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Your monthly guide to community
entertainment, recreation & culture

Surreal El Paso
“Starry Night” “Glory Days”

paintings by 3 lives of 5 points

Terrance Flores
“Best of Show” winner in the 2017
Celebration of Our Mountains exhibit
at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing. His art is
also on view at Art Avenue Gallery.
The past, present and future
of this El Paso community all
hinge on its central location.
— Page 19

F E B R U A RY
2018
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ROUNDUP
Spring Home Show — El Paso Association
of Builders presents the event Jan. 26-28 at
the El Paso Convention Center. Hours are 1 to
7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The Dionne Twins
of HGTV’s Family Flip will host restoration
demos at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday. Admission:
$7 (under age 17 free). Information: 1-800-
756-4788, ext. 46 or HomeShowElPaso.com.
The Barstool Open — Miller Lite and
Topgolf hosts the miniature golf tournament
and bar hop with nine golf holds in seven differ-
ent bars throughout Downtown El Paso 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, starting at
Circa 1963 in Hotel Indigo, 325 N. Kansas.
Cost: $60 team of four; age 21 and older only.
Registration: raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Registration is 1:30 to 1 p.m. and awards cer-
emony is 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Circa 1963.
Participating bars include: Circa 1963, Park
February 2018
FEBRUARY
Tavern, International, Craft & Social, EPIC ages 7 to 14. The kids auction is a no-cost auc-
Nightclub, The Speak Easy, and Gray Dog. tion; script provided for the bidding.
INDEX
This year’s Coin Show commemorative medal
Bourbon and Whiskey Festival —
Several brands will be available for sampling 3
to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Sunland Park
will highlight the “Return of the Streetcars.”
Be My Neighbor Day — KCOS, El Paso’s
Racetrack & Casino, 1200 Futurity Dr. (at
Sunland Park Drive). Admission is free. Sample
public television station, hosts its “Kids and
Family festival” with special guest Daniel Tiger Roundup 3-9
tickets: $20 (ten samples). Information: (575) from PBS Kids’ hit series “Daniel Tiger’s
Behind the Scene 4
874-5200 or sunland-park.com. Neighborhood” noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
24, at Bassett Place, 6101 Gateway West. Local Scene Spotlight 4
Mardi Gras Celebration — Freedom businesses and organizations will host booths Here’s the Ticket 10-12
Crossing at Fort Bliss; 1611 Haan, host a free
Mardi Gras celebration 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
and interactive area. Live performances on Program Notes 13
stage. Presented by the Fred Rogers
Saturday, Feb. 10, with a Bourbon Street stage Foundation, KCOS and Bassett Place. Music 14
for live music and Masquerade stage for cultural Admission is free. Information: 901-1313 or Dance 15
History Lessons
dance. Acts include SambAZ Brazilian Dancers,
Odd-Lab fire show, Capoeira, Samba Batacuda
kcostv.org. 16
Alma de Fogo, Guitar Slim, Paso Del Norte Pet Festival — El Paso Parks and Recreation Viva Juárez 16
Brass Band, Ooh La La, and more. Admission is Department hosts its annual event 9 a.m. to 1 Sports 17-18
free, and free masks, beads and face painting p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Westside Feature:
offered. Information: 964-5311 and freedom- Community Park, 7400 High Ridge, with vets,
crossingatfortbliss.com. adoptions, local pet-oriented vendors, live Five Points 19-21
entertainment and food vendors. Admission is Nature 22-23
Bourbon Street on Cincinnati Street
— The annual Mardi Gras celebration in Kern
free. Information: 212-0092 or At the Museum 23-24
Gallery Talk
elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Place is Fat Tuesday, Feb. 13. Cincinnati Street 25
will be closed to vehicle traffic for the outdoor El Paso Bridal Showcase — The longest- Southwest Art Scene 26-28
celebration featuring food, live outdoor music, running bridal-focused event in the area is 11
Keep on Bookin' 28
drink specials and, of course, beads. Details to a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at Epic
be announced. Updates on Facebook at Railyard Center, 2201 E. Mills, with fashion Liner Notes 29
Cincinnati Entertainment district. shows, VIP area, vendor rooms and more. El Paso FishNet 29
Admission is free; VIP tickets: $20. Information: On Stage 30-31
Coin Show - The International Coin Club of
Stage Talk
544-9550 or elpasobridalshowcase.com.
El Paso’s 55th annual Coin Show is Feb. 16-18 31
at El Maida Hall, 6331 Alabama, with tables of Film Scene 31-32
coins, paper money, medals and tokens by Valentine’s Day February preview 33
dealers from around the country. Hours are 1
Taking a Look Back
to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Lovin’ The Art Annual Valentine 34
Festival — The artists and businesses Placita
Scene User’s Guide 27
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 241-
6977, 533-6001 or on Facebook at Madrid, 1445 Main Street in San Elizario, host
International Coin Club of El Paso. their annual festival 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Advertiser Index 34
Subscription Form 34
The annual kids auction is 2 p.m. Saturday for
at the 55th Annual
Please see Page 5
Buy Coins, Paper Money, Medals & Tokens
International Coin Club of El Paso
Coin Show
Feb. 16-17-18
Free Admission
El Maida Shrine 1 to 6 p.m. Friday
6331 Alabama 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
El Paso, TX 79904 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday
50+ Vendor / Dealer Tables
Raffle Prizes •  Coin Exhibits to view Free Kids Auction
Youth & Family Treasure Hunt
by former American Numismatic
Ages 7-14 Saturday at 2 p.m.
Association President Walt Ostromecki
2018 Medals
available
honoring the
“Return of
the El Paso
Streetcars”
Information:
iccoep1963@gmail.com Like us on Facebook at:
(915) 241-6977 / (915) 533-6001 International Coin Club of El Paso
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Scene Spotlight highlights events
advertised in this issue.
‘Iconic Pop’ — UTEP Department of
Theatre and Dance presents their dance
event choreographed by UTEP Dance
Faculty Feb. 9-17 at the Wise Family
Theatre with special guests from Mountain
Movement Dance Company. Page 36.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
January events: Page 6.
• Feb. 3: Cooking Class (Fudge)
• Feb. 10 and 24: Yoga
• Feb. 17: Victorian Sci-Fi Book Club.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
events — Page 18.
• Feb. 3: 3rd annual Bourbon & Whiskey
at the Park
• Feb. 17: 3rd annual Mariachi Festival.
EPCC Black History Month — El Paso
Community College hosts its 2018 Black
History Month events at EPCC’s ASC
Building, with this year’s theme “African
Americans in Times of War.” Page 8.
• Feb. 7, 15 and 22: Read-ins (various
campuses)
• Feb. 12: Soul Night
• Feb. 15-28: Black History Month Art
Exhibit
• Feb. 22: Evening Regale with speaker
FBI special agent Emmerson Buie Jr.
El Paso Live! — El Paso Live events:
Page 21.
• Feb. 9: Jo Koy, at the Plaza Theatre
• Feb. 12: Paul Anka, at Abraham Chavez
• Feb. 23: Aaron Watson, at Abraham
Chavez
The 2018 Sun City Craft Beer Festival is
April 21-22 in the Downtown
Convention Center.
‘On Golden Pond’ — El Paso Playhouse
present the Ernest Thompson drama Feb.
9-March 4, directed by Veronica Flores.
Page 29.
Valentine Dance — Forum Ballroom
hosts its Valentine’s Dinner and Dance
Feb. 10 with live music by Star Liners
Band. Page 7.
‘Sleeping with Lions’ — Star City Studio
presents new paintings by Pat Olchefski-
Winston highlighting her African safari
through March 31. Reception is Feb.
10. Page 26.
The Marketplace Valentine Weekend
— The Marketplace at Placita Santa Fe
hosts artists’ demonstrations, raffle and
free gift-wrapping Feb. 10-11. Page 5.
‘Lovin’ the Art’ Festival — Placita
Madrid in San Elizario hosts its annual fes-
tival Feb. 10-11, at several of the history
Main Street galleries, with guest artists,
refreshments, live music, weddings and in-
house artist unveilings of their version of
“The Kiss.” Page 12.
Page 4
Bert Saldana Gallery Anniversary —
Bert Saldana’s Southwestern art gallery
hosts celebrates its 3rd anniversary Feb.
10-11, featuring live music Juan Romero
Saturday and Fab4Cezz Sunday. Page 8.
‘Amor’ — EPSMF presents an “afternoon
love affair with songs of the hear”t Feb.
11 at the Philanthropy Theatre in the
Plaza Theatre, as part of El Paso
Community Foundation’s Jewel Box
Series. Page 15.
Ardovino’s Valentine’s Day —
Ardovino’s Desert Crossing in Sunland
Park hosts its Valentine’s Day dining expe-
rience Feb. 14. Page 15.
Coin Show — The 55th International
Coin Club of El Paso coin show is Feb.
16-18 at El Maida Shrine, with coins,
paper money, medals, tokens and free
kids auction. Page 3.
Pranic Healing Level 1 — The Two Day
“experimental” intensive is Feb. 17-18 at
Hawthorne Suites, with instructor Lynn
Provencio. Page 7.
Hal Marcus Gallery — The gallery fea-
tures works by El Paso’s Jose Cisneros, Bill
Rakocy, Manuel Acosta and Tom Lea
through April 13. ArtTalk is Feb. 22.
Page 27.
‘A Night of Requiems’ — El Paso
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Bohuslav Rattay, performs Feb. 23-24 at
the Plaza Theatre with guests UTAP
Choral Union, Elisa Fraser Wilson and
Brian Downen, directors. Page 23.
UTEP Basketball — UTEP Men’s and
Women’s Basketball teams home games
continue through February at Don Haskins
Center. Page 16.
Crossland Gallery — Showing through
Feb. 24 at El Paso Art
Association’s gallery is “con.FIGURE.ation.
four.2018.” Page 27.
Southern New Mexico
For the Love of Art Month —
ArtForms Artist Association of NM hosts
its 20th annual monthlong celebration of
the arts with tours, ArtForms members
exhibits, and special events throughout the
area. Studio Tours every Saturday and
Sunday in February. Page 3.
The 20th anniversary Gal is Feb. 2 at
Alma d’arte School.
Cowboy Days — The annual celebration
of cowboy culture is March 3-4 at the
Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las
Cruces, with a special concert by Josh
Grider March 3. Page 35.
Las Cruces Arts Fair — The annual arts
fair is March 16-18 at Las Cruces
Convention Center, hosted by Doña Ana
Arts Council. Page 35.
‘Here & Now’ submissions — Las
Cruces Museum or Art and NMSU
University Art Gallery is taking submis-
sions for its upcoming exhibit, at the Las
Cruces Museum of Art. Page 9.
Fountain Theatre — Mesilla Valley Film
Society’s theatre shows independent, art,
foreign and other films. Page 31.
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El Paso Scene
A
s I sat down to write this month’s
column, I realized how often I’ve
written about myself but rarely
about the other columnists at El Paso
Scene. So let me try to make up for that.
Carol Viescas is the Scene’s longest-
running columnist, having started “Stage
Talk” just a couple of years after we
began publication. She’s also the colum-
nist I’ve known the longest: We worked
at the El Paso Times back in 1986. She
left a year or so later to teach journalism
at Bel Air High School. She’s also been a
constant presence in community theatre
for decades — most recently in some
supporting roles at UTEP Dinner Theatre.
I asked Carol to write on local theater
for two reasons. One, there could not be a
better match of writer and subject matter.
And secondly, community theater needs
as much support as it can get. There’s a
long list of local theater companies that
have come and gone over the years. We
need to keep the ones we have.
I’ve also known Myrna Zanetell since
my days at the daily newspaper. She was
a free-lance writer, specializing in the
arts. After I started the Scene, I knew her
in her role as gallery manager for Studio
W. I tried writing an occasional arts col-
umn on my own, but I knew I did not
have the expertise. So I asked Myrna to
do the “Gallery Talk” column.
Like local theater, local art galleries
have suffered much attrition over the
years as more and more artists turned to
alternative venues and internet marketing.
Although Myrna still focuses on the visu-
al arts, her column branches out often to
other museum topics.
Brian Chozick ranks next in seniority
as writer of our “Liner Notes” column.
My connection with Brian goes back to
his wife, Kareesha, before they had even
started dating. Kareesha used to help
“paste up” the Scene pages back in the
day before everything went digital.
Brian ran a local music shop, “Tumblin’
Dice,” that specialized in vintage vinyl
and other albums. He also enjoyed writ-
ing, so we launched a column that would
include new releases and collectibles,
plus a write-up on one the groups coming
to town. Brian still deals in music, but his
February 2018
El Paso Scene is published by Cristo
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to entertainment, recreation and culture in
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tar” for the internet.
The junior member of our columnist
team is John Middagh. John comes from
an unusual background, as any reader of
his “Looking Back” column may have
figured out. After a series of jobs, he
wound up running the “Cowboy Trading
Post” for years, dealing in horses and
gear. He also got the writing bug, maybe
inherited from his father, who taught
journalism at UTEP.
John’s column alternates between per-
sonal reflections and stories of the Wild
West, particularly characters who lived in
or at least passed through El Paso.
John inherited the column space once
occupied by the late Bill Rakocy, who for
years wrote similar stories based on the
region’s colorful history and his own
background as World War II vet, artist
and historian.
The late Richard Campbell was another
long-time writer for El Paso Scene. His
“Becoming Bicultural” column was based
on his years as a pastor in the Southwest
and his passion for border culture.
I guess technically I rank as the senior
columnist — this “Behind the Scene”
column goes back to the first issue,
September 1993. About 10 years ago I
added another column, El Paso FishNet,
as an outlet for my faith-related musings.
Other contributing writers on the
Scene’s masthead (below) include Lisa
Tate, our long-time feature writer; and
Jay Duncan, who has contributed his pre-
view of upcoming films for many years.
Randy Limbird
Editor and Publisher
(915) 542-1422
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Advertising &
Circulation Director
(915) 920-7244
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News Editor
(915) 542-1422 ext. 4
Editorial Associates:
Yvonne T. Herrera, Will Summers
Advertising Executive:
Roman Martinez
Circulation Associate:
Randy Friedman
Contributing Writers:
Carol Viescas, Brian Chozick,
Myrna Zanetell, John McVey Middagh
Jay Duncan
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and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10-11, in his-
toric San Elizario. Featured will be the unveiling
of paintings of “The Kiss” by artists Alberto
Escamilla, Robert Dozal, Erica Zamora Murrill
and Romy Saenz Hawkins with their version of
the “Kiss.” Wine and cheese offered; prizes
given with purchase. Information: 851-0742.
Guest artists on site: Romy Saenz Hawkins
during regular hours with metal-embossing and
other art; and Nacho Garcia 1 to 4 p.m. both
days, available for humorous caricatures and
serious portraits.
A wedding minister will be available both
days; Advance reservations required by Feb. 6;
text (915) 355-2680.
Performing 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. is David Cerros
Saturday, and Arturo Garibay Sunday.
Valentine dinner and dance — Santa
Lucia Catholic Church, 518 Gallagher, will host
its annual Valentine fundraiser 7 p.m. to 12:30
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the church’s Centro
Amistad Hall, featuring dinner and music by
Tejas Band. Dinner 7 to 8 p.m.; dance 8:30
p.m. to 12:30 a.m. BYOB for wine and liquor
only; set-ups, sodas and beer available for pur-
chase. No outside beer or coolers. Cost: $30
($300 per table for 10); reservations recom-
mended. Information: 592-5245 or santaluci-
achurch@sbcglobal.net.
Valentine’s Dinner — Rotary Club of
Silver City’s Valentine’s Wine Dinner is 6:30
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Bear Mountain
Lodge in Silver City, N.M., including a four-
course meal, each course to be accompanied
by a paired wine. Ticket information, reserva-
tions (by Feb. 6): Linda Brewer at the Bear
Mountain Lodge at (575) 538-2538.
New! Original Art, Prints & Cards
by Candy Mayer & Melinda Etzold
Photography by Nina Eaton
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Fri.-Sat.
February 2018
Galentine’s Day — Women’s Fund of El
Paso hosts a fundraising event at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Top Golf, 365 Vin
Rambla. Guest of honor is pro golfer and for-
mer LPGA player Kristi Albers, director of First
Tee and golf coach at Cathedral High School.
Gals and guys welcome. Tickets: $55 (includes
entry, golf, food); available at eventbrite.com.
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater — i-
Suspect presents an Interactive Murder
Mystery Dinner Theater running weekends in
February, as well as Valentine’s Day, at Venue
Events & Ballroom, 6633 N. Mesa, Suite 400.
Shows are 7 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays, 4 to 6:30
p.m. Saturdays, and 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 14. Cost: $52.50; early Saturday dinner
show, $49.99; Valentine’s Day Show $55.
Information: 519-4854 or i-suspect.com.
The audience will witness a murder and
uncover clues thru out the night to reveal the
murderer. Dinner and dessert will be served.
BYO wine event (no liquor or beer).
Valentine’s Day Soiree — Sombra
Antigua Vineyard and Winery, 430 La Viña Road
(off NM 28 between markers 8 and 9), in
Chamberino, N.M. hosts a fine dining experi-
ence 6:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14,
with a sit-down steak dinner (vegetarian option
available), live music by Frontera Jazz Two and
dancing in a tented venue. Tickets (includes
two glasses of wine or beer): $70 ($60 wine
club members). Information: (915) 309-7219 or
sombraantigua.com.
Valentine’s in Valentine — The 6th annu-
al music event is 4 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
14, at the Old Mercantile in Valentine, Texas,
with performances by Doug Moreland Band,
The Doodlin’ Hogwallops, and Beebe &
Carrasco, presented by Big Bend Brewing
Company. Information: bigbendbrewing.com.
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El Paso Scene
Seniors Love Conference — El Paso
Community College’s Senior Adult Program’s
23rd annual conference, “Making Connections,
where there is love, there is life,” is 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at EPCC
Administrative Service Center Auditorium,
Building A, 9050 Viscount, featuring speakers,
exhibitors, entertainment, and art exhibit and
more. Food donations accepted at the door.
Information, conference passes are free: 831-
7801 or eventbrite.com.
Black History Month
Black History Month at UTEP — The
African-American Studies program, in conjunc-
tion with other UTEP departments, presents a
variety of events throughout campus in
February in recognition of African American
History. Most events are free. Information:
African American Studies Program, 747-8650
or utep.edu/aasp.
This year’s highlights include An Evening with
Angela Y. Davis, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
7, at UTEP Union Cinema, first floor, Union
Building East. Davis, distinguished professor
emerita from the University of California, Santa
Cruz, is a renowned scholar, author and advo-
cate for civil and women’s rights, who become
prominent in the 1960s as an activist.
EPCC Black History Month — This
year’s theme is “African Americans in Times of
War” at EPCC’s Administrative Center
Auditorium, Building A, 9050 Viscount.
Admission is free, unless otherwise listed.
Information: 831-3324, ochave30@epcc.edu or
epcc.edu/diversityprograms.
• 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12: Soul Night fea-
turing historical Black Greek Letter
Organizations and live hip hop DJ).
• Fab. 15-28: Black History Month Art Exhibit
585-9296
Antique Traders
runs during regular building hours.
• 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22: Evening Regale with
keynote speaker FBI agent Emmerson Buie Jr.
and performance by Sha-Vonne Williams.
Tickets in advance only through Feb. 12; $25
payable online or at any EPCC cashier.
African-American Read-Ins are 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Rio Grande cam-
pus; Thursday, Feb. 15 at Valle Verde campus;
and 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 21, at
Transmountain campus.
Black El Paso Democrats — The 35th
annual Political Awareness and Awards Banquet
is Saturday, Feb. 17, at Wyndham El Paso
Airport Hotel, 2027 Airway. Reception at 6
p.m.; dinner served at 7 p.m. Tickets: $55 until
Feb. 4; $75 Feb. 5-15. Information: bepd.org.
Speaker is Texas State Rep. (District 120)
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins.
Black History Month Parade and Rally
— The annual Inter-Club Council Black History
Month Parade usually is scheduled to begin at
10 a.m. the last Saturday of February (Feb.
24), at Montana and Pershing and travels east
on Montana to Copia then south to Missouri
ending at Mary Webb Park, 3401 E. Missouri. A
rally follows the parade 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in
Mary Webb Park, with vendor booths, family
activities and entertainment. Admission is free.
Information: 241-6046 or facebook.com/inter-
clubcouncileptx/.
Southern New Mexico
For the Love of Arts Fiesta — The town
of Mesilla will host its annual art show 2 to 5
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, in the Old Mesilla
Plaza, as part of For the Love of Art Month.
The show features original works created by
area artists. Admission is free. Information:
Please see Page 6
5034 Doniphan
(next to
The Marketplace)
833-9929
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(575) 524-3262, ext. 116 or irenep@mesil-
lanm.gov. Artists interested in applying may do
so through Feb. 6. Must have a business
license. Set up begins at 12:15 p.m. for artists.
The Museum Rocks Gem & Mineral
Show — The annual gem and mineral show is
Feb. 17-18, at New Mexico Farm & Ranch
Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road
in Las Cruces, with dealers of gemstones,
rocks, minerals, fossils, meteorites, jewelry,
jewelry-making supplies and educational dis-
plays. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7 age 5
and older. Information: (575) 522-4100 or
lcmuseumrocks.com.
Miss New Mexico USA — The Miss New
Mexico USA and Teen USA pageants are
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27-28, at Oñate
Performing Arts Center, 5700 Mesa Grande in
Las Cruces, N.M. Official preliminary to the
Miss USA and Miss Teen USA competitions.
Preliminary is 8 p.m. Saturday, and finals are 3
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $45-$55
(Holdmyticket.com). Information: (915) 945-
2894 or MissNewMexicoUSA.com.
Las Cruces Bridal Showcase — Helping
Hands Event Planning hosts its bridal and spe-
cial event show 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
28, at Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E.
University Ave. in Las Cruces. Admission: $5 in
advance; $7 at the door. Information: (575)
522-1232 or lascrucesbridalshowcase.com.
Mardi Gras in the Clouds — The
Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce will bring a
little New Orleans to the mountain community
Feb. 9-10, on “Burro-bon Street” (Burro
Avenue) with this year’s theme “Love and
Magic on The Mountain.” Food, music, ven-
dors, games a parade and more. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 682-2733 or cool-
cloudcroft.com, or on Facebook.
Cajun cook-off is 6 p.m. Friday. Tasting trays;
$10 ($18 for couples; $7 each for family of four
or more). Street dance with DJ Rico is 7 to 9
p.m. Friday. Annual parade is 2 p.m. Saturday,
followed by Battle of the Bands 3 to 6 p.m.
Chocolate Fantasia – Mimbres Region Arts
Council’s 19th annual celebration of arts and
sweet delicacies is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 10, in downtown Silver City. This year’s
theme is “Travel Through Time.” Tickets: $25
for 20 pieces of chocolate (eventbrite.com).
The event usually sells out. Information: (575)
538-2505 or chocolatefantasia.org.
Closing ceremonies and award winners
announced at 4:30 p.m. at Little Toad, corner
of Bullard and Broadway.
Las Colcheras Quilt Show — The quilt
show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
Feb. 16-17, at Las Cruces Convention Center,
680 University, with judged quilts, three special
exhibits of small quilts, workshops, demonstra-
tions and appraisals. Admission: $7 one day;
$12 two day fees; free for age 12 and younger.
Information: LasColcherasQG@aol.com.
Gathering of Quilts — The Winter
Quilters of Sierra County’s annual quilt Show is
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-
24, at Ralph Edwards Convention Center, 400
W. Fourth, in Truth of Consequences, N.M.,
with around 125 quilts by local quilters, ven-
dors and door prizes. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 894-2959.
Las Cruces Home and Garden Show
— The Las Cruces Home Builders
Association’s annual show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
24-25, at the Farm and Ranch Heritage
Museum, 4100 Dripping Spring in Las Cruces.
The regional public marketplace showcases
home improvement and construction business-
es. Exhibitor booths, food concession stands
and how-to demonstrations also will be fea-
tured. Information: (575) 526-6126 or
lascruceshomebuildersassociation.com.
Cowboy Days — The 19th 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 3-4, at the NM Farm & Ranch Heritage
Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd., Las
Cruces, with two days of cowboy demonstra-
tions, chuck wagon cooking, children’s activi-
ties, mounted shooting, the CASI Chili Cook-
Off, cowboy music, pony rides, gunfight re-
enactments, and a special concert to be
announced. Admission: $5; some activities
include additional charges. Information: (575)
522-4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
West Texas
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering —
The 32nd annual gathering is March 2-3 at Sul
Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. The sec-
ond oldest of its kind in the country, the event
offers stage shows and individual performances
by nationally known cowboy poets, musicians
and storytellers. Information: (432) 837-2326,
1-800-561-3712 or cowboy-poetry.org.
