Jefre
Cantu-Ledesma, Suicideyear and more.
Admission is free Friday and Sunday, $15 for
Saturday. Tickets available at the event, at
Ballroom Marfa or online at
mexicansummer.com or ballroommarfa.org.
Information: (432) 729-3600.
Sunland Park Racetrack live music
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, 1200

Futurity Drive, hosts free music at 9.m. on
selected weekends. Age 21 and older admitted.
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Information: sunland-park.com.
Zin Valle Free Music Sundays Zin

Valle vineyard, 7315 Hwy 28 in Canutillo (3/4
mile north of FM 259), hosts free live music 1
to 4 p.m. on selected Sundays. Guests may also
enjoy wine tastings. Information: 877-4544 or
zinvalle.com.
Love is In The Air Valentines performance
is Feb. 15 with music by guitarist Juan Ortiz.
An Irish Weekend is March 15 with music by
Dusty Low.
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.
Friday, Feb. 6: Derrick Harris
Saturday, Feb. 7:Jamie OHara
Friday, Feb. 13: Frank Zona
Saturday, Feb. 14: Dave Borrego Jazz featuring vocals by Claudia Casillas
Friday, Feb. 20: Chris Oliver
Saturday, Feb. 21: The Roaring 20s
Friday, Feb. 27: Jaimielynn Amato
Saturday Feb. 28 Jim Marshall.
Tumbleweed Saloon The saloon at
1610 Sioux Street hosts live music Fridays. The

saloon is open daily for lunch, dinner and dancing; kids welcome until 9 p.m. Free country
Dance lesson every Wednesday. Information:
307-6276.
Jan. 30: Eddie B and the West Texas Three
Feb. 6: Joe Barron Band
Feb. 20: Sweetwater
Feb. 21: Chris Baker Band
Feb. 27: Abe Mac Band.
Padres Marfa 209 W. El Paso Street in
Marfa, Texas. Admission is free, unless otherwise listed. Information/show times: 432-7294425 or padresmarfa.com.
Friday, Jan. 30: Hogan/Moss String Band
with David BeBe and Bass Nick
Saturday, Jan. 31: Blan Scott Band
Wednesday, Feb. 4: Prom Date
Saturday, Feb. 21: Anthony Ray Wright and
Bar Brawl
Railroad Blues 504 W. Holland, Alpine,

Texas. Most performances begin at 9 p.m.
Admission varies. Information: (432) 837-3103
or railroadblues.com.
Friday, Jan. 30: Southbound 35
Saturday, Jan. 31: Devils Hollow
Friday, Feb. 6: No Dry Country
Wednesday, Feb. 11: Red Elvises
Saturday, Feb. 14: Slow Down Summer,
with the Valentines Day party.
Folk Fury KTEP, 88.5 FM, features three
hours of acoustic and folk music with an

emphasis on recordings by local musicians and
occasional live appearances by them from 7
to 10 p.m. Saturdays. Hosts are Dan Alloway
and Gregg Carthy. Requests: 747-5153.
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
122 S. Pueblo Rd. Live music nightly. The

center hosts tribute bands of various genres
each Thursday. Age 18 and older welcome.
Information: 860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment.com.
High Noon Music Series UTEPs free
weekly outdoor brown-bag concert series is

noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at UTEPs Student
Union Plaza, featuring a variety of music.
Information: 747-5711 or utep.edu/union.
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Hondo Pass.
BBQ Blues Band hosts free open blues jam
sessions 7 to 10 p.m. every Thursday.
Musicians should bring their own amps and
musical instruments; PA provided. Information:
244-0758 or on Facebook at bbqblues.
Full Circle and Blackjack hosts free jam sessions 8 to 11:30 p.m. the second and fourth
Wednesday of the month. All styles of music
welcome. Small amp, bass amp and drums PA
provided. Information: 751-6064 or on
Facebook at Full Circle El Paso Texas.
Kings X Blues Jam Blackjack and Full

Circle hosts free blues-only jams 8 p.m. to midnight the first and third Wednesday of the
month at Kings X, 4119 N. Mesa. Bring a guitar
and small amp; drums, bass amp and PA provided. Admission is free. Information: 5444795.
Comedy
El Paso Comic Strip 1201 Airway.
Shows are at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,

8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and
7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $6 Thursday, $12
Friday and Saturday, $8 Sunday, unless listed
otherwise; available at ticketweb.com.
Information, reservations: 779-LAFF (5233) or
laff2nite.com.
Feb. 4-8: BT. This Okie from Muskogee
has been seen in numerous television shows
from the Sci-Fi channels Black Scorpion, to
the critically acclaimed HBO movie Suckers.
Feature act is Richard Reese.
Feb. 11-15: Alex Otiz. The fireman-turnedcomedian is TKO Comedy Champion at
Showtime at the Apollo. Media success includes
two Wrigleys and two MGD television commercials. His film debut is in the upcoming
Coming Attractions and also star in the childrens television and DVD series, The Mystery
Of.
Feb. 18-22: Alex Reymundo. Born in
Acapulco, Reymundo uses his combination of
Hispanic culture and his wifes hillbilly history
to present a mix of topics from MexicanAmerican culture and race relations, family,
friends and just everyday life with his wife (the
sister of comic Ron White), children and inlaws. Reymundo won his first American Latin
Media Arts Award (ALMA) in 2008 for the
Comedy Central special Alex Reymundo HickSpanic, Live in Albuquerque, which garnered
him the Outstanding Comedy Special for 2008.
Tickets: $15 Friday and Saturday; $12
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday.
Feb. 25-March 1: JR Brow. Brow is a comedy composer who draws from his eclectic 15year collection of jokes, impressions, music,
and characters. He was a finalist in San
Franciscos prestigious International Comedy
Competition and selected as a stand out in
HBOs U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.
Feature act is Howard Beecher
March 4-8: Vegas-style singer/comedian Jade
Esteban Estrada. Estrada started his career as
choreographer to Latin diva Charo and as a
scratch vocalist to the Back Street Boys.
Television credits include the Emmy-winning
30 Rock and The Graham Norton Effect.
His CD credits include Angel and Being Out
Rocks. Feature act is John Roman.
Gabriel Iglesias The fluffy comedian
and regional favorite performs his Unity

through Laughter Tour at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb.
13, at UTEPs Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
$30-$65; VIP packages available (Ticketmaster).
February 2015
Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera

Old Customs House, 16 de Septiembre at
Centro Cultural Paso del Norte - Av.

Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the
Red Cross. Information: 1730300 or
ccpn.com.mx (Facebook: ccpnteatro). Tickets
for many events sold at donboleton.com, and
the centers box office.
Cineteca Nacional presents a movie festival
Friday, Jan. 30 through Saturday, Feb. 7 at the
centers Octavio Trias theater. Screening are at
6 or 8 p.m. Call 656 1730300 for times.
Admission is 20 pesos. All movies are presented in Spanish.
Jan. 30: Two Days, One Night. Jan. 31:
Blondies. Feb. 1: Ida. Feb. 2: Winters
Dream. Feb. 3: Map to the Stars. Feb. 5:
As Black as Coal. Feb. 6: Mommy. Feb. 7:
Force Majeure.
Que Rico Mambo, musical show with
Malinally Marin, Cinthia Rodriguez, Liz Vega,
Dulce, PeeWee, Luis de Alba, Pepe Magaa
and 60 other artists, is at 6 and 9 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 13. Tickets: 300, 500, 750 and 900 pesos.
The play Los hombres son de Marte, las
Mujeres son de Venus is at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 17, with Sebastian Rulli and Angelique
Boyer. Tickets: 300, 400 and 500 pesos.
The play El Tenorio Comico with Adal
Ramones. Los Mascabrothers, Jorge Falcon.
Ninel Conde, La Chupitos and others, is at 7
and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18. Tickets:
350 and 700 pesos.
Otaku Convention Noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31, at Plaza Jurez Mall,

Tecnologico at Ejercito Nacional. Admission is
free. Cosplay contest registration is 20 pesos.
La Mente y sus Facetas Rocia de Anda
Centro de Convenciones Las Anitas

Waterfill zone. Information: 6821486 or
6820693. Comics JJ, Borrego Nava, Perros
Guarum and Wanders Lover perform as Los
Revoltosos at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13.
Admission: 160 to 800 pesos.
Cibeles Convention Center Av.

Toms Fernndez 8450, between Calle
Portales and Antonio J. Bermudez, Zona
Campestre. The center offers two Valentines
Day options Saturday, Feb. 14.
A dinner dance with music by Esencia is 575
pesos per person; bring your own bottle.
Begins at 8 p.m. Reservations: 656 6 880580 or
from El Paso, 235-1406.
Dinner in the restaurant begins at 6 p.m.
Reservations: 656 6 25 3363.
Moroccos - Inside Jardines Carta Blanca,

Reforma at Peru. Javier Rosas y su Artilleria
Pesada, Los Vagos and El Cachorro y su
norteo banda perform at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 14. Admission: 150 pesos.
offered Mondays through Saturdays, leaving by

at 11 a.m. from El Paso Saddleblanket , 6926
Gateway East, in El Paso and returning at 3
p.m. Cost is $12 round trip. Guided tour of
downtown Jurez available, or visitors can take
a self-guided tour. Attractions include various
historic buildings, shopping centers, Jurez history museum (old Customs House) and more.
Information: (El Paso) 307-4210.
Museo del Chamizal Chamizal Park.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through

Saturday. Information: 611-1048. Showing all
month: A photographic exhibition by Adrian
Caldera on Camino Real de Tierra Adentro,
the route linking Mexico and New Mexico
since the 16th century.
Bazar Del Monumento The weekly
Cayetano Lopez. Information: 656 6119545,

telondearena.org.
The theater company presents El Principito
at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 4 and 6
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Feb. 12-March 1.
Admission: 70 and 100 pesos.
February 2015
Gifts of All Kinds!

Language Art & Expression Tiles Hand Lotion Pouchee Purse Organizers
The Marketplace
at PLACITA SANTA FE
In the
Estrada, Zona Pronaf. Admission is free.

Information: 616-7414. Showing all month:
Encuentros by top Jurez artists.
bazaar is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays at the

Benito Jurez Monument, Vicente Guerrero
and Constitucion Avenues.
of the Upper Valley
10-5 Tues.-Sat.
Downtown Jurez Tours Bus tours are
to Centro Cultural de la Ciudad. Colmillo

Norteo band performs at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb.
7. Admission: 150 and 250 pesos.
Telon de Arena Insurgentes and
Enter through The Marketplace / Magic Bistro
de noviembre. Dance and music festival with

various bands begins 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15.
Museo del INBA - Circuito Jose Reyes
Auditorio Benito Jurez Ignacio

Ramirez and Vicente Guerrero, one block from
Parque Borunda.
A childrens educational play based on the
Disney show Doctora Juguetes (Doc
McStuffins) is at 12:30, 3 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 8. Admission: 120 and 180 pesosn.
The comic play Porque las mujeres aman a
los... is presented at 7 and 9 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 11. Tickets: 200, 300 and 400 pesos.
Placita Santa Fe, 5034 Doniphan
Teatro de la Nacion Costa Rica at 20
presents the meditation workshops 11 a.m. to

1 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 7-April 25. Cost is
2,400 pesos (1,800 if registered by Jan. 30).
Facebook at La mente y sus facetas.
Tequilas Discoteque Pronaf Zone, next
Minerals & Fossils Whimsical Clocks Fashion Jewelry Swap Watches
Purses Felt Birdhouses Bee Bar
Ave. Jurez. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday. Information:
muref.org, inah.org or Facebook.
Jorge Castaedo presents his book,Amarres
Perros at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29.
Guided tours for children are offered at noon
and 2 p.m. Sundays. El Leon Burlado puppet
show is 1 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Permanent exhibitions in nine rooms highlight
the Mexican Revolution.
Alianza Francesa de Cd. Jurez - Calle

Tlaxcala #2644 Col. Margaritas (at Ignacio
Ramirez). Admission is free. Bring a cold dish
or beverage to share at the following events.
French movies with Spanish subtitles are at 7
p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 and 27.
Mardi Gras is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20. Come
in costume. Information: 656 639 11 00.
Jackets Soaps Shawls Scarves
All phone numbers listed are in Juarz.
5034 Doniphan
12:30-4:30 Sun.
585-9296
Valentines SHOPPERS
THE MARKETPLACE!
Antiques
Rustics
Home Decor
Fine Art
Collectibles
Pottery
Florals
STAINED
GLASS
Linens
Jewelry
Folk Art
wearables
& More
MAGIC BISTRO
Lunch 11 am-2:30 pm Tues.-Sun.

Dinner 5-10 pm Fri.-Sat.
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.
Taller Local 8 Plaza de las Americas mall,

Pronaf (across from skating rink). Serigraphy,
human anatomy, papier mache and painting
offered for beginners. Cost: 150 to 250 pesos.
Jurez correspondent Walter Schaefer

2 022988 (cobracollectionag@hotmail.com or
walteraleisterschaefer@gmail.com)
El Paso Scene
833-2121
Antique Traders
catering available
Ten Rooms of Hidden Treasure

A Browsers Paradise!
833-9929
Antiques ~ Collectibles ~ Hats ~ Vintage Clothing

Painted Furniture ~ Jewelry ~ Linens ~ Primitives
Vintage Toys~ Nostalgia of All Kinds
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Dreamscapes UTEP Department of
Cocktail Hour: The Show El Paso
City Ballet welcomes New York Citys Ballets

with a Twist with the Texas premiere of the
show created by Marilyn Klaus, 8 to 10 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 30, at The Plaza Theatre. Cocktail
Hour reinvents the glamour and excitement of
classic American entertainment with a fresh
mix of choreography, music and costume
design. Tickets: $20-$60; available online at
bit.ly/ElPasoTicketing. Information: 204-0482
or balletswithatwist.com
This cinematic, pop-infused performing arts
experience launches the Mai Tai, Shirley
Temple, Martini and more off the menu and
onto the stage in a series of sparklingly spirited
vignettes. Highlights of the program include
such quintessential quaffs as the Mint Julep,
Gimlet and Margarita, and special guest
appearances by talented young dancers from El
Pasos own Dansa Jazz Stage.
Audience members are invited to visit the

Plaza concession stand, where cocktails (and
mocktails) from the program will be made to
enjoy in the lobby.
The Company Klaus, whose choreography has
been seen internationally, formed Ballets with a
Twist in association with composer Stephen
Gaboury and costume designer Catherine
Zehr.
Paso Del Norte Tango Club The club

hosts weekly Argentine Tango Nights with
dance class are 8 to 9 p.m. Saturdays at
Dancers Studio, 111 Rio Flor (off Mesa, across
from Bella Napoli Restaurant), followed by
Milonga dance party until 11 p.m. Beginners
welcome, partners not necessary. Cost: $7.
Information: 227-8953, 422-3338, pasodelnortetangoclub.com or on Facebook at
TangoEP.
Hugo Patyn and Celina Rotundo Argentine
Tango Workshops are 2 to 3:30 p.m. and 3:45
to 5:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 31Feb. 1, at Sunland Dance Studio. Cost: $30 per
workshop; $100 for all four; private lessons
available both days starting at $115.
Registration: (915) 422-3338 or sunlandballroom.com.
The annual Valentines Sweetest Dessert and
Tango Party is 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14,
at Dancers Studio, 111 Rio Flor. Tango lessons
are 8 p.m. with best dessert contest; viewing
begins at 8 p.m. with tasting at 9 p.m. Bring a
favorite dessert to share. Cost: $8.
Theatre and Dance presents Dreamscapes: A

Multi Media Dance Event Feb. 6-15, in the
Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre. Inspiration
for this new production is taken from the work
of visual artists such as Rene Magritte, Salvador
Dali, Remedios Varo as well as writings from
William Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe.
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $13
($11 seniors, military, group, UTEP alumni and
non-UTEP students; $9 UTEP students; ages 412): 747-5118 or theatredance.utep.edu.
The combination of original contemporary
choreography by UTEP Dance faculty with
design by UTEPs Technical Theatre program,
the office of Academic Technologies, and university-based visual artists and musicians will
create a unique blend of artistic collaboration
around the theme of our innermost existence,
the Dreamscape.
Contra Dance The Southern New
Mexico Music and Dance Societys monthly

contra dance is a Holiday Dressy Dance 7:30 to
10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at Mesilla
Community Center, 2251 Calle de Santiago in
Las Cruces. The dance begins with beginners
lessons at 7:30 p.m.; no partner needed. Cost:
$6. Information: (575) 522-1691 or
snmmds.org.
The contra dances are old-time dances done
in long lines, accompanied by live, Appalachianstyle music.
Celebration of Dance and Drum
10+1 Percussion and Dancers host a drumming and dance performance noon to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21, at Casa de Mi Alma Healing
Center, 920 N. Alameda, as part of For the
Love of Arts Month, with music and dance
from Africa and the Middle East. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 644-4156 or
casademialma.biz.
To El Paso With Love El Paso Youth
Ballet hosts its annual benefit performance Feb.

21-22 at El Paso Conservatory of Dance, 1060
Doniphan Park Circle, Suite H. Performance is
6 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, staring
with a silent auction. Wine, cheese and pastries
served. Tickets: $20; available at the conservatory beginning Feb. 2. Information: 760-6062 or
elpasoconservatoryofdance.com.
Living Legends Brigham Young
University presents a celebration of Native

American, Polynesian and Latin American music
and dance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb, 26, at
the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in the
Las Cruces Downtown Mall. Doors open at 7
p.m. Tickets: $12. Information: (575) 523-6403
or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
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El Paso Scene
Big Band Dance Club The club spon-
sors dances 8 to 10 p.m. selected Thursdays or

Fridays, at the Court Youth Center, 402 W.
Court, in Las Cruces. Age 21 and older welcome. Beginners, singles and couples welcome;
no dance partner necessary. Membership
encouraged but not required; dress code. Cost:
$7 (CD music nights); and $9 ($7 members) on
live music nights. Information: (575) 526-6504
or bigbanddanceclub.org.
Beginners group dance lesson at 7 p.m.
Ms. Bakers Ballet and Dance Studio
1815 Trawood, Suite B. Information: 7401392 or on Facebook at ElenaBakerDance.

Childrens folklorico (ages 3 and older), 5 to
6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
Jazz Teens, 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday.
Seniors Tai Chi, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays
and Wednesdays.
February 2015
El Paso Rhinos - El Pasos Junior League ice
hockey team plays home games at the Sierra

Providence Events Center, next to the
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Regular game time
is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets; $20 glass seats; $15 center
line; $10 bluelines; $5 general admission. information: 479-PUCK (7825) or
elpasorhinos.com. Home games
Jan. 30-Feb. 1: Dallas Ice Jets. Sunday game
is at noon.
Feb. 6-8: Tulsa Oilers
Feb. 13-15: Springfield Express
Feb. 20-22: Dallas Snipers
Feb. 27-March 1: Oklahoma City Blazers.
Monster X Tour The monster truck
show is 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 1:30 and 7:30

p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30-31, at El Paso County
Coliseum, 4100 Paisano. Pre-event autograph
pit party with the drivers offered. Tickets,
including Ticketmaster charges, are $26, $34.15
and $49.50; children 2-11 years are $7.15 to
$49.50. Family four-pack (2 adults and 2 children) available; check for prices. Group prices
also available. Information: monsterxtour.com.
More than a dozen of the 10,000-pound, carcrushing giants compete in various contests,
such as Tuff Tuffs, Demolition Derby, Mud
Bogs and Quad Racing. Thrill acts include
Transaurus, Globe of Death and Jet Car
Meltdown. The event also features Freestyle
Motocross.
February 2015
WWE Live The professional wrestling

event returns at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at
NMSUs Pan American Center in Las Cruces.
Tickets: $15, $25, $35, $50 and$95
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-1420 or
panamcenter.com.
Scheduled WWE Superstars include John
Cena, Dean Ambrose, Money in the Bank
Contract Winner Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt and
International Champion Dolph Ziggler, as well
as other WWE superstars and divas.
Boxing Smoker Fort Bliss MWR-Sports
will host the annual Border Rumble Boxing

Smoker featuring active duty military, male and
female, at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at Stout Gym
on Cassidy Road. Bouts begin with lower
weight classes and continue through heavyweight. Interested individuals with five or less
amateur fights may participate; no entry fee.
Spectator admission is free. Information: 7445785.
annual World Championship bull riding event at

8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the El Paso County
Coliseum, 4100 Paisano. This event sells out
every year. Riders slated for this year include
bull-riding phenom Sage Kimzey. Tickets: $15$75 (Ticketmaster). Information: 1-800-7453000 or CBRbull.com.
The El Paso show is part of the CBR Road to
Cheyenne Tour and all points earned during
the three rounds of competition go towards
the final World Champion standings and will
determine the next World Champion.
Hueco Tanks Rock Rodeo The 22nd
annual bouldering competition is Friday through

Sunday, Feb. 13-15, at Hueco Tanks, with cash
and prizes offered. Registration and other
events are at Hueco Rock Ranch; competition
is at Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site..
The event begins at 4 p.m. Friday with registration, burger dinner and evening program at
6:30 p.m. by John The Verm Sherman on his

bouldering career.
The Rock Rodeo is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
at the state park (shuttle service from ranch).
Vendors booths will be open at the ranch from
7-8 a.m. and 5-9 p.m. Saturday. Awards ceremony, Asana Dyno Competition and party follow.
Sundays events include breakfast and vendors
at the ranch 8:30-10 a.m. Youth competition
and clinics are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the state
park, followed by dinner and awards at the
ranch.
Registration: $85 adult competition; $55 youth
competition. Sunday clinics are $90. Non-competition registration and party tickets available.
Information, registration: huecorodeo.com.
Hueco Rock Ranch., operated by American
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Fire truck pull Rematch The truck pull

benefiting Special Olympics Texas-Area 19 athletes is 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Fire Fighters
Academy, 6800 Delta (at Ascarate Park).
Teams must consist of 10 members, one must
be a female and the truck will be pulled 75 feet.
Cost: $25 per individual; $250 teams of 10.
Information: 533-8229 or sotx.org.
Tuff Hedeman West Texas Shootout
Four-time World Champion Bull Rider and
El Paso native Tuff Hedeman presents the 10th
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Alpine Club, is at 17498 Bettina, about 3 miles

from the state park.
Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam
The U.S. Hot Rod Monster Jam is 7 p.m.

Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 7-8, at
Sun Bowl Stadium. Tickets: $12 (Ticketmaster).
Information: monsterjam.com.
2015 USBC Mens Championships El

Paso will host the national sports event March
7-July 12, 2015, at El Paso Convention
Center, hosted by United States Bowling
Congress. The tournament will be held for 128
consecutive days in a 62-lane arena-style setting. Details to be announced. Information:
bowl.com.
Most Wanted fight night The boxing event, rescheduled from November, is 7
p.m. Saturday, March 28, at UTEPs Don
Haskins Center. Details and ticket information
to be announced (Ticketmaster).
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park. Simulcast

racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday. General
admission and parking are free. Information:
(575) 874-5200 or sunland-park.com.
Live racing season runs through April. Post
time is 12:15 p.m. Fridays through Mondays.
To get there, take the Sunland Park exit from
I-10, go south (left turn coming from
Downtown) and follow the signs.
College sports
UTEP Mens Basketball - The Miners
home games are at the Don Haskins Center.

Game time is 7 p.m., unless otherwise listed.
Tickets: $8-$50 (Ticketmaster). Information:
747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
Thursday, Jan. 29: UAB
Saturday, Jan. 31: Middle Tennessee
Thursday, Feb. 12: Charlotte
Saturday, Feb. 14: Old Dominion
Saturday, Feb. 21: UTSA
Thursday, March 5: North Texas
2 p.m. Saturday, March 7: Rice
UTEP Womens Basketball - Home
games are in the Don Haskins Center. Tickets:

$5 (Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
Thursday, Feb. 5: Florida Atlantic, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7: FIU, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26: Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28: Southern Miss, 2 p.m.
UTEP Tennis UTEPs home tennis
matches are at El Paso Tennis Club, 2510 N.

St. Vrain (in Arroyo Park). Matches begin at
noon, unless otherwise listed. Admission is
free. Information: 747-5347 or
utepathletics.com.
Jan. 30: Texas State
Jan. 31: Buffalo, 3 p.m.
Feb. 13: Northern Colorado
Feb. 15: Sam Houston State
Feb. 27: Wisconsin
Feb. 28: Texas-Permian Basin
March 1: UTSA
NMSU Mens Basketball Home games
are at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces.

Game time is 7 p.m. Season tickets: $50-$395;
single game tickets to be announced
nmstatesports.com.
Saturday, Jan. 31: Texas Pan American
Thursday, Feb. 12: Seattle U
Saturday, Feb. 14: Bakersfield
Saturday, March 7: Chicago State
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NMSU Womens Basketball The Lady
Aggies home games are at Pan Am Center in

Las Cruces. Game time is 7 p.m.; 2 p.m. on
Sundays. Tickets to be announced
nmstatesports.com.
Thursday, Feb. 5: Chicago State
Saturday, Feb. 7: Kansas City
Thursday, Feb. 19: Utah Valley
Saturday, Feb. 21: Grand Canyon
Saturday, Feb. 28: Texas, Pan American, 7
p.m. game.
Tejanos baseball The Tejanos of El Paso
Community College play home games at noon

Fridays and Saturdays at the Valle Verde
Campus Baseball Field, off Hunter. Admission is
free. Information: 831-2275. All games are
doubleheaders.
Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Scottsdale Community
College
Feb. 4: New Mexico Junior College
Feb. 14-15: USW JV.
Tejanas softball - The EPCC Tejanas home

games are at the Valle Verde Softball Field.
Game time is 1 p.m., unless otherwise listed.
epcc.edu/Athletics. Softball office: 831-2367.
Feb. 7-8: McCook Community College.
Game time is 1 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. Sunday.
Feb. 28-March 1: Tournament games
beginning 8 a.m. with Pima Community
College, Pratt Community College and Dodge
City Community College.
March 6-7: Midland College
NMSU Mens Baseball The Aggies
home games are at Presley Askew Complex,

Locust and Stewart, Las Cruces. Tickets: $6;
free for ages 12 and younger. information:
(575) 646-4126 or nmstatesports.com.
Feb. 27-March 1: Incarnate Word. Game
time is 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday.
March 6-8: Northern Kentucky. Game time
is 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Sunday. Saturday game
time to be announced.
March 13-15: Cal-State is 6 p.m. Friday, 1
p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday.
NMSU Womens Softball Home
games at Presley Askew Complex, Locust and

Stewart, Las Cruces. Tickets: $6; free for age
12 and younger. Tournament tickets vary.
Information/game times: (575) 646-4126 or
nmstatesports.com.
The Hotel Encanto Invitational is Feb. 5-8,
with NMSU hosting Montana, Texas Tech,
Nebraska, University of Texas at San Antonio
and Colorado State.
The Troy Cox Classic is Feb. 13-15, with
Kansas, Weber State and Bradley.
Bicycling
El Paso Bicycle Club - All rides are free
and open to the public; helmets required.

Information: elpasobicycleclub.com or meetup.com/elpasobicycleclub. Rides listed below
may be subject to change; check website first.
9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31: Meet at Starbucks
at the Outlet Shoppes (I-10 at Transmountain).
15-17 mph, 25 miles. Bob Clark, 915-2042513.
8 a.m. Sunday, Feb 1. Meet at Madeline
Park, 1099 Kern, and climb hills (3,500 feet elevation gain total). 30 miles; ride at your own
pace. Xavier 915-526-3995.
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7: Meet at River
Run Plaza and head up Upper Valley Rd. then
climb Artcraft. Three out-and-backs: Border
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Crossing, Strauss Road and Union Pacific Road.

All-paces ride; slower riders can turn around
early on any of the three legs then regroup. 40
miles total. Coffee break at Pennys Diner.
Randy Limbird, 915-328-4110.
8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 8: The Grande Boucle
(Big Loop). Meet at Madeline Park. Ride Mesa
to Resler to NM 28, over Anthony Gap, return
via Hercules, Alabama, Scenic. 58 miles, 18-20
mph. Chris Hoffman, 915-497-3026.
6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8: El Paso Bicycle Club
annual general business meeting, Great
American Steakburger, 701 S. Mesa Hills.
8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14: Gran Fondo 150K.
Meet in parking lot in front of Las Fuentes
Restaurant, 5300 Doniphan. 93 mile route TBA.
18-20 mph. Primo Julio, 915-526-2824.
8:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15: Northeast
Adventure. Meet at Chuck Heinrich Park,
11051 Loma del Norte Dr. in Northeast El
Paso. Ride new roads in far Northeast El Paso.
25 miles, 15-17 mph. Lunch at Ardovinos
Pizza. Patty Van Tine, 915-667-0202.
Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club, for 25-mile valley ride. 15-17 mph. Bob Clark, 915-2531.
8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22: Meet at Bagel Shop,
985 N. Resler, for 3,500 feet of climbing on the
West Side. Olac Fuentes, 915-777-7958.
Run Plaza and ride to The Bean in Mesilla. 68
miles, 15-17 mph. Rick Rivas, 915-867-7199.
12 Hours of Old El Paso The Mountain

Bike race is 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
31, at Franklin Mountain State Parks Round
House (Bowen Ranch Roundhouse), off Martin
Luther King Jr. (2.6 mile north of Highway 54).
Information: newmexicosportsonline.com.
Bike Back to Basics workshop The
free mountain bike workshop led by Ranger

Paul Hanson is 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7,
at Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park, covering
basic information mountain bikers need to
know. Participants should bring their bike and
tools, if they have them. Information: 562-9899.
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.
Ride Your Bicycle El Paso Chucks

Bicycle Repair, 700 E. Yandell, hosts rides free
of charge. Information: 791-2006, zlauser@
yahoo.com or chucksbicyclerepair.com.
Helmets required for all rides.
Tuesday night rides begin at 7 p.m. at 700 E.
Yandell. Explore downtown streets and parks.
8-10 miles, 45 minutes. Easy pace for beginners
and intermediates. Couple-friendly.
Easy Mountain Bike with Street Cruise, 9
a.m. Sunday, Feb. 8. Meet at Mission Hills
Park, 3900 N. Stanton.
Easy Upper Valley Hybrid Fun Ride, 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 8. Meet at White Spur Park, 4883
Charl Ann (off Doniphan north of Sunset).
Intermediate Mountain Bike Ride, 9 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 15. Meet at Chuck Heinrich Park,
Northeast El Paso.
Easy Street Ride & Basic Repair Lesson, 2
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22. Meet at Chucks, 700 E.
Yandell. Half-hour class followed by fun ride.
Recreational Sports
Fitness Classes Las Cruces Parks &
Recreation Department offers new fitness

classes at the Frank OBrien Papen Community
Center, 304 W. Bell (Finess Room 3) beginning Feb. 2. Space is limited. Fee per class: $2
per class; $1 age 60 and older. Fitness Punch
Card is $48 for 30 visits; no expiration date.
Information:(575)541-2455.
Lift and Tone 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
Just Move 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays.
Core and More 8:30 to 9:20 a.m.Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 8:30 to 9:20 a.m.
Group exercise classes are also offered.
joining a competitive league while allowing participants a chance to build confidence and gain
experience prior to partaking in the Mini Sports
Programs.
Spring Youth Basketball League
Registrations for the City of Las Cruces Youth

Sportsmanship Basketball League begins in
February at Meerscheidt Recreation Center,
1600 E. Hadley. Registration is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays, Feb. 7, Feb. 28 and March 14.
League play begins Monday, April 13. Boys,
girls and co-ed divisions for PreK/Kindergarten, 1st-2nd grade, 3rd-8th grade
and co-ed divisions offered. All participants
must have an activity ID card. Bring proof of

age and grade level when registering. Cost: $40
(includes a game jersey); $30 for returning players who do not need a jersey. Information:
(575) 541-2563 or athletics@las-cruces.org.
Franklin Mountain Gun Club NRA

High Power Rifle matches are 9 a.m. the second Sunday of the month (Feb. 8), at Fort Bliss
Bow and Gun Club, Range 9. Several matches
at varying distances planned. Entry office opens
for registration at 8:30 a.m. Fee: $15.
Information: Dale Berry, 503-7244.
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Flag Football Skills Camp City of El
Paso Parks and Recreation Department hosts a

Football Skills Camp for youth ages 6 to 10
Feb. 2-March 24 at Seville Recreation Center,
6700 Sambrano. Hours are 5 to 6 p.m. for ages
4-7 and 6 to 7 p.m. for ages 8-10, Mondays and
Tuesdays. Registration deadline is Jan. 30. Cost:
$40; youth scholarship available. Information:
778-6722; online registration at
elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Miracle League Baseball Registration
opens Feb. 2 for Miracle League of El Pasos

Spring 2015 season, which begins in March.
The Miracle League of El Paso is a non-profit
organization that provides individuals, ages 3
and up, with any mental and/or physical challenges, an opportunity to play baseball as a
team member in an organized league. Players,
coaches and buddies being recruited.
Information: 779-4770, 872-9249 or miracleleagueofelpaso.org.
The league has three divisions of baseball,
non-competitive, intermediate and advanced
competitive play. Games for intermediate and
advanced teams are weeknights with the
younger non-competitive teams playing
Saturday mornings.
Soccer Skills Camp - El Paso Parks and
Recreation will host the camp 9:30 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21 and
28 at San Juan Recreation Center, 701
Glenwood, open to boys and girls ages 4-7.
Cost: $40 per child. Registration deadline is
Feb. 2. Scholarship forms available at elpasotexas.gov/parks. Information: 779-2799.
The camp provides youth an opportunity to
learn the fundamental skills of soccer before
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.
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To get there: Take Railroad Drive to Deer;

turn right.
Gridiron Classic City of Las Cruces
Parks & Recreation Department hosts the 8th

annual four-on-four flag football tournament
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21-22, at NMSUs
Field of Dreams. Five games guaranteed.
Registration for ages 18 and older runs through
Feb. 7 at Meerscheidt Recreation Center
(through Feb. 15): $200 per team. Information,
call the department at (575) 541-2563.
The non-contact tournament is open to individuals 18 years and over. This years tournament will include a womens open division and;
two-mens divisions; an open division - 18 to 34
years of age; and 35 plus division.
Archery Classes for beginners The
Archers of El Paso Club hosts two-hour supervised shooting classes 9 to 11 a.m. every
Saturday at the Archers of El Paso Range, in
Northeast El Paso off Martin Luther King at
Stan Roberts. Bows and arrows provided for
the seminar. Youth and adults age 7 and older
welcome; parents must be present for kids age
16 and younger. Reservations required; limited
number of spaces available each month. Cost:
$20. Information/reservations: Ricardo Urias,
487-8199 or r.uri2000@yahoo.com.mx (specify name, phone number, age, right or left handed).
Dream League Soccer City of Las
Cruces Parks & Recreation Department has

ongoing registration for the Las Cruces Dream
League Soccer Program for spring 2015 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600
E. Hadley. Games and workshops run Feb. 7March 14. The program provides a positive
soccer atmosphere specifically designed for
players with cognitive or physical challenges age
4-17. Cost: $10. Information: Meerscheidt
Recreation Center, (575) 541-2455.
The league is open to city and non-residents.
Parents or care providers must be present with
athletes during league activities. Coaches and
volunteers are needed, and must pass a background check before participating.
Runs and walks
St. Mark ACTS Run for Faith St.

Marks Catholic Church hosts its 5th annual 5K
run and 1-mile walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan.
31, at St. Mark Catholic Church, 11700 Pebble
Hills. Information:
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Sugarloaves Ultra Vista (SUV) Trail
Races The 30 mile, 60K, 25K, and 4 and 9
mile runs are. Saturday, Jan 31, in Vado, N.M.

(2 miles east of I-10 exit 155). Cost: $35 for 30
mile, and 60 K;$25 for 25 K and 4 and 9 mile.
Information: (915) 581-9541,
markgd55@gmail.com or markdorion.wordpress.com. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
After initial one mile on paved road, all races
are on single-track trail and old dirt jeep road
including rough terrain, mountain climbs and
canyons.
All runners must fill out a Search and Rescue
waiver. Water, drinks, gels, crackers at aid stations every 2-3 miles.
Loretto Academy Nun Run The
Senior Class of 2015s Service Learning Project

5K competitive run and 1 mile fun walk benefiting nuns in Pakistan is Saturday, Feb. 7, at
Loretto Academy, 1300 Hardaway. Cost: $20
through Jan. 31; $25 Feb. 1 and after.
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Information: 566-8400 or raceadventuresunlimited.com.

Pre-event registration and packet pickup is
12:30 to 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 at the Loretto
Academy High School Foyer, second floor.
Race day registration is 7 to 8:30 a.m. in the
Loretto Gym.
Cupids Chase 5K Community Options

5K run and 1-mile fun walk benefiting
Community Options is 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 14, at Old Mesilla Plaza, 2114 Calle de
Santiago in Mesilla. Registration: $30; $50 on
race day. Information: (915) 771-7764. Online
registration at cupidschase5K.com
El Paso Michelob Ultra Marathon and

1/2 Marathon The annual multi-state
marathon and half-marathon and 5K run/walk is

7 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22.
Information: 274-5222 or elpasomarathon.org.
Registration through Feb. 21: $110 full
marathon; $75 half-marathon and $40 5K.
Military discount of $5 per race.
Registration during Race Expo on Feb. 22 is
$120 full marathon; $85 half marathon; $50 5K.
The marathon will begin atop TransMountain
Road, head south onto the Fort Bliss military
base, and finish in the Downtown
Entertainment District.
Half marathon is 7 a.m. and is staged in historic downtown El Paso and continues through
the Historic Austin Terrace neighborhood
before heading back downtown to the finish
line.
The 5K is 7:10 a.m. and features a scenic
route around some of El Pasos more historic
buildings and runs by the historic Magoffin
home, before heading back to the finish line.
The Marathon Expo is 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21, at Southwest University
Park (home of the El Paso Chihuahuas), with
over 30 exhibitors and vendors. The expo is
also the location for all runners pickup their
race number, timing chip, T-shirt and goodie
bag.
Race for the Cure The 23rd annual
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundations

5K Race for the Cure is 8 a.m. Sunday, March
1, at its new location at Southwest University
Park in Downtown El Paso. The fundraiser has
become one of the regions biggest races, with
8,000 participants in 2014. Walk-up registration
begins at 6 a.m. Registration/information: 5334433 or komenelpaso.org.
The event includes a 5K competitive run, and
5K and 1-mile non-competitive coed run/walk.
Opening ceremonies begin at 7:30 a.m. Also
offered are Zumba, Jazzercise and Kids Karate
demonstrations presented by EP/Roca Fitness.
Registration: $35 competitive 5K; $30 noncompetitive 5K run/walk; $25 ages 5-12 Kids
for the Cure 5K and 1 mile run/walk.
Sleep In for the Cure donations: $35 (includes
t-shirt and pillow case).
This years local sponsor is Mattress Firm.
Mighty Mujer Triathlon The all-
female super sprint benefiting the Center

Against Family Violence is 7 a.m. Saturday,
April 18, starting at Memorial Park Pool, 3251
Copper. Two distances offered this year, 300yard swim/18 mile bike/3-mile run or 300-yard
swim/9.3 mile bike/2-mile run. Participants
must be 12 or older. USAT rules apply.
Information: 229-5656. Online registration at
raceelpaso.com/mighty-mujer.
Registration through March 1: $65 Super
Sprint; $75 Sprint.
Registration March 1-April 9: $70 Super
Sprint; $80 Sprint.
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remember cross-country trips in the

late 1950s, when traveling by car
was a much more intimate experience of America.
The main highways often turned into
the main street of each town or city you
passed through. Even if you didnt get
out of the car, you still had plenty of
time to look around as you plodded from
one stoplight to the next.
When you did stop to eat, you had to
find a local diner and take your chances.
Each meal was a little different, with
some regional variety thrown in.
Interstate highways changed all that.
The roads are all the same and so are the
food and motels. You can go from coast
to coast very quickly, but at the road,
you havent experienced much.
Thats what sociologist George Ritzer
calls McDonaldlization, the tendency
for all aspects of modern society to
adapt the values of fast food businesses:
efficiency, predictability, calculability
and control.
Even churches have succumbed to this
trend. Weve seen the growth of
megachurches that incorporate all these
same values. Worship services are efficient and predictable, calculated to produce the same desired result among consumer-oriented congregations.
Going against this trend is a new book
titled Slow Church: Cultivating
Community in the Patient Way of Jesus
by C. Christoper Smith and John
Pattison. The book proposes a Slow
Church Movement akin to the Slow
Food Movement that is trying to put
the brakes on fast food culture and globablization, and to give greater priority to
local traditions and local producers.
Slow Church seeks to correct the
abuses of the Church Growth
Movement that characterized much of
church thinking for the past 50 or 60
years. Churches adopted marketing prin-
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Registration April 10-15: $75 Super Sprint;

$85 Sprint.
ciples to spur attendance, catering to

instant gratification with high-energy
worship services and programs targeted
at particular groups of people.
In doing so, churches often lost their
sense of place. At some megachurches,
people would drive miles and miles to
attend on Sunday, but otherwise gave no
thought to the actual neighborhood in
which a church was located.
Slow Church advocates that churches
should embrace their neighborhoods
rather than be drive-through spiritual
filling stations.
That also means getting rid of the bigger is better mentality that saturates so
much of our society, including churches.
Fast churches focus on attracting people, and count themselves successful by
how many show up each Sunday.
Slow churches concentrate on cultivating disciples and community, and realize
that success can never be measured by
the numbers.
The authors of Slow Church also
emphasize that a church must be part of
the ecology and economy of its larger
surrounding community, from neighborhood to nation and beyond. That doesnt
mean absorbing the culture of its surroundings, but more often, serving as a
faithful counterpoint to the fast-food
values that so often prevail in our world.
Slow Church is published by IVP
Books (prices vary; its $10.99 at
christianbook.com).
Randy Limbird is editor of

El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com
Mission Valley Duathlon Race El Pasos

