DEC.

Your monthly guide to community

entertainment, recreation & culture

El Paso Nightscape, photograph by Nina Eaton (El Paso Scene Cover Award Winner, 20 Cover Girls exhibit at Hal Marcus Gallery.

El Pasos frontlines
against hunger
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food
Bank is hub of network of 130
food relief programs. See Page 29
Janie Sinclair, Executive Director of EPFH

Hundreds D E C E M B E R
of Holiday
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Happenings! www.epscene.com
Christmas Carol now a tradition at UTEP. See Page 49

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30, at the War Eagles Air Museum, at the Doa

Ana County Airport in Santa Teresa, with public
chili tasting of more than a dozen top chili
cooks. Tasting cups are $2 (includes unlimited
samples and discounted museum admission).
Proceeds benefit the War Eagles Museum
Restoration Fund. Information: (575) 589-2000
or war-eagles-air-museum.com.
Anyone paying admission to the museum will
receive a free tasting cup as part of the admission. Museum admission: $5; $4 senior citizens
and military; free for children under 12.
Sanctioned by the Chili Appreciation Society
International (CASI).

The Fountains at Farah Holiday events

FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sun

Bowl Parade The 77th annual Sun Bowl

Parade begins at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28

(Thanksgiving Day), at Montana and Ochoa and
proceeds east three miles to Copia. This years
grand marshal is middleweight boxing champion Austin Trout. Review stand tickets (near
First Baptist Church, 805 Montana): $5; available at all Circle K stores, FirstLight Credit
Union branches and the Sun Bowl Office.
Information: 533-4416.
The El Paso Downtown Lions Club organized
the Parade in 1935, and was held on New
Years Day from 1936 until 1978 when the
event was changed to Thanksgiving Day. The
Sun Bowl Parade is the largest community
event in the region.

War Eagles Chili Cookoff The 11th

annual cookoff is 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

December 2013

The Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway

West, hosts several events during the holiday
season. Free parking accessible to all events
available in the lower level parking garage.
Information: shopfountainsatfarah.com.
Light Up the Promenade: A Tree Lighting
Ceremony is 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30,
with stilt walkers, party princesses, face
painters, strolling musicians and carolers from
local high schools. Santa arrives at 6 p.m.
Santa visits and photos on the Christmas tree
lawn are noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sundays
through Dec. 22.
Live music at The Fountains at Farah is noon
to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 and 15.
A Fountains Christmas Ball is noon to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14, with classical orchestra and
jazz bands, local school and church choirs, a
posada of strolling carolers, stilt walkers, face
painters and more.
The Fountains Christmas Story: Living
Nativity is 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, in the
Promenade amphitheater (lower level of the
center), hosted by Desert Eagle Productions
Live music follows 7 to 9 p.m.

El Paso Gem and Mineral Show The

annual show is Dec. 6-8 at El Maida
Auditorium, 6331 Alabama. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sunday. The show features hundreds of
gems, minerals, fossils, beads, silver jewelry,
tools and equipment, door prizes, and more.
Admission; $3 ($2 seniors/military; free ages 12
and younger). Information: Gem Center USA,
533-7153, 1-877-533-7153 or
gemcenter@aol.com.
Holiday entertainment El Paso Parks
and Recreation hosts holiday entertainment
Fridays, Dec. 6, 13 and 20, at Shawver Parks
Pavilion area, 8100 Independence, with light
displays dusk to 10 p.m. daily Nov. 29-Dec.
20. Information: 544-0753.

Celebration of Lights Christmas Tree

Lighting The City of El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department and evolve Federal
Credit Union present the 78th annual Evolve
Credit Union Celebration of Lights Christmas
tree and displays Saturday, Dec. 7, at Cleveland
Square Plaza, Downtown (between El Paso
Museum of History and El Paso Library). The
ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m. with live entertainment. Information: 541-4331 or
elpasotex.gov/parks.
First Armored Division Band performs at 4:30
p.m. with St. Patrick Cathedral School Choir at
5 p.m. and the lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m.
The 16th annual lighted Christmas parade
begins at 5:55 p.m. at N. Ochoa and Texas,
proceeding to Myrtle, San Antonio and Mesa,
and back to the tree site along Main, Kansas
and Texas Ave. Fireworks follow at 7:15 p.m.
Festivities film live on El Paso/Las Cruces CW;
cable channel 13.

El Paso Scene

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

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25-27
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29-32
33-36
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Advertiser Index 54
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Scene Spotlight highlights events

advertised in this issue.
A Christmas Carol The UTEP
Department of Theatre and Dance presents
their annual adaptation of Charles Dickenss
Christmas classic is Dec. 15 and Dec. 2021, in the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family
Theatre. Page 2.
Celebration of Lights Christmas Tree
Lighting El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department and evolve Federal Credit
Union present the 78th annual evolve Credit
Union Celebration of Lights Christmas tree
and displays Dec. 7, at Cleveland Square
Plaza with live entertainment, annual parade
and fireworks. Page 12.
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
The center celebrates its 25th season this
year. Page 30.
Dec. 17: Mariachi Christmas
Jan. 17: New Mexico Philharmonic
Feb. 1: Cirque Montage
Feb. 10: Clint Black.
EPCC Fall Music Showcase El Paso
Community College hosts its student showcase Dec. 6 at Transmountain Theatre, featuring Mariachi Real de El Paso, EPCC Jazz
Ensembles, Chorus and Orchestra. Page 7.
Venite! Coronado Baptist Church hosts
its annual Christmas music presentation Dec.
6-8. The original musical is based on the
documentary The Star of Bethlehem by
Rick Larson. Page 10.
El Paso Gem and Mineral Show The
annual show is Dec. 6-8 at El Maida
Auditorium, with hundreds of gems, minerals, fossils and more. Page 17.
Fiesta Guadalupana The celebration of
Our Lady of Guadalupe is Dec. 7 at the
Ysleta Mission. In conjunction with the event
is the Mercado de Artes Dec. 8. Page 17.
Studio Open House & Christmas
Miniature Show Krystyna Robbins will
host her holiday open house Dec. 8,.
Robbins will host a winter workshop Jan. 69 in Ruidoso, N.M. Page 27.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop An Art for Paws Christmas
and holiday event is Dec. 7-8, hosted by the
gallery and Magdalenas Custom Jewelry.
Escamillas Christmas Extravaganza is Dec.
14-15. Page 41.
El Paso Convention and Performing Arts
centers Page 25.
Dec. 9: Green Days American Idiot
Dec. 18: Dave Koz and Friends Christmas
Tour
Dec. 22: Moscows Great Russian
Nutcracker
Dec. 27: Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy
Tales
May 28-June 1: Jersey Boys.
El Paso Rhinos The Junior League ice
hockey team takes on the Tulsa Oilers Dec.
12-14. Public ice skating all month. Page 54.

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Hal Marcus Gallery The gallerys annual

Happy Hippie Holidaze Arts and Craft Fair is
Dec. 14. An art talk for 20 Cover Girls,
celebrating the 20th Anniversary of El Paso
Scene is Jan. 23. Page 42.
Magoffin Holiday Open House The
annual holiday season event at the Magoffin
Home State Historic Site is 6 to 9 p.m. Dec.
14, with decorations, refreshments and
music. Page 49.
The Bookery Book signings are Dec. 14
for Larry Phifers World on a String and
Dec. 21 for Sergio Troncosos various
works. Page 47.
UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald Rubin
Center for the Visual Arts Showing
through Dec. 20 is Jos Antonio Vega
Macotela in the Rubin and L galleries SzuHan Ho in the Project Space. Page 35.
Sunland Winery The monthly painting
and tasting class is Dec. 20-21. Live music
Thursdays through Saturdays with family
entertainment Sundays. Page 9.
The Nutcracker Ballet El Paso Youth
Ballets 35th annual presentation of
Tchaikovskys classic ballet is Dec. 20-22 at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. Page 24.
Crossland Gallery Showing through
Dec. 21 at El Paso Art Associations gallery
are works by Julie Caffee-Cruz, K. Keith
Kochenour III, Michael Kirkland, John Naber,
Gary Boggs and Jimmie Bemont. Page 37.
Mount Cristo Rey Hike Through Time
A guided hike is Dec. 30 at Mount Cristo
Rey in Sunland Park, N.M. Page 36.
Hyundai Sun Bowl The 80th annual
football classic begins is Tuesday, Dec. 31
with teams to be announced from the PAC
12 and ACC conferences. Page 28.
El Paso Ballroom Dance Academy
New Years Eve Party is Dec. 31, with dancing and champagne toast. Page 19.
Forum New Years Eve Dance River
City Band is featured at the annual dance
Dec. 31 at The Forum Ballroom, with party
favors, beer and set-ups, prize drawings and
menudo at midnight. Page 27.
Pantambores The West African Dance
group performs Jan. 11 at La Tierra Caf .
Page. 19.
El Paso Exploreum The museums
newest addition is the NewsChannel 9
Childrens Studio, featuring a decommissioned live truck, two working cameras and a
mini news desk. Page 26.
Dog Adoptions El Paso Humane Society
hosts dog adoptions every Saturday and El
Paso Saddleblanket. Page 22.

Southern New Mexico

Christmas Market The 2nd annual market is Dec. 7-8 at Sombra Antigua Vineyard
and Winery in Chamberino, N.M. Page 27.
Las Cruces Museum of Art Showing
through Jan. 18 is Border Tapestry works
by Juntos Art Association and Border Artists;
Green, works by Marietta Leis,
Metamorphosis, works by Gail Factor, and
Extended Passage of Time, works by
Gunnar Plake. Page 43.
Fountain Theatre The historic theater
features films nightly, plus Saturday and
Sunday matinees. Page. 50.

f all the pets Ive had over the

years, perhaps the oddest relationship was with a tortoiseshell cat
named Sally. Sally roamed the cul-de-sac
where my wife and I lived at the time.
She gave birth to at least two litters we
know of. We managed to rescue the kittens from the back yard of a neighbor
who couldnt take care of them herself.
Sometime after the second litter, I managed to trap Sally and get her spayed.
I remember bringing Sally back from
the vet, still groggy from the anesthesia. I
reached over to pet her. She responded by
biting me in slow motion, too weak to do
much damage but still quite clear about
her desire to be left alone.
The years went by and Sally kept eating
the food we set out for her and George,
one of her offspring from the first litter.
George was only semi-feral and occasionally would let me pet him. No such luck
with Sally.
I had to trap Sally again when we
moved to a house about a half-mile away.
I uncaged her in a closed bathroom of the
new house. Amazingly, after a few minutes of cowering in the bathroom corner
and hissing at me, she let me touch her
and put a harness on her.
My plan was to leash her to a cable tether in a side yard to make sure she would
become adjusted to the new surroundings.
When I attached the cable, she went psycho and nearly killed herself trying to
escape. But the plan worked and after she
was released, she stayed at the new home.
Sally never became domesticated, but
she gradually grew more tolerant of me.
Over the last few years, I could practically brush next to her whenever I went to
the side yard to refill the food dish and
she wouldnt move. But if I ever tried to
pet her, she would run away.
In recent months, I noticed that Sally
was roaming more than usual around the
neighborhood, maybe due to a new dog
that ran her out of the neighbors yard
where she used to spend most of her
time. That roaming ended up badly for
her: A few weeks ago she was killed by a
car about a block away from our house. I
would guess Sally was about 16 years

December 2013
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old, so she had managed to live a long

life outdoors, even if it did end abruptly.
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During this 20th anniversary year of the
Scene, we are calling attention to certain
special advertisers.
The title for longest-running advertiser
in the Scene is shared by two retail businesses. Both the Marketplace at Placita
Santa Fe, which we mentioned last
month, and The Bookery have been a fixture of El Paso Scene every month since
our third issue (November 1993).
The Bookery is a labor of love for its
owner, Margaret Barber, who has survived as the El Paso areas only independent bookstore despite a savage internet-driven markey that has crippled many
of the giant chain booksellers.
Margaret is the classic bookstore owner
books are piled from flood to ceiling
in a historic adobe building just a few
blocks from the Socorro Mision, yet
somehow Margaret can put her finger on
the exact book someone is looking for.
December is a great time to visit The
Bookery Margaret has two major
book-signing events scheduled (see her
ad on Page 47); the Dec. 21 event coincides with that evenings Luminarias
along the Mission Trail (Page 5).
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Mark your calendar: Monday, Dec. 30 is
El Paso Scenes annual Sun Bowl Hike
Up Cristo Rey (see Pages 5, 36). This is
the perfect outdoor event for visiting
friends, family and Sun Bowl guests!

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Pecan Harvest Festival The family harvest festival is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7-8, at Ramirez
Pecan Farm, 13709 North Loop in Clint, with
face painting and pony rides for kids, live music,
arts and craft vendors and pecan picking.
Admission is free. Information: 851-2003 or
ramirezpecanfarm.weebly.com.

North Pole at the Museum The

International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana,
will host its annual holiday celebration 2 to 4
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Children and family pictures with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, portrayed
by Professor and Mrs. Leon Blevins, can be
taken in a setting of more than 100 Christmas
decorations. Admission is free; photos are $6.
Information: 543-6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
The annual event showcases the museums
collection of antique and rare Santa Claus figurines. Door prizes, refreshments and coloring
activities for kids are offered.

Lights of LUV Ronald McDonald House,

300 E. California, hosts its annual Christmas
lights celebration 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
11, with music, kids crafts and refreshments.
Sponsored by Childrens Hospital at Providence
and Southwest Airline. Admission is free, and
the public is invited. Information: 542-1522 or
rmdcelp.org.

Christmas in the Village The Village of

Vintons 8th annual Christmas celebration is 2
to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Dr. Applegate
Park, 346 E. Vinton Road, featuring vendors,
activities and Santa Claus. Information: 8865104.

Magoffin Holiday Open House The

annual holiday season event at the Magoffin
Home State Historic Site, 1120 Magoffin, is 6
to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. Enjoy holiday decorations, refreshments and music amid the
authentic art and furnishings of this historic
home. Admission: $1. Information: 533-5147.

Battle of the Bulge commemoration

Benavidez-Patterson All Airborne Chapter
82nd Airborne Division Association, hosts a
World War II/Battle of the Bulge
Commemorative Celebration at 11 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 16, at Home of the Airborne,
2608 Fort Boulevard, with recognition of
Battle of the Bulge and World War II
Veterans, including a Posthumous Segment.
Participants must register by 5 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 9. Admission is free and the public is invited. Information: John, 240-8104 or
JohCeb@msn.com.

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. 1623, with rosary, songs by Los Franciscanos and
procession, followed by the breaking of piatas.
The posada is conducted in Spanish. The seminarys famous Nativity scene will be on display
through Christmas Day. Information: 566-2261.
Navidad on the Border - The 19th
annual homage to the communitys traditional
Christmas customs is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 18, at EPCC Administrative
Center Auditorium, 9050 Viscount, with music,
dancers, mariachi and Santa Claus. Presented
by El Paso Community College Senior Adult
Program. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Complimentary tickets available through
the Seniors Adult Program: 831-7803.
December 2013

Luminarias Festival/Posadas along the

Mission Trail The Mission Trail will glow
with traditional Christmas luminarias 4:30 to 11
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, for its annual event.
Around 5,000 luminarias will be lit near dusk
and line Socorro Road from the Ysleta Mission
past the Socorro Mission, then to the San
Elizario Plaza. Admission is free. Information:
851-1682. or elpasomissiontrail.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 holiday festivities beginning at dusk. Special activities will be held at the Tigua Cultural Center.
The San Elizario Genealogy & Historical
Society will host free events beginning at 4:30
p.m. with Las Posadas in front of the San
Elceario chapel with Christmas carols and
Christmas Fair and luminaria lighting in
Veterans Memorial Plaza. Traditional food and
refreshments available for a small donation.
Information: 851-1682 or epcounty.com/sanelizariomuseum.

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Santa at the Tramway The Wyler

Aerial Tramway State Park, 1700 McKinley, will
host afternoon visits with Santa noon to 7 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
21-22. Visit Santa Claus and have a photo
taken with him on top of Ranger Peak.
Tramway tickets are: $8. Information: 562-9899
or tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/wyler-aerialtramway.
The 4th annual guided Santa Christmas Hike
to the top of Ranger Peak is 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Dec. 14. Hike is free; tram down the
mountain is $4 (free for hikers wearing Santa
hat).
Mount Cristo Rey Hike Through Time

A guided hike is at noon Monday, 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: 541-1422. No reservation is
required.
A presentation on the history of the monument 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 provided 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 80th annual

football classic begins at noon, Tuesday, Dec.

31, with teams to be announced from the PAC
12 and ACC conferences. Tickets; $17, $22,
$32, $42, $52 and $62; Captains Club tickets
are $650. Information: 533-4416, 1-800-915BOWL or sunbowl.org and ticketmaster.com.
Pre-game activities begin at 11:30 a.m. in the
stadium with introduction of 2013 Legends of
the Sun Bowl Game, Introduction of Sun Court
and performances by university bands.
The halftime show features bands from both
teams and a national recording artist to be
announced.
Other Sun Bowl events:

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The 52nd annual WestStar Bank Don Haskins
Sun Bowl Invitational is Dec. 28-29 at UTEPs
Don Haskins Center. Saturday: Denver vs.
Alcorn State at 5 p.m. and UTEP vs. Western
Illinois at 7 p.m. Sunday: Alcorn vs. Western
Illinois is 5 p.m. Denver vs. UTEP at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20-$40 four game/two night package;
$12-$22 two-game/one night package.
Information: 533-4416 or 747-5234 (UTEP
Ticket Center).
Rotary Sun Bowl Football Team Luncheon is
Monday, 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 highlighted as well. Tickets: $50; tables for eight $450
(eight guests, or six guests plus two football
player from each team). Information: 533-4416,
ext. 200 or 504-9013.
The 16th annual Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta is 4 to 9
p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at the El Paso
Convention Center, with headliners Three Dog
Night at 7:15 p.m., along with marching bands

and other activities 6:30 to 7 p.m.. Admission:

$5 (free for ages 12 and younger and military
personnel).
The 2nd annual Sky Party is 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 31, on the top of UTEPs Sun
Bowl Drive parking garage, with live music,
games, giveaways and music by both university
bands. Admission is free and the public is invited.

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. Thursday, Dec.

5, at La Galeria de la Mison de Senec, the
Ysleta Independent School Districts gallery at
8455 Alameda. Winners of the art competition
will be announced. Entertainment includes
Ceiba and Danza Azteca Chichimeca
Omecoatl, plus food, arts and crafts vendors.
Admission is free. Information: 434-9711 or finearts.yisd.net.
The 16th annual Our Lady of Guadalupe
exhibition runs Dec. 5-Jan. 16, featuring professional and student works that pay homage to
the popular cultural icon.

Virgen de Guadalupe Birthday Party

Cathedral High School alumni will host its
party celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe at 5
p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Joses party room, 503
S. Cotton, with menudo and champurado.
Admission is free to the faithful. Information:
309-3855.

Fiesta Guadalupana The celebration of

Our Lady of Guadalupe is Saturday, Dec. 7, at

the Ysleta Mission (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Church), 131 S. Zaragosa (at Alameda). A procession at Ysleta Elementary School is at 8 a.m.,
followed at 10 a.m. by a Mariachi Mass in front
of the mission. Admission is free to all events.
Information: 859-9848 or ysletamission.org.
In conjunction with the event is the Mercado
de Artes 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, with
paintings, bultos, retablos, weaving, ironwork,
colchas, Native American potter and jewelry.
Traditional food for sale. Entertainment includes
live music, Tigua social dances, storytelling,
matachines, mariachis and folklorico dancers.

Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe The

13th annual three-day religious festival in
Tortugas, N.M. is Tuesday through Thursday,
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 festival begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday with
a procession, rosary and vigil. The pilgrimage to
the Tortugas A Mountain begins 7 a.m.
Tuesday with a procession at 5 a.m. from Casa
del Pueblo to the church. Registration begins at
6 a.m. for pilgrimage at 7 a.m. The bishops
Mass is at 11 a.m. on the mountain. At 4 p.m. is
a rosary on the mountain. At sundown, pilgrims
will light luminarias along the mountain path.
A fiesta Mass is at 9 a.m. Wednesday followed
by Danzante Dances at 10:30 a.m. A traditional
free fiesta dinner at noon is 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 begins at 4 p.m.; a rosary is at 5 p.m., and
6 p.m. is the reception in honor of the
Corporacions mayordomos.
To get there: Take Interstate 10 to Las
Cruces, exit on University Avenue and go
under the freeway; turn left at the stop sign
and continue on Main, going through two signals. Turn left on Tortugas Drive and then turn
right on Parroquia.
Information: (575) 526-8171 or (575) 5220288.
To get there: Take Interstate 10 to Las
Cruces, exit on University Avenue and go
under the freeway; turn left at the stop sign
and continue on Main, going through two signals. Turn left on Tortugas Drive and then turn
right on Parroquia. Information: (575) 5268171 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. Information: (575)
524-9649.
A procession of the virgin is Tuesday and
Wednesday from the hall to the church.
A Mass for the Virgin de Guadalupe will be
given Thursday, followed by dancing by the
matachines (Los Danzantes) and Piro-MansoTiwa 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.
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St. Anthonys Festival for Our Lady of

Guadalupe St. Anthonys Seminary,
Crescent and Hastings in Central El Paso, will
host events in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec. 10-12, including pilgrimages, masses and
a bazaar. The public is welcome.
Information/times: 566-2261.

Church programs
Blessing of Nativities Sacred Earth
Ministry of St. Pius X will host its annual blessing of nativity displays 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
1, at St Pius X Community Center, 1050 N.
Clark. Anyone wishing to have a nativity
blessed may bring it the center anytime
between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. A Nativity raffle for
participants will be held; must be present to
win. Information: Mike, 757-9395.
The ministrys patron saint is Saint Francis of
Assisi, who is the originator of the first nativities
as well as patron saint of animals and the environment.

Venite! Coronado Baptist Church, 501

Thunderbird, will host its annual Christmas
music presentation Friday through Sunday,
Dec. 6-8. Prelude is at 6:30 p.m.; performance
begins at 7 p.m. 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 features a look at the heavens through the
scriptures and modern technology. Admission is
free. Information: 584-3912 or coronadobaptist.org.

A Coffeehouse Christmas CrossPoint

Church, 11995 Montwood, presents Discover
Hope This Christmas, its annual holiday gift to
the community Dec. 13-15, featuring vignettes
of drama, dance and music, homemade treats
and specialty coffee. Performances are at 7
p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at the 10 a.m.
Sunday service. Admission is free. Information:
857-7492 or crosspointelpaso.com.

Live Nativity Bethany Christian Church,

10453 Springwood, hosts its Live Nativity
Scene 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in
front of the church. Admission is free.
Information: 592-5977.

The Spirit of Christmas Cielo Vista

Churchs annual large-scale holiday pageant of
music and drama celebrating the Christmas season programs is Dec. 13-15 and Dec. 20-22
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 presentation.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and 4 and 7:30
p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets: $5.
Information: 595-0288 or cielovista.org.
Tickets available at Cielo Vista ticket office
and at The Hub (Montana Lobby). Ticket office
is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Living Christmas Tree The 48th annual Christmas concerts at First Baptist Church,
805 Montana, are 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. 14-15, 805 Montana. This
show is one of the longest-running events of its
kind in the country. Doors open one hour prior
to each performance. The event usually sells
out early. Nursery provided free. Tickets may
be reserved via church website at fbcep.com.
Information: 533-1465.

Christmas Celebration Abundant Living

Faith Center, 1000 Valley Crest, will host its
annual orchestral production and candlelight
communion services celebrating the birth of
Jesus Dec. 19-24, in the centers auditorium.

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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. Thursday and Friday,
2 and 5 p.m. Saturday and 5 and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday through Tuesday. Admission is free.
Information: 532-8543 or alfc.com.

Let There Be Lights

Luminarias by the Lake More than
2,500 luminarias will line the walking paths at
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso Desert
Botanical Gardens, 4200 Doniphan, 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7, featuring musical entertainment and holiday refreshments for
sale. Proceeds benefit the park. Admission: $4
($3 military; $1 ages 12 and younger)
Information: 584-0563 or keystoneheritagepark.org.

Cumberland Circle Luminarias and

Christmas lights adorn the circle each
Christmas Eve in the central El Paso neighborhood. From I-10, take Trowbridge northwest to
Pennsylvania Ave. Pennsylvania leads directly
into the circle.
Eastridge Christmas lights The residents of the Eastside subdivision of Eastridge
participates each year in an elaborate neighborhood-wide holiday lights display. Lights are usually lit around the first week of December, and
run through the holiday season.
The subdivision is off McRae Blvd; turn west
on Eastridge.

Southern New Mexico

Christmas on the Pecos One of
Americas top holiday traditions, the boat tour
along the Pecos River runs Nov. 29-Dec. 31 in
Carlsbad, N.M. The 22nd annual event showcases the winter wonderland of more than 100
festively decorated houses. Twelve to 15 tours
are offered nightly 5:15 to 9:30 p.m.; ticket
office opens at 4:30 p.m.
The 40-minute tours depart from Pecos River
Village Conference Center, 711 Muscatel. The
village includes a gallery full of Southwestern
gifts and refreshments and holiday lights. Ticket
are $12.50 Sunday through Thursday and
$17.50 Friday and Saturday; $7.50 and $12.50
for ages 2-11 (under two free with lap pass).
Tickets should be purchased in advance; many
dates are sold out. Information: (575) 6280952; Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce at
(575) 887-6516 or christmasonthepecos.com.
The 3rd annual Carlsbad Winter Wine Festival
is noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.
Information: carlsbadwinterwine.com.

Silver City Lighted Christmas Parade

The 23rd annual Silver City Lighted
Christmas Parade begins at 7 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 30, in the historic Downtown district.
Information: (575) 534-1700.
The parade begins at the Grant County
Courthouse, travels east on Broadway Street
and turns north onto Bullard Street. The
parade includes motorized floats, wagons or
carts, lighted cars and bicycles, walking and
other entries.

Night of Lights (Noche de

Luminarias) Southern New Mexicos
largest luminaria display is 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 1, 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
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Center Student Union. Also offered are horsedrawn carriage rides, live performances, free
hot apple cider and holiday treats. Information:
(575) 646-3200 or nmsu.edu.

Ruidoso Festival of Lights The mountain village of Ruidoso hosts the following
events though the Christmas season.
Information: 1-888-71-LIGHTS (714-4448) or
ruidosonow.com/festival-of-lights.
Christmas in the Park is 6 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 5, at School House Park. Includes lighting
of the Yule Log, music and caroling, cookies and
a visit with Santa. Admission is free.
The annual Parade of Lights is 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, in downtown Ruidoso (from
Sudderth/Mechem to Pizza Hut), featuring
floats packed with seasonal decorations and
lights.
A Cowboy Christmas Ball at Inn of the
Mountain Gods is 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
14, featuring Jody Nix and the Texas Cowboys.
Sponsored by the Lincoln County Sheriffs
Posse. Dinner served at 7 p.m. Tickets: $40 in
advance. Information: (575) 354-0196.
Ski Apaches Torch Light Parade is tentatively
Saturday, Dec. 21, 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.

arts and crafts shows, Clydesdale horse-drawn

carriage rides and a $49.99 art sale.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 895-5797.
The Percha Bank Museum in Kingston (9 miles
west of Hillsboro) will unveil a new historical
mural the same day and sell hand-made gifts,
home-made pastries and live music.
To get there: Take Interstate 25 north from
Las Cruces to the NM 152 exit at Caballo, and
go west 17 miles.
Hillsboros Main Street merchants, including
restaurants, antique shops, and museums, will
all be open, and musicians and singers along

Main Street will provide seasonal and regional

accompaniment.
Holiday celebrations will also be held that day
in Kingston (nine miles west of Hillsboro)
including vendors at the Spit and Whittle Club.
A raffle of original framed pastel painting, A
Chile New Mexico Christmas, created for the
event by Hillsboro artist Judy Madden, is 3:45
p.m. at the center. Tickets: $1; limited amount
of the paintings prints available for sale.

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City of Las Cruces Christmas Tree

Lighting Ceremony The annual ceremo-

ny is 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in Las Cruces.

The celebration includes live entertainment,
hot chocolate and light snacks. Location to be
announced. Information: (575) 541-2000.

Carlsbad Winter Wine Festival noon

to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Pecos River
Village Conference Center, 711 Muscatel, in
Carlsbad, N.M. (site of Christmas on the Pecos
boat rides). Features wines from eight New
Mexico wineries, arts and crafts, holiday entertainment. Tickets available from the Carlsbad
Chamber of Commerce. Admission: $10 in
advance; $12 at the door (includes 10 tastings
and souvenir glass). Information: Helping Hands
Event Planning, (575) 522-1232 or carlsbadwinterwine.com.
A VIP Party is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.
Admission; $25.
Christmas in Cloudcroft The
Sacramento Mountain communitys holiday season events include:
The annual Pet Parade is Saturday, Dec. 7
along Burro Ave. Call for time.
The 4th annual Lighted Christmas Parade is 7
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7; stores on Burro will be
open late for holiday shopping.
Santa Land Bonfires are 4 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 30 and Dec. 21, in Zenith Park behind
the Chamber of Commerce. Santa and Mrs.
Claus arrive at 5 p.m. with and cookies, as well
as a bonfire, roasted marshmallows, cocoa and
more. Information: (575) 682-2733 or 1-886874-4447.
Santa will also visit The Lodge Christmas
morning, and the annual Christmas Day Brunch
Buffet is 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Rebeccas
Restaurant. Information: 1-800-395-6343 or
thelodgeresort.com.

Christmas in the Foothills The historic Black Range town of Hillsboro, N.M.
invites Christmas shoppers for a holiday studio
walk 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the
Hillsboro Community Center. The celebration
offers open houses at art galleries and historic
homes as well as holiday activities, food and
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Christmas Light Parade The Kiwanis
club in Deming hosts the lighted Christmas
parade at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, in Deming,
N.M. Parade starts at BMX Park on Poplar to
Diamond, Spruce and Silver and ends at
Courthouse Park with a visit from Santa.
Information: (575) 546-9096.

Electric Light Parade The 25th annual

holiday season parade is 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

7, along Main Street (from Alameda to College)
in Roswell, N.M. A Christmas Caroling Contest
precedes the event 4 to 6 p.m. Information:
(575) 420-5718.

Fiesta Navidea The Border Book

Festival hosts its holiday fundraiser at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, with food, music and authentic Mexican holiday traditions including Lotera
and a Piata. Cost: $25; reservations required
as space is limited. Las Cruces are location to
be announced. Information: (575) 523-3988 or
borderbookfestival.com.
Classic Mexican food dishes include turkey

with mole, ensalada de Noche

Buena/Christmas Eve salad, pozole, tamales and
buelos with Mexican hot chocolate and Caf
de la Olla.
Proceeds support the 20th Anniversary
Border Book Festival, Maz: Honoring the
Corn Mother, April 25-27, 2014, as well as
yearlong festival programming.

Luminarias on The Plaza The City of

Socorro, N.M. will host its 9th annual arts
crawl 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, on the
historic plaza and several surrounding shops in
Socorro. The event features, live music artwork, food and beverages. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 835-8927.
The citys official Christmas Electric Light
Parade is 6 p.m. on the plaza, followed by the
tree lighting ceremony at 7:15 p.m.
New Mexico Tamale Fiesta y Mas
The 3rd annual fiesta in Historic Downtown
Silver City is 10 a.m. to 3p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7,
hosted by the Southwest New Mexico Green
Chamber of Commerce, with tamale and craft
vendors and other traditional Christmas and
Borderland favorites such as capirotada, bizcochos, Mexican hot chocolate and red-chile ket-

tle corn. Live music by Mariachi Rosas del

Desierto and Mariachi Fuego del Sol.
Information: (575) 538-1337 or findyourselfinsilvercity.org.
A tardeada is 1 to 3 p.m. with music by Geli
and The Heartbreakers.
Tamal making workshops are 10 a.m. for
adults and 1 p.m. for children at the Silver City
Museum.

Altrusa Christmas Home Tour Altrusa

International of Ruidoso, the non-profit service
organization, hosts its 3rd annual home tour 1
to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 in Alto, N.M. with
door prizes and refreshments, plus tours or
area homes decorated for Christmas. Tickets:
$20 in advance. Information: (575) 258-4615 or
altrusaruidoso.com.

Victorian Christmas Evening The

29th annual event is 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 12, at the Silver City Museum, 312 W.
Broadway in the historic H.B. Ailman House
with holiday music, Christmas cookies, hot
mulled cider, childrens craft activities and a visit
by Father Christmas. The house will be decorated in Victorian style. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 538-5921 or silvercitymuseum.org.
Elephant Butte Beach Walk and
Floating Light Parade Elephant Butte
State Parks annual luminaria walk is 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14. The event features about
4,000 luminarias, a boat and RV parade, 25 host
campfires with free refreshments, Santa Claus,
hayrides, caroling and more. Cost: $5 per car.
Information: (575) 740-1777 or elephantbuttechamberofcommerce.com.
The Floating Lights Parade and RV Lighting
Contest is 6:30 p.m. at the Marina del Sur.
Party and awards ceremony follow at 9 p.m. at
the Elephant Butte Inn. Parade information:
(575) 744-5567 or nadine@lagorico.com.
MainStreet Truth or Consequences annual
Old-Fashioned Christmas Downtown Tree
Lighting is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in
Evelyn Renfro Park with bonfires, wagon rides,
carolers, prize drawings, Santa Claus and
refreshments at downtown businesses. Live
Nativity presented by First Baptist Church (corner of Broadway and Mims). Admission is free.
Information: SierraCountyEvents.com.

