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Your monthly guide to community

EPCC
entertainment, recreation & culture

Turns
Fifty
El Paso Community
College celebrates
a half-century
as enrollment
continues to soar.
— Page 19

Godspell
at KNC
Pastor gets lead
role as Judas.
— Page 30

On the cover Brave Books

Couple opens intimate
Originally from Monterrey,
bookstore on Arizona St.
Mexico, El Paso artist
— Page 23
Rosa Cruz won Best of
Show for “Desert OVER 600 THINGS TO DO,
Landscape” (bottom left) PLACES TO GO IN THIS ISSUE!
in the current Celebration
of Our Mountains art

MARCH
exhibit at Ardovino’s
Desert Crossing.
Other works shown are
“The Yucca” (top) and
2019
“Ocotillo” (bottom right). www.epscene.com
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march 2019
ROUNDUP
Bourbon Street on Cincinnati Street
— The annual Mardi Gras celebration in Kern
Place is Tuesday, March 5. Cincinnati Street
will be closed to vehicles for the outdoor cele-
bration featuring food, outdoor music, drink
specials and, of course, beads. Gates open at 4
p.m. Updates on Facebook at Cincinnati
Entertainment district.
Home and Garden Expo — The 19th
annual expo is March 8-10 at the El Paso
Convention Center. Hours are 2 to 6 p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Sunday. Area companies display the
latest products and services for homeowners .
Admission: $7 ($6 for age 65 and older; free for
16 and under and active and retired military
and first responders with ID). Information:
(361) 882-2071 or elpasohomeandgarden.com.
March 2019
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Celebrity guest is landscape and design super- games, food trucks, and local art vendors.
star Ahmed Hassan of HGTV and original host Admission is free. VIP tickets available for $75
INDEX
of DIY Network’s “Yard Crashers.” at neonticket.com.
Kid Zone features activities for families for
various exhibitors. Curious George photo ops
Tastings are one token each, and full pours
will be three tokens. Tokens: $2 a piece; must
are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. be 21 for tastings.
Local artists Candy Mayer, Nina Eaton, Rachel
Davis’ Crosses and Lisa Matta will host booths.
Star City Tattoo and Arts Exp — More Roundup 3-9,15
than 150 tattoo artists will be on hand noon to Behind the Scene 4
Kidtona Power Kar Race — El Paso Parks 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday, March 22-24, Scene Spotlight 4
and Recreation hosts its Power Kar Race for at El Paso Convention Center, with daily tattoo Here’s the Ticket 10-12
ages 4 to 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, competitions. Special guests: tattoo collector
Dance 12
March 9, at Marty Robbins Park, 11600 Vista Yallzee; and internationally renowned side
del Sol. Helmets are mandatory for racing and show, cabaret, striptease and suspension artist Program Notes
recreational fun. Registration is $10 per vehicle Marlo Marquise. Tickets: $20; $45 weekend 13-14
at any community center through March 8. pass; free age 12 and younger. Information: Music 14
Spectator admission is free. Information: 212- 231-1100 or starcityexpo.com. Sports 16-18
1704 or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
El Paso Psychic Fair — The fair is 11 a.m. Viva Juárez 18
Categories are for ages 4-6 and 7-9 include
Non-Modified (up to 12 volt), Modified (up to
to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24, Feature:
24 volt) Super Modified (razor and electric go-
at Hawthorn Inn, 1700 Airway, at Boeing. EPCC turns 50 19-21
karts) and All Terrain (Off Road Race). All rac-
Admission: $5 for both days (private readings Nature 22
At the Museum
not included with admission). Free admission
ers must wear a helmet. 23-24
with active duty military ID. Information: 345-
Sun Country Doll Folks — The club’s 6245 or elpasopsychicfair.com. Gallery Talk 25,28
45th annual doll show and sale is 9 a.m. to 3 SW Art Scene 26-28
p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Best Western Plus,
Poppies Festival — The 13th annual free Keep on Bookin' 29
family festival is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
6655 Gateway West. Admission: $3 ($1 age 12 Taking a Look Back 29
March 23, at the El Paso Museum of
and younger). Information: 637-3438.
Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain in Northeast On Stage 30
El Paso RV Show — March 15-19, at El El Paso (west of U.S. 54), with art vendors, live Stage Talk 30
Paso Convention Center. Hours are 1 to 7 entertainment, food trucks, archery and more. Film Scene 31-32
p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 11 Admission is free. Information: 755-4332 or History Lessons 32
a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $8 ($6 Good archaeology.elpasotexas.gov. Liner Notes 33
El Paso FishNet
Sam members; free kids 12 and younger). Free parking at EPCC Transmountain Campus
33
Information: elpasorvshow.com. (Diana Exit & US 54), with free shuttle.
March Preview 34
915 BeerFest — KLAQ and Deadbeach ‘Through the Looking Glass’ Fashion
Brewery present the craft beer festival 2 p.m. Show — EPCC Fashion Technology hosts a Advertiser Index 34
to midnight Saturday, March 16, at Deadbeach benefit fashion show Thursday, March 28, at Subscription Form 34
Brewery, 406 Durango, with local bands, Please see Page 5
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Scene Spotlight highlights events
advertised in this issue.
Sunland Derby — The 16th running of the
Sunland Derby and Sunland Oaks is March
24, at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.
Page 2.
El Paso Live! — El Paso Live events at the
Plaza Theater: Page 21.
• March 2: Bill Maher at Plaza Theatre
• March 9: Broadway in El Paso presents
“Evita” at the Plaza Theatre
• March 16: Earth, Wind & Fire at the Plaza
Theatre
• March 23: El Paso Choral Society &
Opera present “Verdi’s Requiem” at
Abraham Chavez Theatre.
• March 23: Tejano Legends at the Plaza
Theatre
• March 30-31: Sun City Craft Beer Festival
in Convention Center Plaza.
Kite Flying Contest — Westside
Community Church hosts its 19th annual
kite flying contest April 6 at Francisco
Delgado Park with free kites for the first 50
children. Page 2.
‘Rabbit Hole’ — EPCC Theater Ensemble
presents the drama March 1-10 at
Transmountain Forum Theater, directed by
Matthew Smith. Page 18.
Crossland Gallery — Showing March 1-29
at El Paso Art Association’s gallery is “No
Shade,” SISD Scholarship Exhibit, with open-
ing reception March 1. Page 26.
Submissions for “On the MAP El Paso &
Beyond” are being taken through March
27.
‘De Espaldas/Seen from the Back’ —
The photographic exhibit by Alejandro Lugo
runs March 1-31 at El Paso International
Museum of Art, with opening reception
March 9 and an Art Talk by Lugo March
17. Page 15.
Eckankar events — Eckankar: The Path to
Spiritual Freedom hosts a Light and Sound
Service March 2, and a Spiritual Book dis-
cussion March 16 at Dorris Van Doren
Library. Page 31.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
December events: Page 16.
• March 2: Cooking Class (Chile Sauce and
Chile con Carne)
• March 9 and 23: Yoga
• March 13: Braintrust Bag Lunch talk
• March 16: Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea
Club
• March 21: Make-A-Thing (Fan Making).
Health and Wellness Classes — Rio
Grande Cancer Foundation Saturday classes.
Page 25.
• March 2: Mind Over Mouth
• March 9: Chair Yoga.
The 3rd annual Run Together 5K is April 7
at Sue Young Park.
Home & Garden Expo — The 19th annual
Home & Garden Show is March 8-10 at El
Page 4
Paso Convention Center with guest Ahmed
Hassan, star of DIY’s Yard Crashers. Page 7.
Hal Marcus Gallery — Opening March 14
is “Nudes & More,” works by 15 artists.
Page 23.
The gallery will take part in the El Paso
Artists Studio Tour April 27-28 and May 4-
5.
El Paso Links — The El Paso Chapter of
The Links, Inc. hosts “100 Helping Hands,
Linked to Halt Human Trafficking” March
21 at Wyndham El Paso Airport, with guests
speakers Dr. Stephanie Powell, of Journey
Out, and survivor Angelica Gomez. Page 33.
‘Wait Until Dark’ — El Paso Playhouse
presents the Frederick Knott suspense
thriller March 22-April 7, adapted by
Jeffrey Hatcher. Page 12.
El Paso Psychic Fair — The event featuring
21 or more professional readers from Texas
and New Mexico is March 23-24 at
Hawthorn Inn. Page 9.
Bruce Nehring Consort — The consort
celebrates its 28th season of “Great Music
Making” March 24, at First Baptist Church
with the Consort Singers, Consort Players
and guest Charles Gray. Page 11.
Sergei Teleshev and Veronika
Shabashova — Showtime! El Paso presents
the internationally acclaimed musicians
March 28 at Abraham Chavez Theater.
Page 20.
Traveling the Trost Trail — The Trost
Society presents a rail journey of Trost &
Trost architecture, Arizona history and more
from El Paso to Tucson, Douglas and Bisbee
is March 28-31. Page 9.
‘Cruzar la Cara de la Luna’ — El Paso
Opera presents the world’s first mariachi-
based opera April 5-6 at the Abraham
Chavez Theater, featuring Grammy-winning
Mariachi Los Camperos. Page 17.
Super Easter Egg Hunt — The 19th annu-
al Super Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Bash is
April 20 at Francisco Delgado Park, hosted
by Westside Community Church. Page 35.
FloraFEST — The largest plant sale in the
region celebrates its 25th year April 27-28
at UTEP’s Centennial Museum. Page 6.
Bel Air Reunion — Bel Air High School’s
Class of 1969 hosts its 50 Year Reunion Oct.
18-19, open to all Bel Air alumni especially
classes 1968-1970. Page 16.
Southern New Mexico
Flickinger Center — Premier Series events
for Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts
in Alamogordo. Page 3.
• March 5: Masters of Soul
• March 23: Richteruzur
• April 6: Vitaly.
Branigan Cultural Center submissions —
Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces seeks
submissions for its 2020 exhibits through
April 7. Page 22.
Fountain Theatre — Mesilla Valley Film
Society’s theatre on the Plaza in historic Old
Mesilla shows independent, art, foreign and
other non-mainstream films. Page 31.
El Paso Scene
T
hat box you see directly below this
column is officially known as the
“masthead” in newspaper terminol-
ogy. You may notice one slight change
this month in our list of people who help
put out the Scene each month. Albert
Martinez is now our “Advertising
Director Emeritus.”
Albert isn’t leaving the Scene but is
stepping down from his role as
Advertising Director, which he has held
since he joined the Scene in December
2000. Nearing age 70, he’s now easing
into retirement so he won’t be working
on advertising accounts any longer. I’ll be
taking over some of those accounts.
Albert’s son, Roman, already handles a
few accounts and will be in charge of
some of Albert’s old accounts as well.
When Albert started working with me,
we were still pasting up the newspaper
columns and ads by hand on “dummy
sheets” that we delivered in person to our
printer. Now everything is electronic until
the presses start rolling.
We do a lot less running around than we
used to, at least until the paper comes off
the press. We haven’t figured any elec-
tronic shortcuts for keeping our racks full
of papers. Even though our website and
email newsletter are also read by thou-
sands, the digital age has not reduced the
demand for our print product. That’s one
reason Albert will still serve as
Circulation Director, which means he
handles the lion’s share of distributing the
40,000 copies we publish each month.
Another reason, according to Albert: It
gives him a good excuse to drive around
and listen to audio books!
***
Jud Burgess’ name isn’t on our mast-
head, but his work has been of the Scene
since it began. Jud, a professional graphic
designer, created the logo for El Paso
Scene (which is technically known as a
“clapboard,” the thing used on movie sets
to start the cameras). He also created the
graphic headers used for our various sec-
tions, such as “Behind the Scene” for this
particular column.
March 2019
El Paso Scene is published by Cristo
Rey Communications as a monthly guide
to entertainment, recreation and culture in
the El Paso area. Copies are provided
free at selected locations. Subscriptions
are $10 a year, sent by 3rd class mail.
Circulation: 40,000 copies.
Deadline for news for the
April issue is March 18
The April issue comes out March 27
El Paso Scene
P. O. Box 13615
El Paso, Texas 79913
PH: 542-1422
E-mail: epscene@epscene.com
© 2019 Cristo Rey Communications
He’s always been a book lover as well,
so he and his wife, Laurie, are launching
their own small, independent bookstore at
1307 Arizona. His designing touch is evi-
dent in creating an intimate space for
browsers to scan the shelves and sit down
for a bit to check out a book before buy-
ing. You can read more about it on Page
25.
***
Throughout the year we are highlighting
some of the artwork and artists from the
“Celebration of Our Mountains” exhibit,
which is on continuous display at
Ardovino’s Desert Crossing Sunset Hall.
This month features works by the Best of
Show winner, Rosa Cruz. If you want
more information about her artwork, you
can contact her at
gaunadcruz@yahoo.com.
***
Congratulations to El Paso Community
College, which celebrates its 50th
anniversary this year. You can read about
that milestone in this month’s feature
story beginning on Page 19.
Don’t be surprised if you notice 50th
anniversary events at EPCC stretching
out for the next few years. This year’s
anniversary commemorates the vote that
created the community college district. In
2021 we’ll celebrate the golden anniver-
sary of the first classes. Then in 2023
we’ll honor the first graduates who got
diplomas back in 1973.
Randy Limbird
Editor and Publisher
(915) 542-1422 or (915) 328-4110
Albert Martinez
Circulation Director
& Advertising Director
Emeritus
Lisa Kay Tate
News Editor
news@epscene.com
Editorial Associates:
Yvonne T. Herrera, Will Summers
Advertising Executive:
Roman Martinez
Circulation Associates:
Randy Friedman, Leo Marquez
Contributing Writers:
Carol Viescas, Brian Chozick,
Myrna Zanetell, John McVey Middagh
Jay Duncan
Subscription Form is on Page 34
Visit El Paso Scene Online at
www.epscene.com
sponsored by Phidev, Inc.
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the Transmountain Campus Forum Theatre,
9570 Gateway North. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $5 (seating is limited, available in
advance only). Information: 831-5057 or on
Facebook at EPCCFashion.
Brew at the Zoo — The El Paso Zoological
Society’s benefit is 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday,
March 30, at the El Paso Zoo, 4001 E.
Paisano, with beer samples paired with BBQ
bites from local restaurants, live music, animal
encounters, prizes and more. Tickets at web-
store1.centaman.net. Information: 212-0245,
elpasozoosociety.org or on Facebook at El
Paso Zoological Society.
One World Water Lantern Festival —
The premier water lantern festival is 4:30 to 9
p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Ascarate Park
6900 Delta. Tickets: $30 through March 15;
$35 March 16-29, and $40 day of event;
includes entry into festival area, floating water
lantern and more. Information: waterlantern-
festival.com/elpaso. Food trucks, music and
activities from 4:30 to 7, with lantern designing
at 6:30 p.m. and lantern launch 7 to 8 p.m.
Sun City Craft Beer Festival — The
Downtown El Paso celebration of craft beer is
1 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m.
Sunday March 30-31, at the El Paso
Convention Center (indoor and outdoor
event). The two-day event features more than
170 craft beers, ciders, wine and mixed drinks,
as well as a game zone, food trucks, vendor
booths, a liquor lounge, live bands and djs. Age
21 and older only. Early bird tickets: $20 gen-
eral admission per day; $35 for both days.
Designation driver admission; $10 per day. VIP
tickets available for $80; available at suncity-
craftbeerfest.com.
SUNS Health Fair — Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center at El Paso
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Students
United Para Nuestra Salud (SUNS) hosts its 9th
annual health fair 9 a.m. to noon Saturday,
March 30, at Dolphin Terrace Elementary
School, 9790 Pickerel. Admission is free.
Information: elpaso.ttuhsc.edu.
March 2019
Cesar Chavez Day at Lincoln Park —
Lincoln Park Conservation Committee hosts
the outdoor picnic in celebration of Cesar
Chavez Day noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, March
31, at Lincoln Park, 4001 Durazno, with live
music, picnic in the park, “Wheels, Pedal Car
and Vicla” and more. Canned food donations
taken. Admission is free. Information: 204-1584
or lincolnparkcc@aol.com.
Set up time for car show participants is 8 to
11 a.m.; registrations taken day of event.
Texas Association of Museums — The
annual meeting of Texas Associations of
Museums (TAMI) will meet in El Paso Tuesday
through Friday April 2-5, at various area muse-
ums. This year’s theme is “Inspired Places
Inspire People.” Keynote speaker is UTEP
president Diana Natalicio, along with artist
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Information, registra-
tion: 212-3136 or texasmuseums.org:
Southern New Mexico
Las Cruces Arts Fair — Doña Ana Arts
Council’s 9th annual regional juried fine arts
event is March 1-3, in the Las Cruces
Convention Center, 680 E University. Hours
are 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission: $10 per day (tickets good for one
re-entry). Children 12 and under free.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or DAArts.org.
This year’s featured artist is Hal Marcus.
Mardi Gras in the Clouds — The
Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce will bring a
little New Orleans to the mountain community
March 1-3, on Burro Avenue with this year’s
theme “History of America.” Food, music, ven-
dors, games a parade and more. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 682-2733 or cool-
cloudcroft.com, or on Facebook.
A Cajun cook-off is 6 p.m. Friday. Tasting
trays; $7. Street dance is 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Annual parade is 3 p.m. Saturday.
Cowboy Days — The 20th annual celebra-
tion of Southwest pioneer heritage is 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,
March 2-3, at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch
Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd.,
Las Cruces, with two days of cowboy demon-
strations, chuckwagon cooking, children’s activ-
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ities, mounted shooting, the 3rd annual CASI
Chili Cook-Off, cowboy music, pony rides,
gunfight re-enactments, and food and craft ven-
dors. Admission: $5 per person; age 4 and
younger free. Information: (575) 522-4100 or
nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Mechanical bull and mini-train rides are $3
each, and pony rides are $5.
“Old West Melodramas” taking place in the
museum’s Theater twice each day. Two horse-
shoeing demonstrations are offered each day.
Performers include Old West Thunder gun-
fight re-enactment at noon, Enchantment
Historical Production’s “The American Fashion
Show,” cowboy musical performers Kenny
Arroyos, Voz Vaqueros, the Ramblin’ Rangers,
and Tom Foster Morris & Friends. Author
appearances Ollie Reed, Carol Potenza, and Jim
Jones of the Western Writers of America.
Cowboy Days CASI Chili Cook-Off tasting is
from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 2 p.m. on
Sunday (or until chili runs out). Sampling: $5.
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Rockhound Roundup — The 54th annual
roundup for rock and gem lovers is 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Thursday through Sunday, March 7-10, at
the Southwest New Mexico Fairgrounds in
Deming, sponsored by the Deming Gem &
Mineral Society. Market vendors, jewelry,
drawings and raffles. Field trips lead at 8 a.m.
each day. Silent auction is 6:30 p.m. Friday,
with live auction at 7 p.m. Saturday. Admission
is free. Information: (575) 544-9019, the
dgms@gmail.com, or thedgmsclub.com.
Mesilla Valley Stamp Show — The
postage stamp show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, March 9-10, at the Las
Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University
Ave. in Las Cruces. Admission and parking is
free. Information: (575) 202-1937 or
meetinlascruces.com.
T or C Brewery Tours — Truth or
Consequences Brewing Co., 410 N. Broadway,
hosts free St. Paddy’s Day Brewery Tours at
4:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, March 16-17.
Information: (575) 297-0289, torc.beer, or on
Facebook. An addition brewery tour is 4:30
p.m. Saturday, March 9, during the monthly
Art Hop.
Drag Show — NMSU’s LGBT+ Programs
hosts its annual Drag Show at 7 p.m. Monday,
March 18, in the Corbett Ballroom. Hosted is
national pageant queen Gabriella Stratton
Galore. The show also features national stars
Eva Alicia Jane, Sabrina Caprice Heartt, and
local and student performers with music by DJ
Beach Blast. Admission is free. Information on
Facebook at NMSUNews.
Las Cruces Game Convention — Las
Cruces Game Knights’ 7th annual Las Cruces
Game Convention is 3 to 9 p.m. Friday and
noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 29-30, at the
Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E.
University, with a cosplay contest, ramen eating
contest, martial arts demonstration, gaming
opportunities and tournaments, vendors, spe-
cial guests, and more. Special guest will be Eric
Wile, of the EverQuest game series. Tickets:
$15 in advance (eventbrite) for both days; $25
at the door. Tickets for Saturday only: $20.
Veterans, firefighters, police officers, and active
military attend at no cost. Attendees encour-
aged to bring canned foods for a drive to bene-
fit the Gospel Rescue Mission. Information:
(575) 621-3858 or lcgamecon.org.
Video game tournaments include DragonBall
Fighter Z, Overwatch, and Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate. Cosplay contest features several cate-
gories including games, anime, television, kids,
comics, fantasy, group costumes, heroes and
villains, sci-fi, and miscellaneous, and original
characters.
Something for everyone
Good2Know classes — Rio Grande Cancer
Foundation, 616 N Virginia, Suite D, hosts free
classes on selected Saturdays. Information: 562-
7660 or rgcf.org.
• March 2: Mind Over Mouth — Practices of
Mindful Eating with Sofia M.
• March 9: Chair Yoga — Yoga for all levels
with Deb Grado.
Cars and Coffee — The Substation, 145 E.
Sunset, hosts it monthly meetup for car lovers
9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2. Coffee avail-
able at 2Ten Coffee Roasters. Information: or
on Facebook at SubstationEP.
LULAC Women’s Forum — LULAC
District IV hosts its annual conference 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Hilton Garden
Inn, 111 W. University (next to UTEP), featur-
ing talks on immigration, law enforcement,
education, healing herbs, ancestors and spiritu-
ality, along with a fashion and hair show, and
vendors. Registration: $30 (includes lunch).
Information: Rebeca Bustamante, 422-4115;
Chris Fraga, 999-2743; Ruth Ramirez, 252-
3917 or Mary Yanez, 329-1967.
A dropoff box will collect toiletries, including
shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, etc., to be
donated to Annunciation House to help immi-
grants.
Texas Transit Association Roadeo —
Sun Metro hosts the transit skills competition 7
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Sun
Metro Transit Operations Center, 10151
Montana. Project Amistad is seeking volunteers
to serve as judges, timekeepers, score
recorders, runners, check in stations, and other
assignments. Those interested by call Alicia
Trejo 298-1104 or register at activeevent.net.
UTEP’s César Chávez
Commemoration — Event celebrating
César Chaveaz are hosted in March and April.
Schedule: 747-5462 or academics.utep.edu/chi-
cano.
EPCC Spring Arts Festival — The 40th
annual spring festival of performing, visual and
literary arts offers workshops, concerts, lec-
tures and exhibits at various venues of El Paso
Community College through May. Most events
are free, some may have nominal admission
fee. Information: epcc.edu/events/artsfestival or
on Facebook at EPCCnews.
Senior Art Exhibit runs March 27-April 8, in
the Administrative Service Center Boardroom.
Reception is 2 to 5 p.m. Monday, April 8.
Information: 831-7803.
“In the Mind of a Millennial: 2019 EPCC
Student All Media Exhibition,” runs April 11-
26. Campus to be determined. Information:
831-2410.
• “Do It With Rhythm, Read with Dr. Seuss” is
Monday through Friday, March 4-8, at the
Jenna Welch & Laura Bush Community Library
Multipurpose Room on the Northwest
Campus, 6701 S. Desert. Information: 831-
8886.
• The EP Clarinet Quartet performs at 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at the
Administrative Service Center Boardroom,
9050 Viscount. Information: 831-2361
• EPCC Music guest artist Dr. Alison Edwards
performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8, at
Trinity First Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa.
Information: 831-2361.
• Children’s College Dance Recital is 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 9, in the ASC Auditorium.
Information: 831-2089.
• Cultural Diversity on Screen and in Books, is
9 to 10 a.m. Monday, March 11, in Rio Grande
Campus A119-121, 100 W. Rio Grande.
Information: 831-4523.
• Power and Light Press presents “Letterpress
101” 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. and 1 to 2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 12, in the Northwest Library
Multipurpose Room. Information: 831-8914.
• EPCC Music Society’s Student Ensembles
Concert is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in
the ASC Boardroom. Information: 831-2361.
• “The Marriage of Arts and Sciences work-
shop with Cory Galin Hinesly-McGill, a
“Chemical Engineer, Self-proclaimed Wizard,
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and Music Maker,” is 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.
and 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in Valle
Verde Campus B240, 919 Hunter. Information:
525-4080.
• Spring Arts Festival Open House is noon to 2
p.m. Saturday, April 6, in Valle Verde A
Building, First Floor. Information: 831-2220.
Mental Health Training — City of Las
Cruces Mayor’s Suicide Prevention Task Force
will conduct a certification training on Mental
Health First Aid 8 a.m. to noon Wednesdays,
March 6 and 13, in the Thomas Branigan
Library Roadrunner Room, 200 E. Picacho.
Both sessions must be completed to receive
certification. Participants must be 18 years or
older to register. Request registration form
from Lori Garcia-Palacios: (575) 541-2459 or
lopalacios@las-cruces.org.
Topic include Mental Health First Aid,
Understanding Depression, Non-suicidal Self-
Injury, Non-Crisis First Aid for Depression and
Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Understanding
Disorders in which Psychosis may occur and
other issues.
‘Dancing Backwards in High Heels’ —
The Women’s Business Border Center of the
El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce pres-
ents the 15th annual Women’s Business
Symposium 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 Thursday, March
7, at Wyndham El Paso Airport, 2027 Airway.
Women can make connections with other
female business owners and leaders, learn from
each other’s best practices. Early bird admis-
sion: $95 all-day pass ($85 EPHCC members,
students and military). Information: 566-4066
or womenbordercenter.com.
Speakers include Kathy McShane (Office of
Women’s Business Ownership), Carolina
Jannicelli (JPMorgan), Alice Rodriguez
(JPMorgan Chase & Co.), Yanela Frias
(Prudential Retirement) and Carly Sanchez
(Wells Fargo).
Sessions include Women in Economic
Development, Mother and Daughter Business
Teams, Running an Empire, and Women in
Healthcare. Other highlights include a pamper
room, make-up touch ups, retail displays, hair
blowouts, professional headshots, grab bags
and other prizes.
International Women’s Day — General
Casimir Pulaski Society of El Paso hosts its 3rd
annual International Women’s Day event,
“Better the balance, better the world“ 6 to 10
p.m. Friday, March 8, at Coronado Country
