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Your monthly guide to community

entertainment, recreation & culture

Tales
from
Camp
Summer camp
builds memories
for campers
and camp
leaders
Page 19

‘Graduate’
at Playhouse
Stage version of
landmark 1967
film presented
by El Paso
Playhouse
Page 32

Farm Museum
showcases
varied artists
NM museum
highlights work
by Peter Hurd,
Dinah Swan.
Page 25

JUNE
Summer Fun Guide!
Our 14th annual
On the cover:
‘A Desert Can Be Beautiful’

2019
by Carolyn Paez

Camps, classes & more Pages 19-22

Her “squared” art is on exhibit at the

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Grant County Art Gallery in Silver City.
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Billy the Kid Festival — San Elizario
Historic Art District hosts the 10th annual festi-
val noon to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday, May
31-June 2, in San Elizario. The event cele-
brates Billy the Kid’s visit to San Elizario in
1876 to break out a friend from the old El Paso
County Jail. Admission is free. Information:
851-0093, billythekidfestival.com, or sanelizari-
ohistoricdistrict.org.
The original play “Billy The Kid 1876” is pre-
sented on the Main Street Stage both days.
Horizon City Chili Cook Off — Horizon
City American Legion hosts its Chili Cook Off
Saturday, June 1, at 1300 Horizon, in Horizon
City. Turn in at 2 p.m. Information: alhorizonci-
tytx598.org.
Be My Neighbor Day — KCOS, El Paso’s
public television station, hosts its “Kids and
June 2019
JUNE
Family festival” with special guest Daniel Tiger Hearse and Classic Car Show and
from PBS Kids’ hit series “Daniel Tiger’s Shine — Calaveritas and El Paso Funeral
INDEX
Neighborhood” noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June Museum, 6111 S. Desert, host their first-ever,
8, at Bassett Place, 6101 Gateway West. Local
businesses and organizations serving families
family-friendly hearse exhibit and classic car
show and shine noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, June
will host information booths and interactive 15, with free museum tours, food truck, local
areas. Guests can meet and take photos with
Daniel Tiger. Live performances on stage
artists and vendors and more. Admission is
free. Information: 209-0097, elpasofuneralmu- Roundup 3-10
throughout the event. Admission is free. seum.com or on Facebook. Behind the Scene 4
Information: kcostv.org. Scene Spotlight 4
Sun City PrideFest 2019 — El Paso Sun
Young guests can get stickers for each booth
City Pride’s 12th anniversary festival is 2 p.m. Here’s the Ticket 10-12
they visit; once they visit 20 information
booths, they can turn in their sticker sheet for to midnight Saturday, June 22, parking lot near Music 13-14
raffle prizes. EPIC, 510 N. Stanton, in honor of LGBTQI Dance 14
Viva Juárez 15
Month, with performances to be announced.
UTEP Alumni Pick-Nic — The 8th annual Tickets: $20 general admission; VIP cost to be
UTEP alumni gathering is 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, announced. All ages event. Information, reser- History Lessons 15
June 8, at Memorial Park Reserve, 3200 vations: (615) 603-2122 or epscp.org. Sports 16-17
Copper, with swimming, zumba, jumping bal- PrideFest events run throughout June with bar El Paso FishNet 18
loon, watermelon eating contest, and DJ music. crawls, pool parties, events at the zoo, Taking a Look Back 18
Miner alumni, family and friends are welcome.
Feature:
Chihuahuas and Locomotives games, live enter-
Tickets: $10; $8 UTEP students and children tainment and more. Sunday Splash Party is 10
age 12 and younger. Available at a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at Wet n’ Wild. Tales from Camp 19
alumni.utep.edu/pick-nic. Information at alum- Special guest is DJ Ryan Kenny from Los Summer Fun for Kids 19-22
ni.utep.edu or on Facebook. Angeles. Admission: $45 online; $50 at the gate At the Museum 23-24
St. Anthony’s Day Celebration — The ($25 age 4-12, and $15 age 0-3).
Gallery Talk 25
annual “Día de San Antonio” commemoration Miss El Paso USA — The pageants for Miss SW Art Scene 26-27
of the feast day of the reservation’s patron saint El Paso USA and the Miss El Paso Teen USA Nature 28-29
is Thursday, June 13, at Ysleta del Sur
Keep on Bookin'
are 8 p.m. Friday (preliminaries) and Saturday
Reservation, 131 S. Zaragoza Road. Feast is 29
(finals), June 28-29, at UTEP’s Magoffin
noon to 1:30 p.m. The celebration, primarily Auditorium. Ticket information: Laura’s Film Scene 30-31
religious in nature, is free and open to the pub- Productions, 845-2894, 820-3734, lauraspro- On Stage 32
lic. Information: 859-8053 or ysletadelsur- ductions.com or elpasopageants.com. Stage Talk 32
June Preview
pueblo.org.
El Paso Ice Cream Festival — El Paso 33
Preparations begin in early morning, with a
Mass at 8 a.m. the Ysleta Mission, and a proces- Live hosts the family event Sunday, June 30, in Liner Notes 34
sion bearing St. Anthony’s image immediately Convention Center Plaza, Downtown, with a
following. Dancing continues all day 10:30 a.m. variety of ice cream and other frozen treats, Advertiser Index 34
to 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to watch, but gelato, churro splits, snow cones, a toppings
Scene User’s Guide 28
photographs should be taken only with permis- Subscription Form 34
sion. Bring folding chairs. Please see Page 5
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Scene Spotlight highlights events
advertised in this issue.
EP Parks and Recreation — El Paso Parks
and Recreation Department hosts its Club
Rec Summer Camp for ages 6-12 June 18-
Aug. 10 at various recreation centers
throughout the city. Page 36.
Pre-school Mini Summer Camp is June 1-
Aug. 31 at Galatzan and Veterans centers.
Aquatics leagues and Learn to Swim classes
are offered throughout the summer at city
pools.
El Paso Live! — Page 35.
Showing at the Plaza Theatre:
• June 7: El Paso 2 Day Movie Challenge
film screening and awards
• June 8: Mario Aguilar “¿Celosa Yo?
¡Jamas!”
Alfresco! Fridays are at Convention Center
Plaza:
• June 7: La Sonora Blu
• June 14: Sweet Nadine
• June 21: Rust
• June 28: Mainstreet
Viva! El Paso runs Fridays and Saturdays
June 14-July 27 at McKelligon Canyon
Amphitheatre.
Magic Morning Market — The indoor and
outdoor market are June 1 and July 6 at
The Marketplace at Placita Santa Fe, with
vendor, music and more. Page 35.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
December events: Page 8.
• June 1: Cooking Class (chicken salad)
• June 8 and 22: Free Yoga
• June 12: Braintrust Bag Lunch on “Why
Yoga Works for Kids”
• June 15: Victorian Sci-Fi Book & Tea Club
• June 20: Make-A-Thing (garden stepping
stones).
Eckankar events — Eckankar: The Path to
Spiritual Freedom hosts a Light and Sound
Service June 1, and a Spiritual Book discus-
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Radford School Summer Camp —
Radford School hosts summer camps for age
3-10 are June 3-28 with swimming, reading
and math, field trips and more. Page 17.
‘Wellness from Within’ — Rio Grande
Cancer Foundation hosts a six-week class
series on physical, mental and emotional well-
ness Saturdays beginning June 8. Page 21.
‘The Graduate’ — El Paso Playhouse pres-
ents the play based on the hit movie by Buck
Henry, Terry Johnson, Charles Webb and
Calder Willingham June 14-30. Directed by
Frieda Voeks. Page 7.
Crossland Gallery — Showing through
June 21 at the El Paso Art Association’s
gallery is “Hello Beautiful” EPAA members
exhibit. Page 31.
Entries are being taken through June 19
for “American Expression” showing June
28-Aug. 2 with reception June 28.
‘Closer than Ever’ — The Forum Theatre
presents Maltby and Shire’s musical revue
June 27-July 7, at EPCC’s Transmountain
campus. Page 9.
Hal Marcus Gallery — Showing through
July 26 is “Nudes & More,” works by 15
artists. Closing reception is July 25. Page 5.
‘Pirates of Penzance’ — Gilbert & Sullivan
Company of El Paso presents its 50th
anniversary production July 19-28 at First
Presbyterian Church. Page 14.
Southern New Mexico
Silver City events — Silver City is the site
for the both cultural and artistic celebrations
during the summer. Page 3.
Fiesta Latina is Jun 21-23 at Western New
Mexico University with artisans, music,
dance, food and tequila tasting.
The Clay Festival is July 15-21 with
demonstrations, exhibits and workshops.
Fountain Theatre — Mesilla Valley Film
Society’s theatre on the Plaza in historic Old
Mesilla shows independent, art, foreign and
other non-mainstream films. Page 31.
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F
or most of my life I’ve avoided
doctors — partly because I’ve been
very healthy and partly because I’m
cheap. When I went on Medicare last
year I decided to turn over a new leaf and
get a physical each year, along with any
other recommended tests. So last year, for
example, I finally had a colonoscopy.
This year I asked my primary physician
to refer me to a cardiologist for a routine
heart checkup. One reason was that my
blood pressure had been going up; the
other was that my dad suffered a major
heart attack at age 51, had triple bypass
surgery at age 63 and was killed by
another heart attack at age 75.
The first thing they did at the cardiolo-
gist’s office was to give me an EKG.
When the doctor came in, he took a look
at the results and said, “Well, it looks like
you’ve already had a heart attack.”
That was news to me because I had not
experienced any symptoms remotely
resembling what I considered to be symp-
toms of a heart attack. In fact, for the past
12 years, I’ve hardly gone more than a
few days without running or cycling. The
EKG wasn’t definitive, the doctor said,
but he explained that people often suffer
“silent” heart attacks with very few
symptoms. A sudden vomiting attack or
just feeling tired can be symptoms of a
mild attack.
So I had to go through more tests,
including a nuclear stress test (in which
radioactive dye is injected into my vein
to track blood flow before and after exer-
cise) and echocardiogram (basically an
ultrasound examination of the heart).
It took about five weeks before I got the
results. The diagnosis was still that I
probably had suffered a mild heart attack
since there was some scarring of the
heart, but there was no significant impair-
ment of heart function or any major
blockage of arteries.
Meanwhile, I treated the original diag-
nosis as a message to get serious about
nutrition, so I tried to cut out a lot of the
sodium in my diet and eliminate nearly
all junk food, losing 10 pounds in the
process. My blood pressure also went
down and the doctor did not even pre-
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scribe any drugs, except to recommend
that I take a baby aspirin daily.
As good as this news was, it’s hard not
to think about without some sadness. In
the middle of my testing, I called my
friend Bob Wiggs to talk to him about all
this heart stuff — he had a heart attack
two or three years ago and had a stent put
in. Bob, a retired dentist and total fitness
addict, didn’t slow down much after that
happened. He got back into cycling and
his hardcore gym workouts.
Bob and his wife Cheryl had just moved
to their new second home in Durango
Colo. The day after we talked, he called
me back to tell me he had bought me a
book on fitness that his personal trainer
in Durango had written. Then on May 4
Bob suffered a major heart attack while
riding his bike in the Rockies between
Durango and Purgatory. He died immedi-
ately, despite efforts by fellow cyclists to
revive him. He would have been 78 this
month.
So when I think about myself maybe
dodging a bullet when it comes to heart
disease, I realize that no matter how
healthy we are and how much we exer-
cise and eat right, life does not come with
guarantees. But we still have to do our
best.
A few days before Bob’s memorial serv-
ice, Cheryl came by my house and
dropped off the book Bob had bought for
me. It’s full of great tips on exercise and
nutrition, and I hope it will continue to
inspire me to stay healthy.
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bar, live music, ice cream-inspired arts, con-
tests, food trucks, and more. Tickets available
at icecreamfestep.com.
Last Thursdays Gallery Crawl — The
Downtown monthly evening gallery crawl and
art market includes nearly two dozen pubs,
restaurants, stores and galleries 6 to 10 p.m.
the final Thursday of the month (June 27). El
Paso Streetcar will extend its hours during
these events. Admission is free to most events.
Information: facebook.com/EPDAD.
Independence Day
Fourth of July at Ascarate Park — El
Paso County Parks & Recreation hosts day-long
activities Thursday, July 4, at Ascarate Park,
6900 Delta, with food trucks, live music and
fireworks over the lake. Information: 771-2380,
epcountyparks.com and on Facebook.
La Viña Fourth of July Picnic — The
winery, 4201 S. NM Highway 28 in La Union,
N.M., will host its 21st annual picnic 11 a.m. to
6 p.m. Thursday, July 4, featuring musical
entertainment. Bring a picnic or buy a ham-
burger or hot dog from K&B Barbeque.
Croquet, badminton and a water slide. Wine,
soda, water and wine margaritas for sale. No
coolers or pets. Admission is free. Visitors may
bring their own lawn chairs. Information: (575)
882-7632 or lavinawinery.com.
West Side Independence Day Parade
— The Rotary Club of El Paso’s 23rd annual
Independence Day parade begins at 9 a.m. to
noon. Thursday, July 4, at Western Hills
Church, 530 Thunderbird. This year’s theme is
“Hip Hip Hooray for the USA” and the Grand
Marshal is Sun Bowl Executive Director Bernie
Olivas. The 2.6-mile parade route will go from
the church down Shadow Mountain, then up
Mesa to Coronado High School. Information:
474-4241, july4parade.com or on Facebook.
Cloudcroft July 4th — Cloudcroft’s
Independence Day weekend activities are
Saturday, June 29, with the annual parade at 4
p.m., with a street dance on Burro Avenue 7 to
11 p.m. featuring music by Tell Runyan.
Information: coolcloudcroft.com
Melodrama performances of “Doc Doc
Goose” are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July
6-7, presented by the Cloudcroft Light Opera
Company.
Las Cruces Independence Day cele-
brations — Night Ranger headlines the 4th
of July Celebration Wednesday and Thursday,
July 3-4, which includes the annual Electric
Light Parade, Street Fest and fireworks display.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2550,
(575) 646-5981 or las-cruces.org. Sponsored
by City of Las Cruces and NMSU.
The Electric Light Parade, “America Rocks” is
9 p.m. Wednesday, July 3. Information: (575)
541-2550.
The Electric 5K and One-Mile Fun Run at pre-
cedes the parade at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Information: lascrucesrunningclub.com.
Independence Day celebration and concert
with Night Ranger is 8 p.m. Thursday, July 4.
Opening performer (6 p.m.) is ukulele virtuoso
Jake Shimabukuro at Sisbarro Community Park,
3205 Arrowhead on the NMSU campus, fol-
lowed by fireworks at 9:45 p.m. Gates open at
4 p.m. Food vendors on site; no grilling, per-
sonal fireworks, alcohol, RV’s or overnight
parking allowed.
June 2019
Inn of the Mountain Gods Fireworks
Extravaganza — The Resort and Casino is
in Mescalero, N.M. (near Ruidoso), will cele-
brate Independence Day 3 to 11 p.m. to mid-
night Thursday, July 4, with food, live enter-
tainment 3 to 10:30 p.m. and family activities,
concluding with a fireworks display over Lake
Mescalero. Admission is free. Wrist bands for
concessions; jumping balloons: $10. Free shut-
tle ends at midnight. No outside food or drink
permitted. Information: 1-877-277-4577 or
innofthemountaingods.com.
Mesilla Independence Day — The annual
fireworks display begins around 9 p.m.
Thursday, July 4, at the historic old Mesilla
Plaza. Bring a lawn chair; no pets or alcohol.
Live music and food vendors, 6 to 9 p.m.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 524-3262,
ext. 116 or mesillanm.gov.
Silver City Independence Day — The
annual parade, “Made in the USA — Built to
Laugh,” is 10 Thursday, July 4, snaking down
Pope, Bullard, Broadway, Hudson and 12th
Street in Silver City. Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast
precedes the event in Gough Park; activities
and entertainment throughout the day.
Fireworks at dusk. Information: (575) 538-3785
or silvercity.org.
Silver City Museum’s 36th annual Ice Cream
Social is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in museum’s court-
yard, with refreshments, live music, Cake
Walk, traditional children’s games and more.
Southern New Mexico
Great High Mountain Bed Race and
Green Chile Cookoff — The 3rdd annual
event benefiting High Mountain Youth Project
is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1 in Ruidoso.
Race begins at 9:30 a.m. with chile cookoff and
games at Zipline Park. Information: highmoun-
tainyouth.org or visitruidoso.com.
A Bed Race Parade is 9 a.m. beginning at the
corner of Sudderth Drive and Eagle Drive
through Midtown.
Western BBQ and Street Dance —
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110
New York, in Alamogordo, N.M. hosts its 3rd
annual western barbecue and street dance
Saturday, June 1, at Patrons Hall, 1106 New
York, next to the center. Cookout dinner is 6
to 7:30 p.m. with music by Piano Man. Street
follows 8:30 to 11 p.m. featuring music by
Remember Then, a silent auction, vintage art,
swing demos and dance contests. Dress is ’50s
to ’70s Retro. Cost: $25 dinner and dance.
Beer and wine cash bar offered. Raffle drawings
for cash prize. Information: (575) 437-2202 or
flickingercenter.com.
Elephant Butte Chili Challenge — The
27th annual cook-off is 5 p.m. until the chili is
gone Saturday, June 8, at the Elephant Butte
Community Center. Area cooks compete to
have the best and hottest red and green chili in
the southwest. Awards at 7:30 p.m., DJ music
until 9 p.m. Proceeds will benefit local charities.
Park admission fee applies; plus $2 per chili
sample. Entry fee for participants is $20 to $60.
Information: (505) 604-5046 or on Facebook.
El Sombrero Taco Eating Contest — El
Sombrero Patio Café hosts the 2nd annual
Taco Eating Contest 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday,
June 11, on the Plaza de Las Cruces, on Main
Street, Las Cruces, with live music, perform-
ances, food trucks, vendors and a beer and
margarita tent. Entertainment includes
Maricachi Alma de Jalisco, demonstrations by
Luchador wrestlers and Diamantes del Valle
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Ballet Folklorico. Admission and contest partici-
pation is free. Information: (575) 642-8338.
Contest participants will be provided an
unlimited amount of tacos to eat in a limited
amount of time. When the time is up, the per-
son that ate the most tacos will be proclaimed
the Taco King (or Queen) of Las Cruces, and
will win a year’s supply of El Sombrero tacos, a
cash prizes. Participants can register at El
Sombrero Patio Café, 363 Espina.
First New Mexico Bank Wild Wild
West Pro Rodeo — The 29th annual PRCA
Rodeo rides into Silver City 8 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday, June 12-15, at Southwest
Horseman’s Park, U.S. 180 East (at Caballero
Road). Performances begin at 8 p.m.; doors
open at 6:30 p.m. with mutton bustin’ at 7:30
p.m. Tickets: $15 in advance (starting June 4);
$18 at the gate. Information: (575) 534-5030 ,
silvercityprorodeo.com or on Facebook.
Fiesta in The Clouds — Sacred Heart
Mission’s annual event in honor of the Sacred
Heart Feast Day celebration is noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 15, at Sacred Heart Mission,
205 James Canyon Highway in Cloudcroft,
N.M. Admission is free. Information: (575) 430-
0034 or sacredheartcatholiccloudcroft.org
The traditional procession, with prayer and
devotion through the mountain village, begins
at 10 a.m. followed by Mass. Enchilada dinner
noon to 6 p.m. at Otero County Electric Co-
Op, 404 Burro Ave. Cost: $7 per plate
(includes drink).
Nichols Ranch Cherry Festival — The
at Nichols Ranch and Orchard, 236
Cottonwood Canyon, seven miles east of La
Luz, N.M. with cherries and cherry products,
cherry picking, live music, food and drinks, beer
and wine garden, petting zoo, and more.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 430-7953
or on Facebook at nicholsranch1882.
Raft the Rio Festival — Kiwanis Club of
Las Cruces hosts the Raft Race at 10 a.m.
Saturday, June 15, beginning at La Llorona
Park beneath the Picacho Street bridge, in Las
Cruces, and finishing at the Calle de Norte
bridge in Mesilla. Cash prizes for first to finish,
best use of recycled materials, least likely to fin-
ish, and most spirited crew. Theme is “Pirates
of the Rio Grande.”
All crew members must have and wear a life
jacket. Registration: $20 in advance through
June 12; $35 day of event (for two sailors), $5
each for additional crew members (must all be
age 13 or older). A kids division is also offered.
Registration: kiwanis-lascruces.org. Information:
(410) 925-9126 northcuttjb@comcast.net.
Full Moon Nights — White Sands National
Monument, 15 miles southwest of Alamogordo,
N.M., on U.S. 70, presents a performance by
1st Armored Division Old Ironsides Band at
8:30 p.m. Monday, June 17, as part of its
monthly full moon programs that run May
through October. Programs are free with regu-
lar park admission fees. White Sands entrance
fees $10 per person; $20 per vehicle; and $15
per motorcycle. Information: (575) 479-6124,
ext. 236 or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232; or go to
nps.gov/whsa.
Spaceport America Cup — Experimental
Sounding Rocket Association and the Spaceport
Competition Thursday through Saturday, June
20-22, at Spaceport America, outside Truth or
Consequences Rocket teams come from all
over the country and around the world. Gates
open to the public 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spectator
passes are good for four days: $45 ($50 with
award ceremony) for age 17 and older. Adult
one-day pass is $12 per day. Children are $5.
Information: spaceportamericacup.com.
From El Paso, take 1-10 to Las Cruces, then
1-25 to Exit 32 and continue on the County
Road about 25 miles to the Spaceport.
Kick-off conference is Tuesday, June 18, at
Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E.
University. Spectators are invited to see the
rockets displayed and interact with the rocket
teams. Admission is free.
Flight preparation day for teams is
Wednesday, June 19. Gates open to the public
at 11 a.m. with spectator pass.
Festival of Quilts — The Southern New
Mexico Festival of Quilts is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, at the Otero
County Fairgrounds in Alamogordo, N.M. This
year’s 10th celebrates the event’s 10th anniver-
sary. Various quilt classes offered June 19-22.
Admission: $7 one-day; $10 two-day.
Information: (575) 437-4880 or snmfq.com.
Fiesta Latina — A weekend of Latin cul-
tures, rhythms, flavors and artisans from
around the world Friday though Sunday, June
21-23, at Old James Stadium at Western New
Mexico University in Silver City, N.M. Fiesta
VIP pass is $66 for all ticketed events; available
at fiestalatina.org. Information: (575) 538-6469.
The Artisan Mercado is 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10
a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Other free offerings
Street dance featuring Calle 66 is 8 to 10 p.m.
Friday, June 21. Tickets: $16.
Little Joe y La Familia concert is 9 p.m.
Saturday, June 22. Tickets: $31 in advance;
$35 at the door.
Tequila tasting is 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets: $26 for 10 tastings; commemorative
tequilero for $5 with purchase of ticket. Ages
21 and over only.
Juneteenth — Doña Ana County NAACP
presents a celebration of Juneteenth at 6 p.m.
Friday, June 21, at the Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Main, Las Cruces, featuring music by
local musicians and choirs. Doors open at 5:30
p.m. Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-
2290 or riograndetheatre.org.
San Juan Fiesta — The annual fiesta and
turtle derby is Friday through Sunday June 21-
23 at the Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of
Guadalupe in Tortugas, N.M., near Las Cruces.
Information: Parish office, (575) 526-8171 or
on Facebook at SanJuanFiestaTortugasNM.
The 14th annual Tortugas Open Golf
Tournament is 8 a.m. Friday.
A Rummage sale is 5:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
A Tardeada with live music by UnLyshed is 8
p.m. to midnight Saturday, June 22. Doors
open at 7 p.m. Cost: $6; cash bar available.
Information: (575) 526-4003.
The Fiesta is 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, June
23, with the 31st annual San Juan Turtle Derby
at 2 p.m. (registration is 11 a.m.). Food booths,
live music, raffles and more.Dance/tardeada is 3
to 7 p.m. with music by Animmo.
Take I-10 to Las Cruces, exit on University
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Brewdoso — Ruidoso’s 2nd annual festival
featuring New Mexico craft beer and wine is
noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 22-23, at Wingfield Park, 801
Resort Drive, featuring brews, wines and spirits
from around New Mexico. Proceeds benefit
the community of Ruidoso. Tickets: $20 one
day; $30 weekend in advance at
eventbrite.com. Information: ruidosomain-
street.com.
Fiber Fiesta — Creations produced by local
fiber artists are featured at the inaugural event
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at NM
Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100
Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Demonstrations
include spinning, knitting, quilting, Colcha
embroidery, tatting, bobbin lacing, several
types of weaving, and more. Museum admis-
sion is free during the event. Information: (575)
522-4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Local fiber groups will have informational
booths and demonstrations, and the documen-
tary video “Colcha Circle: A Stitch in Northern
New Mexico Culture” will be shown.
Food trucks, and a craft activity for the chil-
dren are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Health & Fitness
Expo is at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mescalero Apache Ceremonial &
Rodeo — The Mescalero Reservation hosts
Indian dances and rodeo performances
Thursday through Sunday, July 4-7, on the
Mescalero Rodeo Grounds in Mescalero, N.M.
Native dances, arts and crafts and food ven-
dors featured daily. Dinner served at 5 p.m.
nightly. Rodeo at 1 p.m. Rodeo admission: $10
($5 age 6-12; free age 5 and younger). Dance
and night activities admission: $7 ($3 children).
Information: (575) 464-4494 or mescaleroapa-
chetribe.com.
The 39th annual parade, “Honoring all Native
Women” is 10 a.m. Saturday, July 6, with a
dance at dusk at Inn of the Mountain Gods.
Information: (575) 937-2307.
Smokey Bear Stampede — The 63rd
annual celebration is Thursday through Sunday,
July 4-7, in Capitan, N.M. about 20 miles
north of Ruidoso. Ranch rodeo is 1 p.m. daily,
with traditional rodeos nightly at 7 p.m. Goat
roping and other events also planned each day.
Rodeo admission: $10 general admission; $6
age 6-12 and seniors 65 and older. Information:
(575) 354-2202, smokeybearstampede.com or
on Facebook.
Rodeo dances are 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. nightly
with live or DJ music. Admission: $5.
Capitan Fourth of July parade is 10 a.m.
Thursday, fireworks that evening approximate-
ly 10:30 p.m., following the rodeo perform-
ance. BBQ Cook-off held during the day.
Roswell UFO Festival 2019 — The annu-
al celebration, marking the 72nd anniversary of
the 1947 “UFO crash” near Roswell, is Friday
through Sunday, July 5-7, at the Roswell
Convention and Visitors Center, 912 N. Main,
and other locations in Roswell, N.M. The four-
day event features guest speakers, celebrity
appearances authors, vendors, live entertain-
ment, family friendly activities and carnivals, as
well as costume contests for adults, children
and pets. Most events are free; nominal charge
for UFO Museum admission. Information: 1-
800-822-3545, ufofestivalroswell.com or on
Facebook at Roswell UFO Festival.
The Xcel Energy UFO Light Parade is 9 p.m.
Saturday, July 6, from 9th to 3rd Street. This
year’s theme is “Believe.”
June 2019
West Texas
Agave Festival Marfa — The annual festi-
val celebrating the agave and its influence on
culture through food, film, music and science is
June 1-9 in Marfa, with talks, tours, tastings
and other presentations. Most events are free;
reservations encouraged for many talks.
Information: agavemarfa.com.
A performance by William Tyler is 7:30 to 9
p.m. Monday, June 3, at the Crowley Theater,
98 S. Austin. Tickets: $10.
Fiesta del Barrio and Fourth of July —
The Independence Day event and all-day
neighborhood party is 11 a.m. to midnight
Saturday, June 29, between S. 10th and
Murphy Street, and in Medina Park in Alpine,
Texas with community celebration and extend-
ed Alpine family reunion. Information: (432)
837-5539, (432) 294-2398 or visitalpinetx.com.
The annual July 4th parade is 5 to 11 p.m.
Thursday, July 4, with annual parade, fire-
works display, a car show, live music
Fort Davis Independence Day
Weekend — The West Texas town hosts its
annual “Coolest 4th of July Celebration” July
4-6 in Fort Davis. Vendors and entertainment
on the Courthouse Square are noon to 6 p.m.
Thursday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, with a parade and dance Saturday.
Admission is free. Information: (432) 426-3015,
1-800-524-3015 or fortdavis.com.
The Great Gunfight reenactment is Friday,
July 5, with fireworks that evening.
Bazaars and fairs
Farmer’s Market at Ardovino’s Desert
Crossing — The 18th annual market summer
hours are 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays through
Sept. 28 at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One
Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, N.M. with
local farmers, meat producers, honey, salsa,
jams and jellies, and local artisans. Well
behaved pets on leash welcome; brunch avail-
able for purchase. Information: (575) 589-
0653, ext. 3, farmersmarketadc@outlook.com,
ardovinos.com or on Facebook at
FarmersMarket.
Cooking Fresh with Chef Patrick Rosser is
10:30 a.m. June 8.
Magic Morning Market — The
Marketplace at Placita Santa Fe, 5034
Doniphan, hosts an indoor and outdoor market
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first Saturday of the month
(June 1, July 6), with vendors, music, face
painting, yoga and a special breakfast menu at
Magic Bistro. Information: 585-9296.