Mesilla Plaza Christmas Tree Lighting

The community tree lighting is Friday, Dec.

13, 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, refreshments 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 featured Christmas Eve on the Plaza 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24. The Mesilla Singers
choir will lead in the singing of Christmas carols, and luminarias will be lit around dusk.

Old-Fashioned Christmas MainStreet

Truth or Consequences annual Old-Fashioned
Christmas Downtown Tree Lighting is 6 to 9
p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in Evelyn Renfro Park
with an art hop, bonfires, wagon rides, carolers, prize drawings, Santa Claus and refreshments at downtown Truth or Consequences
businesses. Live Nativity presented First Baptist
Church (corner of Broadway and Mims).
Admission is free. Information: (575) 740-3902
or torcmainstreet.org.
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Elephant Buttes 18th luminaria beach parade

begins at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. See separate listing.

Fort Selden Luminaria Tour The 15th

annual holiday event at Fort Selden State
Monument Ruins Glow is 5 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14. The trails and ruins of the
19th-century fort will be lit by more than 1,000
luminarias, and visitors will be treated to hot
chocolate, cookies and living history military reenactments. Admission is free that evening.
Information: (575) 526-8911 or nmmonuments.org.
From Las Cruces, take I-25 North to Exit 19.
The monument, which preserves the ruins of
the 19th century fort, is open 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. daily. Admission is $3 (age 16 and under
free).

Turning Back The Sun The winter solstice celebration hosted by Friends of Leasburg
Dam, Astronomical Society of Las Cruces and
members of various Native American communities is 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21,
at Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs,
two miles off Interstate 25 at Exit 19, with
horno bread baking, Native American dancers,
traditional Winter Coyote stories, solar viewing, arts and crafts, and more. Information:
(575) 5244068 or outreach@aslc-nm.org.

Luminarias and Christmas Carols on

the Plaza Old Mesilla, N.M., turns into a
wonderland of music and light beginning at
dusk Christmas Eve, Tuesday, 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.

Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market

More than 230 permanent vendors in arts,
crafts, produce, baked goods and other food
items are offered at the market 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays along a 7-block
area of Main Street, Downtown. Information:
(575) 541-2288 or lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.
A free holiday carols performance by Las
Cruces Southwest Bassoons is noon to 1:30
p.m., in the lobby of the Rio Grande Theatre
on Saturday, Dec. 21.

New Years Eve

American Pie Inn of the Mountain Gods
Resort and Casino in Mescalero, N.M. will host
its New Years Eve gourmet dinner and concert
beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, with
entertainment by American Pie, a tribute to
Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and Ritchie
Valens. Doors open at 7 p.m., dinner served at
8 p.m. Midnight countdown celebration follows
entertainment. Tickets: $125 (Ticketmaster).
Information: (800) 545-9011 or (575) 4647090.

New Years Eve Dance Paso del Norte

Tango Club will host a New Years Eve dance 9
p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at Shundo
Dance Studio, 2719 N. Stanton, featuring dancing to Tango, Latin and ballroom music, and a
buffet dinner. Cost: $25. Information: 532-

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2043, 490-4956 or pasodelnortetangoclub.com.

New Years at The Lodge The resort

in Cloudcroft will host its New Years Eve
events, An Evening in Paris, Tuesday, Dec.
31, with a Childrens New Years Eve pizza and
slumber party at 7 p.m. the Lodge Trestle, and
adult party 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. the Lodge Pavilion,
with champagne toast and midnight breakfast
buffet. A special New Years Eve buffet and
New Years Day brunch also offered. Call for
reservations/cost. Information: 1-800-395-6343
or thelodgeresort.com.

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. 6-7, at the Alpine
Civic Center, 801 W. Holland, in Alpine, Texas.
Iindoor/outdoor arts crafts fair, baked goods,
organizational booths, entertainment.
Information: (432) 837-2326.
The annual Parade of Lights is 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 5.
This years Christmas Tour of Historic Homes
is 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. A community
concert is 4 p.m. at the First United Methodist
Church. Tickets: $10. Information: (432) 2941140, (432) 837-5563 or historicalpine.org.

Market. Admission is free. Information: (575)

589-0653 or ardovinos.com.

German Advents-Bazaar The annual

Christkindlmarket arts and crafts festival is 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at the German
Community Center (Soldatenstube), Robert E.
Lee Road, Fort Bliss. Admission is free.
Information: 568-0259, 568-4824 or betreuunginelpaso.com.
The traditional German Christmas fair features vendors selling handmade products ranging from decorations, handmade greeting cards,
quilts to woodcraft products. German
Bratwurst, beer and Glhwein will be sold, as
well as coffee, cakes, pastries and cookies.
All proceeds go towards social projects on
both sides of the border through the German
Air Forces charity organization Aid for the
Needy.

Tennis West Holiday Fair Tennis West,

One Tennis West Lane, off Westside Drive,
hosts its 2nd annual holiday fair 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, with clothing, jewelry,
arts and crafts, food and more. Information:
581-5471 or tennis-west.com.
Nolan Richardson Middle School
Holiday Fair Nolan Richardson Middle
Schools PTA hosts its 2nd annual fair 5 to 9
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the school at 11350
Loma Franklin, with vendors, raffles, food, concerts and other family activities. Information:
(760) 995-0784.

Bazaars and fairs

Arts and Craft Bazaar - Bethany Christian

UU Holiday Bazaar Unitarian

Church, 10453 Springwood, will host its

Christmas bazaar 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6-7. The juried
show and sale features original works by several area artists. Information: 592-5977.
Deadline for artists to submit work is Dec. 4;
cash prizes offered.

Universalist Community of El Paso, 4425 Byron

St., will host its annual Bazaar and Craft Fair 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30. Handmade
arts and crafts, treats, jewelry and more.
Admission is free. Information: 562-4001 or
uuelpaso.org.

St. Genevieves Holiday show The

parishs 27th annual antique and craft show and
sale is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, at St.
Genevieves Parish Hall, 1025 E. Las Cruces
Ave, Las Cruces. Free appraisals. Food sales.
Information: (575) 526-8624.

Desert Crossing Holiday Market

Ardovinos Desert Crossing will host its 9th
annual market 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
1, in the Sunset Hall, with more local artists,
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Kindred Hospital Craft Fair Kindred

Hospital,1740 Curie Drive, hosts its inaugural
craft fair 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at its
cafeteria, with more than 20 tables with gift
ideas and pictures with Santa Claus. Proceeds
benefit the Kindred Hospital Hope Fun.
Admission is free. Information: 351-9044, ext.
323 or khelpaso.com.
La Casa Holiday Bazaar - The annual holi-

day bazaar featuring regional vendors is Dec.

6-8 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 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $5 (free for children under 12).
Proceeds benefit La Casa Inc. shelter for victims of domestic violence. Information: (575)
526-2819 or lacasainc.org.

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PTO hosts its craft fair noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, at the school at 7820 Helen
of Troy. Admission is free. Information: 7401878 or chicoo1lg80@aol.com.

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event is noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Dec. 7-8, at Sombra Antigua Vineyard and
Winery, 430 La Via Road (off NM 28 between
markers 8 and 9), in Chamberino, N.M.
Tasting room is open noon to 6 p.m. Thursday
through Monday. Information: (915) 241-4349
or sombraantigua.com.

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Christmas Craft Fair Pebble Hills
Elementary School, 11145 Edgemere, hosts its
17th annual holiday arts and crafts fair 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Sponsored by the
Pebble Hills PTO. Admission is free.
Information: 434-5613.

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Mimbres Hot Springs Ranch Show

the 33rdd annual show and sale is 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8, at
Mimbres Hot Spring Ranch in Mimbres, N.M.
with stone and terra cotta pottery, fused glass,
ornaments, jewelry, painting, wood carvings,
note cards and more. Chair massages, kids art,
gourmet lunch (to purchase), free refreshments, door prizes and live entertainment. No
pets. Information: studiosalemimbres.com.
To get there: Take Hwy 152 to Mimbres 61.
Turn south to Royal John Mine Road (between
NM 19 and 20); follow signs 2.5 miles to ranch.

San Elizario ChristKindleMarket call

for artists San Elizario Artist Guilds 3rd
annual ChristKindle is 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8, on the historic
plaza, with crafts, gifts, German food and drink.
Admission is free. Information: 851-0093 or
elpasomissiontrail.com.
Christkindle Market is an old tradition in
Germany going back hundreds of years. Every
year during the month of December, this
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Germany to celebrate the holiday season by
enjoying traditional food, drink and holiday
shopping.
Wares range from hand-painted glass and
wooden ornaments, nutcrackers, cuckoo
clocks, jewelry, toys, clothing and more, along
with food like German sausages, sauerkraut,
potato pancakes, pastries, candies, German
beers and traditional Glhwein.

Christmas Fair Our Lady of the Valley

School, 8600 Winchester, hosts an arts & crafts
fair 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, with
wreaths, ornaments, centerpieces, jewelry,
NFL collectibles, scarves shawls, quilts and
other items. Food items sold including tamales,
buuelos, baked goods and champurrado, as
well as breakfast items including menudo, pancakes and sweet bread. Information: 859-7939.

Mercado Guadalupano The Ysleta

Mission, 131 Zaragosa, will host its art market f
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, on the historic
missions grounds. Artworks include paintings,
bultos, retablos, weaving, ironwork, colchas,
Native American potter and jewelry. Traditional
food for sale. Entertainment includes live
music, Tigua social dances, storytelling, matachines, mariachis and folklorico dancers.
Information: 859-9848 or ysletamission.org.
The annual Fiesta Guadalupana is Saturday,
Dec. 7.

Riverside Christmas Fair Riverside

High School Band hosts its 4th annual fair 4 to
9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at Riverside High Gym,
301 Midway, with arts and craft vendors, and
performances by Riverside Band, Flag, Cheer,
Dance, Rangerettes and other local band and
dance programs. Information: 434-7268.

Elephant Butte Christmas Arts and

Crafts Show The show of works by area

artisans is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14,

at Elephant Butte Community Center, 313 Rio
Grande Circle, Elephant Butte, N.M., with fine
art, silver jewelry, pecans, gourd art, paintings,
hand painted ceramics, yard art, and food.
Admission is free. Information: Steph Ross,
(575) 740-3971 or srfoxie@gmail.com.

Happy Hippie Holidaze Open House

Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon, hosts
the 43rd annual Happy Holidaze Open House
arts and craft fair 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 14, with local vendors, appetizers, and
live entertainment. Visitors are encouraged to
come in hippie garb. Admission is free.
Information: 533-9090 or halmarcus.com.

Holidays Arts and Crafts Fair City of

El Paso Parks and Recreation Department hosts
the arts and craft fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 14, at San Juan Recreation Center, 701 N.
Glenwood. Vendor booths available for $5.
Information: Ana Luisa Benegas, 779-2799.

Johnny Lolitas Thieves Market

Johnny Lolitas Coffee Shop, 3200 S. Highway
28 in La Union, N.M. hosts a handmade, vintage/retro, industrial art market 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. the first weekend of each month.
Information: 929-4008 or johnnylolitas.com.
Farmers Market is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third
and fourth Sunday of each month.
Johnny Lolitas red barn building offers handcrafted coffees, treats and cold drinks.
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market
The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural
Affairs Departments market for area artists are
Saturdays in the Union Plaza District along
Anthony Street. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Space for about 53 artists available each month.

Information: 541-4942.
The market now includes a Farmers Market
with regionally grown agricultural products.

Farmers Market at Ardovinos Desert

Crossing The 12th annual market now
runs year round. Winter hours 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays. This producers only market features quality farmers, backyard gardeners and
artisans. Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3.
Coffee, pastries and juices available at the vintage Coffeestream trailer and brunch served in
the restaurant beginning at 8 a.m.
Weekly talks from Master Gardeners are 8:30
a.m.; weekly cooking demonstrations also
planned.
From El Paso, take Race Track Drive across
the Rio Grande and across McNutt Road (NM
273), continue past the post office and turn left
on Ardovino.

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 6:30
p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Bassett Place Mall
(near Premiere Cinemas), I-10 and Geronimo.
Certified and experienced HIV risk counselors
and testers from the La Fe CARE Center will
provide prevention information, free HIV testing and awareness. Information: 772-3366 or
lafe-ep.org.
All HIV testing is free and can be confidential
or anonymous. HIV testing results are 99.9 percent accurate and available within 20 minutes.
Texas law allows anyone 13 years of age or
older the right to access free HIV testing without parental consent.

Robotic surgery seminar Dr. Keith

Johnson will host free seminars on treatment
options for hip pain and the MAKOplasty Robot
for total hip replacement procedures, at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 3 and 10, at Sierra Providence
East, 3280 Joe Battle (Classroom 1). The Dec.
3 seminar focuses on hips and the Dec. 10 on
knees. Participants will get the chance to
meet the robot at both seminars.
Refreshments served. Information/RSVP: 5777746.
International Business Summit
EPCCs Small Business Development Center,
9050 Viscount, Building B, #B520, hosts a free
International Marketing seminar 8:30 to 11:45
a.m. Friday, Dec. 6. The center will provide
the marketing resources needed to grow ones
business internationally. Information: 831-7742
or elpasosbdc.net.

Chamizal workshops The Chamizal

National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial, hosts
free Special Park Uses workshops at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
11, for those applying for special use permits
for 2014. Information: 532-7273, ext. 122, or
nps.gov/cham.

Latinitas The nonprofit dedicated to

empowering Latina youth offers workshops,
exhibits and more. All classes are at 10935 Ben
Crenshaw, #207, unless otherwise listed.
Information: 219-8554, latinitaselpaso@
yahoo.com or LasLatinitas.org.
Latinitas Aim High Conference for preteen
and teen girls is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 7, at El Paso Public Librarys Main
Branch, 501 N. Oregon. The conference offers
workshops, activities and guest speakers.
Hosted by American Association of University
Women. Pre-registration required through
Latinitas.

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Mujeres Making a Difference Awards are
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at
Womans Club of El Paso at 1400 N. Mesa.
Admission: $30.

Santa Pet Pictures The Humane Society

of El Pasos Santa Claws offers pets a chance
to visit with Santa 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays
and Sundays, Dec. 8-16, at Petsmart, 10501
Gateway West (at Yarbrough).
Information/cost: 532-6971 or info@humanesocietyelpaso.org.

Victorian Friendship Tea The Womans

Club of El Paso hosts its Christmas tea at 2:30
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in their historic club
house at 1400 N. Mesa. Dress is Sunday
Best. Tickets: $20 (through Dec. 1; available at
Collectibles (Mesa and Lomaland locations, as
well as at the clubhouse. Free parking across
the street. Information: 532-6131.
The Womans Club of El Paso is on both the
Texas and National Historic Registries. It was
built in 1916 and is the oldest clubhouse in
Texas to be built as a clubhouse.

Christmas Village display Hundreds of

figurines make up one of El Pasos most elaborate holiday displays, Winter Wonderland, on
exhibit 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Dec. 9-31,
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: 5448777.
Mustard Seed Community Caf The
faith-based, pay-what-you-can caf at 1140 St.
Vrain (at Arizona), will host its grand opening
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11. Regular
hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays
through Fridays. Information: 440-SEED (7333)
or mustardseedcafe.org.
The cafs mission is to provide nutritious and
delicious meals regardless of peoples ability to
pay while using local, organic, and sustainably
grown ingredients whenever possible.

limited on a first come, first serve basis.

Information: Civil Air Patrol at 239-6149 or
epwreaths.org.
Wreaths arrive at 7:30 a.m. To volunteer to
help unload and place wreaths, call Civil Air
Patrol.

Christmas Tardeada Golden Bears

Social Club hosts its annual Christmas tardeada
5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at First
Presbyterian Church, 1340 Murchison, with
music by Rhapsody. Door prizes. Refreshments
available; BYOB. Doors open at 4 p.m. Cost:
$15. Information: 755-4038 or 772-4643.
Home Health Marketing class
EPCCs Small Business Development Center,
9050 Viscount, Building B, #B520, offers a class
on marketing strategy and plan to generate a
profitable business 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 17, to introduce the basic concepts or marketing and how developing and
executing a marketing action plan can achieve
long-term growth in the home health business.
Registration fee: $300. Information: 831-7742
or elpasosbdc.net.

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. the third Saturday of the
month . The 45-minute Junior Ranger program
offers a different craft concept each month
centered on cultural diversity. Admission is
free, but space is limited. Reservations recommended. Information/reservations: 532-7273 or
nps.gov/cham.
The Dec. 21 craft is Animalitos.

Gifts Are Memories Books are Gems

will host a free community event 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at 11450 James Watt,
A6-7, with free books, popcorn, face painting,

cotton candy, Christmas gift for ages 13 and

younger, arts and crafts, jumping balloon, playroom, XBox and more. Information: 845-5437
or booksaregems.org.

Ultimate Cowboy/Girl Winter Camp

San Francisco Stables, 1114 Casad Road in
Anthony, N.M., hosts a camp for ages 6 to 14,
9 a.m. to 3: p.m. Mondays through Friday, Dec
23-27, and Dec. 30-Jan. 1 (excluding
Christmas Day and New Years Day), with
horseback riding, games, archery skills and
more; Participants may bring bikes or favorite
games, must wear boots or tennis shoes, and
bring sun block and hat. Cost: $100 per week
or $25 per day. Hosted by Paws-n-Hooves
Mobile Veterinary Services. Information: 4919408 or sfstables.net.

Alzheimers support groups

Alzheimers Association El Paso offers support
groups for caregivers of those with Alzheimers
and other dementias at several locations
throughout town. Caregivers can exchange
practical information, discuss challenges and
coping, share feelings, needs and concern and
learn about available resources in the community. Information: Kelli Moorehead, 1-800-2723800.
Eastside 1:30 p.m. second Saturday of the
month at SunRidge at Cielo Vista, 7949
Sunmount. Refreshments served.
Northeast 1:30 p.m. second Saturday of
the month at Richard Burges Branch Library,
9600 Dyer.
Far Eastside 6 p.m. third Wednesday of
the month at SunRidge at Cambria, 1991 Saul
Kleinfeld. Bilingual group, refreshments served.
Westside 6 p.m. fourth Wednesday of the
month at SunRidge at Desert Springs, 5901
Bandolero. Bilingual group.
Early Stage Support Group meets fourth
Friday of each month. Pre-screening required.

Information: Blanca Loya at Bienvivir AllInclusive Senior Health, 562-3444.

New support groups meet at 10 a.m. the second Friday of the month at Sunridge at Cielo
Vista, 7949 Sunmount (Eastside) and the fourth
Friday of the month at Royal Estates, 435 Mesa
Hills (Westside).

Bridge leagues Duplicate bridge events

are hosted at Decker Bridge Center, Unit 159,
2216 East Yandell. Admission: $6. Information:
544-6565 or elpasobridge.com. Managers:
Peggy Craig, 581-0371 or Jack Neumann, 2048897.

Computer classes City of El Paso Parks

and Recreation Department offers free onehour classes on basic computer skills for ages 6
and older at 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays
at the Rae Gilmore Recreation Center, 8501
Diana. Keyboard training, usage of the internet,
computer mouse usage along with an introduction to Microsoft Office. Information: 7514945.

Eat Well! El Paso City of El Paso

Department of Public Healths Eat Well! El Paso
initiative matches restaurant owners with nutrition professionals to create a healthy childrens
menu that is low in calories and high on nutrition. This includes offering meals that meet
established nutrition standards based on calorie, fat, and sodium limits, as well as the elimination of sugar-sweetened beverages.
Information: 771-5845 or EPHealth.com.
Participating restaurants include:
Moes Restaurant, 6298 Alameda
The Green Ingredient, 201 E. Main
Chubbs BBQ, 5810 Dyer
Casa Pizza, 1311 Magruder
Fortis Mexican Elder, 321 Chelsea
Los Aguachiles, 7500 N. Mesa.

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Wreaths Across America El Paso

Composite Squadron-Civil Air Patrol will host
the annual Wreaths Across America dedication
ceremony 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, in the
Rostrum at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery,
5200 Fred Wilson, in conjunction with that
days nationwide observance. The squadron is
spearheading this years efforts to place a
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Mambos, 6401 Alameda
Sams Chinese Restaurant, 1501 E. Yandell
Mi Pueblo Nuevo, 5630 Gateway E.
Gonzolos G&R, 401 E. Nevada
The Pizza Joint, 2900 N. Mesa.

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 cars and
motorcycles of many types, plus food, live
music, jumping balloons. No alcohol allowed.
Admission: $3 per person or car; free for ages
12 and younger. Information: 779-8424.

GED Testing Western Technical College,

9451 Diana, has recently partnered with GED
Testing Service to offer the GED test on computer, at available at the colleges 9451 Diana
location, with plans to testing in 2014 to the
eastside location at 9624 Plaza Circle in 2014.
The English- and Spanish-language GED tests
now available on computer are the same tests
currently offered on paper and pencil through
the end of 2013. Online registration, scheduling, and testing are now available to test-takers
at GEDcomputer.com.

Scenic Sundays Walkers, runners,

cyclists and skaters are invited to enjoy Scenic
Drive, from Rim Road to Richmond, free of
traffic 7 to noon Sundays. Dogs on leash permitted. Admission is free. Information: 5414416 or district2@elpasotexas.gov.
UTEP Walking Tours In honor of its
Centennial Celebration, University of Texas at
El Paso hosts a series of guided walking tours
to highlight different aspects of the UTEP campus and its history. A new series is offered each
month. Reservations required; groups should
consist of at least five individuals. Information:
Maribel Villalva, 747-6669 or
mvillalva2@utep.edu.
Now through mid-December is a behind-thescenes look at UTEPs Track and Field and
Football facilities including Holliday Hall, Kidd
Field, Larry K. Durham Center and Sun Bowl
Stadium. Tours begin at 4 p.m. Mondays.
Featured in January is a look UTEP
Architecture Stadium.
Upcoming tours in 2014 include Arts on
Campus, Glory Road, Basketball Athletics
Facilities, UTEP History, Bhutan on Campus,
Arts and Culture on Campus, Haunted UTEP
and Research for the Future.

For a good cause

benefit the museum. Information: 533-4330 or

elpasoexploreum.org.

Boys and Girls Club wine tasting

Boys and Girls Club of El Paso hosts its 4th
annual Toast to Their Future holiday gala 6 to
9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at El Paso Museum of
Art, One Arts Festival Plaza, with wines, food,
music, silent auction and raffle fro two roundtrip airfare tickets from Southwest Airlines. All
proceeds benefit the youth at Boys & Girls
Clubs of El Paso. Tickets: $30 in advance; $40
at the door. Information/tickets: 532-7410 or
bgcelpaso.org.
ARL Pictures with Santa Animal
Rescue League of El Paso will take pet pictures
with Santa in their Holiday Village at the shelter, 7256 La Junta, in Canutillo noon to 4 p.m.
Saturdays, Dec. 7-21. A 4 x 6 color photo of
pet/pets with Santa mounted on a holiday card
available for a $10 donation. Holiday treats
available for owner and pet. Information 8775002.
Heart Auction The Border AIDS
Partnership commemorates World Aids Day
featuring a silent auction with various artist
paintings, entertainment and food 6 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, at El Paso Community
Foundation, 333 N. Oregon. All proceeds from
the event go to support HIV and AIDS
Awareness Programs in Las Cruces, El Paso
and Juarez. Tickets: $20. Information: 533-4020
or borderaids.org.
Critter Christmas The 4th annual holiday event benefiting Dona Ana County
Humane Society, Spay Neuter Action Program
and Animal Service Center of the Mesilla Valley
is 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at Las
Cruces Convention Center, 680 University,
with a live and silent auction, dancing, performances by NMSU Dance Sport Team, BestDressed Dog and Pet Tricks Contests, Photo
Booth, Dog Treat buffet, no-host bar and food.
Well-behaved leashed dogs welcome (no flexi
leashes).
Tickets: $50; available in Las Cruces at
American Classifieds, Better Life Pet Foods,
Enchanted Gardens and SNAP/DACHS office.
Information: (575) 642-2648. Tickets available
online at donanacountyhumanesocietyinc.org or
holdmyticket.com/event/150413.

B-Warm Blanket Drive The Braden

Aboud Memorial Foundations blanket drive
runs through Dec. 14. New blankets, twin
size or larger will be collected during blanket
Saturdays at the B Strong Office in Placita
Santa Fe, 5024 Doniphan, #2.
Information/additional drop-off sites: 833-0393
or bradenaboud.com.

Christmas Street The 40 annual fundraiser for the El Paso Rehabilitation Center is
Tuesday, Dec. 3, at El Paso Country Club, 5000
Country Club Place. Several lavish customdesigned Christmas trees will be on display.
Information, ticket prices: 544-8484, ext. 101.
Web: pdnchildrens.org.

Black Tie Hall Mimbres Region Arts

El Paso Exploreum fundraiser The

living laboratory museum for children is at
300 W. San Antonio (south of Convention
Center) will host a fundraiser 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 4, which will also introduce
the museums new NewsChannel 9 Childrens
Studio.
The studio features a decommissioned live
truck, two working cameras and a mini news
desk where young anchors can deliver the
news.
The opening celebration fundraiser includes a
reception, silent auction, and studio unveiling
during the NewsChannel 9 newscast at 5 p.m.
Cost: $35 ($15 museum members); proceeds

Mitten Tree/Canned Food Drive

December 2013

Council presents its 31st gala fundraiser, Route

66: A Holiday Road Trip, at 7 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 14, at the Lawley Toyota Showroom in
Silver City, N.M. with live music, meal, cash bar
and more. Dress is formal attire. Tickets: $50.
Information: mimbresarts.org.
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E.
Picacho in Las Cruces, will offer a Mitten Tree
to accept donations of mittens, hats, and
scarves to decorate the holiday trees, along
with canned goods donations during regular
library hours through Dec. 20, in support of
National Mitten Tree Day Dec. 6. All items will
be donated to local community organizations
such as the Community of Hope, La Casa,
Gospel Rescue Mission and the Casa de
Peregrinos Food Pantry. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8
p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6

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p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Information: (575) 528-4000.

Christmas Fundraising Party Puerto

Rican Civic and Cultural Organization of El Paso
hosts its annual Christmas party benefiting its
scholarship fund 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 21, at El Maida Shriners, 6331 Alabama,
with live music by Latin Soul and DJ LaSanta,
traditional food and refreshments. Beverage
set-ups available. Admission: $30. Information:
877-2884 or 204-6284.
Giving Hearts Toy Drive Peace of Art:
Design for Change host the toy drive noon to 8
p.m. weekdays through Dec. 30, at 3431
Pershing, Suite A6, for the children of Cd.
Juarez. New toys of $5 or more welcome; soccer balls and dolls are favorites; no toy guns.
Cash donations also welcome. The organization
will hand out the toys on the week of Jan. 6.
Information: 491-5170, 564-9960 or peaceofartshow.org.

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
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Operation Santa Claus New and gently

used toys and bikes for the needy children of
the El Paso/Fort Bliss area may be dropped off
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, at
the Fort Bliss Op Santa warehouse, Bldg. 1123
or at any El Paso Fire Station, 24 hours a day,
365 days a year. For a pickup, 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.
Interested volunteers may call 568-1010 or
276-6869.

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.

Polar Bear Plunge The cold-weather

swimming event is noon to 3 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 7, at the Community Pool on Club Road
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 also offered.
Information: 741-5901.

1st Armored Division Band Holiday

Concert The Fort Bliss bands annual holiday show, An American Holiday Festival is 3
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Stayton Theater, 2495
Ricker Road, Fort Bliss Main Post. Doors open
at 2:15 p.m. for ticketholders, 2:45 p.m. for
non-ticket holders. Tickets are free; available
ITR Freedom Crossing, Public Affairs Office,
Bldg. 15, Slater Rd. 1AD Headquarters on East
Bliss. Information/tickets: 568-4505, 568-2263
or 744-8432.

Bunco at Pershing Pub The historic

Fort Bliss Sun Bowl Brunch The

Pershing Pub will host Bunco night at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 12. Each night will feature a
new theme, with snacks and beverages to
match, and playing for prizes. Cost: $10
(includes Bunco buy-in with theme snacks
included). Age 21 and older invited; reservations recommended. Information: 781-6809.

annual Sun Bowl Brunch is 9 a.m. Tuesday,

Dec. 31, in at Fort Blisss Centennial Club.
Cost: $15.95, $7.95 age 7-11, free for ages 6
and younger). Shuttle to the game follows
brunch. Reservations required
Information/reservations: 744-8427.

Army vs. Navy game broadcast Pre-

Crossing hosts free live music featuring local

performers 6 to 11 p.m. Fridays, at the outdoor fireplace. Information: 564-5311 or freedomcrossingatfortbliss.com.

game festivities begin at noon Saturday, Dec.

14, at the Fort Bliss Centennial Clubs Samuel
Adams Pub, with complementary food and beverages during the game. Game time is 1 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 Rod & Gun Club 3730 Roy

Johnson Lane. Rifle and pistol shooting competitions are held almost every weekend at the
Fort Bliss Rod & Gun Club visitors can
watch for free, food available at the clubhouse
snack bar. To get there: Take Railroad Drive to
Deer; turn right. Information: 568-2983.
Breakfast with Santa is 9 a.m. to noon Sunday,
Dec. 15. Cost: $10 ($4 age 3-12; free for age 2
and younger).

Catholic Women of the Chapel The

CWOC meets 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and
Fridays (except holiday weekends) at Building
#449 on Fort Bliss. Meetings consist of fellowship, saying the rosary, craft making projects or
Bible studies Fridays. Tuesdays consist of rosary
making/preemie caps/hats and prayer shawls.
Information: 867-2785 or
dcatarroja@sc.rr.com.

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Friday at The Fire Fort Blisss Freedom

Old Fort Bliss Building 5054, corner of

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

Club news
Woodworkers Club of El Paso The
clubs monthly meeting is 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 3, at 3228 Sacramento (back of building).
A video on Essential Woodworking
Techniques will be featured followed by a
show and tell segment. Admission is free.
Information: 760-6536 or 564-5915.

El Paso Northeast Quilters Guild

Regular monthly meetings are 7 to 9 p.m. the
second Thursday of the month (Dec. 5, Jan. 9)
at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 8001 Magnetic
(at Titanic). Social time and setup begin at 6:30
p.m. The non-profit organization promotes
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the beginner, experienced, younger and older
quilters together for various events and projects. Information: 494-7977 or
epnequilters@gmail.com.

Germania Club The Germania Club of

El Pasos annual Christmas party is 5 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6, at the Soldatenstube (German
Club), Robert E. Lee Road, Building 5095, Fort
Bliss. Newcomers always welcome.
Information, reservations: 595-1108 or 7555471.

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Westside Welcome Club The group is

open to both newcomers and long-time residents. Information: westsidewelcomeclub.com.
Decembers free newcomers coffee is 10
a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the home of Barbara
Pino, 601 Skydale. No RSVP necessary
The holiday luncheon is 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 11, at El Paso Country Club,
500 Country Club Place. Craft bazaar begins at
10 a.m. Christmas toy drive for new toys will
be held. Cost: $20. Information/reservation:
845-1896.

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Societys Sol Hjem Chapter in El Paso will celebrate Julefest at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at El
Paso Club, 201 W. Main in the Chase Building
(top floor), featuring traditional Scandinavian
delicacies. Cost; $25. Information: Lila
Grossinger, 449-6757.
Discover El Paso The nonprofit group,
founded in 1973, is dedicated to promoting
things to do and see in and around El Paso.
Information: discoverep.org.
The annual Christmas party is planned for
Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Vista Hills Country Club,
2210 Trawood. Details to be announced.

El Paso Paralegal Association The

annual Attorney Paralegal Luncheon is noon to
1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 , at El Paso Club.
201 E. Main, 18th floor. Guest speaker is Texas
State Bar President Lisa Tatum. Cost: $24 (by
Dec. 6), seating is limited. Tickets available
from Kim Ramirez, 546-5329 or kram@kempsmith.com.

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nonprofit cultural institute, founded in 1964,
promotes French culture and offers francophiles the opportunity to use the French language in a variety of activities. Information:
585-1789, 355-4598 (Spanish), afofelpaso.com
or on facebook at AllianceFrancaiseElPaso.
French classes for adults and children are
offered throughout El Paso, with new sessions
beginning in January.
The annual Buches de Noel Christmas dinner is 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the
EPCC Board Room, ASC Building A, 9050
Viscount. Christmas songs, games, Chinese
auction and certificate distribution ceremony
for AFEP students. Bring a special ornament
for the tree.