USAT-sanctioned 5K run/20K bike/5K run at 7
a.m. Sunday, June 21, at Tigua Recreation &
Wellness Center. Information: 229-5656.
Online registration at raceelpaso.com.
Registration through April 30: $55 individual;
$75 two-person relay; $110 three-person relay.
Registration May 1-31: $60 individual; $80
two-person relay; $115 three-person relay
Registration June 1-20: $65 individual; $85
two-person relay; $120 three-person relay.
Eagle in the Sun Triathlon
Registration is under way for El Pasos only
USA Triathlon-sanctioned multi-sport race,
with a 400m swim, 12 mile bike ride, and 5K
run, is 7 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 6, starting
at the SISD Aquatic Center and ending at the
SAC (Socorro Activities Center). Information:
229-5656. Online registration at
raceelpaso.com/eagle-in-the-sun.
Registration through June 30: $65 individual;
$90 two-person relay; $120 three-person relay.
Registration July 1-31: $70 individual; $100
two-person relay; $135 three-person relay
Registration Aug. 1-Sept. 2: $75 individual;
$110 two-person relay; $150 three-person
relay.
Running clubs:
Run El Paso maintains information on local

races at runelpaso.com.
El Paso Triathlon Club is open to everyone
interested in triathlons and similar events,
including the Southwest Challenge Series.
Information on training programs, get-togethers: elpasotriclub.org. Challenge series: southwestchallengeseries.com.
The Border Jumper Hash House Harriers
meet at various locations. Information:
bjhash.com.
The El Paso Hash House Harriers have one
or more runs a week. Information: 252-5646.
Meet-up spots listed at elpasohash.com.
El Paso Scene
Winter sports
Public Ice Skating Skating offered 7 to
10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 3 p.m. and 7 to 10

p.m. Saturdays and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays at
the Sierra Providence Event Center next to the
Coliseum, 4100 Paisano. All ages welcome.
Admission (includes skate rental): $8 ($6 military). Spectator admission is free. Information:
479-PUCK (7825) or elpasohockey.org.
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, remains
open through March. The 24-hour Ski Apache
Snow Report number is (575) 257-9001.
Information: (575) 464-3600 or skiapache.com.
All-day lift tickets are $67 ($60 age 60-69; $58
age 13-17; $47 12 and younger; $56 military
and $42 for military child; free for ages 70 and
older. (Prices slightly higher on peak days).
Season passes: $305-$700. Call or check website or multiple-day or half-day skiing prices.
Gondola Rides are $17 ($11 age 6-12; free for
five and younger)
Rental packages available.
Ski Cloudcroft The southernmost ski
area in the United States is two miles east of

Cloudcroft on U.S. 82. Information/snow conditions: (575) 682-2333, skicloudcroft.net or on
facebook.
Lift tickets: $35 ($25 age 12 and younger for
full day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $28 ($20 age 12 and
younger) for half day 1 to 4 p.m. Ski, and snowboard rentals available, and beginner ski school
packages offered.
Tubing available for $20 per day; $14 half day
(weekends only).
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Madams made Taking a Look Back

early El Paso
more hospitable
l Paso, Texas, the Pass of the

North, is a town that has long
been one of the social gathering
places of the Southwest. And in the early
days it could be pretty rough. Women
were scarce and the population was
made up of mostly cowboys, gamblers,
drifters, miners, along with some
lawyers and merchants all coming west.
With the building of
our fair city, parlor
houses sprang up and
the women who inhabited them were among
the first settlers to our
area. Sarah Borginnis,
nicknamed The Great
Western, opened a
hotel and restaurant
in early 1849.
She came to town
right after the Mexican
War (which only lasted
a year and a half, from Early drawing
the spring of 1846 to the of The Great
fall of 1848), which
Western
established the Rio
Grande as the boundary between our two
countries. And she was a friend to many
of the soldiers and other men passing
through El Paso heading west to search
for California gold.
Her career has long interested historians. Edward S. Wallace wrote about her
in his book The Great Reconnaissance.
The book is a story of the pioneers who
opened the Southwest. In it he says:
She was evidently a sort of motherly
Amazon who had been a resilient and
official part of the Army during the
Mexican War, a vixen on occasion, but
extraordinarily brave and kind woman
who had made a splendid record in the
war and who had become a great
favorite with the officers and men.
It is said she did all sorts of things to
make the life of the men in the Army
much easier; she was their laundress,
cook and seamstress to just mention a
few of her contributions.
Historian Leon Metz said she got her
nickname after the largest steamship at
that time. According to the El Paso
Herald-Post of May 28, 1936, The Great
Western was a big, well-proportioned
woman, more than six feet tall weighting
almost 200 pounds, with a reputation far
and wide as being the toughest fighter on
the Rio Grande.
Sarah Borginnis left El Paso late 1850,
drifting through other Southwestern
towns until December 23, 1866, when
she died in Yuma, Arizona at age 53.
Some historians credit Borginnis as the
first Anglo woman to settle in El Paso;
by all accounts she was the first madam.
The Great Western was the forerunner
of many women who made the early history of El Paso a most interesting one,
particularly those who were in what
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by John McVey Middagh
some called the entertainment field,

running bordellos that catered to the
influx of men in El Paso and the scarcity
of women.
Two of the most famous of these
madams were Etta Clark and Big Alice
Abbott. Etta and Alice ran competing
places of business in the 1880s and a
fuss grew up between them. They had
two of the finest houses in town. Etta
paid $75,000 to build a 32-room house.
Their girls were much sought after, especially one who was buxom, blonde and
blue-eyed. She worked for Etta, but Big
Alice lured her away to take up residence in her house.
This infuriated Etta to the point that she
went after the girl, crossing the street,
pistol in hand demanding that Alice
return the her. Alice refused. Etta raised
and pointed her pistol shooting Alice.
Alice was wounded in the pubic arch.
There was a story in El Paso newspaper
circles that the next days edition of one
of the towns early papers came out with
the headline: Big Alice Shot in Public
Arch. Some local wits said the typo had
much truth to it.
Etta got her girl back, but she was
fined (although minimally) by an early
justice of the peace. Shootings were not
an unusual thing on El Pasos South
Utah Street, now South Mesa Street.
The next famous madams were women
of the 1890s, the era of the bad men in
El Paso, and South Utah Street was still
their haunt.
Probably the best known of the group
was Tillie Howard, whose house on the
200 block of South Utah Street was elegant in every manner. The two-story
building was designed in the Moorish
style, built in 1899 of brown stone. It
had 24 rooms, each elegantly furnished.
On the first floor where Tillie lived in
back she had an onyx bathtub, not seen
by many in El Paso at the time. The
house was torn down in June 1925 for a
parking lot.
Tillies place was where John Selman,
an early-day constable, shot and killed
Bass Outlaw in one of El Pasos famous
gun fights. Thats a story for another
time. Tillie died in El Paso in 1911.
It should be remembered that there
were many more men than women in our
Southwest in the early days and the parlor houses were places of social gathering. Men could eat and drink there, and
share the company of women. All the
men that frequented the parlor houses
were not all bad. Some of them were
men of high professional standing in our
Southwest.
But that too is another story.
For more interesting reading about the
early days in our El Paso there is great
book out there by Gordon Frost, The
Gentlemans Club.
John McVey Middagh is a former

saddle shop owner and amateur
local historian. You can reach him
at jmiddagh@yahoo.com.
February 2015
Alternative
Artspaces
The local art scene is becoming
increasingly off-the-gallery-wall
Story by Lisa Kay Tate
hile fewer and fewer traditional galleries are
part of the El Paso arts scene, a growing number
of both visual and performing artists are found
in non-traditional artspaces, from co-op studios to multidisciplinary venues that incorporate a wide range of creative expression.
In recent years, El Paso has seen the emergence of the
Glasbox, La Parada, Fab Lab and even a Punk Rock Flea
Market, all examples of artists from different disciplines
joining together. Las Cruces now is home to the West End
Art Depot (We.AD).
The trend is likely to continue, with El Paso Community
Foundation expected to break ground this spring on its
Artspace Projects in Downtown El Paso, and the City of
El Paso will again seek applications for its KickstART.
What all of these artistic enterprises have in common is a
belief that artists thrive by working together, sharing ideas
and inspiration, and crossing the boundaries of traditional
genres.
Punk Rock Flea Market
Artist Leah Valdez, in order to surround herself with similar-minded art and artists, helped organize her own nonconventional art environment with El Pasos monthly
Punk Rock Flea Market, creating a darkly unique environment for artisans and performers.
As an artist here in El Paso I found it difficult to find
people who appreciated my work, which involved combining the macabre and the whimsical, Valdez said. I
love Dia de los Muertos and my art definitely reflects that.
Im kind of weird and I needed a venue to display and sell
my work that would understand and be cool with that.
Valdez said one of her inspirations was the Trenton (New
Jersey) Punk Rock Flea Market.
They had 200 artists selling unique, handmade items
and their vibe was just awesome, she said. I was always
wishing I could hop on a plane and participate which wasnt a feasible option, so I decided to organize one here.
While the Trenton event happens around three times a
year, Valdez turned the El Paso market up a notch by
holding it every month, and now twice monthly.
The El Paso Punk Rock Flea Market is billed as not
your Grandmas flea market, but Valdez said the supporters of the market come from all walks of life.
We are the largest art and vintage market in El Paso,
which is cool because we have something for everyone,
she said. Abuelitas (grandmothers) can go browsing for
antiques while their grown kids can appreciate all the
locally made beauty products, art and handcrafted jewelry
and finally the younger crowd can check out our horror,
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punk, rockabilly inspired clothing, art, accessories and

everything in between.
She said El Paso has completely embraced the market,
and there are anywhere from 500 to 1,500 attendees each
month at their permanent location on the corner of Joe
Battle and Visa Del Sol. The event is so popular, Valdez
said, many people have suggested they increase its occurrence to more than once a month. As of January, they
began doing so, and the market is now set up every first
and third Sunday of the month. The ultimate goal would
be for the market to occur every week.
In addition to the regularly-scheduled markets, Valdez
said the market has hosted movie screenings and a monthly Twilight Market in the evening at local bar or gallery in
the middle of the month on a Friday or Saturday. The
January market was held at the new chic retail area TIME
at the Venue at Monticello on the West Side.
Valdez said the creative and talented people she has met
since starting the market is one of the reasons to go. In
addition, the emphasis is on the original works from local
artists. (Its the) vendors, artists, musicians and all of the
people that attend, she said. I think one thing that sets
us apart is the vibe at our market. Were all friends. We
are all family. It is an artist-run market and it will stay that
way.Come hang out with us, we have cool stuff, I promise.
Punk Rock Flea Market (photo by Leah Valdez)
Celebration at We.AD in Las Cruces (courtesy of We. AD)
Border Theatre
One of the most visible groups to create this blend of

artistic disciplines is the Border Theatre, based at the
Glasbox, described as a non-traditional space that houses
local artists and businesses. The Glasbox is at 210 E.
Poplar just east of Downtown El Paso,
Although Border Theatre is essentially known as a performance group, founding members Carlos Rubalcava and
Austin Savage have worked to create an organization that
embraces a marriage of all styles of creative artists.
Rubalcava said this has been a natural consequence of
hanging around cool people in cool places for some
time. We started doing performances at Glasbox, and
that was great because we were literally surrounded by
musicians, painters, sculptors and generally interesting
people, he said. Conversations would often go like
Hey, what are you working on? Oh, that sounds awesome! Hey, were doing this thing, would you like to
work with us? So for us it was natural to try and include
all that in our performances.
For Savage, it was not so much pure inspiration, but
adaptation as he said the origins, structures, and performances of many of the groups pieces are based on the
El Paso Scene
Billion Jellyfish Bloom art event at last years Chalk

the Block in downtown El Paso (photo by Rick Tate)
abilities of the ensemble members, the physical space of

performance and the requirements of the community.
This ability to escape the confinement of traditional
performance is essentially playing to the strengths of what
we have available to us, Savage said. In our case, we
have tremendously talented performers, of versatile abilities, who more importantly are selfless people. Our
tremendous passion for creation and expression is
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matched only by our nature to offer connection and meaning in our work.
Rubalcava said what really seems to set
them apart from others is the general
vibe of the environment.
We tend to do the things we enjoy
and/or find interesting, which luckily resonate with our friends and collaborators,
he said. Many of the coolest things weve
included in our performances have come
from that. For example, in the first
Exhibitions in Dis/Connection our set
was really three separate art installations
created by Chris Bevins, which were used
for the smaller theatrical pieces and then
assembled to form the set for the bigger
one. It was much cooler than anything we
wouldve come up with.
Exhibitions in Dis/Connection is one of
the most visible examples of Border
Theatres collaborative arts efforts through
plays, film, dance, sculptures, and other
visual arts.
He said when the theatre developed their
performance, Vultures at the Well, they
had a multi-person character that took
advantage of the performers who were
mainly dancers.
With their show, The Fall of Wallace
Winter, presented at the Plazas
Philanthropy Theatre as part of El Paso
Community Foundations Jewel Box performance series, Rubalcava said the musicians helped propel the play to a new level
of comedy.
The response to The Fall of Wallace
Winter was great. We have fun with every
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Exhibitions in Dis/Connection at the

Glasbox in El Paso
(photo courtesy of The Border Theatre)
show we do, but that one has topped them

all, and I think the audiences responded to
that.
Savage said the reaction of first-time
attendees has been overwhelmingly positive.
Some of this is the novelty of seeing
nontraditional/unconventional work, but I
think at the heart of this positivity is the
fact that our work excites people because it
contains sincerity and passion, Savage
said. Even on occasions where perhaps
the work has not been as insightful or
powerful as we had hoped, the vulnerability behind the works is uncommon and
much appreciated.
He noted that The Fall of Wallace
Winter generated a tremendous amount of
repeat views. Many came to the production
as first-time audience members, and
became passionate Border Theatre supporters in the process.
We continue to generate new material in
our short works series and there is another
multi-artist collaboration coming in 2015,
he said. We are also looking to serve as a
producing entity for some other companies
and individuals that have been inspired by

our success and are seeking to create on
their own.
Savage added offerings such as weekly
performance labs and script readings to
help make them more accessible to the
public.
We are an active part of this community,
and it is this involvement that fuels us and
makes our work so enthusiastic, he said.
The fact that many of our events are not
just performances, but celebrations complete with food, drink, and music is also
something that appeals to many.
He said anyone who enjoys sincere work
that is imaginative and connected should
not only attend one of The Border
Theatres productions, but stay for the
party, adding, Everyone is welcome to
join in the creative act through our outreach or simply attend an event and join
the celebration.
We.AD in Las Cruces
Las Cruces artists have built a community of art spaces via the West End Art Depot
(We.AD) at 401 N. Mesilla in Las Cruces.
We.AD director Chris Bardey said the
idea was born in 2011 when fellow artists
Shaunna Foster and Lorenzo Zepeda found
a 7,000-square-foot warehouse for rent in
early 2011 near the Las Cruces Railroad
Museum. They envisioned this metal
Quonset hut with several other rooms built
on and a fenced courtyard, and a fenced in
yard for use as an art-related business with
studios and galleries.
Bardey had been involved in other artistic
collaborations, including the artists collective SumArt, an annual arts festival, and
El Paso Scene
the monthly arts and music showcase,

Co-op Rocks from 2010 to 2012.
He met with Foster and Zeped, after
overhearing a conversation about the space
and their project from someone at the Las
Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market.
We held a community meeting for artists
to propose the art co-op idea and got a
strong response, so we started fundraising
and generating interest that summer,
Bardey said. We began renting the warehouse in November 2011 and by December
had a few artists using the space and helping us build studios.
The studios were a response to the need
for affordable studio space and a fresh
contemporary art gallery that could focus
on younger artists.
The building itself is also a big inspiration: It now comfortably houses seven studios, a 1,500-square-foot gallery, a 400square-foot classroom, with an open area
thats great for small concerts and other
events, Bardey said. Theres even an
upstairs loft that were hoping to convert
into a studio apartment, in which we could
house artists-in-residence from all over the
world.
(Our) attitude is that all folks in our
community should have access to worldclass artwork, and that a contemporary art
space can also reflect the interests, concerns and desires of the people right here
in this area, he said. All are welcome
and should feel comfortable at We.AD.
Being in an old warehouse space, he said,
We.AD has had to overcome challenges
such as creating proper insulation, heating,
cooling and lighting, and other items on
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list of the City of Las Crucess code issues.

Were still quite a work in progress,
Bardey said.
In addition to hosting gallery exhibits
since 2012 with monthly receptions coinciding with Las Crucess monthly
Downtown Art Ramble, We.AD has been
host to several events from hip hop, rock,
and folk concerts, a puppet musical, several burlesque shows and fundraisers for
local non-profit groups and students.
Its still a little rough; weve built it all
from member dues and donations, and
mostly volunteer labor. But its also warm,
homey, and full of artwork that changes
frequently, Bardey said. Its also right
next to the railroad tracks, which adds a
certain kind of energy, noises and smells!
The depots 2015 plans include their
fourth annual Illegal? show featuring
works by original We.AD member and
graffiti artist SABA, among other solo and
group exhibits from local and visiting
artists.
Were working out the details now for
an important exhibit in May of artwork
created about the new Organ Mountains
Desert Peaks National Monument, he
said. May 21 is the anniversary of the
federal designation, and well host a fun
event with live music and a lot of notable
folks from around the state.
He said the depots main goals are to
apply for federal 501(c)3 non-profit status
and writing grants, in hope of creating
some paid positions. All the current leaders volunteer their time to We.AD. The
depot intends to also raise funds with several benefit events and online fundraisers.
He encourages both artists and art lovers
to support the depot and its members
through attending events or donating via
their website at we-ad.org.
Fab Lab El Paso
Art and technology come together at the

new creative workspace, Fab Lab El Paso.
Established in 2013, the Fab Lab is a nonprofit organization that provides community access to digital fabrication tools and
resources for STEM (science, technology,
engineering and math) education, skillset
learning, workforce training, creative collaboration, prototype development and
product manufacture. The El Paso space,
located near Downtown at 806 Montana, is
the first of its kind in this region.
Fab Lab serves businesses in need of creating product modeling and prototypes,
students and educators looking to use these
skills for vocational training and education, and anyone in the community, youth
and adults, interested in creating projects.
This includes accessibility to Fab Labs 3D laser scanners and printers, laser cutters
and other equipment, as well as workshops
and creative events for all ages. Some of
the creations spawned from Fab Labs
equipment have included a wooden table
top shaped like the Death Star from Star
Wars, papel picado wedding invitations
and detailed paper craft animal heads
using laser cutters and Lego-textured
iPhone cases sculpted on a 3-D printer.
According to Fab Labs business explanation our core belief is that the tools and
resources to actualize creative ideas should
be available to as many community members as possible.
February 2015
Other examples
One example of multi-disciplinary arts

events in El Paso is offered the first Friday
of each month. The grassroots happening
known as La Parada is an ongoing arts,
music and social party representing the
local culture and lifestyles of the border
region. La Parada events have included
live bands, DJ sets, visual arts exhibits,
and other performing arts at the San Carlos
Building, 501 Texas.
The City of Las Cruces Parks and
Recreation Department will also offer a
similar conglomeration of art for young
artists this month through an event known
as the Chaos Collaboration. Held Feb.
20 at the citys Frank OBrien Papen
Community Center, young artists in grades
6 through 12 will show off both their visual artworks, and perform in an open mic
setting.
The small West Texas community of
Marfa, three hours east of El Paso, has
been gaining a reputation as a cutting-edge
environment for artists for some time. Two
examples include Ballroom Marfa, known
for its events and exhibits that often meld
together visual arts, film, music, drama
and spoken word, and the Chinati
Foundation, which houses the worlds
largest collection of permanently installed
contemporary art.
Another way some artists are finding
their niche is to create it themselves.
Non-traditional gallery spaces are becoming more frequent, such as the Grocery
Gallery, a coffeehouse art space set in a
historic grocery store near Union Plaza
that has hosted open mic and spoken word
events.
In El Paso, a similar co-op space similar
to We.AD in Las Cruces was started in
2001 by the El Paso Art Association. Since
2001, the association has provided artists a
space to gather, create and commune with
other artists through its Art Junction of El
Paso at 500 W. Paisano, just outside of the
Union Plaza District. The space allows for
the association to hold regular meetings,
classes and workshop, provide studio
space for artists, and host exhibits through
its connected Crossland Gallery.
Artspace Projects
El Paso Community Foundations

Artspace Projects has been the vision of El
Paso artists and art supporters for years,
and is soon to become a reality. The idea
was the foundations response, in partnership with the City of El Paso, to an art
walk idea considered in 2007-2008 as
part of the citys Downtown Plan. In 2009,
the foundation invited the Minnesotabased Artspace Projects to El Paso.
The site for Artspace El Paso lofts was
donated by father and son Chris
Cummings Sr. and Jr., who offered the
property on North Oregon in Downtown
El Paso that was the former location of El
Paso Saddleblanket.
The groundbreaking should take place
in late April or early May, Community
Foundation President Eric Pearson said.
We still need to raise significant money
to make the project happen by that time,
but we are well on our way. I jokingly call
the project the [YOUR NAME HERE]
Artspace Lofts.
Pearson said every office and business
owner he spoke to has supported the proj-
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ect. He said the biggest question on everyones mind was when these lofts would be
completed, and he now has a definitive
answer.
Now we can say with real confidence
(that) leasing begins in 2016, Pearson
said. In the early market research for
whether or not there was a demand for the
apartments themselves, we conducted a
survey of the local artist community. Our
research was the most successful that
Artspace had seen in its 30-year history.
We truly have a tiger by the tail.
The reason the Artspace model was
attractive to the El Paso Community
Foundation is that artists tend to be pioneers in urban areas, settling in without
the Starbucks on every corner, but attracting the type of amenities that other folks
also want, he said. The HUD Affordable
Housing ideal protects those artists rents
from becoming subject to increasing property values in the area that they made into
an attractive living community in the first
place.
Pearson explained the project could help
El Paso introduce a vital residential element to the downtown area that will not
only be vibrant during weekday business
hours, but on any night there is an event.
There is no real community in this particular part of downtown El Paso, he said.
Thats what we are setting out to create
and sustain.
Pearson is looking forward to seeing El
Paso join the list of cities with successful
Artspace areas, as well as El Paso adding
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planned for Downtown El Paso
(courtesy of El Paso Community Foundation)
its own individual flavor to the mix.

