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Your monthly guide to community

entertainment, recreation & culture

East of Eden by Steve Hastings, part of 20/20 Visionary exhibit showing Feb. 25-June 2 at the Hal Marcus Gallery

Inside: Over 700 things to do, places to go!

Pancho Villa: Legacy & Legend

Columbus, N.M. commemorates

100th anniversary of Villa raid.
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Satriani returns to El Paso

Guitar hero performs March 8 at

the Plaza Theatre. Page 44

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Leap Year Festival The 2016

Worldwide Leap Year Festival in Anthony,

N.M./Texas is Thursday through Monday, Feb.
25-29, with parades, birthday dinners and special events throughout the weekend. A birthday
celebration is planned for Monday, Feb. 29, at
a local winery. Information: (915) 999-1781,
gracie@emajj.com or on Facebook at Leap
Year Capital of the World. Event registration:
(915) 543-0554.

Black History Month Parade and Rally

The annual Inter-Club Council Black History

Month Parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
27, at Montana and Pershing and ends at Mary
Webb Park, 3401 E. Missouri. The rally immediately follows the parade 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in
Mary Webb Park, with vendor booths, family
activities and entertainment. Admission is free.
Information: 241-6046.

March 2016

Pet-A-Fair El Paso Parks and Recreation

hosts its 4th annual event for pet owners and

pets 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at
Don Haskins Recreation Center, 7400 High
Ridge, with exhibitions, vets, groomers, adoptions, immunizations, discounts, pictures and
more. Admission is free. Information: 212-1731
or elpasotexas.gov/parks.

Import Dub Autoshow and Concert

The car show and concert is noon to 6 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 28, at Zero to 60 Motor
SpeedWay, 8600 Gateway East.
R&B artist Angie B. Marie with guest artist
Classic Muzie perform at 4 p.m. indoors.
Admission to car show and concert is $8; 12
and under free with parent. Information: 4491032 or importdubautoshow.com.
Saturday, Feb. 27 events:
Team Kart Racing Challenge, 11 a.m. to 10
p.m. $100 per 8-member team or $12.50 a
person.
Limbo Challenge, beginning about 5 p.m.
Meet & Greet with Angie B. Marie is 7 to
8:30 p.m.
Red Sands Patrol for El Paso
Childrens Hospital The West Texas

Squad of the 501st Legions Star Garrison will

host a family-friendly fundraising day of Star
Wars themed gaming and events 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. Saturday, March 5, at El Paso County
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. More than 20 video
gaming stations will feature Star Wars games.
Admission is free; donations accepted for El
Paso Childrens Hospital. Information: redsandspatrol@gmail.com.
There will also be Star Wars themed board
games, card games, and other tabletop top
games, a movie marathon, photo ops with Star
Wars costumers, costume contests for children
and adults, silent auction and door prizes.

Home and Garden Expo The 16th

annual expo is March 11-13 at the El Paso

Convention Center. Hours are 2 to 6 p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Sunday. Area companies display the
latest products and services for homeowners.
Admission: $7.50 ($5.50 for age 65 and older;
free for 16 and under and active military). $1
off adult admission with donation of canned
goods. Onsite parking is $7. Information: (361)
882-2071 or elpasohomeandgarden.com.
Celebrity guest is Matt Muenster, TV host,
designer and licensed contractor. He has hosted shows on HGTV and DIY Network.

Celebre Segundo Barrio Festival The

health fair and family day is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, at the Lydia Patterson
Institute, 500 Florence. Free health screenings
provided and food bags distributed; those
receiving food bags are encouraged to preregister. Vendors, entertainment including flamenco
and live music, face painting and other childcentered activities. Admission is free. Canned
goods donations welcomed. Information: 5338268 or lydiapattersoninstitute.org.

Sun Country Doll Folks The clubs

42nd annual doll show and sale is 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Best Western
Plus, 6655 Gateway West. Antique, collectable
and modern dolls, accessories, clothing, miniatures, books and other toys. Free doll
appraisals offered. A doll hospital is available
on site. Admission: $3 ($1 children).
Information: 637-3438.
Super Kite Contest The 16th annual
kite flying contest, sponsored by Westside
Community Church, is noon to 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, at Francisco Delgado

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MARCH
INDEX

Roundup
Behind the Scene
Scene Spotlight
El Paso FishNet
Program Notes
Viva Jurez
Heres the Ticket
Music, Comedy
Dance
Sports
Feature:
Villa rides again
Nature
At the Museum
Taking a Look Back
Southwest Art Scene
Gallery Talk
Keep on Bookin'
History Lessons
On Stage
Stage Talk
Film Scene
Liner Notes
April preview

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Scene Distribution Points 40

El Paso Scene Users Guide 46
Advertiser Index 46
Subscription Form 46

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Eastside, Northeast and Mission Valley studios. Artist deadline is March 12. Page 34.

Scene Spotlight highlights events

advertised in this issue.

Kidspalooza El Paso Symphony

Orchestras 9th annual day of family fun is
March 19 throughout Downtown El Paso
with kiddie rides, scavenger hunts, storytime,
acrobats and an Animated Orchestra performance by EPSO. Page 48.
Cowboy Days New Mexico Farm and
Ranch Museum in Las Crucess annual celebration of the cowboy culture is March 5-6,
with music, living history demonstrations and
re-enactments, chuck wagon cooking, vendors and more. Page 2.
El Paso Senior Games El Paso Parks
and Recreation Department hosts the 34th
annual games for age 55 and older through
May 7, at various senior and recreation centers throughout the city. Page. 11.

Spring Awakening El Paso Community

College Theater Ensemble presents the
Tony-winning musical Feb. 25-March 6 at
Transmountain Forum Theater. Page 19.

Hal Marcus Gallery Showing Feb. 25June 3 at Hal Marcus Gallery is the 20/20
Vision group show, featuring 20 artists celebrating the gallerys 20th year. Opening
reception is Feb. 25. Page 34.

UTEP Athletics Page 46.

Womens Softball at Helen of Troy Complex:
March 2: Mount St. Marys
March 15: New Mexico
March 19-20: Louisiana Tech
March 21: Missouri
Mens Basketball takes on UTSA March 5.
The 2015 UTEP Springtime Track & Field
Invitational is March 26 at Kidd Field.

Tribute Bands Sunland Park Racetrack &

Casino hosts free live tribute bands on select
Thursdays. Page 3.
March 5: U2 Tribute
March 12: Foreigner Tribute
March 26: Journey Tribute.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
Showing through April 30 in the Visitors
Center is New Images, Old Memories.
Page 17.
March 9-11: Mad as a Hatter Kids Camp
March 26: Easter Bonnet workshop and
parade.

Escamilla Solo Show Escamilla Fine Art

Studio owner Albert Escamilla hosts a Solo
Exhibit through March at El Pasos Woman
Club with reception March 10, featuring
music by Juan Romero. Page 29.

Home and Garden Show The 16th

annual show is March 11-13 at El Paso
Convention Center, featuring vendors, a
kitchen and bath showcase, demonstrations,
a kids area, celebrity guest Matt Muenster of
DIYs Bath Crashers and BATHtastic and
more. Page 5.
El Paso Artists Studio Tour Plein-Air
Painters of El Paso and El Paso Scene hosts
the 9th annual tour of artists studios April
23-24, at Westside, Upper Valley and
Downtown studios, and April 3-May 1, at

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Kite Flying Contest Westside

Community Church hosts its annual Kite
Flying Contest March 12 at Francisco
Delgado Park with free kites, prizes and
other family activities. Page 19.

Spring French Classes Lecole de

lAlliance Franaise dEl Pasos 2016 Spring
French classes begin March 14 for adults
and March 19 for children. Page 39.

St Patricks Day Party Ardovinos

Desert Crossing hosts its annual party
March 17 with music by San Patricios and
Workhorse, Irish food and drink. Page 16.
Crossland Gallery Showing March 18April 23 at the gallery of El Paso Art
Association is Colors of Song music
inspired art. Submissions accepted through
March 8. Page 9.
El Paso Live Page 36.
March 23: Yanni at the Plaza Theatre
March 25-27: Sesame Street Live at
Abraham Chavez Theatre
March 30: Stomp at the Plaza Theatre
April 15-17: El Paso Comic Con at El
Paso Convention Center.

El Paso Wind Symphony The symphony performs April 1 at UTEPs Fox Fine Arts
Recital Hall. Page 7.

Charleys Aunt El Paso Playhouse presents the classic comedy April 1-23, directed
by Hector Serrano. Page 20.
Opening Night Gala El Paso Youth
Ballet presents its spring performance April
2-3 at Magoffin Auditorium. Page 41.

Bruce Nehring Consort The consort

completes its 25th season April 3, at First
Baptist Church with guest violinist Charles
Gray, Consort Singers and Players. Page 26.
Art a la Cart Inni Heart Eatery hosts its
arts market the last the last Saturday of the
month. Page 29.
Southern New Mexico

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

Flickinger Center in Alamogordo continues
its Performing Arts Series in the spring.
Pages 21 and 28.
March 11: Sons of the Pioneers with
Special Guest Dusty Roy Rogers Jr.
March 15: State Street Ballets Carmen
Other upcoming shows include Barrage 8
(April 2), Richter-Uzer Duo (April 11) and
Cirque Zuma Zuma (April 19).

Las Cruces Arts Fair More than 100

artists from the United States and Mexico
are featured March 18-20 at the Las Cruces
Convention Center, with art demonstrations
and live entertainment. Page 15.

Spring Fling The second annual street

event is March 19 in Alamogordo with entertainment, food, shopping, and a car and
motorcycle show. Page 12.
Reflections The exhibit on African
American Life from the Myrna Colley-Lee
Collection runs through April 2 at Branigan
Cultural Center in Las Cruces. Page 35.

Graphicanos The exhibit of

Contemporary Latino Prints from the Serie
Project runs through April 2 at Las Cruces
Museum of Art. Page. 10.

ice guys may not finish last, but

they rarely become folk heroes.
Two of the most glorified names
in Southwest lore are Billy the Kid and
Pancho Villa. Both were criminals and
murderers, and yet stores and restaurants
are named after them and statues have
been erected in their memory.
Billy the Kid even has a National Scenic
Byway named after him, which takes
motorists from town to town in Southern
New Mexico where Billy once roamed.
San Elizario gets plenty of tourists visiting the old county jail where Billy reportedly broke into, so he could rescue a
friend. And then theres the courthouse in
Lincoln, N.M. where Billy most famously
broke out of, killing two deputies in order
to escape the gallows.
Villa was a renowned bandit before he
earned even greater fame as a leader in
the Mexican Revolution. Its understandable that El Pasoans grew to like Villa:
He came here often, loved to buy ice
cream downtown and ride his motorcycle
and spent lots of money on guns and
ammunition as well.
Its not so clear why Villa remained a
folk hero after his infamous raid on
Columbus, N.M. March 9, 1916, which
left eight U.S. soldiers and ten civilians
dead, and much of Columbus in flames.
Despite losing nearly 100 of his own men
in the raid, Villa escaped back to Mexico
and even managed to avoid capture by
the Punitive Expedition led by Gen. John
Black Jack Pershing out of Fort Bliss.
To understand Villas lasting legend, see
Lisa Tates feature stories on Page 25.
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This months cover is by Steve Hastings,
one of over 20 artists on exhibit at the
Hal Marcus Gallerys 20/20 Visionary
show, which opens Feb. 25 and continues
through June 3.
Many of the artists, including Hastings,
are making their first ever appearance at
the gallery. Hastings, however, is no
stranger to El Paso, having graduated
from UTEP, where he also taught for
many years in the communications
department. He currently lives in Austin.