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Monday of the month at St. Pauls United
Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere. Business
meeting starts around 6:30 p.m. Numismatic
presentations start at 7 p.m. with auction to
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Area attractions
Wyler Aerial Tramway Texas only publicly accessible mountain tramway gives passengers a view of 7,000 square miles, two countries and three states (Texas, New Mexico and
Chihuahua) from Ranger Peak, elevation 5,632
feet. Cost is $8 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 Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Closed Monday through Thursday. Information:
566-6622.
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.
The 4th annual guided Santa Christmas Hike
to the top of Ranger Peak is 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Dec. 14. Hike is free; tram down the
mountain is $4 (free for hikers wearing Santa
hat).
Santa will be at the Tramway with Santa noon
to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21-22. Visit Santa Claus and have
a photo taken with him on top of Ranger Peak.

Sunland Winery Located at Art & Frame

Mfg., 1769 Victory Lane in Sunland Park, N.M.
Hours are 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday through
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Information:
(575) 589-1214.
Jack Welch, saxophone, performs Thursdays
and Saturdays. Sweetwater band performs
Fridays and Sundays. Free wine tasting. Painting
and tasting classes are offered Friday and
Saturday, Dec. 20-21; call for details.
Indian Cliffs Ranch The working cattle
ranch in Fabens offers a childrens zoo, buffalo,
longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets and
the Fort Apache playground. Its also home to
the famous Cattlemans Steakhouse.
Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattlemanssteakhouse.com.

Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery

430 La Via Road (off NM 28 between
markers 8 and 9), in Chamberino, N.M. Tasting
room open noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through
Monday. Information: (915) 241-4349 or sombraantigua.com.
Free live music on the patio offered
Saturdays; bring a picnic basket.
The 2nd Annual Christmas Market is noon to
6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

The copper-domed casino offers slot machines,
and video-machine versions of poker, keno and
other games. Hours are 10a.m. to 1 a.m.
Sunday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. Friday and
Saturday. Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunland-park.com.
The live horse racing season begins Friday,
Dec. 6, and continues through April 15. Racing
days are Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday;
no racing Dec. 24 or 31. January will have two
additional race dates on Thursdays: Jan. 2 and
30. Post time is 12:15 p.m. Dec. 6-Feb. 16, and
12:55 p.m. Feb. 18-April 15.
Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday.
General admission and parking are free.
Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunlandpark.com.
The copper-domed casino offers slot
machines, and video-machine versions of
poker, keno and other games. Hours are
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10a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday;

10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 4
a.m. Friday and Saturday.
To get there, take the Sunland Park exit from
I-10, go south (left turn coming from
Downtown) and follow the signs.

Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305

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

Mount Cristo Rey The four-story-tall

statue of Christ on the cross tops the mountain, 4,576 feet above sea level, in Sunland
Park, N.M., near the junction of Mexico, Texas
and New Mexico. Built in 1938-40 by sculptor
Urbici Soler, 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 working on trail
maintenance, usually 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays.
For information on Saturday hiking times, call
252-9840.

La Via Winery New Mexicos oldest

winery is just across the state line from El Paso,
at 4201 S. NM Highway 28, one mile north of
Vinton Road. Information: (575) 882-7632 or
lavinawinery.com.
The tasting room and patio are open for sales
and tasting of wines from 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 extensive petting zoo and regularly stocked fishing
hole. Admission is free, with a nominal charge
for fishing hole use. Information: 851-2705 or
licondairy.com.

San Elizario Historic District The district at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on the
Mission Trail features four art galleries, seven
artists studio/galleries, three gift shops, the
Historic San Elizario Chapel, the Portales
Museum and the Veterans Museum. Most locations open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 851-0041,
594-8424 or SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.com.
Self-guided walking tours and guided tour of
17 historical sites also offered, including the
Chapel, Old El Paso County Jail (where Billy
the Kid broke out a friend in 1876), the old
Grist Mill, the Lafayette barracks and more.
Free guides available at all galleries and museum.

Zin Valle Vineyards 7315 Hwy 28 in

Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tastings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday.
Information: 877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
Free Music and wine tasting is 1 to 4 p.m.
selected Sundays featuring local talent. Bring a
picnic.
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Treble Clef Ball The El Paso Symphony

Guilds annual dinner-dance gala and presentation of debutantes is 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
30, at El Paso Country Club, 5000 Country
Club Place. Tickets: $100. Information: EPSO
office, 532-3776.
Bel Canto: An Evening of Art and
Song The Victorian soiree benefiting
Mesilla Valley Musical Arts is 2:30 and 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 1, and 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at
Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall in
Las Cruces. The program is based on the craft
of art song: music written specifically to convey
the thoughts of a poem or dramatic work, in
which both vocalist and accompanist contribute
to the evocative portrayal of the subject.
Performers featured including NMSU Faculty,
alumni, and graduating students; leaders and
participants from a variety of local choirs; Las
Cruces Public School teachers, singers with
extensive operatic experience, as well as those
in musical theater. Tickets: $12 ($10 students
and seniors over 65). Information, reservations:
(575) 523-1223.

Piano Recital El Paso Music Teachers

Association Student Affiliate presents piano and
chamber music students in grades K-12 at 1:30
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission is
free. Information: 584-7911.
El Paso Community College concert
The EPCC Music Department will host its
annual fall concert featuring EPCCs Orchestra,
Chorus, Mariachi and Jazz Ensembles at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Transmountain
Campus Lecture-Forum Theater, 9570
Gateway North. Admission is free. Information:
584-1595.
Franklin High Guitar Concert The
annual winter concert is 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6,
at the Franklin High School Fine Arts Theater,
900 N. Resler. Led by instructor Stefan Schyga,
one of El Pasos best-known guitarists,
Franklins student Guitar Quartets and Trios
perform a variety of music styles. Proceeds
benefit the guitar program and students.
Admission: $5. Information: 433-6734 or fhsfinearts.com.
Gaudete Brass The brass quintet performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 6-7, at NMSUs Atkinson Recital Hall in
Las Cruces. Tickets: $5 (Ticketmaster).

Home for the Holidays El Paso Wind

Symphony, directed by Ron Hufstader, opens
its season with the holiday show at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6, at UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital
Hall. Tickets $12.50; $7.50 students.
Information: 760-5599 or elpasowindsymphony.com.
EPHCC Holiday Concert The El Paso
Symphony Youth Orchestras, under the direction of Andres Moran, performs at its annual
holiday concert for El Paso Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at
the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $15 ($6.50 age 212; $11.50 students, military and seniors with
valid ID; $35 family pack of two adults, two
juniors). Information: 566-4066, or epsyos.org.
The concert features Selections from The
Nutcracker in collaboration with local youth
ballet companies.
December 2013

LCSO with Ilya Yakushev Las Cruces

Symphony Orchestra, directed by Lonnie Klein,
welcomes guest pianist Ilya Yakushev at 7:30
p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7-8, at
NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital Hall. Selections
include Prokofievs Symphony No. 5 and
Rachmaninoffs Concerto No. 2. Tickets: $35,
$40 and $45. Information: (575) 646-3709 or
lascrucessymphony.com.
A luncheon with Klein is 11:30 a.m. Thursday,
Dec. 5, at Paisano Cafe, 1740 Calle de
Mercado in Mesilla, featuring a preview of concert music. Cost: $20 at the door.

Santa Fe Opera Holiday Show Doa

Ana Arts Council presents the jazz-crossover
star in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at
the Rio Grande Theatre, at 211 Downtown
Mall in Las Cruces. Tickets are complimentary;
DAAC Premiere Series ticketholders receive
reserved seating in advance; all others available
at the door. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
RioGrandeTheatre.com.
UTEP Department of Music Faculty
Recital Series Pianist Oscar Macchioni

performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Fox

Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission $8. Student,
senior, military and faculty/staff and childrens
discounts may apply. Information: 747-5606 or
utep.edu/music.
Macchioni presents a solo recital featuring
works by Bach, Schumann, Guastavino and
Debussy.

El Paso Brass concert Organist Richard

Garven will join El Paso Brass quintet in a holiday concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at
Church of St. Clement, 810 N. Campbell. The
program will include sacred and secular music
of the season, spanning from the baroque era
to contemporary. Admission is free; donations
will be taken. Information: 533-4915.

Winter Gifts Mesilla Valley Chorales

holiday concert benefiting the theatre is 3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces, featuring classic holiday offerings, spirituals and singalongs. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $10.
Information: (575) 647-2560.
Young Ladies Choir Christmas concert
El Paso Choral Society and El Paso
Conservatory of Music present the concert 3
to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Trinity-First
United Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa. The
teen ladies group will perform holiday music,
directed by Yvonne Marmolejo. Tickets: $10
($8 seniors/military/disabled; $5 students K-college). Information: 479-0156.
The Young Ladies Choir has been featured on
NPRs From the Top and will tour Austria this
coming summer.

El Paso Brass KRWG presents one of the

longest continually-performing brass quintets in
America, composed of key members of the El
Paso Symphony Orchestra and other distinguished artists from across the Southwest, at 7
p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Main in the Las Cruces Downtown
Mall. Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door
(ages 6-18 $7.50 in advance; $10 at the door;
free for ages 5 and younger). Information:
(575) 646-2222.

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Every Other Tuesday Doa Ana Arts
Council hosts a variety of musical performances
6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday at the historic
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, Las
Cruces. Suggested donation: $2. Information:
(575) 523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
Piano soloist johnoscar performs Dec. 10.
Border Baroque Holiday Concert
Border Baroque, an alliance of professional
musicians dedicated to masterworks of the
Baroque era, performs at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec.
13, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown
Mall, in Las Cruces. Ensemble programs are
enriched by the occasional addition of works
from other musical eras to compare or contrast with the unique and rich musical heritage
of the Baroque. Admission: $3 suggested donation to benefit the theatre. Information: (575)
523-6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.

Winter Wind Mesilla Valley Teen Singers

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will present their Christmas concert at 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 13, at University Presbyterian
Church, 2010 Wisconsin, Las Cruces. The choir
will present different settings of Shakespeares
famous Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind text
from As You Like It. Other names wellknown in the literary and musical worlds
include John Rutter, Edgar Allen Poe, and
Christina Rossetti. Admission is free; donations
appreciated. Reception to follow. Information:
mesillavallleyteensingers.blogspot.com.
Directed by Terry Kay Gilbert, Mesilla Valley
Teen Singers is a community choir made up of
almost 50 teens from schools throughout the
area as well as home-schooled students.

Piano Recital The students of Alfredo

Poblano will perform classic and modern pieces
at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial.
Admission is free. Information: 1-877-2406827.

Amahl and the Night Visitors El

Paso Choral Society presents the one-act
Christmas Opera, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20,
at Trinity First United Methodist Church, 801
N. Mesa, with leads performed by artists with
local ties and international careers: Melissa
Parks, Eric Hanson, Levi Hernandez, and
Ricardo Luis Herrera. One night in Judea, a disabled shepherd boy and his mother are visited
by three strangers (the Three Kings) on their
way to Bethlehem to visit the Christ Child.
Admission: $20 (15 seniors, military, disabled;
$5 K-College students). Information: 479-0156.
The society will also present this production
in Ciudad Juarez on at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
22. Call for details.
Summer Music Festival instrument
giveaway Applications being taken
through Jan. 15, 2014, for the El Paso
Summer Music Festivals Instruments for Young
Lives program. Students will be selected on the
basis of exceptional classical musical talent,
unmet financial need, solid academic achievement, discipline in music education and
strength of character.
Recipients must be from 8 to 18 years old, be
U.S. citizens and not have entered college during the 2014-2015 school year. Recipients will
become participants in the El Paso Summer
Music Festivals outreach and community leadership programs. Complete criteria/online
applications at epsmf.org.

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he other day I ran into a friend

who shares my enthusiasm for
theological topics. We had not
talked in a few years, but within minutes
we were deep in discussion about different authors we had read recently.
My friend mentioned a book called
The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight.
I already was familiar with McKnight
hes a professor of New Testament best
known for his popular blog, Jesus
Creed. Based on my friends recommendation I bought the book.
The Blue Parakeet draws its title
from the authors experience with an
escaped pet bird that invaded his backyard and upset the usual order of things
among the other birds.
For McKnight, certain passages in the
Bible remind him of that blue parakeet
because they inevitably upset the
orderly way we might otherwise think
about the Bible.
The book reviews the variety of ways
people read the Bible. McKnight advocates a thoughtful respect for tradition
and the practice of missional listening,
which allows Scripture to prepare us for
good works.
All of this leads up to McKnights
main point, which may strike people
simultaneously as obvious and controversial: Everyone who says they believe
in the Bible picks and chooses what they
believe.
He gives a list of what he calls blue
parakeet commands from Leviticus 19,
which range from You must observe
my Sabbaths to do not plant your field

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with two kinds of seed to do not

put tattoo marks on yourselves.
Few of todays Christians are even
aware of many of these commands, let
alone follow them.
Even with the New Testament,
McKnight notes that Christians pick and
choose much more than they are willing
to admit. We gloss over passages where
Jesus commanded people to let of their
riches. We soft-pedal his teachings on
divorce and remarriage. We ignore passages where Paul instructs women not to
speak in church.
McKnight doesnt argue that we should
follow every command in the Bible.
There are valid reasons for saying That
was then, this is now. What McKnight
is most critical about are people who
refuse to admit they pick and choose.
The most important challenge of reading Scripture faithfully, McKnight
argues, is trying to understand the transcending narrative of Gods purposes
and then putting Scripture into practice
for our particular time and culture. It can
be OK to pick and choose if we
know that were doing so and why.
Randy Limbird is editor of
El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com
December 2013

Holiday and the blockbuster title track,

American Idiot. Adult content and strong language.

Aaron Carter The former teen pop icon

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

Rescantando Navidad Teatro de

Broadway presents the Spanish language musical comedy starring Jos Joel, son of famed
Mexican actor/comedian Jos Jos at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 30, at The Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $35, $45 and $65 (Ticketmaster).
When the birth of Christ cannot be carried
out in the Middle East due to political instability,
the angels devise a plan to move the birth to El
Paso. However, the devils minions also have a
plan: prevent the nativity from happening and
ruin Christmas forever.
ZAPP Band The R&B band, featuring the
Troutman brothers Lester, Larry and Roger,
performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre, with special guest
Billy Townes with Mike Hamilton. Tickets: $35,
$40, $45 and $55 (Ticketmaster).
Zapps seminal self-titled debut album became
a platinum success peaking at the Top 20 of the
Billboard Top 200 in 1980 thanks to the success
of their leading single, More Bounce to the
Ounce. Other Top Ten R&B hits include Doo
Wa Ditty, I Can Make You Dance, and
Heartbreaker; ballads such as Computer
Love and a cover of The Miracles Ooo Baby
Baby.

most recent, Story Girl, was awarded Album

of the Year by Celtic Radio in 2011.

Applejack Band The El Paso folk band

performs its annual Christmas dinner show at 8
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at La Tierra Cafe, 1731
Montana, with opening act Mitch Mosley.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Cost: $32 (tip not included, BYOB), reservations required. Information:
Marjorie Foster, 592-5122 or Charlie
McDonald, (575) 541-1992.

Whiskey Dicks 580 George Dieter. Early

arrival recommended. Showtime is 10 p.m.,
unless otherwise listed. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets available at (ticketbully.com).
Information: 921-9900 or
whiskeydickselpaso.com.
Chase Rice The country singers Ready,
Set, Roll tour is Saturday, Dec. 7. Tickets are
$10 ($20 age 18-20).
Stoney Larue Saturday, Jan. 11. Tickets:
$8.
Joe Nichols Friday, Feb. 28. Tickets: $20.

performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Tricky

Falls, 209 S. El Paso. All ages show. Carter
began his music career at age seven, singing
lead for the band Dead End and made his
first solo appearance when he was nine, opening for the Backstreet Boys at their concert in
Berlin Germany, March 1997. Shortly after he
released his first hit single, Crush On You.
Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door;
available in advance at Bowie Feathers, Marias
Closet, Eloise, All That Music and
trickyfalls.com.
Limited number of VIP tickets offered for $65
(includes meet and greet with photo op, signed
poster and other merchandise/memorabilia);
available online only at trickyfalls.com.
By 1997 both Aaron and his older brother,
Nick Carter, had music careers putting them
both on their way to super stardom. His first
full-length album Aaron Carter achieved gold
status worldwide.

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Green Days American Idiot

Broadway in El Paso presents the direct from
Broadway smash-hit musical at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 9, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$35-$60; $31.50-$54 military (Ticketmaster).
American Idiot tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their
dreams and the safety of suburbia. Based on
Green Days Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum album and featuring the hits
Boulevard of Broken Dreams, 21 Guns,
Wake Me Up When September Ends,

Trans-Siberian Orchestra The group

brings their holiday show Lost Christmas Eve
Tour 2013 back to the area at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 2, to the Pan Am Center in Las
Cruces, sponsored by the Hallmark Channel.
The rock holiday tradition for a new generation will showcase their unique combination of
story-telling, virtuoso musicianship and over the
top production. Tickets are $33 to $61.50
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-1420.
The band has grown to become a year round
touring juggernaut, performing what creator
Paul ONeill has dubbed Rock Theater. All
three of the Orchestras Christmas-themed
albums have proven enduring blockbusters,
returning annually to the top 10 on Billboards
Top Catalog Albums and Top Holiday
Albums charts.

Alejandro Fernandez The Grammynominated singer performs his Confidencias

Tour at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the El
Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano.
Tickets: $59.50, $79.50, 99.50 and $149.50.
(Ticketmaster).
Son of the legendary Vicente Fernndez,
Alejandros most successful album, Me Estoy
Enamorando, included the hit singles Si Tu
Supieras, Yo Nac para Amarte and En El
Jardn, a duet with Gloria Estefan.

The Gothard Sisters Showtime! El Paso

presents the Irish fiddle and step dancing
troupe at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $30 ($10
students); open seating. Information: 544-2022
or showtimeelpaso.com.
The three sisters perform new Celtic arrangements of well-known traditional tunes and popular songs, as well as their own original compositions from their seven studio albums. Their
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Christmas show at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
18, with this years guests Jonathan Butler,
Oleta Adams and Keiko Matsui. Tickets start at
$42.50. (Ticketmaster).
Koz, a multi-million-selling solo recording
artist, Grammy nominee and composer, is considered one of the most expressive voices in
contemporary music. His past El Paso appearances have sold out. Koz released his compilation holiday CD Ultimate Christmas last year.
VIP experience upgrades (sold separately
from regular concert tickets) are $50; includes
opportunity to meet Koz.

Not So Silent Christmas The 4th

annual show benefiting Toys for Tots is 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21, at Tricky Falls, 209 S. El
Paso, featuring local bands with host Metal
Sanaz and Grammy-nominated. All ages show.
Tickets; $7 ($5 with donation of a new toy);
available in advance at holdmyticket.com.
Information: 351-9909.

The Great Russian Nutcracker The

Moscow Ballet presents the 21st Anniversary of
the holiday classic at 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
22, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $28, $48, $68
and $88. VIP tickets are $122. (Ticketmaster).
Group discounts available. Information: nutcracker.com.
The performance features 40 Russian dancers
performing Tchaikovskys timeless score. The
Great Russian Nutcracker tells the traditional
story of a young girl meeting her prince and
includes a tribute to world peace and harmony.

Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales

The Disney family brings the timeless stories
of Cinderella, Snow White and The Seven
Dwarfs and Beauty and The Beast to the stage
Dec. 27-29, at Abraham Chavez Theatre.
Showtime is 7 p.m. Friday, 4 and 7 p.m.
Saturday and 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $20,
$25, $30 and $40 (Opening night tickets are
$15). (Ticketmaster). Information:
disneylive.com.

Mountain Annies Center for the Arts

2710 Sudderth, in Ruidoso. Information:
(575) 257-7982 or mountainannies.com.
Performing Friday, Jan. 10: The Brunnell
Strings.

Bill Cosby The legendary comedian performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $43, $53,
$63 and $77 (Ticketmaster).
Cosbys initial success began with stand-up
comedy and a long string of successful comedy
records beginning with Bill Cosby is A Very
Funny Fellow, Right? He has received five
Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album.
His television credits include The Cosby
Show and I Spy. He has written several
books including Time Flies, Fatherhood,
and Cosbyology. He was recognized in 1998
with a Kennedy Center Honor and in 2002
received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
An Evening with Styx ACTS and
NMSU Special Events hosts the classic rock legends at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at
NMSUs Pan American Center in Las Cruces.
Winner from a local battle of the bands contest
performs at 6:45 p.m. Tickets: $25 and $35
(Ticketmaster). Information: 1-800-745-3000
or ticketmaster.com.
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Mike + Ruthy The acoustic songwriting

team of Ruth Ungar and Mike Merenda perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at the
Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos Altos, N.M. as
part of the Mimbres Region Arts Councils Folk
Series. Tickets: $20 ($15 members); available
10 days before show at Alotta Gelato, Gila
Hike & Bike, and L&I Arts or at the door.
Information: (575) 538-2505 or
mimbresarts.org.
Mike + Ruthy are heralds of an American cultural awakening, in the face of an information
super-highway and revels in the old-fashioned
telling of a story.

Rock and Worship Roadshow

Christian alternative rock bands Skillet and
Third Day headline the tour 6 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 19, at NMSUs Pan American Center, with
Andy Mineo, Jamie Grace, Royal Tailor, We As
Human, Soulfire Revolution, and The
Neverclaim. Tickets: $10 at the door; $20
online. VIP passes are $50 (Ticketmaster).

Smokey Joes Cafe UTEP Dinner

Theatre presents the musical of jukebox classics written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
(Hound Dog, Poison Ivy, Jailhouse Rock.)
Jan. 31-Feb. 15. Showtime is 7 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Call for dates for
dinner and non-dinner matinees. Tickets: $33$45 ($30-$40 Wednesday and Thursday and
Sunday dinner matinees; $16-$26 non-dinner
matinee).

Cirque Montage Doa Ana Arts

Council presents the critically acclaimed circus
starring former Cirque du Soleil members at 3
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, at 211 Downtown Mall in Las Cruces,
as part of the councils Performance Series.
Tickets: $25 and $35. Information: (575) 5236403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.

Gordon Lightfoot The folk/pop legend

performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at

The Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $49-$79
(Ticketmaster).
Since the release of his debut album
Lightfoot! In 1966, tracks such as For Lovin
Me, Early Mornin Rain, Steel Rail Blues
and Ribbon of Darkness brought him international recognition as a songwriter. In 1971
Gordon earned his first Top Ten hit when If
You Could Read My Mind became an international sensation. In 1974, his classic single,
Sundown, went to No.1 on the American
charts, followed two years later by The Wreck
of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

An Intimate Evening with Clint Black

The country superstar performs at 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 10, at Flickinger Center for
Performing Arts, 1110 New York Avenue, in
Alamogordo. Black has long been heralded as
one of country musics brightest stars selling
more than 20 million albums worldwide.
Tickets: $49.50, $79.50 and $110; available
online at flickingercenter.com.

Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth Mike

Tysons one-man-show, directed by Spike Lee,
is 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at Abraham
Chavez Theatre. The show is a personal look
inside the life and mind of one of the most
feared men ever to wear the heavyweight
crown. Tickets: $68 (Ticketmaster).
VIP meet and greet tickets are $180 and $325
(includes autographed boxing glove).
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bouts by knockout (12 of them in the first

round). He defended his title successfully nine
times, finally losing in 1990. He was convicted
of rape in 1992 and served three years in
prison. He is perhaps best known for biting off
part of Evander Holyfields ear in a 1997
rematch.

Jim Brickman The multi-platinum pianist

Jim Brickmans The Love Tour comes to El
Paso at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Plaza
Theatre. Admission: $29.50, $39.50 and $49.50
(Ticketmaster).
Brickman has amassed 27 Top 40 singles on
the adult contemporary charts, including 14
Top 10 smashes. His collaboration with country
songstress Martina McBride, Valentine,
scored a No. 1 hit on Billboards Adult
Contemporary Chart and a Top 10 country hit
in 1998. Other Brickman staples include
Peace and The Gift, both with Collin Raye,
Simple Things with Rebecca Lynn Howard,
Never Alone with Lady Antebellum, and
Love of My Life with Michael W. Smith.
Brickman is also the host of a syndicated radio
show, Your Weekend with Jim Brickman.

Jeff Dunham The comedian/ventriloquist

returns to NMSUs Pan American Center at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13. Tickets:
$40.50. (Ticketmaster).
Dunham popular characters include Achmed,
Walter, Jos Jalapeo, Peanut, Bubba J and
Dunhams latest creation, Diane.

Lady Antebellum The Grammy-winning

trios Take Me Downtown Tour is Tuesday,
March 25, at NMSUs Pan American Center in
Las Cruces. Showtime to be announced; tickets
on sale Nov. 15 (Ticketmaster).

Cesar Millan Live The Dog Whisperer

and his famous four-legged companion, Junior,
will share his philosophies and methods, then
present examples via live demonstrations with
multiple dogs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29,
at Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $32.50,
$42.50, $55 and $85 (Ticketmaster).

Celtic Woman: The Emerald Tour

The global music phenomenons all-new stage
tour is 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at The Plaza
Theatre, celebrating Ireland and the Celtic heritage through traditional Irish anthems, pop
standards and original music. Tickets: $39 and
$69 Ticketmaster). Information:
celticwoman.com

Venues & series

Tricky Falls 209 S. El Paso. All shows are
all-ages (16 and older), unless listed otherwise.
Information: 351-9909 or trickyfalls.com.
Tickets for most shows available at All That
Music, Bowie Feathers, Marias Closet, Eloise
and online at holdmyticket.com.
Morbid Angel The death metal bands
20th anniversary tour is 7 p.m. Monday, Dec.
2, featuring a performance of the Covenant
1993-2013 album in its entirety. Tickets: $21.
Volumes The metal and performs at 7
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, with All That Bleeds,
Infinite in Azimuth and Among the Brave.
Tickets: $10.
Beware of Darkness The rock trio performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Tickets: $9.
Juicy J The rapper/producer performs at
8:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Tickets: $26.
Aaron Carter The former teen pop icon
performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10. Tickets:
$15 in advance; $20 at the door. Limited number of VIP tickets offered online only at trickyfalls.com for $65 (includes meet and greet with

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photo op, signed poster and other merchandise/memorabilia).
Suicidal Tendencies The punk/metal band
performs their Slam City Tour at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 15, with opening acts Terror,
Trash Talk and Inspector Cluzo. Tickets: $23.
The 4th annual Not So Silent Christmas benefiting Toys for Tots is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21
featuring local bands with host Metal Sanaz and
Grammy-nominated. All ages show. Tickets; $7
($5 with donation of a new toy).
Children of Bodom The Finnish metal
bands Halo of Blood Tour is 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 8, with Tyr. Tickets: $20.
Mogwai The Glasgow rockers perform at
8 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, with guests to be
announced. Tickets: $18.

Buchanans Event Center The event

center is at 11540 Pellicano. Events begin at 9
p.m. (line starts at 8 p.m.) and are all ages with
21 and over. Tickets for most events available
at Headstand, Happy House and online at
eventbrite.com.
Friday, Dec. 6: Deorro General admission:
$16.
Saturday, Dec. 14: Liquidsky with TJR: The
Ultimate Visual Music Experience. Tickets: $21.
Lowbrow Palace 111 E. Robinson.
Doors open at 9 p.m. and age 18 and older
welcome, unless listed otherwise. Advance
tickets usually available at Happy House, All
That Music, Pizza Joint, the Headstand and
online at holdmyticket.com. Tickets for some
shows may be ticketbully.com. Tickets are regularly $3 more for ages 18-20. Information:
356-0966 or thelowbrowpalace.com.
Dave Seaman The British DJ performs an
all ages show at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12.
Delorean The Barcelona pop rockers perform Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. Rescheduled from
November. Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the
door.

Spencer Theater for Performing Arts

Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about 12
miles north of downtown Ruidoso).
Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872
or spencertheater.com.
Pre-show buffets are served at 6 p.m. for
some shows: $20.
Jim Currys Tribute to John Denver Jim
Curry performs the music of the late John
Denver at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29. Currys
voice was heard on the CBS-TV movie Take
Me Home: The John Denver Story. Tickets:
$76-$79.
Three Redneck Tenors The singin cousins,
Billy Joe, Billy Bob and Billy Billee perform their
Christmas Spec-tac-yule-ar show at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14. Arranged by award-winning
composer Craig Bohmler, theres nothing oldfashioned about this energetic performance of
classics like Sleigh Ride, White Christmas
Silent Night and many more. Tickets: $76$79.
The Nutcracker Ruidoso Dance
Ensembles annual performance of
Tchaikovskys Christmas classic is 2 and 7 p.m.
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21-22.
Tickets: $32.
Man of La Mancha The five-time Tony
Award winning musical is 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
21. This comic tragedy based on Miguel de
Cervantess classic novel of Don Quixote features timeless hits like Im Only Thinking of
Him, and The Quest (The Impossible
Dream). Tickets: $66-$69.
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Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and

Casino Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8
p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Tickets sold
through Ticketmaster; prices listed do not
include service charge. Information: 1-877-2775677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
Los Tigres del Norte The Latin music
favorites perform Saturday, Nov. 30. Tickets:
$25-$90.
Diamond Rio and Lonestar Country bands
Diamond Rio (Meet Me In The Middle, Love
A Little Longer) and Lonestar (Im Already
There, What About Now) perform at 7
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Tickets: $25-$75.
American Pie The Tribute to Jerry Lee
Lewis, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens is 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 31, as part of the New Years
Eve celebration. Tickets: $125.
Chris Young The country perform
(Getting You Home (the Little Black Dress
Song)) performs at 8 p.m. Sunday Jan. 19.
Tickets: $25-$75.

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1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.
Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickingercenter.com.
The Father Hay School Show is 6 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 6. Call for details.
Saxy Dancer The show featuring New
Mexico saxophone and tap dancers from the
Academy of Ballet is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.
Tickets: $10 ($5 age 12 and younger).
The Nutcracker Academy of Ballet presents the Christmas classic at 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13-15.
Tickets: $10.
Imago dei Academy performs at 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 16.
Mariachi Christmas The centers annual
holiday performance is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
17, as part of its Premier Series. Tickets: $20,
$32 and $40.
Big Band Christmas concert is 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 18. Tickets: $5.
The Oregon Elementary School Show is 6
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19.
New Mexico Philharmonic The celebrated
Albuquerque-based orchestra performs at 7
p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. Call for ticket information.
Cirque Montage The Cirque du Soleilstyle circus straight from Branson, Mo. at 7
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, as part of its Premier
Series.
Clint Black The country superstar performs at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10. Tickets:
$49.50, $79.50 and $110.
My Sinatra The tribute to the life and
music of Frank Sinatra is 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 29. Rescheduled from Nov. 23, 2013;
tickets to that performance will be honored at
the March show).

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.
Information: (575) 835-5688 or nmtpas.org.
Eureka The dance show featuring
Socorro students in grades 4-8 is 7 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 13. Admission: $6 (free for children).
Presidential Chamber Music Series III: String
Quartets The free music series is Monday,
Jan. 27. Willy Sucre on Viola, will be joined by
Kevin Connolly and Justin Pollack on Violins,
and Sally Guenther on Cello, to perform string
quartets by Mendelssohn and Dvorak.
Cirque Montage The whimsical world of
animated characters that defy the perception of
what is possible is Friday, Jan. 31. Tickets: $20
($18 seniors; $10 youth).

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Local musicians and singers will lead a community holiday sing-along at 1:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 1, at the Scottish Rite Theater, 301 W.
Missouri. Musicians include Craig Russell, piano,
and his wife, Nadia Russell, violin. The event
also features the theaters piano, formerly
owned by Liberace, which was donated by Jack
Stewart. Admission is free. Information: 5252235.

(575) 525-9333 or
bobandmelody@sbcglobal.net.
The Howling Coyote is open to acoustic
musicians, poets, storytellers, and singer/songwriters, and is free and open to the public for
material that is family-friendly. Coffee, soft
drinks and snacks available.
For the December event, Performers are
asked to perform something in the holiday spirit, if possible.

Gene Keller CD release Gene Keller

La Parada The indoor/outdoor monthly

Community Christmas Sing-Along

will release his Christmas CD, Hug A Bum

(Dont Say Bah Humbug) 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 1, at El Paso Public Librarys Maud
Sullivan Gallery, 501 N. Oregon. The CD contains song written from 1992 to 2012.
Accompanying Keller on several tracks is Jorge
Guzman, accordion and Hal Marcus, percussion. The majority of the tunes are performed
solo, with Keller on guitar, harmonica, vocals
and harmony. Admission is free. Information:
584-7823.

Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society

The society presents the Mesilla Valley
Swing Band as part of its monthly concert
series at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at First
Christian Church, 1809 El Paseo in Las Cruces.
The music begins immediately after a short
business meeting. Admission: $8 ($5 members;
$1 students with ID). Information: Bob Burns,
(575) 525-9333, bobandmelody@sbcglobal.net
or mvjazzblues.net.
The next concert is Jan. 19 featuring Delta &
Piedmont Blues with Tina and Marc Schwartz.

