El Paso Scene December 2011

DEC.
Your monthl y gui de to communi ty

entertai nment, recreati on & cul ture
D E C E M B E R
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The Gift of Time
Local nonprofits need more than money many
survive only with help of volunteers. Page 37
Wild West dreams
El Paso actors hopes to turn dairy
farm into movie set Page 59
Wi nter Memori es
White Christmases are rare in the borderland,
and some winters never get any snow.
But we all have memories of favorite winter scenes,
including these by area photographers.
Mark Paulda
Steve Jolly
Nina Eaton
Jim Paternoster
www.epscene.com
Page 2 El Paso Scene December 2011
El Paso Gem and Mineral Show The
annual show is Dec. 2-4 at El Maida
Auditorium, 6331 Alabama. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sunday. Admission: $3 ($2 for seniors, mil-
itary; free for children 12 and younger with
adult admission). The show features gems, min-
erals, fossils, beads, silver jewelry, tools and
equipment, geode cutting, silent auction,
demonstrations and door prizes, Information:
Gem Center USA, 533-7153, 1-877-533-7153
or gemcenter@aol.com.
EPSO Symphony of Homes El Paso
Symphony Orchestras 3rd annual fundraising
Christmas home tour features some of the
areas most beautiful houses decked out in holi-
day cheer Dec. 3-4, sponsored by Pizazz. This
years tour features the prestigious Park Hills
neighborhood, in the Westside foothills of the
Franklin Mountains. Tours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. No
strollers allowed in homes. Tickets: $25 for all
homes ($20 active duty military). Individual
house tours $7; available at the symphony
office, online at epso.org or at any of the
homes the days of the tour. Information: 532-
3776 or epso.org.
Featured home themes and addresses on
Calle del Sur are Hacienda Christmas (1160),
Harlequin Christmas (1220), Christmas
Collage (1237) and Naturemade Christmas
(1240), as well as Christmas Traditions at
1128 Calle Lomas.
New this year is a Holiday Wear Fashion
Show with fashions by Tres Mariposas and
Duck Duck Goose. Santas Workshops offer
top-to-bottom Christmas tree decorating by
Annie Moes, holiday centerpiece and wreath
making and cooking.
A Sip, See and Socialize preview tour is 1 to
5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, with food, wine and hot
beverages, fashion show and Santas
Workshops. Tickets: $40.
San Jacinto Plaza Christmas Tree
Lighting The 76th annual Celebration of
Lights holiday tradition of the plazas spectacu-
lar Christmas tree and displays is Saturday,
Dec. 3, at San Jacinto Plaza downtown. The
ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m. with live enter-
tainment. The lighting of the Christmas tree at
5:55 p.m. followed by the 14th annual lighted
Christmas parade. Information: 541-4331 or
elpasotex.gov/parks.
North Pole at the Museum
International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana,
will host its 5th annual afternoon of holiday
entertainment 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.
Children and family pictures with Mr. and Mrs.
Santa Claus, portrayed by Professor and Mrs.
Blevins, can be taken in a setting more than 100
Christmas decorations. Information: 543-6747
or internationalmuseumofart.net.
The event will also feature winners of the
museums coloring and drawing contests.
Navidad on the Border The annual
homage to the communitys traditional
Christmas customs is 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 8, at the Chamizal National Memorial
theater. Presented by Que Bonita Familia and
the El Paso Community College Senior Adult
Program. Admission is free, but seating is limit-
ed. Complimentary tickets must be obtained in
advance; available through the Seniors Adult
Program: 831-7801.
The holiday musical and cultural exchange
presented by seniors from El Paso and Juarez,
features The Real Spirit of Christmas, the
Nativity, Our Lady of Guadalupe and Juan
Diego, traditional songs and dances and an
appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus and elves,
all showcasing the talent of seniors and com-
munity performers.
Overload The Glasbox, 1500 Texas,
presents the experimental art show created by
Chris Adame at 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday,
Dec. 9-11 and Dec. 16-18, with dance, music,
art and theatrical performance. Tickets: $10 at
the door. Information: 751-1588 or 549-6358.
Overload is comprised of performances
from contemporary dance to classic ballet to
spoken word poetry to performance art in
order to overload the landscape.
WinterCon 2011 The Anime Convention
is 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Dec. 10, at
Camino Real Hotel, 101 S. El Paso Street. The
event focuses on the Japanese artistic culture,
as well as live music, games, animation, science
may 2 000 December 2011
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DECEMBER
INDEX
Roundup 3-17
Behind the Scene 6
Scene Spotlight 6
Program Notes 18-19
Heres the Ticket 20-22
Music, Comedy 23-24
Dance 24
Becoming Bicultural 25
Sports 26-28
Viva Jurez 31
Nature 32-33, 41-42
Feature:
The Gift of TIme 37-40
El Paso FishNet 42
At the Museum 43-46
Gallery Talk 47
SW Art Scene 50-55
Racking up History 56
History Lessons 57
Keep on Bookin' 58
Feature:
Old West Town plans 59
On Stage 60-61
Stage Talk 61
Film Scene 62-64
Liner Notes 64
January Preview 65-66
El Paso Scene Users Guide 63
Advertiser Index 66
Subscription Form 66
El Paso Scene Page 3 December 2011
fiction and more in a family-friendly atmos-
phere. Tickets: $12 ($10 children 9 and
younger) in advance; $15 ($12 children) at the
door. Information: 269-5821.
Holiday Art and Health Fair Lynx
Exhibits and El Paso Artisan Gallery, 300 W. San
Antonio, host the fair noon to 5 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 11, free health screenings and holiday gift
shopping. Admission is free. Visitors attending
fair receive a discounted entry of $12 per per-
son to the Bodies Human exhibit.
Information: 533-4330 or lynxexhibits.com.
The Student Medical Society at International
Business College will screen attendees for dia-
betes and high blood pressure and offer infor-
mation on commonly used medications such as
ibuprofen and acetaminophen.
Local artists will also be present at the fair
offering holiday gift options such as food items,
jewelry and ornaments. Featured artists include
Bonnie Kaber, Natalia Rodriguez, Cheryl
Howard, Grace Gibson and Crescent Moon
Metalworks.
Holiday Posada The Lydia Patterson
Institute / Central Business Association host the
20th annual downtown Posada 5 to 10 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16, along South El Paso Street
(between 6th and Paisano). The event includes
the traditional re-creation of the Holy Couples
search for shelter, along with food vendors,
games, mariachis and more, including late night
shopping. Admission is free. Information: 504-
3101.
St. Anthonys Seminary Posada The
seminary, at Crescent and Hastings in Central
El Paso, celebrates the traditional custom of
the posada at about 6:30 p.m. nightly Dec. 16-
23, with rosary, songs by Los Franciscanos and
procession, followed by the breaking of piatas.
The posada is conducted in Spanish. The semi-
narys famous Nativity scene will be on display
through Christmas Day. Information: 566-2261.
Straw Claus Furs-N-Spurs presents the
evening family holiday event 6 to 9 p.m. Friday
through Sunday, Dec. 16-18, at its Clint farm
setting. Families can take a hayride to view the
Santa Straw displays, enjoy a campfire with
chocolate and biscochos, plus local musicians
and other Christmas entertainment. Cost:
$6.50 per person. Reservations/directions: 539-
3939 or furs-n-spurs.com.
Furs-N-Spurs is an agritourism business on a
2-acre farm in Clint, Texas that provides enter-
taining, educational and fun-filled experiences
to families and groups with farming.
Luminarias Festival/Posadas along the
Mission Trail The Mission Trail will glow
with traditional Christmas luminarias Saturday,
Dec. 17, for its annual event. Luminarias will
be lit around 6 p.m., lining Socorro Road from
the Ysleta Mission past the Socorro Mission,
then to the San Elizario Plaza. Admission is
free. Information: 851-1682. or elpasomission-
trail.com.
The 8-mile route includes all three Mission
Trail churches, the oldest continuously active
churches in the United States. Some shops and
restaurants along the trail will remain open
after hours for open houses or shopping. Each
community will host its own posada and holi-
day festivities beginning at dusk, and special
activities will be held at the Tigua Cultural
Center.
The San Elizario Genealogy & Historical
Society will host free events beginning at 5:30
p.m. at the Los Portales Museum, 1521 San
Elizario Road. A live nativity pageant will be
performed by San Elcearios confirmation class,
and its childrens choir will perform Christmas
carols. Traditional food and refreshments will
be available for a small donation; free hot
chocolate and cookies, as well as goodie bags
from Mr. and Mrs. Claus, for all children.
Information: 851-1682 or epcounty.com/sanel-
izariomuseum.
Mount Cristo Rey Hike Through Time
A guided hike is at noon Friday, Dec. 30, at
Mount Cristo Rey, Sunland Park, N.M. Length:
5 miles round trip (2-3 hours). Cost: $5 ($2 for
children) donation requested for the Mt. Cristo
Restoration Committee. Information: 252-
9840. No reservation is required.
A presentation on the history of the monu-
ment will be given at the summit.
The four-story-tall statue of Christ on the
cross was built in 1938-40 by sculptor Urbici
Soler. The mountaintop is 4,576 feet above sea
level, in Sunland Park, N.M., near the junction
of Mexico, Texas and New Mexico.
The hike is sponsored by El Paso Convention
& Visitors Bureau and El Paso Scene. Security is
provided along the trail and in the parking lot.
The 5-mile hike is easy to moderate, and is
suitable for all ages. Free bottled water provid-
ed for hikers.
Meet at the large parking lot at the trailhead
to Mt. Cristo Rey off McNutt Road (NM 273).
Take the Racetrack exit off Paisano and cross
the Rio Grande.
Hyundai Sun Bowl The 78th annual
football classic begins at noon, Saturday, Dec.
31. Teams to be announced. Tickets; $15, $20,
$30, $40, $50, $60 and $150. Information: 533-
4416, 1-800-915-BOWL or sunbowl.org.
(Ticketmaster).
Pregame activities begin at 11:30 a.m. in the
stadium, and the Sun Bowl Fun Zone activity
area for children is open 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
outside of the stadiums east concourse.
Other Sun Bowl events:
The 50th annual Bank of the West Don
Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational is Dec. 28-29 at
UTEPs Don Haskins Center. See Sports list-
ing for details.
Rotary Sun Bowl Football Team Luncheon is
Friday, Dec. 30, at the El Paso Convention
Center. Doors open at 11 a.m. The starting
line-ups from both teams are introduced at
11:30 a.m. and the head coaches are highlight-
ed as well. Tickets: $50; tables for eight $450
(eight guests, or six guests plus two football
player from each team).
The 14th annual Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta is 4 to
9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at the El Paso
Convention Center, with live music, activities
and games for kids 6 and younger, face painting,
balloon animals, Battle of University Bands and
Cheerleaders, food and drink for purchase, and
a fireworks display at 8 p.m. Admission is free;
interactive game tent wristbands are $5.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe exhibition and
mini-festival An opening art reception
and mini-festival is 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9,
at La Galeria de la Mison de Senec, the Ysleta
Independent School Districts gallery at 8455
Alameda. Winners of the annual art competi-
tion will be announced. Entertainment includes
Ceiba and Danza Azteca Chichimeca
Omecoatl, plus food, arts and crafts vendors.
Admission is free. Information: 434-9711 or fin-
earts.yisd.net.
The 14th annual Our Lady of Guadalupe
exhibition, featuring professional and student
works that pay homage to the popular cultural
icon, runs through Jan. 19.
December Roundup
Contd from Page 3
Please see Page 5
Virgen de Guadalupe celebration
The 4th annual celebration honoring the appari-
tion of the Virgen de Guadalupe is 3 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9, at 503 S. Cotton, with mat-
achines, Norteo music, menudo, champurra-
do, bread and coffee. All devotees of la Virgen
are invited. Information: 309-3855 or cha-
cho1940@sbcglobal.net.
Fiesta Guadalupana The celebration of
Our Lady of Guadalupe is Saturday, Dec. 10, at
the Ysleta Mission (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Church), 131 S. Zaragosa (at Alameda). A pro-
cession at Ysleta Elementary School is at 8 a.m.,
followed at 10 a.m. by a Mass in front of the
mission. The Mercado de Artes is 11:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. with paintings, bultos, retablos, weaving,
ironwork, colchas, Native American potter and
jewelry. Traditional food for sale. Entertainment
includes live music, Tigua social dances, story-
telling, matachines, mariachis and folklorico
dances. Admission is free to all events.
Information: 859-9848 or ysletamission.org.
Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe The
13th annual three-day religious festival in
Tortugas, N.M. is Saturday through Monday,
Dec. 10-12. The festival is the biggest event of
the year in Tortugas, a small village near Mesilla
Park thats home to the Tortugas Indians.
Events are centered at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Church.
The annual a procession, rosary and vigil to
the Tortugas A Mountain begins around 7 a.m.
Saturday followed by the bishops Mass on the
mountain. A rosary is around 4 p.m. At sun-
down, pilgrims will light luminarias along the
mountain path.
A fiesta Mass is 9 a.m. Sunday followed by
Danzante Dances and a traditional free fiesta
dinner sponsored by La Corporacion de
Nuestra Seora de Guadalupe, the governing
body of the tribe (which is related to the
Tiguas). A procession around the village, rosary
and reception in honor of the Corporacions
mayordomos concludes the events.
To get there: Take Interstate 10 to Las
Cruces, exit on University Avenue and go
under the freeway; turn left at the stop sign
and continue on Main, going through two sig-
nals. Turn left on Tortugas Drive and then turn
right on Parroquia.
Information: (575) 526-8171 or (575) 522-
0288.
Piro-Manso-Tiwa Indian Tribe of
Guadalupe Pueblo Events celebrating
the Virgin of Guadalupe are Dec. 10-12 at St.
Genevieves Church and Parish Hall, 100 South
Espina and 1025 E. Las Cruces Ave., in Las
Cruces. Admission is free, and everyone is
invited. Information: (575) 524-9649.
A procession of the virgin is Friday and
Saturday from the hall to the church.
A Mass for the Virgin de Guadalupe will be
given at Sunday, followed by dancing by the
matachines (Los Danzantes) and Piro-Manso-
Tiwa Tribe members.
The Virgin de Guadalupe is kept in the church
until New Years Day, when she will be taken
out at 2 p.m. in a procession accompanied by
dancing and pageantry. She is then taken home
until next December.
St. Anthonys Festival for Our Lady of
Guadalupe St. Anthonys Seminary,
Crescent and Hastings in Central El Paso, will
host events in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec. 10-12, including pilgrimages, masses and
a bazaar. The public is welcome. Information:
566-2261.
Saturdays events include a pilgrimage from
the seminar to Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at
2907 Alabama at 4:30 p.m. followed by a Mass
at the parish at 6 p.m.
A bazaar featuring vendor booths and food is
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, and a Serenata a la
Virgen is 7:30 p.m. Sunday with choirs, semi-
narians and mariachi.
Mananitas a la Virgen are 5:30 a.m. Monday.
Church programs
Forgotten Carols The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints presents composer
and songwriter Michael McLean at 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, at the Mount
Franklin Stake Center church building, 7315
Bishop Flores. Admission is free and the public
is invited. Information: 584-4292.
A Night in Bethlehem Hope Baptist
Church presents a live Christmas experience
noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in the church
parking lot, 125 Graphite, Suite C. Participants
can see, touch, feel and smell what life was like
during the miraculous time of Christs birth.
Information: 497-0071 or hopebaptistchurchel-
paso.com.
Arrive in Bethlehem for the census and enter
a market place, wander through Bethlehem and
meet a census taker, shepherds, shopkeepers,
an innkeeper, Roman soldiers and even Mary
and Joseph. Families can also create projects
and crafts like jewelry, toys and more at each
marketplace shop as well as sample treats from
a first-century bakery where children can make
their own bread. Free family portraits also
offered.
Blessing of Nativities Sacred Earth
Ministry of St. Pius X will host a blessing of
nativity displays at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at
St Pius X Community Center, 1050 N. Clark.
Anyone wishing to have a nativity blessed may
bring it to the center at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
3, or Sunday morning services. Nativities will
be on display all day Sunday. Information: Mike,
757-9395.
Live Nativity Bethany Christian Church,
10453 Springwood, will host a Live Nativity
Scene 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, in front
of the church. Information: 592-5977.
The Spirit of Christmas The annual
large-scale holiday pageant of music and drama
celebrating 20 years of the Cielo Vista Churchs
Christmas season programs is Dec. 9-11 and
Dec. 16-18 at the church at 3585 Lee Trevino.
The pageant celebrates 20 years of Christmas
past along with some of the greatest stories of
the Bible told through a dramatic musical pres-
entation. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and
2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets: $5 (general admission). Information:
595-0288 or cielovista.org.
Tickets available at Cielo Vista ticket office
and at The Hub (Montana Lobby). Ticket office
open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily beginning Nov. 28.
Venite! O Come Coronado Baptist
Church, 501 Thunderbird, will host its annual
Christmas music presentation at 7 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 9, and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, featur-
ing the churchs Christmas Choir and
Orchestra. The original musical is based on the
documentary The Star of Bethlehem by Rick
Larson. The story joins the journey of the wise
men following the star to the Child, and fea-
tures a look at the heavens through the scrip-
tures and modern technology. A cookie fellow-
ship follows the program. Admission is free.
Information: 584-3912 or coronadobaptist.org.
December Roundup
Contd from Page 4
Please see Page 7
N
ot often does a middle-aged guy
get to compete alongside one of
the worlds most famous athletes
in a major sports event and beat him
to the finish line. That happened to me
Nov. 19, but I had no idea of who I was
riding with!
Held the Saturday before Thanksgiving
for nearly 30 years, the Tour de Tucson is
one of the oldest and biggest cycling
events in the Southwest, attracting nearly
9,000 riders with routes of 42, 60, 85 or
111 miles. Its a ride, not an official race,
but there are plenty of competitive
cyclists leading the way.
This was my first year at Tucson, and I
signed up for the full 111-mile event.
Joined by several El Paso Bicycle Club
buddies, we lined up well before dawn in
downtown Tucson to get a decent spot in
the starting area. Even at 5:30 a.m. hun-
dreds of others were already in position
for the 7 a.m. start.
Once the wheels begin rolling, adrena-
line kicks in. I averaged nearly 22 mph
before reaching the dry creek bed at the
47-mile mark that forces cyclists to walk
their bikes 100 yards or more. I refilled a
water bottle, grabbed a banana and head-
ed for the bushes to answer natures call.
Heading back to my bike, I exchanged
some small talk with another cyclist.
A few miles later, that same cyclist
passed by on my left, patting me on the
back. I recognized him from the creek
crossing, but otherwise had no idea of
who he was. We rode together for the
next hour in a group of about 15 riders,
so he was either in front or in back of me
for about 20 miles. He was noticeably
athletic, bulging with muscles that sug-
gested cycling was not his only sport.
Somewhere along the route he dropped
behind. I pressed on, slowing a bit due to
fatigue, but managed to finish in 5 hours
and 42 minutes (651st out of 3,172 ).
The next day I glanced at some online
photos and realized that I had been riding
alongside Barry Bonds, 7-time Major
League Baseball MVP and holder of the
single-season and career home run
records. He had finished in 5 hours and
47 minutes, placing 702nd.
Apparently Bonds had picked up cycling
after baseball (maybe it also helped
relieve the stress of the steroid scandal
that tarnished his legacy).
In retrospect, I was glad I did not recog-
nize him as a celebrity. I might have been
starstruck! He was just another rider, and
a friendly one at that. Every time I
glanced at him he had a smile on his
face. Maybe Bonds enjoyed just being a
regular athlete in a sport where he was
good, but not a superstar. Of course, I did
get a little satisfaction of finishing five
minutes ahead of him.
* * *
This months cover was inspired by my
friend Steve Jolly, who sent me his stun-
ning photograph of Aguirre Springs cov-
ered with snow. Its hard to believe that
scene is just a few miles from El Paso.
Joining Steve on the cover are three
other iconic images of El Paso in winter:
Mark Paulda took the serene photo of the
desert blanketed in white. Nina Eaton
captured the mesquite tree lightly graced
by snow; and Jim Paternosters photo is
an oldie but goodie from a past El Paso
Scene cover.
Our January cover will feature the Best
of Show winner of the recent El Paso
Scenes exhibit at Sunland Art Gallery,
Robert Dozal. In future months, you will
also see works by the Cover Award win-
ners: Nina Eaton, Ann Mitchell and
Candy Mayer.
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Deadline for news for the
January issue is Dec. 19
The January issue comes out Dec. 28
Wicked The untold story of the Oz
witches is Feb. 1-12, 2012 at the Plaza
Theatre. Page 36.
San Elizario Art District The First
Friday ArtWalk is Dec. 2; The ChristKindle
Market is Dec. 9-11 on the plaza; Escamilla
Gallerys annual open house is Dec. 9-12.
Page 2.
Norman Rockwell exhibits El Paso
Museum of Art hosts two exhibits by the
American Master through Dec. 31. Page
30.
A Christmas Carol UTEP Department
of Theatre and Dances annual production of
Dickenss holiday tale is Dec. 11-18, in Fox
Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre. Page 67.
The Last Tortilla A reception and sign-
ing for two new books by Sergio Troncoso is
Dec. 2 at The Bookery in Socorro. Page 58.
El Paso Gem and Mineral Show The
annual show is Dec. 2-4 at El Maida
Auditorium. Page 20.
Sasahara Gallery Christmas Open
House is Dec. 3; 3rd annual Christmas
Market (with Encaustic International Art
Studio and Gallery) is Dec 18. Page 50.
EPAAs Crossland Gallery Showing
Dec. 3-17: Christmas Magic Fair; Its A
Small World Miniature Exhibit; Artists of the
Month Anthony Rodriguez and Joyce Ewald.
Page 22.
La Tierra Dinner Shows La Tierra
Cafs upcoming dinner concerts are Danza
Espanolas (Dec. 3); The Applejack Band
(Dec. 10) and The Birddogs Band (Jan. 14).
Page 26.
Krystyna Robbins Open House The
local artists holiday open house and
Christmas Miniature Show is Dec. 4. Page
15.
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino
Live racing season begins Dec. 6; the annual
New Years Eve Celebration in the Signature
Showroom is Dec. 31. Page 11.
Winter Wine Art Market Sunland
Winerys wine and art event is Dec. 9-10,
with free wine tasting and local artists. Page
31.
Venite! O Come Coronado Baptist
Churchs annual Christmas music presenta-
tion is Dec. 9 and Dec. 11. Page 14.
Ysleta Mission Cultural Arts Market
The Ysleta Missions market featuring tradi-
tional art works is Dec. 10, on the historic
missions grounds. Page 5.
Marie Otero Holiday Open House
Marie Otero Hair Make-up Art hosts her
open house and Vecinos Art Mercado Dec.
10. Page 15.
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
Showing through Dec. 10:
Regina Silveira: Limits; through Jan. 21,
2012: Conductores, works by Galia
Eibenschutz and Amor Muoz. Page 43.
LYNX Exhibits Showing through Dec.
31: Bodies Human exhibit of real human
bodies. A Stress-Less Holiday Art and
Health Fair is Dec. 11 in the El Paso Artisan
Gallery. Pages 38 and 51.
El Paso Performing Arts and Convention
Center events Fiddler on The Roof
(Dec. 13) and Dave Koz and Friends
Christmas (Dec. 18) and Great Russian
Moscow Nutcracker (Dec. 23) at The Plaza
Theatre. Page 4.
Magic Pan dinner concert Laura Tate
Goldman and the Dan Lambert Band present
jazzed-up holiday classics and more with a
dinner show Dec. 15 at The Magic Pan.
Page 10.
Straw Claus The Santa Claus exhibition
is Dec. 16-18 at Furs-N-Spurs in Clint,
Texas. Page 10.
Hal Marcus Studio and Gallery Happy
Hawaiian Holidaze Open Hut is Dec. 17.
Page 53.
New Years Eve at Enchanted Ballroom
The ballrooms New Years dinner and
dance is Dec. 31. Page 8.
Forum Ballroom New Years Eve Dance
Tejas Band is featured at the Dec. 31
dance The Forum. Page 21.
El Paso Chamber Music Festival - El Paso
Pro-Musicas 23rd annual festival presents
world-class chamber musicians Jan. 12-Feb.
5. Page 53.
Downtown ArtMarket City of El Paso
Museum and Cultural Affairs Departments
weekend markets featuring local artist are
Saturday mornings in the Union Plaza
District. Page 3.
Alfresco! Fridays Band applications for
the 2012 outdoor concert season are avail-
able at alfrescofridays.com. Page 7.
Southern New Mexico
Silver City MainStreet First Fridays
event are Dec. 2 (Holiday Cheer) and Jan. 6
(Statehood Celebration and Centennial
Birthday Celebration). Pages 7 and 42.
Old-Fashioned Christmas MainStreet
Truth or Consequences 4th annual tradition-
al holiday event is Dec. 9 throughout
Downtown. Page 38.
New Mexico Tamale Fiesta The inaugu-
ral fiesta in Historic Downtown Silver City is
Dec. 10. Page 10.
Silver City galleries Silver Citys Red
Dot galleries offer holiday specials Dec. 10
during the New Mexico Tamale Fiesta. Page
17
Las Cruces Museum of Art through
Jan. 21: NASA 50 Years of Exploration
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition.
Page 12.
Flickinger Center for the Performing
Arts in Alamogordo Upcoming shows:
The Academy of Ballets The Nutcracker
(Dec. 16-17); Bettman and Halpin (Jan. 20);
Official Blues Brothers Revue (Jan. 24); Sons
of the Pioneers (Feb.14); Arlo Guthrie
(April 1). Page 33.
Scene Spotlight highlights events
advertised in this issue.
Living Christmas Tree The 47th annu-
al Christmas concerts at First Baptist Church,
805 Montana, are 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. 10-12, 805 Montana, featur-
ing more than 125 participants performing
familiar holiday songs, both old and new.
Tickets: $5, available in the church office
Monday through Friday on a first come, first
served basis or online at fbcep.com. Doors
open one hour prior to each performance. The
event usually sells out early. Information: 533-
1465 or fbcep.com.
The program features the Living Christmas
Tree Chorus of 150 singers, professional
orchestra, Quintessential Brass, and numerous
solos and ensembles, all presented around the
large Christmas tree structure and stage.
Christmas Celebration Abundant Living
Faith Center, 1000 Valley Crest, will host its
annual orchestral production and candlelight
communion services celebrating the birth of
Jesus Christ Dec. 18-24, in the centers audito-
rium.
The Christmas Story is told through the eyes of
the Storyteller, from Hooville to the Nativity
and everything in between, with live animals,
full orchestra, flying angels and even the Grinch.
Performances are 7 p.m. Sunday through
Thursday, and 5 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Nursery and childrens classes provid-
ed. Admission is free. Information: 532-8543 or
alfc.com.
Magnificat! My Soul Magnifies The
Lord Western Hills United Methodist
Church, 524 Thunderbird, presents concert
exploring the deeper meaning of Marys Song
at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. Program includes
the Baroque work Magnificat by Antonio Vivaldi
and other seasonal favorites by J.S. Bach,
Mendelssohn, Rutter, Helvey, Wilberg and oth-
ers. Congregational singing of great Advent and
Christmas carols with El Paso Symphony mem-
bers, the WHUMC Orchestra, organ, and
piano. Conducted by Jim Regin. Admission is
free; childcare provided. Information: 584-
2133, ext. 109 or westernhillsep.org.
Let There Be Lights
Holiday Light Show The brilliant display
of holiday lights choreographed to music is fea-
tured at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Fridays through
Sundays, Dec. 2-25, at 12001 Paseo de Oro
(one block north of Montwood, off Bob
Mitchell). Parking available at Montwood High
School and Crosspoint Church. Admission is
free.
Luminarias by the Lake Thousands of
luminarias will line the walking paths at
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso Desert
Botanical Gardens, 4200 Doniphan, 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, featuring musi-
cal entertainment and holiday refreshments for
sale. Proceeds benefit the park. Admission: $4
($3 military, $1 children 12 and younger).
Information: 584-0563,
pasonorte@sbcglobal.net or keystone-
heritagepark.org.
Memorial Candle Garden luminarias are avail-
able for $5 each.
Navidad de La Fe Luminarias La Fe
Clinic will light up Scenic Drive with more than
4,000 luminarias for its 20th annual event 6 to
10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Admission is free,
but sightseers are invited to donate canned and
dry goods or cash or checks (made to Centro
de Salud Familiar La Fe to benefit families
served by La Fe.
Scenic Drive will be open only to one-way
traffic during the event, accessible from
Richmond/Alabama streets in Central El Paso.
Cars proceed slowly westward with lights off
to view the luminarias and the city lights of El
Paso and Jurez. Drivers will also get to view
Santa and his elves and a live Nativity scene.
Volunteers and sponsors are always needed.
Information: 534-7190.
Cumberland Circle Luminarias and
Christmas lights adorn the circle each
Christmas Eve in the central El Paso neighbor-
hood. From I-10, take Trowbridge northwest to
Pennsylvania Ave. Pennsylvania leads directly
into the circle.
Eastridge Christmas lights The resi-
dents of the Eastside subdivision of Eastridge
participates each year in an elaborate neighbor-
hood-wide holiday lights display. Lights are usu-
ally lit around the first week of December, and
run through the holiday season.
The subdivision is off McRae Blvd; turn west
on Eastridge.
Southern New Mexico
First Fridays in Silver City Several of
historic Downtown Silver Citys restaurants,
shops and Red Dot galleries will stay open
late the first Friday of each month as part of the
monthly First Friday shopping event. Free live
music and other special events also planned
each month. Information: 1-800-548-9378 or
silvercitymainstreet.com.
Ruidoso Festival of Lights The moun-
tain village of Ruidoso hosts the following
events though the Christmas season.
Information: 1-888-71-LIGHTS (714-4448) or
RuidosoFOL.org.
Christmas in the Park is 6 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 1, at School House Park. Includes lighting
of the Southwests largest Christmas tree,
music and caroling, sleigh rides and visits with
Santa. Admission is free.
The annual Parade of Lights is 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, in downtown Ruidoso (from
Sudderth/Mechem to Pizza Hut), featuring
floats packed with seasonal decorations and
lights. Special events are planned all day at
Wingfield Park in midtown including musicians,
carolers, childrens rides and more.
A Cowboy Christmas Ball at Mountain Annies
is 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, featuring
Jody Nix and The Texas Cowboys. Dinner
served at 6 p.m. Ticket information: (575) 257-
7982.
Ski Apaches Torch Light Parade is tentatively
Saturday, Dec. 17, at Ski Apache Resort.
Veteran skiers carry lighted torches while
descending the mountain. Indian fry bread, hot
snacks and drinks available for purchase. Indian
drumming begins at 5 p.m. with parade down
the mountain at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but
spectators are encouraged to arrive by 5:45
p.m.
City of Las Cruces Christmas Tree
Lighting Ceremony The annual ceremo-
ny is 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Albert
Johnson Park, 200 E. Picacho (between City
Hall and Branigan Library) in Las Cruces. The
celebration includes music by Las Cruces High
School Choir Swing Ensemble, hot chocolate
and light snacks. Information: (575) 541-2000.
Also that evening is the 8th annual Trail of
Lights Luminaria Walk at the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall and Railroad museum, featur-
ing cocoa, cookies, carols, model trail displays
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and more. Information: (575) 541-2288 or
(575) 541-2296.
Walk through Bethlehem Angus
Church of the Nazarene in Ruidoso will host
45-minute interactive walks through a recreat-
ed village of Bethlehem Friday through Sunday,
Dec. 2-4 and Dec. 9-11. The guided event
features a cast of more than 60 actors and live
animals. Visitors can interact with tax collec-
tors, Roman soldiers, innkeepers, merchants,
dancers, strolling minstrels and more.
Wheelchair friendly path. Call for times/reser-
vations. Admission is free. Information: (575)
336-8032 or angusnaz.com.
WinterFest The holiday event in conjunc-
tion with the City of Las Cruces tree lighting
ceremony and Downtown Ramble is 5 to 8
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, on Main Street with food
and craft vendors, musicians, school choirs and
horse and wagon rides following the trail of
thousands of luminarias. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 525-1955.
Alamogordo Christmas Parade The
annual lighted parade, Winter Wonderland
begins at 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3, down 10th
Street. Hosted by the Alamogordo Chamber of
Commerce, the parade includes floats, ban-
ners, marching bands and a visit from Santa
Claus. Information: (575) 437-6120.
Carlsbad Winter Wine Festival 10
a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Pecos
River Village Conference Center, 711 Muscatel,
in Carlsbad, N.M. (site of Christmas on the
Pecos boat rides). Features wines from at least
eight New Mexico wineries, arts and craft, holi-
day entertainment. Tickets available from the
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. Information:
Helping Hands Event Planning, (575) 522-1232
or carlsbadwinterwine.com.
VIP party is Friday, Dec. 2. Admission: $10 in
advance; $12 at the door.
Christmas in Cloudcroft The
Sacramento Mountain communitys holiday sea-
son events include:
The 29th annual Pet Parade is 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, on Burro Avenue, followed
at 6 p.m. by the town Christmas Tree lighting
and the 2nd annual Lighted Christmas Parade at
7 p.m. Stores on Burro will be open until 8
p.m. for holiday shopping.
The Cloudcroft Community Choir presents
Lead Me Back to Bethlehem at 4 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4, at Cloudcroft United
Methodist Church.
Santa Land Celebration is 6 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 17, in Zenith Park behind the Chamber
of Commerce. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive with
treat candy and cookies, as well as a bonfire,
roasted marshmallows, smores and photos
with Santa. Information: (575) 682-2733.
Cloudcroft Art Society Show and Sale is
Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 21-23 at The
Lodge. Information: 1-800-395-6343 or
thelodgeresort.com.
Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive at The Lodge at
7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, for a reading of the
Twas The night Before Christmas, hot cider
and cookies served in the Trestle Room.
Christmas in the Foothills The his-
toric Black Range town of Hillsboro, N.M.
invites Christmas shoppers for a holiday studio
walk 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The
celebration offers open houses at art galleries
and historic homes as well as holiday activities,
food and arts and crafts shows, horse-drawn
carriage rides and a $49.99 art sale.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 895-5797.
The event is recognized as a New Mexico
Centennial Event, and a photo display about
area pioneer Nicholas Galles created by the
Hillsboro Historical Society will be featured
with a book signing/sale for the organizations
book, Around Hillsboro.
The Percha Bank Museum in Kingston (9
miles west of Hillsboro) will unveil a new his-
torical mural the same day and sell hand-made
gifts, home-made pastries and live music.
For the $49.99 sale, anyone attending
Christmas in the Foothills can purchase tickets
for $1 each to place in a container associated
with each art item. The person whose ticket is
chosen pays only $49.99. One-dollar tickets
can also be purchased for a chance to win
framed artwork created especially for the
event by Julie Shufelt. Limited edition giclee
prints of Shufelts artwork are for sale at
Percha Creek Traders for $20.
To get there: Take Interstate 25 north from
Las Cruces to the NM 152 exit at Caballo, and
go west 17 miles.
Christmas on the Pecos One of
Americas top holiday traditions, the boat tour
along the Pecos River runs through Dec. 31 in
Carlsbad, N.M. The event celebrates its 20th
anniversary season and showcases the winter
wonderland of more than 100 festively deco-
rated houses. Twelve to 15 tours are offered
nightly 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The 40-minute tours depart from Pecos River
Village Conference Center, 711 Muscatel. The
village, a gallery full of Southwestern gifts and
refreshments and holiday lights. The George
Washington (half trips only) runs Friday and
Saturday only. No tours offered Christmas Eve.
Tickets: $12.50 ($7.50 age 2-11) Sunday
through Thursday, $17.50 ($12.50 age 2-11)
Friday and Saturday. Half trip tickets: $7.50.
Children under 2 years of age are free if sitting
on lap. Tickets should be purchased in advance;
many dates are sold out. Information: (575)
628-0952; Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce at
(575) 887-6516 or christmasonthepecos.com.
New this year is the Carlsbad Winter Wine
Festival, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
Tickets available from the Carlsbad Chamber
of Commerce. Information: carlsbadwinter-
wine.com.
Luminarias on The Plaza The City of
Socorro, N.M. will host its 8th annual arts
crawl 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, on the
historic plaza and several surrounding shops.
The event features, live music artwork, food
and beverages. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 838-2724 or (575) 835-8927.
The citys official Christmas Tree Lighting is 6
p.m. on the plaza, followed by the Candy Cane
Light Parade.
Remembrance and Hope vigil
Mesilla Valley DWI Resource Center hosts a
candlelight vigil for victims of drunk driving at
5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Old Mesilla
Plaza in Mesilla, N.M. Information: (575) 382-
6245.
Cultural Center de Mesilla 2231 Calle
de Parian (one block west of the Mesilla Post
Office). Fall hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday, and by appoint-
ment. Information: (575) 523-3988 or border-
bookfestival.org.
A reading and book signing with poet,
Deborah Barba Egan, author of A Girl in a
Large Rectangle, is 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
4, with reading at 3 p.m. The books cover
image is by local artist Carolyn Bunch.
In conjunction with the reading is a Christmas
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Book Fiesta all weekend with many book and
art specials.
A Christmas Eve open house is set for
Saturday, Dec. 24; details to be announced.
Night of Lights (Noche de
Luminarias) Southern New Mexicos
largest luminaria display is 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 4, on the New Mexico State University
Campus, a tradition since 1984. Luminarias will
light up the International Mall and the path
from the Pan American Center to the Corbett
Center Student Union. Also offered are horse-
drawn carriage rides, live dance performances,
free hot apple cider and holiday treats.
Information: (575) 646-3200 or nmsu.edu.
Christmas Light Hayride Hayrides
through more than 60,000 Christmas lights are
6 to 9 p.m. nightly Dec. 9-25, beginning at
Sunset Run Restaurant, 54 McDonald Road in
Alamogordo. Santa Claus will be on site for
photos, along with holiday craft and food ven-
dors on site. Admission: $5 ($2 age 12 and
younger). Information: (575) 921-3332 or
desertdjsnm.com.
Mesilla Plaza Christmas Tree Lighting
The community tree lighting is Friday, Dec.
9, in the plaza. Mesilla Mayor Michael Cadena
will switch on the tree at 6 p.m. Christmas
music continues until 6:30 p.m. Shops will be
open late for holiday shopping that day, refresh-
ments and some locations. The tree will be
decorated with ornaments created by students
from an area school. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 524-3262, ext. 116
Mesilla is southwest of Las Cruces. Take I-10
West to the Avenida de Mesilla exit. The plaza
is off NM Highway 28 (Avenida de Mesilla)
south of I-10.
Luminarias and Christmas music will be fea-
tured Christmas Eve on the Plaza 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24. The Mesilla Singers
choir will lead in the singing of Christmas car-
ols, and luminarias will be lit around dusk.
Old-Fashioned Christmas MainStreet
Truth or Consequences presents its 4th annual
traditional holiday event 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 9, throughout Downtown with businesses
open late, for holiday treats and shopping, car-
olers, live music, wagon rides, child friendly fire
pits, roasted marshmallows and smores.
Information: (575) 740-3902 or torcmain-
street.org.
A free showing of Its A Wonderful Life is
9:15 p.m. at the El Cortez Theater.