Headline events include Celtic Cowboy at
1:50 p.m. Friday, March 2, and Cowboy
Humor with Yvonne Hollenbeck, Chris Isaacs
and R.P. Smith at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3,
in Marshall Auditorium. Tickets: $10 per event.
“Life of Charlie Russell” presentation by
Randy Rieman is 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday,
March 3, in Marshall Auditorium. Admission:
$5 donation to Museum of the Big Bend.
Other headliners include Doug Figgs, Ryan
Fritz, Deanna McCall, Jay Snider and Michael
Stevens on Friday, and Gary Allegretto, Ross
Knox, Gary Robertson, Trinity Seely and
Caitlyn Taussig on Saturday. Showcase events
are 7:30 p.m. each night. Cost: $15.
A chuckwagon breakfast is 7:30 a.m. each
morning at Poet’s Grove (east side of Kokernot
Field). Cost: $5.
Something for everyone
Sir Frances Stoddart lecture — Nobel
laureate and professor of chemistry Sir Frances
Stoddart will speak on “My Journey to
Stockholm” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at
UTEP’s Undergraduate Learning Center, Room
106, as part of its Centennial Lecture Series.
Reception follows the lecture. Information:
747-5362 or centennial.utep.edu.
Stoddart, a professor at Northwestern
University, was awarded the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry together with Bernard L. Feringa
and Jean-Pierre Sauvage in 2016 for the design
and synthesis of molecular machines.
El Paso Cryptocurrency Conference —
Learn how to use new technology to invest and
make money during the city’s first cryptocur-
rency conference Saturday, Feb. 3, at the El
Paso Convention Center, with guest speakers
and beginners and advanced classes. Cost: $30
for beginners (10 a.m.) or advanced conference
(1 p.m.); $50 to attend both. Information:
epcryptocurrency.com.
Vegetarian Society of El Paso — The
society hosts its winter dinner at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 3, at Radisson Airport, 1770
Airway, with vegan buffet followed by guest
speaker, VSEP Vice President Greg Lawson.
Cost (all inclusive): $25; $22 members; $10 age
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12 and younger. Reservations: 877-3030,
VSoEP@aol.com or vsep.org.
Lawson’s presentation on “Advertising,
Propaganda and Lies” will explore advertising
by the meat and dairy industries.
Heal Yourself with Mind-Body
Medicine — El Paso OASIS, 10600
Montwood, Suite 114 hosts an 8-week group
process to learn evidence-based self-healing
skills 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 6-March 27
Presented by Dr. Jose Baltazar. Cost: $20 per
session ($160 for series). Information: 694-
6109 or mind-bodyconference.com.
Conversation with Mayor Dee Margo
— The Texas Tribune lunch event features a
conversation with the El Paso mayor, moderat-
ed by Evan Smith, CEO of the Texas Tribune,
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at El
Paso Community College’s Administrative
Services Center9050 Viscount, Building A.
Information on event, lunch or live stream: tex-
astribune.org/events.
EPCC Border Learning Conference - El
Paso Community College hosts the conference
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at El Paso
Marriott 1600 Airway. The program includes
practical teaching demonstrations, round table
discussions, and forums. This year’s conference
theme is “Opportunities and Challenges of
Educating Students in a Liminal Place.”
Registration: $75 by Jan. 31; $100 after.
Information: 831-2843, crober27@epcc.edu or
borderlearningconference.org.
Keynote speech is “How is Learning like the
Mexican Revolution and Texas Politics?” by
Keith Erekson.
The 2018 Crossing Borders Award winner is
Cynthia Horton, director of the Paso del Norte
Center of Hope, a local organization that pro-
tects the victims of human trafficking.
Chamizal Junior Ranger Saturday —
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial, invites families to explore various
world cultures for kids age 5 to 11 at 11 a.m.
to noon the third Saturday of the month (Feb.
17). The 45-minute Junior Ranger program
offers a different activity such as games, walks,
experiments or craft. Admission is free, but
space is limited. Reservations recommended:
532-7273.
Pranic Healing Level 1 — Lynn Provenzano
instructs the 2-day experiential intensive 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17-18, at
Hawthorne Suites, 6789 Boeing. Areas covered
include energetic anatomy, preventive healing
and self-healing. Registration and information:
449-0619 or pranichealing.com. For other pran-
ic healing clinics and events, go to Facebook:
Pranic Healing El Paso Border Region.
Advanced classes with Chandan Parameswara
are March 23-26; Level 1 is a prerequisite.
Orange and Blue Day — UTEP’s
Enrollment services hosts a day for prospective
UTEP students to learn about the school’s
offerings Saturday, Feb. 17. Participant explore
our campus, residence halls and recreation
center, learn about admissions, scholarships,
and financial aid, and connect with current stu-
dents, student organizations and more. Times
to be announced. Information: 747-5890 or
orangeandblueday@utep.edu.
Power station tour — The Celebrate-
STEAM program offers a tour of the El Paso
Electric Montana Power Station and Solar
Facility, 13511 Montana, 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 17. The tour is free but reservations
made to Karmen.Mayorga@epelectric.com.
February 2018
CelebrateSTEAM is a new program offering
field trips for students and adults to places of
scientific, technological and engineering interest
in El Paso.
El Paso Crohns & Autoimmune
Disease Support Group — The support
group’s meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of
the month (Feb. 20) at Tech University Health
Sciences Center, 4800 Alberta, in the Paul
Foster Education Building, Room 211.
Information: Carrie Wilkie, (214) 708-2989,
ccwilkie@elpasocrohns.com.
Las Cruces Christian Community
Development Gathering — The
“Gathering of Mercy” is 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 23, at University Presbyterian
Church, 2010 Wisconsin in Las Cruces, featur-
ing breakfast and lunch with Rev. Randy
Nabors, as well as several breakout sessions
and a night of worship. Information, full sched-
ule: (575) 650-5412, john@crosstownlc.com
or crosstownnews.com.
Nabors is an author and pastor “to the out-
cast, the fatherless, the homeless, the single
working woman,” who helped develop a suc-
cessful Christian community through his con-
gregation and the creation of several non-prof-
its in Chattanooga.
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 8th
annual health fair 9 a.m. to noon Saturday,
Feb. 24, at Dolphin Terrace Elementary
School, 9790 Pickerel. Free children’s bicycle
helmets, vaccines for adults and children, blood
pressure and diabetes screenings, dental
screenings, glaucoma screenings, EKG screen-
ings. blood drive, safety demonstrations, physi-
cian speakers, face painting and children’s activ-
ities, and prizes. Admission is free. Information:
sunshealthfair.org.
TecH2O DiscoverE — El Paso Water’s
TecH2O Center, 10751 Montana, celebrations
National Engineering Week 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24, with booths and hands-on
activities related to different engineering spe-
cialties. Admission is free. Information: 621-
2008 or tech2o.org.
‘Recycle Right, El Paso’ Contest —
City of El Paso Environmental Services
Department hosts its 2018 “Recycle Right, El
Paso” public service announcement video con-
test for high school students. Contest is free to
enter; entries due by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26.
Rules, information and application packets at
elpasotexas.gov/environmental-services
Scenic Sundays — Walkers, runners,
cyclists and skaters are invited to enjoy Scenic
Drive, between Robinson and Wheeling, free
of traffic from 7 a.m. to noon Sundays.
Bazaars and fairs
Provost Gun Show — The El Maida
Provost Guard gun, small antique and
Southwest art show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
27-28, at the El Maida Shrine Temple, 6331
Alabama. Admission: $6 (under 10 free).
Information: 241-1761.
Farmer’s Market at Ardovino’s Desert
Crossing — The 14th annual market runs
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Well behaved
pets on leash welcome; brunch sold. Upper
parking lot for Handicap Parking only.
Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3, farmers-
marketadc@outlook.com, ardovinos.com or
on Facebook at FarmersMarketatADC.
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A Book Exchange is held the first and third
Saturday of the month.
• Feb. 3: Super Bowl Saturday. Wear a
favorite team’s NFL Jersey and get 10 percent
off on brunch in the restaurant.
• Feb. 10: Mardi Gras Day. Zydeco and Cajun
music, food and drink specials and El Paso
Photo Bus will snap Mardi Gras pictures.
• Feb. 17: Animal and Human Valentine’s Day
Celebration. Toni Marie Photography will be
on site to snap pictures of pets for $10 ($5
goes to charity).
Spanish Colonia Art Market — Spanish
Colonial Art Society in Santa Fe hosts the 4th
annual Las Cruces market 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
17-18, at Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S.
Telshor. Admission information: (505) 982-
2226 or spanishcolonial.org.
Sunrise Lions Gun Show — The semian-
nual gun and outdoors show opens at 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 24-25, at Las Cruces Convention Center,
680 E. University in Las Cruces. Information:
lascruceslionsclub.org.
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market
— The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural
Affairs Department’s market for area artists
and regionally grown agricultural products is 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday in the Union Plaza
District along Anthony Street. Information:
212-1780 or elpasoartsandculture.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.
Upper Valley Artists and Farmers
Market — The artist and farmers market is 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, at the Substation on
Doniphan at Sunset. Admission is free.
Information on Facebook at Upper Valley Artist
& Farmers Market.
For a good cause
Project Save a Kitten jewelry dona-
tions — Project Save a Kitten of Las Cruces is
seeking donations for its March 2018 fundrais-
ing sale. Donations of jewelry boxes, small dec-
orative items, lace and linens, and other small
treasures accepted. Donated items can be
picked up or dropped off at Better Life Pet
Foods, 365 Avenida de Mesilla through
February. Cash donations also accepted. To
have items picked up, contact Jackye at Project
Save a Kitten (575) 323-0903 or
gardens@zianet.com.
BorderRAC Topgolf fundraiser —
BorderRAC hosts a fundraising event where
guests can be some of the first to experience
Topgolf, at 365 Via Rambla Drive, 9 a.m. to
noon Saturday, Feb. 17. Shotgun start at 8:30
a.m. Cost: $100 (includes breakfast and com-
petitive tournament style play); available at bor-
derrac.org/fundraising. Information:
(BorderRAC) 838-3200.
Elks Lodge Toiletries Drive — In celebra-
tion of Elks National 150th Anniversary. Elks
Lodge 187, 2278 Trawood, Suite C, will host
the first of its monthly TTP (toiletries) collec-
tion drives noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17.
They will collect new toiletry items all year to
benefit the area’s homeless, veterans, and vic-
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tims of violence, among other groups, in need.
Items will be accepted ongoing during regular
lodge hours, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday, plus Fridays after 6 p.m. Information:
532-4441 or elpasoelks187.org.
Items needed include toilet paper, tooth-
brush, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and
body wash.
Items can also be send directly to the lodge
by ordering online at amazon.com under the
“Elks Lodge 187 TTP Wishlist.”
The Walk for the Future — The walk
benefitting Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Education Development scholarship fund is
Saturday, Feb. 17, at Fountains at Farah, 8889
Gateway West. Waves begin at 7:30, 8 and
8:30 a.m. Registration: ephccef.org.
Information: erace3@yahoo.com.
Packet pick up (after registering) at The
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2401 E.
Missouri on site the day of the event.
Safari Nights Gala — El Paso Chapter of
the Safari Club International hosts its 15th
annual gala, auction and expo at 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24, at El Maida Shrine, 6331
Alabama, with 30 outfitter booths, wildlife
artists and outdoor equipment specialists.
Tickets: $100 ($40 ages 12-17; age 12 and
younger admitted free but must acquire a tick-
et). Information: 584-9300 or at scielpaso.org.
Fort Bliss
Fitness Resolution Fair — Soto Physical
Fitness Center hosts its 8th annual Health and
Fitness Resolution Fair 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 27, showcasing free mini-classes provided
by Fort Bliss Group Fit, Body Composition
Analysis by Fort Bliss Personal Trainers, and
Chair Massage by Fort Bliss Massage Therapy.
Vendors from the Fort Bliss and El Paso area
will provide health and wellness related oppor-
tunities. Information: 744-5790.
Harry Potter Book Night – Fort Bliss
residents of all ages can celebrate J.K. Rowling’s
series 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at
Mickelsen Community Library on Fort Bliss.
Come dressed as a favorite witch, wizard, mag-
ical creature or muggle. There will be book and
t-shirt giveaways, refreshments, awards for
best costume (youth and adult categories) and
photo opportunities. The public is invited.
Information: 568-6156.
Fort Bliss Hiring Fair — The Employment
Readiness Program at Army Community
Service’s hiring fair is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Centennial Banquet
and Conference Center, open to active duty
military, family members, retirees and other
DoD ID card holders. Information: 569-5838.
Club news
Doña Ana Photography Club (DAPC)
— The club hosts free photography programs
7 to 9 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the
month at Southwest Environmental Center,
275 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
Information: (575) 522-1691 or
daphotoclub.org.
• Feb. 6: “Color,” what it is, why we see it,
why it changes in different lighting, presented
by Seth Madell,
• Feb. 20: “Zones, Meters, Graycards,
Histograms” by Dale Taylor on exposure tools.
Photos from monthly theme “Love” will be
shown.
A “Getting Camera Off Auto Mode/How ISO,
Aperture, Shutter Speed Work” camera camp,
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second in a 5-part series, designed to teach the
basics of the camera, plus hands-on help and
practice with your camera, is 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Feb. 10. Cost: $5 per class (free for
club members).
Westside Welcome Club — The nonprof-
it group is open to all residents. Information:
westsidewelcomeclub.com.
The monthly free newcomers coffee is 10
a.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at the Hal Marcus Gallery,
1308 N. Oregon. No RSVP necessary.
Information: Barbara, 587-8641.
The monthly luncheon is 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 14, at Coronado Country Club 1044
Broadmoor. Radio hosts Jackson Polk and
Melissa Sargeant will talk about El Paso history.
Newcomers welcome; reservations required.
Cost: $22 (by Feb. 9); mail check to WWC, PO
Box 13167, 79913. Information, reservations:
Alicia Sanchez, 449-2121.
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, Feb. 15,
at the home of Mrs. Humberto Sambrano,
1630 Dede Lane. Information: 755-6193 or
qwilliamq@aol.com.
Discover El Paso — The monthly meeting
is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at
Underwood Golf Complex Club House, 3200
Coe at Fort Bliss. Speaker to be announced.
Cost: $23 (in advance only. Reservations dead-
line is Feb. 14: 598-6376. Information: discov-
erep.org.
L‘Alliance Française d’El Paso — The
nonprofit cultural institute promotes French
culture and language. Information: 585-1789,
497-2453 (Spanish), cgomez@afofelpaso.com,
afofelpaso.com or on Facebook.
Event information: 585-1789, josette.shaugh-
nessy@gmail.com, afofelpaso.com.
Spring sessions for children and adults are
offered at University Presbyterian Church, 244
Resler. Information: 346-3810 or 585-1789.
Singles in the Son - The group develops
friendships among Christian singles ages 30 to
50. Bible study held weekly; call days.
Weekend events subject to change. All denomi-
nations are welcome. Membership is free.
Information: Andy, 471-1997,
SinglesInTheSon@yahoo.com or on Facebook.
International Coin Club — El Paso’s only
coin club meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday
of the month at St. Paul’s United Methodist
Church, 7000 Edgemere, with presentations
and auction to follow. Visitors always welcome,
and admission free for first-time visitors.
Information: 533-6001, 241-6977 or on
Facebook.
Area attractions
Wyler Aerial Tramway — 1700 McKinley.
Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 12
years and under. Hours are noon to 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Information: 562-9899 or 566-6622.
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. .
Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunland-
park.com.
Live racing is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and
Tuesday through April 17. Post time is 12:30
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p.m. The Bourbon and Whiskey Festival is 3 to
9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. The Mariachi Festival
at the Park is 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17.
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.
Ski Apache Wind Rider — The hour-long
zip-line adventure at the Alto, N.M. ski resort
begins at over 11,000 feet, spanning 8,900 feet
in three sections, reaching speeds of up to 65
mph. Cost is $84 for adults, $77 children and
senior, $71 military. Minimum age is 10; height
and weight limits also apply. Reservations
required. Information: (575) 464-3633 or skia-
pache.com.
The Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero,
N.M. also offers the Apache Eagle ZipRider,
which spans 2,668 feet, lasting about three
minutes. Tickets: $40 ($37 ages 10-13 and 60-
plus; $41 military); $91 for all-day pass.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center — 305
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta
Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Free children’s
activities daily. Admission is free. Information:
859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
Native American Dances are on the hour 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Fresh Indian bread is on sale at the center,
made Saturday mornings. Also featured are
family-operated gift shops.
Licon Dairy — The dairy’s gift shop popular
for its homemade asadero cheese products is
located at 11951 Glorieta Road in San Elizario
and is open 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. The dairy also features an exten-
sive petting zoo and fishing hole. Admission is
free, with a nominal charge for fishing hole use.
Information: 851-2705 or licondairy.com.
Plaza Theatre Tours — 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.
La Viña Winery — 4201 S. NM Highway
28, one mile north of Vinton Road.
Information: (575) 882-7632 or
lavinawinery.com. The tasting room and patio
are open for sales and tasting of wines from
noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Tuesday
(closed Wednesdays). Tasting fee is $5.
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.
Zin Valle Vineyards — 7315 Hwy 28 in
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tast-
ings noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday.
Information: 877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
McDonald Observatory — The University
of Texas at Austin-run observatory is located at
3640 Dark Sky Drive, near Fort Davis, Texas.
Visitor Center open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
(Central Time). Information: (432) 426-4138.
The observatory offers daytime tours and
solar viewing at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily.
Twilight programs begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Fridays and Saturdays. The popular stargazing
events are 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and
Saturdays. Reservations required for all pro-
grams. See website for prices, schedule:
mcdonaldobservatory.org.
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Independent Pizzerias
— Pizza Today
For event tickets sold through Ticketmaster,
call 1-800-745-3000 or go to ticketmaster.com.
Unless indicated, prices listed do not include
service charges.
PIZZA
Rodney Carrington — The comedian,
actor, singer, and Texas native brings his “Here
Fine Beers & Wines
Comes the Truth” tour to El Paso at 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 26, at the Abraham Chavez
KERN PLACE
Theatre. Tickets: $42.25 to $177.25. For
mature audiences only.
206 Cincinnati • 532-9483 The Coteries — The Colorado trio per-
WEST SIDE
forms at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at the
Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos Altos, N.M. as
865 N. Resler • 760-6000 part of the Mimbres Region Arts Council’s
EAST SIDE
Indie/Folk Series. Tickets: $20; $15 MRAC
members. Information: (575) 538-2505 or
1879 N. Zaragosa • 856-9111
mimbresarts.org.
NORTHEAST
Carnage ‘Rare’ Fest — Popular DJ
Carnage’s “Rare” fest returns at 7 p.m. Friday,
11100 Sean Haggerty (at US 54) Feb. 2, at El Paso County Coliseum. Special
821-7000 guests include Rae Sremmurd and Getter, as
well as Lost Kings, Trill Sammy and Gommi.
UPPER VALLEY
Tickets: $20-$50 (Ticketmaster).
145 W. Sunset (at Doniphan)
Carnage has collaborated with some of
music’s top DJs and rappers, culminating in
such hit songs as “Liger,” “Homie” and
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon.-Thur.
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. “Guala.” The popular Mississippi hip-hop duo
11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday Rae Sremmurd recently won a 2017 Billboard
Music Award for Top Rap Collaboration for
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“Black Beatles.” California-born Getter is a DJ,
“... definitely has the best pizza in town.”
rapper and comedian, and performs dubstep,
— Texas Monthly
trap and house music.
FINE PIZZA &
Flans — The all-Mexicana group performs
FINE DINING their biggest hits at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3,
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at The Plaza Theatre as part of their “Así
Somos” Tour. Tickets: $48-$140
(Ticketmaster)
Jo Koy — The comedian Jo Koy brings his
wild and energetic show to El Paso at 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 9, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$30-$45; VIP packages available (Ticketmaster).
Koy has come a long way from his modest
beginnings at a Las Vegas coffee house. He pulls
inspiration from his family, especially his son.
This year, the comedian broke a record for the
most tickets sold by a single artist at the
Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, with 11
sold-out shows and over 23,000 tickets.
Valentine’s Super Love Jam — Rose
Royce, Peaches and Herb, GQ, Color Me
Badd, Lighter Shade of Brown, Malo, JoJo/Mary
Jane Girls, The Chi-Lites, The Moments and
Eddie Holmanare are featured at this year’s
Love Jam at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at
UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $28 and
$50 (Ticketmaster).
Paul Anka — The legendary singer and song-
writer performs at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at
the Abraham Chavez Theatre. Anka wrote
songs for artist like Frank Sinatra, Connie
Francis and Buddy Holly in addition to his own
hits like “Put Your Head on My Shoulder,
“Lonely Boy,” “Puppy Love” and more.
Tickets: $49-$169 (Ticketmaster).
Anka’s two most recent albums, “Rock
Swings” and “Classic Songs, My Way,” feature
songs created by rock performers like Nirvana
and Van Halen.
Blake Shelton — The country superstar’s
“Country Music Freaks” Tour comes to Las
Cruces, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at
NMSU’s Pan American Center, with Brett
Eldredge, Carly Pearce and Trace Adkins.
Tickets: $43-$92. VIP packages (starting at
$179), and 3D collector tickets also offered.
The tour will showcase Shelton’s fan favorites
along with music from Shelton’s latest project
“Texoma Shore,” featuring the hit single “I’ll
Name the Dogs.”
Eldredge brought his 2017 self-titled album to
the top of Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales
and Country Albums charts. Pearce released
her debut album “Every Little Thing” and was
one of only three females to reach Top 10 this
year on country radio. Adkins, a star on the
country scene for over 20 years with several
No. 1 hits, has also acted on TV and films.
Slaid Cleaves — The Austin folk singer per-
forms at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at the
Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos Altos, N.M. as
part of the Mimbres Region Arts Council’s
Indie/Folk Series. Tickets: $20; $15 MRAC
members. Information: (575) 538-2505 or
mimbresarts.org.
R&B and blues singer Missy Andersen
Experience performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 10.
Aaron Watson — The Texas country musi-
cian performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre. The West Texas
native and up-and-coming country star’s new
album is “Vaquero.” Tickets: $22-$108
(Ticketmaster).
Dancing with The Stars Live! — The
hottest dance show on television returns with
“Light Up the Night” at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
March 2, at Abraham Chavez Theater, with
many of the show’s professional dancers per-
forming ballroom and contemporary dances
from the ABC hit show. Full cast to be
announced. Tickets: $45, $55 and $75. VIP
packages: $199 to $599 (Ticketmaster).
Shen Yun 2018 — The celebration of 5,000
years of Chinese culture through music and
dance returns to the area for three shows
March 3-4, at The Plaza Theatre, with an all-
new program with live orchestra.
Performances are 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $80-$120. Information: 1-
800-380-8265 or ShenYun.com/El-Paso.
Duo Baldo — Showtime! El Paso closes its
season with the duo of violinist Brad Repp, and
pianist and actor Aldo Gentileschi at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 4, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Individual tickets: $30; $10 age 6-25
(Ticketmaster). Information: 544-2022 or
showtimeelpaso.com.
‘Goodnight Moon’ — Impact|Programs of
Excellence presents the staged adaptation of
two familiar bedtime books by Margaret Wise
Brown at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at Lee Ross
Capshaw Auditorium (in Coronado High
School). In “Goodnight Moon,” a young rabbit
goes through the bedtime-ritual of saying good-
night to every object in sight, and in his imagi-
nation. In “The Runaway Bunny,” a young
bunny tells his mother he wants to run away,
and so begins an imaginary chase. Information:
545-5068 or impactprogramsofexcellence.org.
Steve Aoki — The two-time Grammy nomi-
nated producer and DJ performs at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 4, at El Paso County Coliseum
for his “Kolony Tour” with Brooklyn born rap-
per and producer, Desiigner. Tickets: $25-$36;
VIP packages available (Ticketmaster).
TobyMac — The Christian rocker headlines
the 2018 “Hits Deep Tour” is 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 10, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center,
with Mandisa, Danny Gokey, Ryan Stevenson
and Finding Favour. Presented by Food for the
Hungry. Tickets: $15-$70 (Ticketmaster).
Information: awakeningevents.com.
‘Dirty Dancing’ — Broadway in El Paso
presents the worldwide smash hit at 7 p.m.
Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 11-12,
at The Plaza Theatre, with smash hits “Hungry
Eyes,” “Hey Baby,” “Do You Love Me?” and
the heart-stopping “(I’ve Had) The Time of My
Life.” Tickets: $35-$70 at(Ticketmaster).
Cheech & Chong — The comedy duo per-
forms at 8 p.m. Friday, March 16, at Inn of the
Mountain Gods Resort and Casino in
Mescalero, N.M. Shows start at 8 p.m. Age 21
and older admitted. Tickets: $29-$89 through
Yapsody.com or Ticketmaster. Information: 1-
877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
La Banda MS de Sergio Lizarraga —
The popular Mexican group performs at 8 p.m.
March 17, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center.
Tickets: $39, $59, $79, $99 and $129.