NMSU Department of Music Recitals

are in the Atkinson Music Recital Hall at
NMSU. Showtime for most events it 7:30 p.m.,
unless otherwise listed. Information: (575) 6462421 or nmsu.edu/~music/.
Faculty Recital Series featuring Katie Brennan,
bassoon is Sunday, Dec. 1.
Double Reeds Studio Recital is 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6.
The NMSU Combined Choirs perform
Gaudete at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6-7.
Honors Recital is Sunday, Dec. 8.
Graduate recital of Eric Rangel, percussion, is
7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9.
Las Cruces High School Orchestra performs
at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11.
Mayfield High School Orchestra performs at
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12.
Mesilla Valley Concert Band performs at 3
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15.

EPCC Fall Music Showcase El Paso

Community College hosts its student showcase
at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the
Transmountain Theatre, 6675 N. Desert, featuring Mariachi Real de El Paso led by Anji
Morgan-Thornton, EPCC Jazz Ensembles led by
Ruben Gutierrez, EPCC Chorus led by William
McMillan and EPCC Orchestra led by Jeffrey J.
Meyer. Master of Ceremonies is Armin
Harrison. Admission: $3. Information: 8771700.

Howling Coyote Coffeehouse The

open mic event is 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at

Center for Spiritual Living, 575 N. Main, on Las
Cruces Downtown Main Street. Signup begins
at 6:30 p.m. This community event (with its
stage, lighting, and sound system run by professional sound guy Skip Connelley) is on the First
Fridays of the month. Information: Bob Burns,
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music series is 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the

San Carlos Building, 501 Texas. Admission: $5,
ages 18 and older welcome. Information: facebook/laparadaep.com.
La Parada is an ongoing music, art and social
party held the first Friday of the month.

RGT Live! The open mic for musicians,

singers and songwriters is 7 to 9 p.m. the first
Friday of the month (Dec. 6) 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: (575)
523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.

KC Turner The singer/songwriter performs an acoustic concert at 8 p.m. Saturday,

Dec. 14, at High Desert Brewing Co., 1201
West Hadley in Las Cruces. In addition to his
performances, Turner is known as San
Franciscos premier promoter of top-flight
national and local musicians, at house concerts
and at some of the most prominent venues in
the Bay Area. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 525-6752 or highdesertbrewingco.com.

Megadeth The Metal legends perform at

8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Socorro

Entertainment Center, 11200 Santos Sanchez
(off Socorro Road, 4.5 miles southeast of Loop
375). Admission is free ($10 17 and younger).
Information: 860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment.com.

Billy Townes CD release Rio Grande

Cancer Foundation will host a CD release for
Comes in All Colors, by recording artist Patty
Tiscareo with jazz Billy Townes at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 19, at The Greenery, 750
Sunland Park (in Sunland Park Mall). The CD is
a collection of jazz standards dedicated to cancer patients and their families. Information:
562-7660 or shaderecords.com.
Alfresco! Fridays applications
Applications from musicians are now being
accepted through the beginning of January for
the 2014 Season of thee free concert series
Alfresco! Fridays, which takes place Friday
evenings in Downtown El Paso on Arts Festival
Plaza, during the summer months. The series
features Salsa, Cumbia, Reggae, Classic Rock
and other popular music genres. Applications
available online at AlfrescoFridays.com.
Information: 534-0609.

Speaking Rock Entertainment Center

125 S. Pueblo Rd. Information: 860-7777 or
speakingrockentertainment.com. Live music
nightly. The center hosts tribute bands of various genres each Thursday. Rocker Eddie
Money headlines the New Years Eve concert
Tuesday, Dec. 31. Showtime to be announced.
Admission is free.

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Hard Road Trio Bluegrass artist Steve
Smith and his band perform a house concert at
8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Rio Grande
Information/location: ellirip@gmail.com.

Zin Valle Free Music Sundays Zin

Valle vineyard, 7315 Hwy 28 in Canutillo (3/4
mile north of FM 259), hosts free live music 1
to 4 p.m. on selected Sundays. Guests may also
enjoy wine tastings. Information: 877-4544 or
zinvalle.com.
Friday, Nov. 29: Julio Ortiz
Dec. 8: Dusty Low
Dec. 29: Julio Ortiz.

Ballroom Marfa B108 E. San Antonio,

Marfa. Information: (432) 729-3600 or ballroommarfa.org.
Julianna Barwick The singer/songwriter
performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the
Highland Annex. Admission: $5 at the door.
Mary Lattimore and Jeff Zeigler The
Philadelphia harpist and the synth player perform a live score with a film screening at 7:30
p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, as part of the 5th annual New Years film program. Admission is free.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

1249 Futurity Dr. (at Sunland Park Drive),
Sunland Park, N.M.
Live music is offered 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays
and Saturdays and Mariachi 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.

Wednesday Music Caf UTEPs free

weekly outdoor brown-bag concert series is
noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at UTEPs Student
Union Plaza, featuring a variety of music.
Information: 747-5711.

Railroad Blues 504 W. Holland, Alpine,

Texas. Most performances begin at 10 p.m.
Admission: $8, unless otherwise listed.
Information: (432) 837-3103 or
railroadblues.com.
Friday, Nov. 29: Tessy Lou and the Shotgun
Stars, alt-country.
Thursday, Dec. 5: Josh Grider.
Tuesday, Dec. 31: The Damn Torpedoes.

Tickets: $15; free New Years champagne toast

at midnight.

Padres Marfa 209 W. El Paso Street in

Marfa, Texas. Admission is free, unless otherwise listed. Information: 432-729-4425 or
padresmarfa.com.
Thursday, Dec. 5: Garage Voice.
Tuesday, Dec. 10: Texas guitar legend Ian
Moore. Tickets: $12.
Saturday, Dec. 14: Frankie Lee and Tara Fox.
Wednesday, Dec. 18: K. Phillips and Little
Brave
A New Years Eve Party with Jimmy Dale
Gilmore, Butch Hancock and Colin Gilmore is
Tuesday, Dec. 31. Tickets: $25.

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Folk Fury KTEP, 88.5 FM, features three

hours of acoustic and folk music with an
emphasis on recordings by local musicians and
occasional live appearances by them from 7
to 10 p.m. Saturdays. Hosts are Dan Alloway
and Gregg Carthy. Requests: 747-5153.

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.
The Border Chorders are the El Paso chapter
of the Barbershop Harmony Society and were
established in 1947. Prior choral singing experience and voice lessons are not required.

New Years Day Giveaway

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. Closed Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day. Reserved tickets vary; available
at ticketweb.com. Information/reservations:
779-LAFF (5233) or laff2nite.com.
Dec. 4-8: DJ Cooch with feature act Ralph
Figueroa
Dec. 11-15: Elliott Threatt
Dec. 18-21: Hypnotist The Sandman.
Xtreme adult show is Dec. 22.
Dec. 26-29: The Greg Wilson
The annual New Years Eve show and party is
Tuesday, Dec. 31.

On New Years Day, one lucky guest will

decide between a 2014 Cadillac ATS or
$30,000 in cash. What will you choose?

DRAWING NEW YEARS DAY

AT 7:00PM.
Earn entries all month long by playing
with your Club Fiesta card!

Comedy Nights The Percolator, 217 N.

Stanton, hosts comedy open mic events 8 to 11
p.m. every Tuesday. Information: 351-4377 or
on facebook (The Percolator).

I-10 To Sunland Park EXIT 13

www.sunland-park.com
SEE CLUB FIESTA FOR RULES. PLAY RESPONSIBLY, HELPLINE 1-800-572-1142.

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Dia del Tango Paso del Norte Tango Club

The Great Russian Nutcracker The

celebrates Carlos Gardel International Tango

Day 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Bella Napoli
Restaurant, 6331 N. Mesa, with an Argentinean
style dinner and dance with live music by Tango
Noir Ensemble. Drawing held for admission to
Tucson Tango Festival and Workshop. Cost:
$25. Information: 422-3338, 584-3321,
pasodelnortetangoclub.com or on Facebook at
TangoEP.
The club hosts weekly Argentine Tango
Nights dance classes 8 to 9 p.m. Saturdays at
Shundo Dance Studio, 2719 N. Stanton, followed by Milonga (dance party) through 11
p.m. Beginners welcome, partners not necessary. Cost: $7.

Moscow Ballet presents the 21st Anniversary of

the holiday classic at 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
22, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $28, $48, $68
and $88. VIP tickets are $122. (Ticketmaster).
Group discounts available. Information: nutcracker.com.
The performance features 40 Russian dancers
performing Tchaikovskys timeless score. The
Great Russian Nutcracker tells the traditional
story of a young girl meeting her prince and
includes a tribute to world peace and harmony.

Candyland Christmas Elena Baker

Dance Companys annual fall performance is 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Womans Club,
1400 N. Mesa, featuring classical and contemporary dance styles. Admission is free.
Information: 740-1392.
Contra Dance The Southern New
Mexico Music and Dance Societys Holiday
Dressy contra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 13, at Mesilla Community Center,
2251 Calle de Santiago in Las Cruces. The
dance begins with beginners lessons at 7:30
p.m.; no partner needed. Cost: $6 ($5 age 17
and younger). Information: (575) 522-1691 or
snmmds.org.
The contra dances are old-time dances done
in long lines, accompanied by live, Appalachianstyle music.

Ballet Folklorico El Paso The folklorico

troupe celebrates Mexicos heritage through
music and dance at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14,
at the Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. Admission: $10. Information: 5264293.

El Paso Ballroom Dance Academy

The dance studio is at 7220 N. Mesa.
Information: 585-0090 or danceelpaso.com.
A Christmas Dance Party is 8 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14. Cost is $10.
A New Years Eve Party is 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 31. Dancing and other events
throughout the evening, with champagne toast
at midnight. Cost: $30 ($50 per couple); $120
for table of 4; appetizers included, BYOB.
Cocktail attire preferred. Call for advance tickets.

Holiday Dance El Paso Parks and

Recreation hosts a holiday dance 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14, at San Juan Senior Center,
5701 Tamburo, with music by Border City
Band. Admission: $5. Information: 772-8365.

Winter dance recital Imagine Dance

Academy will host its 10th winter recital at 6 to
9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Abraham
Chavez Theatre, featuring dancers age 3 to

adult performing ballet, jazz, hip-hop and international dances. Admission: $9 for age 3 and
older. Information: 855-0014, 740-4477 or
imaginedanceacademy.com.

The Nutcracker Ballet The Las

Cruces Chamber Ballets 31st annual production of Tchaikovskys Christmas classic is Dec.
19-22 at the NMSU Atkinson Music Recital
Hall, N. Horseshoe and Espina. Performances
are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $24 (Ticketmaster).

The Nutcracker Ballet El Paso Youth

Ballets 35th annual presentation of
Tchaikovskys classic ballet is 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 20, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. Tickets are $15,
$20 and $25. Information: 747-5234 (UTEP
Ticket Center), 760-6062 (Marta Katz) or
elpasoconservatoryofdance.com.

The Spirit of the Season

International Danz Academy presents the
Christmas tale at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21-22, at Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. The story is of
three girls who discover the magic of Christmas
when fairies come to life in their room.
Admission: $8. Information: 449-7904.

Big Band Dance Club The club sponsors dances 8 to 10 p.m. selected Thursdays or
Fridays, at the Court Youth Center, 402 W.
Court, in Las Cruces. Age 21 and older welcome. Beginners, singles and couples welcome;
no dance partner necessary. Membership
encouraged but not required; dress code. Cost:
$7 (CD music nights); and $9 ($7 members) on
live music nights. Information: (575) 526-6504
or bigbanddanceclub.org.
Beginners group dance lesson at 7 p.m. led
by John Giusto; free with paid admission.

Gallegos y Baile Flamenco! One of the

Southwests premiere flamenco troupes performs at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at El Paso
Public Librarys Main Branch, 501 N. Oregon,
with authentic flamenco dance, guitar and song.
Presented by MCAD and Texas Commission on
the Arts. Admission is free. Information: 7551414.
Belly Dance Extravaganza 2014
Dance Alive and special guests present an
evening of dance and music at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission: $10.
Information: 566-1742 or 544-0364.
Call for schedule of annual dance workshops
conducted in conjunction with the show.

Patambores La Tierra Cafe, 1731

Montana, presents the dinner show at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 11, featuring the West African
dance troupe. Dinner served at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets: $34 in advance; $37 at the door.
Reservations: 533-8890 or latierracafe.com.

Gold Tango for seniors Tango

Argentino Del Sol hosts dance lessons for seniors followed by a Tango/Tropical Tardeada 4:30
to 6:30 p.m. Sundays at Ms. Bakers Dance
Studio, 1815 Trawood Suite B-2. Singles and
couples welcome. Cost: $5. Information:
Elizabeth Rueda 408-3241, Mundo Rueda, 6307607 or tangoargentinodelsol.org.

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Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

The live horse racing season begins Friday,
Dec. 6, and continues through April 15.
Racing days are Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday; no racing Dec. 24 or 31. January will
have two additional race dates on Thursdays:
Jan. 2 and 30. Post time is 12:15 p.m. Dec. 6Feb. 16, and 12:55 p.m. Feb. 18-April 15.
Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday.
General admission and parking are free.
Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunlandpark.com.
To get there, take the Sunland Park exit from
I-10, go south (left turn coming from
Downtown) and follow the signs.
Border Wars II Escalante Promotions

live boxing event is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at

Buchanans Event Center, 11540 Pellicano, with
Tony Escalante, Abie Han and brothers Oscar
and Cesar Valenzuela. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $25 general admission. Information:
633-1117 or escalantepromotions.com.
Weigh-ins are 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Texas
Street Cantina Grill, 912 Texas.

El Paso Rhinos - El Pasos Junior League ice

hockey team takes on the Tulsa Oilers at 7:30
p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 12-14,
at the Sierra Providence Events Center, next to
the Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Ticket information: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpasorhinos.com.
Senior All-Star Football Classic The
22nd annual greater El Paso football showcase
game is at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at
UTEPs Sun Bowl stadium. The game features
92 seniors from 33 public and private high
schools throughout El Paso County. Pre-game
events start at 12:35 p.m. with player introductions at 12:50 p.m. All proceeds benefit college
scholarships for participants. Ticket information: 478-6904 or gepfs.com.
Halftime entertainment includes the All Star
marching band, flags, dance teams and cheerleaders from area high schools.

College sports
UTEP Mens Basketball - The Miners regular home games are 7:05 p.m. at the Don
Haskins Center. Tickets: $8-$50
(Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
Saturday, Dec. 7: Sacramento State
Monday, Dec. 16: New Orleans
Thursday, Dec. 19: Northwestern State
(7:34 p.m.)
Monday, Dec. 23: Montana State
Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 28-29: WestStar Bank
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational. See separate listing below.
Saturday, Jan. 4: Angelo State.

UTEP Womens Basketball - Home

games are in the Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
$5 (Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
Northern Colorado, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 27
Texas State, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30.
SMU, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7
SE Louisiana, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15.
The Lady Miners travel to Las Cruces to play
NMSU at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3.

NMSU Mens Basketball Home games

are usually 7 p.m. at the Pan American Center
December 2013

in Las Cruces. Tickets: $7 to $28.91

(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-1447 or
nmstatesports.com.
Wednesday, Dec. 4: New Mexico
Saturday, Dec. 21: Northern NM
Saturday, Dec. 28: South Alabama
Thursday, Jan. 9: Seattle University

NMSU Womens Basketball The Lady

Aggies home games are at Pan Am Center in
Las Cruces. Game time is 6 p.m.; unless otherwise listed. Tickets: $5. (Ticketmaster)
Information: (575) 646-1447 or nmstatesports.com.
11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29: Northern Illinois
1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30: Milwaukee
6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3: UTEP
Saturday, Jan. 4: Grand Canyon University
WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl
Invitational The 52nd annual WestStar

Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational is Dec.

28-29 at UTEPs Don Haskins Center.
Saturday: Denver vs. Alcorn State at 5 p.m.
and UTEP vs. Western Illinois at 7 p.m.
Sunday: Alcorn vs. Western Illinois is 5 p.m.
Denver vs. UTEP at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20-$40 four game/two night package; $12-$22 two-game/one night package.
Information: 533-4416 or 747-5234 (UTEP
Ticket Center).
The tournament is the nations oldest collegiate holiday basketball tournament.

Hyundai Sun Bowl The 80th annual

football classic begins at noon, Tuesday, Dec.
31, with teams to be announced from the PAC
12 and ACC conferences. Tickets; $17, $22,
$32, $42, $52 and $62; Captains Club tickets
are $650. Information: 533-4416, 1-800-915BOWL or sunbowl.org (Ticketmaster).
Pre-game activities begin at 11:30 a.m. in the
stadium with introduction of 2013 Legends of
the Sun Bowl Game, Introduction of Sun Court
and performances by university bands.
The halftime show features bands from both
teams and a national recording artist to be
announced.
See Roundup listing for additional events.

Bicycling
El Paso Bicycle Club - All rides are free
and open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com or meetup.com/elpasobicycleclub.
8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30: Meet at Rio Plaza
to ride to Mesilla. Will split into fast (20 mph
+) and intermediate (16-18 mph) groups. 62
miles. Randy Limbird, 328-4110.
8:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1: Meet at Rio Plaza
and drive to Hunts Hole on the mesa (mostly
unpaved roads, but in good condition) then
ride mountain bikes 8 miles to Kilbournes
Hole. Must have slimed tires. Chuck Turner,
915-204-4831.
8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7: Meet at
Newman Park (Alabama at Richmond) for ride
through Central El Paso and Fort Bliss. Cosponsored by EP Cyclists. About 35 miles; will
split into intermediate (15-17 mph average
pace) and advanced (18+) groups. Dan Post,
526-8364
9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8: Meet at Redd Rock
Crazy Cat (Redd at I-10) for 25-30 mile moder-

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ate ride that will finish with hot beverages (with
Christmas cheer), Christmas goodies and last
minute shopping. Patty Van Tine, 915-667-0202
or miflynnsinn@peoplepc.com. Distance has
been adjusted in past years depending on the
weather.
9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14: Meet at Rio Plaza
at 9 a.m. Ride to Vinton then take rollers to
Vado back through Upper Valley. 40 miles,
moderate to fast pace. Rick Rivas, 867-7199.
9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15: Meet at Johnny
Lolitas in La Union (NM 28 at S. Vinton Rd.)
for coffee and snacks. Leave at 9:30. 35 miles,
15-17 mph pace, Margaret OKelley, 588-3825.
9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21: Leaderless ride.
Meet at Rio Plaza. Pace, distance and route to
be decided by riders.
9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 22: Meet at Bowie
HS parking lot (San Marcial at Paisano next to
Chamizal), for ride through Downtown, Scenic,

Central and East Side. Moderate pace, 25

miles. Jim Weaver, 775-9757.
9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28: Show off your
Christmas goodies with a very moderate (14-17
mph) 25-mile Valley ride, beginning at Johnny
Lolitas in La Union. Bob Clark, 204-2531
9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 29. Meet at Johnny
Lolitas in La Union (NM 28 at S. Vinton Rd.).
North loop: Vinton-Washington Rd-Dairy Farm
to Anthony Country Club. South loop: McNuttAirport-Artcraft and back via Alvarez Rd.
Casual pace, 15 mph, about 32 miles. Larry
Reid, 241-7160, 584-8288.

Radium Springs Brevet The endurance

road bike event begins at 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec.

7, at Leasburg State Park in Radium Springs,
N.M.. The 135-mile route goes along the valley
to Hatch and Caballo, then climbs to Hillsboro
and returns via Lake Valley, Nutt and Hatch.
Part of NM Brevet Series. $25 entry (includes
lunch; does not include park entry fee); register
at newmexicosportsonline.com. Information:
nmnightrider@comcast.net.

EP Cyclists The bicycle group offers rides

for all levels Saturdays and Sundays mornings,
starting from the East Side. Two rides are
offered: one for beginners, pace and distance
depending on riders; and one for intermediates
and advanced, usually 40 to 60 miles at 18 to
20 mph. Starting times and locations are posted
at facebook.com/epcyclist. For more information: Manny Valadez, 861-2311 or
epcyclists.com.

Ride Your Bicycle El Paso Chucks

Bicycle Repair, 700 E. Yandell, hosts evening
rides each week for beginners and intermediate
riders. Bring helmets, lights and water.
Information: 791-2006, zlauser@yahoo.com or
chucksbicyclerepair.com.
Tuesday rides begin at 7 p.m. at Soho Lounge
(Oregon at Franklin). 8-10 miles, easy pace for
beginners and intermediates. Some climbing.
Beginner-only rides (for any style multispeed
bike) begin at 5 p.m. Sundays at 700 E. Yandell
and go to Memorial Park and back. 8 miles,
easy pace.

Recreational Sports
Volleyball Skills Camp City of El Paso
Parks and Recreation Department hosts the
skills camp for ages 8 to 16 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Saturdays, Dec. 3-19, at Veterans Recreation
Center, 5301 Salem. Registration fee: $40;
scholarships available. Information: Claudia
Villanueva, 821-8909; online registration at
elpasotexas.gov/parks.

Huachas Tournament City of El Paso

Parks and Recreation Department hosts the
washers tournament at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec.
7, at Memorial Senior Center, 1800 Byron, with
mens and womens divisions with competition
in two separate categories for ages 50-69 and
also for ages 70 and over. Registration is free;
deadline is Dec. 4. Information:
Amy Wheeler or Arturo Valadez, 562-4268.

Holiday Basketball Tournament City

of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department
hosts the adult basketball tournament Friday
through Sunday, Dec. 13-15, at various recreation centers, with a 3-game guarantee.
Registration runs through Dec. 2, at Chalio
Acosta Recreation Center, 4321 Delta. Team
entry fee: $190; official fees included.
Information: 534-0254 or
elpasotexas.gov/parks.

King of the Hill Softball Tournament

El Paso Parks and Recreation will host the softball tournament Friday through Sunday, Dec.
13-15, at Blackie Chesher Fields, 1100 N.
Zaragoza; Marty Robbins Fields, 11600 Pebble
Hills; Northeast Regional Fields and 11270
McCombs with Mens, Co-ed, and Womens
divisions. USSA rules apply; three games guaranteed. Recreational and competitive entries
accepted. Registration at Acosta Sports Center,
4321 Delta (through Dec. 6): $150 per team.
Information: Gregory Edmunds or Samantha
Contreras, 534-0254, or elpasotexas.gov/parks.

Motor sports
El Paso Motorplex The newly improved
concreted drag strip is at 13101 Gateway West,
(east of El Paso at I-10 off Clint exit #42). New
this year is a sand drag track. Last event of the
season is Sand Drags Saturday, Dec. 7. Gates
open at 6:45 p.m., racing begins at 7:45 p.m.
No glass bottles allowed. Spectator admission:
$5 (military and group discounts offered). Racer
admission: $20. Information: 525-9645 or elpasomotorplex.com.

Arroyo Seco Raceway The Southern

New Mexico track is located off Hwy 549, off
I-10 at the Akela exit, with drag racing, motorcycle racing, sportscar testing and more. Race
times vary. Spectator admission: $5 (ages 5-12
free). Pit passes are $10. Information: (575)
544-3440 or arroyosecoraceway.com.

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Runs and walks
Polar Bear Triathlon The 7K run, 35K
bike and 400M swim begins at 8 a.m. Friday,
Dec. 6, at White Sands Missile Ranges Aquatic
Center. Participants must be at security gate by
7 a.m. Registration: $45 for individuals; $65 for
teams. Advance registration only (online at
active.com), no on-site registration. Deadline is
Nov. 21. Information: (575) 678-3374 or wsmrmwr.com (click on Bell Gym).

8k Holiday Run The family run is 8 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7, at Fort Blisss Soto Physical
Fitness Center, Bldg. 20751 Constitution on
East Fort Bliss. Families encouraged to bring
strollers, your scooters, bikes or pets; open to
entire El Paso community. T-shirts for all preregistered runners. On-site registration and
packet pickup is 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Registration
(by Dec. 4): $20; $10 active duty military, children 12 and younger); additional $10 for late
registration. Information: 744-5794 or
blissmwr.com/intramurals.
Holiday Classic Fun Run/Walk The

annual walk begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7,

at the Family Recreation Center, 1100 Oregon,
Alamogordo. Events include a 1/2 mile
run/walk for ages 12 and under and a 5K and
10K run/walk for ages 13 and up.
Information/registration: (575) 439-4142.

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. 8, at El Paso
Childrens Hospital, 4815 Alameda. Dress in
holiday-inspired gear; prices for Best Santa,
Best Reindeer, Best Elf, Best Christmas Tree
and Largest Team in Costume. Registration:
$20 per event ($25 after Nov. 29). Information:
Christina Aragon, 521-7229, ext. 2989 or umcfoundationelpaso.org/jinglebellrock.
Pre-race and packet pick up is noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, at Up and Running, 3233 N.
Mesa, Suite 205. Race day registration and
packet pickup is 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at race site.

Las Cruces Half Marathon The 4th

annual URSA Marathon, half-marathon, 5K and
Fun Run benefiting Habitat for Humanity is
Sunday, Dec. 8, at Field of Dreams, 2501
Tashiro Road in Las Cruces, N.M. Post-race
celebration with music and refreshments.
Registration: $70 for Marathon; $65 for halfmarathon; $30 for 5K; $20 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 5K and 11 a.m. for half
marathon.

Road Races at Hidden Valley Park

City of El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department hosts free Road Races at 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013 at Hidden Valley Park,
200 Coconut Tree Lane. Distances are 1.5K, 5K
and 10K, with womens and mens divisions
with competition in two separate categories for
ages 50-59, 60-69; and also for ages 70 and
over. Information: 544-0753 or 503-6544.
Up and Running Jingle Bell Run The
7th annual 5K run and 1-mile walk benefiting El
Paso High School girls track is 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21, at Up and Running, 2322 N.
Mesa (Rudolph Plaza). Runners encouraged to
wear a Santa Hat. Cost: $20 per event by Dec.
29; $25 Dec. 20-21. Information: Chris Rowley,
478-5663. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
December 2013

Packet pick up is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday,

Dec. 20, and 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. on race day at
Up and Running.

Tornado Challenge 5K run and 1 mile

fun walk is 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at
Hornedo Middle School,. Early registration (by
Dec. 20): $20 ($15 students). Registration Dec.
21-Jan. 24 is $25 ($20 students). Race day registration is $30 ($25 students). Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Biggest Loser RunWalk Former
Biggest Loser contestants Jeff and Francelina
(Season 14), Dan and Jackie (Season 5) will be
part of the RunWalk half marathon and 5K
Sunday, Jan. 26, at Hadley Sports Complex,
1500 E. Hadley, in Las Cruces. Online registration at active.com.

Bataan Memorial Death March The

25th annual marathon-length (26.2 miles)
march is 7 a.m. Sunday, March 23 at White
Sands Missile Range. Registration through Dec.
31 is $85 individuals; $425 teams; $95 individuals; $75 teams Jan. 1-March 9, 2014.
Information: army.bataanrules@mail.mil.
Online registration at bataanmarch.com.
Mighty Mujer Triathlon The allfemale super sprint (300-yard swim/15k bike
/2-mile run) benefiting the Center Against
Family Violence is 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 19.
Registration opens Jan. 1. Information: 4333439. Online registration at raceelpaso.com.
Running clubs:
Run El Paso maintains information on local
races at runelpaso.com.
El Paso Triathlon Club is open to everyone
interested in triathlons and similar events,
including the Southwest Challenge Series.
Information on training programs, get-togethers: elpasotriclub.org. Challenge series: southwestchallengeseries.com.
Hash clubs combine trail running with social
(i.e. beer-drinking) activities. Runs are marked
with chalk, and are open to runners of all levels. 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.

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Ski Apache Ruidosos 750-acre ski and

snowboarding area, now in its 51st season, has
11 lifts and 55 trails on the slopes of Sierra
Blanca, with a base elevation of 9,600. The 24hour Ski Apache Snow Report number is (575)
257-9001. Information: (575) 464-3600 or skiapache.com.

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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
Sierra Providence Event Center next to the
Coliseum, 4100 Paisano. No skating Dec. 1214. Admission (includes skate rental): $8 ($6
military). Spectator admission is free.
Information: 479-7825 or elpasohockey.org.
Holidays on Ice skating runs through
December. Special holiday sessions are 11 a.m.
to 10 p.m. (sessions run three hours each) daily
Dec. 19-Jan. 5 (11 a.m. to 67 p.m. Christmas
and New Years Eve). Closed Christmas Day.

Ski Cloudcroft Two miles east of

Cloudcroft on U.S. 82. Opening date subject to
snow level. Information/snow conditions: (575)
682-2333 or skicloudcroft.net.
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Lienzo Charro Adolfo Lopez Mateos

Av. Del Charro at Henry Dunant, in front of
IADA from the Juarez University. A professional
rodeo begins at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, with
entertainment by music group Caballo Dorado.

Moroccos Inside Carta Blanca, Reforma at

Peru. El Perro Guarumo Show is at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 30. Tickets at donboleton.com.

Cibeles Convention Center Av. Toms

Fernndez 8450, between Calle Portales and
Antonio J. Bermudez, Zona Campestre.
Nations Fest begins at noon Sunday, Dec. 1.
The annual event is presented by international
inmigrants from 35 countries. Each country is
represented with a booth with that countrys
food and/or crafts. Free admission.
New Years Eve events begin at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 31. Dinner and dance with
Sentimiento Latino Orchestra. Cost is 625
pesos per person, which includes three-course
dinner and the traditional 12 grapes and champagne toast. Information: 6880592 ext 304.

Centro Cultural Paso del Norte Av.

Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf. Information:
1730300 or ccpn.com.mx.
5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2: Cartoon Christmas
Show by Colgio San Patricio
6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4: ExpoArte
Pastorela (see listing below)
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7: The
Nutcracker by the Classic Ballet Company
from UACJ
Saturday, Dec. 7: Carlos Benitez and Victor
Pellegrini headline the closing show of the
International Classic Guitar Fest.
5 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8: Amantes.
The evening showcases several romantic artists
from the 1980s, including Laura Zapata,
Manoella Torres,Alejandra Avalos, Gualberto
Castro, Yoshio and Mario Pintor. Tickets at
donboleton.com.

ExpoArte 2013 Ballet Folklorico de

Mexico de Amalia Hernndez presents
Navidades en Mexico at the annual gala at 7
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Centro
Cultural Paso del Norte in Jurez, presented by
Amigos de la Fundacion Mascareas. Tickets:
400, 600 and 800 pesos. Information: 544-5118
in El Paso; or 612-3175 or 612-4075 in Jurez.
Web: fmascarenas.org.

Study Mission to Japan A meeting for

entrepreneurs or professionals about the next
trip to Japan is planned for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 3, at a location to be announced.
Information: 6171527 or
training.division@leancogroup.com.

Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera

(MUREF) Zona Centro, Av. 16 de
Septiembre at Ave. Jurez. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Information:
muref.org, inah.org or Facebook.
The 10th International Classic Guitar Fest is 6
p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 4-6,
with concerts by Salvadora Galan and Carlos
Benitez. Classes offered for advanced guitarists
by Marco Antonio Aguirre, Victor Pellegrini and
Fernando Lechuga.
Permanent exhibitions in nine rooms highlight
the Mexican Revolution.

El Rincon De Ana Lucia Blvd Tomas

Fernandez 8215-2A (lower level in front of
Torres Campestre building). The restaurant and
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gallery is owned by artist Eli Morales.

Monthly cocktail artist reception is at 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6, featuring painters Antonio
Arreola and Sergio Miranda.

Hotel Bombin Colon between

Ferrocarril (Francisco Villa ) and Manuel
Doblado (one minute walk from Santa Fe
Bridge). The historic building is owned by
Samir of Iran and his wife, politician Graciela
Espejo. Opening at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, is
Contemporary Art Sample, an exhibit in the
basements 16 rooms. DJ will provide music in
the lobby. Information: 3045616 (cel).

Centro de Convenciones Cuatro Siglos

Cuatro siglos Boulevard at Arizona. Bufalo
Vs Mysael and Azteka vs Pinpon are the two
featured bouts of the 20 cage fights that begin
at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Information: facebook.com/fmp.mma.

Centro de Convenciones Las Anitas

Waterfill zone (from Ysleta bridge, drive 300
yards and turn on narrow road on right).
Information: 6821486 or 6820693. Fidel Rueda
and La Autentica Band perform at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 15. Tickets at donboleton.com.

Auditorio Benito Jurez Americas and

Vicente Guerrero. The play Locos de Amor
ith Silvia Navarro and Ivan Sanchez will be performed at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16.
Tickets at donboleton.com.

Bazar Del Monumento The weekly

bazaar is noon to 4 p.m. Sundays at the Benito
Jurez Monument downtown, Vicente
Guerrero and Constitucion Avenues.