March 2016

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A more familiar face among the shows

artists is Adelaide Marcus, Hals daughter
who now lives in San Diego. Selected out
of 100 applications, her work was chosen
for a Visionary Art billboard in San
Francisco. Adelaide also was one of three
to make it to the final competition on
TVs art reality series Skin Wars. You
might also remember Adelaide as one
half of the Shimmy Sisters, the bellydancing duo that includes her sister
Leilainia that appeared on Americas
Got Talent.
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Seems like that third criterion is the
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Celebrating Easter

Park, on Imperial Ridge behind Franklin High

School. Prizes for most unusual and longesttime in the air and most beautiful kite. The
event includes jumping balloons and face painting, as well as free kites for the first 50 kids
attending. Admission is free. Information: 8778000 or westsidecommunity.org.

ple are expected to watch the 38th annual

Transmountain Optimist parade, starting at 10
a.m. Saturday, March 26, along Dyer Street
from Hercules to Northpark Mall. Co-sponsored by Mimbela Contractors. Lineup for participants begins at 8 a.m.
Application information: 751-2761, northeasterparade.wix.com/northeasterparade.

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Andress Band Car and Bike Show

Andress High School Marching Bands fundraising car and bike show is noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, at 5400 Sun Valley Drive
with pedal cars and lowrider Viclas, food
trucks, music and jumping balloons. Specator
admission is free. Information: Lily, 256-2182
or Norma, 920-3585. All cars and bikes welcome. Set up is 10 a.m. to noon. Registration:
$15 in advance; $20 day of show.

Cesar Chavez Celebration Centro de

Salud Familiar La Fe hosts its annual celebration

of the accomplishments of the late United
Farm Workers of America founder 3 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, at the La Fe South El
Paso Campus, 700 S. Ochoa. Admission is free.
Information: 545-7190 or lafe-ep.org.
The street festival features food and refreshment booths, family entertainment, a childrens
area and stage, and live musical performances
by Borderland favorites Los Silver. Proceeds
from food and beverage sales benefit La Fes
arts, culture and education programming.

Kidspalooza El Paso Symphony

Orchestra hosts the 9th annual family art and

music festival 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
March 19, throughout Downtown. The all-day
family event features childrens rides, games,
storytimes, scavenger hunts, acrobats and
more. EPSO will perform an Animated
Orchestra, with favorite cartoon music, plus
music from Frozen. Most activities are free;
minimal fee for some events. Information: 5323776 or epso.org.
In conjunction with the event is the annual
EPSYO and EPSO Side-by-Side Concert, at 3
p.m. Sunday, March 20, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $15-$34.

Cesar Chavez Day at Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park Conservation Committee hosts
the outdoor picnic in celebration of Cesar
Chavez Day noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, March
20, at Lincoln Park, 4001 Durazno, with live
music, picnic in the park, Viclas, Wheelas and
Pedal Car Show and more. Canned food
donations taken for Border Agricultural
Workers Project. Admission is free.
Information: 204-1584 or
lincolnparkcc@aol.com.
Franklin Mountain Poppies
Preservation Celebration The 10th

annual free family fun day is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 2, at El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain in Northeast
El Paso (west of U.S. 54). The family fun day
often includes nature walks, educational
exhibits and demonstrations by local environmental organizations and wildlife displays.
Admission is free. Information: 755-4332 or
franklinmountains.org.

El Paso Sports and Get Fit Expo The

15th annual family show is Sunday, April 3.

The expo features free health screenings, consultations, sports card and collectors tables,
and sports-related retailers will exhibit and sell
sporting goods, apparel and more. Admission is
free. Information: 351-4592 or krod.com.

March 2016

Northeaster Parade Thousands of peo-

Parks and Rec Easter Egg Hunts The

City of El Paso Parks and Recreation hosts several Easter egg hunts and carnivals for youth at
most recreation centers at 4 p.m. Saturday,
March 26. All events are free. Information,
schedule: 544-0753 or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Additional hunts:
4 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Chihuahuita
Recreation Center, 417 Charles; Rae Gilmore,
8501 Diana and Seville, 6700 Sambrano.
10 a.m. Saturday, March 26, at Nolan
Richardson Center.
Other Easter weekend events:
A Connect & Senior Center Egg Hunt is 1
p.m. Friday, March 25, at Nolan Richardson
Center.
The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department will host a Golden Easter Egg
Hunt 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at
Armijo Aquatic Center, 911 S. Ochoa. El Paso
Fire Department Water Rescue Team will provide before the egg hunt a water safety presentation. Admission is free. Information: 5443556.

Cristo Rey pilgrimages Pilgrimages and

hikes are planned throughout Easter weekend,

Good Friday to Easter Sunday, March 25-27,
by various groups of all denominations. Security
and concessions offered throughout most of
the weekend. Main pilgrimage is Friday.

Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Bash

The 16th annual family event, sponsored by
Westside Community Church, is noon to 3
p.m. Saturday, March 26, at Francisco Delgado
Park, on Imperial Ridge behind Franklin High
School. The event includes thousands of eggs,
family activities including jumping balloon and
face painting, appearance by the Easter Bunny
and entertainment. Hunt begins at noon.
Admission is free. Information: 877-8000, 4902800 or westsidecommunity.org.
Easter in the Park The annual egg hunt
is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at
Alameda Park, 1321 N. White Sands, in
Alamogordo. A Easter parade begins at 10 a.m.
from City Hall to Washington Park followed by
festivities in the park including free games and
prizes for age 10 and younger. Hunt participants are encouraged to arrive at 9 a.m.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 439-4142
or spetsche@ci.alamogordo.nm.us.
Explore Easter The Easter event geared

towards children age 2 to 10 and their families

is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 26, at First
Christian Church, 901 Arizona (St. Vrain
entrance), with Easter crafts, an Easter story
moment and egg hunt. Admission is free.
Information: 533-6819 or
elpasofirstchristian.org.

New Life Festival Ascension Lutheran

Church, 6520 Loma de Cristo, hosts a family

Easter celebration 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday,
March 26, with an egg hunt, butterfly craft,
egg roll game, seed planting, egg coloring, balloon release, music, food and more for children. Admission is free; Information: 833-1009
or ascension.church-builder.com.

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Children should bring an Easter basket to be

filled. Preregistration encouraged to ensure
there are plenty of supplies.

Community Easter Sunrise Service

The 41st annual inter-denominational service is

7 a.m. Sunday, March 27, at Oz Glaze Center,
13969 Veny Webb, in Horizon City, with area
churches participating. The event includes a
presentation of colors, Pledge to the American
and Christian flags and a childrens choir.
Presented by the Kiwanis Club of Horizon City.
Continental breakfast follows service.
Information: 433-7506.

Southern New Mexico

Cowboy Days The 17th annual celebra-

tion of Southwest pioneer heritage is 9 a.m. to

5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,
March 5-6, at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch
Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd.,
Las Cruces. Admission: $5; free for age four
and younger. The first 100 cars each day get in
for $10 per carload. Information: (575) 5224100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
The event offers childrens activities, cowboy
food and music, cowboy mounted shooting,
horseback and stagecoach rides. The event also
features living history and gunfight reenactments with Borderland Pistoleros cowboy
mounted shooting club, a 19th century fashion
show, arts and crafts vendors, roping, horseshoeing and other demonstrations. Working
dog demonstrations are Sunday.

Dr. Seuss Day Inn of the Mountain Gods

Resort and Casino in Mescalero, N.M. hosts a

family day celebrating Dr. Seuss 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, March 5, with breakfast
(including green eggs and ham), jumping balloons, and obstacle course and reading circles.
Children must be accompanied by an adult at
all times. Tickets: $7 (Ticketmaster).
Information: 1-877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.

Las Cruces Home and Garden Show

The Las Cruces Home Builders

Associations annual show is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March
5-6, at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680
E. University. Information: (575) 526-6126 or
lascruceshomebuildersassociation.com.

Rockhound Roundup The 51st annual

roundup for rock and gem lovers is 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. Thursday through Sunday, March 10-13,
at the Southwest New Mexico Fairgrounds in
Deming. The roundup, sponsored by the
Deming Gem & Mineral Society, includes market vendors, jewelry, drawings and raffles, field
trips, silent auctions. Admission and parking is
free. Information: (575) 544-9019, (575) 4941651 or thedgms.com.
From El Paso, take I-10 west to Exit 85.
Daily field trips depart from the fairgrounds at
8 a.m. A silent auction is 6:30 p.m. Friday, with
a live auction at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Las Cruces Arts Fair Doa Ana Arts

Councils 6th annual regional juried fine arts

event is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19-20, in the Las
Cruces Convention Center, 680 University.
Admission: $6 per day. Information: (575) 5236403 or DAArts.org.
More than 100 artists from around the county
will participate, with artists demonstrations,
silent auction, Sports Den, and live music by
Trio Romantico. Childrens activities offered for
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age 6 to 12. A silent auction benefits Doa Ana

Arts Council.
Area artists showcasing their work at the Fair
are Anthony Lazorko, Ben Hoffacker, Sally
Quillin, Michael Stephens, John Harris, Michael
Nail, Kathe Stark and Penny Simpson.
Participating El Paso artists are Krystyna
Robbins, Candy Mayer, Pam Schuster, and
Tamara St. Jean. Silver City area artists participating are Jeff & Debbie Kuhns, Mary Giardina,
Ginny Wolf and Donna Foley.
A VIP Preview Night Gala with music and
entertainment by Euterpe Flamenco
Instrumental of Chihuahua, Mexico is 5 to 8
p.m. Friday, March 18. Admission: $6.

Wheels of Dreams The Las Cruces

Rodrunners will host its annual show and car

swap meet benefiting the youth of Las Cruces
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Field
of Dreams, 2501 Tashiro Road in Las Cruces,
with door prizes, raffle and engine drawing.
Alcohol-free event. Gates open at 8 a.m.
Information, registration (575) 524-0150 or
rodrunnerslascruces.com.
Open to vehicles of all classes. Pre-registration is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 1-11 at 1840
Lohman: $30. Day of show registration: $35.

Mesilla Valley Stamp Show The

postage stamp show is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March
12-13, at the Las Cruces Convention Center,
680 E. University Ave. in Las Cruces, with
stamp dealers, door prizes, free stamps for junior stamp collectors, exhibitions and more.
Admission and parking is free. Information:
(575) 202-1937 or meetinlascruces.com.

Bazaars and fairs

German Spring Bazaar The German

Air Force Air Defense Center of Fort Bliss

hosts its 13th annual bazaar 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, at the former Oktoberfest
Building, Building 747 on Carter Road in Fort
Bliss. Hobby craftsmen and women will display
their various goods, including items for Easter.
There will also be German food specialties like
bratwurst, waffles and German cakes and pastries, German beer, coffee and soft drinks.
Admission is free. Information: 568-0259, 5681924, 569-5736 or betreuunginelpaso.com.
All proceeds help the centers Aid for the
Needy charity.

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, March
5-6, at the El Maida Shrine Temple, 6331
Alabama. Admission: $5 (under 10 free). Age
18 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Information: 241-1761.

Western Hills Garage Sale Western

Hills United Methodist Church hosts a fundraising garage sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and
Saturday,March 11-12, at Stewart Family Life
Center 524 Thunderbird, next to the church,.
All proceeds raised go to church Missions.
Admission is free. Information: church office,
584-2133 or Pat Phillips, 833-0024.

Guatemalan Mercado The annual sale

of Guatemalan crafts is 9:30 a.m. to 3:30
Saturday, March 19, at the Mimbres Region
Arts Council Gallery, 1201 Pope (at 12th) in
Silver City, with handmade Guatemalan crafts.
Proceeds benefit the artisans and the Arts
Council. Information: (575) 538-2505 or mimbresarts.org.