Elephant Butte Beach Walk and
Floating Light Parade Elephant Butte
State Parks annual luminaria walk and parade
of lights is 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. The
parade begins at 6:30 p.m. The event features
more than 3,500 luminarias, a boat and RV
parade, 25 host campfires, Santa Claus,
hayrides, caroling, and lots of hot chocolate,
cider and posole for everyone. Party and
awards ceremony follow at the Elephant Butte
Inn. Cost: $5 per car. Information: (575) 740-
1777.
The annual Old-Fashioned Christmas
Downtown Tree Lighting is 6 p.m. Friday, Dec.
9, with bonfires, wagon rides, carolers, Santa
Claus and refreshments at downtown business-
es.
Fort Selden Luminaria Tours The
13th annual holiday event at Fort Selden State
Monument is 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
The trails and ruins of the 19th-century fort will
be lit by more than 1,000 luminarias, and visi-
tors will be treated to hot chocolate, cookies
and living history military re-enactments.
Admission is free during the evening.
Information: (575) 526-8911 or nmmonu-
ments.org.
From Las Cruces, take I-25 North to Exit 19.
The monument, which preserves the ruins of
the 19th century fort, is open 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. daily. Admission is $3 (age 16 and under
free).
New Mexico Tamale Fiesta The inau-
gural fiesta in Historic Downtown Silver City is
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, hosted by
the Southwest NM Chamber of Commerce
and New Mexico Tourism Department. More
than 25 tamale vendors will be set up along
Broadway between Bullard and Texas, and gal-
leries and shops will be decorated for the holi-
days. Also featured are tamale-making demon-
strations, Mariachi performances, dancing,
prizes and more. Information: (575) 538-5555
or findyourselfinsilvercity.org.
Victorian Christmas Evening The
27th annual event is 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
15, at the Silver City Museum, 312 W.
Broadway in the historic H.B. Ailman House.
The old-fashioned community celebration fea-
tures traditional music, decorations, costumed
characters, childrens stories, hot mulled cider,
plum pudding and other holiday treats.
Childrens craft activities are 4 to 6 p.m. with
music and holiday treats 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Admission: $3. Information: (575) 538-5921 or
silvercitymuseum.org.
Luminarias and Christmas Carols on
the Plaza Old Mesilla, N.M., turns into a
wonderland of music and light beginning at
dusk Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, at San
Albino Church and the surrounding historic
plaza. Around 6,000 luminarias will be set up.
The Mesilla Singers will lead singing of
Christmas carols from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Mesilla is southwest of Las Cruces. Take I-10
West to the Avenida de Mesilla exit. The plaza
is off NM Highway 28 (Avenida de Mesilla)
south of I-10. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 524-3262, ext. 116.
Downtown Ramble The City of Las
Cruces hosts an evening of music and art 5 to 7
p.m. the first Friday of the month at the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall. Information: (575)
523-2950.
Super Saturdays in Colorful Columbus
Luna County Economic and Community
Development will host an all-day merchants
event throughout Columbus, N.M. the first
Saturday of every month featuring local mer-
chants and organizations offering special events,
promotions and garage sales. Guests are also
invited to enjoy the communitys Historical
Walking Tour and museums. Admission is free.
Information/directions: Philip Skinner, (915)
526-2307 or columbusnewmexico.com.
Statehood Day Celebration Silver City
Mainstreet will celebrate New Mexicos
Centennial Friday, Jan. 6, with exhibits, activi-
ties, contests, gallery events and more through-
out the historic downtown area. Information:
SilverCityMainStreet.com.
Centennial Exhibits and Childrens Activities
with Lego Mindstorm and the Silver City Public
Library are 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Silver City
Museum, 312 W. Broadway.
A reception with refreshments for WNMU
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Campus History Permanent Exhibit is 2 to 4:30
p.m. at WNMU Museum, 1000 W. College.
Short program at 3 p.m.
Voices of New Mexico kick-off event for
the Student Centennial Reading Project essay
and illustration contest is 5 to 5:30 p.m. at the
Silco Theater, 311 N Bullard.
Centennial Birthday Party announcing the
results of the Birthday Cake Contest is 5:30 to
6 p.m. at the Silco Theater. Professional and
recreational bakers interested in entering the
contest may register by Jan. 2 at silvercitymain-
street.com.
Choose Your Own New Mexican
Adventure performances and activities repeat
every half hour, including Chautauqua perform-
ance by Randy Carr portraying Sheriff Dan
Tucker, vintage 1912 silent movies and more
are 6 to 8 p.m. at various downtown venues.
A dance with Brandon Perrault and Rhythm
Mystic is 8 to 11 p.m. Location to be
announced.
Exhibits at the Silver City Museum and
WNMU Museum and themed events at down-
town galleries continue Saturday, Jan. 7. A
presentation on the history of railroads in
Grant County is 11 a.m. at the Silver City
Library.
New Years Eve
Sunland Park New Years Eve The
Alex Martinez Band will headline the New
Years Eve celebration in the Signature
Showroom at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
Saturday, Dec. 31. Tickets: $35 (includes din-
ner buffet, entertainment, favors and cham-
pagne toasting); $250 table for eight. Ages 21
and older welcome. Information/reservations:
(575) 874-5200 ext 4269.
Ardovinos New Years Eve Bash
Ardovinos Desert Crossing, One Ardovino
Drive in Sunland Park, will ring in 2011
Saturday, Dec. 31. with a special New Years
Eve celebration. Call for details.
Information/reservations: (575) 589-0653 or
ardovinos.com.
Forum Ballroom New Years Eve
Dance Tejas Band is featured at the Dec.
31 dance, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at The Forum, 3800
Mattox (at Hawkins). Cost is $35, which
includes party favors, beer and set-ups, chances
at cash prizes and menudo at midnight.
Singles Meet and Greet New Years
Eve Party Sunland Winery will host the
singles event Saturday, Dec. 31, beginning at 6
p.m. with a painting and tasting class. Also
included in the evening are karaoke, DJ, danc-
ing, and party favors. Wine sales are available
during the evening. Cost is $45. Reservations
required. Information: (575) 589-1214.
Sunland Winery is located at Art & Frame
Mfg., 1769 Victory Lane in Sunland Park, N.M.,
just north of Sunland Park Racetrack and
Casino. From I-10, take Sunland Park to
Futurity, turn right, then left of Trifecta and
right on Victory.
West Texas
Mountain Country Christmas The
annual event is 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2-3, at the Alpine
Civic Center, 801 W. Holland, in Alpine, Texas.
The event includes an indoor/outdoor arts
crafts fair, baked goods, organizational booths,
holiday product vendors, entertainment.
Admission is free. Information: Alpine Visitors
Center (432) 837-2326.
This years Christmas Tour of Historic Homes
is 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, beginning at
First Christian Church in Alpine, 201 W. Sul
Ross Ave. The tour features six of the citys his-
toric residences decorated for the holidays.
Proceeds benefit Alpines Wall of Pioneers
project. Tickets: $10; available at the Mountain
Country Christmas Fair or from any Historic
Alpine board member. Information: (432) 837-
8813 or historicalpine.org.
Bazaars and fairs
Downtown Artist Market The City of
El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs
Department new market for area artists are
Saturdays on Anthony Street in the Union Plaza
area. Winter hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (No
market Dec. 31 and Jan. 7). Space for about 53
artists available each month. Information: 541-
4481.
Booth space costs $2, and artists will be
required to prove they produce their own
work. Artists must obtain a sales permit and
attend one of the monthly orientation sessions
offered 6 to 8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each
month in the City Hall third floor training
room. Information/guidelines online at elpaso-
texas.gov/mcad at Cultural/Heritage Tourism
& Initiatives.
Del Valle Christmas Fair The Del Valle
High School Band and Flags annual fair is 5 to
10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Del Valle High
School, 950 Bordeaux, with more than 50 ven-
dors selling arts and crafts and holiday items.
Performances by school bands and dance teams
begin at 6 p.m. Admission is free. Information:
258-2645.
La Casa Holiday Bazaar The annual
holiday bazaar featuring regional vendors is
Dec. 2-4 at the Las Cruces Convention
Center, University and El Paseo, Las Cruces,
with over 100 booths of homemade arts and
crafts; raffles; holiday treats and a man cave
for sports viewing. Hours are 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 (free for chil-
dren under 12). Proceeds benefit La Casa Inc.
shelter for victims of domestic violence.
Information: (575) 526-2819 or lacasainc.org.
Clendenin Christmas Craft Fair The
Clendenin Elementary School PTA will host its
11th annual fair 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
3, at the school at 2701 Harrison, with holiday
crafts, clothing, candles and more. The schools
kitchen offers menudo, tamales, churros,
doughnuts, coffee and soft drinks. Admission is
free. Vendor space available for $25.
Christmas Fair Our Lady of the Valley
School, 8600 Winchester, hosts an arts & crafts
fair 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. Breakfast
foods sold include menudo and pancakes.
Information 859-7939.
Holiday Bazaar Ladies Auxiliary Post 812
will host the fair 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 4, at VFW 812, 2400 Davis Seamon
(McKelligon Canyon). Information: 525-4757.
Desert Crossing Holiday Market
Ardovinos Desert Crossing Restaurant and
Banquet Facility will host its 7th annual market
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in the Sunset
Hall. This years market is their largest so far
with more than 60 local artists, craftspersons
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and vendors from the Farmers Market. Brunch
served 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner service
begins at 5 p.m. Admission is free; brunch/din-
ner cost varies. Information: (575) 589-0653 or
ardovinos.com.
Gifts include Christmas ornaments, jewelry,
handmade soaps, as well as specialty wares
such as baked goods, salsas, jams and jellies will
be for sale. Champagne tasting offered at the
new A-1 venue.
UU Christmas Bazaar Unitarian
Universalist Community of El Paso, 4425 Byron
St., will host its annual Christmas Bazaar 9:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 and 11. The
bazaar features handmade arts and crafts,
chocolate truffles, jewelry and a white elephant
table. Twenty percent of sales goes toward the
UU community. Admission is free. Information:
562-4001 or uuelpaso.org.
El Paso Mineral and Gem Society
Rummage Sale The societys fundraising
sales are 9 a.m. to noon the first Monday of the
month (Dec. 5), at Memorial Park Senior
Citizens Center, 1800 Byron, behind the rose
garden. Information: 740-9937 or 592-8820.
Winter Wine Art Market Sunland
Winery, located at Art & Frame Mfg., 1769
Victory Lane in Sunland Park, N.M., host the
wine and art event 4 to 10 p.m. Friday and
noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9-10. Free
wine tasting. The art market will feature local
artists. Admission is free. Information: (575)
589-1214.
Sunland Winery is north of Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino. From I-10, take Sunland
Park to Futurity, turn right, then left of Trifecta
and right on Victory. The winerys regular
hours are 5-10 p.m. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, with free wine tasting available. Call
for schedule of wine making classes, and paint-
ing and tasting classes.
A Singles Meet and Greet New Years Eve
Party is Saturday, Dec. 31, beginning at 6 p.m.
with a painting and tasting class. Also included
in the evening are karaoke, DJ, dancing, and
party favors. Wine sales are available during the
evening. Cost is $45.
Christmas Arts and Craft Fair El Paso
Parks and Recreation, hosts the arts and craft
fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the
Multipurpose Center, 9031 Viscount. Admission
is free; vendor space available. Information:
Anna Luisa Benegas, 598-1155.
Its Beginning to Look A Lot Like
Christmas Craft Fair Pebble Hills
Elementary School, 11145 Edgemere, hosts its
15th annual holiday arts and crafts fair 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Sponsored by the
Pebble Hills PTO. Admission is free.
Canyon Hills Christmas Craft Fair
The middle schools PTA hosts the fair 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the school,
8930 Eclipse. Admission is $1. Information:
231-2240.
Marie Otero Holiday Open House
Marie Otero Hair Make-up Art, 1015 N.
Florence (at Arizona) hosts her open house and
Vecinos Art Mercado noon to 6 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 10, with local artists, a new gift gallery
and live music by Echoes in the Park.
Information: 588-4247 or 351-4477.
Ysleta Mission Cultural Arts Market
The Ysleta Mission, 131 Zaragosa, will host its
market featuring traditional art works Saturday,
Dec. 10, on the historic missions grounds. The
event features Southwest Artists, colchas,
retablos, weaving and Native American pottery
and Jewelry, as part of the annual Feast of Our
Lady of Guadalupe. Call for times. Information:
859-9848 or ysletamission.org.
HPC Christmas Fair Harvest Place
Church Womens group host a Christmas Fair
and Chick Night 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16,
at the church at 5312 Rio Bravo (off Country
Club) with treats and shopping opportunities.
Information: (575) 502-4079.
Fall Farmers Market The 150 Sunset
Garden Center hosts a Farmers market 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Saturdays, through Dec. 17, at the
old Nash Nursery, 150 Sunset Drive, with local
artisans, diverse food and local fruits vegetables
and flowers. Admission is free. Information:
585-0801 or 150sunset.com.
Hawaiian Holidaze Open House The
Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon, hosts the
41st annual Happy Holidaze Open House arts
and craft fair 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
17, with hula dancers and refreshments. Guests
are encouraged to come dressed in Hawaiian
garb. Admission is free. Information: 533-9090
or halmarcus.com.
Vendors include Cactus Mary Organic Soaps,
crocheted Bickies Bears, handcrafted jewelry
by Oscar Moya and by SooZen and Cecil Lee,
Schriers Jams & Jellies, Lollyline unique hats
and muffs, 1 Sol tie-dyes, Tie One On party
aprons, El Pasos Knitting Guild shawls and
handmade gifts, and more.
The gallerys gift shop has chanchitos, minia-
ture art, and a large selection of local cards,
prints and $5 calendars.
CDA Vendor and Craft Fair The
Catholic Daughters of America and TNT will
host their monthly craft fair noon to 4 p.m. the
third Sunday of each month at Catholic
Daughters Hall, 801 Magoffin, featuring crafts,
antojitos and music. The Fundraising for a
Cause fair helps local charities and the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation. Fairs will
be held monthly through December. Admission
is free. Information: 532-1839.
Fox Plaza Flea Market The citys old-
est and largest flea market runs 9 a.m. t 4 p.m.
Saturdays at the Fox Plaza Shopping Center,
5559 Alameda, featuring weekly entertainment
with music, shows, drawings and special events.
Information: 779-8424 or
foxplazamercado.com.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market
Arts, crafts, produce, baked goods and
other food items are offered at the market 9
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays (9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Christmas Eve) in the newly
opened portion of Main Street from Las Cruces
Avenue to the roundabout on the north end.
The market was recently voted Americas
Favorite Farmers Market of all large markets in
the nation in annual online contest hosted by
American Farmland Trust. Information: (575)
541-2288 or lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.
Non-perishable food items will be collected
for the nearly 40,000 individuals feed through
Roadrunner and its agencies throughout the
state at the Dec. 10 and Dec. 24 markets.
The Buy Local Bowl shopping spree contest
is Saturday, Dec. 10. Call for details.
Santa Claus will be at the market for photos 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24. A scavenger
hunt, holiday decoration making and live music
by Las Cruces High School Swing Choir also
offered. Pedicab rides provided to market cus-
tomers 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Something for everyone
HIV testing Centro de Salud Familiar La
Fe will conduct free HIV testing in recognition
of World AIDS Awareness Day 10 a.m. to 7
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at Bassett Place Mall
(near Premiere Cinemas), I-10 and Geronimo.
Certified and experienced HIV counselors and
testers from the La Fe CARE Center will pro-
vide prevention information, free HIV testing
and awareness. Information: 772-3366.
Free HIV testing is also available Monday
through Friday at the La Fe CARE Center at
1505 Mescalero, in Central El Paso.
Entertainment/Arts district workshop
El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs
Department hosts a public workshop to create
a connection between and Entertainment
District and Arts District in Downtown El Paso
6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Creative Kids Olo
Gallery, 504 San Francisco, in Union Plaza. The
workshop seeks to develop solutions for
greater pedestrian activity between the Union
Plaza Entertainment District and the adjacent
recently designated Downtown Arts District.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
mcad@elpasotexas.gov.
As part of a major Downtown revitalization
effort that began in 2006, the City of El Paso is
working on a downtown wayfinding plan that
would help lead visitors to Downtown destina-
tions and improve access in and out of
Downtown.
Holidazzle Abundant Living Faith
Centers popular womens Christmas event is 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Camino
Real Hotel, 101 S. El Paso, with a luncheon,
fashion show and shopping opportunities. Event
often sells out well in advance; reservations
encouraged. Tickets: $50 in advance.
Information: 532-8543 or alfc.com.
This years guest speaker is former Facts of
Life star Lisa Whelchel.
Latinitas The nonprofit dedicated to
empowering Latina youth offers regular cre-
ative expression workshops, exhibits and more.
Information: 219-8554,
latinitaselpaso@yahoo.com or latinitas-
magazine.org.
Chicas Advancing in Media Project workshop
for ages 13 and older is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, at Latinitas Headquarters,
1359 Lomaland, #502, for teen girls to develop
their photography, writing and filmmaking skills.
An Alliance for Latinitas Volunteer
Information Session is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6,
at the Latinitas Headquarters, for those inter-
ested in helping be a mentor to the girls.
Latinitas hosts a series of free after-school
enrichment programs aimed at helping girls
build confidence through creative expression
weekly at the Judge Marquez, Ysleta, Irving
Schwartz, Clardy Fox and Memorial. Call for
schedule.
Lori Palatnik Jewish Education El Paso
(JEEP) welcomes the internationally renowned
speaker and author who will speak on The
Greatest Experience of My Life? Donating My
Kidney...to a Stranger 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3, at Temple Mt. Sinai, 4408 N. Stanton.
Palatnik will talk on her personal experience to
help move more people to consider
organ/blood/bone marrow donation or signing
up to be a donor upon death. A representative
from Southwest Transplant Alliance will be
present at her talk to provide additional infor-
mation if desired. Suggested donation: $10 at
the door. Advance RSVPs suggested by Dec. 1.
Information/RSVP: 585-8895 or
LesserDavis@sbcglobal.net.
Wreaths Across America El Paso
Composite Squadron-Civil Air Patrol will host
the annual Wreaths Across America dedication
ceremony 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec.
10, at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, 5200 Fred
Wilson, in conjunction with that days nation-
wide observance. The squadron is spearhead-
ing this years efforts to place a wreath on
every soldiers grave at the cemetery.
Information: Civil Air Patrol at 239-6149 or
epwreaths.org.
Wreaths arrive at 7 a.m. To volunteer to help
unload and place wreaths, call Civil Air Patrol.
Community Solutions Christmas party
Community Solutions of El Pasos Kids
Christmas party is 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11,
for children of prisoners and their family mem-
bers. Call for details. Information/registration:
Carolyn, 861-7733.
Rio Grande Adelante Inc. The organi-
zation serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender
and supportive people in the El Paso region.
Participation is free, unless listed otherwise.
Information: rgadelante.org or
rgadelante@gmail.com.
The organizations annual Christmas social and
dinner celebration is 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
11, at Jaxons, 1135 Airway. Cost: $20 through
Nov. 30 or online; $25 after. Online registration
at rgadelante.org. Information: 525-3435.
Tardeada Ranchera The Golden Bear
Social Club hosts a Christmas Tardeada 6 to 10
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at First Presbyterian
Church, 1300 Murchison. Rhapsody will play.
Tickets are $15. Refreshments available; BYOB.
Door prizes offered. Advance ticket purchase
recommended: Julie, 565-9872 or Raul, 755-
4038.
Hispanic Chamber Mercado El Paso
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosts its 21st
annual general membership mercado 5:30 to 8
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at El Paso Community
Colleges Administration Office, 9050 Viscount.
Members will elect the 2012 Board Members,
and find out who will receive the
Entrepreneurial Spirit of the Year, Volunteer &
Corporate Appreciation Awards, as well as
look back on the past years events and accom-
plishments. Admission: $75 ($50 chamber
members). Booth space available. Information:
566-4066 or ephcc.org.
Members and prospective members will also
share drinks and hors doeuvres, network with
colleagues and prospective clients, visit booths
of local small businesses and have a chance to
win prizes donated by booth vendors.
Business outreach session El Paso
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and MBDA
Business Center host the outreach session on
Access to Capital Northeast Business 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Golden
Corral Restaurant, 4610 Woodrow Bean
(Transmountain). Cost: $10. Information: 566-
4066 or ephcc.org.
Chamizal Bookings The Chamizal
National Memorial is accepting applications for
use of its 500-seat Memorial Theatre for July
through December 2012. Application forms
may be obtained at the Memorials administra-
tive building reception desk or online at
nps.gov/cham. Information: B.J. Floto, 532-
7273, ext. 112.
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Special Use Permit workshops for 2012 are 6
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, and 2 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 17. Call to register.
A Christmas Story: Mariachi Style
Mariachi San Pablo presents a Christmas con-
cert and tamal fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 17, at San Pablo Lutheran Church, 301 S.
Schutz. Concert admission is $3; space is limit-
ed. Tamales sold before and after the perform-
ance: $10 for a dozen or $1 each (pre-sales
taken through Dec. 15). Information: 858-2588
or ylm.org.
Chamizal Saturday Morning Crafts
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial, invites families to explore various
world cultures through arts and crafts for kids
age 5 to 11 at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Each
month is based on different craft concept cen-
tered on cultural diversity. Admission is free,
but space is limited to first 20 participants.
Reservations recommended. Information/reser-
vations: 532-7273 or nps.gov/cham.
Kissing Ball workshop Enchanted
Gardens, 270 Avenida de Mesilla, hosts a work-
shop to make a herbal kissing ball at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17. Reservation by Dec. 14.
Cost: $20 (includes materials). Information:
(575) 524-1886 or gardens@zianet.com.
Bridge games New, intermediate,
advanced and party bridge players are invited
to the Bridge Center 2216 Yandell (at Cotton).
Games times are 1:30 p.m. Sundays, 6:30 p.m.
Mondays (beginners and intermediates) and 11
a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Cost:
$6 per session. Information: 490-0170.
Christmas Village display Hundreds of
figurines make up one of El Pasos most elabo-
rate holiday displays, Winter Wonderland, on
exhibit 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays throughout
December, in the auditorium of the MacGuire
Administration Building of the Lee and Beulah
Moor Childrens Home, 1100 Cliff Dr. The
exhibit, donated by Dorothea Purvis, consists
of hundreds of festive figurines and continues
to grow bigger every year. Admission is free,
but donations are accepted. Information: 544-
8777.
El Paso Night Shift Nights The weekly
car and motorcycle club showcase is 8 p.m.
Wednesdays, at Fox Plaza (back parking lot),
5559 Alameda. The family event food, live
music, jumping balloons and cars and motorcy-
cles of many types. offers No alcohol allowed
at event. Admission: $3 per person or car; free
for ages 12 and younger. Information: 779-
8424.
Mind Body Studio 631 N. Resler Ste
201B (at Belvidere). Yoga (Hatha, Vinyasa,
Corepower, prenatal, Anusara and Iron Yoga),
Pilates, Zumba, classes offered seven days a
week. Information: 585-6362 or mindbodystu-
dio.com.
Scenic Sundays Walkers, runners,
cyclists and skaters are invited to enjoy Scenic
Drive, from Rim Road to Richmond, free of
traffic 7 a.m. to noon Sundays. Safety barrels
will line the area and the El Paso Police
Department will provide security along this
popular path. Dogs on leash permitted. Hosted
by the office of city Rep. Susie Byrd. Admission
is free. Information: 541-4416 or
district2@elpasotexas.gov.
Tembloroso Creative Lab The new
online home base for El Paso visual artists and
musicians features an online store, artist pro-
files, daily blog updates, a calendar of events,
and more. Created by El Pasoans Jim Ward,
Kristine Ward, Armando Alvarez and Brandon
Silverstein. Information: tembloroso.com.
VFW Bingo VFW Post 8919, 8535 Saluki,
hosts bingo games 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every
Tuesday and Friday in their Bingo hall. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m. and the public is welcome.
Violence Against Women Act program
Paso Del Norte Civil Rights Project offers aid
for undocumented women and their children
living in the rural areas around El Paso who are
emotionally, physically or sexually abused. The
program helps them learn to obtain work
authorization, public benefits, and, in some
cases permanent residency. Program is free and
all information in confidential Information: 532-
3799, 1-888-855-8292 or texascivilrightspro-
ject.org.
Teen Latinitas Leadership Institute
Latinas will host the kick off retreat for the
semester-long institute for young women
Saturday, Jan. 28. Membership open to Latina
girls in grades 9-12. Space is limited. Deadline
to submit applications is 5 p.m. Jan. 16.
Members must be willing to commit to attend-
ing monthly workshops and the retreat.
Applications available a the Latinitas
Headquarters, 1359 Lomaland, Suite 502, or
online at laslatinitas.com. Information: 219-
8554.
The institute consists of monthly workshops
on leadership methods, decision-making skills,
goal setting, public speaking, civic engagement
and volunteering. Participants attend monthly
classes, go on field trips, meet positive women
role models, learn about their cultural heritage,
build confidence and explore their own
strengths.
For a good cause
Art and Fashion for Life The Border
AIDS Partnership fundraiser is Thursday, Dec.
1, at Plum City Lounge, 500 San Francisco,
Downtown. A silent art auction is 6 to 9 p.m.
with fashion show at 8:30 p.m. Live entertain-
ment also featured. Tickets: $15 (available at
the door or in advance at Carnitas Queretero,
Ella Blu and Homework. Information: 603-
1044.
Boys and Girls Club wine tasting
Boys and Girls Club of El Paso hosts its 4th
annual holiday gala 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
1, at El Paso Museum of Art, with wines, food,
a silent auction, music, and special guest host
Matt Nordgren from Bravos Most Eligible
Dallas. Dress is holiday attire. All proceeds
benefit the youth at Boys & Girls Clubs of El
Paso. Tickets: $75 in advance; $100 at the door.
Information/tickets: 532-7410 or bgcelpaso.org.
Chamber of Commerce Gala The
112th annual Greater El Paso Chamber of
Commerce gala, A Legacy of Membership, is
Center. Cocktails at 6:15 p.m. with dinner at
7:30 p.m. followed by music and dance by San
Diego-based band, NRG. Chamber members
of more than 25, 50 and 75 years will be given
a token of appreciation. Attire is cocktail dress.
Tickets: $100 ($150 upgraded seats). Table
sponsorships available. Information: 534-0500.
Online registration at elpaso.org.
Raffle tickets are $50 and include a trip for
two with airfare to the Waldorf Astoria Resort
destination, Boca Raton Resort and Club, and
other prizes.
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Christmas for Chihuahuita Motorcycle
Run The 27th annual motorcycle run and
parade is Friday, Dec. 2, beginning at El Coco,
7246 North Loop. Decorated bikes and trucks
will be on display beginning at 10 a.m. followed
by bike and truck judging at 11:30 a.m. The
parade departs promptly at noon led by Mr.
and Mrs. Santa and their elves on motorcycle.
All motorcycle groups and individuals are invit-
ed to participate.
Party follows the run at 502 Canal Road with
prizes for best decorated motorcycle and truck
awarded. Food, drinks and door prizes also
offered.
The parade goes to participating local schools
to pick up toys for the annual party to be held
later in December. This years schools are
Cielo Vista Elementary, MacArthur
Intermediate, Ross Middle School and Hillside
Elementary. Participation is free, and riders are
welcome to bring candy for the school kids.
Donations welcome. Information: Mickie Subia,
533-1208.
Dachshund Dash for Hunger St.
Lukes Episcopal Church, 7050 McNutt Road,
near Canutillo, hosts the benefit event 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Races are at 10 a.m.,
noon and 2 p.m., including a mutt race at 2
p.m. Entry fee is a chicken or turkey to be
donated to the St. Vincent de Paul food bank.
Santa Claws The Humane Society of El
Paso offers pets a chance to visit with Santa this
season Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 3-18, at
Petsmart, 10501 Gateway West, at Yarbrough.
Information/cost: 532-6971 or info@humane-
societyelpaso.org.
Christmas Street The 38th annual fund-
raiser for the El Paso Rehabilitation Center is
Tuesday, Dec. 6, at El Paso Country Club, 5000
Country Club Place. Several lavish custom-
designed Christmas trees will be on display.
The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. with the gala
at 6 p.m. Luncheon is $45 and evening gala is
$100. All reservations are will call and must
be prepaid by Nov. 30 (no exceptions).
Information, ticket prices: 544-8484, ext. 101.
Web: pdnchildrens.org.
The Tour of Trees luncheon is presented by
Ruby Lola with holiday gift items, hairstyles,
makeup tips and some DIY ideas, as well as
giveaways and the opportunity to bid on a
designer-decorated auction tree.
The gala is sponsored by Chase and Mutual of
America with cocktails and silent auction at 6
p.m. and Christmas tree auction at 7 p.m.
Optional auction items include a culinary trip in
Napa Valley and a Wrigley Field experience.
Entertainment is provided by Billy Townes Jazz.
JEM Ministries gala JEM Ministries will
celebrate its 15th anniversary with a fundraising
gala dinner at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at
Grace Gardens, 6709 Westside, with special
guest speaker Latin Christian singer Marcos
Witt. Witt also serves as Spanish pastor of
Lakewood Church in Houston. Tickets: $75
($600 table for 10); seating is limited.
Information: 593-7612 or jemministriesep.org.
Other guests include Eduardo Xol of ABCs
Extreme Makeover Home Edition, and Adriana
Lopez of Univision Channel 26 News.
JEM (Jesus Es Manna) Ministries is a non-profit
organization founded by Jesus and Maria Ruiz
and Family that provides food, clothing and
other needed items and services to impover-
ished families in the Juarez area.
B-Warm Blanket Drive The Braden
Aboud Memorial Foundations blanket drive
runs through Dec. 17. New blankets, twin
size or larger will be collected during blanket
Saturdays at the B Strong Office in Placita
Santa Fe, 5024 Doniphan, #2. Information:
503-0400 or bradenaboud.com.
Blankets may also be dropped off at
Coronado High School, El Paso Times, El Paso
Sheriffs Office facilities, Lincoln Middle School,
Zach White Elementary, Mitzi Bond
Elementary, St. Marks School, St. Clements
Parish School, Mt. Franklin Christian Academy,
Richardson Middle School and Daws Home
Furnishings (Gateway East location).
Blanket Drive El Paso Fire Department
and Extreme Weather Task Force is collecting
new blankets to very young, elderly
and/infirmed in need through the winter
months. The purpose is to helps prevent cold
weather and carbon monoxide emergencies in
the El Paso area. Recommendations for those in
need of blankets are also being taken.
Information/donations: 472-4212.
Those in need of blankets may call 2-1-1
Texas for assistance.
Operation Santa Claus For more than
52 years Op Santa has been collecting new and
used toys and bikes for the needy children of
the El Paso/Fort Bliss area. Toys and bicycles
may be dropped off at the Fort Bliss Op Santa
warehouse, Bldg. 1123, Monday through Friday
or at any El Paso Fire Station, 24 hours a day,
365 days a year. For a pickup, call 568-1010.
Donations to Operation Santa Claus can be
mailed to Op Santa, Inc. P.O. Box 16270, Fort
Bliss, TX 79906. All funds are for parts and
supplies and no funds are paid to any staff.
Information: 568-8904 or blissmwr.com.
Fort Bliss
Anyone entering Fort Bliss must have a valid
drivers license, car insurance and registration.
Check beforehand to see which gates are open
to the public. The Robert E. Lee Gate at
Airport and Airway is usually always open.
Deals 4 Soldiers Expo More than 50
local businesses will share offers and discounts
with the military community 10 a.m. to 6:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at The Centennial Banquet
and Conference Center, Biggs Army Airfield,
with live demonstrations, food samples, live
radio broadcasts and more. Admission is free.
Information: 253-8491 or Deals4Soldier.com.
Weihnachtsmarkt Holiday Festival
The 2011 Fort Bliss holiday festival is 5 to 8
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Fort Blisss Biggs Park
with Santa, hot cocoa and cookies, food and
drink vendors, train rides around the park,
movies on the big screen, a live holiday play
and balloon animals. Crafts and games also
offered as fundraisers for various family readi-
ness groups. No pets, glass containers or cool-
ers allowed in park. Information: 588-8247.
Head to the Weihnachtsmarkt (holiday toy
workshop), a climate-controlled tent where
family readiness groups will offer craft projects
for a nominal fee. The money raised will benefit
FRG funds. The German Air Force Air Defense
Centers Helping Hands charity will offer deli-
cious German pastries and warm beverages to
help ward off the holiday chill.
Also this year is the handcrafted reindeer con-
test. Handmade reindeer will be place in a
pen to be judged in categories of cutest,
most creative and best use of materials.
Call for details.
Polar Bear Plunge The cold-weather
swimming event is 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
3, at the Community Pool in Fort Bliss. Suit up
in swim suit or wetsuit for a bracing swim (with
icebergs included). Free T-shirts for all who
take the plunge. Underwater photos with Santa
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also offered. FRGs will be on hand to sell warm
beverages and goodies, and to provide games
(for a nominal fee) for those who dont enter
the water. Information: 568-7431 or
tiffany.d.mogen.naf@mail.mil.
Dinner on a Dime Financial Readiness
Program at Army Community Service hosts the
monthly class that helps families make pasta,
sauces, appetizers, desserts and more on a
shoestring budget 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday,
Dec. 6, and Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Milam
Youth Activity Center, 10960 Haan Road. The
class is free, but pre-registration is required.
Information/registration: 569-5365, 568-1132
or aisha.ruhland@us.army.mil.
Free child care will be provided for children
registered with Child, Youth and School
Services. Information: 568-1132.
Army vs. Navy game broadcast Pre-
game festivities begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.
10, at the Fort Bliss Centennial Clubs Samuel
Adams Pub, with complementary food and bev-
erages during the game. Game time is 12:30
p.m. Admission is free. Information: 744-8427.
The Army-Navy Game (U.S. Military
Academys Black Knights vs. the Midshipmen of
the U.S. Naval Academy) is generally played on
the last weekend of the college football regular
season.
Fort Bliss Tour of Homes The Fort
Bliss Officer and Civilian Spouses Association
hosts a holiday tour of 12 historic and contem-
porary Fort Bliss houses 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 10, beginning at the Family, Building 250
Club Road on Fort Bliss. Welcoming reception
precedes the tour at 5 p.m. Admission: $20;
advance tickets available at A Little Bit of Bliss
Gift Shop, Building 2011 Sheridan Road.
Proceeds benefit the associations Community
Giving and Scholarship Funds. Information: 562-
7467.
The tour is open to all military ID card hold-
ers, DoD civilians, employees of Fort Bliss and
friends of Fort Bliss personnel; intended for
adults only.
Survivor Outreach Services The sup-
port group for survivors of fallen soldiers meets
6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Building
2494 Ricker Road on post (Army Community
Service Building). Information: 568-1132 or
blissmwr.com/sos.
Fort Bliss Christmas Brunch Fort Bliss
will host its annual Christmas brunch 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Centennial Club
with a variety of lunch choices. Cost: $18.95
($16.95 for seniors; $8.95 for children 7-11).
Reservations required. Information/reserva-
tions: 744-8427 or 562-5969.
A professional photographer will be on hand
to take childrens pictures with Santa Claus;
print prices vary.
Fort Bliss Rod & Gun Club Rifle and
pistol shooting competitions are held almost
every weekend at the Fort Bliss Rod & Gun
Club visitors can watch for free, food avail-
able at the clubhouse snack bar. To get there:
Take Railroad Drive to Deer; turn right.
Fort Bliss Sun Bowl Brunch The
annual Sun Bowl Brunch is 9 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 31, in at Fort Blisss Centennial Club.
Cost: $13.95, $6.95 age 7-11, free for ages 6
and younger). Shuttle to the game follows
brunch. Reservations required Information/
reservations: 744-8427 or 562-5969.
Old Fort Bliss Building 5051, corner of
Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The
Old West days of the Soldiers of the Pass are
relived through replicas of the original adobe
fort buildings and military artifacts,
Magoffinsville Post 1854 to 1868. Admission:
free. Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Club news
Yarn Addicts The crochet guild meets at
7 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month (Dec.
1) at Royal Estates, 435 S. Mesa Hills Drive,
with a silent auction, mini trunk show, free yarn
for members, show and tell and a pattern
library. Information: 584-2243.
Italian-American Cultural Society of El
Paso The societys monthly luncheon is at
noon Saturday, Dec. 3, at Roger Bacon
Seminary, 2400 Radford. Italian lessons offered
at 11 a.m. followed by luncheon. Information:
593-0106 or italianclubs.com.
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Macintosh Users Group The El Paso
Macintosh Users Group is open to anyone
interested in Apple Macintosh computers. The
groups monthly meeting and demonstration is
9:30 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of the
month at St. Pauls Lutheran Church basement,
1000 Montana (enter in alley). The Dec. 3
meeting is an open forum to share information
and ideas. Admission is free for visitors.
Information: 239-7846 or epmug.org.
Westside Welcome Club Holiday Party
The club will host A Very Jazzy Holiday
Party for members and guests Saturday, Dec.
3, at the El Paso Club in the Chase Building,
201 E. Main, with music by Jazz Over Easy.
Cocktails served at 6:30 p.m. with dinner buffet
at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $35. Information: 760-4593
or 584-3229.
Westside Welcome Club The group is
open to both newcomers and long-time resi-
dents.
A Very Jazzy Holiday Party for members and
guests is Saturday, Dec. 3, at the El Paso Club
in the Chase Building, 201 E. Main, with music
by Jazz Over Easy. Cocktails served at 6:30
p.m. with dinner buffet at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $35.
Information: 760-4593 or 584-3229.
The clubs monthly free newcomers coffee is
10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at 310 Corte de Rey.
Information: 581-3471 or 581-2314.
A Holiday Luncheon and Bazaar is Wednesday,
Dec. 14, at El Paso Country Club, 5000
Country Club Place, with music by Laurie
Koval. Bazaar with works by club members
opens at 10 a.m.; lunch served at noon. A toy
collection for Operation Santa Claus sponsored
by Fort Bliss will be held along with monetary
donations for Operation Noel. Cost: $20
(reservation deadline is Dec. 9). Reservations:
740-9725.
Woodworkers Club of El Paso The
clubs monthly meeting is 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 6, at 3228 Sacramento (back of building).
Club members will demonstrate their favorite
jigs. Information: 760-6536 or 564-5915.
Germania Club The Germania Club of El
Pasos annual Christmas party is 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Soldatenstube
(German Club), Robert E. Lee Road, Building
5095, Fort Bliss. The regular monthly lunch-
eons will resume in January. Information: 595-
1108 or 755-5471.
Junior Womans Club of El Paso The
clubs general meeting is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Womans Club club-
house, 1400 N. Mesa. Local women are invited
to learn about membership opportunities.
Information: 532-6131 or elpasojuniorwoman-
sclub.org.
Military Officers Association of
America The El Paso Chapter of MOAA,
an organization for active and retired officers of
all services and surviving spouses, hosts a
brunch 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
10, at the Centennial Club, 11199 Sgt. E.
Churchill, Biggs Field, Fort Bliss, with a talk by
BG Dennis D. Doyle, Commander of William
Beaumont Army Medical Center. Cost: $20 (by
Dec. 7). Information: 533-5111 or elpaso-
moaa.org.
La Leche League of East El Paso The
nonprofit group, dedicated to providing educa-
tion and support to women who want to
breastfeed, meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20,
at Sierra Providence East Medical Center, 3280
Joe Battle (at Edgemere). Pregnant women and
breastfeeding mothers and their babies are
welcome. Admission is free.