El Paso is unique, and a celebration of
its artists the people who are daily documenting and eloquently articulating the
real, living history of our region through
their chosen media, such as music, dance,
sculpture, paint, literature, etc. are
speaking the unique language that makes
El Paso great.
Creative funding
Even the most independent-minded artist

may need financial support from time to
time. Crowdfunding supports projects
through raising donations, usually online
or via social media. There are several
crowdfunding sites from which to choose,
and artistic-minded individuals have been
especially passionate about taking advantage of this fund-raising method. People
have raised funds through sites like
Kickstarter, Indegogo or Quirky, for everything from funding music videos or film
projects, to publishing books and comics.
One creative space that has taken advantage of crowdfunding is Plateaux, a community caf and shop set in the historic
Downtown Banner Building. The space

launched a fundraiser through Indigogo to
help get it running, and help keep it running. In turn, the caf promises to provide
a space for musicians, artists and craft persons, business people and others.
Donors or crowdfunding campaigns are
often offered incentives for donating, and
Plateaux co-founder Hector Saenz rewarded supporters with such items as t-shirts,
coffee mugs, artwork and private-chefhosted events.
Having been developed by a nonprofit
as a community space, we thought it
would be great to already engage the community by letting them help get its doors
open, Saenz said of the campaign.
El Paso artist Roman Martinez used the
crowdfunding program GoFundMe.com to
help raise money for paint and supplies for
a mural project he did for Texas
RioGrande Legal Aid on Texas Avenue.
I used GoFundMe.com to raise the
money, and Qwal-paint across the street
donated a lot of the paint as well,
Martinez said. It was a great way to reach
new people to help fund larger projects for
public art. Im working on my next one
soon.
The City of El Paso also is working to
create funding opportunities for area artists
through its KickstART program.
Socorro Quezada-Diamondstein, Cultural
Funding and Technical Assistance
Coordinator for the citys Museums and
Cultural Affairs Department, explained that
programs like MCADs KicksART
Programs annually allocated funds are
based on a three-year cycle (2015-2018).
(This program) will continue to produce
arts and cultural projects enhancing the
El Paso Scene
Crowdfunding and other donations helped

make possible this mural on Texas Avenue.
(photo courtesy of Roman Martinez)
cultural appeal of downtown El Paso along

with the Pedestrian Pathway which will
connect Santa Fe Street and Union Plaza
and which is scheduled to be completed by
the end of February 2015, she said.
The Guidelines for the KickstART
Program will be posted on the MCAD web
site at elpasotexas.gov/mcad by May 7,
2015. The due date for the applications
will be June 30, 2015.
Quezada-Diamondstein emphasized that
supporting the arts also supports the overall economy, noting that multidisciplinary
Downtown events such as Kidspalooza,
Plaza Classic Film Festival, Last Thursday
Art Walks, the Downtown Farmers and
Artists Market and Chalk the Block not
only bring thousands of people to the
Downtown area.
Over the last five years, the revenue
generated by these activities in the downtown El Paso area has reached approximately $238 million, she said.
February 2015
Texas Master Naturalist program Texas Master Naturalist Trans-Pecos Chapter

will host a 14-week course 6 to 9 p.m. weekly
February through May, 2015 at El Paso Garden
Center, 3105 Grant. The program is aimed at
developing a well-informed corps of volunteers
to provide education, outreach and service
dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and areas within the El Paso
region. Application deadline is Feb. 1. Cost:
$125 (includes all materials). Information, applications: 860-2515 or txmn.org/trans_pecos.
El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo sum-
mer 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: 532-8156,
521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
The inaugural Brew at the Zoo is 6 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28, with samplings of more than
20 craft brews, barbecue pub grub, a dessert
truck, pub style games, animal presentations,
live music and a commemorative souvenir.
Ages 21 and older only. Tickets: $30 in
advance, $35 day of event. Designated drivers
$20. VIP tickets are $85 (includes entrance to
special VIP event 5 to 6 p.m. Six-pack of tickets: $160.
African Star Train ride tickets are $2 plus
tax ($1.50 for children and society members).
Asian Elephant Training Encounters scheduled
at noon daily.
The zoo now includes the Foster Tree House
Playground, five tree houses blended into a natural setting for kids of all ages.
The El Paso Zoo is a 35-acre home to 228
species of animals. About 420 mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, 106 fish and 294
invertebrates live in a variety of natural habitat
exhibits including a Reptile House, South
American Pavilion, Americas Aviary, Cisneros
Paraje, Birds of Prey Exhibit, Forest Atrium,
Asian Grasslands and an Elephant Complex,
and the Kalahari Research Station energy exhibit.
Franklin Mountains State Park Most
hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in the

Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Road on
the west side of the park (east of I-10).
Entry fee is $5 per person, free for age 12 and
under (with family). Correct cash or check
only. Group rates available. Hours are 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily. Information: 566-6441 or on
Facebook at FranklinMountainsSP.
Yoga on the Rocks is planned for January; call
for date and time.
Guided hikes and bike rides are $3 additional
fee ($1 ages 5-12; under 5 free). Bring water,
snacks, sturdy shoe/boots, hiking stick, maps
and binoculars. Dogs welcome on leash on
some hikes. Reservations required: 566-6441
ext. 221, 224 or
adrianna.weickhardt@tpwd.state.tx.us.
A Sweetheart Mine Tour is 10 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 7.
Nature Walk Trail hike is 9 a.m. Sunday,
Feb. 8.
Womens Only hike is 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb.
22, at Schaeffer Shuffle Trail.
Mountain Bike rides:
Beginners Ride, 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21
(guided ride).
A Birding 101 Valentine birding program is 1
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The 24,000-acre park extends north from the
heart of El Paso to the New Mexico state line.
The highest point is North Mt. Franklin, 7,192
feet above sea level.
Hueco Climber Clean Up The
Climbers of Hueco Tanks Coalition hosts its

annual Climber Clean Up 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7, at Hueco Tanks State Park
and Historic Site. Meet at the front gate at 9
a.m. Ten organized guided hikes of ten persons
each will be organized, with last clean up tour
departing at 1 p.m. Climbers may stay and
climb after the clean up, and a dinner for participants is 6:30 p.m. at Rock Ranch. Admission
is free for participants. Information: 667-2205
or huecoclimbers.org.
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.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
The annual awards dinner and program is

6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Holiday Inn
Sunland Park, 900 Sunland Park Drive. Lansing
Community College Adjunct Professor of
Photography Wayne Pope will present How
to Get Better Pictures. Space is limited; reservations required. Reservations: Janet Perkins,
637-5269.
Conservation Award goes to Oscar Mestas,
Regional Urban Forester of Mountain West
Region of Texas A&M Forest Service.
Meritorious Service Award goes to Richard
Hermosillo.
Nonmembers and beginners welcome on all
field trips Information: Mark Perkins, 637-3521.
Phoenix Weekend Trip is Feb. 13-16, to
visit Valley of the Sun, Boyce Thompson
Arboretum, Gilberts Water Ranch and other
locations. Call for reservations.
An Elephant Butte birding begins at 6:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 14, departing from the
Southwest corner of Outlet Shoppes of El
Pasos parking lot, off I-10 at Transmountain
(Talbot Road entrance). Bring a sack lunch.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park UTEPs

Center for Environmental Resource
Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley. Tours last
about two hours. Information: 747-8663 or riobosque.org.
Bird tour is 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 8.
Introductory tour is 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
14.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
Other events:
A Community Workday is 9 a.m. Saturday,
Feb, 21 (meet at bridge).
Bird Survey is 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24
(meet at visitor center).
Friends of the Rio Bosque monthly meeting is
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at 209-A Burges
Hall, UTEP.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic
Site The site is famed for many Native
American rock paintings and unique geology.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission: $7
(free for children 12 and younger). Additional
activity cost for tours (including morning hike):
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Tours offered Wednesday through Sunday, by

prior arrangement at 849-6684 or 857-1135.
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 8:30 a.m. on the third
Saturday of the month (Feb. 21). Advance signup encouraged.
Bring water and good shoes for all hikes.
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
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$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) 389-8900.
The 22nd annual Hueco Tanks Rock Rodeo
bouldering competition is Friday through
Sunday, Feb. 13-15. Information: huecorodeo.com. See Sports listing.
A New Moon, New Year Star Gazing is 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20. Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department staff and Sun City
Astronomers will host an evening of star gazing
and mythological storytelling. Cost: $9 ($2 ages
5-12). Reservations required: 857-1135 or 8496684.
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.
There are campground sites with water and
electric, as well as water-only tent sites. Please
call park for reservations as November begins
the parks busy season; daily visitation is limited.
The Climbers of Hueco Tanks Coalition hosts
its annual Climber Clean Up 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7. Meet at the front gate at 9
a.m. Ten organized guided hikes of ten persons
each will be organized, with last cleanup tour
departing at 1 p.m. Climbers may stay and
climb after the cleanup, and a dinner for participants is 6:30 p.m. at Rock Ranch. Admission is
free for participants. Information: 667-2205 or
huecoclimbers.org.
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 March 7. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 6
p.m. through Feb. 20. Entrance fee: $3 age 17
and older. Free for children. Information: (575)
479-6124, ext. 236 or (575) 679-2599, ext.
232; or go to nps.gov/whsa.
Sunset strolls are offered daily year round one
hour before sunset.
Lake Lucero Tours are 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
28, and 9 a.m. Sunday, March 29; Program
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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 run through May 21: 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 $6 ($3 for ages 6-15 or seniors with discount
card). The parks audio self-guided tour is $3
extra (also available in Spanish).
Other guided tours are available; call or check
website for details.
For an extra fee, visitors can go on a rangerguided tour of the Kings Palace, Papoose
Room, Queens Chamber and Green Lake
Room; reservations are required. Guided tours
also are available for Slaughter Canyon Cave, an
undeveloped cave 23 miles from the main cavern. Call for reservations. The 1-1/4-mile tour
lasts about 2-1/2 hours. Flashlight with fresh
batteries required. Wear good walking shoes
and bring water.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
110 miles east of El Paso on the way to

Carlsbad, the 86,416-acre park includes the
highest point in Texas: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749
feet. Entry fee: $5 for ages 16 and older, good
for one week and all trails. Hours are 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Camping is $8 per site per night.
Information: (915) 828-3251.
The new Salt Basin Dunes Day Use Area is
now open daily 8 a.m. to 30 minutes after sunset. Located at the east end of Williams Road,
east of Dell City.
The parks headquarters, visitors center and
museum are at Pine Springs, off of U.S. 62-180.
Camping for tents and RVs, a nature trail, and
ruins of the Butterfield Overland Mail Station
are nearby. McKittrick Canyon Visitors Center
is seven miles east of Pine Springs, and offers
nature, canyon and geology trails.
On the north side of the park, accessible by a
110-mile drive around Carlsbad Caverns, is
Dog Canyon Visitor Center and Campground.
One of the best examples of a Permian Period
fossil reef, the national park offers camping and
more than 80 miles of trails. Hikes range from
easy, wheelchair-accessible nature trails to
moderate (level, but rocky) canyon hikes to
strenuous mountain hikes.
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Park 1504 Miehls Drive N., Carlsbad, N.M.
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Tularosa Basin, Giants from the Past: Untold
Secrets of the White Sands, is 1 p.m. Saturday,
March 7, beginning at the Visitor Center, as
part of the 2015 Step Into The Past series.
Program is free.
A Sunrise Photography morning photography
workshop is 6:15 p.m. Saturday, March 14.
Reservations accepted two weeks in advance
via the monuments website. Program fees
apply.
Skins and Skulls mammal identification talks
are 3 p.m. weekends in the Visitor Center.
Patio talks are 1:30 p.m. weekends in the center courtyard, and Skins and Skulls wildlife
presentations are 3 p.m. weekends.
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under). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (last entry
at 3:30 p.m.). Information: (575) 887-5516.
A Sweetheart Serenade is 2 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7, with a performance by the
Cavernaires Barbershop Chorus.
The zoo features animals native to the
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Chihuahuan Desert, in natural desert surroundings. A large greenhouse is devoted to succulents and cactus from around the world. The
headquarters building includes exhibits on minerals, history, archaeology and other subjects.
Docent training is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays,
Feb. 5-March 26, for anyone interested in
becoming a volunteer teacher and tour guide.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National

Monument 44 miles north of Silver City
on NM Highway 15, the dwellings are in the

middle of the majestic Gila Wilderness, the first
and one of the largest wilderness areas. The
slow, winding mountain road between Silver
City and the dwellings takes about 1-1/2 hours
to drive. Long trailers are advised to come up
the back way via NM 152 and 35 through the
Mimbres Valley. Entrance fee: $3 per person;
$10 per family. Information: (575) 536-9461 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.
Guided tours offered daily 1 p.m. through
March 7.
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso

Desert Botanical Garden 4200
Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 10

a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: $3 (free for members). Information:
584-0563, keystoneheritagepark.org or elpasobotanicalgardens.org.
The parks 2-acre Botanical Garden, funded
by the Rotary Club of El Paso and the Junior
League, features native plants, amphitheater,
butterfly garden, wedding garden, childrens
maze, and a Butterfly House.
Keystone Heritage Park has 189 species of
migratory and local birds, and a 4,500-year-old
archaeological site.
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.
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
Chance Walker Program are 8:30 a.m. every
Saturday beginning at the Visitor Center.
Bring binoculars, water, sunscreen; wear hiking shoes.
Alameda Park Zoo Alameda Park, 1321
North White Sands Blvd. (U.S. 54/70),
Alamogordo. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $2.50 ($1.50 ages 3-11 and 60 and
older; free for ages 2 and younger).
Information: (575) 439-4290.
The oldest zoo in the Southwest (established
in 1898) is part of the park that lines
Alamogordos main highway. The zoo covers
about 12 acres, with about 250 exotic and
indigenous animals.
Area hiking websites A variety of

organizations in the El Paso/Las Cruces area
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offers hiking opportunities. Hikes typically are

rated as easy, moderate, or strenuous. Solo or
new hikers are welcome.
Meetup.com offers a variety of groups for all
activities, including the El Paso hiking meetup
club (meetup.com/El-Paso-Hiking) and the Las
Cruces hiking meetup club (meetup.com/jornada-hikers)
Celebrations of Our Mountains now offers an
ongoing calendar of hiking and related events at
celebrationofourmountains.org/
Elpasonaturally is a blog by Jim Tolbert on
various environmental topics and includes information about Sunrise Hikers morning events.
Information: elpasonaturally.blogspot.com or
diegotolbert@gmail.com.
The El Paso chapter of the Sierra Club posts
its hikes at sierraclub.org/elpaso.
Outdoorelpaso.com offers an interactive
map, of El Paso County hiking and running
trails, calendar of events and more.
Information: 546-2098 or epcounty.com.
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 fee is $3 per vehicle Information,
group reservations: (575) 525-4300.
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.
Asombro Institute for Science Education is a
nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing
scientific literacy by fostering an understanding
of the Chihuahuan Desert.
Dripping Springs Natural Area The

recreational area is at the base of the Organ
Mountains at the end of Dripping Springs Road
(the eastern extension of University Avenue),
about 10 miles east of Las Cruces. The area,
run by the federal Bureau of Land Management
in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy,
includes the A.B. Cox Visitors Center, several
hiking trails, and La Cueva Picnic Area.
The visitor center and main trail is open 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. for the winter months.
Admission is $3 per vehicle. No pets allowed
(except for assistance animals). Information:
(575) 522-1219.
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Club

Seven El Paso sites will participate in the new
club helping area residents connect to the location natural environment, and learn more about
Chihuahuan Desert area plants and animals.
Membership is free to all ages.
To join, persons need to visit one of the
Nature Clubs Chihuahuan Desert Hot Spots,
pick up a flier, and get a stamp. Once they have
visited at least three of the seven participating
Hot Spots, show stamped flier and receive an
official Chihuahuan Desert Nature Club sticker.
Sign up online at chihuahuandesert.org.
Participating locations: Chamizal National
Memorial, Don Haskins Recreation Center
Nature Trail, El Paso Zoo, Franklin Mountains
State Park (Tom Mays Unit), Hueco Tanks
State Park and Historic Site, Rio Bosque
Wetlands Park, and Wyler Aerial Tramway
State Park. Admission fees apply at some sites.
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Chihuahuan Desert Wildlife Rescue
The nonprofit organization offers resources for

those who find a wild bird or mammal in need
of help. Information: 772-6011, (575) 882-2910
or cdwr.org.
Community Tool Sheds Keep El Paso
Beautiful, in partnership with Paso del Norte

Health Foundation, Home Depot and El Paso
Fire Department, offers community tool sheds
available at area fire stations. The sheds are
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for cleanup or beautification projects. The
items may be borrowed for no charge to the
public for community cleanup projects.
Memorial Tree Program The City
Parks and Recreation Department offers its

Memorial Tree Program to honor a loved one.
Trees will be planted in a public park or other
public area. Donations range from $75 for
seedlings to $600 for a grove. Information:
541-4331 or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
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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 Feb. 12-May 16: Authentic Texas:
People of the Big Bend, photography of Bill
Wright and stories by Wright and Marcia
Hatfield Daudistel based on the book of the
same name. Wright and Daudistel spent more
than two years interviewing and photographing
residents of the Big Bend region (one of the
most sparsely settled areas in the United
States) to see what drew people to these rural
areas in the vast Chihuahuan Desert, and what
kept them there. Copies of the book will be
available for purchase in the Museums Gift
Shop. Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12, with remarks at 6 p.m.
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 museum hosts Discovery Science morning workshops for children are Feb. 7-March
14. The six one-hour classes in this series are
designed to explore Earth Science concepts.
Times are 8:30 a.m. for grades kindergarten
and first; 10 a.m. for grades second and third;
and 11:30 a.m. for grades fourth through sixth.
Each class limited to 11 students. Registration:
$35; covers class materials for all six classes.
El Paso Exploreum The citys first liv-
ing laboratory museum for children is at 300

W. San Antonio (south of Convention Center).
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Last
admission is one hour before closing time.
Information: 533-4330, elpasoexploreum.org or
on the museums Facebook page. Admission:
$8 ($6 seniors over 60, and military and educators with ID; free for infants).
The Exploreum includes multiple interactive
exhibits in four theme areas: construction, aviation, role-play and high tech.
The Exploreum Spring Break Camp
Kaleidoscope for kids is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday, March 9-13, for
Junior Explorers (age 4-6), and Senior
Explorers (age 7 and older). Cost: $180; $20
discount for military families. Space is limited.
Daily and half-day rates available; extended
care offered at 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an additional fee.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study

Center 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday.
Admission is free unless listed otherwise.
Information: 351-0048 or 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. Closed Sundays,
Mondays and city holidays. Admission is free.
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
A nature trail takes visitors through 17 acres
of Chihuahuan Desert with 200 varieties of
desert plants. The trail also offers a local pithouse, pueblo ruin and an Apache brush hut.
Weekly Archery and Atl-Atl demonstrations
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are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. The atl-atl

(spear thrower) was used by the Archaic
Period hunters who lived in the El Paso area
8,000 years ago.
El Paso Museum of Art One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. For exhibit

information, see Southwest Art Scene.
El Paso Museum of History 510 N.

Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday (open until 9 p.m.
Thursdays), and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed
Mondays. Museum admission is free, except for
Julius Caesar: $12; $8 students with ID; seniors
62 and older; $6 per person for groups of 10
or more (free for museum members and age 5
and younger). Information: 351-3588 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
Grand opening for the museums new DIGIE
(Digital Information Gateway in El Paso), is 11
a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, with live
mariachi, salsa and country, music, dance, and
family activities. DIGIE 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 and share their culture, history, heritage, family and more.
The new History Scapes family workshops
are 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. the second Saturday of
the month. The program gives families with
children an opportunity to interact with
exhibits by creating related art. Fee: $5 for
child or activity maker, $2 per child with a family membership. Parents or guardian admitted
free. Maximum of $15 per family.
Extended through Feb. 15 for the first time
in the United States: Julius Caesar: Military
Genius, Mighty Machines. This interactive
exhibition features war machines, transportation machines and civil machines, recreated
scaled artifacts and computer animations. It
covers the epic period from the triumphant
victory of Julius Caesar over the Gauls in 52 BC
to the transformation of Rome from a republic
into the Roman Empire. The interactive replica
machines described by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
in the first century BC in his famous work De
Architectura were built by the Teknoart specialists under the auspices of La Sapienza,
University of Rome.
Showing through February is Fifth Wall of
Giants: UTEP Centennial Celebration, From
Mines to Minds.
Continuing exhibits:
Neighborhoods and Shared Memories,
composed of cherished photographs, special
mementos and keepsakes from past and present residents of Chihuahuita and El Segundo
Barrio.
Also showing is The Missions and Their
People Wall which honors the Mission Valley
of the Southwestern United States and
Northern Mexico.
Museums Winter 2015 classes are now in
session $20 per session ($10 museum members), unless listed otherwise. Registration
offered in the museums gift store. Information:
Miss Jaime Knoedler, 351-3588 or knoedlerjm@elpasotexas.gov.
Flamenco Dance: 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays
through Feb. 26, for ages 9-adult.
Conversational Spanish: 10 to 11 a.m.
Saturdays through Feb. 28, for ages 9 to adult
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Belly Dance with Sene and Sonia Flores: 7

to 8 p.m. Thursdays through March 5 for
ages 9 to adult; mother/daughter teams welcome.
Digital Photography: 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays through March 5, ages 9 to adult.
Cost: $30 ($15 museum members).
Insights Science Center Insights plans
to move to a new permanent home later in

January at 321 Park Street (the former Alamo
School). Opening date to be announced.
Information: insightselpaso.org or 534-0000.
The science center was established in 1980.
Its former location in downtown El Paso was
demolished to make room for the new baseball
stadium.
Los Portales Museum and Visitor

Center 1521 San Elizario Road. The muse-
um is operated by the San Elizario Genealogy

and Historical Society, and is housed in an
1850s Territorial-style building across from the
San Elizario church. It offers gifts, family trees,
historical artifacts as well as information on the
First Thanksgiving and the Salt War of 1877.
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is
free. Information: 851-1682.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site

1120 Magoffin. The adobe home, built around
1875 by Joseph Magoffin, tells the story of a
multicultural family that influenced the development of the Southwest borderlands. It includes
authentic art and furnishings reflecting the daily
lives of the Magoffin family.
Visitors can now begin their tour at the new
Visitor Center across the street. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Tours
on the hour; last tour at 4 p.m. Spanish language tours offered Thursday through Saturday;
call for availability. Cost: $4 ($3 ages 6-18).
Group tours available with advance registration.
visitmagoffinhome.com.
Casa Magoffin Compaeros host Second
Saturday workshops in the new visitor center.
The Feb. 14 workshop, Family Soap Making,
is 1 to 4 p.m. for children age 8 and up. Make
scented chocolate soap for a valentine gift and
learn a bit about the history of soap making.
Registration required by Feb. 11. Cost: $12;
cash or checks only.
An exhibit of Early El Paso Artists runs
through Feb. 26, in the Visitor Center.
Admission is free.
National Border Patrol Museum and
Memorial Library 4315 Transmountain
Drive. The museum, in Northeast El Paso just

west of U.S. 54, features the history of the
Border Patrol with uniforms, equipment, photographs, guns, motor vehicles, airplanes, boats
and other items, including hands-on exhibits for
kids. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and major
holidays. Admission is free. Information: 7596060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
San Elizario Veterans Museum and

Memorial Walk 1501-B Main Street in
San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission
is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-3741 or Ray
Borrego, 383-8529.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta

Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe, offering a glimpse of five centuries
February 2015
of Pueblo history and tradition. Hours are 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: 859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
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.
Ford Tri-Motor Airplane Rides are offered 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, Feb.
5-7. Ride in a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, the original
airliner, hosted by the War Eagles Air Museum
and EAA chapter 555. There will be experimental and vintage aircraft on display as well as
the Ford Mustang club. Cost for ride: $70 ($50
age 17 and younger) in advance. Information:
flytheford.org.
Las Cruces area
Free activities based on the PBS program

FETCH! With Ruff Ruffman are 10 to noon
Saturdays (48 hour advance RSVP encouraged).
Pre-K Thursdays are 9 a.m. every Thursdays,
for ages 6 and younger.
Science Cafe round table discussions are 5:30
p.m. the last Thursday of the month. Use
Water Street entrance after 5 p.m.
Foundation for Las Cruces Museums will host
an informal The Birds, The Bees & The
Brews event with refreshments, conversation
and presentations on animal courting behaviors
6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, for ages 21 and
older Admission is free; must have valid ID to
enter.
Las Cruces Railroad Museum The
museum is in the Santa Fe train depot, 351 N.