Museo de INBA Circuito Jose Reyes

Estrada, Zona Pronaf. The museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Admission is
free. Information: 616-7414. Continuing
through December: Common Spaces, a collective art installation by young artists.

Museo del Chamizal Chamizal Park,

Jurez (next to the Bridge of the Americas).
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday. Information: 611-1048.
Showing all month:
Tribute to cartoonist Antonio Ramos
Group photography exhibit featuring works
by Connie Soto, Eugenio Puente, Luis Angel
Salazar and Ruth Esther Arroyo.

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,
recommendations of books and movies, hosted
by Hogla Lizeth Olivas. Information:
806Noticias.com.mx.

Radio Cultural Milenio Alfonso The

Duck Quiones hosts the radio program
devoted to the cultural world in Jurez at 9:30
a.m. Wednesdays on 640 a.m.

Bridge Over the Abyss The new

book by Walter Schaefer (Jurez correspondent
for El Paso Scene) covers the art history of
Jurez from 1890 through the present. Book
price is 150 pesos. Available in Jurez at the
Correo Passage, Libreria Alex at Soriana San
Lorenzo and Rio Grande Mall; and in El Paso at
Agave Rosa Gallery.
Jurez correspondent Walter Schaefer
2 022988 (cobracollectionag@hotmail.com or
walteraleisterschaefer@gmail.com)
December 2013

Waging
war
against
hunger
Story by Lisa Kay Tate

El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank

in East El Paso is the headquarters of
local efforts to ease hunger and food
insecurity issues in the region.
Photographs by Lisa Kay Tate

The frontlines of fighting hunger in the El

Paso area include more than 130 food
pantries and other food-relief programs
stretching from Downtown to rural communities in two neighboring counties.
Serving them all is the headquarters of
that war, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food
Bank, a 167,000 square-foot facility in east
El Paso.
The bank serves as clearinghouse to
solicit, inspect, store and repack surplus
food. This year, the food bank is expected
to donate 9 million pounds by the end of
December
The food banks distribution network
ranges from major food pantries serving
thousands of families to small programs
that serve a few dozen families.
Modesta Morales, who works with a food
outreach in the Fort Hancock area, visits
the food bank twice a month to bring food
to around 60 families in need.
If it werent for the food bank, they
might not receive help from anywhere
else, she said.
On the other extreme are programs such
as the Kelly Memorial Food Pantry in
downtown El Paso, which handed out over
1 million pounds of food in just the first
nine months of 2013.
El Paso has long been one of the nations
main battlegrounds in the war on hunger.
Official statistics list the 79901 zip code as
the poorest in the United States. A
National Hunger Survey taken in 2010
indicated around 207,000 individuals living below the poverty line in El Paso
that represents one in four persons in comparison to the national average of one in
six. The total of 207,000 individuals counted in 2010 as living below the poverty line
($23,500 annual income for a family of
four) in El Paso is expected to climb much
higher based on a survey conducted last
month whose results have not yet been
released.
December 2013

Bulking up to fight hunger

El Pasos major food needs were the
main reason that El Pasoans Fighting
Hunger was established in 2011. Before
then, the citys food bank was a local arm
of the Odessa-based West Texas Food
Bank.
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Executive
Director Janie Sinclair explained that a
food bank works on a national level with
groups like the USDA and the nations
largest hunger-relief network, Feeding
America, while local food pantries serve as
decentralized outlets for distributing the
food to those in need.
The food bank gets the food in bulk and
the pantry gets the food to the people, she
said.
The USDA is the major source of bulk
food. Various retail partners also donate
close-dated or slightly damaged packages that are still safe for human consumption.
The food from the USDA is specially
packaged for use by food banks.
Some of the staples received include
dried beans, rice and pasta, as well as
canned items and juice.
In many cases, Sinclair said, the food is a
brand name product, but a different brand
is placed on the product to designate it for
donation purposes.
Sinclair said the standards of licensed
food banks are very high, as they must be
approved by Feeding America.
Every licensed food bank in the United
States has to be approved by Feeding
America, she said, adding that the El Paso
food bank is fully licensed.
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger serves about
128 food pantries, soup kitchens and other
hunger-relief sites in El Paso County, plus
another four in Culbertson and Hudspeth
counties.
Once the food is brought in and approved
for distribution to the food banks, it goes

on an electronic shopping list

accessed by the receiving
pantries and other distribution
sites. Food bank staff and volunteers package the orders to be picked up the pantries,
or deliver directly to them for larger orders
of 2,000 pounds or more. Sinclair said the
food banks trucks and drivers are continuously filling these orders to help meet the
pantries needs.
We have four trucks that are on the road
all the time, either distributing or picking
up food, she said.
John Schwarting and his wife, Bonnie,
run the Kelly Memorial Food Pantry (formerly the Bob Kelly Food Pantry) at 915
N. Florence, which had the distinction of
being the citys largest until the recent creation of Organizacion Progresiva de San
Elizarios food pantry in the Mission
Valley, which reaches out to the San
Elizario colonias.
According to Schwarting, the centrally
located Kelly food pantry feeds about
5,000 El Paso County families per month.
This averages to about 15,000 individuals,
including many in the Downtown area.
Weve already distributed around one
million pounds of food in just the first nine
months of this year, he said.
Another way we get food to the people
is through our mobile food pantry, which
goes to colonias and other areas and has
food packages packed by us with healthy
food options, Sinclair said.
Sinclair said they place their own health
requirements for the packages. One of El
Pasoans Fighting Hungers goals of the
food bank is to create a nonprofit center
on-site with, among other resources, classes and workshops to help people learn how
to choose and prepare healthy foods on
limited budgets.
We set the requirements on the packages
ourselves, so we are not just filling a
hunger need, but a nutritional need, she
said.

El Paso Scene

Value of volunteers
Those who work and volunteer for food
banks or pantries have often been moved
to do so by what they have seen in their
own communities.
Sinclair, who grew up in El Paso, has
worked for nonprofits her entire adult life.
When she returned to her hometown after
working in another city, she happily
accepted the job with the food bank.
When I learned what the need was my
heart was just torn, she said. This
(amount of hunger) should not be happening in our country today.
In addition to 19 paid staff members and
weekday volunteers, Sinclair said the food
bank can get around 50 to 60 volunteers
working on some weekends, including corporations who require their employees to
volunteer their time to charitable causes.
Food pantries also are highly dependent
on volunteers.
Schwarting said some of the volunteers at
Kelly Memorial have worked with the
pantry for its entire 10 years. Overall, the
volunteers are a diverse group.
We get groups from high school, some
who need public service hours and others
like that, he mentioned, but we also get
those clients who have received donations
from our bank who are grateful and want
to do their part to give something back.
Volunteer Linda Houghton explained in a
video interview for Texas Feeding Minds
Project why she serves with the food
pantry.
Its just a great source of satisfaction for
me, she said. Its just a blessing and
privilege to come here.
A lot of (the families who receive food)
ask if we need volunteers Several have

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told me they have relatives who have been
murdered in Mexico and the drug wars and
things of that sort, she said, and they tell
me about their surgeries, their health
issues, and they are very brave about it.
Nobody whines.
Modesta Morales, who helps families in
the Fort Hancock area, noted that many of
the people she serves not only face hunger
but also have suffered from the violence
across the border.
There was one 10-year-old boy who has
seen his father shot in the head and killed,
Morales said. You cant say things like
this was Gods will, but you can show
him Gods love through helping him and
being there for him.
In addition to food, Morales said items
like gallons of water are appreciated, as
many have to boil their water in the area
before it is potable.
Morales, whose own children have
grown, said she will always feel a call to
help her communitys children.
The need is so great here, Morales
said. My children have asked me Mom,
why do you still do this, and I tell
them,how can I not?

A growing need
Despite the seemingly non-stop efforts of
food passing through the food banks and
pantries, Sinclair said the number of people facing hunger in El Paso continues to
be staggering. Sinclair fears the growth of
poverty and the dwindling resources to
fight hunger will continue at a rate that the
food banks reserve might not be able to
meet.
The millions of pounds in food distributed through the food bank each year averages to 42 pounds of food provided per
person in need, although the recommended
amount should be twice that much.
Sinclair would like nothing more than to
see this goal met.
I would love to see this place closed
some day because we no longer have need
of it, but that wont happen as there will
always be hunger among us, she said.
She said the food banks large warehouse
areas, including freezers, contain around
one-fourth of what it can accommodate.
Any perishable items that come in
dairy, fresh produce, pastry items are so
in demand that the turnaround for these
items is never more than 24 hours. Pantry
workers can come in any day to pick up
these items when available.
The decrease in funding to the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food
Stamps, also looms.
In the upcoming year, SNAP will
decrease funding in the El Paso area by
over $20 million.
Im afraid its going to hit us hard,
Sinclair said, adding the majority of those
receiving SNAP assistance are the working
poor, single mothers, children and elderly.
The food needs in El Paso, like anywhere
else in the country, may not show up as
people starving but what relief officials
often refer to as food insecurity. Poor
people who face fixed budget amounts for
rent and utilities may have no choice but
to cut back on what they spend on food.
Since food budget isnt a fixed item, this
can lead to what El Pasoans Fighting
December 2013

Mustard Seed Caf opens

Joining the effort to fight hunger and
malnutrition in the El Paso is the
Mustard Seed Caf, which opens Dec.
11 at 1140 St. Vrain.
The faith-based, pay-what-you-can
caf will serve lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesdays through Fridays.
The caf is modeled after caf programs such as One World Caf in
Utah, SAME (So All May Eat) Caf
in Colorado and the JBJ Soul Kitchen
in New Jersey.
Founders of the Mustard Seed are
Christi Brown, Patsy Burdick and
Shelley Speicher, who began praying
and studying about the idea back in
2011. The caf became a reality after
securing a location in the fellowship
hall of First Christian Church and hiring chef Roman Wilcox and manager
Peggy Lewis.
The cafs mission is to provide
nutritious and delicious meals regardless of peoples ability to pay while
using local, organic, and sustainably
grown ingredients whenever possible.
Information: 440-SEED (7333) or
mustardseedcafe.org.
Hunger information refers to as coping
mechanisms, such as skipping meals, eating less than they should, or purchasing
cheaper, less healthy or junk foods in
order to avoid hunger.

The importance of giving

Sinclair said food bank donations and
grants are vital to help keep it going. They
accept all kinds of donations, and never
discourage a food drive. Cash donations,
however, are the easiest and most efficient
way to help, she said.
One can of donated food will feed one
person one time, she said, but with one
dollar donated, we can use our purchasing
power to turn that into $11.
At the food pantry level, $1 is the handling fee for $11 worth of food from the
food bank that can provide four meals. At
the food bank level, thanks to bulk purchasing through the USDA and Texas
Food Bank Network, $5,000 in cash donations yields $20,000 in meals.
Donations to the food bank can be made
online at elpasoansfightinghunger.org.
Schwarting said donations to the pantry
increase during the holiday season, but like
Sinclair, he notes that money is the gift
that keeps on giving.
Certainly we welcome any donation we
can get, but cash donations stretch the farthest, Schwarting explained. This helps
us pay our handling fee (10 cents per
pound) to El Pasoans Feeding Hunger, and
it also allows us to purchase specific
things we need.
He emphasized the importance of the
food bank being able to fill not just a
hunger gap, but also a nutritional gap.
This means having the right kinds of food
available to hungry area families at any
given time.
We try to balance this need the best we
can, he said, adding that people wanting
to donate anything, food or money, dont
have to wait for the holidays to contribute.
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and individuals who provide much-appreciated food during the holidays, but
encourages everyone not to forget about
Kelly Memorial and other local food
pantries the rest of the year.
You eat today, but you will still be hungry tomorrow, he said. Hunger in El
Paso is a year-round problem.
The food banks and pantries do get help
from national and area corporations and
businesses, with the largest food donors
being Wal-Mart and Sams Club, which
give around $1 billion in food donations
nationally each year. Other businesses in
the area that have been very generous to
the cause include Big Lots, Sarah Farms,
Sprouts, Costco, Marinas German Bakery,
Pepsi, Quality Produce, and Economy
Cash and Carry, among others.
One of the biggest donations came this
year with the announcement of $500,000
given by El Paso businessman Paul Foster
and his wife Alejandra de la Vega. That
money is designated for use only to fund a
new food bank building.
People have been telling me youll be
able to feed a lot of people with that
money, but I have to remind them
although the Fosters are completely committed to alleviating hunger in the area,
none of this money is designated for
food, Sinclair explained. We still very
much need funding.
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger hosts several
fundraising events throughout the year,
Empty Bowls with the help of El Paso
Community Colleges culinary and art
departments, Art to Feed the Soul
fundraising art action, the summer-long
Summer Music Concert Series at the State
Line Restaurant, Novembers Pie Mania
gourmet pie auction, plus a variety of
events and awareness-raising campaigns
during September in observance of Hunger
Action Month. The ongoing Greenery
Greenbacks guest loyalty program at
Greenery Restaurant also donates 10 percent of every qualified purchase to El
Pasoans Fighting Hunger. Several other
local organizations, school, businesses and
places of worship keep food drives going
throughout the year.
These are all beneficial, Sinclair feels,
but still fall short of the areas hungerrelief needs.
Sinclair said one of the biggest things
people can do to help is learn what and
where the need is, and then try and fill it
the best they can via food and money
donations, awareness and volunteerism.
She gave as an example the food banks
donations of weekend backpacks of food
for Campestre Elementary students. The
program began after teachers and other
school workers noticed that students
showed up on Mondays saying they were
hungry. Because of limited funds, Sinclair
said, only one grade of one school is able
to receive this service at the same time.
Sinclair said the need for such help exists
in many schools.
In this day and age in our own country,
no child should come home hungry and
find just half a bottle of ketchup in the
refrigerator, or no ones grandmother
should have to make a choice between eating or getting life-saving medicine, she
said. We cant tackle this problem on our
own, we need everyones help.
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Where to Help
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, lists
more than 50 Partner Agencies with
open food distribution sites in the El
Paso are. Information on these sites
can be downloaded at elpasoansfightinghunger.org/get help.
West Side
Society of St. Vincent De Paul
Harvest Christian Center
Ministerio Sol de Justicia
Iglesia Adventista El Paso WEST
Central
Kelly Memorial Food Pantry
Sacred Heart Church
Iglesia Adventista de El Paso
Montana
Houchen Community Center
Emmanuel UMC
First Assembly of God
Faith United Methodist Church
Opportunity Center
Salvation Army
Grace Christian Center
Holy Light Church of God
Candlelighters of El Paso
Primera Iglesia Bautista Mexicana
Northeast
Open Gate Community Church
Northeast Community Food Pantry
Unity Missionary Baptist Church
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
Vineyard Christian Church
Junior Enlisted Family Center
Iglesia Adventista El Paso Northeast
East Side
St. Pauls UMC
Eastwood Church of Christ
Montwood Church of Christ
Iglesia Cristiana un Nuevo Pacto
El Paso Central SDA Church
Vista Hills Baptist Church
Hands of Hope Life Church
Mission Valley
Open Arms Comm. of El Paso
Ministerio Pescador
Santa Lucia Church
Valley Community Food Pantry
Ysleta Lutheran Mission
Our Lady of Mt. Caramel
St. James Myrtle UMC
Iglesia Del Dios Vivo
Organizacion Progresiva De San
Elizario
Outlying areas
Socorro Coalition for Elderly
Assistance
Centro Nueva Vida Iglesia Apostolica
Familias Truinfadoras
Iglesia Eben-Ezer
Good News Apostolic Church
Iglesia Fuente de Vida
Clint Spanish SDA Church
New Life Border Ministries (Sierra
Blanca)
CulbersonCounty Food Pantry
Van Horn Community Christian
Shelter
December 2013

Centennial Museum University at

Wiggins, UTEP. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 Tuesday
through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 747-8994 or museum.utep.edu.
The museum is the official Centennial
Welcome Center through 2014, with exhibits
about UTEPs history, themed walking tours of
the campus, UTEP documentaries and
Childrens Activity Corner.
Coffee Break at the Centennial is 3 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7. Visitors can participate in
UTEP Centennial trivia quizzes for prizes, go
on exhibit tours, and enjoy free coffee.
Information: 747-6669.
Showing Dec. 12-March 18: Miner Strong:
A Century of Sports at UTEP. The exhibit
chronicles the history of athletics at UTEP,
starting from the first football team that formed
in 1914. Since then, the school has gone on to
earn 25 national championships including the
historic 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship
and produce more than 100 Olympic athletes.
Opening reception is 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
12.
Showing through Nov. 27, 2014: UTEP
Technology Time Capsule: 100 Years of Sharing
Ideas Across the Disciplines. The exhibit was
created by students in the UTEP Museum
Studies program and showcases how technology has evolved on the UTEP campus over the
past century.
Showing through Jan. 15, 2015: A Century
of Transformations. The exhibit follows the
Texas School of Mines and Metallurgy, which
opened as a mining school in 1914, and evolved
into the University of Texas at El Paso, a nationally recognized research university.
Themed walking tours, led by knowledgeable
tour guides, are available by appointment at
2:30 p.m. Mondays. Contact Maribel Villalva at
747-6669 or mvillalva2@utep.edu.
Permanent exhibits on the Third Floor focus
on the history of the Chihuahuan Desert. The
Chihuahuan Desert Gardens on the museum
grounds have more than 800 species of plants
native to the region.
El Paso Exploreum The citys first living laboratory museum for children is at 300
W. San Antonio (south of Convention Center).
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Last
admission is one hour before closing time.
Information: 533-4330 or elpasoexploreum.org.
Admission: $8 ($6 seniors over 60, and military
and educators with ID; free for infants).
New to the Exploreum is the NewsChannel
9 Childrens Studio, featuring a decommissioned live truck, two working cameras and a
mini news desk where young anchors can
deliver the news. Visitors may stop in the
green room to watch a feature on the television industry as narrated by KTSM news
anchors and Chief Meteorologist Chuck
DeBroder.
The opening celebration is 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 4, with a reception, silent
auction, and studio unveiling during the
NewsChannel 9 newscast at 5 p.m. Cost: $35
($15 museum members); proceeds benefit the
museum.
The Exploreum includes multiple interactive
exhibits in four theme areas: construction, aviation, role-play and high tech:
The High Tech Hot Spot showcases the
future with a multiplayer touch screen table
and an interactive floor.
December 2013

Airport Adventure provides children and

adults alike a whimsical look at a kid-sized airport.
Old El Paso Village gives visitors a chance to
experience the traditional grocery store found
in most childrens museums in a new way.
STEAM Ahead, where visitors solve realworld problems in a hands-on exhibit showing
how engineering a design touches our lives
every day. Design, build, test and modify structures (shake buildings and bridges, dam a
creek, record music).
New is a water table featuring a dam, removable locks and a mini fishing pond; a collection
of clean, moldable sands and a new bubble
exhibit that includes a human-sized bubble
maker.

New Custom Original Jewelry

Christmas Gifts of all Kinds!

El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study

Center 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday.
Admission is free unless listed otherwise.
Information: 351-0048 or elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
The 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 featured is a
local survivors exhibit. Docents available 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. Admission is
free. Information: 755-4332 or
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
Showing through Feb. 8: Pieces of the
Puzzle: New Perspectives on the Hohokam.
Created by the Pueblo Grande Museum and
Archaeology Southwest, the exhibit presents
recent archaeological findings regarding how
ancient people moved throughout the
Southwest and eventually suffered a population
decline prior to the mid 1500s when the
Spanish began exploring the area. The exhibit
includes Hohokam artifacts from the collections
of the El Paso Museum of Archaeology and
Arizona Museum of Natural History.
Native American storytelling of the Navajo,
Pueblo and Apache tribes with Alex Mares is
4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28. Admission is free,
but space is limited; call to RSVP.
A Repujado/Metal Embossing Art Workshop is
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, with artist
Maria Almeida Natividad. Space available on
first, come first serve basis.
Archaeologist Jerry B. Howard will give an
illustrated talk on The Ancient Hohokam
Irrigation Canal System of Arizona for the
monthly El Paso Archaeological Society meeting
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. The public is invited.
Archaeologist Jeffrey Clark presents Migrants
and Mounds: Late Precontact Archaeology of
the San Pedro Valley, Southeast Arizona, at 2
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. Clark will discuss the
13th century Kayenta and Hohokam people.
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of Chihuahuan Desert with 200 varieties of

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desert plants. The trail also offers a local pithouse, 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 For exhibit

information, see Southwest Art Scene.

El Paso Museum of History 510 N.

Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday (open until 9 p.m. Thursdays),
and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays.
Museum admission is free, except for selected
exhibits as listed. Admission for the Tigua
exhibit: $5 (free for museum and Tigua tribe
members; tribal ID required). Information: 3513588 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
Festival of Trees displays trees by local businesses, community associations and families
through the holiday season.
The museum hosts monthly lunchtime brown
bag programs 12:30 to 1 p.m. the second
Tuesday and Thursday of each month.
Tuesdays A Bite of History programs include
talks and a short tour, and Thursdays Have

Lunch With an Artifact includes staff talks and

artifact viewings.
Tuesday, Dec. 10: What is the El Paso
Museum of History? Spanish-language tour with
Maril Valenzuela
Thursday, Dec. 12: Explore a Storage Box
with collections curator Barbara Angus
Tuesday, Jan. 7: Talk with Director James
Murphy
Thursday, Jan. 9: Old Photographs and their
Stories with research specialist Everett
Thomas.
Current exhibits:
People of the Sun, artifacts from the Tigua
Pueblo, including four artifacts returning to the
border from the Netherlands after being taken
from the pueblo more than 130 years ago.
Dutch anthropologist Herman Frederick Carel
Ten Kate visited the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo in
December 1882, while he was engaged in fieldwork among the American Indians. He collected both information and artifacts, many of
which are now in the Rijksmuseum. Among the
Tigua items highlighted in this exhibit are a
drum and drumstick, a war shield, a rattle and
the raw material for another rattle, and a pair
of moccasins, all purchased from War Captain
Bernardo Holguin in 1882.

Heritage of Faith: Mission of Hope: History

of the Diocese of El Paso, an exhibition celebrating the Catholic Diocese of El Pasos 100th
Anniversary showcasing three major eras in the
dioceses history: Early Catholic Church: 14921914, Founding of the Diocese: 1914-1962 and
Growing Diocese: 1962-2014.
Funding available for school field trips; contact
Sue Taylor to apply at 351-3588 or
taylorsl@elpasotexas.gov.
Also showing is The Missions and Their
People Wall which honors the Mission Valley
of the Southwestern United States and
Northern Mexico. Missions featured are Ysleta
del Sur, Nuestra Senora de Limpia Concepcion
de los Piros de Socorro del Sur, Senora de
Guadalupe and San Elizario Chapel.
In conjunction with the exhibit, the museum
will host a series entitled The Missions of
Spain in the Borderlands at 2 p.m. Saturdays in
the Seminar Room.
Dec. 14: Mission San Juan Capistrano:
Spains Colonial Efforts in California, lecture by
San Juan Capistrano Mission Education and
Interpretive Program Manager Megan Dukett.
Museum classes are $20 per session ($10
museum members), unless listed otherwise.
Tai Chi Saturday classes are 11 a.m. to noon
for Tai Chi I (beginner) and 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
for Tai Chi II.
Tai Chi 3 Advanced Lunch Classes are 11
a.m. to noon, Wednesdays.
Traditional Belly Dancing Classes are 6 to 7
p.m. Thursdays, for ages 9 and older taught by
Sonia Flores and her daughter Sene. Wear
sweats, mother/daughter teams welcome.

Los Portales Museum and Visitor

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

Magoffin Home State Historic Site

1120 Magoffin. The adobe home, built around
1875 by Joseph Magoffin, tells the story of a
multicultural family that influenced the development of the Southwest borderlands. It includes
authentic art and furnishings reflecting the daily
lives of the Magoffin family.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Tours on the hour; last tour at 4 p.m.
Spanish language tours offered Thursday
through Saturday; call for availability. Cost: $4
($3 ages 6-18). Group tours available with
advance registration. Information: 533-5147 or
visitmagoffinhome.com.
The Holiday Open House is 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14, with music, refreshments
and other holiday activities. Admission: $1.

National Border Patrol Museum and

Memorial Library 4315 Transmountain
Drive. The museum, in Northeast El Paso just
west of U.S. 54, features the history of the
Border Patrol with uniforms, equipment, photographs, guns, motor vehicles, airplanes, boats
and other items, including hands-on exhibits for
kids. The Border Patrol was founded in 1924 in
El Paso. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and
major holidays. Admission is free. Information:
759-6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.

San Elizario Veterans Museum and

Memorial Walk 1501-B Main Street in
San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission
is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-3741 or Ray
Borrego, 383-8529.

Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305

Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta
Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe, offering a glimpse of five centuries
of Pueblo history and tradition. Hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: 859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.

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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, noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Information: 744-8646.
War Eagles Air Museum 8012 Airport
Road, Doa Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens and
military; free for children under 12.
Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-airmuseum.com.
The warbirds of World War II and Korea, and
other historic military aircraft, are displayed in a
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 F86 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. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 541-2154 or lascruces.org/museums.
Weekly storytime is 11 to 11:30 a.m.
Saturdays at the center, followed by art journeys at the Museum of Art.
Showing Dec. 6-Jan 25:
Toys and Dolls: The Warner Collection,
from the museums permanent collection,
donated by Nancy Ann and Gerald Waner, with
dolls and toys from the 1940s, 1950s and more.
A free doll-making workshop is 10-11:30 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 3. Materials provided for participants to make traditional clothespin and cornhusk dolls and clothing.
Adorning the World: The Intersection of
Jewelry and Culture, an interpretive presentation of tribal jewelry by Karen Feder.
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,
a traveling exhibition that examines how
President Lincoln used the Constitution to confront three intertwined crises of the Civil War:
the secession of Southern states, slavery, and
wartime civil liberties. Organized by the
National Constitution Center and the American
Library Association Public Programs Office.
Opening reception is Friday, Dec. 6. Dr.
Dwight Pitcaithley, Professor of History at
NMSU and former Chief Historian for the
National Park Service, will give opening
remarks at 4 p.m. Music from Lincolns era will
be performed 5 to 7 p.m. by Dr. Gaby Benalil.
Museum educators from all City of Las Cruces
museums will discuss resources for teachers,
including curriculum, tours, workshops and
classes offered at the museums, 4-6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 12. Attendees will be given a
guided tour of the Lincoln exhibit.
The centers Cultural Connections Book Club
will read Geraldine Brooks March in
December. March follows Mr. March, the
father from Little Women, as he departs to
join the Union forces. Dr. Pitcaithley will lead
the conversation 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
18.
A free family workshop on The Secret
Language of the Fan is 1-3 p.m. Friday, Dec.
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practicing fan signals such as those used during
an 1860s dance.
Other family and adult programs will be
announced on the museums website and
Facebook page at Branigan Cultural Center.

Las Cruces Museum of Nature and

Science 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First Friday Ramble. Information: (575)
522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.
The museum focuses on scientific discovery
and the natural environment of southern New
Mexico.
Planeteers! free space program for children
age 3-5 and their guardians is 9 a.m. the first
Thursday of the month.
The Southwest Reading Connections book
club for adults meets at 1 p.m. the second
Tuesday of the month, dedicated to exploring
the connections between life in the southwest
in fiction and non-fiction.
Animal Encounters are 1 p.m. Saturdays,
where museum naturalists will have a
Chihuahuan Desert resident available for meeting up close.
Dinos A to Z presentations are 3 p.m.
Fridays.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the nature center
is 5 to 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month as
part of the Downtown Ramble.
Hands on Activities based on the television
program Fetch! is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.
Free activities based on the PBS program
FETCH! With Ruff Ruffman are 10 to noon
Saturdays (48 hour advance RSVP encouraged).
Southwest Reading connections events are 1
to 2:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month,
(Dec. 10, Jan. 14).

Las Cruces Railroad Museum The

museum is in the Santa Fe train depot, 351 N.
Mesilla, (at Las Cruces avenue west of the
Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Admission is
free; donations encouraged. Information: (575)
647-4480 or museums.las-cruces.org.
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of each month. Families can try
out early 20th century games.
Toddler Story Time is 11 a.m. the third
Saturday of each month. Listen to a Thomas
the Tank Engine book, and enjoy a Thomas
video while completing a related free craft
activity. Children of all ages welcome. RSVP
requested.

NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum

4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for
adults, $3 seniors 60 and older; free for museum members, veterans and children age 4 and
under. Information: (575) 522-4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
The annual Stories of Holidays Past living history event is 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, as part
of the museums Cultural Series, with different
holiday vignettes in the museums theater with
characters from various time periods in state
history. There will be several encore performances from characters that were part of the
Ghosts of the Past event in October.
Admission: $2.
Holiday Craft activities are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21, for children of all ages;
accompanied by an adult. Children visiting the
museum that day can create holiday ornaments
and crafts to take home for decorations.
Now showing on long-term display in the
Heritage Art Gallery: The Cowboy Way:
Drawings by Robert Shoofly Shufelt.

Showing Dec. 13-April 6 in the Arts

Corridor: Heart of the Home: The Art of
Patricia Burnett, 26 pieces of art, mostly
acrylic paintings and also some mixed media,
based on quilt patterns from her family.
Showing through March 16 in the Legacy
Gallery: The Caada Alamosa Project: 4,000
Years of Agricultural History.
Showing through March 23: Mesilla Valley
Weavers: Threads Through Time featuring 44
woven works by the Mesilla Valley Weavers
Guild, including items of clothing and decorative arts. This collection features quilts from
1830 to 1970.
Showing through Oct. 19, 2014: The Color
of Pie Town, with 37 of Russell Lees iconic
color photographs of Pie Town, N.M. Lee captured life in this small Catron County town in
1940. At the time Lee was a 36-year-old photographer for the Historical Section of the U. S.
Farm Security Administration (FSA).
Roping on horseback in the Museums Roping
Arena are 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays; a
Parade of Breeds in the 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Wednesdays in the Round Pen.
Milking demonstrations are at 10 a.m. and 3
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shop open Tuesday through Sunday. Sewing and
weaving demonstrations are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesdays.
Pony rides for children offered 10 a.m. to
noon Saturdays. Tickets: $5 per ride (available
in the lobby or near the barn).

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 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesdays. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 646-2545 or nmsu.edu/artgal.
Showing through Dec. 21: Conserving
Tradition: The NMSU Retablo Collection. The
retablo collection is joined by works by Los
Angeles-based Latina artist Linda Vallejo, and a
national juried exhibition called Post-Racial
U.S.? Vallejos exhibit, Make Em All
Mexican, is a witty collection of repurposed
icons from American visual culture, from the
Venus de Milo and early American presidents
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Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-5161 or
nmsu.edu/museum/.

White Sands Missile Range Museum

and Missile Park Exhibits feature the history 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. Free admission.
To get there: take U.S. 54, and after the freeway ends, keep going north on Martin Luther
King, which leads directly to the range. Or
enter from the north off U.S. 70 east of Las
Cruces. Visitors must provide a current license,
car registration and proof of insurance.
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a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Museum admission: $5
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younger). Family rates: $15. Information: (575)
894-6600 or geronimospringsmuseum.com.

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Deming Luna Mimbres Museum 301

S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: (575)
546-2382, 1-800-848-4955 or deminglunamimbresmuseum.com.

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 children 6-16; free for children 5 and younger and
museum members). Information: (575) 3784142 or hubbardmuseum.org.
Showing through Dec. 31: Time
Exposures, a photographic history of the Isleta
Pueblo in the 19th Century.
Showing through April, 2014: Album, mid20th century photographs by Carmon Phillips
of the people and places of Lincoln County.

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Museum of the Big Bend Sul Ross

State University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in
Alpine, Texas. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Guided tours available. Admission is
free, donations accepted. Information: (432)
837-8734 or museum@sulross.edu.
Showing through Dec. 8: Remington:
Treasures from the Frederic Remington Art
Museum.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
museum features the International Space Hall
of Fame and the Tombaugh IMAX Dome
Theater and Planetarium.
Exhibits include the John P. Stapp Air and
Space Park and Astronaut Memorial Garden.
Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Christmas Day. Admission: $6 ($5 for
seniors and military, $4 ages 4-12, children 3
and younger free). Call for school tours and
group ticket arrangements. Information: (877)
333-6589, (575) 437-2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
A lecture on Celebrating Gold: 50 Years of
Women in Space is 9 a.m. Friday Dec. 6.
Combo tickets available (included museum
entrance and one IMAX ticket): $10 ($9 seniors
and military, $7 children). See Film Scene for
IMAX schedule.

Sacramento Mountains Historical

Museum U.S. 82 across from the
Chamber of Commerce in Cloudcroft, N.M.
Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Admission: $5 ($3 ages 6 to 12).
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. Open until 7 p.m. the first Friday of the
month. Admission: $3 suggested donation.
Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947
(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.
Showing through March 2: Our Saints Among
Us: Revisited.
Author Stacia Spragg-Braude will sign her latest book If Theres Squash Bugs in Heaven, I
Aint Staying, at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.
The 29th annual Victorian Christmas
Celebration is 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
12, with open house, entertainment, spiced
cider, cookies and more.