Club, 1044 Broadmoor. This year’s special
guest is UTEP President Diana Natalicio.
Proceeds benefit El Paso Pro-Musica. Tickets:
$75; sponsorships available. Information: 449-
1314 or PolishSocietyElPaso@gmail.com.
Keynote speaker is First Lady of El Paso,
Adair Margo. She served as chairwoman of the
U.S. President’s Committee on the Arts and
Humanities. She received the Presidential
Citizens Medal from President George W. Bush
and the Order of the Aztec Eagle medal,
Mexico’s highest award for a noncitizen, for
strengthening international relations through
the arts.
‘Caffeine and Octane’ Cruise-ins —
Southwest Classic Car Club and the Coyote
Cobras host their monthly cruise-ins beginning
at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of the month
(March 9) in the parking lot of Western
Beverages, 6104 N. Mesa. Admission is free.
Information: 584-8261 or swclassic.org.
March 2019
Children’s Disabilities symposium —
The Children’s Disabilities Information
Coalition’s 30th annual symposium, “30 Years
of Motivation in Motion,” is 8:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Region 19
Multipurpose Center, 11670 Chito Samaniego.
Professionals, experts in the field, parents and
family members of children with special needs
can learn and discuss the latest information
about children’s disabilities. Registration
(through March 1): $15 parents of children
with disabilities; $10 UTEP and EPCC students;
$10 students/youth with disabilities; $30 pro-
fessionals. No child care available; do not bring
children. Information, registration: 217-2747,
cdicelpaso.org or on Facebook at CDICelpaso.
In person registration at 1101 E. Schuster.
Keynote speaker is Maria del Carmen
Ramirez, who have championed the rights of
people with disabilities since 1982. Her son
was born with Down Syndrome.
Women’s History Month Conference
— The annual conference Monday and
Tuesday, March 11-12 at the UTEP Student
Union East Building. The Women’s History
Month Conference is a venue for dialogue
about women’s issues and activism through
scholarly work. Participation is free; registra-
tion required at whm.iss.utep.edu. Information:
747-5200.
Business Boot Camp — The City of Las
Cruces invites business owners and operators
to a Business Boot Camp 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at La Posta de
Mesilla, 2410 Calle De San Albino in Mesilla.
Keynote speaker is David Wilson, managing
partner of Wilson Binkley Advertising and
Marketing, who will talk on “The Transition
from Traditional Marketing to the Digital
World.” Participation is free; space limited to
first 45 business owners and/or operators who
RSVP. Information: (575) 541-2140 or
cramos@las-cruces.org.
Better Business Bureau Awards for
Excellence applications — The Better
Business Bureau Paso del Norte is launching its
new BBB Awards for Excellence, to recognize
businesses, organizations and employees in the
Paso del Norte region that are positive exam-
ples in areas that mirror the core values of the
BBB and demonstrate the highest standards of
business ethics and practices. Those interested
in nominated a business or employee may do
so by submitting a 500 words or less essay or a
short 2-minute video about why the business
or employee should win the award(s) at
bbb.org/elpaso/bbb-awards-for-excellence/.
Information: 577-0191.
Nominations accepted through March 15,
with applications due by March 31.
Winners announced at the BBB Awards for
Excellence luncheon on Wednesday, May 22.
Taoist Longevity Breathing Seminar —
Center for Internal Arts, 5757 Montoya Drive,
hosts a seminar on the mechanics of breathing
for health and energy l9 a.m. to noon Sundays
March 17-April 7. These practices are also an
introduction to Taoist meditation, and are used
in arts such as Tai Chi. Cost: $160 for all ses-
sions. Information, registration: Steve
Barowsky, 584-4730, sborowsky1@gmail.com
or centerforinternalarts.com.
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‘Recycle Right, El Paso’ Contest — City
of El Paso Environmental Services Department
hosts its 2019 “Recycle Right, El Paso” public
service announcement video contest for local
high school students. Interested students create
a 30-second PSA video with the theme
“Recycle Right, El Paso.” Contest is free to
enter; entries must be received by 5 p.m.
Friday, March 22 to Jessica Chrisman, 7968
San Paulo.
Rules application packets available at elpaso-
texas.gov/environmental-services. Recycling
information: recyclerightEP.com.
First, second, and third place winners will
receive trophies and have their PSA televised
on CITY-TV, the City’s government broadcast
cable channel. Winning videos will also be
streamed on all of the City’s social media plat-
forms (YouTube, Facebook and Twitter).
Star Wars: Hour of Code — Fab Lab El
Paso 601 N. Oregon St. Suite 2, invites the
public to learn to program droids, and create
their own Star Wars game 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 23, Participants should bring
their own laptop; all levels welcome; suitable
for age 5 and older. Tutorials and other
resources available. Snacks and drinks provid-
ed. Tickets are free; but RSVP required at
fablabelpaso.org.
Lifeguard Training — The City of Las
Cruces will host two American Red Cross life-
guard training workshops for people 16 years
and older interested in practicing their skills for
the Lifeguard Training Program pre-tests are at
Frenger Pool, 800 Parkview. Participants must
pass pre-test to participate in program. Class
cost: $200, plus $10 for pocket mask.
Information: (575) 541-2782.
Candidates 17 years old and younger must
have parent or guardian sign Parent Consent
Form prior to participation.
Session II is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, March 25-28, with pre-test 3:30 to
5:50 p.m. Friday, March 22.
Internship & Part-time Job Fair —
UTEP’s University Career Center hosts a job
fair for UTEP students 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, March 27, at the Tomás Rivera
Conference Center, Student Union East, third
floor. Information: 747-7408, gsosa@utep.edu.
Employers interested in participating may sign
up through March 22 at utep.edu/careers.
Pranic Healing — L.I.G.H.T. (Lotus
Integrated Group for Health and
Transformation) hosts Pranic healing Clinics 3
to 5 p.m. the first Saturday of every month at
Unity Church, 1420 Alabama (at Gold). Clinic
includes an overview of Pranic Healing, fol-
lowed by Twin Hearts Meditation. Donations
welcome. Information: 449-0619 or elpaso-
light.org.
Pranic healing is a non-touch form of energy
healing.
Additional Clinics:
• 3 to 5 p.m. every third Sunday of the month
at Las Cruces Reclaim Wellness, 1355
California, in Las Cruces.
• 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the
month at Veterans One Stop, 9565 Diana.
Meditation on the Twin Hearts is also offered
at 7 p.m. every fourth Wednesday of the
month at Unity Church, and 10 to 11 a.m.
every third Thursday of the month at Veterans
One Stop. Donations welcome.
Bazaars and fairs
Farmer’s Market at Ardovino’s Desert
Crossing — The 14th annual market runs 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Ardovino’s Desert
Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park,
N.M. Well behaved pets on leash welcome;
brunch available for purchase. Information:
(575) 589-0653, ardovinos.com or on
Facebook at FarmersMarket.
The Twilight Zone of Artistry Art
Show — Kaleidoscope Art Space presents the
art show and market 7 to 11 p.m. Friday,
March 15, at German Pub 9530 Viscount, with
unusual art, performances and eats. Admission
is free. Information: 630-4867 or
KaleidoscopeArtSpace@gmail.com.
Bellas Artes Artisan Market — The arti-
san show is Saturday and Sunday, March 16-
17, on the Mesilla Plaza in Mesilla, N.M.
Information: mesillanm.gov or basfnm.org.
Mission Trail Art Market — Area artisans
and craftspeople display their fine arts and
crafts for their 11th season 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on the third Sunday of the month March
through November in the historic Veteran’s
Memorial Plaza in San Elizario, with arts and
crafts, music, reenactments, food and more.
Pets welcome. Admission is free. Information:
851-0093 or missiontrailartmarket.com.
This season’s kickoff event on March 17 (St.
Patrick’s Day) includes a car show 3 to 7 p.m.,
new Farmer’s Market starting at 10 a.m., and
live music from Mestizo Band 4 to 8 p.m.
German Spring Bazaar — The German
Air Force Air Defense Center of Fort Bliss
hosts its 16th annual food and crafts bazaar 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the for-
mer Oktoberfest Building, Building 747 on
Carter Road in Fort Bliss. Admission is free.
Information: 201-5939, 201-5942 or betreu-
unginelpaso.com.
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market
— The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural
Affairs Department’s market is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
each Saturday in the Union Plaza District along
Anthony Street. Information: 212-1780 or elpa-
soartsandculture.org.
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 lascrucesfarm-
ersmarket.org.
Punk Rock Flea Market — 5 to 10 p.m.
the second Saturday of the month, 100 Pitt
Street (in front of Whole Foods). Information:
478-9971 or on Facebook.
Upper Valley Artists and Farmers
Market — The artist and farmers market is
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, at the Substation on
Doniphan at Sunset. Admission is free.
Information on Facebook.
For a good cause
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Friday, March 1, at EPIC Railyard Event
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event’s Mercado, and a silent auction. Auction
includes a Louis Vuitton handbag valued at
$31,000. Tickets: $50 (eventbrite.com) or text
“purse” to (915) 800-2944. Information: 218-
2610 or womensfundofep.org.
Noche Mexicana — Lienzo Charro Los
Castro, 7530 Damian in Canutillo, will host a
presentation by singer Rosy Arango, benefiting
Deporte Nacional La Charreria at 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 9, with an exhibition of arti-
sanal Mexican clothes. Tickets: $50 ($500
tables). Information: 320-7307.
Arte Con Corazon — El Paso Human
Services Inc.’s art auction to benefit former fos-
ter youth is 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at
El Paso International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana, with works from some of El Paso’s
top artists. Admission: $10. Information: 534-
7227 or elpasohumanservices.org.
Las Cruces Symphony Gala — Las
Cruces Symphony Orchestra’s annual Spring
Fundraiser Gala, “It’s a Jazzy World!” is 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 16, at New Mexico Farm and
Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road,
with cocktails, dinner, dancing, and a silent auc-
tion. Tickets: $50; available at lascrucessym-
phony.com. Information: (575) 646-3709.
‘100 Helping Hands, Linked to Halt
Human Trafficking’ – El Paso Chapter,
The Links Inc. will host a luncheon focused on
bringing further awareness to the issue of
human trafficking with at noon Thursday,
March 21, at Wyndham El Paso Airport, 2027
Airway, with guest speakers Dr. Stephany
Powell, Executive Director of Journey Out, and
Angelica Gomez, survivor. Music provided by
Pro Musica. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Tickets:
$100; (portion of proceeds donated to El Paso
Center for Children, portion of cost is tax
deductible). Available at
100helpinghands.eventbrite.com. Sponsorship
information: ElPasoLinks@gmail.com.
Sunland Derby Gala — Country music
artist Jack Ingram performs for “Denim and
Diamonds” event at Sunland Park Racetrack &
Casino’s 16th annual gala at 6:30 p.m. Friday,
March 22, in the Turf Club. Proceeds benefit
the Alzheimer’s Association. Events begin with
a silent auction and celebrity meet and greet.
Tickets information, RSVP: 544-1799 or
ehernandez@alz.org.
The running of the Sunland Derby and The
Oaks (for fillies) is Sunday, March 24.
Woman’s Club Spring Celebration —
The benefit spring luncheon is 11 a.m.
Saturday, March 23, at the Woman’s Club,
1400 N. Mesa, with a catered luncheon by
Panda Express, Chinese New Year perform-
ance by Eastwood Knolls International School
students, and silent and Chinese auctions.
Tickets (through March 13): $40. Information:
532-6131. All proceeds will go toward restora-
tion of the 103-year-old building.
Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk —
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s fundraising 5K
walk is 10 a.m. Saturday, March 30, at
Eastwood (Album) Park, 3110 Parkwood.
Various activities, games and food to raise
awareness and donations. Check-in at 9 a.m.
Register at fightcf.cff.org.
Stroll for Epilepsy — The leisurely family
March 2019
walk to raise awareness of epilepsy is 8 a.m.
Saturday, March 30, at Ascarate Park, 6900
Delta. Walk kicks off with a rally. Registration
begins at 8 a.m.; stroll begins at 9 a.m.
Participants asked to raise at least $25.
Information: (888) 548-9716,
tschuler@eftx.org or strollforepilepsy.org.
Women’s Hall of Fame — The El Paso
Commission for Women’s annual Hall of Fame
induction banquet and ceremonies are noon
Saturday, March 30, at El Paso Community
Center Administrative Services Center, Building
A, 9050 Viscount. Proceeds benefit scholar-
ships for women graduating from high school in
El Paso. Ticket information: epcfw.org.
Fort Bliss
Army Warrior Trials — Wounded
Warrior athletes will compete in adaptive
sports, March 7-15, at different Fort Bliss
MWR physical fitness centers. The public is
invited to come and support the competitors.
Information, schedule: 744-1532.
St. Paddy’s Day 5K — The 5K race is 3 to
9 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Monti Warrior
Zone together with the Sports, Fitness &
Aquatics on Fort Bliss, followed by sand volley-
ball, 3 on 3 basketball and corn hole. Cost: $25
($50 VIP). Information: 741-3000 or 744-5785.
Register at raceroster.com or at Stout, Milam &
Soto PFCs through March 14. Late registration
starts at 2 p.m. day of race; with $10 extra fee.
Club news
L‘Alliance Française d’El Paso —
Information: 246-3810, 585-1789,
afofelpaso.com or on Facebook.
Fred Pichon, Denver Artist and Art Historian
will speak on “Eugene Delacroix: Orientalism
and Revolutions” at 4 p.m. Friday, March 1, at
UTEP’s Quinn Hall 212, and on “The Invention
of Light: Claude Monet and the Impressionists”
at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at El Paso
Museum of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza. Both
presentations are free and open to the public.
Mardi Gras celebration is 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 2. at University Presbyterian Church.
Reservations: 585-1789, afofelpaso.com, afofel-
paso@gmail.com.
Two free French language movie screenings
are Saturday, March 30, at the El Paso
International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana.
• 1 p.m. “Minga et la Cuillère Cassée” (recom-
mended for ages 7-12)
• 3 p.m. “Le Brio” (recommended for age 16
and older).
The Alliance’s 55th anniversary celebration is
planned for Saturday, May 11. Details to be
announced.
Germania Club — The Germania Club of
El Paso’s annual Mardi Gras event is noon
Sunday, March 3, at Underwood Golf Course
3200 Coe, on Fort Bliss. Cost: $15 (by Feb.
25). Information, reservations: 755-5471.
Westside Welcome Club — Information:
westsidewelcomeclub.com.
The monthly free newcomer coffee is 10 a.m.
Friday, March 8, at Mas y Menos, 1035
Belvidere, Suite 300.
The monthly luncheon is 11 a.m. Wednesday,
March 13, at Coronado Country Club, 1044
Broadmoor. Speaker is Janiece Ward, the
“Hummingbird Lady.” Cost for lunch: $22 (for
vegetarian options, indicate with reservation).
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Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular — The
popular laser rock show returns with a special
celebration of 50 years of Pink Floyd at 8 p.m.
Friday, March 1, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $25, $30 and $35
(Ticketmaster).
Bill Maher — The “politically incorrect”
comic returns to El Paso at 8 p.m. Saturday,
March 2, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $59 to
$99 (Ticketmaster).
For more than 20 years, Maher has set the
‘A oscuras me da risa’ — The contempo-
rary Mexican comedy directed by Daniel
Chavez and Ariel Miramontes Albertano is 7
p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Plaza Theatre,
starring Alexis Ayala, Raquel Bigorra, Armando
Araiza, Benito Castro, Jose Luis Guarneros and
Diana Motta. Tickets: $35-$90 (Ticketmaster).
‘Evita’ — Broadway in El Paso presents the
Tony-winning Best Musical by Tim Rice and
Andrew Lloyd Webber at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 9, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $30 to $70 (Ticketmaster).
Information: 231-1111 or
visitelpaso.com/broadway.
Eva Peron’s story unfolds in the musical about
the rise and fall of one of the world’s most
glamorous first ladies, featuring hits like the
classic “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina.”
Marisela y Amanda Miguel — Two of
Latin America’s celebrated divas who made
music history in the 1980s will share the stage
at 8 p.m. Friday, March 15, at the Plaza
Theatre, sharing music, nostalgia, and memo-
ries. Tickets: $48-$150 (Ticketmaster).
Earth Wind and Fire — The legendary
soul and R&B group performs at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 16, at UTEP’s Don Haskins
Center. Over their five-decade history they’ve
sold out concerts all around the globe, scored
eight No. 1 hits and have sold over 100 million
albums worldwide. Tickets: $70.50-
$11.50(Ticketmaster).
Earth, Wind & Fire have won nine Grammy
Awards, including one for Lifetime
Achievement (2012). In 2000, they were
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
La Banda MS de Sergio Lizarraga —
The popular Mexican group performs at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 16, at UTEP’s Don Haskins
Center. Tickets: $39-$149. (Ticketmaster).
‘PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate
Adventure’ — The Nickelodeon presents a
live adventure at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday,
and noon and 4 p.m. Sunday, March 23-24, at
El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets start at $20.
VIPpackages available for $120 (Ticketmaster).
‘Tejano Legends’ — Grammy winners
Little Joe y la Familia, Ruben Ramos and
Roberto Pulido headline the Tex-Mex tour at 8
p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $30 to $75 (Ticketmaster).
Sergei Teleshev & Veronika
Shabashova — Showtime! El Paso presents
the world-renowned performers at 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 28, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre Individual tickets are $30 ($10 ages 6-
18, and student up to age 25 with ID).
Information: 247-2726, showtimeelpaso.com.
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MRAC Indie/Folk Series — Monica
Rizzio. outlaw country/folk singer-songwriter
from Texas, performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, at
the Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos Altos,
near Silver City, N.M. Tickets: $20.
Information: (575) 538-2505 or
mimbresarts.org.
Bad Bunny — One of biggest rising stars in
Latin trap music performs at 7 p.m. Sunday,
March 31, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center.
Tickets: $61-$151 (Ticketmaster).
The Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and pro-
ducer of Latin trap, rap and hip-hop music
burst onto the music scene behind the hit
songs “Mayores,” “Soy Peor” and “Chambea.”
His success resulted in 15 songs appearing on
Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart in 2017 alone.
‘Something Rotten’ — Broadway in El
Paso presents the comedy musical is 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 2-3, at the
Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $30-$70(Ticketmaster).
Information: 231-1111 or
visitelpaso.com/broadway.
Set in 1595, a local soothsayer foretells that
the future of theatre involves singing, dancing
and acting at the same time, so brother Nick
and Nigel Bottom set out to write the world’s
very first musical.
Ron ‘Tater Salad’ White — The cigar-
smoking, scotch-drinking stand-up comic from
the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon makes
his return to El Paso with his new show at 8
p.m. Thursday, April 4, at The Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $43 to $53 (Ticketmaster).
Chayanne — The Latin pop superstar
returns for the second leg of his “Desde El
Alma” tour at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at
UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. His El Paso per-
formance in September for the first leg of his
tour sold out. Tickets start at $61 to $151
(Ticketmaster).
Morat — The Colombian folk-pop group per-
forms at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at The
Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $21-$110
(Ticketmaster).
Marco Antonio Solis — The five-time
Latin Grammy Award winning Mexican musi-
cian presents his “La Historia Continua” 2019
Tour at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at UTEP’s
Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $52-$172; VIP
Packages $229-$429 (Ticketmaster).
Video Games Live — El Paso Symphony
Orchestra presents the Video Game
Multimedia Symphonic Concert Experience at
8 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Plaza
Theatre. Includes music from Final Fantasy,
Zelda, Mario, Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear
Solid, Skyrim, Castlevania, Halo, World of
Warcraft, Pokemon and many more. Tickets:
$30-$75 (Ticketmaster).
King & Country — The Christian rock band
performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at
Abraham Chavez Theatre, in support of their
3rd studio album, “Burn the Ships.” Tickets:
$20-$65; VIP tickets $100 (Ticketmaster).
‘Friends! The Musical Parody’ — The
Off-Broadway hit is 7 p.m. Friday, April 19, at
the Plaza Theatre. The comedic musical loving-
ly pokes fun at TV’s “Friends” celebrating the
adventures of a group of 20-something friends
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as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life and
love in 1990s Manhattan. Recommended for
mature audiences. Tickets: $19.50 to $74.50
(Ticketmaster).
‘Mamma Mia!’ — UTEP Dinner Theatre, in
the UTEP Student Union West building, pres-
ents the hit musical inspired by the music of
ABBA April 19-May 5. Show time is 7 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday; non-dinner mati-
nees are Sunday 1:30 p.m. April 28 and May 5;
dinner matinee is 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21.
Tickets: $33.50 to $43.50 Wednesday,
Thursday and Sunday discount dinner perform-
ances; $36.50 to $48.50 (Friday and Saturday
dinner performances), and $19.50 to $29.50
no-dinner matinee performances
(Ticketmaster). Information: 747-6060 or
utep.edu/udt.
Los Angeles Azules — The internationally
popular cumbia sinfonica group performs at
8:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, at El Paso County
Coliseum. Tickets: $40-$125 (Ticketmaster).
Pancho Barraza — The Mexican singer-
songwriter performs at 9 p.m. Friday, May 3,
at The Plaza Theater. Tickets: $59-$119
(Ticketmaster).
The Piano Guys — The Piano Guys return
to El Paso with their highly original blend of
classical music and pop at 8 p.m. Friday, May
3, at Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $59-
$79; VIP tickets $134.50 (Ticketmaster)
Slayer — The trash metal legends perform at
6 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at UTEP’s Don Haskins
Center, with Lamb of God, Amon Amarth and
Cannibal Corpse. Tickets: $43-$83; VIP pack-
ages are $192 (Ticketmaster).
Gran Baile Dia de las Madres — The
Mothers Day Dance is 8 p.m. Saturday, May
11, at El Paso County Coliseum, with Roberto
Tapia and La Adictiva Banda San Jose de
Mesillas. Tickets: $25-$60 (Ticketmaster).
Wisin & Yandel — One of Latin music’s
most iconic duos’ “Como Antes Tour” is 8
p.m. Saturday, May 18, at El Paso County
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets start at $46
(Ticketmaster).
New Kids On the Block — The 1980s
“boy band” legends bring their Mix Tape Tour
to El Paso at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at
UTEP’s Don Haskins Center, with special
guests hip-hop icons Salt N Pepa, Naughty By
Nature, and pop stars Tiffany and Debbie
Gibson. Tickets: $33.20-$83.20; VIP seats avail-
able various prices (Ticketmaster).
NEEDTOBREATHE — The Grammy-
nominated Christina rock band presents their
Acoustic Live Tour at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24,
at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets:
$39.50-$89.50 (Ticketmaster).
Steve Martin and Martin Short — The
two American comedy legends’ “Now Your
See Them, Soon You Won’t” show is 8 p.m.
Friday, May 31, at Abraham Chavez Theatre,
featuring the Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff
Babko. Tickets: $79.75-$299 (Ticketmaster).
Alejandra Guzmán — The Mexican rock
diva, “La Rockera,” brings her La Guzmán Tour
to El Paso at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at El Paso
County Coliseum. Tickets: $64.99, $79.99,
$99.99 and $119.99 (Ticketmaster).
Jeff Dunham — The master comedian and
ventriloquist and his slightly demented posse of
puppets performs his “Passively Aggressive”
March 2019
THE BRUCE NEHRING CONSORT
Tour at 5 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday, June
15, at The Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $55 to $70.
VIP packages are $151. (Ticketmaster).
Maná — The Guadalajara-based rock band El Paso’s Professional Singers and Chamber Players
OUR 28TH SEASON OF
brings their “Rayando El Sol” toru to El Paso at
8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at UTEP’s Don
Haskins Center. Maná, winner of both Grammy
GREAT MUSIC MAKING
and Latin Grammy Awards, has a career span-
ning more than three decades. The group’s
sound ranges from hard rock to mellow Latin
pop with influences from calypso and reggae.
Showtime to be announced. Tickets go on sale
Sunday, March 24 • 2:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church, 805 Montana
March 1; prices to be
announced(Ticketmaster).
Tickets: Adults, $15 Students free with current ID
Sin Bandera y Camila — The Grammy- Information: brucenehringconsort.org • (915) 532-5874
winning Latin pop duo and the Mexican pop
band perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Charles Gray, virtuoso violinist, returns each season to play and
El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets: $35-$200. conduct The Consort Players in music seldom heard in El Paso.
(Ticketmaster). Consort Artistic Director Bruce Nehring will conduct The Consort Singers.
The Consort Players The Consort Singers
Venues & series Holberg, Op. 40 #1 “Prelude” Soon-A Will Be Done
El Paso Comic Strip — 1201 Airway. Grieg Dawson
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and Five Pieces for Strings, Op. 44 Christus Factus Est
Hindemith Bruckner
9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $6-$22. Information, reserva- Divertimento in F, K138 I Want to Live with God
Mozart Clary
tions: 779-LAFF (5233), elpasocomicstrip.com.
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• Feb. 28-March 3: Steve Hoffstetter
The Consort Singers & Players
• March 7-10: Pete George, with feature act Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 #1 in D Pilgrim’s Chorus
Kristi McHugh Corelli Wagner
• April 4-7: D.J. Sandhu, with feature act Hymn a Sainte Ceceile Kyrie
Myles Weber. Gounod Mendelssohn
Rockhouse Bar and Grill — 9828 Impromptu Elijah
Montana, specializing in metal and hard rock. Sibelius (3 pieces from the
“An English Suite” Oratorio)
Parry
Information: 591-7625 or on Facebook.
• Archer Nation — 8 p.m. Wednesday, March Mendelssohn
6, with Heinous Mutation, Fusebox and Steel
Lake. Admission: $5. Charles Gray Bruce Nehring
• Ektomorf performs at 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 9, with the Tenebrian Machine. All ages
show.
• WitchHands, Deathrock, and Encrypted per-
form at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, with