Information: (586) 419-1947 or llli.org.
LAlliance Franaise dEl Paso The
group promotes French culture and offers fran-
cophiles the opportunity to use the French lan-
guage in a variety of activities. Information: 585-
1789, 845-6535 or afofelpaso.com.
The club will celebrate the coming New Year
at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at the El Paso
Club. Information: 833-8705.
Registration is now open for the Spring 2012
French classes beginning the week of Jan. 16,
2012. Information: Christine, 566-8042 or
Maud, 833-8705.
Area attractions
Indian Cliffs Ranch The working cattle
ranch in Fabens offers a childrens zoo, buffalo,
longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets and
the Fort Apache playground. Its also home to
the famous Cattlemans Steakhouse.
Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattle-
manssteakhouse.com.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
The casino offers slot machines, and video-
machine versions of poker, keno and other
games. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday
through Thursday; 9:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday
and Saturday. Lounge is open, with live enter-
tainment and dancing, until 2 a.m. weekends.
Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday.
The 2011-2012 live horse racing season runs
Dec. 6-April 17. Race days are Tuesdays,
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. First post is
12:25 p.m. each race day. General admission
and parking are free. Information: (575) 874-
5200.
To get there, take the Sunland Park exit from
I-10, go south (left turn coming from
Downtown) and follow the signs.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305
Yaya Road, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta
Mission. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. The center features a museum
on the Tigua tribe, including its relationship to
the Tiwas of northern New Mexico. Admission
ysletadelsur.org.
Wyler Aerial Tramway Texas only pub-
licly accessible mountain tramway gives passen-
gers a view of 7,000 square miles, two coun-
tries and three states (Texas, New Mexico and
Chihuahua) from Ranger Peak, elevation 5,632
feet. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children
12 years and under. Tickets sales stop one hour
before closing. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday
and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information: 566-
6622. Closed Monday through Thursday.
Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park is managed
by Texas Parks & Wildlife and is also part of
Franklin Mountains State Park. To get there:
Take Alabama to McKinley and turn toward the
mountain.
Mount Cristo Rey The four-story-tall
statue of Christ on the cross tops the moun-
tain, 4,576 feet above sea level, in Sunland
Park, N.M. The monument is accessible off
McNutt Road (Highway 273) in Sunland Park
take the Racetrack exit off Paisano and cross
the Rio Grande. Because of safety concerns,
people are advised to hike only in groups. The
best time to hike is when volunteers are work-
ing on trail maintenance, usually 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Sundays. For information on Saturday hik-
ing times, call 252-9840.
La Via Winery New Mexicos oldest
winery is just across the state line from El Paso,
at 4201 S. NM Highway 28, one mile north of
Vinton Road. Information: (575) 882-7632 or
lavinawinery.com.
The tasting room and patio are open for sales
and tasting of wines from 12 to 5 p.m.
Thursday through Tuesday (closed
Wednesdays). Tasting fee is $5. A daily tour is
offered at 11:30 a.m. by appointment only; the
$10 fee includes tasting.
Licon Dairy The dairys gift shop popular
for its homemade asadero cheese products is
located at 11951 Glorieta Road in San Elizario
and is open 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. The dairy also features an exten-
sive petting zoo and regularly-stocked fishing
hole. Admission is free, with a nominal charge
for fishing hole use. Information: 851-2705 or
licondairy.com.
San Elizario Historic District The dis-
trict at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on the
Mission Trail features four art galleries, seven
artists studio/galleries, three gift shops, the
Historic San Elizario Chapel, the Portales
Museum and the Veterans Museum. Most loca-
tions open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 851-0041,
594-8424 or SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.com.
Zin Valle Vineyards 7315 Hwy 28 in
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tast-
ings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday.
Information: 877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
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Carpe Diem String Quartet Las
Cruces Community Concert Association pres-
ents the American indie string quartet at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. The group performs the clas-
sical string quartet repertoire, but their musical
passion has led them down the paths of gypsy,
tango, folk, pop, rock and jazz-inspired music.
Tickets: $20. information: (575) 521-4051.
Carpe Diem String Quartet are artists in resi-
dence at Ohio Wesleyan University.
LCSO with Stefan Jackiw Las Cruces
Symphony Orchestra, directed by Lonnie Klein,
welcome the internationally acclaimed violinist
Dec. 3-4, at NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital
Hall. The performance features Jackiw, per-
forming Beethovens Violin Concerto in D
major, Op. 61. The orchestra completes the
program with Verdis Overture to Nabucco
and Dvorks Symphony No. 9 in E minor,
From the New World. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $35-$45.
Information: (575) 646-3709 or lascrucessym-
phony.com.
A luncheon with Maestro Klein is 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1, at Ramada Palms Hotel
Conference Center, featuring a preview of con-
cert music. Cost: $16.
An additional performance in conjunction with
the Grant County Community Concert
Association and Mimbres Region Arts Council is
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at the WNMU Fine
Arts Center Theater in Silver City. Admission:
$20 ($5 students). Information: (575) 538-5862
or gcconcerts.org.
El Paso Community College concert
The EPCC Music Department will host its
annual fall concert featuring the EPCC
Orchestra and EPCC Chorus at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 2, at the Transmountain Campus
Lecture-Forum Theater of El Paso Community
College, 9570 Gateway North. Admission is
free. Information: 584-1595.
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra -
Grant County Community Concert Association
and Mimbres Region Arts Council present a
special performance of the symphony at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at WNMU Fine Arts
Center Theater in Silver City. The performance
features violinist Stefan Jackiw. Admission: $20
($5 students). Information: (575) 538-5862 or
gcconcerts.org.
Navidad de Las Luminarias- The
Chapel at Loretto Academy, 1400 Hardaway at
Trowbridge, provides the elegant English cathe-
dral setting for the Bruce Nehring Consorts
annual holiday concerts Dec. 2-4, with the
Consort Singers, organist Lester Ackerman and
the Quintessential Brass. Bruce Nehring con-
ducts. The program of sacred Christmas music
ranges from Renaissance to contemporary,
including international carol and melodies The
Chapel will be decorated with luminarias, poin-
settias and white lights.
Performances are 7:45 p.m. Friday, 5 and 8
p.m. Saturday and 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
Ages 7 and older welcome.
Tickets: $20 (senior/military and group dis-
counts available through Nov. 28).
Information/phone orders: 534-7664 (no phone
orders after Nov. 28).
Payment accepted by credit card at
BruceNehringConsort.org or by check or
money order via mail at P.O. Box 3708, El Paso,
TX 79923.
Winter Paradise El Paso Wind
Symphony opens its 2011-2012 Spicy Season
season at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at UTEPs
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Tickets $12.50
($7.50 military, students and seniors).
Information: 760-5599 or elpasowindsympho-
ny.com.
The Gift of Christmas choir concerts
The 25th annual musical holiday celebra-
tions, presented by the El Paso Choral Society,
are 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 3-4, at the Union Depot, 700 San
Francisco. Tickets: $15 ($10 military/seniors; $5
students). Information: 479-0156 or elpasocon-
servatory.org.
Saturdays performance features El Paso
Chamber Choir, conducted by Prentice Loftin,
and El Paso Brass.
Sundays concert is the Young Ladies Choir
directed by Yvonne Marmolejo, and El Paso
Brass. The choir performed on NPRs From
The Top in 2009 and at the Vatican last year.
Tickets: $10 ($8 military/seniors; $5 students).
Coronado String-a-thon The
Coronado High School Orchestras annual
fundraising event is 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4,
at the Lee Ross Capshaw Fine Arts Building
Auditorium at Coronado High School (on
Cloudview). The orchestra will perform holi-
day, classical and popular music throughout the
day. Guest performances include the Morehead
Middle School Orchestra at 11 a.m. Lincoln
Middle School Orchestra at 2 p.m. and
Morehead Middle School Orchestra at 4 p.m.
Admission is free, but donations are sought to
benefit the orchestra. Information: 630-1012 or
coronadoptsa.org.
Here We Come ACaroling Celestial
Sounds holiday concert is 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
4, at Good Samaritan Auditorium, 3011 Buena
Vida Circle, and Dec. 11 Peace Lutheran
Church, 1701 Missouri, featuring carols
throughout the ages from around the world.
The four-part womens choir is directed by
Jeannine Vigurest. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 524-0930.
The choir will perform familiar and unfamiliar
selections from the Renaissance to the 20th
century, such as Carol of the Bells from the
Ukraine, the Slovak Carol of the Sheep Bells,
Shepherds Christmas Song from Austria, I
Wonder as I Wander from Appalachia and
Ave Maria.
NMSU Honors Recital The NMSU
Department of Music presents its honor stu-
dents in recital 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at
NMSUs Atkinson (Music Center) Recital Hall,
unless listed otherwise. Ticket information:
(575) 646-2421 or nmsu.edu/~music/.
Franklin High Guitar Concert The
annual winter concert is 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
8, at the Franklin High School Fine Arts
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Theater, 900 N. Resler. Led by instructor Stefan
Schyga, one of El Pasos best-known guitarists,
Franklin guitar students perform classical,
Flamenco, jazz, rock and original guitar music.
Proceeds benefit the guitar program and stu-
dents. Admission: $5. Information: 433-6734 or
fhsfinearts.com.
A Community Holiday Concert El
Paso Youth Choir, conducted by Rocio
Rodriguez, will host a holiday concert at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, at St. Pauls Lutheran
Church, 1000 Montana, with excerpts from
The Messiah, The Sound of Music and tra-
ditional Christmas carols. Admission is free;
free-will offering taken. Information: 422-8793.
El Paso Youth Choir at St. Pauls offers weekly
free training from September through May for
singers ages 6-18.
Piano Music for the Young and the
Young at Heart Pianist Julie Crucian
presents a lecture-recital featuring the works of
Schumann, Dello Joio, Tansman and Debussy, at
3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Irving
Schwartz Library, 1865 Dean Martin, followed
by a master class with students of the El Paso
Music Teachers Association. Admission is free.
1st Armored Division Band Holiday
Concert The Armored Division Band at
Fort Blisss annual holiday show, Home for
The Holidays is 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. An appearance
from Santa and a sing-along will be featured
at this holiday spirited, family friendly event.
Doors open at 1 p.m. for ticketholders, 1:30
p.m. for non-ticket holders. Tickets are free;
available ITR Freedom Crossing, Public Affairs
Office, Bldg. 15, Slater Rd. and PAO, Bldg.
11865, East Bliss. Information/tickets: 568-7001
or 568-2263, 744-8432 or 568-4601.
A Holiday Afternoon Concert El
Paso Symphony Orchestra hosts its family con-
cert of traditional holiday music at 4 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$16.50 ($11.50 students, seniors and military;
$6.50 ages 2-12). Family Packs (2 adults and 2
juniors) are $36. (Ticketmaster) Information:
532-3776 or 566-4066.
The El Paso Symphony Orchestra, led by
EPSO Assistant Conductor Andy Moran, will
perform traditional holiday favorites such as A
Christmas Festival, Sleigh Ride, Carol of the
Bells and Twas the Night Before Christmas.
Special guests include the Destiny Family
Christian Center Sanctuary Choir.
Proceeds provide college scholarships for
local high school students.
Deck The Halls The Mesilla Valley
Chorale performs its annual holiday concert at
3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.
The theme this year is Deck The Halls with
classic holiday offerings, alongside up-beat spiri-
tuals and sing-alongs. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10; proceeds benefit the theatre.
Information: (575) 647-2560.
Piano Recital The students of Alfredo
Poblano will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
11, at the Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S.
San Marcial. Admission is free. Information: 1-
877-240-6827.
New Horizons Band & Goodtime
Singers The band, directed by John
Schultz, and community chorus, under the
direction of Diane Schutz, present the holiday
performance at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall, with guests the Belle
Choir from Alma de Arte, directed by Megan
McQueen. Admission is free: donations accept-
ed. Information: (575) 523-1652.
El Paso Brass KRWG presents of the
longest continually-performing brass quintets in
America, composed of key members of the El
Paso Symphony Orchestra and other distin-
guished artists from across the Southwest at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Rio Grande
Downtown Mall. Tickets to be announced.
Information: (575) 646-2222.
El Paso Summer Music Festival - The
non-profit organization announced deadlines
for applications for instrument awards and the
2012 competition. Information: 449-0619 or
epsmf.org.
New Instrument Awards for two young clas-
sical musicians (ages 8-19) will be awarded
based on musical and academic excellence as
well as financial need. Deadline to apply is Dec.
15.
The 2012 Young Musicians Competition is
open to ages 8 to 19. Winner receives a $2,000
award and performs in the 2012 Festival.
Second place receives $500 and third place
$200. Deadline to apply is Jan. 30; applications
available online.
Winter Holiday Spectacular El Paso
Youth Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro
Phillip Gabriel Garcia, performs its annual holi-
day concert with guests Billy Townes and Marty
Olivas at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at the
Scottish Rite Theatre, featuring seasonal songs
like Happy Xmas (War is Over), Sarajevo
12/24, Sleigh Ride and more. Performing
with the orchestra is El Paso Youth Jazz
Ensemble. Tickets: $15 ($10 students, seniors
and military with ID. Information: 820-2952,
EPYSO.com.
Garcia will debut his latest special project:
The Elecktrick Rock Orckestra and Fallrisk that
combines the strength of a symphony with the
power of rock. The symphony will also debut
an original composition by El Paso local jazz
artist Billy Townes and showcase other holiday
favorites.
El Paso Youth Choir auditions
Auditions for enthusiastic, talented singers ages
6-18 are offered by appointment December
and early January for the 2012 season. Weekly
free training will be 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at
St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 1000 Montana,
conducted by Rocio Rodriguez.
Information/appointments: 422-8793.
El Paso Youth Choir is El Pasos only commu-
nity concert choir, with free training and free
seasonal concerts.
El Paso Chamber Music Festival - El
Paso Pro-Musicas 23rd annual festival presents
world-class chamber musicians Jan. 12-Feb. 5.
Concerts, recitals and other special events will
be offered at various venues, in addition to the
popular Music Film Series and free Bachs lunch
performances at El Paso Museum of Art. This
years guests include Kim Kashkashian, Alfredo
Oyaguez, Soovin Kim and Lara Downes.
Tickets: $30 per show ($25 seniors and mili-
tary; $10 students with ID; $5 ages 12 and
younger). information: 833-9400 or eppm.org.
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December 2011
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.
Unless indicated, prices listed do not include
service charges.
Hillsong The Australian Christian worship
group performs its God is Able Tour at 8
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Abundant Living Faith
Center. Opening acts are Reuben Morgan and
Ben Fielding. Tickets: $24 and $34 ($20 each
for groups of 10 or more). Information: 532-
8543, 800-965-965-9324 or premierproduc-
tions.com.
Hillsong is based at the Sydney, Australia
Hillsong megachurch, which is famed world-
wide for its music ministry.
Jason Meadows The Nashville recording
artist and former Nashville Star performs at
Friday, Dec. 2, at Bikini Joes, 1610 Sioux. His
latest CD is 100 Percent Cowboy. Jason was
named first runner-up on the third season of
Nashville Star. He later recorded an inde-
pendent project with Baccerstick Records,
released in 2007, which included the tear jerk-
ing single, Eighteen Videotapes. Admission:
$10. Information: 775-1135.
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra -
Grant County Community Concert Association
and Mimbres Region Arts Council present a
special performance of the symphony at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at WNMU Fine Arts
Center Theater in Silver City. Admission: $20
($5 students). Information: (575) 538-5862 or
gcconcerts.org.
Dorrough The rappers Silent Assassin
tour is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Buchanans
Event Center, 11540 Pellicano. Tickets: $10
($25 to skip the line; $80 VIP with meet and
greet and after party). Ticketbully.com.
Mat Maher The contemporary Christian
artist performs 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at El
Paso County Coliseum, with special guest
Sanctuary Society. Mahers new CD The Love
In Between features the single Turn Around
and The Spirit and The Bride. Tickets: $15-
$35. Information: 534-4229.
Barry and Melanie Jacquess The gui-
tar duo presents a recital at 7 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 4, at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N.
Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. The program
will feature music by composers from North
and South America spanning from the 1800s to
the present, as well as the premiere of Barrs
arrangement of Luis Moreau Gottschalks
Souvenir de Porto Rico for guitar. His wife,
Melanie, will join him on the acoustic bass gui-
tar for several other pieces. Tickets: $10 at the
door ($7 NMSU students). Information/reser-
vations: (575) 523-1223.
A meet-and-greet with the artists follows with
light refreshments.
The Chariot The Christian
alternative/hardcore rock band performs at
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Open Gate
Church of the Nazarene, 9821 McCombs, with
guests Listener, Vanna, and The Crimson
Armada. The Chariots latest album is Long
Live, Listener has released two albums in the
past four years they have been touring. Tickets:
$12; all ages shows. Information: 751-2403 or
epopengate.org.
Tyga The Grammy-nominated rapper 8
p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at Buchanans Event
Center, 11540 Pellicano. All ages show. Tickets:
$40 ($150 VIP with artist meet and greet, line
skip and afterparty at M Bar); available at All
That Music or ticketbully.com.
Tygas (an acronym for Thank You God
Always) debut album includes the single
Coconut Juice. His rise to fame came in 2007
when he performed a remix of Arms Race
with Fall Out Boy, Travis and Lil Wayne on the
MTV Video Music Awards.
Applejack Band The El Paso folk band
performs its annual Christmas dinner show
Saturday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. La Tierra Cafe,
1731 Montana. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner
served at 7 p.m. Cost: $32 (tip not included,
BYOB), reservations required. Information:
592-5122 or (575) 541-1992.
El Maida Shrine Christmas Show
The shrines first-ever family Christmas show is
1:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at El Maida
Shrine Auditorium, 6331 Alabama, featuring
Lanny Kibbys Magical Christmas Tour with
comedy and magic for all ages. Santa will be on
hand, along with light refreshments. Admission:
$10 (free for children 13 and younger; limit
two with adult entry). Information: 562-1444
or ElMaidaShrine.com.
Reik The Grammy-winning Latin pop trio
performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at
Buchanans Event Center, 11540 Pellicano, pro-
moting their new album Peligro. Tickets: $35
general admission ($70 VIP with photo and
band autograph); available online at
Ticketbully.com.
Formed in Mexicali, the band created such
Mexican underground club favorites as
Levemente and Ahora sin Ti. Their first
major label self-titled CD included the hits Yo
Quisiera, Que Vida la Mia, and Noviembre
sin Ti. These cross-over hits were listed on
both Mexican charts and U.S. Latin pop charts,
resulting in a 2005 Latin Grammy nomination
for Best New Artist.
Fiddler on the Roof Broadway in El
Paso presents the Tony Award-winning musical
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Plaza
Theatre, starring John Preece as Tevye in his
ninth national tour of the show. Tickets: $35-
$60 (Ticketmaster). Information: 231-1111 or
theplazatheatre.org.
Based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem, the
Tony-winning musical is filled with a rousing,
heartwarming score, which includes
Tradition, If I Were A Rich Man and
Sunrise, Sunset.
The Fearless Friends Tour Blessthefall
headlines the metal tour Thursday, Dec. 15, at
Open Gate Church of the Nazarene, 9821
McCombs, with The Word Alive, Motionless, In
White, Tonight Alive and Chuck! No, Captain
Chuck! Doors open at 6 p.m. All ages show.
Tickets: $15 (ticketbully.com). Information:
751-2403 or epopengate.org.
Loco Dice The German DJ performs at 9
p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Nova Luna, 2270 Joe
Battle. Tickets: $15; available online at groovet-
ickets.com.
Not So Silent Christmas The 2nd
annual show benefiting Toys for Tots is 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Tricky Falls, 209 S.
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El Paso, with local bands Voyeur, Alodex,
Scordatura Vita, Hank of the Destruction
Moose, Sweetest Downfall, Glass Joe, The
Ivory Structure, Exit 116 and more. All ages
show. Tickets to be announced; available in
advance at holdmyticket.com. Information:
351-9909.
Dave Koz A Smooth Jazz Christmas
The Grammy-nominated saxophonist and El
Paso favorite presents his 14th annual
Christmas show 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at the
Plaza Theatre, with guests saxophonist Candy
Dulfer, singer-guitarist Jonathan Butler and
trumpeter Rick Braun. Tickets: $30, 35, 45,
$65, $85 and $100. (Ticketmaster).
Koz, a multi-million-selling solo recording
artist, four-time Grammy nominee and com-
poser, is considered one of the most expressive
voices in contemporary music. His past El Paso
appearances have sold out.
Koz has just released his compilation holiday
CD, Ultimate Christmas.
Gregory Alan Isakov - The South African
folk musician performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan.
13, at the Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos
Altos, N.M. as part of the Mimbres Region Arts
Councils Folk Series. Isakov has been called a
lyrical genius and has shared the stage with
acts like Mumford and Sons, Calexico and Fiona
Apple, as well as having appeared at well-
respected venues like South by Southwest and
Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Tickets: $20 ($15
members). Information: (575) 538-2505 or
mimbresarts.org.
Wicked The Broadway blockbuster that
reveals the untold story of the Oz witches
comes to El Paso Feb. 1-12, 2012, at the Plaza
Theatre, based on the bestseller by Gregory
McGuire. Tickets: $57.50-$77.50; $125 premi-
um (Ticketmaster and Plaza Box Office).
The musical directed by two-time Tony
Award winner Joe Mantello is winner of 35
major awards, including a Grammy Award and
three Tony Awards. Long before Dorothy
drops in, two other girls meet in the land of
Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is
smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is
beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked
tells the story of how these two unlikely friends
grow to become the Wicked Witch of the
West and Glinda the Good.
The Ragbirds The contemporary
folk/roots band performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 3, at WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre,
Silver City. Presented by Mimbres Region Arts
Council. Tickets: $20 ($15 members; $5 stu-
dents/children). Information: (575) 538-2505 or
mimbresarts.org.
Gabriel Iglesias The fluffy comedian
and regional favorite Stand-Up Revolution
Tour is 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, UTEPS Don
Haskins Center. Tickets: $40. (Ticketmaster).
Rock and Worship Road Show
MercyMe headlines the Christian rock tour 6
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at NMSUs Pan
American Center in Las Cruces, with Tenth
Avenue North, Disciple, Lecrae, Hawk Nelson,
Sidewalk Prophets and Rend Collective
Experiment and a special message from
MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard. Tickets: $10
at the door; $50 VIP (include t-shirt, early
entry, prime seating and a tour laminate).
Available online at itickets.com.
Cirque du Soleil: Dralion The leg-
endary performance troupe returns to El Paso
Feb. 15-19, at Don Haskins Center. The
shows name is a combination of the dragon,
symbolizing the East, and the lion, symbolizing
the West. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
and Thursday, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $35-$145; special front row tickets
available with souvenir program. Discounts for
ages 2-12, military and seniors; family four
packs also offered. (Ticketmaster) Information:
cirquedusoleil.com/dralion.
New York Voices - The Grammy Award
winning vocal ensemble performs at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16, at NMSUs Atkinson Music
Recital Hall. Part of NMSU Cultural Series.
Tickets: $15 ($10 NMSU students).
Information: (575) 646-4413 or panam.nmsu-
com.edu.
Brad Paisley The famed country
singer/guitarist brings his Camobunga 2012
tour to the Pan Am Center in Las Cruces at
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, along with guests
three-time CMA winners The Band Perry and
American Idol winner Scotty McCreery. Tickets
(on sale Dec. 3): $35, $55 and $65.
(Ticketmaster).
Cloud Nothings The Cleveland-based
band performs at 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at
Low Brow Palace, 111 E. Robinson. Tickets:
$8. Age 18 and older welcome ($3 ticket sur-
charge for age 18-21). Tickets available online
at ticketbully.com. Information: 356-0966 or
lowbrow.elpaso@gmail.com.
Venues & series
House of Rock East 8838 Viscount.
Tickets: $10 ($20 age 18-20). Advance tickets
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The Iron Maidens The worlds only female
Iron Maiden tribute band performs at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1.
Girl in a Coma The San Antonio rock
band performs at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
7, with guest Fences.
Tricky Falls 209 S. El Paso (formerly the
Reyn Theatre). Doors open at 7 p.m.; show-
time at 8 p.m. for most shows. All shows are
all-ages, unless listed otherwise. Information:
351-9909. Tickets available online at holdmyt-
icket.com.
Norma Jean The metal band performs
Monday, Dec. 5, with guests Oh, Sleeper,
Close Your Eyes, Stray from the Path, and
Lower Than Atlantis. Tickets: $15 in advance;
$17 day of show.
Mushroomhead The industrial metal band
performs Wednesday, Dec. 7, with opening act
One-Eyed Doll of Austin. Tickets: $15.
Protest the Hero The progressive metal
bands Scurrilous tour is Friday, Dec. 9, with
guests Las Chance to Reason, Scale the Summit
and Terror Eyes. Tickets: $14-$17.
Thrash and Burn 2011 Winds of Plague
headlines the death metal tour at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 14, with Chelsea Grin, As
Blood Runs Black, For the Fallen Dreams,
Upon and Burning Body, In the Midst of Lions,
Like Moths in Flames and Volumes. Tickets:
$16-$18.
Johnny Costello CD release party Friday,
Dec. 16, with guests Lusitania and Zechs
Marquise. Tickets: $8-$10.
Not So Silent Christmas The 2nd annual
show benefiting Toys for Tots is 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17, with Voyeur, Alodex,
Scordatura Vita, Hank of the Destruction
Moose, Sweetest Downfall, Glass Joe, the Ivory
Structure, Exit 116 and more. Tickets to be
announced.
El Paso Hardcore Reunion Show Some of
the Sun City areas best punk bands perform at
7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, with Rhythm Pigs,
Teenage Popeye, Second Hand Human,
Consultants and Necrophilia. Tickets: $10-$12.
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
- 122 S. Old Pueblo Road. Ages 18 and older
welcome; 16 and older for outdoor shows.
Both December events indoors. Admission is
free. Information: 860-7777 or speakingrocken-
tertainment.com.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 13-14
Sheagles (female Eagles tribute band) and Shoot
To Thrill (AC/DC Tribute Band).
Blue Oyster Cult headlines the New Years
Eve show at 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31.
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts
Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about 12
miles north of downtown Ruidoso). Free public
guided tours are 10 a.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays (except show dates). Information:
(575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872 or
spencertheater.com.
Miracle on 34th Street The musical
adaptation of the favorite holiday tale is 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3. Based on the story famous by
the 1947 movie, it tells the story a nice old man
who claims to be Kris Kringle - a.k.a. Santa
Claus - who is institutionalized as insane. A
young lawyer argues in court that he is the real
thing. Tickets: $76 and $79.
Nutcracker Ruidoso Dance Ensembles
original adaptation of Tchaikovskys Christmas
classic is 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. The
performance features gorgeous sets and cos-
tumes, and outstanding student and profession-
al dancers in a delightful trip into a magical
world of dancing nutcrackers, soldiers, sugar
plum fairies, candy canes, mice and little girls &
boys! Tickets: $28.
Flying J Wranglers Christmas 2 and 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21. Its Christmas time, cow-
boy style, and Ruidosos favorite performance
troupe returns to celebrate the heritage of the
West and the beauty of the holiday season with
rich melodious western yodeling, vocals, fiddle
and guitars. Tickets: $30.
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.
Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickinger-
center.com.
The Nutcracker The Academy of
Ballets production of E.T.A. Hoffmans The
Nutcracker and the King of the Mice is Dec.
16-18. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Call for ticket
information.
The Blues Brothers Revue The Official
tribute to Jake and Elwood Blues, The Blues
Brothers is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. Wayne
Catania and Kieron Lafferty become the
dynamic duo of blues music. Tickets: $15, $22,
$27 and $40.
State but True Stories of NM - Storyteller
Mary Mortensen Dieker presents a collection
of strange tales from the Land of Enchantment
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, as part of the
Alamogordo Speaker Series.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and
Casino Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8
p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Prices listed
do not include service charge. (Ticketmaster)
Information: 1-877-277-5677 or innofthemoun-
taingods.com.
Glen Campbell The legendary
Rhinestone Cowboy performs his farewell
tour at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. Inducted into
the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2055,
Campbell has won multiple Grammys and
other awards, and amassed several No. 1 hits.
His latest CD is Ghost on the Canvas.
Tickets: $25-$75.
New Years Eve dinner and concert begins at
7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. Details to be
announced. Tickets: $125 (Ticketmaster).
Information: (800) 545-9011 or (575) 464-
7090.
A matinee New Years Eve performance is 11
a.m. Tickets: $75.
Pointer Sisters The pop/Motown legends
perform Saturday, Jan. 14. Tickets: $25-$60.
Dwight Yoakum The country star per-
forms Friday, Jan 20. Tickets: $25-$100.
NM Tech Performing Arts Series
Performances are 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise
listed, at New Mexico Techs Macey Center,
Socorro, N.M. All seats general admission. Full
and half-season tickets available. Information:
(575) 835-5688 or nmtpas.org.
Flying J Wranglers Christmas Friday, Dec.
9. Western harmonies, fast and fun instrumen-
tals and side-splitting humor are hallmarks of
the Flying J Wrangler stage show. Tickets: $16
($14 seniors; $8 youth).
Presidential Chamber Music Series: String
Quartets Monday, Jan. 23. Willy Sucre,
viola, will perform string quartets with
Krzysztof Zimowski, violin, Julanie Collier vio-
lin, and Joan Zucker. Admission is free.
Rhythmic Circuss Feet Dont Fail Me
Now! Friday, Jan. 27. Percussive-dance
phenomenon that electrifies audiences with
hard-hitting, rapid-fire tap fused with high-spir-
ited music, from Minneapolis funk to salsa, and
enlivened by a seven-piece band, vocalists, and
a beat-boxer. Tickets: $20 ($18 seniors; $10
youth).
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Howling Coyote The open mic for musi-
cians, poets, writers, storytellers and perform-
ance artists is 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at the Rio
Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, in
Las Cruces, as part of the monthly Downtown
Ramble. Performer sign-up is 6:30 p.m. Coffee
and light snacks provided. Admission is free,
but donations welcome. Information: Bob
Burns, (575) 525-9333, (575) 523-6403 or
(915) 799-5684.
Literary Open Mic is 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Rio
Grande Theatre auditorium.
The Iveys El Paso band The Iveys, along
with Just Josh and Poema, perform a benefit
concert at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at
Baptist Student Ministry, 101 E. University with
opening act Jon Roman. Admission by donation;
all proceeds go towards the Red Threat Anti-
Human Trafficking Program and toward Josh
Lopezs Calvary Chapel Bible College in
Budapest, Hungary. Information: 533-9881 or
utepbsm.org.
The Iveys second album will be released in
January.
A Big Band Christmas Concert Jazz
Unlimited Big Band, with vocalist Jachin Ford,
hosts its 6th annual holiday concert at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4, at St. Marks United Methodist
Church, 5005 Love Road. Admission is free,
donations welcome. Information: 637-4569.
Gospel Music Unplugged Mountain
View Baptist Church, 4959 Hondo Pass, hosts
an evening of gospel music at 6 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 4, with Cliff Seaman, Tim Thompson and
Bill Fuller. CDs available for sale following the
show. Admission is free. Information: 755-
5669.
Sounds of the Holidays Holiday
entertainment is offered 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday, Dec. 5-16, at San
Jacinto Plaza in Downtown El Paso. The annual
event includes various school and community
choirs, local bands and ensembles performing
Christmas and seasonal music. Sponsored by
the City of El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department. Admission is free. Information:
252-9031 or 240-3310.
Monday, Dec. 5 Rick Milliorn
Tuesday, Dec. 6 Romie Rincon
Wednesday, Dec. 7 St. Clements School
Wildcat Praise Band
Thursday, Dec. 8 Iglesia Principe de Paz
Friday, Dec. 9 St. Clements Church Gel
Praise Band
Monday, Dec. 12 Sun Ridge Middle
School Choir
Tuesday, Dec. 13 Jamie Hernandez
Wednesday, Dec. 14 Espinozas Academy
Thursday, Dec. 15 Jesse Espinoza
Friday, Dec. 16 Kristen Moreno.
Big Band tea dance Bob Burns and the
Mike Caranda Orchestra featuring Judy Day
performs 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at the
Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court, in Las
Cruces. Admission: $10 ($5 students with
school ID). Information: Bob Burns, (575) 525-
9333, (915) 799-5684 or bobburns@ban-
jobob.net.
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.
Dec. 13 Alma de Arte Singers. Directed
by Megan McQueen, the singers present an
evening of song with the theme Positivity!
Included will be a performance by the Belle
Choir, with back-up by Brandon Brown on per-
cussion and members of Las Cruces Oldies But
Goodies.
Dec. 27 One Piano, Many Voices with
pianist Donny Prosise. Prosise will present orig-
inal works, then will be joined onstage by
vocalists and fellow musicians for a modern
salon/jam session performing classic standards
and reworked pop hits.
Magic Pan dinner concert Laura Tate
Goldman and the Dan Lambert Band present
an evening of jazzed-up holiday classics, Carole
King, blues and more with a dinner show at
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at The Magic
Pan, 5034 Doniphan. Cost: $34.99 (includes
dinner, dessert and concert). Full bar available.
Information/reservations: 581-2121.
Sun City Chorus auditions The cho-
russ Choral Singers, directed by Dr. Carl
Smith, are taking open auditions for its third
season of performances. Experience in choral
singing is preferred but not required.
Rehearsals are 7 p.m. every Monday at St.
Albans Episcopal Church, 1810 Elm.
Information: Carl Smith, 261-3963 or drcarlw-
smith@yahoo.com.
New Desert Harmony Singers audi-
tions The community mixed chorus, direct-
ed by Dave Kinkaid, has openings for male and
female singers for its 2012 summer concert
series. Auditions are 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays
through January at St. Pauls United Methodist
Church, 225 W. Griggs (at Alameda) in Las
Cruces. Information: Dave Kinkaid, (575) 650-
4417 or
newdesertharmonysingers.blogspot.com.
The 2012 summer show is entitled Jukebox
Saturday Night.
1249 Futurity Dr. (at and Sunland Park Drive),
Sunland Park, N.M.
Live music is offered 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays,
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 5:30
to 6:30 p.m. Sundays in the Franklins Lounge.
No cover. Information: (575) 874-5200.
Disco with local DJs is 6:30 to 10 p.m.
Sundays. Karaoke offered with Rock The
House 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Thursday.
Weekly winners receive gift bag with prizes.
Railroad Blues 504 W. Holland, Alpine,
Texas. Performances begin at 10 p.m.
Admission: $7, unless otherwise listed.
Information: (432) 837-3103 or
railroadblues.com.
Tom Gillam Band The country-rock band
performs Friday, Dec. 2.
The Drakes The New Orleans swamp
rock and R&B band performs Saturday, Dec. 3.
The Lovelies The El Paso rock, pop, soul
band headlines the New Years Eve party
Saturday, Dec. 31. Tickets: $15 in advance;
$20 day of show.
Padres Marfa 209 W. El Paso Street in
Marfa, Texas. Shows begin at 9 p.m.
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opening act Colin Gilmore. Tickets: $25 in
advance; $30 day of show.
Other live shows:
Buxton Houstons award-winning record-
ing artists perform Saturday, Dec. 3. Local one-
man band Andy Schneider opens the show at
8:30 p.m. Cover: $5.
The holiday extravaganza Purple Bee Revue
is Wednesday, Dec. 28.
The Moondogs The Marfa-based classic
rock band performs Friday, Dec. 30.
Little Lo Thursday, Jan. 5. Cover: $5.
Maria Moss and Jon Hogan The electric
folk musicians perform Friday, Jan. 6. Cover:
$5.
Cass McComb Friday, Jan. 13. Cover: $8.
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
bring a picnic and enjoy wine tastings.
Information: 877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
Dec. 4 James Springer
Dec. 18 Carolyne of Liquid Skin.
Border Chorders The El Paso mens
barbershop and a cappella group rehearses at
7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays at University
Presbyterian Church, 244 N. Resler. Director is
Anthony Bartholomew. Singers in all male vocal
ranges welcome. Information: Gayle Hageman
822-3000 or barbershop.org.
Sungold Chorus The El Paso Sungold
Chorus of the Sweet Adelines rehearses 7 to 9
p.m. Mondays at All Saints Church, 3500
McRae. All ladies interested in making good
friends and good music are invited. All ages and
levels of musical background welcome.
Ricardo Valencia The local guitarist per-
forms a variety of Latin music styles 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays at NoFish, 2603 N. Mesa and 7 to 10
p.m. Wednesdays at Tabla Tapas Bar in Union
Plaza. No cover charge for performances.
Information: ricardovalencia.net.
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. Military admitted free
Wednesdays and Thursdays. Tickets: $6
Wednesday through Thursday; $12 Friday and
Saturday, $8 Sunday, unless listed otherwise.
Reserved tickets at ticketweb.com. Closed
Dec. 21-25. Information/reservations: 779-
LAFF (5233) or laff2nite.com.
Nov. 30-Dec. 4 James Davis.
Tuesday, Dec. 6 Erik Griffin.
Dec. 7-11 and Dec. 14-18 Hypnotist
The Sandman. Adult xxx Hypno shows are
set for Sunday, Dec. 11 and 18.
Dec. 28-30 The Greg Wilson. New
Years Eve party and show is Saturday, Dec. 31.
Gabriel Iglesias The fluffy comedian
and regional favorite Stand-Up Revolution
Tour is 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at UTEPS Don
Haskins Center. Iglesias second one-hour spe-
cial and DVD Im Not FatIm Fluffy: Live
from El Paso premiered on Comedy Central
in 2009. Tickets: $40. (Ticketmaster).
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Big Band Dance Club The club spon-
sors dances at its new location at Court Youth
Center, 402 W. Court, in Las Cruces. Dances
are 8 to 10 p.m. on select Thursday or Friday
nights. Age 21 and older welcome. Beginners,
singles and couples welcome; no dance partner
necessary. Cost: $7 Fridays (CD music nights);
and $9 ($7 members) on live music Thursdays.
Information: (575) 526-6504 or bigbanddance-
club.org.
This months dances are Friday, Dec. 2, and
Thursday, Dec. 15 and 29.
Beginners group dance lesson at 7 p.m. led
by John Giusto; free with paid admission.
Ballet Folklorico Quetzales Fiestas
de Mexico The folklorico dance group
directed and choreographed by Jaime Carrasco
presents the colorful traditions of Mexico at 7
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Rio Grande
Downtown Mall. Admission: $7. Information:
307-0617 or (575) 639-3508.
Danzas Espaolas The dance troupe
performs a dinner show Navidad de
Flamenco Saturday, Dec. 3, at La Tierra Cafe,
1731 Montana. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner
served at 6:45 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Seating
limited; reservations required. Tickets: $32 for
dinner and show. Information: 533-8890 or
latierracafe.com.
Diablos Diamond Girl auditions
Tryouts for the El Paso Diablos Diamond Girls
for the 2012 season begin at 9 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3, at Speaking Rock Entertainment
Center. The auditions seek to bring back the
classic look of the Diamond Girls of the past.
Women auditioning need to be 21 years of age
by May 12, 2012. Dance experience required.
Information: Monica Perez, 329-8123 or
Lizette Espinosa, 755-2000 or laespinosa@dia-
blos.com. Applications available online at diab-
los.com.
Try-out rehearsal dates are 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1-2, at Cohen
Stadium. Bring application on the first rehearsal
date, along with a recent head and body shot
photo, and a valid drivers license or birth cer-
tificate.