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Mission Trail Art Market Area artisans

and craftspeople display their fine arts and
crafts for its 8th season 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
the third Sunday of the month (March 20) in
Veterans Memorial Plaza in San Elizario. Pets
welcome. Admission is free. Information: 8510093 or missiontrailartmarket.com.
Gun Show The Paso Del Norte Gun

Collectors Spring Gun Show is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at the El Maida Shrine Temple, 6331
Alabama. The show includes guns and antiques
for buy, sell or trade. Admission is $5, $3 for
under 18. Minors must be accompanied by a
parent. Information: 564-0904 or pasodelnorteguncollectors.com.

Downtown Artist and Farmers Market

The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural
Affairs Departments 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.

Farmers Market at Ardovinos Desert

Crossing The 14th annual market runs
Saturdays year-round at Ardovinos Desert
Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park,
N.M. Winter hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Well
behaved pets on leash welcome; brunch available for purchase on patio 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3.

La Via Sunday Market La Via

Winery, 4201 S. NM Highway 28 in La Union,
N.M., hosts a farmers market featuring local
food producers noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Dog
friendly. Admission is free. Information: (575)
502-4074 or lavinawinery.com.

Art a la Cart Inni Heart Eatery, 1731

Montana, hosts the monthly event noon to 4
p.m. the last Saturday of the month, with vendors, entertainment, food, and a Kids Activity
Corner. Information: 533-8890 or Facebook at
Inni Heart Herminia Escajeda.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market

More than 230 permanent vendors in arts,

crafts, produce, baked goods and other 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.

Punk Rock Flea Market El Pasos fami-

ly friendly punk rock market is 5 to 11 p.m. the

first and third Saturday of the month, at 1710
Joe Battle. Information: elpasopunkrockfleamarket@gmail.com or on Facebook at The El
Paso Punk Rock Flea Market.
The market hosts additional events on selected dates; see Facebook page for updates.

For a good cause

Rough Riders Veteran Run Rough

Riders Motorcycle Club Hueco Chapters 12th

annual event benefitting veteran causes is
Sunday, March 13, starting at Barnetts Harley
Davidson, 8272 Gateway East, with a biker
rodeo, live and silent auctions. Registration is
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: $10. Information: (910)
257-4909 or data_rrmc@yahoo.com.

Milagro Gala Devon Still, a defensive end

for the Houston Texans of the NFL, will be the

featured speaker for the annual benefit gala 6
to 10 p.m. Friday, March 18, at El Paso
Convention Center. Still will be accompanied
by his 5-year-old- daughter, Leah, a cancer surMarch 2016

vivor. Proceeds from the event benefit sick and

injured children at El Paso Childrens Hospital
Tickets: $150 ($1,500 table for 10).
Information/reservations: 521-7229, ext. 2989
or umcfoundationelpaso.org.
Still and his daughter Leah had their world
turned upside down in June 2014, when Leah
was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma and
given a 50-50 prognosis. Leahs cancer is in
remission following surgery and months of
treatment. Devon and Leah have become public faces in the fight against pediatric cancer,
and were recently honored with the Jimmy V
Perseverance Award at the 2015 ESPY Awards.
Still was playing for the Cincinnati Bengals
when Leah became sick; he was signed by the
Texans in January 2016.
Jeffrey Owen Hanson and his parents will
present a piece of his art as the Live Auction
Kick-off. Hanson had an ocular tumor at age 12
that left him legally blind, but today is a world
renowned painter. Each year, he hosts a competition for charities to be awarded one of his
paintings worth thousands of dollars.

Womens Hall of Fame The El Paso

Commission for Womens annual Hall of Fame

induction banquet and ceremonies are
Saturday, March 19, at the Wyndham El Paso
Airport Hotel, 2027 Airway. Proceeds benefit
scholarships for young women graduating from
high school in El Paso. Winners and time to be
announced. Time and ticket information: 2531616 or epcfw.org.

I Have a Voice GiGis Playhouses

International Gala is 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March
26, at Alamo Ballroom, 820 N. Raynor.
Proceeds benefit local nonprofit, GiGis
Playhouse, a Down Syndrome Achievement
Center. Black tie optional. Information: 8334029 or gigisplayhouse.org.
GiGis Playhouse, El Paso provides therapeutic
and educational programs to children and
adults with Down Syndrome. All programs provided at no cost to the families.
First Pitch Luncheon Fans can dine
with players and coaches of the Chihuahuas
and San Diego Padres at the First Pitch
Luncheon to benefit YMCA of El Paso and the
Chihuahuas Foundation 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, March 31, at the El Paso
Convention Center. Doors open at 11 a.m.
Tickets: $125; nine-person tables are $1,000 to
$1,250. A limited number of tables will feature
a Chihuahuas or Padres player or coach on a
first come first serve basis. Reservations: Nick
Seckerson, 242-2008 or EPChihuahuas.com.
Special guests are San Diego Padres field manager Andy Green and legendary Padres closer
Trevor Hoffman. The luncheon will include
question and answer segments featuring the El
Paso Chihuahuas broadcaster, Tim Hagerty,
and an auction.
Black and White Ball Enterprising and
Professional Women Paso del Norte hosts its
3rd annual scholarship fundraising event
Saturday, April 2, at Coronado Country Club
1044 Broadmoor, with music by Azucar.
Information, time: 533-8904.

Casino Night Fundraiser El Paso Wind

Symphony hosts its 2nd annual fundraiser event

4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Double Tree by
Hilton, 600 El Paso St. Participants receive play
money for blackjack, roulette, poker and craps.
Winnings can be used at an auction towards
the end of the event. Finger foods and cash bar
provided. Cost: $30 (includes play money for
gaming tables). Information: Annah, (940) 2065667 or elpasowindsymphony.com.

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Something for everyone

EPCC Spring Arts Festival The 39th

annual spring festival of performing, visual and

literary arts offers workshops, concerts, lectures and exhibits at El Paso Community
College campuses. Most events are free, some
may included nominal admission fee.
Information: 831-2220, cwoolf@epcc.edu or

epcc.edu/events/artsfestival.
The annual Faculty and Staff Art Exhibit runs
through March 17, with closing reception at 6
p.m. that day at Administrative Service Center
Building A Foyer.
Do It With Rhythm, Read with Dr. Seuss
events are 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday,
Feb. 29-March 4, and Tuesday, March 15, at
Northwest Branch Library Multipurpose Room,
6701 S. Desert.
History Symposium, Critical Analysis of
History Curriculum and the Armenian
Genocide, is 10 to 11:20 a.m. Thursday,
March 3, at Rio Grande Campus A119/121,

100 W. Rio Grande.

A Brief Overview of Mariachi Styles and
Programs is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16,
at Valle Verde A1201.
Visiting Artist Gatis Cirulis Lecture and
Workshop is 1 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in
the Northwest Campus Library, Multipurpose
Room.
Childrens College Spring Arts Dance Recital
is 10 a.m., Saturday, March 19, at the
Administration Service Center Auditorium.
Senior Adult Program, Malena Cano Toda
Una Vida Music Concert, is 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, at the Administration
Service Center Auditorium.
Childrens College Spring Arts Piano Recital is
noon Sunday, March 20, at Valle Verde
Cafeteria Annex.
A talk with Immigration Attorney Antonio
Williams is 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March
23, at Northwest Campus Librarys Open
Room.
Literacy Matters: Have Fun Finding Out
Why talks with author Teffanie Thompson are
Thursday, March 24. Times are 10 to 11:20
a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m., and 1 to 2:20
p.m. at Valle Verde B240, and 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. at Jose Cisneros-Cielo Vista Library, 1300
Hawkins.
El Paso Jazz Collective performs 6 to 7:30
p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Valle Verde
Cafeteria Annex.
Music Department Open House is 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 30, at Valle Verde A1201.

Conference on Racial Justice The

conference, featuring on-demand videos from

the Trinity Institute of New York City, will be
offered March 1-3 at First Christian Church,
1809 El Paseo, Las Cruces.
Conference hours are 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Thursday. Cost is $35 ($15 students);
includes lunch Wednesday and Thursday.
Registration available at the door. Information:
ti2016fcclc.weebly.com.
Trinity Institute is an annual conference in its
45th year, sponsored by Trinity Church Wall
Street, an Episcopal parish in New York City.
TI2016: Listen for a Change was held Jan. 2123, focusing on racial justice. For details and
speaker information, see
trinitywallstreet.org/trinity-institute/2016/home
An added special program offering is 6:30 to 8
p.m. Wednesday, March 30, on Listening for
the Future with Anna Deavere Smith.

Hispanic Womens Network of Texas

The network hosts a general membership

meeting 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 2,
at Tien Shan Tzi Temple, 1629 Montana. Guest
speaker is Beto Briseno. Participants will also
enjoy a class on meditation as well internal and
external wellbeing. The public is invited.
Information: hwntelpaso@gmail.com or hwntelpaso.blogspot.com.

Venture El Paso Expo Paso Del Norte

Venture Competition + Expo (PDNVC+E)

expo and competition begins at 8:30 a.m.
Friday, March 4, at UTEP, with venture capitalists from across the country hearing pitches
from regional startups. The expo is free and
open to the public. Information: 321-3121,
nancy@hubep.org or
hubofhumaninnovation.org
The PDNVC+E features two competition
tracks, one for university students and one for
entrepreneurs launching startups in the region.
Over two days, these teams present their ventures to judges who are successful business
people and entrepreneurs.

Latinitas The nonprofit organization

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through the multimedia arts and self-expression. Information, registration: 219-8554, latinitaselpaso@yahoo.com or
LatinitasMagazine.org.
Teen leadership training is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, at 1600 Brown.
Participants will analyze the issue of teen pregnancy and develop their public service
announcements. Admission is free.
International Womens Day Celebration is
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at El
Paso Garden Center, 3105 Grant, open to girls
ages 9-14 along with their moms, with a film
screening of short films about strong women
leaders, a celebration of women in history as
well as hands-on art, poetry and musical activities.
Wonder Women Wellness Day celebration of
women and showcase of female talent follows
12:30 to 5:30 p.m. with interactive sessions on
yoga, meditation, healing, healthy cooking,
zumba, dance, self expression and more.

El Paso Natural Hair Expo Bebe

Michelle of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., hosts the natural hair expo noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 6,
at Cascadas Ballroom, 1071 Country Club, with
vendors, educational classes, and on stage
demonstrations. Also offered is a RE-Lounge
(Relax, Rejuvenate, and Reconnect) from 2 to 6
p.m. Tickets: $5; lounge entry ticket extra;
available with purchase of regular ticket.
Information: 209-2819 or
naturalhairexpoep.com.
A Mommy and Me Event: Beautifully and
Wonderfully Made precedes the expo at 11:30
a.m., to learn about girls hair care. Includes
activities for children, light refreshments and
door prizes. Tickets: $10 in advance; $20 at the
door. First 100 attendees to purchase a ticket
get a free expo swag bag.

Holy Spirit Conference Opens Arm

Community hosts its annual Catholic
Charismatic Conference, Friday and Saturday,
March 11-12, at La Alas Center, 501 E.
Paisano, with speakers Rev. Bob Hogan and
Sister Linda Koonz, and music by Zion.
Information, registration: 595-0589 or openarmscommunity.org.

MED Week luncheon El Paso Hispanic

Chamber of Commerce MBDA Business

Center-El Paso will celebrate the many contributions made by minority businesses in the
borderland community during the annual
Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week
luncheon and awards ceremony 1:30 a.m.
Friday, March 11, at Wyndham Airport Hotel,
2027 Airway. Tickets: $60; corporate tables for
chamber members. Information: Terri Reed,
director, MBDA Business Center, 351-6232, or
treed@elpasombdacenter.com.