local support. Age 18 and older. Tickets: $5.
• The Browning performs at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 27, with Betraying the
Martyrs and Extortionist. Tickets: $15 in
advance; $20 at the door. All ages show.
• Aborted’s “Hell Over North America Tour”
is 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, with Cryptopsy,
Benighted, Hideous Divinity and local band
Beyond Terror. Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at
the door. All ages show.
Club Here I Love You — 115 S. Durango.
Most events are at 9 p.m. Information: 307-
7736 or on Facebook.
• Saturday, March 2: DJ Seinfeld (Lobster
Fury, DJ Kicks)
• Friday, March 15: Chris Lake open air event.
Tickets: $15-$25.
• The Lit Lords Hard City Tour is 8 p.m.
Friday, March 22. Tickets available on
eventbrite.com.
Lowbrow Palace — 1101 Texas. Doors
open one hour prior to show time. Tickets at
lowbrowpalace.com.
• The Suffers — The Houston R&B and soul
group performs at 9 p.m. Thursday, March 7.
Tickets: $12.
• The Red Pears — The California indie band
performs at 10 p.m. Friday, March 8, with
Katzu Oso. Tickets; $12.
• Le Butcherettes — The Mexican garage punk
band performs at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 10,
with local acts TBA. Tickets; $12.
• Reptaliens — The low-fi duo performs at 9
p.m. Tuesday, March 12. Tickets: $15.
• Hot Flash Heat Wave — The rock band per-
forms at 9 p.m. Monday, March 18, with
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Vacations. Tickets: $13-$15.
• Mom Jeans. — The rock band performs at 9
p.m. Tuesday, March 19,with Mover Shaker.
Tickets: $15.
• Y La Bamba — The Portland indie folk band
performs at 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 20,
with Sávila. Tickets: $12.
• STRFKR — The Portland indie rockers per-
form at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Tickets:
$20.
• TWRP — The Canadian synthwave band
performs at 10 p.m. Saturday, March 23, with
Planet Booty. Tickets: $15.
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
— 1110 NY Ave. Alamogordo. Information:
(575) 437-2202 or flickingercenter.com.
• Masters of Soul — The R&B tribute is 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5, celebrating bands like
Gladys Knight & the Pips, Marvin Gaye &
Tammi Terrell, Smokey Robinson & the
Miracles, the Temptations, the Four Tops,
Diana Ross & the Supremes, Martha Reeves &
the Vandellas and many more. Tickets: $15,
$20 and $30.
• Toying With Science — The family event fea-
turing Gary Krinsky is 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
March 14, combining circus skills, mime, origi-
nal music, and audience involvement in the
exploration of the scientific principles of gravi-
ty, leverage, fulcrums and simple machines.
Tickets: $9 ($4 18 and younger).
• Richter Uzar Duo — The string duo per-
forms 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23, offering a
whimsical mashed-up blend of classical, world,
and rock music. The two world-class soloists
are Viktor Uzur, a cellist trained at the
Brazilian Carnaval — Sol Studio, 4106
Montana, hosts a celebration of Carnaval and
Brazilian culture 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday,
March 2, with free Samba dance lessons,
Capoeira, live music by Samba Alma de Fogo,
costume contest, food, kids activities, vendors
and more. Admission is free. Information: 996-
1814, solstudioep.com or on Facebook.
USA Dance — USA Dance Las Cruces NM
Chapter #5058, hosts an afternoon dance 2:45
to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Belton Bridge
Center, 1214 E. Madrid in Las Cruces. Free
samba lessonis 2 to 2:45 p.m. Admission: $10
($5 members); free age 12 and younger.
Information:(575) 639-3993 or Facebook at
USADanceLasCruces.
Dance for Dreams — Dance for Dreams
hosts a dancing fundraising event beginning at
7:3 p.m. Friday March 8, at Shundo Ballroom
Dance Studio, 120 Paragon Lane, Suite 201,
with live music dancing to salsa, merengue,
bachata, cumbia, cha-cha, kizomba and more.
Live music by Azucar, with DJ music from
Fernie Aveytia. Dance performances and raffles
also offered. The public is welcome. Admission:
$15. Information: Deliris Montanez, (704) 293-
4307, dancefordreamsfoundation.org or on
Facebook at dancefordreamsfoundation.
“Dance for Dreams” is a nonprofit organiza-
tion that supports amateur athletics.
‘A Night In the ’40s’ — Paso Del Norte
Big Band hosts 1940s style dancing and music 8
to 11 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Shundo
Ballroom Dance Studio, 120 N. Paragon, Suite
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Moscow Conservatory, and Brad Richter, a gui-
tarist trained at the Royal College of Music.
Tickets: $18, $30 and $40.
• Vitaly — The popular illusionist closes the
2018/2019 Premier Series season with “An
Evening of Wonders” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April
6. Tickets: $18, $30 and $40. Information:
(575) 437-2202 or flickingercenter.com.
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts
— Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Information:
(575) 336-4800 or spencertheater.com.
• ‘The Wizard of OZ’ – The musical based on
the 1939 MGM movie classic is 1 and 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 10. Tickets: $79-$85.
• The Illusionists: Live From Broadway –
Broadway’s biggest selling magic spectacular is
7 p.m. Thursday, March 21. Tickets: $79-$85.
• The Satin Dolls ‘Sing, Swing and Sizzle!’ – 7
p.m. Saturday, April 13. Tickets: $39-$65.
• ‘Jump Jive & Wail’ starring the Jive Aces –
The 6-man British swing band performs at 7
p.m. Saturday, April 27. Special guest:
actress/vocalist Makinna Ridgeway. $39-$65.
• ‘CATS’ – 7 p.m. Tuesday, and 1 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14-15. Tickets: $79-$85.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and
Casino — Mescalero, N.M. Most shows begin
at 8 p.m. Information: 1-877-277-5677 or
innofthemountaingods.com.
• Brett Young — The country/folk artist per-
forms Friday, March 15. Tickets: $29-$99.
• Granger Smith — Saturday, March 16, with
Earl Dibbles Jr. Tickets start at $29.
• Urban Cowboy Reunion featuring Mickey
Gilley and Johnny Lee is Friday, April 5.
Tickets: $29-$49.
• Yolanda Del Rio — The Mexican actress and
ranchera singer performs Saturday, April 6,
with Beatriz Adriana. Tickets start at $29.
201. All ages welcome; BYOB, food and
snacks. Participants are encouraged to wear
1940s attire. Admission: $15. Information: 532-
2043 or on Facebook at PDNbigband.
Contra Dance — The Southern New
Mexico Music and Dance Society’s monthly
contra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday,
March 15, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251
Calle de Santiago in Las Cruces. This month
features music by the Big Ditch Crickets of
Silver City. Caller is Lonnie Ludeman.
Beginners’ lessons at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $6 ($4
youth; $15 family). Information: (575) 522-1691
or snmmds.org.
‘Gitanerias’ — Linda Gallegos Flamenco, one
of the Southwest’s premiere flamenco compa-
nies, will debut a flamenco music and dance
performance 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 16,
at the El Paso Main Library Auditorium 501 N.
Oregon, showcasing flamenco footwork, guitar,
and castanets. Gallegos will perform as well as
soloist Jessica Rae “Rayito” Warner, and on gui-
tar will be Arturo Garibay. Guest performers
include Las Gitanas Flamencas. Sponsored by
MCAD. Admission is free. Information: 755-
1414 or lindaflamenco.com.
Dancing with Parkinson’s — The dance
classes for people with Parkinson’s and
Movement Disorders El Paso are 10:30 to
11:45 a.m. Fridays at St. Alban’s Episcopal
Church, 1810 Elm. Professional caregivers and
family (age 16 and older) are welcome. No
dance partner necessary. Walker and wheel-
chair friendly. Cost: $5 for dancer/patient (first
class is free). Information: 345-1438.
March 2019
‘Music Beyond Borders’ — NMSU
Philharmonic and the Orquesta Sinfónica
Esperanza Azteca Cd. Juárez merge for “Music
Beyond Borders” at 6 p.m. Friday, March 1, at
NMSU’s Atkinson Music Recital Hall, 1075 N.
Horseshoe. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 646-2304 or music.nmsu.edu.
UTEP Clarinet Day — UTEP Department
of music hosts a day of clarinet-related events 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at UTEP’s
Fox Fine Arts Building. Registration begins at
8:15 a.m. with rehearsal conducted by Andrew
Hunger 9 to 10 a.m.; all clarinet players invited
to bring their instrument and join in.
Registration is free at music.utep.edu.
Information: 747-5606.
• Clarinet Repair 101 presentation by John
Pleasant at 10 a.m.
• Clarinet Recital by Dr. James Logan, DMA
accompanied by Dr. Dominic Dousa, Piano at
11 a.m., with a Master Class by Logan at 1 p.m.
• “Another World: A look at the German
Clarinet” by Dr. David Ross, 2 p.m.
• Festival Clarinet Choir performance begins at
4 p.m., preceded at 3 p.m. by a UTEP Clarinet
Studio Recital.
The Art of Entertainment — The Art of
the Arts Society presents pianist Laurie Koval at
2 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at International
Museum of Art, 1211 Montana, with a Name
That Tune and requests session. Admission is
free; donations welcome. Museum member-
ship encouraged. Information: 543-6747.
UTEP Department of Music — Fox Fine
Arts Recital Hall. Performances are at 7:30
p.m. except as listed. Information: 747-5606 or
music.utep.edu. Admission: $5 Adults, $3 stu-
dents, military and seniors; free for UTEP stu-
dents, faculty, staff, and age 12 and under,
unless listed otherwise.
• UTEP Wind presents a “farewell” concert for
the American Bandmasters Association
National Convention performance directed by
Dr. Bradley Genevro Monday, March 4, fea-
turing guest trombonists Barry Hearn, Rich
Harris, Pete Madsen, and Steve Wilson.
• Faculty Recital performance with Stephen
Nordstrom, violin and Michael Way, cello, is
Tuesday, March 5, with music for string duo
and string trio by Bach, Martinu, and Dohanyi.
Nordstrom and Way will be joined by guest
artist and violinist Kevin Nordstrom of Wright
State University.
• UTEP Jazz Bands, directed by Eric Unsworth
(Ensemble 2) and Kenneth Capshaw (Ensemble
1), perform Monday, March 11, with big band
music in swing, Latin, and jazz rock styles.
• Faculty Recital with Brian Downen, tenor,
and Dr. Esequiel Meza, piano, is Tuesday,
March 12, featuring arias and songs, including
“En Paz,” a new song cycle by composer Jorge
Martín, with text by Mexican poet Amado
Nervo. Admission: $8 ($5 students, military and
seniors; $3 for UTEP students, faculty, staff and
children 12 and under).
• UTEP Symphony and Concert Bands present
a Brass Celebration featuring guest soloist Alan
Baer, principal tuba for the New York
Philharmonic, Thursday, March 14.
• El Paso Pro Musica and the Center for Arts
Entrepreneurship presents New York-based
innovative drum and flute virtuoso Kaoru
March 2019
Wantanabe Tuesday, March 21. Cost: $12 ($8
students, military and seniors, $5 UTEP faculty,
students and staff).
• Guest recital with Steven Mayer, piano is
Friday, March 29. Mayer performs works by
Schumann, Ives, Gottschalk and Art Tatum.
Marie Otero Hair & Art
Admission: $10 ($8 Military, Seniors; $5
Students; free for UTEP faculty and staff).
‘Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments &
Wondrous Stories’ — Lisa Lynne and & Florence Street Gallery
Wash & Wear Hair!
Aryeh Frankfurter perform 7 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6, at Unitarian Universalist
for the Hip, Natural Look
Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S, Solano. They
will perform on two Celtic harps, the rare
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with a sliding scale to pay what you can.
Information: (575) 522-7281 or uuchurchlc.org.
El Paso Wind Symphony — The sympho-
ny celebrates American Composers at 7:30
p.m. Friday, March 8, at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts
Recital Hall, featuring the TMEA Region 22 All-
State Musicians. Tickets: $10; $5 students, mili-
tary, seniors. Information: elpasowindsympho-
ny.com or on Facebook.
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra —
Grant County Community Concert
Association, Mimbres Region Arts Council and
WNMU hosts the orchestra’s annual perform-
ance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8, at WNMU
Fine Arts Auditorium in Silver City. Admission:
$20 ($5 students 17 and younger). Information:
(MRAC), (575) 538-2505 or mimbresarts.org.
LCSO with Andrea Padova — Las
Cruces Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Lonnie Klein, performs with the guest pianist at
7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, March
9-10, at NMSU’s Atkinson Recital Hall, with
Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, and
Tchaikovsky’s “Francesca da Rimini.” Tickets:
$42, $47 and $57. Information: (575) 646-
3709, lascrucessymphony.com or on Facebook.
Lunch with Lonnie is 11:30 a.m. Thursday,
March 7, at Paisano Café in Mesilla. Cost: $20.
UTEP Chorale concert — UTEP Chorale
and Chamber Singers present a joint concert at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at First Baptist
Church, 805 Montana, performing both secular
and sacred choral music. Admission is free;
donations support the singers’ upcoming trip to
Leeds, England. Information: 747-5606, ewil-
son@utep.edu or music.utep.edu.
EPSMF OM/NI applications — El Paso
Society for Musicians of the Future will take
applications online for its 2019 OM/NI (Original
Music/New Ideas) project through March 15.
This call for composers is open to original
scores for solo piano. Junior division open to
age 9-16; Emerging division open to age 17-25.
Cash awards in each division, plus an
“Audience Choice Award.” Information: sjack-
son@epsmf.org, 449-0619 or epsmf.org.
Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
— The society presents the Oñate High School
Jazz Ensemble at its monthly concert 7 p.m.
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Sunday, March 17, at First Christian Church,
1809 El Paseo in Las Cruces. Admission: $10
($5 members; $1 students with ID). Reception
at 6:30 p.m. Information: Larry Brooks, (575)
640-8752 or mvjazzblues.net.
Verdi’s Requiem — El Paso Choral Society
presents the masterpiece requiem at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 23, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre, performed by a 150-voice choir and
orchestra. Directed by Prentice Loftin, with
concertmaster Stephanie Meyers. Tickets: $10
to $40 (Ticketmaster). Information: 259-4999
or epchoralsociety.org.
Featured soloists: Danielle Talamantes, sopra-
no, and David Portillo, tenor (both with
Metropolitan Opera); Catherine Martin,
mezzo-soprano (Lyric Opera of Chicago); and
Stephen Morshceck, bass (Camerata Chicago
and Southwest Florida Symphony Opera).
Bruce Nehring Consort — The consort
performs at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at
First Baptist Church, 801 Montana, with
Charles Gray of St. Olaf College, who will per-
form as violin soloist and also conduct the
Consort Players. Bruce Nehring will conduct
the Consort Singers. Ticket: $20 ($15 seniors,
military; $5 students). Information: 532-5874 or
brucenehringconsort.org.
Program includes works by Holberg, Grieg,
Hindemith; ,Mozart, Bruckner, Corelli,
Wagner, Sibelius, Parry and Mendelssohn.
Sergei Teleshev & Veronika
Shabashova — Showtime! El Paso presents
Mar Caribe International 2
the world-renowned performers at 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 28, at the Abraham Chavez
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Theatre. Tickets are $30 ($10 ages 6-18, and
student up to age 25 with ID). Information:
247-2726 or showtimeelpaso.com.
Accordionist Sergei Teleshev performs works
by Bach, Piazzolla, Tchaikovsky and more with
violinist, singer, actress and dancer Veronika
Shabashova.
Teleshev and Shabashova will also perform at:
•3 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Presented by Las Cruces
Civic Concert Association. Tickets: $25 ($5 stu-
dents; free age 17 and younger with adult).
Information: (575) 405-7429 or
lascrucescca.org.
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at WNMU Fine
Arts Auditorium in Silver City. Tickets: $20
(free age 17 and younger with adult).
Information: (575) 538-5862 or gcconcerts.org.
Presented by Grant County Community
Concert Association.
Early Music Concert — Sprezzatura
Quartet presents a free concert of Renaissance
and Baroque music with short lectures on
music history 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March
30, at the Dorris Van Doren Public Library,
5531 E. Redd. (818) 359-9075 or sprezzatu-
raensemble.com). Concert followed by a
recorder workshop for beginners.
EPSYO and EPSO ‘Side-by-Side’
Concert — Performers from El Paso
Symphony Youth Orchestras and El Paso
Symphony Orchestra combine forces at the
12th annual Side-by-Side performance at 3 p.m.
Sunday, March 31, at the Plaza Theatre, with
musicians from the El Paso Symphony and El
Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras, and
Tocando. Tickets: $15-$34; available at
epso.org. Information: 525-8978.
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El Paso Scene
If We Were Turtles — The El Paso-based
math-rock band will host a performance for the
release of its latest single, ‘Nodus Tollens,’ at 9
p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Monarch, 204 E.
Rio Grande, with guests topographies (from
San Francisco) and Sleepspent. Admission is
free; age 21 and older admitted. Information on
Facebook at monarchep.
St. Paddy’s Music Fest — Freedom
Crossing at Fort Bliss, 1611 Pleasonton Road,
hosts a two-day music festival 2 to 11 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, March
16-17, with traditional Irish music, bagpipes,
and family activities. Admission is free.
Information: FreedomCrossingatFortBliss.com.
Red Light Cameras and Sleepspent —
The Albuquerque and El Paso-based indie rock
bands team up for a joint Southwest tour in
March. Information: redlightcamerasband.com
and sleepspent.com. RSVP via
bandsintown.com.
• 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21: Enchanted
Vines, 104 Alto Pines Trail, in Alto, N.M.
• 9 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Monarch, 204 E.
Rio Grande, in El Paso.
• 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23: Lost Horse
Saloon, 306 San Antonio, in Marfa, Texas.
Jaimelynn Amato — El Paso Community
Foundation’s Jewel Box Series presents “The
Songbird of El Paso” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
March 10, at the Philanthropy Theatre.
Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster). Information: 533-
4020 or epcf.org.
No checks or credit cards
Soprano singer-songwriter Amato takes pres-
ents a musical tour of the blending of cultures
in the Borderland. She integrates classical gui-
tar, singing, and virtuosic whistling in a night
celebrating women. She will showcase new
music and songs from her first album, “Starry
Skies and Fragile Ties.”
Also
Truth or Consequences Brewing Co.
— 410 N. Broadway. The venue hosts live
music acts on selected evenings. Information:
(575) 297-0289, torc.beer, or on Facebook.
Dr. Lucky’s Blue Review “Brewery Late
Night” is 10 p.m. Saturday, March 23, featur-
ing comedy, burlesque, variety arts, drag, and
dance. Cost: $10 ($15 day of show).
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
— 122 S. Pueblo Rd. Information: 860-7777,
speakingrock.com or on Facebook.
Heavy metal legend Dokken performs
Saturday, March 2. Indoor show, 18 and older
welcome. Gates open at 5 p.m.
March Music Madness free concerts are 7
p.m. nightly Monday though Saturday, March
4-9. Age 18 and older admitted:
• March 4: Blind Melon
• March 5: Lit
• March 6: Jack Russell’s Great White
• March 7: Filter
• March 8: DMC
• March 9: Drowning Pool.
50% of all
proceeds will
go to the children
fighting cancer
at St. Jude
Children’s
Hospital!
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Send check by March 8 to WWC, PO Box
13167, 79913, or bring to monthly coffee.
El Paso Philatelic Society — The El Paso
stamp club meets 7 to 9 p.m. the second
Tuesday of every month (March 12) at St.
Clement’s Episcopal Church, 810 N. Campbell
(at Montana). Admission is free for first-time
visitors; $12 annual fee. Information: 833-5154.
El Paso Christian Women’s
Connection — The group hosts its March
luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, at
El Paso Radisson Hotel, 1770 Airway (use
south entrance), with a speaker from
Alzheimer’s Association; as well as a special
feature and arts & crafts. Reservation deadline
is March 15. Cost: $15 (cash only).
Reservations: 449-3349.
Woman’s Department GEPCC coffee
— Woman’s Department Greater El Paso
Chamber of Commerce’s Membership Coffee
is 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March
21, at El Paso Chamber Building, 10 Civic
Center Place. Parking at the Convention
Center. Information: 755-6192.
Club Friendship — The club meets 11:30
a.m. Tuesday, March 26, at St. Paul’s
Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere. Program is
“Teresa Urrea, Curandera, Faith Healer and
Mexican Revolutionist” by Esther Sanchez.
Cost: $10, includes lunch. Open to the public.
RSVP by Friday, March 22: 591-2326.
International Coin Club — El Paso’s only
coin club meets at 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. the sec-
ond Monday of the month at St. Paul’s United
Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere, with pre-
sentations and auction to follow. Visitors
always welcome, and admission free for first-
time visitors. Information: 533-6001, 241-6977
or on Facebook.
Area attractions
El Paso Streetcars — The restored street-
cars run daily on two connected loop routes,
covering a total of 4.8 miles, from Father Rahm
in South El Paso to Glory Road in Kern Place.
Hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday through Thursdays, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Sunday. Fares: $1.50 ($3.50 day pass);
$1 military and ages 6-18; 30 cents for seniors
and disabled with Sun Metro ID. Information:
212-3333, epstreetcar.com or on Facebook.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —
1200 Futurity Dr. Sunland Park, N.M. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through
Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday; and
10 a.m. to 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday. General
admission and parking are free. Information:
(575) 874-5200 or sunland-park.com.
The 60th season of live racing runs through
May 5, with post time at 12:30 p.m. every
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday.
Western Playland — The amusement park
is at 1249 Futurity Dr. in Sunland Park, N.M.
across from the racetrack. Tickets (tax not
included): $22.60 42 inches or taller or $16.97
juniors 34 to 41 inches (pay one price); $5 non-
rider admission. Individual ride tickets are
$2.50; rides are 1 or 2 tickets. Information:
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(575) 589-3410, westernplayland.com or on
Facebook.
March and April hours are 2 to 9 p.m.
Saturdays and 2 to 7 p.m. Sundays; also open 2
to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, March 19-
23 for spring break, Friday, April 19 on Easter
weekend.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center — 305
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road. The center fea-
tures a museum on the Tigua tribe. Hours are
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Free children’s activities. Admission is free.
Information: 859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
Indian Cliffs Ranch — The working cattle
ranch in Fabens offers a children’s zoo, buffalo,
longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets and
the Fort Apache playground. It’s also home to
the famous Cattleman’s Steakhouse.
Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattle-
manssteakhouse.com.
Mesa Vista Wine Tasting Room — The
new tasting room, which includes wine and
craft beer, is at 3200 Hwy 28 in Anthony, N.M.
(La Union area at NM 28 and S. Vinton Road).
Open noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through
Sunday. The room also features the region’s
only yarn shop and local alpaca products. Live
music featured 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays.
Information: (915) 494-7248.
Plaza Theatre Tours — The free weekly
tours are noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Plaza,
125 W. Mills in Downtown El Paso. Meet
under the Plaza marquee. Information: 534-
0660.
San Elizario Historic District — The dis-
trict at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on the
Mission Trail features four art galleries, seven
artists studio/galleries, three gift shops, the
Historic San Elizario Chapel, the Portales
Museum and the Veteran’s 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 muse-
um.
Zin Valle Vineyards — 7315 Hwy 28 in
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tast-
ings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through
Monday. Information: 877-4544 or
zinvalle.com. Free music and wine tasting is 1
to 4 p.m. selected Sundays featuring local tal-
ent. Bring a picnic.
Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery
— 430 La Viña 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 som-
braantigua.com.
A pre-Mardi Gras party with live music,
prizes, wine and beer is noon to 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 2.
La Viña Winery — 4201 S. NM Highway
28, one mile north of Vinton Road.
Information: (575) 882-7632 or
lavinawinery.com.
Tasting room is open noon to 5 p.m.
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 El Paso Senior Games — City of El Paso
Parks and Recreation Department’s 36th annu-
al games for those age 50 and older run March
2-May 22 at various locations, Sponsored by
United Healthcare, UTEP and Urgent Home
Heath Inc. Registration: $15 for 2 events and t-
shirt, plus $5 for each additional event; $45 for
all events. Includes t-shirt. Information, regis-
tration: 503-6544 or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Opening Ceremony is 9 p.m. Saturday,
March 2, at the Polly Harris Senior Center,
650 Wallenberg.
• Basketball Skills — 10 a.m. Saturday, March
2, at Polly Harris Center.
• Huachas (Washers) — 9 a.m. Tuesday,
March 5, Memorial Sr. Center, 1800 Byron.
• Table Tennis — 1 p.m. Wednesday, March
6, El Paso Table Tennis Club, 2727 Wyoming.
• Pickle Ball — 8 a.m. Saturday, March 9,
Nolan Richardson Rec. Center, 4435 Maxwell.
• Horseshoes — 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 19,
Eastside Senior Center, 3200 Fierro.
• Volleyball — 9 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at
Marty Robbins Rec. Center, 11620 Vista Del
Sol ($45 team fee).
• Golf — 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, at
Ascarate Park Golf Course. Some on-site fees.
• Swimming — 8 a.m. Saturday, March 30, at
Leo Cancellare Aquatic Center, 650
Wallenberg.
Monster Jam – The Monster Truck show is
7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2-
3, at Sun Bowl Stadium. Gates open one hour
before event. Tickets start at $15. Information:
monsterjam.com. Pet Party access starts at
1:30 p.m. Saturday, with party 2:30 to 5:30
p.m. Pit party early access is $35 (general pit
party passes are $15).
El Paso Coyotes — The Major Arena
Soccer League team’s games are at 7:15 p.m. at
El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets: $12 general
admission; $20 box seating; kids admitted free
with adult. Information: 229-1416, elpasocoy-
otes.com or social media.
• Friday, March 8: Monterrey Flash
• Friday, March 15: Dallas Sidekicks
• Friday, March 29: Monterrey Flash
El Paso Rhinos - The Junior League ice
hockey team’s final home games of the regular
season are against Wichita Jr. Thunder 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 4:30 p.m. Sunday,
March 8-10, at El Paso County Coliseum
Events Center, next to the Coliseum, 4100 E.
Paisano. Tickets: $5-$30. Information: 479-
PUCK (7825) or elpasorhinos.com.
El Paso Locomotive FC — El Paso’s pro
soccer team’s inaugural season opens 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 9, vs. OKC Energy FC at