The Nutcracker Ballet The Las
Cruces Chamber Ballets 29th annual produc-
tion of Tchaikovskys Christmas classic is Dec.
15-18 at the NMSU Atkinson (Music Center)
Music Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe and Espina.
Showtime is 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday
and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $19 and $21
(Ticketmaster). Information: Pan Am Center
ticket office, (575) 646-1420.
Celebramos Mexico Ballet Folklorico
El Pasos celebration of Mexicos heritage
through music and dance is Dec. 16-18, at the
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. Showtime is 6:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5.
The Nutcracker Ballet El Paso Youth
Ballets 3rd annual presentation of
Tchaikovskys classic ballet is Dec. 16-18, at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. The production
features around 70 local dancers and invited
guest artists with artistic director Marta Katz
and choreographer Erick Campos. Showtime is
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $15, $20 and $25.
(Ticketmaster) Information: 747-5234 (UTEP
Ticket Center), 760-6062 (Marta Katz) or
elpasoconservatoryofdance.org.
The Nutcracker on ice Sun City
Blades Figure Skating Club presents its version
of the classic Christmas story at 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Sierra Providence
Event Center, 4100 E. Paisano (behind El Paso
County Coliseum), with special guests from
Lee and Beulah Moor Childrens home. Tickets:
$12 ($5 children; age 2 and younger free).
Military discount available. Information: 740-
4670 or suncityblades.com.
This abridged one hour version of the
Nutcracker traditional ballet has been adapted
to ice. More than 50 area skaters will glide
across the ice to Tchaikovskys Nutcracker
Suite with magical sets as the backdrop.
Principal skaters are competitive skaters from
the Sun City Blades Figure Skating Club.
Winter dance recital Imagine Dance
Academy will host its 8th winter recital at 6
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Abraham
Chavez Theatre, featuring dancers age 3 to
adult performing ballet, hip-hop, belly dancing,
pre-ballet, Hawaiian, Tahitian and jazz.
Admission: $9 in advance (at the studio, 11440
Montwood) or at the door. Information: 855-
0014 or imaginedanceacademy.com.
The Great Russian Nutcracker
The Moscow Ballet presents the 17th anniver-
sary of this holiday classic at 4 and 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 23, at the Plaza Theatre, premier-
ing critically acclaimed Alexandra Elagina and
Andre Ustimov as Masha and the Nutcracker
Prince in their Western debut. Tickets: $28,
$36 and $88, plus service charge
(Ticketmaster). Group discounts available.
Information: nutcracker.com.
Elagina and Ustimov joined more than 30
Russian dancers in performing the beloved
Christmas story to critical acclaim in 2010 on
the Eastern Tour.
Set to Tchaikovskys famous score, Moscow
Ballets production features 200 lavish cos-
tumes, larger-than-life Russian puppets and nine
hand-painted backdrops embellished with 3-D
effects. Ballet Master is Andre Litvinov from
the Chisinau State Opera and Ballet Theatre in
Moldova.
The Nutcracker Ballet Ballets USA
presents the timeless Christmas fantasy ballet
at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 22-23,
at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial, as well as a talent showcase.
Admission: $5. Information: 307-4093.
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V
ery few readers of El Paso
Scene would have a reason to
visit the tiny, rural northern
New Mexico town of Pea Blanca.
With its minuscule population of 700,
the town sits on State Highway 22 near
Cochiti Pueblo off I-25 in Bernalillo
County. Clearly, the town seldom
makes headlines. Ah, but on December
5, 2010, the town finally had its day in
the sun. An Albuquerque Journal head-
line read Community Spirit Comes
Alive, Rural New Mexico Town
Rekindles an Old Christmas Tradition.
That ancient tradition was Las Posadas.
Pea Blancas moment. The Penitente
Brotherhood is a Catholic organization
in New Mexico and southern Colorado
that goes back to the early 1800s, when
rural village priests were scarce or non-
existent. This lay group kept the faith
alive in those long decades, and it was
this group in Pea Blanca that spon-
sored a revival of a tradition that no one
living could remember. Around two
dozen people crowded into the little
morada (the Penitente chapel), where
one of the five members announced the
revival of this beautiful tradition.
Following the Feast Day of Our Lady
of Guadalupe on Dec. 12, when every-
one celebrates the vision of the Virgin
Mary to the Mexican peasant Juan
Diego in 1531, Las Posadas (lodging,
shelter) follows with nine nights lead-
ing up to Christmas Eve (la Noche
Buena).
Las Posadas. Each of the nine nights,
some participants carry small statues of
St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary while
others carry candles and maybe poinset-
tias. They all sing villancicos (carols),
undoubtedly including Pidiendo
Posada. The night might even feature
fireworks or mariachis. As they shiver
in the winter cold, the group moves
down the road and stops at various
houses (notified earlier!). They sing and
ask for shelter but have no welcome
like Mary and Joseph in old Bethlehem.
So now they approach another nearby
house to ask for shelter but again no
welcome. The group appears at the last
house and asks for shelter. Finally, they
receive a friendly entrance not like
the long-ago Bethlehem night as the
weary, desperate Holy Family found
only a chilly, smelly stable with its ani-
mals.
Once inside that house, the figures of
the Holy Family are placed in the
nacimiento (crche). At times, a prayer
or the rosary might take place. Next its
party time, which often includes a pia-
ta filled with candy for the children,
possibly more music, dancing, food and
hot chocolate. At last, Dec. 24 arrives.
On that final night, everybody gets
together for la Cena de Noche Buena
(the Christmas Eve dinner). The crowd-
ed table is loaded with bacalao (dried
cod) or roast turkey, no doubt tamales,
possibly a Christmas salad, and the lus-
cious buuelos (a crispy dessert).
Finally, the obviously well-fed partiers
move to a cathedral or church for
Midnight Mass, or la Misa de Gallo
(the Mass of the Rooster, from an old
tradition about roosters and other ani-
mals in the stable with the Holy
Family).
Only 500 years old. So, how did this
tradition begin? In December in pre-
colonial Mxico, the Aztecs celebrated
their god Huitzilopochti (the god of
war). Shortly after the Spanish
Conquest, around 1540, Spanish mis-
sionary priests became concerned about
educating their Indian converts with the
Christian story. They themselves could
have brought the tradition from Spain.
In any case, the Mexican priests took a
popular December celebration and
changed that event into the sacred story
of Bethlehems inn, stable and baby. In
our own time, the tradition still lives in
Mxico; the states of Texas, Arizona
and California; as well as Puerto Rico,
Nicaragua and the far-away Philippines.
Unfortunately, like so many other tradi-
tions, this sacred reenactment has faded
over time and frequently appears only
in schools and some churches.
Now back to Pea Blanca. Those
Mexican immigrants in Pea Blanca
found there a warm welcome. Besides,
they felt comfortable with a humble vil-
lage so similar to the small, rural vil-
lages in Mxico from which they came.
In interviews, one resident sadly
bemoaned how the faith has dimin-
ished among many New Mexicoborn
Hispanics. Thats why the community
welcomed the new spirituality stirred
up by those recent arrivals like
returning to the Spanish Mass. Still
another resident appreciated how the
renewed tradition brings out the true
meaning of the season. No Santa Claus.
No Christmas trees. Its about the com-
ing of the Messiah. But how counter-
cultural! Nevertheless, this story 500
years old and still living could well
remind us about the original story in
our own remembrance of ancient
Bethlehems most famous moment.
Richard Campbell is the
author of Two Eagles in the Sun:
A Guide to U.S. Hispanic Culture.
Las Posadas
tradition still
alive after
500 years
King of the Hill Championship The
9th annual adult one pitch softball tourna-
ment is Friday through Sunday, Dec. 2-4, at
Blackie Chesher, Marty Robbins and Northeast
Regional athletic fields. Teams play three games.
Cost: $150 per team; includes umpire fees.
Information/registration: 351-6266 or elpa-
sosoftball.com.
Championship Thunder Boxing The
boxing event featuring undefeated El Paso
native David El Nino Rodriquez is 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, at NMSUs Pan American
Center in Las Cruces. Additional bouts to be
announced. Tickets: $15 to $45; student, facul-
ty and military discount available.
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-1420 or
panamcenter.com.
The 2011-2012 live horse racing season runs
Dec. 6-April 17. Race days are Tuesdays,
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. First post is
12:25 p.m. each race day. General admission is
free to the track and casino. Turf Club seating is
$7. Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunland-
park.com.
Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday.
General admission and parking are free.
Information: (575) 874-5200.
To get there, take the Sunland Park exit from
I-10, go south (left turn coming from
Downtown) and follow the signs.
El Paso Rhinos - El Pasos Junior League ice
hockey team takes on the Fresno Monsters at
7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 8-
10, at the Sierra Providence Events Center,
next to the Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets:
$5 general admission; $10, $15 and $20
reserved. Information: 479-PUCK (7825) or
elpasorhinos.com.
Senior All-Star Football Classic The
20th annual greater El Paso football showcase
game is at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at
UTEPs Sun Bowl stadium. The game features
92 seniors from 33 public and private high
schools throughout El Paso County. West Head
Coach is Mike Jackson and East Head Coach is
Phil Hatch. All proceeds benefit college schol-
arships for participants. Fireworks will follow
the game. Tickets: $6 in advance; $8 at the
gate (free for ages 6 and younger). Advance
tickets available after Nov. 28 at all First
National Bank branches and area high schools.
allstarfootballclassic.com.
Pre-game festivities begin at 12:35 p.m. with
cheerleaders, band, flags, dance and drill teams
and JROTC cadets.
Halftime performance features an all-star
marching band, flags, dance teams and cheer-
leaders along with several high school bands.
New this year is the El Paso Senior All Star
Combine 3:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at the
Socorro SAC. Seniors will be measured in the
40 yard dash, bench press, vertical leap meas-
urement, and 30 yard shuttle. Admission is
free; registration deadline is Dec. 2 at
tinyurl.com/elpasofootball.
Hyundai Sun Bowl The 78th annual
football classic begins at noon, Saturday, Dec.
31. Teams to be announced. Tickets; $15, $20,
$30, $40, $50, $60 and $150. Information: 533-
4416, 1-800-915-BOWL or sunbowl.org
(Ticketmaster).
Pregame activities begin at 11:30 a.m. in the
stadium, and the Sun Bowl Fun Zone activity
area for children is open 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
outside of the stadiums east concourse.
Rotary Sun Bowl Football Team Luncheon is
Center. Doors open at 11 a.m. The starting
line-ups from both teams are introduced at
11:30 a.m. and the head coaches are highlight-
ed as well. Tickets: $50; tables for eight $450
(eight guests, or six guests plus two football
player from each team).
The 14th annual Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta is 4 to
9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at the El Paso
Convention Center, with live music by Fungi
Mungle and other local bands, activities and
games for kids 6 and younger, face painting,
balloon animals, Battle of University Bands and
Cheerleaders, food and drink for purchase, and
a fireworks display at 8 p.m. Admission is free;
interactive game tent wristbands are $5.
WWE Raw World Tour The WWE
Superstars wrestling event is 5 p.m. Sunday,
Jan 22, at NMSUs Pan American Center in Las
Cruces. Tickets: $15, $25, $35, $45 and $60.
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-1420.
Harlem Globetrotters The famed wiz-
ards of basketball bring the 2012 World Tour to
the area 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Pan
Am Center, Las Cruces. Tickets: $20-$77
stands; $107 courtside. (Ticketmaster).
College sports
NMSU Aggies Football The New
Mexico State University Aggies final home
game of the season is against Utah State at 6
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Aggie Memorial
Stadium in Las Cruces. Tickets: $13-$32; $15-
$32 for UTEP game. (Ticketmaster)
Information: (575) 646-1420 or nmstates-
ports.com.
UTEP Mens Basketball - Home games
are at the Don Haskins Center. Game time is 7
p.m. unless noted otherwise. Season tickets are
$195 (upper deck to $1,500 (floor); family
packs are $500. Single game tickets to be
announced. Information: 747-5234 or utepath-
letics.com.
3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 NMSU
Saturday, Dec. 17 Southern
Monday, Dec. 19 McNeese State
Bank of the West Don Haskins Sun Bowl
Invitational is Wednesday and Thursday, Dec.
28-29; invited teams are Colorado State,
Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Jacksonville State.
UTEP Womens Basketball Home
games are in the Don Haskins Center; times to
be announced. Season tickets: $50. Ticket
information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
Thursday, Dec. 1 Lamar
Tuesday, Dec. 13 Northern Colorado
Wednesday, Dec. 21 UC Santa Barbara
Saturday, Dec. 31 Texas State.
NMSU Mens Basketball Home games
are usually 7 p.m. (except as listed) at the Pan
American Center in Las Cruces. Game times to
be announced. Tickets: $7-$29. (Ticketmaster).
Information: (575) 646-1447.
Wednesday, Dec. 14 Western New
Mexico
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Monday, Dec. 19 Southern
Wednesday, Dec. 21 McNeese
Wednesday, Dec. 28 New Mexico
Saturday, Dec. 31 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
The Aggies taken on the UTEP Miners
Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Don Haskins Center.
NMSU Womens Basketball The Lady
Aggies home games are at Pan Am Center in
Las Cruces; game times to be announced
Tickets: $5. (Ticketmaster) Information: (575)
646-1447.
7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 Santa Barbara
6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30 UNM
Sunday, Jan. 1 SHAW. Game time to be
announced.
Bank of the West Don Haskins Sun
Bowl Invitational The 50th holiday clas-
sic tournament named for the Texas
Western/UTEP coaching legend, is Dec. 28-29
at UTEPs Don Haskins Center. UTEP plays
Colorado State at 7 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
plays Jacksonville State at 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Consolation game is 5 p.m. Thursdays with
championship game at 7 p.m. The tournament
is the nations oldest collegiate holiday basket-
ball tournament.
Tickets: $20-$40 four game/two night package;
$12-$22 two-game/one night package.
Information: 533-4416 or 747-5234 (UTEP
Ticket Center).
Bicycling
El Paso Bicycle Club - Club events are
open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com.
Saturday, Dec. 3 No scheduled club ride
due to USO Oryx Cyclefest at Fort Bliss (see
separate listing) and the Radium Springs 200K
Brevet (nmbrevets.com/id34.html).
9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 Start at Crazy Cat
at Redd Road and Desert. 25-30 mile moderate
ride. Hot beverages and Christmas goodies
afterward, plus shopping. Patty Van Tine, 667-
0202 or miflynnsinn@peoplepc.com.
Saturday, Dec. 10 Pick your mileage to
reach Hatch, N.M. at a moderate, talk-friendly
pace. Option for round trips of 104, 80 and 43
miles. The 104-milers leave La Mesa at 7:45
a.m. and arrive at The Bean in Mesilla at 8:30
a.m. The 80-milers depart The Bean at 9 a.m.
and arrive at Fort Selden at 10:15 a.m. The 43-
milers leave Fort Selden at 10:30 a.m. Midway
destination for everyone is Sparkys in Hatch
for green chile cheeseburgers. Bring a drivers
license or other ID just in case for the Border
Patrol station on NM 185. Mesilla group should
park at municipal lot south of The Bean. Jess
Waller, 575-496-1682.
9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Meet at River
Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club, to ride to Santa
Teresa Border Crossing then to La Union.
Option to return from there (32 miles total) or
go to Gadsden (45 miles). Moderate to fast
pace (16-20 mph). Randy Limbird, 542-1422.
9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 Leave from the
new Starview Coffee Nuthouse (Hwy 28 at
Vinton Road in La Union) for a moderate ride
up Hwy 28 to the end of Afton Road, returning
for coffee and snacks. 42 miles. Sylvia Mejia,
740-9033.
6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 Leave from
Marwood Park (aka Braden Aboud Park) on
River Bend Road for an easy 10-mile ride to
see the holiday lights around the Upper Valley,
including the Willows and El Paso Country Club
neighborhoods. Front and rear lights required;
Christmas lights on the bike optional. Dinner
and beer/wine at Hello Pizza to follow.
Margaret OKelley, 588-3825 (extra bike lights
available call Margaret).
9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Start at Horizon
Vista Market, Horizon and Kanazo (Horizon
City). 30 miles, moderate (15-17 mph) pace.
Dan Post, 526-8364
9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. Meet at Rio Plaza
(Artcraft and Upper Valley Road). Ride to 3
Saints Road to Hwy 28 and back. 40 miles,
moderate to moderate fast pace. Danny
Cavazos, 422-0172.
9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24. Leaderless ride
leaving from Rio Plaza to Anthony Country
Club, 25 miles.
8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. Meet at Crazy Cat
Cyclery Redd Rock (Redd at Desert). Climb
Transmountain, McKelligon and Scenic, return-
ing along Mesa and Resler. Fast pace. Anthony
Moye, 253-514-9260.
9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2. Meet at River Run
Plaza for ride to La Union/La Mesa/Mesilla at
whatever pace and distance needed to work
off holiday pounds. Mix and match riders
depending on who shows up. Randy Limbird,
542-1422.
R2R/USO Oryx Challenge Cyclefest
The 30K and 100K bike events are Saturday,
Dec. 3, at 1st Armored Division Headquarters
on Fort Bliss, 11685 Sergeant Major Blvd.
Opening ceremony is 9:15 a.m. 100K ride
begins at 9:30 a.m.; 30K at 10 a.m.
Entry fee is $25 ($15 active military; free for
injured veterans). Information: 342-3161.
The 30K route runs through Fort Bliss; 100K
event extends to Anthony Gap and Northeast
El Paso. Rest stops manned by the USO.
Packet pickup 2-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at
Crazy Cat Cyclery, 6625 Montana. Race day
registration/pickup is 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
Participants must enter Fort Bliss through the
gate off of 601 Spur/Liberty Expressway (exit
Old Ironsides) or via Global Reach Dr.
Ride 2 Recovery is a cycling program for
injured veterans to help with physical and men-
tal rehabilitation.
Runs and walks
8K Holiday Run The holiday run is 8 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, at Soto Gym at Biggs Army
Airfield, open to the entire El Paso community.
On-site registration begins at 7 a.m.; first 100
registered receive a free t-shirt. Registration is
free for active duty military; $10 for all others.
aaron.k.jones.naf.mail.mil. Online registration at
active.com.
Super Scholars 5K The 5K run and 1
mile walk is 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Desert
Hills Elementary School, 300 N. Kenazo in
Horizon City. First 200 registrations receive a
technical t-shirt. Cost: $20 per event by Dec.
1; $25 after. Students and teams of 10 or more:
$15 per person. Information: 926-4500. Online
registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pick-up is noon to 6 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 1, at Clint ISD Central Administration,
14521 Horizon Blvd, and Friday, Dec. 2, at Up
and Running, 1475 George Dieter, Suite O.
Race day packet pick-up is 7:15 to 7:45 a.m.
at the race site.
The Horizon City Lions Club Christmas
parade follows the event at 10 a.m.
Jingle Bell Rock Run University Medical
Center Foundations annual holiday 5K run and
1 mile walk benefiting El Paso Childrens
Hospital is 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at El Paso
Childrens Hospital, 4815 Alameda. Dress in
holiday-inspired gear; prices for Best Santa,
Best Reindeer, Best Elf, Best Christmas Tree
Sports
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and Largest Team in Costume. All registered
participants receive long-sleeved t-shirt; medals
for top three male and female 5K racers in each
age group. Registration: $20 per event ($25
after Nov. 28). Information: Christina Aragon,
521-7229, ext. 2989 or
umcfoundationelpaso.org/jinglebellrock.
Packet pick up is noon to 6 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3, at Up and Running, 3233 N. Mesa,
Suite 205. Race day registration and packet
pickup is 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the race site.
Las Cruces Half Marathon The 2nd
annual URSA half-marathon, 5K and Fun Run is
8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Field of Dreams in
Las Cruces, N.M. Rock and roll music featured
throughout the route, as well as at the finish
line after-party. Registration deadline is Dec. 2.
Cost: $65 for half-marathon; $30 for 5K; $10
for fun run. Information: lascruceshalf.com.
Half marathon begins at 8 a.m., 5K run/walk
at 8:15 a.m. and Fun Run at 9:45 a.m. Awards
begin at 10 a.m. for 5 K and 11 a.m. for half
marathon.
5K Obstacle Challenge The 15
Obstacles to Conquer event is Saturday, Dec.
10, east of Lee Trevio; exact locations to be
announced. Registration is $45 through Dec. 8;
$50 on Dec. 9 (at Mack Massey near Sunland
Park). Information: http://erace3.com.
Participants will start at staggered times from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Music and entertainment
offered during the race.
Food vendors available. Parking is $5.
Obstacles are: Quick Feet Tire Obstacle, Mt.
Sandeverest, Commando Crawl, Balance
Board, Arroyo Slide, Uneven Barn, Trailer
Jump, Mount Hay, Rabbit Hole, Barrel Maze,
Barrier Leap, Junkyard, Spider Web, Quicksand
& Tire wall.
Holiday 5K The White Sands Missile
Range 5K fun run is 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec.
14, at Bell Gymnasium. Desert Route.
Registration is free. Information: (575) 678-
3374 or wsmrmwr.com (click on Bell Gym).
A Very Merry Marathon Party The
6th annual Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathons
holiday party is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 15, at 1914 Lounge, 115 S. Durango, in
Union Plaza. Various prizes to be given.
Information will be provided by nutrition and
training experts. Admission is free. Information:
elpasomarathon.org. The marathon is Feb. 5.
Fort Bliss half marathon The 2012
Fort Bliss Half Marathon, presented by Under
Armour, is 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Soto
Gym on East Fort Bliss.
Open to all the entire El Paso community.
Awards will be given to top three finishers in
each age group, as well as the top overall male
and female finishers. All finishers receive
medals. Registration: $35 ($20 active-duty mili-
tary); additional $10 fee for race day registra-
tion. First 200 registered runners will receive
Under Armour shirts; first 100 registered guar-
anteed shirt sizes. Information: 744-5790 or
aaron.k.jones.naf@mail.mil. Online registration
at active.com.
Register at any Fort Bliss Gym through Jan.
11 or onsite 6:30 to 7:45 a.m. on race day.
El Paso Michelob Ultra Marathon and
1/2 Marathon The 6th annual multi-state
marathon and half-marathon and Jarritos 5K
run/walk is Sunday, Feb. 5. Early registration
Information: 274-5222 or elpasomarathon.org.
Registration through Dec. 30 is $70 full
marathon, $50 half-marathon; $35 5K.
Military discount of $5 per race.
The new marathon route for this Boston
Marathon qualifier starts atop the Franklin
Mountains down Transmountain Road, passes
through Fort Bliss, to the Austin Terrace neigh-
borhood and finishes in Downtown El Paso.
The new half marathon route begins and ends
in downtown El Pasos Union Plaza District and
will take runners to the Austin Terrace neigh-
borhood and back. The 5K event is through
downtown past the Magoffin Home, San Jacinto
Plaza and the Plaza Theater.
Running clubs:
Run El Paso maintains information on local
races at runelpaso.com. Information: Luis
Zaragosa, 543-2017.
El Paso Triathlon Club is open to everyone
interested in triathlons and similar events,
including the Southwest Challenge Series.
Information on training programs, get-togeth-
ers: elpasotriclub.org. Challenge series: south-
westchallengeseries.com.
Hash clubs combine trail running with social
(i.e. beer-drinking) activities. Runs are marked
with chalk, and are open to runners of all lev-
els. Clubs have modest dues, and first run is
free to new-comers.
The Border Jumper Hash House Harriers
meet at various locations. Information:
bjhash.com.
The El Paso Hash House Harriers have one
or more runs a week. Information: 252-5646.
Meet-up spots listed at elpasohash.com.
Winter sports
Sun City Blades Skate School Sun
City Blades Figure Skating Club hosts ice skat-
ing classes 11 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Dec. 3-
17 and 31, and Jan. 7-Feb. 4, at the Sierra
Providence Event Center, 4100 E. Paisano
(behind El Paso County Coliseum), utilizing the
Ice Skating Institutes WeSkate program for all
levels of skaters, developing balance, coordina-
tion, and artistic abilities to become more phys-
ically fit. Dress warm; ice skated provided. Cost
$18 per class ($60 per month); schedule sub-
ject to change, pending hockey tournaments).
Information/registration: 740-4670 or suncity-
blades.com.
Ice Dance lessons are 5 to 6 p.m. every
Wednesday, under the direction of former
International Ice Capades professional skater
Rico Prada. No skating experience necessary;
dress warmly. Four month sessions. Cost: $15
per class ($50 per month).
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. No public skating Dec.
9-10 and Dec. 25. All ages welcome. Admission
(includes skate rental): $8 ($6 military).
Spectator admission is free. Information: 479-
PUCK (7825) or elpasohockey.org.
Holiday skating hours, beginning Dec. 18, are
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 3 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.
Ski Cloudcroft The southernmost ski
area in the United States is two miles east of
Cloudcroft on U.S. 82, has 26 trails with two
ski lifts, plus a tubing lift, rental shop, restau-
rant, vertical drop 700 feet, snowboarding, tub-
ing with elevations of 8,350 to 9,050 feet.
Open pending weather conditions.
Information/snow conditions: (575) 682-2333
or skicloudcroft.net.
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 snow-
board rentals available, and beginner ski school
packages offered. Tubing available for $20 per
day; $14 half day (weekends only).
James Sewell Ice Rink The ice rink at
751 James Canyon (Hwy 82) in Cloudcroft,
N.M. is frozen over mid-December through
early March. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
during the holiday season. Available for private
events as well. Skate rentals: $5. Information:
(575) 682-4585 or (575) 682-1229.
Ski Apache Ruidosos 750-acre ski and
snowboarding area, now in its 50th season, has
11 lifts and 55 trails on the slopes of Sierra
Blanca, with a base elevation of 9,600.
The ski area remains open through March,
depending on conditions. Information: (575)
464-3600 or skiapache.com.
Lifts are open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. All-
day lift tickets are $54 ($45 age 13-17; $34 12
and younger; free for ages 70 and older. (Prices
slightly higher on peak days). Military discounts
available. Season passes: $200-$600. Discounts
available for multiple-day or half-day skiing.
Gondola ride tickets are $16 ($10 age 6-12;
free age 5 and younger).
The full rental package starts at $20 a day;
$12 for children 12 and under.
Ski Apache is 130 miles from El Paso, and the
drive takes about 3 hours.
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All phone numbers listed are in Juarz.
Auditorio Civico Municipal Benito
Jurez The newly remodeled theater is at
Calle Ignacio Ramirez and Vicente Guerrero,
across from Parque Borunda.
Gran Canaria, Spain.
Dance Academy presents its KNKCH show
at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Tickets at donbole-
ton.com.
Centro Cultural Paso del Norte Av.
Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the
Red Cross. Information: 1730300 or
ccpn.com.mx.
Rodelinda, a live opera via satellite from
the New York Met, is presented at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3.
Christmas Festival with Esperanza Azteca
Orchestra is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Faustus, a live opera via satellite from the
New York Met, is presented at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10.
Nutcracker Ballet, presented with the
University Symphony, is at 7 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 10-11.
National Opera Company presents Amahl
and the Night Visitors at 3 and 6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15.
Bilbao College Orchestra performs at 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16.
The UACJ University Chorus performs at 6
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17.
A local theater production of Pinocchio is
at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18.
Gimnasio Universitario Calle Meja y
Montes de Oca in the Zona Pronaf.
Los Chicharrines presents its famous clown
show at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. Tickets at don-
boleton.com.
Hotel Fiesta Inn Av. 16 de Septiembre
(across from El Diario). Information: 686-0700
ext. 6543.
Attraction Law Seminar is at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 6. Tickets: donboleton.com.
Museo del Chamizal Chamizal Park,
Jurez (next to the Bridge of the Americas).
The museum features an exhibit of pre-
Columbian artifacts, as well as paintings and
sculptures from well-known local and interna-
tional artists. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free
except as listed. Information: 611-1048.
An exhibit of paintings by Cecilia Briones (La
Catrina) opens at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.
Briones is considered the most popular female
artist in Jurez.
Cibeles Convention Center Av. Toms
Fernndez 8450, between Calle Portales and
Antonio J. Bermudez, Zona Campestre.
A Christmas Symphonybenefit event begins
at noon, Sunday, Dec. 11, sponsored by Club
Rotario Juarez Industrial. Champagne, hors
doeuvres and other refreshments. Music by
the University Symphony. Tables for 10 are
$1,000. Information: 6139070 (Ernesto
Salgado).
The annual Nations Festival is 9 a.m. to 7
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. The event celebrations
all foreign nationals who live in Jurez. Each
country will host a booth with sales and exhibi-
tions of native products. Information: 6117520
(Martha Arellano or Leo Delgado).
New Years Eve celebration begins at 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31. Dance music by
Sentimiento Latino orchestra, three-course din-
ner, champagne toast and grapes. Guests can
bring their favorite wine with no extra fee.
Cost: 575 pesos. Information: 6880592 ext.
304 (Myrna).
Alianza Francesa de Cd. Jurez Calle
Tlaxcala #2644 Col. Margaritas (at Ignacio
Ramirez). Information: : 639 11 00/01 or ciu-
dadjuarez.af.org.mx.
A Posada Navidea is at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec.
12. Guests may bring wine and prepared food.
Admission is free.
Museo de INBA Circuito Jose Reyes
Estrada, Zona Pronaf. Information: 616-7414.
An exhibit of paintings by Annabel Livermore
opens at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16.
Livermore maintains studios in El Paso and
Hillsboro, N.M. Rendered with thick applica-
tions of radiant colors, Livermores paintings
are intensely personal, dream-like explorations
of the natural world.
Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera
Zona Centro, Av. 16 de Septiembre at Ave.
Jurez. The history museum in the Old
Customs House documents the Mexican
Revolution. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday through Sunday. On exhibit through
December: Revolutionary objects and docu-
ments donated by Jurez families.
Por Amor al Arte The radio show,
covering all aspects of the arts in Jurez, airs 3
to 5 p.m. Sundays on 860 AM. The show
includes music, interviews, reviews of events,
and recommendations of books and movies,
conducted by Hogla Lizet Olivas and Alex
Briseo. Information: 806Noticias.com.mx.
Jurez correspondent Walter Schaefer
2 022988 (cobracollectionag@hotmail.com)
El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo sum-
mer entrance hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
daily. Zoo admission is $10 for ages 13 to 61;
$7.50 for ages 62 and older and active duty mil-
itary (including spouse) with ID; $6 ages 3 to
12; and free for ages 2 and under. Zoo mem-
bers admitted free. Information: 532-8156,
521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
A Snake Mania Zoo Adventure Program is 11
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Hear from a herpetolo-
gist and get an up-close look at several species
of snakes. Cost: $5 per person (children must
be accompanied by adult). Call for reservations.
A Batty Sleepover is 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, to
9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, for ages 7 and older
and at least one adult per five children.
Discover information about local bats, make
bat enrichments, take a nocturnal tour, animal
encounter, campfire, story time and behind the
scenes tour. Bring pillow and blanket; cots pro-
vided. Cost: $30 ($27 members). Register at
elpasozoo.org/adventure.
A Year of the Bat Kickoff Celebration is 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, with a bat
house building workshop at 11 a.m. Cost: $10
($9 members). Register at
elpasozoo.org/adventure.
Daily activities for Year of the Bat in 2012
include bat games, arts and crafts, bat enrich-
ment programs and more.
The El Paso Zoo is a 35-acre home to 228
species of animals. About 420 mammals, rep-
tiles, 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 recently added Kalahari Research Station
energy exhibit.
Daily encounters include California Sea Lion
Training and Meet the Keeper presentations at
11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Asian Elephant Training Encounters scheduled
daily. Information: elpasozoo.org/takeaction.
The Wonders of Wetlands El Paso
Water Utilities hosts host the workshop for
teachers 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
3, Rio Bosque Wetlands Park and TecH2O
Water Resources Learning Center, 10751
Montana. Learn to teach wetlands-based K-8
science, math, language arts and visual arts les-
sons in the classroom and the field. Begins with
a tour and outdoor activities at Rio Bosque
Wetlands Park. Warm clothes and sturdy shoes
recommended. Each participant receives a 330-
page book of multidisciplinary wetland-related
activities. Admission is free, but RSVP required
by Nov. 29. Information/RSVP: Virginia Galarza,
621-2008 or deperez@epwu.org. Web:
tech2o.org.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
The Societys annual holiday party is 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 12, at El Paso Garden Center,
3105 Grant. This months meeting showcases
the photographic talents of the societys mem-
bers and friends. Those interested in showing
photos may bring up to 10 slides or digital
images by 6:30 p.m. No judging this year.
Admission is free. Non-members welcome;
refreshments served. Information: Eddie Chew,
587-9589 or trans-pecos-audubon.org.
A birding field trip to Sod Farms and the
Sunland Park and Upper Valley areas departs at
7:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, from Keystone
Heritage Park, 4200 Doniphan to view sandhill
cranes, and small birds like the grasshopper
sparrow or Bairds sparrow. Non-members and
guests welcome on all field trips. Information:
Mark Perkins, 637-3521 or
mperkins@elp.rr.com.
The Hybrid House Catherine Wanek
photographer and author of Designing with
Sun, Wind, Water and Earth will discuss hybrid
home design across the United States 7 to 8:30
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Southwest
Environmental Center, 275 N. Downtown Mall
in Las Cruces. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 522-5552.
Like a hybrid car, a hybrid house employs a
combination of strategies to save energy and
reduce carbon emissions. Designed to use the
free energy of sunlight, wind and the rain falling
on the roof, the hybrid household also incorpo-
rates non-toxic building materials that can be
produced sustainably, as well as using new
technologies.
Hueco Tanks Christmas Bird Count
Hueco Tanks Historical Site and Horizon Lake
are part of the Christmas bird count circle that
covers a 15-mile area beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 26, at Montana at the turnoff to
Hueco Tanks (Hwy 62/180). The area stretches
east and west along Montana. Volunteers are
needed and may join in any time that morning.
Information: Richard Hermosillo (806) 470-
5989 or epbirder@yahoo.com.
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso
Desert Botanical Garden 4200
Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: $3 (free for members). Information:
584-0563, keystoneheritagepark.org or elpa-
sobotanicalgardens.org.
Luminarias by the Lake is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, featuring musical
entertainment and holiday refreshments for
sale. Proceeds benefit the park. Admission: $4
($3 military, $1 children 12 and younger).
Memorial Candle Garden luminarias available
for $5 each.
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
Please see Page 33
from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for walking and
bird watching.
Feather Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
9500 North Loop, near Loop 375. The 43.5-
acre site is managed by El Pasos Audubon
Society. A variety of migratory birds, as well as
some year-round species, can be seen there.
Information: 545-5157 or 747-8663.
Directions: Take I-10 East to Americas (Loop
375), go south 1.2 miles to North Loop, turn
right and go 0.4 miles to the sanctuary
entrance, on the left at 9500 North Loop at
Bordeaux.
Due to drought conditions, the sanctuary is
closed to the public until further notice.
The final public workday of the year is 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3.
Franklin Mountains State Park The
24,000-acre park extends north from the heart
of El Paso to the New Mexico state line. The
highest point is North Mt. Franklin, 7,192 feet
above sea level.
Most hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in
the Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Road on
the west side of the park (east of I-10).
Entry fees are $4 per person, free for age 12
and under (with family). Group rates available.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Information:
566-6441.
Guided hikes are offered at 8:30 a.m. on
selected days. Cost is $3 ($1 ages 5-12; under 5
free), plus $4 park entry fee for ages 13 and
older. Reservations required: 566-6441 ext. 21.
or erika.rubio@tpwd.state.tx.us.
West Cottonwood Mine Shaft, Saturday,
Dec. 3.
Aztec Caves, Sunday, Dec. 4.
Nature Walk, Saturday, Dec. 17.
Schaffer Shuffle, Sunday, Dec. 18.
Camping in the Tom Mays Area of the park,
with both traditional tent sites and RV areas (no
hookups). Site fee is $8 (limit of four campers),
plus the park entrance fee.
Picnicking in the Tom Mays Area, with picnic
tables and restrooms that are accessible to the
handicapped.
No ground fires are permitted.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park UTEPs
Center for Environmental Resource
Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley. Tours last about
two hours. Information: 747-8663 or rio-
bosque.org. Upcoming events:
Bird Tour, 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
Introductory Tour, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic
Site The site is famed for many Native
American rock paintings and unique geology.
Winter hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Admission: $5 (free for children 12 and
younger). Additional activity cost for tours
(including birding tour and morning hike): $1
for ages 5 and older. Information: 857-1135 or
texasstateparks.gov. Reservations are recom-
mended for the self-guided area and for camp-
ing: (512) 389-8900.
Tours offered Wednesday through Sunday, by
prior arrangement at 849-6684. Participants
must carry at least one bottle of water per per-
son.
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.
The annual Christmas Bird Count is Monday,
Dec. 26. Call for details: 849-6684.
To get there: Take Montana Avenue (U.S.
Highway 62-180) all the way into the Hueco
Mountains then turn left on Ranch Road 2775.
North Mountain is available for self-guided day
use, for up to 70 people at a time; reservations
recommended. There is an annual orientation
program for visitors. Guided access is offered
to the rest of the site. Picnicking allowed at ten
tables closest to headquarters. Wood and char-
coal fires are not permitted. Bicycles permitted
only on designated paved areas. Pets allowed
only in camping or picnic areas. Call for reser-
vations and other information: 857-1135.
Hueco Tanks campground has reopened.
There are sites with water and electric, as well
as water-only tent sites. Call the park for reser-
vations.
Area hiking websites A variety of
organizations in the El Paso/Las Cruces area
offers hiking opportunities. Hikes typically are
rated as easy, moderate, or strenuous. Solo or
new hikers are welcome.
Meetup.com offers a variety of groups for all
activities, including the El Paso hiking meetup
club (meetup.com/El-Paso-Hiking) and the Las
Cruces hiking meetup club (meetup.com/hik-
ing-261)
El Paso Ridgewalkers The group posts its
hikes at elpasoridgewalkers.com. Or contact
Carol Brown at 630-1424.
Celebrations of Our Mountains now offers an
ongoing calendar of hiking and related events at
celebmtns.org/calendar
elpasonaturally is a blog by Jim Tolbert on
various environmental topics, with a calendar of
events that also includes the Sunrise Hikers
Tuesday morning group. See
elpasonaturally.blogspot.com or contact tol-
bert@elp.rr.com.
The El Paso chapter of the Sierra Club posts
its hikes at sierraclub.org/elpaso.
Outdoorelpaso.com offers an interactive
map, of El Paso County hiking and running
trails, calendar of events and more.
Information: 546-2098 or epcounty.com.
Cut down your own Christmas tree
Permits are available for people to cut down
their own Christmas tree in designated areas of
the Lincoln and Gila National Forests in New
Mexico through Dec. 23. Limit is one tree
up to 10 feet in height per household, and
the permit includes a map of areas where cut-
ting is allowed.
Permits available to purchase for $5 per
household; special permits available for trees
over 10 feet.
Forest officials advise people to check weath-
er and road conditions before entering the for-
est. Tree-cutters should dress appropriately,
take a vehicle suitable for the area and leave
information at home where they are going.
Maps of tree-cutting areas available at each
ranger station.
Mail-in permit applications are available in El
Paso at the Chamber of Commerce, Chamizal
National Memorial, and most southern New
Mexico communities, and many other locations.
Lincoln National Forest
All offices open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. week-
days.