Toy Train Depot Alameda Park, 1991 N.

White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. An actual train
depot built in 1898, the building now houses a
gift shop and model shop, with more than
1,200 feet of model railroad track and hundreds of trains on display. Hours are noon to
4:40 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission: $4. Information: (575) 437-2855 or
toytraindepot.homestead.com.
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Cost: $4.

Tularosa Basin Historical Society

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

Overland Trail Museum Fort Davis,

Texas. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and
Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Information:
(915) 426-3161.
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Conservation Leadership Institute

The new El Paso Conservation Leadership
Institutes first workshop is Saturday, Dec. 7,
to equip participants to become effective conservation leaders. Presenters will include former City Council member Susie Byrd, environmentalist Jim Tolbert, elpasonaturally blogger
and El Paso Zoo Education Curator at the El
Paso Zoo Rick LoBello, and Huffington Post
writer and sustainable business consultant
Robert Hii. Time/location to be announced.
Information:
epconservationleadership@gmail.com.
The Institute was established as an informal
group of community leaders dedicated to helping El Paso achieve international recognition for
successful preservation of our Chihuahuan
desert heritage for all time.

Rio Grande River Cleanup Keep

Vinton Beautiful and Texas Clean Rivers program will partner on a Rio Grande cleanup 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Volunteers
asked to dress accordingly with closed-toe
shoes and hats. Water and lunch provided
under the Vinton Bridge. Information: 8865104.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
The societys annual Holiday Event and
Photo Sharing is 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at
UTEPs Centennial Museum. Bring up to five
photos to share in categories including nature,
birds, scenic, humorous, and pets. Admission is
free; everyone invited to bring a snack to share.
Information: Scott Cutler, 581-6071 or transpecos-audubon.org.
Field trips are free and open to the public.
Bring lunch, water, binoculars and a scope. Call
for details and reservations on all weekend
trips. Information: Mark Perkins, 637-3521.
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
A weekend trip to the refuge Dec. 14-15
to look at sandhill cranes, snow geese and
ducks, and bald eagles.
Phoenix birding spots A weekend trip to
Phoenix, Ariz. birding sites is planned for Jan.
17-20. Trip includes a return to sites visited last
year, as well as new spots. Deadline to register
is Jan. 13.

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; allow 7 to 14 days for processing.
Applications must be received by Dec. 14.
Applications available online at fs.usda.gov.
Lincoln National Forest; call for hours.
Alamogordo (Supervisors office), 3463 Las
Palomas, (575) 434-7200.
Cloudcroft (Sacramento), Hwy 82 and
Curlew, (575) 682-2551.
Ruidoso (Smokey Bear), 901 Mechem, (575)
257-4095.
Carlsbad (Guadalupe), 114 S. Halagueno,
(575) 885-4181. Not open Saturday dates.
Gila National Forest:
Trees may be cut from late November to
Christmas Eve.
All offices are open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
Silver City (Supervisors Office), 3005 E.
Camino del Bosque, (575) 538-2771.
Mimbres Ranger Station, NM Hwy 35, (575)
536-2250.
Black Range, 1804 Date St., Truth or
Consequences, (575) 894-6677.
Glenwood Office, Hwy 180 in Glenwood,
(575) 539-2481.
Non-traditional holiday season trees (century
plant, agave, and yucca stalks) may be obtained
with a Decorative Material permit.

The Mesilla Valley Audubon Society will host a

program for its annual Christmas Bird Count at
7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Southwest
Environmental Center, 275 N. Downtown Mall
in Las Cruces. Learn the history and methods
of the count, go through a collection of bird
photos of likely species, organize CBC teams,
distribute maps, bird lists and prepare for the
count. Admission is free. Information:
mvaudubon.org.

Cut down your own Christmas tree

Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park

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 cutting is allowed.
Permits available to purchase for $5 per tree;
special permits available for trees over 10 feet.
Forest officials advise people to check weather and road conditions before entering the forest. Tree-cutters should dress appropriately,
take a vehicle suitable for the area and leave
information at home where they are going.
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El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo summer 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
military (including spouse) with ID; $6 ages 3 to
12; and free for ages 2 and under. Zoo members admitted free. Information: 532-8156,
521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
Giraffe Encounter feedings are 11 to 11:30
a.m. and 2:30 to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Tokens are $2 each; available at the encounter
site starting at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
African Star Train ride tickets are $2 plus tax
($1.50 for children and society members).
Asian Elephant Training Encounters scheduled
at noon daily.
The El Paso Zoo is a 35-acre home to 228
species of animals. About 420 mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, 106 fish and 294
invertebrates live in a variety of natural habitat
exhibits including a Reptile House, South
American Pavilion, Americas Aviary, Cisneros
Paraje, Birds of Prey Exhibit, Forest Atrium,
Asian Grasslands and an Elephant Complex,
and the Kalahari Research Station energy exhibit.

Mesilla Valley Christmas Bird Count

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5000 Calle del Norte in Mesilla. All events free

with park admission, unless listed otherwise.
Hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday; call for seasonal variations. Day use
fee: $5 per vehicle ($40 annual pass).
Information: (575) 523-4398.
Bring binoculars, water, sunscreen and wear
hiking shoes for all events.
Bird Walks are 7:30 a.m. Saturdays, led by
park volunteers.
Ranger-led Nature Hikes are 2:30 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays.

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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 fee is $5 per person, free for age 12 and
under (with family). Correct cash or check
only. Group rates available. Hours are 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily. Information: 566-6441.
Guided hikes are offered selected weekends.
Cost is $3 ($1 ages 5-12; under 5 free), plus $5
park entry fee for ages 13 and older. Bring
water, snacks, sturdy shoe/boots, hiking stick,
maps and binoculars. Dogs welcome on leash
on some hikes. Reservations required: 5666441 ext. 221 224 or
erika.rubio@tpwd.state.tx.us or
adrianna.weickhardt@tpwd.state.tx.us.
Guided Beginner Mountain Bike Ride is 8 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, at Chuck Heinrich Park
(Northeast El Paso).
A Twas the Hike Before Christmas hike at
Schaeffer Shuffle Trail is 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8,
at Tom Mays Unit, near Site 39 restrooms, 2.5
miles.
Peak Fitness Challenge Hike at West
Cottonwood Springs trailhead is 8 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21. Meet at Tom Mays unit.
Strenuous hike.
Womens Only Hike of Lower Sunset Trail is
9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at Tom Mays Unit,
near Site 39 restrooms, 2.5 miles.

Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso

Desert Botanical Garden 4200
Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: $3 (free for members). Information:
584-0563, keystoneheritagepark.org or elpasobotanicalgardens.org.
The annual Luminarias by the Lake with more
than 2,500 luminarias will line the walking paths
park and El Paso Desert Botanical gardens is 6
to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7, featuring musical entertainment and holiday
refreshments for sale. Proceeds benefit the
park. Admission: $4 ($3 military; $1 ages 12
and younger).
The parks 2-acre Botanical Garden, funded
by the Rotary Club of El Paso and the Junior
League, features native plants, amphitheater,
butterfly garden, wedding garden, childrens
maze, and a Butterfly House.
Keystone Heritage Park has 189 species of
migratory and local birds, and a 4,500-year-old
archaeological site.
The site is open for bird watching 9:30 a.m.
to noon the second and last Saturday of the
month.
Keystones Chihuahuan Desert Experience
(immediately west of the wetland) is open daily
from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for walking and
bird watching.

Rio Bosque Wetlands Park UTEPs

Center for Environmental Resource
Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley. Tours last about
two hours. Information: 747-8663 or riobosque.org.
Bird tour is 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.
Introductory tour is 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec.
14.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
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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: $7 (free for children 12 and
younger). Additional activity cost for tours
(including morning hike): $2 (free for age 4 and
younger). Information: 857-1135 or texasstateparks.gov. Reservations are recommended
for the self-guided area and for camping: (512)
389-8900.
Tours offered Wednesday through Sunday, by
prior arrangement at 849-6684. Participants
must carry at least one bottle of water per person. Pets not allowed on tours, and may not be
left unattended in vehicles.
Pictograph tours are 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.;
rock climbing/bouldering tours are 9:30, 10 and
11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; hiking tours are 9, 9:30 and
10 a.m. and 2 p.m. during winter months, by
advance request only.
Birding tours are 8 a.m. on the third Saturday
of the month (Dec. 21). Advance sign-up
encouraged.
To get there: Take Montana Avenue (U.S.
Highway 62-180) all the way into the Hueco
Mountains then turn left on Ranch Road 2775.
North Mountain is available for self-guided
day use, for up to 70 people at a time; reservations recommended. There is an annual orientation program for visitors. Guided access is
offered to the rest of the site. Picnicking
allowed at ten tables closest to headquarters.
Wood and charcoal fires are not permitted.
Bicycles permitted only on designated paved
areas. Pets allowed only in camping or picnic
areas. Call for reservations and other information: 857-1135.
There are campground sites with water and
electric, as well as water-only tent sites. Please
call park for reservations as November begins
the parks busy season; daily visitation is limited.

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/hiking-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
celebrationofourmountains.org/
Elpasonaturally is a blog by Jim Tolbert on
various environmental topics and includes information about Sunrise Hikers morning events.
Information: elpasonaturally.blogspot.com or
diegotolbert@gmail.com.
The El Paso chapter of the Sierra Club posts
its hikes at sierraclub.org/elpaso.
Outdoorelpaso.com offers an interactive
map, of El Paso County hiking and running
trails, calendar of events and more.
Information: 546-2098 or epcounty.com.

Aguirre Spring Campground The

Organ Mountain recreational area, run by the
federal Bureau of Land Management, is off U.S.
70 about 15 miles east of Las Cruces. Day-use
fee is $3 per vehicle. Information, group reservations: (575) 525-4300.

Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park

The park, part of Asombro Institute for Science
Education, is northeast of Las Cruces, off
Jornada Road. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

Dripping Springs Natural Area The

recreational area is at the base of the Organ
Mountains at the end of Dripping Springs Road
(the eastern extension of University Avenue),
about 10 miles east of Las Cruces. The area,
run by the federal Bureau of Land Management
in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy,
includes the A.B. Cox Visitors Center, several
hiking trails, and La Cueva Picnic Area.
The visitor center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Access to the main trail to Dripping Springs is 8
a.m. to 7 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.
The monument is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
through Dec. 31. Visitor center hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 21; 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Dec. 21-31. Hours for monument and
store are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. New Years Day;
closed Christmas Day. 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.
The 6th annual Holiday Open House is 5 to 8
p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, with live ranger programs,
music, childrens activities, luminarias around
the visitor center, gift shop discounts and New
Mexican food.
Sunset strolls are offered daily beginning at 4
p.m. through Dec. 31.
Lake Lucero tour is 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 29.
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.
Skins and Skulls mammal identification talks
are 3 p.m. weekends in the Visitor Center.
Map Talks are 1:30 p.m. weekends.
Crafty Kids craft and interpretive programs
are 10 a.m. Sundays for ages 6-10. Parents welcome to participate.

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.
Plan 3-1/2 hours for a walk-in tour and 1-1/2
hours for Big Room tour. Cost is $6 ($3 for
ages 6-15 or seniors with discount card). The
parks audio self-guided tour is $3 extra (also
available in Spanish
Other guided tours are available; call or check
website for details.
For an extra fee ($8 adults, $4 youth and seniors with card), visitors can go on a ranger-guided tour of the Kings Palace, Papoose Room,
Queens Chamber and Green Lake Room;
reservations are required.
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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.

Gila Cliff Dwellings National

Monument 44 miles north of Silver City
on NM Highway 15, the dwellings are in the
middle of the majestic Gila Wilderness, the first
and one of the largest wilderness areas. The
slow, winding mountain road between Silver
City and the dwellings takes about 1-1/2 hours
to drive. Long trailers are advised to come up
the back way via NM 152 and 35 through the
Mimbres Valley. Entrance fee: $3 per person;
$10 per family. Information: (575) 536-9461 or
nps.gov/gicl.
The trail to the cliff dwellings is open from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. year round. Everyone must be
off the trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

110 miles east of El Paso on the way to
Carlsbad, the 86,416-acre park includes the
highest point in Texas: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749
feet. Entry fee: $5 for ages 16 and older, good
for one week and all trails. Hours are 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Camping is $8 per site per night.
Information: (915) 828-3251.

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 1504 Miehls Drive N., Carlsbad, N.M.
Admission: $5 ($3 ages 7-12; free for 6 and
under). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (last entry
at 3:30 p.m.). Information: (575) 887-5516.
Holiday Bells hand bell music performance is
10 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.
Holidays with the Animals is 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14, with childrens crafts and
face painting. Children can also make a card for
their favorite zoo resident to hang on the
Christmas tree.
The zoo features animals native to the
Chihuahuan Desert, in natural desert surround-

ings. 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.

Chihuahuan Desert Resource Institute

The CDRI center and botanical gardens are
four miles south of Fort Davis on Hwy 118.
Admission: $5 ($4 seniors 65 and older; free
children 12 and younger, members).
Information: (432) 364-2499 or cdri.org.

Community Tool Sheds Keep El Paso

Beautiful, in partnership with Paso del Norte
Health Foundation, Home Depot and El Paso
Fire Department, offers community tool sheds
available at area fire stations. The sheds are
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. Information:
546-6742.
Tool sheds are at 5315 Threadgill, 3801 Fort
Blvd., 6500 N. Mesa, 7901 San Jose, 11977
Pellicano, 1801 Montana, 6300 Delta and 10834
Ivanhoe.

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.
Mesilla Valley Bosque Park 5000 Calle del
Norte, Mesilla. Guided bird tours are first
Saturday of every month. See separate listing
for other events.
Rockhound State Park, five miles south of
Deming on State Road 11 and then east on
Rockhound Road (State Road 141) for nine
miles. Day use hours: 7:30 a.m. to sunset.
Information: (575) 546-6182 or (575) 7445998.
A Holiday Lights luminaria walk is 5 to 6:30
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, with hot cocoa and
cookies served.
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Information: (575) 744-5998.
The annual Luminaria Beach Walk is 5 to 8
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, with luminaria-lined
pathways, hayrides, refreshments, Santa Claus,
and boat parade.
Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff.
Information: (575) 437-8284.
A Celestial Cycles: Winter Solstice night sky
viewing is 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21.
A Crescent Moon night sky viewing is 6 to
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4.
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.
A luminaria and tree-lighting is 6 to 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 22, with cookies and hot chocolate.
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.
Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs,
two miles off Interstate 25 at Exit 19.
Information: (575) 5244068.
Day use hours: 7 a.m. to sunset.
A Turning Back the Sun winter solstice celebration is 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
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Elfego Baca,
man of legend

hile names like Dallas

Stoudenmire and John Wesley
Hardin may first come to mind
when discussing El Paso most famous
gunfighters, Elfego Baca also deserves a
place in that notorious hall of fame.
His life story is one of many legends,
the first being that he entered this world
during a softball game Feb. 10, 1865, in
Socorro, N.M. His mother was playing
pregnant and went up to catch a fly ball.
Out came Elfego. Little did anyone
know what the life ahead for the child
would bring: gunman, deputy sheriff,
lawyer, politician. While most of his
story took place in New Mexico, he
practiced law a few years in El Paso and
had various ties to this area for much of
his life, including the shooting dead of
Mexican Revolutionary Celestino Otero
in downtown El Paso in 1915.
Baca had little formal education growing up, but learned well the lessons of
survival in that lawless frontier he called
home. Around 1884 he had a run-in with
a bunch of cowboys in Reserve, N.M.
(then called Lower San Franciso Plaza,
or simply Frisco). They reportedly had
castrated a Mexican in a saloon and shot
up another who tried to help the poor
man. Baca, who at age 19 had ordered a
mail order badge and deputized himself,
headed out to right the wrong.
Gunshots erupted when Baca encountered the troublemakers, one bullet taking off Bacas hat. The shooter, Charlie
McCarty, was promptly arrested and
taken to jail. Things quieted down the
rest of that day. But the next day a group
of 40 to 80 cowboys from the Slaughter
Ranch came to town to free their friend
and make an example of the young sheriff. Baca was not to be deterred. A gun
battle broke out and he shot one of the
groups horses, which fell on its rider
and killed him. Another cowboy was
shot in the knee.
The Justice of the Peace granted
McCarty freedom after paying a fine for
disturbing the peace. Baca ran out of the
courtroom with a gang of angry cowboys
chasing after him. He took refuge in an
adobe shack and refused to come out, so
the cowboys opened fire. During the
next 36 hours, an estimated 4,000 shots
were fired, 1,000 rounds through the
front door alone. Nobody thought Elfego
could survive that barrage of bullets, but
next morning smoke was seen coming
out the damaged stack and the smell of
breakfast permeated the area.
Elfego made it through the fight by a
stroke of luck. The houses dirt floor had
been swept down 12 to 18 inches
enabling him to lie flat, raising up occasionally to fire at his attackers through
the cracks in the wall.
During the siege Baca reportedly killed
four and wounded eight others. When
the fight quieted down Elfego gave himself up. He was charged with murder in
the death of the Slaughter Ranch foreman (for the shooting that caused his
horse to fall on him). Baca was jailed

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Taking a Look Back

by John McVey Middagh
until his trial and
was found not
guilty.
In 1888 Baca
became a U.S.
Marshal for
two years in
Socorro, N.M.
He started reading the law in
1894 and was
admitted to the bar
and moved to El
Elfego Baca
Paso, practicing out
of an office on San
Antonio Street from 1902-1904. The
Tivoli gambling hall in Jurez hired him
as their head bouncer just his being
there with his reputation was enough to
keep trouble away.
Baca held various public offices including county clerk, mayor, school superintendent for Socorro, and district attorney
for Sierra county.
Another story is told where Baca stole
a pistol from Pancho Villa and a $30,000
bounty was put on Bacas head.
Fortunately for Baca, it was never collected.
One of the favorite lines attributed to
Baca involved a client in El Paso who
wired Baca, then practicing law in
Albuquerque: Need you at once, been
charged with murder. Baca responded,
Leaving at once with three eyewitnesses.
His most famous El Paso incident
occurred Jan. 31, 1915, when Celestino
Otero accosted the aging lawman outside
the Paso del Norte Hotel in El Paso.
Baca had been involved in defending a
Mexican revolutionary general, and
Otero belonged to a competing revolutionary group. Otero reportedly fired at
Baca and missed. Baca was more accurate, firing from both his revolvers and
mortally wounding Otero. Baca once
again was acquitted at trial.
In his book The Shooters, Leon Metz
states, Most reports say he was the best
peace officer Socorro ever had. Metz
also writes, Elfego was, and is, controversial. He drank too much, talked too
much, he had a weakness for wild
women; he was often arrogant and of
course, he showed no compulsion about
killing people.
The Albuquerque Tribune said that
Baca told them, at his 75th birthday
party, that he had defended 30 people
charged with murder, and only one went
to the penitentiary.
Elfego Baca lived a remarkable life,
with or without all the legends. He died
quietly in 1945 at the age of 80 after
having more brushes with death than
most men of his time. Walt Disney
Studios later produced a ten-episode
series titled The Nine Lives of Elfego
Baca. By most accounts, nine lives was
a vast underestimate.
John McVey Middagh is a former saddle
shop owner and amateur local historian.
Information: jmiddagh@yahoo.com
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Agave Rosa Gallery 905 Noble (next to

the International Museum of Art). Hours are 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The gallery features
paintings, sculpture, jewelry and photography
by area emerging artists. Information: 5338011, info@agaverosagallery.com.
Showing in December is Navidad En El
Barrio, works by gallery artists Arzabala,
Hector Bernal, Elvira Contreras, Romy
Hawkins, Geo Gamez, Sandra Murillo and
Francisco Miranda. Reception and celebration
of Agave Rosas 2nd anniversary is 4 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, with a Tango dance presentation.

Art Windows of El Paso The City of El

Pasos art space in El Paso at El Paso
International Airports main lobby. Information:
780-4781 or flyelpaso.com.

Artistic Celebration of Our Mountains

Exhibit The 13th annual juried art show
runs through December at Ardovinos Desert
Crossings Sunset Hall, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park, featuring works inspired by the
regions mountains. Information: (575) 5890653.

Ballroom Marfa 108 E. San Antonio

Street in Marfa. Hours are noon to 6 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Information: (432)
729-3700 or ballroommarfa.org.
Showing through Feb. 2, 2014: Comic
Future, skewed and varied visions of the
future by various artists, ranging from capitalist
realism to contemporary pop art.
Candy Mayer Studio Open House El
Paso artist Candy Mayer will host her 4th annual open house at her home studio at 1317
Tierra Roja 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 7-8. All work will available for
purchase, including large pieces not usually displayed at shows. New items include Images of
El Paso, a 2014 calendar, new mini-prints and
Heart of El Paso and Dia de los Muertos
ornaments. Several new UTEP images and
Plein Air pieces will also be available. 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.

Chinati Foundation Marfa, Texas.

Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati
Foundation houses one of the worlds largest
collections of permanently installed contemporary art. The collection is open for guided tours
throughout the year at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $10 ($5
for students, seniors). Full tour is $25 ($10 students). Information: (432) 729-4362 or chinati.org.

Crossland Gallery The El Paso Art

Associations gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (in the
Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays. Admission is free. Information: 5347377 or office@elpasoartassociation.com.
Showing through Dec. 21: works in a variety
of medium and styles by El Paso artists Julie
December 2013

Caffee-Cruz and K. Keith Kochenour III, in the

Bissell Gallery; artwork by Michael Kirkland and
John Naber in the Cox Gallery and Gary Boggs
and Jimmie Bemont in the Williams Gallery.

Desert Lights Art Show & Sale

The Alazan Artists impressionistic oil painters
groups 5th annual exhibit, sale and reception
for recent works is 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8,
at the 150 Sunset Event Center, 150 Sunset.
Admission is free. Information: 584-4639.
Featured artists are Phyllis Davis, Margaret
Heath, Wiley Heath Virginia Howell, Trish
Lopez, Sandra Martin Joann McElroy, Marilyn
Mendeloff, Carol Napier Lois Rayome, Anne
Spier, Ilene Steele Nina Walker and Sandy
Young.
The name Alazan came from a trip to a
ranch southwest of Marfa where the group
attended a workshop.

El Paso Artisan Gallery The gallery is

in the El Paso Exploreum, 320 W. San Antonio.
The gallery features works for sale by local
painters, jewelers, crafters and photographers.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Closed
Monday. Gallery admission is free. Information:
533-4330 or elpasoexploreum.org.
El Paso Museum of Art One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Admission is free for most exhibits. Tickets for
Discovering the American Modern 1907-1936:
The King Collection and Navigating Art
Languages are $10 for both exhibits (free for
EPMA members, ages 12 and younger and
active duty military and their family).
Information: 532-1707 or
elpasoartmuseum.org.
A Winter Wonderlands free Drop-in Family
Activity is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27,
for ages 6 and older. Created winter landscapes
and other images with tape resist painting.
Showing Dec. 1-May 4 in the Retablo Niche:
Saint Anthony of Padua Established in the late
16th century Saint Antony of Padua retablos
are meant to show contemplation of the mystical life of the Christ child.
Showing through Jan. 5: Discovering the
American Modern 1907-1936: The King
Collection. The premiere public presentation
of a pre-eminent private collection featuring
American Modernist masterworks from the
early 20th century: the Collection of Barry and
Maria King. Composed of more than 80 select
pictures, the exhibition includes major figures
such as Thomas Hart Benton, Arthur Dove,
Marsden Hartley, Robert Henri, Rockwell Kent,
John Marin, Georgia OKeeffe, Man Ray, Joseph
Stella, and Alfred Stieglitz. And alongside these
masters are essential American Modernists
who have been unduly neglected in the literature, such as Ben Benn, Albert Bloch, Hugo
Robus, H. Lyman Saen, and William Yarrow.
Showing through Feb. 2: Navigating Art
Languages: The James M. Shelton, Jr. Collection
of Modern and Contemporary Art. Shelton
focused on late Modernist works and the
responses to Modernism often referred to as
Post-modernism. Includes paintings, sculptures

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Art events celebrate Lady of Guadalupe, St. Nikolaus

he El Paso Art Asssociations 2013

Arts International was a resounding
success, reports its chairman, Donna
Vesely.
We had a good turnout for the (Oct. 5)
opening gala the headcount exceeded
235 and the general consensus from
those attending was that the 2013 show
was the best ever.
She attributes the positive outcome to the
following: Generous prize money attracted participation by high-caliber artists
from near and far, and the first-class
appearance of the gallery (thanks to the
picture hangers, John Naber and Mike
Kirkland, who took great pains in arranging the artwork to the optimal benefit of
each piece as well as the whole) as well as
the elegant setting and amenities of the
hospitality tables in the lobby (thanks to
Kay Whites expertise at catering) added to
the enjoyment of those attending.
The whole ambience of the evening was
that everyone was having a marvelous
time. This should result in positive wordof-mouth advertising, which hopefully will
stimulate more enthusiastic interest in next
years AI show. Continuing this trend will
build up the reputation of the show and
generate renewed interest in the Arts
International Exhibition. Hopefully the
Crossland Gallery can become the Arts
International Exhibitions permanent
home, and I believe limiting the number of
pieces of accepted artwork to the maximum range of 60-65 paintings and sculptures will make the exhibit even more

competitive. This should motivate each

artist to strive to reach higher levels of
execution of their personal styles.
With all this in mind, it looks like the
biggest challenge the EPAA faces for the
2014 Exhibition will be finding an enthusiastic chairperson and rebuilding the list of
businesses willing to support local artists
by signing up for guaranteed purchases.
In their December newsletter, The EPAA
extended their thanks and best wishes to
Joyce Ewald, the current Art Junction
Office Administrator/Gallery Manager,
who is retiring after more than 10 years of
service. Joyce is looking forward to renewing her skills as a Master Gardener. Her
successor, Karla Zanelli, is already busy
learning the ins and outs of the many
aspects of the job, which include keeping
the EPAA membership records, supervising the 34 studio spaces rented to local
artists and managing the multiple exhibitions held at the Crossland Gallery each
year. Karla, who comes to El Paso by way
of New York, is a talented artist is her own
right so we can look forward to seeing her
efforts in all aspects of the gallery.

The indomitable Bill Rakocy

Out and about and still a prolific painter in
his late 80s, Bill Rakocy is one amazing
man. Although Rak has always been
known for his independent spirit, Hal
Marcus had to admit that he was a bit
taken back to find Bill up on the roof of
his studio repairing a leak when Hal
stopped by his Upper Valley studio recent-

ly to pick up some of Raks art.

Raks most recent honor, added to his
long list of kudos, is the blue ribbon that
judge Alexander Titovets awarded him for
Best of Show in the 2013 Sun Bowl Art
Exhibition. Hosted by the International
Museum of Art, 1211 Montana, the Sun
Bowl Exhibition opened Nov. 8 and will
run through Dec. 31.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Sponsored by the Ysleta Independent
School District, the 16th annual Virgin of
Guadalupe Exhibition will open with a
reception Dec. 5 at the Galeria Mission de
Senecu, 8455 Alameda, and will run
through Jan. 16.
We have over 20 pieces of artwork by
art teachers and local artists to be judged
by other local artists, and/or grad and
undergrad students from UTEP, said
gallery manager Rocio Villalobos. Cash
prizes range from Best of Show of $500 to
Third Place of $100. We also have the student division and the winners receive art
supplies.
A performance by the musical group
CEIBA opens the festivities, followed by
announcements of awards for the exhibition. Following that, the Scotsdale
Elementary School Folklorico will perform
on the patio in back of the gallery. Closing
performers will be Danza Azteca
Chichimeca Omecoatl. Vendors will sell
Christmas items, novelties and gifts during
the day under the tent and on the patio.
The exhibit will be open Monday through
Friday, but will be closed for winter break
Dec. 23-Jan. 3. For information, call 4349711.

St. Nikolaus Party

All are welcome to join in the festivities
for the annual St. Nikolaus party at the
Encaustic International Art Studio and
Gallery, 7100 Westwind, Ste. 120, scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 (A
day early since St. Nikolaus Day is actually Dec. 6).
Owner Brigitte von Ahn relates that as in
the past, the gallery is supporting Helping
Hands, a charity of German military
wives that raises funds for local non-profits like the Rescue Mission, a womens
shelter, kids who need school supplies, etc.
This year it will be a little different.
Rather than offering cake by the slice, the
ladies will take orders for complete cakes
at the party, which then can be picked up
from the gallery on the three Saturdays
before Christmas, according to the cake
lovers choice. Since the presence of the
German military has been reduced in El
Paso, there are fewer ladies who will bake
their delicious cakes for this good cause
during the busy holiday season.
As in past years, Brigitte said, her husband Gary Warner will set the house on
fire with his Feuerzangenbowle, which
she describes as a seasonal libation of hot
red wine and flaming rum. It takes a while
before you can actually drink it, but the little ceremony adds to the spirit. And he
has never burnt his fingers!
The show of large encaustic paintings is
still going on, and there is a good selection
of encaustic artwork, including one of a
kind art cards, available. Hopefully, our
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artists make it easy for those who would

like to give a piece of art as a gift.
The gallery also will host an encaustic
workshop 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
7, for people who want to make their make
their own Christmas cards and decorations.
Beginners are welcome. Cost is $50,
which includes six insert cards for your
small paintings. For registration and questions, e-mail bvonahn@elp.rr.com or
call833-0454

Give the gift of art

Candy Mayers 2014 calendar, featuring a
brand new selection of scenes of El Paso,
will be available at her Open House Dec.
7-8 at her studio, 1317 Tierra Roja, and
also are on sale at the Sunland Art Gallery
in Placita Santa Fe.
Pat Olchefski Winstons 2014 calendar is
the 5th in her series celebrating iconic El
Paso Landmarks. Available from Pat
through her website, olchefski.com, or
from the Hal Marcus Gallery and Delias
Dress Shop (Stanton and Cincinnati).
For other unique shopping, keep in mind
that the gift shops in the El Paso Museum
of Art, the El Paso History Museum and El
Paso Exploreum offer a wide range of artrelated items. If your tastes range to giving
original art, the Sunland Park Gallery in
Placita Santa Fe offers paintings large and
small, prints and jewelry items all handcrafted by local artists.
The item that gets my vote for the most
imaginative gift idea is to be found at the
Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N Oregon. The
Cherub Chair is a miniature, hand-painted chair with original artwork by Francisco
Romero, perfect for that precious 2- to 3year old in your family, and is sure to be
handed down as a family keepsake.

End of an era
Although music announcements are generally not part of my Gallery Talk Column, I
felt it necessary to share my dismay that
the Bruce Nehring Consort will not perform their traditional Navidad de Las
Luminas concert at Loretto Chapel during
the upcoming Christmas season. This has
become a nearly iconic happening and the
El Paso arts community is poorer for its
loss.
Lack of funding is the usual culprit, so
please support the Nehring Consort in their
final concert of the 2013-2014 season
March 22-23.
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer specializing in the visual arts.
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and drawings by late modern giants such as
Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, Hans
Hoffman and Willem De Kooning as well as the
Abstract Expressionists Franz Kline, Morris
Louis, Cy Twomby, Helen Frankenthaler and
Joan Mitchell, the Pop artists Roy Lichtenstein,
Claes Oldenburg and Wayne Thiebaud, and the
Minimalists Donald Judd, Sol Le Witt and
Ellsworth Kelly.
Showing through Feb. 17: An Expansive
Regard: Selected Works from the Collection of
Juan Sandoval. Area artists represented in the
collection are Manuel Acosta, Marta Arat,
Francisco Delgado, Gaspar Enriquez, Luis
Jimnez and Mauricio Olague.
Artists on Art provides local artists an
opportunity to exhibit one work of art in any
media accompanied by a 30-minute discussion
on their work and its relation to the museums
permanent collection. Artist featured through
Dec. 8 is Stephen Hansen, a self-taught Las
Cruces artist whose primary media are papiermch, bronze, resin and steel. Hansen is a
recipient of the 2009 Governors Award for
Excellence in the Arts in New Mexico.
Peter Svarzbein will give an Artists on Art
presentation at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12,
for his mixed media installation titled Temple to
the Future, 2013, a public art project inspired
by the social issues related to the drug wars
and the segregation between the sister cities of
Cd. Jurez and El Paso. The installation includes
a time-lapse video of the Temple to the Future
Project, numerous still images documenting the
project in its various stages and various items
salvaged from the original installation site.
Free Zip Tours are 12:15 p.m. selected
Wednesdays. Space is limited to first 40 guests.
World Cinema Series film screenings are 2
p.m. Saturdays. Admission: $3 suggested donation; free for members and children 12 and
younger. Age restrictions may apply depending
on rating of film. Decembers films are set in
World War I or II eras. See Film Scene for
details.
The museums permanent collections include
the Kress Collection of European works from
the 14th through the 18th centuries; the
American Collection of art of the 19th and 20th
centuries; the Spanish Viceroyal Collection and
Mexican Folk Retablos, art from the 17th
through the 19th centuries; Works on Paper
Collection from the 16th through the 20th centuries; Contemporary Collection, emphasizing
Southwestern and Mexican artists; and the Tom
Lea Gallery, featuring works by El Pasos bestknown artists and other regional artists.
Museum membership is $15 seniors, $25 individuals and $50 for families, and includes discounts at the museum Store, free admission to
all exhibitions and programs, and invitations to
private member events. Information: 532-1707,
ext. 66 for more information.
Fall Classes and workshops are offered for
adults and kids. Information and registration:
532-1707, ext. 65 of 27. Online registration at
elpasoartmuseum.org.classes.asp.