Patient and Family IBD Education

Symposium The Crohns & Colitis

Foundation of America North Texas Chapter,

El Paso Crohns Support Group and Texas
Tech University Health Sciences host the symposium 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 12,
at Texas Tech University Health Sciences, 4800
Alberta, Auditorium A. The symposium seeks
to educate patients and family members affected by the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)
and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Registration deadline is March 11: (972) 3860607 x 4 or amartin@ccfa.org.
El Paso Crohns & Autoimmune Disease
Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the third
Tuesday of the month (March 15) at TTUHSC, 4800 Alberta, in the Academic Services
Building, Room 211. Information: Carrie Wilkie,
(214) 708-2989, ccwilkie@elpasocrohns.com.

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Adoptive/Foster Parent Informational

Meetings Texas Department of Family &

Protective Services, Child Protective Services

(CPS) hosts informational meetings 6 to 8 p.m.
the third Wednesday of the month, (March
16), at 501 Hawkins, for those interested in
becoming a foster or adoptive parent.
Admission is free. Information: 521-3961 or
dfps.state.tx.us

Ardovinos St. Patricks Day

Ardovinos Desert Crossings Sunset Hall, One

Ardovinos Drive in Sunland Park, will host its
annual St. Patricks Day event Thursday,
March 17. Live music by the San Patricios and
Workhorse Christopher, Irish food and drink.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Cover charge: $10 ($5
children). information: (575) 589-0653 ext. 3,
ardovinos.com.

SUN Conference The 13th annual

International Sun Conference on Teaching and

Learning, Teaching and Learning
Experientially, is Thursday and Friday, March
17-18 at UTEP Student Unions Toms Rivera
Conference Center. Hosted by UTEPs Center
for Effective Teaching and Learning. Cost is
$45 ($90 on-site) for professionals and $20
($25 on-site) for students. Information: 7478793. Online registration through March 11 at
cetalweb.utep.edu/sun.

Childrens Disabilities symposium

The Childrens Disabilities Information

Coalitions 27th annual symposium is 8:30 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Region 19
Multipurpose Center, 11670 Chito Samaniego.
Registration: 544-8484, ext. 192. Information:
217-2747, cdicelpaso.org or on Facebook at
CDICelpaso.

Holistic Fest Spring Life Integrated

hosts a celebration of health and healing 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at LIGHT
Center, 810 Gato Road, with alternative possibilities for wellness, balance, and joy. Guest
speaker is Holistic & Ayurvedic Health
Practitioner, Tizia OConnor of Taos. Cost:
$29 ($49 for two) online. Information: Sobha,
231-0066 or HolisticFest.com.

International Womens Day A celebration of girl power for girls and moms is 9:30
to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at El Paso
Garden Center, 3105 Grant, open to girls ages
9-14 along with their moms, with a screening
of short films about strong women leaders, a
celebration of women in history as well as
hands-on art, poetry and musical activities.
Participation is free. Information: 219-8554,
latinitaselpaso@yahoo.com or laslatinitas.com.
Wonder Women Wellness Day celebration of
women and showcase of female talent follows
12:30 to 5:30 p.m. with interactive sessions on
yoga, meditation, healing, healthy cooking,
zumba, dance, self expression and more.
Dr. Frank Turek The Christian apologist
and noted author will speak at 10 a.m. Sunday,
March 20, at Jesus Chapel Church 111. West
Sunset, during Palm Sunday service. The public
is invited. Information: 599-7638 or
jesuschapelep.com/
In 2004, Turek co-authored I Dont Have
Enough Faith to be an Atheist with Norman
Geisler. He is an advocate of intelligent design,
and a critic of evolution. He is notable for his
debates with the late atheist Christopher
Hitchens in 2008.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Unveiling

Legacy of Valor, American GI Forum and
March 2016

Vietnam Veterans Memorial hosts an unveiling

ceremony for its 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March
26, at El Paso Flags Across America, 9550
Gateway North, as a special salute to El Paso
County area Veterans who made the ultimate
sacrifice or are still Missing In Action as a result
of the Vietnam War. It will also honor and
thank all U.S. Armed Forces Veterans who
served during the Vietnam War. Admission is
free. Information: 255- 8877, legacyofvalor.2015@gmail.com or on Facebook at Legacy
of Valor.

Spring break programs

Alternative Spring Break United Way

of El Paso County sponsors the program, now

in its 6th year, for college-age students March
6-12. Students will volunteer daily with the
Lower Valley Housing Corporation building
homes for low-income families. Participants will
build homes, visit El Paso landmarks and nonprofit agencies and be lodged at Ysleta
Lutheran Mission. El Paso students currently
enrolled in college can also be a part of volunteer efforts by serving as Team Leaders.
Participation fee is $275. Online applications
for the program are available on the organizations website at unitedwayelpaso.org.

First Tee Spring Break Camps First

Tee of Greater El Paso will host Spring Break
camps Monday through Thursday, March 710, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Ascarate Golf Course,
and 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Fort Bliss Underwood
Complex. Early registration encouraged. Online
registration, information at allplayers.com,
under First tee of Greater El Paso 2016 sessions.
Insights Spring Break Camps Insights

Science Center, 521 Tays (former Alamo

Elementary), hosts interactive Spring Break
camps for students in grades 2-6 are 9 a.m. to
noon Tuesday and Thursday, March 8 and 10.
Cost: $15 per camp.
Tuesdays camps are Kitchen Science: Food
Fun! and Chemical Reactions: Oooh &
Aaah!.
Thursdays camps are Gas & Goo and
Short Circuit: An Electrifying Time!
Geo Rocks with Dino Dan camp is Tuesday,
and the center with a dino tracks tour
Thursday, at Mount Cristo Rey, for grades 4-8.
Call for cost.
The center will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday, March 8 and 10, on
these days. Admission: $5.50 ($3.50 ages 4-12),
with $1 discount for military and family.
Information: insightselpaso.org, 534-0000 or on
Facebook at InsightsElPasoScience Center.

Museum of History Spring Break

Camps El Paso Museum of History,510 N.
Santa Fe, hosts Spring Break Camps 9 to 11
a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday,
March 8-11, for ages 5-12. Cost: $70 ($55
members). Information: 212-3163 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
The Wild Wild West!: 9 a.m. to noon for age
5-8.
Back in Time: 9 a.m. to noon for ages 9-12.
Lights, Camera, Action!: 1 to 4 p.m. for ages
5-8.
Walking in El Pasos Footsteps. 1 to 4 p.m.
for ages 9-12.

Magoffin Home State Historic Site

1120 Magoffin. Information: 533-5147 or visitmagoffinhome.com.

A Mad as a Hatter Kids Camp is 9 a.m. to
noon for age 8-12 and 1 to 4 p.m. for ages 1318, Wednesday through Friday, March 9-11.

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Cost: $35.
An Easter Bonnets workshop is 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, March 26. Cost: $. A free
Easter parade is 1 p.m.

El Paso Museum of Art Camp The

museums 2016 Spring Break art camp classes

are Tuesday through Friday March 8-11.
Advance registration required. Morning classes
are $75 ($60 museum members); slip casting
class is $86 ($70 members). Information/registration: 212-0300, epmaeducation@elpasotexas.gov or elpasoartmuseum.org.
Morning classes are 9:30 a.m. to noon and
include Kaleidoscope Canvases (ages 9-12) and
Recycled Art (ages 6-8).
Afternoon classes are 1 to 3:30 p.m. and

include Tree of Life (age 6-8) and Slip Casting

(ages 9-12).

Kidtona Power Kar Race El Paso Parks

and Recreation hosts its Power Wheels Car
Race for ages 4 to 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, at Eastwood Park, 3110
Parkwood. Race track will be open to the public after the event. Helmets are mandatory for
racing and recreational fun. Registration: $5 per
car; deadline is March 9. Information: 212-1731
or elpasotexas.gov/parks.

Fort Bliss

Anyone entering Fort Bliss must have a valid

drivers license, car insurance and registration.
Check beforehand to see which gates are open
to the public. Public access is available through
the Sheridan, Chaffee and Buffalo Soldiers gates
to West Bliss, and Biggs and Old Ironsides gates

to East Bliss.
New Mexico driver licenses may not be valid
for base entry; other photo ID may be
required.

Soccer Golf The combination of two

sports is 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at

Fort Blisss Underwood Golf Complex, 3200
Coe. The event is open to DoD ID card holders and their family members and authorized
user of all ages. Cost: $15 to play plus $6 for
cart rental. Information: 568-1059 or
bliss.armymwr.com.
Players use soccer balls in place of a golf ball.
The object is to get a soccer ball with the lowest number of kicks from the tee area into the
designated area around the hole. There will be
nine holes available that day for Soccer Golf
play.

Easter Eggstravaganza The annual family concert and parade is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 26, at Biggs Park, 11388 Sgt.
Major Blvd. This year is all things that bounce
and spring, with bouncy houses and plenty of
other fun springy activities, as well as free pictures with the Easter Bunny. Lawn chairs, coolers and blankets welcome. Pets, glass containers and alcoholic beverages prohibited.
Admission is free. Information: 588-8247.
Parade pre-registration is encouraged at
blissmwr.com/easter/.

Friday at The Fire Fort Blisss Freedom

Crossing hosts free live music featuring local

performers 6 to 1 p.m. Fridays, at the outdoor
fireplace. Bands perform 7 to 9 p.m., with DJ
music before and after. Information: 564-5311
or freedomcrossingatfortbliss.com.

Old Fort Bliss Building 5054, corner of

Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The

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

Club news

Dona Ana Photography Club (DAPC)

The club hosts free photography programs 7

to 9 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the
month at Southwest Environmental Center,
275 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.
Information: (575) 522-1691 or
daphotoclub.org.
March 1: Ireland, A Travelogue, by Paul
Bosselait; and Current Portfolios Jim Rodgers
image.
March 15: 19th Century Post-Mortem
Photography. Karen Conley will share a little
known history of Victorian era photography,
where professional photos were taken of those
who passed away, making them appear still living and integrated into a family group, or
maybe a young child in a heavenly sleep. A
quarterly member print competition and photos from monthly theme Simplicity. is also
planned.
The club hosts a monthly Photography Boot
Camp 9 a.m. to noon selected Saturdays
through May at the center. Cost: $5 per workshops; $15 DAPC membership (workshops
free with membership purchase). Space is limited. Registration: Rob
Peinert,education@daphotoclub.org.
March 19: Getting your camera off automatic mode
April 16: Editing
May 21: Image critique.
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LAlliance Franaise dEl Paso The

nonprofit cultural institute, founded in 1964,
promotes French culture and offers francophiles the opportunity to use the French language in a variety of activities. Information: 5851789, 497-5196 (Spanish), cgomez@afofelpaso.com, afofelpaso.com or on Facebook at
AllianceFrancaiseElPaso.
Spring language classes begin March 14 for
adults and March 19 for children and adults.
See website for full schedule.
March is Month of the Francophone celebrating the French language and culture, as March
20 marks the birth of the Intergovernmental
Organization of French-speaking nations
(Organisation internationale de la francophonie).
Dr. Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, 2008
Nobel Laureate in Literature will, present a
UTEP Centennial lecture at 4 p.m. Friday,
March 4, at the Undergraduate Learning
Center, Room 106. Admission is free.
Information: 747-5767.
Festinema Junior 2016, LAlliance fait son
Cinoche! Film Festival is 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday,
March 26, at International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana, with local high schools participating.
Westside Welcome Club The nonprofit
group is a social, educational and charitable
organization of more than 200 women open to
both newcomers and longtime residents.
Information: westsidewelcomeclub.com.
The monthly free get acquainted coffee is
9:30 a.m. Friday, March 4, at the Hal Marcus
Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon. Includes tour of the
home gallery. No RSVP necessary. Information:
585-6545.
The March luncheon is 11 a.m. Wednesday,
March 9, at El Paso Country Club. Director of
the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, Maestro
Bohuslav Rattay, will speak on his history in
music and coming to America and El Paso, as
well on the symphony and El Paso Operas
Carmen. Reservations required: $20.
Information: 588-6352.