Alamogordo (main office), 3463 Las Palomas,
(575) 434-7200.
Cloudcroft, Hwy 82 and Curlew, (575) 682-
2551.
Ruidoso, 901 Mechem, (575) 257-4095.
Gila National Forest
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is the season once more for giving,
when nonprofits reach out to the
community for donations.
For those who have found it getting hard-
er to make a financial donation to their
charity or nonprofit of choice, many non-
profit organizations find themselves in
need of an asset worth more then money
ones time.
Groups such as Hospice, the USO or
Special Olympics, as well as a large pool
of school- or church-based organizations,
are in constant need of volunteer support,
either from those able to donate several
hours a week or month, or even just once a
year to help them reach their goals.
Recently, El Paso received an unfavor-
able image in terms of volunteering.
The online database Volunteering in
America ranked El Paso last in midsize
cities in percentage of citizens who volun-
teer, based on data acquired from the El
Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area statistics
from 2007 to 2010. Only 14.6 percent of
the citys residents served as volunteers in
some capacity, according to the data, rank-
ing El Paso 75th out of 75 cities with a
similar-size population. The average
amount of time given to volunteering per
resident was 26.1 hours per year, ranking
El Paso at 64 out of 75 cities.
Volunteering in America mentioned fac-
tors such as high rates of poverty to the
percentage of those lacking higher educa-
tion as possible influences in this listing.
However, there are many volunteer-cen-
tric entities who said El Pasos volunteer
base is alive and well, not only in numbers
of those willing to give their time, but in
the quality of experience, know-how and
desire to be an instrumental part in these
groups success.
A Dedicated Group
The recent ranking from Volunteering in
America hasnt hampered the spirits of
those who see the results of hard work
from El Pasos volunteer community on a
daily basis.
Jennifer M. Rodriguez, coordinator for
the Center for Civic Engagement at UTEP,
said that despite the past statistics on the
citys lack of volunteers, El Pasos volun-
teer base has actually increased in compar-
ison to last year, particularly from the local
student population.
There are many individuals that use the
center to connect to the community, most
being students, that might not otherwise
have found the opportunity, Rodriguez
said. There has been more awareness
among the student community and it
shows directly in the number of volunteers
this past year.
The Center for Civic Engagement works
closely with similar entities, such as El
Pasos Nonprofit Enterprise Center, to con-
nect potential volunteers with agencies in
need of help.
Rodriguez encouraged local nonprofit
organizations to take advantage of the
resources offered from groups such as the
CCE or United Way to recruit and inspire
volunteers. The groups have online data-
bases and will work to connect volunteers
with the nonprofits that need them. The
CCEs own online volunteer clearing-
house is used by a variety of nonprofits,
such as the Boys and Girls Club, YWCA,
PAWS (Protecting Animals with Service),
Junior Achievement, Latinitas, Girls
Scouts, Just Read, the Salvation Army and
more. College student volunteers can be
desirable for groups like the Boys and
Girls Club, who need adults to work
directly with youths as mentors and tutors
to provide career guidance, internships and
college preparation support.
The CCE also rallies volunteers through
its annual Project MOVE (Miner
Opportunities for Volunteer Experiences)
Day, which allows any individual or group
needing volunteer help to recruit UTEP
students. The 2010 event put more than
800 volunteers to work to give more than
3,200 hours of service to the El Paso area.
Rodriguez said volunteering not only
helps the organization, but can reward the
volunteers themselves with more than just
good feelings.
Volunteering can be an excellent way to
place oneself in an interested field, she
said. With a slow economy right now,
there are fewer internships and jobs on the
market, making it increasingly competitive
and difficult to find a way to gain experi-
ence and entrance into a specific work-
force. Volunteering provides not only the
experience but might give an individual a
better rsum or application.
One group that relies heavily on volun-
teer help is the El Paso Community
Foundation. Foundation President Eric
Pearson said that volunteers are a huge
part of much of the foundations projects,
from fine arts and historic preservation
(Plaza Starkeepers, Heritage Corridor) to
conservation, affordable housing and com-
munity health issues (WaterWorks, Border
AIDS Partnership).
We have a ton of projects that each
require the devoted work of volunteers,
he said. We would be at a loss without
them.
He said that the volunteer population of
the foundation is at least 300 strong when
counting those who serve on various proj-
ect-steering committees, act as docents at
The Plaza Theatre, or make themselves
available to organize, work or advocate for
project-specific events.
We depend on volunteers for a broad
amount of talent, Pearson said. Weve
got people who come from an arts back-
ground, and some work in healthcare and
other backgrounds.
The foundation also supports other non-
profits, and has donated more that $3.7
million to area nonprofit organizations in
2010 alone. Their annual Spirit of
Giving catalog, available for download
from epfc.org, allows nonprofits to express
their needs, including volunteer help.
In response to the Volunteering in
Americas report, Pearson said that those
statistics dont reflect the quality and dedi-
cation he has witnessed among the founda-
tions own volunteers.
We have a tremendous set of people
who are willing to step up and do the work
needed to get things done, he said. There
is no doubt we (at the foundation) are
lucky folks.
A group of volunteers whose efforts are
seen each fall is the Junior League of El
Paso Inc., whose annual A Christmas Fair
involved 400 volunteers this year alone,
working in shifts during the events week-
end and other times leading up to the fair.
Each member dedicates 12 hours of
shifts to this great event each year, Junior
League President Chantel Crews Ancell
said. We were also helped by high school
students approximately 30 and our
wonderful husbands, sustaining members,
friends and families over 100.
Ancell said that 12-hour shifts do not
include the countless hours of work pro-
vided by the entire 40-member Christmas
Fair committee in planning the event.
A Place for Everyone
As many volunteers as there are in the
city, there are still those who could use a
little or a lot of extra hands-on sup-
port from volunteers.
Several area nonprofits shared with El
Paso Scene what they need in terms of vol-
unteer service, and the needs are as diverse
as the groups own missions.
Some are seeking individuals who can
share their specialized skills and talents,
while others need those who are physically
capable of doing specific tasks, and some
need those who can donate a certain
amount of hours to the job. Even those
who may not fit any of these demographics
can find a place that needs them, as all
these groups share the common need of
those who are ready and willing to give of
their time, no matter how much, to the bet-
terment of their community.
The Humane Society of El Paso
Humane Society Executive Director
Betty Hoover said that the agencys 50 to
75 volunteers do just about everything
for the society.
We have positions for walking dogs,
answering phones, doing laundry, office
assistance, adoption counselors, foster par-
ents for special-needs animals, special-
event planners and organizers, off-site
adoption helpers, dog groomers and
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bathers, marketing assistants, grounds
maintenance, drivers and humane educa-
tors, she said.
The main thing the society looks for in
volunteers is compassion for animals and
animal welfare as well as a dedication to
the cause and reliability. Hoover said that
the volunteers who step up to this calling
are the backbone of their work.
They help staff accomplish agency
goals, provide a loving touch to homeless
animals, help coordinate numerous
fundraising events and special promotions,
help socialize needy animals and help keep
our facility nice, she said.
El Paso Baptist Clinic
Those in the medical field willing to vol-
unteer their time and skills are what the
Baptist Clinic needs most, according to
Executive Director Eleanor Poe, R.N.
We need physicians, Poe said, both in
general medicine and specialists. In total,
the clinic has 200 to 250 volunteers.
She said that Spanish/English bilingual
skills are also important, along with those
who are well versed in fundraising or grant
writing. Even those without these types of
skills are welcome in supporting roles.
The clinic also needs a committed volun-
teer to get the clinic ready on Tuesdays
and take on duties like cleaning equip-
ment, as well as someone to provide lunch
for the staff on Saturdays. Local churches
provide the food for the patients.
Our organization is almost completely
volunteer, including our physicians and
our director, Poe said. We could not
exist without volunteers.
USO El Paso
Eva Gonzalez serves as the local USOs
Mobile Canteen and Volunteer
Coordinator. She said that the groups 130
core volunteers are incredible and gener-
ous and the key tothe success of their
programs. Dozens of additional volunteers
also lend a hand for special events as their
schedules allow.
The USOs mission is to uplift the spirits
of American troops and their families.
We do this byextending a touch of
home to the military stationed in, or just
passing through, the El Paso area, she
said, and explained that the USO main-
tains two recreation-type centers on Fort
Bliss that rely heavily on volunteers to
keep them going.
Volunteers enable the USO to provide
the best possible support and encourage-
ment to service members and their families
and they work in the centers assistingser-
vicemembers and familieswith video
game/equipment checkout, serving snacks
with a smile, providing local information
and ensuring operations run smoothly, she
said. In addition, volunteers assist inour
Mobile Canteen, which serves our troops
at remote training locations.
USO volunteers also assist a variety of
ongoing programs and special events,
including Deployment and Welcome Home
events; recreational, entertainment and
childrens events; and in services
likeUnited Through Reading, which con-
nects troops to their children by video tap-
ingthem reading books aloud. They also
help with the Wounded Warrior Programs,
fundraising and more.
Gonzalez said that no special skills are
needed to volunteer, just a desire to help
others and a dedication to serving
Americas troops and families.
The USOs staff consists of just five peo-
ple who run bothcenters, the Mobile,the
USOinaBox at McGregor Range (a mini-
USO pop-up camper facility), andall their
outreach programs and events. The sheer
number of projects alone makes volunteer
service both necessary and appreciated.
Miracle League of El Paso
Every position, from executive director
and board members down to all coaches
and concession workers, is volunteer,
Executive Director Sandie Oliver said.
The volunteer segment of the Miracle
League is the Miracle League, she said.
No one is paid.
The organization, which provides chil-
dren with disabilities with the experience
of being part of a team through league
baseball, requires one volunteer or
buddy per player plus two coaches. This
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is something, Oliver said, that requires
patience, flexibility, and an understanding
of the rules that must be followed when
working among persons with disabilities.
Our volunteers primarily work with
each player as a buddy or Angel in the
Outfield, she said. The services we also
need volunteers for (are) field mainte-
nance, building maintenance,Angels in
the Outfield, coaches, umpires, help man-
ning the field concession stand and events
at UTEP, and speaking at different forums
for the league.
Special Olympics Texas Area 19
Special Olympics, the worlds largest
sports organization for children and adults
with intellectual disabilities, has thrived
with the help of volunteers for four
decades. The El Paso area alone reports
that about 500 people help as volunteers.
Program Director for Texas Area 19
Andrea Schiechl said that anyone over 17
can qualify to be a certified coach or assis-
tant coach, but they also use those with
specific sports expertise to help set up
sports clinics or training schools.
During the spring and fall games, volun-
teers are needed as judges, timers, refer-
ees, to help set up and take down the
fields, or to serve as fans in the stands, or
to help as huggers, escorts and in awards
distribution.
Age and responsibility are prime factors
when seeking out Special Olympics volun-
teers.
We accept able-bodied persons 17 years
and older, she said. We expect volun-
teers to be good examples to the athletes,
demonstrate good sportsmanship, be vigi-
lant and cognizant of the safety of the ath-
letes.
Schiechl said that the volunteer effort is
the reason the organization remains suc-
cessful.
Special Olympics Texas would not exist
today and could not have continued for
more than 40 years without the time, ener-
gy, dedication and commitment of tens of
thousands of volunteers throughout the
state of Texas, she said.
Project VIDA
Project VIDA, a social service nonprofit
that serves the south-central El Paso area,
uses about 15 volunteers. Project VIDA
Co-director Bill Schlesinger said that vol-
unteers are currently needed in two areas:
to serve at its Credit Union Customer
Service and as a social-media manager for
its website.
The Credit Union volunteer must be able
to pass bonding requirements, handle
money accurately and have good cus-
tomer-service skills. The social-media
manager should be familiar with website
development and social-media outreach
methods. Bilingual volunteers are pre-
ferred in both areas.
Schlesinger stressed how important the
volunteers are to the organization, as the
Credit Union, which recently lost a long-
time volunteer, has had to close service
until another is found.
We are in the Chamizal area, where
many people live without private vehicles,
and lack access to a bank or credit union,
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he said. We have partnered with Federal
Employees Credit Union to act as a
branch providing access in our office to
credit union accounts for seniors who need
to access their Social Security funds and
others who need the services.
He said that other services the project
provides, such as dental services, family
planning, prenatal care, primary care and
treatment for chronic disease including
depression and anxiety, are hard to find in
a Web search. Someone with the Web-
design know-how could help make their
services known to a larger group.
We need someone able to help us set up
the appropriate pages, and teach us how to
maintain them in such a way that people
searching for the services we provide can
find us, Schlesinger said.
Operation H.O.P.E.
Like Miracle League, Operation H.O.P.E.
(Helping Other People Endure) consists
solely of volunteers who help others in
times of hardship, a service especially
valuable during the holiday season. The
organization provides a variety of services
for people suffering hard times, such as its
annual Thanksgiving basket program.
We do not have any paid staff members
and provide help to the community year-
round, Board of Directors representative
Patsy Gomez said. Volunteers are used to
deliver food, clothing, furniture, school
suppliesand toys.
The organization also depends on com-
munity leaders such as local congressmen,
the mayor, television celebrities, police,
firefighters, fraternities, childrenand any
one with a kind heart, Gomez said.
The only special skill is a person with a
passion and willingness to make a differ-
ence in someone elses life, she said.
Helping Other People Endure is some-
thing that anyone can do.
Hospice El Paso
Hospice volunteers provide caring and
professional support for those near death
and their families. Hospice El Paso esti-
mates that its 95 volunteers contribute
more than $200,000 in services.
Hospice Director of Volunteer Services
Stefania Garza said that its volunteers must
have transportation, be compassionate,
accept the concept of death and dying, and
be able to read and write English.
Bilingual abilities are always a plus.
Hospice volunteers provide companion-
ship and support for patients and families,
run errands for families, provide trans-
portation to patients and families,
fundraise for various projects, provide
office and clerical support, provide support
in various ways at our Center for
Compassionate Care, deliver a small
flower bouquet to newly admitted patients
to identify volunteer needs, and conduct
food drives, rummage sales, community
outreach, and much more, Garza said.
She said that it is a requirement of
Medicare that a hospice organization has a
volunteer department. This means the vol-
unteers must provide 5 percent of the total
direct patient-care hours that staff provide
directly for hospice patients in order to
offer the Medicare benefit at 100 percent.
For Hospice to continue to serve others,
there has to be an omnipresence of volun-
teers in its wings.
We must consistently show recruitment
of volunteers to meet the needs of our
patients and families, she said. It is criti-
cal that we have a volunteer department or
we would not be able to function or pro-
vide the support to the community.
National Alliance of Mental Illness
(NAMI)
Located in the El Paso Psychiatric
Center, NAMI El Paso is made up of fami-
ly members, loved ones and caregiversof
those with brain disorders, consumers
diagnosed with a mental illness, and com-
munity professionals.
Ruth Hill, who works part time for
NAMI in its office and other areas, is the
organizations only paid staff member.
She said that its 15 or more volunteers
function as board members, support-group
facilitators, fundraisers, teachers of the
Family to Family (FTF) classes, office vol-
unteers, health-fair volunteers and speakers
on mental illness at community functions.
Some volunteers, she said, do all of these
activities.
Hill explained that NAMI El Paso is a
grassroots organization formed to help
the family members and loved ones of
those with a mental illness, such as bipolar
disorder, major depression or schizophre-
nia, to understand and cope with what is
going on with their loved one. To that end,
it offers free 12-week FTF classes and sup-
port groups for the families and the
patients.
Our volunteers are usually peoplewho
have takenthe FTF classes, but we also
have roomfor people who want to help in
the office or with various fundraisers, such
as our annual walk or dinner, Hill said.
NAMI El Paso wouldnt exist without our
volunteers. They are the organization.
United Blood Services
United Blood Services is one organiza-
tion in which its volunteers literally give of
themselves as well as their time.
United Blood Services is very unique in
that we have volunteers working for us
every single day of the week volunteering
their time by donating blood to help save
lives, Marketing and Communications
Manager LuAnn Wieland said.UBS has
over 60,000 registered donors.
Donating blood takes 30 to 45 minutes
and donors can donate every 56 days.
She said that there will always be a need
for volunteer donors, and United Blood
Services has a recruitment department that
works every day to find and organize
blood drives in the community to ensure
our local hospitals will have the blood that
is needed. Each blood drive also has a vol-
unteer coordinator from the business or
school that assumes the job of helping to
recruit donors.
Volunteers do have to meet certain physi-
cal requirements. You simply need to be
of a certain age 17 or 16 with a parents
permission, and in good health the day of
your donation, she said
She said that United Blood Services,
along with every blood bank in the United
States would not be in business if it wasnt
for volunteer donors and coordinators.
Besides the donor volunteers, we have
about 100 service volunteers who give of
their time on an advisory council, or help-
ing to recruit donors at certain large drives
or working with marketing at events such
as the Sunland Park Gala and Derby and
the annual golf tournament, Wieland said.
Many of these volunteers are also donors
and understand and believe in our cause.
Latinitas
The nonprofit organization, with over 50
volunteers, enables Latina girls, ages
1217, by helping them achieve personal
and academic success through media and
technology outreach.
Latinitas Administrative Assistant Rossie
Lopez saidthat these young women need
good role models as they are more likely
to face the four most serious threats to
achieving success: depression, pregnancy,
substance abuse and becoming a high-
school dropout.
She said that the organization always
needs female volunteers as it focuses only
on girls, but internship openings for
administrative work are also available for
males.
All Latinitas programs welcome volun-
teer help, including its support forum,
Alliance for Latinitas.
(Alliance volunteers) just did an amaz-
ing job planning and executing ourfall
photography auction fundraiser, Lopez
said. Club leaders and mentors are needed
in order tohelp usconnect girls with posi-
tive role models and to encourage girls to
express themselves in a safe and support-
ive environment.
Mentors and leaders helpin the Latinitas
After-School Program byguiding small
team activities and motivating girls to fos-
ter positive self-esteem. Recruitment Street
Team volunteershelp bydistributing infor-
mational posters and recruit girls for their
after-school programs. There are also vol-
unteer needs in editorial, marketing and
public relations, fundraising, graphic
design, event planning and multimedia
internships.
Our organization relies 100 percent on
volunteering work since it is a nonprofit
organization, Lopez said.
HIke Up CrIsto Rey
FrIday, Dec. 30, noon
Family and friends in town? Th easy-to-hike trail,
with spectacular panoramas of two countries and
three cities, leads 2.5 miles to the summit to the
famous statue of Christ on the Cross.
The hike lasts about 2 1/2 hours.
No reservations needed.
Information: (915) 542-1422
Requested $5 donation ($2 children) to support
the Mt. Cristo Restoration Committee.
Hike subject to cancellation because of rain or snow.
To get there: Take Sunland Park Drive to Doniphan, turn south,
then west on Racetrack Drive. Cross the Rio Grande bridge, then
turn south on McNutt Road (Highway 273). Go about 1 mile and
turn right on road leading to the Mt. Cristo Rey parking lot.
Security will be provided along trail and in parking lot.
Sponsored by
El Paso ConventIon & VIsItors Bureau and El Paso Scene
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Volunteering in Americas findings
about El Paso volunteerism werent
exclusively negative. They also give a
practical peek at where and how El
Pasoans want to volunteer. Here are
some of the statistics based on data
from 2007 to 2010:
Number of volunteers: 93,000
Total hours of service contributed
by volunteers: 16.6 million
Service contributed in terms of
monetary value: $354.6 million
Top four activities of volunteers
(based on total percentage of volun-
teers):
Fundraising: 23.6 percent
Collection/distribution of food:
21.2 percent
Tutoring/teaching: 18.4 percent
Mentoring youths: 16.9 percent
Where El Pasoans volunteer:
Educational organizations: 36.7
percent
Religious organizations: 32 percent
Social services: 8.3 percent
Hospitals: 6.2 percent
Sports and arts organizations: 3.4
percent
Civic groups: 2.6 percent
Other: 10.8 percent
All offices are open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. week-
days.
Silver City, 3005 E. Camino del Bosque
(behind Wal-Mart) (575) 538-2771.
Mimbres Ranger Station, NM Hwy 35, (575)
536-2250.
Black Range, 1804 Date St., Truth or
Consequences, (575) 894-6677.
Permits can also be obtained by mail through
Dec. 11; send $5 plus the name of the head of
household; available online atfs.usda.gov/lincoln
Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park
5000 Calle del Norte in Mesilla. Winter hours
are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Closed Christmas
Day. All events free with park admission. Day
use fee: $5 per vehicle ($40 annual pass).
Information: (575) 523-4398.
The park celebrates its 3rd anniversary 3 to 7
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, with a bird walk at 3
p.m. followed by the lighting of luminarias in
the park plaza at 4:30 p.m. with refreshments
and entertainment.
A Tamale Making 101 demonstration by
Corrine Luchini is 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, in
the classroom. Advance registration required.
Dress accordingly for all hikes; wear close-
toed shoes and sunscreen. Bring water and
binoculars.
Birding tours are 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3
and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, led by park vol-
unteers.
Nature Hikes are 3:30 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 3-4 and Dec. 17-18, Sunday,
Dec. 11, and Saturday, Dec. 24.
Becoming a Birder Series guided hike is at
8:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24.
Aguirre Spring Campground The
Organ Mountain recreational area, run by the
federal Bureau of Land Management, is off U.S.
70 about 15 miles east of Las Cruces. Fifty-five
family camping and picnic sites, plus two group
areas. Day-use fee is $3 per vehicle.
The Baylor Pass (hiking and horseback riding)
and Pine Tree (hiking) trails begin at the camp-
ground.
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. Admission is free; donation box
at trailhead. 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 U-
turn under the highway to head west, and stay
in the right lane. Turn right (north) on Jornada
Road. Follow Jornada Road for 6.5 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 visi-
tor center is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Access
to the main trail to Dripping Springs is 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. and the park is closed promptly at 5
p.m.
Admission is $3 per vehicle. No pets allowed
(except for assistance animals). Information:
(575) 522-1219.
White Sands National Monument
The glistening gypsum dunes are about 15 miles
southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70.
Monument hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through
Jan. 12. Visitor Center hours are 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. through Feb. 26, 2012, with Holiday
Hours 8 am. to 5 p.m. Dec. 18-Jan. 1.
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 beginning at 4 p.m.
through Jan. 6.
The 4th annual Holiday Open House is 5 to 8
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the Visitor Center with
luminarias, food, live music by Strangers and
Pilgrims, kids activities and door prizes. Dunes
Drive remains open until 9 p.m.
Skins and Skulls mammal identification talks
are 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in the Visitor
Center. Rangers will have pelts, skulls, and
other props for an up-close look and feel of the
elusive wildlife of White Sands.
A Dunes at Dawn morning hike is 7:15 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10. Space is limited; reserva-
tions required and accepted starting two weeks
in advance of the hike online only.
Lake Lucero tours are offered on the last
weekend of each month. This months tours
are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31.
Participants drive their own vehicles 17 miles
beginning at the Small Missile Range gate on
U.S. 70, 25 miles west of the White Sands
Visitor Center, then hike 3/4 mile to the source
of the white sands. Reservations required
(accepted online only). Cost is $3 per adult;
$1.50 age 16 and under.
Crafty Kids craft and interpretive programs
are 10 a.m. Sundays for ages 6-10. Parents wel-
come to participate.
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.
Winter hours (through Memorial Day): The
trail to the cliff dwellings is open from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Everyone must be off the trail by 5 p.m.
Visitor center is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Visitors for the 1 p.m. guided tour, which
begins at the cliff dwellings, need to arrive at
the trailhead by at least 12:30 p.m. to walk up
the trail to the dwellings.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park The
park is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off the
Carlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:
(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.
Winter Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily;
tours available 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last entry
into cave via natural entrance is 2 p.m. with last
entry into cave via elevator 3:30 p.m.
Elevator renovations will continue through the
summer months; visitors taking elevator
entrance should expect longer waits.
Plan 3-1/2 hours for a walk-in tour and 1-1/2
hours for Big Room tour. Cost is $6 ($3 for
ages 6-15 or seniors with discount card). The
parks audio self-guided tour is $3 extra (also
available in Spanish).
For an extra fee ($8 adults, $4 youth and sen-
iors with card), visitors can go on a ranger-guid-
ed 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.
Cost is $15 ($7.50 ages 6-15, seniors with
card). The 1-1/4-mile tour lasts about 2-1/2
hours. Flashlight with fresh batteries required.
Wear good walking shoes and bring water.
Other special guided tours are available,
including Wild Cave Tours.
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. Winter hours are 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Camping is $8 per site per
night. Information: (915) 828-3251.
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.
Evening Programs are 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays at the Visitor Center.
Other ranger-led hikes (Guadalupe Peak,
Permian Reef, The Bowl, The Notch) offered
throughout the fall; call for details.
New Mexico State Parks Day-use fee
is $5 when visiting any state park. Camping
fees: $8 for primitive site; $10 for developed
site (electrical hookup $4 extra). All programs
are free with park entrance, unless otherwise
listed. Information: (575) 744-5998 or
nmparks.com.
Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff.
Information: (575) 437-8284.
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to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Group
Shelter.
Mesilla Valley Bosque Park 5000 Calle del
Norte, Mesilla. Guided bird tours are first
Saturday of every month. See separate listing
for other events.
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Information: (575) 744-5998.
The 17th annual Luminaria Beachwalk is 5 to
8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, with trail lit by more
than 4,000 luminarias, hayrides, floating lights
parade and RV lighting contest.
City of Rocks State Park, north of Deming off
U.S. 180. Information: (575) 536-2800. A
Rattlesnake Myths presentation is 3 to 4 p.m.
every Saturday.
Rockhound State Park, five miles south of
Deming on State Road 11 and then east on
Rockhound Road (State Road 141) for nine
miles. Day use hours: 7:30 a.m. to sunset.
Information: (575) 546-6182.
Holiday Lights is 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
10, with more than 1,000 luminarias around
visitor center, native garden and labyrinth, cof-
fee, hot cocoa, Mexican cookies and caroling.
Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M.,
State Roads 11 and 9. Day use hours: 7 a.m. to
9 p.m. Information: (575) 531-2711.
U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy historian
Dr. Robert Bouilly will tell the story of the
Buffalo Soldiers Battle of Carrizal at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11, in the Exhibit Hall. On June
21, 1916, on the way to Ahumada, a skirmish
between Mexican and U.S. soldiers ensued
called the Battle of Carrizal. This battle on June
21, 1916 pitted Mexican forces against the U.S.
10th Cavalry, one of the original Buffalo Soldier
regiments.
Alameda Park Zoo Alameda Park, 1321
North White Sands Blvd. (U.S. 54/70),
Alamogordo. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $2.50 ($1.50 ages 3-11 and 60 and
older; free for ages 2 and younger).
Information: (575) 439-4290.
The oldest zoo in the Southwest (established
in 1898) is part of the park that lines
Alamogordos main highway. The zoo covers
about 12 acres, with about 250 exotic and
indigenous animals.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State
Park Carlsbad, N.M. Admission: $5 ($3
ages 7-12; free for 6 and under). Hours: 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily (last entry at 3:30 p.m.).
Information: (575) 887-5516.
Holiday handbell music is 2 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Visitor Center.
Holidays with the Animals is 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, with card-making and other
activities. Zoo admission fee waived for visitors
donating new book, toy or non-perishable
items for local charities.
To get there: Take U.S. 285 north of Carlsbad;
follow signs to the park.
Living Desert offers visitors an up-close look
at the mammals, reptiles and birds that inhabit
the Chihuahuan Desert. 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.
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
stocked with push brooms, shovels, rakes, a
gas weed eater, gloves and trash bags for use
for cleanup or beautification projects. The
items may be borrowed for no charge to the
public for community cleanup projects.
Tool sheds are at 5315 Threadgill, 3801 Fort
Blvd., 6500 N. Mesa, 7901 San Jose, 11977
Pellicano, 1801 Montana, 6300 Delta and
10834 Ivanhoe.
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Exhibits and
ChiIdren's Activities
Lego Mindstorm with the
Silver City Public Library,
and State Symbol activities
3:30 - 5 pm, Silver City Museum,
312 W Broadway
WNMU Campus History
Permanent Exhibit
Refreshments and short program
at 3:30 pm on the Feb 2012
Centennial Exhibition
2 - 4:30 pm, WNMU
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"Voices of New Mexico
Kick-off event for the Student
Centennial Reading Project essay
and illustration contest
5 - 5:30 pm, Silco Theater,
311 N Bullard
Choose Your Own New
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Multiple performances and
activities repeating every half hour,
including Chautauqua performance
by Randy Carr portraying
Sheriff Dan Tucker, vintage 1912
silent movies, and more.
6 - 8 pm
Various Downtown Venues
The ceIebration continues
on Saturday, Jan. 7
with exhibits at the SC and
WNMU Museums, themed
events at downtown galleries,
and a presentation on the history
of railroads in Grant County at
the SC Library at 11 am.
Cake Contest
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CentenniaI Birthday Party
with the results of the Centennial Birthday Cake Contest
5:30 - 6 pm, Silco Theater, 311 N Bullard
Dance with Brandon PerrauIt and Rhythm Mystic
8 - 11 pm, downtown location to be announced
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A
new book titled The King Jesus
Gospel: The Original Good
News Revisited raises one of
the most basic questions that any
thoughtful Christian should ask: What
exactly was the gospel that Jesus and his
apostles preached?
The author is Scot McKnight, a prolific
New Testament scholar who is best
known for his blog The Jesus Creed,
as well as about 20 books. His newest
book contends that that contemporary
Christians have turned the gospel into a
step-by-step plan of personal salvation.
Certainly Jesus came to save sinners,
McKnight writes, but thats just part of
the gospel story in which Jesus com-
pletes Gods work in establishing a
covenant people and calls all people as
citizens of a restored creation.
When most evangelical Christians talk
about sharing the gospel, they typical-
ly refer to how an individual can repent
and believe in Jesus. Such a gospel is
often condensed into a pamphlet such as
the Four Spiritual Laws or a set of
verses, often taken from the Book of
Romans.
McKnight calls this a salvation cul-
ture instead of a gospel culture. A
salvation culture focuses on people mak-
ing decisions for Christ. A gospel culture
emphasizes making disciples, building a
body of believers living under the lord-
ship of Christ.
Another highly respected New
Testament scholar, N.T. Wright, makes a
similar point in his book, What Saint
Paul Really Said. The gospel of the
apostles was nothing less than the full
story of Jesus, from Old Testament
prophecy to the resurrection and ascen-
sion.
This is quite a bit to chew on, and the
average person may be easily intimidat-
ed by scholars who have spent a lifetime
studying the scriptures.
Yet it seems to me that this basic ques-
tion What is the gospel? is one
that everyone who takes the Bible seri-
ously needs to wrestle with.
I dont think the answer can be found
by reciting a few memory verses.
Even reading the Bible from cover to
cover doesnt guarantee an answer, but
at the very least we should be hungry to
know the full story.
Randy Limbird is editor of
El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com
tCentennial Museum University at
Wiggins, UTEP. Changing exhibits are on the
second floor, Lea and Discovery Galleries.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 Tuesday through
Saturday. Admission is free. Information: 747-
5565 or museum.utep.edu.
Showing through Dec. 3: In His Own
Words: The Life and Works of Cesar Chavez
presented by Humanities Texas. The exhibition
of 38 photographs and autobiographical reflec-
tions examines the ethics and experiences that
drove Chvez to work tirelessly to improve the
lives of American farm workers, recognizing
this important 20th century leader as a civil
rights hero, an influential labor leader and a
champion of change.
Showing through Dec. 22: A River
Interrupted: Making the Case for Changing our
Management of the Rio Grande. This bilingual
collaborative exhibit by UTEP and the
Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
includes biological specimens, historical photo-
graphs, and other items shedding light on the
natural and cultural history of the Rio Grande.
Continuing exhibits are on the third floor of
the Centennial and include archaeology, ethnol-
ogy and paleontology of the Southwest. Around
the museum building, the Chihuahuan Desert
Gardens exhibit has more than 600 species of
desert plants emphasizing the beauty and utility
of Southwestern water-conserving native plants
in landscaping. The gardens are open daily from
daylight to dusk.
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. Information: 351-0048 or
elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
The museums free monthly Cinema
Sundays series is 2 p.m. the last Sunday of the
month.
The El Paso museum depicts Jewish life in
Europe before World War II, Hitlers rise to
power, the expulsion of Jews into ghettoes, life
in concentration camps, prisoner resistance to
the Nazis and liberation of the camps. Also fea-
tured is a local survivors exhibit. Docents avail-
able for guided tours.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso (west
of U.S. 54). Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Closed Mondays and city holidays; and Dec. 25.
Admission is free. Information: 755-4332 or
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
Showing through Jan. 15: Ancient Mexico.
In collaboration with El Paso Museum of
Historys Mystery of the Mayan Medallion
exhibit, the museum will emphasize its collec-
tions from early Mesoamerica. Artifacts repre-
senting the Maya, Aztec, and lesser known
great civilizations from Mexico. Prints of
ancient Maya murals and ruins and a map of
ancient Maya territory will be added to the
gallery to link the artifacts with the great artistic
accomplishments and monumental architecture
of these past civilizations.
NMSU Archaeologist Dr. Rani Alexander will
speak on The Spanish Conquest in Yucatan:
Collapse or Resilience? at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3.
A free Zip Tour of the exhibit is 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17, led by curator Matt Taylor.
Also currently showing in the auditorium
gallery is Watercolor Paintings of Rock Art at
Hueco Tanks, Forrest Kirklands images of
rock art at Hueco Tanks. Kirkland was the first
artist to systematically document prehistoric
rock art in Texas.
Franklin Mountain State Park Superintendent
Cesar Mendez presents Franklin Mountains
State Park: Sharing the Vision at the Master
Gardeners/Master Naturalists meeting at 11
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Mendez will highlight
why the park is significant, provide updates on
improvements and celebrate achievements.
The public is welcome.
A Transmountain Road volunteer cleanup pre-
cedes Mendezs talk 8:55 to 10:30 a.m., at the
Adopt A Highway sign on the right-hand side of
Transmountains westbound lane.
Winter Archaeology Camp for Children age 8-
12 is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, Dec. 27-30. Advance registration
required; space is limited to 12 participants.
Cost: $70 ($55 museum members).
A free screening of Popol Vuh, The Creation
Myth of the Maya is 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14,
with an introduction and audience discussion
after the film by Jena Camp. The Popol Vuh is
the foundational cultural belief of the ancient
Maya people, similar to the Bible for several
cultures. Patricia Amlins video version of the
Popol Vuh is told by animated characters and
events using images from ancient original Maya
carved stone and stucco reliefs, engraved shells
and bones, and painted books and vases.
The museum tells the 12,000-year-old story
of prehistoric human habitation in the region,
with five dioramas and exhibits of tools, pot-
tery, rock art and other materials.
The Museum Gift Store offers ornaments,
Southwestern turquoise jewelry, plush and
sandbag animals, books, Mata Ortiz pottery,
Kachinas, Tarahumara dolls, drums and baskets,
Capstone Productions videos of El Paso history,
and El Paso items for adults and children.
A nature trail takes visitors through 17 acres
of Chihuahuan Desert with 200 varieties of
desert plants. The trail also offers a local pit-
house, pueblo ruin and an Apache brush hut.
The park also has a gazebo with picnic tables
available for rent. Rental information: 755-4332.
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; Mystery of the
Mayan Medallion exhibit admission is $8 ($5
students, $4 museum members, $2 per student
for student groups, free for ages 5 and younger
and active duty military). Information: 351-3588
or elpasotexas.gov/history.
Ron Leiman will speak on the 130th
Anniversary of the Texas and Pacific Railroad
Connection with El Paso at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1, as part of the museums
Spotlight on History lecture series. Leiman will
present a virtual ride on the line through the
use of over 150 vintage and new images and
maps that will showcase the westernmost
route of the longest railroad in Texas.
Admission is free.
A Traditions as Artifacts IV: International
Carols candlelight program is 6 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3. Stroll through the museum
and hear Christmas and Hanukah music, fol-
lowed by free gingerbread cookies and hot
cider.
The Elvis, El Paso and the Real Old West liv-
ing history event is 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30.
Join Six Guns and Shady Ladies, the Paso Del
Norte Pistoleros and Old West Thunder who
will shoot it out to see who will rule the Sun
City. Doug Wilson will portray the famous Elvis
with scheduled performances. Hands-on events
include trying on Old West clothes, riding a
saddle, grinding coffee and more. Mandy the
Mule will make a special appearance.
Showing through Jan. 15, 2012: Mystery of
the Mayan Medallion, a hands-on exhibit of an
ancient Maya ruin located in a Palenque,
Mexico rainforest. Colored scenic elements and
ambient jungle sounds create the look and feel
of the rain forest. The exhibits six separate
areas include three walk-in architectural ele-
ments; the Tomb, the Observatory, and the
Temple all appear partially excavated. Three
additional field stations are housed in tents:
Archaeology, Astromathematics, and Biology.
Each contains several activities. Funding avail-
able to help school groups with transportation
and admission expenses.
Funding available for teachers interested in
bringing their students to the exhibit, and can
apply for either an Admissions Payment Subsidy
or Partial Bus Cost Reimbursement. Call for
details; Sue Taylor, 351-3588 or taylors@elpa-
sotexas.gov.
Now showing:
El Paso: The Other Side of the Mexican
Revolution, an exhibit that looks at this conflict
through the eyes and ears of contemporary
writers and journalists, filmmakers, photogra-
phers, musicians, tourists and businessmen.
Man-Made Thunder: The History of Racing
in the Borderland.
The third Awaking Our Giants year-long
exhibit, El Paso City Mayors.
Freedom Shrine, exhibit with reproduc-
tions of historic documents.
Free zip tours are 12:15 to 1 p.m. on selected
Wednesdays.
December workshops (registration required):
A free Holiday Chinese Painting workshop
for children and adults is 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 8, taught by Monica Wong. Wong will
introduce different styles of Chinese painting
and motifs. Participants have the opportunity to
make their own individual festive holiday gift
designs using Chinese brushes and inks.
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A free Maya Glyph Workshop taught by
noted decipherer of Ancient Maya glyphs Mark
Van Stone is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10,
for ages 12 through adult. Registration is
required.
A Merry Maya Holiday History Camp is 9
a.m. to noon Wednesday through Friday, Dec.
28-30, for ages 8-12. Learn about the ancient
Maya civilization and solve the Mystery of the
Mayan Medallion exhibit, and enjoy Mayan
games and crafts. Space is limited. Cost: $70
($56 museum members).
Fort Bliss Museums and Study Center
Building 1735, Marshall Road (old PX build-
ing), Fort Bliss. Exhibits range from Civil War
artifacts to the Patriot Missile System.
Admission is free. Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
daily. Information: 568-3390 or 568-5412.
With the relocation of the 1st Armored
Cavalry Division to Fort Bliss, the museum is
adding 35 tanks and 10 other vehicles to its
outdoor displays. The museum is also expand-
ing its exhibit on the posts history with
Mexico, including the 1916 Punitive
Expedition led by Gen. John Blackjack
Pershing.
Also on Fort Bliss is Old Fort Bliss, Building
5051, corner of Pershing and Pleasanton, a
reproduction of the Magoffinsville Post of 1854
to 1868. Information: 568-4518.
Insights El Paso Science Museum
505 N. Santa Fe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission: $6 ($5 seniors, students and
military; $4 ages 4-11). Information: 534-0000
or insightselpaso.org.