Silver City Farmers Market — The mar-
ket runs 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday in the
Main Street Plaza (intersection of 7th and
Bullard). Information: (575) 536-9681 or sil-
vercityfarmersmarket.info.
The market is also year round 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesdays, at the ACE Hardware/Grant
County Convention Center Parking Lot, US
180 at the 32nd St Bypass.
Our Lady of Guadalupe — 127 W Main in
Fabens, hosts its annual kermes Friday through
Sunday, June 7-9. Information: 764-3942.
Santa Lucia Kermes — Santa Lucia
Catholic Church will host its annual fundraising
Gran Kermes Saturday and Sunday, June 8-9,
at the church grounds at 518 Gallagher, with
food, drinks, games and more. Admission and
parking is free. Information: 592-5245.
915 Pop-Up Market — The Outlet
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Shoppes features the market 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
selected days each month, with more than 35
vendors in arts and crafts, handmade cosmetics,
specialty foods, custom drinkware, baked
goods, beef jerky, specialty candy and treats.
June’s markets are June 15 and 29.
Information: theoutletshoppesatelpaso.com.
The market will also feature specialty foods,
live music, a free play area for children, an
interactive fountain and patio bar.
Mission Trail Art Market — Area artisans
and craftspeople display their fine arts and
crafts for their 11th season 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on the third Sunday of the month March
through November (June 16) in the historic
Veteran’s Memorial Plaza in San Elizario, with
arts and crafts, music, reenactments, food and
more. Pets welcome. Admission is free.
Information: 851-0093 or missiontrailartmar-
ket.com.
Gran Kermes de la Parroquia de San
Juan Bautista — San Juan Bautista Church,
5649 Dailey, celebrates its 96th Anniversary
Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23, with food,
loteria, games, entertainment, and raffle.
Information: 779-1583.
Sportscard and Toy Collectible Show
— The trading card and toy show is 10 a.m. to
9 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Sunland Park Mall,
hosted by J & M Sportscards. Information: 222-
5458 or 238-4573.
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, July
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13-14, at the El Maida Shrine Temple, 6331
Alabama. Includes new, used and antique
firearms and accessories, knives, coins,
Southwest jewelry, military surplus and col-
lectibles. Food concessions available.
Admission: $6 (under 10 free). Age 18 and
younger must be accompanied by a parent or
legal guardian. Information: 241-1761.
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 lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.
Upper Valley Artists and Farmers
Market — The artist and farmers market is
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, at the Substation on
Doniphan at Sunset. Admission is free.
Information on Facebook at Upper Valley Artist
& Farmers Market.
Something for everyone
AIDS Memorial Quilt — Block from the
internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt,
which commemorates the lives of people lost
to AIDS, will be on view June 1-30 at the El
Paso Museum of History and the El Paso
Museum of Art. The quilt, which was nominat-
ed for a Nobel Peace Prize, illustrates the
impact of the AIDS pandemic, promoting
El Paso Scene
awareness, compassion, healing, prevention
education, and encouraging support and funding Geeks Who Drink — The homegrown Pub
for organizations assisting people living with Trivia Quiz modeled after those in Ireland and
AIDS. The display is free and open to the pub- the UK, host quiz nights at various locations in
lic. Information: Borderland Rainbow Center at El Paso. Themed quizzes also held periodically.
263-4623 or visit borderlandrainbow.org. Participation is free for most events.
Information, registration: geekswhodrink.com.
Community Cleanup events — El Paso Schedule subject to change:
County Public Works hosts free community
• Glass Half Full Tap Room at Alamo
cleanups for the community to dispose of
Drafthouse, 250 E. Montecillo, 5 p.m. Sundays
unwanted waste on their property or in their
and 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
homes. Passenger tires, bulk trash, and elec-
• Happy’s Barley & Vine, 7 p.m. Mondays.
tronic waste will be accepted. See
• Joe Vinny & Bronson’s Bohemian Cafe, 8
epcounty.com/publicworks/default.htm for
p.m. Mondays.
what items will be accepted. Dropoffs begin at
8 a.m. and continue until capacity is reached.
• Border City Ale House, 1506 Lee Trevino,
and Craft & Social, 305 E Franklin, 8 p.m.
June drop off locations:
• June 1: 14698 Van Lane, at East Montana,
Thursdays
• Thunderbird Taproom at Whole Foods, 100
and 7551 Bosque in Canutillo
Pitt, 7 p.m. Thursdays.
• June 29: 1331 N. Fabens, in Fabens, and
1002 Tiffany, in Westway. ‘Caffeine and Octane’ Cruise-ins —
Southwest Classic Car Club and the Coyote
P3 Continuing Education Courses — Cobras host their monthly cruise-ins beginning
Registration for UTEP’s Professional and Public
at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of the month
Programs (P3) is at 101 W. Robinson, for con-
tinuing education classes 9 a.m. to noon during
(June 8) in the parking lot of Western
the summer months in UTEP’s Memorial Gym,
Beverages, 6104 N. Mesa. Admission is free.
Suite 111. Classes provided as an outlet
Information: 584-8261 or swclassic.org.
towards enhancing skills and developing new Eckankar programs — Eckankar in Texas
interests. Some courses also offered year hosts free programs 1-3 p.m. selected
round. Information: 747-5142 or ppp.utep.edu. Saturdays at El Paso Public Library Richard
Burges Branch, 9600 Dyer. Information: (703)
Yoga on the Lawn — The Fountains at
Farah Promenade Amphitheater host a free
434-1196 or eckankar-texas.org.
• June 1: The Healing Sound of HU, EKC Light
yoga class 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday
& Sound Serice
through June. Guests are encouraged to bring
• June 15: ECK Wisdom on Health and
mats. Information: 225-3600,
Healing, discussion on books by Harold Klemp.
fountainsatfarah.com.
El Paso Crohns & Autoimmune
AIM Convention — Texas Western
Disease Support Group — The support
Jurisdiction Church of God in Christ hosts its
group meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of the
2019 Auxiliaries in Ministry (AIM) Convention
month (June 18) on the campus of Tech
June 4-8, at it COGIC, 5928 Trowbridge. This
University Health Sciences Center, 4800
year’s theme is “Rooted.” Services begin at 7
Alberta, in the Paul Foster Education Building,
p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, with Music
Room 211. Parking available next to the clinic
and Youth Convention 5:30 to 6:45 p.m.
(on left). Information: Carrie Wilkie, (214) 708-
Information: TWJCOGIC.org or on Facebook.
2989, ccwilkie@elpasocrohns.com.
WWII/D-Day Commemorative
Celebration — The Benavidez-Patterson “All
Airborne” Chapter of the 82nd Airborne
For a good cause
Division Association, Inc. commemorates the Mental Health Gala — National Alliance of
75th anniversary of D-Day at 6 p.m. Thursday, Mental Health El Paso hosts its inaugural gala at
June 6, at LTC Robert “Bob” Chisolm Park, at 6 p.m. Friday, May 31, in the El Paso
Alabama and Harrison. The event honors vet- Community Foundation Room, 333 N. Oregon.
erans of all World War II Campaigns. Tickets: $75; available at namiep.org/gala.
Information: John Ceballos, 240-8104 or
JohCeb@msn.com.
Border Heroes Celebration — Las
Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center will host
‘Savoir Faire’ teen program — Joann its annual awards dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday,
Wardy School of Etiquette and Enrichment and June 1, at EPCC’s Administrative Services
El Paso Ballroom Dance Academy hosts a teen Center, 9050 Viscount. Information: las-americ-
program on dining and dancing skills June 8-9. as.org or on Facebook.
Preregistration required with (50 percent non-
refundable deposit). Cost: $350; includes four
King of the Clays Fun Shoot — Sun City
4-H Club hosts the fundraising shotgun sports
course tutorial luncheon and dance lessons.
competition 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 1,
Registration: 355-0992 or 585-0090.
at Fort Bliss Rod & Gun Club. Roy Johnson
The Dining Program is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lane, Building 3730. Cost: $60. Information:
Saturday, June 8, at El Paso Country Club,
915-491-3897 or suncity4hclub.com.
5000 Country Club Place.
The Dancing Program is 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Milagro Gala — Seattle Seahawks players
June 9, at El Paso Ballroom Dance Academy, and twin brothers Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin
7220 N. Mesa. are featured speakers for the benefit gala 6
p.m. to midnight Saturday, June 1, at El Paso
Clara’s Brass Teapot — 1071 Country
Convention Center. Proceeds benefit sick and
Club Road, Suite L
injured children at El Paso Children’s Hospital.
• “Tea Shop Talk” to learn about the art of full-
Silent auction begins at 6 p.m.; dancing until
leaf/loose tea leaves and Health Benefits. is 2
midnight following a live auction. Tickets: $150.
p.m. Sunday, June 9. Samples of teas and sand-
Information, reservations: 521-7229, ext.
wiches, scones, etc. will be served. Cost is $5.
80524, or elpasochildrensfoundation.org.
R.S.V.P. to: 300-0688 or 588-6226.
Shaquem Griffin, a former UCF star, is the
• Free workshop on CBD oil, as well as lipo-
first NFL payer with one hand, and the 2019
some technology now used in supplements
NCAA Inspiration Award winner.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 6 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19. Free drawing and
refreshments. Information: Linda, 867-2986.
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Pro-Musica Soiree — El Paso Pro-Musica
Guild will host its 38th annual soiree Saturday,
June 1, at the home of J. Kirk and Judy
Robison. The event features food, music from
the UTEP Center for Arts Entrepreneurship,
and a live auction, including a private dinner
performance with Grammy-winning Artistic
Director Zuill Bailey. All proceeds benefit El
Paso Pro-Musica. Reservations: $150 ($2,000
table for 8). Information: 747-8163, eppm.org
or on Facebook at EPPM El Paso Pro Musica.
Lupus Awareness Motorcycle Run —
The 3rd annual run against lupus is 9 a.m.
Sunday, June 2, at Ramirez Pecan Farm,
13709 N Loop in Clint. Riders depart at 10
a.m. for a ride through Clint, San Eli Fabens,
Tornillo and Socorro. All donations go to the
Lupus foundation of America. Wear purple for
the cause. Information on Facebook.
Taste of Las Cruces — the Rotary Clubs
of Las Cruces hosts an evening of sampling
food from several area restaurateurs 6 to 9
p.m. Thursday, June 6, at Las Cruces
Convention Center, 680 E. University.
Proceeds from this year’s event benefit Casa de
Peregrinos. Tickets: $40; cdp.weareit.net.
Information: lascrucesrotary.org/taste or on
Facebook.
Margarita Shake-Off — Aceitunas, 5200
Doniphan, hosts its 8th annual event is 1 to 7
p.m. Saturday, June 8, benefiting Hospice El
Paso. Bars and bartenders compete to make El
Paso’s best margarita, live music, silent auction
and raffle prizes. Cost: $10; prizes and drink
discounts all day. Information: 845-2277 or on
Facebook. Ticket pre-sales at tinyurl.com.
A Taste of the Spencer — The Spencer
Theater Guild presents its 12th annual fundrais-
ing benefit at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts, Airport
Hwy. 220 in Alto, N.M., with hors d’oeuvres
(carving stations and more), fine wines, and the
live and silent auctions. Tickets: $70 (all inclu-
sive). Information/reservations: (575) 336-4800,
1-888-818-7872 or spencertheater.com.
EPCC 50th Anniversary Gala — El Paso
Community College celebrates its 50th anniver-
sary at 6 p.m. Friday, June 28, at EPCC’s
Administrative Service Center, Building A, 9050
Viscount, showcasing fine food, live music and
dancing. Proceeds support EPCC student suc-
cess scholarships. Tickets: $125; $625-$1,250
tables. Information: epcc.edu/50.
Pride Gala and Awards Ceremony —
Borderland Rainbow Center hosts its gala and
awards event 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 29,
at El Paso County Coliseum, 4001 E Paisano,
with food and drinks, live and silent auctions.
Ages 18 and older welcome. Tickets: $100;
available at borderlandrainbow.org.
Information: 263-4623.
KMP Entertainment Awards Gala —
The annual gala recognizing individuals who
have contributed to the entertainment industry
is 5:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, at El Paso
Club, 201 Main (18th floor). Black tie event.
Tickets: $100. Information: 204-1099 or
kmpentertainment.org.
The event features a reception, entertain-
ment, comedy and an awards ceremony.
Guests include: Barney Cohen (”Friday the
13th” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) who
share his insight on working in the business of
entertainment. Live music presented by Kimball
Hooker.
June 2019
Fort Bliss
Monti Warrior Zone Tournaments —
The recreation center is at 21171 Medic Ave
(east side of Fort Bliss). Entry fee per person is
$15 (includes t-shirt and one drink). Open to
ages 18 and older. Information: 741-3000.
• Sand Volleyball Tournament is 4 to 10 p.m.
Friday, June 14.
• HORSE Basketball Tournament is 4 to 10
p.m. Saturday, June 22.
Dads, Deadlifts and Donuts — The
men’s fitness competition is 8:30 a.m. to noon
Saturday, June 15, at the Turf Field behind
Soto Physical Fitness Center. Open to all male
competitors with an optional parent and child
(ages 12-17) event, with events such as deadlift,
Tire Flip, sled push and keg toss. Pre-register
through May at Soto or Stout PFCs. Cost is $30
(includes t-shirt); $10 extra for child. Late regis-
tration June 6-12 is $5 extra. All competitors 21
and older can enjoy free mimosas after the
event. Non-alcoholic beverages available. Open
to the public. Information: 744-5790.
Aquapalooza — The 6th annual water event
is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Biggs
Park on Central Fort Bliss across from the
Centennial Banquet and Conference Center,
with free water fun, games, rides and slides.
Face painting, snow cones, and balloon animals
will also be offered. Open to the public.
Admission is free. Information: 588-8247,
bliss.armymwr.com or on Facebook at
blissmwr.
Club news
Doña Ana Photography Club — The
club meets 7 to 9 p.m. selected Tuesdays at
Southwest Environmental Center. Admission is
free and the public is welcome. Information:
(575) 323-3624 or daphotoclub.org.
• June 4: Presentation by Carl Maier on the
use of the “curves” image editing tool.
• June 18: Theme presentation on the subject
of “worship” (not necessarily religious) and
quarterly members’ print competition.
Followed by a short presentation by Anne
Chase on where to photograph in July.
Westside Welcome Club — Information:
westsidewelcomeclub.com.
The monthly free newcomer coffee is 10 a.m.
Friday, June 7, at Legacy at Cimarron, 6201
Northern Pass.
The monthly luncheon is 11 a.m. Wednesday,
June 12, at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing in
Sunland Park, featuring the “Freddy Gutierez
Magic Show.” Cost for lunch: $22. Check due
by June 7.
Germania Club — The Germania Club of El
Paso’s monthly meeting is 11:30 a.m. Thursday,
June 13, at Underwood Golf Course 3200
Coe, on Fort Bliss. Newcomers welcome.
Information, reservation: 755-5471.
Area attractions
El Paso Streetcars — The restored street-
cars run daily on two connected loop routes,
covering a total of 4.8 miles, from Father Rahm
in South El Paso to Glory Road in Kern Place.
Extended summer hours are 11 a.m. to mid-
night Sunday through Wednesdays, and 11 a.m.
to 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.
Fares: $1.50 (exact change); ($3.50 day pass);
$1 military and ages 6-18; 30 cents for seniors
and disabled with Sun Metro ID. Information:
212-3333, epstreetcar.com or on Facebook.
Wet ’N’ Wild Waterworld — The water
park at 8804 S. Desert, Anthony, Texas (I-10 at
El Paso Scene
Exit 0) is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily (until 7 Local watercolor artist Debra Vance will show
p.m. weekends). Tickets at the gate: $24.99, her work in a “Meet the Artist” event Sunday,
plus tax; $21.99 kids under 48 inches tall; $4.99 June 9. Wiseman’s Garden Creations will also
age 1-3; free for babies under 1. Seniors/picnic offering tastings of their canned goods, and
fee: $14.99. Information: 886-2222, Mayaluna Yarn shop will offer their items at a
wetwild.com or on Facebook. discounted price.
Season pass is $49.99; $14.99 ages 1-3.
The Hype or Die Fest is 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
El Paso Funeral Museum — The museum
at 6111 S. Desert contains articles, memorabil-
Friday, May 31, with headliner DJ and produc-
ia, curios and antiques that aim to educate the
er Riot Ten. Tickets: $15, plus fees at hype-
community and honor the “one of man’s oldest
ofdiefest.com.
cultures, professions,” and rituals and to cele-
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —
brate the traditions of the funeral service indus-
1200 Futurity Dr. (at Sunland Park Drive),
try. The museum also looks at the artistry of
Sunland Park, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Hours
Sunday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. Friday and
Saturday; open Sundays on special exhibit
Saturday. Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m.
weekends. Admission is free; donations wel-
everyday. General admission and parking are
come. Information: 581-0102 or elpasofuneral-
free. Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunland-
museum.com.
park.com.
A Hearse Exhibit and Classic Car Show And
Western Playland — The amusement park Shine co hosted by Calaveritas is noon to 6
is at 1249 Futurity Dr. in Sunland Park, N.M. p.m. Saturday, June 15.
across from the racetrack. Tickets (tax not
Indian Cliffs Ranch — The working cattle
included): $22.60 42 inches or taller or $16.97
ranch in Fabens offers a children’s zoo, buffalo,
juniors 34 to 41 inches (pay one price); $5 non-
longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets and
rider admission. Individual ride tickets are
the Fort Apache playground. It’s also home to
$2.50; rides are 1 or 2 tickets. Information:
the famous Cattleman’s Steakhouse.
(575) 589-3410 or westernplayland.com.
Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattle-
June hours are 3 to 10 p.m. Saturdays, 3 to 9
manssteakhouse.com.
p.m. Sundays and 7 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays
through Fridays starting June 12. Licon Dairy — The dairy’s gift shop popular
for its homemade asadero cheese products is at
Mesa Vista Wine Tasting Room — The
11951 Glorieta Road in San Elizario and is open
new tasting room, which includes wine and
6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and
craft beer, is at 3200 Hwy 28 in Anthony, N.M.
6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The
(La Union area at NM 28 and S. Vinton Road).
dairy also features an extensive petting zoo and
Open noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through
regularly stocked fishing hole. Admission is free,
Sunday. The room also features the region’s
with a nominal charge for fishing hole use.
only yarn shop and local alpaca products. Live
Information: 851-2705 or licondairy.com.
music featured 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays.
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Zin Valle Vineyards — 7315 Hwy 28 in
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tast-
ings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through
Monday. Information: 877-4544 or
zinvalle.com. Free music and wine tasting is 1
to 4 p.m. selected Sundays featuring local tal-
ent. Bring a picnic.
La Viña Winery — 4201 S. NM Highway
28, one mile north of Vinton Road. Information:
(575) 882-7632 or lavinawinery.com. The tast-
ing room and patio are open for sales and tast-
ing of wines from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday
through Tuesday (closed Wednesdays). Tasting
fee is $5. A daily tour is offered at 11:30 a.m.
by appointment only; $10 fee includes tasting.
Music On The Patio is noon to 4 p.m.
Sundays.
The 4th of July Picnic is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, July 4, with hamburger or hot dog
from K&B Barbeque, wine by the glass, wine
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margaritas, soft drinks or water. Musical enter-
tainment provided, as well as croquet, bad-
minton, and a water slide. Tents, tables, and
chairs provided, but guests are welcome to
bring their own chairs. No coolers or pets.
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.
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.
El Paso Scene
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.
Steve Martin and Martin Short — The
two American comedy legends’ “Now Your
See Them, Soon You Won’t” show is 8 p.m.
Friday, May 31, at Abraham Chavez Theatre,
featuring the Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff
Babko. Tickets: $79.75-$299 (Ticketmaster).
SMO Tour — The “Smoke Me Out” Tour is
8 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at El Paso County
Coliseum, featuring Legado 7, El del la
Guitarra, Fuerza Regida, Omar Ruiz, Los Hijos
de Garcia, Herencia de Patrones and Arsenal
Efectivo. Tickets: $70 general admission; VIP
tables available (Ticketmaster)
Alejandra Guzmán — The Mexican rock
diva, “La Rockera,” brings her La Guzmán Tour
to El Paso at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at El Paso
County Coliseum. Guzmán is known interna-
tionally as the “Queen of Mexican Rock” and
the “Bad Girl of Latin Pop.” Tickets: $64.99,
$79.99, $99.99 and $119.99 (Ticketmaster).
Guzmán blazed her way onto the Latin music
scene in the 1980s. She has been nominated
for eight Latin Grammy Awards, winning one,
and has earned nominations for two Grammy
Awards and two Billboard Latin Music Awards.
She is currently a judge on “La Voz,” Mexico’s
version of “The Voice.”
Miss New Mexico and Outstanding
Teen Pageants — The Miss New Mexico
Scholarship Foundation presents the official
preliminary pageants to the Miss America pag-
eants at 7 p.m. Friday (for Outstanding Teen)
and Saturday (for Miss New Mexico), June 7-8,
at Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110
New York, in Alamogordo. Tickets: $25-$50
each night. Information: (575) 437-2202 or
flickingercenter.com.
‘Foam Wonderland’ Block Party —
GTA headlines the biggest touring Foam Party
across the country “Sunken Savage” Tour at 6
p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, June 8, in Downtown
El Paso on Main, with special guests Herobust,
DublDads and Monxx. Expect to get wet; bring
cell phones in plastic bags. All ages event; 21 +
bars available. Tickets: $20 general admission;
$30 VIP. Information: foamwonderland.com.
Mario Aguilar — the comedian and
YouTube star performs his Spanish language
comedy tour, “¿Celosa You? ¡Jamas!” at 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 8, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$30-$65 (Ticketmaster).
El Reencuentro Norteño — The norteño
tour featuring Los Rieleros del Norte, La
Maquinaria Norteña and Polo Urias is 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 13, at El Paso County Coliseum.
Tickets: $50 (Ticketmaster).
Paul Rodriguez — The “Original Latin King
of Comedy” performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
and 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June
13-15, at El Paso Comic Strip, 201 Airway.
Tickets: $22; $27 VIP and front 50 seats
(Ticketweb.com). Information, reservations:
779-LAFF (5233), elpasocomicstrip.com or on
Facebook at El Paso Comic Strip.
Metalachi — The world’s only heavy metal
mariachi band performs 7 p.m. Friday June 14,
at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall, performing mariachi
renditions of metal and rock classic. Admission:
$15. Information: (575) 541-2290 or
riograndetheatre.org.
Jeff Dunham — The master comedian and
ventriloquist and his slightly demented posse of
puppets performs his “Passively Aggressive”
Tour at 5 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday, June
15, at The Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $55 to $70.
VIP packages are $151. (Ticketmaster).
Vince Neil — The former Mötley Crüe
frontman performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, June
15, at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E.
Paisano. Neil was the voice of Mötley Crüe
throughout the band’s 35-year career, which
included several stops at the Coliseum in the
1980s and 90s. Together, the iconic group pro-
duced a dozen gold and platinum albums,
including its first nine in a row. Tickets: $30-
$80 (Ticketmaster).
The Drifters — The classic American doo-
wop and R&B group performs at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 22, at the Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Main in the Las Cruces Downtown
Mall, with guests Las Cruces’ own Remember
Then. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission: $35.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or riograndethe-
atre.com.
Carlos Mencia — The superstar standup
comic and creator of Comedy Central’s “Mind
of Mencia” performs June 27-29 at the Comic
Strip, 1201 Airway. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, and 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Tickets: $27.50 ($37.50 VIP, and
$47.50 front meet and greet) Thursday and late
shows Friday and Saturday; $32.50-$52.50 for
early shows Friday and Saturday. Information:
779-5233), elpasocomicstrip.com or Facebook.
Jaripeo sin Fronteras 2019 — Pepe
Aguilar hosts the concert and charreada event
at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at UTEP’s Don
Haskins Center, featuring Angela Aguilar,
Madison McDonald, Antonio Aguilar, Leonard
Aguilar, Mariachi Zacatecano, Banda Azul
Tequila, and Jinetes. Tickets: $60.50-$180.50;
VIP packages start at $225 (Ticketmaster).
Intocable — One of the most influential
Tejano/Norteño groups on the music scene
today presents their “Percepción 2019” Tour
at 8 p.m. Friday, July 5, at the Plaza Theatre.
The group’s road to success begin 20 years ago
in Zapata, Texas when friends Ricky Muñoz
and René Martinez begin crafting their music
style that fuses Tejano conjunto music Norteño
folk rhythms, pop ballads and rock. Tickets:
$49.50-$79.99 (Ticketmaster).
Luis Miguel — The famed Mexican crooner
brings his North American Tour to El Paso at
8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6, to UTEP’s Don
Haskins Center. Over his 36-year career, Luis
Miguel has released 33 albums, selling over 100
million albums worldwide. He is a 6-time
Grammy winner and 4-time Latin Grammy
winner. Tickets: $83.20 to $263; VIP packages
$265-$995 (Ticketmaster).
Da Baby — The rapper headlines the
Summer Jam 2019 tour with special guests at 6
p.m. Sunday, July 14, at El Paso County
Coliseum. Tickets: $35.35-$58.25 general
admission; $80.75 floor seating; $126.50 VIP
meet and greet (Ticketmaster).
‘SNL’s Chris Kattan & Friends’ —
Saturday Night Live veteran Chris Kattan, star
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of “The Middle,” “Night at the Roxbury” and
“Corky Romano,” performs at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, and 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, July 18-20, at El Paso Comic Strip,
1201 Airway. Tickets: $20 general admission
($25 VIP) Thursday; $22.50 general admission
($27.50 VIP) Friday and Saturday (Ticketweb).
Information, reservations: 779-523), elpaso-
comicstrip.com or on Facebook.
Caravan Del Amor — Legendary
Argentinean singer Leo Dan headlines the tour
at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the Plaza
Theatre with King Clave, Nestor Daniel y Los
Terricolas, Carlos Bardelli “El Mago de la Voz,”
and Alex “El Genio” Lucas. Dan’s career spans
five decades and 30 years of touring. Tickets:
$49-$129 (Ticketmaster).
Israel & New Breed — Christian singer
Israel Houghton and his band perform at 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 20, at El Paso County Coliseum.
Tickets: $17 general admission; $30.50-$48.50
reserved (Ticketmaster).
Kansas — The legendary band whose career
spans more than four decades with hits like
“Dust in the Wind,” “Carry On My Wayward
Son,” and “Point of No Return,” performs 7:30
p.m. Sunday, July 21, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $44.50-$74.50 VIP packages $184-
$285) at ticketmaster.com.
Mike Epps — The actor/comedian performs
at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and
7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 26-28, at El Paso Comic
Strip, 1201 Airway. Tickets: $32.50 general
admission ($52.50 VIP);available at
ticketweb.com. Information, reservations: 779-
LAFF (5233), elpasocomicstrip.com or on
Facebook at El Paso Comic Strip.
Bronco — The popular Norteño band per-
forms at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at El Paso
County Coliseum, with their modern take on a
classic sound. Tickets: $40-$135
(Ticketmaster).
Blink 182 — The pop punk favorites perform
Sunday, Aug. 4, at UTEP’s Don Haskins
Center, with guest Neck Deep. Tickets:
$42.75-$102.75 (Ticketmaster).
Napoleón — The Mexican singer performs at
8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at the Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $35-$150 (Ticketmaster).
Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots —
The hilarious nationally syndicated radio host
and musician present his “It’s Just the Two of
Us (…Sorry)” Tour at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
17, at the Plaza Theatre, with special guest
Emma Klein and featuring Walter Burroughs.
Tickets: $30 to $40; $85 VIP (Ticketmaster).
José María Napoleón — The international-
ly recognized Mexican singer and composer,
known for such hits as “Eres” and Vive” brings
his 50th anniversary tour to El Paso at 8:30
p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $35-$150 (Ticketmaster).
Nelly, TLC and Flo Rida — The three top
hip-hop artists perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 27, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center.
Tickets: $32.75-$72.75 VIP packages: $150-
$250. (Ticketmaster).
Boz Scaggs — The legendary musician’s
“Out of the Blues Tour” is at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Plaza Theatre, in
promotion of his new Greatest Hits CD.
Tickets: $39.50-$80 (Ticketmaster).
June 2019
El Mundo da Vueltas — The Latin music University Park, along with a Margarita Contest
tour featuring T3R Elemento with Lenin and Chili Challenge. Gates open at 5 p.m.
Ramírez and Oscar Cortez is 7 p.m. Friday, Tickets: $25-$150 VIP; available at southwestu-
Aug. 30, at El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets: niversitypark.com. Information: epway-
$40-$180 (Ticketmaster). outwest.com or on Facebook at
EPWayOutWest.
Mariachi del Divo — The mariachi that
accompanied Juan Gabriel on tour for more ‘Swan Lake’ — Russian Ballet Theatre pres-
than two decades performs their “Alma de ents its new production of Tchaikovsky’s classic
Juarez” Tour at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, at the at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Abraham
Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $30-$85 (Ticketmaster). Chavez Theatre, choreographed by Nadezhda
Kalinina. Tickets: $25-$115 (Ticketmaster).