Germania Club The Germania Club of El

Pasos monthly luncheon is 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 10, at the Underwood Golf
Course, 3200 Coe, Fort Bliss. Newcomers
always welcome. Information, reservations:
755-5471.

Paso del Norte Quilt Guild The

guilds regular meeting is 9 a.m. the second

Saturday of the month (March 12), at
University Presbyterian Church, 631 Resler.
Information: Carmen Guzman, 203-0515.

Beta Sigma Phi First Lady The

womens sororitys luncheon is Saturday,

March 12, at El Paso Womans Club, 1400 N.
Mesa. Beta Sigma Phi is an International
Womens Friendship Network open to women
of all ages interested in making new friends and
developing outside interests. Reservations,
information: Nona Limones, 593-5317.

El Paso Quilters Association The

association will meet 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday,
March 17, at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church,
2155 Wedgewood. Anyone interested in quilting may attend. Admission is free. Membership
is $25 per year; $12.50 for junior members.
Information: 526-2917 or on Facebook.
American Association of University
Women The El Paso Branch of AAUW will
host its monthly meeting 1 is a.m. Saturday,
March 19, at Lubys Cafeteria, 1010 Chelsea.
Prospective new members invited to attend.

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This May, we will be giving two $500 scholarships. Information: 592-0877 or 564-1852.

Club Friendship The club meets at 11

a.m. Tuesday, March 22, at St. Pauls

Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere. This
months program is El Pasos Connections to
Actor Hugh OBrien, presented by Lud
Bezemek. Cost: $10 includes program and
luncheon. Visitors welcome; RSVP (by March
18) to 772-2734.

Discover El Paso Information: discov-

erep.org. The installation meeting and luncheon

is noon Wednesday, March 23, at Wyndham
Airport. Reservations: 598-6376.
The group will attend the April 23 production of UTEP Dinner Theatres Fiddler on the
Roof. Call for details.

El Paso Retired Teachers luncheon

All retired teachers and school personnel are
invited to a luncheon meeting at noon Friday,
March 25, at the Wyndham Hotel, 2027
Airway. Blak Barrow from the Rescue Mission
is speaker. Members are asked to bring canned
goods or other non-refrigerated food items.
Cost: $17. Reservations (by March 16): 7554434.
Singles in the Son - The group develops

friendships among Christian singles ages 30 to

50. Bible study held Tuesday nights. Weekend
events subject to change. All denominations are
welcome. Membership is free. Information:
Andy, 471-1997, SinglesInTheSon@yahoo.com
or on Facebook.

Area attractions

Wyler Aerial Tramway The state park

tramway, 1700 McKinley, gives passengers a

view from Ranger Peak, elevation 5,632 feet.
Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 12
years and under. Hours are noon to 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Information: 562-9899.
The Tramways 15th Anniversary celebration
is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 12, with
activities, exhibitors, food vendors, and live
entertainment. The parking lot at the park will
be closed;. Visitors should park at the
amphitheater parking area in McKelligon
Canyon with shuttle service available. Event
admission is free; tramway costs still apply.
Last Sunday hikes is 8 a.m. March 27, beginning in the tramways parking lot.

Balmorhea Spring Break 2016

Balmorhea State Park, in Toyahvale, Texas

offers extended hours during area Spring 8 a.m.
to 7 p.m. March 4-April 30. Waters gush out
of San Solomon Spring at 18 million to 20 million gallons a day at the desert oasis, feeding
canals that run from the park through the nearby town of Balmorhea and into the desert, irrigating surrounding farms and filling 556-acre
Balmorhea Lake. Cost: $5 a car load.
Information: (432) 375-2370 chron.com or on
Facebook at Pupfish Snacks.
The park is four miles southwest of
Balmorhea on State Highway 17, off I-10.

Tombaugh Observatory NMSUs

Tombaugh Observatory in Las Cruces hosts
open house each Friday nearest the time of the
first quarter moon from September to May,
weather providing. Programs begin with a short
presentation, followed by guided observing
through telescopes. Information: (575) 6464438, or (575) 646-6278 to confirm the observatory will be open that evening.
March 2016

Upcoming open houses are scheduled for 7

p.m. Friday, March 11, and 9 p.m. Friday,
April 15.

Indian Cliffs Ranch The working cattle

ranch in Fabens offers a childrens zoo, buffalo,

longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets and
the Fort Apache playground. Its also home to
the famous Cattlemans Steakhouse.
Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattlemanssteakhouse.com.

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.
Information: (432) 426-4138.
Reservations, event schedule available online
at mcdonaldobservatory.org.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305

Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta

Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Free childrens
activities daily. Admission is free. Information:
859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
Native American Dances are 11:30 a.m. and
1:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Fresh Indian bread is on sale at the center,
which also offers family-operated gift shops.

Plaza Theatre Tours The free weekly

tours are noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Plaza,

125 W. Mills in Downtown El Paso. Meet
under Plaza marquee. Information: 534-0660.

San Elizario Historic District The district at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on the
Mission Trail features art galleries, gift shops,
the Historic San Elizario Chapel, the Portales
Museum and the Veterans Museum. Most
locations open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 851-0041,
594-8424 or SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.com.
Self-guided walking tours and guided tour of
17 historical sites also offered. Free guides
available at all galleries and museum.
Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery

430 La Via Road (off NM 28 between

markers 8 and 9), in Chamberino, N.M. Tasting
room open noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through
Monday. Information: (915) 241-4349 or sombraantigua.com.
Free live music on the patio offered 2:30 to 6
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with food truck
most Saturdays; bring a picnic basket Sunday.
Open mic sessions are 6 to 9 p.m. the second
Friday of each month.

La Via Winery 4201 S. NM Highway

28, one mile north of Vinton Road. Information:
(575) 882-7632 or lavinawinery.com.
The tasting room and patio are open for sales
and tasting of wines from noon to 5 p.m.
Thursday through Tuesday (closed
Wednesdays). Tasting fee is $5. A daily tour is
offered at 11:30 a.m. by appointment only; the
$10 fee includes tasting.

Zin Valle Vineyards 7315 Hwy 28 in

Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tastings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through
Monday. Information: 877-4544 or
zinvalle.com.
Ski Apache Wind Rider The hour-long
zip-line adventure at the Alto, N.M. ski resort
begins at over 11,000 feet, spanning 8,900 feet
in three sections, reaching speeds of up to 65
mph. Cost is $75 for adults, $68 children and
senior, $62 military. Minimum age is 10; height
and weight limits also apply. Reservations
required. Information: (575) 464-3633 or skiapache.com.

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ne of the unpleasant tasks of running a small business is trying to

collect on past-due accounts. I
often have to give up on delinquent debts
because the client has gone out of business, moved with no forwarding address
or just refuses to respond. After a while
its no longer worth the bother of trying
to pursue whats owed, so I write off the
amount as a bad debt.
You might call that forgiving the debt,
which makes it sound like Im doing
something kind and generous. Actually
its just the opposite. Im really labeling
that former client as worthless and not
worth the trouble of pursuing. Im forgiving the debt for my own convenience.
This approach to forgiveness is fairly
widespread.
Skimming through articles on forgiveness from both secular and Christian
sources, I noticed very little distinction in
overall approach. In most cases, the focus
is on forgiveness as a means of healing
for the one offended. Letting go of hurts
is healthier than hanging onto them. The
question then becomes how do we do
this, and what does forgiveness look like.

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Most writers agree that forgiveness does

not mean forgetting, it does not relieve
the offender of the consequences of the
harmful act, it does not mean we let ourselves be hurt or abused.
The Greater Good Science Center at
University of California Berkeley, in its
web page on forgiveness, says We often
think of forgiveness as a kind, magnanimous actan act of mercy or compassion
extended to someone who wronged us.
While that can be true, research over the
past few decades has revealed enormous
personal benefits to forgiveness as well.
Forgiveness brings the forgiver peace
of mind and frees him or her from corrosive anger.
This is not that much different than how
forgiveness is explained by many contemporary Christian thinkers. For example, in

his best-selling book What's So Amazing

About Grace author Philip Yancey
writes, Not to forgive imprisons me in
the past and locks out all potential for
change.
The weight of teaching on what I call
human forgiveness is about self-care.
We forgive in order to be the person we
want to be. And of course there is nothing
wrong with that. But we need to understand that this has little to do with how
God forgives us.
God is not concerned with His self-care.
While we can hurt God and cause Him to
grieve, ultimately we cannot diminish
God. When God became man we inflicted
great abuse, physical and emotional pain,
and tortured him to death but God was
always God. He even rose from the dead.
God does not forgive us in order to repair
Himself.
God forgives us because of the worth
He imputes to us. He forgives for our
sake, not His. If we refuse His grace, God
is no less God.
Human forgiveness does not require that
the person being forgiven admits wrong
or even knows he is being forgiven. We

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forgive for our own sake. But divine forgiveness requires repentance by the one
receiving forgiveness because Gods forgiveness is all about the person being forgiven. Without repentance, forgiveness
cannot be completed. Its like a gift thats
never unwrapped by the recipient.
Human forgiveness meets divine forgiveness when we not only let go of our
hurts and offenses, but also seek to
restore the only who caused them. If
were blessed with loving parents, we
may experience this after we caused them
pain and have tried to self-destruct and
they still help us get back on our feet.
Maybe we have had to forgive our own
children as well.
Occasionally we read about victims of
crime or their families who overcome
their hurt and anger and reach out to the
offender to extend restorative forgiveness.
This is forgiveness of a different dimension. Like the proverbial camel trying to
squeeze through the eye of the needle, its
impossible without the help of God.

Randy Limbird is editor of

El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com

March 2016

Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society

UTEP Department of Music

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. at Fox Fine Arts

Recital Hall. Tickets (unless listed otherwise):
$5 ($3 seniors, military, non-UTEP students)
and free ages 6 and younger, UTEP students,
faculty and staff). Information: 747-7795 or
utep.edu/music.
UTEP Symphony Band Concert is Thursday,
March 3.
UTEP Choirs and Bella Voce Singers perform
Friday, March 4. Works featured include
choral cycles Arbor Mundi by Kentaro Sato for
mens chorus and Anne Frank: A Living Voice
by Linda Tutas Haugen for womens chorus.
Faculty Recital is Monday, March 21, featuring Commercial Music faculty members Shaun
Mahoney and Erik Unsworth performing music
from their recently recorded album African
Flower, which contains new interpretations of
songs by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
The concert will feature the guitarist and
bassist along with guest percussionists. Cost: $8
($5 seniors/military, $3 students.
UTEP Jazz Bands Tuesday, March 22.
Percussion Guest Artist Recital featuring
Herald and Grisha Duo is Wednesday, March
23. Call for cost.
UTEP Orchestra Concert is Thursday,
March 31, under the direction of Dr. Lowell E.
Graham, with music by Beethoven, Bach,
Liadov and Enescu. Featured soloist will be the
winner of the UTEP Symphony Orchestra
Concerto Competition.

King Michael El Paso Symphony

Orchestra presents a tribute to Michael

Jackson, The King of Pop, at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 27, at the Plaza Theatre. Ages and older
welcome. Tickets: $40, $60, $70 and $85
(Ticketmaster). Information: 532-2776 or
epso.org.

Yevgeny Kutik Temple Beth El of Las

Cruces, 3980 Sonoma Springs, presents a
meet the artist evening with renowned classical violinist, Yevgeny Kutik, at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 2. Kutik, who will also be
playing with the Las Cruces Symphony
Orchestra March 5-6, is a Russian-American
concert violinist. Refreshments will be served;
donations accepted. Information: (575) 5243380 or tbelc.org.

LCSO with Yevgeny Kutik Las Cruces

Symphony Orchestra presents the guest violinist, March 5-6, at NMSUs Atkinson Recital
Hall, performing Mozarts Overture to Cosi
Fan Tutte, Wieniawskis violin Concerto No. 2
and Beethovens Symphony No. 5. Showtime is
7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$35-$45. Information: (575) 646-3709 or
lascrucesymphony.com.