Mesilla, (at Las Cruces avenue west of the
Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Admission is
free; donations encouraged. Information: (575)

647-4480 or museums.las-cruces.org.
Showing in February is New Mexico
Watercolor Society-Southern Chapters
Wheels & Wings: Tracing Our Heritage, with
works by 13 artists. Opening reception is 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, Feb. 6.
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of each month. Families can try
out early 20th century games.
Toddler Story Time is 11 a.m. the third
Saturday of each month. Listen to books like
Thomas the Tank Engine, and enjoy a related
activity. Children of all ages welcome. RSVP
requested
Brown Bag lectures are noon to 1 p.m. the
second Tuesday of the month.
Rail Readers Book Club meets at 11 a.m. the
third Wednesday of each month.
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Branigan Cultural Center Branigan

Building, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) Las
Cruces. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 541-2154, lascruces.org/museums or on Facebook.
Showing Feb. 1-28 is Mesilla Valley Scenes,
works in oil, pastel, acrylic and watercolor by
the Artamants Painting Group.
Showing Feb. 6-March 21: Number,
please... the 2015 quilt challenge exhibit by
Las Colcheras Quilt Guild. This years quilters
must incorporate numbers into the titles,
designs, and repetitions found in the quilt.
Opening reception for both exhibits is 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. The center will host guided tours of the quilt show for adults 10 a.m. to
noon Saturday, Feb. 7.
Also part of the Las Cruces Connects Arts
weekend on Feb. 7 are two family workshops:
10 a.m.: Vamos a Explorar, Spanish-language program on painting techniques for kids.
11 a.m.: Painting workshop, on new painting
materials and techniques.
The center will host music and spoken word
events 1 to 2 p.m. these Saturdays:
Feb. 14: Alma DArte Choir
Feb. 21: Las Cruces Ukes perform beloved
tunes of days gone by.
Feb. 28: For the Love of Lit poetry readings with Sin Fronteras.
The Borderland Fridas will host a Retablos
workshop 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21,
in celebration of the Spanish Colonial Arts
Societys Santero Market coming to Las Cruces.
Participants will be provided with an unfinished
wood retablo base and paints to create their
own retablo. A guest speaker will discuss the
importance of the retablo in devotional art
along with the history and meaning of this New
Mexican devotional and cultural artform.
Admission is free, but reservations required:
theborderlandfridas@gmail.com or Pamela
Enriquez-Courts, (575) 520-5246.
Din/Walatowa tribe member SABA presents
Las Crossing Signs (aka Arrowsoul Art) at 1
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. Admission is free.
Las Cruces Museum of Nature and
Science 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m.
during the First Friday Ramble. Information:
(575) 522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Animal Encounters are 1 p.m. Saturdays.
Dinos A to Z presentations are 3 p.m.
Fridays. Family Science Saturdays are 10 a.m.
every Saturday, for all ages. A behind-thescenes tour of the nature center is 5 to 7 p.m.
the first Friday of the month.
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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, $3 seniors 60 and older; $2 age 5-17;
free for museum members, veterans and children age 4 and under. Information: (575) 5224100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Valentines Day take-home crafts for kids are
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, as part of
Sponsored by the
Plein-Air Painters
of El Paso and
El Paso Scene
regular museum admission.

Borderland Pistoleros will practice and compete in Cowboy Mounted Shooting at the roping arena noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.
Competitors ride and shoot balloons with
blank ammunition.
Michael Maddox of Flora Vista, N.M. will
present Hell-Raising Texans and Cattle Outfits
along New Mexicos Northern Border at 7
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, as part of the museums Culture Series. Maddox is author of
Porter and Ike Stockton: Colorado and New
Mexico Border Outlaws. He will sign copies of
All El Paso Artists

are invited to open
their studios to the
public in this
8th annual event.
To learn more and
get an entry form,
call Candy at 581-4971
or email cc2ccmayer@aol.com
www.pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com
The April 11-12 tour includes studios in the Eastside, Northeast and Mission Valley.
The April 18-19 tour includes studios in the Westside, Upper Valley and Downtown.
Hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Deadline to enter is March 5, 2015
Information & Entry Forms available at www.pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com
the book at the lecture. Admission: $2 suggested donation.

The 3rd annual Museum Rocks! Gem &
Mineral Show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Feb. 21-22, with more than 60 vendors from throughout the Southwest, geology
discussions and films, and childrens activities.
Food and beverages for sale. Information (575)
522-1232 or LCMuseumRocks.com.
The 16th Annual Cowboy Days weekend is
Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8.
Showing through April 5: Heavy Metal:
Vintage Farm Equipment by Richard Ondrovic,
28 photographs of the Museums vintage equipment by Richard Ondrovic.
Showing through July 5 in the Traditions
and Legacies Gallery: Cowboys: The Real
Deal, with photographs, stories and objects
including a chuck wagon.
NMSU Art Gallery D.W. Williams Art

Center, 1390 E. University Ave, on the NMSU
campus, Las Cruces (east of Solano). Hours are
noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, plus
evenings 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Admission is
free. Parking free on weekends and after 5
p.m. on weekdays. Information: (575) 6462545 or nmsu.edu/artgal.
Showing through Feb. 26: Las Cruces
Creates, works by 21 Las Cruces artists.
Artists reception is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6.
In conjunction with the exhibit is the
Community Weave project. Las Cruces residents are invited to donate an article of knitted
clothing for a large woven tapestry to be built
during the course of the exhibit. Donations
accepted 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, through Feb. 26. Information: (575)
646-6110 or misage@nmsu.edu.
The completed artwork is expected to be at
least 9 feet square and will be revealed
Thursday, Feb. 26, when guest artist John
Garrett will lecture about the process.
Also
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum 301

S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Saturday. Also open 1:30
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 546-2382, 1-800-848-4955
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. 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
museum features the International Space Hall

of Fame and the Tombaugh IMAX Dome
Theater and Planetarium.
Exhibits include the John P. Stapp Air and
Space Park and Astronaut Memorial Garden.
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.
The Launch Pad Lecture Series runs the 9 to
11 a.m. the first Friday of each month. The
Feb. 6 topic is Goldilocks, Kiss Me: Looking
for the Perfect Star with museum Education
Director Dave Dooling. Admission is free; coffee and donuts provided.
The March 6 lecture is Tripping the Light
Fantastic: The First Space Walk, with Museum
Executive Director Chris Orwoll.
For IMAX schedule, see Film Scene. Combo
tickets available (included museum entrance
and one IMAX ticket): $10 ($9 seniors and military, $7 children).
Sacramento Mountains Historical

Museum U.S. 82, Cloudcroft, N.M. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Admission: $5 ($3 ages 6 to 12). Group rates
and tours available with prior notice.
Information: (575) 682-2932 or cloudcroftmuseum.com.
Silver City Museum 312 W. Broadway,
Silver City Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. the
first Friday of the month. Admission: $3.
Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947
(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.
Showing Feb. 3-April 19: Storytelling
through the Mail: Tall Tale Postcards. The
Storytelling through the Mail is a traveling exhibition that features over 80 examples of tall
tale postcards from around the United States,
which demonstrate a unique form of popular
humor dating back to the early 20th century.
Opening reception is Saturday, Feb. 7.
A brown bag presentation of Fort Bowie and
the Chiracahua Apaches with Brian Cadwell is
noon Thursday, Feb. 5.
Author Ric Samulski will sign his book
Trekkerman, at noon Thursday, Feb. 12.
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) 4372855 or toytraindepot.homestead.com.
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Cost: $4.
Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours are

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday
(closed Thursday and Friday). 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) 3784142 or hubbardmuseum.org.
Now showing is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Jar,
an exhibition of Hohokam Potter from the
Anne Stradling Collection. More than 70 intact
pots dating as far back as 350 AD are featured.
Tularosa Basin Historical Society

Museum 1301 White Sands Blvd. (U.S.
State University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in

Alpine, Texas. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: (432)
837-8734 or museum@sulross.edu.
Showing Feb. 10-March 29: Russell Lee
Photographs.
Overland Trail Museum Fort Davis,
Museum of the Big Bend Sul Ross
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History 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
El Paso Scene
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,
Silver City, N.M. (575) 538-6386. 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.
Texas. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and

Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Information:
(915) 426-3161.
February 2015
Agave Rosa Gallery 905 Noble (next to
the International Museum of Art). Hours are 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The
gallery features paintings, sculpture, jewelry and
photography by area emerging artists.
Information: 533-8011 or agaverosagallery.com.
Amado Pea Gallery Renowned artist

Amado M. Pea Jr.s gallery is at 12790 Alarcon
Road in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Sunday. Information:
851-8400 or sanelizariopenagallery.com.
Showing Feb. 1-28: Visions of the
Southwest, works by Bert Saldaa. Artist
reception is 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.
Art Avenue Gallery The new gallery
space in Union Plaza is at 518 W. San Antonio,

Suite F. The gallery seeks to showcase contemporary artists and designers from the
Borderplex. Exhibitions will rotate throughout
the year offering a variety of emerging, midcareer and established artists who work with
multiple mediums. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday; by appointment only
Monday and Saturday. Information: 213-4318
or theartave.com.
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 or on Facebook.
Showing through Feb. 22: Artists Film
International Exhibit featuring Nicole Miller.
Organized in conjunction with Whitechapel
Gallery, London, Ballroom Marfa presents the
sixth season of Artists Film International, a program that showcases international artists working in film and animation. This year in the north
and south galleries Ballroom Marfa will feature
two video works, David (2012) and Death
of a School (2014), by Los Angeles-based artist
Nicole Miller.
Opening March 13: new works by artist Sam
Falls, as part of the New Myths weekend of
music, film and art March 13-15.
Bert Saldana Art Gallery The new
gallery featuring Southwestern Art is at 1501
Main Street in the San Elizario Arts District.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. Information: 851-0093 or bertsaldana.com.
Saldanas exhibit, Visions of the Southwest,
also will be on display Feb. 1-28 at the nearby
Amado Pea Gallery, 12790 Alarcon Road.
Artist reception is 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.
Chamizal galleries Chamizal National

Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Franklin G. Smith
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday; weekends by request. Abrazos
hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is
free. Information: 532-7273 or nps.gov/cham/.
Showing through March 24: in the Franklin
G. Smith Gallery are works by local artists
Francisco Romero and Daniel Padilla.
Showing in the Abrazos Gallery is
Monumental Men for Monumental Times. A
temporary exhibit explains the connections
between American President Abraham Lincoln
and Mexican President Benito Juarez. The
exhibit is in conjunction with plans to place a
statue of Benito Juarez near the Visitor Center.
Showing in the Cultural Center Lobby is Art
From the Heart, art by Diego Alvarez, Jose
February 2015
Manuel Romero, Leonardo Cancerous and

Sebastian Rodriguez.
Chinati Foundation Marfa, Texas.
Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati

Foundation houses one of the worlds largest
collections of permanently installed contemporary art. The collection is open for guided tours
throughout the year at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $10 ($5
for students, seniors). Full tour is $25 ($10 students). Information: (432) 729-4362 or chinati.org.
A Sunset at Chinati tour is 5 to 6;30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 8, with a dusk look at Donald
Judds two permanent installations. Admission:
$10 (free for members and local tri-county
residents).
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: 5347377, office@elpasoartassociation.com or
CrosslandArtGallery.com.
Showing through Feb. 14:
con.FIGURE.ation, show and sale, with judge
Craig Cully.
Showing Feb. 20-March 21: the annual
Western Impressions Art Show and Sale, How
the West was ONE/WON. The show features
works with a western theme, including paintings, drawings, mixed media, sculpture, collage
and photography from area artists. This years
judge is El Paso western art legend Bill Rakocy.
Gala opening is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20.
Submissions for the show are being taken
through Feb. 8.
Admission is free for most exhibits. Admission

for The Migrant Series and PULPO is $5
(free for museum members, ages 11 and
younger, and active duty military and their families with ID). Admission covers both exhibits.
elpasoartmuseum.org.
The second in the Modern Masters Series:
Highlights from the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum is Vasily Kandinsky and Franz Marc:
Expressionism and Der Blaue Reiter showing
Feb. 13-May 31. This Two MasterpiecesOne Exhibition will focus on the bold and colorful energy of two leaders of German
Expressionism, which followed closely on the
heels of Cubism as the next major modernist
style of the early 20th century.
A free performance of the Kandinsky-Alfred
Schnittke work titled The Yellow Sound (Der
Gelbe Klang) is planned by the El Paso Opera.
Date and details to be announced.
Showing Feb. 22-June 14:
Don Coen: The Migrant Series, organized
by Phoenix Art Museum. Colorado-based artist
Coen grew up working on his familys farm. For
more than three decades, he has focused on
making realistic paintings and finding interest in
rural, everyday life. Executed with a non-traditional airbrush technique, the exhibit features
15 large-scale images created between 2001

and 2010. In 1992, Coen began taking photographs of migrant farmers during his travels
around the country, an interest that developed
out of his early experience of working on his
family farm.
PULPO/OCTOPUS, a recent creation by
one of Mexicos leading video/performance
artists, Yoshua Okn. The exhibit takes its title
from the name journalists gave to the United
Fruit Company, which has been blamed for a
1954 overthrow of Guatemalas progressive
socialist President Jacobo rbenz in 1954,
which led to nearly 40 years of civil war.
Octopus re-stages the war in the parking lot of
a Northeast Los Angeles Home Depot.
Showing through April 26: Body Art:
Contemporary El Paso Jewelry. The exhibit
celebrates contemporary local expressions of
the jewelers art. The exhibition will include
several pieces by Rachelle Thiewes, who just
retired as director of UTEPs Metals Program,
along with selections from 14 other area jewelers, including Susan Eisen, Margie Melby and
Helen Ellison-Dorion.
Showing through May 3: Mexican Devotion
on Tin and Copper: Selections from the
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Cuerpos Vibrantes Consulate General

of Mexico presents the traveling exhibit featuring works by Marcela Lobo at 6 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 5, at the International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana. The 22-piece exhibit of the
Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs that was
first unveiled in Los Angeles, by the President
of Mexico, Enrique Pea Nieto. In her work
ranging from paintings to assembly, Lobo uses
materials such as boxes, dolls, twine and mannequins to create an intimate relationship with
the viewers, aimed to awaken their collector
soul. Admission is free. Information: 544-6489
or consulmex.sre.gob.mx/elpaso/.
El Paso Art Association The associa-
tions next general meeting is 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Crossland Gallery, 500
W. Paisano, with a fiber art demonstration by
artist Lin Bentley Keeling. Meeting is free and
open to the public. Information: 534-7377 or
office@elpasoartassociation.com.
El Paso Artisan Gallery The gallery is
in the El Paso Exploreum, 320 W. San Antonio.

The gallery features works for sale by local
painters, jewelers, crafters and photographers.
Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Closed
Monday. Gallery admission is free. Information:
533-4330 or elpasoexploreum.org.
El Paso Museum of Art One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.
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McKnight Collection.
Artists on Art features Dave Phelps through
March 8.
Showing through December 2015: Drink Up!
The Art and Culture of Beverages.
The museum will host free UTEP Focus Talks
at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 5, 19, and 26, The
series of 20-minute talks brings UTEP students
to discuss works from their personal perspective. Organized by Education Intern and Art
History Major, Carolina Franco.
The new Young Associates Group meets at 6
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, for local young professionals from their mid-2-s to mid-40s.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet
and chat with the Guggenheims Assistant
Curator Carmen del Valle Hermo, who is an
advisor for the Guggenheims own Young
Collectors Council. Light hors doeuvres and
beverages will be served. Admission is free.
Monthly Spark Saturday activities are 11:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. Activities are
free, unless otherwise listed.
Art-Making Workshop for children 6 and
older and adults is 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
This month features screen printing. Bring a
blank t-shirt. Cost: $10 ($5 members); pre-registration required. Free for non-participating
adults.
Gallery Discussions are 1 and 2 p.m.
Pre-K Book Club is 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Creation Lab hands on activities are 1 to 4
p.m.
Reading the Easel Book Club book group
meets 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of each
month in the Robert Hilary Hoy III Memorial
Board Room to discuss art-related books. The
Feb. 19 book is Berninis Beloved: A Portrait

of Costanza Piccolomini by Sarah McPhee.
Cost: $10 per session (free for museum members). Information: 532-1707 ext. 65.
Pre-concert talks for El Paso Symphony
Orchestra are 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Feb. 20-21, in the Dede Rogers Special Events
Gallery. Talks are free; EPSO performance follows at the Plaza Theatre.
The EPMA World Cinema Series is 2 p.m.
Saturdays in the auditorium, presented by the
museums Art Algur H. Meadows Library.
Admission: $3 free for ages 12 and younger and
museum members. Age restrictions apply on
some showings.
The museums permanent collections include
the Kress Collection of European works from
the 14th through the 18th centuries; the
American Collection of art of the 19th and 20th
centuries; the Spanish Viceroyal Collection and
Mexican Folk Retablos, art from the 17th
through the 19th centuries; Works on Paper
Collection from the 16th through the 20th centuries; Contemporary Collection, emphasizing
Southwestern and Mexican artists; and the
Tom Lea Gallery, featuring works by El Pasos
best-known artists and other regional artists.
Museum membership is $15 seniors, $25 individuals and $50 for families, and includes discounts at the museum Store, free admission to
all exhibitions and programs, and invitations to
private member events.
El Paso Studio Tour call for artists
The 8th annual El Paso Artists Studio Tour is

seeking artists for the tour 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 1112 at Eastside, Northeast and Mission Valley
studios, and April 18-19 at Westside, Upper
Valley and Downtown studios. Entry fee is $30
for each studio, plus $20 fee for signage for
new participants or those who need new signs.