(Ticketmaster).
‘Tejano Legends’ — Grammy winners
Ruben Ramos and Johnny Hernandez headline
the Tex-Mex music style tour at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 17, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $25 to $45(Ticketmaster).
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo – One of
rock’s most successful unions presents and inti-
mate acoustic show at 7:30 p.m. Sunday,
March 18, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$39.50 to $92; (Ticketmaster). VIP tickets avail-
able online only: $192-$392.50
Bad Bunny — One of biggest rising stars in
Latin trap music presents his ““La Nueva
Religión Tour” at 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 23,
at the El Paso County Coliseum. His Dec. 15
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show at the Coliseum sold out. Tickets are
$61-$141 (Ticketmaster).
Romeo Santos — “The King” bachata singer
and former lead vocalist of Aventura presents
his “Golden Tour” at 8 p.m. Saturday, March
24, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
$32.75-$103.75; includes some VIP tickets
available (Ticketmaster).
Chicago — The legendary rock band and El
Paso favorite returns at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
March 28, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$49.50-$89.50 (Ticketmaster).
Alicia Villarreal — The Grammy-nominated
Mexican singer performs at 7 p.m. Sunday,
April 1, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $45-
$110 (Ticketmaster).
‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’ —
Broadway in El Paso presents the “World’s
Most Successful Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical,” now in
its 27th year, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 2, at
The Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $30-$60
(Ticketmaster).
Gloria Trevi and Alejandra Guzman —
The Latin pop-rock divas bring their “Versus
World Tour” to El Paso at 8 p.m. Wednesday,
April 4, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center.
Tickets start at $43. VIP packages available
(Ticketmaster).
Thomas Rhett — ACM Male Vocalist of the
Year, Thomas Rhett, brings his “Life Changes
Tour” to Las Cruces at 7 p.m. Saturday, April
7, at NMSU’s Pan American Center, with Brett
Young and Jillian Jacqueline. Tickets: Tickets:
$36.25-$80.25 (Ticketmaster). Information:
(575) 646-1420.
Texas Country Music Fest — Randy
Rogers Band headlines the 2nd annual event at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the El Paso
Country Coliseum, with special gusts Tracy
Byrd and other country artists from Texas.
Tickets start at $25 (Ticketmaster).
Information: 533-9899 or TexasCMF.com.
Maluma — The popular Colombian reggae-
ton singer returns to El Paso at 8 p.m. Friday,
April 20, at El Paso County Coliseum. His per-
formance earlier this year sold out. Tickets:
$50.50, $80.50, $100.50, $120.50 and $150.50
(Ticketmaster).
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit — The two-
time Grammy Award winner and his band per-
form at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at the Plaza
Theatre. Special guest is Richard Thompson.
Tickets: $30-$57.50 (Ticketmaster).
David Sedaris — The best-selling comic
author and humorist appears at 8 p.m. Friday,
April 27, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $24.75
to $52.50 (Ticketmaster).
Gordon Lightfoot — The folk/pop legend
performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2014,
at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $46.50-$86.50
(Ticketmaster).
Enrique Bunbury — One of Spain’s most
respected rock singers performs at 8 p.m.
Friday, May 4, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$39.50, $59.50 and $79.50. (Ticketmaster)..
Juanes — The multiple Latin Grammy Award,
Grammy Award and Billboard Latin Music
Award winner performs 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
May 9, at El Paso County Coliseum with Mon
Laferte. Tickets: $36.95-$126.95; VIP packages
start at $375 (Ticketmaster).
Fleet Foxes — The American indie-folk band
performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at
February 2018
Abraham Chavez Theatre, in support of their
first album in six years, “Crack-up.” Tickets:
start at $29.50 (Ticketmaster).
Natalia Lafourcade — 7 p.m. Thursday,
May 17, at the Plaza Theatre, featuring
acoustic guitar duo Los Macorinos. Tickets:
$35-$50 (Ticketmaster)
Neon Desert Music Festival — 3 p.m. to
midnight Saturday and Sunday, May 26-27,
Downtown El Paso. Early bird tickets: $99
two-day admission; VIP packages are $275-
$550; online at neondesertmusicfestival.com.
Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ — Broadway in
El Paso presents the borderland premiere of
the World No. 1 Musical May 30-June 10, at
the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $35-$80.
(Ticketmaster). VIP: $127. Information: 231-
1111, ElPasoLive.com/Broadway or on
Facebook at Broadway in El Paso.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (June 6),
Wednesdays, and Thursday (May 31); 8 p.m.
Friday shows; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1 and
6:30 p.m. Sundays, and 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday (June 7).
Yanni — 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $60 to $125
(Ticketmaster).
Venues & series
El Paso Comic Strip — 1201 Airway.
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and
9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $6 Thursday, $12 Friday and
Saturday; $8 Sunday, unless otherwise listed.
Closed Sunday, Feb. 4. Age 17 and older
admitted. VIP Booths $10 more per ticket for
all shows; available at ticketweb.com.
Information, reservations: 779-5233,
laff2nite.com or on Facebook.
• Jan. 25-28: Alex Ortiz
• Feb. 1-3: JC Currias with James Frey.
• Feb. 14-18: Jon Stringer with Jason Cheny.
Raymond Orta presents a special taping at 8
p.m. Wednesday, March 7. Doors open at
6:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 general admission; $25
front 50 VIP and $30 VIP booth.
Lowbrow Palace — 111 E. Robinson.
Tickets for most shows are $10 general admis-
sion; $12 day of show, unless otherwise listed.
Surcharge for ages under 21. Tickets at low-
browpalace.com.
• Radio Moscow — Psychedelic rock band, 10
p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, with Amplified Heat.
Tickets: $15-$18.
• Modern Measure — The electronic duo per-
forms at 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, with
Manners.
• Softest Hard — The DJ performs at 10 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 3.
• Black Sabbitch — The all-female Black
Sabbath Tribute performs at 10 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 10, with arsonkill.
• Mako — LA DJ duo, 9 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 14. Tickets: $15-$20.
• Money Chicha — The Austin chicha band
performs at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, with
Dos Santos.
• J.I.D. + Earthgang — The hip-hop artists
perform at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, with
Chaz French and Lute. Ages 16 and older
admitted. Tickets: $15 (VIP $65).
• Mirrors for Psychic Warfare — The rock
band performs at 10 p.m. Saturday, March 3.
• Jerry Folk and Saint Wknd — The electronic
artists’ “Foreign Affair Tour” is 9 p.m. Tuesday,
March 6. Tickets: $12-$15.
• Thunderpussy — Rock band, 9 p.m. Monday,
March 12.
• Shopping — The post-punk band performs
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10 p.m. Friday, March 16, with French Vanilla.
Tickets: $8-$10.
• Kolars — The pop/rock group performs at 9
p.m. Sunday, March 18, with Escondido.
Tickets: $12-$15.
• Acid Dad — The punk band performs at 8
p.m. Tuesday, March 20, with Psychotic
Reaction.
• Triathlon — The rock band performs 10
p.m. Saturday, March 24, with Inner Wave and
L. Martin. Tickets: $25-$18.
Club Here I Love You — 115 S. Durango.
Specializing in electronic and DJ music. Most
events are 18 and older, unless listed other-
wise. Tickets on eventbrite.com. Information:
307-7736 or on Facebook.
• Take the Ride with Lee Reynolds &
Porkchop is 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27. Tickets:
$17.95.
• George Fitzgerald performs at 9 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 2. Tickets: $17.95
• Volac’s Russia Style North American Tour is
10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16. Tickets: $14.71.
• Billy Kenny’s “Milky Way Tour” is 9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24. Tickets: $17.95.
Tricky Falls — 209 S. El Paso. All shows are
all-ages, unless listed otherwise. Information:
351-9909. Tickets at trickyfalls.com.
• Yung Gleesh — The hip-hop artist performs
at 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, with Y$P,
KlayKoH JayoH, Mic, Rob$ta, Benny St. and
Quince. Tickets: $15 general admission: $55
VIP meet and greet.
• Skinlab — The metal band’s Brothers in
Blood Tour is 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, with
Pissing Razors and Shattered Sun. $16-$19.
• Strfkr —The Portland indie rockers perform
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31. $20-$22.
• Koffin Kats — The psychobilly band performs
at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, in the Perch, with the
Slicks and F Bombs. Tickets: $10.
• David Dondero — The American indie folk
singer and songwriter performs Tuesday, Feb.
13 in the Perch, with Javier Martinez,
Sleepspent and Gytrash. Tickets: $8.
• Grails — The experimental rock band per-
forms at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at the
Perch. Tickets: $14-$17.
• Eyes Set to Kill — The post-hardcore band
performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16. $10-$13.
• Nothing More — The metal band’s “The
Stories We Tell Ourselves” Tour is 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 27, with The Contortionist and
Big Story. Tickets: $17 general admission ($75
and $125 VIP packages).
• Hippie Sabotage — The EDM group’s Path
of Righteousness Tour is 8 p.m. Tuesday,
March 13. Tickets: $15 early bird; $80 VIP.
• Mobley — The producer, singer and song-
writer performs 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, in
the Perch, with Sha’vonne. Tickets: $5.
• Nina Diaz — The lead singer for Girl in a
Coma performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 3,
with Wild Moccasins. Tickets: $7-$10.
• Calexico — The Tex-Mex indie rock band
performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, with
Ryley Walker. Tickets: $25-$30.
Rockhouse Bar and Grill — 9828
Montana. Information: 591-7625 or on
Facebook at RockHouserDiveBarKitchen.
• The Brazilian metal band Claustrophobia per-
forms at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2. Special guests:
La Muerte, Hereafter the Wave and Soren.
Admission: $10.
• A Night of Tributes is 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
10, with tributes to Subline and Metallica.
• Bobaflex presents a free show at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 18. Admission: $5.
• Alterbeast performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday,
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• Antichrist — The black metal band performs
at 8 p.m. Monday, March 19.
• The American Armageddon Tour featuring
Impiety, Divine Evil, Gravehill, Satanik Goat
Ritual and Terrorist is 7 p.m. Friday, April 6.
Admission: $12.
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts
— Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Information:
(575) 336-4800 or spencertheater.com.
Pre-show buffets begin two hours prior to
show; cost is $20.
• “Stomp” — The explosive hit musical is 7
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1. Tickets: $39-$69.
• The Ten Tenors — Australia’s most debonair
musical export performs at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 22. Tickets: $39-$69.
• Popovich Comedy Pet Theater — Las Vegas
“Entertainer of the Year” and big top tent star
Gregory Popovich and his amazing cast of res-
cue pets perform at 7 p.m. Friday, March 2,.
Tickets: $39-$49.
• Robert Earl Keen — The Texas singer, song-
writer performs at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 24.
Tickets: $39-$69.
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
— 1110 New York, Alamogordo. Information:
(575) 437-2202 or flickingercenter.com.
• Bettman & Halpin and Chocolate Buffet —
The folk/Americana duo perform for the annual
Valentine’s Day event 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.
• ABBA Mania — The world’s No. 1 touring
ABBA tribute concert comes to Alamogordo at
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15. Tickets: $19-$40.
• ‘The Great Gatsby’ — National Players pres-
ent the play based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald
book at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20.
• The Imago Dei Academy presents
“Shakespeare” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24.
• BYU Theater Ballet — Brigham Young
University’s top ballet touring company per-
forms at 7 p.m. Friday, March 9. Prince and
Princess pre-party precedes the performance.
• Kevin Johnson — The 2017-18 Premier
Series closes with the ventriloquist at 7 p.m.
Friday, March 23.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and
Casino — Mescalero, N.M. Shows start at 8
p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Tickets
through Yapsody.com or Ticketmaster.
Information: 1-877-277-5677 or innofthemoun-
taingods.com.
Tickets to all listed shows: $29-$89.
• Josh Turner - The country star performs
Friday, Feb. 23.
• Cheech & Chong — The comedy duo per-
forms Friday, March 16.
• Kane Brown — Saturday, March 17. Tickets
sold out at press time.
• Mariachi Vargas de Tecatlán — The “greatest
mariachi group in the world” performs Friday,
April 6.
• Clint Black — The country music star per-
forms Saturday, April 7.
• Eastern Corbin — The country artist per-
forms Friday, April 27.
NM Tech Performing Arts Series —
Performances are 7:30 p.m. at New Mexico
Tech’s Macey Center in Socorro, N.M.
Information: nmtpas.org.
• Presidential Chamber Music Series presents a
History of Tango with QTango Monday, Jan.
29. Admission is free.
• Scaffolding Theatre presents the musical
“Five Course Love” Friday, Feb. 9. Tickets:
$18 ($16 senior; $8 youth)
• Popovich’s Comedy Pet Theatre is Friday,
Feb. 23. Tickets: $20 ($18 senior; $10 youth).
The 23rd annual Community Arts Party
begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, with arts
workshops for all ages. Admission is free.
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$25; $20 seniors, military; $5 students.
Information: 747-8163 or eppm.org.
EPSO ‘A Night of Requiems’ — El Paso
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bohuslav
Rattay, performs Beethoven’s Symphony No.
7, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-
El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music The 2018 New Instruments Award Program
24, in the Plaza Theatre, with the UTEP
Festival — El Paso Pro-Musica presents its is also open for classical musicians age 8-19,
Concert Chorale. Selections include the Best of
annual festival continues through Jan 28 . based on musical excellence, academic achieve-
Requiems and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7,
Information: 747-8163 or eppm.org. ment and unmet financial need.
op. 92, A major Tickets: $16-$45. Information:
Chiara String Quartet performs at 7:30 p.m. The Original Music/New Ideas Young
532-3776 or epso.org.
Friday, Jan. 26, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at Composer Competition call for original scores
Opening notes at 6:30 p.m. each night in the
UTEP’s Fox Fine Art Recital Hall, and 7:30 p.m. for solo piano is open to ages 9-16 (Junior
Philanthropy Theatre next to the Plaza.
Saturday, Jan. 27, at NMSU’s Atkinson Recital Division) and ages 17-25 (Emerging Division).
An “Artful Preludes” program will link the
Hall. Tickets are $25; $20 seniors, military; $5 Cash awards. Application deadline is March
“Requiems” theme with the El Paso Museum of
youth. 15. Call 449-0619 or email
Art’s “Ethics, Excess, Extinction” exhibit at
Free Bach’s Lunch is noon Thursday, Jan. 25, sjackson@epsmf.org.
5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the El Paso
with Chiara String Quartet with Zuill Bailey at
El Paso Wind Symphony — The wind Museum of Art.
the El Paso Museum of Art.
Symphony performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.
The Quebe Sisters — Grant County
UTEP Department of Music — 2, at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Community Concert Association presents the
Performances are at Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Tickets: $10 ($5 students, military, seniors).
“triple threat fiddle champs” at 7 p.m. Friday,
Tickets prices vary; most performances are $5 Information: elpasowindsymphony.com.
Feb. 23, at WNMU Fine Arts Auditorium in
($3 students/military; free for UTEP faculty,
‘Amor’ — El Paso Community Foundation’s Silver City. Tickets: $20 ($5 students 17 and
students and staff). Information: 747-5606 or younger). Information: (575) 538-5862 or
Jewel Box Series presents a Valentine’s Day-
music.utep.edu. gcconcerts.org.
theme program from El Paso Society for
• The Music Unwound Cabaret is 7:30 p.m.
Musicians of the Future at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Saturday, Jan. 27, with lyric soprano Lisa
Feb. 11, at the Philanthropy Theatre (next to
Vroman, baritone William Sharp and pianist
the Plaza Theatre).Mezzo-soprano Cherry
Shane Schag.
Duke, guitarist George Salas and violinist
• Jazz Concert is 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8.
Sandra Rivera perform songs and music about
• Horn Choir performance is 7:30 p.m.
love and romance. Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster).
Saturday, Feb. 10.
Information: 533-4020 or epcf.org.
• UTEP Percussion and Pandemonium Steel
The thematic program includes the Beatles’
Band performs at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11.
Let It Be, Cole Porter’s I Love You, Nat “King”
• UTEP Wind Symphony is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Cole’s version of Nature Boy, Astor Piazzolla’s
Feb. 13.
Libertango, the Mexican standard Besame
• UTEP Symphony performs 7:30 p.m.
Mucho and the popular aria Habanera from
Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Bizet’s Carmen.
• UTEP Symphony Band performs Thursday,
March 1. Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
— The society presents the Chris Reyman Trio
EPSYOs Winter Concert — El Paso
7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at First Christian
Symphony Youth Orchestras, directed by
Church, 1809 El Paseo in Las Cruces. The
James O. Welsch, performs at 3 p.m. Sunday,
music begins after a short business meeting.
Jan. 28, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $15
Admission: $10 ($5 members; $1 students with
($10 students, seniors, active duty military). All
ID). Coffee and dessert reception at 6:30 p.m.
seats general admission. Information: 525-8978
in the foyer. Information: Larry Brooks, (575)
or epsyos.org.
640-8752 or mvjazzblues.net.
NMSU Department of Music — Most The band consists of Chris Ryman, keyboards
performances are at the Atkinson Music Recital and Eric Unsworth, bass (both UTEP profes-
Hall. Information: (575) 646-2304 or sors); and Andy Smith, percussion.
music.nmsu.edu.
Danielle Talamantes – El Paso Pro-Musica
“Fantasies, Legends, Rituals” featuring the
presents the Metropolitan Opera Star 5 p.m.
Clarion Duo (Lisa Van Winkle, flute and
Tuesday, Feb. 20, at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts
Esequiel Meza, piano) performing the music of
Recital Hall and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
Gaubert, Reinecke, Mahler and Pucihar is 3
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28. Admission is free.
The 36th annual Southwest International
Honor Band and Orchestra festival runs Feb.
9-11, featuring the best of Las Cruces area
high schools and NMSU students.
Young People’s Concerts — The El Paso
Symphony Orchestra presents its 77th season
of free programs for area fifth-graders at 10:30
a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday through
Friday, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. The program is presented in collabo-
ration with Carnegie Hall’s Link Up Program.
The public is invited on a space-available basis;
call for availability. Information: 532-3776 or
epso.org.
More than 15,000 fifth-grade students from
the El Paso area are treated to the free con-
certs each year.
El Paso Society for Musicians of the
Future - Classical musicians ages 8 to 19 are
invited to apply through Jan. 31 for this year’s
competition, open to instruments and voice.
First, 2nd and 3rd Place cash awards offered,
as well as recognition for achievement.
Information: 449-0619. Applications:
epsmf.org.

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 Howling Coyote Open Mic — The open
mic event is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at Center
for Spiritual Living, 575 N. Main, on Las Cruces
Downtown Main Street, following the monthly
Downtown Arts Ramble. Doors open for jam
session at 6 p.m.; signup begins at 6:30 p.m.
The community event is on the first Friday of
the month. Free admission to participants and
audience. Information: Melody Burns (575)
525-9333 or bobandmelody@sbcglobal.net.
The “Howling Coyote”is open to acoustic
musicians, poets, storytellers, and singer/song-
writers for material that is family friendly.
Bettman & Halpin and Chocolate
Buffet — The folk/Americana duo perform
for the annual Valentine’s Day event at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10, at Flickinger Center for
Performing Arts in Alamogordo. Tickets: $10,
$20 and $30. Information: (575) 437-2202 or
flickingercenter.com.
Their concerts combine upbeat
bluegrass/roots inspired compositions, ballads
and feel-good song. They have become as
known for their storytelling and playful banter
as well as for their hooky whole-hearted song-
writing and instrumental wizardry.
Mariachi Festival — The 3rd annual festival
and music competition is 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 17, at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino,
1200 Futurity Dr., Sunland Park, N.M.
Professional mariachi competition for cash
prizes. This year’s performances include
Mariachi Aguilas de Las Cruces, Mariachi Flores
Mexicanas, Arturo Guerrero y su Mariachi
Loco and Mariachi Son de Mexico. Additional
live entertainment and dancing follow at 9 p.m.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 874-5200
or sunland-park.com.
‘Spirit Power’ — Open Arms Community
presents a morning concert with singer, song-
writer and three-time Grammy nominee Marty
Rotella at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at Open
Arms/Centro Santa Fe, 8210 North Loop.
Admission is free; offerings are accepted.
Information: joanne@ranchonogal.com
Rotella is the founder of Spirit Power Music
and producer of 18 CD’s. He composed the
score of “The Passion Play,” the longest run-
ning musical version of the Passion in America.
Conan — The British doom metal band per-
forms Thursday, Feb. 22, at Neon Rose, 2430
Wyoming, for their “The Ditch and The Delta”
Tour. Information on Facebook.
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
— 122 S. Pueblo Rd. Age 18 and older wel-
come. Mariachi music featured 1-5 p.m.
Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Admission is usually free. Information: 860-
7777 or speakingrock.com.
Check website for schedule of tribute bands.
The Texas band Dirty River Boys performs at
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24.
Metal band Fozzy brings their “Judas Rising
Tour” to El Paso at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 4,
with guests Through Fire, Santa Cruz and Dark
Sky Choir.

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Noche de Flamenco — Ardovino’s Desert Contra Dance — The Southern New
Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, Mexico Music and Dance Society’s contra
hosts a night of flamenco at 7 p.m. Saturday, dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at
Jan. 27, with Spanish-style dinne, flamenco gui- Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle de
tar, vocal and dance performances. Special Santiago in Las Cruces, with a Mardi Gras
guests include dancer Carlos Montufar; vocalist theme. Music by Bayou Seco from Silver City.
Vicente “El Cartucho” Griego; and guitarist Caller is Lonnie Ludeman. Beginners’ lessons at
Jake Mossman. NMSU student dancers will also 7:30 p.m.; no partner or experience needed.
perform. Ticket information: (575) 589-0653 Cost: $6 ($4 youth; $15 family). Information:
or ardovinos.com. (575) 522-1691 or snmmds.org.
USA Dance Super Sunday dance — ‘The Scarab Thief’ — Mesilla Valley Dance
USA Dance Las Cruces NM Chapter #5058, Collective presents the family-friendly show
hosts its first dance event of the year on Super about friendship, adventure, and sacrifice at 8
Bowl Sunday, Feb. 4, at Mesilla Community p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17, at Black
Center. Dancing is 2 to 5 p.m. featuring music Box Theatre, 430 N Main in Las Cruces.
for music for 2-step, waltz, foxtrot, cha cha, Tickets: $15 ($12 students and seniors 65 and
salsa, tango, swing, hustle and more. over). Reservations: (575) 523-1223.
Admission: $10 ($5 USA Dance members). Information: mesillavalleydance.com.
Annual USA Dance member fee is $35.
Information: Ellen Davis, (575) 522-1438 or UTEP Children’s Dance program —
edavis4455@yahoo.com. UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance hosts
dance programs for 2018. Cost per session is
‘Iconic Pop’ — The UTEP Department of $105 ($90 early bird). Discounts and financial
Theater & Dance presents its faculty dance assistance available. Information: 747-5146 or
program Feb. 9-17, at UTEP’s Wise Family utep.edu/liberalarts/theatre-dance/. Session II
Theatre (2nd floor). Showtime is 7:30 p.m. inclusive class for ages 6 and older is 10 to 11
Thursday through Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, a.m. Saturdays, March 31-May 19. Early bird
Feb. 11. Tickets: $14; $12 UTEP faculty/staff, registration is March 1-23.
seniors, military, groups of 10 or more, Alumni
with card, non-UTEP Students; $9 UTEP stu-
dents and children. Information: 747-5118, the-
atredance.utep.edu or on Facebook.
The program presents a celebration of pop
music legends and those breaking new ground
in the genre, choreographed by the dance fac-
ulty. Special guest artists are Mountain
Movement Company.
Myron Howard Nadel pays homage to music
greats like Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin,
Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash. Lisa Smith’s
“Psychdelia” is a tribute to the music and cul-
ture of the late 1960s. “Heartstrings,” choreo-
graphed by Leanne Rinelli, explores the ideas of
love, lust and heartache through the music of
Latino pop icons such as Julieta Venegas,
Natalia Lafourcade, Mana, and Juan Gabriel.
See Saws & Star Dusters Square
Dance Night — The casual dance nights are
7 to 9:30 p.m. second and fourth Friday of the
month (Feb. 9 and 23), at Crosspointe
Church, 11995 Montwood, with Cowboy
Caller Ted Clements. All dancers welcome; no
alcohol allowed. Admission; $5 for nonmem-
bers; first time guests dance free. Information:
346 5209 or seesawstardusters.com
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Paranormal Travels — Rev. Henry Flores
(Ghost Adventures Route 666 episode) hosts
“Ghost Bus” tours to some of El Paso’s most
haunted locations 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
10, including Concordia Cemetery, Downtown
El Paso, San Elizario, area high schools, muse-
ums and a “hidden cemetery.” Cost: $30.
Information: paranormaltravel@yahoo.com or
Facebook at
ParanormalTravelswithReverendHenryFlores.