Southwest University Park. Tickets: $5 to $49.
Information: 235-GOAL, eplocomotivefc.com.
Game time is 7:30 p.m.:
• Saturday, March 23: Rio Grande Valley FC
• Saturday, March 30: Orange County SC
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —
1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park. General
admission and parking are free. Information:
(575) 874-5200 or sunland-park.com.
The 60th season of the live racing runs
through May 5. Post time is 12:50 p.m. every
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday.
The 16th running of the Sunland Derby is
Sunday, March 24. Other stakes races that day
are Sunland Parks Oaks, Harry W. Henson
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Handicap, Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes, New
Mexico State University Stakes, NM Breeders’
Oaks and New Mexico Breeders’ Derby.
Other stakes races:
• Saturday, March 9: West Texas Maturity.
• Saturday, March 16: Mesilla Valley Speed
Handicap
Harlem Globetrotters — The
Globetrotters return to the area with their Fan
Powered World Tour at 2 p.m. Sunday, March
10, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
$20-$100 (Ticketmaster).
The Globetrotters’ current roster includes Big
Easy Lofton, Ant Atkinson, Hi-Lite Bruton,
Hammer Harrison, Thunder Law, Bull Bullard,
Firefly Fisher and Cheese Chisholm – plus
female stars TNT Lister, Torch George and
Hoops Green.
Southern New Mexico Speedway — 11
miles west of Las Cruces exit 132, off I-10. The
305 Spring Shootout is Friday and Saturday,
March 29-30. Regular weekly racing series
begins Saturday, April 6. Gates open at 5 p.m.;
racing at 7:45 p.m. General admission: $15; $5
age 6-11; free for age 5 and younger; $35 pit
passes. Information: (575) 524-7913, snm-
speedway.com or on Facebook.
Sun City Crit — The USA Crits cycling
event is Saturday, March 30, in Downtown El
Paso. The bicycle races run multiple laps on a
short-circuit course. The course runs along
Main, Oregon, Overland and Stanton; starting
line is at Mesa and Main. Ctegories range from
juniors ages 9 and up, to pro cyclists. The cate-
gories include handcycle and recumbents for
Project Hero.; and a 5K running race.
Events run from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., with
awards at 9:40 p.m. Registration:
bikereg.com/destination-el-paso-criterium.
Information: usacrits.com. Online registration
closes March 25; onsite registration available.
Entry fees range from $20 to $60.
A free kids race is at 1:05 p.m.
Kick Ball Tournament — Eta Iota Zeta
Sorority hosts the tournament 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sunday, March 31, at Franklin Park, 6050
Quail, benefitting scholarships. Registration at
Eventbrite. Information: (919) 961-8272. or
Facebook at etaiotazeta.elpaso.
College sports
UTEP Women’s Basketball - The final
home game of the regular season is against
North Texas at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in
the Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $5. informa-
tion: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
UTEP Softball — The Miners softball team’s
home games are at UTEP’s Helen of Troy
Complex. The first Conference USA home
games are 1 p.m. Saturday (doubleheader) and
noon Sunday, March 9-10 against Charlotte.
Ticket information: 747-6065 or
utepathletics.com. Other home games:
• 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 19: NMSU (double-
header)
• 1 p.m. Saturday (doubleheader) and noon
Sunday, March 23-24: Southern Mississippi
Springtime Track Invitational — The
annual UTEP spring field and track meet is all
day Saturday, March 16, at Kidd Field. The
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event features men’s and women’s college
teams as well as the top qualifying high school
athletes from the region. Information: 747-
5812 or utepathletics.com.
Tejanas softball - The EPCC Tejanas host
Seward County Community College at noon
Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday, March 10-11, at
the Valle Verde Softball Field. Admission is free.
Information: 831-2275 or epcc.edu/Athletics.
Tejanos baseball — The Tejanos of El Paso
Community College play home games at the
Valle Verde Campus Baseball Field, off Hunter.
Games begin at noon. Admission is free.
Information: 831-2275 or epcc.edu/athletics.
• March 22-23: Luna Community College
• March 29-30: New Mexico Military
NMSU Men’s Basketball — The final
home game of the regular season is against
California Baptist at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9,
at NMSU’s Pan American Center in Las Cruces.
Tickets: $15-$30. Information (575) 646-1447
or nmstatesports.com.
NMSU Women’s Basketball — The
team hosts Chicago State at noon Noon
Saturday, March 2, at Pan Am Center in Las
Cruces. General admission: $6. Information:
(575) 646-1447 or nmstatesports.com.
Bicycling
The TriFecta Omnium — The Las
Cruces/Hillsboro, N.M. cycling event is
Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17, with a
time trial and criterium Saturday and road race
Sunday. Fees: $15 for time trial, $20 for criteri-
um and $35 for road race ($60 for all three);
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late fee after March 14. Information, registra-
tion newmexicosportsonline.com or ziavelocy-
cling.com. USAC license required; no race day
registration.
Saturday’s events begin on REA Road in Las
Cruces. Time Trial 20K course is on a frontage
road, and the criterium course is a flat, square
1-mile circuit near the time trial course.
Sunday’s race course starts in Hillsboro, goes
toward Lake Valley and returns, then finishes
with 9 miles uphill to Kingston. Distance is 35
or 53 miles depending on category.
El Paso Bicycle Club — All rides are free
and open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com. Ride
schedule at meetup.com/ElPasobicycleClub.
Wednesday night rides, a tradition for over 20
years, are leaderless rides of 18-22 miles,
beginning March 13. The favorite route is a 19-
mile loop to Gadsden H.S. Riders leave from
Rio Plaza, 6205 Upper Valley Rd (at Artcraft),
beginning 5:15-5:45 p.m. Park on dirt shoulder
across from shopping center.
Golf
Spring Trifecta — The spring golf tourna-
ment is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at
Fort Bliss’s Underwood Golf Complex, 3200
Coe. Two person team, 27-hole tournament
with a 9-hole scramble, 9-hole alternate shot
and 9-hole best ball. Cost: $50 by March 1.
Information: 568-9979.
St. Paddy’s Day Tournament —
Underwood Golf Complex, 3200 Coe, hosts
the three-person scramble tournament at 8:30
a.m. Saturday, March 16. Cost: $40 per per-
son (by noon March 15). Sign up at the Pro
Shop. Information: 568-9979.
First Tee Greater El Paso — Spring Break
El Paso Scene
Camp is 10 a.m. to noon Monday through walk is 8 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at Ascarate
Thursday, March 18-21, at Ascarate Golf Park, 6900 Delta. Registration begins at 7 a.m.
Course, 6900 Delta, for ages 5-18. Optional Cost: $25; $20 per person for teams of 10 or
play time is 1 to 3 p.m. Fee: $60 camp; $10 per more. ($2 gate fee for park) Information:
day for optional play. Cost for camp and four raceadventuresunlimited.com.
days of play $90. Registration: thefirsttee-
greaterelpaso.org. Information: 252-6511 or on
Healthcare Heroes 5K — The 5K, fun run
and health fair is Saturday, March 9, at
Facebook at The First Tee of Greater El Paso.
Ascarate Park. Registration: $25 through March
Spring Session youth classes are Saturdays,
8; $30 race day. Information:
March 30-May 11, Ascarate. See website for
EPhealthcareheroes.wordpress.com.
schedule and costs.
Topgolf Spring Academy — Topgolf, 541 Chili Pepper Series — The 4-day series
offers five events daily Wednesday through
Vin Rambla, hosts golf clinics of for age 6-12 9
Saturday, March 13-16, at La Llorona Park,
a.m. to noon Monday through Wednesday,
3440 W. Picacho, Las Cruces. Each day
March 18-20. Cost: $99 (includes lunch).
includes a 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon
Registration at eventbrite.com. Information:
and 50K run beginning at 7 a.m. Walkers wel-
845-9028 or topgolf.com/us/el-paso.
come. The courses are multiple laps with one
central food/aid station. Entry fee: 5k: $30 by
Recreational sports March 8 $40 after; 10K: $40/$50; Half
Marathon: $110; Marathon: $130; 50K: $140.
Doña Ana Senior Olympics — The Doña Information, registration: deadrunning.net.
Ana Senior Olympic Games run through April
St. Patrick’s Shamrock 5K — St.
29, throughout the Las Cruces area, for ages
Patrick’s A.C.T.S. host the 5K run and 1-mile
50 and older. Athletes need to register two
walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at St.
weeks before each qualifying tournament.
Patrick Cathedral, 1118 N. Mesa.Registration at
Information: (575) 649-3167 or dacso@out-
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
look.com. Full registration contact list at don-
Bataan Memorial Death March — The
aanaseniors.com.
30th annual marathon-length (26.2 miles)
Disc Golf — City of Las Cruces Parks &
march is 7 a.m. Sunday, March 17, starting at
Recreation Department hosts disc golf Family
1318 Aerobee at the White Sands Missile
and Friend games 3 to 6 p.m. Saturdays,
Range. A 14.2-mile honorary march also
March 9-30, at Mesilla Park, 304 W. Bell. Fee:
offered. Registration is $125 ($600 teams)
$2; free for under 18. Registration continues
through March 3. No late or on-site registra-
until spaces are filled at las-cruces.org/play.
tion accepted. Information: (575) 678-4654.
Information: (575) 541-2455.
Registration at bataanmarch.com.
Running events
Javier Arana Jr. Memorial — The 7th
annual Fallen Trooper 5K run and 1-mile walk
Brain Injury Support Group 5K — El
Paso Group’s 8th annual 5K run and 1-mile
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is 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Ascarate
Park, 6900 Delta. Registration: $20 ($10 kids).
No race day registration; $2 vehicle fee for
Ascarate Park. Registration: raceadventuresun-
limited.com.
Run for Shoes 5K — Epkicks *run for
shoes* 5K and 1 mile runs are 8 a.m. Saturday,
March 30, at Up and Running Westside, 3233
N. Mesa. Registration: $25; $30 on race day.
Registration: raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Epkicks provides new shoes to underprivi-
leged children/youth in El Paso.
Hope Brings Change 5K — The 3rd
annual 5K run and 1 mile run/walk is 9 a.m.
Saturday, April 6, at Hope City Community
Church, 6115 Woodrow Bean. Registration:
$25; $20 age 12 and younger; $30 all runners
after March 29. Registration at raceadventure-
sunlimited.com. Information: 600-6251, ext.
107 or tina@hopecitycc.org.
Tutus for Kidneys 5K — The 5K run walk,
1 mile walk and health fair benefiting Amigo
Kidney Foundation is 8 a.m. Saturday, April 6,
at Braden Aboud Memorial Park, 4325
Riverbend. Registration: $20 by April 4; $25
April 5-6. Registration at raceadventuresunlim-
ited.com. Prizes for the best tutu.
Centro Cultural Paso del Norte - Av.
Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the
Red Cross. Information: 1730300 (Facebook:
CCPasodelNorte). Advance show tickets at
donboleton.com.
• Comedian Mike Salazar presents his “X
Tour” at 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 1. Tickets:
405-745 pesos.
• Festival de Baile y Tracion begins at noon
Sunday, March 3, featuring children’s and
young adult dance groups. Admission: 71 pesos.
• The musical “Cats” is at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5. Tickets: 450-1,450 pesos.
• Bolshoi Ballet de Bielorusia presents “La Bella
Durmiente” (Sleeping Beauty) at 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 7. Tickets: 405-805 pesos.
• The woman’s comedy “Divinas” is at 7 and
9:30 p.m. Friday, March 8. Tickets: 405-920
pesos.
• The men’s comedy, “Soltero, Casado, Viudo
y Divorciado,” is at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March
13. Tickets: 290-635 pesos.
• The children’s show, “Mi Amigo el Dragón,”
is at noon, 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday, March 31.
Tickets: 175-460 pesos.
Magno Discotheque — Montes de Oca
339, Zona Pronaf. Information: 656 551 9458.
Advance tickets at donboleton.com. The adult
comedy show “La Semesienta” is performed at
6 and 9 p.m. Saturday, March 2. Tickets: 290,
520 and 745 pesos.
Juárez Centauros — The new Liga de
Fútbol Americano Profesional team is one of
eight teams in the new American football semi-
professional league. Games are played at
Campo Don Guillermo Chocus Olascoago on
Calle Ingeniero David Herrera (west of
Chamizal Park). Tickets are 65 and 125 pesos
(donboleton.com).
• 2 p.m. Sunday March 3: Pioneros (Queretaro)
• 1 p.m. Sunday, March 17: Bulldogs
(Zapopan, Jalisco)
Teatro el Paseo — The theater is in the
El Paso Scene
Coach Archie Duran Memorial — The
5K run/walk and 1 mile fun walk benefiting
Archie Duran Memorial Fund is 8 a.m. Sunday,
April 7, at Nations Tobin park, 8831 Railroad.
Fee: $25 through April 5; $30 after. Register at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
‘Mighty Mujer’ Triathlon — The all-
female sprint and supersprint events begin 6:30
a.m. Saturday, April 13, at Memorial Park
Pool, 3251 Copper. Registration: $90-$130.
Information: mightymujertriathlon.com.
Registration at raceelpaso.com/mighty-mujer.
Winter sports
Public Ice Skating — Public skating week-
end hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 3
p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at
the El Paso County Coliseum Events Center,
4100 Paisano. Admission: $10; $8 military
(skate rental included). Skate preempted by
hockey games March 8-10. Spectator admission
is free. Information: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpa-
sohockey.org.
Ski Apache — Information: (575) 464-3600
or skiapache.com.
Ski Cloudcroft — Information, snow condi-
tions: (575) 682-2333, skicloudcroft.net or on
Facebook.
Centro Comercial El Paseo, Av. Lopez Mateos
2005. Information: 267-4626. The children’s
musical, “Erase Una Vez,” is at 3 and 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 10. Tickets: 175 and 230 pesos
(donboleton.com).
Evolution Discoteque — Paseo de la
Victoria 4545. Advance tickets at
donboleton.com. Veteran Mexican ranchera
singer Lorenzo de Monteclaro performs at 8
p.m. Friday, March 15. 175-432 pesos.
Estadio Jaime Canales Lira — Av.
Vicente Guerrero at Americas. Advance tickets
at donboleton.com. Ha*Ash, an American Latin
pop-country duo from Louisiana composed of
sisters Hanna Nicole and Ashley Grace, per-
form at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16. Tickets:
460-1,950 pesos.
Lienzo Charro Adolfo Lopez Mateos —
Av. Del Charro at Henry Dunant. Tickets at
donboleton.com.
• Caballos Domecq, a horsemanship show fea-
turing 12 horses, begins at 5 p.m. Saturday,
March 16. Tickets: 175 pesos (290 VIP; 60
children).
• Rodeo Adrenalina, with bulls, horses and bar-
rel racing, begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20.
Tickets: 175 pesos (230 VIP; 60 children).
Tenampa Brass Band — Amigos de la
Fundacion Mascareñas’s Matices Culturales
series presents the Guadalajara instrumental
group at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Centro
Cultural Paso del Norte in Juarez, playing jazz,
funk, blues, pop, hip-hop and Latin, with influ-
ences from Dirty Dozen Brass Band to Michael
Jackson. Ticket information: 544-5118 in El
Paso; 612-3175 or 612-4075 in Juárez, or fmas-
carenas.org.
Gimnasio Municipal Josue Neri Santos
— Av. Mariscal at Maria Martinez, downtown.
AAA Conquista Total Gira lucha libre-style pro-
fessional wrestling begins at 5:30 p.m. Sunday,
March 31. Tickets: 85-835 pesos.
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The Big 5-0
Back in 1969, El Paso Community College
barely got off the drawing board, with vot-
ers approving a college district but denying
any funding. That was hardly an auspi-
cious beginning for a college that has since
served one million students and awarded
more than 80,000 degrees and certificates.
With five main campuses spread through-
out El Paso County and nearly 30,000 stu-
dents, EPCC will celebrate its 50th
anniversary not just with its growth, but
also for its excellence in education.
“EPCC was named as one of the Top 10
Community Colleges in the Nation by the
Aspen Institute in 2015 and has also been
the recipient of the prestigious Student
Success Award by the American
Association of Community Colleges
(AACC) among numerous other national
accolades,” said Keri Moe, who serves as
Associate Vice President for External
Relations for Communication and
Development.
“And, EPCC has been consistently
nationally ranked No. 1 for the number of
associate degrees awarded to Hispanic stu-
dents.”
The Golden Anniversary celebration, with
the theme of “Honoring the Past, Building
the Future,” begins April 6 with the Spring
Arts Festival Open House at the Valle
Verde Campus and a gala planned for
June. There will be additional 50-year
milestones to mark in coming years, since
the first students did not enroll until 1971
and the first graduation was held in 1973.
College President William Serrata noted
that EPCC’s success is not just based on
large numbers, explaining that “the classes
are smaller with the average student to
teacher ratio 22 to one.”
Serrata hopes this anniversary year will
be one in which the El Paso community
can take even more notice of how much
the college has contributed to the culture
and progress of the area.
“Look at what we’ve achieved as a col-
lege. In 50 years we have given out 80,000
degrees, and sent our graduates into the
community,” he said. “And we’re not
done.”
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Rocky start in 1969
EPCC’s official history begins in June
1969, when El Paso County voters
approved the formation of a community
college district and elected a board of
seven trustees. But voters turned down the
funding for the college. Two years later,
after the Texas Legislature gave it enough
money to launch its first classes, EPCC
enrolled 901 students in September 1971.
In 1972 the college leased the barracks of
Fort Bliss’s Logan Heights as a makeshift
campus and enrollment grew to 3,500. In
1973, the college handed out diplomas to
28 students, its first graduating class.
Today, EPCC is the largest two-year post-
secondary institution in the region, with
more than 28,500 students at five campus-
es and more than a dozen other sites, offer-
ing 145 degrees and certificate programs.
EPCC Board of Trustees member Belen
Robles, who is well known in the area for
being the first woman national president of
the League of United Latin American
Citizens, recently talked about the col-
lege’s origins and how the El Paso com-
munity rallied to make it a reality.
Funding was one of main challenges at
the beginning, she said. When the initial
college vote was cast, only property own-
ers in El Paso were allowed to vote on the
issue. They passed the resolution to start
the college, but turned down the funding
proposal. Trustees and other supporters
went to the state to try and allow all regis-
tered voters to be able to vote on the tax
base. In 1974, two funding proposals failed
to get a majority vote among property
owners, although they were approved by
the popular vote that included non-proper-
ty owners.
After taking this issue “all the way the
Supreme Court,” Robles said, all registered
voters were able to vote on a tax base in
1975, when a $19.7 million bond was
approved. El Paso Community College
would now have a full-time campus to call
its own.
The first campus was the Rio Grande
Campus downtown. What would become
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El Paso Community College
celebrates a half-century
Story by Lisa Kay Tate
1972 ribbon cutting at Logan Heights
the main campus, Valle Verde Campus on
Hunter, opened in 1978. Three other major
campuses have been added: the Northwest
Campus in Canutillo (at I-10 and
Transmountain), the Transmountain
Campus is Diana and U.S. 54 in Northeast
El Paso and the Mission del Paso Campus
is on the far East Side off I-10 between
Loop 375 and Horizon Blvd. There’s also
the Administrative Services Center on
Viscount. EPCC’s offers its Dual Credit
program for high school students at 12
Early College High Schools in the El Paso,
Socorro, Ysleta, Canutillo and Clint school
districts.
There is more to come, as all five cam-
puses are expanding with new buildings or
additional facilities.
“EPCC has been growing steady ever
since, and will continue to grow,” Robles
said.
Specialized career programs
While El Paso Community College offers
programs that prepare students for every
possible career, school officials point to
certain specialties that set EPCC apart.
Those include such varied programs as
Culinary Arts (see separate story),
Architecture, Career and Technical
Education Programs and Court Reporting.
The Architecture program is one of the
few current “two-plus-two” partnership
programs (associate’s plus bachelor’s
degree) that have received National
Architectural Accrediting Board status, the
pathway towards professional licensure.
“The EPCC program has gained recogni-
tion in the area as evidenced by its high
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volume in enrollment,” Architecture
instructor Alejandro Mireles said. “Once
graduated our students have seen success
by being employed in El Paso, throughout
Texas, and across the nation.”
One of the programs that started off with
a strong presence is the Career and
Technical Education (CTE) programs.
Myshie Pagel serves as dean for CTE,
which she said offers more than 45 pro-
grams in accounting, computer and infor-
mation sciences, HVAC, hospitality admin-
istration, criminal justice, graphic design
and many others that help them gain “aca-
demic, technical and real world skills” to
be prepared for the workplace.
Pagel said this experience has given the
program’s students everything from intern-
ships to high-paying jobs. It has also
allowed them to gain experience without
accumulating too much debt.
“When EPCC started we had twice as
many CTE programs as transfer pro-
grams,” Pagel said. “Our graduates help to
build our city. CTE pathways lead to jobs
that build the infrastructure of a city. They
respond to 911 calls, teach our children,
secure our networks, counsel our commu-
nity members when they struggle and start
new businesses.”
Court Reporting may be one field not
many people may be aware of, but instruc-
tor Debbie Luna said students completing
the program have the skills to pass the
Texas Certified Shorthand Reporter. The
can also learn the skill of closed captioning
and real time reporting to transcribe any
live events to include television shows,
sports events, and news.
“Our history in this court reporting disci-
pline is a true circle of life,” Luna said.
“Graduates of our program are now return-
ing to our discipline as instructors, mem-
bers of our curriculum development com-
mittees, advisory committees, and mentors
to our current students.”
Another area where EPCC students and
graduates are represented is health and
wellness.
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Souraya Hajjar, Health Related Grants
Manager, said there are 14 allied health
programs at the college, as well as two
nursing programs that are the longest,
most established academic and career
training programs in El Paso County.
“Our EPCC Health Career graduates are
in every medical laboratory, doctors’ and
dentists’ offices, and at the patient’s bed-
side,” she said. “They are an integral part
of El Paso’s healthcare team.”
She said the program’s two-year associ-
ates program and one year certificate pro-
gram have helped these students graduate,
earn competitive salaries and do some-
thing they love while helping their society.
Being able to work with experienced fac-
ulty in state-of-the art and technologically
advanced labs have helped encourage
more students to pursue a career in the
health fields.
“There is always a need for culturally-
competent, clinically-prepared, and
licensed health professionals to meet
healthcare needs of our region and across
the nation,” Hajjar said. “At EPCC, we
have been addressing this shortage by
training potential health students and
preparing them for treatment and disease
management.”
EPCC’s Health programs have been
highly regarded in the area, making it
easer for them to transfer to 4-year univer-
sity later or get immediate job placement.
The Physical Therapy Assistant program,
established in 1990, is the first of its kind
in West Texas and Southern New Mexico,
Program Director Debbie Tomacelli-Brock
said. This brings in students from around
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There are also ways for those who may
already be in business to continue to learn,
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with the Small Business Development
acclaimed Sergei Center (SBDC). Director Joe Ferguson
Teleshev performs said the center “provides high quality one-
works by Bach,
on-one personalized business” advising to
both aspiring and existing entrepreneurs.
Piazzolla, “The advising consists of no-cost project
Tchaikovsky feasibility analysis, research, technical
and more. assistance, and education,” he said.
Ferguson explained the SBDC has been
A Master of the
helping entrepreneurs to obtain informa-
tion essential to starting, growing and sus-
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performs with “The information provided by SBDC
classically trained, business advisors has resulted in new
world-renowned
employment opportunities, greater
resiliency, and increased economic devel-
violinist, singer, opment for the community,” Ferguson
actress and dancer said. “In 2018, the El Paso SBDC assisted
Veronika Shabashova. 886 clients who started 58 new businesses,
created 420 jobs, and provided
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EPCC President Dr. William Serrata and
Trustee Belen Robles were interviewed at
recent media event in the college’s “Dine ‘N’
Dash student-run café. Photo by Lisa Tate
Culinary Arts students
‘earn while they learn’
From restaurants to technical jobs,
much of El Paso’s workforce consists
of graduates and students from EPCC.
One place where this is visible is in
the culinary arts, restaurant and hospi-
tality service. These include chefs
Christopher Morrill and Santiago
Reyes, owners of the successful
Around the World Catering Service,
and the “comfort food with a twist”
eatery, Gallery 3 Kitchen.
“In 2009, I was exiting the military
and needed a place to help me fulfill
my dream of opening a restaurant,”
Reyes said. He said the college was
able to work with his schedule.
“Even with a full-time job and taking
care of a family, I was able to take
classes,” he said.
Morrill and Reyes said they are still
benefitting from the college’s pro-
grams through their own employees
who have come from there as well.
“The students that are from EPCC
that have worked with us have helped
us to grow not just as business owners
but as people,” Morrill said.
Culinary Arts Program Coordinator
Chef Daniel Guerra said the program
helps prepare students for both gainful
employment and “further advance-
ment in the hospitality industry” with
three programs of restaurant manage-
ment, pastry, and culinary arts.
The program, he said. is hands-on
with a unique “earn while you learn”
program as a gateway from instruction
to production.
“Our students have many opportuni-
ties to gain experience through com-
munity service events, EPCC’s
Thirteen09 student run restaurant,
scholarship fundraisers, and our stu-
dent-run café, Dine ‘N’ Dash.”
Students also maintain and operate a
sustainable greenhouse and garden,
with aquaponics, wicking beds, worm
farms, and composting.
“The garden also provides grapes
that student utilize for preparing
wine,” Guerra said. “Students have
hands-on practice in making beers as
breweries throughout the country
become increasingly popular.”
Keri Moe, Associate Vice President,
said this reflects the business trends
in the area. “The hospitality/service
industry makes up 80 percent of the
job growth in the region,” she said.
“Our students have a 100 percent
placement rate in these areas.”