Deadline for entries is March 5. Information:
Candy, 581-4971, cc2ccmayer@aol.com or
pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com.
Art lovers browse the private studios, meet
the artists and shop for fine art. Admission is
free and refreshments will be served at each
studio. Sponsored by the Plein Air Painters of
El Paso and El Paso Scene.
Encaustic International Art Studio and

Gallery 7100 Westwind, Suites 120 and
135. The gallery is the studio of El Paso encaustic artist Brigitte von Ahn. Hours are 2 to 5
p.m. Thursdays, noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays, or
by appointment. Information: 833-0454 or
brigittevonahn.com.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and

Gift Shop Award-winning Impressionist
Alberto Escamillas studio is at 1445 Main

Street in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 11:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday; and 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Sunday and by appointment. Information: 8510742 or 474-1800, or albertoescamilla.com.
The gallery is also the home of the studio and
gallery of Debra DeSantis.
Fiber Art Fridays Lin Bentley Keeling

will host weekly fiber arts techniques 2 to 5
p.m. Fridays, beginning Feb. 20, at the Art
Junction, 500 W. Paisano, with contemporary
fiber arts techniques, including loom weaving,
woven sculpture and more. No experience
necessary. Cost: $60 for first two sessions
(includes materials); $20 each session following
the first two Discounts for UTEP and EPCC
students. Registration: Keeling, 539-1110 or
LBKFiberArts@gmail.com.
Hal Marcus Gallery 1308 N. Oregon.
The gallery specializes in local and early El Paso

art. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday; noon to 7 p.m.
Thursday or by appointment. Information: 5339090 or halmarcus.com.
An open call for area artists for the show All
You Can Eat runs through Feb. 25, for
works depicting fruit, vegetables or food from
nature. The gallery will consider high quality
art, all mediums, size limited to 50 in any
direction (frame included) No cost to enter.
The gallery, established in 1996, is owned and
operated by local artist Hal Marcus and his
wife, Patricia Medici, and managed by Ruben
Vasquez. Marcuss home and studio, located
across the street, are available for tours.
Here and Now submissions Las
Cruces Museum of Art, in partnership with the

Stanlee Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at
UTEP, invites submissions for Here and Now, a
regional exhibition to be displayed at both venues May through July. Online, digital submissions will be accepted through Feb. 27.
Information: (575) 541-2221 or jmiller@lascruces.org. Download complete submissions
guidelines at tinyurl.com/Here-Now2015.
International Museum of Art 1211
Montana. The museum is operated by the
International Association for the Visual Arts in
the historic Turney Home. Hours are 1 to 5
p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Free guided
tours available on a walk-in basis. Admission is
free. Information: 543-6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
Showing Feb. 1-27: Rio Bravo Watercolorists
group show The Wonderful World of
Watercolor. Opening reception is 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 1, with awards presentation at 3
p.m.
In conjunction with the exhibit are free
demonstrations at 2 p.m. Sundays:
Feb. 8: Bob Adams, acrylic, Desert
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Landscape.
Feb. 15: Negative Generational Painting,
watercolor with Darrell McGahhey
Feb. 22: Ruthanna Droke, watercolor
Consulate General of Mexico presents the
traveling exhibit Cuerpos Vibrantes, featuring
works by Marcela Lobo at 6 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 5. The 22-piece exhibit of the Mexican
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In her work, Lobo
uses materials such as boxes, dolls, twine and
mannequins to create an intimate relationship
with the viewers, aimed to awaken their collector soul.
Jewelry for a Voice call for artists

En Voz Alta seeks jewelry artist submissions
through March 21 for the 4th annual Jewelry
for a Voice event. Information: Patricia Garcia,
694-6178, Mary Ceglio, 240-2368.
Artists wishing to create and donate a unique
piece of jewelry utilizing a signature lampwork
bead (made by Richard Inman) may pick up
their bead and competition instructions from
De Franco Designs, 5024 Doniphan, Suite 6.
En Voz Alta is a nonprofit organization that
supports children with hearing loss. Jewelry
for a Voice is Saturday, April 25, at El Paso
Club with a dinner, entertainment and silent
auction to benefit children with hearing loss.
Tickets: $50.
La Galeria de la Mison de Senec
The Ysleta Independent School Districts gallery

is at 8455 Alameda. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
Showing Feb. 2-20: Black History Art Show,
in celebration of Black History Month. Awards
presentation is 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20.
Magoffin Home Visitor Center 1117

Magoffin. An exhibit of Early El Paso Artists
runs through Feb. 26, featuring works by
Robert Massey, Flora Eloise Hobble, Mario
Parra, Herbert Ryman, Manual Acosta, Leola
Freeman, Noel Espinoza and others.
Pastel Society of El Paso The societys
next meeting is 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at

the International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana. The program will be the popular
Paint Around. Each pastelist starts with their
own painting and setup. Then, they move and
work on each others work until they return to
their own easel. The program is free and open
to the public. Information: 581-4971.
Members are reminded to bring their art for
the yearbook cover contest.
Rubin Center UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is next to Sun

Bowl Stadium (off Dawson Drive). Hours are
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday;
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday. Information: 747-6151,
rubincenter.utep.edu or on Facebook at
RubinCenter.
Showing Feb. 5-April 25:
Citizen Culture: Artists and Architects Shape
Policy in the Rubin and L galleries, featuring
works by Ala Plastica, Tania Bruguera, Suzanne
Lacy, Michael Maltzan, the Medellin Diagram,
Antanas Mockus with Futuro Moncada, Laurie
Jo Reynolds and Tamms Year Ten.
CUADRO Project Archives in the Project
Space. The exhibition showcases photos,
videos, documents and ephemera from the
three-month-long project.
Opening reception for all exhibits is 5 to 7:30
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5.
An ArtsReach presentation on Ferguson and
Race Relations is 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
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25, with Dr. Sandra Braham.
San Elizario Art District Several galleries and artist studios are located 1445 to
1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on
the Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800
or 851-0093.
The First Friday ArtWalk is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 6, with artist galleries open late, live
demonstrations and music. A Ghost Tour
begins at 10 p.m.
To get there, take Loop 375 South from I-10,
exit Socorro Rd., then drive 7 miles east to
Main Street.
Featured gallery artists include Albert
Escamilla, Rob Mack, Palmira Lopez, Manuel
Alvarado, Maria Branch, Bert Saldaa, Joanna
Franco, Melissa Himes, M. Concepcion, Robert
Lichlyter, Amado Pena Jr. and Arturo Avalos.
Sunland Art Gallery 5034-D Doniphan,
in Placita Santa Fe. The co-op gallery features

original paintings and photographs, jewelry,
prints and gift items by more than 20 local
artists. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Information: Cil Abeyta, 5843117 or 474-0053.
Showing in February and March is Miniature
Mania, featuring miniatures or small works of
art by various artists. Judge is Lupe Casillas
Lowenberg. Opening reception is 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7.
February Featured Artist: Connie Weaver
New to the gallery is photographer Miguel
Martinez, who specializes in El Paso landmarks
and landscapes.
Western Impressions Art Show - The El

Paso Art Associations annual juried show and
sale, How the West was ONE/WON, will be
on display Feb. 20-March 21 at the Crossland
Gallery, 500 W. Paisano. Gallery hours are 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.
elpasoartassociation.com.
The show features works with a western
theme, including paintings, drawings, mixed
media, sculpture, collage and photography from
area artists. This years judge is El Paso western
art legend Bill Rakocy.
Gala opening is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
For the Love of Art month February
is For the Love of Arts Month in Las Cruces,

celebrating the citys various performing and
visual arts. The month, sponsored by ArtForms,
is highlighted by several special studio tours,
exhibits and performances. Information: artformsnm.org. See various gallery listings for
event details.
9 Year Deviation The show featuring
works by Chris Bardey is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday,

Feb. 6, at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313
N. Main, as part of For the Love of Art
Month. Features are prints, photos, drawings
and paintings. Information: lcctnm.org. or wead.org/artists.
ArtForms For the Love of Art

Member Show ArtForms Artists
Association of New Mexico, hosts its annual

members show in honor of For the Love of
Art Month, Feb. 6-28, at three venues in the
Las Cruces Downtown Mall, with 31 works of
various media by 13 ArtForms members.
February 2015
Information: (575) 527-0020, artformsnm.org.

Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb.
6, at all three venues:
Mas Art, 126 Main.
Main Street Bistro, 139 N. Downtown Mall.
El Paso Electric Gallery, Rio Grande Theater,
211 N. Main.
ArtForms Studio Tour The Las
Cruces-based ArtForms Artist Association of

New Mexico presents its annual tour 10 a.m. to
4 p.m., Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 14-15 and Feb. 21-22. Gallery hours may
vary. Information: artformsnm.org.
Featured both weekends:
Studio of Jeri Desrochers, 3655 Canyon
Ridge, oil paintings. Artists also showing are
Mary Zawacki and Linda Hagen. Information:
jerisstudio.com.
Tres Manos Weaving, 1910 Calle de Parian,
hand-woven fiber art with Teresa Guerra.
El Jardin Gallery, 4010 N. Valley, Southwest
Mexican Folk Art by David Jacquez.
Casa De Puertas, 4020 Red Yucca Court,
with handwoven garments, petit point and
woven bead gift items, Spirit Minder Dolls
and other folk art with Lynn Unangst.
Cathouse Glass, 10050 Tuscany. Glass gourds
with Greta Burger and Joanna Bradley.
Featured Feb. 14-15:
Storm Sermay photography, 3382 Solarridge.
Photography and paintings by Storm Sermay,
David Shaw and Michael Ponce.
Donnas Art Studio, 6884 Alhambra Court.
Watercolors, copper art and jewelry with
Donna Wood and Cherie Gamboa.
Marilyns Reed Weavings and Metal
Creations, 6610 Vista Del Reino. Sculptural basketry and metal jewelry with Marilyn Hansen.
Funky Karma Studio and Galley, 3207 Main.
Fractals, paintings, photography, cards and
mixed media with Teri Van Huss, Marie Kruse,
Alice Ward, Mary Galster, Liz King and Katja
Mayfield (Saturday only).
Bailey Jewelry Design, 8160 Constitution.
Jewelry and digital designs by Steve Bailey.
Blue Gate Gallery, 4901 Chagar. Paintings by
Flo Hosa Dougherty.
Lundeen Inn of the Arts, 618 Alameda.
Painting and wood turning with Linda Lundeen,
Penny Duncklee, Patsy Blasdell, Rebecca
Courtney and Les Fairchild.
Art by Rosemary McKeown, 1300 Vista del
Monte. Painting, copper art and jewelry.
New Dimensions Art Work, corner of Pion
and Tornillo. Sculpture with John Northcutt.
Jan Severson Fiber Art, 8181 Constitution.
Mixed media.
Featured Feb. 21-22: Daughter of the Prairie
and New Dimension Art Works, 4652 Calle De
Nubes. Ceramics and fiber with John Northcutt
and Kris Northcutt.
23-27; artist reception and open mic is 6 to 8

p.m. Friday, Feb. 20.
Cutter Gallery 2640 El Paseo (at
University), Las Cruces. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday. Information: (575) 541-0658.
Showing Feb. 7-March 28: Great Moments
in Art, works by Stephen Hansen. Opening
reception is 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.
Fractal Art The Mesilla Valley Fractal
Artists work featured Feb. 1-28 at Funky

Karma Incense and Tea Shop, 3207 S. Main.
Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Reception is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
14. Information: (575) 933-9797.
Hearts on Easels Las Cruces Art
Association will hosts its For the Love of Art

Month exhibit 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at
Community Enterprise Center, 125 N. Main,
featuring works of various media. Information:
lascrucesarts.org.
Las Cruces Museum of Art 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed
Sunday and Monday. Information: (575) 5412137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing Feb. 6-March 29: Las Cruces
Collects, works from the collections of Billy
and Cynthia Garrett, Lynn Wiley and John
Purcell, and the NMSU Art Gallery. The
Garrett collection features works in various
mediums, including pieces by Las Cruces artists
Rosemary McLoughlin, Jeanne Rundell, Stephen
Hansen, Joyce Macrorie, and multiple works by
John Garrett, brother of Billy Garrett. Artist
Lynn Wiley and her husband John Purcell share
prints accumulated over the course of Wileys
own printmaking and teaching career. The
University Art Gallery presents two series from

its collection, showcasing Mexican photographer Manuel Carillo (1906-1989) and conceptual multi-media artist Ceilia Alvarez Muoz.
Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb.
6, as part of the Downtown Ramble.
The Garrett portion of the exhibit closes
March 24.
The museum will host two events Saturday,
Feb. 7:
Treasure Chests: A Place to Keep Your
Collection family talk with Education Curator
Kimberly Hanson is 11:30 a.m.
Art Collecting: Where do I start? talk with
curator Joy Miller is 12:30 p.m.
The Reading Art Book Club meets at 2:30
p.m. the second Wednesday of the month. The
Feb. 11 book is Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla
Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis by
Kim Todd. Information: (575) 541-2221.
Main Street Gallery 311 N. Downtown

Mall, Las Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Saturday. Information: (575) 647-0508.
Showing through June is Evolution of
Photographic Printing Mediums, works by fine
art photographer Don Boyd.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla. Hours

are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. New works displayed every three months. Information: (575)
522-2933 or mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
Februarys featured artists are Patricia
Burnett, who created three-dimensional subjects on Masonite and word turner Richard
Spellenberg.
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Artists of St. Pauls St. Pauls United

Methodist Church, 225 W. Griggs in Las
Cruces, host an exhibit of its member artists
Feb. 6-15. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Opening reception is 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Information: (575) 5266689 or stpaulslascruces.com.
Chaos Collaboration call for artists

City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation
Department is seeking student artists and performers, grades 6-12, to submit their work for
a special free show called Chaos
Collaboration, an art show and open mic competition for teens, by teens Feb. 20-27, at
Frank OBrien Papen Community Center, 304
W. Bell. Artists should be from Las Cruces.
Information/submissions: (575)541-2455.
Public viewing hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb.
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The gallery will host a reception for the Love

of Art month from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
7, in conjunction with University Art Gallery,
NMSU and Las Cruces Museum of Art. The
entry winner with the most correct answers
will win a $50 gift certificate to La Posta.
Exhibition and contest runs through Feb. 28.
New Mexico Watercolor Society show

The societys show, Wheels & Wings:
Tracing Our Heritage, runs through February
at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N.
Mesilla, as part of For the Love of Art Month.
Thirteen artists have created 16 watercolor
paintings depicting their vision. Reception is 5
to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 649-3502
Rio Grande Theatre 211 Downtown
Mall in Las Cruces. Gallery in theatre lobby.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
riograndetheatre.com.
Showing Feb. 6-28 as part of For The Love of
Art Month, is ArtForms Artists Association of
New Mexico annual members show. Opening
reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at all
three venues as part of the Downtown Ramble.
In conjunction with the ramble is a short film
showcase at 7 p.m. in the theater featuring
works by local production company PRC productions. Tickets: $2.
Southwest Calligraphy Guild The
guild will host an exhibit Feb. 1-26 at NMSU

Alumni & Visitor Center, 775 College in Las
Cruces, with mixed media, works, acrylics,
watercolors, ink and pencil. Hours are 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Opening
reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6.

Information: nmsu.edu/~mquinone/.
thetheatregallery Black Box Theatre
lobby, 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.

Open one hour prior to Black Box performances. Information: (575) 523-1223.
Showing through February as part of For The
Love of Art Month is Navarros Melting Pot,
with oil and acrylic paintings and charcoal drawings. Reception is 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6.
Tombaugh Gallery First Unitarian
Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S.

Solano. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Information:
(575) 522-7281 or uuchurchlc.org.
Showing in February as part of For the Love
of Art Month, is Scale, non-objective geometric work from 2014-2015 by Roy Van De
Aa. Opening reception is 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 1, with a demonstration and
reception 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday,
March 1.
West End Art Depot The We.AD, at
401 N. Mesilla in Las Cruces, is an arts cooperative and incubator in a 7,000-square-foot

warehouse. Studio members and community
support welcome. Hours are 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday,
noon to 3 p.m. Sunday or by appointment.
Information: Chris, (575) 312-9892 or wead.org.
SabaWear presents Feral Friday,
Expressions of Illegal IV, 5 p.m. Friday, Feb.
6, featuring works by several artists from
throughout the Southwest, with music by DJ
Nervous. The event includes mind-altering
paintings and performances to help one pause
and appreciate the beauty of life, as well as
nerd out on todays social and political views.
Ongoing classes and workshops include uninstructed figure drawing sessions, ceramic classes with Mud House Studio. Online registration/schedule at we-ad.org.
Tile Decorating/Glazing classes are noon to 3
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, March 14, April 18
and May 16. Cost: $40 per class; includes
materials for two tiles.
Also
An Evening with the Artist Mimbres
Region Arts Council presents painter Victoria

Chick at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the
Western New Mexico Universitys Parotti Hall
in Silver City as part of its monthly art lecture
series. Admission is free; light refreshments
served. Information: (575) 538-2505.
Art Hop MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.

the second Saturday of each month (Feb. 14)
in the downtown gallery district. The event features the monthly art opening of new shows
throughout the galleries of Truth or
Consequences. Information torcmainstreet.org.
Community Arts Party The City of
Socorro, N.M. will host its 18th annual arts

event featuring workshops for all ages 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, in Finley Gym, 202
McCutcheon. Workshops on painting, tie-dye,
clay, jewelry, candle dipping, beading, masks,
leather work and more. Wear old clothes; volunteers welcome. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 835-5688 or nmtpas.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. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 546-3663 or
demingarts.org.
Showing through Feb. 24: Fiber Arts Show,
featuring quilting, weaving, word working and
garment design and construction.
A Bobbin Lace Making and Tatting demonstration with local artist Dorothy Waddell is 10
a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 4 and 18.
Rio Bravo Fine Art 110 Broadway in
Truth or Consequences, N.M. Home of the

Estate of Harold Joe Waldrum. Gallery hours
are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday, or by appointment. Information: (575)
894-0572 or riobravofineartgallery.com.
Showing Feb. 14-April 19: Ornamental
Abstraction, new works, including patterns on
paper, collage, ink and paint by Noel Hudson.
Gallery Talk
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However, success and recognition evaded Coen until he returned to the farm in
Lamar, Colo. in 1980. Realizing that his
true talent lay in capturing the spirit of his
homeland, he taking photographs that
became the basis for a series of bold, oversized images that illuminated the beautiful
and economically vital food producing
regions he knew so well. The first of
these, The Lamar Series, which chronicled everyday life within these rural landscapes, was soon followed by Images of
Contemporary and Rural America.
Like his earlier works, Migrant Series
portrays the duality of a world we often
fail to notice. It challenges us not only to
see but to respond to and care about these
people, their lives and their contributions
to our society.
Okons Octopus takes its title from the
name journalists gave to the United Fruit
Company, the powerful corporation whose
exploitation of Central American countries
during the 20th century eventually led to
the overthrow of Guatemalas socialist
president Jacobo Arbenz in 1954, followed
by nearly 40 years of civil war in which
the U.S. supported a military dictatorship
blamed for the genocide of about 200,000
native Mayans.
Museum of Art Senior Curator Patrick
Shaw Cable explains, Considering himself to be a performance artist, Okon specializes in unique video and installation
works for which he writes a script which
he then photographs using ordinary people. Part of the action is improvisational,
but he also directs participants in plots he
wants them to act out.
In Octopus, Okon has restaged the
Guatemalan conflict in the parking lot of a
Los Angeles Home Depot. Dressed in
opposing black and white T-shirts, participants were hired from among the gathering of undocumented migrants who come
to the Home Depot looking for work
migrants who have the added insight of
having fought in the war as young men.
Corporate greed from the past is mirrored
in their present status seeking sustenance
from a society that continues to ignore
their existence and importance.
This 18-minute video was shot in
whats called a 4-channel video installation, so there will be four different projectors showing different takes on separate
walls, Cable explained. We have constructed a special area set off from the rest
of the gallery with white walls on which
the video can be projected. It will be looping throughout the day so that viewers can
come in and decide wherever they want to
start.
***
The first-ever Spanish Colonia Art
Market in Las Cruces will take place Feb.
21-22 at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces.
Sponsored by the Spanish Colonial Art
Society in Santa Fe, about 40 Spanish
Colonial Artists from around New Mexico
will bring for the first time to Southern
New Mexico a critical mass of exponents
of tinwork, colcha, retablos, straw-work,
weaving, jewelry, filigree, pottery, ironwork and carving.
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer

specializing in the visual arts.
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Art workshops
benefit soldiers
diverse group of El Paso artists and

arts organizations have been
rewarded with the knowledge that
yes is one of the most powerful words in
the English language, for their affirmative
responses have turned an idea into a
dynamic new program: The El Paso Art
Associations Soldier Art Workshops
Project. The programs goal is to offer a
12-month schedule of workshops taught by
local artists to assist members of the Fort
Bliss military and their families in dealing
with the difficulties and stress related to
the soldiers return from combat areas.
Thanks to combined efforts of arts organizations such as El Paso Art Association,
the El Paso Museum of Art, Plein Air
Painters of El Paso, and various agencies
at Fort Bliss, the program launched its first
workshop Jan. 24, a class in encaustic
painting taught by Jan Wisbrun Dreher at
the El Paso Museum of Art.
While art has been recognized in military
and civilian programs as a way to cope
with stress and depression, the U.S. military has limited resources for art therapy
except in cases of acute trauma and posttraumatic stress.
Based upon their close contacts in both
the military and arts communities, local
artist Krystyna Robbins and her husband,
John (a retired Army lieutenant colonel)
realized this was an opportune time for
local artists and art organizations to join
forces with Fort Bliss in addressing this
situation.
John and Krystyna began by contacting
members of the El Paso Art Association,
the Plein Air Painters of El Paso and other
arts groups asking them to volunteer for at
least one workshop session, which would
consist of a three-day instruction period
for six hours per day. Each artist will work
with 15 to 20 students, who will be given a
kit of their own which includes brushes,
paints and other items needed for the class.
The kit will be theirs to take with them to
use on their own or with another class.
The response from artists was so gratifying that workshops in oil, watercolor and
pastel painting, encaustic, drawing, sculpture and photography will fill the calendar
through December 2015.
The January encaustic workshop will be
followed by painting workshops led by
Krystyna Robbins, Julie Caffee-Cruz, Nina
Walker, Becky Avant, Pat Winston,
Melinda Etzold, Ron Fritsch, Candy
Mayer and Rami Scully. Jimmie Bemont
will teach sculpture and Darrell McGahhey
will offer photography instruction.
The El Paso Museum of Art and the Fort
Bliss Family Service and Assistance
Center will provide space for these workshops. The Fort Bliss Center also will
arrange transportation for soldiers to workshops conducted at the museum.
Dietra Ford, Information and Referral
Coordinator for the Family Service and
Assistance Center, has been facilitating the
soldier workshop program.
The soldier response to the concept of
workshops thus far has been overwhelming, she said. Soldiers love art! It is so
therapeutic for them to be in a calm environment which relaxes them, so they are
extremely excited about this opportunity.
February 2015
Tumblewords Project The free writing

workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Saturdays at the Memorial Park Public Library,
3200 Copper. Information: 328-5484 (Donna
Snyder) or on Facebook at Tumblewords.
Nancy Green The Esperanza Acosta
With about 75 percent of the surveys now

in, it appears the mediums they are particularly ecstatic about are the oil painting
workshops, and drawing is also a wonderful outlet. Classes for the next few months
are already filled so it looks like we might
have to think about adding more workshops that would include family members.
The committee, co-chaired by EPAA
President Gary Crossland and John
Robbins, reports that the group has raised
about half of the money needed to cover
equipment and supplies for this years
workshops. Donations may be mailed
directly to the El Paso Art Association at
500 West Paisano, El Paso 79901, or by
going to their website, elpasoartassociation.com. Interested volunteers can contact
John Robbins at jrronyucca@sbcblobal.net
Exhibits highlight migrants
In contrast to the classic Southwestern

imagery portrayed in the evocative exhibition, Impressionism: from Europe to the
American Southwest, which recently
graced the walls of the Hunt Family
Gallery, the El Paso Museum of Art is now
challenging its audience to move into the
present by showcasing two exhibitions
spotlighting the often controversial subjects of immigration and the lifestyle of
migrant workers in the United States.
The first of these Migrant Series (touring from the Phoenix Museum of Art), is a
collection of 15 large-scale airbrush canvases created by Colorado-based artist
Don Coen between 2001 and 2010, documenting the daily lives of migrant workers
and their families. The second, Octopus
(2011), is a recent creation by Yoshua
Okon, one of Mexicos leading video/performance artists.
Despite the contrasting mediums, both
artists are focused on giving visual reality
to the existence and plight of the more
than 1.3 million migrant workers who
travel from state to state planting and harvesting crops. While some have work
visas, most are undocumented laborers
who dwell in a shadowland.
Born in 1935 and raised in rural eastern
Colorado, Coen draws inspiration from
working the fields on his familys farm
and from Latino families who lived and
toiled alongside him. Coens commitment
to documenting the lives of migrants, however, would not come to fruition until later
in his career.
After earning an M.F.A. in Ceramics and
Fine Art from the University of Northern
Colorado in Greeley, Coen settled in the
college town of Boulder where he tried his
hand at abstract and non-objective work
for the next two decades.
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Moreno Regional Library, 12480 Pebble Hills,

will celebrate Black History Month with a
workshop and stories of everyday African
Americans with local poet Nancy Green 4:30
to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5. Admission is
free. Information: 921-7001.
Memorial Park Library workshops El