El Paso Genealogy Society — The society
meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at St. Paul’s
Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere. Program is
“Tidbits for Writing your Family History” pre-
sented by Barbara McCarthy. Visitors welcome.
Information: 591-2326.
El Paso Archaeological Society — The
society’s monthly meeting is 2 p.m. Saturday,
Feb 17, at El Paso Museum of Archaeology,
4301 Transmountain. LeRoy Unglaub will speak
on “Prehistoric Scotland,” showing five archae-
ological sites in the Orkney and Shetland Islands
to include the famous sites of Skara Brae,
Jarlshop, and Ness of Brodgar.
Admission is free; the public is invited. Seating
is limited. Information: 449-9075 or epas.com.
Unglaub is a retired electronic engineer who
visited famous archaeological sites in Scotland in
2017.
Southwest Chapter of Railway &
Locomotive Historical Society — The
society meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21,
at El Sarape Restaurant, 5103 Montana.
Program is “Gringos’ Curve,” presented by
author Christopher Lance Habermeyer. Visitors
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welcome. Information: 591-2326.
‘What Do You Think’ — Chamizal Asks
hosts an encore screening and discussion of his-
torical film footage of U.S. president Lyndon B.
Johnson and Mexico’s president Adolfo Lopez
Mateos convening in El Paso to officially
exchange lands as part of the settlement of the
Chamizal dispute at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
21, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. Admission is free. Information: 532-
7273.
El Paso Corral of the Westerners —
The monthly dinner program is 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 16, at Country Inn and Suites, 900
Sunland Park Dr. Program is “Pecos County
Sheriff A.J. Royal” presented by Mary Kay
Shannon. Cost: $20. Visitors welcome, but
RSVP needed by Feb. 12: 759-9538.
Harvey Girls of El Paso — The Harvey
Girls of El Paso Texas meet 2 to 4 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 12, at Union Depot Passenger
Station, 700 San Francisco. Program is “Mary
Jane Colter: Architect and Designer for Fred
Harvey“ by Pres Dehrkoop. Visitors welcome.
Admission is free. Information: 591-2326 or
harveygirlselpaso.weebly.com.
Fort Bayard tours — Fort Bayard Historic
Preservation Society host walking tours of the
historic fort beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 10 and 24, at Fort Bayard National
Historic Landmark is six miles east of Silver
City, N.M. off U.S. 180. at the 1910
Commanding Officer’s Quarter and museum
(House 26). Museum is open 9:15 to 1 p.m.
every Saturday. Tour takes about 90 minutes.
El Paso Scene
Admission is free, but donations appreciated.
Information, group tours: (575) 956-3294,
(575) 574-8779, or (575) 388-4862.
Fort Bayard served as an army post from
1866 to 1899 and army tuberculosis hospital
from 1899 to 1920.
February’s theme will be the 125th U.S.
Colored Troops from Camp Nelson, Kentucky
and the Buffalo Soldiers composed of the 9th &
10th Cavalry and 24th and 25th Infantry.
Old Fort Bliss — Building 5054, corner of
Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The
Old West days of the “Soldiers of the Pass” are
relived through replicas of the original adobe
fort buildings and military artifacts of the
Magoffinsville Post, 1854 to 1868. Hours are 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; by
appointment only Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 568-4518 or 588-8482 or on
Facebook at Old Fort Bliss.
All phone numbers listed are in Juaréz.  children, is at 12:30 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
Centro de Convenciones Anita —
Waterfill zone. Information: 6821486 or
6820693. Tickets at donboleton.com.
• Javier Rosas and his band, La Artilleria
Pesada, perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27.
The grupero singer survived an assassination
attempt in Sinaloa nearly two years that critical-
ly injured him and killed a cousin and a driver.
Tickets: 165 and 440 pesos (660 and 825 VIP)
• ‘Las Locuras del Tenorio’ is at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10. Over one dozen comics
perform in the new version of José Zorrilla’s
play. Tickets: 220, 550 and 770 pesos (990 and
1,210 VIP).
• Cornelio Vega y si Dinastia perform at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 18. Tickets: 165, 330, 440 pesos
(660 and 990 VIP).
• Solo para mujeres, a male revue show, is at 8
p.m. Friday, Feb. 23. 575-1,605 pesos.
Matices Culturales — Amigos de la
Fundacion Mascareñas’s performance series is
presented at Centro Cultural Paso del Norte in
Juarez. Tickets: 750 pesos. Information: (El
Paso) 544-5118, fmascarenas.org or on
Facebook at MaticesCulturales.
• Tan Solo, flamenco show directed by Manuel
Reyes, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan 27.
• Camerata Filarmónica 5 de Mayo, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24. Directed by Fernando
Lozano.
• Calacas Jazz Band, 8 p.m. Saturday, March
17.
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.
• “Masha y El Oso” live children’s show is
noon and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28. Tickets: 290-
520 pesos.
• ‘Las Arpias’ murder mystery with a cast of
nine women is at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.
2. Tickets: 575-805 pesos.
• ‘¡A Vivir!,” one-man show featuring Odin
Dupeyron is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7.
Tickets: 405-630 pesos.
• The ballet “Carmen: is at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 8. 105-160 pesos.
• Singer and multi-talented musician Nicho
Hinojosa performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9.
Tickets: 275-495 pesos (550 VIP).
• ‘Priscila, La Diva del Desiert’ a musical come-
dy based on the movie, ”Priscilla, Queen of the
Desert,” is at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 10. 115-345 pesos.
• La Catrina Quartet performs at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 15. Tickets: 115-330 pesos.
• Gravity Falls, adventure/mystery show for
Chamizal National Memorial — 800 S.
San Marcial. The National Park Service oper-
ates the memorial on land once claimed by
Mexico as part of a decades-long dispute over
the international boundary. The visitor center
has an exhibit on the history of the Chamizal
dispute, including a video presentation. Park
grounds and picnic area open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
daily for both foot traffic and vehicles; visitor’s
center hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays
through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 532-7273 or on Facebook at
ChamizalNationalMemorial. .
El Paso History Radio Show — The show
runs 10:05 a.m. to noon Saturdays on KTSM
AM 690 (and streamed at KTSMRadio.com).
Documentary filmmaker Jackson Polk hosts the
show with reenactor and historian Melissa
Sargent. Details of each upcoming show, plus
podcasts of previous programs, are at
EPHistory.com. Information: 833-8700.
18. Tickets: 175-290 pesos.
• “Dios mío, Hazme Viuda por Favor,” starring
five women in the play based on the book by
Josefina Vázquez Mota, is at 7 and 9:15 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 19. 405-690
pesos.
• “Esquizofrenia: ¿Estás seguro de que tu no la
padeces?” is at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23. 230-460
pesos.
• Mexican musician/comic Franco Escamilla
performs his R.P.M. show at 7 and 9:45 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 26. 575-805 pesos.
• “El Caballero de la Comedia” Mike Salazar
performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8. 345-635
pesos.
• Singer Raphael, on his “Loco por Cantar”
tour, performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3.
630-1,430 pesos.
Juaritoz Café y Horneria — Fray
Estebanico, #6593, Col, San Lorenzo. Ana Julia
performs standup comedy show with José
Jaritoz at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21.
Admission: 100 pesos.
Evolution Discoteque — Paseo de la
Victoria 4545. Information: 269 8659. Advance
tickets at donboleton.com. Julio Preciado y su
Banda Perla del Pacifico headline the concert
dance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10. 290-1,035
pesos.
Fred’s Bar — Calle Ignacio Mejía 369,
Pronaf, 32020. Allison perform Memorama
10th anniversary tour with special guests to be
announced, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10. 230 and
690 pesos.
Gimnasio Municipal Josue Neri Santos
— Av. Mariscal at Maria Martinez, downtown. 
• A WBC Championship bout features Micky
Roman vs. Aristedes. Boxing begins at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10. Tickets: 115-805 pesos.
• AAA Lucha Libre Worldwide “Homenaje a
Rocky Star” begins at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
18. 105-835 pesos.
Auditorio Benito Juárez — Ignacio
Ramirez and Vicente Guerrero, one block from
Parque Borunda. Tickets at donboleton.com.
Two live Disney shows are offered:
• “Tributo a Soy Luna,” based on the Mexican
telenovela, is at 12:30 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
18. Tickets: 175-290 pesos.
• “Vampirina” is at 12:30 and 3 p.m. Sunday,
March 4. Tickets: 175-290 pesos.
Estadio Jaime Canales Lira — Av.
Vicente Guerrero at Americas. Advance tickets
at donboleton.com. Tropicalisimo Apache per-
forms at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 3, with spe-
cial guest Mi Barrio Colombian. Admission: 142
pesos..
February 2018
El Paso Golden Gloves Tournament —
The 76th annual showcase for regional amateur
boxers is Jan. 26-28 at El Paso County
Coliseum. Bouts start at 7 p.m. Friday and 3
p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Information: 867-
7910 or 203-0493.
El Paso Coyotes — The Major Arena
Soccer League team’s games are at the El Paso
County Coliseum. Tickets: $12 ($20 box seat-
ing); kids admitted free with adult. Information:
229-1416, elpasocoyotes.com or on Facebook
and Twitter.Home games:
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3: Rio Grande Valley
Barracudas
• 7:35 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9: Ontario Fury
• 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25: Kansas City Comets.
El Paso Rhinos -The Junior League ice hock-
ey team’s games are 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, at El Paso
Events Center, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $5-
$30 balcony. Free to active military with ID.
Information: 479-7825, elpasorhinos.com.
• Jan. 26-28: Dallas Snipers.
• Feb. 9-11: Tulsa Jr. Oilers. Paint the Ice fol-
lowing Sunday game.
• Feb. 23-25: Dallas Snipers.
• March 2-4: Wichita Junior Thunder.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —
1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park. General
admission and parking are free. Information:
(575) 874-5200 or sunland-park.com.
Live racing is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and
Tuesday through April 17. Post time for the
season is 12:30 p.m. Nine races each day.
Stakes races:
• Sunday, Jan. 28: Riley Allison Derby, Doña
Ana County race, El Paso Times Stakes.
• Saturday, Feb. 3: Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap
• Saturday, Feb. 10: Budweiser Handicap, El
Diario Handicap
• Sunday, Feb. 18: NMHBA Quarter Horse
Stakes, The Peppers Pride Stakes
• Sunday, Feb. 25: Curribot Handicap, The
Island Fashion Stakes, Mine That Bird Derby
• Saturday, March 3: Mesilla Valley Speed
Handicap.
Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday.
Hueco Tanks Rock Rodeo — The 25th
anniversary of the bouldering competition is
Friday through Sunday, Feb. 16-18, at Hueco
Tanks, with cash and prizes offered.
Registration and other events are at Hueco
Rock Ranch; competition is at Hueco Tanks
State Park and Historic Site, along with a party,
demonstrations, food trucks and pro climbers
present. Passes are $60 for the weekend; $40
for Saturday night only. Information, registra-
tion: huecorodeo.com.
Primetime El Paso Boxing — Boxing
superstar and former welterweight world
champion Victor Ortiz take on former light
welterweight world champion Devon
Alexander, plus El Paso’s Jennifer Han vs. con-
tender Lizbeth Crespo at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
17, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
$25, $40, $60, $100 and $200 (Ticketmaster).
Information: premierboxingchampions.com.
Han is defending her title against No. 1 world-
ranked Crespo, a bout originally scheduled for
Jan. 27. Featured on the undercard is a super
middleweight showdown between unbeaten
contender Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant and
Rogelio “Porky” Medina; as well as Tony
Harrison versus Jorge Cotain in a 10-round
super welterweight showcase.
WWE Live Road to WrestleMania —
The professional wrestling event returns at
7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, to UTEP’s Don
Haskins Center. Tickets: $15-$100
(Ticketmaster).
Headline bout is the WWE Championship
February 2018
Match: WWE Champion A.J. Styles vs. Kevini
Owens and Sami Zayn, plus a two-on-three
handicap match featuring Randy Orton and
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jinder Mahal and the
Singh Brothers. Other WWE superstars also
featured. Card subject to change.
El Paso Senior Games — City of El Paso
Parks and Recreation Department’s 36th annual
games for those age 50 and older run Feb. 24-
May 19 at various locations, Sponsored by
United Healthcare, UTEP and Urgent Care
Home Heath Inc. All participants have a chance
to qualify for the Texas State Senior Games.
Registration: $15 for 2 events and t-shirt, plus
$5 for each additional event; $45 for all events.
Includes t-shirt. Information, registration: 503-
6544 or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Opening Ceremony is 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
24, at the Polly Harris Senior Center, 650
Wallenberg.
• Basketball Skills is 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24,
at Polly Harris Center.
• Road Race (1500m and 5K runs) are 10 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24, at Polly Harris Center.
• Huachas (Washers) is 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.
27, Memorial Senior Center, 1800 Byron.
• Table Tennis is 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at
El Paso Table Tennis Club, 2727 Wyoming.
• Pickle Ball is 8 a.m. Saturday, March 3,
Nolan Richardson Rec. Center, 4435 Maxwell.
Tuff Hedeman West Texas Shootout
— Four-time World Champion Bull Rider and
El Paso native Tuff Hedeman presents the 12th
annual Casa Ford Tuff Hedeman Championship
Challenge bull riding event at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 24, at the El Paso County Coliseum, 4100
Paisano. Top ranked professional championship
bull riders in the world will compete. This
event sells out every year. Tickets: $10-$75;
VIP seating available (Ticketmaster).
Information: 534-4329 or CBRbull.com.
Monster Jam – The Monster Truck show is
7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3-
4, at Sun Bowl Stadium. Celebrating 25 years of
adrenaline-charged family entertainment,
Monster Jam combines spontaneous entertain-
ment with the ultimate off-road, motorsport
competition. Tickets: $15 ($50 collector’s tick-
et); ages 2 and older must have tickets
(Ticketmaster). Information: monsterjam.com.
College sports
UTEP Men’s Basketball - The Miners’
home games are at the Don Haskins Center.
Games are 7 p.m., except as listed. Call or
check website for ticket prices. Information:
747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
• Thursday, Feb. 1: WKU
• Saturday, Feb. 3: Marshall
• Saturday, Feb. 10: UTSA
• Thursday, Feb. 22: Louisiana Tech
• Saturday, Feb. 24: Southern Miss
UTEP Women’s Basketball - Home
games are in the Don Haskins Center. Ticket
information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
• Friday, Feb. 2: UAB, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 10: Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 23: UTSA, 7 p.m.
• Thursday, March 1: FIU, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, March 3: WKU.
UTEP Tennis — UTEP’s home tennis
matches are at El Paso Tennis Club, 2510 N.
St. Vrain (in Arroyo Park). Admission is free.
El Paso Scene
Information: 747-5347 or utepathletics.com.
• Friday, Feb. 2: Abilene Christian University.
2 p.m.
• Sunday, Feb. 4: Northern Arizona University.
10 a.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 10: UT Permian Basin. Noon
• Sunday, Feb. 25: Tarleton State. 10 a.m.
• Friday, March 2: University of Wyoming. 2
p.m.
• Sunday, March 4: UT Arlington. 10 a.m.
Miners Hockey Club — UTEP’s hockey
team (2016-17 Texas Collegiate Hockey
Conference Champions) hosts East Texas
Baptist University 11 a.m. Friday and 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 2-3, at Hospitals of Providence
Events Center, at El Paso County Coliseum,
4100 E. Paisano. Final home games of the sea-
son. Tickets: $7-$20. Information: 491-7879,
info@mindershockey.com, or
minershockey.com.
UTEP Softball — The Miners softball team’s
home games are at UTEP’s Helen of Troy
Complex. Ticket information: 747-6065 or
utepathletics.com.
• 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20: New Mexico State
• The UTEP Tournament is Feb. 23-25, with
teams Portland State and Idaho State. Games
times are 3:30 and 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday
and 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tejanos baseball — The Tejanos of El Paso
Community College plays home games at the
Valle Verde Campus Baseball Field, off Hunter.
January and February games begin at 11 a.m.,
March and April games begin at noon Fridays
and Saturdays. Admission is free. Information:
831-2275 or epcc.edu/athletics.
• Jan. 26-27: Scottsdale Community College.
11 a.m.
• Feb. 2-3: Pima Community College
• Feb. 9: Central Arizona College
Tejanas softball - The EPCC Tejanas’ home
games are at the Valle Verde Softball Field.
Admission is free. Information: 831-2275 or
epcc.edu/Athletics. Softball office: 831-2367.
Regular game time is 1 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, unless otherwise listed. All games are
doubleheaders.
• Feb. 2-3: Barton Community College
• Feb. 16-17: Colby Community College
• Feb. 23-24: Northwest Kansas Technical
College
NMSU Men’s Basketball — Home games
are at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces.
Games are 7 p.m. except as listed. Ticket infor-
mation (575) 646-1447 or nmstatesports.com.
• Tuesday, Jan. 30: Northern New Mexico
• 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3: UT Rio Grande
Valley
• Thursday, Feb. 8: CSU Bakersfield
• Saturday, Feb. 10: Grand Canyon
• Thursday, Feb. 22: Chicago State
• Saturday, Feb. 24: UMKC
NMSU Women’s Basketball — Home
games are at Pan Am Center in Las Cruces.
Ticket information: (575) 646-1447 or nmstate-
sports.com.
• Noon Saturday, Jan. 27: UMKC
• 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15: Utah Valley
• 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18: Seattle U
• 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3: UT Rio Grande
Valley.
Recreational sports
El Paso Bicycle Club — All rides are free
and open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com. Ride
schedule at meetup.com/ElPasobicycleClub.
Repeat riders are encouraged to become a
member of the club; dues are $18 a year or
$25 per family ($30/$40 for two years). Join at
elpasobicycleclub.com.
Greater El Paso Tennis Association —
Information at geptatennis@gmail.com or
Facebook at GEPTA. Information:
greatereptennis@gmail.com or 532-5524.
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Tournament registration tennislink.usta.com.
• Rudolph Cars Doubles Shootout is Thursday
through Sunday, Feb. 8-11, 2018@ Tennis
West Sports and Racquet Club. Adult Doubles
Tournament with a round robin format.
•Bonjour Open 10 & Under and Junior Super
Set is Saturday, Feb. 24, at Coronado Country
Club, 1044 Broadmoor.
Disc Golf Ice Bowl — El Paso Disc Golf
Club will hold its 4th annual El Paso Ice Bowl,
with tee off is 9:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at
Lionel Forti Park, 1225 Giles. All levels of play-
ers welcome. Proceeds go to El Pasoans
Fighting Hunger. Entry fee: $30 at elpasoans-
fightinghunger.com (write “Ice Bowl” in memo
box). Information: Victor Villalobos (tourna-
ment director)Vvillalobos43@gmail.com.
Player pack, event shirt and disc, for each
player registered by Feb. 1. Lunch and drinks
will be provided. Player meeting at 9 a.m.
Tournament is 2 rounds of 18. Second round
will be an alternate course.
The El Paso Disc Golf Club hosts mini-tourna-
ments on the first and third Saturday of each
month. All levels of play welcome; no entry
fee. Format may be singles or doubles depend-
ing on number of players. Location, other infor-
mation: El Paso Disc Golf on Facebook.
Running events
Super Bowl Sunday Run — The Las
Cruces Running Club will host the 6th annual
1-mile fun run, 5K and 5-mile race Sunday,
Feb. 4, at Centennial High School, 1950
Sonoma Ranch Road. Entry fee is $25 (1-mile
fun run is free for under age 12). Registration at
7:30 p.m.; fun run at 8:45 a.m. and five-mile
and 5K at 9 a.m. Domino’s post-race party for
participants. Registration: $20 online through
Jan. 4; $25 Jan. 5-Feb. 2. Free for kids fun run.
Register at lascrucesrunningclub.com.
Cupid’s Chase 5K — The 5K run benefiting
Community Options is 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
10, at Old Mesilla Plaza, 2114 Calle de Santiago
in Mesilla. Registration begins at 7 a.m. Cost:
$30 before Feb. 9; $40 day of event.
Information at cupidschase.org.
Loretto Academy Nun Run — The 5K
competitive run, and noncompetitive walk is 9
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Loretto Academy,
1300 Hardaway. Entry fee is $30. Information:
566-8400 or raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Pre-event registration and packet pickup is
noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the Loretto
Academy High School Foyer, second floor.
Race day registration is 7 to 8 a.m. in the
Loretto Gym.
Michelob Ultra Marathon, Half
Marathon and 5K — The annual races are
7 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, starting and finishing at
Southwest University Park. Information: elpa-
somarathon.org.
Registration (through Feb. 17) is $110 for the
Marathon, $75 for the Half Marathon; and $40
for the 5K; and 10 for kids dash. Entry fees at
the Race Expo go up $10.
The Race Expo and packet pickup is 8 a.m. to
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at El Paso
Convention and Performing Arts Center, with
over 30 exhibitors and vendors.
Brain Injury Support Group 5K — El
Paso Brain Injury Support Group’s 7th annual
5K run and 1 mile walk is 8 a.m. Saturday,
March 3, at Mentis El Paso, 4360 Doniphan,
finishing up at El Paso Botanical Garden at
Keystone Heritage Park. Registration begins at
7 a.m. Cost: $25; $30 day of race; $20 per per-
son for teams of 10 or more. ($2 gate fee for
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park) Information:
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
4K Chorus Run to Carnegie Hall — The
run helping to send Hornedo Choir students to
Carnegie Hall is 8 a.m. Sunday, March 4, at
Hornedo Middle School, 6101 High Ridge.
Cost: $20; $25 on race day. Registration at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Bataan Memorial Death March — The
29th annual marathon-length (26.2 miles)
march is 7 a.m. Sunday, March 25, starting at
1318 Aerobee at the White Sands Missile
Range to honor U.S. and Filipino troops cap-
tured by the Japanese in WWII. Marchers
should arrive at 5 a.m.; opening ceremony
begins at 6:35 a.m. A 14.2-mile honorary
march also offered.
Registration is $125 ($600 teams) Feb. 12-
March 4. No late or on-site registration accept-
ed. Information: (575) 678-4654, (575) 678-
1134, army.bataanrules@mail.mil, bataanques-
tions@mail.mil. Online registration at bataan-
march.com.
‘Mighty Mujer’ Triathlon — The all-
female “sprint” and “super sprint” events begin
7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at Memorial Park
Pool, 3251 Copper. Two distances offered this
year: 300-yard swim/18-mile bike/3-mile run;
or 300-yard swim/9.3-mile bike/2-mile run.
Cost for either distance: $90 through Jan. 31;
$100 Feb. 1-March 31; $110 April 1-21.
Information: Race El Paso at 229-5656 or
gg@raceelpaso.com. Online registration at
raceelpaso.com/mighty-mujer.
Winter sports
Public Ice Skating — Public skating is 7 to
10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 3 p.m. and 7 to 10
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at the Sierra
Providence Event Center next to the Coliseum,
4100 Paisano. All ages welcome. Times may
vary on days of hockey games. Admission: $10;
$8 military (skate rental included). Skate sharp-
ening, fitting and consultation offered for $5.
Spectator admission is free. Information: 479-
PUCK (7825) or elpasohockey.org.
Ski Apache — Ruidoso’s 750-acre ski and
snowboarding area is opens for its 52nd season
with 11 lifts and 55 trails on the slopes of Sierra
Blanca, with a base elevation of 9,600.
The 24-hour Ski Apache Snow Report num-
ber is (575) 257-9011. Information: (575) 464-
3600 or skiapache.com.
Lifts are open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
depending on weather conditions. All-day lift
tickets are $74 ($67 age 60-69; $65 age 13-17;
$54 age 6-12; $63 military and $49 for military
child; free for ages 70 and older and age 5 and
younger. (Prices slightly higher on peak days).
Season passes: $305-$700. Call or check web-
site or multiple-day or half-day skiing prices.
Ski Cloudcroft — The southernmost ski
area in the United States is two miles east of
Cloudcroft on U.S. 82, with 26 trails and two
ski lifts, plus a tubing lift, at elevations of 8,350
to 9,050 feet. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
through Monday. Information, snow conditions:
(575) 682-2333, skicloudcroft.net or on
Facebook.
Lift tickets: $45 ($35 age 12 and younger for
full day; $35 ($25 age 12 and younger) for half
day 1 to 4 p.m. Tubing available for $20 per
day; $18 half day (weekends only).
Ruidoso Winter Park — The snow play
area at 1200 Ski Run Road in Alto, N.M. Hours
are 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (8 p.m. desig-
nated nights). Tickets: $25 ($20 age 8-17; $10
age 7 and younger). Additional fee for zip lines.
Dates and times subject to change.
Information: (575) 336-7079 or ruidosowinter-
park.com.
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Clockwise from above: 1/8 Pub, Pershing
Inn, Joe Vinny & Bronson’s, and the new
Sun Metro Transfer Center.
T
he three lives of Five Points —
past, present and future — all have
in common the neighborhood’s
central role in El Paso.