Manuel Mijares — The adult contemporary
pop singer who topped charts in the 80s and Gloria Trevi — The Mexican pop diva per-
90s with hits like “Bano de Mujeres” and “No forms her “Diosa de La Noche” Tour at 8 p.m.
Hace Falta” performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. Friday, Oct. 25, at UTEP’s Don Haskins
7, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $40-$120 Center, with special guest Karol G. Tickets:
(Ticketmaster). $33.50-$163.50 (Ticketmaster).
Maná — The Guadalajara-based rock band Hozier — The multi-platinum Irish singer-
brings their “Rayando El Sol” tour to El Paso songwriter returns to El Paso for his
not once but twice in 2019: 8 p.m. Wednesday, “Wasteland Baby” Tour at 8 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 11, and 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Oct. 31, at the Abraham Chavez Theatre with
UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $62.75- guest Freya Ridings. Tickets: $29.50-$59.50
$222.75; Platinum, $429.50-$899 VIP packages (Ticketmaster).
$325-$775 (Ticketmaster).
Alejandro Sanz — The Latin megastar and
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ent presents his #LaGira Tour at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 14, at UTEP’s Don Haskins
Center. Tickets: $33.20-$93.20; VIP packages
$225-$295 (Ticketmaster).
Eddie B — The standup comic and “official
voice of teachers across the globe” performs
his “I’m Already Professionally Developed”
comedy tour at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at
the Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $25-$55
(Ticketmaster).
200 Años de Musica Mexicana —
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitln and Band El
Recodo perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at
UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $35.50-
$205.50 (Ticketmaster).
Maluma — The Colombian reggaeton singer,
one of social media’s most popular artists,
returns to El Paso with his 11:11 World Tour at
7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, UTEP’s Don Haskins
Center. Tickets; $61-$352 (Ticketmaster).
Tom Segura – The actor, comedian and
writer brings his “Take it Down Tour” to El
Paso 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $35-$65 (Ticketmaster).
Felipe Esparza — The comedian and actor
brings his popular “Bad Hambre” Tour to El
Paso at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at the Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $32-$50 (Ticketmaster).
La Adictiva — Mexico’s touring sensation, La
Adictiva de San Jose de Mesillas, comes to El
Paso’s Plaza Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4.
Tickets: $49.50-$109.50 (Ticketmaster).
André Reyes — The former guitarist and
vocalist for the Gipsy Kings brings some of the
group’s favorite songs to stage including
“Bambolero” and “Volare” at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 5, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $59-$129
(Ticketmaster).
J Balvin Arcoíris Tour — The Colombian
superstar performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11,
at the Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $33 to
$123.20; VIP $229-$399 (Ticketmaster).
Sin Bandera y Camila — The Grammy-
winning Latin pop duo and the Mexican pop
band perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at
El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets: $35-$200.
(Ticketmaster).
Way Out West Fest — Country band
Midland will headline the 4th annual fusion of
culture Saturday, Oct. 12, at Southwest
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Christian Nodal — The Latin Grammy win-
ning mariachi performs brings his Ahora Tour
to E Paso at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $55-$140 (Ticketmaster).
‘Peppa Pig’s Adventure’ — Peppa Pig,
PIZZA
George and their friends’ new live show, is 6
p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre, based on Entertainment One’s top-
Fine Beers & Wines rated Nick Jr series. Tickets: $25-$65; VIP
packages $145-$155; includes character meet-
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and-greets. (Ticketmaster).
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— Dubac’s new Off-Broadway solo hit comes
to El Paso Nov. 8-10, at the Philanthropy
865 N. Resler • 760-6000 Theatre in the Plaza Theatre’s Annex, taking on
such topics as the barriers of sex, race, religion,
EAST SIDE
politics and the media. Showtime is 8 p.m.
1879 N. Zaragosa • 856-9111
Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $50 (Ticketmaster).
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La Arrolladora Banda Limón — The
11100 Sean Haggerty (at US 54) Latin Grammy winning group from Sinaloa,
821-7000
Matatlán performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.
27, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $49.50-
UPPER VALLEY
$129.50 (Ticketmaster).
145 W. Sunset (at Doniphan) ‘The Great Russian Nutcracker’ — The
Moscow Ballet presents its “Gift of Christmas
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon.-Thur. Tour” at 7 p.m. Friday, and 1 and 5 p.m.
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Saturday, Dec. 6-7, at the Plaza Theatre.
11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday Tickets: $29-$99(Ticketmaster). Group dis-
www.ardovinospizza.com counts and VIP packages available. Information:
“... definitely has the best pizza in town.” nutcracker.com.
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Styx — The rock ’n’ roll renegades celebrate
FINE PIZZA &
their new album “The Mission” with a special
FINE DINING winter tour that comes to El Paso’s Abraham
Chavez Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15.
Tickets: $39.85-$69.75; VIP packages $176-
$347. (Ticketmaster).
Itzhak Perlman — El Paso Pro-Musica
presents the “Reigning Virtuoso of the Violin”
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at the
Plaza Theatre. Tickets on sale June 7 through
Ticketmaster. Information: 747-8163 or
eppm.org.
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. Closed June 16 and July 4. Tickets: $6
Thursday, $12 Friday and Saturday; $8 Sunday,
except as listed. Age 17 and older admitted.
VIP Booths $10 extra per ticket. Information,
reservations: 779-LAFF (5233), elpasocomic-
strip.com or on Facebook.
• May 30-June 1: Dustin Ybarra, with feature
act Anthony Perez
• June 6-9: Sean Grant
• June 20-23: Joey Medina.
Rockhouse Bar and Grill — 9828
Montana, specializing in metal and hard rock.
For all ages event; all those under 21 charged a
surcharge. Some tickets available under hold-
myticket.com. Information: 591-7625 or on
Facebook at RockHouserDiveBarKitchen.
• DayShell — 8 p.m. Friday, June 7, with
Steallake and Illum. Tickets: $5 in advance; $8
day of show.
• The Slackers — The ska band performs at 7
p.m. Tuesday, June 11. All ages. Tickets: $15.
• The Murder Junkies — 8 p.m. Wednesday,
June 12. Tickets: $10 in advance; $12 at door.
• La Mano Showcase — 8 p.m. Friday, June
14. with Akasha, Deliah Blue, and Texas
Gigantism, with special guests Srate Limbo and
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Gila Monster. Admission: $5.
• The Jasons — The horror punk band is 8
p.m. Monday, June 17 with locals. Age 18 and
over only. Admission: $8.
• The Riddims — The reggae band performs 8
p.m. Saturday, June 22. Cover: $5.
• Paul Gilbert — The guitar virtuoso’s Behold
the Electric Guitar tour is 7 p.m. Monday, June
24. All ages. Tickets: $15.
• Amarionette — 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 25,
with Find Yourself, and the Seafloor Cinema.
Tickets: $7.
• Three Sixes — 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 26,
with War Boy, Brother Strange and more. Age
18 and older. Admission: $5.
• Creeping Death — The death metal band
performs at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 30, with
Fuming Mouth and Languish. Admission: $10.
• NU-95 and Unimagined — 7 p.m. Thursday,
July 18. All ages. Tickets: $7 in advance.
• Hemlock — 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 23.
• Motive — The metal band’s Fight The World
Tour is 8 p.m. Sunday, July 28, with Cruces
Cult, Mondoshawan, Hank of the Destruction
Moose and Deathication. $5 ($8 under 21).
• The Lost in the Abyss Tour — The death
metal tour featuring Nightmare Caverns and
Auslander is 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 30.
Club Here I Love You — 115 S. Durango.
Specializing in electronic and DJ music. Most
events are at 9 p.m. and are 18 and older,
unless listed otherwise. Presale tickets subject
to change. Information: 307-7736 or on
Facebook.
A Life Before Monday at Union Depot open
air block party is 3 to p.m. Sunday, June 2,
with special guest Lee Burridge and local sup-
port outside, along with Ephew aka Brian PD,
Dustin Holtsberry and Domum Collective
inside. Meditation, yoga, an exhibit by Los
Visionaries, Deadpunk, Diego Roto and GubR,
and food also offered. Tickets: $25
(Eventbrite).
• Justin Martin — The American DJ performs
at 9 p.m. Friday, June 21. Tickets: $20-$25.
• Yousef — 9 p.m. Saturday, June 29. Tickets:
$15-$20.
• Haroinfather, Pity Party Girls Club,
Fatboibari, Savage Gasp, Crybaby and Los
Mamones perform at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 2.
Tickets: $8 in advance.
Lowbrow Palace — Live performances are
at their new outdoor venue, 1101 Texas.
Doors usually open one hour prior to show
time. All concerts listed are all ages. Surcharge
for ages under 21. Tickets at
lowbrowpalace.com or eventbrite.com.
• Mystic Braves — The rock band performs at
9 p.m. Tuesday, June 4. Tickets: $13.
• Snow Tha Product — The rapper performs
at 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 5. Tickets: $22.
• Weyes Blood — The psychedelic pop musi-
cian performs at 9 p.m. Monday, June 10, with
Jackie Cohen. Tickets: $15.
• No Vacation — The dream pop band per-
forms at 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, with Okey
Dokey. Tickets: $13.
• She Wants Revenge — The post-punk band
performs at 10 p.m. Friday, June 14, with
MSMS and The Guidance. Tickets; $25.
• As Cities Burn — The post-hardcore band
performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, with All
Get Out and Many Rooms. Tickets: $15.
• Chromeo — The electro-funk duo’s “Head
Over Heels World Tour” is 7 p.m. Thursday,
June. 20, 1101 Texas. Tickets: $25-$35 gener-
al admission; $119 VIP.
• Punk legends DRI performs at 8 p.m. Sunday,
June 23. Tickets: $13.
• Ghostemane — The rap metal singer per-
forms at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, with
Ho9909 and Horus the Astroneer. Tickets:
$20.
• Mystery Skulls — 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 2,
with Phangs and Snowblood. Tickets: $13 gen-
eral admission; $35 VIP.
• Book of Love — The electronic band per-
forms at 10 p.m. Saturday, July 13. Tickets:
$25 general admission; $50 with meet and
greet.
• Chemistry with Alchemy and Friends is 9
p.m. Saturday, July 27. Tickets: $15-$25 gen-
eral admission; $30 day of show.
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts
— Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Information:
(575) 336-4800 or spencertheater.com.
• Classic Country, Songs & Stories starring
Linda Davis & Friends is Saturday, June 1, per-
forming traditional country classics, featuring
three-time Grammy-winning Davis, her hus-
band Lang Scott, a fellow Grammy-winner, and
Bill Whyte, a singer-songwriter and award-win-
ning radio broadcaster. Tickets: $39 to $59.
• Missoula Children’s Theatre’s “The Snow
Queen” is 7 p.m. Friday, June 7.
Approximately 50 to 60 children, ages 6-17,
needed for the musical’s various parts. Tickets:
$18 ($10 children).
Auditions are 9 a.m. Monday, June 3, for the
free week-long workshop (arrive at 8:30 a.m.).
No experience necessary.
• The Bellamy Brothers — The most success-
ful duo in country music history perform 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 9, joined by their 6-man band
performing chart-toppers “If I Said You Had A
Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me,”
“Redneck Girl,” and “Old Hippie.” Tickets: $39
to $59.
• The 1st Armored Division Band performs 8
p.m. Tuesday, June 25. Tickets are free; limit
of four.
• Pablo Cruise — The kings of 1970s disco-
rock perform 8 p.m. Friday, June 28, with hits
like “Whatcha Gonna Do When She Says
Goodbye,” “Love Will Find A Way,” “Place In
The Sun.” Tickets: $39 to $69.
• Pam Tillis Acoustic Trio Show — Classic
Country superstar, Grammy-winning, CMA
Female Vocalist of Year winner performs
Saturday, July 6, performing hits “Mi Vida
Loca,” “It’s Lonely Out There,” “In Between
Dances,” “Spilled Perfume.” Tickets: $66 to
$69.
Public buffets ($20) are before most shows.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and
Casino — Mescalero, N.M. Most shows begin
at 8 p.m. and are limited to age 21 and older,
unless listed otherwise. Tickets through
Yapsody.com or Ticketmaster. Information: 1-
877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
• Jeff Foxworthy — The blue collar comedy
legend performs Friday, June 21. $75-$125.
• Snoop Dogg — The rap superstar performs
an outdoor show Saturday, June 22. $75.
• Lee Brice and Chase Bryant Outdoor Show
is 6 p.m. Sunday, June 23. Tickets: $75-$125.
• Charley Pride — The country music legend
performs Friday, July 26. Tickets: $25-$65.
• Gary Allen — The country artist performs
Saturday, July 27. Tickets: $39 to $59.
‘Broadway in El Paso’ 2019-2020 — El
Paso Electric presents El Paso Live’s 16th annu-
al Broadway series at the Plaza Theatre. Season
ticket packages and group tickets now on sale.
Information: 231-1111, ElPasoLive.com/Broadway
or on Facebook at Broadway in El Paso.
• Oct. 22-27: “Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory.”
• Nov. 19-20: “Blue Man Group.”
• Feb. 25-26: “An American in Paris.”
• March 13-14: “Once.”
• April 7-12: “Les Misérables.”
• June 9-10: “Waitress.”
June 2019

Cool Canyon Nights — The 9th annual
series of free outdoor summer concerts are 6
to 9 p.m. Thursdays at McKelligon Canyon,
Amphitheatre, sponsored by WestStar Bank.
Patio performance begins at 6 p.m. with head-
liner at 7 p.m. on the main stage. Admission is
free but space is limited. VIP tickets are $10.
Information: elpasolive.com.
• May 30: Radio La Chusma
• June 6: Fungi Mungle
• June 13: Joe Barron Band
• June 20: Bosse Music
• June 27: Soul Sacrifice Santana Tribute
Alfresco! Fridays — The 17th season of
free outdoor summer concerts are 6 p.m.
Fridays, through Aug. 23, at Convention
Center Plaza. Presented by ElPasoLive. No
outside food or beverages, or pets allowed.
Information: 534-0600, alfrescofridays.com or
on Facebook.
• May 31: Dulce Mal (reggae, cumbia)
• June 7: La Sonora Blu (Latin tropical)
• June 14: Sweet Nadine (classic contempo-
rary)
• June 21: Rust (rock)
• July 5: Frontera Bugalu (border folk, cumbia)
Hype or Die Fest — El Paso DJ and pro-
ducer Riot Ten headlines the music fest 7 p.m.
to 2 a.m. Friday, May 31, at Wet N’ Wild
Waterworld, 8804 S. Desert, Anthony, Texas
(I-10 at Exit 0), with Bonnie X Clyde,
PhasOne, G-Rex, Moonboy, Cybrpnk, Johnny
Kage, Legit Alpha, Josor, Angel Valentin, Forti,
Flash, Rektike and Tomnoize. Tickets: $15 at
wetwild.com or hypeordiefest.com.
‘Disco, Madonna and Cher, Oh My!”
— Singing Out Las Cruces presents its summer
concert at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday,
June 1-2, at Peace Lutheran Church, 1702
Missouri, Las Cruces. Admission is $10; free for
ages 12 and younger. Information: (608) 772-
1262 or singingoutlascruces.org.
Singing Out Las Cruces, now in its 8th year, is
a mixed voice, LGBTQA non-profit organiza-
tion that performs choral works for the appre-
ciation, inspiration, and education of the mem-
bers and their audiences.
The Iveys — The Americana/roots band will
launch their new album, “Color of Honey,”
with a release concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, June
1, at Star City Studios’ Studio C, 120 W.
Castellano. All ages show (BYOB). Tickets: $20
at m.bpt.me/event/4199965.
The West Texas roots/Americana quintet as
formed by sisters Arlen Ivey and Jessica Ivey
Carr, and includes sister Jenna Ivey, brother
Galen Ivey and brother-in-law Sammy Carr.
The new album will be available on all major
services June 7.
Other regional performances are at Ritchey
Wine Saloon & Beer Garden in Alpine June 6,
and at the State Line Restaurant July 3.
Information: iveysmusic.com or on Facebook
at The Iveys.
Music in the Park Series — The city of
Las Cruces’ series features performances by
local, regional, and national acts at 7 p.m.
Sundays at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada. No
performance July 7. Admission is free; all ages
welcome. No pets. Information: (575) 541-
2550 or las-cruces.org.
• June 2: Karlos Saucedo y La Ley (Spanish)
and Neal McCowan (country).
• June 9: The Mixx (Top 40 dance) and Ziggy
June 2019
New Mexico Desert Farm
Raw Honey of all Varieties
Honey with CBD Oil (for pets, too!)
Lovah (R&B, rap). Hatch Green Chile Salsas & More
• June 16: Nataaja (variety) and Mariachi Matcha Green Tea
Aguilas.
• June 23: Rockabilly Strangers and Gary
Desert Flower Hemp Bath & Body
Reynolds (Americana, folk) Buena Vida CBD Products
• June 30: Borderless Brass Band (variety) and
Powerswitch (rock-Las Cruces
New Store Location!
Parks & Recreation Concerts — El Paso
1685 McNutt Rd (NM 273)
Parks and Recreation presents the free out-
Antone Plaza • Sunland Park, NM
door music concerts at city parks through July
(across from Sheriff’s Posse)
BuenavidaCBD.com
14. Concerts begin at 6 p.m. (5 p.m. July 4)
915.253.2310
Bring lawn chairs and blankets, food and bever-
ages (no alcohol). All locations are dog friendly, hcms2913@aol.com • www.NewMexicoDesertFarm.com
but dogs must be on leash. Information: 212-
0092 or elpasotexas.gov/parks. Schedule sub-
ject to change in case of inclement weather;
updates on Facebook.
• Sunday, June 2: Billy Townes Band at
Westside Community Park, 7400 High Ridge
• Saturday, June 15: Mariachi music at Ponder
Park, 7500 W.H. Burges
• Sunday, June 16: Hypnosis Band at Salvador
Rivas Park, 12515 Tierra Norte
• Saturday, June 22: Mariachi music at Ponder
Park, 7500 W. H. Burges
• Sunday, June 23: Dream Merchants Band at
Sue Young Park, 9730 Diana
• Thursday, July 4: Hypnosis and Dream
Merchants at San Jacinto Plaza, 111 Mills. Show
time is 5 p.m.
Love Buzz — 3011 Pershing. Age 21 and
older, unless otherwise listed. Features both
local and touring performers. Most perform-
ances are free. Information: 257-3118 or on
Facebook at LoveBuzz915.
• DEHD — The Chicago trio performs at 10
p.m. Monday, June 3, with Acid Carousel.
Free.
• Reverends — Atlanta band, 9 p.m. Thursday,
June 6.
• Daikaiju — Surf rock revival band, 9 p.m.
Monday, June 10.
• Upsetting — The Dallas pop punk band per-
forms at 10 p.m. Saturday, June 15, with
Rosegarden Funeral Party.
• Froth — Los Angeles noise-rock trio per-
forms at 10 p.m. Friday, June 21, with Versing.
Tickets: $10 (Eventbrite).
• Pro Teens — Arizona band, 9 p.m.
Thursday, June 27.
• Gleewood — NM rock band, 10 p.m. Friday,
June 28.
• Oi! Scouts — The New Jersey punk band
performs at 9 p.m. Monday, July 1, with
Corrupted Youth.
State Line Music Series — El Pasoans
Fighting Hunger and State Line Restaurant,
1222 Sunland Park Drive presents the Rudolph
Chevrolet-Honda-Mazda-VW outdoor concert
series 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays during the
Spring and Summer months. Admission is free;
age 21 and older welcome. All customers
asked to bring non-perishable food donation or
monetary donation for El Pasoans Fighting
Hunger. Information: 581-3371,
WTxFoodBank.org or on Facebook at The
State Line Bar-B-Q.
• June 5: Vincent Neil Emerson
• June 12: Fungi Mungle
• June 19: Micky & The Motorcars
• June 26: Kody West
• July 3: The Iveys.
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Sleepspent — The El Paso based indie rock
trip celebrates the release of its latest singles,
“Home,” and “Upside Down,” with a series of
area performances. RSVP at sleepspent.com.
• 10 p.m. Thursday, June 6: Love Buzz, 3011
Pershing.
• 7 p.m. Saturday, June 29: The Fountains at
Farah, 8889 Gateway West
• 9 p.m. Saturday, July 6: The Black Orchid
Lounge, 6127 N. Mesa.
306 Sessions Honors Show — 306
Sessions’ 2019 Music Awards and Honors Show
is 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at EPCC
Administrative Service Center, 9050 Viscount,
honoring local artists for their talents and con-
tributions to the music scene of the El Paso,
Las Cruces and Juarez. Twelve live musical per-
formances will take the stage in conjunction
with a Rock n’ Roll Fashion Show featuring local
designer Aaron Torres. Tickets: $10 at
neonticket.com. Information on Facebook at
306 Sessions.
306 Sessions is a live music venue that fea-
tures local artists and televises their perform-
ances on KCOS every Saturday.
Metal in the Badlands — The night of
heavy metal is 8 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at
Paulina’s Bar and Grill, 7792 Franklin, with
Hereafter The Wave, Texas Gigantism, Beyond
Terror, Know//Suffer, Moltisanti and Illum. Art
on sale by Julio Pizana. Admission: $5.
Presented at Miss Machine Events. Information
on Facebook at Metal in the Badlands.
Tailgate 2019 — The annual outdoor con-
cert series in Alamogordo, N.M., raises funds
for the Flickinger Center. Concerts begin at 8
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p.m. on various Saturdays in the upper parking
lot at the New Mexico Museum of Space
History, 3198 State Road 200l. Patrons should
bring their own food, lawn chair and beverages.
Gates open 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Season spaces for
six shows available (often sellout early).
Information: (575) 437-2202. Online reserva-
tions at flickingercenter.com.
Season tickets are $90-$180 per vehicle; walk
up season tickets are $48; $72 for couples.
Single event tickets available for $25-$45 per
vehicle (if spaces available). Walk up tickets are
$10 ($15 couples).
• June 8: Windy City (Chicago Tribute)
• June 22: Electric Voodoo (funk and blues)
Music Under the Stars — The 36th sum-
mer concert series sponsored presented by the
City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs
Department runs 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays in
June at the Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S.
San Marcial. Admission is free. Information:
elpasolive.com or on Facebook at Music Under
the Stars.
• June 9: Soul Parade (indie rock/synth pop)
• June 16: Tribes (indie/mariachi)
• June 23: Our Friend the Mountain (folk
rock)
• June 30: Noche Ranchera with Mariachi
Alegre
Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
— The society presents MST Jazz Trio at its
monthly concert series 7 p.m. Sunday, June 16,
at First Christian Church, 1809 El Paseo in Las
Cruces. The music begins after a short business
meeting. Admission: $10 ($5 members; $1 stu-
dents with ID). Coffee and dessert reception
precedes the concert at 6:30 p.m. in the foyer.
Information: Larry Brooks, (575) 640-8752 or
mvjazzblues.net.
El Paso Scene
Chubby Checker — The ’50s music legend
presents a concert for Father’s Day at 5:30
p.m. Sunday, June 16, at Speaking Rock
Entertainment Center, 122 S. Pueblo Rd.
Admission is free; age 18 and older admitted.
Information: 860-7777, speakingrock.com or
on Facebook.
Vicious Rumors — The metal band’s 40th
anniversary “Road Rage” North American Tour
is Sunday, June 16, at B17 Bombers Oyster
Bar, 201 S. El Paso, with special guests
SundLord. Details: b17oysterpub.com.
‘A Night In the ’40s’ — Paso Del Norte
Big Band, a 17-piece group, hosts 1940s style
dancing and music 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, June
21, at Shundo Ballroom Dance Studio, 120 N.
Paragon, Suite 201. All ages welcome; BYOB,
food and snacks. Door prizes and raffle ; partic-
ipants are encouraged to wear 1940s theme
attire. Admission: $15. Information: 532-2043,
203-7292 or on Facebook at PDNbigband.
Ruidoso Downs Summer Concerts —
Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino in
Ruidoso Downs, N.M. hosts its concert series
selected Saturdays at 7 p.m. Information: (575)
378-4431 or raceruidoso.com. Tickets: $20.
• June 22: Los Lonely Boys.
• June 29: Blue Light Drive, featuring Dirty
River Boys and Kody West.
Los Pachamama y Flor Amargo —
Consulate General of Mexico, with Centro
Cultural Mexicano Paso del Norte, UTEP and
NMSU presents the innovative Mexican music
project at 7 p.m. Friday, June 28, at UTEP’s
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, and Saturday, June
29, at NMSU’s Atkinson Music Center.
Admission is free. Information: 533-3644, con-
sulmex.sre.gob.mx/elpaso or on Facebook.
Also
Music on the Lawn — The Fountains at
Farah Promenade Amphitheater, 8889
Gateway West, hosts free music events at sun-
Munson Center Saturday Night Dance
— Munson Center, 975 S. Mesquite, Las
Cruces, hosts its monthly senior dance 4 to 6
p.m. on the first Saturday of the month (June
1, July 6, Aug. 3). Tickets: $3; can be pur-
chased the week of the dance. Information:
(575) 541-3000.
USA Dance — USA Dance Las Cruces NM
Chapter #5058, hosts a dance 2:45 to 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 2, at Belton Bridge Center, 1214
E. Madrid in Las Cruces. Free waltz lesson
from George Torres of Sol Ballroom Dance
Center is 2 to 2:45 p.m. Admission: $10 ($5
members); free for age 12 and younger.
Information: Jerry, (575) 639-3993 or gerald-
carolcarson@gmail.com, or Facebook at
USADanceLasCruces.
‘Lion King’ — For the Love of Dance studio
presents student performances inspired by the
tale of “The Lion King” at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 8, at UTEP’s Magoffin
Auditorium, featuring students of all ages.
Admission is free; event usually fills fast.
Information: 276-6522 or 4lovedance.com.
Elena Baker Dance Studio — Elena
Baker Dance Studio presents its Spring recital
at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, at Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial.
Information: 915-532-7273.
down Saturdays June 1 through Sept. 7.
Information, schedule: 225-3600, fountainsat-
farah.com or on Facebook.
Truth or Consequences Brewing Co.
— 410 N. Broadway. Information: (575) 297-
0289, torc.beer, or on Facebook.
The brewing company celebrates its 2nd
birthday noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 9, with
cake, music and art. Admission is free.
• Americana musician Sean Costanza performs
at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 2.
• CW Ayon,t 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8.
• Rockabilly Stranglers perform at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 22.
La Parada — The monthly grassroots event
is 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. the first Friday of the month
(June 7) at San Carlos Building, 501 Texas.
Information: 351-6023 or on Facebook at
laparadaep. This month’s event features live
music by Acid Pie, The 1-800, Juice and the
Suds, Miles Angel, Sick.Life, Maci and Jordan
Christopher, with live art by Dead Punk.
Mesilla Summer Music Series — The
Town of Mesilla hosts ”Friday Nights in the
Plaza” live music 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays June 7-
July 26, on the historic plaza. Bring a lawn
chair; no pets or alcohol. Food truck and arts
and craft vendors offered. Information: (575)
571-3890 or mesillanm.gov.
Zin Valle Free Music Sundays — Zin
Valle vineyard, 7315 Hwy 28 in Canutillo (3/4
mile north of FM 259), hosts free live music 1
to 4 p.m. on selected Sundays. Wine tasting
offered. Bring a picnic. Information: 877-4544
or zinvalle.com.
• June 9: Sage Gentlewing
• June 23: Benny Basset
Folk Fury — KTEP, 88.5 FM, features three
hours of acoustic and folk music — with an
emphasis on recordings by local musicians and
occasional live appearances by them — from 6
to 9 p.m. Saturdays. Hosts are Dan Alloway
and Gregg Carthy. Requests: 747-5153.
Olga’s Russian Ballet — Olga’s Russian
Ballet School presents its 10th anniversary per-
formance at 6 p.m. Friday, June 14, at UTEP’s
Magoffin Auditorium, with classical ballet
Divertissement and modern choreography.
Students and professional guest dancers from
Russia, Cuba and the U.S will perform togeth-
er. Tickets: $12, $14 and $16; senior, student
and group discounts available (Ticketmaster).
Information: 408-3405 or balletelpaso.com.
‘Swan Lake’ — Compañía de Ballet Clásico
de Maru Becerra presents the Tchaikovsky
classic at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Adobe
Horseshoe Theatre, Main, in San Elizario.
Admission: $16.75-$42.50. Information: 976-
7077, AdobeHorseshoe.com or on Facebook.
Dance for Dreams — Dance for Dreams
hosts a dancing fundraising event beginning at
7:30 p.m. to 1 a/m/ Saturday, June 22, at
Shundo Studio, 120 Paragon Lane, Suite 201,
with live music dancing to salsa, merengue,
bachata, cumbia, cha-cha, kizomba and more.
Live music by Azucar, with DJ music from
Fernie Aveytia. Dance performances and raffles
also offered. Admission: $15 ($7 ages 10-17).
Information: Deliris Montanez, (704) 293-4307,
dancefordreamsfoundation.org or Facebook.
“Dance for Dreams” is a nonprofit organiza-
tion that supports amateur athletics.