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Education for everyone
EPCC programs reach across a wide
spectrum. The college offers curriculum
aimed at preparing students to transfer to
UTEP and other 4-year universities, as
well as specific career and professional
training, plus continuing education that
spans from pre-schoolers to senior citizens.
Jaime Farias, Associate Vice President of
Workforce Education, said the college’s
Workforce and Continuing Education divi-
sion provides “a unique combination of
credit, continuing education, personal
enrichment” along with health and busi-
ness dedicated training.
“Our Law Enforcement Academy has a
state of the art indoor firing range and
police tactical training found in very few
educational institutions,” he said. “The
Children’s College serves a diverse popu-
lation of children from all backgrounds
from ages 4 to 16. These unique courses
provide the students with a preliminary
look at post-secondary education.”
At the other end of the EPCC spectrum is
the Senior Adult Program for those age 55
and older. Its director, Mary Yanez, has
worked at EPCC since 1973.
“We are especially proud of the over 60
classes offered to seniors each semester in
health, art, music, dance, computers, lan-
guages, gardening, writing and planning
for the future,” she said. “Many seniors
have graduated from EPCC and have
cheered at our commencements as their
family and friends walk the stage to
receive their diplomas.”
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“The college’s classes, programs, activi-
ties and events (for seniors) provide the
opportunity to participate with peers, gain
a new circle of friends, adopt an active
lifestyle and stay healthy,” she said.
Yanez said some of the most notable
offerings the program presents to the com-
munity include the Love Conference,
Navidad on the Border Christmas Show,
Concierto de las Americas Musicals, Rock
’n’ Roll Awards, Grandparents Day
Celebrations and the Grand Galley of
Senior Art Exhibitions.
Yanez has helped get the program’s mes-
sage across by hosting the Mature Living
Show co-produced by EPCC TV and the
Senior Adult Program, which has aired
continuously since 1991.
Celebrating the 50th
For 42 years, El Paso Community
College has filled the months during its
Spring semester with a celebration of the
arts during its Spring Arts Festival, and
this year’s event will offer an extra cele-
bration for the college’s anniversary.
“As a college we are extremely proud to
show off our talents in all forms: visual
arts, dance, theater, literary arts, culinary
arts, graphic design, and music,” Festival
coordinator Caroline Woolf-Gurley said.
“We are also proud to use local talents for
the poster images. Every year they are dif-
ferent and created by students, faculty,
staff, or community members that help to
advertise the festival.”
The college will kick off this year’s cele-
bration with its Spring Arts Festival Open
House Saturday, April 6, at the Valle Verde
Campus.
El Paso Scene
What EPCC means to me
Current and former EPCC students
offered their comments on their experi-
ence with the college.
Norma Yolanda De Leon Cruz,
EPCC graduate: “EPCC opened the
doors for me and many others to get
educated and get a higher paying job,
thus helping us live a fuller and richer
quality of life. I never dreamed that after
only having had three months of high
school, in other words, being a high
school dropout, of ever having an AA in
Arts Degree, a BA Degree, an MA
Degree along with Early Childhood
Certification, Bilingual Certification and
a Superintendent Certificate.”
Jason Cannavino, EPCC military
student: “I needed a school that was
going to be able to work with me. EPCC
had campuses that were close to Fort
Bliss and my home, making it very con-
venient for me to head to class as soon
as I got off work.”
Arturo Acosta, 1978 graduate of
EPCC, Faculty of Social Work at
EPCC: “As a young adolescent and still
in high school, I did some farm work.
We used to deliver alfalfa to the cows at
The college also recruited the entire El
Paso community to help establish the
EPCC Archive Collection as part of the
50th anniversary. People were asked to
share posters, awards, photographs,
brochures, programs, college publications,
the Farmer’s Dairy where the Valle
Verde campus in now located. Never in
my life did I imagine that I would be
working as a professor in the same area
in which I worked delivering alfalfa. I
would not be at my current professional
position if it were not for EPCC.”
Jazmin Amezcua, EPCC graduate
and police officer: “EPCC has taught
me and encouraged me to finish all my
goals. I believe EPCC has also encour-
aged our community and students to fin-
ish their goals of graduating. I got into
my line of work as a police officer
because since I was a little girl I always
looked up to female police officers. I
believed and still believe that police offi-
cers are angels watching over us and that
is what I wanted to become”
Priscilla Ana Gutierrez, EPCC grad-
uate and counselor: “El Paso
Community College has improved my
life because being the first person in my
family to graduate from college, I have
set a pattern that hopefully generations
will follow. My life has improved
because completing the Social Work
Program at EPCC provided me the con-
fidence and skills to continue my educa-
tion. It is an honor to work for the insti-
tution that is part of my own story.”
architectural records and other college
memorabilia, as well as share their own
favorite experiences, funny stories or
memories of campuses and colleagues.
A 50th anniversary celebration gala is
planned for June 28.
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El Paso Cactus and Rock Club — The
club meets at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at
El Paso Garden Center, 3105 Grant. Program
begins with a “Cactus 101,” followed by Lisa
Gordon, director of the Chihuahuan Desert
Research Institute Fort Davis Admission is free.
Information: 545-1951 or elpasodesert.com.
Natural History Outings — Southwest
Environmental Center of Las Cruces offers
“Back by Noon” Saturday field trips departing
from the center at 275 Downtown Mall, Las
Cruces. Hikes are free, and open to the public,
but advance registration required; registration
opens three weeks before each hike. Some
minor fees may apply. Reservations: (575) 522-
5552. Information: wildmesquite.org.
• March 2: Border Bio Blitz to Rio Bosque
Wetlands Park with guide John Sproul. Meet at
center at 7 a.m. Easy hike.
• March 9: “A Day at Otero Mesa.” SWEC’s
executive director Kevin Bixby will lead the trip
to a site in the Cornudas Mountains. Meet at
center at 8 a.m. and return by 2 p.m.
• March 23: Guided Aztec Caves tour at
Franklin Mountains State Park. Meet at center
at 7 a.m. Park fee: $5 per carload.
Wyler Aerial Tramway Hikes — 1700
McKinley (west of Alabama). Hikes are free.
Information: 562-9899. Bring water, sturdy
shoes, appropriate clothing.
• A Women’s Hike is 7:30 a.m. Sunday, March
3. Hike Directisimo up to Jackaloop and back.
• The Last Sunday is 7:30 a.m. Sunday, March
31. Hhike Directisimo and Jackaloop trails.
Strenuous hike, not for first time hikers.
A “Leave No Trace” hands-on awareness
workshop is 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23, to
learn to enjoy nature the responsible way.
Participation is free; RSVP required at 562-9899
or diana.moy@tpwd.texas.gov.
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El Paso Zoo — 4001 E. Paisano. Entrance
hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission
is $12 for ages 13 to 59; $9 for ages 60 and
older and active duty military (including spouse)
with ID; $7.50 ages 3 to 12; and free for ages 2
and under. Zoo members admitted free.
Information: 212-0966, elpasozoo.org, or on
Facebook at ElPasoZoo.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
— The society’s general meeting is 7 p.m.
Monday, March 18, at UTEP’s Centennial
Museum, 500 W. University. Information:
Scott, 581-6071, trans-pecos-audubon.com or
on Facebook at El Paso Audubon Group.
DinoTracks Tour — Insights Science
Center host its monthly DinoTracks tour 1 to
3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Mt. Cristo Rey
in Sunland Park. Cost: $15 per person (age 5
and younger free); available at eventbrite.
Information: 534-0000 or insightselpaso.org.
Spring Cactus Garden Tours — El Paso
Cactus and Rock Club and Native Plant Society
hosts its garden tour and plant sale 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Westside/Central
gardens, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March
31, at Northeast gardens. The residential land-
scapes feature cactus and native plants.
Gardeners will be on hand to discuss plants and
their care. Tickets: $5 per carload per day;
available at each site and good for all gardens
on that day. Information: 240-7414, elpa-
sodesert/epcrc or on Facebook at EPCRC.
Saturday’s gardens: 812 Dulce Tierra, 417
El Paso Scene
Valplano, 5734 Kingsfield, 2932 Piedmont, 803
Baltimore, and 705 Centauro.
Sunday’s gardens: 2023 Grant, 2030 Grant,
3309 Moonlight, 3008 Titanic, and 4432 Loma
Diamante
Cacti sold at 417 Valplano on Saturday, and
3008 Titanic on Sunday.
Franklin Mountains State Park — Most
hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in the
Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Drive on
the west side of the park (east of I-10). Entry
fee is $5 per person, free for age 12 and under
(with family). Correct cash or check only.
Group rates available. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. daily. Information: 566-6441 or on
Facebook at FranklinMountainsSP. Web:
tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/franklin-mountains.
Municipal Rose Garden — The garden at
3418 Aurora (at Copia) is open 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. daily March through November.
Admission is free. Information/rentals: 212-
0092 or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park — UTEP’s
Center for Environmental Resource
Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park, 10176 Socorro Rd. in El Paso’s Mission
Valley. Tours last about two hours.
Information: 747-8663 or riobosque.org.
• Birding tour is 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3.
• Intro tour is 9 a.m. Saturday March 23.
Community workday is 9 a.m. Saturday,
March 16..
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso
Desert Botanical Garden — 4200
Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday-Friday, and
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; closed
Tuesdays. Admission: $2 (free for members);
$1 children. Information: 584-0563, keystone-
heritagepark.com.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic
Site — Ranch Road 2775 off U.S. 62/180
(Montana Ave.). Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday through Sunday. Admission: $7 (free 12
and younger). Admission including tours or
hikes is $9 (13 and over); $2 (ages 5-12).
Information: 857-1135 or texasstateparks.gov.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park — The
park is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off the
Carlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:
(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.
Visitor Center hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily; tours 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
White Sands National Monument — 15
miles southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S.
70. Visitor Center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
through March 9; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 10-
May 26. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
through March 9; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 10-
April 13. Entrance fees are $20 per vehicle; $10
per person and $15 per motorcycles.
Information: (575) 479-6124, ext. 236 or (575)
679-2599, ext. 232; nps.gov/whsa.
Ranger-guided Lake Lucero Tour is 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 23, to learn about the forma-
tion of the sands and the special plants and ani-
mals that live in and around the dunes. Program
fee is $8 ($4 age 15 and younger). Check web-
site or call for details; reservations required,
available one month prior to tour.
Sunrise Arts early morning arts event for artist
and photographers to capture the dunes at sun-
rise is 6 a.m. Saturday, March 16. Cost (in
addition to entrance fee): $8 ($4 age 15 and
younger). Reservations required at
recreation.gov or 1-877-444-6777.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
— 110 miles east of El Paso on the way to
Carlsbad, the 86,416-acre park includes the
highest point in Texas: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749
feet. Entry fee: $5 for ages 16 and older, good
for one week and all trails. Pine Springs Visitor
Center hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Camping is $8 per site per night. Information:
(915) 828-3251 or nps.gov.
New Mexico State Parks — Day-use fee
is $5 when visiting any state park. Information:
(575) 744-5998 or nmparks.com.
• Leasburg Dam — Radium Springs, two miles
off I-25 at Exit 19. Day use hours are 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. Information: (575) 524–4068.
Park Ranger Alex Mares will talk on “Oñate
the Spanish Conqueror - Neither Spanish nor
Conqueror” 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 2 and 9.
Discover Camp Robledo ranger hike is 10
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23.
A Spring Equinox Celebration is 5 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 30, with Native American
song and dance, and adobe oven baked Pueblo
bread demonstration and. The monthly Night
Sky program follows 7 to 9 p.m. Dress warm
and bring a folding chair.
• Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff.
Information: (575) 437-8284. Ranch house
tours are 3 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Wednesdays,
and 10 to 11 a .m. Saturdays and Sundays.
A star party is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 9.
• Percha Dam State Park and Caballo Lake
State Park, 60 miles north of Las Cruces on
Interstate 25. Information: (575) 743-3942
(Percha Dam) or (575) 527-8386 (Caballo
Lake). Star Program at the Stallion Campsite
parking lot is 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 9.
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 or
livingdesertnm.org.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument — 44 miles north of Silver City
on NM Highway 15. Entrance fee: $10 (annual
park pass is $45). 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. Visitor
center is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Alameda Park Zoo — Alameda Park, 1321
North White Sands Blvd. (U.S. 54/70),
Alamogordo. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $2.50 ($1.50 ages 3-11 and 60 and
older; free for ages 2 and younger).
Information: (575) 439-4290/
Aguirre Spring Campground — The
Organ Mountain recreational area, is off U.S. 70
about 15 miles east of Las Cruces. Day-use fee
is $5 per vehicle; camping fee is $7.
Information: (575) 525-4300.
Dripping Springs Natural Area — The
recreational area, is at end of Dripping Springs
Road (the eastern extension of University
Avenue), about 10 miles east of Las Cruces.
Gates open 7 a.m. to sunset April through
October and 8 a.m. to sunset November
through March. Admission: $5 per vehicle.
Leashed pets allowed on some trails.
Information: (575) 522-1219.
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Centennial Museum — University at
Wiggins, UTEP. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 Monday
through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 747-6667 or museum.utep.edu.
Showing through April 13: “Rations, Rights
and Rivets: Experiencing World War II in El
Paso.” Showing through April 27: “Where
The World met the Border: El Paso’s First
Ward.” The story of El Paso’s first neighbor-
hood.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center — 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 351-0048 or elpasoholocaustmu-
seum.org.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology —
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso
(west of U.S. 54). Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Tours are 10:30 to
2 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free.
Information: 755-4332, archaeology.elpaso-
texas.gov, or on Facebook at EPMArch.
Jeremy Loven, a project director with
PaleoWest Archaeology, will talk on “The
Middle Archaic Period in the San Juan Basin” at
2 p.m. Saturday, March 9.
The 13th annual Poppies Festival is 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday, March 23.
Showing through April 20: “Astronomy and
the Mesoamerican Cosmos.” The multi-media
exhibit features the work and research of
Fernando Arturo Rodriguez, artist and student
of Mesoamerican Cosmology.
Showing through June 1: “The Salado
Enigma: The Melding of Southwest Cultures.”
El Paso Museum of History — 510 N.
Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday (until 9 p.m. Thursdays), and
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 212-0320, elpasotexas.gov/history.
Showing through Sept. 22: “From Fire and
Earth,” pottery traditions of the Casas Grande
Medio Period.
Sunset Yoga for all ages and skill levels is 6 to
7 p.m. Thursday, March 7 and April 4.
Beginners welcome. Participation is free; sign
up at freetheyoga.com/elpaso.
Los Portales Museum and Visitor
Center — 1521 San Elizario Road. 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. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Visitor Center is at 1117 Magoffin;
closed Sunday. Tours on the hour; last tour at 4
p.m. Spanish language tours offered Thursday
through Saturday; call for availability. Cost: $7
($6 seniors 65 and older; $4 ages 6-18; free
ages 5 and younger). Family and group rates
available. Admission is free to Visitor Center.
Information: 533-5147, visitmagoffinhome.com.
• Chile Sauce and Chile Con Carne Cooking
Class is 10 a.m.(family-friendly) and 1 p.m. (for
March 2019
view is noon Saturday, March 2, at the Rio
Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main.
Las Cruces Museum of Nature and
Science — 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First
adults), Saturday, March 2. $5. Call to reserve Thursday, March 14, with “The History of
Friday Ramble. Information: (575) 522-3120,
a spot; tools and ingredients provided. Mesilla” by David Thomas.
las-cruces.org or on Facebook at LCMuseums.
• Yoga is 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 23. Free. Proposals for exhibits with themes of cultural
The free Saturday Family Science program,
• A free Braintrust Bag Lunch mini-lecture is and historical significance relating to the
“Making Trackways,” is 11:30 a.m. Saturday,
noon Wednesday, March 13: “Railroad History Southwest to be presented in 2020 are being
March 2, to learn about the footprints of
of El Paso.” accepted through April 7. Applications, infor-
ancient animals.
• Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club is 2 p.m. mation: surveymonkey.com/r/LCMS2020.
STEAMpunk lecture is 11:30 Saturday, March
Saturday, March 16, to discuss “Herland” by
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1915.
LC Museums Spring Break Camps — 16 on Ynes Enriquetta Mexia (botany).
Las Cruces Museums host Spring Break Camp, New Mexico State Climatologist Dave DuBois
• “Make-a-Thing” arts and crafts are 10 a.m.
“Mystifying Museum” 8 a.m. to noon Monday will discuss “Air Quality in the U.S.” 5:30 p.m.
the third Thursday of each month (March 21).
Wednesday, March 20, as part of the Active
through Friday, March 25-29, for students in
This month’s project is Fan Making. Cost: $10
grades 1-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Students will “protect Galaxy Lecture Series.
A STEAM Class Make-a-Thing Kids Edition:
their family fortune” through teamwork, cre-
“The Science of Slime” is 10 a.m. to noon Las Cruces Railroad Museum — The
ativity and invention at all four museums.
Friday, March 22. Cost: $10. museum is in the Santa Fe train depot, 351 N.
Registration: $25 per student (deadline is 4
Mesilla (at Las Cruces avenue west of the
National Border Patrol Museum — p.m. March 20).. Information: (575) 522-3120.
Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30
4315 Transmountain Drive. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 Registration: las-cruces.org.
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is A free screening of “Lemony Snicket’s A
free. Information: 759-6060 or borderpatrol- Series of Unfortunate Events” and camp pre-
Please see Page 24
museum.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: 345-3741, 383-8529.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center — 305
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road. The center fea-
tures a museum on the Tigua tribe. Hours are
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: 859-7700, ysle-
tadelsurpueblo.org.
War Eagles Air Museum — 8012 Airport
Road, Santa Teresa. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $5; $4
senior citizens and military; free for children
under 12. Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-
eagles-air-museum.com.
Las Cruces area
Branigan Cultural Center — Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, Las Cruces. Hours are
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m.
during the First Friday Ramble. Information:
(575) 541-2154, las-cruces.org or on Facebook.
Showing through March 23:
• “Waiting of Rain,” installations by Brenda
Perry-Herrera investigating ecological and
social- political themes centered on the Rio
Grande from Las Cruces to El Paso.
• “From the Vault: Selections from the
Permanent Collection.”
Geography Club meets 10 a.m. to noon
Saturdays to learn about the U.S. through arts
and crafts. March will focus on Aztec Ruins
National Monument.
History Notes Lecture Series is 1 p.m.
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p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First
Friday Ramble. Admission is free;. Information:
(575) 528-3444, las-cruces.org.
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon
Saturday, March 9 and April 13.
Brown Bag Lectures series is noon, Tuesday,
March 12. Machelle Wood presents “El Paso’s
Magoffin House: Hospitality in El Paso’s
Frontier Era”
Rail Readers Book Club meets at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, March 20, to discuss Part 2 of
“Appetite for America.”
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
— 4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for
adults, $4 seniors 60 and older; $3 children age
4-17; free for members, veterans and children
age 3 and under. Information: (575) 522-4100
or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
The 20th annual Cowboy Days celebration is
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 2-3.
Peter A. Kopp, an associate professor of
History and the director of the Public History
Program at NMSU, will share his recent
research on “Fabián García. Garcia and the
Chile Pepper Connection” at 7 p.m. Thursday,
March 14.
Showing through March 9: “Dressed for the
Occasion,” featuring women’s clothing from
the pioneer days of the 1870s to the
Depression Era of the 1930s.
Showing through March 31 in the Arts
Corridor: “Around the Farm & Ranch:
Watercolors by Penny Thomas Simpson,” with
33 paintings.
Showing through Sept. 13: “Drawn to the
Land: Peter Hurd’s New Mexico.”
Pre-registration required for workshops at
(575) 522-4100 or luannr.kilday@state.nm.us:
• Weaving Workshop is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, March 22-23, and Friday,
March 29, for ages 14 and older. Students
learn how to warp their looms and create dif-
ferent patterns throughout their piece. First-
time weavers welcome. Class fee: $60, bring a
sack lunch.
• Felting Workshop is 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
March 30. Participants create a piece of felted
artwork out of wool. All materials provided and
artwork can be made into a wall hanging or
table placemat. Cost: $10.
Craft for Kids are 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays;
free with museum admission.
NMSU Art Gallery — D.W. Williams Art
Center, 1390 E. University Ave, NMSU. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday. Admission is free. Gallery parking
free on weekends and after 5 p.m. weekdays.
Information: (575) 646-2545, uag.nmsu.edu.
Showing March 14-April 6: 2019 Juried
Student Exhibition, with jurors Julie Alpert.
Opening reception and awards ceremony is
5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14.
Feminist Border Arts Festival Video Art
Screening is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 8,
for International Women’s Day, in the gallery
and Williams Hall Annex, Room 107.
Recycled Fashion Show is 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
March 21, featuring clothing, textiles and fash-
ion merchandising.
NMSU Museum — Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-5161 or
nmsu.edu/museum/.
Showing through Spring 2019 is ”Live Long &
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Prosper: Sci-Fi Images in Contemporary
Indigenous Art,” with more than 40 works of
art by contemporary indigenous artists.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
and Missile Park — Exhibits feature the his-
tory of the Trinity Site (site of the first atomic
bomb test), the V-2 rocket, ranchers on the
range and missile optics. An outdoor Missile
Park displays rockets and missiles tested on the
range. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Free admission. Information: (575)
678-8824 (local call) or wsmr-history.org.
Also
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum — 301
S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 546-2382, 1-800-848-
4955 or lunacountyhistoricalsociety.com.
Geronimo Springs Museum — 211 Main
in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 ($2.50 stu-
dents 6 to 18; free for ages 5 and younger).
Family rates: $15. Information: (575) 894-6600
or geronimospringsmuseum.com.
Hubbard Museum of the American
West — 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours are
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday
(closed Tuesday and Wednesday). Admission:
$7 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 children 6-16;
$1 Ruidoso Downs residents; free for children
5 and younger and museum members).
Information: (575) 378-4142, hubbardmuse-
um.org or on Facebook.
Museum of the Big Bend — Sul Ross
State University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in
Alpine, Texas. Showing through March 24:
Selections from the Betty Byerly Retablo
Collection. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: (432) 837-8143
or museumofthebigbend.com.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History — 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
museum features the International Space Hall
of Fame and the Tombaugh IMAX Dome
Theater and Planetarium.
Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors and military, $4
ages 4-12, children 3 and younger free).
Information: (877) 333-6589, (575) 437-2840
or nmspacemuseum.org.
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is 9 to 11 a.m.
the first Friday of each month. The March 1
lecture is “Unsung Women Heroes of the
Space Race” with Museum Curator Sue Taylor.
Admission is free; coffee and donuts provided.
Science Saturday events for kids and their
parents are 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 9,
with planetarium programs and more.
An Into the Vault free behind-the-scenes tour
is 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23.
Trinity Site Tour reception is 6 p.m. Friday,
April 5, with Museum Executive Director
Chris Orwoll. Cost: $30 ($35 members).
A guided tour of the Trinity Site at White
Sands Missile Range departs at 6 a.m. Saturday,
April 6. Reservation deadline is March 22: $80
($70 museum members).
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: $5. Information: (575)
538-5921 or silvercitymuseum.org.
March 2019
Couple shares love of
Robert’s Art and Frame Manufacturing, choose to add the step of doing brush