Shortly after the first Five Points business
association was organized, one of its mem-
bers referred to the neighborhood “as near
the center of El Paso as it is possible to
locate a center,” surrounded by what he
called the “most thriving residence sec-
tion” in El Paso.
The heart of Five Points is regarded as
the intersection of Pershing, Piedras and
Elm Streets, just north of Montana.
Today Five Points is still the heart of
what’s known as Central El Paso, with
new businesses taking advantage of both
its location and historic atmosphere. It’s
home to a major hub of Sun Metro, and
city planners point to Five Points as an
upcoming center of sustainable residential
business and residential development
appealing to a variety of ages and incomes.
Life One: A neighbor-
hood with a vision
Neighborhood business has always been
an important part of Five Points. When the
historic area’s first neighborhood associa-
tion, Five Points Business Men’s
Association chaired by Five Points baker
George W. Weston, was formed in 1917,
the El Paso Times called the group “a sec-
ond El Paso Chamber of Commerce.”
“The Five Points Business Men’s associa-
tion will boost El Paso at every opportuni-
ty and continue a campaign in the central
portion of the city to let residents know
what they have in a business line and the
benefits of trading there,” The Times
reported, and said any interested “citizen
in the Five Points neighborhood” may join.
The name “Five Points” for the area was
adopted because many of the businesses in
the neighborhood were where several
streets, Montana, Elm, Piedras, and East
Boulevard met.
February 2018
Five Points
Past, Present & Future
The historic center of El Paso is gaining new
luster as a hub for both business and residents
Story by Lisa Kay Tate
Photos by Rick Tate
Property owner T.E. Head, an early asso-
ciation member, emphasized the central
location as the key to its success.
“There is such a meeting of highways
and intersection of street railway and jitney
systems that it must necessarily follow that
more people pass this location than any
other spot in El Paso, with the exception of
the busiest downtown district,” Head said,
according to a newspaper article.
At this time, the neighborhood boasted
“three drug stores, five groceries, two meat
markets, a restaurant, tailor shop, one of
the biggest dyeing and cleaning houses in
the city, two garages, a dry goods store and
two oil filling stations.”
Later, Five Points was also home to a sig-
nificant first in the United States when the
Masons purchased the Ralston Hospital
there in 1922. It became the first hospital
in the United States to be “established,
maintained and operated by Masons and
members of the Eastern Star.” The Five
Points Masonic Hall on Piedras, stood
directly across from it. One of its services
was treating many patients who traveled to
drier climates like El Paso during the
spread of tuberculosis in the early 20th
century. The hospital operated until 1946.
The property was soon purchased by Sears
Roebuck & Co, which tore down the exist-
ing building and put in a Sears store. The
site is now home to the El Paso Police
Department Headquarters on Raynor.
Today, the history of the Five Points area
can still be seen in a mural created by
Jesus “Cimi” Alvarado adorning the west
wall of El Paso Police headquarters.
The mural, dedicated in 2000, chronicles
the various legacies of the area’s commu-
nity leaders who have impacted the Five
Points area over time, including Federal
Copper; El Paso’s first female architect,
Mabel Welch; Otto Thurman, another one
of El Paso’s early architectural leaders; the
city’s best known artist, Tom Lea; and
Price’s Creamery.
In March 1940, the Pershing Theatre
movie house opened in the center of Five
El Paso Scene
Points, and remained in business until the
1980s. Photographer Marty Snortum pur-
chased the theater in 1989, and has made it
his home and studio since 1990.
Life Two: Today’s People
and Progress
Hipster-friendly eateries and shops and
public transportation improvements are
some of the standouts that help the Five
Points of today draw the attention of peo-
ple throughout the city.
One of the most visible ways the Five
Points area acts as a center for the entire El
Paso community is through the Sun Metro
Robert E. McKee 5-Points Transfer Center.
The “city has committed to making tran-
sit-oriented development a priority along
all Bus Rapid Transit corridors,” including
the Five Points area, said City of El Paso
Mass Transit Department’s Public
Information Officer Oscar Arriaga. “The
Five Points Transfer Center will be a hub
for both the Alameda and Dyer Brio
(express bus) service coming on line in
late 2018, and in the future, Montana Brio
in late 2020, as all three lines will meet at
Five Points Transfer Station.”
He said the Five Points Transfer Station
and other developments in the area are
“moving in-line with Plan El Paso’s Long
Range vision of creating mixed-use, walk-
able, and livable communities.”
“We are focused on local economic
development opportunities, neighborhood
revitalization, maintaining the character of
the neighborhood and of course, increasing
access to mass transit,” he said.
Christina Muñoz is co-owner of Joe,
Vinny & Bronson’s Bohemian Café at 824
N. Piedras and recently opened a yoga stu-
dio across from the urban-style coffee-
house. Five Points was a natural choice for
her, she explained.
“We live in the (Five Points) area, so
we’re part of this community,” she said.
“There’s a good mix of everything here,
and that’s what makes it so special.”
She said they knew they wanted to create
a place in the area, before they had even
chosen what type of business.
“We saw there was so much potential,
and we wanted to do something awe-
some,” Muñoz said, but admitted they
were taking a risk building in a spot they
weren’t sure would be discovered. She
took some inspiration from neighborhood
businesses in other communities.
“You travel to bigger cities, and you see
these districts that cater to the different
neighborhoods,” she said.
The risk paid off, and the café has been
in business nearly seven years.
Other business owners have also taken
notice of Five Points. The 1/8 Pizza Pub
and Dewey’s Corner Pub have joined Joe,
Vinny & Bronson’s on the same block of
Piedras. Just this past year, Salt + Honey
Bakery Café opened at 801 N. Piedras.
Salt + Honey owner Maggie Asfahani
credits Muñoz for being among the first to
give the area a change. The success of Joe,
Vinny & Bronson’s did much to encourage
others to take a second look at Five Points.
“I live on the West Side, but I knew I
didn’t want to have a place that was just
Westside or just Eastside,” she said. “Five
Points really is central to it all, and it’s
easy to get to from both sides.”
Asfahani said people in the area have
really been great, and she is even planning
on extending her hours to include dinner-
time in the near future.
“I’m not currently open in the evening
yet, but some of the other places are, and
this area is a wonderful, friendly gathering
place at night,” she said.
Muñoz noted while it is a good thing to
see more people taking interest in the area,
there always needs to be “a delicate bal-
ance” of the new coming in without dis-
turbing the integrity of the neighborhood.
“You don’t want to take away from the
past, just because you bring in something
new,” she said.
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She feels her café, also known by some
customers as JVB, is a good example of
this type of place, which does draw people
from around the city, but is also a place for
Five Points residents to enjoy as part of
their neighborhood.
“We get people from all walks of life in
here, and everyone is friendly with each
other gets along,” she said.
Progress does not come with its share of
controversy. In January of 2017, increased
parking spots had to be created in the area
in order to better handle the business from
the increasing number of nightspots and
eateries. They include popular spots such
as 5 Points Bistro, Love Buzz, and
Pershing Inn, the latter of which has been
part of the area since 1946, and boasts in
its online publicity this Five Points main-
stay’s atmosphere is so friendly, there
“hasn’t been a fight in this bar since it was
originally opened.”
However, the popularity of some of these
night spots has caused concern from some
Five Points residents, and a tense relation-
ship between some long-time residents and
some businesses has been the subject of
local news stories, over the growing pres-
ence of bars resulting in neighbors having
to deal with loud noise and drunken behav-
ior from the patrons.
Five Points has overcome other noise
issues in the past, when the Five Points
Quiet Zone project was established in
2016, a joint project by the Union Pacific
Railroad and the City of El Paso which
resulted in trains passing more quietly
The Stevens Building on Piedras is now
home to a bakery café and residential lofts.
through the neighborhood.
To help address concerns, Five Points
residents had formed the Five Points
Neighborhood Association, which consists
of more than 60 area residents. This asso-
ciation and others are among those work-
ing to make sure Five Points doesn’t lose
itself amid the growth.
As a board member for the Five Points
Development Association, Muñoz said she
and other members want to make sure they
work for the best interests of both the busi-
nesses and the surrounding residents.
Change is inevitable in every community,
but it is important to hold onto the soul of
the past.
“It’s about successfully blending the
charm of the old with the new,” she said.
“You still want to hang onto what people
have loved about the area for so many years.”
Muñoz wants to make sure the new and
growing business community is not only
there for their own success, but is a good
community partner to the residents, many
of whom have been a part of Five Points
for years. She recently opened a yoga stu-
dio, Onawa, across from the café, and has
been happy to see neighborhood residents
of all ages taking advantage of the service.
“I want it to be a resource for the com-
munity,” she said. “I want people to be
able to have a place where they can go and
feel welcome in their own neighborhood.”
For Muñoz, it is the residents who really
make Five Points special.
“Everybody here is very laid back, very
real,” she said. “No matter the walk of life,
no one holds any pretenses. We’re all part
of the Five Points community, and that by
far and wide is what makes us special.”
Life Three: An example
for the future
Private development is helping to drive
the progress in Five Points, but city plan-
ners also hope to do their part in the area’s
future.
Rafa Arellano, a Senior Economic
Development Specialist with the City of El
Paso, said businesses like the Salt + Honey
Bakery Café, located in the nearly century-
old Stevens Building on Piedras, have
helped to bring a new life to the area for
several people. The café is located on the
first floor of building, with residential
apartment lofts above it.
Asfahani said she had always loved the
building, but it had been in poor shape in
the past. When it was brought back to life
as a multi-use building, she was very
happy to take advantage of the chance to
be part of its new life.
“I knew I wanted to be in place like this
with character, and not be set up in just
some strip mall,” she said.
Arellano said these types of mixed-use
buildings can be beneficial to everyone in
a neighborhood.
“We’re hoping this type of growth is not
only helpful to the retail businesses
involved, but also with the residents of the
neighborhood,” he said.
He said they are looking into more
mixed-use buildings that incorporate busi-
nesses, including small, locally owned
businesses, with residential spaces and
safe, walkable areas.
He said the transfer center helps to spur
this type of growth, by giving area resi-
dents easy access to Sun Metro’s buses.
This is referred to as Transit-Oriented
Development (TOD); a development plan
that combines housing with office, retail,
and walkable neighborhood area located a
short distance from public transportation.
Arellano said the City Council adopted
this policy last month, with the idea of
offering larger incentives for developments
that follow this pattern.
Similar TOD development is being seen
in other areas, including Downtown and on
the West Side (such as the development at
Montecillo). Five Points, he explained, is
similar to these.
He said he expects to see more “high
density” buildings that make room for
mixed use, and encourage people to take
advantage of the offerings in their own
neighborhood communities.
“We want to create in these areas little
‘downtowns,’ where people can feel safe
walking to and from their homes, to near-
by work, shopping and other everyday
needs,” he explained.
He said people can expect to see more
developments like these this year alone.
By sustainably bringing more residents
into a neighborhood, he explained this
gives small businesses more reason to
open their businesses in the neighborhood,
which leads to more people shopping, liv-
ing and working in the area, and more
money and improvements going back into
that neighborhood. It is an ideal situation
for everyone.
While people often talk about the “gentri-
fication” of an area that sometimes
describes the arrival of more affluent indi-
viduals into an urban community, Arellano
said the effort by residents, businesses and
city planners regarding Five Points are
hoping to not turn the area into a place that
lacks the history and character of the his-
toric neighborhood, but that benefits new
businesses and longtime residents at the
same time.
He did say one of the goals is not to
bring exclusively high-end apartments into
the area, but also smaller, more affordable
loft and apartment spaces. Smaller spaces
he said, for example could prove desirable
not only for young, single adults and stu-
dents who want to better budget their dis-
posable income, but also for older people,
including “empty nesters” who want a nice
living area with less space.
“This is something important to us,” he
said. “We’ve encouraged some developers
to not include $2,000 (a month) lofts in
their buildings, but create small, more
affordable spaces, where people with lower
incomes, such as students, will not be dis-
couraged about finding a place to live in
the area.”
He said the combination of affordable
housing with a variety of businesses, and
services could have a multigenerational
appeal, something that helps make historic
neighborhoods like Five Points distinct.
Five Points is also one of various
“Heritage Corridor” arches throughout El
Paso to receive ornate entrance signs as
part of the city’s Sun City Lights initiative.
This includes arches that mark the entrance
of some of El Paso’s distinct areas, such as
Kern Place, Dyer Street and Scenic Drive.
The signage for the Five Points area
should be near Wyoming and Piedras.
“These signs will help to ‘brand’ these
areas and let people known when they are
in one of the city’s unique places,” he said.
Arellano said he hopes neighborhood
communities like Five Points can serve as
an example of how residents and business
can support each other, while encouraging
people from all over the city to discover
the uniqueness of its neighborhoods. This
is especially true when encouraging them
to use other types of transportation than
just their individual vehicles.
“When people walk they get more invest-
ed in their surroundings,” Arellano said.
“When you drive through an area, you
don’t see all the details. We want people to
get out of their vehicles and walk. It is not
only healthier, but helps give you a better
sense of the community.”
Asfahani expects that more and more
people will soon discover the area, and she
encourages people who haven’t been to
Five Points in a while to see some of the
wonderful places created by local business
owners.
She said Five Points is a symbol of how
many innovative El Pasoans are changing
the way the city is perceived. The pre-con-
ceived notion that other cities have better
offerings is beginning to fade away.
“One comment I get a lot is people say
“it isn’t even like being in El Paso,’” she
said. “Well, things are changing here. This
is El Paso now.”

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 My five ‘firsts’ in Five Points
I
grew up in Kern Place in the 1970s and 1980s, but Five
Points was a frequent destination of ours for both enter-
tainment and shopping. At least five of my own “first
time” memories happened in Five Points.
Five Points was the first place I ever saw a movie. Before I
ever remember going to a mall multiplex, the place to see a
film, was the Pershing, with its dark carpets, cozy rectangu-
lar lights and overwhelming smell of buttered popcorn. The
movie I saw was Disney’s “Song of the South,” and I remem-
ber the “Buena Vista Film Distribution Co.” logo flickering on
the red curtains before they opened up to start the movie.
We would always go when it was light, and get out when it
was dark. We’d pass this old rock church, with blue glowing
neon cross, and I would doze off until we got home.
It was the first place I had spumoni ice cream. My friends
had picked me up to see the original “Pete’s Dragon” at the
Pershing, and they took us to the Italian Kitchen beforehand,
just two doors down. I remember saying, We need to get the
spumoni … it is all different colors!” When you’re a kid,
multi-colored food is the coolest thing out, so this was some-
thing incredible. Thanks to the convenience of the Italian
Kitchen West, I’ve never taken my own kids to the original
location. I need to see if they still offer spumoni.
It was the place I ever purchased a “real” costume. In the
early 1970s, most store-bought costumes were still plastic
facemasks and glorified pajamas in a box. My mom, a fantas-
tic seamstress, made most of my costumes as a kid, but one
day I wanted a special satin cape for some weird idea I con-
cocted. My grandmother knew the area pretty well, (my late
grandfather had once operated El Paso’s first drive-in restau-
rant, the Old Town Pump, near Five Points), so she took me
to People’s Emporium. I remember costumes and wigs hang-
ing all over the place, and the musty smell of stage make up.
I went by there often, when I had to purchase that nasty
oily stage makeup we used in high school theater. Today,
People’s Emporium is the home of a business called “Metro
Signs,” which has one of coolest doors in the area, covered
with urban art.
February 2018
The Pershing Theater is now home to the Marty Snortum Studio.
It was the first place I picked up a Sears & Roebuck catalog.
I was probably about six, and we went to pick up an order at
the Sears in December. I remember my dad handing me a
catalog thicker than the phone book. On the drive home, I
flipped through the pages and pages of horrifying ’70s fash-
ions until I reached the toy section. There were slot cars and
Barbie townhouses, G.I. Joes and every game in the world …
and there was livestock! I remember asking my dad if I can
“get a goat in the mail” or perhaps “just a chicken.” I settled
for the slot cars and a Barbie that Christmas, not the goat.
As a teenager just learning to drive at El Paso High, I would
meet my friend who went to Austin and we all went to our
first R-rated movie sans the adults. By then, the Pershing had
become a dollar theatre, and we watched Steven King’s
“Creepshow 2.” It was so terrible; everyone called it “crap
show” on the way home.
While working on this story, I visited Five Points with my
own family to see what it has to offer today, including Italian
sodas at Joe, Vinny & Bronson’s, and seeing a Sun Metro bus
painted up like a streetcar at the transfer station. They got to
see some musicians practicing outside Memory Hall, and
loved the tiki art on the side of the Marty Snortum Studio
(the old Pershing). My kids get used to being dragged around
for photo ops, but they always find something new to discov-
er when they do.
I hope this first Five Points experience will hold plenty of
fond memories for them as well.
— Lisa Kay Tate
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El Paso Zoo — 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo
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 or elpasozoo.org.
The “Wings of the World” Bird Show is 12:30
p.m. weekdays and 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. week-
ends at the Wildlife Amphitheater.
“Meet the Keeper” talks are 10:30 to 3:15
p.m. at various locations. Asian Elephant
Training Encounters at noon daily.
“African Star” Train ride tickets are $2 plus
tax ($1.50 for children and society members).
TecH2O Center volunteer orientation
— TecH2O Center 10751 Montana hosts a
free orientation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 3, for those interested in volunteering.
Learn how to help public understand water and
the uniqueness of the Chihuahuan Desert.
Orientation sessions necessary for all new vol-
unteers. Information: 621-2001 or tech2o.org.
Dino Tracks Tour — Insights Science
Center host its monthly Dino Tracks tour 1 to
3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4 and March 4, at Mt.
Cristo Rey in Sunland Park. The tour covers
topics such as “Dinosaur & Crocodilian Trace-
fossils,” “Volcanism,” “Plate Tectonics,”
“Sedimentation & Metamorphic Processes” and
more. Cost: $15 per person; available at
eventbrite. Information: 534-0000 or
info@insightselpaso.org.
The 3-mile hiking tour promotes learning in
the STEAM fields: Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts, and Math.
Super Plant Sunday — Sierra Vista
Growers, 2800 Hwy 28 in La Union, N.M.,
hosts its 2nd annual plant-themed pre-game
event on Super Bowl Sunday noon to 4 p.m.
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Sunday, Feb. 4, with games, music, local food
and plants to start the spring garden. Kid and
pet friendly. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 874-2415 or sierravistagrowers.net.
Wyler Aerial Tramway — 1700 McKinley.
Information: 562-9899 or 566-6622.
“Ten Essentials” what to pack for a hiking or
camping trip hands-on demonstrations are
every 30 minutes noon to 3 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 10.
Hikes begin at the Directisimo trail head.
Wear sturdy shoes, weather appropriate cloth-
ing, hats and sunscreen; bring walking stick.
Strenuous hike, 1,000 feet elevation gain.
• Women Only Hike is 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 4.
• Last Sunday Hike is 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25.
Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park is managed
by Texas Parks & Wildlife and is also part of
Franklin Mountains State Park. To get there:
Take Alabama to McKinley and turn toward the
mountain.
Tree Steward program — Las Cruces
Parks & Recreation Department and Keep Las
Cruces Beautiful are accepting applications for
the 2018 class of volunteer Tree Stewards,
community volunteers to care for trees in pub-
lic spaces. Training includes 28 hours of hands-
on classes 8 a.m. to noon on Thursdays from
Feb. 8-March 22, at Frank O’Brien Papen
Community Center Auditorium, 304 Bell. Tree
Stewards volunteer at least 40 hours planting
trees, aiding in educational efforts like Arbor
Day, and assisting in the maintenance of trees
in Las Cruces parks. Information: (575) 541-
El Paso Scene
2101, anlopez@las-cruces.org or on Facebook
at LasCrucesTreeStewards.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
— The annual Awards Dinner and program is
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Hyatt Place
Hotel, 6030 Gateway East. The El Paso Zoo
Raptor Rehabilitation Program is recipient of
the Conservation Award. Scott Cutler will
present a program on Birding in Costa Rica.
Reservations required: Janet Perkins, 637-5269
or jntperk@elp.rr.com.
Field trips are open to the public. Information:
Mark Perkins, 637-3521 or trans-pecos-
audubon.com.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Field Trip is 7 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10, meeting at parking lot of
Office Depot at Bassett Place to carpool. Lots
of waterfowl and raptors should be seen.
Hot Spots on El Paso’s West Side trip is 7
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. Meet at Keystone
Heritage Park, 4200 Doniphan, then go to
Crossroads Pond and other spots on the West
Side, including El Paso Country Club area and
possibly Coronado Country Club.
Franklin Mountains State Park — Most
hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in the
Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Drive on
the west side of the park (east of I-10).
Entry fee is $5 per person, free for age 12 and
under (with family). Correct cash or check
only. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Information: 566-6441 or on Facebook at
FranklinMountainsSP. Web:
tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/franklin-mountains.
Guided hikes and bike rides are $8 per person
($3 State Park Pass holder; $1 children 12 and
under); price includes entry. Dogs welcome on
leash on some hikes. RSVP required: 566-6441
(8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday).
February hikes begin at the Tom Mays Unit.
• Hike to North Franklin Peak is 7 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. Difficult/strenuous 8-
mile hike.
• Hike to Aztec Caves is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 4. Moderate 1.2-mile hike.
• Women Only Hike is 8 to 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 17.
• Copper Prospect Mine Tour is 10 a.m. to
noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18. This is a
short moderate hike up to the opening of the
mine, and then a short crawl into the mine
shaft. Bring flashlight and helmet.
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 tours are 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, and
3 p.m. Sunday, March 4.
• Introductory tour is 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.
• Community workday is 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
17.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso
Desert Botanical Garden — 4200
Doniphan. 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 ($1 children). Information: 584-
0563, keystoneheritagepark.com.
The park’s 2-acre Botanical Garden, funded
by the Rotary Club of El Paso and the Junior
League, features native plants, amphitheater,
butterfly garden, wedding garden, children’s
maze, and a Butterfly House.
Keystone Heritage Park has 189 species of
migratory and local birds, and a 4,500-year-old
archaeological site.
Bird watching wit the Trans Pecos Audubon
Society is 9:30 a.m. to noon the second and last
Saturday of the month.
Keystone’s Chihuahuan Desert Experience
(immediately west of the wetland) is open 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for walking
and bird watching.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic
Site — Ranch Road 2775 off U.S. 62/180
(Montana Ave.). The site is famed for many
Native American rock paintings and unique
geology. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
through Sunday. Admission: $7 (free for chil-
dren 12 and younger). Admission including
tours or hikes is $9 (13 and over); $2 (ages 5-
12). Information: 857-1135, ext. 0, or texas-
stateparks.gov.
Birding hike is 8 a.m. the third Saturday of the
month. See website for other special events.
Reservations are recommended for the self-
guided area and for camping: (512) 389-8911.
North Mountain is available for self-guided day
use, for up to 70 people at a time; reservations
recommended. There is an annual orientation
program for visitors. Guided access is offered
to the rest of the site. Bicycles permitted only
on designated paved areas. Pets allowed only in
camping or picnic areas.
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.
White Sands National Monument —
The glistening gypsum dunes are about 15 miles
southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70.
Visitor Center hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
through Dec. 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting Jan.
2. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through
Dec. 31. Entrance fee: $5 age 16 and older.
Free for children. Information: (575) 479-6124,
ext. 236 or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232; or go to
nps.gov/whsa.
Sunset strolls are offered daily one hour
before sunset: 4 p.m. through Jan. 5.
Ranger-guided Lake Lucero Tour is usually
offered on the last weekend of the month, to
learn about the formation of the sands and the
special plants and animals that live in and
around the dunes. Program fee is $8 ($4 age 15
and younger). Check website or call for tour
date; reservations required, available one
month prior to tour.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park — The
park is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off the
Carlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:
(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.
Winter hours: Visitor Center open 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. daily; tours available 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Last entry into cave via natural entrance is
2 p.m. with last entry into cave via elevator
3:30 p.m. (be in line to exit cave by 4:30 p.m.).
Plan 3-1/2 hours for a walk-in tour and 1-1/2
hours for Big Room tour of the Caverns. Cost
is $10 (free or ages 15 and younger). The
park’s audio self-guided tour is $3 extra (also
available in Spanish).
Other guided tours are available; call or check
website for details.
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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. A Sweetheart Serenade is 2 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 3, featuring Cavernaires
Barbershop Chorus.
New Mexico State Parks — Day fee is $5
at any state park. All programs are free with
park entrance, unless otherwise listed.
Information: (575) 744-5998 or nmparks.com.
• Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff.
Information: (575) 437-8284.
Orion or Osiris night sky viewing is 6 to 9
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17.
• Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park. 5000 Calle
del Norte in Mesilla. Information: (575) 523-
4398.
Audubon Bird Walks are 7:15 a.m. Saturdays,
led by park volunteers. Ranger-led Nature
Hikes are 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Fitness in Nature
walks with the Second Chance Walker
Program are 8:30 a.m. every Saturday begin-
ning at the Visitor Center.