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All phone numbers listed are in Juaréz.
Festival Desertica — The festival featuring
music, craft beer, food and mercado is 4 p.m.
to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, May 31-June 1
at the Chamizal Museum park. Admission: 99
pesos. VIP (both days) is 575 pesos (donbole-
ton.com).
Lienzo Charro Adolfo Lopez Mateos —
Av. Del Charro at Henry Dunant. Tickets at
donboleton.com.
• Mexican rapper C-Kan headlines a concert at
8 p.m. Saturday, June 1, along with Neto
Reyno and six other acts, hosted by Cesar
Jetson. Tickets: 575 pesos.
• The “Guerra de Titanes Enanitos Toreros”
midget bullfighting match of Chihuahua v.
Torreon is at noon and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June
2. Music by Julion Alvarez, Banda MS and
more. Tickets 93 and 142 pesos.
Gimnasio Municipal Josue Neri Santos
— Av. Mariscal at Maria Martinez, downtown.
AAA Pro Wrestling is at 5:30 p.m. Sunday,
June 2. Tickets: 85-835 pesos. Advance tickets
at donboleeton.com.
Teatro el Paseo — The theater is in the
Centro Comercial El Paseo, Av. Lopez Mateos
2005 (at Carr. Casas Grandes). Information:
267-4626. The children’s musical, “Erase Una
Vez,” is at 12:30 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sunday,
June 2. Tickets: 175 and 230 pesos (donbole-
ton.com).
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.
• “Uno Noche de Justicia,” part of the XII Foro
Cultura presented by Colegio Americano
Misiones, begins at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 6.
Tickets: 60-93 pesos.
• “Let’s Dance,” also presented by Colegio
Americano Misiones, begins at 5 p.m. Friday,
June 7. Tickets: 60-93 pesos.
• Diego Dreyfus speaks on “Amor, Sexo y
Dinero” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12.
Tickets: 690 pesos. The actor-turned-business-
man is known for his YouTube videos on emo-
tional processes.
• Rock Sinfonico Esperanza Azteca performs at
7 p.m. Saturday, June 29. Tickets: 160-260
pesos.
Feria Juárez 2019 — The annual fair runs
June 7-30 at Plaza de la Mexicanidad (at “The
X” monument) with food, rides, entertainment,
international artists, games, a circus and other
activities. General admission is 50 pesos (free
for small children, seniors, disabled). Free
admission Mondays through Wednesdays.
Headline entertainment offered most nights at
June 2019
8 p.m. Prices vary. Tickets available at donbole-
ton.com.
• June 7: Mijares
• June 8: La Adictiva
• June 9: Javier Rosas y Adriel Favel
• June 12: Perdidos de Sinaloa
• June 13: Carin León y Chayin Rubi
• June 14: Mi Banda el Mexicano
• June 15: Matute
• June 16: Cornelio Vega
• June 19: Sonora Dinamita
• June 20: Los Rieleros del Norte
• June 21: Kumbia Kings
• June 22: Banda MS
• June 23: Piso 21
• June 27: Mike Salazar
• June 28: TBA
• June 29: Remmy Valenzuela
• June 30: Steve Aoki
Auditorio Manuel Talamas Camandari
— Pedro Rosales de León Fracc. Las Mision.
XII Foro Cultural (Colegio Americano
Misiones) presents the children’s show “Inside
Out” at 2, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 7.
Tickets at donboleton.com.
Auditorio Benito Juárez — Ignacio
Ramirez and Vicente Guerrero, one block from
Parque Borunda. “LOL El Espectáculo” is at 1
and 3 p.m. Sunday, June 9. Tickets: 175, 230
and 290 pesos (donboleton.com).
La Rodadora — The interactive children’s
museum is in the city’s Parque Central. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays
and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: 65 pesos (around $5). Information:
52-656-558-2415 or larodadora.org. 3D
Theater admission: 30 pesos. Theater/museum
combo is 79 pesos.
A “Noche Demente” event for adults to learn
how the brain can perceive things is 8 p.m. to
midnight Friday, June 14, with interactive
modules, a retro atmosphere, refreshments
and live music by ’80s and ’90s cover band
“Made Fever by Four Bar.” Tickets 250 pesos.
The museum features 120 permanent interac-
tive exhibits.
Women’s Boxing — Mariana “Barby”
Juárez takes on Diana ‘La Bonita’ Fernández in
the WBC World Bantamweight title fight
Saturday, June 15, at Plaza De La Mexicanidad
(Monumental X Explanade), Boulevard 4 Siglos
and Plutarco Elias Calles. Undercard begins at 5
p.m. Tickets are 230 to 1,150 pesos (donbole-
ton.com).
Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera
(MUREF) — Old Customs House, Zona
Centro, Av. 16 de Septiembre at Ave. Juárez.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Information: muref.org, inah.org or
Facebook.
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Walking Tour of Juarez — Free walking tours: (575) 388-4477 or (575) 574-8779 or
tour of historic Juárez with Adair Margo, (970) 222-2433.
founder of Tom Lea Institute and wife of El Fort Bayard served as an army post from
Paso Mayor Dee Margo, is Thursday, June 20, 1866 to 1899 and army tuberculosis hospital
meeting at 9:45 a.m. the entrance of the Santa from 1899 to 1920.
Fe Street parking lot to depart at 10 a.m. Bring
Dona Ana County Genealogical
passport or driver’s license, $1 in change for
Society — The society meets 1:30 to 3 p.m.
bridge crossing, and optional money for lunch.
Wednesday, June 12, in the Thomas Branigan
Register by emailing name to
Memorial Library, Roadrunner Room, 200 E.
ohyesjuarez1@gmail.com. Information: Karla,
Picacho in Las Cruces. Senior librarian, Vicki
345-4744.
Minnick will describe the genealogy books and
Tour includes a welcome at Tin Tan Museum
electronic information available. She will also
at 10:15 a.m. and walking tour of the
give a tour of the tour of the genealogy sec-
Cathedral, Mission of Guadalupe, Municipal
tion. Information: kburke@nmsu.edu.
Palace, and Revolution Museum beginning at
10:30 a.m. Lunch at Cuauhtémoc Market or History Notes Lecture Series — The
Nueba Central at noon before returning. monthly program is 1 p.m. Thursday, June 13,
at the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main,
Lost El Paso Paranormal Tours — Las Cruces. Stephanie Beninanto will talk on
Walks are 9 to 1 p.m. Information: 503-8960,
“Land Grants and Water Rights.” Admission is
lostelpasoparanormal@gmail.com,
free. Information: (575) 541-2154 or las-
lostelpaso.com or on Facebook. Tickets: $15 at
cruces.org.
squareup.com.
The July 11 program is “Chicanos in Liminal
• Spirit of Old San Elizario Tour is 9 to 11 p.m.
Time and Space: An Exploration of Historical
Friday, May 31, meeting at 1501 Main.
Narratives” by Jorge Hernandez.
• Mystery, Murder, & Mayhem: Downtown
Ghost Walk is Saturday, June 1, beginning at Old Fort Bliss — Building 5054, corner of
B-17 Bombers Oyster Pub, 201 S. El Paso. Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The
Adults only. Old West days of the “Soldiers of the Pass” are
relived through replicas of the original adobe
Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society — fort buildings and military artifacts of the
Tours depart at 8 p.m. from the Wigwam
Magoffinsville Post, 1854 to 1868. Hours are 9
Museum, 108 E San Antonio. Meet at 7:30 p.m.
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; by
Cost: $15. Information: 274-9531,
ghosts915.com or on Facebook.
appointment only Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 568-4518 or 588-8482 or on
Tickets at squareup.com.
Facebook at Old Fort Bliss.
Mysteries of the Ancients at Hueco Tanks
State Park is 8 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 31,
at Hueco Tanks, 6900 Hueco Tanks Road.
Meet at the park at 7:15 p.m.; gates close
promptly at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 per person;
proceeds benefit the park.
Fort Bayard Tours — Fort Bayard Historic
Preservation Society host walking tours of the
historic fort 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at each Saturday
at Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark, six
miles east of Silver City, N.M. off U.S. 180.
Tour begins at Commanding Officer’s Quarter
and museum (House 26). Tour takes about 90
minutes; call for time. Admission is free, but
donations appreciated. Information, group
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El Paso Chihuahuas — The city’s AAA
baseball team plays home games at Southwest
University Park on Santa Fe Street in
Downtown El Paso. Game times other than
Sunday are 7:05 p.m. Sunday games are 6:05
p.m. Tickets: $11-$30. Information: 533-BASE
or EPChihuahuas.com.
• May 29-June 2: Tacoma Rainiers.
• June 12-14: New Orleans Baby Cakes
• June 15-18: Oklahoma City Dodgers
• June 25-28: Sacramento River Cats
• June 29-July 3: Fresno Grizzlies
Football Club Grande — Doña Ana
Community College’s competitive soccer club
plays at High Noon Soccer Complex in Las
Cruces. Admission: $5, free for age 5 and
under. Information: on Facebook at NMFCG or
aruiz.fcg@gmail.com.
• June 1: FC Roswell, 7 p.m.
• June 14: MSC United, 8 p.m.
• June 15: Sporting AZ FC, 8 p.m.
Pecos League baseball — The New
Mexico and West Texas league’s 2019 season
runs through Aug. 26. Teams are Alpine
Cowboys, Roswell Invaders, White Sands
Pupfish, Santa Fe Fuego, Tucson Saguaros,
Wasco Reserves, Trinidad Triggers, Garden
City Wind California City Whiptails, Monterey
Amberjacks, High Desert Yardbirds and
Bakersfield Train Robbers. Full schedule:
pecosleague.com.
El Paso Locomotive FC — El Paso’s pro-
fessional soccer team’s home games are at
Southwest University Park. Individual tickets:
$5 to $49. Information: 235-GOAL, eplocomo-
tivefc.com, or tickets@eplocomotivefc.com.
Game time is 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m.
Sunday:
• Saturday, June 8: LA Galaxy II
• Saturday, June 22: Las Vegas Lights FC
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La Muerte de Las Cruces — Las Cruces’
Women’s Football Alliance’s final home games
of the season is Saturday, June 8, versus Rocky
Mountain Thunderkatz at the Las Cruces Public
Schools’ Sports Complex’s “Field of Dreams,”
2501 Tashiro. Ticket, times: (575) 639-0750,
wfafootball.net or on Facebook.
Borderland Roller Derby — The derby’s
opening season bout is 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9,
at El Paso County Coliseum’s Judging Arena,
4100 E. Paisano, with a doubleheader of Chulas
vs Catrinas and Viudas vs Diablas. Tickets: $10;
($7 with valid military ID; $1 for ages 10 and
younger; or $8 each for pack of six) at brown-
papertickets.com. Information: borderlan-
drollerderby.com or on Facebook.
El Paso Roller Derby — The doublehead-
er bout Saturday, June 22, at Nations Tobin
Recreation Center, 8831 Railroad, featuring
Pistol Whip-hers vs. Albuquerque Roller Derby,
and Beast Mode vs. Crash Test Dollies. First
bout begins at 6 p.m., second at 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 in advance; $12 at the door; $5 for
military (active and vet only); free for age 10
and younger with paying adult. Information:
(623) 285-4670, eprollerderby.com, or on
Facebook at eprollerderby.
Ruidoso Downs Horse Racing — The
track and casino is off U.S. 70 in Ruidoso
Downs, N.M. The live racing season runs mid
May through Labor Day weekend. Regular post
time is 1 p.m. Fridays through Sundays; times
vary on Trial Race days. Call or check website
® Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, at Inn of the
El Paso Scene
for other dates and times. General admission
and parking are free, except for select week-
ends. Grandstand seating: $15 (counter seat);
$50-$60 tables; $45-$100 boxes. Turf club
reservations are $20; valet parking is $7.
Information: (575) 378-4431 or
raceruidoso.com.
EPCC Softball tryouts — El Paso
Community College hosts open tryouts for
their women’s softball team for the upcoming
academic year at Valle Verde campus baseball
and softball fields at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 4
(infielders) and Wednesday, June 5 (pitchers
and catchers) 919 Hunter. Check-in is 4:45
p.m. Individuals may only attend one tryout.
Information: Coach Gutierrez, 831-2367 or
kgutier9@epcc.edu.
Athletes must bring a copy of a physical exam
(within 12 months), and their own equipment.
Golf
Father ‘Jack’ Vessels, S.J. Golf
Tournament — The 6th annual memorial
tournament celebrating the Jesuit legacy in El
Paso and benefiting Sacred Heart Church
begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Friday,
June 7, at Butterfield Trail Golf Club, 1858
Cottonwoods. Registration is 7:30 a.m.; four
person scramble format. Awards luncheon
immediately follows. Registration: $125 per
player; $500 per team. Registration deadline is
May 31 at butterfieldtrailgolf.com. Information:
603-0779 or sacredheartelpaso.org.
Junior Golf Tournament — The 57th
annual tournament for age 18 and younger,
hosted by First Tee, is Monday and Tuesday,
June 17-18, at Ascarate Golf Course.
Registration (through June 12): $50 players 10
and younger; $60 players 11-18; caddies
allowed for age 10 and younger. Information:
252-6511 or thefirstteegreaterelpaso.org.
Qualifying tournament for the IMG Academy
Junior World Championships in San Diego,
Calif. July 8-12.
Tortugas Golf Scramble — The 14th golf
tournament held in conjunction with the San
Juan Fiesta begins with at 8 a.m. Friday, June
21, at Tortugas Country Club, Sonoma Golf
Course, 1274 Golf Club Road in Las Cruces.
Four-person scramble. Cost: $100 ($110 after
June 10) per player; $400 ($440 after June 10)
per team. Information: David Fierro, (575) 496-
1693 or on Facebook.
Recreational sports
Gus Macker Basketball Tournament -
The annual 3-on-3 tournament begins at 7 a.m.
Mountain Gods in Mescalero, N.M. Team entry
fee: $132 at macker.com.
Learn to Swim Camp — El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department hosts Braden Aboud
Memorial Foundation Learn to Swim 9 to 10:30
a.m. for Session I and 10:30 a.m. noon for
Session II Saturday, June 1 and 8, at
Grandview Outdoor Aquatic Center, 3100
Jefferson, for ages 5 to 17. Includes swim les-
sons, water safety topics for both children and
parents and fun activities. Every participant
must wear proper swim attire. Free, but
advance registration required: 212-0397 or
elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Age 12 and older also have the opportunity to
learn some lifeguard-training techniques.
Michael G. Vasquez Baseball
Tournament — The 25th annual Memorial
Baseball Tournament benefiting Candlelighters
is noon to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June
14-16, at Northeast Regional Park, 11270
McCombs. Entry fee per team is $295; deadline
is June 9. Registration: suncitybaseball.com.
Information: John (575) 448-1864, or Sergio
(915) 867-7591 or suncitytournamets.com.
Aqua Posse Summer Program — El
Paso Aqua Posse’s swimming program regularly
runs through July. East and West league clinics
offered. The professionally coached swimming
program helps swimmers develop self-discipline
and grow as an individual. This is not a “learn to
swim” program. Information: aquaposse.org or
on Facebook at EPAP-El Paso Aqua Posse.
Free Swim Days — Las Cruces Parks &
Recreation Department hosts monthly free
swim days at East Mesa Bataan Memorial Pool,
6141 Reynolds, and Laabs Pool, 750 W.
Picacho. Upcoming free swim days are Father’s
Day (June 16), Independence Day (July 4) and
Labor Day (Sept. 2). Hours are noon to 3 p.m.
and 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Children 8 and under
must have an adult in the pool at all times. Free
swim sessions subject to capacity regulations.
Information: (575) 541-2782.
El Paso Bicycle Club — All rides are free
and open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com. Ride
schedule on Facebook (El Paso Bicycle Club).
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.
Wednesday night rides, a tradition for over 20
years, are leaderless rides of 18-22 miles. The
favorite route is a 19-mile loop to Gadsden
H.S. Riders leave from Rio Plaza, 6205 Upper
Valley Rd (at Artcraft), beginning 5:45-6 p.m.
Motor sports
Vado Speedway Park — 15900 Stern in
Vado, N.M. The new 3/8-mile oval track’s sea-
son runs Saturdays through Sept. 28. Gates
open at 5 p.m., racing begins at 7:45 p.m.
General Admission $12, Seniors/Military $10,
Youth (6-11) $5, Kids 5 & Under free, Pit Pass
$35. Information: (575) 524-7913, vadopeed-
waypark.com or on Facebook.
Take 1-10 Exit 155, then 1/5 mile north on
Stern (track is on the left).
Arroyo Seco Raceway — The Southern
New Mexico track is located off Hwy 549, off
I-10 at the Akela exit, with drag racing, motor-
cycle racing, sportscar testing and more. Call
for ticket prices and times. Information: (575)
494-4794 or arroyosecoraceway.com.
ASR Test N Tunes is Saturday and June 22.
ASR Drags Bracket Series event is Sunday,
June 23.
Trackdays are June 2 and 8.
ASMA Roadracing is Saturday and Sunday
June 8-9.
Big Daddy 150 — Southwest Texas Off
Road Racing (STORR) hosts the races of for all
UTV and baja classes Friday and Saturday, June
7-8. Track and buggy night race is 3 to 8 p.m.
Friday. 4 Wheel parts race is Saturday.
Spectators welcome under their own risk.
Information, location: storrracing.com. or on
Facebook at STORR915.
Please see Page 17
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Running events
Lee and Beulah Moor Walk/Run for
Families in Crisis — The Lee and Beulah
Moor Children’s Home hosts the 17th annual
5K competitive race and 1-mile fun walk at 8
a.m. Saturday, June 1, at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino, 1200 Futurity Drive in
Sunland Park. Race-day registration begins at
6:45 a.m. Cost: $25; $20 military/student teams
of 10 or more ($25 on race day). Registration
at raceadventuresunlimited.com. Information:
544-8777 or leemoor.org.
Packet pick up is 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 31.
Proceeds benefit the Lee and Beulah Moor
Children’s Home. Founded in 1959, the home
provides a wide range of services and programs
for families in the El Paso region in need of
child support and care.
Sun City Splash & Dash — Race El Paso’s
new youth swim-run event for ages 7 to 15 is 8
a.m., Saturday, June 1, at Ascarate Pool and
Park, 6900 Delta. Family pool party follows
event. Space is limited. Entry fee: $25. Ascarate
Park entry fee is $2 per vehicle. Information:
256-1765. Online registration at
raceelpaso.com/splash-dash.
For ages 7 to 10: 100 meter swim, 1K run.
Ages 11 to 15: 200 meter swim, 2.25K run.
The entire course is closed for the safety of all
participants. Following the race, participants
and their families are invited to swim and enjoy
the morning at the family pool.
Race for the Cause — The 10K and 5K run
and walk benefiting #EndAIDS is 7 a.m.
Saturday, June 8, at ADP El Paso, 7651 San
Felipe. Part of the “More Than a Marathon”
series. Registration: $25; at raceadventuresun-
limited.com.
Packet pick up is noon to 6 p.m. Friday, June
7, at Up and Running, 3233 N. Mesa, at 6 to
6:45 a.m. on race day at the start line.
Run Through the Clouds 10K —
Cloudcroft Runners host the 10k run/walk and
1 mile Kids Dash benefiting Saturday, June 8,
starting at Zenith Park in Cloudcroft, N.M. Kids
Dash starts at 8 a.m. and 10K at 8:30 a.m. Run
is on a mountain course with dirt and paved
roads throughout the Village of Cloudcroft.
Kids Dash is a 1-mile gravel trail loop around
Zenith Park. Refreshments at finish line. Cost:
$30; $35 on race day; ($10 kids dash for age 9
and younger; $15 on race day). Information:
(575) 430-7634. Registration raceadventure-
sunlimited.com.
Packet pickup is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 7, at
the Pavilion at Zenith Park on Hwy 82, or 7 to
7:45 a.m. on race day at the start line.
La Fe 5K — The 26th annual Father’s Day
Community Health 5K run and 5K walk are
7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at La Fe Cultural
and Technology Center, 721 S. Ochoa (rear
building) The 3.1-mile course goes through the
historic Segundo Barrio neighborhood. All pro-
ceeds benefit La Fe’s culture, education, arts,
and community empowerment programming.
Registration: $20 through June 13 ($25 June 14-
15). Discounts of $5 available for teams of 10
or more and for active duty military personnel
(with valid ID at pickup). Free t-shirts for first
200 registered participants. Information: 545-
7190. Registration at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Walk-in registration is available at the La Fe
Cultural and Technology Center 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday through Friday.
June 2019
Packet pickup is noon to 6 p.m. Friday, June
14, at La Fe Cultural and Technology Center.
Mission Valley Duathlon — Race El Paso’s
USAT-sanctioned 5K run/20K bike/5K run at 7
a.m. Sunday, June 23, at Tigua Recreation &
Wellness Center, 11200 Santos Sanchez.
Registration: $65-$100. Registration at raceel-
paso.com/mission-valley.
The first run is followed by a 20K bike on the
historical Mission Trail/Socorro Road and the
second run takes participants back through the
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo neighborhood.
Ruidoso Marathon & Half Marathon —
The marathon and half marathon, Schlotzky’s
Bun Run 5K and Kids Run events are Sunday,
June 23, at White Mountain Recreation
Complex, 685 Hull in Ruidoso. Marathon
begins at 6 a.m. and half-marathon at 7:30 a.m.
Information: parksrec@ruidoso-nm.gov.
Registration at ruidosomarathon.com.
Cost: $65 full marathon, $55 half marathon
through May 31; $75-$85 full marathon in June,
$65-$75 half marathon in June. No race day
registration.
The 5K is 5:10 p.m. and Kids Run is 5:30 p.m.
at White Mountain Recreational Complex in
Ruidoso, 685 Hull Road. Registration: $20
through May 31 (cost goes up in June). No race
day registration. Kids dash is $10.
Fourth of July Run — Up and Running,
hosts the 13th annual 5K run/walk 7:04 a.m.
Thursday, July 4, beginning at Up and Running
in the Rudolph Shopping Plaza, 3233 N. Mesa.
Proceeds benefit Run El Paso Club.
Registration: $20 through July 2; $25 on July 3
and on race day. Information: Chris Rowley,
478-5663. Registration at raceadventuresunlim-
ited.com.
Packet pick up is noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday,
July 3, and 6 to 6:45 a.m. on race day at Up
and Running.
Electric 5K and 1-mile fun run — Las
Cruces Running Club and City of Las Cruces
hosts the 5K race and 1-mile fun run at 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, July 3, at Meerscheidt
Center, 1600 E Hadley. Registration: lascruces-
runningclub.com.
The Electric Light Parade follows the run.
Smokey Bear Stampede run — The
39th annual 10K run and 2-mile Fun Run held in
conjunction with Smokey Bear Days begins at
7:30 a.m. Thursday, July 4, starting east of
Smokey Bear Historical Park, at East Creek
Road, Capitan, N.M. Various age divisions
offered for male and female runners.
Information, registration: (575) 354-2748 or
carrizozochamber.org/area-annual-events.
Freedom Race — The Independence Day
weekend American Eagle runs are Thursday
through Monday, July 4-8, in Las Cruces. Half
Marathon/10k/5k and 1K distances offered. Sign
up at active.com.
Running clubs:
• Run El Paso has training runs every day of the
week from Kern Place to the Upper Valley.
Information: runelpaso.com.
• Coffee Posse Run Club is based on the East
Side. Information: coffeeposse.org
• Race El Paso offers coaching programs and
training groups. Information: raceelpaso.com
Hash clubs combine trail running with social
(i.e. beer-drinking) activities. Runs are marked
with chalk, and are open to runners of all lev-
els. Clubs have modest dues, and first run is
free to newcomers. The Border Jumper Hash
House Harriers: bjhash.com. El Paso Hash
House Harriers: 252-5646 or elpasohash.com.
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 A
fter years of ignoring my border-
line hypertension, I decided to
make some dietary changes to
lower my blood pressure. I wanted to
lose some weight, but more importantly
I wanted to reduce my salt intake and in
general pursue a heart-healthier diet.
That led to a lot of reading and think-
ing about nutrition. It struck me how
much nutrition serves as a metaphor for
living a good life in general. Here are
some examples:
• People who grow up practicing good
nutrition have a huge head start. It’s eas-
ier to maintain good habits if we learn
them when we’re young.
• We’re unlikely to change our eating
habits unless we’re faced with a prob-
lem. Maybe it’s a specific health issue,
or just a desire to look and feel better.
But something has to trigger change.
• Nothing works without discipline. We
can’t change our eating habits without
some self-control.
• Support from friends and family makes
a big difference. Living in a community
where healthy eating is the norm makes
an even bigger difference.
• Unfortunately, society and culture usu-
ally work against us. The foods that are
advertised the most are the unhealthiest.
Big food companies keep adding sugar,
salt and fat because that’s what sells.
• Trying to change too much at once can
lead to failure. Focusing on what’s most
important, mastering that and moving on
to the next level is more likely to suc-
ceed. Also, we always need to hold on to
what we’ve already achieved.
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• Diets are like denominations. Nobody
completely agrees on everything. But if
we look for common-sense basics,
they’re not that hard to figure out.
• Success can lead to self-righteousness.
The way around that is to realize that
everyone is on the same path, and no
matter where we are, someone is further
ahead of us. What matters is going for-
ward — and helping the ones behind us
as we learn from those in front.
• Somewhere along the line, eating
unhealthy food no longer appeals to us.
We’ve changed on the inside. Identity
change is what makes behavior change
last. Long-lasting success comes when
we see ourselves as a person who
embraces good nutrition, rather than just
looking at eating as something we do.
Every one of these points corresponds
to living a faithful life. Which leads to
another good reason to pursue healthy
eating: It teaches us a lot about every-
thing else in life. And comparatively
speaking, the stakes are fairly low in the
short term. Pigging out on junk food is
one of the easier sins to repent from.
Randy Limbird is editor of
El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com
El Paso Scene
Complainers come
with every crowd
here’s one in every crowd, a know-
T it-all complainer. A family had hired
me to take two horses to their daugh-
ter’s birthday party at Album Park.
They’d rented the pavilion for the affair,
which was on a sunny afternoon with a
slight breeze, with soccer games being
played on the other side of the park.
My young helper that day, Tony, and I
unloaded the horses, Roany and Copper.
Both were small and fit easily into my
50-year-old Darbyshire stock trailer.
The host family greeted us. Tony and I
started walking horses immediately with
the birthday girl riding first. She was
three years old.
I’ve worked a lot of birthday parties
over the years and some of them seem as
much for the older folks as much as for
the youngster. Always tables of food and
ice chests filled with drinks. The enter-
tainment included a jumping balloon, a
professional clown and my two horses.
Tony and I walked for two hours around
the soccer field, giving the kids horse-
back rides. At one point this soccer dad
stops me and says, “I hope those horses
don’t poop on our field. We got kids
playing here.”
Then, in the same brisk breath, he
asked, “You got a permit?”
“Yes sir, I’m at the pavilion with the
birthday party,” I answered, which was a
half-truth. I had never gotten a permit in
all the years I had done this and had
never been asked for one, either. I figured
the birthday party had its own permit to
use the pavilion.
Soccer Dad was getting on my case
after I’d walked by dirty plates full of
food thrown on the ground, candy wrap-
pers and cups all left by his soccer bud-
dies and their families.
Nevertheless, he kept watching to see if
my horses pooped on this field. I hoped
one would, over one of those dirty plates,
so I could point to all the trash. But he
kept to his shade tree and continued
watching my horses go round-and-round.
Tony and I continued walking. All the
birthday folks — kids, moms, dads, plus
grandmother — took a turn before letting
my horses go.
Actually, the biggest poop problem that
day was in the restrooms at one end of
the soccer field. An old-time trolley
pulled into the parking lot and unloaded
its well-dressed passengers, young adults
who looked like they were a wedding
party. The girls wore long lavender
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gowns, the boys wore black tuxedos. The
young lady who appeared to be the bride
wore a white dress adorned with lots of
lace and flowers.
She and the other young ladies quickly
headed for the restrooms. But the first
person who went through the door imme-
diately turned around, giving me the
impression that no matter how bad they
had to use that restroom, they would
rather wait than use that facility. They all
turned and walked back to the trolley.
As Tony and I drove home I reflected on
having a good day, despite the soccer
dad, remembering that there is often at
least one complainer in every crowd.
Copper did manage to leave behind one
pile of manure, by the way. I saw it com-
ing so I trotted Copper the last few steps
to the goal post where he dumped a big
moist green pile. Darn, Mr. Soccer Dad
must have been looking the other way. I
sent Tony back to clean it up while I
loaded horses, and we were out of there
with no further confrontations.
This story reminds me of another com-
plainer at an event I was working. I was
hired for the third year in a row to cook
for the Renegade Riders during their 250-
mile endurance ride on horses, an extrav-
aganza that crisscrossed and circled the
Potrillo Mountains west of El Paso.
I was cooking for 110 people. Some
vegetarians, but thankfully most were
carnivorous. This night in question I was
cooking chicken on a big barbecue grill I
had dragged out to the main camp. The
chicken was on the grill when a younger
looking guy walks up and asked me
where my meat thermometer was.