reading at new bookstore

Flores continues to offer canvas transfers stroking. You can also transfer a photo-
for clients ranging from several branches graph. If you choose a larger photo, the

E
of the National Guard and El Paso finished work closely resembles a painted
Community College to some of El Paso’s portrait.”
better-known artists. He also offers custom The transfer process begins with coating
framing. the print or photograph with a laminate
l Paso will be home to another inde- Canvas transfers are still a viable busi- gel, which is then heated to 250 degrees
pendent bookstore when Jud and ness, Flores noted. for eight minutes. Once the print cools, it
Laurie Burgess officially launch “Many artists continue to produce offset is placed in a tank of water, which softens
their new endeavor, “Brave Books” at lithographs from their original paintings the paper. The paper is then carefully
1307 Arizona, with a Grand Opening due to the affordability of this product. removed leaving a “decal,” which is then
March 8-10. Doing a canvas transfer on these works placed on a canvas that has been coated
Jud, a veteran graphic designer, creates a finished image that compares
describes the location as a booklover’s favorably to the original, especially if you
haunt in an inviting bungalow situated in Please see Page 28
the Rio Grande Historic District not far
from the International Museum of Art. The
bookstore itself is about 1,100 square feet.
“This will not be your typical bookstore.
Rather than being crowded with lots of
shelves, we designed it to be very cozy
and unique. There’s a sofa and chairs
where readers can sit and enjoy browsing
through books, and we even have a guitar
that hangs on the wall which is there for
anyone with talent who wants to play it.”
“The books we sell will range from gen-
tly read, nearly new books at very afford-
able prices to brand new volumes which
will be offered at prices below half the list
price of the big box stores. In addition we
will carry a selection of harder-to-find and
vintage volumes. These will also be avail- New Mexico Desert Farm
able on our website which focuses on rare
and really valuable collector’s editions.
Raw Honey of all Varieties
Brave Books also has an entire room dedi- Honey with CBD Oil (for pets, too!)
cated to children books, art, and creative
games, all of which will be half price.
Hatch Green Chile Salsas & More
Quality vintage design items, art and
Matcha Green Tea
prints, created in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s Photo courtesy of Brave Books
Desert Flower Hemp Bath & Body
fill the bookstore and will also be avail-
ference for Borderland residents. “We plan
Buena Vida CBD Products
able for purchase.”
Regarding the name, Burgess explains, to create literacy initiatives throughout El New Store Location!
“Our son Nathan lives in Austin, and it Paso which will positively affect at risk
students and their families. We also plan to
1685 McNutt Rd (NM 273)
was his girlfriend, Crystal, an advertising
whiz, who suggested it. We agreed that this introduce El Pasoans to a variety of inter-
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title was very apropos in light of the cur- esting people – artists, writers, public fig-
(across from Sheriff’s Posse)
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Reading a book has become an act of their knowledge and interests. hcms2913@aol.com • www.NewMexicoDesertFarm.com
courage and commitment these days. Brave Books will be open noon to 7 p.m.
Unfortunately El Paso’s literacy rates con- Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on
sistently rank in the bottom five of medi- Sunday for its Grand Opening weekend
um-sized cities for several reasons. Our March 8-10. Regular hours will be noon to
goal is to change those numbers one per- 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and
son at a time through various activities and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more informa-
programs sponsored by our store.” tion, call 204-7074.
Jud and Laurie are both longtime El
Pasoans, and parents of four children, ages Robert’s Art & Frame Mfg.
21 to 27. The entire family shares a fond-
Recognizing the tremendous potential of
ness for reading and the printed word.
canvas transfers in 1988, the sister and
“Having good books and collecting them
brother team of Pat Gary and John Kenney
can become a very fulfilling experience,”
opened their unique business in Sunland
Jud said. “Books simply add to the quality
Park under the name “Art and Frame
of a person’s life and literally help readers
Manufacturing.” The process could trans-
increase their knowledge, their intelligence
fer any kind of image printed on paper to a
and their creativity. You can quote me
canvas surface, including photographs. At
when I say that I turn my nose up at elec-
the height of their operation, their staff
tronic books. In that regard, I am a ‘book
often numbered from 15 to 20 employees
snob.’ Books of all sizes and shapes have
who created transfers not only for cus-
been around for centuries, and you just
tomers of several local art galleries, but
don’t get anywhere close to the same expe-
also for a number of furniture stores in El
rience by trying to read something on a
Paso and across the nation.
Kindle or the internet. In fact, studies of
With the advent of giclée printing, which
students who read the same material on
prints images directly on canvas, the once-
their laptops versus reading printed ver-
popular process of transferring paper prints
sions indicated that there was a much
to canvas has had a more limited market
greater degree of retention of knowledge
but still has a place in the art world.
from the printed works.”
After two and a half decades Pat and
In addition to reintroducing El Pasoans to
John decided it was time to retire, so their
the love of reading, Jud also wants the
employee Robert Flores purchased the
store to serve as a platform to make a dif-
business in 2014. Changing the name to