African-American History: A Journey

Through the Music Young El Paso

Singers, conducted by Cindy Jay, will host a

concert in honor of African American heritage
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at Mount
Zion Baptist Church, 3400 Wyoming.
Admission is free. Information: 227-6002 or on
Facebook at Young El Paso Singers.
This story begins in Africa, travels across the
ocean on slave ships and continues through the
early days of the civil rights movement. The
music is presented with brief narrations. The
singers will be accompanied on piano by Ruben
Gutierrez.

March 2016

Julliard String Quartet El Paso Pro-

Musica presents the quartets return for a

Farewell Celebration performance, 7:30 to 9
p.m. Saturday, March 12, as cellist Joel
Krosnick, a member of the Quartet for more
than 40 years and teacher of Zuill Bailey, retires
from the stage to return full time to the Julliard
School. Tickets; $25 ($20 senior/military, $5
students). Information: 833-9400 or eppm.org.

Svetlana Smolina Grant County

Community Concert Association presents the
internationally acclaimed classical pianist at 7
p.m. March 12, at WNMU Fine Arts
Auditorium. Tickets: $20 ($5 students 17 and
younger). Information: (575) 538-5862 or
gcconcerts.org.
Las Cruces Civic Concert Association also
presents the solo pianist at 3 p.m. Sunday,
March 13, at the Rio Grande Theater, 211 N.
Main in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall.
Tickets: $25. information: (575) 405-7429, or
lascrucescca.org.

The society presents Latin Jazz with the

Havana Quartet at its monthly concert series at
7 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at First Christian
Church, 1809 El Paseo in Las Cruces. The
music begins after a short business meeting.
Admission: $8 ($5 members; $1 students 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.
The Havana Quartet is an El Paso band with
members classically trained at the Havana
Music Conservatory (Cuba), and plays authentic
Latin Jazz.

An Evening of Art and Fashion El

Paso Pro-Musica Guild hosts a fundraising event
showcasing local artists and artisans 6:30 to
10:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, at EPIC Railyard
Event Center 2201 E. Mills, with a cocktail

party and no host bar, hors doeuvres provided

by Mesa Street Bar & Grill, artistic vendors and
a fashion show from Starr Western Wear,
Armoire and Ella Blu. Silent Auction also held
along with a raffle for a dinner for eight with
Zuill Bailey. Cost: $100. Interested artists or
vendors may call Joann Wardy, 355-0992 or
Janis Paul, 373-0080.

Wind Symphony Concert El Paso

Wind Symphony, directed by Ron Hufstader,
performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, at
UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. El Paso
Wind Symphony, now in its 20th season, is a
professional concert band made primarily of
residents of the Greater El Paso Area, most of
whom are band directors in public and private
schools. Tickets: $10 ($5 students, military,
seniors). Information:
elpasowindsymphony.com.

Carmen El Paso Opera presents the

George Bizet opera at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and

Saturday, March 17 and 19, at Abraham
Chavez Theatre, featuring guest artistic director David Holloway. Tickets: $30, $50, $70 and
$90; discounts for groups of ten or more, student, military, senior and subscribers
(Ticketmaster). Information: 581-5534 or
epopera.org.
This provocative classic opera was groundbreaking in its realism and is one of the most
popular Western operas of all time. Set in
southern Spain, this riveting drama of love and
jealousy is filled with captivating dances and
tantalizing melodies.
Holloway has served as director of the Santa
Fe Operas Apprentice Program since 2005,
and was previously the Head of Voice at
Chicago College of Performing Arts where he
served for 11 years. In addition, he sang seven
seasons with the Metropolitan Opera in New
York City, ten years at the Deutsche Opera am
Rhein in Dsseldorf. For this production, he will
collaborate with Santa Fe Opera Head of Staff
Robert Tweten.

El Paso Wind Symphony Concerto

Contest The wind symphony will host

auditions for its first concert contest open to all

local high school students 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, at UTEPs Fox Fine Arts
building. Contestants must audition with the
solo of their choice the play to perform with
the EPWS, that includes a band arrangement as
the accompaniment. Selected musicians will
perform with the symphony during the final
concert of the season Friday, May 6.
Information, applications: Bruce Beach, 2416486 or 236-2266 (Franklin High School).

EPSYO and EPSO Side-by-Side

Concert Performers from El Paso

Symphony Youth Orchestras and El Paso

Symphony Orchestra combine forces at the 9th
annual Side-by-Side performance at 3 p.m.
March 20, at the Plaza Theatre, in conjunction
with Downtown KidsPalooza. Led by music
director Andres Moran, there will be more
than 100 musicians from the El Paso Symphony
and El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras.
Tickets: $15-$34; free for age 3 and younger.
Information: 525-8978 or epsyos.org.
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All phone numbers listed are in Juarz.

Telon de Arena Insurgentes Avenue and

Cayetano Lopez, behind Plaza Grande Business

Center. Information, ticket prices: 656
6119545, telondearena.org.
Plays are performed at 7 p.m. Thursdays
through Sundays.
Feb. 25-March 6: La Celestina, a play by
Fernando de Rojas, adapted by Perla de la Rosa
and Guadalupe de la Mora. Admission: 120
pesos.
March 3-13: aque, a play about actors
and audiences. Admission: 120 pesos.
March 24-April 3: Lo que queda de
Nosotros. Admission is free.

Academia Cervantes Inside Centro

Deportivo Martlub, Av Tecnologico near

Galeria Tec Mall. International Bohemian Night
with singer Pepe Cervantes is at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27. Admission is 150 pesos.
Guests may bring their own bottle and appetizers. Information, reservations: 656 2510097.

Centro de Convenciones Cuatro Siglos

- Cuatro Siglos Boulevard at Arizona. Tlaqparte
is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Monday,
March 4-7, showing crafts from Mexico,
Central and South America, Africa, and a few
countries in Europe and Asia as well.

Estadio Juarez Vive Reforma Avenue

across from Electric Company. Jesse and Joy

perform at 8 p.m. Friday, March 11. Tickets
are 270 to 1,180 pesos (donboleton.com).

Cibeles Convention Center Av.

Toms Fernndez 8450, between Calle

Portales and Antonio J. Bermudez, Zona
Campestre. An 80s dance part is 9 p.m. to 2
a.m. Saturday, March 12, with DJs Roger
Blanco and Julio Castaeda. Dress in 80s
apparel. Admission: 375 pesos; bring your own
bottle.

Gimnasio Municipal Josue Neri Santos

Av. Mariscal at Maria Martinez, downtown.
Boxing starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12,
headlined by World Women Championship
bout between Zulina La Loba Muoz of
Mexico and Cristina McMahon of Ireland.

Lienzo Charro Adolfo Lopez Mateos

Av. Del Charro at Henry Dunant. Rodeo

begins at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 12. Music by

Caballo Dorado. Admission: 100 pesos, sold at
the door or donboleton.com.

Centro Cultural Paso del Norte - Av.

Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the

Red Cross. Information: 1730300 or
ccpn.com.mx (Facebook: ccpnteatro). Advance
show tickets at donboleton.com.
The adult play, La Semesienta, with
Niurka, Wanders Lovers, La Pelangocha
Alfonso Zayas and others is performed at 7:30
and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15. Tickets:
220 to 500 pesos.
Metallica Symphonic Tribute is 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 19. Tickets: 200 to 400 pesos.
An Adriana Pea Tribute-Retrospective will
be on exhibit March 3-20 in the Sala de Usos,
a gallery on the centers upper floor.
Pea was a painter who served twice as
director of the Museo del Chamiza. He died in
2015 after a long illness. The exhibit, organized
by Ruben Moreno, features more than 30
works on loan from friends and collectors.
Opening events:
Reception, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3.
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Tributes to Pea at 6 p.m. Friday, March 4,

by writers Armine Arjona, Walter Schaefer,
Margarita Salazar, Ruben Moreno and poet
Armando Arenas.
Music at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, by classical guitarist Carlos Benitez and musicians Rafael
Carro, Allan Moreno and Daniel Montaez.
Action painting show by Tomas Marquez.

Joven Ballet de Jalisco Amigos de la

Fundacion Mascareas presents the jazz, tarantella and tango fusion group from Mexico City
at 8 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Centro Cultural
Paso del Norte in Juarez, as part of its 2016
Matices Culturales series. Tickets: $120 pesos.
Information: 612-4075. In El Paso: 544-5118.
Web: fmascarenas.org.
Upcoming programs in the series:
Friday, May 6: Erika Surez (Flamenco
dancer)
Saturday, May 28: San Juan Project (jazz).

Museo del Chamizal Chamizal Park

(next to the Bridge of the Americas). The

museum features archaeological and historic
exhibits. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Information: 611-1048.
Festival del Sol is March 18 through April
3. Opening weekend events: Art exhibit at 7
p.m. Friday, March 18. Soul Healing ceremonies (Limpias) are at 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 19. Ethnic ceremonies and dances
begin at noon Sunday, March 20.

Teatro el Paseo Centro Comercial El

Paseo, Av. Lopez Mateos 2005 (at Carr. Casas

Grandes). Information: 267-4626. Comedy
show with Alan Saldaa, Rich Frank and Rico
Nokito is 8 p.m. Sunday, March 20. Tickets:
250 to 350 pesos (donboleton.com).

La Rodadora The interactive childrens

museum is in the citys 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. Current
film: Sea Monsters.
Nights at the Museum are 6 to 10 p.m. the
last Saturday of the month, with dance instructor, appetizers and wine for sale. March 31
theme is Una noche de Salsa.

Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera

Old Customs House, Zona Centro, Av. 16

de Septiembre at Ave. Jurez. Hours are 10

a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
Information: muref.org, inah.org or Facebook.
Every Saturday is Cultural Animation at 11
a.m. and noon, with with free guided tours by
actors Lupita Fileto and Roberto Beltran acting
as Mexican Revolutionaries.
Every Sunday is Domingueando, with the puppet show, Orozco vs. Madero.
A free literary workshop is 11 to noon the
last Friday of month. Limited to 25 participants.
Permanent exhibitions in nine rooms highlight
the Mexican Revolution.

Bazar Del Monumento The weekly

bazaar is noon to 4 p.m. Sundays at the Benito

Jurez Monument downtown, Vicente
Guerrero and Constitucion Avenues. Art,
antiques, books and more sold and traded. The
event also features live music.

Jurez correspondent Walter Schaefer

2 022988 (cobracollectionag@hotmail.com or
walteraleisterschaefer@gmail.com)
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For event tickets sold through Ticketmaster,

call 1-800-745-3000 or go to ticketmaster.com.
Many clubs sell tickets through other ticket
websites listed. Unless indicated, prices listed
do not include service charges.

Adal Ramones The Mexican comedian

and TV host brings his act to El Paso at 8 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 25, at The Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $39.50, $49.50, $59.50 and $69.50
(Ticketmaster).

MarchFourth Mimbres Region Arts

Council (MRAC) presents the high energy stage
show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at WNMUs
Fine Arts Auditorium, as part of its
Performance Series Tickets: $20 ($15 members; $5 students, children). Information: (575)
538-2505, or mimbresarts.org.
Bob & Tom Show Comedy Tour Top

comedians from the nationally syndicated hit

radio program perform at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Main, in the Las Cruces Downtown
Mall. Tickets: $33 for the first 8 rows on the
Main Floor reserved seats; $28 for the back
Main Floor and Balcony reserved seats.
Recommended for age 18 and older.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or
RioGrandeTheatre.com.
Spotlighting some of Bon and Toms favorite
comedians, the lineup features Jeff Dye, Dave
Dyer, Greg Hahn and Costaki Economopoulos.