“Meat thermometer? I don’t know what
you’re talking about,” I told him, turning
my head slightly while I continued my
duties as chef. “If your piece of chicken
isn’t cooked to your liking bring it back
and I will put on the fire again, which
will kill that chicken for the third time.”
He stormed off but not before telling me
he was a doctor. He didn’t know just how
much I didn’t care what he did. If he’d
been nicer and just out to visit and maybe
find out more of my cooking habits, he’d
learned I’d boiled the chicken at the
house for a time before bringing it out to
finish over the hot pecan wood coals.
Oh my, does there always have to be
one in every crowd?
John McVey Middagh is a former
saddle shop owner. You can reach
him at jmiddagh@yahoo.com.
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El Paso Scene’s 14th annual
SUMMER FUN GUIDE FOR KIDS
School’s out
but summer
camps and
classes are in!
Story by
Lisa Kay Tate
ummer camps are as much a tradition
S
of the season as shorts and ice cream
cones, and El Paso has no shortage of
programs to keep kids busy until the
school bell rings in mid to late August.
Each year, El Paso Scene offers families
its Summer Fun Guide of camps and class-
es available throughout the Borderland.
The guide begins at right.
Some of these camps and classes have
been around for decades and have hosted
thousands of campers over the years.
Many new camps and programs appear
each, some catering to just a few youths in
specialized areas.
No matter how big or small, or whether
the camp follows nature, arts, history or
outdoor recreation, every summer camp
organizer, director or leader has a memory
or a story to tell.
Here are just four examples from some of
the people whose work with local campers
has rewarded them fond memories of the
youth involved:
Club Rec
El Paso Parks and Recreation’s Club Rec
has been a prominent part of summer for
youth and teens throughout the city for 25
years. Recreation Specialist Alfonso
Valenzuela recalled one instance a few
years ago that was particularly inspiring.
“Like every year, Club Rec at the Don
Haskins Recreation Center had to do a per-
formance that year,” he said. “At first
everyone from participants to staff was
dragging their feet about planning for this
activity. It seemed no one wanted to do it.”
However, he said the “acting bug bit
everyone” closer to the date of the per-
formance.
“Many talented individuals joined from
singers to musicians to a contortionist,”
Valenzuela said. “Rehearsals took place,
props were made and everyone was ready
for the big day. It was spectacular! So
many talented kids, and such enthusiasm.
Towards the end everyone was singing at
the recital. The audience was singing, the
kids were hugging and singing on the
stands! It was very uplifting.”
June 2019
Kids-N-Co
One camp that has helped teach local
young talent about the various aspects of
acting and other elements of the theatre, is
Kids-N-Co., which has been offering their
Summer Production camps for just over 31
years.
Anthony Michael Stokes, who has been
involved in the area’s theatre scene for
several years, helps lead these camps
today. Finding the right actor and role
combination gives him particular satisfac-
tion, so one of his favorite moments was
seeing these elements come together for
one young actor.
“I’m diligent in not only finding the right
show for the students, but casting the right
person in the right role. I also want to
make sure that we create pieces and roles
that complement the cast and their talents,
while also challenging them so they can be
the best version of themselves,” Stokes
said. “Last year I had the opportunity to
direct ‘Into the Woods Jr.’ and we just so
happen to have a young lady who was a
newcomer to the company and had the
most eccentric, quirky personality. It was
great.”
He said they ended up casting her as
Milky White, the “cow as white as milk,”
and worked with her so she was a crucial
part of the show and a memorable charac-
ter.
“We also wanted to make sure she shined
just as much as the rest of the cast and not
only did she do that, she stole quite a few
scenes,” he said. “I made sure I created a
costume that made her feel special and
good about her role and the end result was
pure joy, hard work and a memorable per-
formance.”
Magoffin Home
Summer classes at Magoffin Home State
Historic Site have been around just under
10 years. Education and Public Events
Coordinator, Machelle Wood said watch-
El Paso Scene
ing kids get into the hands-on practice of
adobe making always brings fun memo-
ries.
“Kids show up afraid to get dirty and
touch the mud. After a couple of hours,
they have mud on their hands, clothes and
face,” she said. “They are also smiling
from ear to ear.”
On the other end of the spectrum, she
recalled one student who took to heart
what she learned about the customs of the
past, as in their “Party Like It’s 1899” tea
and etiquette class.
“I know of one young lady that has been
setting her family’s dinner table perfectly
since she attended our tea etiquette class
and gleaned that ‘etiquette is not about me
but how I can make others feel good about
themselves,’” Wood said. “How awesome
is that?”
Zoo Camp
Whatever the camp or class, every single
camper and participant has a different
impact on the camp instructors and volun-
teers, and some of them return to partici-
pate in their favorite camps year after year.
Toni “Ms. Toni” Lopez has been a camp
leader for El Paso Zoo’s Summer Camps
for more than 20 years, and has worked
with hundreds of young animal lovers.
One of the many campers who stood out
for her was a boy named Justus, whose
involvement in zoo camp has been such a
positive thing for everyone involved, it
might encourage him to someday work
with zoos.
“He attended camp for six years in a
row,” Lopez said. “He loves our orang-
utans and teaches others how to help pro-
tect these endangered species by becoming
an advocate with his fellow students on
palm oil.”
She said he comes to the zoo often and
observes and documents the orangutans’
activities, especially the baby.
“He also went to a local restaurant that
helped him raise money, which in turn pur-
chased some trees for our El Paso Zoo,”
she said. “I’m so proud of Justus and his
love of animals. I know he will be working
here one day.”
For additional camps and classes, including
those in southern New Mexico, and
extended listing details, go to
epscene.com/summerfunguide.html
Day camps
YWCA Camps — YWCA El Paso Del
Norte Region camps are Monday through
Friday. Enrollment at ywcaelpaso.org.
Cost: $110 weekly ($130 Dodson
branch). Some camps offer daily rates.
Information: 519-0000 or ywcaelpaso.org.
Outdoor camp for ages 6-12 is at Mary
Ann Dodson, 4400 Boy Scout Lane, 7 a.m.
to 6 p.m. through Aug. 9. Information:
519-0005.
Indoor camps offered for ages 4-12.
Information: 519-0003.
• Sierra Vista camp at Sierra Vista School,
1501 Bob Hope is 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. May
31-June 28.
• Shirley Leavell, 10712 Sam Snead, 7
a.m. to 6 p.m. May 31-Aug. 23.
St. Mark’s Adventure Camps — St.
Mark’s United Methodist Church, 5005
Love Road, hosts weekly camps for age 2-
12 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday, through July 19, with a different
theme each week. Before and after care,
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for additional fee.
Camps are $155 per week ($125 July 1-3,
5). Registration, information:
stmarkschurch.tv/summer-camp.
YMCA camps - Programs run 7 a.m. to
6 p.m. Monday through Friday through
mid-August for ages 4-12, at all three El
Paso branches. Camps are $150 per
week; ($95 members). Information: 584-
9622, ext. 21 or elpasoymca.org.
• Loya Family YMCA, 2044 Trawood, is
May 28-Aug. 26. Information: 590-9622.
• Bowling Family YMCA, 5509 Will Ruth
(call for schedule). Information: 755-9622.
• Westside Family YMCA, 7145 N. Mesa
(call for schedule). Information: 584-9622.
Montessori Heroes — Mountain West
Montessori, 403 Frontera, hosts camps
for ages 18 months to third grade in June
and July. Information: 584-5728 or
mwmontessori.com.
Boys & Girls Club Camp — Boys
and Girls Club of El Paso hosts its pro-
gram for ages 6-18 from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. June 3-Aug. . Cost: $60; includes
breakfast and lunch. Registration at 801 S.
Florence. Information: 532-7410 or bgcel-
paso.org.
Camp Shamayim — The J Center for
Early Learning, 4408 N. Stanton, hosts a
program 9 a.m. to noon for age 1-2 and 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. for ages 3-11 June 3-July
26. Cost: $125 per week (age 1-2); $150
per week (age 3-11). Information: 534-
1234. Registration:
thejelpaso.curacubby.com/fst/camp-
shamayim.
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CYS Summer Camps — Fort Bliss MWR
offers several summer camp and class options
for DoD ID cardholders and registered CYS
youth. CYS registration at 568-4737.
Information: bliss.armymwr.com.
Ibero Academy — The academy, based in
the Upper Valley, hosts its “Imagination” week-
long camps for youth June 3-28. Extended
care offered. Tuition varies. Information: 585-
0840 or iberoacademy.com.
Kids-n-Critters — The Humane Society of
El Paso, 4991 Fred Wilson, hosts camps 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
June 3-7 (for ages 6-8), June 17-21 (for ages
9-11), and July 8-12 (for ages 12-14).
Registration: $80; at hselpaso.org/events.
Information: 532-6971.
Radford Summer Camp — Radford
School, 2001 Radford Street, hosts the multi-
discipline camp for boys and girls age 3-10 is 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, June
3-28. Camp includes fun activities, swimming,
reading and math lessons and field trip. Call for
details: 565-27370.
Club Rec — The City of El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department two-week camp runs
Monday through Friday June 10-Aug. 2 for
ages 6-12. Cost is $40 per week, per child;
some scholarships available. Information: 212-
0393 or elpasotexas.gov/parks
Registration available at any recreation center.
Safety Town — The annual Safety Town
program for children about to start school has
free weekly sessions 10 a.m. to noon Mondays
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through Fridays June 10-July 27 at Bassett
Place. Apply at mall office 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday; proof of child’s age
required (birth certificate). No classes July 1-5.
Information: 772-7016 or
ShopBassettPlace.com.
The program is open to children ages 5 and 6
(as of June 10). The one-week class is spon-
sored with the El Paso Police Department.
Camp Kadima 2019 — The 32nd annual
summer camp serving special needs individuals
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 17-July 5. Call for
location: Tom, 449-6473.
Camp Lydia Mann — El Paso Diabetes
Association, 1220 Montana, hosts camps June
24-28 for children with diabetes or pre-dia-
betes ages 5 to 12. Information, registration:
532-6280 or epdiabetes.org.
Girl Scout Summer Camp — Girl Scouts
of the Desert Southwest hosts week-long resi-
dent camps June 30-July 20 at Camp Mitre
Peak, between Alpine and Fort Davis, Texas,
for girls in grades 1-12. Cost: $465-$550.
Registration: gsdsw.org/camp2019.
Art/crafts
CreArte Summer Camp — The summer
art camps with instructor Teresa Fernandez are
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays in June and July at 7815 Helen of Troy,
Ste. A, for ages 4-8. Cost: $120 per week.
Information: 613-7817.
Creative Kids — Creative Kids offers a vari-
ety of summer art classes at the Olo Gallery,
504 San Francisco Street in Union Plaza.
Advance registration required, space is limited.
Information: 533-9575 or creativekidsart.org.
El Paso Scene
Camp Creativity — Michael’s hosts crafts
for kids 10 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays, June 10-July 26. Cost: $3 per 30-
minute session. Open to ages 3 and up.
Locations: 811 Sunland Park Drive and 1313
George Dieter, Suite C. Information:
michaels.com/camp-creativity.
El Paso Museum of Art — Summer Art
Camps offer morning sessions 9:30 a.m. to
noon, and afternoon sessions 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Tuition: $75 ($60 members). Information: 212-
0300 or elpasoartmuseum.org.
Classes for age 6-9:
• June 18-21: Art and Nature (mornings) and
Mixed Media Collage (afternoons)
• July 16-19: Drawing and Painting (after-
noon), and Beginning Clay Sculpture (morning)
• July 30-Aug. 2: Create with Clay (morning).
Classes for age 10-13:
• June 18-21: Printmaking (morning)
• July 16-19: Painting (afternoon), and
Drawing (morning)
• July 30-Aug. 2: Ceramics (afternoon), and
Zines, Comic Books and Superheros (morning).
Dance & Music
EP Center of VPA Summer Camp — El
Paso Center of Visual & Performing Arts, 125
Thunderbird, Suite C, hosts summer camps
June 3-July 22. Information, cost: 309-4636 or
epcvpa.com.
• Guitar, ages 8-12, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday
through Friday, June 3-7.
• Ballet and Tap Combo class for age 5-8 is
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays, June 3-24.
• Beginning Folklorico for age 5-7 is 5 to 5;30
p.m. Tuesday-Friday, July 16-19.
• Dance and art camps for age 5-9 are 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. June 17-21 and July 15-19.
• Tap Camp for age 6-8 is 6:30 to 7 p.m.
Mondays, July 1-22.
• Tiny Tots Princess Camp for age 2-4 is 5:30
to 6 p.m. Mondays, July 1-22.
• Ballet I Princes Camp for age 5-7 is 6 to 6:30
p.m. Mondays, July 1-22.
Breakin’ Beats summer camps —
Breakin’ Beats Dance Studio, 1035 Belvidere,
Suite 370. Information: 584-4755, breakinbeats-
dancestudio.com or on Facebook.
Princess Camps for ages 3 to 6 are 9 to 11
a.m. Monday through Friday June 10-14, and
July 8-12. Cost: $120. Dance Camp for age
7-10 and 11-14 is 9 a.m. to noon Monday
through Friday, June 17-July 5. Cost: $300.
El Paso Ballet Theatre School —
Intensive Sessions are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June
11-23 and July 2-14 at 1060 Doniphan Park
Circle, Suite H. Cost per two-week session is
$650. Information: 760-6062 or at elpasobal-
lettheatre.com.
Orchestra Camp — El Paso Symphony
Youth Orchestra’s 10th annual summer camp
for ages 8-18 is Monday through Friday, June
17-21, at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Center. At
least one year of experience required on an
orchestral instrument. Cost: $100 ($85 early
bird by June 3). Register by June 10.
Information: 525-8978 or epsyos.org.
Ballet Summer Courses 2019 — Olga’s
Russian Ballet School, 5411 N. Mesa, Suite 31
(PepperTree Square), hosts Summer Ballet ses-
sions 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for ages 8-11 and
3:30 to 6 p.m. for ages 12-21 Monday through
Friday, July 8-19 and July 22-Aug. 12. Call for
cost. Information: 408-3405 or
balletelpaso.com.
Fairy Princess Dance Camp — For the
Love of Dance, 7930 N. Mesa, Suite B9, hosts
camp for ages 3-9 10 a.m. to noon Monday
through Friday, June 24-28, July 8-12 and July
22-26. Tuition: $150 per five-day camp ($50
nonrefundable deposit to reserve space); space
is limited to 12 per camp; early registration
strongly encouraged. Information: 276-6522 or
4lovedance.com.
Nature/History
Magoffin Kids’ Camps and classes —
Magoffin Home State Historic Site hosts Kids
Camps 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (except as listed) on
selected days during the summer. Reservations
recommended; space is limited. Bring a sack
lunch; snacks provided. Cost: $20 per class.
Information: 533-5147 or
visitmagoffinhome.com.
• “Building El Paso: A Simulation!” Wednesday,
June 5, and Friday, June 28 for age 8-14.
• Party Like It’s 1899: Thursday, June 6 and
27 for age 8-12.
• Getting Crafty: Wednesday, June 12 for ages
6-12.
• Focus on Fine Arts: Friday, June 14 age 6-12.
• Fun with Corn: Wednesday, June 19 for ages
8-14.
• Games!: Thursday, June 20, for age 5-10.
• Corn Husk Dolls: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June
29, for ages 8-14.
Adobe “Building With Dirt” classes for ages 6
and older are 9 a.m. to noon on the following
dates: June 7, June 13, June 21, June 26 and
June 29. Cost: $10.
Zoo Camp — The week-long camps for ages
6 to 10 are 9 a.m. to noon Monday through
Friday, June 3-Aug. 2, at the El Paso Zoo,
4001 E. Paisano. Cost: $110 per week; $95 zoo
members; $100 military non-members.
Information: 212-0245 or elpasozoosociety.org.
Archaeology Camp — El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain in Northeast
El Paso offers four-day camps for ages 7 to 12
9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through Fridays, June
4-28. Cost: $70 ($55 members). Advance reg-
istration required; forms at archaeology.elpaso-
texas.gov. Information: 212-3273.
Optional field trip to Hueco Tanks State Park
on Saturdays (not included with camp cost).
Reading/Language
Barnes & Noble Summer Reading —
Kids entering grades 1-6 can earn a free book
by reading books and completing a journal
about the books they’ve read through Sept. 5
at area Barnes & Nobles. Books do not need to
be purchased from Barnes & Noble, but forms
must be completed to earn free book; limit one
per child. Forms available in English and Spanish
at barnesandnoble.com/summerreading.
Library Kids — The El Paso Public Library
hosts a series of programs for kids at all library
branches through the summer months.
Information: 351-4435. For complete schedule,
visit the Kids Catalog at elpasolibrary.org.
The Library’s free Reading Club for grades K
through 6, teens and adults club runs through
summer at all public library facilities.
Registration forms available at any public library
or at elpasolibrary.org. Information: 212-3261.
‘A Universe of Stories’ Summer
Program — The Jenna Welch & Laura Bush
Community Library at EPCC’s Northwest
Campus, 6701 S. Desert, hosts family programs
Mondays through Fridays, June 10-28, on
sports and fitness, fine arts and more, as well as
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the summer reading club. Most programs are
free; some may include nominal fee.
Information: 831-8840. Registration available
through June 10 at epcc.edu/library/nw.
Math/Science
Mathnasium Summer Math Program
— Programs are planned for grades 2 through
seniors throughout the summer at both the
West (7250 N. Mesa Ste B) and East (1355
George Dieter Dr. Ste 106) locations, to help
students prepare for the coming year. Monthly
memberships available as well as 10- and 16-
session packages during summer break.
Information: 587-6284 or mathnasium.com.
MIND Explorers Summer Camp — The
“Math In New Directions” Explorers camp for
students in grades 8-11 interested in informa-
tion technology and mathematics is 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Monday through Friday, July 22-26, at El
Paso Community College Administrative
Services Center, 9050 Viscount. Team-building
games and hands-on activities, and visits from
professionals from math and related fields.
Camp is free; breakfast, lunch and supplies
included. Information: 831-6475.
Sports
Elite camps — Elite Youth Sports West,
6910 N. Mesa, Suite H, host three-day summer
camps for ages 5 and older from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. Monday through Friday, through Aug. 9.
Cost: $99 per week ($124 with extended
care). Information: 581-3476 or elpa-
soelitewest.
Westsidestars Volleyball — El Paso Stars
volleyball hosts two-week co-ed summer
camps 8 a.m. to noon Mondays through
Fridays, through Aug. 9, at All Stars Haven
4585 Ripley, Building #4. Cost: $20 per day;
$180 two weeks; $320 four weeks; $600 eight
weeks. Information: 585-1080. Registration:
elpasostars.org/camps-clinics.
Ascarate Park Aquatics Center — El
Paso County Parks & Recreation offers swim
lessons at Ascarate Park Aquatics Center dur-
ing the summer. Register in the Park
Administration office, 6900 Delta, 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday through Friday. Fee: $40 for 8
lessons (2 lessons per week). Parents or
authorized guardians required to stay during
the lessons. Information: 771-2380 or epcoun-
typarks.com/swimlessons/.
Parks and Recreation ‘Learn to Swim’
— “Learn to Swim” sessions offered at all city
aquatic facilities for various ages. Information:
544-3556. Fee: $44 ($56 non resident).
Registration at any City Pool or
elpasotexas.gov/parks-and-
recreation/aquatics/programs.
UTEP Sports Camps — All camp prices
subject to increase after pre-registration dates.
Team and returning camper and early bird dis-
counts available for some camps. Information,
registration: 747-6065 or
minercamps@utep.edu. Registration: utepath-
letics.com/summercamps.
Football Camps are 8 a.m. to noon on the fol-
lowing Saturdays:
• June 1: Football Kids Camp at Glory Field.
Cost: $37.10.
• June 8: One Day High School Camp for high
school at Sun Bowl Stadium. Cost: $42.40.
June 2019
• July 27: Elite High School Camp at Glory to 11:30 a.m. Cost: $30. camps that culminate with campers attending a
Field. Cost: $42.40. Locomotive FC match.
Gymnastics Elite Summer Camps — Cost ranges from $85-$175 depending on
Golddigger Dance Camp for girls and boys
Gymnastics Elite, 12115 Rojas, Suite 900, hosts
grades 1-12 is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday camp and includes soccer instruction, small-
camps for ages 3-11 Mondays through Fridays
through Friday, June 11-14, in Memorial Gym. sided and full-sided games, a Locomotive FC
June 3-July 26. Full day camps are 8 a.m. to 3
Cost: $63.60. Soccer Camp T-Shirt and a ticket to a
p.m. half day camps are 8 to 11 and noon to 3
Final public performance is 11 a.m. Friday, Locomotive FC home game. Registration and
p.m. Pre-registration required; no walk-ins.
June 14. Admission is free. schedule:eplocomotivefc.com/camps.
Cost per week: $25-$99 full day, $20-$85 half
The 31st annual Cheer Camp is 8:30 a.m. to 2
day. Information: 590-9056 or Gymnastics- Painted Dunes Summer Golf Camps —
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, June 18-21.
elite.com. Painted Dunes Golf Course, 12000 McCombs,
Cost: $85 day; $185 overnight through June
hosts junior golf camps for kids ages 5 to 17 are
10.bCost for day camp goes up to $100 June Locomotive FC Soccer Camps — El 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday, June
11-14; no late registration for overnight camp. Paso Locomotive FC Youth Soccer hosts sum-
3-Aug. 8, for all skill levels. Instruction focused
Information: bmarquez@utep.edu. mer soccer camp programs mornings (8:30 to
on fundamentals of golfing including driving,
Basketball camps for boy are 9 a.m. to noon 11:30 a.m.) or evenings (5:30 to 7:30 p.m.) at
chipping, putting and on course play. Cost: $75
Monday though Thursday, June 24-27 and various locations and dates in June through
per week (includes snacks). Class size limited.
Aug. 5-8, or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through August. First camp opens June 3-6.
Information: 821-2122 or painteddunes.com.
Wednesday, July 1-3, in Don Haskins Center. Evening camps are held around the city and at
Cost: $225 ($195 July 1-3). the Locomotive Training Facility. Morning
Basketball camps for girls are Monday through camps on both sides of town and three-day
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Thursday, June 24-27 at Foster Stevens
Basketball Complex. Times are 9 a.m. to noon
(K-5), 1 to 4 p.m. (grade 6-8) and 7 to 9 p.m.
(grade 9-12). Cost: $100.
Volleyball camps are at Memorial Gym:
• Setter-Libero Instructional Camp runs 1:30
p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 6-7. Cost:
$250.
• Serving Camps are 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays,
July 9 or July 16. Cost: $50.
• All-Skills Camps are Tuesday through
Thursday, July 9-11 and Friday through
Sunday, July 19-21. Cost: $290-$370.
• Advanced Camps are Tuesday through
Thursdays, July 16-18, and Thursday through
Saturday, July 25-27. Cost: $320-$395.
• Position Camp is Monday through
Wednesday, July 22-24. Cost: $310-$385.
• Lil’ Miners Camp for age 5-10 is 10 a.m. to
noon Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 1-4.
Cost: $50.
UTEP Team Tournament is noon to 4 p.m.
Friday, July 12. Cost: $50 per camper; or $500
per team ($600 after May 1).
Soccer camps are at University Soccer Field:
• Miners Soccer Camp is 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sunday through Wednesday, June 16-19; or 9
a.m. to noon Wednesday through Saturday,
June 19-22 for ages 6-18. Cost: $153.70.
• One Day College ID camps for grades 9 and
above are 9 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
July 27-28. Cost: $90 for one day; $170 for
both days.
Chris Jans Basketball Camp — Camps
for kids entering grades 4-8 are 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 3-6, at
the NMSU Pan American Center and annex.
Cost: $245. Information: (575) 646-1646 or
jcowens@nmsu.edu. Registration: camps.jump-
forward.com/chrisjansbasketball.
• Youth Camp (grades 1-3) is 9 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 10-13.
Cost: $130.
• Elite Camp (boys 14 and older, including
Junior College) is 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June
15. Cost: $45.
First Tee Summer Camps — First Tee of
Greater El Paso hosts its summer programs 9
a.m. to noon Mondays through Thursday, June
3-Aug. 8, at Ascarate Golf Course, 6900 Delta,
and other courses. Financial aid, military dis-
counts, and sibling discounts offered. Cost: $75
per child per week. Information: 252-6511 or
thefirstteegreaterelpaso.org.
Additional summer classes offered Saturdays,
June 1-29 and July 6-Aug. 3:
Wee Ones sessions for ages 3 1/2 to 5 are 9
to 10 a.m. Space is limited. Cost: $50.
“All In” class sessions for those who can’t par-
ticipate during the week are 10:30 a.m. to
noon Saturdays. Fee: $60.
Purcell Special Needs Kids Classes are 10:30
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Screaming Eagles Martial Arts
Summer Camp — Screaming Eagles Martial
Arts, 645 Wallenberg, A-11, hosts camp June
3-Aug. 9 for ages 3 to 17. Learn a variety of
skills ranging from extreme kicks and hapkido
techniques to the ancient art of the Samurai
Sword, to movie stunt tumbling and more
depending on the camp. Half day camps are 8
a.m. to noon and noon to 4 p.m.; full day
camps are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ages 3 and 4 must
already be students in the academy. Cost infor-
mation: 820-0739 or screamingeaglesmar-
tialarts.weebly.com.
Fencing Summer Camps — Salle De Long
Fencing School, 3525 Pershing, hosts its annual
summer camps 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday
through Friday, June 10-14 and July 22-26 for
all ages. Camps divided into age and skill
groups, and cover various levels of the Olympic
sport of fencing from fundamentals to more
challenging level. Cost: $150 for five days; $50
for one day. Information: 346-4338, sallede-
long@gmail.com, salledelong.com or on
Facebook.
Martial Arts Summer Camps —
Hayashi’s Martial Arts Academy, 211 Teramar
Way, hosts camps for age 6 and older 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 10-14
and June 17-21. The arts covered are Judo
(Japanese wrestling), Karate (the way of the
empty hand), Kendo (way of the sword), kick-
boxing, and Kali (Filipino stick fighting). No pre-
vious experience necessary. Cost: $225.
Information: 760-6999,
hayashismartialarts.com.
Say No to Bullying Summer Camp —
Total Defense, 1060 Doniphan Park Circle, Ste
F, offers week-long camps for ages 5-13.
Camps are Monday through Friday, June 10-
14, June 24-28, July 8-12 and July 15-19.
Activities include Krav Maga and Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu basics, bounce house, games, Nerf battles,
movies, music, and more. Cost per camp:
$160. Information: 841-9149 or td-ep.com.
County Sportspark — Summer season t-
ball, baseball, and Softball at El Paso County
Sportspark, 1780 N. Zaragoza starts June 17,
with teams playing 10 games before the single
elimination playoffs. Registration done by team
coaches; individuals without a team may call the
Sportspark to be added to the eligible players
list. Cost: $50 per player. Information: 857-
7676 or epcountyparks.com/Sportspark
Required documents include birth certificate.
All teams need at least one representative and
nine players to register. Games are 2 to 8 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, and noon to 3 p.m.
Saturday.
Black Range Horsemanship Camp —
The camp is June 29-July 6 in Winston, N.M.,
in the Cuchillo Mountains. The camp, led by
Greg Evans and now in its 28th year, is open to
boys and girls ages 8 to 16 of all riding skill lev-
els. Activities include horseback riding, arts and
crafts, Indian lore, sports and games, rifle
shooting, skeet shooting for older campers,
archery, a cattle drive and branding (range con-
ditions permitting), drama, skits and dancing,
and field trips to Elephant Butte Lake, Gila
National Forest Hike, Turn of the Century
Silver Mine, and Ghost Towns. Campers may
also bring their own horses if desired.
Parents are invited on final day for a dinner
and campfire. Cost: $500; $100 reservation
deposit required. Discounts offered for return-
ing campers and families with two or more
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campers. Cost: $500. Information: (575) 743-
1602, (575)740-1778 or on Facebook.
Verizon Innovative Learning Program
— The program for middle school boys is 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays,
July 8-July 25 on the NMSU campus. This pro-
gram is designed to put technology into stu-
dents’ hands and give them experience solving
real world problems. Parent orientation is
Saturday, July 6. Registration:
nacce.com/vil19regformboys.
Applicants should identify as minority male
students from middle schools with an average
of more than 70 percent free and reduced
lunch. This program will continue in the 2019-
2020 school year, with workshops at NMSU’s
Las Cruces campus one Saturday per month.
Theater
ACT Summer Camps — A Children’s
Theatre of the Mesilla Valley offers camps
beginning Monday through Friday May 28-June
29 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 225
W. Griggs in Las Cruces. Production classes are
9 to 11:30 a.m. with theatre workshops noon
to 1:30 p.m. Cost: $175. Registration: (575)
644-9561 or achildrenstheatre.org.
The camp will end with live performances of
“The Reluctant Dragon” at 7 p.m. Friday and 1
p.m. Saturday, June 28-29. Tickets: $6 in
advance from ACT; $8 at the door.
Kids-N-Co. Summer Camps — Kids-N-
Co. offers its 31st season of the city’s longest-
running theater summer camps at First
Presbyterian Church, 1340 Murchison. All
camps conclude with public performances or
film screenings. Tuition: $300 per camp; $200
Kindergarten Camps. Discounts for multiple
camps, or for multiple siblings in camp.