Paso Public Librarys Memorial Park Branch,
3200 Copper, hosts a variety of workshops.
Call for times. Information: 566-1034.
Three-part bilingual Feng Shui workshops for
ages 18 and older are Saturdays, Feb. 7-21.
A Jewelry making class is Thursday, Feb. 12.
Supplies provided.
Books Are Gems 7744 North Loop Ste
Sisters in Crime The Eastside chapter of

the book discussion group supporting women
mystery writers meets 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 3, at St. Paul Methodist Church, 7000
Edgemere, to discuss Sworn to Silence by
Linda Castillo. Information: 629-7063 or labodda9@aol.com.
Barnes & Noble (East Side) The

Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway West, Suite
120. Information: 590-1932. Author Beverly
Blount will sign her books The Blount Guide
to Reading, Spelling and Pronouncing English
and Treasure of the Haunted Hacienda 2-4
Barnes & Noble (Las Cruces) 700 S.
Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall. Information:

(575) 522-4499. Prize-winning author Philip
Connors will host a reading of his book All
The Wrong Places: A Life Lost and Found, at
6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17.
B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit

organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Books are sold for $1-$2, and children
who come to the store may receive five free
used books. Teachers can also receive free
books for their classroom. Hours are 11 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday;
and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Information:
845-5437 or booksaregems.org.
Local attorney and childrens book author
Larry Phifer will read from his new book
World on a String, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
14. This picture book with a uniquely uplifting
perspective on loss won the 2013 Silver Medal
Moonbeam Award in the Best Illustrator category and the Writers League of Texas 2014
Discovery Prize.
Chinese Calligraphy A free Chinese calligraphy class with Jean Norton is 2 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21, at Westside Branch Library,
125 Belvidere. Information: 581-2024 or elpasolibrary.org.
Customer Appreciation Sale Friends

of the Esperanza A. Moreno Branch Library,
12480 Pebble Hills, hosts a book sale 11 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. with hardcover
books, fill-a-bag paperbacks, magazines, and
more. Rummage items inside bookstore.
Journalism on the Border Las Cruces
Press Women host a free panel discussion on

border journalism 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday,
Feb. 28, at Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E.
Picacho, in Las Cruces. Speakers are Mnica
Ortiz Uribe of the Frontera Desk, Diana
Washington-Valdez of the El Paso Times, Molly
Molloy of the Frontera List, and Angela
Kocherga of KHOU. Information: (575)3123242 or lcpresswomen@gmail.com.
Southwest Book Awards The annual

Border Regional Library Association Awards
Banquet is Saturday, Feb. 28, at Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park. The event honors the latest
works of area authors, and also awards scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students
pursuing degrees in library/media. The BRLA
librarian and library staff member of the year
also will be honored. Cocktail hour begins at 6
p.m., buffet dinner at 7 p.m. Cost: $35.
Reservations by Feb. 20. Information: brla.info.
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Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society

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

Age 13 and older welcome. Tours are $10,
unless otherwise listed. Information/reservations: 274-9531 or help@ghosts915.com.
San Elizario Ghost Tours is 10 p.m. to midnight, Friday, Feb. 6. Meet at the Golden Eagle
Gallery 1501 Main in San Elizario. Tour will
include going into the old jail.
El Paso Ghost Stories are 8 to 11 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 6, at Ghosts915 Paranormal Research
Center, 108 E. San Antonio. Listen or share
your ghost stories in this open mic event.
Admission is free.
Concordia Cemetery Ghost Tour is 9 to 11
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 and 14. at the cemetery. Bring a camera. Meet at 8:30 p.m. at the
Yandell entrance. Bring $5 worth of school supplies for $5 off tour cost.
Downtown Ghost Tours are 9 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21 and 28. Meet at 108 E. San
Antonio. Tours will go inside the remains of the
Palace Saloon, as well as the societys new
office at the Wigwam Saloon. Not recommended for small children; contains adult themes.
Friday the 13th and Valentines Day Ghost
Tours are Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13-14, at
both Concordia and Downtown tour locations.
Cost: $10 (Concordia); $15 Downtown.
Concordia Cemetery History Tours

Volunteers at the Paso Del Norte Paranormal
Society and Concordia Heritage Association will
lead two-hour interactive walking tours of the
historic cemetery at 3700 E Yandell (Yandell
gate) at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 and 14. Tour
this historic landmark and learn about El Pasos
past including Buffalo Soldiers, Constable John
Selman, the Chinese Cemetery, the infamous
gunslinger John Wesley Hardin and more.
Proceeds benefit the restoration and preservation of Concordia Cemetery Tickets: $10 ($5
ages 5-12). Information: 274-9531.
Harvey Girls of El Paso The Harvey
Girls of El Paso Texas 1906-1948 hosts monthly

meetings 2 to 4 p.m. the second Monday of the
month at the Union Depot Passenger Station,
700 San Francisco. Admission is free.
harveygirlselpaso.weebly.com.
The Feb. 9 program is Reminiscences-Fred
Harvey Employees Remembered.
Southwest Chapter of Railway &

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

at Avilas Mexican Restaurant, 6232 N. Mesa.
Program is Texas and Pacific Railroad
History. Meetings are open to the public.
El Paso Genealogical Society The
society meets 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12,

2015 at All Saints Episcopal Church, 3500
McRae. Program is Africans in Mexico.
Meetings are open to the Public. Information:
Barbara McCarthy, 584-2339.
History Notes Lecture Series The

monthly program is p.m. the second Thursday
of each month at the Branigan Cultural Center,
501 N. Main, north end of the Downtown Mall
in Las Cruces. The 2015 series focuses on
American Indian Cultures of the Southwest.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2154
or las-cruces.org/museums.
Feb. 12: Las Crossing Signs (aka Arrowsoul
Art) with Din/Walatowa artist SABA
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El Paso Corral of the Westerners
The monthly dinner program is 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 20, at Sunland Park Holiday Inn,
900 Sunland Park Drive. Albert Burnham, PhD,
will present Who was really responsible for
the murder of Pat Garrett? Cost: $20; includes
dinner and presentation. Information/RSVP:
759-9538.
Fort Bayard Tours Fort Bayard Historic
Preservation Society hosts a guided tour of the

historic fort 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb.
14 and 28 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) beginning at
9:15 a.m. Tour takes about 90 minutes; wear
walking shoes, sun screen and a hat; water recommended. Birders invited to bring binoculars.
Admission is free. Information/group tours:
(575) 956-3294 (575) 388-9123 or
fortbayard.org.
Regular museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Admission: $3 ($10 families).
The Feb. 14 Valentines Tour theme is Love
and Marriage. Discover Fort Bayards connection to the Magoffin family of El Paso.
In celebration of Black History Month, the
Feb. 28 tour will honor the members of the
125th Infantry (Buffalo Soldiers), who were the
first to arrive and started the building and settlement of Fort Bayard.
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. Visitors center
hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through
Saturday, plus one hour before performances
on Sundays. Admission is free. Information:
532-7273 or on Facebook at
ChamizalNationalMemorial.
Now at the memorial is a bison sculpture by
artist Julio de Alba Snchez. The Bison, a symbol of the National Park Service, is on loan to
the Park through April 2015.
Ranger-led walking tours are 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. the first Saturday of each month.
Junior Rangers activities are 11 a.m. to noon
the third Saturday of the month for ages 5-11.
Tales, Tails and Tots stories with park mascot Chami are 11 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 3-6.
Los Portales Museum and Visitor

Center 1521 San Elizario Road. The muse-
um is operated by the San Elizario Genealogy

and Historical Society. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: 8511682.
Mission Trail Three historic churches lie
within eight miles of each other in El Paso

Countys Mission Valley.
Mission Ysleta Near Zaragoza and
Alameda on the Tigua Reservation. Information:
851-9997 (El Paso Mission Trail Association).
Mission Socorro Off Socorro Road two
miles southeast of Ysleta.
San Elizario Chapel On the San Elizario
plaza, off Socorro Road, 5.5 miles southeast of
Socorro Mission. For San Elizario tour information, call 851-1682.
The El Paso Mission Trail Visitor Center 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.
February 2015
Romeo and Julieta Shakespeare on the

Rocks and KCOS present performances of a
bilingual adaptation of Shakespeares tragic
romance at various locations in El Paso and
Juarez. The story of Romeo and Juliet is presented primarily in English with the Capuletos
speaking among themselves in Spanish. All
performances are free and open to the public.
Information: 590-1313 or kcostv.org/shakespeare.
Performances
7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Philanthropy
Theater in the Plaza Theatre annex, 125
Pioneer Plaza
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, at UTEPs Fox Fine
Arts Recital Hall, 500 W. University.
This English and Spanish production presents
the brief and tragic lives of the children of rival
Montague and Capuleto families, star-crossed
by fate with a love even death could not deny.
Performances offered free through national
funding to engage new audiences and highlight
the PBS series Shakespeare Uncovered,
debuting on KCOS Jan. 30, which combines history, biography, iconic performances, new
analysis, and the personal passions of hosts like
Hugh Bonneville, Kim Cattrall, Joseph Fiennes,
Morgan Freeman, David Harewood, and
Christopher Plummer, who tell the stories
behind the stories of Shakespeares greatest
plays.
Carrie UTEP Dinner Theatre, 2nd floor
Union Building on the UTEP campus, presents

the musical based Stephen Kings horror classic
Jan. 30-Feb. 15. Carrie features a book by
Lawrence D. Cohen (screenwriter of the classic
film), music by Academy Award-winner Michael
Gore, and lyrics by Academy Award-winner
Dean Pitchford. Show time is 7 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, Sunday dinner
show is 1:30 p.m. Feb. 1; non-dinner shows are
Sunday 2:30 p.m. Feb. 8 and 15. Tickets:
$31.50-$46.50 dinner shows; $17.50-$27.50
non-dinner matinees. Information: 747-6060 or
utep.edu/udt.
Carrie White is a misfit. At school, shes an
outcast whos bullied by the popular crowd,
and virtually invisible to everyone else. At
home, shes at the mercy of her loving, but cruelly overprotective mother. But Carries just
discovered shes got a special power, and if
pushed too far, shes not afraid to use it.
The shows original authors have newly
reworked and fully re-imagined the vision of
this gripping tale. With its exciting and melodic
score, new blood courses through this contemporary musical with its haunting story of teen
angst, religious fervor, and the complicated
relationship between a mother and daughter.
paso@gmail.com.
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence
against women and girls.
Becoming Dr. Ruth Temple Mount

Tickets: $7-$10. Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
Set at the home of the bride during the newly
married couples overdone wedding reception,
the five bridesmaids have found refuge in the
room of Meredith, the sister of the bride. The
women come to realize, among other things,
that they, despite their differences, have more
in common with each other than any of them
do with the bride.
The Odd Couple Las Cruces
Community Theatre presents female version of

the Neil Simon comedy through Feb. 8.
Directed by Larry Chandler. Performances are
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays. Tickets: $9-$12. Information: (575)
523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
Florence Unger and Olive Madison give a
female edge to Neil Simons hilarious comic
classic. Instead of the poker party that begins
the original version, Madison has invited the
girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit.
Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the
Constanzuela brothers, but the hilarity remains
the same.
The Little Prince Kids-N-Co., 1301
Texas, presents the Antoine de Saint-Exupery

classic story adapted by local playwright Johann
Perry through Feb. 15. Directed by Stella
Maria. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. No performances
Feb. 6-8. Tickets: $7 ($5 students, seniors, military). Information 351-1455 or on Facebook.
Journey through space and time with The
Little Prince who is on a quest to find a sheep
to save his Rose. When other planets yield no
results, The Prince ends up on Earth.
El Paso Playhouse auditions - El Paso
Playhouse, 2501 Montana, hosts auditions for

the play The Dixie Swim Club, directed by
Darci Georges at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday,
Feb. 1-2. Auditions consist of cold readings
from the script. Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
Auditions are March 15-16 for Fools,
directed by Vanessa Keyser.
Waldo The Amazing Hypnotist
Zemwerk Productions presents the premiere

of a new full-length play by reclusive playwright
Winona Vollace Feb. 6-8, in the Philanthropy
Theatre of the Plaza Annex, as part of El Paso
Community Foundations Jewel Box series.
Directed by Stella Maria Perry, direct from
New York City. Showtime is 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $16
(Ticketmaster). Information: 533-4020 or
epcf.org.
The play explores the pressures of the
American value system in a non-idyllic world.
An unsuspecting group of people get more than
they bargained for when they attend a vaudevillian hypnotist show, for the mysterious Waldo
has his own secret agenda.
The eight-month Jewel Box series is designed
to showcase homegrown talent includes music,
multi-media and plays various performing arts
groups. It closes May 3, with a reading of
Time and Chance, a new play by Tony
Award-winning Las Cruces playwright Mark
Medoff.
Love Letters El Paso Playhouse presents

its Valentines Day performance of A.R.
Gurneys play Feb. 13-14. Directed by
Alexandra Van Sweringen. Showtimes are 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $7-$10. Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
Vagina Monologues auditions
Auditions for actresses 17 and older for the

annual V-Day El Paso production of the Eve
Ensler play are 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at
Studio Metropolis, 2308 N. Piedras. Auditions
will consist of cold-readings from the script.
Performance dates are Thursdays and Fridays,
April 9-24. This production will be presented
in English and Spanish. All proceeds raised at
the performances will be donated to the
YWCA Paso del Norte Region, Center Against
Family Violence and STARS. Information:
Alexander Wright at (615) 973-3870, or vdayel-
Sinai and Stageworks Ensemble Theatre present the one-woman show by Mark St. Germain
7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Feb.
17-19, at Temple Mount Sinai, 4408 Stanton.
Tickets: $36 general admission; $20 for military
and students. Available online at templemountsinai.com or by calling 532-5959.
The play chronicles Dr. Ruth Westheimer surviving Nazi Germany; coming to America; and
her journey to becoming a well-known sex
therapist. It is a moving and funny portrayal of
one womans determination to survive, thrive,
learn and love.
Rent El Paso Community Colleges
Theater Ensemble presents the hit Broadway

musical Feb. 19-March 1 at the EPCC
Transmountain Campus Forum Theater, 9570
Gateway North. Directed by Keith Townsend.
Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30
p.m. Sunday. Children 7 and older welcome.
Tickets: $15 ($7 EPCC student, faculty, staff,
seniors; $10 non-EPCC students, military).
Information: 831-3205 or epcc.edu/theater.
Winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize and Tony
Awards for Best Musical, Best Book and Best
Original Score, this rock musical is based loosely on Puccinis La Bohme. Jonathan Larson
follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to
survive and create in New Yorks Lower East
Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
The Complete Works of William

Shakespeare ... Abridged El Paso
Playhouse presents the comedic treatment of

the bards plays Feb. 20-March 14. Directed
by Vanessa Keyser. Showtimes are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$7-$10. Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
Other Desert Cities American
Southwest Theatre Company presents the

comedy by Jon Robin Baitz, Feb. 20-March 8,
at NMSUs Center for the Arts. Showtime is
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Impossible Marriage No Strings
Theatre Company presents the perky new

comedy by Beth Henley, Jan. 30-Feb. 15, at
the Black Box Theatre in Las Cruces. Directed
by Dale Pawley. Performances are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $12 ($10 students and seniors over 65;
$8 all seats Thursday). Reservations: (575) 5231223.
Impossible Marriage is one of many Southernflavored plays by Henley (Crimes of the
Heart) that reflect her Mississippi upbringing.
The play deals with an impending, ill-fated wedding set at a country estate in Savannah,
Georgia. It is a melodramatic black comedy of
manners, full of overblown gestures and witty
observations.
Five Women Wearing the Same

Dress El Paso Playhouse presents the
comedy by Alan Ball through Jan. 31.
Directed by Freda Voeks. Showtimes are 8

p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Tickets: $5-$17. Information: (575) 646-4515.
The conservative Wyeth households family
Christmas erupts when their liberal daughter
Brooke arrives bearing a soon-to-be published
memoir full of family secrets.
An Iliad The highly acclaimed touring
production of An Iliad with Algernon

DAmmassa and Randy Granger returns to the
Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall in
Las Cruces, 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 28-March 1. Tickets: $12 gener-
Dinner Theatre
takes on unlikely
musical, Carrie
al admission;$10 students and seniors over 65.

Reservations: (575) 523-1223.
Mark Medoff Project Las Cruces

Community Theatre presents Medoffs directorial debut of new work March 6-22.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $9-$12.
Information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
Far Appomattox Frontera Repertory
Theatre Company presents the readers theatre production of the Frank Levering play at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 8, in the
Philanthropy Theatre of the Plaza Annex, as
part of El Paso Community Foundations Jewel
Box series. Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster).
Stephen King novel as a movie.