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Agave Rosa Gallery — The gallery and stu-
dio of Manuel Piña is at 905 Noble (next to the
International Museum of Art). Hours are noon
to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday. Information: 533-8011.
Arte Con Corazon — El Paso Human
Services Inc.’s art auction to benefit former fos-
ter youth is 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at
El Paso International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana, with works from some of El Paso’s
top artists. Admission: $10. Information: 534-
7227 or elpasohumanservices.org.
Bert Saldana Art Gallery — The gallery
featuring Southwestern Art is at 1501 Main
Street in the San Elizario Arts District. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through
Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Information: 479-2926 or bertsaldana.com.
Celebration of Our Mountains Art
Exhibit — The 18th annual exhibit is on dis-
play at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One
Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, featuring art-
work depicting the region’s mountains by area
artists. Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3, or
ardovinos.com.
Chamizal galleries — Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Franklin G. Smith
Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays
through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. week-
ends by request. Admission is free. Information:
532-7273 or nps.gov/cham/.
Showing through April 15: “BorDNAndo...
‘Una mirada a la frontera a través del Arte’ (A
look at the border through Art),” sculptures by
Majo (Mirna Ajo). The art focuses on the social
dynamics of the El Paso and Juárez border,
with themes such as Border, Time, Desert, El
Bordo, Spanglish, Cruzando el Charco and
Interuniverso.
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Chinati Foundation — The Marfa, Texas
foundation houses one of the world’s largest
collections of permanently installed contempo-
rary art. Admission is $10 ($5 for students, sen-
iors). Full tour is $25 ($10 students).
Information: (432) 729-4362 or chinati.org.
Crossland Gallery — The El Paso Art
Association’s gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (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. Information: 534-7377,
CrosslandArtGallery.com, or on Facebook.
Opening reception is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday,
March 1, for “No Shade: Socorro ISD
Scholarship Exhibit.” On display through
March 29.
Call to artists: Entries are due by March 27
for “On the Map: El Paso & Beyond.
Information: ElPasoArtAssociation.com.
Dozal Art Gallery — The gallery of award-
winning artist Robert Dozal is at 1445 Main
Street in the San Elizario Art District. Hours are
noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, or
by appointment. Information: 777-5237 or
robertdozalartwork.weebly.com.
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. Admission is free unless noted
El Paso Scene
otherwise. Information: 212-0300 or epma.art.
Showing March 8-Sept. 1: Joy and Suffering:
Mexican Retablos from the EPMA Collection.”
The museum’s retablos collection will undergo
a re-imagined installation, presenting highlights
from the Hamilton Collection, the McKnight
Collection, and the Roderick Collection.
A tour of the exhibit with curator Kevin Burns
is noon to 1 p.m. Friday, March 8. Lunch
included; registration required: $15.
A free lecture on “Painters and Pilgrims:
Spanish Colonial Art and the Catholic
Imagination in Mexico” is 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
April 6. RSVP required at epma.art.
Showing through Dec. 31: “Ideas
Unwrapped: An Exhibition about Art” explores
EPMA’s permanent collection in a new way,
featuring works of art given to the museum by
the Peter Norton Christmas Project. Featured
is “Krag,” an assemblage of found objects
turned into a work of art by El Paso artist
Guillermo Gutierrez.
Showing through April 7: “Julie Speed: East
of the Sun and West of the Moon.” The exhibi-
tion features the Marfa artist’s production from
the last five years. A “Fantastical Dreams” fami-
ly art day inspired by Julie Speed is 2 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 23. Admission is free.
Showing through May 5: “Power and Piety:
Spanish Colonial Art.” The exhibit illuminates
the overlap and tension between social power
and religion in the Americas through nearly 60
extravagant works of religious art commis-
sioned for cathedrals and homes.
Focus Talks in partnership with UTEP Art
Department are 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March
14 and March 28.
Friday Art Days free family event is noon to 3
p.m. Friday, March 15.
Spring Break Art Camps run 10 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. March 12-15 and March 19-22. Classes
are Ceramics and Drawing & Painting, for ages
6 to 9 and age 10-13. Advance registration
required. Cost: $75 (discount for museum
members). Information, registration: 212-3062,
epmaeducation@elpasotexas.gov or epma.org.
El Paso Studio Tour call for artists —
The 12th annual El Paso Artists Studio Tour
invites artists to participate at its open studio
events April 27-28 and May 4-5. The April
tour includes studios in the West Side and
Upper Valley. The May tour includes Eastside,
Northeast, Downtown and Mission Valley.
Deadline to register is March 5. Information
and entry form at pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com.
Sponsored by the Hal Marcus Gallery and El
Paso Scene.
EPCC Senior Art Exhibit — The exhibit
runs March 27-April 8, in the Administrative
Service Center Boardroom. Reception is 2 to 5
p.m. Monday, April 8. Information: 831-7803.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop — The gallery of impressionist
painter Alberto Escamilla is at 1445 Main Street
in San Elizario. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, and 12:30 to
4:30 p.m. Sunday and by appointment.
Information: 851-0742 or 474-1800, or alber-
toescamilla.com.
Hal Marcus Gallery — 1308 N. Oregon.
The gallery specializes in local and early El Paso
art. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, or by appointment. Information: 533-
9090 or halmarcus.com.
Showing March 14-June 21: “Nudes &
More,” works depicting the human form by
Krystyna Robbins, Estelle Goldman, Willibald
De Cabrera, Mauricio Mora, Daniel Padilla,
Teresa Fernandez, Isabel Olivares, Francisco
Romero, Diego “Robot” Martinez, Hal Marcus,
Tome Le, Mago Gandara, Bill Rakocy, Lillian
Sandoval, and John W. MacKenzie.
Opening reception is 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
March 14.
Ho Baron Sculpture Garden and
Studio – Baron’s surreal outdoor sculpture
garden at 2830 Aurora (at Piedras) is visible
from the street, featuring several of his large-
scale works. His indoor studio hours are noon
to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Information: 915-562-7820
or hobaron.com
International Museum of Art — 1211
Montana. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Free guided tours available on a walk-
in basis. Admission is free. Information: 543-
6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
Showing March 1-31: “De Espaldas/Seen
From the Back,” photographic exhibit by
Alejandro Lugo. Part of an ongoing photo essay
on nature, society, popular culture and life.
Opening reception is 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,
March 9, with an Art Talk by Lugo 2 to 3:30
p.m. Sunday, March 17.
Showing March 2-31: Rio Bravo
Watercolorists’ annual “Wonderful World of
Watermedia” juried exhibition, judged by
Carolyn Bunch of New Mexico Watercolor
Society. Opening reception is 2 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 2, with the Awards
Ceremony at 3 p.m.
In conjunction with the exhibit, artist demon-
strations are at 2 p.m. on three Sundays:
• March 17, Laurel Weathersbee, “Watercolor
Torn Paper Collage.”
• March 24 , Laurie Churchill with
“Watermedia” techniques.
• March 31, Jean Holzenthaler on “Adding
Mixed Media to Watercolor.”
The Art of the Arts Society presents “The Art
of Entertainment” with pianist Laurie Koval at 2
p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the parlor. Admission
is free, donations welcome.
Pastel Society of El Paso — The society’s
next meeting is 1 p.m. Thursday, March 7. at
the International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana. Oil painter Rafaat Maximos Ayoub of
Art Nova Gallery will demonstrate “Expressive
Portrait Drawing In Charcoal.” The program is
free and open to the public. Membership is
$35. Information: Dorian Clouser, 593-2330 or
dddjanis@att.net.
Rio Bravo Watercolorists — The group’s
monthly meeting is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,
March 20, at the International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana, with a presentation by artist
Jacques Barriac, whose program “Mounting
Paintings on Rice Paper” will include methods
for painting with watercolor on this medium.
Information: Linda Parsons, 549-2950.
Rubin Center — UTEP’s Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is off Dawson
Drive next to the Sun Bowl. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (open until 7
p.m. Thursday) and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Information: 747-6151, rubincenter.utep.edu or
on Facebook at RubinCenter.
Showing through April 6:
• ‘Sections: New Cities, Future Ruins at the
Border,’ in the Rubin Gallery. Artists, designers,
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and thinkers were invited to re-imagine and
engage the extreme urbanism of America’s
Western Sun Belt .
• “Convergence: New Contemporary Painting
from Thinkspace” in the L Gallery. The paint-
ings by artists associated with the New
Contemporary Art movement include themes
that range from the fantastic to the mundane.
Showing through April 12: is “A Piece of
Our Mind: Posters By Joe Scorsone and Alice
Drueding,” in the Project Space. The exhibit
showcases 47 posters of provocative and con-
templative works about hunger, the environ-
ment, immigration and human rights, combining
visual literacy with irony and humor.
UTEP Union Gallery — Second floor,
UTEP Union East. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: 747-5711 or sa.utep.edu.
Showing through March 15: “My Tenure in
T-shirts,” celebrating 30 years of UTEP’s histo-
ry through President Diana Natalicio’s private
collection of t-shirts.
Xolo Gallery Opening —The contempo-
rary art gallery is at 2812 N. Piedras. Hours are
1 to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
Information: 264-2777 or xologallery.com.
Showing March 1-29: “Group 1” exhibit fea-
turing works by border artists Sarah Aguilar,
Jonathan Duarte, Eddie Gonzalez, Nayeli
Hernández, Ingrid Leyva, Nicky Licking, Jessica
M. Rodriguez, and Joaquin Vasquez. Opening
reception is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 1.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10-10 Arts Hop — Doña Ana Arts Council
hosts “12 Hours of Art in Las Cruces” with
events 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. the second Saturday
of every month (March 9). Participating gal-
leries are Cutter Gallery (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.),
DAAC Arts & Cultural Center (4 to 7 p.m.),
Rokoko Gallery (4 to 7 p.m.), Four Points
Perspective (7 to 10 p.m.) and Art Obscura (7
to 10 p.m.). Information: (575) 523-6403.
Schedule: daarts.org.
Branigan Cultural Center Open Call
for Submissions — The Las Cruces exhibit
space seeks proposals for exhibits to be pre-
sented in 2020, with themes of cultural and his-
torical significance relating to the Southwest.
Exhibits will run for 6 to 12 weeks Deadline is
5 p.m. April 7. For full rules and forms, visit
surveymonkey.com/r/LCMS2020. Information:
las-cruces.org/museums or (575) 541-2154.
Doña Ana Arts & Cultural Center —
The gallery at the DAAC Arts Council Arts &
Culture Center, 1740 Calle de Mercado. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or daarts.org.
Showing March 1-29: “Figures & Flowers –
Decidedly Feminine” new works by Jan.
Minow. Opening reception is 4 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 9.
Downtown Ramble — The City of Las
Cruces hosts an evening of music and art 5 to 7
p.m. the first Friday of the month at art venues
of in a seven-block stretch of Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Information: (575) 647-0508.
GreenSpace Gallery — 517 N. Mesquite
in Las Cruces, N.M. Hours are 2 to 4 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 1 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Information:
(575) 551-6778, greenspacelc.com or on
Facebook at Greenspace Gallery Las Cruces.
Showing through March 30 are works by
March 2019
photographer and digital artist Jim Rodgers, and
oil and acrylic paintings by artist and printmaker
Noël Sandino. Rodgers, who specializes in land-
scapes and night sky photography, as well as
digital art using his photographic images, was
awarded a first prize in the most recent New
Mexico Magazine photography competition.
Sandino focuses on contemporary abstracts.
Reception is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 1.
Las Cruces Arts Fair — Doña Ana Arts
Council’s 9th annual regional juried fine arts
event is March 1-3 in the Las Cruces
Convention Center, 680 E University, with
more than 100 artists from across the country.
This year’s featured artist is Hal Marcus.
Hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $10 at the door; $15 for a two-adult
pass when purchased in advance; free for age
12 and under. Ticket holders may reenter the
event one additional day at no charge.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or daarts.org.
Las Cruces Museum of Art — 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the
First Friday Ramble. Information: (575) 541-
2137, las-cruces.org or on Facebook at
LCMuseums.
Showing through March 30: “Dusk to Dusk:
Unsettled, Unraveled, Unreal,” organized by
the Samek Art Gallery at Bucknell University,
with works loaned from the Ekard Collection.
The exhibit explores human angst in the transi-
tion between the 20th and 21st centuries. The
exhibit is made up of 37 works by 28 artists
who turn a mirror into the world and explore
psychological references, balance and intimacy,
political repression, as well as other topics.
Gallery tours are 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. the first
and third Saturday of the month.
“Artventurous” free art appreciation activities
are 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday.
Session 2 of Studio art classes for children,
teens, and adults are March 26-May 11.
Register in person 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays
through Saturdays until classes are filled.
Las Cruces Museums 2019 Spring Break
Camp, “Mystifying Museum” 8 a.m. to noon
Monday through Friday, March 25-29, for
grades 1-8 at all four museums.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery —
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across
from the Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. Information: (575) 522-2933 or
mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
March’s featured artists are Nanci Bissell and
Frank Rimbach. Bissell’s interests include
seascapes, portraits and landscapes. Rimbach’s
work is primarily in landscapes (including
recent works of the Las Cruces area), book-
case series and his modern abstracts.
Multi-Day Art Workshops — Doña Ana
Arts Council offers community art workshops
at DAAC Arts & Cultural Center, in Bulletin
Plaza, 1740 Calle de Mercado, Suite D.
“Portraits in Pastels or Charcoal” is Friday and
Saturday, March 22-23, with Carolyn Bunch.
Class size limited; call for times. Registration:
(575) 523-6403 or daarts.org.
The Gallery at Big Picture — 2001 E.
Lohman, Suite 109, in Las Cruces (in Arroyo
Plaza). Showing through March 29: Mixed
Media by Southwest Calligraphy Guild. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Information: (575) 647-0508.
Tombaugh Gallery — First Unitarian
Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S.
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Solano. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday. Information:
(575) 522-7281, uuchurchlc.org or on
Facebook at Tombaugh Gallery.
Showing March 3-April 13: “Into the Night,”
photography by Victor Gibbs and Bob
Peticolas, featuring night images of the
Southwest. Artist reception is 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Sunday, March 3. A second reception
with artist talks 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 29.
The gallery seeks artist proposals through
April 15 for 2020 exhibits. Information: Judy
Licht at jelicht@gmail.com.
Also
Art Hop — MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (March 9)
in the downtown gallery district. The event fea-
tures the monthly art opening of new shows
throughout the galleries of Truth or
Consequences, including fine arts, pottery, and
fabric arts. Many shops and restaurants stay
open late for this monthly event, with live
music in several locations. Information torc-
mainstreet.org.
Deming Arts Center — The Deming Arts
Council gallery and gift shop, 100 Gold in
Deming, N.M., is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 546-3663, demingarts.org or
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with special glue. Next the surface is
rubbed with a smooth stick so that it will
assume the texture of the canvas. A thin
coating is applied which provides UV pro-
tection. If the original image was an oil
painting, customers may ask for a heavier
coating, which is often applied with a
diversity of brush strokes designed to
resemble the style of the original artist.
Robert’s Art and Frame Manufacturing is
at 1769 Victory Lane in Sunland Park, off
Sunland Park Drive across from the race-
track. The front of the location houses
Sunland Winery. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Saturday. Phone: (575) 589-
3461.
Tom Lea & the USS Hornet
Earlier this year, after years of intense
searching, the wreckage of the famed
World War II aircraft carrier the USS
Hornet was discovered in the South Pacific
by a research vessel that charted its loca-
tion at a depth of more than 17,000 feet.
The news had a connection to El Paso’s
most famous artist, Tom Lea Jr.
Beginning in August 1942, serving as a
war correspondent for Life magazine, Lea
was assigned to cover the Guadalcanal
campaign in the Pacific. As part of his
duties he spent 66 days aboard the Hornet,
recording the heroic duties and actions of
the ship’s crew and officers, and painting
images of the battles at sea. At that time
the Hornet and the Wasp were the only
two carriers left in the Pacific. When the
Wasp was sunk on Sept. 15, 1942, Lea
recorded the disaster in drawings and
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on Facebook.
Showing March 2-28: Works by Roy Van der
Aa and Michael Pavao. Pavao works in acrylic
and watercolor, figurative and abstraction. He
was a member of Will Barnet’s “Smoke Room
Gang” at the Art Students League of New York
in the ’60s and ’70s. Van der Aa works in
mixed media in a non-objective style he calls
Geometric Transcendence. He is a founding
member of ArtForms. Artist reception is 1 to 3
p.m. Sunday, March 3.
Grant County Art Guild Gallery - For its
50th anniversary, the Grant County Art Guild
gallery has moved from Pinos Altos to the for-
mer Hester House building, corner of Hester
and Bullard in historic downtown Silver City.
The gallery features paintings, photography,
prints, greeting cards, ceramics, fiber arts, jew-
elry, home décor, and more. Open year round
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday; closed holidays.
Information: (575) 538-8216, gcag.org or on
Facebook at Grant County Art Guild.
MRAC Gallery — The Mimbres Region Arts
Council Gallery is in the Wells Fargo Bank
Building, 1201 Pope (at 12th) in Silver City.
Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday. Information: (575) 538-2505 or mim-
bresarts.org.
Rio Bravo Fine Art — 110 Broadway in
Truth or Consequences, N.M. Gallery hours
are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Information: (575) 894-0572 or rio-
bravofineartgallery.com.
Showing through March 24: “In Plain Site,”
solo exhibition by Dave Barnett.
U.S.S. Hornet drawing by Tom Lea Jr.
paintings. He would keep these precious
records wrapped in rubber weather bal-
loons to protect them from possible water
damage while at sea, a caution that would
prove among the most important of his
careful practices.
On Oct. 21, Lea was airlifted off the
Hornet and taken to the headquarters of
the Commander in Chief of the Pacific
Fleet in Hawaii. He was nearly thrown into
the brig for refusing to allow the customs
inspector to see what was inside the rubber
packages. He knew he did not dare for his
drawings would reveal the sinking of the
Wasp, something the Navy had not yet dis-
closed.
Tom and his drawings were brought to
Admiral Chester Nimitz, who carefully
studied the artwork before inviting him to
answer questions about the incident. As
Lea shared his memories of his time
aboard the Hornet, Nimitz broke the sad
news that the Hornet had just been sunk by
the Japanese. When the ship went to its
watery grave, all her photographic files
were lost forever. Thus Lea’s drawings
became the only existing pictorial records
of the Hornet’s last valiant days.
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer
specializing in the visual arts.
March 2019
 Copper was a horse Taking a Look Back
worth more than gold by John McVey Middagh
had gotten to know Mary at my store,
I the Cowboy Trading Post. She came
in asking about saddles and by the
time we were through she had spent
about $1,200. That was good money for a
small shop in the early 1980s.
A week went by with me not thinking
too much about her, until one afternoon
she walked in announcing that she want-
ed to spend another $1,500. I jumped up
to help her. After she picked out the
$1,500 worth of horse tack, she asked if I
had any horses for sale.
“Sure I do,” I said. We went outside and
she looked at them all and picked Rascal.
“Wait, that’s my horse,” I said. “He
bucks if you don’t ride him every day
and he won’t get into a two-horse trailer.”
“How much,” she asked. “$1,500,” I
answered. She wrote me a check for
$3,000 that day, telling me where to
deliver Rascal and her tack.
As time went by, she would stop in to
visit but no shopping. Then Mary called
and told me flat out that she wanted me
to buy all her quarter horses. She was
going into the Arabian horse business.
“No, that is not a good idea,” I told her.
“El Paso is quarter horse country.”
She got mad and told me to get over
there. I said I would be there in the morn-
ing with my trailer, but that I didn’t think
I could buy all of them.
When I got there, I again tried to talk
her out of this Arabian idea, to no avail.
In the past year she had acquired 13 hors-
es and there was my Rascal, who, she
admitted, had not been ridden once.
We started talking trade, and before
long we had made a deal on 12 horses. I
made her agree to “give” me Rascal if we
were going to trade. She did, and I loaded
up six head for my first of two trips.
One of the horses I had in the first load
was a bulldog-stocky sorrel gelding about
7 years old. I had not paid him much
attention, until I got back to the store and
my daughter, Christina, was waiting to
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help unload. The minute she saw Copper
she said, “Dad, this one is mine,” taking
the lead shank out of my hand.
I didn’t say anything because her geld-
ing had died the night before Christmas
Eve. So Copper was his replacement.
I remember the day a man came up to
Christina at a roping and asked her to sell
Copper to him, she said the horse was not
for sale.. He had written out a check for
$6,500 and handed it to her. She just tore
it up and handed it back to him. My heart
dropped, because I saw her college funds
torn up and being handed back to that
man, but she had said Copper was not for
sale. I didn’t say much, only that there
were other horses, and what in-the-heck
was she thinking. She simply said,
“Copper was not for sale.”
My daughter must have had a seventh
sense. A few years later around Christmas
I was taking out a doctor and his family
on their annual ride around Mount Cristo
Rey. There were eight of us. We had been
in the saddle over an hour when we got
to a spot where it is almost straight up on
a narrow jeep path.
My horses have been up that trail many
times. This time we were almost to the
top when I looked back and saw one of
the younger boys slipping out of the sad-
dle sideways. I was riding Copper, which
had become my habit when I needed a
dependable mount. I instinctively reined
Copper back and grabbed the youngster’s
belt pulling him back up. Both the boy
and I and our horses finished going to the
top side-by-side.
Right then I so glad that Christina had
torn up that $6,500 check. Copper saved
the day and maybe that boy’s life. And I
was glad for Mary and the day I bought
her whole herd of horses, including
Copper.
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saddle shop owner. You can reach
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El Paso Scene
XXIV Undécimo Congreso de
Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea
— The 2019 Contemporary Mexican
Literature Conference, organized by the UTEP
Department of Languages and Linguistics,
begins at 9 a.m. Thursday through Saturday,
March 7-9, UTEP Student Union Building East.
Information: revlitmex@gmail.com. Full sched-
ule at Facebook at Congreso de Literatura
Mexicana. Keynote speaker is Dr. Maarten van
Delden, who will speak on, “Polémicas del 68:
Octavio Paz y sus críticos.”
Pop-Up Book Sale — Casa Camino Real
Bookstores hosts a pop-up book sale 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Nessa’s Coffee
Shop, 901 W. Picacho. Books $5; paperbacks
$1. Information: (575) 523-3988 or come-
zon09@comcast.net
Special table will feature Spanish language
books for adults and children. Proceeds benefit
the Libros Para El Viaje/Books for the Journey,
a refugee book drive.
LGBT book group — The bimonthly book
group meets on odd-numbered months. Open
to all GLBT and GLBT-friendly people interest-
ed in book discussions. Information: 471-9396
or on Facebook at ElPasoGLBTBookGroup.
Tumblewords Project — The writing
workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Saturdays at the El Paso Public Library Main
Branch, 501 N. Oregon. Workshops are free;
donations for the presenter are encouraged.
Information: 328-5484 or on Facebook.
• March 2: “History for Poets” with David
Romo. Romo is a historian who specializes in
borderlands and transnational studies. He is
author of the award-winning “Ringside Seat to
a Revolution: The Underground History of
Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, 1893-1923.”
• March 9: “They Call Me Ecstasy” with
Sandy Torrez, creative writer and digital artist.
• March 16: “How to Love and Lose in the
Desert” Carlos Fidel Espinoza. Espinoza lives
writes and plays music along the U.S./Mexico
border. He is the editor-in-chief of Barrio
Panther Literatura Magazine.
• March 23: “My Tiny Words” by Steven
Zimmerman. Zimmerman has won numerous
awards for his short form poetry and has been
published in over 50 haiku-related publications.
Through his company, “Still Going
Somewhere,” he produces a series of micro-
documentaries Holocaust survivors.
• March 30: “The Art of Story Telling” with
Celia Aguilar. Aguilar’s first play, “Heridas,” was
debuted for El Paso’s One Billion Rising. She is
also a performing musician.
Murder She Read — The Eastside chapter
of the book discussion group supporting
women mystery writers meets 7 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5 to discuss “Raven Black” by
Ann Cleves. Call for location. Admission is free.
Information: 629-7063 or labodda9@aol.com.
El Paso Writers’ League — The league
meets 2 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of the
month at the Dorris Van Doren Regional
Branch Library, 551 E. Redd Road. The March
9 meeting features J.B. Masaji, winner of Best
of Best in the 2018 Border Tapestry Contest,
who will talk on Non-Linear Story Telling.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Information: 755-4958 or on Facebook.
Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club —
The book club devoted to Victorian era science
fiction meets at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at
Magoffin Home State Historic Site, 1120
Magoffin, to discuss “Herland” (1915). Victorian
era or steampunk dress encouraged, but not
required. Tea and pastries provided Admission
is free. Information: 533-5147, visitmagoffin-
home.com or Facebook.
Barnes & Noble — Events are at all area
Barnes & Noble locations, in El Paso at 705
Sunland Park Drive and Fountains at Farah,
8889 Gateway West, Suite 120; and in Las
Cruces at 700 S. Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall.
Information: (West Side) 581-5353; (East Side)
590-1932; and (Las Cruces) (575) 522-4499.
Barnes and Noble Book Club is 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5, to discuss “The Last
Romantics” by Tara Conklin.
A Lego Architecture event is 6 p.m. Saturday,
March 9, to work on the new LEGO architec-
ture series, San Francisco.
A Leprechauns and Limericks event is 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 16, celebrating the release of
“Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles.”
An Escape The Bookstore! event is 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 23, for kids in celebration of
the new “Escape This Book!” Series.
Stories for children are at 11 a.m. Saturdays at
all locations.
• March 2: Dr. Seuss’s Birthday storytime
• March 9: You Are My Happy
• March 16: How to Catch a Leprechaun
• March 23: Little Blue Truck’s Springtime
• March 30: We Are the Gardeners.
Author Ned Wolf will sign copies of his latest
books from his Nandia Trilogy 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 3, at Barnes & Noble at
Fountains of Farah. He will also sign his latest
book, “Awaken Your Power to Heal.”
Books Are Gems — 7744 North Loop Ste
B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit
organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Children who come to the store may
receive six free used books. Teachers can also
receive free books for their classroom. Hours
are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday; and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday.
Information: 845-5437 or booksaregems.org.
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‘Rabbit Hole’ — El Paso Community College
Theater Ensemble presents the Pulitzer and
Tony Award winning drama by David Lindsay-
Abaire March 1-10 at Transmountain Campus
Forum Theater, 9570 Gateway North, directed
by Matthew Smith. Performances are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $15 ($10 non-EPCC students and mili-
tary; $7 EPCC students and staff and seniors).
Ages 7 and older only. Reservations: 831-5056.
The drama delves into family grief and what it
means to live well when things fall apart.
‘Silent Sky’ — American Southwest Theatre
Company presents true story of New England
astronomer Henrietta Leavitt through March
3 at NMSU’s Center for the Arts in Las Cruces.
Written by Laruen Gunderson and directed by
Claudia Billings. Performances are 7:30 p.m.
Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets:
$17 ($14 seniors; $10 students; $5 high school
students with I.D.) Tickets: (575) 646-41420 or
nmsutheatre.com.
Leavitt leaves rural home for the Harvard
Observatory. Her ambition perplexes both her
family and her new colleagues. But with a single
discovery, their views of themselves, each
other, and the universe itself will be upended.
‘Godspell’ — Kids-N-Co. presents the musi-
cal based on the Gospel of Matthew March 8-
24, at First Presbyterian Church, 1340
Murchison, conceived and originally directed by
John Michael Tebelak, with book by Tebelak
and music by Stephen Schwartz. Shows are
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $7 ($5 children, students, sen-
iors, military), available at the door.
Information: 274-8797 or on Facebook .
One-Act Play Festival — Las Cruces
Community Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall,
Las Cruces, hosts its one-act showcase Friday
through Sunday, March 15-17, featuring origi-
nal works by area playwrights and directors.
Plays and times to be announced. Admission is
free; donations accepted. Information: (575)
523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
‘Alice in Wonderland’ — No Strings
Theater Company presents a version of Lewis
Carroll’s classic, created by The Manhattan
Project, March 22-April 7 at the Black Box
Theater, 430 N. Main in Las Cruces. Direction
by Karen Caroe. Tickets: $15 ($12 students
and seniors over 65; $10 all seats Thursday).
Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.
‘Wait Until Dark’ — El Paso Playhouse,
2501 Montana, presents the Frederick Knott
suspense thriller adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
March 22-April 7. Showtimes are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$15 ($12 seniors 62+, students, military; $9 12
and younger). Information: 532-1317 or elpaso-
playhouse.com.
Kids-N-Co. classes — Kids-N-Co. offers
acting classes geared towards ages 5-15.
Classes are 3:30 to 5 Saturdays, taught based
on experience and level, not age group.
Through the use of monologues, duet scenes,
and group scenes, students work to build each
other up to the next level based on their indi-
vidual needs. Class dates for Session 3 are
March 23-June 1. Tuition: $200. Information,
location: 274-8797 or on Facebook at El Paso
Kids-n-Co.
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‘The Humans’ — UTEP Theater & Dance
present the comedy by Stephen Karam 7:30
p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 2:30
p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 27-31, at
UTEP’s Fox Studio Theatre. Directed by Kim
McKean. Tickets: $14-$18. Information: 747-
5118, theatredance.utep.edu or on Facebook.
One holiday. One dinner. One family. A boat-
load of secrets. As the Blake family celebrates
Pastor in role of
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Judas in Godspell
hen First Presbyterian Church
generously offered its facili-
ties to a homeless Kids-N-Co.
several years ago, Pastor Neil Locke
had only one request – that someday
KNC would do “Godspell.”
That someday has come this month as
KNC alum and teacher, Rachel Robins,
directs the show. And the pastor is tak-
ing part in the show – playing Judas.
“‘Godspell’ tells the story of Jesus and
leads up to his crucifixion,” said
Robins, a recent UTEP graduate with a
BFA in Theatre Performance. “But the
story isn’t about Jesus. ‘Godspell’ is
about the lessons Jesus teaches and the
community he cultivated. I believe that
the main message of this story is love
and to love the people and community
you are with.”
Besides Locke, several adults and a
number of KNC regulars are in the
show, including 10-year-veteran Sidnee
Coder, “who’s playing a blue-haired,
ukulele-playing, flower-crown-wearing
version of Jesus,” Robins said.
“Some (of the actors) have never
worked with me before, and none of
them have ever had me as a director. I
take a lot of pride in the fact that my
cast can take what I’m giving them as a
base and build upon it until there’s a
full-blown story. I’ve really loved get-
ting to know this cast of people and get-
ting to help them along this journey.”
Because most of the cast doesn’t have
tons of experience, Robins chose to
make it as simple as possible.
“We’re in a church? The location/set is
the church! We’ve got strong personali-
ties and people with vastly different
styles of dress? Bam. You’re all your-
selves and your costume is what you
feel represents you. Since this show
seeks to prove that a community can be
created through whoever you choose, I
thought it best to ground it very heavily
in the current world and in each and
every one of these actors.”
Robins should know, as she grew up in
KNC, which helped develop her love of
theatre – and her choice of college
degree.
“I started at KNC when I was 10
because my parents could see how
ridiculously extroverted I was/am, and
how I really loved speaking in front of
crowds. They got me into KNC, and by
15 I was performing at the El Paso
Thanksgiving in a ramshackle duplex in Lower
Manhattan, strange things begin to happen, lay-
ing bare their deepest fears and follies.
El Paso Nuevo Siglo Festival — The fes-
tival will offer a range of Spanish language plays
Wednesday through Saturday, April 6-14, at
the Chamizal National Memorial Theatre, 800
S. San Marcial. Schedule to be announced.
Information: 532-7273, nps.gov/cham or
nuevosiglo-elpaso.org.
Playhouse auditions — El Paso Playhouse,
2501 Montana, hosts auditions for “The
Graduate” Sunday and Monday, April 14-15.
Call for audition times: 532-1317 or elpasoplay-
house.com.
Community College’s Forum Theatre,
where I’ve since gotten to play roles
like Diana Goodman in ‘Next to
Normal.’ I was fortunate enough to also
be cast at the UTEP Dinner Theatre as
well as direct there (‘Tick, Tick, Boom’
as part of the student-led Side Dish pro-
ductions) in December 2017.”
But even with the straightforward take
on the show, it still has its challenges,
Robins said.
“While the original music to
‘Godspell’ isn’t very difficult, we’ve
chosen to do the 2012 rock revival,
which heavily features the ensemble
and is more technically challenging for
the soloists,” she said. “It’s not easy
music. Add on top of that that a lot of
the younger kids in the show are not
trained vocalists... It could’ve been a
disaster. Luckily, I have Daniel Maciel
(Montwood High School choir director
and many-time performer at UDT) as
my music director. Everyone sounds
FANTASTIC. The harmonies are pres-
ent and easily recognized, and no one is
straining their voice.”
Robins added that even though they
are doing the show for the Easter sea-
son, “I don’t think one would have to
consider themselves religious to come
see ‘Godspell.’ Yes, religion is there,
but it’s only a vehicle that is used to get
points across - much like how animals
are used in fables. This show is funny
and has a tremendous rock ’n’ roll
score, not to mention the talented cast
bringing it to life. This is a show about
love and pride and community, and I
think that it’s shaping up to be a lot of
fun.”
Carol Viescas is a veteran of
community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
Kids-N-Co. presents ‘Godspell’ March
8-24 at First Presbyterian Church, 1340
Murchison. Information: 274-8797.
March 2019

Film Salon — The Film Salon presents the
1949 film “Red Shoes” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 2, at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 250 E.
Montecillo, as part of a series on Powell &
Pressburger: the 1940s. Tickets: $5; available at
drafthouse.com. Information: filmsalon.org or
on Facebook.
Jay’s Pix Presents at the International
Museum — Film historian Jay Duncan and the
Sunset Film Society host film presentations at 2
p.m. Saturdays at International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana (door on Brown opens at 1:30
p.m.). Admission is free. Snacks available for
purchase. Information: 543-6747 (museum),
internationalmuseumofart.net and sunsetfilmso-
ciety.org.
• March 2: “Fried Green Tomatoes.” The
story of a Depression-era friendship between
two women, Ruth and Idgie, and a 1980s
friendship between Evelyn, a middle-aged
housewife, and Ninny, an elderly woman, is
based on the novel by Fannie Flagg.
• March 9: “The Collector.” A 1965
British/American psychological crime/thriller
film based on the 1963 novel by John Fowles.
Frederick stalks a young art student in his van,
kidnaps and chloroforms her, treating her one
of the butterfly specimens he collects.
• March 16: “Sleeping with the Enemy.” A
woman escapes from her abusive husband,
moving from Cape Cod to Cedar Falls, Iowa,
where she captures the attention of a kindly
college drama teacher.
• March 23: “National Lampoon’s Vacation”
follows the Griswold family’s misfortune-filled
road trip to Wallyworld.
• March 30: “Rain Man.” Young wheeler-deal-
er Charlie Babbitt discovers that his estranged
father has died and bequeathed his millions to
his other son, Raymond, an autistic savant, of
whose existence Charlie was unaware.
Friday Night Flicks — The UTEP film
series is offered at 6:30 p.m. every other Friday
at the Union Cinema, Union Building East, First
Floor. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets: $3 ($2
UTEP ID). A $5 movie combo (with hot dog,
popcorn and drink) offered. Information: 747-
5670,SELC@utep.edu or on Facebook at
UTEP/SELC.
• March 8: Mary Poppins Returns. PG
• March 15: Aquaman. PG-13
• April 12: Glass. PG-13.
Pax Christi Film Series — A screening of
film “RGB” in celebration of Women’s History
Month is 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at St.
Joseph School auditorium, 1315 Travis (enter
through parking lot across from rectory).
Discussion follows. Admission is free, donations
accepted. Information: 740-3962.
The film explores the personal journey of
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as
she developed a legal legacy and unexpectedly
became a pop culture icon.
Classic Film Series — The Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Main Street in Las Cruces,
presents “Chinatown” at 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 16, as part of the monthly film series.
Films include and introduction and short ques-
tion and answer session. Admission: $8. Series
passes for 2019 are $79. Information: (575)
541-2290, riograndetheatre.org or on
Facebook.
Other films:
March 2019
children). Ages 3 and under free. Samuel L. Jackson, McKenna Grace. Directed
Museum/IMAX combo tickets available. by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck.
Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575) 437- • Gloria Bell (A24) — Julianne Moore, Sean
2840, nmspacemuseum.org or on Facebook. Astin, Jeanne Tripplehorn. Directed by
Now showing: Sebastián Lelio.
• Australia’s Great Wild North, 11:05 a.m., • The Kid (Lionsgate) — Chris Pratt, Leila
1:10 p.m. and 4:05 p.m. George, Vincent D’Onofrio. Directed by
A Throwback Thursday showing of “Coming • “Mysteries of China,” 10:10 a.m. and 2 p.m. D’Onofrio.
to America” is 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21. • Black Holes: 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. • The Sex Trip (Ammo Content) — Jade
Admission: $5. Star Show is 11:55 a.m. and 2:55 p.m. Ramsey, Charlotte Ellen Price, Louis Mandylor.
The Kids Movie screening of “Lemony Directed by Anthony G. Cohen.
Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is” is Jay’s Film Forecast — Film historian Jay
noon Saturday, March 2 to help kick off the Duncan prepared this list of top monthly
Las Cruces Museum’s spring break camps. “Coming Attractions” for movie fans, listed by Please see Page 32
Admission is free. studio and release date (subject to change):
‘BlacKkKlansman’ screening — Best-sell- March 1:
ing author Ron Stallworth will appear at a bene- • Climax (A24) — Sofia Boutella, Romain
fit screening of the Oscar-nominated 2018 film Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub. Directed by
BlacKkKlansmen at 7 p.m. Thursday, March Gaspar Noé.
21, in the Foundation Room, 333 N. Oregon. • Greta (Focus) — Zawe Ashton, Chloë Grace
Doors open at 6 p.m. Stallworth will do a Q&A Moretz, Maika Monroe. Directed by Neil
after the screening. Proceeds benefit the Jordan.
Migrant Families Relief Fund in the El Paso • A Madea Family Funeral (Lionsgate) —
Community Foundation. Courtney Burrell, Tyler Perry, Patrice Lovely.
Tickets: $50; available at the door and Directed by Tyler Perry.
epcf.org/bkkk. • Saint Judy (Forefront) — Michelle Monaghan,
Stallworth’s best-selling memoir details how Alfred Molina, Leem Lubany. Directed by Sean
the Austin High School graduate and Colorado Hanish.
Springs police detective infiltrated the Ku Klux • Stray (Screen Media) — Takayo Fischer,
Klan in the 1970s. Christine Woods, Karen Fukuhara. Directed by
Joe Sill.
Plaza Classic Film Festival — Passes are • Styx (Beta Cinema) — Susanne Wolff,
now on sale for $200 for El Paso Community Gedion Oduor Wekesa, Felicity Babao.
Foundation’s 12th annual classic and ”semi-clas- Directed by Wolfgang Fischer.
sic” movie festival Aug. 1-11. Billed as the • Transit (Music Box) — Franz Rogowski, Paula
“world’s largest classic film festival,” the festival
Beer, Godehard Giese. Directed by Christian
presents more than 90 movies of all genres Petzold.
from the golden age of cinema to more recent
March 8:
favorites. Screenings are in the Plaza’s Main
• Captain Marvel (Disney) — Brie Larson,
(Kendle Kidd) Theatre and Philanthropy
Theatre. Information: 533-4020 or plazaclas-
sic.com.
Fountain Theatre — 2469 Calle de
Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the plaza in
Mesilla. The historic theater, operated by the
Mesilla Valley Film Society, features films at
7:30 p.m. nightly, plus 1:30 p.m. Saturday and
2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7 ($6 seniors,
military and students with ID; $5 children and
society members); $5 on Wednesday.
Information, schedule: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org.
On Sunday nights, the 7:30 screening has
open captions when the scheduled film has an
open caption option.
• March 1-7: If Beale Street Could Talk. A
woman in Harlem embraces her pregnancy
while she and her family struggle to prove her
fiancé innocent of a crime. (March 3 evening
show is Open Caption)
• March 8-14: Shoplifters. A family of small-
time crooks takes in a child they find outside in
the cold (in Japanese with subtitles).
• March 15-21: Cold War. In the 1950s, a
music director falls in love with a singer and
tries to persuade her to flee communist Poland
for France (in Polish & various languages with
subtitles).
• March 22-28: Never Look Away. A German
artist has escaped East Germany and now lives
in West Germany, but is tormented by his
childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-
regime (in German & Russian with subtitles).
March 23_ is 7:30 p.m. only; no matinee.
March 28_ is 1:30 pm only; no evening show.
Movie descriptions are from IMDB.com.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History — 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo.
Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater tickets are $7
($6 seniors and military; $5 ages 4-12).
Planetarium show is $5 ($4 seniors, military and
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March 15:
• The Aftermath (Fox Searchlight) —
Alexander Skarsgård, Keira Knightley, Jason
Clarke. Directed by James Kent.
• Ash is Purest White (Cohen Media) — Tao
Zhao, Fan Liao, Yi’nan Diao. Directed by
Zhangke Jia.
• Captive State (Focus) — Vera Farmiga, John
Goodman, Madeline Brewer. Directed by
Rupert Wyatt.
• Faith, Hope & Love (ArtEffects)—Robert
Krantz. Peta Murgatroyd, Michael Richards.
Directed by J.J. Englert and Robert Krantz.
• Finding Steve McQueen (Open Road) —
Travis Fimmel, Rachael Taylor, William
Fichtner. Directed by Mark Steven Johnson.
• Five Feet Apart (Lionsgate) — Haley Lu
Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Claire Forlani.
Directed by Justin Baldoni.
• The Hummingbird Project (Orchard) —
Jesse Eisenberg, Salma Hayek, Alexander
Skarsgård. Directed by Kim Nguyen.
• Iceman (Ascot Elite) — Jürgen Vogel,
Susanne Wuest, André Hennicke. Directed by
Felix Randau.
• The Mustang (Focus) — Josh Stewart,
Connie Britton, Matthias Schoenaerts. Directed
by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre.
• No Manchas Frida 2 (Pantelion) — Martha
Higareda, Omar Chaparro, Itatí Cantoral.
Directed by Nacho G. Velilla.
• Wonder Park (Paramount) — CG Animation.
Voices of Brianna Denski, Ken Hudson
Campbell, Jennifer Garner.
• Yardie (Rialto) — Antwayne Eccleston,
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Fraser James, Aml Ameen. Directed by Idris
Elba.
March 22:
• Hotel Mumbai (Bleecker Street) — Dev
Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi.
Directed by Anthony Maras.
• Ramen Shop (Art House) — Tsuyoshi Ihara,
Takumi Saitoh, Seiko Matsuda. Directed by Eric
Khoo.
• Us (Universal) — Anna Diop, Elisabeth Moss,
Lupita Nyong’o. Directed by Jordan Peele.
• Where’d You Go, Bernadette (United
Artists) — Cate Blanchett, Judy Greer, Kristen
Wiig. Directed by Richard Linklater.
March 29:
• The Beach Bum (Neon) — Matthew
McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher.
Directed by Harmony Korine.
• Dumbo (Disney) — Live Action & CG
Animation. Eva Green, Colin Farrell, Michael
Keaton. Directed by Tim Burton. Retelling of
the classic 1941 Disney animated feature.
• Unplanned (Solideo Gloria) — Ashley
Bratcher, Brooks Ryan, Robia Scott. Directed
by Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon.
DVD/Blu-ray Releases
March 5:
• The Favourite. R
• Instant Family. PG-13
March 12:
• Green Book. PG-13
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelward.
PG-13
• Mortal Engines. PG-13
March 26:
• Second Act. PG-13
El Paso Scene
Celebrate El Paso History — The joint
project of the El Paso History radio show on
KTSM AM 630; Celebration of Our Mountains
and CelebrateSTEAM offers weekly tours
exploring local history. Information: celebra-
teelpasohistory.org. March events:
• Saturday, March 2: 9-10:30 a.m. El Paso
Border History. Begin at the American Dam
Field Office at 2616 W. Paisano, then on to the
Chamizal National Memorial. 
 Armory Building, 11990 U.S. 180 East in Santa
• Saturday, March 9: 10:45 a.m.-noon. Relive
Pancho Villa’s Raid on Columbus, N.M. Begin at
10:45 a.m. at the Columbus Depot Museum at
the intersection of NM 9 and NM 11 (60 miles
west of Santa Teresa). After the tour, stay for
the annual parade of the Cabalgata Horses.