• Leasburg Dam — 12712 State Park Road in
Radium Springs, two miles off Interstate 25 at
Exit 19. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for day use.
Information: (575) 524–4068.
Black History Month celebrations are 10 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 and Feb. 17,
and Wednesday, Feb. 7 and 28, and with
guide hikes and presentation on Buffalo
Soldiers.
• Percha Dam State Park, 60 miles north of
Las Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)
743-3942.
February 2018
World Wetlands Day presentation is 11 a.m.
to noon Saturday, Feb. 3.
Star Program is 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
17, meeting in the Stallion campsite parking lot.
• Caballo Lake State Park, 60 miles north of
Las Cruces on I-25. Information: (575) 527-
8386. World Wetlands Day presentation is 11
a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 3. Star program 7
to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17.
Camping fees at state parks are $8 for primi-
tive site; $10 for developed site (electrical
hookup $4 extra).
Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument — 44 miles north of Silver City
on NM Highway 15 in the middle of the majes-
tic Gila Wilderness, the first and one of the
largest wilderness areas. Entrance fee: $5 per
person; $10 per family. Information: (575) 536-
9461 or nps.gov/gicl.
The trail to the cliff dwellings is open from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. year-round. Everyone must be
off the trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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.
Dripping Springs Natural Area — The
recreational area, part of the Organ Mountain-
Desert Peaks National Monument, is at the
base of the Organ Mountains at the end of
Dripping Springs Road (the eastern extension
of University Avenue), about 10 miles east of
Las Cruces. 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.
El Paso Scene
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 May 19: “Aliento a
Tequila,” an art exhibition by El Paso-born and
Austin-based photographer Joel Salcido.
Salcido, a borderland native, revels in capturing
“tales of conquest and defeat.” His previous
media work as a staff photographer for the El
Paso Times, as well as a correspondent for
USA Today, has allowed him to strikingly docu-
ment subjects such as the 1985 Mexico City
earthquake and the Tarahumara Indians of
Mexico. His new book, “The Spirit of Tequila,”
was released in fall 2017.
The Lhakhang Cultural Exhibit is open to the
public for viewing 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every
Wednesday, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. the first Sunday
of the month. A museum representative will be
on hand to answer questions.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center — 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. weekdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Admission is free unless listed other-
wise; donations welcome. Information: 351-
0048 or elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology —
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso
(west of U.S. 54). Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 755-4332 or
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
Showing through Feb. 24:
• “Pensamientos: Visions on Canvas,” showcas-
es the art of Maria Ibarra. Ibarra, a descendant
of the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) people.
• “Railroad Era Pottery: The Tourist Trade
Comes to Isleta Pueblo,” from the collection of
Albert Alvidrez.
A lecture on “Chilies and Cuisines in the
Ancient Southwest and Northwest Mexico” by
Dr. Paul Minnis is 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, as
part of the museum’s 2018 lecture series.
El Paso Museum of History — 510 N.
Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday (open until 9 p.m.
Thursdays), and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Museum admission is free. Information: 212-
0320 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
Showing through Feb. 18: “First Steps: A
Commemoration of St. Patrick Cathedral and
Cathedral High School.”
“History on the Run: A Walking Tour follow-
ing the Motorist Green Book of El Paso, Tx” is
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11.
The museum will take part in a “Heart Bomb”
event all day Wednesday, Feb. 14, in which
people leave “heart bombs,” love letters to his-
toric places at their favorite safe or threatened
historic site in the city. Participation is free.
A “Personal Past: Most Embarrassing
Confessions” event, where five local celebrities
recount their most embarrassing moments, is 7
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15. Attendees can vote on
favorite confession by leaving a donation in
each confessor’s box. Proceeds benefit the
museum.
The museum offers “Free the Yoga” classes
noon Tuesdays through April 24, and at 6
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1. All levels welcome.
Information: hello@freetheyoga.com.
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
or Facebook.
• Fudge Cooking Class is 10 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 3.
• Yoga with Rebecca Hendricks is 10 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 17.
• Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club is 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 17.
National Border Patrol Museum and
Memorial Library — 4315 Transmountain
Drive. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and
major holidays. Admission is free. Information:
759-6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
San Elizario Veterans Museum and
Memorial Walk — 1501-B Main Street in
San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission
is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-3741 or Ray
Borrego, 383-8529.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center — 305
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta
Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe, offering a glimpse of five centuries
of Pueblo history and tradition. Hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Free children’s activities daily. Admission is
free. Information: 859-7700, ysletadelsur-
pueblo.org.
War Eagles Air Museum — 8012 Airport
Road, Doña Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens and
military; free for children under 12.
Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-air-
museum.com.
Las Cruces area
Branigan Cultural Center — Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) Las
Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m.
Thursday); 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (575) 541-2154, las-
cruces.org/museums or on Facebook.
Showing through March 10: “MakeShift” by
Lxs Dos, consisting of Ramon and Christian
Cardena. The husband-and-wife artists illus-
trate the region through a series of photo-
graphs, paintings, posters, and an installation.
Showing through March 17: “What’s Your
Las Cruces?” an interactive community engage-
ment exhibit. Visitors may share Las Cruces
photos, stories, and more through questions
posed at different stations.
Las Cruces Museum of Nature and
Science — 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m.
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Thursday); 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (575) 522-3120 or las-
cruces.org/museums.
Dr. Eric Magrane will read from and discuss
his book “The Sonoran Desert: A Literary Field
Guide” 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31.
Saturday Family Science is 11:45 a.m. to 12:45
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. This month’s program in
on “Rivers and Waterways.”
Las Cruces Railroad Museum — 351 N.
Mesilla. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m. Thursday);
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m.
during the First Friday Ramble. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 647-4480 or
museums.las-cruces.org.
Story times for children of all ages begin at 11
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 and 17. Mrs. Prickett
and her puppets will engage pre-school chil-
dren with a book and activity at 11 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 8.
The monthly Brown Bag Lecture presents a
talk by Bob Dockendorf, director of the War
Eagles Museum in Santa Teresa, at noon
Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Rail Readers Book Club meets at 11 a.m.
El Paso Scene
Wednesday, Feb. 21, to discuss “Peril on the Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and
Royal Train” by Edward Marston. Copies of the Sunday. Free admission. Information: (575)
book available for loan from the museum. 678-8824 (local call) or wsmr-history.org.
The Doña Ana Modular Railroad Club will
Also
have their H-O scale model trains running all
day Feb. 15-17.
Adults coloring group meets 10 a.m. to noon
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum — 301
Friday, Feb. 9 and 23. S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon on
p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is
Saturday, Feb. 10. free. Information: (575) 546-2382, 1-800-848-
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum 4955 or lunacountyhistoricalsociety.com
— 4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours Geronimo Springs Museum — 211 Main
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon
adults, $4 seniors 60 and older; $3 children age to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 ($2.50 stu-
4-17; free for museum members, veterans and dents 6 to 18; free for ages 5 and younger).
children age 3 and under. Information: (575) Family rates: $15. Information: (575) 894-6600
522-4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org. or geronimospringsmuseum.com.
Archaeologist David Greenwald will speak
about his current project, “Creekside Village,” Hubbard Museum of the American
at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8. Creekside Village is West — 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
a mid-7th to mid-9th century pit house village Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours are
(AD 650-850) in Tularosa Canyon between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday
Tularosa and Mescalero. Admission is free. (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). Admission:
The annual Museum Rocks! Gem & Mineral $7 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 children 6-16;
Show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. $1 Ruidoso Downs residents; free for children
to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17-18, with dealers of 5 and younger and museum members).
both cut and uncut gemstones, rocks, minerals, Information: (575) 378-4142, hubbardmuse-
fossils, meteorites, jewelry, jewelry-making um.org or on Facebook.
supplies and educational displays on the art and
Museum of the Big Bend — Sul Ross
science of rocks and gems. Sponsored by
State University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in
Friends of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch
Alpine, Texas. Showing through March 25:
Heritage Museum. Admission: $7 for age 7 and
“Echoes of the Cordillera: Attitudes and
older (includes museum admission).
Latitudes Along the Great Divide,” photographs
Information: lcmuseumrocks.com.
by Jim Bones. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The 19th annual Cowboy Days which pays
Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
tribute to the state’s ranching traditions
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: (432)
Saturday and Sunday, March 3-4, cowboy
837-8143, museum@sulross.edu or museu-
demonstrations, chuck wagon cooking, chil-
mofthebigbend.com.
dren’s activities, mounted shooting, the CASI
Chili Cook-Off, cowboy music, pony rides,
New Mexico Museum of Space
gunfight re-enactments, and a special concert
History — 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
to be announced.
museum features the International Space Hall
Showing through April 1 in the museum
of Fame and the Tombaugh IMAX Dome
corridor: “Connie Garcia: A Lifetime of Art,”
Theater and Planetarium.
showcasing works by the Las Cruces artist.
Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Showing through July 8 in the Legacy
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors and military, $4
Gallery: “Form & Function: Objects with Flair.”
ages 4-12, children 3 and younger free). Call
Showing through Sept. 16: “NM Farm &
for school tours and group ticket arrangements.
Livestock Bureau: 100 Years Strong.”
Information: (877) 333-6589, (575) 437-2840
Crafts for kids and their parents are 10 a.m.
or nmspacemuseum.org.
to 1 p.m. selected Saturdays. free with museum
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is 9 to 11 a.m.
admission. No registration needed.
the first Friday of each month. Admission is
• Feb. 3: Valentine’s Day
free; coffee and donuts provided.
• Feb. 24: Learning to Weave
The New Horizons Theater is closed through
NMSU Art Gallery — D.W. Williams Art March 9 for renovations.
Center, 1390 E. University Ave, NMSU. Hours
Silver City Museum — 312 W. Broadway,
are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Silver City. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday. Admission is free. Information: (575)
Tuesday-Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
646-2545 or uag.nmsu.edu.
and Sunday. Admission: $3. Information: (575)
Showing through March 16: “Wendy Red
538-5921 or silvercitymuseum.org.
Star: The Maniacs (We’re not the Best, but
Showing through May: “Flamenco: From
We’re Better than the Rest).” This site-specific
Spain to New Mexico.” The exhibit traces fla-
exhibition will visually materialize and mesh
menco to its arrival in the United States and its
memories of the past and present in Red Star’s
rise as an international art form. It includes cos-
investigation of her Apsáalooke (Crow) Indian
tumes (both historic and contemporary), musi-
father’s life in rock music. The exhibit includes
cal instruments, costume and set design sketch-
photography, sound, sculpture, interviews, and
es, playbills, sheet music, posters, and more.
a visual timeline. Opening reception is 5:30 to
A Territorial Charter Day celebration is
7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26.
planned for Saturday, Feb. 17.
A free all-ages Community Art Workshop,
“Visual Journaling: Paste up! My Family Tribute Toy Train Depot — Alameda Park, 1991
in Collage” is 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27. N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. An actual
Bring copies of family photos (regular paper is train depot built in 1898, the building now
fine) to the gallery to create a family tribute in houses a gift shop and model shop, with more
collage. No reservations required. than 1,200 feet of model railroad track and
hundreds of model and toy trains on display.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
Hours are noon to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday
and Missile Park — Exhibits feature the his-
through Sunday. Admission: $4. Information:
tory of the Trinity Site (site of the first atomic
(575) 437-2855.
bomb test), the V-2 rocket, ranchers on the
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
range and missile optics. An outdoor Missile
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
Park displays rockets and missiles tested on the
through Sunday. Cost: $4.
range. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
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F
ormer El Pasoan Ann James Massey,
who now resides in Paris, has
returned home for an extended visit
with family and friends. Prior to relocating
in 1994, Massey was very active in the
local El Paso arts community, running a
gallery in Santa Teresa, N.M., teaching
classes and creating award-winning art.
Her oil painting “Days End” garnered the
Best of Show award at the 1991 Arts
International exhibition sponsored by the
El Paso Art Association.
Speaking of awards, just two weeks after
her return to El Paso this past month,
Massey learned that her newly completed
painting, “The Blessing of the Animals,”
had received the Lawrence von Beidel
Memorial Award in the Catherine Lorillard
Wolfe Art Club’s 121st Annual Open
Exhibition held at the National Arts Club
in New York City. This highly detailed oil
painting, depicting the yearly blessing of
the animals on the Feast Day of St Francis
of Assisi, was first inspired by her personal
relationships with a series of furry and
feathered friends, she said. Set in Paris’
American Cathedral (her spiritual home
since her arrival in Paris), the composition
is not a reproduction of any specific feast
day celebration, she emphasized, but rather
a composite of numerous memories.
Giving it an even more personal touch,
the figures portrayed, including clergy and
even the animals, have an actual physical
counterpart – many of whom are members
of Massey’s extended family. These
include her longtime partner, Henri; his
sister; Ann’s nephews, nieces and cousins;
and even Rosie Carlson, wife of local artist
Robert Carlson, who is holding a dog pat-
terned on one owned by her collectors and
friends, Bob and Rosanne Hoy.
“It took me a year to choose the partici-
pants – both human and animals — make
sketches, create the composition and then
finalize the original drawing on vellum
paper,” Massey said. “The image is first
drawn on the front of the vellum and then
retraced on the back. The next step is tap-
ing it to the board and the image is then
rubbed with a blunt instrument to transfer
the drawing onto the board. The drawing
as well as the painting is created entirely
by hand.”
Using other techniques echoing the tradi-
tions of the European Masters, Massey is a
fine artist in every sense. Complimenting
her precise drawings with an equally intri-
cate method of paining, Massey grinds her
own paints, using powdered pigments and
Maroger black oil. After preparing the
mahogany board that serves as her canvas,
Massey applies a thin-toned wash as her
primary layer. The second step is the cre-
ation of a burnt umber value rendition of
the entire image. This is followed by three
or four more layers of color, with final lay-
ers of glazing and scumbling (a technique
that allows the lower layers to show
through). These layers are separated by a
hand-made Flemish Medium, applied
when and where each day’s work is done.
This thin glazing process allows each suc-
cessive layer to affect the prior layers, pro-
ducing an effect similar to that of lining up
layers of glass panes that allow the light to
bounce back from each one.
From start to finish, the painting required
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The artwork, which will hang through
March 31, was inspired by Pat’s trip to
Africa in October 2017. After flying from
El Paso to Nairobi, Kenya, her adventures
began with a five-day safari, encountering
wildlife in the Nairobi National Park, the
Masa Mara and Serengeti National Park in
Tanzania. She spent five additional days at
the Old English-styled “Giraffe Manor”
just outside Nairobi, a preserve for the
endangered Rothschild giraffes.
She had the opportunity to get “up
close and personal” with a variety of wild
creatures, she said, including the roaring
lion that slept just outside her tent for two
eight years of Massey’s creative time. One nights and a cranky old elephant that made
of the major delays in the highly labor- it clear that she “did not like Pat’s vibra-
intensive underpaint- tions.”
ing and the successive Her interaction with the giraffes was an
layering of oil was a especially endearing experience. “My sec-
serious complication ond-floor room was on the front of the
that followed what at Manor. Each morning I woke up to seeing
first seemed like a the heads of one or two giraffes poking
minor hand injury. through my open window.”
Massey will remain Olchefski-Winston plans to paint at least
in El Paso through one and perhaps two images of each of the
March 26. During that animals she saw, including lions, cheetahs,
time she will oversee hippos, rhinos, Cape buffalo, crocodiles
the production and Ann Massey and even owls.
signing of limited edi- Join Pat and her friends at the Feb. 10
tion offset lithographs of “The Blessing of reception, which will include the opportu-
the Animals,” due out in early February. nity to listen to and learn about the tech-
Her March plans include giving one or nique of African drumming. For more
more talks on in her technique and compo- information call 240-5756
sition based on the Old Masters traditions.
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer
Preparatory sketches of the work and the
final drawing will be on display, in addi- specializing in the visual arts
tion to the original oil painting. More
information on dates and times will be
found at annjamesmassey.com.
Doña Ana Arts Council
Kathleen Albers, director of the Doña
Ana Arts Council in Las Cruces, has
announced a new educational and socially
rewarding series.
“Feed Your Mind” is an arts and cultural
seminar series featuring knowledgeable
speakers on a wide range of topics. These
weekly Thursday evening seminars begin
Feb. 1 and run through May. The events
begin with a social hour and light refresh-
ments from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., followed by
the seminar presentation from 5:30 to 7:00
pm. All presentations take place at the
DAAC Arts and Cultural Center, 1740
Avenida de Mercado, Suites B-D.
The first speaker, Kathleen Kay, will give
three presentations, Feb 1, 8 and 15, focus-
ing on the “New Mexico Art, Past to
Present.” The Feb. 15 talk will focus on
the Mesilla Valley and current local artists.
The next presenter is Bill Key, who will
address the topic, “Everything you Want to
Know About the Nile, But Were Afraid to
Ask” Feb. 22 and March 1. Key lived and
worked and traveled in Egypt for over 20
years, traveling throughout the country.
The subscription price for the entire 12
sessions is $95. Fee for an individual semi-
nar is $20.
‘Sleeping with Lions’
Pat Olchefski-Winston’s latest exhibition
will open with a reception noon to 3:30
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Om Gallery
inside Star City Studio, 120 W. Castellano.
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Submissions are being taken through Feb. 28
for KCOS-TV public television’s annual on-air
juried art competition and fundraising auction
set for Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22 and
April 28-29. Entry is free; forms available at
kcostv.org/artauction. Information: 594-5345.
All funds raised will go toward the award-win-
ning programming from KCOS, El Paso and
Southern New Mexico’s local PBS station.
Local artists display their best art work while
giving viewers the chance to bid and win their
favorite pieces.
Categories include Local Flavor, Figurative,
Still Life and Landscapes, Photography,
Contemporary & Mixed Media.
Winner of each category receives $100 cash
prize; best in show will receive $500. There
will also be a non-juried Special Collections cat-
egory, including works from Early El Paso
artists and other special donations. Area artists
of all mediums are invited to submit up to two
entries each. Local galleries are also invited to
submit work from the artists they represent.
Bert Saldana Art Gallery — The gallery
featuring Southwestern Art is at 1501 Main
Street in the San Elizario Arts District. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through
Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to
4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 479-2926 or bert-
saldana.com. The gallery celebrates its 3rd
Anniversary Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 10-11,
with live music 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday with Juan
Romero and Sunday with Fab4Cezz.
Crossland Gallery — The El Paso Art
Association’s gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (in
the Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturdays. Information: 534-7377,
CrosslandArtGallery.com, or Facebook.
Showing through Feb. 24:
con.FIGURE.action.four.2018 figure and por-
trait show/sale. The show will also feature doll
assemblages by featured artist Ho Baron.
Life Drawing lessons are offered 5:30-8:30
p.m. Thursdays at the Art Junction upstairs; and
6-9 p.m. Tuesdays at the Glasbox, 210 Poplar.
Cost: $10; students bring their own supplies.
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. 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. Information: 212-
0300 or elpasoartmuseum.org.
Showing Jan. 26-May 13: “Ethics, Excess and
Extinction,” recent works by an international
array of artists that explore the theme of
endangered animal species.
The UTEP Choral Union presents
“Requiems” musical compositions for the
deceased, inspired by the exhibit, at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 22, with commentary by EPSO
conductor Bohuslav Rattay.
Showing through Feb. 11: “Frank Lloyd
Wright: Architecture of the Interior,” coinciding
with the 150th anniversary of Wright’s birth.
His innovative ideas in domestic architecture
and design are shown through house plans,
photographs and drawings.
Showing Feb. 16-June 17: “Papel Chicano
Dos,” a new touring exhibition of contempo-
rary works on paper from the collection of
Cheech Marin.
Gallery focus talks on pieces from the perma-
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nent collection are 7 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Feb.
8 and 22, led by UTEP students.
Art Talks: Art as Freedom event is 2 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24, with live musical perform-
ances. Art historian Samuel Rodriguez discusses
the concept of freedom in art, exploring the
relevance of EPMA’s masterpieces to the El
Paso community. No reservations required.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop — 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.
The gallery will take part in the annual “Lovin’
The Art Festival” 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday
and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10-11,
throughout Placita Madrid.
Hal Marcus Gallery — 1308 N. Oregon.
The gallery specializes in local and early El Paso
art. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday; noon to 7 p.m.
Thursday or by appointment. Information: 533-
9090 or halmarcus.com.
Reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25,
for works of four Early El Paso artists: Jose
Cisneros, Bill Rakocy, Manuel Acosta and Tom
Lea. An ArtTalk is 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22.
The show continues through April 13.
Showing Feb. 2-17 in collaboration with
EPISD is “Miniatures: Private Conversations,”
which will allow for meaningful research on the
topic of scale as it impacts the intimate space
and dialogue between the viewer and the art-
work. Opening reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 2.
International Museum of Art — 1211
Montana. The museum is operated by the
International Association for the Visual Arts in
the historic Turney Home. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Wednesday Thursday and Friday, 1
to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free guided
tours available on a walk-in basis. Admission is
free. Information: 543-6747 or international-
museumofart.net.
La Galeria de la Misíon de Senecú —
The Ysleta Independent School District’s gallery
is at 8455 Alameda. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday.  Admission is free.
Information: 434-9703, 434-9711, or on
Facebook at YISDFineArts.
The Black History Month Annual Art Contest
and Exhibition, “Continuing the Dream: African
Americans who have Changed the World,” is
Feb. 1-23. Awards presentation and reception
is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15.
Living Room at Carters — The wine tast-
ing room and gallery is at 2310 Piedras at
Carters Flowers. Currently showing is artwork
by El Paso artists Debra DeSantis, Robert
Dozal and Bert Saldana. Information: 275-9157
or on Facebook at the Living Room Art Gallery.
Rio Bravo Watercolorists — The group’s
monthly meeting is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 21, at Schwartz Branch Library, 1865
Dean Martin. This month’s program is about
the manner in which watercolor paints and
alcohol inks react on an alternative surface,
presented by Karen Steinberg and Nancy Diaz.
The public is invited. Information: Linda
Parsons, 549-2950.
Steinberg’s specialty is painting with watercol-
or on YUPO, a synthetic surface that facilitates
interesting movements and interactions of the
paint and also allows for easy “erasing” back to
a white surface. Her demonstrations will
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include techniques designed to achieve both
loose abstract images, as well as more tradi-
tional impressions. Diaz’s contribution involves
the use of alcohol inks on YUPO. She will
demonstrate vibrant images that can be created
with these materials, as well as how to use the
inks on ceramic tile.
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 Feb. 16 in the Project
Space: “Duality of Presence,” featuring 19 con-
temporary makers united by their concern with
“material specificity” in their work, specifically
as a way of looking at how material itself can
communicate complex and distinct narratives.
Each artist is represented by multiple pieces of
jewelry. Artist-made videos can be viewed in
the gallery via virtual reality platforms.
Showing Feb. 1-April 6:
• The 2018 UTEP Department of Art Biennial
Faculty Exhibition. Also participating are stu-
dents in the UTEP Department of Art.
• In the atrium is “Fiamma Montezelmomo:
Passing,” a solo exhibition of the artist installed
on the US-Mexico border hosted by Proyectos
Impala of Ciudad Juarez, and the immersive
installation “Neon Afterward,” featuring words
of fluorescent LED blue lights extracted from
the Borges’ short story, “The Anthropologist.”
Opening reception is 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 1.
Showing March 1-May 4 in the Project
Space: winning pieces from the “Siqueiros-
Pollock Bi-National Painting Exhibition.”
Opening reception is 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
March 1.
San Elizario Art District — Several gal-
leries and artist studios are located 1445 to
1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on
the Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800
or 851-0093.
Featured gallery artists include Albert
Escamilla, Robert Dozal, Rob Mack, Palmira
Lopez, Manuel Alvarado, Maria Branch, Bert
Saldaña, Joanna Franco, Melissa Himes, M.
Concepcion, Robert Lichlyter, Amado Pena Jr.
and Arturo Avalos.
Star City Studio — The music studio and
gallery is at 120 W. Castellano. Information:
starcitystudioproductions.com, or 240-5756.
Showing through Feb. 3: “4 Diverse
Women,” featuring works by Estelle Goldman,
Marie Livingston, Vanessa K. Clark and Lu
Allen.
An opening reception is noon to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10, for “Sleeping with Lions,”
an exhibit of new works by gallery owner Pat
Olchefski-Winston. The paintings are inspired
by Pat’s trip to Africa in October 2017, which
included a five-day safari and another five days
living on preserve for endangered giraffes. The
exhibit, which includes images of lions, chee-
tahs, hippos, rhinos, Cape buffalo, crocodiles
and even owls, runs through March 31.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
‘For the Love of Art month’ — February
is “For the Love of Arts Month” in Las Cruces,
celebrating the city’s various performing and
visual arts. The month, sponsored by
ArtForms, is highlighted by several special stu-
dio tours, exhibits, readings and performances.
Information: artformsnm.org.
See various gallery listings for event details.