That seems to be a pretty sane
idea. Indeed, many of his books
have been made into movies. But a
musical? That seems to be an idea well
outside the box.
But then along came Carrie.
If you look at this plot line you may
wonder, Why a musical?, UTEP
Dinner Theater Director Greg Taylor
said. But look at the plots of some of
the greatest operas, and Carrie fits in
well. The music is not operatic, but the
plot points are very dramatic.
Taylor saw the original production on
Broadway in 1988 when he was in town
for the opening Night of Tim Rices
Chess.
While the production had many problems, I loved most of the music in the
show, he said. So when I heard that
the authors had decided to revisit Carrie
in 2012 in a new version, I immediately
bought the CD and read the script.
Taylor did not get a chance to see that
much-better received revival, but did
fall in love with the script and score. He
decided that he wanted to stage the
show someday. That someday is this
month at UTEP Dinner Theater.
It is a universal story about being an
outsider in high school, and it is told
with really great songs, Taylor said.
Of course it also has the twisted plot
points that only Stephen King could
come up with, which makes it that
much more of challenge to stage.
The musical has the same basic plot
line as the book and movie (the 1976
film starred Sissy Spacek in the title
role; a 2013 remake did not receive the
same critical acclaim).
The story is about Carrie White, a
shy outcast who is bullied in school and
almost terrorized at home by her deeply
religious, fanatic mother, Taylor said.
She finds she has a special power of
telekinesis, and when pushed too far,
uses this power to seek revenge on
those who have wronged her.
The biggest challenge, Taylor said, is
the staging especially the climactic
prom scene.
The original film is so popular that
the images of what happens in that
scene are ingrained in a lot of peoples
minds, Taylor said. I can tell you that
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between good old-fashioned stage technique along with projections and sound
effects, we plan on giving the audience
an exciting scene.
What could have been a challenge
the number of young people needed for
a show set in high school has actually
been a joy, Taylor said.
Most of the cast playing the high
school students are either new to the
UDT or have only been in one or two
shows. They have a lot of energy and
have really bought into the story and are
excited to tell it.
UTEP sophomore Lauren Pea has the
title role of Carrie in her third show at
the dinner theater. But regular theatergoers will also recognize veteran Selena
Stair as Carries mother, Mrs. White
(played by Piper Laurie in the 1976
film) and Arezelia Perez as the gym
teacher, Mrs. Gardner (played by Betty
Buckley in the 1976 film).
The end result, Taylor promised, will
be an evening of theater the audience
wont soon forget.
People may know the plot of Carrie
from the novel or the film, but I feel the
authors of the musical have brought out
a whole new layer of emotion through
the addition of a musical score, Taylor
said. The score has pop/rock elements
for the high school characters, beautiful
ballads for the young couple, soaring
melodies for Carrie, and three exciting
powerful songs for the mother.
And then there is that climactic prom
scene.
Yes they should also come see it for
the big prom scene. There will be
blood!
Carol Viescas is a veteran of

community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
Carrie runs Jan. 30-Feb. 15 at the

UTEP Dinner Theatre. Information:
747-6060 or utep.edu/udt.
February 2015
Get Reel Film Series The UTEP film

series is in the Union Cinema, Union Building
East, First Floor. Showings are 7 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays. Admission: $2 general
admission; $1 UTEP students, faculty, staff and
alumni members with valid ID. Combo tickets
(include hot dog, small soda and popcorn) are
$5. Tickets available in advance at the UTEP
Ticket Center or at the door. Season passes
available. Information/schedule: 747-5711 or on
Facebook at UTEP/Union.
Jan. 29-30: The Book of Life
Feb. 5-6: The Theory of Everything
Feb. 12-13: Gone Girl
Feb. 19-20: Big Hero 6
Feb. 26-27: Mockingjay Part 1
March 5-6: Boyhood
Short Film Showcase Doa Ana Arts

Council will help kick off For Love Of Art
Month with a special screening of local films
produced and shot in southern New Mexico by
Las Cruces-based production company PRC
Productions at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Rio
Grande Theatre, 211, N. Main, Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Included in the line-up are
trailers, webisodes and short films, including
Aron Hethcoxs mutant thriller Quimera,
Cody Daltons critically acclaimed AntiMinute and Troy Scoughton Jrs directorial
debut Last Night On Mars. Tickets: $2.
Information: RioGrandeTheatre.com or PRCProductions.com.
Film Salon The Film Salon at Trinity First

United Methodist Churchs Resler Hall Chapel,
801 N. Mesa (at Yandell), begins continues its
series exploring on the cinemas most dynamic
leading men, Steve McQueen, Saturday, Feb.
7, in Resler Hall. Admission is free. Information:
533-2674 or filmsalon.org.
Pax Christi Film Series The series

presents the award-winning documentary Let
The Fire Burn, about the long-time feud
between the Black Panther Group, MOVE and
the city of Philadelphia at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
8, at Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services
Mother Teresa Center, 2400 E. Yandell.
Discussion will follow. Hosted by Pax Christi El
Paso and the Peace & Justice Ministry of the
Catholic Diocese of El Paso. Admission is free,
donations accepted. Information: 740-3962.
The situation came to a deadly climax in 1985.
Filmmaker Jason Osder tells the story with
archival news coverage and interviews.
Jays Pix Presents Film historian Jay
Duncan and the Sunset Film Society host the

monthly film series at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22,
at Ardovinos Desert Crossing, One Ardovino
Drive in Sunland Park. Admission is free; but
reservations strongly recommended; RVSP via
sunsetfilmsociety.org.
This months celebrates the month of love
with the 35th anniversary showing of
Somewhere in Time. Christopher Reeve portrays a contemporary playwright who falls in
love with a woman in a 70-year-old photograph, and sets out to find her. Through selfhypnosis, he travels back to 1912 to find love
with actress Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour).
Also showing is Back to Somewhere in
Time a 2000 documentary on the pre-production, casting and making of this film.
Truth World Premiere The world
premiere of a feature film produced in southern New Mexico by Las Cruces-based PRC
Productions is 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb.
27-28, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main
in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall. Written and
directed by Michael J. Cramer (Weird
Science, Summer Camp Nightmare) and
starring William McNamara (Dream a Little
February 2015
Dream, Copycat). Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets: $8.50. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
Truth is about a group of college students
who stumble into a top-secret facility deep in
the Gila Wilderness and become infected with a
deadly virus that could be a worldwide threat.
A question-and-answer session with the filmmakers follows the screening.
Additional screenings are 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, March 6-7, WNMUs Light Hall
Auditorium, in Silver City. Tickets: $5 (free for
WNMU students with valid ID).
Fountain Theatre 2469 Calle de
Guadalupe, 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.
Jan. 30-Feb. 5: The Immigrant. A romantic tale about a Polish nurse-turned-prostitute
for whom the symbolic promise of Ellis Island
presents only hardship. Starring Marion
Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Remmer.
Feb. 6-12: Oscar Nominated Short Films
2015. Collective screening of the Academy
Award nominated short films from the
Animation and Live Action categories for 2014.
Feb. 13-19: Antarctica: A Year on Ice, a
documentary by Anthony Powell. Rated PG.
Feb. 20-26: Two Days, One Night.
Marion Cotillard plays a married woman with
children who returns to work at a factory after
a breakdown. Management is proposing to fire
her and make everyone else work harder, with
a 1,000-euro bonus as a sweetener. PG-13.
Feb. 27-March 5: Goodbye to All That.
When his wife unexpectedly informs him that
she wants a divorce, the well-meaning but
oblivious husband searches for the real thing
amid a string of one night stands. Not rated,
but R-rated equivalent.
by Sam Taylor-Johnson.
Kingsman: The Secret Service (20th CenturyFox) Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Mark
Hamill. Directed by Matthew Vaughn.
The Last Five Years (RADiUS-TWC) Anna
Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan, Meg Hudson.
Directed by Richard LaGravenese.
What We Do in the Shadows (Unison)
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan
Brugh. Directed by Clement and Waititi.
Feb. 20:
The DUFF (Lionsgate) Mae Whitman,
Bella Thorne, Allison Janney. Directed by Ari
Sandel.
Gloria (Picturehouse) Sofia Espinosa,.
Directed by Christian Keller. Based on the life
of Mexican pop/rock icon Gloria Trevi.
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (Paramount)
Adam Scott, Gilliam Jacobs, Chevy Chase.
Directed by Steve Pink. Sequel to 2010 film.
McFarland, USA (Disney) Kevin Costner,
Maria Bello. Directed by Niki Caro.
Wild Tales (Sony Classics) Liliana
Ackerman. Directed by Damin Szifrn.
Feb. 27:
Everly (Dimension) Salma Hayek, Togo
Igawa, Jennifer Blanc. Directed by Joe Lynch.
Focus (Warner Bros.) Will Smith, Margot
NM Museum of Space History

Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater
3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. Tickets: $6 ($5.50

for seniors and military; $4.50 ages 4-12). Ages
2 and under free. Museum/IMAX combo tickets available. Information: (877) 333-6589 or
(575) 437-2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
Journey Into Amazing Caves is 10 a.m.,
noon, 2 and 4 p.m.
Tornado Alley is 1 and 3 p.m.
Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro. Directed by Glenn

Ficarra and John Requa.
The Lazarus Effect (Relativity) Evan
Peters, Olivia Wilde, Sarah Bolger. Directed by
David Gelb. Postponed from Jan. 30.
Little Boy (Open Road) Kevin James,
Emily Watson, Michael Rapaport. Directed by
Alejandro Monteverde.
Maps to the Stars (Focus World) Julianne
Moore, Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska.
Directed by David Cronenberg.
My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
(Columbia) Ryan Gosling, Nicolas Winding
Refn. Directed by Liv Corfixin. Portrait of filmmaker Refn during the filming and release of
Only God Forgives (2013).
71 (Roadside) Jack OConnell, Sam Reid,
Sean Harris. Directed by Yann Demange.
DVD Releases
Feb. 3:
Dracula Untold / PG-13
John Wick / R
Feb. 10:
Nightcrawler / R
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No
Good Very Bad Day / PG
Feb. 17:
Dumb and Dumber To / PG-13
Feb. 24:
Big Hero 6 / PG
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Jays Film Forecast Film historian Jay

Duncan prepared this list of top Coming
Attractions. Release dates subject to change.
Feb. 6:
Ballet 422 (Magnolia) Directed by Jody
Lee Lipes. Documentary.
Jupiter Ascending (Warner Bros.)
Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne.
Directed by Andy & Lana Wachowski.
Seventh Son (Universal) Ben Barnes,
Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges. Directed by
Sergey Bodrov.
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
(Paramount) Voices of Clancy Brown,
Antonio Banderas, Seth Green. Directed by
Paul Tibbitt and Mike Mitchell.
Feb. 13:
Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal) Dakota
Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle. Directed
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Brad Paisley The famed country superstar brings his Country Nation World Tour
tour to the Pan Am Center in Las Cruces at
7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, with special guests
Parmalee & The Swon Brothers. Tickets: $29,
$49 and $59 (Ticketmaster).
Mark Medoff Project Las Cruces
Community Theatre presents Medoffs directorial debut of new work March 6-22.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $9-$12.
Information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
7-8, at the El Maida Shrine Temple, 6331

Alabama. Admission: $5 ($4 active duty military; under 12 free). Information: 241-1761.
march
PREVIEW
The Hunts Dona Ana Arts Council pres-
ents the indie family folk band at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 7, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211
N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Tickets:
$23.50 balcony; $34 main floor. Ticket prices
increase by $5 day of show. Information: (575)
523-6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
UTEP Softball The Miners home games

are at UTEPs Helen of Troy Complex.
Information: 747-5347 or utepathletics.com.
March 7-8: Middle Tennessee State. Game
time is 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.
Sunday.
1 and 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 11: Texas
Tech
March 28-29: Southern Miss. Game time is
2 and 4 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Rick Springfield: Stripped Down The
80s music icon will treat fans to a special series

of intimate solo performances with storytelling
at 8 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $32, $49 and $53
(Ticketmaster).
2015 USBC Mens Championships
The national sports event is March 7-July 12,

2015 at El Paso Convention Center, hosted by
U.S. Bowling Congress. Information: bowl.com.
Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam
The U.S. Hot Rod Monster Jam is 7 p.m.

Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 7-8, at
Sun Bowl Stadium. Tickets: $12 (Ticketmaster).
Information: monsterjam.com.
Camp Furlong Day and Cabalgata

Binacional The 12th annual event is 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Pancho

Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M. Folklorico
dancers, music, food and parade. Information:
Pancho Villa State Park (575) 531-2711,

PanchoVillaStateParkFriendsGroup.org.
Don Williams The country legend per-
Cowboy Days The 16th annual celebra-
tion of Southwest pioneer heritage is Saturday

and Sunday, March 7-8, at the New Mexico
Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100
Dripping Springs Rd., Las Cruces. Information:
(575) 522-4100 or nmcowboydays.com.
Provost Gun Show The El Maida

Provost Guard gun, small antique and
Southwest art show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March
taught by native certified French teachers
Highland, hosts the cultural program curated by

New York based music label Mexican Summer
March 13-15, at various venues with Grouper,
Iceage, Dev Hynes, Connan Mockasin,
Tamaryn, Steve Gunn, Weyes Blood, Jefre
Cantu-Ledesma and more. Admission is free
Friday and Sunday, $15 for Saturday. Tickets
at mexicansummer.com or ballroommarfa.org.
Information: (432) 729-3600.
singer/songwriter performs at 8 p.m. Friday,
March 13, at El Paso County Coliseum.
Tickets: $68, $88, $108.50 and $148.50.
(Ticketmaster).
now available
Conversation classes for adults
New Myths Ballroom Marfa, 207 S.
Ricardo Arjona The Guatemalan
French Classes for Adults and Children
Spring Session BEGINNER to ADVANCED classes
forms at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 9, at the

Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $37.50, $45, $50 and
$67 (Ticketmaster).
German Spring Bazaar The German
For information, check our website: www.afofelpaso.org

or call 915-585-1789 or 587-8161 (Spanish)
cgomez@afofelpaso.org
Catholic Church of Fort Bliss hosts its 10th

annual bazaar 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
March 14, at the former Oktoberfest Building,
Building 747 on Carter Road in Fort Bliss.
Information: 568-0259, 568-4824,569-5736 or
betreuunginelpaso.com.
Sun Country Doll Folks The clubs 41st

annual doll show and sale is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 14, at the Best Western Plus,
6655 Gateway West. Admission: $3 ($1 children). Information: 637-3438.
Cirque du Soleils Varekai The
Cirque du Soleil brings its show, set in a captivating forest inhabited by whimsical and
enchanted creatures, March 18-22 at UTEPs
Don Haskins Center. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday, 4 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and 1:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
Siglo de Oro Drama Festival The
40th anniversary celebration of the Spanish language dramatic arts from Spains Golden Age
runs March 18-22 at the Chamizal National
Memorial Theatre, 800 S. San Marcial.
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los-paisanos-chamizal.org.
Foam Wonderland The Ultimate
Foam Party Experience brings its Neon

Beach Tour at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at
El Paso County Coliseum,. All ages show; 21
and only over may purchase drinks. Tickets:
$15-$20; available online at ticketfly.
Guatemalan Holiday Market The
annual sale of Guatemalan crafts is 9:30 a.m. to

3:30 Saturday, March 21, at the Mimbres
Region Arts Council Gallery, 1201 Pope (at
12th) in Silver City. Information: (575) 5382505 or mimbresarts.org.
Peter Yarrow Dona Ana Arts Council
presents Peter Yarrow of the famed folk band

Peter, Paul and Mary, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 21, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Tickets: $39.50
balcony; $51 main floor. Ticket prices increase
by $5 day of show. Information: (575) 5236403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
Sunland Derby Gala Sunland Park

Racetrack & Casinos 13th annual gala benefiting United Blood Services is 6:30 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, March 21, in the Signature
Showroom. Guest speaker is Denver Broncos
wide receiver and punt specialist Wes Welker.
Information: 544-5422, ext 164,
lwieland@bloodsystems.org or unitedbloodservices.org.
The running of the 2015 Sunland Derby and
The Oaks (for fillies) is Sunday, March 22.
Kidspalooza El Paso Symphony
Orchestra hosts the 8th annual family art and

music festival 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
March 28, throughout Downtown. Most activities are free; minimal fee for some events.
Information: 532-3776 or epso.org.
Most Wanted fight night The box-
ing event is 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at

UTEPs Don Haskins Center. Details and ticket
information to be announced (Ticketmaster).
Nelson Illusions Mimbres Region Arts
Council (MRAC) presents the one-of-a-kind

theater spectacle at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March
28, at WNMUs Fine Arts Auditorium, as part
of its Performance Series. Ticket information:
(575) 538-2505, or
alexandra@mimbresarts.org.
Womens Hall of Fame The El Paso
Commission for Womens annual Hall of Fame

induction banquet and ceremonies are Friday,
March 28, at the Wyndham Wyndham El Paso
Airport Hotel, 2027 Airway. Information: 2531616 or elpasowomen.org.
EPSYO and EPSO Side-by-Side

Concert Performers from El Paso
Symphony Youth Orchestras and El Paso

Symphony Orchestra combine forces at the 8th
annual Side-by-Side performance at 3 p.m.
March 29, at the Plaza Theatre, in conjunction
with Downtown KidsPalooza. Ticket information: 525-8978 or epsyos.org.
February 2015
National: Hard Working

Americans, The First Waltz,
Melvin Records
Living up to their name, the Hard Working

Americans have released another record in
less than one year from their debut. Sure, it
is a live show, but capturing these guys in
concert proves they are no fly-by-night operation. For those not familiar with this clockpunching gang of renegades it breaks down
like this: a member of Widespread Panic,
Neal Casal; a disciple of both Ryan Adams
and Black Crowes; vocalist Chris Robinson;
drummer Duane Trucks, younger brother of
guitar virtuoso Derek; and all led by the
ever-so-witty Todd Snider. This spectacular
set includes both a CD and DVD. Both are
required listening, as some tunes dont cross
over to both configurations. The compact
discs offering of Run A Mile, a classic
Bottle Rockets cut, and Will Kimbroughs, I
Dont Have a Gun are outstanding. On the
visual side, ride alongside Snider as he takes
you through Nashville, get a peek into the
recording process or simply listen to him
spin a yarn. Both discs include a few Snider
originals taken to an entirely new dimension
with this gaggle behind him. Trust me, The
First Waltz is the newest and only dance
youll need to know this year.
Various Artists, The Art of

McCartney, Arctic Poppy
It is no secret as to which side I will defend

when it comes it a Beatles vs. Stones argument. But even with my heightened Stones
defensiveness, I can still appreciate the merits of those other guys. On this occasion it
isnt so much the band as it is Paul
McCartney. The Art of McCartney is a
new double-disc collection that pays homage. This is a tribute like no other as serious
heavyweights chime in, including Bob
Dylan, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys,
Billy Joel and the Whos Roger Daltrey. The
genres being covered here are also unique.
Hard rock is represented by Alice Cooper,
Def Leppard and Kiss. Alternative also
brings out some of their best with Janes
Addictions Perry Farrell and The Cures
Robert Smith. Classic rock is represented by
Jeff Lynne of ELO, Paul Rodgers of Bad
Company, Cheap Trick, Heart and Dion.
Willie Nelson gets the lone country nod.
With a total of 34 cuts we arent even
halfway through the list. The tracks come
from his deep solo catalogue and time served
with both Wings and those other lads from
Liverpool. For those foolishly taking a hard
stance on Beatles over Stones, be sure to
look for the deluxe box-set version loaded
with all sorts of bonuses its limited to
only 1,000 units so theres no time to delay.
Cracker, Berkeley To
Bakersfield, 429 Records
Hot off the heels of last summers astounding

release with his first band Camper Van
Beethoven, David Lowery has masterminded
even more exceptional work but this time
he is in the Cracker lane. This is the bands
tenth disc and they have chosen to be
extremely ambitious by celebrating the milestone with a double set, Berkeley to
Bakersfield. The Berkeley platter also
serves as a reunion with all the guys who
were there from the beginning, and the sound
resonates that with their inaugural punky
feel. After being transported back to their
debut, we slip on our best pair of cowboy
boots and pop on Bakersfield to saddle
ourselves up for the less salty side of this
proverbial Cracker: their brilliant brand of
honky tonk and alt. country. This doesnt feature the original band but this is Americana
at its best, and the addition of a pedal steel
February 2015
guitar, fiddle and banjo take it to an entirely

new level of greatness. So the next time
youre on the road whether it be traveling to
Berekley, Bakersfield or anywhere else, be
sure to bring some Cracker and feed your
soul.
Guster, Evermotion, Ocho

Mule/Nettwerk Records
Its been two decades since a very quirky trio

emerged out of Boston. At that time Dave
Matthews could do no wrong and many post60s jam bands began to sprout up. Guster
was one of them, but they didnt really fit
that category. For one thing their debut
clocked in at 44 minutes with 11 songs, not
really mathematically fit for extra-long jams.
It might have been the unconventional drummer who refused to use sticks and has opted
for a bare hands approach on his full-fledged
drum kit. Were not just talking Bongos,
Doumbek, or Tabla, but cymbals, snare, and
toms all played using his very unique direct
approach. Whatever it was, they developed a
legion of fans who are ready to devour their
latest, Evermotion. The sounds on this one
quickly evoke more Beach Boys and less
Grateful Dead by combining rich harmonies,
pop layering and a percussive thread that
always punches things up, making them
instantaneously infectious. This venture also
includes the addition of trumpets, sax, trombones and even a glockenspiel combined
with intoxicatingly dreamy vocals we have
now entered an entirely new wonderful place
in Gusterland.
Collectibles: Tragically Hip,

Fully Completely Super
Deluxe, Ume/MCA
It is always special when one of your

favorites receives reissue status. While this
has already happened for the Tragically Hip,
its even more special when they receive
deluxe treatment, in fact a super deluxe
makeover. The album that is worthy of all
this praise is their 1992 masterpiece, Fully
Completely, which is far and away the
absolute best of their stunning career. This
ultra-limited edition new version comes in an
oversized hard-cover binding package with
two CDs and a DVD. The original album
has been remastered and two unreleased
tracks have been tacked on for good measure. The second disc is a mind-blowing live
affair from the same year in front of a hometown Canadian crowd. The DVD is the longoverdue upgrade of the previously released
VHS-only 1993 tour documentary
Heksenketel. But come on, this is super
deluxe, surely there is more and there is.
Five lithographs depict art from the album
and the books pages are packed with an oral
history of Fully Completely, rare photos
and memorabilia. We finally have the
Tragically Hip full and complete, what could
be better?
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin

Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net.
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Your monthly guide to community

Borderland Beauty by Greg Allen

Top: Mount Riley

Artists of different genres are finding new venues for collaboration,

Teen Valentine Celebration Westside

Branch Library, 125 Belvidere, hosts the

Valentines from Chico El Paso

Hidden Hearts in Downtown

The Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

Jazz Unlimited Big Band The jazz

Singing Valentines The El Paso Sungold,

Day weekend. Both groups limit their services

Senior Love Conference El Paso

Sweetheart Getaway Sunland Winery

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This months cover artist Greg Allen,

Lisa Kay Tate

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Yvonne T. Herrera, Will Summers

Roman Martinez, Maureen Freeman

Randy Friedman, Gil Garza

Carol Viescas, Brian Chozick,

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Valentine dinner and dance Santa

Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in

Valentines Romantic Sunset Dance

Clubs Valentines Day party is 8 to 11 p.m.

Also this month

Coin Show - The International Coin Club of

El Pasos 52nd annual Coin Show is Feb. 20-22

Midway On Center Stage A family-

friendly evening of art, performance, live music

Cakravk Contemporary Modern Dance, Ed

Pet-A-Fair El Paso Parks and Recreation

hosts its 3rd annual event for pet owners and

Brew at the Zoo The inaugural event is

Black History Month

Black History Month at UTEP The

African-American Studies program, in conjunction with other UTEP departments, presents a

EPCC Black History Month El Paso

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Artistic Expression, with music, dance and

Black History Month Parade and Rally

The annual Inter-Club Council Black History

Miss Black El Paso Southwest

eant is 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the

Southern New Mexico

Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce will bring a

Chocolate Fantasia Mimbres Region Arts

Bootheel Cowboy Poetry Fiesta The

and includes both sessions and hamburgers and

Gathering of Quilts The Winter

Quilters of Sierra Countys annual quilt Show is

Open House and arts and craft fair Saturday,

El Paso Punk Rock Flea Market The

market is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the first and third

Farmers Market at Ardovinos Desert