Now showing is El Paso Fire Departments
History and Science gallery with hands-on
exhibits featuring safety in the home and in the
environment. Also new are exhibits from
Explora! a childrens museum in Albuquerque,
and the Tornado Machine.
Also showing is To the Ends of the Earth,
UTEP at The Poles. UTEP biology faculty and
students, joined by high school teachers from El
Paso and students from across the U.S., headed
for Antarctica and the Arctic to carry out
research projects. This exhibit highlights their
work, what they learned about the impact of
climate change, and explains the differences
and similarities between the north and south
poles. Guests can measure themselves against
different types of penguins, create an origami
penguin and learn how actions in El Paso effect
climate change at the poles.
International Museum of Art 1211
Montana. Information: 543-6747 or info@inter-
nationalmuseumofart.net. See Southwest Art
Scene.
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.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is
free. Information: 851-1682.
LYNX Exhibits The exhibit space is at
300 W. San Antonio (just south of Convention
Center). Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Closed Monday. Last admission is one hour
before closing time. Information: 533-4330 or
lynxexhibits.com.
A free Holiday Art and Health Fair is noon to
5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, free health screenings
and holiday gift shopping.
Showing through Dec. 31: The return of
Bodies Human, the unique display of more
than 100 real human specimens. In addition to
past favorites, Bodies Human now displays an
articulated skeleton on a vintage Harley
Davidson, a rotating torso and a fetal display.
New video kiosks accompany the displays to
provide additional descriptions on the displays.
Widely acclaimed for its educational value,
Bodies Human provides viewers with an
opportunity to look inside human bodies spe-
cially preserved through a process called plasti-
nation. The collection provides a new apprecia-
tion and respect for our bodies and what it
means to be human. Additionally, the exhibit
shows graphic examples of the effects of
lifestyle choices on health, while offering
opportunities to understand our physiology.
Because the exhibit includes full human bodies
with exposed genitalia, responsible adults must
accompany children under 13.
Admission: $18; $15 for seniors, students and
military with ID and $12 for children five to 12.
Group rates are available for 15 or more.
Visitors attending Health and Art Fair receive a
discounted entry of $12 per person during the
duration of the fair.
Coming Jan. 14-May 28, 2012: The Science
of SuperCroc, with the worlds largest croco-
dile, 40-foot-long. SuperCroc brings together
Sarcosuchus and Suchomimus, two of the
fiercest prehistoric predators that lived 110 mil-
lion years ago, in an exciting, hands-on experi-
ence. Included are original fossil specimens, life-
sized skeletons, a flesh reconstruction of
SuperCroc, and field tents mimicking life on a
field expedition. Visitors have opportunities to
measure up against the SuperCroc, weigh
in as potential bait, mechanically move a
dinosaur and more.
Also with SuperCroc are live animal displays
by Dennis Breyer, of Noahs Ark Pets and
Supplies, including dwarf caimans and a Nile
crocodile. Other local partners include the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Department, displaying illegal
and counterfeit reptile skins and products, and
the El Paso Public Library and Historic
Preservation Department, providing informa-
tion on San Jacinto Plazas famous alligator
pond.
A free parking lot fair is Saturday, Jan. 14,
with educational exhibits, giveaways, food, live
animals and a jumping balloon. Opening day
tickets are $5.
Supercroc admission: $10; $8 for seniors, stu-
dents and military with ID and $6 for children 4
to 11; free for ages 3 and younger.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
1120 Magoffin. The historic building is closed
for restorations and repairs to ensure the con-
tinued preservation of the building. Staff is avail-
able for school outreach programs and commu-
nity presentations. During this time, staff may
be reached at 533-5147. Restoration project
updates at visitmagoffinhome.com.
National Border Patrol Museum and
Memorial Library 4315 Transmountain
Drive. The museum, in Northeast El Paso just
west of U.S. 54, features the history of the
Border Patrol with uniforms, equipment, pho-
tographs, guns, motor vehicles, airplanes, boats
and other items, including hands-on exhibits for
kids. The Border Patrol was founded in 1924 in
El Paso. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and
major holidays. Admission is free. Information:
759-6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
Railroad and Transportation Museum
of El Paso More than 150 years of El Paso
railroad history are on display at Union Depot
Transit Terminal, 400 W. San Antonio, at
Durango. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 422-3420, 256-4409 or elpaso-
rails.org.
The museum is home of El Pasos Old No. 1
engine, the oldest Standard American locomo-
tive in the West built in 1857 and designated a
National Treasure. Other exhibits illustrate
how railroads were used and destroyed during
the Mexican Revolution, as well as cover the
history or urban transportation from mule cars
through trolleys to streamlined streetcars of
the mid-20th Century.
San Elizario Veterans Museum and
Memorial Walk 1501-B Main Street in
San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission
is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-3741 or Ray
Borrego, 383-8529.
U.S. Army Museum of the NCO
Building 11331, Staff Sergeant Simms St., Biggs
Army Airfield. Equipment and uniforms used by
sergeants and other NCOs through the years
are displayed. Admission: free. Hours: 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information:
568-8646.
War Eagles Air Museum 8012 Airport
Road, Doa Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens and
military; free for children under 12.
Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-air-
museum.com.
The warbirds of World War II and Korea, and
other historic military aircraft, are displayed in a
54,000-square-foot building and surrounding
area. The collection of more than 30 aircraft
and 40 automobiles includes the P-51 Mustang,
P-38 Lightning, A-26 Invader and the German
Fieseler-Storch. Among later aircraft are the F-
86 Sabre and MiG-15s.
To get there: Take the Artcraft exit off
Interstate 10, head west past the Rio Grande to
Santa Teresa and follow signs to the airport and
museum.
Las Cruces area
Branigan Cultural Center Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) Las
Cruces. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2154
or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing Dec. 2-31: Don Jose Castro: A
Final Farewell, photographs by Robert Kaiser.
Kaiser celebrates the life of Don Jose Castro, a
legend in the world of rodeo riding in Mexico,
through photographs of his funeral. Born in
Durango in 1940, Castro was the pioneer and
pillar of the charro community. He was dedicat-
ed to the art of the Charreria and the rodeo in
the United States as he believed that cultures
and traditions needed to be shared to bring
people together. Don Jose Castro died on Sept.
5, 2009.
Kaiser is a photojournalist whose works have
been published by major news sources includ-
ing the The Associated Press, The New
York Times and ABC News. He is collaborat-
ing with NMSU Professor Spencer Herrera on
a project documenting Hispanic culture for the
States Centennial Celebration in 2012.
Opening reception is 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2,
during the Downtown Ramble.
Showing through Jan. 28, 2012: From
Earth to the Solar System (FETTSS), a photo-
graphic exhibit in celebration of NASAs Year of
the Solar System. Images include contributions
from backyard astronomers, large telescopes in
space and point-and-shoot cameras of field
researchers.
The monthly History Notes program is 1 to
2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. This months topic is
on the Student Launch Program from
Spaceport America by New Mexico Space
Grand Consortium Director Patricia Hynes.
Las Cruces Museum of Natural
History Mesilla Valley Mall, Las Cruces
(take Lohman exit east off I-25). Hours: 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and
Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5
p.m. Sundays. All events are free unless other-
wise noted. Information: (575) 522-3120 or las-
cruces.org.
Showing through Jan. 8: Toys: The Inside
Story. The exhibit includes 12 different hands-
on stations illustrating the simple mechanisms
commonly found in toys, and lets visitors create
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their own toy-like combinations of gears, pul-
leys, linkages, cams, and circuits.
A free toy-making workshop is 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17. No registration needed.
On permanent exhibit is the Nature Center,
highlighting the wildlife of Southern New
Mexico with a broad collection of amphibians,
reptiles, fish and arachnids native to the
Chihuahuan Desert.
Science Cafe round table discussion hosted by
Sigma XI is 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, on 50
Years of NASA Scientific Spinoffs with
Museum of Space History Educational Specialist
Michael Shinebery.
The hands-on Saturday Science Class for ele-
mentary children is 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3
(Cardboard Automata). Make a moving toy
from cardboard. Registration required.
The monthly Sky Safari is 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, at Leasburg Dam State Park.
This months safari focuses on photographing
the night sky in collaboration with the Las
Cruces Museum of Art exhibit NASA|50 Years
of Exploration. Participants should bring their
own camera or telescope. Park entrance is $5
per vehicle.
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//rrmuse-
um.shtm.
Replies from Santa during Novembers letter-
writing campaign will be ready for pickup at the
museum Dec. 1-22.
The 7th Annual Old Fashioned Holiday
Display is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in con-
junction with citys official tree lighting celebra-
tion. Santa arrives at 5 p.m. on a decorated
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad diesel
engine. Santa will be available outside on the
observation deck for visits and free photos until
8 p.m. Holiday music will be provided by Vista
Vibrations Bell Choir and the Central
Elementary School Choir. Visitors can view the
model trains and complete a craft project. Light
refreshments served. Admission is free.
Holiday lights at the museum will be lit each
night from Dec. 2-Jan. 2, 2012.
A holiday ornament-making class for ages 6
and older with parental attendance is 9:30 a.m.
to 12: p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 and 17. Several
types of ornaments will be available, including
foam picture frames, Pearler beads (melty
beads), and wooden trains to paint. Cost: $1
donation; RSVP requested.
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours
are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for
adults, $3 seniors 60 and older, $2 for children
5-17; free for age 4 and under. Information:
(575) 522-4100 or
nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Showing through Sept. 16, 2012: The
Land of Enchantment: Commemorating the
Centennial of New Mexico Statehood. The
exhibit is an eclectic look at the last 100 years
of New Mexico through historical photographs
and artifacts. The exhibit depicts the states
important events and characters since 1912,
and features the states largest collection of
statehood celebration memorabilia of past
events (40th, 50th, 60th and 75th). The exhibit
also features 100 years of New Mexico license
plates, and rare flags of the first years after
statehood. Santa Fe artist Ron Kil will be at the
opening reception to sign copies of the official
New Mexico centennial calendar, which
includes his artwork.
Showing through Dec. 4 in the Museums
Arts Corridor: Capturing the Spirit, an exhibi-
tion featuring art by renowned animal artist
Kathy Winkler.
The museum also features domestic animals
on site, including six different breeds of beef
cattle, burros and occasionally horses. Milking
demonstrations are at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily
(3 p.m. only Sundays). Blacksmith shop open
Tuesday through Sunday. Sewing and weaving
demonstrations are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesdays. Walking tours of the South 20
are 10:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday. Gallery talks are 2 p.m.
Wednesdays in the Main Gallery.
NMSU Art Gallery D.W. Williams Art
Center, 1390 E. University Ave, (Williams Hall)
on the NMSU campus, Las Cruces (east of
Solano). Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday through Saturday, and 2 to 4 and 6 to
8 p.m. Wednesdays. Information: (575) 646-
2545 or nmsu.edu/artgal.
Showing Nov. 30-Feb. 18, 2012: Meow Wolf
Presents Glitteropolis! Fresh off the success
of Santa Fes most buzzed about and well-
attended 2011 art exhibit, The Due Return,
art collective Meow Wolf travels south into Las
Cruces to unveil Glitteropolis, a magical and
visceral art experience filled with oddity, surre-
alism, glam, and glitz.
Known for maximalist, experiential, interactive
environments, Meow Wolf includes all art
mediums to create explorable pieces through
which audience members can walk.
NMSU Museum Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. The museum will be
closed Dec-10-Jan. 9. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-5161 or
nmsu.edu/museum/. Fall 2011 exhibitions:
Dancing Under the Moon: A Portrait of the
Raramuri of the Sierra Tarahumara
Human Origins: Traditional Stories of
Creation and Evidence from the Fossil Record
Vietnam: A Day in the Life of its People
Through the Eye of the Macaw: Ritual
Symbolism of Casas Grandes.
The museums permanent exhibit is Pottery
from the Americas, featuring nearly 600 pot-
tery vessels representing Southwestern and
Mesoamerican ceramics.
NMSU Zuhl Museum NMSU Alumni
Visitors Center, 775 College Dr. Hours are 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call for
schedule during winter break. Information:
(575) 646-1884.
The center features a collection of more than
1,000 pieces of petrified wood, fossils and min-
erals, including many dinosaur exhibits.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
and Missile Park Exhibits feature the his-
tory of the Trinity Site (site of the first atomic
bomb test), the V-2 rocket, ranchers on the
range and missile optics. An outdoor Missile
Park displays rockets and missiles tested on the
range. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Closed on federal holidays. Free admis-
sion.
To get there: take U.S. 54, and after the free-
way ends, keep going north on Martin Luther
King, which leads directly to the range. Or
enter from the north off U.S. 70 east of Las
Cruces. Visitors must provide a current license,
car registration and proof of insurance.
Information: (575) 678-8824 (local call) or
wsmr-history.org.
Also
Carlsbad Museum & Art Center 418
W. Fox Street in Carlsbad, N.M. Hours are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Closed Sunday and major holidays. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 887-0276.
Showing through Dec. 31: The Smithsonian
traveling exhibit Journey Stories, depicting
stories of families struggles and triumphs.
The annual Holiday Happening is 1 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, with a Chautauqua presenta-
tion, Mark Twains Adventures Out West fea-
turing Jim Post of Illinois at 2 p.m. Through
Posts words and songs, escape to a simpler
time when sleeping dogs dreamed only of sleep
and a fellow could reasonably describe his
brother as boring as a bucket of dirt.
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum 301
S. Silver, Deming, N.M. An actual chuckwagon,
gems and minerals, turn-of-the-century fash-
ions, military mementos and Mimbres Indian art
are among the exhibits at the museum. Other
attractions in the former National Guard
Armory include a doll room, transportation
annex and quilt room. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: (575)
546-2382, 1-800-848-4955 or deminglunamim-
bresmuseum.com.
Geronimo Springs Museum 211 Main
in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Features prehistoric, historic
and military exhibits about the area. Museum
admission: $5 ($2.50 students 6 to 18; free for
ages 5 and younger). Family rates: $15.
Information: (575) 894-6600 or geronimo-
springsmuseum.com.
Hubbard Museum of the American
West 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours: 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Docent-led tours
of permanent exhibits are 10 a.m. Fridays.
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 chil-
dren 6-16; free for children 5 and younger).
Information: (575) 378-4142 or hubbardmuse-
um.org.
The 20th annual Fall American Photography
Competition and Exhibition runs through Jan
29, 2012.
Videos on a variety of topics are featured at 2
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in the Cope
Center. Upcoming shows:
Dec. 10 The Noble Horse
Dec. 11 Americas Lost Mustangs
Dec. 17-18 Search for Santa.
Museum of the Big Bend Located on
the campus of Sul Ross State University
(Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in Alpine, Texas. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Guided tours available.
Admission is free, donations accepted.
Information: (432) 837-8143 or museum@sul-
ross.edu.
Permanent exhibits include fossil exhibits
Conquistador to Cowboy exhibit with arti-
facts that tell the story of the settlement of the
Big Bend, a Native American exhibit focusing
on the Jumanos and Apache tribes, and a chil-
drens Discovery Center play area with a repli-
ca of Tall Rock Shelter.
New Mexico Museum of Space History
The museum features the International
Space Hall of Fame and the Tombaugh IMAX
Dome Theater and Planetarium, and is located
on the northeast side of Alamogordo (two
miles east off Indian Wells and White Sand Blvd.
intersection).
Visitors can explore New Mexicos pivotal
role in the history of space exploration. Exhibits
include the John P. Stapp Air and Space Park,
Daisy Track Exhibit, International Space Hall of
Fame and Astronaut Memorial Garden.
Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors and military, $4
ages 4-12, children 3 and younger free). Call
for school tours and group ticket arrangements.
Closed Christmas Day. Information: (877) 333-
6589, (575) 437-2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
Showing at the IMAX Dome Theater are the
films Everest, and the Planetarium Show,
Nine Planets and Counting. Showtimes are
on the hour, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Tickets: $6
($5.50 for seniors and military; $4.50 ages 4-
12). Ages 3 and under free for all shows.
Combo tickets available (included museum
entrance and one IMAX ticket): $10 ($9 seniors
and military, $7 children).
Sacramento Mountains Historical
Museum U.S. 82 across from the
Chamber of Commerce in Cloudcroft, N.M.
Operated by the Sacramento Mountains
Historical Society, the museum features histori-
cal buildings from the turn of the century,
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antique farming and ranching tools, other busi-
ness and home antiques, historical exhibits and
other artifacts. Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission: $5 ($3
ages 6 to 12). Group rates and tours available
with prior notice. Information: (575) 682-2932
or cloudcroftmuseum.com.
Silver City Museum 312 W. Broadway,
Silver City, in the historic H.B. Ailman House.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. The museum covers the settlement of
southwest New Mexico, the two centuries of
mining in the region and early commerce in
Silver City. Group tours offered with advance
notice. Admission: $3 suggested donation.
Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947
(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.
Currently showing is The Flood Season:
How Silver Citys Main Street Became the Big
Ditch.
A stage play reading of Lozen is 2 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, in the museums annex.
Lozen is the fifth play in Victoria Testers 15-
act New Mexico Ghost Play Cycle. For
mature audiences.
A book signing and presentation of Around
Hillsboro by Harley Shaw is 2 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 10.
A brown bag statehood centennial presenta-
tion is at noon Monday, Dec. 12. Learn about
Apache movement towards reservations with
Joe Saenz.
The 27th annual Victorian Christmas Evening
is Thursday, Dec. 15. Childrens craft activities
are 4 to 6 p.m. with music and holiday treats
5:30 to 8 p.m.
A book reading and signing of The Other
Game by Phil Dahl-Bredine is 2 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 17.
Toy Train Depot Alameda Park, 1991 N.
White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. An actual train
depot built in 1898, the building now houses a
gift shop and model shop, with more than
1,200 feet of model railroad track and hun-
dreds of model and toy trains on display. Hours
are noon to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Admission: $4. Information: (575) 437-
2855 or toytraindepot.homestead.com.
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4 p.m. Cost: $4.
Tularosa Basin Historical Society
Museum The museum, featuring collec-
tions, photos and archives relating to the histo-
ry of Otero County and the Tularosa Basin, is
next door to the Alamogordo Chamber of
Commerce, 1301 White Sands Blvd. (U.S.
54/70). Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 436-4438.
WNMU Museum 1000 West College
Ave., Silver City, N.M. (575) 538-6386. The
museum features pottery, rugs and other arti-
facts of Southwestern Cultures; historic photo-
graphs of the Silver City area, and traveling
exhibits. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
Overland Trail Museum Exhibits at the
Fort Davis, Texas, museum include a replica of
a barbershop, historic surveying equipment,
early medical paraphernalia, a restored pioneer
kitchen and early ranching tools. Hours are 1 to
6 p.m. Tuesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday. Information: (915) 426-3161.
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From the smell of sweet tamales and pinon firewood and the soft glow of
luminarias, the festive posada processions, the border area does the holiday
season like nowhere else.
Here are some of the things help define El Paso del Nortes traditional
Christmas celebrations:
Luminarias Luminaria is the most commonly used name for a home-
made lantern made of a brown paper bag and candle. The simple glowing
lights, also referred to as farolitos (little lanterns), are a common site on
walkways, rooftops and curbsides throughout the Christmas season.
Posada Spanish for inn, a posada is a processional reenacting Mary
and Josephs search for shelter in Bethlehem. During a posada, groups usually
travel to three sites (often private homes) and singing carols villancicos and
praying. After being turned away at the first two locations, they find shelter
at the third, where a celebration with food, music and often a piata awaits.
These are done by some churches nightly for nine evenings (novena) through
Christmas Eve.
Pastorela The Shepherds Play or Los Pastores is a religious folk
drama celebrating the time the shepherds find their way to the stable where the
Christ Child is born. These type of dramatic presentations were used by
Spanish settlers to introduce early Native American cultures to Christian
Themes. These plays are performed by different churches and cultural groups
every year, and often combine drama, music and dance.
Our Lady of Guadalupe The reported appearance of a mestizo Virgin
Mary near Mexico City in 1531 is not actually associated with Christmas, but
her Feast Day of Dec. 12 often starts Christmas celebrations for many with
parades, festivals, special masses and candlelit processionals.
La Noche Buena The Holy Night, is what Christmas Eve is referred
to in Mexico. Noche Buena is a time for family get-togethers, and the celebra-
tion of the birth of Christ. Often a small gift or treat is given to the children,
and traditional holiday foods such as tamales, empanadas, bizcochitos and
capirotada (Mexican bread pudding) is served. The evening ends with the
attending of a peaceful midnight mass, known as La Misa Del Gallo
(Roosters Mass).
The Poinsettia, a native plant of Mexico, if often called Flor de la Noche
Buena or Flower of the Holy Night.
El Dia de Los Reyes Magos Epiphany is the traditional end of the
Christmas season (Jan. 6), and a time of gift giving time. This day celebrates
when the Wise Men Los Reyos Magos came bearing gifts for the Christ
child. In some Latin cultures, the children leave their shoes on the doorstep the
night of Jan. 5 for the gift-bearing wise men to leave presents in the next day.
The day is also a time to remember gift giving, and making charitable contri-
butions.
Also part of this day are Kings cakes, a ring-shaped coffee cake type of
dessert with a small toy baby baked into it. The person finding the baby in the
piece is the one who will host the next party, either next years celebration or
the upcoming Candlemass celebration Feb. 2.
Traditional foods Most people are familiar with tamales, bizochitos
(sugar cookies with anise seasoning) and empanadas (small fruit or meat-filled
pies). Here are a few more regional treats.
Posole a hominy or corn-based stew in a pork or chicken broth base
spiced with green or red chile. Popular in northern New Mexico.
Capirotada Mexican bread pudding. The name means a little bit of every-
thing, and it can include anything from brown sugar, raisins, chopped nuts
and vanilla to shredded cheese. A traditional Lenten dessert also popular at
Christmas.
Menudo A stew made of tripe (stomach lining or cow), posole and other
ingredients. Popular Christmas morning breakfast treat as well as weekends
year round.
Champurrado Mexican hot chocolate. A rich, chocolate drink seasoned
with cinnamon and beaten with a rotary beater (molinillo) until frothy.
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W
ith Christmas just around the
corner, its time to contemplate
the wisdom and practicality of
giving artsy gifts. First, they have the
distinct advantage of coming in all sizes,
shapes and price ranges, and best of all, I
dont know anybody who does not think of
art as a wonderful and personal sharing
of yourself.
If you are looking for something that is
timely, and yet a bit out of the ordinary,
you might want to pop by the Hal Marcus
Gallery and take a look at the prints and
note cards featuring the Aztec Codex. This
complex and brightly colored image is the
cover art for Carlos Aceves new book,
Nine Seasons: Beyond 2012, A Manual of
Aztec and Mayan Ancient Wisdom. With
all the controversy surrounding the year
2012, this book might provide some fasci-
nating insights into the origins and mean-
ings behind the symbolism used by these
ancient cultures.
If you have not been by Hals new loca-
tion at 1308 N. Oregon, its also worth the
trip just to see his imaginative conversion
of vintage home into gallery. Taking
advantage of two levels, the gallery now
offers a full range of art by locals, a wide
selection of paintings by Early El Paso
Artists, and a plethora of books of interest
to both children and adults. In addition to
cards, calendars and videos, the gift shop
is filled with items such as good luck
charms, chanchitos (lucky pigs), finger
puppets and other unique offerings that
celebrate our border culture.
Calendars are always welcome, and those
by Pat Olchefski-Winston are especially
sought after because they explore mar-
velous images of local icons. Titled Here
and There, her 2012 edition features a
collection of paintings by Pat depicting
well-known El Paso landmarks, such as
The Plaza Theatre, the original Bowie
Bakery, Moon Grocery and Concordia
Cemetery. This years calendar is the
fourth in the series, which might begin to
make them an interesting collectors item
for the future.
They can also inspire uses in addition to
simply telling the day and date. Pat relates
that a gentleman who purchased the 2011
calendar shared that he and his family
made it a point to dine out at each months
featured restaurant. (If you are interested in
having one, Pat notes that a limited num-
ber of 2011 calendars are still available.)
Keep in mind that gift shops in other
local galleries also offer a sensational line
of unusual gifts. If works in glass are your
passion, check out the luscious pieces by
Grace Gibson at the El Paso Artisan
Gallery at Lynx Exhibits. Their Holiday
Art and Health Fair is Dec. 11. Dont for-
get the gift shop in the Art Junction, which
offers jewelry and crafts in addition to
paintings and prints. The Gift Gallery at
Sasahara on Westwind Drive is now open,
offering a wide array of affordable art,
jewelry, ceramics and gourd art. In the
same center, you can also stop by Brigitte
von Ahns studio to be amazed by the cre-
ative and truly unusual possibilities found
in working with encaustic.
Or, while the beautiful fall weather holds,
take a drive out NM Highway 28 and stop
at La Mesa Station Gallery, which show-
cases the paintings of the Alazan Artists,
fiber art by the Tres Manos Weavers and
the work of wood turner Jim Spier, who
has recently perfected the technique of
adding turquoise inlays, which make a fas-
cinating compliment to his unique bowls
and vases.
Of course, no artsy gift shopping would
be complete without a visitor to the
Museum Store at the El Paso Museum of
Art; gifts are also available at the citys
archaeology and history museums.
For a new and exciting place to buy
locally made crafts and objects de arte, be
certain to come down and sample the vari-
ety of wares available at the newly
launched artists market in the Union Plaza
District between San Francisco and
Anthony streets. Although it debuted just
in time for Christmas shopping, the market
will be a year-round venue, open every
Saturday morning (except Dec. 24 and 31)
from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. winter and spring,
8 a.m. to noon during the summer and fall.
Ben Fyffe, cultural program director for
the citys Museums and Cultural Affairs
Department, emphasizes that this weekly
market is designed to offer local artists and
growers an affordable venue in which to
sell their products.
On our first Saturday, we had 14 ven-
dors and a crowd of about 300 buyers, so
the vendors did very well. Right now, we
are striving to get the word out in order to
increase both types of participants.
Fyffe explains that the registration charge
is only $2 per space, per weekend. Due to
the minimal fee, vendors need to have all
their own amenities, such as tables, chairs,
tents, banners, etc. Spaces are available on
a first-come, first-served basis with a set-
up time of one hour prior to opening.
We do vet vendors to verify that they are
the creator, producer or grower of whatev-
er it is they are selling. We dont allow
reselling this is a safeguard we put in to
make certain this does not turn into a flea
market. This is really about allowing peo-
ple who are functioning as small business-
es to have a weekly place to sell their
items.
There is a city ordinance which allows
us to do these kinds of sales, but it also
states that sellers must live within a 100-
mile radius of the Union Plaza District.
Persons who already have a storefront
location, e.g., a formal gallery or store are
not technically eligible to sell. The only
exception we make is if their storefront
happens to be in our space, for example,
Creative Kids or Rocketbuster Boots could
also have a sidewalk location. We see this
concept as a great amenity for Downtown
as well as for tourists, so we want to be
able to showcase regional artists and prod-
ucts.
To qualify, vendors are also required to
attend a New Vendor Orientation, offered
the second Tuesday of each month. A sales
tax certificate is also a necessity.
Once a vendor is qualified, he can pur-
chase a $10 card, which we punch each
Saturday, Fyffe says. This can be used
for five consecutive Saturdays or for up to
five spaces during a single weekend. Its
up to the artist to decide how and when to
use.
Fyffe notes, We did a lot of research
about the viability of a city-run market,
looked at a lot of models and then City
Council OKd the concept this summer.
Las Cruces is one of the best examples of
a municipally run market. They have been
doing it for about 40 years and have
learned a lot of lessons, which they have
been very gracious about sharing with us.
* * *
Anyone who has spent much time in for-
eign locations cannot help noticing the
amount of public art that can be seen even
in some of the less tourist-oriented regions.
Although the United States is still a young
country in terms of cultural heritage, many
of our larger cities have come to the real-
ization that art plays a prominent role in
the quality of life of their citizens.
In this regard, El Paso is beginning to fol-
low suit. On Dec. 8, a 40-foot-tall fabricat-
ed steel sculpture, Aguacero, El Paso Del
Norte International Bridge will be dedi-
cated at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry.
The sculpture celebrates the bicultural and
binational relationship between El Paso
and its sister city of Ciudad Jurez. Its cre-
ator, Enrique Carbajal, popularly known as
Sebastian, is an internationally acclaimed
artist from the state Chihuahua who cur-
rently lives and works in Mexico City.
(Aguacero is waterfall in Spanish.)
* * *
More kudos to Pat Olchefski-Winston,
whose artwork has been chosen as the
cover art for the front and back of the
DVD The Elk Story. A devotee of yoga,
Pat has gone on retreat for the past six
years to the Feathered Pipe Ranch in
Montana. This video features her instruc-
tor, noted yoga guru Erich Schifflemann,
telling the story about her friend, India
Supera, and how the Feathered Pipe Ranch
came into existence.
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer
specializing in the visual arts.
El Paso Scene December 2011 Page 47
Local gallery shops, new downtown art market
offer unique holiday gift shopping opportunities
Agave Rosa Gallery The new gallery at
905 Noble (next to the International Museum
of Art) hosts its grand opening 5 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17, with the exhibit The
Pleasure of the Arts. Various local and regional
emerging artists will show paintings, sculptures,
jewelry and photography. Information: 603-
6558.
Avant Studio and Gallery 101 NW
Farm Road 259 in Canutillo, featuring original
works by Ben L. Avant and Sally Backey-Avant.
Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday,
or by appointment. The working studio is open
by appointment. Information: 422-9992 or
avantstudiogallery.com.
Ballroom Marfa 108 E. San Antonio
Street in Marfa. Information: (432) 729-3700 or
ballroommarfa.org.
Showing through Feb. 19, 2012:
Autobody, showcasing the new installation,
North of South, East of West, by emerging
film and video artist Meredith Danluck, and
works by Neville Wakefield, Liz Cohen,
Matthew Day Jackson and Jonathan Schipper
that were inspired by Danlucks film.
Candy Mayer Studio Open House El
Paso artist Candy Mayer will host her 4th annu-
al open house at her home studio at 1317
Tierra Roja 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 3-4. Work will be available for
purchase, including large pieces not usually dis-
played at shows. New items include Images of
El Paso, a 2012 calendar; and Christmas cards,
prints, ornaments and a new pastel of the
Asarco smokestacks. Also on display will be her
husband, Charlies photographs, including ones
from their South of Spain show. Information:
581-4971 or candymayer.com.
To get there: Take I-10 to Redd Exit. Take
Redd east to Resler, turn left at Franklin High
School, right at Tierra Taos, then left at Tierra
Roja.
Celebration of Our Mountains Art
Exhibit The 11th annual exhibit runs
through December at Ardovinos Desert
Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park.
Information: (575) 589-0653 or ardovinos.com.
Take Race Track Drive across the Rio Grande
and across McNutt Road (NM 273), continue
past the post office and turn left on Ardovino
(look for the windmill).
Chinati Foundation Marfa, Texas.
Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati
Foundation houses one of the worlds largest
collections of permanently installed contempo-
rary art. The collection is open for guided tours
throughout the year at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $10 ($5
for students, seniors). Full tour is $25 ($10 stu-
dents). Information: (432) 729-4362 or chi-
nati.org.
The collection includes Dan Flavins untitled
Marfa project, a monumental work in colored
fluorescent light that occupies six buildings.
Community Exhibit Space The citys
Peoples Gallery is on the first floor of El Paso
City Hall, Two Civic Center Plaza. Hours are 7
a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Information: MCAD, 541-4481 or
elpasotexas.gov/mcad.
Showing Dec. 5-21: Women: Faces and
Facets, works by L.B. McKay. McKays work
incorporates a combination of stages concern-
ing womens trials and hardships, a touch of
Romantic era color and themes, plus a few
facets of comedy, dance, emotions and daring.
Cre-Arte Art Academy & Studio
Artist Teresa Fernandez offers bilingual drawing
and painting classes for children, teenagers and
adults at her classrooms at 300 N. Resler, Suite
A. Cost: $100 per month (materials included).
Free lesson offered in October. Information:
845-2783 or
ArtAcademyByTeresaFernandez.com.
Crossland Gallery El Paso Art
Associations gallery is 500 W. Paisano (in the
Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
Showing in December:
Members show featuring artwork of various
sizes for Christmas gift giving. Opening
Reception will be 5 to 8 pm. Saturday, Dec. 3.
The show runs Dec. 3-17.
In the Bissell Gallery: Christmas Magic Fair.
Artwork from EPAA members with a maximum
of 20 x 24 inches.
In the Cox Gallery: Its a Small World.
Miniature exhibit of works no larger than 8x10
inches.
Desert Lights Art Show & Sale
The Alazan Artists impressionistic oil painters
groups 3rd annual exhibit, sale and reception
for recent works is 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4,
at the 150 Sunset Event Center, 150 Sunset.
About 150 works by 16 artists featured.
Admission is free. Information: 526-1367.
Featured artists are Beth Abbott, Phyllis
Davis, Margaret Heath, Virginia Howell, Trish
Lopez, Sandra Martin, Joann McElroy, Marilyn
Mendeloff, Carol Napier, Yvonne Postelle, Lois
Rayome, Anne Spier, Ilene Steele, Nina Walker
and Sandy Young.
El Paso Artisan Gallery Lynx Exhibits,
300 W. San Antonio. The gallery features works
for sale by local painters, jewelers, crafters and
photographers. Lynx hours are 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 6
p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday. Gallery admission
lynxexhibits.com
Showing through Dec. 31: Works by glass
mosaicist Grace Gibson, including retablos,
bowls and inspirational crosses. Gibsons inter-
est is sacred art and ornament; focusing on pat-
tern, texture, motif and objects with meaning.
Her work is included in the collections of
Prices Creameries, the Sisters of Charity,
Radford School, the St. Stephens ACTS Group
and UTEP Catholic Campus Ministries, as well
as private clients in El Paso, Houston, Denver
and Los Angeles.
El Paso Museum of Art One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Admission is free for most exhibits. Admission
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exhibits is $10 ($5 members; free for ages 12
and younger). Information: 532-1707 or elpa-
soartmuseum.org.
Showing Dec. 4-April 8, 2012 in the
Roderick Gallerys Retablo Niche: Our Lady of
Refuge of Sinners as part of an ongoing rota-
tion of the retablos in the collection. This exhi-
bition explores images of Our Lady of Refuge
of Sinners from 19th century Mexico. The
image of Our Lady of Refuge was introduced to
New Spain in the early 18th century by Jesuit
missionaries and was based on an Italian altar-
painting. The subject soon became highly popu-
lar throughout New Spain, especially in
Zacatecas, where a representative copy existed
and because of the endearing image of mother
and child.
Showing through Dec. 31: Two exhibits on
the works of legendary American illustrator
Norman Rockwell.
Picturing Health: Norman Rockwell and the
Art of Illustration, original paintings created for
advertising campaigns, from the collection of
Pfizer Inc.
Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera. To
create many of his iconic paintings, most of
which served as magazine covers, Rockwell
worked from carefully staged study photo-
graphs that are on view for the first time,
alongside his paintings, drawings and related
tear sheets.
Included in the exhibition will be more than
100 framed digital prints with paintings, draw-
ings, magazine tear sheets, photographic equip-
ment, and archival letters.
El Paso Museum of Art Curator Christian
Gerstheimer will host a zip tour of Picturing
Health at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Admission is free; space is limited to first 40
attendees.
Free Public Health Success Stories Poster pre-
sentations can be viewed Thursday Dec. 8 and
15 in the Ginger Francis Seminar Room. The
stories exhibited are a true testament of the
professionalism and dedication of staff mem-
bers and volunteers who turn their daily labor
into success stories.
A workshop on How Marketing Effects Food
Purchasing and Evidence-based Approaches to
Reduce Underage Drinking is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 13, hosted by the museum and
Paso Del Norte Health Foundation. Features
panel discussions, opportunity to view the
Norman Rockwell exhibits, reception, question
and answer session and more. Admission is
free; but space is limited to 50 participants on
first come, first served basis. Registrar at
pdnhf.org.
Showing through Jan. 8: Andy Warhol:
Celebrities and Icons. The exhibition features
screenprints from the Jonathan Rogers, Jr. col-
lection, which includes images of Marilyn
Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, John
Wayne, General Custer and others.
Showing through Jan. 8 in the Tom Lea
Gallery: Tom Lea: The Turning Point, with six
preparatory drawings for the 1964 oil on can-
vas painting The Turning Point, as well as the
actual painting. Five of the preparatory draw-
ings are from the EPMA collection. The paint-
ing was a commissioned work that recreates a
key moment in a historic UTEP football game.
Showing through March 18, 2012: David
Taylor: Working the Line. For the last four
years Taylor has been photographing along the
U.S./Mexico border in an effort to document
the 276 obelisks that mark the boundary
between El Paso/Juarez and Tijuana/San Diego.
This exhibition will feature about a dozen
selections from Taylors series of hundreds, as
well as, one video work. In 2008, Taylor was
awarded a Fellowship from the John Simon
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to support
his project. The book Working the Line with
essays by Hannah Frieser and Luis Alberto
Urrea was published in 2010 and is available in
the Museum Store.
Showing through August 2013: ten artworks
from the last ten years by Margarita Cabrera.
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 cen-
turies; 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 indi-
viduals and $50 for families, and includes dis-
counts at the museum Store, free admission to
all exhibitions and programs, and invitations to
private member events. Information: 532-1707,
ext. 66 for more information.
Aryk Gardea will host ceramic workshops
12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 and 11.
Fired work will be available for pick-up 9 a.m.
to noon Saturday, Dec. 17. Cost: $55 ($45
members) per workshop.
The 2011 Winter art camps 2011 for children
and adults are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday, Dec. 27-30. Morning classes
are 9:30 a.m. to noon and afternoon classes are
12:30 to 3 p.m. Cost per camp: $95 ($80
museum members). See separate listing for full
schedule.
Electronic Arts residency proposals -
Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual
Arts and the Cyber-ShARE
Center of Excellence at UTEP is taking propos-
als through Dec. 12, for the new Visual
Electronic Art for Visualization Walls artist resi-
dency program, offering a grant up to $3,000 in
funding. The goal is to foster interaction
between various academic disciplines and
encourage exchange between individuals work-
ing with art, science, technology, engineering
and mathematics.
Information: rubincenter.utep.edu (click on
Residency in Electronic Arts).
The art chosen for the wall must be designed
to increase understanding and appreciation of
science, technology, engineering or mathemat-
ics research and education. The project select-
ed is expected to be used in outreach pro-
grams for the public and students in K-12.
Encaustic International Art Studio and
Gallery 7100 Westwind, Suite 120. The
gallery is the studio of El Paso encaustic artist
Brigitte von Ahn. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday. Information: 833-0454, 584-4222 or
brigittevonahn.com.
A Christmas Market at the Gallery is 4 to 7
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at both Encaustic
International and its neighbor, Sasahara Gallery,
Suite 135. In addition to the galleries art, the
market will feature Claires Salsas and Rock-art,
Linda McClains special aprons, Howard and
Inga Eskanazys handmade soaps and pen and
ink artwork, A Mano weavings, and Sandra
Murillos organic and handmade clothes for
adults and children. Artisan space still available;
call for details.
Portion of proceeds from sales benefit the
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German charity Helping Hands, an organiza-
tion of the wives of German military personal
stationed in El Paso.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop Award-winning Impressionist
Alberto Escamillas studio is 1500 Main Street
in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday and by
appointment. Information: 474-0752 or alber-
toescamilla.com.