Major events include:
• Studio tours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and
noon to 4 p.m. Sundays each weekend is
February 2018
February. See artformsnm.org for map.
• ArtForms and Las Cruces Arts Association
Member Exhibits at Mas Art, 126 S. Main; Rio
Grande Theatre Gallery, 211 N. Main;
Mesquite
Art Gallery, 340 N. Mesquite; Tombaugh
Gallery, 2000 S. Solano; Art Obscura, 3206
Harrelson; and The Big Picture, 2001 E.
Lohman, Ste. 109.
• 20th Anniversary Gala, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 2,
at Alma d’arte School, $15 (via
artformsnm.org).
Aa Studio — 2645 Doña Ana Road (Calle de
Oro). The gallery features emerging artists as
well as the multimedia work by gallery owner
Roy van der Aa. Information: (575) 520-8752.
Art Obscura Gallery — The fine arts,
antiques and collectibles shop and gallery is at
3206 Harrelson in Las Cruces at Mesilla Park.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Information: (575) 494-7256,
Artobscuragallery.com or on Facebook.
Showing through Feb. 4:
• “Silverscape: Photographs of the Southwest”
by Nick Gialanella.
• in the Upstairs Tiny Room: “Complex
Relations,” paintings by Felicia Castro.
ArtForms Studio Tour — The Las
Cruces-based ArtForms Artist Association of
New Mexico presents its annual Studio Tours
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 3-4, Feb. 10-11, Feb. 17-18
and Feb. 24-25, in celebration of “For the
Love of Art Month.” The tour features area
artists at Las Cruces galleries and studios, many
not normally available to the public. Go to art-
formsnm.org for list of participating galleries
and studios, and which will be open on which
weekends.
ArtRageous — Doña Ana Arts Council
offers community art classes 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
evenings in February, at DAAC Arts & Cultural
Center, in Bulletin Plaza, 1740 Calle de
Mercado, Suite D. Classes include materials,
light refreshments and a glass of wine. No
experience is necessary; all levels welcome.
Cost $25 per class, plus materials (about $5).
Class size limited. Proceeds support the non-
profit’s community art programs for children.
Registration: (575) 523-6403 or daarts.org.
• Feb. 7: Sally Quillin; acrylic painting of
Josephina’s Gate, a Mesilla icon.
• Feb. 14: Judy Licht, painting on silk
• Feb. 21: Pat Black, gourd painting
• Feb. 28: Sally Quillin, pen and ink with
watercolor.
Chaos Collaboration — Las Cruces Parks
and Recreation Department’s Teen Programs
annual art show for teens by teens, aimed at
bringing a fresh perspective to local culture is
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Frank
O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W.
Bell. Information: (575) 541-2454.
An artist reception with musical performances
will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb.
23.
DAAC Arts & Cultural Center — The
gallery at the new 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 in February in celebration of For the
Love of Art Month is works by “The Insiders,”
a group of artists who get together to discuss
art and periodically show as a group. The
Insighters include Christina Campbell, C. C.
Cunningham, Sherri Doil-Carter, Flo
Dougherty, Linda Elkins, Tomi LaPierre, John
Northcutt, and Roy van der Aa offering a
diverse collection of art, which includes paint-
ings, collage, prints, and sculpture.
Opening reception and artist meet and greet
is 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. Refreshments
served.
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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.
‘Feed Your Mind’ seminar series — The
new initiative for the Doña Ana Arts Council,
bringing knowledgeable speakers on a wide
range of topics to the community runs
Thursdays, Feb. 1-through May at DAAC
Arts & Cultural Center, in Bulletin Plaza, 1740
Avenida de Mercado, Suites B–D. Evenings
begin with social hour and light refreshments
4:30 to 5:30 p.m., with seminars 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Cost: $95 for series; $20 per seminar.
Information: (575) 523-6403.
daarts.org.
• Feb. 1, 8 and 15: Kathleen Key, three talks
on “New Mexico Art, Past to Present.”
• Feb. 22 and March 1: Bill Key, “Everything
You Want to Know About the Nile, But Were
Afraid to Ask.”
Gypsy Sage artists — Five local women
artists known as Gypsy Sage will showcase their
recent works Feb. 2-25 at Nopalito’s Galería,
310 S. Mesquite, in Las Cruces, as part of “For
the Love of Art” month. Gallery hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m.
Sundays. Informatio: (575) 650-7543.
Opening reception is 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb.
2. Extended gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 17, for an Artist’s Celebration
The Gypsy Sage Artists are Kat Ahlefeld,
Laurie Churchill, Sue Feinsod, Marj Leininger
and Wendy Robin Weir. They work in a range
of different media - from glass and watercolor,
to acrylics, oils, fiber and colored pencil. Kate
Fennel Carlson has also been invited to exhibit
her repurposed furniture and leather gift items.
‘Here and Now’ submissions — Las
Cruces Museum of Art invites submissions for
Here and Now, a regional exhibition to be dis-
played at both the Museum of Art and NMSU
University Art Gallery May 11-July 21. Online,
digital submissions will be accepted through
March 30 at uag.nmsu.edu/hereandnow/.
Information: (575) 541-2137 and las-
cruces.org/museums.
Kathleen Deasy open house — Las
Cruces artist Kathleen Deasy, oils and mixed
media, will combine her love of art with her
love for animals for the 2018 Love of Art Studio
Tours, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 3-4 and 17-
18, at her studio at 625 Van Patten, donating
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15 percent of her sales to Cat’s Meow a Las
Cruces based all feline rescue, adoption and
education center. Information: (828) 467-9060
or kdarts2u@gmail.com.
Joining Kathleen at her studio are Karen
Currier, gourd artist, and Ruth Drayer, acrylic
artist.
Las Cruces Museum of Art — 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m.
Thursday), 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus 5
to 7 p.m. during the First Friday Ramble (Feb.
2). Closed Sunday and Monday. Closed Feb. 19
for Presidents’ Day. Information: (575) 541-
2137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing Feb. 2-April 7: “Politics on Paper:
Art with an Agenda from the SUArt
Collection,” featuring works from the Syracuse
University Art Galleries. The exhibition high-
lights a selection of works on paper by noted
artists focused on social and political commen-
tary from the 1600s to the present day.
Artrageous free art appreciation activities are
10 a.m. to noon every Saturday.
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. The gallery features more than
30 artists in various media. New works dis-
played every three months. Information: (575)
522-2933 or mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
Showing through Feb. 28 is the “For the
Love of Art” exhibit. Artists pay tribute to their
favorite artist, and visitors can check out the
“Masterpieces” and clues provided. The person
with the most correct answers will win a $50
gift certificate from La Posta Restaurant in
Mesilla. Reception is 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
10. Refreshments will be served.
February’s features artists are Sue Ann Glenn
and Arlene J. Tugel.
Rhoda and Friends Open Studio 2018
— Rhoda Winters will host an Open Studio
along with Linda Hagen, Linda Reeder-Sanchez,
and Beth Landers Chidester 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3-4
and Feb. 10-11, at Winter’s Studio, 4205
Hoffmann Dr. #1 in Las Cruces, as part of the
Love of Art Month Studio Tour. Information:
(575) 640-1365 or rhodarenee@comcast.net
thetheatregallery — Black Box Theatre
lobby, 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.
Open one hour prior to Black Box performanc-
es and by appointment. Information: (575) 523-
1223. Showing Jan. 26-Feb. 18: “Photograph
51” photography exhibit in conjunction with
the play of the same name. Reception is 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, Feb. 2.
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Tombaugh Gallery — First Unitarian
Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S.
Solano. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday. Information:
(575) 522-7281 or uuchurchlc.org.
Showing Jan. 31-Feb. 25 as part of “For the
Love of Art Month” is “Now and Then.”
Participating artists feature older works next to
their newer pieces. Opening reception is 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4.
Also
Art Hop — MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (Feb. 10)
in the downtown gallery district. The event fea-
tures the monthly art opening of new shows
throughout 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 torcmainstreet.org.
Tumblewords Project — The writing
workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Saturdays at the Memorial Park Public Library
meeting room, 3200 Copper. Workshops are
free; donations for the presenter are encour-
aged. The group is open to all writers in a non-
critique, non-caustic forum. Information: 328-
5484 (Donna Snyder), 566-1034 (library), tum-
blewordsproject@yahoo.com or on Facebook.
• Feb. 3: “The God of Small Things” with Kit
Wren. Wren, a participant in Tumblewords
since age 12 years, studied English literature at
the University of North Texas. He’s also active
in the Barbed Wire Open Mic Series and
FrontEra Slam.
• Feb. 10: ”Zora’s Journey” with Nancy
Lorenza Green. Green is a teaching and per-
forming artist whose focus on creative writing,
film, and music encourages workshop partici-
pants to integrate different disciplines.
• Feb. 17: “Live, Love, Desire” with Lucy
Hopple. Hopple founded Rincón Bohemio, a
bilingual writing group.
• Feb. 24: “To Tell the Tale” with McKinley
Cougar. Cougar is a musician, songwriter and
hip-hop artist. Currently, he performs with his
modern jazz band, Jupiter’s Junkies. He has
been featured on more than 15 albums and has
released three of his own.
EAM Friends of Library Book Sale —
Friends of the Esperanza A. Moreno Branch
Library, 12480 Pebble Hills, will host a book
sale 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17,
inside the library, with “fill-a-tote” special, fic-
tion, nonfiction hardcover books, magazines,
sci-fi, children’s books, religion, young adult,
and more. All proceeds benefit the library.
Information: 921-7001.
Promoting Art in Las Cruces — Doña
Ana Arts Council’s free series features an
author’s reading at noon Friday, Feb. 23, at the
Council’s Arts & Cultural Center in Mesilla’s
Bulletin Plaza, 1740 Calle de Mercado.
Admission is free. Participants may bring a sack
lunch. RSVP at (575) 523-6403 or
admin@daarts.org. Information: daarts.org.
In honor of For the Love of Art Month,
authors Winn Jacobs, Kathy Vorenberg and
Ruth Drayer will give brief readings and talk
about the process of writing their books.
Southwest Book Awards — The annual
Border Regional Library Association Awards
Banquet is 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at
Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One Ardovino
Drive in Sunland Park. The event honors the
latest works of area authors, and also awards
scholarships to graduate and undergraduate
students pursuing degrees in library/media.
Community Arts Party — The City of
Socorro, N.M. will host its 23rd annual arts
event featuring workshops for all ages 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, in Finley Gym, 202
McCutcheon. Local artists and organizations
offer workshops on painting, tie-dye, clay, jew-
elry, candle dipping, beading, masks, leather
work and more. Wear old clothes. Volunteers
welcome. Admission is free. Information: (575)
835-5688 or nmtpas.org.
Deming Arts Center — 100 Gold Street in
Deming, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 546-3663, demingarts.org.
Showing Feb. 2-27: San Vicente Artists group
show. San Vicente Artists was formed in the
mid 1990s to promote the arts and artists in
the Silver City/Grant County area. Artist recep-
tion is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4.
This will be the last scheduled show for the
SVA. The group is going to take a break from
all activities and are looking for new artists to
be part of the organization.
Silent auction proceeds will go to the scholar-
ship fund. Event is free, but cost for dinner is
$32. RSVP by Feb. 16: brlanews@outlook.com.
Information brla.info.
Reading Art Book Club — The book club
of the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main,
meets at 2:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of
each month in the Museum of Nature and
Science classroom next door. Meetings are free
and open to the public; participants do not
need to have read the book. Information: (575)
541-2217, sabdon@las-cruces.org or las-
cruces.org/museums.
Murder She Read — The Eastside chapter
of the book discussion group supporting
women mystery writers meets 7 to 9 p.m. the
first Tuesday of each month at Solstice Senior
Living at Rio Norte, 1940 Saul Kleinfeld. Feb.
6: “Wolf” by Kelly Oliver. Admission is free and
open to anyone. 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. Admission is
free. Information:
elpasowritersleague@gmail.com or on
Facebook at ElPasoWritersLeague.
Barnes and Noble storytimes — Stories
for children art at 11 a.m. Saturdays at stores at
El Paso’s East Side, Fountains at Farah; West
Side, 705 Sunland Park; and Las Cruces Mesilla
Valley Mall.
• Jan. 27: Fancy Nancy: Oodles of Kittens
• Feb. 3: I am Harriet Tubman
• Feb. 10: Click, Clack, Moo I Love You
• Feb. 17: Mother Bruce
• Feb. 24: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss.
The West Side store and Las Cruces locations
also offer storytimes at 10 a.m. Friday.
Barnes & Noble (West Side) — 705
Sunland Park. Information: 581-5353. Crazy
Horse family members and author W. Matson
will sign copies of the book “Crazy Horse: The
Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy” based on the
family’s oral history at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
22.
Books Are Gems — 7744 North Loop Ste
B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit
organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Books are sold for 50¢-$1, and children
who come to the store may receive five free
used books. Teachers can also receive free
books for their classroom. Hours are 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday. Information: 845-
5437 or booksaregems.org.
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Tragically Hip, “A National
Celebration,” Universal/Eagle Rock
On Oct. 17 a musical genius left this earth.
He wasn’t a household name like Prince,
Tom Petty or David Bowie, but to the citi-
zens of Canada and the cult of enlightened
ones in the United States he was a king.
Gordon Downie was the lead singer/song-
writer of the Tragically Hip. In the summer
of 2016 he was diagnosed with terminal
brain cancer, so they decided to make one
last trek around Canada, with a 15-city tour
and a grand farewell in their hometown of
Kingston, Ontario. “A National Celebration”
is the new DVD that presents that show in all
its glory. As Gord walks out in his metallic
silver leather suit, custom sock scarf to
match his feet, completed by a peacock-
feathered hat, it’s clear this isn’t going to be
an ordinary Hip show. The band covers 30
songs representing their three-decade-plus
career. Each song is filled with more passion
than the one before with the entire band in
top form, including three encores and con-
cluding with “Ahead by a Century.”
Preceding this video was the release of the
incredible documentary “A Long Time
Running,” which chronicles the time and
struggles leading up to the momentous occa-
sion. The Tragically Hip will be forever
missed and no sentiment rings truer than the
one on the shirt of long time technical direc-
tor Billy Ray: “In Gord We Trust.”
The Pistoleros, “Silver,” Fervor
In the nearly two decades writing for the El
Paso Scene, I have made two things painful-
ly obvious. The first being the Rolling Stones
or their related side projects will always get a
favorable nod in my book. Secondly I have a
huge fondness for the Arizona desert rock
sound. Whether it’s the Gin Blossoms having
another go at it, or the Sand Rubies making
any kind of blip on my radar, or one-time
Refreshments’ Roger Clyne being phenome-
nal with his Peacemakers, I have document-
ed it here. One band in that lot, however, has
slipped through the cracks: The Pistoleros.
That’s most likely because their output has
been light, to put it mildly. Let’s just say you
can count the albums with the actual
Pistoleros moniker on one hand. They are
currently celebrating their 20th anniversary
and with that comes their latest release
“Silver.” The sound is familiar with guitar-
driven rock, heavy doses of anthemic radio-
friendly hooks, with some honky-tonk grime
to keep things a little dusty. Their last one
was in 2015 and if they can keep up this kind
of brilliance, then they will absolutely be my
new keepers of the Arizona desert rock torch.
The Stereophonics, “Scream
Above the Clouds,” Warner Bros.
The good news comes threefold with the lat-
est by the Stereophonics, “Scream Above the
Sounds.” The first being that the band made
it all the way to the No. 2 position on the
charts (in the U.K. of course, because
America still has trouble realizing this band’s
greatness). The next is that release has major
USA distribution with Warner Brothers
Records, so there’s no need to go on a treas-
ure hunt to find it. Most importantly, the
band sounds better than ever and have craft-
ed one of their best discs to date. It might be
a little slicker in spots than past efforts, but
it’s still well over three-quarters a tank full of
guitar-heavy rock with some added glam
highlights. Horns, keyboards, and a gospel
choir have a greater presence than we have
heard, taking us to a new level of magnifi-
cence — which is quite a career accomplish-
ment being two decades and 10 albums in.
Of course there is a deluxe edition boasting
five bonus tracks that are well worth the
price of admission, with acoustic, live and
session cuts. By all means “Scream Above
February 2018
the Sounds” if you happen to know anyone
who has not yet hooked themselves up to the
Stereophonics band wagon.
Collective Soul, “Collective Soul:
Live,” Suretone
It probably won’t be the next “Frampton
Come Alive,” (the 1976 classic by Peter
Frampton that has sold close to 11 million
copies), but there is no reason it shouldn’t.
People aren’t really buying physical albums
anymore, much less live releases, but maybe
it’s time to rediscover why live recordings
are so fantastic. A great place to start is from
a band that has been together for a quarter-
century. Collective Soul have nine proper
releases under their belt, with only one other
concert documented (that was with Atlanta
Symphony Youth Orchestra so that really
doesn’t count). This one was recorded from
2015 to 2017, allowing the band to pick the
very best performances of each cut, and the
outcome was an exceptional rocket-fueled
show. There are 17 tracks, opening up appro-
priately with a much appreciated heavy ver-
sion of “Heavy.” They move through their
catalogue of work, even throwing us off the
scent with a delicate piano opening to their
massive chart topper “Shine” that quickly
changes into their most beloved hit. Plenty of
extended guitar solos take a few cuts into
superb new territory. Some new material also
makes a welcome appearance into the set
list. Things close with the debut of their
newest song “Right as Rain,” just to keep us
anxiously awaiting a new studio disc.
Collectibles: The Killers, “Don’t
Waste Your Wishes,” Island
The holiday season may be over, so it easily
can be said that this release isn’t really strik-
ing while the iron’s hot. It simply doesn’t
matter, because this is The Killers. “Don’t
Waste Your Wishes” came out as a ridicu-
lously small-pressed limited edition on CD in
2016, but is seeing a slightly larger produc-
tion on vinyl this month. The band has deliv-
ered primarily original Christmas cuts as sin-
gles for the past decade, with the sale of each
one benefiting Product Red, a charity helping
to eliminate HIV/AIDS in eight African
countries. The only problem is that these sin-
gles are increasingly difficult to find, espe-
cially after their original release year. “Don’t
Waste Your Wishes” compiles all those holi-
day-themed ditties in one place. It includes
their duets with the Dawes, Toni Halliday of
Curve, and Elton John to name a few. Eight
of the record’s ten songs were penned by the
band themselves and nobody paints
Christmas scene like the Killers. “Don’t
Waste Your Wishes” trying to obtain this set
next year — be sure to buy it now.
Keep an eye out for these releases:
David Byrne — “American Utopia”
Fleeting Ends —-“I Know You Lie Cos So
Do I”
Kid Dakota — “Denervation”
The Cabin Fever — “Exercise the Demon”
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin’
Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net.
El Paso Scene
T
his year started out rough. On Jan.
3, my daughter-in-law’s nephew
died at age 13. Although Peter
suffered from a genetic neuromuscular
disease that was likely to kill him in his
teens, his death came suddenly from res-
piratory failure as he was riding to
school.
The next day, my pastor’s wife died at
age 44. Jill had been diagnosed with
Stage 4 breast cancer less than two years
earlier. Her death came the same day
that she and her husband had told their
doctors they would not seek further
treatment after tests showed the cancer
had spread everywhere. She left behind
three children.
These are mind-numbing tragedies that
force one to confront the utter senseless-
ness of such suffering and death.
One of the biggest arguments people
make against God is the existence of
evil. Another way of putting this is, why
is the world crooked instead of straight?
The renowned Christian writer C. S.
Lewis started out as an atheist, and the
problem of evil was a big reason he
rejected God for so long. But there was
something about that argument that
haunted him and eventually led him to
faith. Here’s what he wrote in his book,
“Mere Christianity”:
“My argument against God was that
the universe seemed so cruel and unjust.
But how had I got this idea of just and
unjust? A man does not call a line
crooked unless he has some idea of a
straight line.”
Lewis himself was devastated by grief
when his wife died of cancer. Even the
great C.S. Lewis (who had earlier writ-
ten a book called “The Problem of Pain”
dealing with the issues of suffering and
evil) was overwhelmed by his loss.
He later wrote, “We were promised
sufferings. They were part of the pro-
gram. We were even told, 'Blessed are
they that mourn? and I accept it. I've got
nothing that I hadn't bargained for. Of
course it is different when the thing hap-
pens to oneself, not to others, and in
reality, not imagination.”
As Lewis realized, all the theology, all
the right answers do not provide much
comfort in the face of such grief.
Explanations are not consolations.
But we cannot help but wonder why
such things happen. We keep asking
why. We cannot accept that God is
unconcerned about our suffering. But if
we let go of God, we also lose any sense
of why we would expect anything differ-
ent. It is our anger and our anguish that
affirm that the world is not supposed to
be the way it is, that there are such
things as justice and love.
If evil is not a problem for us, then
there is no hope. The moment we accept
that pain and suffering and sin are just
the way the world works and it’s just a
matter of luck if we can escape it, then
we have accepted crooked lines as the
way life is supposed to be.
In Luke Chapter 3:5 (referring to Isaiah
40:3), it says “the crooked paths shall
become straight.” How can anything as
crooked as the death of a child or the
death of a mother be made straight?
My wife and I had scheduled a trip to
the East Coast that happened to coincide
with Peter’s memorial services.
Although Peter had been disabled his
whole life, his family — including his
twin sister and two older brothers — had
never spared any expense or trouble to
provide him as normal and as happy a
life as any child could hope for. They
took him on vacations where he skied
and scuba-dived. He played on a wheel-
chair hockey team. The disease contort-
ed his body, but he was full of life and
love, and never felt sorry for himself.
At the visitation in a Philadelphia area
church, hundreds of classmates, their
parents, family friends (well, practically
everyone whoever met Peter, it seemed
like) waited in the frigid cold to pay
their respects as the line of visitors
wound its way through the church and
extended about a block outside. I sat
watching for hours as the family gra-
ciously greeted every visitor. While the
people had come to give condolences, it
seemed like they instead were receiving
a blessing from the family as they
passed through. People knew they were
in the presence of a kind of love that
prevails against any kind of evil.
That’s when it hit me: “The crooked
paths shall become straight.”
Randy Limbird is editor of
El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com
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‘A Chorus Line’ — UTEP Dinner Theatre,
in the UTEP Student Union West building,
presents the Michael Bennett musical, winner
of the 1976 Tony Award for Best Musical and
the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Jan. 26-
Feb. 11. Show time is 7 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday; non-dinner matinees are
Sunday 2:30 p.m. Feb. 4 and 11; dinner mati-
nee is 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28. Tickets:
$33.50 to $43.50 Wednesday, Thursday and
Sunday discount dinner performances; $36.50
to $48.50 (Friday and Saturday dinner perform-
ances), and $19.50 to $29.50 no-dinner mati-
nee performances (Ticketmaster). Information:
747-6060 or utep.edu/udt.
“A Chorus Line” captures the spirit and ten-
sion of a Broadway chorus audition. Exploring
the inner lives and poignant ambitions of pro-
fessional Broadway gypsies, the show features
one powerhouse number after another.
Memorable musical numbers include “What I
Did for Love,” “One,” “I Can Do That,” ”At
the Ballet,” “The Music and the Mirror,” and “I
Hope I Get It.”
‘Los Desarraigados’ — Los Actores
Spanish-language theatre company presents the
play by Humberto Robles at 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26-28, at
the Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S San
Marcial. Admission; $10 ($8 seniors, military,
students; $6 each for groups of 10 or more).
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Information: 540-3813 or 474-4275.
The play tells the story of an attractive well-
to-do young woman from Mexico City whose
unexpected arrival in El Paso at the house of a
working-class Mexican American family forces
them to confront their own identity and place
in American society. Co-presented by
International Hispanic Cultural Institute (IHCI).
‘Photograph 51’ — No Strings Theatre
Company presents the story of Rosalina
Franklin and DNA by Anna Ziegler Jan. 26-
Feb. 11 at Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main in
Las Cruces. Directed by Ceil Herman.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
at 8 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Sunday Feb. 3 and 10; and
at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8. Tickets: $15 ($12
students and seniors over 65; $10 all seats
Thursday. Reservations: (575) 523-1223.
“Photograph 51” is the story of Rosalind
Franklin and DNA and neatly coils a scientific
detective story around a rumination on how
sexism, personality, and morality can impact
collaboration and creativity.
Improv Comedy Show — Jesters League
of America, hosts its first improv show of the
year 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at
Glasbox, 210 Poplar. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Mature content. Admission: $6 at the door; $5
on the league’s Facebook page by clicking
“attending.” Information: (813) 785-6664.
Please see Page 31
El Paso Scene
‘A Chorus Line’
demands acting,
dancing, singing
D
irector Jaime Barba gets to take
a trip down memory lane direct-
ing “A Chorus Line” at UTEP
Dinner Theatre.
He was in the show playing Greg
Gardner when the Dinner Theatre first
produced it in 1995, so he understood
the challenges of producing this particu-
lar musical.