Registration at 274-8797 or on Facebook
Costume Design & Sewing also held through-
out the summer.
Production Camps led by Vanessa Keyser are
separated into ages 8-11 and 12-15. Each group
will delve into acting, tech, costumes, and
make-up.
• Production Camp 1 is 12:30-4:30 p.m. June
10-July 7, with performances July 5-7.
• Production Camp 2 is 12:30-4:30 p.m. July
8-Aug. 4, with performances Aug. 2-4.
Musical Theater Camp is 8:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. June 17-July 14, with performances July
12-14, with Beginning (ages 8-11) and
Advanced (ages 12-15) groups. Beginning camp
will focus on acting through singing, vocal work
and choreography through Disney music.
Advanced camp is a workshop focused on act-
ing in a musical setting. Teens taught by
Anthony Michael Stokes, and Kids taught by
Emily James & Raul Hernandez.
Kinder Camps teach ages 5-7 to feel comfort-
able on stage, working on a short play per-
formed at the end of the session.
• Kinder Camp 1 taught by Vanessa Payan is
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. June 17-28, with a per-
formance June 28.
• Kinder Camp 2 taught by Raul Chavez is 9:30
to 11:30 a.m. July 15-26, with performance
July 26.
Also
Summer Chocolate Camp at Chocolat’
— Four-day camps are offered during the sum-
mer for kids 5-15 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Mondays through Thursday throughout the
summer months at Chocolat, 5860 N. Mesa,
Suite 132 in the Shoppes on Mesa. Learn to
make chocolate, create molds, dip & decorate
strawberries and learn some of the business
aspects of running a small chocolate factory and
more. Participants take home projects every
day. Cost: $125 per week; space is limited. July
camps sold out for 2019. Information: 581-
7290 or on Facebook at Chocolat’-El Paso.
Engineering Camp — UTEP College of
Engineering will host its week-long Excellence
in Technology, Engineering, and Science
(ExciTES) Summer Institute for students in
grades 6-8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays
through Fridays June 24-July 19 (excluding
week of July 4) on the UTEP campus. Cost:
$175 per week. Information: 747-8822 or engi-
neering.utep.edu/plaza/excites.
• Robotics sessions for grades 3-5 are 9 a.m. to
noon June 10-14, and 1 to 4 p.m. June 24-28,
July 8-12, and July 15-19. Cost per week:
$110.
• Mining Engineer sessions for grades 3-5 are 9
a.m. to noon June 24-28, July 8-12, and July
15-19. Cost per week: $110.
• Sol y Aqua Coding for Girls grades 6-8 are 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays June
10-14, June 17-21, and July 22-26. Cost:
$175 per week.
• Challenge session for grades 9-11 is 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. June 3-7, June 17-21, and July 22-26.
Cost: $175 per week.
P3 Kidz on Campus Camps —
Professional and Public Programs (P3) at UTEP
offers weekly half and full-day Summer Youth
Camps for kids entering kindergarten through
12 grades. Extended day care and supervised
lunch services available for an additional fee. All
camps are held on the UTEP campus beginning
June 3. Camp size is limited. Information: 747-
5142 or ppp.utep.edu.
Children’s College — El Paso Community
College presents its summer classes and camps
children and teens age 5-17 at the various
EPCC campuses. Classes begin June 8. Walk-
in registration at any EPCC campus; deadline is
June 5 for June 8 classes. Tuition and age
requirements vary. Information: 831-2851 or
epcc.edu/Academics/ContinuingEducation.
Peter Piper Kids Days — Peter Piper
Pizza’s El Paso locations hosts the recreational
summer program for kids age 3-12 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Tuesdays June 11-July 30 different
themed activities each week. Information: 541-
8211 or peterpiperpizza.com.
Movies
Movie Clubhouse — El Paso Cinemark
locations host a movie series of recent G and
PG favorites for kids May 29-Aug. 15.
Admission: $1 at the door (for adults or chil-
dren) or $5 for 10 movies in advance. Lineup
varies on location. Schedules:
cinemark.com/smc.
Alamo Drafthouse Kids Camp — Al250
E. Montecillo. Low-cost screenings for kids age
3-12 and their parents run noon, most Monday
through Thursdays through Aug. 15. The cin-
ema’s normal No Talking/No Texting rules
apply at all screenings. Tickets are $1, $3 or $5.
Ticket sales benefit St. Jude’s Children’s
Research Hospital. Information: 845-7469 or on
Facebook at Alamo Drafthouse El Paso. Tickets
at drafthouse.com/el-paso.
Summer Kids Festival — The Grand
Theatre at Freedom Crossing on Fort Bliss
hosts kid’s movies at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and
Wednesdays through July 31. Doors open at
9:15 a.m. Cost: $4, plus tax for movie, drink
and popcorn. Information: 615-0621 or the-
grandtheatre.com.
June 2019
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 July 6: “The Border Does
Not Divide: Artists and Art on the Border,”
The student-led photography exhibit, highlight-
ing artists along the U.S./Mexico border.
Showing through Oct 5: “Uncaged Art:
Tornillo Children’s Detention Camp,” a multi-
sensory exhibit based on art that teenagers cre-
ated during their confinement. The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
detained more than 6,000 teenagers from
Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and other
Central and South American countries in the
temporary detention center on the eastern
fringe of El Paso County. A social studies
teacher assigned to the shelter gave the youth a
four-day art project. The only instruction was
to think of their home communities. The
teenagers created hundreds of drawings,
sketches, paintings, dresses and sculptures.
Permanent exhibits on the third floor focus on
the history of the Chihuahuan Desert. The
Chihuahuan Desert Gardens on the museum
grounds have more than 800 species of plants
native to the region.
The 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.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center — 715 N. Oregon. Open 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 351-0048 or elpasoholocaustmu-
seum.org. Showing through July 5: ”The
Anguish of Liberation as Reflected in Art,” a
collection is based on works from the Yad
Vashem Art Collection, which were created
1945-1947 by Holocaust survivors. The works
express the profound emotions of unspeakable
suffering and loss, as well as the relief and joy
of liberation.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology —
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso
(west of U.S. 54). Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Tours are 10:30 to
2 p.m. Saturdays. Closed Sundays, Mondays
and city holidays. Admission is free.
Information: 212-0421, archaeology.elpaso-
texas.gov, or on Facebook at EPMArch.
Showing through Sept. 14: “Language of the
Stone: Rock Art of the Jornada Mogollon”
showcasing photographs of petroglyphs and
pictographs from iconic sites such as Hueco
Tanks, Three Rivers and Otero Mesa, as well as
lesser known treasures .
Summer Camps for ages 7-12 are 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, June 4-28.
Information: 212-3273.
El Paso Museum of Art — One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. For exhibit
information, see “Southwest Art Scene.”
El Paso Museum of History — 510 N.
Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday (open until 9 p.m. Thursdays),
and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Museum admission
is free. Information: 212-0320,
elpasotexas.gov/history or on Facebook.
Showing through Sept. 22: “From Fire and
Earth,” pottery traditions of the Casas Grande
Medio Period, featuring ceramics from the per-
manent collections of the El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, El Paso Museum of Art and pri-
vate collections.
Showing through Sept. 29: “El Paso
Community College’s 50th Anniversary:
Honoring the Past, Building the Future,” high-
lighting all aspects of college’s history from its
June 2019
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, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First
beginnings at Logan Heights at Fort Bliss to all Tigua Indian Cultural Center — 305 Friday Ramble. Information: (575) 541-2154,
the growth and accomplishments that have Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road. The center’s las-cruces.org or on Facebook at LCMuseums.
helped more than 80,000 students earn exhibits on the Tigua tribe offer a glimpse of Showing through July 20: “The Front
degrees. Visitors will be able to see memorabil- five centuries of Pueblo history and tradition. Porch,” photographs by local artist Storm
ia and learn about important milestones. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday Sermay that survey front porches in the Mesilla
Sunset Yoga for all ages and skill levels is 6 to through Sunday. Free children’s activities daily. Valley and beyond.
7 p.m. Thursdays. Beginners welcome. Admission is free. Information: 859-7700, ysle- Sermay will host a gallery talk noon Saturday,
Participation is free; sign up at tadelsurpueblo.org. June 15.
freetheyoga.com/elpaso. Showing June 7-Sept. 7: “Originales,” Lidia
U.S. Army Heritage Center of the Avina explores childhood memories and New
Los Portales Museum and Visitor NCO — Building 11331, Staff Sergeant Simms Mexico culture through paintings and ceramic
Center — 1521 San Elizario Road. The muse- St., Biggs Army Airfield. Equipment and uni- works.
um is operated by the San Elizario Genealogy forms used by sergeants and other NCO’s Avina will host a gallery talk at 6 p.m. Friday,
and Historical Society in an 1850s Territorial- through the years are displayed. Admission: June 7, during the monthly art ramble.
style building across from the San Elizario free. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Culture camps are 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in June
church. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday Friday. Information: 744-8646. and July. Preregistration required: Kyle
through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Dickson, (575) 541-2219.
War Eagles Air Museum — 8012 Airport
Admission is free. Information: 851-1682.
Road, Doña Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa. Las Cruces Museum of Nature and
Magoffin Home State Historic Site — Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Science — 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
1120 Magoffin. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens and Downtown Mall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30
Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. military; free for children under 12. p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30
Sunday. Visitors can begin their tour at the Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-air- p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First
Visitor Center across the street (1117 Magoffin, museum.com. Friday Ramble. Information: (575) 522-3120,
a restored 1901 home); closed Sunday. Tours The warbirds of World War II and Korea, and las-cruces.org or on Facebook at LCMuseums.
on the hour; last tour at 4 p.m. Cost: $7 ($6 other historic military aircraft, are displayed in a Now featured is the exhibit “Sun, Earth,
seniors 65 and older; $4 ages 6-18; free ages 5 54,000-square-foot building and surrounding Universe,” which explores the big questions
and younger). Family and group rates available. area. The collection of more than 30 aircraft NASA is trying to answer about the earth, sun,
Admission is free to Visitor Center. and 40 automobiles includes the P-51 Mustang, and other planets. The 600-square-foot exhibi-
Information: 533-5147, visitmagoffinhome.com P-38 Lightning, A-26 Invader and the German tion will connect visitors with current NASA
or Facebook. Fieseler-Storch. Among later aircraft are the F- science research and launch them on a journey
Spanish-language tours offered Thursday 86 Sabre and MiG-15s. to explore the universe.
through Saturday; call for availability. Take the Artcraft exit off Interstate 10, head Animal Encounters are 10 a.m. the second
• Chicken salad cooking class is 10 a.m. (family- west past the Rio Grande to Santa Teresa and
friendly) and 1 p.m. (for adults), Saturday, June follow signs to the airport and museum. Please see Page 24
1. $5. Call to reserve a spot; tools and ingredi-
ents provided.
• Yoga is 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 22. Free.
• Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club is 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 15, to discuss “Omega: The
Last Days of the World,” by Camille
Flammarion (1894). Tea and pastries provided.
• “Make-a-Thing” crafts are 10 a.m. the third
Thursday of each month. The June 20 project
is Garden Stepping Stones. Cost: $10.
Classes for kids are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
selected dates. Cost per class: $20.
• Fun with Corn: Thursday, May 30, and
Wednesday, June 19, for ages 8-14.
• Games classes: Friday, May 31, and
Thursday, June 20, for age 5-10.
• “Building El Paso: A Simulation!: Wednesday,
June 5, and Friday, June 28 for age 8-14.
• Party Like It’s 1899: Thursday, June 6 and
27 for age 8-12.
• Getting Crafty: Wednesday, June 12 age 6-12.
• Focus on Fine Arts: Friday, June 14 age 6-12.
• Corn Husk Dolls: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June
29, for ages 8-14.
Adobe “Building With Dirt” Summer Classes
for ages 6 and older are 9 a.m. to noon on the
following dates: June 7, June 13, June 21,
June 26 and June 29. Cost per class: $10.
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.
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and forth Saturday of the month. Live animal
feedings are 11 a.m. the first, second and third
Saturday of each month.
A STEAMPunk presentation on Severo
Ochoa, molecular biologist, is 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, June 15.
Saturday Family Science hands-on challenges
are 11:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month.
Super Scientists drop-in activities for all ages
are 10 a.m. to noon select Saturdays: June 8:
Clean Oceans. June 22: Mosquito Bites. June
29: Asteroids.
Summer Science camps and classes offered.
Las Cruces Railroad Museum — The
museum is in the Santa Fe train depot, 351 N.
Mesilla (at Las Cruces avenue west of the
Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First
Friday Ramble. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 528-3444, las-cruces.org or on Facebook.
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday,
June 8
Brown Bag Lectures series is noon, Tuesday,
June 11. Pres Derhkoop presents “Fred
Harvey: The Man that Created an Empire.”
Mrs. Prickett and her puppets story and activi-
ty for preschool children is 11 a.m. Thursday,
June 13, on “Little Frog’s Tadpole Trouble” by
Tatyana Feeney.
Adults coloring group meets 10 a.m. to noon
Friday, June 14 and 28.
Rail Readers Book Club meets at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, June 19, to discuss “The Man in
Lower 10” by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
Flower Making workshops are 10 a.m. to
noon Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, for ages
8 and up. Cost: $5.
‘Living in Sacred Continuum’ — Pottery
designed and crafted by people of the Mimbres
Valley and surrounding areas from A.D. 1000 to
1130 will be on display through Dec. 15, at
NMSU’s American Indian Student Center, 3015
Locust. The exhibition is the result of research
NMSU Anthropology professor and director of
the University Museum Fumi Arakawa conduct-
ed in collaboration with Atsunori Ito at the
National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) in
Japan. farakawa@nmsu.edu.
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NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
— 4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. The 47-
acre museum chronicles the 3,000-year history
of agriculture and rural life in New Mexico.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5
for adults, $4 seniors 60 and older; $3 children
age 4-17; free for museum members, veterans
and age 3 and under. Information: (575) 522-
4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Historian and author W. Michael Farmer will
talk about “The Trial of Oliver Lee” at 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 13.
The inaugural Fiber Fiesta is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 22, with creations produced by
local fiber artists. Demonstrations include spin-
ning, knitting, quilting, Colcha embroidery, tat-
ting, bobbin lacing, several types of weaving,
and much more Admission is free.
Las Cruces Health & Fitness Expo is 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22.
Showing in the Arts Corridor through Aug.
4: “Animals of the Southwest,” 34 pastel paint-
ings by Dinah Swan.
Showing through Sept. 13: “Drawn to the
Land: Peter Hurd’s New Mexico.”
Showing through Dec. 2 in the North
Corridor: “Grist for the Mill.”
Craft for Kids are 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays;
free with museum admission.
June workshops are 1 to 3 p.m. on selected
Saturdays. Fee: $10 (all materials provided),
space is limited. To register for workshops, or
for more information, contact LuAnn Kilday at
575-522-4100 or luannr.kilday@state.nm.us.
• June 8: Felting Workshop
• June 29: Felted Dryer Balls.
Summer Camps run selected Tuesday
through Thursdays June and July.
NMSU Museum — Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-5161 or
nmsu.edu/museums/. Currently showing:
• Live Long & Prosper: Sci-Fi Images in
Contemporary Indigenous Art,” with more
than 40 works of art by contemporary indige-
nous artists.
• “Entomomania: Insects in Art and Culture,”
focusing on specific insects and how they have
influenced culture, the world and how people
interact with the natural world.
The museum’s permanent exhibit is “Pottery
from the Americas.”
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Summer Wednesday Evening
Programs — The four museums of the Las
Cruces Museum System will be open until 8
p.m. Wednesdays during the summer months,
June 5-Aug. 28, with special programs each
week. Programs are 5 to 7 p.m., unless other-
wise listed. Information: las-cruces.org or on
Facebook.
The museums are the Las Cruces Museum of
Art, Branigan Cultural Center and the Museum
of Nature and Science, at 411-501 N. Main in
the Las Cruces Downtown Mall, and the
Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla.
• June 5: Morse Code Bracelets at Railroad
Museum; Tai Chi with the Confucius Institute
at Branigan Museum.
• June 12: Family Art Night at Museum of Art
(supplies provided); Family STEM Night on
designing and engineering a dream water slide
at the Museum of Science and Nature.
• June 19: Elements of Art: Color at Museum
of Art; “The Caboose Stops Here” lecture by
curator of education Joanne Beer at 6 p.m. at
the Railroad Museum.
• June 26: Chemistry Night at Museum of
Nature and Science; and Settlers of Cataan at
Branigan Cultural Center.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
and Missile Park — Exhibits feature the
history of the Trinity Site, the V-2 rocket,
ranchers on the range and missile optics. An
outdoor Missile Park displays rockets and mis-
siles tested on the range. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Closed on federal
holidays. Free admission.
To get there: take U.S. 54, and after the free-
way ends, keep going north on Martin Luther
King, which leads directly to the range. Or
enter from the north off U.S. 70 east of Las
Cruces. Visitors must provide a current license,
car registration and proof of insurance.
Information: (575) 678-8824 (local call) or
wsmr-history.org.
Zuhl Museum — NMSU Alumni Visitors’
Center, 775 College Dr. The center features a
collection of more than 1,800 pieces of petri-
fied wood, fossils and minerals. Hours are 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and
noon to 5 p.m. the second Saturday of each
month. Admission is free. Information: (575)
646-3616 (visitor center), zuhl@nmsu.edu or
nmsu.edu/zuhl.
Also
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum — 301
S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 546-2382, 1-800-848-
4955 or lunacountyhistoricalsociety.com.
Geronimo Springs Museum — 211 Main
in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 ($2.50 stu-
dents 6 to 18; free for ages 5 and younger).
Family rates: $15. Information: (575) 894-6600
or geronimospringsmuseum.com.
Hubbard Museum of the American
West — 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
Ruidoso Downs Race Track. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday.
Admission: $7 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 chil-
dren 6-16; free for age 5 and younger).
Information: (575) 378-4142, hubbardmuse-
um.org or on Facebook.
Museum of the Big Bend — Sul Ross
State University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in
Alpine, Texas. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: (432)
837-8143 or museumofthebigbend.com.
Showing June 14-Sept. 2: “Everything is Also
Something Else,” photographs by Burton
Pritzker from his “Texas Rangeland” and
“Forgotten Planes” series as well as new
works. Alpine Photo Weekend events kick off
the exhibit with opening reception is 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, June 14.
Photography presentations are 10 a.m. to 10
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15, in the
museum’s Education Room.
A Guided Sunset Hike is Saturday, June 15,
up Hancock Hill behind Sul Ross State
University, and a Sunrise Hike is Sunday, June
16, around Kokernot Park and historic
Kokernot Baseball Field.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History — 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
museum features the International Space Hall
of Fame and the Tombaugh IMAX Dome
Theater and Planetarium.
Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors and military, $4
ages 4-12, children 3 and younger free).
Information: (877) 333-6589, (575) 437-2840
or nmspacemuseum.org.
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is 9 to 11 a.m.
the first Friday of each month. The June 7
topic is “Today in Space:” The Evolution of
Commercial Spaceflight.” Admission is free.
Science Saturday activities for kids and parents
are 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June. 8.
The quarterly “Into the Vault” tour is 9 a.m.
Saturday, June 22, inside the Hubbard Library
and Archives. The topic is “Secrets of the
Hubbard: The Unseen Objects.”
The Great Southwest Star Party celebration of
the area’s night skies is May 31-June 2.
‘Rocketeer Academy’ weeklong science sum-
mer camps run June 3-Aug. 2.
Sacramento Mountains Historical
Museum — 1000 U.S. 82, Cloudcroft, N.M.
Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Admission: $5 ($3 ages 6 to 12); $1 military dis-
count with valid ID. Information: (575) 682-
2932 or cloudcroftmuseum.com.
Silver City Museum — 312 W. Broadway,
Silver City. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. the
first Friday of the month. Admission: $5.
Information: (575) 538-5921, silvercitymuse-
um.org, or on Facebook.
The annual Independence Day Ice Cream
Social is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 4,
with live music, traditional children’s games and
the Cake Walk, with more than 70 cakes. This
year’s theme is “Cake Kingpin.”
Toy Train Depot — Alameda Park, 1991
N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. More than
1,200 feet of model railroad track and hun-
dreds of model and toy trains on display. Open
noon to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission: $4. Information: (575) 437-2855.
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Cost: $4
Tularosa Basin Historical Society
Museum — The museum, featuring collec-
tions, photos and archives relating to the histo-
ry of Otero County and the Tularosa Basin, is
next door to the Alamogordo Chamber of
Commerce, 1301 White Sands Blvd. (U.S.
54/70). Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 436-4438.
Exhibits include “The El Paso & Northeastern
Railway Across the Tularosa Basin.”
June 2019
Farm & Ranch Museum
also features artwork
T
he New Mexico Farm and Ranch
Heritage Museum in Las Cruces
best known for exhibits on agricul-
ture past and present, and its live farm ani-
mals on its 47-acres site, but it’s also an art
gallery. Two outstanding art exhibitions
currently on display are another good rea-
son to plan a visit soon to the museum at
4100 Dripping Springs Road.
“Animals of the Southwest,” which hangs
through Aug. 4, showcases 34 pastel paint-
ings by Durango-based artist Dinah Swan.
Drawing her artistic inspiration from
nature, Swan explains, “I am especially
fascinated by animals. I find pure joy in
creating animal imagery. I smile almost
constantly while painting them, and have
been known to talk to my subjects while I
am working.”
Lisa Pugh, deputy director/chief curator
and program manager at the museum,
offers the following insights:
“When Dinah came in for the opening on
April 12,” Pugh said, “she shared that she
began painting later in life, and works pri-
marily in pastels. Although the exhibition
is entitled ‘Animals of the Southwest,’ her
subject matter is quite varied. In addition
to the farm livestock – cattle, longhorns,
chickens and pigs – which seem to be
everybody’s favorites, her imagery also
includes domesticated animals, wildlife
and pet portraits.
“She is so passionate about everything
that she does, which is what makes her
such a great conversationalist. She shared
the stories behind each of her images
emphasizing that she feels she knows each
of the animals personally. She is certain
their paths have crossed at some time in
their lives, and thus she can speak for them
through her work. For instance, she has a
portrait of a cat which she has done in sev-
eral different styles – one a traditional pas-
tel the other an abstract pastel, but you can
tell it is the same cat. You can definitely
feel her emotions radiate from her work.
“She is such a fascinating lady, and in
ways I would call her a Renaissance
woman. She began as a dancer and actress.
Eventually she earned a PhD in Theater
Arts, and has been a professor of Theater
Arts in Colorado teaching for the past 26
years. Also a writer, she authored five nov-
els and 19 plays, which have won six
national awards. She shared that she had
lived in Las Cruces for several years
before moving to Durango, Colo., but she
still has family here so she comes back to
Las Cruces quite often. We are talking
with her about coming back later to per-
haps teach some art workshops.”
The second exhibition, “Drawn to the
Land: Peter Hurd’s New Mexico,” features
24 paintings and some of the artist’s
belongings, including one of his palettes, a
pair of chaps, boots, sombrero, guitar, and
polo helmet and mallet.
“Most of the artwork is on loan to us
from the Hurd La Rinconada Gallery in
San Patricio, N.M., and the El Paso
Museum of Art has also been very support-
ive,” Pugh said. “The Roswell Museum
and Art Center had recently done an exhi-
bition on the Hurd and Wyeth families dur-
ing which time they produced a video
June 2019
ings of joy and suffering, between their
desire to return to life and their need to
face the devastation and mourn. The cre-
ative process enabled them to confront
these conflicting feelings, as Jakob Zim
declared: “I live with the shadow and cre-
ate with the light.” His picturesque words
exemplify that for the survivors their
choice to paint epitomized their renewed
embrace of life.
Crossland Gallery
There are several good reasons this sum-
mer to stop at the El Paso Art
Association’s gallery at 500 West Paisano.
ability to paint again signified freedom and • The Association’s Members Exhibition,
renewed independence. The choice of their
“Hello Beautiful,” continues through
art’s subject and the grip on the pencil or Friday June 21. Artists showing work
brush symbolically restored a feeling of
include Cynthia Evans, Neorah Elaine,
Dinah Swan’s “Animals of the Southwest’ control after years of helplessness. The act
Tremblay Garcia, Ann James Massey,
exhibit continues through Aug. 4 of painting represented a process of psy-
Tracy Navar, Sarah Russell, Rodolfo
chological rehabilitation through which Sigala, Mario Ulloa and Jane Vance.
about Hurd (1904-1984), and we are very they could synthesize the trauma.
fortunate to be able to show this as part of • Last Thursdays at the Studios are a regu-
Some artists like Thomas Geve document lar feature at the Art Junction. The next
the exhibition. In the background you can the very moment of liberation, while oth-
hear Peter Hurd singing the ‘Ranchero’ one will be 6 to 10 p.m. June 27. Visitors
ers give expression to the renewed feeling can meet the artists and ask questions
song from the album he recorded. We of freedom (Alfred Neumann, Jakob Zim).
think having this, and the other personal about their creative activities.
In contrast, Samuel Bak expresses anguish, • “The American Expression: artWORKS
items adds a great deal to the exhibit.” solitude and distress via the self-portrait.
Hurd, who was born and raised in the TO artWORDS” award show and sale
Endre Bálin developed a personal symbol- opens Friday, June 28 and will continue
Roswell area, settled in the Hondo Valley ic language to express the trauma, while
after attending West Point, serving as a through Aug. 2. Artists were invited to
Eliazer Neuburger re-interpreted the myth submit artwork and/or written words about
war artist correspondent during World War of the “Wandering Jew.” Bordering the
II. While living in Pennsylvania he met his what “American” means to them. All art
survivors’ artworks are those of a witness, incorporates some sort of written text.
wife, Henriette Wyeth. The artist is cele- Zinovii Tolkatchev, who as a soldier in the
brated for his realistic portraits and lumi- Soviet Army provides the viewpoint of the
nous Southwestern landscapes that feature liberator. Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer
the vegetation, rolling hills, windmills, When liberation finally arrived, the sur- specializing in the visual arts.
water tanks, and ever-changing skies of the vivors found themselves torn between feel-
area in Lincoln and Chaves counties.
Hurd was very involved with the land at
San Patricio because it was a working
ranch. He was skilled in a variety of media
including oil, lithography, watercolor, egg
tempera and charcoal. Light was critically
important in Hurd’s work, and he strove to
render it accurately. Hurd felt that the
medium of egg tempera allowed him to
truly capture the shifting light and arid
landscape of New Mexico.
“One of the fascinating things we learned
was that the artist created all the pigments
he used for painting,” Pugh shared. “Using
the soil from the land he was depicting
made it possible for him to get those truly
unique colors which were very accurate to
the landscapes he was depicting.”
Pugh noted that Hurd, like Swan, was
very much of a Renaissance person. “He
also sang and recorded his work. He was
also a proficient polo player.”
The Hurd exhibition has been up since
last year, Pugh said, adding, “so we plan to
switch out about six of the pieces in June.
Even if people came before, they may
want to come back to see the new works.”
Holocaust Museum
The El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study
Center, at 715 N. Oregon has opened a
special exhibit entitled “The Anguish of
Liberation as Reflected in Art,” which tells
the powerful story of Holocaust survivor-
artists who expressed both joy and grief in
art immediately after their liberation from
the Holocaust.
Based on the collection of the Yad
Vashem Art Museum, the featured works,
created between 1945-1947, show how
survivors reacted to the liberation through
art.
For most of these survivor-artists, the
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 Agave Rosa Gallery — The gallery and stu-
dio of Manuel Piña is at 905 Noble (next to the
International Museum of Art). Hours are noon
to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday. Information: 533-8011.
Bert Saldana Art Gallery — The gallery
featuring Southwestern Art is at 1501 Main
Street in the San Elizario Arts District. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through
Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Information: 479-2926 or bertsaldana.com.
Celebration of Our Mountains Art
Exhibit — The 18th annual exhibit is on dis-
play at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One
Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, featuring art-
work depicting the region’s mountains by area
artists. Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3, or
ardovinos.com.
Chinati Foundation — Marfa, Texas.
Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati
Foundation houses one of the world’s largest
collections of permanently installed contempo-
rary art. Grounds close at 5 p.m. Admission is
$10 ($5 for students, seniors). Full tour is $25
($10 students). Information: (432) 729-4362 or
chinati.org.
A Sunrise to Sunset open viewing of Robert
Irwin’s untitled work is 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday,
June 21. Free admission.
Crossland Gallery — The El Paso Art
Association’s gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (Art
Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays. Information: 534-7377,
CrosslandArtGallery.com, or on Facebook.
Showing through June 21: Members Exhibit
featuring Cynthia Evans, Neorah Garcia, Sarah
Russell, Rodolfo Sigala, Mario Ulloa, Jane Vance
and Rhone Whittaker.
Opening reception is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday,
June 28, for “American Expression: Artworks
to Artwords.” On display through Aug. 2.
Deadline for entries is June 19.
Dozal Art Gallery — The gallery of award-
winning artist Robert Dozal is at 1445 Main
Street in the San Elizario Art District. Hours
are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday, or by appointment. Information: 777-
5237 or robertdozalartwork.weebly.com.