El Paso Museum of Art Workshops

Winter classes and workshops for adults and
kids are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays in
December, at El Paso Museum of Art, One Arts
Festival Plaza. Cost: $38 ($30 members); preregistration required. Information and registration: 532-1707, ext. 65. Online registration at
elpasoartmuseum.org.classes.asp.
Dec. 7: Watercolor Painting for ages 6-13
and Miniature Paintings for ages 14 and up.
Dec. 14: Art Served Medium Rare ages 14
and up and Printmaking for ages 6-13.
December 2013

Preschool workshops, Museum Looks and

Picture Books, for ages 3-5 and caregivers are
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. every Thursday, Dec. 12.
Tuition: $10 (free for active duty military personnel with ID and museum members);
includes free admission to Discovering the
American Modern 1907-1936: The King
Collection. No pre-registration, but space is
limited.

Encaustic International Art Studio and

Gallery 7100 Westwind, Suites 120 and
135. The gallery is the studio of El Paso encaustic artist Brigitte von Ahn. Hours are 2 to 5
p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday. Information: 833-0454 or brigittevonahn.com.
Currently showing is Grande, featuring
large-scale encaustic paintings.
A St. Nikolaus Party is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday
Dec. 5, supporting Helping Hands, the charity of the German military wives in town, with
one-of-a-kind art cards, and other gift items.
The military wives will be on hand to take
orders for complete cakes that can be picked
up from the gallery on the three Saturdays
before Christmas, according to the purchasers
choice. Feuerzangenbowle, a flaming wine and
rum drink, will be offered.
An Encaustic Painting workshop for small format projects is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 7. Bring encaustic painting tools, waxes
and small canvases. Cost: $15; includes six
insert cards. Register at 833-0454 or bvonahn@elp.rr.com.

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EPCC K-12 Art Exhibit The 12th

annual exhibit runs through Dec. 3, at the
EPCC Administrative Services Center, Building
A, 9050 Viscount. The 1,192 art entries were
submitted from ten local school districts plus
charter, parochial, and home schools. Hours
are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Information:
Janine Rudnick, 831-4039.
Escamilla Christmas Extravaganza
Impressionist artist Alberto Escamilla hosts his
annual Christmas/Holiday show and sale 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14-15, in his gallery, 1445 Main
Street, Suite B1-2 in Placita Madrid in historic
San Elizario, with numerous Escamilla adorned
gift items, along with his original hand painted
collectable ornaments. He will also feature his
newest original oil paintings and gicles; limited
number of 2014 calendars available. Appetizers
and refreshments will be served. Admission is
free. Information: 871-0742 or 474-0752.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop Award-winning Impressionist
Alberto Escamillas studio is at 1445 Main
Street in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 11:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday; and 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Sunday and by appointment. Information: 8510742 or 474-1800, or albertoescamilla.com.
An Art for Paws Christmas and holiday event
is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 to 5
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7-8, hosted by the gallery
and Magdalenas Custom Jewelry, with pet pictures with Santa Claus and original paw printing
artwork created by four-legged friends. Portion
of proceeds benefit Humane Society of El Paso.
Escamillas Christmas/Holiday Extravaganza is
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 to 4:30
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14-15, with numerous
Escamilla adorned gift items, along with his
original hand painted collectable ornaments. He
will also feature his newest original oil paintings
and gales; limited number of 2014 calendars
available. Appetizers and refreshments will be
served.

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Grocery Gallery The gallery and coffee
shop at 305 Chihuahua is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to midnight
Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Information: 892-9862.
Foreign movies presented at 6 p.m.
Thursdays; karaoke hosted Fridays.
Art workshops held for kids are 10 a.m. to
noon Saturdays. Cost: $20 (includes supplies).
Stained glass, mosaic and special needs art
classes by appointment.
Hal Marcus Gallery 1308 N. Oregon.
Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday Wednesday
and Friday; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday or by
appointment. Information: 533-9090 or halmarcus.com.
Showing through Jan. 31: 20 Cover Girls,
celebrating the 20th Anniversary of El Paso
Scene. The exhibit features 20 women artists
whose work has adorned the cover of El Paso
Scene: Corinne Abeyta-Spinnler, Maria Almeida
Natividad, Natalie Baca, Earline Barnes,
Stephanie Conroy, Nina Eaton, Vallarie
Enrquez, Melinda Etzold, Maritza Juregui
Neely, Lisa Matta, Candy Mayer, Carmen
Navar, Pat Olchefski-Winston, Rosario Ponte,
Krystyna R. Robbins, Hilda Rosenfeld, Maria
Savitsky, Jody P. Schwartz, Jeniffer StapherThomas and Lyuba Titovets.
The 43rd annual Happy Hippie Holidaze Arts
and Craft Fair is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 14.
The gallery is owned and operated by local
artist Hal Marcus and his wife, Gallery Director
Patricia Medici.
Marcuss home and studio, located across the

street, are available for personal tours.

Specializing in local art, other featured artists
include Daniel Padilla, Teresa Fernandez,
Francisco Romero, Mauricio Mora, Mark
Paulda, Willibald de Cabrera, Friar Vincent
Petersen, Bill Sullivan and L.B. Porter, 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.
Marcuss series of works, Universe City,
depicts the expanse and colors of UTEPs campus. Other works include El Paso
Dreamscape, Noche de Colores, and My El
Paso.
A gift shop offers art-related gifts, books and
calendars featuring art by Marcus and other
local artists. Marcuss 2014 calendars are now
available featuring his work Nueva Maana.

International Museum of Art 1211

Montana. The museum is operated by the
International Association for the Visual Arts in
the historic Turney Home. Hours are 1 to 5
p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Free guided
tours available on a walk-in basis. Admission is
free. Information: 543-6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
The 14th annual Sun Bowl Exhibit show and
art competition runs through Dec. 31. 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 judge is renowned El
Paso artist Aleksander Titovets.
The Heritage Gallery (lower level) features
The Mexican Revolution Exhibition: 19101920 featuring murals by Bill Rakocy and
Mario Parra depicting various events from the
Mexican Revolution, a collection of rare photographs and Pancho Villas death mask.

La Galeria de la Mison de Senec

The Ysleta Independent School Districts gallery
is at 8455 Alameda. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: 434-9703.
Showing Dec. 5-Jan. 16 is the 16th Annual
Virgen de Guadalupe Art Exhibition. Opening
reception is 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, with
art vendors and performances by Danza Azteca
Chichimeca Omecoatl and Ceiba.

Marfa Contemporary 100 E. San

Antonio in Marfa, Texas. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 4
p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Information:
(432) 729-3500 or marfacontemporary.org.

Northeast Critique Group The artists

group meets at 3 p.m. the third Thursday of
the month at Opengate Community Church,
9821 McCombs. Bring a recent painting or
drawing to be critiqued (not criticized). All
media welcome. Information: Judy, 755-1443 or
Connie, 490-3978.

Pea Gallery and Studio San Elizario

Renowned artist Amado M. Pea Jr.s gallery is
1456 N. Main in San Elizario (in front of the
mission). Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Information: 851-8400 or sanelizariopenagallery.com.
Public Art Project community meeting
City of El Paso Public Art Program will proceed to the next phase of the second and final
phase of the artist selection process for the Sun
Metro Bicentennial Council Transit Operations
Center, and will present their semi-finalists
concepts 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at
Pebble Hills Regional Command, 10780 Pebble
Hills. Semi-finalists are Stephen Glassman,
Simon Donovan, and Rosario Marquardt. The
public is invited to review, and provide input to
the Artist Selection Committee who will be
selecting the finalists. Information: Jeff Howell,
541-4257 or howelljb@elpasotexas.gov.

Rakocy Art Studio 4210 Emory Rd.

Information: 584-7878 or bravopress@sbcglobal.net. Artist/historian Bill Rakocy has his Upper
Valley studio and gallery open by appointment.
Rakocy explored the Southwest in the late
1940s as an ex-GI and young artist, returned to
stay in the 1970s and later became curator of
education at the El Paso Museum of Art. An
award-winning artist, Rakocy is also author of
books on art, regional history and ghost towns.

Rio Bravo Watercolorists The groups

annual Christmas Party is 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Radisson Inns Valencia
Room, 1770 Airway. A short meeting will follow with an open discussion on preparation for
the 2014 RBW Arts of March show. Guests
welcome. Cost (includes meal): $21.
Information/reservations (by Dec. 13): Ofelia
Castaneda, 630-9947, or ofe.cast@att.net.

Rubin Center UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald

Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is next to Sun
Bowl Stadium (off Dawson Drive). Hours are 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Weekend hours by appointment only. Third
floor gallery closed through September.
Information: 747-6151 or rubincenter.utep.edu.
Showing through Dec. 20:
Szu-Han Ho: Call and Response in the
Project Space. Szu-Han Ho is an artist, musician, and intellectual whose artwork often
broaches topics related to ecology or economics. The exhibition will showcase documents
from her collaborative work, and an in-process
exhibition of the collaboration between a select
group of UTEP students and a group of young

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artists from Sada Contemporary Art Center in
Baghdad, Iraq.
o Jos Antonio Vega Macotela: Time Divisa in
the Rubin and L galleries. Vega Macotela created Time Divisa in a Mxico City prison. He
offered to carry out tasks for them, and in
exchange they would complete a task assigned
to them by Vega Macotela, which used the
social and material reality of the prison experience to illustrate the passage of time.

San Elizario Art District Several galleries and artist studios are located 1445 to
1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on
the Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800
or 851-0093.
The First Friday ArtWalk is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 6, with artist galleries open late, live
demonstrations and music. A Ghost Tour
begins at 10 p.m.
To get there, take Loop 375 South from I-10,
exit Socorro Rd., then drive 7 miles east to
Main Street.
Featured gallery artists include Al Borrego,
Rob Mack, Palmira Lopez, Manuel Alvarado,
Maria Branch, Bert Saldaa, Joanna Franco,
Melissa Himes, M. Concepcion, Robert
Lichlyter, Amado Pena Jr. and Arturo Avalos.
Sun Bowl Art Exhibit The 14th annual

show and art competition runs through Dec.

31 at the International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana. Museum hours are 1 to 5 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 543-6747 and internationalmuseumofart.net.
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. It began in 1949 as the Sun
Carnival Art Exhibit. This years judge is
renowned El Paso artist Aleksander Titovets.

Sunland Art Gallery The gallery features original paintings and photographs, jewelry, prints and gift items by local artists at 5034D Doniphan, in Placita Santa Fe (behind Tippi
Tea Room). Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Information: Cil Abeyta, 584-3117 or
474-0053.
A Christmas Open House is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7-8,
with new, small works of art for holiday gift giving, as well as ornaments and calendars by all
20 gallery artists: Cil Abeyta, Corinne AbeytaSpinnler, Mary O. Barnard, Marji Carrasco, Julia
Cipriano, Dorian Clouser, Nancy Diaz, Nina
Eaton, Melinda Etzold, Barbara P. Foley,
Winfrey Hearst, Lisa Matta-Brown, Candy
Mayer, Linda Noack, Charlotte Nobles, Oween
Rath, Krystyna Robbins, Rami Scully, Terri
Spicer, Kay Susin, Lisa Williams and Diana
Zampini.

Sunland Winery Located at Art & Frame

Mfg., 1769 Victory Lane in Sunland Park, N.M.
Hours are 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday through
Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Information:(575) 589-1214.
Painting and tasting classes are offered the
third Friday and Saturday of the month (Dec.
20-21). Call for details.

The Oak Tree The new gallery at Placita

Santa Fe, 5032 Doniphan, features Jurez
artists and Mata Ortiz pottery. Artists include
Monica De La Torre, Alan Sanchez, Gregorio
Gonzalez, Lynneth Balderrama, Angel Villa,
Muzignoart, Bere Perea, Alfonso Fernandez,
December 2013

Luisa Dominguez, Pxyis Pxs and Daniel

Treivio. Information: 929-7390 or theoaktreegallery.wix.com/gallery.

Titovets School of Art Show & Sale

The school hosts its annual show 5 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 5, at Womans Club of El Paso,
1400 N. Mesa, featuring 100 works of various
subject matter, styles and sizes by students of
both Alexandar and Lyuba Titovets. Admission
is free. Information: 585-3043.
The Titovetses 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.
Featured students include Lynne Houghton
Welch, Neil Gunn, Kathleen Clair, David
Fickett, Elizabeth Feuille, Mary Jo Melby, Tracy
Estes Navar, Lois Rayome, Marina Savitsky,
Jennifer Jones, Andrea Rios, Carolyn Bulloch,
Andrea Goldman, Dan ORourke, Nina Walker,
Eloise Wieland, Patt Robles, Jennifer Hill,
Virginia Satter White, Nora Dean, Nancy Fox,
Rosario Acosta, JoAnn Varela and Shelly Martin.

Las Cruces/Mesilla
Aa Studios 2645 Doa Ana Road (Calle
de Oro) open the second weekend of the
month. The gallery features emerging artists as
well as the multi-media work by gallery owner
Roy van der Aa. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Friday
and Saturday and 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Open
additional hours by appointment. Information:
(575) 541-9770.
Showing through Jan. 31: The transportation series by Isadora Stowe, work inspired by
modes of movement and immobility.
Adobe Patio Gallery and Studio
1765 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla. The
gallery features works by Carolyn Bunch,
Anthony Pennock, Kelley S. Hestir, Cheryl
Derrick and other local and regional artists.
Information: (575) 532-9310 or adobepatiogallery.com.
The next exhibit in the Pro-Artist Series features works by Georjeanna Feltha in December
and January.

Creative Harmony Gallery and Gifts

220 N. Campo in Las Cruces. Hours are noon
to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Information: (575) 312-3040.
Showing in December are works by photographer Pamela Needham, focusing on her landscapes and nature themes. An Evening With
the Artist opening reception is 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6, as part of the Downtown
Ramble.
Showing in January are works by Linda Hagen
and Mark Heying.
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.

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 2014.
Information: artformsnm.org.
Artists wishing to become a member or learn
more about submission requirements, contact
Joanna Bradley at artformsfloa@gmail.com or
joannabradley@love.com.
The ArtForms Artists Association member
exhibit submissions taken through Jan. 3 for
the show Feb. 7-March 1, at Branigan
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years and not have been shown previously.
Submission cost: $10; one entry only.
The Regional Artist Show is Feb. 7-8, at Las
Cruces Convention Center. Submissions of
original art (no commercial, kits or imports)
accepted through Jan. 10.

La Paloma Fine Art Gallery and Studio

The new gallery in historic Old Mesilla at
2340 Avenida De Mesilla, N.M. features the
work of Francisco Romero. Hours are 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and

noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Information: (575) 5238755 or romeroart.net.

Works include original art, prints, ceramics,
furniture, dolls and more, as well as works by
Adriana Peraldi, Miguel Varela and Rosa
Chivardi.
Las Cruces Museum of Art 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed
Sunday and Monday. Information: (575) 5412137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing through Jan. 18:
Tejido Fronterizo/Border Tapestry as
offered by the Juntos Art Association and The
Border Artists. The exhibit was conceived as a
celebration of the border spirit and to encourage understanding and acceptance between the
cultures.
Metamorphosis, posthumous exhibit of
Santa Fe artist Gail Factors large-scale oil

paintings. Factor, who passed away in July, has

her work included in numerous public and private collections. Her work is being shown
courtesy of the Estate of Gail Factor and is on
loan from ARTWORK International.
Opening reception for both exhibits is 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.

M. Phillips Gallery 221 N. Main in Las

Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Information: or (575) 525-1367 or mphillipsgallery.com.
Main Street Gallery 311 N. Downtown
Mall, Las Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Saturday. Information: (575) 647-0508.
Showing in December is Many Faces from
Different Places, works by Mary Beagle.
Beagle is a Las Cruces artist known for her oil
on canvas portraits of Native American and
Latino cultures. Included in the show, for the
first time, will be several works featuring her
talent as a stone sculptor. Opening reception is
5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, as part of the
Downtown Ramble.

Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery 2470A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across from
the Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. daily. New works displayed every three
months. Information: (575) 522-2933 or
mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
The gallerys 27 regularly featured artists offer
paintings, fused glass art jewelry, woodturning
objects, stained glass, photography, mixed
media, unique gourds, handmade textile weavings, affordable prints, cards and miniature
paintings.

Mesquite Art Gallery 340 N. Mesquite,

Las Cruces. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (575) 640-3502, (575) 524-1146
or mesquiteartgallery.com.
Showing in December: Stocking Stuffers
items by selected artists and photography by
gallery owner Mel Stone.
Picacho Corridor Fall Studio Tour
Picacho Avenue galleries and studios in Las
Cruces will host their 7th annual fall open
house tour 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, with art talks,
refreshments and more. The self-guided tour
features 13 artists at seven studios, near
Downtown Las Cruces. Look for the Open
Studio signs along Picacho Avenue.
Refreshments served. Admission is free.
Information/maps: (575) 635-7899 or on facebook at fallstudiotour. Request a map from fallstudiotour@gmail.com.
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 through December is artwork related to the world famous book of Don Quixote
de la Mancha, including several paintings of
Jose Cisneros, Hal Marcus, Miguel Varela,
Picasso, Gustave Dore, Dali, Damian, Steven J.
Backman, Carmen kany Rodriguez and others. Reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, as
part of the Downtown Art Ramble. The reception is followed by the monthly RGT Live open
mic at 7 p.m.
On permanent display in the
Clute/Muggenburg Gallery are memorabilia and
photos from the Rio Grande Theatres reign in
downtown Las Cruces.

Rokoko Art Gallery 1785 Avenida de

Mercado in Mesilla. The gallery features the
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work of Mitch and A.me Alamag. Hours are

noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, or by
appointment. Information: (575) 405-8877 or
rokokoart.com.

Tejido Fronterizo/Border Tapestry

The Juntos Art Association exhibit runs through
Jan. 21, at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. The
Juntos Art Association is composed of artists
from Texas, including El Paso, New Mexico and
Mexico. Reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec.
6. Information: (575) 541-2137.

The Potteries 2260 Calle de Santiago,

Mesilla. The gallery features Janice Cook with
(porcelain dinnerware), Jeanne Rundell (whimsical paintings and dysfunctional teapots), and
Bill Cook with hand-thrown Southwest lighting
fixtures. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Information: 524-0538 or
thepotteriesmesilla.com.

West End Art Depot 401 N. Mesilla in

Las Cruces. The arts cooperative and incubator
are in a 7,000-square-foot warehouse in the
Alameda Historic Depot neighborhood.
Information: Chris, (575) 312-9892,
nmartco.op@gmail.com or we-ad.org.

Also
Art Hop MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (Dec. 14)
in the downtown gallery district. The event features the monthly art opening of new shows
throughout the galleries of Truth or
Consequences. Information torcmainstreet.org.

Black Range Art Show call for artists

The juried fine art show benefiting
Wounded Warrior Project seeks original fine art
for the October Deming exhibit, with $2,400 in
cash awards. Open to all artists from New
Mexico, Arizona, West Texas and beyond.
Information/prospectus: Lyn, (575) 546-4650,
blackrangeart@gmail.com or zhibit.org/brai.

Deming Arts Center The Deming Arts

Councils gallery and gift shop is at 100 Gold
Street in Deming, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4
p.m. Saturday. Information: (575) 546-3663 or
demingarts.orbs.com.

Hubbard Museum of the American

West 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours: 10
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Information: (575)
378-4142 or hubbardmuseum.org.
Showing through Dec. 31: Time
Exposures, a photographic history of the Isleta
Pueblo in the 19th Century.

MRAC Gallery The Mimbres Region Arts

Council Gallery is in Wells Fargo Bank Building,
1201 Pope (at 12th) in Silver City. Open during
regular bank hours. Information: (575) 5382505 or mimbresarts.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) 8940572 or riobravofineart.net.
Showing through Dec. 29: Guys and
Canyons, paintings by Delmas Howe, in celebration of the artists 78th birthday.

Socorro Arts Show Socorro County

Arts 10th annual show runs through Dec. 16,

at the Macey Center Gallery at New Mexico
Tech campus in Socorro, N.M. Information:
(575) 835-ARTS.
December 2013

Anne Hillerman Author Anne Hillerman

will discuss her first novel, Spider Womans
Daughter, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, in
Stuckey Auditorium at Good Samaritan - Las
Cruces Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle.
Sponsored by the Las Cruces Press Women. A
book signing follows the presentation.
Information: lcpresswomen@gmail.com.
Hillermans new novel picks up the mantle of
her father Tony Hillermans Navajo Nation
police mysteries, involving Lt. Joe Leaphorn and
Office Jim Chee.
Hillerman will explain how she came to write
Spider Womans Daughter, developing the
character of Manuelito, who first appeared in
The Fallen Man. She will also talk about the
Four Corners region and what inspired the settings for the Leaphorn-Chee series.
Tumblewords Project The writing
workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Saturdays at the Memorial Park Public Library
meeting room, 3200 Copper, unless listed otherwise. Workshops are free; donations for the
presenter are encouraged. The group is open
to all writers in a non-critique, non-caustic
forum. Special times Dec. 14; No Dec. 28
workshop. Information: 328-5484 (Donna
Snyder), 566-1034 (library), tumblewordsproject@yahoo.com or on Facebook at
Tumblewords.
Dec 7: Hug a Bum: Dont Say Bah Humbug
with Gene Keller. Tongue-Tied to the Border,
Kellers collected poetry from the past 40
years, is his most recent publication. He is also
a musician, playing at the renowned Kerrville
Folk Festival and many other venues throughout the Southwest.
Noon to 2 p.m. Dec 14: Angels
Playground with artist and poet Yvonne
Collins. Collins is a regular participant with
Tumblewords, and her poems, reviews and artwork, can be seen in several publications. Most
recently, a poem and drawing are included in
the new Mezcla: art and writing from the
Tumblewords Project.
Dec 21: Writing for the Dark Time with
Donna Snyder. For more than a decade Snyder
has presented an annual workshop near the
Winter Solstice that explores the concept of
darkness in both its negative and positive
aspects. She founded the Tumblewords Project
in 1995 and continues to coordinate its weekly
writing workshops as well as occasional publications and performance events.
Black Cat Sunday Poets Black Cat
Books and Coffee, 128 Broadway in Truth or
Consequences, N.M., hosts free poetry readings at 1 p.m. the second Sunday of the month
(Dec. 8). Information: (575) 894-7070.

a dinner, as well as book discussion.

Information/location: 525-9006 or cityofnightbookclub@gmail.com.

Barnes & Noble at NMSU The

Friends of the Library Bookstore
Friends of the Cielo Vista Librarys used bookstore is at 3025 McRae, with used books and
paperbacks for sale. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Wednesday, Thursdays and Saturday.
Proceeds benefit the library; donations of used
reading material accepted. Information: 7796916.

Southwest Reading Connections The

new book club for adults meets at 1 p.m. the
second Tuesday of the month, at Las Cruces
Museum of Nature and Science, 411 N. Main in
the Las Cruces Downtown Mall, dedicated to
exploring the connections between life in the
southwest in fiction and non-fiction. Meetings
last around 90 minutes. Information: (575) 5223120 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Barnes & Noble (Las Cruces) 700 S.
Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall. Information: (575)
522-4499.
A Downton Abbey Tea Party is 2 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 15, celebrating the upcoming 4th season
of the PBS show with Downton Abbey trivia,
tea and cookies and prizes for the best
upstairs/downstairs costumes.
Childrens Good Morning storytimes are 10
a.m. Fridays.
A Grinch Day storytime is 2 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 1, with a reading of Dr. Seusss How
The Grinch Stole Christmas and other activities.
A Polar Express Storytime is 7 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 6, with a reading of the holiday classic, by
guest readers from the Early College High
School, family activities and holiday treats.
Participants are encouraged to wear their PJs,
robe and slippers.
An Elf On The Shelf storytime and Elf
Adoption event is 6 p.m. Friday Dec. 13.
The annual holiday book drives recipient is
Toys for Tots.

This years annual Holiday Book Drive recipient is USO of El Paso.

Barnes & Noble (West Side) 705

Sunland Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday. Information: 581-5353.
A Polar Express storytime party is 7 p.m.
Friday Dec. 6, with a Kids-N-Co reading of the
holiday classic by Chris Van Allsburg, activities
and treats.
Burnham Wood Charter School Bookfair and
Educator Shopping Event are Saturday, Dec. 7.
A Downton Abbey Party in celebration of the
fourth season of the PBS series is 7 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 13, with trivia, costume contest, tea and
cookies and prize drawings.
A How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah?
storytime is 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, followed by How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Storytime at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, with a
reading of the Dr. Seuss book and other Grinch
activities and treats.
Elf On The Shelf Storytime is 10 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14.
City of Night Book Club Rio Grande
Adelante hosts the book club and social gathering for LGBT community and friends at 7 p.m.
the first Saturday of the month at different
locations. The meetings include a social, usually

Algur H. Meadows Library The first

public library dedicated to art in the United
States is in the El Paso Museum of Arts Ginger
Francis Seminar Room. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is
free; no library card required. Information: 5321707 ext. 34 or ElPasoArtMuseum.org.

Junior Ranger Storytime Chamizal

National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial, will host
free storytimes with a thematic craft for preschool and first-grade children 11 a.m. the first
Saturday of the month. Admission is free, but
reservations strongly recommended: 532-7272,
ext. 131 or nps.gov/cham.
Magic Carpet StoryTime Doa Ana
Arts Council hosts free storytelling events
11:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays at its new location at Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main,
in Las Cruces, hosted by Dave Edwards. A new
book is read each week, followed by a drawing
for that book. Information: (575) 541-2154 or
las-cruces.org/museums.

Barnes & Noble (East Side) The East

Side Barnes and Nobles new location is at the
Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway West, Suite
120. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, 9
a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Information: 590-1932.
Childrens storytime is 11 a.m. Saturdays.

Books Are Gems 7744 North Loop Ste

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& BILINGUAL CHILDRENS BOOKS

B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit

organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Books are sold for $1-$2, and children
who come to the store may receive five free
used books. Teachers can also receive free
books for their classroom. Hours are 11 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday;
and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Information:
Information: 845-5437 or booksaregems.org.

December Special Events

Saturday, Dec. 14 2-4 pm

Book Signing with Larry Phifer
World on a String

Friends of the Irving Schwartz Library

Bookstore The bookstore at 1605 George

Saturday, Dec. 21 2-4 pm

Sergio Troncoso

Dieter (in Dieter Plaza) offers books, fiction,

non-fiction, records, CDs, magazines, cards and
other items. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Paperbacks, current magazines, records and
CDs average 50, hardcover fiction is $1-$2,
and National Geographics are 5. Funds raised
from sale of donated books benefit the library.
Book donations accepted. Information: 5930015.
December 2013

College Booksellers at New Mexico State

University are at 1400 E. University in Las
Cruces. Free parking in designated spaces
Information: (575) 646-4431,
NMSUbookstore.com or on Facebook at
NMSUi.

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Bankhead Highway public outreach

Texas Historical Commission, El Paso County
Historical Commission and El Paso Community
Foundation host a public outreach presentation
regarding the Bankhead Highway (US 80 or
Texas Historic Highway 20) 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 3, at El Paso Community
Foundation, 333 N. Oregon, First Floor (across
the street from San Jacinto Plaza). The community is invited to share their knowledge or souvenirs from this Historic Texas Highway.
Information: 581-7920.

Holiday Open House El Paso County

Historical Society hosts an open house 6 to 8
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the historic 1912
Richard Burges House, 603 W. Yandell, for
members, potential members and neighborhood residents, with appetizers and drinks.
Admission is free. Information: 764-3537 or
elpasohistory.com.

Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society

and Haunted History The organization
offers a variety of ghost tours each month. All
proceeds benefit Concordia Cemetery for
restoration and preservation. Age 13 and older
welcome. Tours are $10, unless otherwise listed. Information/reservations: 408-7461 or
ghosts915.com.
Concordia Cemetery Ghost Tours are 9 to
11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 and 14, at the cemetery. Bring a camera. Meet at 8:30 p.m. at the
Yandell entrance. Bring a canned of dried food
item for $5 off tour cost.
Downtown Ghost Tour is 9 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21. Meet at 8:30 p.m. in front
of the Downtown Main Library (Cleveland
Square) next to the El Paso Museum of History.
This months tour will be going inside the
remains of the Palace Saloon. Contains adult
situations, offensive history and some adult lan-

guage.

Harvey Girls of El Paso The Harvey

Girls of El Paso Texas 1906-1948 hosts monthly
meetings 2 to 4 p.m. the second Monday of the
month (Dec. 9). The Harvey Girl Association
of El Paso is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the Harvey Girls and their
founder Fred Harvey. New volunteers and visitors welcome. Admission is free.
Information/location: 755-1819 or on Facebook
at Harvey Girls of El Paso Texas 1906-1948.

Bomber Crash Site Marker The dedication ceremony for the new B-36D Crash Site
Marker is 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, in El Paso
Community Foundations Foundation Room,
401 N. Oregon. Program is followed by the
unveiling at the Market Site, located straight
east up the mountain from the very northern
end of Stanton Street. Information/RSVP:
Bernie Sargent, 581-7920.
The society will also host a marker unveiling
at Fort Bliss Friday, Dec. 13, for the U.S. Army
temporary detention stations for enemy
aliens during WWII. Call for details.
Fort Bayard Tours Fort Bayard Historic
Preservation Society hosts a guided tour of the
historic fort at 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays,
Dec. 14, at Fort Bayard National Historic
Landmark, six miles east of Silver City, N.M.
Meet at the Fort Bayard Museum on the west
side of the parade ground (House 26). Tour
takes about 90 minutes; wear walking shoes,
sun screen and a hat; water recommended.
The museum will also be open, with Christmas
gift items. Admission is free, but donations

appreciated. Individual tours may also be

scheduled in advance. Information: (575) 3884477, (575) 388-9123 or fortbayard.org.

El Paso-Juarez Historical Museum

Curator and founder is historian Fred Morales,
who hosts historic exhibits, lectures and walking tours at various locations. Information: 2559644, fredmorales7@yahoo.com, or elpasowalkingtours.com.
Showing through December is History of
Old San Antonio Street, at El Paso Public
Librarys Main Branch, 501 N. Oregon.
Admission is free.

El Paso Mission Trail Visitor Center

El Paso Mission Trail Associations center supporting the three historic churches in the
Mission Valley Ysleta Mission, Socorro
Mission and San Elizario Chapel is at 6095
Alameda (at Zaragoza). Hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Information
790-0661, 851-9997 or
visitelpasomissiontrail.com.
El Paso Museum of History 510 N.
Santa Fe. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Closed Mondays. Admission is free.
Information: 351-3588. For exhibit and special
event information, see At the Museum listing.
Old Fort Bliss Building 5054, corner of
Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The
Old West days of the Soldiers of the Pass are
relived through replicas of the original adobe
fort buildings and military artifacts,
Magoffinsville Post 1854 to 1868. Hours are 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; by
appointment only Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 568-4518 or 588-8482..

San Elizario walking tours The San

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

Chamizal National Memorial 800 S.

San Marcial. The National Park Service operates the memorial on land once claimed by
Mexico as part of a decades-long dispute over
the international boundary. The visitor center
has an exhibit on the history of the Chamizal
dispute, including a video presentation. Park
grounds and picnic area open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
daily; visitors center hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays through Saturday. Closed Christmas
and New Years Day. Admission is free.
Information: 532-7273.
Showing at Los Abrazos Gallery is Chamizal
Treaty 50th Anniversary Exhibit, about the
events leading up to and surrounding the signing of the Chamizal Treaty and peaceful resolution of the century-long international boundary
dispute between two neighboring nations, as
well as President Lyndon B. Johnsons role in it.
Ranger talks are 2 p.m. every Saturday in the
Visitor Center (at the boundary marker
between the flags).
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Free ranger guided tours and interpretive programs are offered at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays. The tours last 45 minutes to an
hour and consist of walking short distances on
the park grounds, as well as visiting various
museum exhibits and displays located in the visitor center.
Storytime with park rangers are 10 to 11:30
a.m. the third Thursday of the month.
Admission is free to both storytime and crafts,
but space is limited: call for reservations.

Los Portales Museum and Visitor

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

Mission Trail Three historic churches lie

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

San Elizario Veterans Museum and

Memorial Walk The museum, operated
and managed by the non-profit San Elizario
Veterans Committee of the San Elizario
Genealogy and Historical Society, is at 1501-B
Main Street in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: Ann Lara, 3453741 or Ray Borrego, 383-8529.