King Michael El Paso Symphony

Orchestra presents a tribute to Michael

Jackson, The King of Pop, at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 27, at the Plaza Theatre. Ages and older
welcome. Tickets: $40, $60, $70 and $85
(Ticketmaster). Information: 532-2776 or
epso.org.

March 2016

Luke Bryan Current CMA & ACM

TAO: Seventeen Samurai Japans

world-renown Taiko drummers, TAO, will

return to El Paso at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March
1, at the Lee Ross Capshaw Auditorium at
Coronado High School, 100 Champions Place,
presented by Lola Events. Tickets: $38; online
at taoelpaso.eventbrite.com.
TAO brings timeless, traditional Japanese
drumming with a 21st century attitude that create sizzling performances combining explosive
Taiko drumming, innovative choreography and
extraordinary athleticism into a dynamic new
take on Asian and ancient art form. TAO has
performed hundreds of sold-out shows in front
of more than six million spectators.

Nervosa The Brazilian female thrash band

performs Thursday, March 3, at The
Warehouse Bar, 1490 Missouri, Suite B, in Las
Cruces, as part of their first U.S. Tour.
Information at nervosaofficial.com or on
Facebook at Nervosa Thrash.

Riverdance: The 20th Anniversary

World Tour Jam Theatricals and El Paso

Live present the international Irish dance phenomenon March 4-6, at the Plaza Theatre,
composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya
Doherty and directed by John McColgan.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m.
Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $45
and $70 Information: 231-1111,
ElPasoLive.com/Broadway or on Facebook at
Broadway in El Paso.

Rock and Worship Road Show

Newsboys, Jeremy Camp and Mandisa are

among the headliners for the 2016 Christian
rock tour 7 p.m. Friday, March 4, at NMSUs
Pan American Center in Las Cruces. Also performing are Phil Wickham, Family Force 5 and
Audio Adrenaline. Admission: $10 at the door.
VIP Tickets: $100, available online at theroadshowtour.com. Information: (575) 646-1420 or
Facebook at PanAmCenter.
A Pre-show Party is 6:15 p.m. with host
Danny Gokey and Citizen Way. Shaun Groves
returns as guest speaker.

Yellow Claw The Ampsterdam DJ crews

Blood for Mercy Tour is Saturday, March 5,

at El Buchanans Event Center, 11540 Pellicano.
Doors open at 9 p.m. Ticket information: on
Facebook SMGeventsofficial.com.

Gary Clark Jr. The Grammy-winning

singer, songwriter and virtuoso guitarist brings

his The Rise of Sonny Boy Slim Tour
Tuesday, March 8, to Tricky Falls, 209 S. El
Paso. Tickets: $30. Information: 351-9909.
Online tickets at trickyfalls.com.

Joe Satriani The rock guitar virtuoso performs his Surfing to Shockwave 2016 Tour,
an evening spotlighting his 30-year career at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at the Abraham
Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $29.75 $45, $55 and
$90.(Ticketmaster).
In 1986 Satriani released his first solo album,
Not of This Earth. He just released his 15th
solo album, Shockwave Supernova.

El Paso Scene

Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan brings his

highly anticipated Kill the Lights tour to Las
Cruces at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at
NMSUs Pan American Center, with special
guests Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch.
Tickets: $39.75 and $74.75 (Ticketmaster).
In addition to the two Entertainer of the
Year awards, Bryan has had 14 No. 1 hits
including Drink a Beer, Kick the Dust Up
and Strip it Down, and has sold over seven
million albums and 27 million singles worldwide. Little Big Town is credited with two No.
1 singles (Pontoon and Girl Crush) and five
more in the top 10, while Lynch has also seen
success at No. 1 with singles Where Its At
(Yep, Yep) and Hell of a Night.

Banda MS The Latin Grammy winners

performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at El

Paso County Coliseum 4100 E. Paisano.
Tickets: $46.50, $66.50, $86.50 and $122
(Ticketmaster).

Spring Fling 2016 Grammy-nominated

rock band Cage the Elephant headlines the

modern alt rock tour at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
March 16, at UTEPs Don Haskins Center,
with Silversun Pickups, Foals and Bear Hands.
Tickets: $29.50 and $39.50 (Ticketmaster).
Cage The Elephants singles include their latest single, Mess Around, as well as the No. 1
alternative hits In One Ear, Cigarette
Daydreams, Back Against The Wall, Shake
Me Down and Come A Little Closer.

Foam Wonderland The Ultimate

Foam Party Experience presents its Force of

Nature Tour at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at

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El Paso County Coliseum, with 3LAU, Kayzo

and Prince Fox. All ages show; 21 and only
over may purchase drinks. Tickets: $15 general
admission, $35 VIP. (Ticketmaster).
Foam Wonderland featuresg lasers and lighting, thunderous bass, and the worlds largest
foam machines. The intense, suds-filled dance
party features top electronic DJs.

Yanni The world music legend and his

world-renowned orchestra will perform audi-

ence favorites from throughout his career as

well as newly reworked arrangements of the
classics 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, at
the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $69.50 and $99.50
(Ticketmaster).
Yanni has accumulated more than 40 platinum
and gold albums, with international sales totaling over 25 million copies, including the 1997
double-platinum Tribute album, which sold
more than a million copies within six weeks of
its release, and 1994s Live at the Acropolis,
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Sesame Street Live Make a New

Friend The Sesame Street Live annual

Easter week shows are March 25-27 at the

Abraham Chavez Theatre. Presented by VEE
Corporation. Showtimes are 2 and 6:30 p.m.
Friday, 10:30, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 2
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15, $25, $32 and $60
(Ticketmaster); all children over age 1 must
purchase ticket. Information: 1-800-745-3000
or sesamestreetlive.com.
VIP Sunny Seat packages available with preshow activities and photo ops with two live
Sesame Street friends, including Elmo. Meet
and Greet activities are one hour before showtime; cameras welcome.
Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, and their
Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki,
Grovers friend from India, to Sesame Street.
STOMP Jam Theatricals and El Paso Live
present the hit musical at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 30, at the Plaza Theatre.
The eight-member troupe uses everything but
conventional percussion instruments matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans,
Zippo lighters, hubcaps to fill the stage with
magnificent rhythms. Tickets; $37.50-$62.50.
information: 231-1111,
ElPasoLive.com/Broadway or on Facebook at
Broadway in El Paso.

TobyMac The Christian rocker headlines

the Hits Deep Tour is 7 p.m. Sunday, April

3, at UTEPs Don Haskins Center, with Britt
Nicole, Building 429, Colton Dixon, Capital
Kings, Finding Flavor and Hollyn. Presented by
Food for the Hungry. Tickets: $8.25-$62.75
(Ticketmaster).

Ana Gabriel The Latin pop star performs

at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at El Paso County

Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $59, $79
and $99 and $125 (Ticketmaster).
Now age 60, Ana Gabriel began singing at age
6. The Sinaloa native has released nearly 40
albums, three reaching No. 1 on Billboard Latin
Pop charts, as well as seven No. 1 Latin Pop
singles, including Ay Amor, Es Demasiado
Tarde and Quin Como T. She has
received one Grammy nomination for Latin
Pop and four Latin Grammy nominations.

Odin Dupeyron The Mexican director,

actor, producer and speaker presents Esto se

y se los paso al costo at 8 p.m. Saturday, April

9, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $27, $42, $57
and $67 (Ticketmaster).

Old School Jam The Ultimate Old

School Jam is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at

UTEPs Don Haskins Center, featuring Vanilla
Ice, Rob Base, Tone Loc, Coolio,
Grandmasters Furious Five featuring Melle Mel
and Scorpio, Rappers Delight with the original
Wonder Mike and Master Gee, Color Me Badd,
The Jets, Young MC, and Candyman. Lineup
subject to change. Tickets: $32.50 and $53.50.
(Ticketmaster).

53 Million & One Gerardo Jerry

Ascencios one-man show that places viewer

inside the American-Latin experience is 7 p.m.
Friday, April 15, at The Philanthropy Theatre
in the Plaza Annex. Tickets: $21.50
(Ticketmaster).

Fiddler on the Roof UTEP Dinner

Theatre presents celebrated Joseph Stein musical April 15-May 8. Show time is 7 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, Sunday dinner
shows are 2:30 p.m.; non-dinner show Sunday
1:30 p.m.; matinee dates to be announced.
Tickets: $31.50-$44.50 dinner shows; $17.50$27.50 non-dinner matinees. Information: 7476060 or utep.edu/udt.
Carrie Underwood The multiple

Grammy Award winning country pop singer

fame presents her Storyteller Tour at 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 16, at NMSUs Pan American
Center in Las Cruces, with opening acts Easton
Corbin and the Swon Brothers. The performance will be a 360-degree experience in the
round. Tickets: $40.50 and $70.50.
(Ticketmaster).

Cirque Zuma Zuma Mimbres Region

Arts Council (MRAC) presents the Africanstyle Cirque du Soleil at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
April 16, at WNMUs Fine Arts Auditorium, as
part of its Performance Series Tickets: $20
($15 members; $5 students, children).
Information: (575) 538-2505, or
mimbresarts.org.

Felipe Esparza Latin Comedy Jam pres-

ents Esparzas comedy show at 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 16, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $22, $29, $35 and $45
(Ticketmaster).
Esparza is known for his wild hair and oftenimitated phrase, Whats up, fool? His earned
his the 2010 top prize in NBCs Last Comic
Standing.

Tim Hawkins One of the top family-

friendly comedians comes to El Paso at 6 p.m.

Sunday, April 17, at Abraham Chavez Theatre,
with special guest Bob Smiley. Tickets: $24.50,
$34.50 and $54.50. VIP seating is $43.50 and
$73.50 (Ticketmaster).

Volbeat The Danish heavy metal band,

performs at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 25, at the

Abraham Chavez Theatre with opening acts,
fellow rockers Black Stone Cherry and Monster
Truck. Tickets: $40.25 to $57.25
(Ticketmaster).
The group includes Rob Caggiano of Anthrax
fame.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor

Dreamcoat Jam Theatricals and El Paso

Live conclude its 12th Broadway in El Paso season with the landmark Tim Rice and Andrew
Lloyd Webber musical reimagining of the
Biblical story of Joseph, his 11 brothers and the
coat of many colors at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
April 26, at The Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $40-

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$65. Information: 231-1111,

ElPasoLive.com/Broadway or on Facebook at
Broadway in El Paso.

Jeff Dunham The comedian/ventriloquist

performs his Perfectly Unbalanced

International Tour at 7 p.m. Monday, May 2, at
NMSUs Pan American Center. Tickets: $34.50
to $44.50. (Ticketmaster).

Old Dominion The modern country band

at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Tricky
Falls, 209 S. El Paso. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $21; available online at ticketfly.com.

Pentatonix The Grammy Award winning

a capella groups World Tour 2016 is 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 5, at NMSUs Pan American
Center, with special guest Us The Duo, launching their groundbreaking #6SecondCovers.
Tickets: $35.50, $42.50, and $49.50
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-1420.
Celtic Woman: Destiny Tour The

World Music Artists return to El Paso at 7:30

p.m. Friday, May 13, at The Plaza Theatre, celebrating Ireland and the Celtic heritage through
traditional Irish anthems, pop standards and
original music. Tickets: $49 and $75
Ticketmaster). Information: celticwoman.com

The Cure The legendary gothic new wave

band returns to El Paso at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
May 17, at UTEPs Don Haskins Center, with
special guest The Twilight Sad. Tickets: $19.25,
$49.25, $59.25 and $69.25 (Ticketmaster).

Caifanes The Spanish Language rock band

from Mexico City presents its Gira USA 2016
tour at 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, at El Paso
County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets:
$36.50, $56.50, 66.50 and $86.50
(Ticketmaster).
Scorpions The heavy metal legends per-

form at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at UTEPs

Don Haskins Center. Tickets: 49.50, $59.50,
$69.50 and $84.50.