El Paso Museum of Art — One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free.
Information: 212-0300 or epma.art.
The Museum’s upstairs galleries will close for
extensive renovations through Sept. 27.
Showing through Aug. 7: “Antonio Castro:
Visions of a Borderland.” Born in 1941 in
Zacatecas, Mexico, painter and illustrator
Castro has lived and worked for most his life in
the El Paso/Juárez borderland. This exhibition
shares his vision of the region through more
than two dozen paintings and illustrations cre-
ated over 60 years. It also features materials
related to his process and some of the illustra-
tions he made for books and El Paso’s longtime
department store, The Popular.
La Sala/The Living Room: A Community Art
Studio opening is 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 8,
for children and adults to enjoy art throughout
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the summer with an artist-in-residence, work-
shops and pop-up performances. RSVP
requested.
Summer Camp for youth and teens run June
18-Aug. 2.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop — The gallery of impressionist
painter Alberto Escamilla is at 1445 Main Street
in San Elizario. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, and 12:30 to
4:30 p.m. Sunday and by appointment.
Information: 851-0742 or 474-1800, or alber-
toescamilla.com.
Hal Marcus Gallery — 1308 N. Oregon.
The gallery specializes in local and early El Paso
art. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, or by appointment. Information: 533-
9090 or halmarcus.com.
Showing through June 21: “Nudes & More,”
works depicting the human form by Krystyna
Robbins, Estelle Goldman, Willibald De
Cabrera, Mauricio Mora, Daniel Padilla, Teresa
Fernandez, Isabel Olivares, Francisco Romero,
Diego “Robot” Martinez, Hal Marcus, Tome
Le, Mago Gandara, Bill Rakocy, Lillian Sandoval,
and John W. MacKenzie.
Marcus’s home and studio, located across the
street, are available for personal tours.
Ho Baron Sculpture Garden and
Studio – Baron’s surreal outdoor sculpture
garden at 2830 Aurora (at Piedras) is visible
from the street, featuring several of his large-
scale works. His indoor studio hours are noon
to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Information: 915-562-7820
or hobaron.com
International Museum of Art — 1211
Montana. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: 543-
6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net .
Showing June 1-30:
• Pastel Society of El Paso Annual Members
Show.
• “The Reclusionist Exhibit,“ more than 40
works of abstract impressionism by artist,
author and musician James Robert Murphy.
Opening reception is 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,
June 2.
Open Passages Fine Art Show — Open
Passages, an apartment gallery downtown,
hosts a show featuring local and international
artists 5 to 9 p.m. June 1-8. Performance
throughout the evening, Saturday, June 1.
Email elpasoartshow@gmail.com for venue
address and other information.
Romy Hawkins Studio Gallery — The
gallery at 1445 Main in San Elizario features
Metal Art, Crosses, Retablos and more. Hours
are 11 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Information: 929-8074.
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 Aug. 9 in the Rubin and L
Galleries: 2019 Juried UTEP Student Exhibition,
Please see Page 27
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showcasing art and design by undergraduate
students. Jurors are Joe Scorsone and Alice
Drueding (graphic design), and Mackenzie
Stevens (fine arts).
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.
To get there, take Loop 375 South from I-10,
exit Socorro Rd., then drive 7 miles east to
Main Street.
Artists include Albert Escamilla, Robert Dozal,
Romy Hawkins, Bert Saldaña and Gaspar
Enriquez.
Xolo Gallery — The contemporary art
gallery is at 2812 N. Piedras. Hours are 5 to 8
p.m. Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, and 1 to 5
p.m. Saturday. Information: 264-2777 or xolo-
gallery.com.
Showing through June 14: “Alexandra
McGovern: Travelled Roads,”
Showing June 21-July 19: Moses Ayoub:
Recent Paintings, including scenes from people
and places around El Paso.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10-10 Arts Hop — Doña Ana Arts Council
hosts “12 Hours of Art in Las Cruces” with
events 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. the second Saturday
of every month (June 8). Participating galleries
are DAAC Arts & Cultural Center (4 to 7
p.m.), NMSU University Art Gallery (10 a.m. to
June 2019
4 p.m.), Rokoko Gallery (4 to 7 p.m.), and Art
Obscura (7 to 10 p.m.). Information: (575) 523-
6403. Schedule: daarts.org.
Doña Ana Arts & Cultural Center —
The gallery at the DAAC Arts Council Arts &
Culture Center, 1740 Calle de Mercado. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or daarts.org.
Showing June 3-28: “Ten-Sion” a multimedia
exhibit by the 10 O’Clock artists members,
with variety of work in oil, acrylic, watercolor,
pencil, pastels, clay and found objects.
Artist reception is 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June
8, with music by Allison Reynolds 4 to 6 p.m.
and Bill Kolbin 6 to 7 p.m. as part of the
monthly 10-10 Arts Hop.
“ArtRageous” classes are 5:40 to 7:30 p.m.
selected Wednesdays, and include materials and
light refreshments. No experience is necessary.
Cost $35 per class (includes materials and light
refreshments).
• June 5: Applying Gold Leaf with Linda
Gendall.
• June 12: The Art of Marketing Art with Joy
Miller. Also offered 2 to 4 p.m.
‘Feed Your Mind’ seminar series are $20 per
session or $90 for four-part series.
• A Late 19th and 20th Century Art series runs
Mondays June 3-24, with Kathleen Key.
Sessions are 3 to 4:30 p.m. or 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Participants may attend either session.
• History of Fashion and Fashion Design series
is 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursdays June 6-27, to learn
about fashion design through the centuries.
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.
El Paso Scene
Las Cruces Museum of Art — 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the
First Friday Ramble. Information: (575) 541-
2137, las-cruces.org or on Facebook at
LCMuseums.
Gallery tours are 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. the first
and third Saturday of every month.
Showing through July 20: “Personal to
Political: Celebrating the African American
Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press,” featuring 14
African American artists who are prominent in
contemporary art. Tours of the exhibit are 1:30
p.m. Saturdays, June 1 and 15.
“Artventurous” free art appreciation activities
are 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday. June’s
theme is Summer and Ocean Art.
Education Station is 2:30 p.m. the second
Saturday of the month for youth (June 8) and
fourth Saturday of the month for adults (June
22), with presentations or activities coinciding
with current exhibits.
Reading Art Book Club meets at 2:30 p.m. the
second Wednesday of every month, next door
in the Museum of Nature and Science class-
room. The June 12 book is “The Secret Lives
of Color” by Kassia St. Clair.
The museum will be open until 8 p.m.
Wednesdays June 5-Aug. 28. Special programs
are 5 to 7 p.m.
• June 12: Family Art Night at Museum of Art
(supplies provided).
• June 19: Elements of Art: Color at Museum.
Aart classes run 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3
p.m. Monday though Friday, June 3-July 26 for
kids and teens, and June 5–July 27, for adults.
LGBTQ exhibit call for artists —
Branigan Cultural Center seeks artist submis-
sions through June 22 for upcoming exhibits
about local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) history and
culture in southern New Mexico. To apply,
email Norma Hartell at nhartell@las-cruces.org
with up to four jpeg images and information
about each piece of work. Information: (575)
541-2154.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery —
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across
from the Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. Information: (575) 522-2933 or
mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
June’s featured artists are Bert Gammill, who
paints in watercolor, oil, pastel and pencil; and
Naida Zucker, a mixed-media artist who com-
bine gelatin monoprinting (hectography) with
digital photography.
Renaissance ArtsFaire submissions —
Doña Ana Arts Council is taking submissions for
the 48th annual juried Renaissance ArtsFaire
Nov 2-3. Applications at the Doña Ana Arts
Council offices, 1740 Calle de Mercado, Suite
B, Mesilla or at zapplication.org. Application fee
for all booths is $35 ($50 corner booth). Booth
fees range from $275-$670, depending on
booth type. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
DAarts.org.
Food vendors, non-profits, and Children’s
Realm participants may apply at daarts.org.
Rio Grande Theatre Gallery — 211 N.
Main in Las Cruces. Information: (575) 541-
2290, riograndetheatre.org or on Facebook.
Showing June 7-July 26: “Lucha Libre” pho-
tography by Jerry Villagrana. Reception is 5 to 8
p.m. Friday, June 7.
Rokoko Art Gallery — 1785 Avenida de
Mercado in Mesilla. Showing through June 22:
“Fantasy Free for All,” works by various artists
of imagination and fantasy. Hours are noon to 5
p.m. Saturdays. Information: (505) 690-6915 or
rokokoart.com.
The Gallery at Big Picture — 2001 E.
Lohman, Suite 109, in Las Cruces (in Arroyo
Plaza). Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Information: (575) 647-0508.
Tombaugh Gallery — First Unitarian
Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S.
Solano. Showing through June 7: “Shards,”
recent abstract paintings by Jill Somoza. Gallery
hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday. Information: (575) 522-7281,
uuchurchlc.org or on Facebook at Tombaugh
Gallery.
Also
Art Hop — MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (June 8) in
the downtown gallery district. Information tor-
cmainstreet.org.
Cloudcroft Summer Art Workshops —
Cloudcroft Art Workshops hosts its annual fine
art workshops at the “Old Red School House”
(Public Library), 90 Swallow Place in
Cloudcroft, N.M. Five-day workshops are
offered 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays June 3-Aug. 9. Cost per workshop
varies ($340-$525). Information: Linda Carter,
(575) 682-3601,
cawregistrar@gmail.com,CloudcroftArt.com or
on Facebook.
The Village of Cloudcroft has hosted the sum-
mer art workshops for more than 60 years.
Workshops offered for all levels, led by accom-
plished area artists.
• June 3-6: Suzy “Pal” Powell, Sketches (class
full, waiting list only)
• July 8-11: Michael McCullough, Acrylic
• July 8-12: Judi Betts, Watercolor
• July 15-19: Mike Mahon, Pastels, Oil, Acrylic
• July 15-19: Ken Hosmer, Oil, Acrylic
Michael McCullough
• July 22-26: Steve Rogers, Watercolor
• July 29-Aug. 2: Donna Bland, Oil
• Aug. 5-9: David Lobenberg, Watercolor.
Deming Arts Center — The Deming Arts
Council gallery and gift shop, 100 Gold in
Deming, N.M., is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday. Showing June 1-28:
Fiber Arts Exhibit featuring quilting, weaving,
and stitching, including embroidery and colcha.
Artist reception is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 2.
Grant County Art Guild Gallery - The
gallery is in the former Hester House building,
corner of Hester and Bullard in historic down-
town Silver City. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday; closed holidays. Information: (575)
538-8216, gcag.org or on Facebook at Grant
County Art Guild.
Lincoln County Art Loop — Lincoln
County artists will host open houses at various
studios 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through
Sunday, July 5-7, during the 24th annual self-
guided tour on a scenic route from Carrizozo
to the lower Hondo Valley. The tour includes
locations throughout the countryside outside of
the Ruidoso area. Information: 1-855-522-5667.
Look for the Art Loop signs identifying each
location; maps are available at area chambers of
commerce, Ruidoso Regional Arts Council.
Rio Bravo Fine Art — 110 Broadway in
Truth or Consequences, N.M. Gallery hours
are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Information: (575) 894-0572 or rio-
bravofineartgallery.com.
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The Great Southwest Star Party —
The weekend celebration of the area’s night
skies is May 31-June 2 at the New Mexico
Museum of Space History in Alamogordo, with
sky viewing parties, museum and area tours,
workshops, food vendors and on-site RV and
tent camping. Registration required: $130 RV
sites; $45-$65 car sites. Individual workshops
and tours are $20-$35. Registration at
nmspacemuseum.org. Information: (575) 437-
2840, 1-877-333-6589, or on Facebook.
A barbecue dinner is Friday, with a special
guest speaker followed by the first night of
observing. Cowboy breakfasts are offered
Saturday and Sunday morning
Other daytime events include swap meet,
field trips and local tours, solar observing, vari-
ous presentations and astronomy workshops.
Food vendors will be on-site all three days.
Sunday evening events are open to the gener-
al public, with participating astronomers allow-
ing the public to view the skies through their
telescopes.
National Trails Day Poker Hike — New
Mexico Rails-To-Trails will host a free, family-
friendly poker hike celebrating National Trail
Day Saturday, June 1, starting between 9 and
10 a.m. at the Trestle Recreation Area Trails.
Collect five cards along the 2.2-mile hike;
prizes to best three hands. Information: (575)
434-1949 or nmrailstotrails.org.
Hikers should turn in hands by noon at
Cloudcroft Brewery, 1301 Burro.
Bonnie’s Trestle Cabin gates will be open dur-
ing this event 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DinoTracks Tour — Insights Science
Center host its monthly 3-mile DinoTracks
tour 9 to noon a.m. Sunday, June 2, at Mt.
Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, open to the general
public. The tour covers topics such as
“Dinosaur & Crocodilian Trace-fossils,”
“Volcanism,” “Plate Tectonics,” “Sedimentation
& Metamorphic Processes” and more. Cost:
$15 (age 5 and younger free); available at
eventbrite. Information: 534-0000 or insightsel-
paso.org. Next tours are July 7 and Aug. 4.
Wyler Tramway Hikes — 1700 McKinley
(west of Alabama). Hikes are free and last 3 to
3.5 hours. Not recommended for first-time
hikers. Bring sun protection and wear suitable
shoes an clothing. Information: 562-9899.
• National Trails Day Hike and Yoga is 7 a.m.
Saturday, June 1, up Ranger Peak to do some
yoga with Monica then back. RSVP required at
566-6622.
• A Women’s Hike is 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June
2, up to the Ridge (Bench #4) and back.
• Last Sunday hike is 7:30 a.m. Sunday June
30, up Directisimo Trail.
A short Nature Journaling hike is 10 a.m.
Friday, June 28, to create a nature journal and
make observations. Park entrance fee is $5,
plus $3 ($1 children) activity fee.
El Paso Zoo — 4001 E. Paisano. Entrance
hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission
is $12 for ages 13 to 59; $9 for ages 60 and
older and active duty military (including spouse)
with ID; $7.50 ages 3 to 12; and free for ages 2
and under. Zoo members admitted free.
Information: 212-0966, elpasozoo.org, or on
Facebook at ElPasoZoo.
Zoofari Nites extended hours (until 8:30
p.m.) are Saturday, June 22.
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 new Wildlife Amphitheater.
“Meet the Keeper” talks are 10:30 to 3:15
p.m. at various locations.
“African Star” Train ride tickets are $2 plus
tax ($1.50 for children and society members).
Weeklong Zoo Camps are June 3-Aug. 2.
‘Bats!’ — Urban biologist Lois Balin will host
a hike and talk on Texas bats at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, June 28, beginning at 3344 Eileen, fol-
lowed by a walk into an arroyo to watch bats
emerge and take flight. Wear sturdy footwear
and bring water. Long pants recommended.
Information: celebrationofourmountains.org.
Franklin Mountains State Park — Most
hiking and mountain bike 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..
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department presen-
tations (free with park admission):
• “Bees, Bats and other pollinators” 10 a.m. to
noon Friday, May 31. Learn to build a butterfly
feed or a bee hotel.
• “Snakes!” is 9 a.m. Saturday, June 15, in the
bird blind area by the nature trail. Learn about
these misunderstood animals.
Municipal Rose Garden — The garden at
3418 Aurora (at Copia) is open 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. daily March through November, except
for official holidays. The 4-acre garden has
many types of roses at the sprawling park area
with a waterfall, shade canopy and many other
amenities. Admission is free.
Information/rentals: El Paso Parks and
Recreation, 212-0092 or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park — UTEP’s
Center for Environmental Resource
Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park, 10176 Socorro Rd. in El Paso’s Mission
Valley. Tours last about two hours.
Information: 747-8663 or riobosque.org.
• Introductory tour is 8 a.m. Sunday, June 9.
• A Community workday is 8 a.m. Saturday,
June 15.
• Birding tour is 6:30 a.m. Saturday, June 22.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic
Site — 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.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park — The
park is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off the
Carlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:
(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.
Visitor Center summer hours (May 25-Sept.
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2) are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily; tours available
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last entry into cave via
natural entrance is 3:30 p.m. with last entry
into cave via elevator 4:45 p.m. (be in line to
exit cave by 5 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.
Free “bat season” programs continue through
mid-October. Daily bat flight talks offered just
before sunset at the amphitheater outside the
natural entrance. Then — bats willing — visi-
tors are treated to the sunset spectacle of
clouds of bats flying out of the cave entrance.
Night Sky programs begin after the bat flight
programs. Hike is 1/2 mile for star walks and
1.5 miles for moon hikes on a rugged desert
trail. Dress comfortably (long pants recom-
mended); no open-toed shoes. Bring water,
snack, blanket or towel to lie on and red light
flashlight. Rangers can provide red light head-
lamps. Upcoming Star Walks (age 6 and older)
are May 31 and June 2, and Moon Hikes are
June 14-15. Participation is free, but space is
limited on a first come, first serve basis. Check
availability at the park sign next to the Visitor
Center. Star Parties are June 1 and 29 in the
east parking lot picnic area.
White Sands National Monument —
The glistening gypsum dunes of White Sands
National Monument are about 16 miles south-
west of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70. Park
hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Sept. 14.
Visitor Center hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
through Sept. 14. Last entrance is one hour
before closing. Entrance fees are $20 per vehi-
cle; $10 per person and $15 per motorcycles.
Information: (575) 479-6124, nps.gov/whsa or
on Facebook.
Sunset strolls are offered daily.
“Skins and Skulls” mammal identification talks
are 3 p.m. Sundays.
A Full Moon Hike is 8 p.m. Sunday, June 16.
Reservations required at Recreation.gov or by
call (1-877-444-6777).
Full Moon Night is 8:30 p.m. Monday, June
17. Amphitheater program is a performance by
1st Armored Division Old Ironsides Band.
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.
McKittrick Canyon Visitor’s Center is seven
miles east of Pine Springs, and offers nature,
canyon and geology trails.
June 2019
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: $10
(annual park pass is $45). Information: (575)
536-9461 or nps.gov/gicl.
The trail to the cliff dwellings is open from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. year round. Everyone must be
off the trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ranger-led 30-minute guided tours of the cliff
dwellings are 1 p.m. daily through Labor Day
weekend. Trail is moderately strenuous.
Summer full moon night hike takes visitors on
a tour of the cliff dwellings Saturday June 15.
Call for reservations.
New Mexico State Parks — Day-use fee
is $5 when visiting any state park. All programs
are free with park entrance, unless otherwise
listed. Dress accordingly for all outdoor hikes
and events. Information: (575) 744-5998 or
nmparks.com.
• 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.
• Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff.
Information: (575) 437-8284. Night sky viewing
8 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State
Park — 1504 Miehls Drive N., Carlsbad,
N.M. Admission: $5 ($3 ages 7-12; free for 6
and under). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (last
entry at 3:30 p.m.). Information: (575) 887-
5516 or livingdesertnm.org.
The Carlsbad Gem and Mineral Show is 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 14-16, with jewel-
ry, fossils, minerals and other items for sale.
The first Full Moon Walk of the season is 8
p.m. Saturday, June 15, with live music at 7:30
p.m. from Mariachi Unido.
National Association of State Boating Law
Administrators hosts monthly Saturday boating
classes 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through September
(June 22, July 20, Aug. 3, and Sept. 21) in
the zoo’s garden center. Registration.
boatnm.com.
The zoo features animals native to the
Chihuahuan Desert, in natural desert surround-
ings. A large greenhouse is devoted to succu-
lents and cactus from around the world. The
headquarters building includes exhibits on min-
erals, history, archaeology and other subjects.
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, or on Facebook
at Alameda Park Zoo-AFOTZ.
El Paso Scene
Tumblewords Project — The free writing
workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Saturdays at the El Paso Public Library Main
Branch, 501 N. Oregon. Information: 328-5484
or tumblewordsproject@yahoo.com.
• June 1: ”Other People’s Lives” with Kit
Wren. Wren has participated in Tumblewords
since age 12 years.
• June 8: “Gritos: on finding the sources of our
voices” with Ire’ne Lara Silva, author of two
poetry collections, ”Furia,”and ”Blood Sugar
Canto,” which were both finalists for the
International Latino Book Award in Poetry.
There will be various visualization exercises.
• June 15: “Divided Time” with Zyme Oné.
One was influenced both by singer/songwriters
from Mexico, and the Hip-Hop golden era. His
psychedelic freshman album was “Gathering
the Pieces” with Metronix, and his latest album
is “Memories of My Melancholy Cholas.”
• June 22: ”Love Poems for the End of the
World” with Lawrence Barrett. Barrett is the
author of five self-published works.
• June 29: “El Paso: North of the Pass” with
Gustavo Enriquez, a life-long writer and artist.
Cactus Flower Bookery — 5024
Doniphan (Placita Santa Fe), Suite 9.
Information: 203-8338 or cactusflowerbook-
ery@gmail.com.
Bring a favorite book for the month’s theme,
“Female Authors.” Tuesday Tea Club is 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 4. The monthly Read Between
the Wines literary discussion and wine pairing is
7 p.m. Thursday, June 6.
Murder She Read — The book discussion
group supporting women mystery writers
meets 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, to discuss
“Grave Sight” by Charlaine Harris. Call for
location (East Side). Admission is free.
Information: 629-7063 or labodda9@aol.com.
El Paso Writers’ League — The league
meets 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Bartlett
Assisting Living Center conference room, 221
Bartlett. L.C. Hayden, creator of the popular
Harry Bronson and Aimee Brent mystery
series, will talk about the good and bad of hav-
ing an agent for one’s book. Admission is free.
Information: 755-4958 or on Facebook.
Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club —
The book club devoted to Victorian era science
fiction meets at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at
Magoffin Home State Historic Site, 1120
Magoffin. This month’s book is “The Last Days
of the World,” by Camille Flammarion (1894).
Tea and pastries provided. Victorian era or
steampunk dress encouraged. Tea and pastries
provided. Admission is free. Information: 533-
5147, visitmagoffinhome.com or Facebook.
Barnes & Noble — All locations.
Information: barnesandnoble.com.
Book Club is 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 at all
local Barnes & Noble locations, featuring “The
Guest Book” by Sarah Blake, which deals with
racism in the United States. Special edition sold
at the store with a reader’s guide and author
essay. Sign up at store or at
barnesandnoble.com.
A Young Adult Book Club is 7 p.m. Thursday,
June 13, to discuss “Again, but Better,” by
Christine Riccio, about a girl who finds her
courage while studying abroad in London.
Event celebrating James Patterson and Chris
Grabenstein children’s book “Treasure
Hunters: All-American Adventure” is 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 15.
The monthly summer discussion on the book
and series “The Handmaid’s Tale” is 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 20.
A Game On! event is 2 p.m. Saturday, June
29, for game-loving young readers.
Stories for children are 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; and also at 10 a.m.
Fridays at Las Cruces stores.
Baby & Me Storytimes are 11 a.m. Sundays
for children 0-24 months and their caregivers.
Books Are Gems — 7744 North Loop Ste
B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit
organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Children who come to the store may
receive six free used books. Teachers can also
receive free books for their classroom. Hours
are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday; and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday.
Information: 845-5437 or booksaregems.org.
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— Austin ensemble Invincible Czars perform a
live soundtrack to the classic vampire film
“Nosferatu” 7:30 p.m. and the Lon Cheney
1925 classic “Phantom of the Opera” at 10:15
p.m. Friday, May 31, at Alamo Drafthouse, 250
E Montecillo. The Invincible Czars’ scores often
incorporate violin, glockenspiel, organ, flute,
bass clarinet, vocals, music box, loops, electric
guitar, bass, singing bowl, tambourine and
other hand percussion. Tickets: $15. Separate
tickets required for each movie. Available at
drafthouse.com.
Film Salon — The Film Salon presents “Gold
Diggers of 1933” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June
1, at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 250 E.
Montecillo, as part of a series on Invention:
Early Musicals. Tickets: $5, available at draft-
house.com. Information: filmsalon.org or on
Facebook.
‘Immortal Wars’ Double Feature — A
screening of the two original movies with the
films’ creator and Las Cruces native Joe Lujan
are Saturday, June 1, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Main, Las Cruces. The event
will feature an introduction and Q&A with
Lujan. The original movie, “Immortal Wars,” is
1 p.m. with the Las Cruces premiere of the
“Immortal Wars: Resurgence” at 7 p.m.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 421-2290
or riograndetheatre.org.
After a catastrophic war plunges the world
into chaos, a new race of superpowered beings
known as “deviants” emerges. A madman cap-
tures these deviants, pitting them against each
other on a television program.
A signing and meet-and-greet with Lujan is 4
to 5 p.m. at Zia Comics on Main Street near
the theatre.
Jay’s Pix Presents — Film historian Jay
Duncan and the Sunset Film Society host film
presentations at 2 p.m. Saturdays at
International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana.
Admission is free. Information: 543-6747
(museum), internationalmuseumofart.net and
sunsetfilmsociety.org.
• June 1: American Graffiti (1973). George
Lucas became a director to notice after this
idealized remembrance of things past, set in
Modesto, Cal. on the last day of summer vaca-
tion in 1962. Starring Ron Howard, Candy
Clark, Richard Dreyfuss, Mackenzie Phillips,
Charles Martin Smith and Harrison Ford among
other up-and-comers.
• June 8: Jaws (1975). Director Steven
Spielberg pulled this troubled production out of
the depths and soared to the forefront of film
directors in a history-making blockbuster.
• June 15: Grease (1978). Greaser Danny and
sweet Australian Sandy meet at the beach and
fall in love. Then at the beginning of the 1958
school year at Rydell High School, Danny
reunites with his fellow gang members. Sandy
surprisingly also shows up.
• June 22: Weekend at Bernie’s (1989). A
black comedy about two guys who party with
their bumped-off boss at his Long Island beach
house...and no one notices.
• June 29: Stand By Me (1986). Based a
Stephen King novella, four friends set out on a
hike in the summer of 1959 and come upon a
dead boy in the woods. Directed by Rob
Reiner and starring Wil Wheaton, River
Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry O’Connell.
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Las Cruces Movies in the Park — City
of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department
and Pic Quik Stores present the program of
free family friendly movies (Rated G through
PG-13) selected Saturdays at Young Park, 1905
E. Nevada, June 1-Aug. 10. Movies begin at
dusk. Schedule subject to change. Information:
(575) 541-2550.
• June 1: Black Panther
• June 8: Ralph Breaks the Internet
• June 15: Aquaman
• June 22: Hotel Transylvania 3
• June 29: Ant-Man and the Wasp
Plaza Classic Film Festival submissions
— The festival seeks works for its “Local
Flavor” series honoring the work made in,
around or about the border region. Filmmakers
who have made, or are finishing, a short or fea-
ture-length film or any genre and would like it
to be considered for a screening at this year’s
are invited to submit works through June 16
for the Aug. 1-11 festival. There is no fee to
enter. Guidelines and submission forms are
available at plazaclassic.com/localflavor.
Information: 533-4020
local@plazaclassic.com.
Sponsored by the Texas Film Commission,
Local Flavor is the region’s largest showcase of
independently made feature, animated, docu-
mentary, short and other films from both sides
of the border.
The Local Flavor series will be curated by El
Paso filmmakers Zach Passero (”The Weird
Kidz,” “The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then
the Bigfoot,” “Wicked Lake,” “Motel,”
“Glimpse”), and Lucky McKee (”Kindred
Spirits,” “The Man “Who Killed Hitler and
Then the “Bigfoot”,” “The Woods,” “The
Woman”).
Socorro Movies under the Stars — City
of Socorro, Texas hosts a free screening of
“Aquaman” at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at
Bulldog Championship Park, 316 Buford, pre-
ceded at 6 p.m. with a performance by Shantel
Escorza. Information: 860-8615.
Sundays Under the Stars — Inn of the
Mountain Gods in Mescalero, N.M. hosts free
movies on the lawn at 8 p.m. Sundays during
the summer months, weather permitting. Bring
lawn chair or blanket. All children must be
accompanied by adult. Concessions available.
Information: 1-800-545-9011 or innofthemoun-
taingods.com.
• June 2: Smallfoot
• June 9: Avengers: Infinity War
• June 16: Incredibles 2
• June 30: Jumanji.
Summer Screen Films for Kids —
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E.
Picacho in Las Cruces, will show films for youth
and teens in June and July in the second floor
Roadrunner Room. Titles announced in June,
and all will have a “Space” theme to comple-
ment the summer reading program. Admission
is free. Information: (575) 528-4014 or
library.las-cruces.org.
Teen movies are 1 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5-
July 24, rated PG or PG-13. No movie July 3.
Children’s movies are 2 p.m. Thursdays, June
6-July 25, rated G or PG. No movie on July 4.
Ages 12 and younger must be accompanied by
an adult.
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2 Day Movie Challenge Screening — El
Paso Film Commission presents a public
screening of all the completed short movies
from the 2-Day Movie Challenge Public
Screening at 7 p.m. Friday, June 7, at the Plaza
Theatre. Awards presentation follows the
screening. Some material may not be suitable
for young children. Tickets: $10 (Ticketmaster).