Students are being accepted at both the Main
Street location and the artists home gallery at
1457 Amstater Circle (open by appointment).
Hal Marcus Studio and Gallery The
gallerys new location is at 1308 N. Oregon.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday. Extended holiday hours during
December are 10 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10,
and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17.
Information: 533-9090 or halmarcus.com.
The gallery is owned and operated by local
artist, Hal Marcus and his wife, Gallery
Director Patricia Medici. Gallery Manager is
artist Kelly Foss.
Marcuss home and studio, located across the
street, is available for personal tours.
The free Happy Hawaiian Holidaze Open
House and Arts and Craft Fair is 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, with appetizers, local
vendors and hula dancers. Come dressed in
Hawaiian garb.
Specializing in local art, other featured artists
include Daniel Padilla, Teresa Fernandez,
Francisco Romero, Mauricio Mora, Mark
Paulda, Willibald de Cabrera, Friar Vincent
Petersen, and Bill Sullivan. and as well as a
room dedicated solely to early El Paso art with
works by Manuel Acosta, Tom Lea, Jose
Cisneros, Bill Rakocy, Eugene and Fern
Thurston and others.
A gift shop offers art-related gifts, including
books Hal Marcus El Paso Arthouse and Hal
Marcus Harlequin Artbook. New in the shop
is Nine Seasons: Beyond 2012, A Manual of
Ancient Aztec & Mayan Wisdom by local
teacher and author Carlos Aceves. The cover
art was created by Hal Marcus, and is a re-cre-
ation of a Pre-Conquest Aztec Codex. Fine art
prints, calendars and cards are available of the
painting.
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. Admission is
free. Information: 543-6747 or international-
museumofart.net.
The annual Sun Bowl Art Exhibit 2010 is on
display through Dec. 31.
The Heritage Gallery (lower level) features
The Mexican Revolution Exhibition: 1910-
1920 featuring murals by Bill Rakocy and
Mario Parra depicting various events from the
Mexican Revolution, a collection of rare, mat-
ted photographs and Pancho Villas death mask.
The 5th annual North Pole at the Museum is
2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, with more than
100 Christmas decorations for the children to
take their family pictures with Mr. and Mrs.
Santa Claus, portrayed by Professor and Mrs.
Blevins. Winners of kids coloring and drawing
contests will be announced, and winning art-
work will be on display through Dec. 31.
Information: 543-6747 or internationalmuseu-
mofart.net.
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 Dec. 9-Jan. 19: 14th Annual Virgen
de Guadalupe Art Exhibition, featuring various
interpretation of the Virgin of Guadalupe from
both professional and student artists.
An opening Mini-Festival is 5 to 9 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 9, with food and will have food and
entertainment by CEIBA and Danza Azteca
Chichimeca Omecoatl Matachine.
Mauricio Mora Studio One of El Pasos
best-known artists has returned, with a new
gallery at 606 E. Mills. Hours: noon-3 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Information:
moraartist.webs.com.
Repujado workshops El Paso artist
Maria Almeida Natividad leads workshops on
selected Saturdays for adults and children age 6
and older in the ancient technique of metal
embossing (repujado). Sponsored by the citys
Museum and Cultural Affairs Department and
Texas Commission on the Arts. Aluminum
sheets and other basic materials will be sup-
plied in a take home kit. Parents of young chil-
dren requested to stay with their children dur-
ing the workshop. Admission is free; but space
limited to 24 participants per workshop.
Advance registration required (call workshop
location).
December workshop theme is Christmas:
Dec. 3 3 to 5 p.m. at Richard Burges
Library, 9600 Dyer. Information: 759-2410.
Dec. 10 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Armijo
Public Library, 620 E. 7th. Information: 533-
1333.
January workshop theme is Valentines Day:
Jan. 14 3 to 5 p.m. at Judge Edward S.
Marquez Library, 610 N. Yarbrough, 591-3391.
Jan. 28 3 to 5 p.m. at Irving Schwartz
Library, 1865 Dean Martin Drive. Information:
857-0594.
Februarys workshop is 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 18
at Ysleta Public Branch Library, 9321 Alameda.
Rubin Center UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is next to Sun
Bowl Stadium (off Dawson Drive). Hours are
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10
a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; and noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.
academics.utep.edu/visualarts.
Showing through Dec. 10 in the Rubin and L
Galleries: Regina Silveira: Limits. Silveiras
two works represent the main trajectories in
her long and prolific career: politics and poetry.
Silveira, a prominent Brazilian artist, is
renowned for her explorations of architectural
space through geometric constructs.
Silveira created Gone Wild Reversed for this
exhibition and states, by using the tracks of
absent animals, the reaction I want to provoke
is the degree of amazement of the unexpected,
which can take you to an imaginary realm...
Footprints and tracks have constituted a signifi-
cant part of the indexical imagery whose mean-
ing I have been investigating over the past few
years. Their accumulation particularly interests
me for its allegorical potential to allude to a
ghost event that took place and left a mark.
Showing through Jan. 21, 2012:
Conductores: Galia Eibenschutz and Amor
Muoz featuring works by two Mexico City
artists. The title reflects both artists interest in
the conduction of energy. The landscape and
Eibenschutzs own body are the conductors of
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a vital life force as evidenced in her series of
drawings and a series of photos documenting
one of the artists dance-based performances.
In Muozs series E-S-Q-U-E-M-A-T-I-C-O-S,
mechanical components attached to the sur-
faces of her stitched images conduct electrical
currents, creating sounds of various pitches.
San Elizario ChristKindleMarket San
Elizario Historic Art Districts first German holi-
day market is Dec. 9-11, along Main Street and
the San Elizario Plaza with offers unique crafts
and gifts for sale, a variety of entertainment, as
well as German food and drinks. Hours are 3
to 8 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 851-0093, 851-6012 or elpasomis-
siontrail.com.
Handcrafted wares include hand-painted glass
and wooden ornaments, nutcrackers, cuckoo
clocks, jewelry, toys, clothing, and more.
German treats also for sale such as sausages,
sauerkraut, potato pancakes, pastries, German
beers and the traditional Glhwein, a hot
spiced wine.
Sasahara Gallery 7100 Westwind Drive,
Suite 135. Fine art paintings, jewelry, sculpture,
photography, prints, cards and portraits.
Owner is artist Linda Noack. Hours are 1 to 7
p.m. Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday; other
days by appointment. Information: 584-4222 or
sasahara.gallery@live.com. Web: sasahara-
gallery.com.
House artists are Jose Clemente, Stephanie
Conroy, Kathryn Gelinas, Manny Guerra,
Winfrey Hearst, Candy Mayer, Shirley Morgan,
Carmen Navar, Linda Noack, Mitzi Quirarte,
Rami Scully, Reginald Watterson, Lorena
Williams, T Yetter, Bob Adams, Ben Avant, Sally
Backey-Avant, Gerardo Campos, Jeanne
Campos and Marji Carrasco.
Showing through Dec. 24: Digital Dreams
II solo show by graphic artist Jose Clemente.
The mixed media show offers bright and bold
digital, various paint media, lettering, all on
hand-built canvas and boards.
A Christmas open house is 4 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3.
The gallery and its neighbor, Encaustic
International, will host a Christmas Market
fundraiser for the Helping Hands charity 4 to
7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, with weaving, jewelry,
exotic soaps, crafts and more. Member of the
German Military Wives will sell German pas-
tries.
The Gift Gallery is now open with diverse
original art: jewelry, gourds, encaustic boxes,
ceramics, and a wall of painted, original $100 or
less art starting price at $20.
Sun Bowl Art Exhibit 2011 The annu-
al show is on display through Dec. 31 at the
International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana.
Admission is free. Information: 543-6747.
The Sun Bowl Art Exhibit is the Southwests
longest running art exhibit and brings artists
from throughout the U.S. and beyond to El
Paso every year. This years juror is El Paso
artist Tim Gallegly.
Sunland Art Gallery The El Paso Art
Association co-op gallery is in Sunland Park
Mall, second level across from The Greenery,
with 30 El Paso artists represented. Hours are
10 a.m. to 8.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information: 584-3117,
474-0053 or sunlandartgallery.com.
The gallerys Christmas Open House is
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10-11. Refreshments
served. The gallery will be decorated for
Christmas and the center panels will be cov-
ered with the members artwork especially
chosen for holiday gift giving.
Open house artist demonstrations:
Carmen Navar, 1 p.m. Saturday
Candy Mayer and Melinda Etzold, noon-2
p.m. Sunday
Corinne Abeyta-Spinnler, 2-4 p.m. Sunday.
Titovets School of Art Student Art
Show & Sale The school will host its
11th anniversary celebration 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8, at One for Life Ministries
Church, 1060 Doniphan Park Circle, featuring
works by 24 adult students of both Aleksander
and Lyuba Titovets. Admission is free.
Art lessons are noon to 3 p.m. Friday, with
critiques 3 to 5 p.m. Artists demonstration are
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, followed by an art
lecture 3 to 4 p.m. The event closes at 5 p.m.
Saturday.
The Titovets graduated with master of fine
arts degrees in St. Petersburg, Russia and in
1992 immigrated to El Paso. They since have
received numerous regional and national
awards for their paintings.
Tom Lea collection at The Mills Adair
Margo Fine Art paintings by Tom Lea from the
private collection of Peggy and W.E. Wilcox in
the Mills Building Promenade, 123 West Mills.
Building hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Exhibit runs through Dec. 30.
The exhibition, presented to the public for the
first time, includes some of Leas most iconic
paintings seen before only via books or posters:
Sabbath Afternoon, Pay Day, Worlds Far
Edge, Sentinel, and studies for Watch in the
Night and Worlds Far Edge.
UTEP Union Gallery Second floor,
UTEP Union East. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. Monday through Friday. Information: 747-
5481 or utep.edu/events.
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Arts annual arts camp for children and adults
are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, Dec. 27-30. Morning classes are 9:30
a.m. to noon and afternoon classes are 12:30 to
3 p.m. Cost per camp: $95 ($80 museum
members). Information/registration: 532-1707.
Online registration at elpasoartmuseum.org.
Printmaking Camp (ages 12-16) with instruc-
tor Aron Venegas. Create a set of self portraits
using serigraphy, monotypes and relief printing.
After touring the Andy Warhol exhibit, experi-
ment with hands on techniques, including
working with printmaking presses.
Norman Rockwell Drawing and Painting
Camp (ages 9-12) with instructor Michelle
Murphy. Learn the basics of pencil work up to
completing an acrylic painting in the style of
Rockwell. Visit both Rockwell exhibits for inspi-
ration. Bring photographs of action scenes from
home for the class.
Folk Art Camp (ages 6-9) with instructor
Guadalupe Licona. Make animalitos and an
arbol de la vida (tree of life) out of polymer
clay, inspired by the works of Margarita
Cabrera. Students explore the folk art of
Mexico and learn beginning clay techniques,
such as slab, pinch pot and coil construction.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Adobe Patio Gallery and Studio 1765
Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla. The gallery,
owned and operated by artists Carolyn and
Henry Bunch, features works by Carolyn
Bunch, Anthony Pennock, Kelley S. Hestir,
Cheryl Derrick and other local and regional
artists. Information: (575) 532-9310.
Blue Gate Gallery The gallery owned by
Flo Hosa Dougherty is at 311 N. Main in Las
Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Information: (575) 523-2950.
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.
Currently on exhibit: new papier mach sculp-
tures and limited editions by Stephen Hansen.
Showing Dec. 3-30: works by ceramists Susi
and Richard Bergquist. Susis works are figures
and drawings based in Indian Folklore. Richard
creates wall pieces of Santos, each with a mira-
cle. Opening reception is 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3.
For the Love of Art Months call for
artists ArtForms Artists Association of
New Mexico seeks artists and art organizations
to participate in the 14th annual For the Love
of Art Month in Las Cruces in 2012. ArtForms
Member Exhibit at the Branigan Cultural
Center Feb. 3-25. Applications due Jan. 12,
2012 (must be Artforms member).
Information: Cherie Gamboa, (575) 527-0020
or artformsnm.org.
Galeria Tepin The Border Book Festivals
new gallery is at 2220 Calle de Parian in Mesilla,
N.M. (part of the Cultural Center de Mesilla).
The gallerys mission is to feature the work of
multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary and multi-
genre artists. Information: (575) 523-3988 or
bbf@borderbookfestival.com. Web: border-
bookfestival.org.
La Mesa Station Gallery 16205
Highway 28 in La Mesa, N.M. (north of
Chopes). Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
and Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, or by
appointment. The gallery occupies an 80-year-
old former gasoline station that has been
restored as an art gallery, representing local
area artists including paintings, photography,
woodturning and weavings. Information: (575)
233-3037 or the gallery manager at (575) 644-
3756.
Las Cruces Arts Fair call for artists
Submissions are being taken through Dec. 1
for the Doa Ana Arts Councils 2012 regional
juried fine arts event March 16-18 in the Las
Cruces Convention Center, 680 University.
Open to all media Application fee: $25.
Information: George Griffin, (575) 526-9674 or
lcartsfair@gmail.com.
Las Cruces Museum of Art 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed
Sunday and Monday. Information: (575) 541-
2137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing through Jan. 21, 2012: NASA Art:
50 years of Exploration, featuring 74 works by
such diverse artists as Annie Leibovitz, Nam
June Paik, Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol and
William Wegman. Drawn from the collections
of NASA and the National Air and Space
Museum. Includes drawings, photographs,
sculpture and other art forms and media. These
works ranging from the illustrative to the
abstract offer unparalleled insight into the
private and personal moments, triumphant vic-
tories and tragic accidents that form the storied
history of NASA.
December activities in conjunction with the
exhibit:
Science Caf 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1, with Michael Shinebery,
Educational Specialist at the Museum of Space
History in Alamogordo. Presented in partner-
ship with NMSUs Sigma Xi Scientific Research
Society.
Painting the Night Sky The three-day
workshop is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday, Dec. 1-3, led by Lyuba and
Aleksander Titovets. Limited to 20 participants.
Registration: $50.
Music from the Heart of Space 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 2. Guitarist Dan Lambert plays
exotic sounds and rhythms, including South
American guitar and Indian, Middle Eastern and
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Collectibles
1530 Lomaland, 594-0162
4700 N. Mesa, 534-4243
The Coffee Emporium
5817 N. Mesa, 584-2255
Art Masters
6501 N. Mesa, 833-3838
Delia's Dress Shop
2623 N. Stanton, 532-5530
Busy Lady Gift Shop
5034 Doniphan, 637-5168
Metta Massage
714 Montana, 474-3844
Charlotte's
5411 N. Mesa, 581-1111
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240-5756
Pat Olchefski-Winston's
2011 'Here & There`
El Paso Landmarks Calendar
$12 or 2 for $20
available at these locations
Collectibles
1530 Lomaland, 594-0162
4700 N. Mesa, 534-4243
The Coffee Emporium
5817 N. Mesa, 584-2255
Art Masters
6501 N. Mesa, 833-3838
Delia's Dress Shop
2623 N. Stanton, 532-5530
Busy Lady Gift Shop
5034 Doniphan, 637-5168
Metta Massage
714 Montana, 474-3844
Charlotte's
5411 N. Mesa, 581-1111
Pat Olchefski-Winston
www.olchefski.com
240-5756
Art Scene
Contd from Page 53
Please see Page 55
Chinese stringed instruments.
The Night Sky: Photographing in Low Light
workshop 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.
Participants learn about HDR digital photogra-
phy and how to shoot successfully in low light.
Led by Paul Schranz, Director of the Preston
Center for Contemporary Art. Free, but pre-
registration required.
Starry Night singles event 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Adult singles of all ages
can mingle, enjoy a tour or the NASA|ART
exhibition, music, refreshments, and outdoor
Nerf Rocket launches (rockets provided).
Space Age Art Workshop with Bob Diven
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Diven
leads a tour of the NASA|ART exhibition at 11
a.m. Part 2 of the workshop meets at 1:30 p.m.
at White Sands Missile Range Museum for a dis-
cussion and demonstration by Diven, followed
by an afternoon of field sketching. Free, but
pre-registration required.
Family Art Adventures are 10 a.m. Saturdays,
for families with children age 6-12 with projects
and films related to current exhibits.
The Reading Art Book Club meets at 2:30
p.m. the second Wednesday of the month to
discuss art-related books. The Dec. 14 book is
The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life
at 72 by Molly Peacock.
M. Phillips Gallery 221 N. Main in Las
Cruces. Information: or (575) 525-1367 or
mphillipsgallery.com.
Featured through December is a Glass and
Smalls, showcasing smaller paintings by artists
including Don Parks, Julie Ford Oliver, James
Turrentine, Carolyn Bunch and Jo-an Smith.
Featured glass artists include Robert Eickholt,
Rick Satava, Lalique, Daum, Roddy Capers, as
well as Roman glass from the 2nd century A.D.
and an assortment of Murano glass.
Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec.
2, during the Las Cruces Art Ramble.
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 p.m.
Saturday, or by appointment. Information: (575)
647-0508 or exhibit@mainstreet-gallery.com.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery 2470-
A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across from
the Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5
p.m. Sunday. New works displayed every three
months. Information: (575) 522-2933 or
mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
Preston Contemporary Art Center
1755 Avenida de Mercado (end of Calle de
Mercado). Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday; or by appointment.
Information: (575) 523-8713 or prestoncon-
temporaryart.com.
Showing through Dec. 17: works by painters
Carla Falb and Julie Rofman and sculptors Bill
Burgess and Willie Ray Parish.
Rio Grande Theatre 211 Downtown
Mall in Las Cruces. Gallery in theatre lobby.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
riograndetheatre.com.
Showing in December are works by photogra-
pher/filmmaker Steven Kaeppler. The show will
consist of 16 framed images. The show will
range from traditional color landscapes to non-
traditional digital imagery. Artist reception coin-
ciding with WinterFest on Dec. 2, from 5 to 7
p.m., as part of the Downtown Art Ramble and
WinterFest.
Rokoko Art Gallery 1785 Avenida de
Mercado in Mesilla. The gallery features the
work of Mitch and A.me Alamag. Hours are
noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, or by
appointment. Information: (575) 405-8877 or
rokokoart.com.
Tombaugh Gallery First Unitarian
Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S.
Solano. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Closed Dec.
24. Information: (575) 522-7281 or
uuchurchlc.org.
Showing Dec. 4-30: The 2nd annual Juried
Craft Exhibition of contemporary craft work.
Juror is ceramicist Suzanne Kane, an NMSU
instructor and Archie Bray Fellow. Artists
include Joe Angelo, ceramics; Margaret Berrier,
sterling silver jewelry with semi-precious
stones; Greta Burger, cast glass; Tony
Celentano, ceramics; Malika Crozier, ceramics;
Les Fairchild, segmented wood turnings; Karen
Feder, jewelry; Diana LeMarbe, ceramics;
Meredith Loring, mixed media; Rudy Lucero,
ceramics; John Northcutt, ceramics, Kris
Northcutt, quilting; Rebecca Speaks, Fabric;
Lois Wilson, fused glass and Danielle Wood,
porcelain. Opening reception is 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. Kane will give a talk
on contemporary crafts, and ribbons will be
awarded. Light refreshments offered.
Also
Art Hop MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (Dec. 10)
in the downtown gallery district. The event fea-
tures the monthly art opening of new shows
throughout the galleries of Truth or
Consequences, including fine arts, pottery, and
fabric arts. Many shops and restaurants stay
open late for this monthly event, with live
music in several locations. Information: (575)
740-2794 , torcmainstreet.org.
Bill Rakocy Art Show Oils and water-
colors by El Paso artist and curator Bill Rakocy
will be featured Dec. 6-Feb. 29, 2012, at the
ENMU-Ruidoso Library, 709 Mecham, 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Information:
(575) 257-3006. Information:
enmu.ruidoso.edu.
Fall American Photography Exhibition
entries The annual photography show
runs through Feb. 12. 2012 at the Hubbard
Museum of the American West, 841 Highway
70, in Ruidoso Downs, N.M. Hosted by the
Lincoln County Photographic Society. The
juried show features photos pertaining to the
American West. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. daily. Information: (575) 378-4142 or
hubbardmuseum.org.
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 riobravofineart.net.
Showing through Jan. 15: Fictions, works
incorporating glass, found objects and text by
Deborah Klezmer. Her sculptural assemblages
evoke modern illuminated manuscripts, docu-
menting the history of women who have loved
other women. Klezmer will present large and
smaller scale works using steel, glass, trans-
parencies reminiscent of early photographic
techniques, antique hardware, antique glass
vaults and Klezmers signature ornate keyhole
escutcheons. She also will present a collection
of her glass jewelry.
Art Scene
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W
hen one is born and raised in a
great iron and steel town like
Youngstown, Ohio, you are
tossed into a strange mix of times and
culture and lifestyle.
I well recall the year 1930. I was in
first or second grade and was working
on a project covering the American
Revolution. The wonderful teachers of
that era would assign busy work such
as learning your letters and numbers.
Somehow I became enamored of the
story of George Washington as a lad, and
this aspect of our American founder set
me to write and make sketches of him in
wax crayons proceeding by sheer blind
faith and child-like curiosity. Of
course, my sketches of the Father of
Our Country ended up as a page in my
childish booklet on the theme. I now
realize the wisdom and wherewithal of
those wonderful teachers.
My father, Joe Rakocy, was a special
hands-on kind of guy. He never met an
auto he couldnt fix or not make run
again. In the 1920s, he worked for a
large Franklin auto agency in
Youngstown. The roaring 20s were evi-
dent.
The Franklin was a rich mans midclass
auto expensive as autos go but a
top value and worth the money. Today,
any remaining Franklins are collectors
pieces.
This car was operated with an air-
cooled engine, with lightweight alu-
minum metal throughout the body parts,
wheels and engine block. The engineer-
ing idea, of course, was to keep the gen-
eral auto weight down and thus give bet-
ter gas mileage and usable power to the
auto and driver. That it did.
It was way ahead of most autos in gas
mileage and user function. Yet it was
Henry Fords Model T and A that revolu-
tionized the American publics mobility,
just as foreign imports like the
Volkswagen would generate another rev-
olution decades later.
In 1946, after my naval service in
World War II, we all wanted new autos
but none were being made, save the tool-
ing for jeeps, tanks and trucks. All used
autos, running or not, were coveted, pur-
chased and repaired for use. Many junk-
yards were cleared out of fixable auto-
mobiles. Some autos, like Model A
Fords, Dodges, Plymouths and Chevys,
were gobbled up and made usable and
saleable. My idea and plan was to attend
the Kansas City Art Institute but I
would need a functional automobile to
do this. Somehow, I heard of a clean
1929 Franklin available for $40. I
jumped at the opportunity and purchased
and used the car for many cross-country
trips to Kansas City, the West and visits
to historic sites.
Though I purchased the Franklin for
$40 and used it productively for two
years, had I kept and restored that vehi-
cle, it now would be worth something in
the area of $10,000. Trends and wars
change all things for good or ill. We
need to return to more realistic times and
intrinsic values.
*****
4 A dozen works of fine art El
Pasoarea archaeological displays and
murals are tucked away in the base-
ment of the El Paso Museum of Art,
while historians, El Paso merchants, and
Southwest tourists beg for museums that
tell the El Paso story. Why was all this
work and planning done in the 1970s,
much by virtue of the leadership of for-
mer mayors Tom Westfall and Fred
Hervey? Leonard Sipiora, art museum
director, was then in charge of organiz-
ing and executing the concept of adding
satellite museums to complement the art
museum. The El Paso Archaeological
Society and a dozen volunteer workers
assisted Bill Rakocy, curator, in
197173. This group of talented artists
and workers, like Jerry Fitzgerald, Bill
Kwiecinski, Mario Parra, Bert Saldana,
Liz Byers, Alex Apostolides and Mrs.
Davis, all did yeomen work in leading
the exhibit installations. It was a team
effort and a goal that motivated us to
produce.
Yes, we historians here at the Pass have
a magnificent story to tell and show visi-
tors, but we cannot do it if we hide those
historical artwork displays.
We wish the new director of the El
Paso Museum of Archaeology, Matt
Taylor, a successful future in continuing
his archaeological and historic pursuit of
our area.
Bill Rakocy is an El Paso artist and
historian. Information: 584-9716.
Racking Up History
by Bill Rakocy
Memories of
a first car
The Franklin was a
rich mans midclass
auto expensive
as autos go but
a top value and
worth the money.
Shown here:1927
Franklin Boattail
Roadster
Concordia ghost tour Concordia
Heritage Association and Paso Del Norte
Paranormal Society hosts its monthly ghost tour
of the historic Concordia Cemetery 9 to 11
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Visit the haunted sites
where people have reported seeing a Lady in
White, and other ghostly apparitions. Tours
start under the big tree near the Yandell Street
entrance. Ages 13 and older welcome. Cost:
$10 per person donation. Reservations
required, as space is limited. Information: 373-
1513 or help@ghosts915.com.
Bring recording equipment, cameras, extra
batteries, flashlight, comfortable (closed toe)
walking shoes and jacket in cooler months.
History Notes The monthly program is 1
to 2 p.m. one Thursday of each month at the
Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main, north
end of the Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. The
Dec. 8 topic is on the Student Launch Program
from Spaceport America by New Mexico Space
Grand Consortium Director Patricia Hynes.
or las-cruces.org/museums.
Chamizal galleries Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Hours are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday for
Abrazos Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday for Paisanos Gallery. Admission
is free. Information: 532-7273.
Showing through Dec. 10 at Los Paisanos
Gallery: Los Que Se Quedan international
traveling photo exhibition hosted by the
National Park Service, El Paso Mexican
Consulate and El Centro Cultural Mexicano
Paso del Norte. The collection tells the person-
al stories of the impact of immigration on fami-
lies and villages left behind by loved ones who
sought work in the United States.
Showing in the Abrazos Gallery: 1911
Chamizal Arbitration Exhibition. The exhibit
examines the historical events surrounding the
United States and Mexico attempt to peacefully
resolve the Chamizal land dispute through an
arbitration hearing in 1911
Fort Selden State Monument The
monument, in Radium Springs 13 miles north of
Las Cruces, is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Monday (closed Tuesday).
Admission is $3; (ages 16 and under free).
Sunday admission for New Mexico residents is
$1. Information: (575) 526-8911 or nmmonu-
ments.org.
Fort Selden was a 19th-century adobe fort
established to protect early settlers from Indian
raids. The monument seeks to preserve the
remaining ruins and has a visitors center with
exhibits of military life at the post. From Las
Cruces, take I-25 north to Exit 19.
The annual Luminaria Tour is 5 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, with living history military
reenactments, 1,000 luminarias, cookies and
beverages for guests. Admission is free.
Merry Maya Holiday Camp El Paso
Museum of History, 510 N. Santa Fe, host the
holiday camp for ages 8-12 9 a.m. to noon
Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 28-30. Learn
about the ancient Maya civilization and solve
the Mystery of the Mayan Medallion exhibit,
and enjoy Mayan games and crafts. Cost: $70
($56 museum members). Information: Sue
Taylor, 351-3588 or taylorsl@elpasotexas.gov.
El Paso-Juarez Historical Museum
Curator and founder is historian Fred Morales,
who hosts historic exhibits at various locations
and walking tours. Information: 771-6727, fred-
morales7@yahoo.com, or
elpasowalkingtours.com.
Walking tours are at 1 p.m. the last Saturday
of th month. Cost is $5, with proceeds benefit-
ing historical exhibits at the Memorial Branch
Library.
The Dec. 30 walk begins at San Jacinto Plaza,
and will feature the history of the downtown
plaza.
El Paso Museum of History 510 N.
Santa Fe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: 351-3588. For
exhibits, see At the Museum listing.
Fort Bayard Tours Fort Bayard Historic
Preservation Society hosts guided tours of the
historic fort at 9:30 a.m. the second and fourth
Saturday of the month October through April,
at Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark, 6
miles east of Silver City, N.M. Society members
will tell about the beginnings of Fort Bayard in
1866, the Buffalo Soldiers, and history including
famous and non-famous residents its medical
history. Most tours include entrance to the
Commanding Officers home and 1939 New
Deal Theater included. Tours last around two
hours. All ages and leashed dogs welcome.
Wear walking shoes. Cost: $3 suggested dona-
tion; gift shop available. Information: (307) 640-
3012 or (575) 388-4477 or fortbayard.org.
Old Fort Bliss Building 5054, corner of
Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The
Old West days of the Soldiers of the Pass are
relived through replicas of the original adobe
fort buildings and military artifacts,
Magoffinsville Post 1854 to 1868. Admission:
free. Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A Holiday Open House is 3 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15, with seasonal vendors, arti-
san demonstrations and information about holi-
day traditions from Victorian times and what
the holidays were like in El Paso in the 1850s,
when Fort Bliss was still called Fort
Magoffinsville.
Mission Trail Three historic churches lie
within eight miles of each other in El Paso
Countys Mission Valley.
Mission Ysleta Spanish and Tigua Indian
refugees from northern New Mexico founded
the community in the 1680s. The first mission
was built in 1692 and rebuilt completely in both
the 18th and 19th centuries. The current struc-
ture was built in 1851. Its near Zaragoza and
Alameda on the Tigua Reservation. Information:
851-9997 (El Paso Mission Trail Association).
Mission Socorro The first adobe structure
in Socorro was built in 1692, and like nearby
Mission Ysleta, was destroyed by floods in later
centuries. The current structure dates back to
1843, with additions completed in 1873. Its off
Socorro Road two miles southeast of Ysleta.
San Elizario Chapel Established in 1789 as
a Spanish presidio, or fort, to protect the
Camino Real, San Elizario was the first county
seat of El Paso. The church was built in 1877,
replacing a church built about 25 years earlier.
Technically, San Elizario Chapel is a presidio
church, not a mission. Its on the San Elizario
plaza, off Socorro Road, 5.5 miles southeast of
Socorro Mission. Nearby is the famous jail that
Billy the Kid reportedly broke into to rescue a
friend. Group tours are available. For San
Elizario tour information, call 851-1682.
The Bookery 10167 Socorro Road. El
Paso native Sergio Troncoso (The Last
Tortilla) will sign copies of his newest books 4
to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Information: 859-
6132 or 859-4066.
Tumblewords Project The writing
workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Saturdays at Memorial Park Public Library, 3200
Copper. Workshops are free. Information: 328-
5484 (Donna Snyder), 566-1034 (Library) or
tumblewordsproject@yahoo.com.
Dec. 3 Random with Jorge Polanco.
Polanco is an independent scholar born in
Chihuahua, Mexico and raised in the Sun City.
He is working on his debut art exhibition.
Dec. 10 Words and Images that Almost
Killed Me with actor/writer T.S. Ross. Ross
nearly died when a random toss of a bookshelf
collapsed on him and is therefore doing I Ching
with words and images that nearly killed him.
Dec. 17 Writing for the Dark Times
with Donna Snyder. Snyder founded the
Tumblewords Project and continues to coordi-
nate the workshops and readings in El Paso.
Book sale Friends of the Northeast
Library will host a 50 percent off Christmas
Book Sale 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, and 3 to 6 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11, at 8801 Railroad in the BMX
area. Information: 759-2400 or 759-2406.
Santa Claus library visits Santa Claus
will appear at all El Paso Public Library branch-
es in December. Parents encouraged to bring
their cameras. Admission is free. Information:
Main Branch, 543-5401.
Saturday, Dec 10 1 p.m. at Ysleta Library,
9321 Alameda, and 2 p.m. at Clardy Fox
Library, 5515 Robert Alva.
11 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 13-
14, at the Armijo Library, 620 E. 7th.
4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Dorris Van
Doren Library, 551 Redd.
Saturday, Dec. 17 11 a.m. at Esperanza
Library, 12480 Pebble Hills, Irving Schwartz
Library, 1865 Dean Martin and Main Branch,
510 N. Oregon; 2 p.m. at Memorial Park
Library, 3200 Copper and Westside Library,
125 Belvidere; 3 p.m. at Judge Marquez Library,
610 N. Yarbrough.
5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Jose Cisneros
Cielo Vista Library, 1300 Hawkins.
Wednesday, Dec. 21 11 a.m. at the Main
Library and 5 p.m. at Richard Burges Library,
9600 Dyer.
Barnes & Noble (Las Cruces) 700 S.
Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall. Nook tutorials
are 7 p.m. Thursdays. Information: (575) 522-
4499.
An educator Holiday Shopping Day is 9 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3.
The Vista Middle School Bell Choir and
Advanced Choir performs holiday music at 3
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
Recurring events:
Yarn Junkies Conversation Group meets at 10
a.m. Mondays.
Childrens storytimes are 10 a.m. Fridays.
Dec. 2 Sweet treats
Dec. 9 Reindeer
Dec. 16 Christmas trees
Dec. 23 Happy Holidays
Dec. 30 Surprise topic
The Toys for Tots Holiday Book Drive Kick off
is noon Thursday, Dec. 1.
A Polar Express party with a reading of the
Chris Van Allsburg book, hot chocolate and
cookies is 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.
Barnes & Noble (East Side) 9521
Viscount. Information: 590-1932.
Phillip Cortez will sign his childrens book,
Night Rhythms at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
Little Ones Storytime is 11 a.m. every
Saturday with Miss Bonnie:
Dec. 3 The Giving Tree by Shel
Silverstein.
Dec. 10 The Polar Express by Chris Van
Allsburg. Kids can come in cozy pajamas, and
enjoy seasonal activities. An evening Polar
Express storytime is 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.
Dec. 17 If You Give a Pig a Pancake by
Laura Numeroff.
Dec. 24 How the Grinch Stole
Christmas by Dr. Seuss.
Dec 31 The Night Before New Years
by Natasha Wing.
The Holiday book drive runs through Dec.
31. The East Side store will benefit the USOs
United Through Reading program.
Barnes & Noble (West Side) 705
Sunland Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. Sunday. Nook tutorials are 6 p.m.
Wednesdays. Information: 581-5353 or bn.com.
Recurring events:
Third Monday Book Group will meet at 10
a.m. Monday, Dec. 19.
En la Sombra de Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz
bilingual reading group meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 20.
Childrens storytimes are 11 a.m. Saturdays.
Dec. 3 Sun City Center for the Deaf.
The annual Holiday Book Drive for area youth
continues through December.
Branigan Library book reviews The
Friends of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
will host a review of Thomas L. Friedmans
That Used to Be Us: How America Fell
Behind in the World It Invented and How We
Can Come Back at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
13, in the librarys Roadrunner Room, 200 E.
Picacho. Reviewer is Library Administrator
Sandy Miles. Refreshments served. Admission is
Reading Art Book Club The book club
of the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main,
will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 to
discuss The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins
Her Life at 72 by Molly Peacock. Mary
Granville Pendarves Delany (17001788) was a
late bloomer who at the age of 72 began her
remarkable art of cutting and creating the 985
floral mosaicks as she termed them, a pre-
cursor to collage. The club meets the second
Wednesday of the month. Information: (575)
541-2322, (575) 541-2137 or museums.las-
cruces.org.
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When they sat together on the El Paso
City Council, Beto ORourke and
Susie Byrd questioned whether this
nations drug policies were doing more
harm than good. That stance led to a
controversial resolution advocating a
national debate on the issues, including
drug legalization, that was vetoed by
the mayor. One upshot of their efforts
is this compact book outlining the cur-
rent state of the War on Drug and car-
tel violence, and why marijuana legal-
ization makes sense.
No matter what your position might
be on marijuana use, Dealing Death
and Drugs is well worth reading. In
just over 100 short-format pages, the
authors cover a vast amount of ground,
from the basic economics of the drug
trade to the most recent developments
in the cartel bloodshed as well as U.S.
and Mexican policies. Its filled with
facts, actual stories of drug dealing and
concludes with a clear rationale
against marijuana prohibition.
I found the writing style remarkably
straightforward and easy to read. The
book is all the more notable given that
ORourke is now running for Congress
and Byrd faces a recall challenge for
her council seat. While their position
on decriminalizing marijuana may
jeopardize their short-term political
future, their courage and thoughtful-
ness in presenting their case demon-
strates the kind of leadership desper-
ately needed at any level of govern-
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Randy Limbird
By Carol Viescas
T
umbleweeds turn and roll through
the dusty street. A tall, mustachioed
figure moves to the center of the
street, fingering his sidearm. Twenty yards
down the street, a stocky, bearded man
steps out of the shadows and faces him. In
a flash, both guns are out of their holsters
and blasting away
The scene could be one in Old El Paso
more than 100 years ago, or it, if actor
Anthony Escobar has his way, it soon
could be a scene re-enacted on the site of
his familys old dairy farm, remade into in
Old West town and movie sound stage.
Escobar long has wanted to make use of
his familys acreage off North Loop near
El Paso Community College. At times, the
old milking barn on the property has been
rented out as storage for film equipment,
or storage and building for a community
theater. After his fathers death earlier this
year, Escobar thought the time had come
to make something of the property.
I realized that other than selling (the
property), the legacy of our family (who
began the dairy farm in 1918) would end
there, Escobar said. I wanted to do
something that would benefit the family
name.
As a long-time actor and behind the
scenes technician, both in community the-
ater and in film and TV (his movie, Bless
Me Ultima based on the Rodolfo Anaya
book, in which he plays the featured role
of Needles is slated to come out this year),
his first thought was to create a sound
stage to draw filmmakers to El Paso.
He talked to El Paso Film Commissioner
Susie Gaines about the idea, who pointed
him in the direction of Tom Copeland, the
former director of the Texas Film
Commission and now professor at Texas
State University,.
The idea began to expand. Why not,
when the sound stage wasnt busy, have a
Western back lot and amphitheater to draw
tourists?
I took that idea back to Susie Gaines.
Shes always wanted to build a Western
town. She added the idea of having a real
bed and breakfast, maybe a church where
people could get married, Escobar said.
Instead of the usual movie faade, the
Western town would be real buildings,
where tourists could stay, eat and shop.
Anything that adds to tourism in the city
is nothing but a plus, Gaines said. Its
long been know that the film industry and
tourism collide and intermingle. One
attracts the other.
Then Escobar talked to Bernie Sargent,
head of the Historical Commission and
president of Six Guns and Shady Ladies,
the Old West re-enactment group.
The Western town, Sargent said, could be
a perfect place for his group and a great
way to promote El Pasos long history.
Anyone not from El Paso who thinks
about us, thinks about cowboys and
Indians, Sargent said. Yet we have noth-
ing here in this genre. This facility could
be one more piece of the puzzle.
The Western back lot will be modeled
after 1880s El Paso, a place where tourists
could get married, and get dressed up Old
Western style.
Sargent said it would be a boon for Six
Guns and Shady Ladies as a venue to help
earn a little money to pay for rising costs
for its 30 members to put on the more than
50 skits they have written over the last 12
years. But he also thinks it will be a boon
to the film industry.
Right now, when film is shot in West
Texas, they have to go to Santa Fe,
Albuquerque, Phoenix or Austin for a
decent post-production studio. This would
be another piece of the puzzle, Sargent
said.
Escobar took all these to local artist Paul
DuMond, husband of community theater
veteran Lynne DuMond, who generated a
series of color sketches depicting what
could be built on his property, and that of
his neighbor, David Chacon, who supports
the project and whose several acres of fal-
low land lay next to the Escobar property.
Escobar put together a packet of infor-
mation that he has been sending to leaders
in the film community and local communi-
ty leaders in attempt to find financial back-
ing to build the site. Along the way, hes
gotten the support of other community
leaders besides Gaines and Sargent.