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).
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. Admission is
$3; (ages 16 and under free). Sunday admission
for New Mexico residents is $1. Information:
(575) 526-8911 or nmmonuments.org. From
Las Cruces, take I-25 north to Exit 19.
Shakespeare Ghost Town The small
pioneer settlement and mining town on the
trail to California is just south of Lordsburg,
N.M. Site is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Information: (575) 542-9034 or shakespeareghostown.com.
December 2013

Christmas Carol now annual UTEP Theatre tradition

hirty-seven years ago this month, I

made my first entrance ever on an El
Paso community theatre stage, playing several roles in the holiday classic, A
Christmas Carol.
Its a story of redemption thats always
been near and dear to my heart. Ive loved
most incarnations of the tale, from the
classic 1951 movie with Alastair Sim to
Mickey Mouses version.
So when UTEP dance department retired
the Nutcracker ballet seven years ago,
Professor Chuck Gorden, Production
Coordinator/Head of Directing for the
Department of Theatre and Dance, made a
decision to go with A Christmas Carol as
a new tradition for the season.
I felt that there was a void in our departments holiday offerings, Gorden said.
At first, we paid royalties to perform an
adaptation written by Romulus Linney.
The year we produced it, this particular
version ran more than 2 and 1/2 hours,
making it difficult for school matinee audiences to attend, based on their schedules.
Also, faculty felt that the design for the
first production was pretty good, but that
the script was overly rhetorical and overwritten. Therefore, my task became to
write an adaptation that adhered more
closely to the original story, utilized the
scenery from the first production, and had
a shorter running time.
Gordens script, which closely follows the
classic story, is now a department staple.
Gorden has a wide background in this
genre: He worked for 15 years as a professional actor, director and playwright,
directed two professional theatre companies, and is the author of a number of plays
including Guarding the Bridge, which
won the John Cauble Short Play contest.
The most distinct difference (in the
script) is the conceit about Dickens using
actors to perform the story for an audience,
prior to the publication of the story,
Gorden said, even though Dickens did,
later in his life, become quite enamored of
the theatre and married an actress as his
second wife. It became a way to utilize
Dickens as a narrator, thus preserving the
eloquent prose narrative in the short story.
The task of directing this years production has again fallen to Austin Savage, a

2009 graduate of the UTEP Department of

Theatre of Dance.
This is actually my seventh consecutive
year having been involved with the show
in some capacity, Savage said. After
debuting the role of Charles Dickens/Bob
Cratchit in Gordens original adaptation, I
was also lucky enough to portray Jacob
Marley, and Ebenezer Scrooge. This is my
third consecutive year directing the adaptation.
Because it is a classic story, Savage must
meet high audience expectations.
I enjoy the challenge that A Christmas
Carol provides. The spectacle of the show
is quite impressive and something that I
take pride in having contributed to, especially over the last three years, Savage
said. Beyond the spectacle aspect, it is a
wonderful tale of redemption that resonates with people of all ages. The timeless writing carries a message of hope and
connection that is still incredibly valuable,
perhaps even more so in this day and age.
Like Gorden, Savage brings impressive
credentials to the project. He was the
director of the departments 2008 In the
Boom Boom Room and was the recipient
of the 2009 Kennedy Center/American
College Theatre Festival Meritorious
Achievement Award for Directing. In 2010
he was named an Observership Fellow by
the Society of Directors & Choreographers
and assistant directed The Good Negro
by Tracy Scott Wilson at Chicagos legendary Goodman Theatre under the direction of acclaimed director Chuck Smith. In
2010 he founded The Border Theatre, a
performance ensemble dedicated to developing and performing original and world

premier works as well as educating the El

Paso community in the artistry of theatre.
In this version, Roland Esparza plays the
dual role of Charles Dickens/Bob Cratchit.
Richard Nielsen plays Ebenezer Scrooge
and Brian Ceely plays the part of Jacob
Marley.
Savages biggest challenge has been
working with a large cast and their many
different schedules. That has meant rearranging or replacing some roles.
But he is happy with the results.
There are many joys in directing the
piece, but one of my favorites is taking
chances in casting on young performers as
well as allowing some of the more seasoned performers to take on roles beyond
their known range, Savage said. I also
very much enjoy expanding on a preexisting production and helping to create a tradition that can be enjoyed for generations.
Most of that expansion has been in the
technical aspects of the show.

I am very excited about some of the

effects that we have worked out this year
regarding the spirits who visit Scrooge,
he said.
But more than anything else I take
tremendous pride in the fact that we are
able to focus on and explore the tremendous vulnerability behind the man who has
decided to shield himself from the world.
The fact that he resents Christmas is simply the tool that Scrooge uses to hide the
truth that he is a man who is terrified of
being hurt. The sorrow of loss has made
him run from the potential joy of human
connection. The production this year is
focused on the idea that it is the requirement of every man to seek peace and harmony with the universe through his fellow
man.
Carol Viescas is a veteran of
community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.

UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance

presents A Christmas Carol at 2:30 and
7 p.m. Sunday Dec. 15 and 7 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Dec. 20-21, in the Fox Fine
Arts Wise Family Theatre. Tickets: $9-$13.
Information: 747-5118 or
theatredance.utep.edu.
December 2013

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Kids-N-Co., 1301 Texas, presents the adaptation of the musical based on the Hans Christian
Andersen story and Disney film Nov. 29-Dec.
22, with lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn
Slater, book by Doug Wright and music by Alan
Menken. Directed by Laura Sambrano with
choreography by Lorraine Varela. Showtime is
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $7 ($5students, senior citizens,
military). Information 351-1455.
In a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her
ocean home and her fins behind and live in
the world above. But first shell have to defy
her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil
sea witch Ursula, and convince the handsome
Prince Eric that shes the girl whose enchanting
voice hes been seeking.

Nora No Strings Theatre presents Ingmar

Bergmans adaptation of Henrik Ibsens classic
play The Doll House Nov. 29-Dec. 15 at the
Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall in
Las Cruces. Directed by Ceil Herman. Tickets:
$12 ($10 students and seniors over 65).
Information/reservations: (575) 523-1223 or
no-strings.org.
Nora is a minimalist version of the play; five
actors who remain on stage throughout. Set on
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the plot is a
compelling story of a young Victorian wife who
is trapped by her own kindness and adherence
to standards of what a wife must be.

Come Blow Your Horn Las Cruces

Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall,
presents the Neil Simons first Broadway comedy smash Dec. 6-22. Directed by Patrick
Payne. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $10 ($9
seniors, students, military; $8 group rate; $7
children under six). Information: (575) 5231200 or lcctnm.org.
Alan Baker, a thirtysomething swinging bachelor with time, money and women to spare,
welcomes rebellious and eager 21-year-old
brother Buddy into his den of iniquity while
their horrified parents can only watch and pray.

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents
Barbara Robinsons family holiday favorite Dec.
6-22. Directed by Rachel Mullins. Showtimes
are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($7 military/students with
ID); $1 off ticket price for those who bring
baby and childrens clothes donations for the
Rainbow Room. Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
A Christmas Carol American
Southwest Theatre Company presents the
world premiere of the new musical adaptation
of Charles Dickens classic with lyrics by Tom
Smith and music by Roger Butterfly through
Dec. 8 at NMSUs Center for the Arts, Las
Cruces. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $17.
Tickets: $10-$17. Information: (575) 646-4515
or nmsutheatre.com.

A Christmas Carol The UTEP

Department of Theatre and Dance presents
their annual adaptation of Charles Dickenss
Christmas classic at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 15 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec.
20-21, in the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family
Theatre. Adapted by Chuck Gorden and
directed by Austin Savage. Tickets: $13 ($11
seniors, military, group, UTEP alumni and nonUTEP students; $9 UTEP students; ages 4-12):
747-5118 or theatredance.utep.edu.
Each performance has a special Buy One,
Get One Free ticket offer. Dec. 15 matinee:
UTEP Alumni; Dec. 15 evening: UTEP Faculty
& Staff; Dec. 20: Military; Dec. 21: El Paso City
Employees.

Spiders Web El Paso Playhouse, 2501

Montana, presents the Agatha Christie mystery
Jan. 3-25. Directed by Alexander Wright.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and
2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors, $7 military/students with ID; $5 students under 18).
Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.

Auditions & classes

Border Theatre Acting Workshops
The Border Theatre Group hosts acting labs
taught by area professionals at noon Saturdays
at Glasbox art space, 1500 Texas. Workshops
are designed to help potential performers of all
ages and experience levels develop a working
process. The goal of the sessions is to create a
large stable of potential performers to help
advance the theatrical and film communities in
El Paso. Information/cost: 412-5283 or bordertheatre.org.
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Playhouse, 2501 Montana, hosts auditions for

auditions for its upcoming spring and summer
plays. Auditions often consist of cold readings
of simple dialogue and from the script, with
possible improvisation. Information: 532-1317
or elpasoplayhouse@sbcglobal.net.
Deathtrap auditions are 7 p.m. Monday
and Tuesday, Dec. 16-17. Directed by Vanessa
Keyer, written by Ira Levin. Show dates are
Feb. 14-March 8.
Dial M For Murder auditions are Monday
and Tuesday, Feb. 2-3, 2014. Show dates are
March 28-April 19.
A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody auditions are Sunday and Monday, March 2-3,
2014. Show dates are May 9-31.
December 2013

EPMA World Cinema Series El Paso

Museum of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza, hosts
screenings of films at 2 p.m. Saturdays.
Donations purchase art books for the museums Algur H. Meadows Library. Seating is limited on a first come, first serve basis. Admission:
$3 suggested donation; free for members and
age 12 and under. Age restrictions may apply.
Information: 532-1707 or
elpasoartmuseum.org.
Nov. 30: O Brother, Where Art Thou
(2000), Rated PG-13.
Decembers films are set in World War I or II
eras.
Dec. 7: Pearl Harbor (2001), Rated PG-13.
Dec. 14: The Aviator (2004), Rated PG13.
Dec. 21: Flyboys (2006), Rated PG-13.
Dec. 28: All Quiet on the Western Front
(1930), Not rated.

Film Salon The Film Salon at Trinity First

United Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa (at
Yandell) concludes its tribute to Preston Sturges
with the 1944 comedy The Miracle of
Morgans Creek at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7,
in Resler Hall, with a reception, film screenings,
DVD giveaways and more. Admission is free.
Information: 533-2674 or filmsalon.org.
La Estrella Film Festival UTEPs Future
Leaders of Public Relations hosts a free film festival celebrating student filmmakers at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, at UTEPs Union Cinema, in
the Student Union Building. Films featured from
are school districts, EPCC, UTEP, NMSU and
UACJ. Information: flpr.utep@gmail.com or on
Facebook at La Estrella Film Festival.

Pax Christi Film Series The series

presents the documentary Who Is Pope
Francis at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Diocesan
Migrant and Refugee Services Mother Teresa
Center, 2400 E. Yandell. Discussion will follow.
Hosted by Pax Christi El Paso and the Peace &
Justice Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of El
Paso. Admission is free, donations accepted.
Information: 740-3962 or 490-1451.
The film is an overview Pope Franciss life,
thought, and work including previously
unreleased images of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as a
child and of Cardinal Bergoglio preaching in the
streets of Buenos Aires.
Film Las Cruces The Rio Grande Theatre
and the City of Las Cruces Film Liaison present
the monthly film forum at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 11. Locally made films are screened
alongside short films by student filmmakers, followed by Q&A sessions with the filmmakers
and industry news as it pertains to the area.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or Las-CrucesFilm.org.
Holiday Classic Films Dona Ana Arts
Council presents screenings of holiday film classics Frank Capras Its A Wonderful Life, and
the Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye musical White
Christmas, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15,
at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown
Mall in Las Cruces. Call for showtimes: (575)
523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
Classic film series Film historian, educator, writer, archivist, collector Jay Duncan and
the Sunset Film Society hosts a monthly film
series at 6:30 p.m. the third Saturday of the
month at the historic Hixon House, 717 W.
Yandell. All presentations will include a cartoon,
short, featurette or serial chapter, as well as
commentary, anecdotes and film facts from
Duncan. Admission and parking is free.
Reservations required by RVSP by Dec. 16 (no
late RSVP accepted). Information: sunsetfilmsoDecember 2013

ciety.org.
Featured Dec. 21 are the 1937 film Lost
Horizon, Laurel and Hardys Babes In
Toyland (aka March of the Wooden Soldiers),
the 1962 animated feature Mr. Magoos
Christmas Carol, and the 1982 Academy
Award nominated animated short The
Snowman.

Fountain Theatre 2469 Calle de

Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the plaza in
Mesilla. The historic theater, operated by the
Mesilla Valley Film Society, features films at 7:30
p.m. nightly, plus 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30
p.m. Sunday. Closed Dec. 24-25. Admission: $7
($6 seniors, military and students with ID; $5
children and society members); $5 on
Wednesday. Information, schedule: (575) 5248287 or mesillavalleyfilm.org.
Nov 29-Dec. 5: Wadjda. A girl whos willing to do just about anything to buy her first
bicycle is the basis of this groundbreaking film,
which finds a sneakily innocuous way to address
the severe constraints placed on women in
Saudi society. Rated PG.
Dec. 6-12: Still Mine. The true story of
what happened when Canadian farmer Craig
Morrisons (James Cromwell) determination to
build an easy-to-navigate house for his ailing
wife, Irene (Genevive Bujold), ran afoul of the
local building commission. Rated PG-13.
Dec. 13-19: You Aint Seen Nothin. A
group of older players assemble at the remote
house of a playwright who has left behind a
filmed production of Eurydice enacted by a
very young theater troupe. Admission is free
for current MVFS members.
Dec. 20-26: Portrait of Wally. A documentary on the 1912 Egon Schiele masterwork
Portrait of Wally, immortalizing the Austrian
artists then-mistress.
Dec 27-Jan 2: Kill Your Darlings. This
biopic focuses on how a murder in 1944 draws
together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William
Burroughs. Rated R.

Out of the Furnace (Relativity Media)

Christian Bale, Zoe Saldana, Casey Affleck.
Directed by Scott Cooper.
Dec. 13:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
(Warner Bros) Martin Freeman, Ian
McKellen, Richard Armitage. Directed by Peter
Jackson. Second installment of Peter Jacksons
prequel trilogy to Lord of the Rings.
Tyler Perrys A Madea Christmas (Lionsgate)
Tyler Perry, Tika Sumpter, Chad Michael
Murray; Directed by Perry.
Dec. 20:
American Hustle (Columbia) Christian
Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper. Directed by
David O. Russell.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Paramount) Will Ferrell, Christina
Applegate, Steve Carrell. Directed by Adam
McKay. Sequel to the 2004 hit.
Her (Warner Bros.) Amy Adams, Joaquin
Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson (voice). Directed
by Spike Jonze.
Saving Mr. Banks (Walt Disney) Tom
Hanks, Emma Thompson Colin Farrell.
Directed by John Lee Hancock.
Walking With Dinosaurs 3D (20th CenturyFox) CG Animation. Featuring the voices of
Justin Long, Tiya Sircar, Charlie Rowe. Directed
by Barry Cook and Neil Nightingale. Adaptation
of the BBC miniseries.

Dec. 27:
August: Osage County (Weinstein Co.)
Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts;
Directed by John Wells.
47 Ronin (Universal) Keanu Reeves,
Hiroyuki Sanada. Directed by Carl Rinsch.
Grudge Match (Warner Bros.) Robert De
Niro, Kim Basinger, Sylvester Stallone. Directed
by Peter Segal.
Lone Survivor (Universal) Mark Wahlberg,
Ben Foster, Eric Bana. Directed by Peter Berg.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (20th
Century-Fox) Ben Stiller, Kristin Wiig, Adam
Scott. Directed by Stiller. Remake of the 1947
Danny Kaye classic.
The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount)
Leonardo DiCaprio, P.J. Byrne, Jon Favreau.
Directed by Martin Scorsese.

DVD Releases
Dec. 3:
The Wolverine / PG-13
Smurfs 2 / PG
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones / PG-13
Girl Most Likely / PG-13
Dec. 10:
Despicable Me 2 / PG
Fast & Furious 6 / PG-13
Don Jon / R
Adore / R
Battle of the Year / PG-13
Dec. 17:
Elysium / R
Prisoners / R
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters / PG
One Direction: This Is Us / PG
The Lone Ranger / PG-13
Kick-Ass 2 / R
Dec. 24:
Insidious: Chapter 2 / PG-13

New Mexico Museum of Space History

3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The museums
Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater presents:
Tornado Alley. Join Storm Chasers star
Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2.
Showtimes: 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m.
Hubble. Audiences blast off alongside the
Atlantis STS-125 crew, witness spacewalks and
experience the Hubble Telescopes imagery.
Showtimes: 10 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.
Showing at 1 p.m. are 9 Planets and
Counting (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday) and Planetarium Show (Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday).
Tickets: $6 ($5 for seniors and military; $4
ages 4-12). Planetarium show admission: $3.50.
Ages 3 and under free for all shows.
Museum/IMAX 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 (subject to change).
Dec. 6:
Inside Llewyn Davis (CBS Films) Oscar
Issac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman. Directed
by Joel and Ethan Coen
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Local: Megadeth collides with

Socorro Dec. 14
Socorro Entertainment Center ups the ante of
the heavy metal game with legendary band
Megadeth, which has been damaging
eardrums for 30 years. They were once
known as the kings of thrash metal before
Metallica stole their throne. Ironically,
Megadeth mastermind Dave Mustane was at
one time a part of that very group that
dethroned them. That hasnt stopped him
from carving out an incredible career, which
has included close to a dozen Grammy nominations. The guys will arrive Dec. 14 in support of their latest release, Super Collider.
The new disc kept the same band lineup as
the preceding album, something that hasnt
happen in a decade and half. The venue has
chosen to throw three cherries across those
slot machine wheels, as they sweetened the
pot with two openers that are sure not to disappoint. So get there early for Fear Factory
and Nonpoint and youll be guaranteed a
huge payout in sound.

National: Def Leppard, Viva

Hysteria, Frontiers Records
In the glory days of rock you could depend
on certain companies to hold onto a group
even if they released a clunker every now
and again. Those days are long gone, but
some record labels try to maintain a similar
roster. That is how Def Leppard ended up on
Frontiers, a label based in Italy. For Def
Leppard it all started in the late 70s, when
the New Wave of British Heavy Metal was
emerging. In those early years Def Leppard
led the pack with Iron Maiden, Saxon and
Judas Priest, but they also did something
very different. This was a band that was very
much focused on melodies and updating the
glam sound. They crossed over into Top 40
radio in the 80s, the decade that their current
release is all about, specifically 1987 and
their album Hysteria. Their latest is a celebration of that disc, including tracks from
before and beyond. Viva Hysteria at the
Joint, Las Vegas is the new double CD &
DVD set. The first platter features a reworking of the complete LP front to back, pulled
off with as much energy as if we traveled
back in time. There is also a moving tribute
to their original guitarist Steve Clark, who
died of a drug overdose a few years after its
release. The second disc is all over the map
as far as song selection, with hits, rarely
played tracks and newer material. This may
not cause the Hysteria it did in the 80s, but
it is sure to create a panic to make sure your
Def Leppard collection didnt disappear at
your last garage sale.

Various Artists, The Freddie

Mercury Tribute Concert,
Eagle Vision
It first aired more than 20 years ago and my
most recent view of it this month blew my
mind just as it did when I was half my age.
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was an
all-star bash a few months after his tragic
death. This amazing show has been rereleased on DVD and SD Blu-ray with newly
remastered sound. For the first time ever the
performances by opening acts Metallica and
Guns N Roses are available and are reason
enough to invest in the 3-disc set. The main
show features the three surviving members
as the house band for stunning special guest
collaborations performing some of their most
loved tunes. The Whos Roger Daltry teams
up with Black Sabbaths Tony Iommi for an
earth-shattering I Want it All. Iommi and
James Hetfield of Metallica practically break
the sound barrier on Stone Cold Crazy
Love. David Bowie and Annie Lennox of
the Eurythmics take on Under Pressure and
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wouldve truly made Freddie proud. The

crown jewel here is the pairing of Elton John
and Axl Rose on Bohemian Rhapsody. In
between are candid interviews with the honoree, classic video montages, more incredible
performances and a bonus third disc with a
documentary and rehearsal footage. The
Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert is a testament to the rock royalty of Queen.

Christmas Music: Various

Artists, Punk Goes
Christmas, Fearless Records
With the holidays quickly approaching we
return to one of my guilty pleasures, reworked Christmas tunes. This years treasure
trove comes from the same people, Fearless
Records, who brought us Punk Goes Pop
Volumes 1-5. The latest collection, Punk
Goes Christmas, will surprise many with its
large helping of acoustic-based tracks. Most
songs are brilliant originals but they run into
some challenges when it comes to remakes
that put a tremendous spin on some classic
material, with Man Overboard reviving the
Kinks Father Christmas, Summer Set visiting Donny Hathaways This Christmas
and Yellowcard taking on Coldplays
Christmas Lights. Not to be outdone is the
band Issues, growling through the truly
bizarre choice of NSYNCs Merry
Christmas, Happy Holidays. So pour the
eggnog, perhaps add a splash of rum, and
have your very own punk Christmas.

Collectibles: early Christmas

presents from Legacy Records
For the past seven years each April record
companies have unleashed a bounty of
music-related collectibles. In an effort to
keep those independent record stores cash
registers ringing, theyve made that post-tax
day celebration into a biannual event, coinciding with the years biggest shopping day
on the day after Thanksgiving. This Black
Friday, one label in particular is digging deep
in the vaults for some real treats. Legacy
Records is breaking out some amazing LP
collections, all released in ultra-limited quantity and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Cheap
Trick, Harry Nilsson and Roy Orbison are all
offered as multi-platter sets. A handful of
Miles Davis is offered in mono, and on the
other side of the spectrum the Clash gets a
CD revamp with all of them in LP replica
sleeves. Then there are the very tasty 7 inches: Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix
and Uncle Tupelo will all contain unreleased
tracks and be individually numbered. This
Thanksgiving stuff yourself on some delicious wax rarities.
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin
Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net
Email in your top 10 of 2013 to be eligible to win a free CD (randomly selected,
limited quantity, while supplies last). Send
to the email address above and be sure to
include your mailing address.
December 2013

Spiders Web El Paso Playhouse, 2501

Montana, presents the Agatha Christie mystery
Jan. 3-25. Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.

Gallegos y Baile Flamenco! 2 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 4, at El Paso Public Librarys
Main Branch, 501 N. Oregon. Admission is
free. Information: 755-1414.

Tornado Challenge The 3rd annual 5K

run and 1 mile fun walk is 8:30 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 25, at Hornedo Middle School. Online
registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.

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El Paso Rhinos - The Junior League ice

hockey team takes on the Wichita Thunder at
7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 30Feb. 1, at the Sierra Providence Events Center,
4100 E. Paisano. Ticket information: 479-7825
or elpasorhinos.com.

UTEP Mens Basketball - The Miners regular home games are 7:05 p.m. at the Don
Haskins Center. Tickets: $8-$50
(Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
Saturday, Jan. 4: Angelo State.
Thursday, Jan. 9: Charlotte
Saturday, Jan. 11: Marshall
Saturday, Jan. 25: UTSA
Thursday, Jan. 30: La Tech

Smokey Joes Cafe UTEP Dinner

Theatre presents the musical of jukebox classics written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Jan. 31-Feb. 15. Information: 747-6060.

Southern New Mexico

An Evening with Styx ACTS and NMSU

UTEP Womens Basketball - Home

games are in the Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
$5 (Ticketmaster). information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11: Tulsa
7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18: Charlotte
7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22: Southern Miss
7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29: Marshall.

El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music

Festival The 2014 festival is Jan. 9-Feb. 4.
Performances begin at 7:30 p.m., unless listed
otherwise. Tickets for most show: $25 ($20
military; $5 students). Information: 833-9400 or
eppm.org.
Opening Concert with violinist Paul
Rosenthal, pianist Natasha Paremski, cellist Zuill
Bailey and violist Stephanie Meyers is Friday,
Jan. 10, at Western Hills United Methodist
Church, 524 Thunderbird. Additional performance is Saturday, Jan. 11 in Las Cruces.
A concert featuring Rosenthal, Paremski,
Bailey and Meyers is 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at
UTEPs Fox Fine Art Recital Hall.
Rubens String Quartet and guitarist David
Leisner concert is Wednesday, Jan. 15, at
NMSUs Center for the Performing Arts,
Friday, Jan. 17, at Scottish Rite Temple
Theatre, 301 W. Missouri, in El Paso, and 2
p.m. Sunday at UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital
Hall.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra and El Paso Pro
Musica Collaborative concert is Friday and
Saturday, Jan. 24-25, at The Plaza Theatre,
with violinist Kurt Nikkanen and Bailey.
A concert with Nikannen, Bailey and pianist
Maria Asteriadous is 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at
UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Piers Lane performs the Complete Chopin
Noctures Monday, Feb. 3, at First Baptist
Church, 805 Montana, and Tuesday, Feb. 4, at
NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital Hall.
Free Bachs Lunch performances are noon
Thursdays, Jan. 9, 16, 23 and 30, at El Paso
Museum of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza.
The Classic Film Series is 2 p.m. Saturdays,
Jan. 11, 18 and 25, at El Paso Museum of Art.
Admission is free.

Polar Plunge The 3rd annual Freezin for

a Reason cold weather swim benefiting Special
Olympics Texas-El Paso Area 19, is 9 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 11, at Wyndham El Paso Airport.
Cost: $60 ($30 17 and younger). Information:
533-8229 or sotx.org.

Patambores La Tierra Cafe, 1731

Montana, presents the dinner show at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 11, featuring the West African
dance troupe. Dinner served at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets: $34 in advance; $37 at the door.
Reservations: 533-8890 or latierracafe.com.

Belly Dance Extravaganza 2014

Dance Alive and special guests present an
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evening of dance and music at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission: $10.
Information: 566-1742 or 544-0364.

Bill Cosby The legendary comedian per-

forms at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the

Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $43, $53,
$63 and $77 (Ticketmaster).

El Paso Psychic Fair The fair is 11 a.m.

to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 11-12, at

the Hawthorn Inn, 1700 Airway (at Boeing).
Admission: $5 for both days. Information: 3456245 or elpasopsychicfair.com.

Super Scholar Run Clint ISDs 5K run

and 1 mile walk is 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at
Horizon Middle School. Online registration at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
An Evening with the Stars El Paso
Chapter, The Links Inc. hosts its 7th annual
black tie dinner gala 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday,
Jan. 17, at the Wyndham Airport Hotel 2027
Airway. Tickets $60. Information: 241-6046 or
linksinc.org.

Special Events hosts the classic rock legends at

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at NMSUs Pan
American Center in Las Cruces. Tickets: $25
and $35 (Ticketmaster). Information: 1-800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

New Mexico Philharmonic Flickinger

Center for the Performing Arts in Alamogordo
presents the celebrated Albuquerque-based
orchestra at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, as part of
its Premier Series. Ticket information: (575)
437-2202 or flickingercenter.com.

Mike + Ruthy The acoustic songwriting

team of Ruth Ungar and Mike Merenda perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at the
Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos Altos, N.M.
Tickets: $20 ($15 members). Information: (575)
538-2505 or mimbresarts.org.

Annie Get Your Gun Las Cruces

Symphony Orchestra presents its the fullystaged production of the Irving Berlin musical

Jan. 17-19, at NMSUs Atkinson Recital Hall

Tickets: $35, $45 and $55. Information: (575)
646-3709 or lascrucessymphony.com.

Rock and Worship Roadshow

Christian alternative rock bands Skillet and
Third Day headline the tour 6 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 19, at NMSUs Pan American Center.
Tickets: $10 at the door; $20 online. VIP passes
are $50 (Ticketmaster).

Las Cruces Bridal Showcase 11 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at Las Cruces

Convention Center, Las Cruces. Admission: $5
in advance; $7 at the door. Information: (575)
522-1232 or lascrucesbridalshowcase.com.

Man of La Mancha The five-time Tony

Award winning musical is 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.

21, at the Spencer Theater, Alto, N.M. Tickets:
$66-$69. Information: (575) 336-4800, (888)
818-7872 or spencertheater.com.

Romance/Romance No Strings
Theatre presents the musical by Barry Harman
and Keith Herrmann Jan. 24-Feb. 16 at the
Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall in
Las Cruces. Information/reservations: (575)
523-1223 or no-strings.org.
Las Cruces Anime Days Jan. 25-26, at
NMSUs Corbett Center Student Union.
Information: lascrucesanimedays.org.
Biggest Loser RunWalk Half marathon
and 5K Sunday, Jan. 26, at Hadley Sports
Complex, 1500 E. Hadley, in Las Cruces.
Online registration at active.com.

The Foreigner Las Cruces Community

Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, Jan. 31Feb. 16. Information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.

St. Mark ACTS Run for Faith St.

Marks Catholic Church hosts its 4th annual 5K
run and 1-mile walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18,
at 11700 Pebble Hills. Registration online at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Days of Remembrance Bridal, Quince
& Sweet 16 Fair The 24th annual event

is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the El

Paso Convention Center. Admission: $5; free
for ages 12 and younger. Information: 5928897, eptuxs.com or bridalquince.com.

YWCA Race Against Racism The 4th

annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day 10K and 5K
race and 1-mile family fun walk is 8 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Mary Ann Dodson
Camp, 4400 Boy Scout Lane. Free pancake
breakfast for all participants. Cost: $20 10K and
5K ($15 for military); $15 1 mile walk. Online
registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra: A Tale
of Two Strausses The Symphony performs with guest cellist Zuill Bailey and guest
violinist Kurt Nikkanen at 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Jan 24-25, in the Plaza Theatre .
Tickets: $15-$40 ($8-$10 students).
Information: 532-3776 or epso.org.

Spring Home Show The El Paso

Association of Builders presents the annual
event Jan. 24-26 at the El Paso Convention
Center. Admission: $5.95 ($4.95 military, seniors 62 and older; free for ages 12 and
younger). Information: 1-800-756-4788, ext. 47
or HomeShowElPaso.com.
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34

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26

Enterprise Fun Tours

11

Parks & Recreation

12

Alma Calderon

19

Escamilla Gallery

41

Paseo Christian Church

20

Ananda Yoga

13

Executive Singles

46

Pat Olchefski-Winston

43

Perkins Jewelry Supply

37

Ardovinos Desert Crossing 16

Fit From Within

Ardovinos Pizza

20

Flickinger Center

30

Pet Guardian Angel

37
38

Around and About Tours

23

Forum Ballroom

27

PhiDev Inc

Ask Dr. Dan

15

Fountain Theatre

50

Precision Prosthetics

ATMAS Healing

31

Furrs Family Dining

50

Prestige Womens Health

32

PTEP

31

BeadCounter

33

Glass Goodies

33

Real Estate El Paso

54

Belly Dance with Nesreen

35

Grocery Gallery

45

Reidsan Dog Training

27

Bingo Plus

21

Gufu di Milano

26

Krystyna Robbins

27
46

Ballet Box

Geico

The Bookery

47

Hal Marcus Gallery

42

RomanArtDesign

Books Are Gems

35

Hans Martial Arts

51

Ronda Brown

Bruces Air

18

Health Matters

39

Rubin Gallery

35
15

Cattleman's

Cecila Burgos LPC

22

Cinemark

Hike Up Cristo Rey

36

Salon Saleh

Hilton Garden Inn

15

Silver City MainStreet

In Vogue Healthcare

11

Smartz Printing

8
16

Collectibles

16

Inside Out Designs Inc.

Sombra Antigua

27

Community MedSpa

24

Int'l Quality Products

45

Spay Neuter Clinic

31

Coronado Baptist Church

10

Johnson Jewelers

14

Starr Western Wear

56

Cosmetic & Hair Surgery

26

KTEP

52

Sun Bowl Assn.

28

Counterpoint

40

La Tierra Caf

19

Sunland Art Gallery

34

CrossPoint Church

13

Language Science & Arts

Sunland Park Racetrack

23

DeFranco Designs

34

Las Cruces Museum of Art

43

Sunland Winery

The Desert Gypsy

34

Las Palmas Mex. Rest.

44

Telemates

53

El Paso Art Association

37

Leos Mexican Food

40

Teresa Fernandez

39

EP Ballroom Dance

19

Libby and Lilly

19

Texas Tech HSC

45

EP Ballroom Dance

23

Lone Star Investments

46

The Cleaners

48

Magic Brush

39

Tigua Cultural Center

40

EPCC

22

Magoffin Hall

36

TJHS Mardi Gras Dance

EP Conservatory of Dance

24

Magoffin Home St. Hist Site 49

UTEP Athletics

EP Conv & Perf Arts Ctrs

25

Marie Otero

21

UTEP Theatre & Dance

El Paso Exploreum

26

The Marketplace

33

Vanities

55

EP Gem & Mineral Show

17

Martha Garcia

Village Inn

38

El Paso Rhinos

54

Mesa Street Antique

38

Walgreens

45

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Mesilla Book Center

47

Western Traders

49

Moe's Mexican Rest.

13

Wyler Aerial Tramway

47

EPCC Music Showcase

El Paso Saddleblanket
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