Moviemakers put together a team of actors
and crew to create a short movie over the
course of two days. Teams must write, shoot,
edit and add musical scores to their movies
during the weekend, completing the 4-8 minute
movie and delivering a ready-to-screen product
by the Sunday evening of the Challenge. Genres
include action, romance, comedy, sci-fi and film
noir. Team leaders must be 21 or older. Kickoff
and registration is Friday, May 31, at
tinyurl.com/ep2daymovie, and all movies are
due by 7 p.m. Sunday, June 2.
Classic Film Series — The Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Main Street in Las Cruces,
presents classic film screenings at 7 p.m. select-
ed Saturdays. Films include an introduction and
short question and answer session. Admission:
$8.Information: (575) 541-2290, riograndethe-
atre.org or on Facebook.
• June 8: On The Waterfront
• June 29: Maltese Falcon
Other films:
Throwback Thursday showing of “Dirty
Dancing” is at 7 p.m. June 13. Admission: $5.
Kids movie showing of “A Bug’s Life” is at
noon Saturday, June 8. Admission: $1 cash.
Pax Christi Film Series — A screening of
“Five Broken Cameras” is 3 p.m. Sunday, June
9, at St. Joseph School auditorium, 1315 Travis
(enter through parking lot across from rectory).
Discussion follows. Admission is free, donations
accepted. Information: 740-3962.
The film is a first-hand account of non-violent
resistance in a West Bank village threatened by
Israeli settlements.
Sci Fi and ArtFilm Nights — Brew Lab,
601 N. Oregon, Suite 1, hosts science fiction
classics 5:30 to 8 p.m. the second Thursday of
every month (June 13 and July 11) and art
films every third Thursday of the month (June
20 and July 18). Information: 307-4242 or on
Facebook at brewlabep.
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
members); $5 on Wednesday. Information
(575) 524-8287 or mesillavalleyfilm.org.
The 7:30 Sunday shows have open captions.
• May 31-June 6: The Public. Inspired by an
essay that appeared in The Los Angeles Times
in 2007, the movie was written and directed
by, and stars, Emilio Estevez.
• June 7-13: High Life. A group of prisoners
are used as guinea pigs in a deep space mission.
• June 14-20: Non-Fiction. An editor and an
author in the Parisian publishing world cope
with a middle-age crisis, the changing industry
and their wives.
• June 21-27: All is True. Kenneth Branagh’s
imaginary wrangle of the troubled last years of
William Shakespeare. June 27 screening at 1:30
p.m.
• June 28-July 3. The White Crow. A biogra-
phical drama about dancer Rudolf Nureyev. No
matinee on June 29.
June 2019
New Mexico Museum of Space teller. Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Directed by Alex Holmes.
History — 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. • Toy Story 4 (Walt Disney Studios) — CG • The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith
Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater tickets are $7 Animation. Featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, (Kolipoki) — Christopher Gorham, Natalie
($6 seniors and military; $5 ages 4-12). Patricia Arquette, Keanu Reeves. Directed by Medlock, Russell Dixon; Directed by Mitch
Planetarium show is $5 ($4 seniors, military and Josh Cooley. Continuation of the hugely popu- Davis. Sequel to the 2001 Disney film.
lar series begun in 1995. • Yesterday (Universal) — Ana de Armas,
children). Ages 3 and under free.
June 28: James Corden, Lily James. Directed by Danny
Museum/IMAX combo tickets available.
• Annabelle Comes Home (Warner Bros.) — Boyle.
Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575) 437-
Madison Iseman, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson.
2840, nmspacemuseum.org or on Facebook.
Now showing (showtimes and line up may Directed by Gary Dauberman. Sequel to the DVD/Blu-ray Releases
2014 movie.
change after June 15): June 4:
• Limited Partners (Paramount) — Tiffany
• “Mysteries of China,” 10:10 a.m. and 2 p.m. • Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral. PG-13
Haddish, Billy Porter, Tose Byrne. Directed by
• Australia’s Great Wild North, 11:05 a.m., • Gloria Bell. R
Miguel Arteta.
1:10 p.m. and 4:05 p.m.
• Maiden (Sony Classics) — Documentary. The June 11:
• Black Holes: 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.
story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on • Captive State. PG-13
Star Show is 11:55 a.m. and 2:55 p.m.
charter boats, who became the skipper of the • Captain Marvel. PG-13
The Giant Screen film “Apollo 11: First Steps”
first ever all-female crew to enter the
premiers Saturday, June 15, with never- June 18:
Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.
before-seen 70mm footage and newly discov- • Us. R
ered audio recordings or the Apollo 11 mission.
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):
June 7:
• Dark Phoenix (20th Century-Fox) — Sophie
Turner, James McAvoy,
Jessica Chastain. Directed by Simon Kinberg.
• Late Night (Amazon) — Emma Thompson,
John Lithgow, Mindy Kaling.
Directed by Hisha Ganatra.
• Papi Chulo (Blue Fox) — Matt Bomer, Elena
Campbell-Martinez,
Alejandro Patiño. Directed by Jihn Butler.
• Pavarotti (CBS) — Documentary. Featuring
Princess Diana, Bono, Spike Lee. Directed by
Ron Howard.
• The Secret Life of Pets 2 (Universal) — CG
Animation. Featuring the voices of Patton
Oswalt, Jenny Slate, Eric Stonestreet. Directed
by Chris Renaut and Jonathan del Val.
Continuation of the 2016 hit.
• This One’s for the Ladies (Neon) —
Poundcake, Michele Moore, Terrill Ross.
Directed by Gene Graham.
June 14:
• American Woman (Roadside) — Christina
Hendricks, Aaron Paul, Sienna Miller. Directed
by Jake Scott.
• Being Frank (Film Arcade) — Samantha
Mathis, Jim Gaffigan, Danielle Campbell.
Directed by Miranda Baily.
• The Dead Don’t Die (Focus) — Tilda
Swinton, Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny. Directed
by Jim Jarmusch.
• Hampstead (IFC) — James Norton, Diane
Keaton, Brendan Gleason. Directed by Joel
Hopkins.
• The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24) —
Jimmie Fails, Danny Glover, Jonathan Majors.
Directed by Joe Talbot.
• Men in Black: International (Columbia) —
Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam
Neeson. Directed by F. Gary Gray.
Continuation of the franchise
begun in 1997 with Will Smith and Tommy Lee
Jones.
• Shaft (New Line) — Samuel L. Jackson,
Regina Hall, Avan Jogia. Directed by Tim Story.
Sequel to the 2000 film, which was a remake of
the 1971 hit.
June 21:
• Child’s Play (United Artists) — Mark Hamill
(voice of Chucky), Aubrey Plaza, Tim
Matheson. Directed by Lars Klevberg. Re-telling
of the original 1988 movie.
• Them That Follow (1091 Media) — Kaitlyn
Dever, Walton Goggins, Olivia Colman.
Directed by Britt Poulton and Dan Madison
Savage.
• Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (Magnolia)
— Documentary on the novelist and story-
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‘Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet
Defends Her Life Tonight’ — No Strings
Theater Company presents the play by Lauren
Gunderson, directed by Nikka Ziemer, May
31-June 16, at the Black Box Theater, 430 N.
Main in Las Cruces. Tickets: $15 ($12 students
and seniors over 65; $10 all seats Thursday).
Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.
The fast, funny and sexy show rediscovers
one of history’s most intriguing women.
‘Trouble in Tahiti’ — El Paso Opera pres-
ents the one-act opera by Leonard Bernstein,
2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at UTEP’s Fox Fine
Arts Recital Hall. Tickets: $20 general admis-
sion, plus processing fees; available at the door
or at 581-5534 or epopera.org.
In 1950s, America had an obsession with per-
fection, and affordable homes in suburbia gave
young families an opportunity to reign over
their own pieces of paradise. “Trouble in
Tahiti” juxtaposes Sam and Dinah, husband and
wife who have settled into a soulless relation-
ship in which each constantly irritates the
other, with a scat-jazz trio of singers waxing on
the virtues of suburbia in the style of the chip-
per radio advertising jingles of the period.
‘Glorious’ — Las Cruces Community
Theatre, 313 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall closes its season with the true
comedy of Florence Foster Jenkins, the “Worst
Singer in the World,” by Peter Quilter June 7-
23. Directed by Vanessa Dabovich. Tickets:
$15 ($12 students, seniors and military; $11
groups of 10 or more, $10 children under 12).
information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
The performer who everyone in 1940’s New
York wanted to see live was Florence Foster
Jenkins, an enthusiastic soprano whose pitch
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was far from perfect. Known as “the first lady
of the sliding scale,” she warbled and screeched
her way through the evening to an audience
who mostly fell over with laughter. But this
delusional and joyously happy woman paid little
attention to her critics, instead she was sur-
rounded by a circle of devoted friends who
were almost as eccentric as she was.
‘The Graduate’ — El Paso Playhouse, 2501
Montana, presents Terry Johnson’s adaptation
based on the comic movie June 14-30.
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.
Benjamin Braddock is a recent college gradu-
ate who finds himself confused and adrift about
his future amidst his upper-class, suburban,
“plastic” life. When Mrs. Robinson, the charis-
matic and alcoholic wife of his father’s business
partner, temps him into an affair, he ultimately
relents.
‘Viva El Paso!’ — El Paso Community
Foundation and El Paso Live present the 42nd
season of the summertime outdoor musical
extravaganza with performances at 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays June 14-July 27, at
McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre, directed by
Keith W. Townsend. June 29, and July 19-20
performances in Spanish. Tickets: $24 ($16
ages 2-12, seniors 65 and older and military
with valid ID). Tickets opening weekend (June
15-16) are $10. All tickets available at
Ticketmaster. Information: ElPasoLive.com.
Created by Hector Serrano in 1978, “Viva! El
Paso” depicts 400 years of the El Paso area’s
rich history. The show will combine many of
the popular songs, dances and characters from
El Paso Scene
the past, such as the iconic deer dance, with a
new one. The updated script is by Tony
Award-winner Marty Martin, with music by Jim
Ward, Gabriel Gonzalez and Cody Ritchey.
Theatre of the Big Bend — Sul Ross State
University’s Summer Theater Program per-
formances are 8:15 p.m. Fridays through
Sundays, June 21-Aug. 4, at Kokernot
Outdoor Theatre in Alpine, Texas. Lawn chairs
welcome. Information: (432) 837-8218, 1-888-
722-SRSU (7778) or sulross.edu/tobb.
• June 21-July 7: ”Our Lady of the Tortilla” by
Luis Santeiro. Tickets: $10 ($8 children, seniors).
• July 12-Aug. 4: “Nunsense” by Dan Goggin.
Tickets: $12 ($10 children and seniors).
The 5th annual Sul Ross State University
Children’s Theatre Camp is July 22-26 for age
6-8, and July 29-Aug. 2, for age 9-12, at the
university’s Fine Arts Building. Cost: $75 ($50
each for two campers from same family).
‘Closer than Ever’ — The El Paso
Community College Theatre Ensemble pres-
ents the musical revue by Richard Maltby Jr.
F
‘The Graduate’walks the
stage at EP Playhouse
or those of us old enough to
remember, 1967’s “The Graduate”
— starring a then very young
Dustin Hoffman and the late, great
Anne Bancroft — was quite a racy film
for its time. Based on the 1963 novel by
Charles Webb, it also is a romantic
comedy-drama play, directed this month
by El Paso Playhouse veteran Frieda
Voeks.
Voeks, who is marking her 40th year
in theatre as an actress, costume and set
designer, and 15th year as a director,
said she and her cast have faced the
challenge of “trying to decide what El
Paso audiences are ready for.
“For anyone who has seen the movie,
they know that it is a show for mature
audiences. And in 1967 what was seen
on movie screens was very controver-
sial. While the play portrays the charac-
ters a bit differently, the action differs
only slightly. So, the greatest decision
was what should be included and what
should be deleted. However, I think
audiences will be pleased with what has
been left in and how it's been handled.”
The plot has a timely message for this
time of year.
“Without giving away the plot (and for
those readers who are not familiar with
the movie), the play centers around
Benjamin Braddock, a recent college
graduate who is totally disillusioned
with his life and has no idea what he
wants do with it. And who hasn't felt
this way at least once in their life?”
Voeks said.
The complexity of the characters drew
Voeks, and in turn her actors, to the
material.
“Each actor has the opportunity to
interpret his/her character differently,”
she said. “In fact, we've had several
rather lengthy discussions about them
and each of us sees them as such
diverse people it's been a challenge.”
Taking on that challenge are mostly
familiar faces at the playhouse. Stalwart
Minden Dicksen takes on the iconic
Bancroft role. Kevin Kellogg, who is
fairly new to EPPH, plays Benjamin.
and David June 27-July 7 at Transmountain
Campus Forum Theater, 9570 Gateway North.
Performances are 8 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15
($8 children, students, military and seniors).
Information: 831-5147.
“Closer Than Ever,” which has no dialogue
apart from its songs, deals with such topics as
security, aging, mid-life crisis, second marriages,
working couples, and unrequited love.
‘Hello Dolly!’ — UTEP Dinner Theatre, in
the UTEP Student Union West building, closes
its season with the classic musical from com-
poser Jerry Herman July 5-21. Information:
747-6060 or utep.edu/udt.
Jewel Box Series call for submissions
— El Paso Community Foundation’s Jewel Box
Series at the Philanthropy Theatre, which
showcases community talent, seeks submissions
through July 14 for performances for the
2019-2020 season. Submission specifications,
information: Kathrin Berg, 533-4020 or
epcf.org/jewelbox.
Rounding out the main cast as Elaine is
Tracy Levin who was in “And the
Winner Is” and “The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever” earlier this season.
“I have been so lucky in directing this
show because each actor has a natural
‘feel’ for his/her character,” Voeks said.
“It has made my job so much easier. At
each rehearsal everyone offers his/her
ideas concerning movement and atti-
tude, and the end result has been a true
‘coming togetherness’ of talent, patience
and love of theatre.”
How does what these actors present
differ from the movie?
“That in itself is reason enough to
come out and see the show,” Voeks said.
“However, if one wants to see some
really great talent then the play is a
must. I recommend this show not
because it's graduation season, but
because if you want to see how things
change and yet at the same time stay the
same, then this is the place to be from
June 14 through 30.”
***
On a side note, the Playhouse has
announced its next season, starting with
Neil Simon’s “Rumors” in September
and ending with Agatha Christie’s
“Murder on the Orient Express” in May.
In between are “Night of the Living
Dead” for Halloween season, “Miracle
on 34th Street” for the holidays,
Shakespeare’s “As You Like it,” and
“The Secret Garden” for the young
audiences.
Carol Viescas is a veteran of
community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
June 2019
El Paso Chihuahuas — Information: 533-
BASE or EPChihuahuas.com.
• June 29-July 3: Fresno Grizzlies
• July 11-14: Albuquerque Isotopes
• July 26-28: Las Vegas 51s. Bark at the Park
take your dog to the park day is July 26.
Parks & Recreation Summer Concerts
— Information: 212-0092 or
elpasotexas.gov/parks. Updates on Facebook.
• 5 p.m. Thursday, July 4: Hypnosis and
Dream Merchants at San Jacinto Plaza, 111 Mills.
• 6 p.m. Sunday, July 7: La Magiztral Sonora
Band at Pavo Real Park, 9301 Alameda
• 6 p.m. Sunday, July 14: Borderline Band at
Argal Park, 11565 James Watt.
Lincoln County Art Loop — Lincoln
County artists will host open houses at various
studios 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through
Sunday, July 5-7, during the 24th annual self-
guided tour on a scenic route from Carrizozo
to the lower Hondo Valley. The tour includes
locations throughout the countryside outside of
the Ruidoso area. Information: 1-855-522-5667.
Alfresco! Fridays — The 17th season of
free outdoor summer concerts are 6 p.m.
Fridays, at Convention Center Plaza.
Information: 534-0600 or alfrescofridays.com.
• July 5: Frontera Bugalu (border folk, cumbia)
• July 12: Azucar (Latin rock)
• July 19: Frank Ray (country)
St. Mark’s Car Truck and Bike Show
— St Mark’s Catholic Church, 11700 Pebble
Hills, hosts a car show for classic and modern
cars, trucks and motorcycles, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 6. Spectator admission is free.
Registration is $25 ($15 motorcycles).
Information: 356-5869, 356-5619 or Facebook.
Triple-A Baseball All-Star Game — El
Paso Chihuahuas will host the 32nd edition of
the Triple-A Baseball All-Star Game Monday
through Wednesday, July 8-10, at Southwest
University Park. Information: 533-BASE or visit
EPChihuahuas.com.
Combo tickets for Monday’s Home Run
Derby and Wednesday’s All-Star Game are
$30-$100.
Started in 1988, the game features the
International League vs. the Pacific Coast
League.
YouTube sensation and aspiring “beisbol”
instructor Domingo Ayala brings his “Theory of
Beisbol” event for the Triple-A Home Run
Derby Monday.
Cool Canyon Nights — The 9th annual
series of free outdoor summer concerts are 6
to 9 p.m. Thursdays at McKelligon Canyon,
Amphitheatre, sponsored by WestStar Bank.
Patio performance begins at 6 p.m. with head-
liner at 7 p.m. on the main stage. Admission is
free but space is limited. VIP tickets are $10.
Information: elpasolive.com.
• July 11: Windy City
• July 18: Sha’Vonne
• July 25: Mainstreet
Wednesday Nights Music on the plaza
— The free summer series runs twice monthly
8 p.m. selected Thursdays in July and August at
Plaza de Las Cruces on historic Main Street.
Admission is free; all ages welcome. No pets.
Information: (575) 541-2550 or las-cruces.org.
• July 11: Rust (rock) and Pure Magic (variety)
• July 25: Trout Fishing In America (Americana
and storytelling) and Steve Smith & Hard Road
(bluegrass)
Ysleta Mission Festival — The annual fies-
ta is July 12-14 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Church, 131 S. Zaragoza (at Alameda), with
live music, southwest cuisine cooked by mis-
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sion families, game booths, carnival rides and
more. Admission is free to all events.
Information: 859-9848, ysletamission.org or on
Facebook. This year’s headliners include Fungi
Mungle on Friday.
EPHS Mega Reunion Party — El Paso
High alumni from any year are invited to a spe-
cial throwback reunion Saturday, July 13, at
Epic Railyard Event Center, 2201 Mills, with
food, drinks, guest DJ and more. Ticket: $40
(through June 13); included admission to the
“EPHS Museum.” Information: Enoch, 490-
7643 or on Facebook at EPHS Throwback
Reunion.
St. Pius X Rummage Sale — St. Pius X,
1050 N. Clark, hosts its annual rummage sale 7
a.m. to noon Saturday, July 13.Proceeds help
fund the church’s annual bazaar. Admission is
free. Information: 217-3287 or
jramirez@utep.edu.
Striker — The metal band’s “Summer of
Shred” Tour in support of the upcoming studio
album “Play to Win” is 7 p.m. Saturday, July 13
at the San Carlos Building, with Death Angel,
Steel Panther, Holy Grail and
Bewitcher.Information: striker-metal.com.
Yank Kannady Memorial Run — The
3rd annual Yank Kannady Memorial Organ
Donor Awareness 10K and 5K run and 1 Mile
Fun Run is 8 a.m. Saturday, July 13, at White
Mountain Park 687 Hull Road in Ruidoso.
Proceeds benefit the Ultimate Gift of Life
Foundation. Registration: $25; $10 age 10 and
younger. Information: Mike Coulter, (915) 274-
5222, Judy Mancillas (575) 682-7884, or Margie
Bouldin (575) 937-1350.
Tailgate 2019 — The annual outdoor con-
cert series in Alamogordo, N.M., raises funds
for the Flickinger Center. Concerts begin at 8
p.m. on Saturday, July 13 and 27, in the upper
parking lot at the New Mexico Museum of
Space History. Information: (575) 437-2202.
Online reservations at flickingercenter.com.
Single event tickets available for $25-$45 per
vehicle (if spaces available). Walk up tickets are
$10 ($15 couples).
• July 13: Yarbrough Band (country and classic
rock)
• July 27: Show Biz Kids (Steely Dan Tribute)
‘Gulliver’s Travels’ — Missoula Children’s
Theatre hosts performances of the classic tale
at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at
Las Cruces High School. Tickets: $7 ($3 age 12
and younger) at the door. Information: (575)
523-6403, events@daarts.org or riograndethe-
atre.com. Auditions are 10 a.m. to noon
Monday, July 9. Tuition: $60 ($20 each addi-
tional child in same family).
El Paso Scene
Music in the Park Series — The city of
Las Cruces’ series features performances by
local, regional, and national acts at 7 p.m.
Sundays at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada.
Admission is free; all ages welcome. No pets.
Information: (575) 541-2550 or las-cruces.org.
• July 14: Blaze the Nation (rock & roll) and
Dead Like Disco (pop rock)
• July 21: Zoltan & the Fortunetellers (gypsy
jazz) and The Claudio Tolousse Group (con-
temporary jazz).
• July 28: Triple Jack (classic rock) and Tanner
Huston-Country (folk, Americana)
• Aug. 22: Zach Heckendorf (alternative folk)
and Chris Baker (Americana, folk rock).
Borderland Roller Derby — The July
derby is 6 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at El Paso
County Coliseum’s Judging Arena, 4100 E.
Paisano, with a doubleheader of Sexies vs
Viudas and Catrinas vs Diablas. Tickets: $10;
($7 with valid military ID; $1 for ages 10 and
younger; or $8 each for pack of six) at brown-
papertickets.com. Information: borderlan-
drollerderby.com or on Facebook.
Silver City Clay Festival — The annual
festival is July 15-21 in Silver City, N.M.
Workshops held each day; cost varies. Youth
workshops are also planned. Information:
clayfestival.com.
The annual exhibition, Current,” will be juried
by internationally known artist Sunshine Cobb.
Opening reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July
15, and runs through July 28, at Roots Cellar
Arts at Seedboat Center for the Arts, 214 W.
Yankee.
Maker’s Market is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
July 20, with artists, music, storytelling, and
dancing. Claymation films featured that day the
Silco Theater.
Clay rodeo is Sunday, July 21, at the HUB on
Bullard Street.
El Paso Locomotive FC — El Paso’s pro-
fessional soccer team’s home games are at
Southwest University Park. Tickets: $5 to $49.
Information: 235-GOAL, eplocomotivefc.com,
or tickets@eplocomotivefc.com. Game time is
7:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 17: San Antonio FC
• Saturday, July 20: Real Monarchs SLC.
‘Pirates of Penzance’ — Gilbert and
Sullivan Company of El Paso presents the
comic operetta for its 50th anniversary produc-
tion at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30
p.m. Sunday, July 19-21 and July 26-28, at
First Presbyterian Church, 1340 Murchison.
Tickets: $12 ($10 students, seniors, military);
available at the door. Information: 479-2485,
584-9319, gselpaso.org or on Facebook at
GandSElPaso.
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, July
13-14, at the El Maida Shrine Temple, 6331
Alabama. Includes new, used and antique
firearms and accessories, knives, coins,
Southwest jewelry, military surplus and col-
lectibles. Food concessions available.
Admission: $6 (under 10 free). Age 18 and
younger must be accompanied by a parent or
legal guardian. Information: 241-1761.
Candlebox — The alternative rock band per-
forms at 9 p.m. Thursday, July 25, with open-
ing band Amity at Speaking Rock Entertainment
Center, 122 S. Pueblo Rd. Free admission; age
18 and older only. Information: 860-7777,
speakingrock.com or on Facebook.
Roselit Bone — The “apocalyptic cowboy
music” group from Portland performs Friday,
July 26, at Art Obscura Gallery, 3206
Harrelson, in Las Cruces, with Slow Motion
Cowboys. Information: (575) 494-7256 or on
Facebook at Art Obscura.
Ruidoso Grindstone Trail Runs — Ski
Run Road Challenge hosts the 4-mile, 8.5-mile
and half-marathon runs on the multiple use trail
system at Grindstone Lake, 2 miles from
Downtown Ruidoso at 7:30 to 11 a.m.
Saturday, July 27, starting and finishing at
Wingfield Park’s Grindstone Lake Trails. Half-
Marathon and 8.5K wave starts at 7:30 and 4-
mile wave at 7:45 a.m. Registration: raceadven-
turesunlimited.com.
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take El Paso Stage May 31
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an unbeatable chemistry. Short delivers with
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can only hope for the return of Jiminy Glick.
The night will also include Martin’s
Sound
Grammy-winning banjo-playing band, the After hitting the blues bottle pretty hard Beauty Solutions 25 Hans Martial Arts 7 Radford School 20
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their Netflix special don’t worry, they have being half of the true originators of the alt.
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country sound, minus a couple of blues hic-
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shame if you were only doing the second The story has been told about Uncle Tupelo
part of that statement. splitting into two giants of the Americana Brave Books 17 Leo’s Mexican Food 22 Roman Art Design 22
sound, Son Volt and Wilco. For my money I
National: Todd Snider, ‘Cash have always placed my bets on this band. If
Bruce’s Air 27 Magoffin Home SHS 8 Simple Solutions 25
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lose, but if we’re actually talking incredible
He is absolutely a “Hard Working music then I would win easily. In this case Cattleman's 11 Mar Caribe 2 6 The Talk Shop 11
American,” not just because he’s the lead they win on both counts. The new disc is
singer of the band with that name but also titled “Union” and as you might have CBD Whole Health 15 Marie Otero 18 The Cleaners 24
because he’s been putting out records for a guessed by the title it is politically fueled,
quarter-century. He is taking a break from with a direct hit to the man in charge with
the pack and going back to where it all “Reality Winner” and “Lady Liberty.” The Ceci Burgos Counseling 13 The Marketplace 35 Vanities 2
began, trying it alone with his new record entire record questions the current state of
“Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3.” Much like affairs, but if you aren’t politically aligned Clay Festival/Fiesta Latina 3 Mesa Vista Winery 16 Village Inn 16
many past efforts, he moves from country to with the band, not all is lost. Just sit back
rock to folk without missing a beat, but it’s and listen to some fantastic harmonies and
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primarily an acoustic affair. It also has his the strumming acoustic country wash, all
familiar charm, storytelling and overflowing accented by Farrar’s unmistakable ragged
sarcastic wit. Only Todd Snider would kick vocals that bring happiness even in the dark- El Paso Art Association 31 Mission Del Rey 15 Western Traders 10
things off with a song about writing and not est of times. Now all we need is a Union
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deep in his brain. He’s also clearing the cob- back Uncle Tupelo.
webs on this one by dusting off a tried-and
true-recipe: 25 years ago it was all about the Collectibles: Megadeth, El Paso Live 35 Mustard Seed Café 10
Seattle blues, and in 2019 it is “Talking ‘Warheads on Foreheads,’ UMe
Reality Television Blues.” He shares a mic
on the chorus of the brilliant “Like a Force When it comes to the “Big 4” of thrash metal
of Nature” with alt. country poster boy Jason gods, Megadeth has their feet firmly planted
Isbell. “Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3” is so on the pedestal. They’re the reason many
incredible it will make you want to savagely people pay closer attention when that
hunt down the previous volumes, something Miracle-Ear commercial comes on TV. They
I am sure Todd did by design, because there have been getting it done for 35 years and
simply aren’t any. even longer if you include the bandleader’s
early stint in Metallica. The inevitable conse-
Ben Folds, ‘Live at Myspace,’ quence of longevity is that a retrospective
Real Gone Music
must be done with this band, it’s particularly
welcomed since their post-2001 work has
Last year Ben Folds went with Edsel been spread over assorted record labels. The
Records for his 1994-2012 song collection, new collection, “Warheads on Foreheads,”
but this year he’s bringing back a 14-year-old isn’t all that interested in rarities as it is mak-
recording on Real Gone Music. They’ve ing sure their entire studio body of work is
been around since 2011, but that’s still a well represented across three shiny discs. It
newbie for record labels in this day and age. conveniently starts where it all began with a
They have been excavating some incredible couple cuts from their debut, and moves
material, and this one shows just how ancient chronologically throughout their career, end-
it is in title alone: The social network ing with the title track from their most recent
Myspace was king when this was recorded in album, 2016’s “Dystopia.” There are coinci-
2005. The album features the incredible dentally 35 tracks, perhaps to reemphasize
ivory tickler at his finest for an incredible just how long it has been. If you’ve been on
live, in-studio performance during Folds’ the ride since it started, you’ll probably want
“Songs for Silverman” tour. This very inti- to jump on the ultra-limited silver vinyl run,
mate show until now had just been sold on and if you’re new to the party, what a great
DVD with the bonus tracks available only by place to start.
digital download. Those tracks capture him Look for these new and upcoming releases:
playing live for iTunes, also in 2005. The set
list features all his fan favorites, with him Collective Soul — “Blood”
introducing most songs with a fan email Imperial Teen — “Now We Are Timeless”
request. It even includes a cover of a Dr. Dre Mark Lanegan Band — “Somebody’s
Knocking”
song laden with f-bombs and other salacious
Perry Farrell — “Kind Heaven”
terms, previously only available on vinyl. All
Violent Femmes — “Hotel Last Resort”
the cuts are sprinkled with his genius and
take on a new life in these settings, making Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin’
this a must have, even if your Ben Folds bin Dice Music. Drop him a line at
is already brimming over the top. tumblindicemusic@netscape.net

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