Mayor John Cook and County
Commissioner Veronica Escobar (his
cousin) both wrote letters of enthusiastic
support for the project for his presentation.
Now El Paso Community Foundation
President Eric Pearson has shown an inter-
est in supporting the project.
I have a warm spot in my heart for this
project, Gaines said. Ive been dreaming
about something like this for El Paso for a
long, long time. Id love to see it come to
fruition.
Sargent agrees wholeheartedly.
We have a wonderful history to share.
Before, we didnt have to land to create
such a facility, Sargent said. Now we
have the land, we just have to find fund-
ing. We need to find a person with deep
pockets and an imagination.
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The Boys Next Door El Paso
Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents the touch-
ing comedic play through Dec. 10. Directed
by Mario Rodriguez. Showtimes are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$10 ($8 seniors 62 and older, $7 military/stu-
dents with ID). Information: 532-1317, elpaso-
playhouse.com.
Four mentally disabled men live in a group
home under the watchful eye of a sincere but
increasingly despairing social worker. Filled with
humor, compassion and understanding, the play
shows how the men deal with everyday life.
Epic Proportions Montwood High
School Emerald Players present the play by
Larry Coen and David Crane Dec. 1-3 and
Dec. 9-10 at Montwood Emerald Theatre,
12000 Montwood. Showtime is 6 p.m. with an
additional matinee 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
Directed by Rudolfo Herrera. Admission: $5
($3 students). Information: 937-2400.
Set in the 1930s, it tells the story of brothers
Benny and Phil, who go to the Arizona desert
to work as extras in a Biblical epic film. All
3,400 extras are divided into groups counting
off by four. While Phils experience as a
Three includes relatively pleasant scenes of
feasts and parades, brother Benny is a Four,
meaning he is included in all ten plagues.
Nuncrackers - The Las Cruces Community
Theatre presents the musical comedy by Dan
Goggin Dec. 2-18. Directed by Art Haggerton.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $7-$10.
Information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
The Little Sisters of Hoboken are back, bring-
ing us their annual Christmas pageant - and this
year, its being televised live from the basement
of Mount St. Helens Convent.
Private Fears in Public Places No
Strings Theatre Company presents the Alan
Ayckbourn play Dec. 2-18 at the Black Box
Theatre in Las Cruces. Directed by Ceil
Herman. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 and 18,
and 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. Tickets: $10 ($9
students/seniors over 65; $7 all seats
Thursday). Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-
strings.org.
Six people with six very separate lives are
strangely linked by circumstance. Does Nicola
still love Dan? Can Stewart be on the verge of
an office romance? Will Imogen ever find true
love? Does Ambrose have a secret life? And
what on earth is Charlotte up to?
A Christmas Carol No Strings Theatre
Company presents a new adaptation of the hol-
iday classic by solo performer Fred Blanco at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, and 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Black Box Theatre
in Las Cruces. Directed by Ceil Herman.
Tickets: $10 ($9 students/seniors over 65).
Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.
This retelling of a misers journey of self-
redemption blends classic storytelling and audi-
ence participation. Recommended for ages 9
years old and older.
New Play readings Graduate students
mentored by Mark Medoff in the NMSU MFA
Creative Writing program will present their
works at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 5-
6, at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N,
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Each night will
feature three 30-minute plays. Admission is
Amazing Magical Musical Adventures
Mesilla Valley Musical Arts and No Strings
Theatre Company present a monthly series of
childrens programs at the Black Box Theatre,
430 N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. The
Saturday, Dec. 10, performance is The Night
The Bells Rang, an endearing tale of a cold
winters night and the opportunities it presents
to a couple of young boys. The show features
both actors and their instrumental counter-
parts. Showtime is 2 p.m. doors open at 1:30
p.m. Material is aimed at audiences age 3-8, but
all ages welcome. Admission: $5. Reservations
recommended: (575) 523-1223, (575) 523-
7714 or no-strings.org.
A Christmas Carol The UTEP
Department of Theatre and Dance presents its
annual production of Charles Dickenss time-
less holiday tale adapted by Chuck Gorden
Dec. 11-18, in the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family
Theatre, presented by UTEP Department of
Theatre and Dance. Directed by Austin Savage.
Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec.
16-17, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 and 18.
Sunday. Tickets: $12 ($10 UTEP faculty/staff,
seniors, military, groups of ten or more and
non-UTEP students; $9 UTEP students; chil-
dren 4 to 12). Information: 747-5118 or the-
atredance.utep.edu.
A Childs Christmas in Wales - No
Strings Theatre presents its 8th annual dramatic
reading of the Dylan Thomas holiday classic at
7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at the Black Box
Theatre in Las Cruces, read by Peter Herman
as Dylan Thomas and No Strings donors and
volunteers. Refreshments served following the
reading. Tickets: $7 (reservations strongly
encouraged). Information: (575) 523-1223 or
no-strings.org.
Once In a Lifetime American
Southwest Theatre Company presents the play
by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman through
Dec. 14 at NMSUs Hershel Zohn Theatre.
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15 ($13 sen-
iors; $10 student with school ID), plus service
charge. Information: 1-800-525-ASTC (2782).
Set in the late 1920s, vaudevillians May,
George and Jerry decide to take Hollywood by
storm posing as voice coaches for the new talk-
ing films. The only problem is, none of them
know anything about voice coaching. To make
matters worse, an arrogant studio executive, a
temperamental German director, talentless
actors, a nosy gossip columnist and a frustrated
writer all combine to make what might possibly
be the worst movie ever.
A Childs Christmas in Wales El Paso
Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents the holiday
classic by Dylan Thomas, directed by Ken
Forestal 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 16-18. Special guest Nathan
Stell-Smith will provide a musical background.
Tickets: $7 general admission; space is limited.
Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
The play is a nostalgic glimpse at Christmas
past during much simpler times, retold from
the viewpoint of a young child.
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Youre A Good Man Charlie Brown -
Kids-N-Co, 1301 Texas, present the revival of
the Peanuts-inspired musical through Dec.
18. Directed by Laura Sambrano. Showtimes
are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30
p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $7 ($5 students, chil-
dren, seniors and military). Information: 351-
1455 or kidsnco.org.
Charlie Browns story is told in a series of
vignettes that features all the well-known
Peanuts characters. Though considered a good
man by his friends, Charlie Brown cant seem
to win the heart of the Little Red-Haired Girl.
Neither can his friend Lucy succeed in her
crush on the piano-playing Schroeder.
See details in Stage Talk below.
Desert Dolls The first burlesque troupe
in Southern Mexico performs a New Years Eve
show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at the
Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe,
1/2 block south of the plaza in Mesilla. The
troupe performs old-fashioned burlesque,
blending dancing, comedy, and imaginative cos-
tumes to tantalize everyone. No nudity
involved, but the tease of course, is a big part
of the show. No alcohol in theatre. Regular
movie will not be shown the night of show.
Tickets: $10. Information, schedule: (575) 524-
8287 or mesillavalleyfilm.org.
Kids-N-Co. classes Spring 2012 semes-
ter theatre classes for youth run Jan. 7-March
10 at the Kids-N-Co. Theatre and School, 1305
Texas. Classes for beginner, intermediate and
advanced students are offered in acting as well
as a show choir class. Call for cost. Information:
351-1455 or kidsnco.org.
SeussOdyssey auditions Kids-N-Co.
will host auditions for its Dr. Seuss tribute by
Don Zolidis at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday,
Jan. 22-23, at Kids-N-Co., 1301 Texas.
Information: 351-1455 or kidsnco.org.
Lute UTEP Dinner Theatre presents the
World premiere of the new version of musical
comedy (formerly known as Blondel) Jan.
27-Feb. 12. The original versions American
premiere by Tim Rice was held at UTEP in
1984. Showtime is 7 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday. Dinner and non-dinner matinee per-
formances on selected Sundays to be
announced. Ticket information: 747-6060
Tickets $28-$40 dinner shows; $14-$24 non-
dinner matinee. Information: 747-6060.
W
hen most people think of the
famous cartoon character
Charlie Brown this time of
year, they think of the popular Charlie
Brown Christmas rerun every single
holiday season.
But when it comes to theater, the 1967
Broadway musical (and 1999 revival),
Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown,
with book, music and lyrics by Clark
Gesner, holds a warm place in the
hearts of thespians.
Kids-N-Co. presents the musical this
holiday season, directed by Hornedo
Middle School theater and choir teacher
Laura Sambrano. Sambrano directed the
music for Schoolhouse Rock at KNC
last spring. At the end of the run, KNC
President Stella Gutierrez approached
her about directing Youre a Good
Man, Charlie Brown.
I couldnt pass up the opportunity to
direct such a fun, well-loved musical,
Sambrano said.
The show follows the antics of famil-
iar characters, including Charlie Brown,
Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, Sally and
Schroeder.
The actors quick and constant
entrances and exits give the feeling of
moving from one comic strip to the
next, said Sambrano, who has bache-
lors degrees in both music theatre and
music education from UTEP. Upbeat,
energetic musical numbers accentuate
the characters personalities and add a
lot to the action. The overgrown 5- to-
8-year-olds provide many laughs with
their adult ideas.
For the first time, KNC has double-
cast its show, one with a cast of chil-
dren, one with a cast of teenagers and
adults.
Our adult cast ranges in age from 13
to late 20s, Sambrano said. Our chil-
drens cast ranges in age from 9 to 13.
This arrangement is working out very
well. The two casts are learning a lot
from each other.
Elijah Sambrano plays the title role in
the childrens cast and Allan Gonzalez
in the adult cast. The rest of the cast by
the adult and childrens cast, respective-
ly: Schroeder Luis Ramos and Luis
Perea; Linus Jaime Lupercio
andKendal Murray; Lucy Isabella
DillmanandRenee Iglesias; Sally
Jordyn Catanach and Reilly Robins;
Snoopy KNC Show Choir Director
Vanessa PayanandPeter Fogel. Adult
chorus members are Jessica Harding,
Rachel Robins, Luis Heras and Miranda
Aguilar. Childrens chorus members are
Christina Marquez, Antonio Perez, Eros
Bautisa and Monica Porras.
Her skills have been put to the test
directing two casts, Sambrano said.
I would say the biggest challenge has
been working with such a wide range of
experience levels, Sambrano said.
This is also my first time directing
adults. However, these challenges have
turned out to be positive. The younger,
less experienced actors have learned
faster by studying their parts with their
older double-cast partners. In turn, the
older actors have also picked up ideas
from the younger children.
The result, she said, has been some
wonderful surprises and magic
moments.
The interaction and cooperation
between the two casts is inspiring and a
joy to behold, she said.
Even though the musical has no spe-
cific holiday theme, its message defi-
nitely is one the holiday season espous-
es.
One theme remains constant through
the humor: the search for happiness,
Sambrano said. At the end of their
searching, the characters come to realize
that true happiness comes from love,
friends and relatives, and the little
things in life that bring a smile to your
face.
As the shows most famous song,
Happiness, at the end of the show
says:
For happiness is anyone and anything
at all thats loved by you.
Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown
shows through Dec. 18 at Kids-N-Co,
1301 Texas. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m.
Sundays. Tickets: $7 ($5 students, chil-
dren, seniors and military).
Information: 351-1455 or kidsnco.org.
Carol Viescas is a veteran of
community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
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First Friday film screenings Southwest
Environmental Center, 275 N. Main in Las
Cruces, hosts free screenings of Dr. Seusss
The Lorax (1972) and White Fang 7:30 to 9
p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, with popcorn and juice for
the whole family. Admission is free, but space is
limited. Call to reserve a space. Information:
(575) 522-5552 or wildmesquite.org.
Film Salon The Film Salon at Trinity First
United Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa (at
Yandell) concludes its series of Alfred
Hitchcocks earlier American films with the film
noir Shadow of a Doubt at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3, in Resler Hall. Admission is
free. Nursery available with two-day advance
reservation. Information: 533-2674 or filmsa-
lon.org.
Holiday Movies at Plaza The El Paso
Community Foundation will host a weekend of
Christmas and winter-themes movies at The
Plaza Theatre Dec. 3-4. Early arrival to
Saturday shows strongly encouraged. Tickets:
$5 (free to Plaza Classic Film Festival passhold-
ers). Information: 533-4020 or epcf.org.
Saturday shows are How The Grinch Stole
Christmas and other classic holiday shorts at 3
p.m. and Frank Capras Its A Wonderful Life
at 7 p.m.
Sunday shows are A Christmas Story at 2:30
p.m. and White Christmas at 6 p.m.
Film Las Cruces The Rio Grande
Theatre and the City of Las Cruces Film Liaison
presents a monthly film forum at 7 p.m.
Wednesday (Dec. 7), in which trailers for local-
ly made films are screened alongside short films
by student filmmakers, followed by Q&A ses-
sions with the filmmakers and industry news as
it pertains to the area. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
or Las-Cruces-Film.org.
Pax Christi Film Series The series
presents the highly acclaimed film Where Love
Is, the inspiring story of the Capuchin Soup
Kitchen that has served the poor of Detroit
since 1929, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at
Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services
Mother Teresa Center, 2400 E. Yandell
(between Piedras and Cotton). Hosted by Pax
Christi El Paso and the Peace & Justice Ministry
of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso. Admission is
free, donations welcome. Information: 532-
0527.
Not only does the Franciscan community
offer three meals a day to persons who have
nowhere else to go, the Capuchin Soup
Kitchen also works toward long-term change
through such projects as a drug rehabilitation
center, the Rosa Parks Art Center for Children
and an urban farm program.
Lets Shine premiere The premiere
screening of the City of Las Cruces latest doc-
umentary is 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at
Allen Theatres Cineport 10 at the Mesilla Valley
Mall. Three-time Emmy-winning director
Adrian Guzman produced the 90-minute docu-
mentary about the Las Cruces Police Athletic
League (PAL) Boxing Club. The screening will
be followed by a question-and-answer session
with Guzman. Advance tickets on sale at Allen
Theatres Office, 133 Wyatt Drive, Suite 3 in
Las Cruces. Ticket information: (575) 524-7933
or clctv.com.
Lets Shine gives an in-depth look at the
programs main focus of keeping at-risk
youth off the streets, off drugs and out of jail by
teaching them discipline through boxing. The
documentary also provides an overview of the
programs current operation, along with its 40-
year history.
New Years Day Film Program
Ballroom Marfa presents its 3rd annual New
Years film screening Friday, Dec. 30, at the
Crowley Theater in Marfa, Texas. This years
event features a live score by multi-instrumen-
talist Shahzad Ismaily and other special guests.
Call for times/ticket information: (432) 729-
3700 or ballroommarfa.org.
Ismaily has composed music for dance, the-
atre and the concert stage, as well as film,
including the score for the critically acclaimed
movie Frozen River, which won the Grand
Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
He performs with Marc Ribot, Bonnie Prince
Billy, Laurie Anderson, Secret Chiefs 3, among
others.
Holocaust Museum Cinema Sundays
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center, 715 Oregon, hosts free showings of
Holocaust, genocide and racism-related films at
2 p.m. the last Sunday of the month. Age 18
and younger not permitted without parent or
guardian. Admission is free, but seating is limit-
ed. Information: 351-0048, ext. 24 or mari-
bel@elpasoholocaustmuseum.org. Web: elpa-
soholocaustmuseum.org.
Music Film Series El Paso Pro-Musica
and the Film Salon will host a series of music-
related films as part at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Jan
12-Feb. 2, at El Paso Museum of Art, One Arts
Festival Plaza, in conjunction with the annual
Chamber Music Festival. Admission is free.
Information: Information: 833-9400 or
eppm.org.
Jan. 12 Copying Beethoven
Jan. 19 Surviving Picasso
Jan. 26 The Art of the Violin
Feb. 2 Shine.
Fountain Theatre 2469 Calle de
Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the plaza in
Mesilla. The historic theater, operated by the
Mesilla Valley Film Society, features films at
7:30 p.m. nightly, plus 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Foreign language films include subtitles.
Admission: $7 ($6 seniors and students with
ID; $5 society members and children); $5 on
Wednesday. Closed Dec. 24-25. Information,
schedule: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org.
Through Dec 1 Salvation Boulevard.
Based on a book by Larry Beinhart. Set in the
world of mega-churches in which a former
Deadhead-turned-born-again-Christian (Greg
Kinnear) finds himself on the run from funda-
mentalist members of his mega-church who
will do anything to protect their larger-than-life
pastor (Pearce Brosnan). Rated R.
Dec 2-8 Higher Ground. The directo-
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rial debut by Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air).
Based on Carolyn Briggs memoir This Dark
World, and adapted by Farmiga with Briggs
and Tim Metcalfe, the film depicts the journey
of Midwesterner Corinne from godly wonder-
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with disdain by her husband and son. This
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cated city folk. Rated R.
Dec. 23 and Dec 26-29 Special
Treatment. French actress Isabelle Huppert
plays Alice, an art history major who years ago
became a high-priced Paris prostitute specializ-
ing in kinky clients who require elaborate role-
playing on her part. She crosses paths with
Xavier, a psychiatrist who is also feeling burned
out.
Dec 30 and Jan. 1-5 Blackthorn.
Robert LeRoy Parker, popularly known as
Butch Cassidy, is thought to have died in a
shootout with soldiers in Bolivia, by the side of
his friend, the Sundance Kid, as history students
and film fans are equally aware. This film takes
as its starting point that Parker/Cassidy (Sam
Shepard) did survive, took up the name James
Blackthorn, and lived in Bolivia for years to
come. Rated R.
A New Years Eve performance by Las
Cruces Desert Dolls Burlesque Troupe is 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, performing old-fash-
ioned burlesque, blending dancing, comedy, and
imaginative costumes to tantalize everyone. No
nudity involved, but the tease of course, is a
big part of the show. No alcohol in theatre.
Regular movie will not be shown the night of
show. Tickets: $10.
CinMatinee Film Series The Saturday
series showcases various themes, including life
in the West, old and new; notable movies that
have been overlooked; and films with New
Mexico connections. Screenings are at 1:30
p.m. Saturdays at the Fountain Theatre, 2469
Calle de Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the
plaza in Mesilla. Admission: $4 ($1 for Mesilla
Valley Film Society members), unless otherwise
listed. Information: (575) 524-8287 (leave mes-
sage) or mesillavalleyfilm.org.
Dec. 3 Three short films:
The Dark Side of Chocolate. In this short
documentary, journalists investigate how
human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory
Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry.
Free samples of Fair Trade chocolate, offered
compliments of Mountain View Market, and a
discussion on Fair Trade marking follows by
professor Julie Rice of NMSU.
Lobster. A young couple ponders the sen-
tience of their dinner in the short comedy from
New Mexico filmmaker Jocelyn Janson.
Low Rider. Las Cruces filmmaker Mark
Steffens tongue-in-cheek look at four homies
cruising the hood.
Dec. 10 The Stars Fell on Henrietta.
Robert Duvall is an oil wildcatter and perennial
loser roaming Texas in the early 1930s. When
he thinks he locates a huge, untapped reservoir
of liquid black gold in a place called Henrietta,
he starts looking for investors. Rated PG.
Dec. 17 Love Actually. Starring Emma
Thompson, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Liam
Neeson Colin Firth, Laura Linney and Bill
Nighy. Writer Richard Curtis made his directo-
rial debut with this ensemble romantic comedy
of several intertwined stories. Rated R.
Dec. 31 Lust in the Dust. Made in
New Mexico. Nothings sacred in Chile Verde,
the wild west town where lone gunman Abel
Wood (Hunter) arrives after rescuing corpulent
saloon singer Rosie Velez (Divine) from being
defiled by Hard Case Williams (Geoffrey Lewis)
and his gang of misfit gunslingers. Rated R.
Popcorn Bowl II New Years Day movie event
begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, with a screen-
ing of the classic 1969 film, Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid, partially shot in New
Mexico. After a lunch break, with food available
from Russ Smiths Happy Dog, is a screening of
the theatres regular film for the week
Blackthorn at 2:30 p.m.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History Alamogordo, N.M. The museums
Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater presents:
Everest (11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m.). The
documentary narrated by Liam Neeson follows
a 1996 Everest expedition as three climbers
train and travel to Katmandu through the
Himalayas and finally reach the Everest summit.
Planetarium show: Nine Planets and
Counting a journey through the solar system
(noon and 2 and 4 p.m.).
Tickets: $6 ($5.50 for seniors and military;
$4.50 ages 4-12). Ages 3 and under free for all
shows. Museum/Max combo tickets available.
Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575) 437-2840
or nmspacemuseum.org.

Jays Film Forecast Film historian Jay
Duncan prepared this list of top monthly
Coming Attractions for movie fans, listed by
studio and release date. Release dates are sub-
ject to change.
Dec. 2:
Sleeping Beauty (Sundance Selects) Emily
Browning, Ewen Leslie, Rachael Blake;
Directed by Julia Leigh. Rated R. NOT based
on the fairy tale. (Postponed from Oct. 28)
Dec. 9:
I Melt With You (Magnolia) Thomas Jane,
Rob Lowe, Jeremy Piven. Directed by Mark
Pellington.
New Years Eve (New Line) Sarah Jessica
Parker, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Biel. Directed
by Garry Marshall.
The Sitter (20th Century-Fox) Jonah Hill,
Ari Grayner, Sam Rockwell. Directed by David
Gordon Green.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Focus) Gary
Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy. Directed by
Tomas Alfredson.
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Oscilloscope)
Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Exra Miller.
Directed by Lynne Ramsay.
Young Adult (Paramount) Charlize
Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt.
Directed by Jason Reitman.
Please see Page 64
Film Scene
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Holiday: Scott Weiland, Most
Wonderful Time of the Year,
Atco/Rhino
This years Christmas classics come from the
most unlikely of sources. Stone Temple
Pilots frontman Scott Weiland has spent
many years dancing with a heroin addiction,
tangled with law enforcement on many occa-
sions, heading up a hard rock/alternative
heavy weight in the 90s, and then joining
some members of Guns N Roses for a cou-
ple of discs. He is not really the first name
you think of crooning holiday tunes, but the
dedicated follower will recall a few cuts on
his debut solo release, 12 Bar Blues, that
gave us a glimpse into those leanings. There
are traditional versions that take you back to
the days of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby
and midtempo jazz numbers that bridge the
gap of old and new. The really intriguing
nuggets take everything you are familiar with
and flip it on its ear if only we could have
more than a couple. This is not the next Scott
Weiland project to get your blood pumping,
but its the only way to take Scott Weiland
home for the holidays.
National: Various Artists, ZZ
Top: A Tribute from Friends,
Show Dog/Universal
A great tribute is like finding a prize at the
bottom of a Cracker Jack box you know
theres something great down there but you
have to sift through a lot of mediocrity
before getting to it. This is especially true
when the band being celebrated has been
dormant in terms of new material for a
decade and a half. ZZ Top is still kicking
around on the live circuit, but nothing new in
the way of albums. So it is up to Show Dog
records, a small division of Universal music
whose roster can be added up on one hand,
to come to the rescue. They have assembled
a diverse but not obscure group to represent
the band, and there isnt a clunker in the lot.
Even the weakest cut, Wyclef Jeans take on
Rough Boy, grows on you after a few lis-
tens. There is the industrialized Gimme All
Your Lovin brought to you by Filter, the
female perspective of Tush provided by
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, gritty ver-
sions of a couple of classics by Coheed &
Cambria and former Guns N Roses bassist
Duff McKagan, and a tripped-out stoner
treatment of Cheap Sunglasses offered by
Wolfmother. It even starts off with M.O.B.,
the newest in super groups. A Tribute from
Friends is a testament to a legendary band,
and were not talking Facebook friends here.
Rich Robinson, Through a
Crooked Sun, Circle
Sound/Thirty Tigers
In late 2002, the Black Crowes abruptly
called it quits and went their separate ways
after 20 years together. After about four
years, the constant bickering of
brothers/leaders Chris and Rich Robinson
seemed to subside, so they reassembled for a
pair of amazing new discs and a few collec-
tions to finish out the decade. Then what
seemed like the inevitable happened again:
The boys split for an indefinite hiatus.
Whatever the reason for this tumultuous rela-
tionship may be, not all is lost. Out of one
incredible band came two great solo musi-
cians. While Chris Robinson, lead singer, has
released two solid solo albums that are cer-
tainly worth ownership; Rich Robinson, lead
guitarist, has just graced us with his sopho-
more effort. Rich is handling both vocals and
guitar as he had done before and may cause
some to rethink what side of the Robinson
fence theyre on. Through a Crooked Sun
is the winner of this sibling rivalry. He has
combined the late career-jamming tendencies
of his original band, while still finding occa-
sion to put the pedal to the floor, and all the
while doing it with unmistakable Southern
style. It doesnt matter if its a full moon, a
high tide or some sort of eclipse, Through a
Crooked Sun should be listened to no mat-
ter what the conditions are.
Rush, Sectors, Universal
Music Enterprises
You can always count on Christmas falling
on Dec. 25, and you can rest assured the
record labels will pull out their ginormous
vault-pillaging collections to celebrate the
day. This year, one of those lucky enough to
be chosen is from the Great White North. It
is the power trio Rush and their glory is
spread out over three separate boxes.
Universal music calls the project Sectors
and it will span their entire time with
Mercury. There are 15 discs in all, each one
in high-resolution 96kHz/24-bit audio and
digitally remastered. A special DVD will also
be part of each set, with one album repeated
in a specially remixed version and available
in 5.1 surround sound and stereo. They will
of course be visually stunning as well, and
all will include exclusive booklets packed
with unpublished photos and original album
lyrics. Its all packaged in a replica vinyl
mini-jacket of the original album. Getting all
is a must and when complete they form a
Rush CD tour road case, but Im sure you
saw that coming.
Collectibles: Better Than Ezra,
Death Valley EP
The connection to Louisiana for most Texans
is the sharing of a border and maybe a hazy
recollection of a Mardi Gras celebration. It is
probably even weaker when it comes to LSU
football, but thanks to Better Than Ezra you
can become an instant fan no matter what
your sports affiliation. If the gridiron isnt
your thing, the new Death Valley EP by
the band will still be a great listen and help
bridge the gap until the next proper release.
There are eight tracks, and while the univer-
sity inspires them all, only a handful are fight
songs. There are also tailgating favorites like
the remake of Double Shot of My Babys
Love by The Swingin Medallions, and their
take on Hey Baby is sure to please all lev-
els of pop sensibility. There is a reappearance
of Hell No from their last full-length,
Paper Empire, because it simply seems to
fit thematically. The inclusion of the elusive
seasonal themed b-side from 1996, This
Time of Year, was inspired by their drive up
I-55 for a game, and makes this a must-get as
it is an essential piece in the Better Than
Ezra puzzle. Who knows how long this piece
will be available, so get in touch with far-
east Texas friends and family because physi-
cal copies can be found at select LSU-affili-
ated stores.
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin
Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net.
Email in your top 10 of 2011 to be eligible
to win a free CD (randomly selected, while
supplies last). Send to the email address
above and include your mailing address.
Dec. 16:
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked
(Fox 2000) CG Animation and Live Action.
Jason Long (voice of Alvin), Alyssa Milano,
Matthew Gray Gubler (voice of Simon).
Directed by Mike Mitchell. (Sequel to 2007
film)
Carnage (Sony Classics) Jodie Foster,
Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet. Directed by
Roman Polanski.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
(Warner Bros.) Robert Downey Jr., Rachel
McAdams, Jude Law. Directed by Guy Ritchie.
(Sequel to 2009 film)
Dec. 21:
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Columbia)
Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan
Skarsgrd. Directed by David Fincher. Remake
of the 2009 hit, which was the 1st in a success-
ful Swedish trilogy.
Dec. 23:
The Adventures of Tintin (Paramount) CG
Animation and Motion-Capture performances.
Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig. Directed
by Steven Spielberg.
The Darkest Hour (Summit) Emile Hirsch,
Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella. Directed by
Chris Gorak.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
(Paramount) Thomas Horn, Sandra Bullock,
Tom Hanks. Directed by Stephen Daldry.
In the Land of Blood and Honey
(FilmDistrict) Zana Marjanovic, Goran
Kostic, Rade Serbedzija. Directed by Angelina
Jolie.
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
(Paramount) Tom Cruise, Paula Patton,
Jeremy Renner. Directed by Brad Bird. (4th in
series)
Pina (Sundance) Documentary on the late
choreographer Pina Bausch. Featuring dancers
Regina Advento, Malou Airaudo, Ruth
Amarante. Directed by Wim Wenders.
We Bought a Zoo (20th Century-Fox)
Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas
Hayden Church. Directed by Cameron Crowe.
Dec. 25:
War Horse (Disney) Jeremy Irvine, Emily
Watson, David Thewlis. Directed by Steven
Spielberg.
DVD Releases
Dec. 2:
Friends With Benefits / R
The Smurfs / PG
Dec. 6:
The Help / PG-13
The Debt / R
The Hangover Part II / R
Cowboys & Aliens / PG-13
Mr. Poppers Penguins / PG
Dec. 13:
Kung Fu Panda 2 / PG-13
Fright Night / R
Dec. 20:
Midnight in Paris / PG-13
Glee: The Concert Movie / PG
Dec. 27:
Final Destination 5 / R
Apollo 18 / R
Film Scene
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Murder on the Nile El Paso Playhouse,
2501 Montana, presents the Agatha Christie
murder mystery Jan. 6-28. Directed by Frieda
Voeks. When a new bride is murdered while on
her honeymoon, it is up to her guardian to find
out who the murderer is, before the boat
reaches its destination. Showtimes are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$10 ($8 seniors, $7 military/students with ID).
Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
UTEP Mens Basketball - Home games
are at the Don Haskins Center. Game time is 7
p.m. Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
Saturday, Jan. 7 Houston
Saturday, Jan. 14 SMU
Wednesday, Jan. 18 East Carolina
UTEP Womens Basketball Home
games are in the Don Haskins Center.
Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8 Memphis
7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 Tulsa
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 Houston
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 UCF.
El Paso Rhinos El Pasos Junior League
ice hockey team home games are at the Sierra
Providence Events Center, next to the El Paso
County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. January
game times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday. Tickets: $5 general admission; $10,
$15 and $20 reserved. Information: 479-PUCK
(7825) or elpasorhinos.com.
Jan. 12-14 New Mexico Renegades
Jan. 26-28 Park City Moose
El Paso Chamber Music Festival - El
Paso Pro-Musicas 23rd annual festival presents
world-class chamber musicians Jan. 12-Feb. 5.
Concerts, recitals and other special events will
be offered at various venues, in addition to the
popular Music Film Series and free Bachs lunch
performances at El Paso Museum of Art. This
years guests include Kim Kashkashian, Alfredo
Oyaguez, Soovin Kim and Lara Downes.
Information: 833-9400 or eppm.org.
January Jazz El Paso Wind Symphony
continues its 2011-12 Spicy Season at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at UTEPs Fox Fine Arts
Recital Hall. Tickets $12.50 ($7.50 military, stu-
dents and seniors). Information: 760-5599 or
elpasowindsymphony.com.
Fort Bliss half marathon The 2012
Fort Bliss Half Marathon, presented by Under
Armour, is 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Soto
Gym on East Fort Bliss. Open to all the entire
El Paso community. Registration: $35 ($20
active-duty military); additional $10 fee for race
day registration. First 200 registered runners
will receive Under Armour shirts. Information:
744-5790 or aaron.k.jones.naf@mail.mil.
Online registration at active.com. Register at
any Fort Bliss Gym through Jan. 11 or onsite
6:30 to 7:45 a.m. on race day.
El Paso Puzzler Mountain Bike Race
The endurance mountain bike race is Sunday,
Jan. 15. Information: 845-1097 or bmba.word-
press.com.
Days of Remembrance Bridal &
Quinceaera Faire The 22nd annual
event is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at
the El Paso Convention Center, presented by
Elegant Penguin Productions. The event gathers
experts in all aspects of weddings and
quinceaeras, and features three fashion.
Information: 592-8897 or eptuxs.com.
Admission fees benefit the El Paso Child Crisis
Center.
The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee El Paso Community College
Main Stage Theater presents the hit musical
comedy by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin
Jan. 19-28 at the EPCC Transmountain
Campus Forum Theatre. Directed by Keith
Townsend. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday. Ticket information: Forum
Box Office, 831-5056 or 831-3205.
An Evening with the Stars El Paso
Chapter, The Links Inc. hosts its 5th black tie
dinner gala with dancing and awards recogniz-
ing the commitment of individuals who have
made a bright difference in the community
Friday, Jan. 20, at the Centennial Club at
Building 11199, E. Fort Bliss in Biggs Army
Airfield. Silent auction and cocktails is 6:30 to
7:30 p.m. with dinner, awards and dancing at
7:30 p.m.
Tickets $50 ($25 tax deductible); may be pur-
chased up to one week prior to event.
Information: Lisa Lee, 241-6046; Joyce Snead,
598-9499 or Sandra Reid, 877-3647. Web:
linksinc.org.
Spring Home Show The El Paso
Association of Builders presents the 2012 show
Jan. 20-22 in the El Paso Convention Center.
The show features booths providing exhibits,
demonstrations and seminars aimed at the
needs of a homeowner, whether building a
home or remodeling Information: 1-800-756-
4788 or HomeShowElPaso.com.
Provost Gun Show The El Maida
Provost Guard gun, small antique and
Southwest art show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
21-22, at the El Maida Shrine Temple, 6331
Alabama. Includes new, used and antique
firearms and accessories, knives, coins,
Southwest jewelry, military surplus and col-
lectibles. Food concessions available.
Admission: $5 ($4 active military and accompa-
nying dependents). Age 18 and younger must
be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra - The
Symphony performs with guest conductor
Michael Butterman, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Jan. 27-28, in the Plaza Theatre.
Butterman, conductor of the Boulder
Philharmonic and Shreveport Symphony, is one
of six candidates for EPSOs new conductor.
Butterman and guest violinists Soovin Kim and
Ik-Hwan Bae will present Bachs Concerto for
Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043, Pecks
The Glory and the Granduer; Concerto for
Percussion Trio and Tchaikovskys Symphony
No. 5, op. 64, E minor. Ticket information:
532-3776 or epso.org.
Lute UTEP Dinner Theatre presents the
World premiere of the new version of musical
comedy (formerly known as Blondel) Jan.
27-Feb. 12. The original versions American
Premiere by Tim Rice was held at UTEP in
1984. Showtime is 7 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday. Dinner and non-dinner matinee per-
formances on selected Sundays to be
announced. Ticket information: 747-6060.
January
PREVIEW
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Alfresco Fridays 7
Alma Calderon 10
Ardovinos Desert Crossing 56
Ardovinos Pizza 23
Around and About Tours 26
ATMAS Healing 20
Barnett Harley Davidson 52
BeadCounter 29
Beauty Solutions 22
La Bella Casita 29
Bill Rakocy 59
Bellagio 65
Bingo Plus 25
The Bookery 58
Books Are Gems 27
Bruces Air 46
Building for Lease 15
The Busy Lady 29
Cattleman's 28
Cecila Burgos LPC 47
Cert. Training with Danny 41
Clint Ballroom 27
Club 101 21
COAS 58
Collectibles 65
Stephanie Conroy 45
Coronado Baptist Church 14
Cosmetic & Hair Surgery 53
Counterpoint 17
Dominos 61
Downtown Art Market 3
Edible Arrangements 12
El Paso Art Association 22
El Paso Artisan Gallery 51
El Paso Connection 48,49
EP Conv & Perf Arts Ctrs 4
EP Gem & Mineral Show 20
El Paso Museum of Art 30
El Paso Pro-Musica 53
El Paso Saddleblanket 26
El Paso Zoo 54
Elegant Consignments 29
Enchanted Ballroom 8
EP Cellulite Center 13
EP Fencing 43
Estate and New Jewelry 13
Etcetera 68
Executive Singles 25
Facial Spa by Susana 59
Fiesta Guadalupana 5
Flickinger Center 33
The Forum Ballroom 21
Fountain Theatre 62
Furrs Family Dining 61
Furs-N-Spurs 10
Geico 27
Glass Goodies 29
Hal Marcus Gallery 52
Hans Martial Arts 23
Hike Up Cristo Rey 40
Inside Out Designs Inc. 23
Johnson Jewelers 18, 51
KTEP 60
LAlliance Franaise 12
La Tierra Caf 26
Las Cruces Museum of Art 12
Life Steps OBGYN 39
Luxor Salon 27
Lynx Exhibits 38
Magic Pan 10
Marie Otero 15
The Marketplace 29
Martha Garcia 45
Massage by Cheryl 59
Massage Envy 66
Maurico Mora 66
Mesa Street Antique 44
Mesilla Book Center 58
Mind/Body Studio 21
Naydas Gems & Stones 29
New Image Cosmetics 65
New York Life 26
Overload Performace Art 8
Paseo Christian Church 28
Pat Olchefski-Winston 54
Perkins Jewelry Supply 47
PhiDev Inc 24
Pilates International 8
Pizazz 19
Precision Prosthetics 22
Prestige Womens Health 55
Psychic Lynn 25
PTEP 54
Raw Food Rules 57
Real Estate El Paso 64
Krystyna Robbins 15
Ronda Brown 44
Rubin Gallery 43
Ruidoso River Resort 32
Salon Saleh 31
San Elizario artists 2
Sasahara Studio 50
Sheldon Jewelry 5
Silver City ACD 53
Silver City Galleries 17
Silver City MainStreet 7,52
Starr Western Wear 9
Sun City Women's Health 57
Sunland Park Racetrack 11
Sunland Winery 31
Telemates 63
Teresa Fernandez 18
T or C Christmas 38
Tulips Antiques 20
UTEP Athletics 56
UTEP Theatre & Dance 67
Vanities 16
Venetian Furniture 34-35
Village Inn 41
Walgreens 54
Western Traders 61
Wicked 36
Wyler Aerial Tramway 28
Advertiser Index
EPSYOs Winter Concert The El Paso
Symphony Youth Orchestras, under the direc-
tion of Andres Moran, presents its winter con-
cert at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at Abraham
Chavez Theatre. Ticket information: 532-3776
or epsyos.org.
Southern New Mexico
Statehood Day Celebration Silver
City Mainstreet will celebrate New Mexicos
Centennial Friday, Jan. 6, with exhibits, activi-
ties, contests, gallery events and more through-
out the historic downtown area. Information:
SilverCityMainStreet.com.
Gregory Alan Isakov - The South African
folk musician performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan.
13, at the Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos
Altos, N.M. as part of the Mimbres Region Arts
Councils Folk Series. Isakov has been called a
lyrical genius and has shared the stage with
acts like Mumford and Sons, Calexico and Fiona
Apple, as well as having appeared at well-
respected venues like South by Southwest and
Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Tickets: $20 ($15
members). Information: (575) 538-2505 or
mimbresarts.org.
WWE Raw World Tour The WWE
Superstars wrestling event is 5 p.m. Sunday,
Jan 22, at NMSUs Pan American Center in Las
Cruces.Information: (575) 646-1420.
Look Whos Dancing 2012 The
celebrity dance event is 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27,
at NMSUs Pan American Center. Las Cruces
community leaders and local personalities and
their DanceSport partners compete against
each other in friendly contest. DanceSport stu-
dents choreograph the dances, instruct, and
perform with the local celebrities. Tickets: $9-
$14. (Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-
1420 or dance.nmsu.edu/lookwhosdancing/.
Mesilla Valley Concert Band The 95-
piece band performs at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29,
at NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital Hall, Las
Cruces. Admission is free. Information: (575)
646-2421.
January Preview
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