“‘A Chorus Line’ is different kind of
show,” Barba said. “It is a show that
truly requires every performer in it be a
‘triple threat.’ It is essential to the show
that each performer is well versed in
acting, singing and dancing. There is no
chorus. There are no ‘lead’ characters.
“The 18 ‘dancers’ that are onstage for
the entire show have to use all three
performing disciplines to tell their sto-
ries. It is quite challenging for any per-
former to take on a role in this show.
Dance plays a very important part of the
story telling. So, we had to cast a group
of kids that could dance. And as anyone
who works in the theatre knows, it is
hard to try and find a large group of
male performers who can dance as well
as sing and act. That was a challenge.”
How different is “A Chorus Line”
from typical musical fare? It was con-
sidered innovative when it opened in
1975 on Broadway, winning nine Tony
Awards, including Best Musical, and the
1976 Pulitzer Prize for drama.
“‘A Chorus Line’ is very different than
you standard ‘boy meets girl’ musical,”
Barba said. “It follows the audition
process of Broadway dancers trying to
get their next ‘gig.’ Throughout the
audition process we get to meet each
character and learn a little about them
through monologues, song and dance. It
was quite groundbreaking for its day
and it still holds up for today’s audi-
ences.”
Barba, however, was glad to take on
the challenge.
“Our February slot is usually reserved
for a ‘smaller’ show (in the theater,
‘smaller’ is relative) and we were asked
to try to pick a season of ‘name’ shows,
or shows that have a following,” Barba
said. “Every season I do get to choose
the show that I want to direct, and I put
‘A Chorus Line’ on my list. Lately we
have had a lot of regulars that want to
do dance heavy shows (i.e. ‘West Side
Story,’ ‘Cabaret’), and I knew we had
the talent that could fill the cast and do
a great job with the material.”
Leading that group is UDT regular
Josey Mitchell (Evita in “Evita,” Mary
Poppins in “Mary Poppins,” Reno
Sweeney in “Anything Goes”) as
Cassie. She performs the “Music and
the Mirror” song and dance solo in the
show, and is the show’s choreographer.
“One of the biggest challenges is
being in the show at the same time,”
Mitchell said. “There comes a point
where I have to switch off choreogra-
pher and have to just be Cassie. The
challenge of my role is that it is so
much like my own life story that it is
very personal and raw for me. I’m
excited to represent who she is for so
many dancers like myself.”
Other UDT regulars include: Paul (and
dance captain) – Derrick Cintron;
Ritchie – Rudy Melendez; Sheila –
Sarah Pagano; Diana – Lizbeth Pineda;
Mike – Jorge Blakely; Mark – Alvaro
Callejas; Kristine – Becca Vargas; Greg
– Henry Del Toro; Don – John Levick;
Bobby – Jeffrey Quintana; Val – Katie
Harding; Judy – Tania Hernandez;
Connie – Jensen Springer; and Laurie –
Kaelin Walker. Zach, the director in the
show is portrayed by Edward Gallardo
III, who returns to the UDT stage after a
long break. Newcomers are Allysa
Donnely as Maggie; Laura Mae Klinger
as Bebe and Jean-Andre Moore as Al.
“My biggest joy in this process is
watching these performers ‘create’ their
characters and their performances,”
Barba said. “I have been at the Dinner
Theatre for over 25 years (hair and wig
designer since 1992, UDT costume
designer since 2006), so I see these
same performers come in as novice per-
formers and grow into experienced
actors. This show is a great vehicle for
the musical theater performer to get a
‘meaty’ character — a character with
some substance and with a back story. I
love to see one of the cast members
bring these characters to life and put
their own spin on it.”
Barba wants people to understand that
because of the depth and backstories
required of each character, “A Chorus
Line” is unique in musical theater.
“It has the same elements but it is pre-
sented in a completely different way.
It’s a little more edgy. There is a little
more substance to the characters and the
stories. There are definitely adult
themes and situations that most musi-
cals do not even tackle.”
Mitchell agreed.
“There are many themes that were
brought up by this show in the ‘70s
when it first came out that are now once
again in the spotlight: Women’s rights,
LGBTQ equality and the reality that for
all of us our time is limited,” Mitchell
said.
Barba added that “You are going to
hear things that might make some peo-
ple uncomfortable. But it is all done to
show the humanity in people.”
Carol Viescas is a veteran of
community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
UTEP Dinner Theatre presents “A
Chorus Line” Jan. 26-Feb. 11.
Information: 747-6060 or utep.edu/udt.
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The Jesters League of America is a group of
improv comedians who perform live, unscript-
ed comedy throughout El Paso.
Bel Air Faculty Showcase — Bel Air High
School’s 5th Annual Faculty Showcase is 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 1, in the Tartan Theatre on the
Bel Air campus, 731 N Yarbrough. Tickets: $2
at the door. Information:434-3178.
Performances include flamenco dancer Sylvia
Camañez McMinn, Dangerstein from Chucho
Soul Project, guitarist/singer Anthony Ramirez,
singers Lauren Peña and Nabil Gonzalez from
the UTEP Dinner Theatre, performance artist
Talia Lelani and more.
‘13’ — Kids-N-Co. presents musical comedy
about fitting in – and standing out — at 7:30
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m.
Sundays, through Feb. 4, at First Presbyterian
Church, 1340 Murchison. No performance
Feb. 2. Directed by Anthony Michael Stokes.
Tickets: $7 ($5 children, students, senior citi-
zens, military), available at the door. Some sub-
ject matter may be considered offensive for
this show, so parental guidance is advised.
Information: 274-8797 or on Facebook at El
Paso Kids-n-Co.
“Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen.
Wannabe.” These are the labels that can last a
lifetime. With a rock score from Tony-winning
composer, Jason Robert Brown, the show
revolves around the life of Evan Goldman who
is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New
York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana
town following his parents’ divorce.
Surrounded by an array of simpleminded mid-
dle school students, he needs to establish his
place in the popularity pecking order.
‘Lend Me A Tenor’ — Las Cruces
Community Theatre, 313 N. Main in the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall, presents the Ken
Ludwig musical through Feb. 4. Directed by
Michael Wise. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $15
($12 student, senior, military). Information:
(575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
World-renowned tenor Tito Merelli has
signed on to play Otello at a Cleveland opera
company in the fall of 1934. He arrives late
and, through a set of crazy circumstances, pass-
es out after mixing wine with a huge dose of
tranquilizers. Believing that the divo is dead,
the excitable opera manager taps his hapless
assistant, an aspiring singer named Max, to suit
up as the Moor and replace Merelli.
‘On Golden Pond’ — El Paso Playhouse,
2501 Montana, presents the Ernest Thompson
drama Feb. 9-March 4. Directed by Veronica
Flores. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15 ($12
seniors 62+, students, military). Information:
532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
Ethel and Norman Thayer return home to
Golden Pond for the 48th year, in a love story
made famous on film by Henry Fonda,
Katherine Hepburn and Jane Fonda.
‘Love is a Drag’ — UTEP Department of
Theatre and Dance hosts the musical benefit
performance with Josey Pickett and Allen
Thompson at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at the
UTEP Dinner Theatre in the student union.
Tickets: $20; $15 UTEP students
(Ticketmaster). Proceeds go to help UTEP’s
production of “Lydia” at KCACTF. Information:
747-5234.
February 2018
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater — i-
Suspect presents an Interactive Murder
Mystery Dinner Theater running weekends in
February, as well as Valentine’s Day at the
Venue Events & Ballroom, 6633 N. Mesa, Suite
400. Shows are 7 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays, 4 to
6:30 p.m. Saturdays, and 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 14. Cost: $52.50 plus tax;
early Saturday dinner show, $49.99 plus tax;
Valentine’s Day Show $55. Information: 519-
4854 or i-suspect.com.
The audience will witness a murder and
uncover clues throughout the night to reveal
the murderer. Dinner and dessert will be
served. BYO wine event (no liquor or beer).
‘The Odyssey’ — American Southwest
Theatre Company presents Homer’s classic
Feb. 16-25, at NMSU’s Center for the Arts.
Directed by Mary Zimmerman. Performances
are 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday. Tickets: $17 ($14 seniors; $10 stu-
dents; $5 high school students with current
I.D.) Information: (575) 646-4515 or nmsuthe-
atre.com.
The Odyssey, as adapted by Zimmerman,
makes thrilling, playful and new one of the
most memorable epics of all time. The adven-
ture story features cyclopes, sea-monsters,
shipwrecks, gods and goddesses.
‘Cox and Box’ — Gilbert and Sullivan
Company of El Paso presents the one-act
operetta with libretto by F.C. Burnand and
music by Arthur Sullivan, at 3 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 18, at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N.
Main in Las Cruces. Tickets: $15 ($12 students
and seniors over 65). Reservations: (575) 650-
7915.
The other “act” will be a celebration of the
various guises of love through the lens of
Gilbert and Sullivan songs.
‘The Wizard of Oz’ — Sun City Musical
Theatre, 3733 Shell Suite C, presents the clas-
sic musical, Feb. 24-March 11. A gala opening
night is Friday, Feb. 23. Ticket prices and
other information: 637-1618, suncitymusi-
caltheatre.com or on Facebook.
El Paso Playhouse auditions — El Paso
Playhouse, 2501 Montana, hosts auditions
Sunday and Monday, Feb. 25-26, for ‘Love
From a Stranger’ by Agatha Christie. Show
dates are April 20-May 12. Information, audi-
tion times: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
‘Middletown’ — No Strings Theatre
Company presents the new play by Will Eno
March 2-18 at Black Box Theatre in Las
Cruces. Directed by Autumn Gieb. This
“deeply moving and funny new play” explores
the universe of a small American town.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
at 8 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11 and 18;
and at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15. Tickets: $15
($12 students and seniors over 65; $10 all seats
Thursday. Reservations: (575) 523-1223.
El Paso Scene
‘The People vs. Fritz Bauer’ — The El nalist finds a mysterious, heartbreaking anony-
Paso Holocaust Museum and the El Paso Jewish mous typed love letter in a bottle protruding in
Federation film series hosts the screening at 2 the sand addressed to “Catherine.” Based on
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at Alamo Drafthouse, Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name.
250 Montecillo. The film is the true story of the • Feb. 24: “What Women Want” (2000). An
egotistical advertising executive gets a whole
German-Jewish prosecutor who became instru-
new outlook on life when a freak accident gives
mental in the pursuit and capture of Nazi war
criminal Adolf Eichmann. Tickets: $10 ($6 sen- him the ability to read women’s minds.
iors, students and military). Information:
Pax Christi Film Series — The series
Brenda Ehrlich, 203-3334.
presents a screening of “I Am Not Your
MVFS design contest — Mesilla Valley Negro” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at St.
Film Society is holding a design contest for their Joseph School auditorium, 1315 Travis (enter
new t-shirts. Winner receives $200. Deadline through parking lot across from rectory).
for submissions is Jan. 31. Guidelines and more Discussion will follow. Admission is free, dona-
information: mesillavalleyfilm.org. tions accepted. Information: 740-3962.
Director Raoul Peck explores the current
‘Berta No Se Murió, Se Multiplicó’ — racial narrative in America through the unfin-
The documentary short film screening is 6 p.m. ished writings of James Baldwin.
Friday, Feb. 2, at Cafe Mayapan, 2000 Texas,
Flickinger Films — Flickinger Film League
followed by Community Dialogue & Children’s
Circle with co-producer Maria Claudia hosts a screening of the comedy “Super
Montesinos. Admission is free. Information: Troopers” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12,
(828) 467-7704, mujerobrera.org, or on Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110
Facebook at FronteraWaterProtectors. New York, Alamogordo. Ticket information:
In Honduras, Berta Cáceres’ death has not (575) 437-2202 or flickingercenter.com.
silenced the many campesinos fighting for jus-
Jay’s Pix Presents — Film historian Jay
tice and indigenous sovereignty.
Duncan and the Sunset Film Society presents
Film Salon — The Film Salon meets at the the romantic comedy “French Kiss” at noon
first Saturday of the month at Alamo Sunday, Feb. 18, at Ardovino’s Desert
Drafthouse Cinema, 250 E. Montecillo. Crossing’s gallery, One Ardovino Drive in
Showing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 is Sunland Park. Admission is free, but reserva-
“Mildred Pierce” as part of the “Second Acts” tions strongly recommended; RVSP via ardovi-
nos.com.
series. Tickets: $3; available at drafthouse.com.
Information: filmsalon.org.
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Next in the series: “All About Eve” (March 3.
The salon also hosts a “Conspiracy” series
with “The Conversation” at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 21.
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. Presentations include commen-
tary, anecdotes and facts behind the films.
Admission is free. Snacks available for purchase.
Information: 543-6747 (museum), international-
museumofart.net.
February’s films will all be “Matters of the
Heart” love stories.
• Feb. 3: “Dirty Dancing” (1987). Set in the
summer of 1963, a 17-year-old girl is vacation-
ing with her affluent family at a resort in the
Catskill Mountains, where she develops a crush
on the resort’s dance instructor.
• Feb. 10: “Pretty Woman” (1990). A down-
on-her-luck Hollywood hooker is hired by a
wealthy businessman, to be his escort for sev-
eral business and social functions, during which
develops a relationship over the course of her
week-long stay with him.
• Feb. 17: “Message in a Bottle” (1999).
During her morning jog on the beach, a jour-
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When Kate (Meg Ryan) learns that her fiancé
Charlie (Timothy Hutton) has become smitten
with a young Parisian woman, she boards a
plan for France. She unwittingly gets involved
with a charming crook (Kevin Kline) and a
stolen diamond necklace.
Las Cruces International Film Festival
— Film stars Cybill Shepherd and Pam Grier,
stars of the film “Rose,” will appear at a
screening of the film at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
March 7, at Allen Theatres Cineport 10, at
Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Telshor, as part of
the 2018 Las Cruces International Film Festival
(LCIFF) March 7-11. VIP passes are $150 for
all events. Film and workshop access passes are
$75. Daily screening passes are $20. Tickets
available at lascrucesfilmfest.com.
Single screening tickets, if available are $8;
available in advance at the Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Downtown Mall. Full schedule to be
announced.
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.
Showing at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
17, as part of “For the Love of Art Month,” is
“I, Claude Monet.” This is the story of Monet
as expressed through his personal letters as he
painted.
• Jan. 26-Feb. 1: “The Breadwinner.” (ani-
mated). A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan
disguises herself as a boy in order to provide
for her family. Jan. 27: 7:30 p.m. only.
• Feb. 2-8: “Lady Bird.” Greta Gerwig’s direc-
torial debut is about the turbulent bond
between a mother and her teenage daughter.
One of the rated films of 2017.
• Feb. 9-15: “Crooked House.” In Agatha
Christie’s twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-
detective is lured by his former lover to catch
her grandfather’s murderer.
• Feb. 16-22: The 2018 Oscar Nominated
Shorts: Live Action & Animated. Live Action
shorts are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Monday and
Wednesday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Animation
shorts are 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and
Tuesday, and 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
No matinee on Feb. 17; Thursday matinee at
1:30 p.m., no evening show.
• Feb. 23-March 1: “Quest.” This documen-
tary follows eight years in the lives of a loving,
working-poor black family in North
Philadelphia, examining how the clan’s tenacity
and hope fuel creative endeavors like the hip-
hop recording studio built by father
Christopher “Quest” Rainey.
No matinee Feb. 24.
Jay’s Film Forecast — Film historian Jay
Duncan prepared this list of top monthly
“Coming Attractions” for movie fans, listed by
studio and release date (subject to change):
Feb. 2:
• Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (Vertical) — CG
Animation. Voices of Adewale Akinnuoye-
Agbaje, Ian McShane and China Anne McClain.
Directed by Khurram H. Alavi and Ayman
Jamal.
• The Cage Fighter (Sundance Selects) —
Vernon Beach, Callie Carman, Delanee
Carman. Directed by Jeff Unay.
• A Fantastic Woman (Sony Classics) —
Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco.
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Directed by Sebastián Lelio.
• Winchester (CBS) — Helen Mirren, Jason
Clarke, Sarah Snook. Directed by Michael and
Peter Spierig.
Feb. 9:
• The 15:16 to Paris (Warner Bros.) — Jenna
Fischer, Judy Greer, Lillian Solange Beaudoin.
Directed by Clint Eastwood.
• Fifty Shades Freed (Universal) — Arielle
Kebbel, Luke Grimes, Dakota Johnson.
Directed by James Foley.
• La Boda de Valentina (Videocine) — Kate
Vernon, Ryan Carnes, Marimar Vega. Directed
by Marco Polo Constandse.
• Peter Rabbit (Columbia) — CG Animation.
Voices of Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie,
Elizabeth Debicki. Directed by Will Gluck.
Feb. 16:
• Amant Double (Cohen Media) — Marine
Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset.
Directed by François Ozon.
• Black Panther (Disney) — Chadwick
Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan.
Directed by Ryan Coogler.
• Early Man (Summit) — Stop-Motion
Animation. Voices of Tom Hiddleston, Maisie
Williams, Eddie Redmayne. Directed by Nick
Park.
• Loveless (Sony Classics) — Maryana Spivak,
Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov. Directed by
Andrey Zvyagintsev.
• Nostalgia (Bleecker Street) — Hugo
Armstrong, Ellen Burstyn, Shinelle Azoroh.
Directed by Mark Pellington.
• Oh Lucy! (Film Movement) — Shinobu
Terajima, Josh Hartnett, Kaho Minami.
Directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi.
• The Party (Roadside) — Patricia Clarkson,
Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones. Directed by Sally
Potter. In glorious Black & White.
• Samson (Pure Flix) — Jackson Rathbone, Billy
Zane, Rutger Hauer. Directed by Bruce
Macdonald and Gabriel Sabloff.
Feb. 23:
• Annihilation (Paramount) — Natalie
Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Directed by Alex Garland.
• Game Night (Warner Bros.) — Rachel
McAdams, Jason Bateman, Kyle Chandler.
Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan
Goldstein.
• Hannah (TF1) — Charlotte Rampling, André
Wilms, Stéphanie Van Vyve. Directed by
Andrea Pallaoro.
• The Lodgers (Epic) — Charlotte Vega, David
Bradley, Moe Dunford. Directed by Brian
O’Malley.
• The War with Grandpa (Dimension) —
Robert De Niro, Jane Seymour, Christopher
Walken. Directed by Tim Hill.
DVD/Blu-ray Releases
Jan. 30:
• Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween.
PG-13
Feb. 6:
• A Bad Moms Christmas. R
• Suburbicon. R
• LBJ. R
• Only the Brave. PG-13
Feb. 13:
• Wonder. PG
• Roman J. Israel, Esq. PG-13
Feb. 20:
• Daddy’s Home 2. PG-13
• Same Kind of Different as Me. PG-13
Feb. 27:
• Just Getting Started. PG-13
March 6:
• The Man Who Invited Christmas. PG
• Wonder Wheel. PG-13
February 2018
Rockhound Roundup — The 53rd annual
roundup for rock and gem lovers is 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Thursday through Sunday, March 8-11,
at the Southwest New Mexico Fairgrounds in
Deming. Information: (575) 694-3598 or
MARCH
thedgms.com. 
LCSO with Ilya Yakushev — Las Cruces
Symphony Orchestra, directed by Lonnie Klein,
PREVIEW
presents the guest pianist at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10-11 at NMSU’s
Atkinson Recital Hall. Tickets: $35-$45.
Information: (575) 646-3709 or lascrucessym-
phony.com.
Sun Country Doll Folks — The club’s
44th annual doll show and sale is 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Best Western
Plus, 6655 Gateway West. Admission: $3 ($1
age 12 and younger). Information: 637-3438.
‘Hellman v. McCarthy’ — El Paso
Community Foundation’s Jewel Box Series
presents his “Golden Tour” at 8 p.m. Saturday,
presents the new play by Brian Richard Mori at
March 24, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center.
2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11. Information:
533-4020 or epcf.org. Tickets: $32.75-$103.75; includes some VIP
tickets available (Ticketmaster).
Las Cruces Arts Fair — Doña Ana Arts
Council’s 8th annual regional juried fine arts Bataan Memorial Death March — The
event is March 16-18, in the Las Cruces 29th annual marathon-length (26.2 miles)
Convention Center, 680 E University. This march is 7 a.m. Sunday, March 25, starting at
year’s featured artist is award-winning local 1318 Aerobee at the White Sands Missile
artist Nancy Frost Begin. Hours are 10 a.m. to Range. Information: (575) 678-4654, (575) 678-
5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 1134. Online registration at bataanmarch.com.
Entertainment offered Friday and Saturday, and
food and beverages available for purchase.  Padres vs. Chihuahuas —  El Paso
Admission: $10 for any 2 days; advance tick- Chihuahuas will kick off their season with an
ets available at 2 for $15 through March 16. exhibition game against the San Diego Padres
Children 12 and under are admitted free. at 6:35 p.m. Monday, March 26, at Southwest
Information: (575) 523-6403 or DAArts.org. University Park in Downtown El Paso. Ticket
Kickoff event if 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 16, information: 533-BASE or epchihuahuas.com.
to see and buy work directly from the artists. 
La Union Ecospirit Fest — El Paso
Wheels of Dreams — The Las Cruces Permaculture hosts healers, artists, musicians
Rodrunners will host its annual show and car and vendors noon to midnight Friday through
swap meet Saturday, March 17, at Field of Sunday, March 30-April 1, at 3125 NM-28 in
Dreams, 2501 Tashiro Road in Las Cruces. Anthony, N.M. Cost: $40 three-day passes;
Information, registration (575) 382-5463  or $15 per day; age 12 and younger free.
lascrucesrodrunners.org. Information: 204-9963 or launioneco.com.
‘Hand to God’ — The UTEP Department Franklin Mountain Poppies
of Theater & Dance presents the Obie-winning Preservation Celebration — The 12th
play by Robert Askins March 21-25, at annual free family fun day is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Studio Theatre. Show Saturday, March 31, at the El Paso Museum of
time is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain in
2:30 p.m. Sunday.  Tickets: $9-$14. Northeast El Paso (west of U.S. 54). Admission
Information: 747-5118, theatredance.utep.edu. is free. Information: 755-4332.
‘Kidspalooza’ — El Paso Symphony
Orchestra hosts the annual family art and music
festival 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March
24, throughout Downtown. Most activities are
free. Information: 532-3776 or epso.org.
In conjunction with the event is the annual
EPSYO and EPSO ‘Side-by-Side’ Concert, at 3
p.m. Sunday, March 25, at the Plaza Theatre.
Ticket information: 525-8978 or epsyos.org.
Skateboading exhibition and competi-
tion — Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk
hosts an exhibition at noon Saturday, March
24,at Speaking Rock Entertainment Center,
122 S. Pueblo Rd. with other guest pro-skaters.
Skating competition at 11 a.m. (registration
begins at 10 a.m.). Admission is free.
Information: 860-7777 or speakingrock.com.
Springtime Track Invitational — The
annual UTEP spring field and track meet is all
day Saturday, March 24, at Kidd Field. The
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.
Romeo Santos — “The King” bachata
singer and former lead vocalist of Aventura

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His life was also a series of switching charged him with dealing in contraband Bert Saldana Art Gallery 7 KTEP 32 Salon Selah 13
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Indians to collecting their scalps, from a signed a contract in 1839 with the
Mexican warlord to fighting again with Governor of Chihuahua to hunt Apaches, Bruce’s Air 9 Las Cruces Museums 9 Star City Studio 26
the U.S. in the Mexican-American War. Comanches and Navajo Indians.
Kirker was born in 1793 on the outskirts He formed his own private army Cattleman's 33 Leo’s Mexican Food 34 Sunland Park Racetrack 18
of Belfast, Ireland; he found his way to becoming very skillful and successful
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the British Navy. Two years later he Shawnee, Delaware, and Creek Indians.
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He was promised pay for the number of
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operated in and around the Sierra Madre,
York and joined some of his countrymen becoming a border lord. While fighting
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and trading with the Apaches and the
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worked for a mercantile company until “King of New Mexico.”
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Kirker then entered into the Santa Fe during the Mexican-American War.
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Doniphan had him foraging, guiding,
and Gila River. He married a Mexican interpreting, and scouting as they cam-
woman and made El Paso del Norte paigned toward Chihuahua. Kirker and
(what is now Juárez) the center of his his men were invaluable to the advancing
home life. They had two children, Joseph force. His knowledge of the country and
and Petra. his understanding of Mexican culture
In 1826 he went to work for the Santa paid off handsomely.
Rita copper mine, escorting wagon trains In 1849 Kirker led a wagon train of
filled with copper to Chihuahua City, Forty-Niners across New Mexico reach-
fighting off a number of attacks by ing California a year later, settling with
Apaches. his family in Contra Costa County, near
He was a superb horseman who man- what is now called Kirker Pass. He died
aged to un-Irish himself as far as appear- of natural causes in 1853.
ance, dressing in a Mexican shirt and
breeches fringed in leather. He wore a John McVey Middagh is a former
wide-brimmed sombrero, with huge spurs
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