• Sunday, March 17, 1-2 p.m. Magoffin Home
State Historic Site. Meet at 12:45 p.m. at the
Visitors Center at 1117 Magoffin. Tour fee is
$4 (group rate; may be higher otherwise). 

• Saturday, March 23, 8:45-11:15 a.m. El
Paso’s Salt War. Meet in the Memorial Plaza in
front of the San Elizario Presidio Chapel for
tour of San Elizario historic sites.
• Sunday, March 31, 2 p.m. – El Paso
Holocaust Museum, 715 N Oregon. 
 Information: 503-8960, lostelpasoparanor-
Camp Furlong Day and Cabalgata
Binacional — The 103rd anniversary of
Pancho Villa’s raid in 1916 will be celebrated 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Pancho
Villa State Park, off State Roads 11 and 9,
Columbus, N.M., with guest speakers providing
historical presentations in the park’s exhibit
hall. Admission is free to community center;
state park fee is $5 a carload. Information:
Pancho Villa State Park (575) 531-2711 or
PanchoVillaStateParkFriendsGroup.org.
Talks are 1 to 4 p.m. in the Rec Hall building.
The 16th annual Camp Furlong Day is a bina-
tional friendship event, commemorating the
March 9, 1916 early morning attack on the vil-
lage of Columbus and the adjacent military
camp by Mexican General Francisco “Pancho”
Villa and his men. Within days of the raid,
General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing began the
Punitive Expedition into Mexico.
The 20th Annual Cabalgata Binacional will be
hosted in the Village of Columbus plaza.
Cavalcade riders arrive about 10 to 10:30 a.m.
followed by festival and entertainment in the
village plaza throughout the day. Information:
(575) 343-0147.
Braintrust Bag Lunch — The free monthly
outdoor mini-lecture series at Magoffin Home
State historic Site, 1120 Magoffin, presents
“Railroad History of El Paso” at noon
Wednesday, March 13, with Joanne from the
Railroad Museum. Bring a bagged lunch and
some friends. Information: 533-5147, visit-
magoffinhome.com or Facebook.
Traveling the Trost Trail — Trost Society
presents a rail trip to learn about Trost & Trost
beyond El Paso March 28-31, traveling from El
Paso to Tucson via train with stops in Bisbee
and Douglas, Ariz. Information, cost: trostsoci-
ety.org/events.
Trip departs Thursday, March 28, from the
Union Depot and arrives at the Tucson train
depot. Highlights over the weekend include
Carriage House, Trost & Trost Scottish Rite
Building in Tucson, Gadsden Hotel in Douglas,
walking tours, dinners and more.
Fort Bayard Tours — Fort Bayard Historic
Preservation Society host free walking tours of
the historic fort 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at each
Saturday in March at Fort Bayard National
Historic Landmark, six miles east of Silver City,
N.M. off U.S. 180. Tour begins at Commanding
Officer’s Quarter and museum (House 26).
Tour takes about 90 minutes; call for time. Call
for Spring Break schedule. Informatio: (575)
388-4477 or (575) 574-8779.
A ribbon -cutting ceremony for the new Fort
Bayard Visitor Center is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Friday, March 22, in the Santa Clara
Clara. Center hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday through Monday.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas —
The Rio Grande Chapter meets at 11 a.m.
Friday, March 8, at The Greenery inside
Sunland Park Mall. Program is “Texas History
Month” by Betty Phillips and Dorothy Elder.
Anyone interested in Texas history encouraged
to attend. RSVP: 760-5775.
Lost El Paso Paranormal Tours — The
group specializes in original historical El Paso
ghost tours. Tours listed are hosted by “Weird
Texas” author Heather Shade or other cos-
tumed guides. Space is limited for many events.
mal@gmail.com, lostelpaso.com or on
Facebook. Tickets at squareup.com.
Both March walks are 9 to 11 p.m. beginning
at B-17 Bombers Oyster Pub, 201 S. El Paso,
for age 21 and older; space is limited. Check-in
at 8:30 p.m. Cost: $15 per person.
• Brothels & Bordellos: Red Light Ghost Walk
is Saturday, March 9. A lantern our of El
Paso’s former “forbidden zone.” Listen to tales
of brothels, madams, and soiled doves, and
tales of murder, lust, betrayal and revenge.
• Mystery, Murder, & Mayhem: Downtown
Ghost Walk is Saturday, March 30. Meet the
restless spirits of the city, and listen to chilling
tales of local unsolved mysteries. Visit sites of
notorious crimes and shocking murders.
Uncover the truth behind haunted and historic
buildings, and discover forgotten downtown
cemeteries.
Harvey Girls of El Paso — The Harvey
Girls of El Paso Texas meet at 2 p.m. Monday,
March 11, at Union Depot Passenger Station,
700 San Francisco. Program is “History of
Railroad Police Protecting Passengers and
Freight” presented by Woody Bare. Visitors
welcome. Admission is free. Information: 591-
2326.
History Notes Lecture Series — The
monthly program is 1 p.m. Thursday, March
14, with “The History of Mesilla” by David
Thomas at the Branigan Cultural Center, 501
N. Main, Las Cruces. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 541-2154 or las-
cruces.org/museums.
El Paso Corral of the Westerners —
The monthly dinner program is 6 p.m. Friday,
March 15, at Holiday Inn El Paso-West 900
Sunland Park Drive at I-10. Program is
”Women of the Raid on Columbus, NM by
Pancho Villa,” presented by Patricia Kiddney.
Cost: $20. Visitors welcome, but RSVP needed
by March 11: 759-9538.
El Paso Archaeological Society — The
society’s monthly meeting is 2 p.m. Saturday,
March 16, at El Paso Museum of Archaeology,
4301 Transmountain. Gerry Veara will share
multiple topics tied to the Battle of Hembrillo
Basin. Admission is free; the public is invited.
Seating is limited. Information: 449-9075 or
epas.com.
March 2019

Metal is King at Speaking Rock
Hands down the biggest winner at Speaking
Rock is ’80s metal, so it is fitting that they’re
welcoming Dokken Saturday, March 2. The
band hasn’t exactly been prolific but they’re
better than most of their contemporaries. At
least they’ve had releases in this millennium,
with their last coming out in 2012 and enter-
ing the Billboard Top 200 on release. Their
true claim to fame came in the mid ’80s
when metal was king and their singles
seemed to be inescapable on rock radio.
Then the amps got turned way down in the
’90s, and things have been rocky ever since.
They have gone through numerous lineup
changes throughout their career with the only
constant being the band’s leader and name-
sake, Don Dokken. They’ve made El Paso a
tour stop for many years and always break
out the hits, so if your thing is reliving those
big hair days, then this show is sure to
delight. Since this is an ’80s show be sure to
leave the flickering flame app at home and
bust out a real Bic for this one.
Bob Mould, “Sunshine Rock,”
Merge Records
After his brilliant “Patch the Sky,” it seemed
like an eternity waiting for new music from
this legend. Actually, it has been a little less
than two years and wow, was it worth the
wait. Bob Mould got back on the rock horse
over a decade ago and left his experiments in
a cloud of dust. He has passed the half-cen-
tury mark, and is inching very close to Social
Security, but musically he is “Benjamin
Buttoning” it, with each release demonstrat-
ing more youthful exuberance than the previ-
ous one. “Sunshine Rock” is the latest and
with 12 earth scorching tracks he has never
ever sounded better, be it Husker Du or
Sugar. This one lacks a who’s who of special
guests, but in retrospect, those who joined
him may have been keeping him down.
Every track is worthy of the spotlight and
should have its own single release, if singles
were still a thing. Oh, how this rocks,
slathered with hooks by way of generous
guitar riffage, crashing cymbals and some
serious pounding on the skins. “Sunshine
Rock” is sure to part the clouds on even your
gloomiest day. Put it on and be taken to your
happy place.
Guster, “Look Alive,” Nettwerk
It is hard to believe that it has been almost a
quarter-century since a very quirky trio out
of Boston emerged. In 2010 they became a
quartet with the addition of Pictures and
Sound member Luke Reynolds. They began
their career when Dave Matthews could do
no wrong and many post-’60s jam bands
began to sprout up. Guster was one of them,
but they didn’t really fit that category. For
one thing their debut clocked in at 44 min-
utes with 11 songs, not really mathematically
fit for extra-long jams. It might have been
the unconventional drummer who refused to
use sticks and has opted for a bare hands
approach on his full-fledged drum kit (we’re
not just talking bongos, doumbek, or tabla,
but cymbals, snare, and toms all played using
his very unique direct approach). Whatever it
was, they developed a legion of fans, and
they are now on their eighth album, “Look
Alive.” The sounds on this one quickly
evoke more Beach Boys, Beatles, a few psy-
chedelic flashbacks and much less Grateful
Dead. By combining rich harmonies, pop
layering and a percussive thread, they create
tunes that are instantaneously infectious. This
venture also shows their funny bone is still
strong despite their growing age, with the
inclusion of a very European-themed track,
complete with lead vocalist Ryan Miller
adopting a faux English accent for
“Overexcited.” Don’t get caught sleeping on
this one, it is time to “Look Alive.”
March 2019
M
ost people only get as far as
the “Inferno” in Dante’s mas-
terpiece of religious epic poet-
ry known as “The Divine Comedy,” and
so they must wonder how it could be
called a comedy.
In ancient tradition, all dramatic works
were classified as either comedies or
tragedies. A comedy didn’t need to be
funny, it just needed to end well. A
of themselves; or bad fortune strikes
tragedy, of course, always ended with
despite all their efforts. A business fails,
sadness and loss. So Dante’s “Comedy” a child dies, a spouse seeks a divorce.
(its original title; the “Divine” was The result either way is despair. Life
added later) earned its name because it will never be what they had hoped for.
Sponge, “Demoed in Detroit,” ends not in hell, but in paradise.. The alternative is the comic view of
Cleopatra Records Oddly enough, every tragedy begins life. Our efforts never produce what we
When an artist plays the record company with hope of a happy ending, whether think they will, and life constantly defies
shuffle, some outcomes can be devastating, it’s romantic bliss or victory in battle. In our expectations. Our original plans may
ancient Greek tragedies, the protagonist
from losing rights to your past catalogue, to crash and burn, but something even bet-
was usually undone by his own belief
having your contract fulfilled with endless ter can rise from the ashes.
hits and live collections, to leaving works in that he could achieve what he wanted. The tragic view defines life in terms of
limbo — and these are just a few. This can In comedies, things also go wrong, but what we had hoped for. The comic view
happen with bad contracts as well, but you the hero discovers that life can still be constantly redefines life in terms of what
can count on these happening when you try worthwhile, even richer, despite failure. we have been given.
The classic depiction of tragedy versus
to jump ship or are thrown overboard. In
I’ve always hated that bumper sticker,
comedy is the Christmastime classic,
1994 Sponge had a wildly successful debut
“Christians aren’t perfect, just forgiven.”
“It’s a Wonderful Life.” George Bailey
and followed it up with a brilliant but not-so-
commercially-fantastic disc, followed by a But I have to admit there is a grain of
label splintering. The band then found them- failed miserably and was about to jump truth hidden within that clumsy state-
selves without a home. They would later take off a bridge, which is about a tragic an ment. Those who seek perfection with-
up residency with Beyond Records (another ending as can be imagined. But then he out forgiveness are doomed to tragedy.
disaster for another day). It was during that learns that his failures are not irre- Those who truly understand forgiveness
hiatus that the material for their latest deemable and the story ends with are those who have actually experienced
“Demoed in Detroit” was culled. It becomes redemption instead of ruin. the grace of God, and therefore have
a real mystery why this was shelved even
Surprising, many Christians take a confidence in the promise of Romans
tragic view of life. They believe that
after just one listening. This incredible piece
8:28, that “in all things God works for
God has a perfect plan for their lives IF
of the Sponge catalogue doesn’t stray far
from their tried and true, and we wouldn’t the good of those who love Him.”
they live correctly and follow the rules.
want it to. They have also updated it with
Then one of two things happens. They Randy Limbird is editor of
El Paso Scene. Comments?
three fantastic covers and stripped-down ver-
either fail to live up to their expectations
Send to randy@epscene.com
sions of their hits “Plowed” and “Molly.”
Soak up “Demoed in Detroit” like a sponge.
Collectibles: R.E.M., “R.E.M. at
the BBC,” Concord Bicycle
Music/Craft Recordings
They broke up shortly after their last release
and haven’t put out new music in eight years,
but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re
in short supply. Ever since R.E.M. signed up
with Concord Bicycle Music, the vaults have
been cracked open and they are pulling out
some true gems. The latest is “R.E.M. at the
BBC.” This massive box of eight CDs and
DVDs covers a ton of material, three decades
to be exact. The collection bizarrely does not
flow chronologically (but I will now), which
is probably its only fault. In 1984 their soph-
omore effort “Reckoning” had just come out
and they played an incredibly rock-centric
show in none other than Rock City:
Nottingham. The next show comes in the
form of a double disc from Milton Keynes in
1995, which was part of their “Monster”
tour. This was their first after a six-year
break. It kicks the door down right away
with an electrifying version of “What’s The
Frequency, Kenneth?” The performance plat-
ters conclude with the 2004 St. James’
Church outing, highlighted with Radiohead’s
Thom Yorke guesting on “E-Bow The
Letter.” There are also copious radio session
tracks to be heard. “R.E.M. at the BBC” is
simply outstanding; now we need R.E.M.
back at the studio for some brand new tunes.
Keep an eye out for these
new and upcoming releases:
Buckcherry — “Warpaint”
Craig Finn — “I Need A New War”
Glen Hansard — “This Wild Willing”
Meat Puppets — “Dusty Notes”
Son Volt — “Union”
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin’
Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net
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• Season kick-off is April 4-8 vs. Las Vegas 51s
PREVIEW Ardovino’s Pizza 18 El Paso Live 21 Mission Del Rey 18
• April 16-18: Tacoma Rainiers
Around and About Tours 6 El Paso Opera 17 Moto El Paso 13
• April 19-22: Reno Aces
‘Cruzar la Cara de la Luna’ — El Paso ATMAS Healing 12 El Paso Playhouse 12 Mustard Seed Café 5
Opera presents the world’s first mariachi-based
opera, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April Azar Nut Shop 15 EP Psychic Fair 9 Nayda’s Gems & Stones 32
5-6, at the Abraham Chavez Theater, featuring
Baskin Robbins 5 Escamilla Gallery 27 NM Desert Farm 25
Grammy-winning Mariachi Los Camperos. Sung
in Spanish with English translation. Tickets:
Beauty Solutions 9 Flickinger Center 3 Paseo Christian Church 30
$25-$90 (Ticketmaster). Information: 581-
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Facebook.
Bert Saldana Art Gallery 13 Fountain Theatre 31 Precision Prosthetics 20
Trinity Site Tour — The tour to the site of
the first atom bomb explosion is Saturday, El Paso Comic Con — WWE legend Jake Better Business Bureau 12 Furrs Family Dining 31 PTEP 24
April 6. Admission is free. Information: (575) “The Snake” Roberts, and voice actor Johnny
678-1134 or wsmr.army.mil. Yung Bosch are among the special guests Books Are Gems 31 Hacienda de Mesilla 11 Reidsan 15
Kermezaar — The arts festival is 10 a.m. to April 12-14, at El Paso Convention Center.
6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Tickets: $15 Preview Night Friday, $30 Bruce Nehring Consort 11 Hal Marcus Gallery 23 Rio Grande Cancer Fndtn 25
and Sunday, April 6-7, at the International Saturday, $25 Sunday. Weekend passes are $55
Bruce’s Air 28 Hans Martial Arts 10 Showtime El Paso! 20
Museum or Art. Information: 543-6747 or ker- ($120 VIP). Information: (575) 405-0461,
mezaar.org. elpasocomiccon.com.
Cattleman's 25 Home & Garden Show 7 Simple Solutions 5
Super Kite Contest — The 17th annual El Paso Coyotes — El Paso’s Major Arena
kite flying contest, sponsored by Westside CBD Whole Health 6 Inni Heart Eatery 27 Sunland Park Racetrack 2
Soccer League team hosts the Rio Grande
Community Church, is noon to 3 p.m. Valley Barracudas at 7:15 p.m. Friday, April
Saturday, April 6, at Francisco Delgado Park, Ceci Burgos Counseling 10 KTEP 35 The Cleaners 32
12, at El Paso County Coliseum. Information:
on Imperial Ridge. Prizes for most unusual and 229-1416, elpasocoyotes.com. Collectibles 20 Las Cruces Museums 22 Trost Society 9
longest-time in the air and most beautiful kite.
The event includes jumping balloons and face Las Cruces Home and Garden Show De Espaldas 15 Leo’s Mexican Food 30 Vanities 36
painting, as well as free kites for the first 50 — The Las Cruces Home Builders
kids attending. Admission is free. Information: Association’s annual show is 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Eckankar Texas 31 Magoffin Home St. Hist Site 16 Village Inn 29
877-8000 or westsidecommunity.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sunday, and April 12-14, at the Farm and El Paso Art Association 26 Mar Caribe 2 14 Walgreens 23
Las Cruces Space Festival — The 2nd
annual celebration of space-related activity and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Spring
in Las Cruces. Information: (575) 526-6126 or El Paso Artists Studio Tour 15 Maria Navarrete 13 Western Traders 23
interest in Southern New Mexico and beyond
is April 7-13, with film screening, hands-on lascruceshomebuildersassociation.com.
EP Home Brewing 16 Marie Otero 13 Westside Comm'y Church 2,35
activities and more. All events are free for all El Paso Locomotive FC — El Paso’s new
ages, unless otherwise listed. Information: Visit
professional soccer team hosts home game at
Las Cruces at (575) 541-2444,
Southwest University Park. Yickets: $5 to $49.
lcspacefestival.com or on Facebook.
Information: 235-GOAL, eplocomotivefc.com,
JackRabbit Classic — The 19th annual trail or tickets@eplocomotivefc.com.
race is 8 a.m. Sunday, April 7, at Franklin • 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13: Phoenix Rising
Mountains State Park’s Tom Mays Unit. Four • 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27: Reno 1868
and 8-mile trail options available. Park entrance
fee: $5. Information: tpwd.state.tx.us or Chris Video Games Live — El Paso Symphony
Rowley, 478-5663. Registration: raceadventure- Orchestra presents the Video Game
sunlimited.com. Multimedia Symphonic Concert Experience at
8 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Plaza
Run Together 5K — Rio Grande Cancer Theatre. Includes music from Final Fantasy,
Foundation hosts its 3rd annual ”Colors of
Zelda, Mario, Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear
Cancer-Our Colors Run Together” 5K compet-
Solid, Skyrim, Castlevania, Halo, World of
itive run and non-competitive run/walk Sunday,
Warcraft, Pokemon and many more. Tickets:
April 7, at Sue Young Park, 9730 Diana.
$30-$75
Information: 562-7660 or rgcf.org. Registration
at ourcolorsruntogether.com. ‘Game of Thrones’ at the Zoo — Fans
March Madness symphony fundraiser of the HBO series Game of Thrones can watch
— The 22nd annual fundraiser benefiting the El the final season at El Paso Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano
Paso Symphony Orchestra’s education and out- Sundays, April 14-May 19. Doors open at 6
reach programs is Monday, April 8, at the El p.m.; show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets: $45 for all
Paso Country Club, featuring the NCAA Men’s six episodes (through March 3); includes com-
Basketball Championship finals. Information, memorative wine glass or beer mug, and a sta-
reservations: 532-3776 or epso.org. dium cushion. Admission for individual episodes
March Madness Golf Tournament is 1 p.m.; is $10. Age 18 and older only. Information:
registration at 10:30 a.m. and lunch at 11 a.m. 212-0966, elpasozoo.org, or on Facebook at
EPCC Spring Arts Festival — The 40th ElPasoZoo.
annual spring festival of performing, visual and ‘A Texas Tryptich’ — El Paso Community
literary arts offers workshops, concerts, lec- Foundation’s Jewel Box Series presents the
tures and exhibits at various venues of El Paso Youth Collaboration of the Arts at 2:30 p.m.
Community College through May. Most events
Sunday, April 14, at the Philanthropy Theatre
are free, some may have nominal admission
(next to the Plaza Theatre). Tickets: $16
fee. Information: epcc.edu/events/artsfestival or
(Ticketmaster). Information: 533-4020 or
on Facebook at EPCCnews.
epcf.org.

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