Neon Desert Music Festival Tickets

are now on sale for the 6th annual music festival 3 p.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday,
May 28-29 on three stages in Downtown El
Paso, from Cleveland Square to San Jacinto
Plaza. Two-day general admission tickets: $99
two-day pass; VIP tickets a $250; available
online at neondesertmusicfestival.com.
Downtown Street Festival The

StreetFest encompasses the entire El Paso

Convention Center area, with stages of live
music including the main stage, rock stage and
Latin stage, food, games 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday
and Saturday, June 17-18. Early bird ticket
prices (through April 1): $20 single day; $35
combo; $100 VIP (Ticketmaster). Information:
544-9550 or klaq.com.
This years Main Stage headliners are Seether
on Friday and the Goo Goo Dolls on Saturday.

The Piano Guys The Piano Guys bring

their highly original blend of classical music with

pop to El Paso at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2,
at Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $49.50,
$59.50 and $69.50

Man The Guadalajara-based rock band

performs Wednesday, Sept. 28, at UTEPs

Don Haskins Center. Man, winner of both
Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, has a
career spanning more than three decades.
Tickets: $44.25, $69.25, $94.25, $144.25 and
$169.25(Ticketmaster).

March 2016

Venues & series

Lowbrow Palace 111 E. Robinson.

Doors open at 9 p.m. (show time at 10 p.m.).
Concerts are all ages, unless otherwise listed.
Tickets are regularly $3 more for ages 16-20.
Tickets: $10-$12, unless otherwise listed.
Online tickets at lowbrowpalace.com.
DRI The hardcore punk band (Dirty
Rotten Imbeciles) performs Friday, Feb. 26.
Tickets: $13-$15.
Autolux The LA-based rock trio performs
Thursday, March 17. Admission free with
RSVP.
Policia The American synthpop and alternative rock band performs Sunday, March 20.
Admission is free with RSVP.
French Horn Rebellion The electro rock
duo performs at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21,
with Mystery Skulls.
Luke Rathbone and Alex Calder The New
York musician and Canadian singer/songwriter
perform Thursday, March 24. Tickets: $10$12.
Matthew Logan Vasquez The founder of
the folk rock band Delta Spirit performs
Tuesday, March 29, with Reverend Baron.
Tickets: $8-$10.
Acid Mothers Temple The Japanese psychedelic band performs Friday, April 15.
Tickets: $10-$12.
Mesa Music Hall 4151 N. Mesa.

Concerts are all ages shows, unless listed otherwise, with $3 surcharge for those under age
21. Tickets for some performances available on
eventful.com or holdmyticket.com.
Information: 599-8585 or on Facebook at Mesa
Music Hall.
Rapper J.K. The Reaper performs at 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 26, with Dreamcoast, Quiet Side,
Slow Movement, Young Jet, Vee Aye and Dxrty
Bxrd. Tickets: $10.
Papa Joes Rock & Roll Showcase is Saturday,
Feb. 27, with several live bands. Admission via
donation at the door.
Folk, surf band The Outer Vibe performs at
7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28. Tickets: $5.
Shattered Sun performs at 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, March 2, with Darkness Divided,
Andromeda Theory and Antimatter. Tickets:
$8 in advance; $10 at the door.
Portland psychedelic rocker band Back Pussy
performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 10.
2 Mex performs at 9 p.m. Saturday, March
12, with special guest MegaNoke and other
performers. Tickets: $8/$12. Age 18 and older
admitted.
Hail the Sun performs Monday, March 14,
with A Lot Like Birds, The Ongoin Concept
and Stolas.
South Side Suicide Tour featuring Pouya, Fat
Nick, The Buffet Boys and The Suidice Boys is
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. Tickets: $20$40.
Rock band Citizen performs Sunday, March
20, with Turnover, Sorority Noise and Milk
Teeth. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets: $14/$16.
Metal band Hemlock performs at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23, with opening band
Ektomorf. Tickets: $10; age 18 and older welcome.
Brazilian Metal band JackDevils first North
American Tour is 8 p.m. Wednesday, March
30. Tickets: $5.
Dawn of Ashes album release show is 9 p.m.
Friday, May 13. Age 18 and older admitted.
Tickets: $15; VIP packages offered.

Tricky Falls 209 S. El Paso. All shows are

all-ages, unless listed otherwise. Listings also
cover shows in Bowie Feathers. Information:

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351-9909 Online tickets at trickyfalls.com and

ticketfly.com.
Advance tickets for some shows available at
Tricky Falls or Bowie Feathers, All That Music
and Video, Eloise and 7th Layer.
The March Divide 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26,
with Alabama Deathwalk and Emily Davis.
Admission is free.
Koffin Kats - The Return of Tommy Koffin
The psychobilly band performs at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 1, in Bowie Feathers, with
Henchmen, Gamblers Mark and Speed Kings.
Tickets: $15.
Atmosphere The hip-hop due performs at
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, with special
guest Welcome to Texas. Tickets: $25.
The Maine The Arizona rock band per-

forms at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5. Tickets:

$15-$18.
Sumerian Records 10 year Tour featuring
metal band Born of Osiris is 6:30 p.m. Monday,
March 7, with Veil of Maya, After the Burial,
Erra and Bad Omens. Tickets: $18-$20.
Gary Clark Jr. The Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and virtuoso guitarist
brings his The Rise of Sonny Boy Slim Tour
to El Paso Tuesday, March 8. Tickets: $30.
Electric Six performs 8 p.m. Sunday, March
13, with Parlour Tricks and The Brothers
Collective. Tickets: $14.
The Queers The punk legends perform
Monday, March 14, with Dubois, The Glitter
Tacos and Tantos Muertos.
LE1F The rapper performs at 9 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15. Tickets: $12.
Silverstein The bands 2016 USA Tour is
6:40 p.m. Thursday, March 17, with special

guest Being As An Ocean, Emarosa, Coldrain

and Rarity. Tickets: $20.
Atreyu The California metal trailblazers
perform at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, with
Devil You Know, From Ashes to New and
Cane Hill. Tickets: $20-$25
Hibou The Seattle musician performs at 9
p.m. Sunday, March 20, in Bowie Feathers.
Admission: $8.
Prayers The Cholo-goth pioneers perform
at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 20. Tickets: $12-$15.
Wolfmother The Australian rockers presents their Gypsy Caravan Tour Monday, March
21. Tickets: $22.50.
Amon Amarth The death metal band performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 9, with
Entombed A.D. and Exmortus. Tickets: $22.50$25.
Beach House The duo performs at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13. Tickets: $25.
Ghost The Swedish metal band perform
at 7 p.m. Friday, April 22. Tickets; $20 ($250
VIP).
Boris The British rockers perform at 7
p.m. Sunday, May 1. Tickets: $13-$15.
Old Dominion The modern country band
performs at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4.
Tickets: $21.

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo. Shows

begin at 7 p.m., unless otherwise listed.
Premier show tickets; $20-$40, unless otherwise listed Information: (575) 437-2202 or
flickingercenter.com.
Premier shows:
Sons of the Pioneers The celebrated
Texas music band featuring Roy Dusty
Rogers Jr. performs Friday, March 11.
For more than 75 years the Sons of the
Pioneers have proudly performed the music of
the American West. Now they are joined by
the son of founding member Roy Rogers.
Carmen State Street Ballet presents the
ballet inspired by Bizets popular score
Tuesday, March 15. This original full-length
production retells the tale of the magnetically
beautiful gypsy and her desperate over in a
contemporary ballet style that weaves together
both classical and modern influences.
Barrage 8 The re-imagining of the string
octet with four violins, two violas, cello and
double bass is Saturday, April 2. Barrage 8 is
the latest project from John Crozman, Dean
Marshall and Tony Moore, the original creators
of the hit show Barrage.
Richter Uzur Duo The celebrated duo of
Viktor Uzur and Brad Richter performs
Monday, April 11. The duo plays a whimsical
mashed-up blend of classical, world, and rock
music. Both are master musicians who began
their global solo careers in rock bands Uzur
(cello) as an electric guitarist and Richter (guitar) as a guitarist and singer. Uzur trained at the
Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and
Richter at the Royal College of Music in
London. Tickets: $10-$30.
Cirque Zuma Zuma The Flickinger closes
its Premier Season with the ultimate African
circus Tuesday, April 19. The show is billed as
the ultimate source for all music, dance and
ritual for all humanity.
Other shows:
The annual COPE Benefit is Saturday, Feb.
27.
The Alamogordo High School Choir performance is 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3.
Desert Heat Classic Natural Bodybuilding
Competition and Amateur Pro-Qualifier begins
at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, with evening
finals at 5 p.m. Tickets: $10 morning; $20 finals.
Free for ages 18 and younger.

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Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and

Casino Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8

p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Tickets sold

through Ticketmaster. Information: 1-877-2775677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
Cole Swindell The country singer known
for hits like Let Me See Ya Girl performs
Saturday, Feb. 27. Tickets: $40-$80.
Shinedown The American rock band performs Saturday, March 12. Tickets: $30-$65.
Randy Houser The country star performs
Friday, March 18. Tickets: $30-$80.
Kansas The classic rock band performs
Saturday, March 19. Tickets: $30-$75.
Chris Janson The folk/country star performs Friday, April 8. Tickets: $25-$55.
3 Doors Down The popular alternative
rock band performs Saturday, April 9. Tickets:
$40-$130.

Spencer Theater for Performing Arts

Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about 12

miles north of downtown Ruidoso).
Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872
or spencertheater.com.
Pre-show buffets are served at 5 p.m.; cost is
$20.
Zepparella: A Tribute to Led Zepplin
The all female Zeppelin powerhouse is 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27. Tickets: $20-$30.
Jack Ingram The Texas singer-songwriter
and his 3-man band perform at 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 12,. Ingram shares his hit
country ballads like Barefoot & Crazy,
Barbie Doll, Free and Measure of a Man.
Tickets: $32-$49.
Women of Ireland The night of Irish music
is 7 p.m. Saturday, March 19. An Irish company of 20 performs a night of Celtic music, song
and step-dance with aerial artistry and special
guest Anthony Fallon, the former lead of
Riverdance. Tickets: $39-$79.
Saturday Night Fever The iconic musical
returns at 7 p.m. April 3. Tickets: $39-$75.
Guitars On Fire: The Alex Fox Experience
Guitar Virtuoso Alejandro Alex Fox performs at 7 p.m. April 9. Fox performs classical
and flamenco guitar in a program featuring his
band of guitars, bass and percussion. Tickets:
$39-$75.

NM Tech Performing Arts Series

Performances are 7:30 p.m. at New Mexico
Techs Macey Center in Socorro, N.M. All seats
general admission. Information: nmtpas.org.
State Street Ballet presents Carmen
Thursday, March 10, mixing familiar storylines,
dance and multimedia visuals. Tickets: $20 ($18
seniors, $10 youth).
Presidential Chamber Music Series IV: Piano
Trios performance is Monday, March 21. Willy
Sucre, viola Jerilyn Jorgensen, violin and Cullan
Bryant, piano, perform Mendelssohn: Trio for
Violin, Viola and Piano in C minor and Brahms:
Trio for Violin, Viola and piano in E flat Op. 40.
Admission is free.
Barrage 8 is Friday, April 1. The latest project of creators of the hit show Barrage features
all the instruments in the modern string family.
Tickets: $20 ($18 seniors, $10 youth).
Cirque Zuma Zuma is Friday, April 15. The
African-style Cirque du Soleil brings African
dance, acrobats, done and more with live musical accompaniment. Tickets: $20 ($18 seniors,
$10 youth).
Santa Fe Opera Apprentices on Tour perform Friday, April 29, with
works from popular operas and musicals, and,
an original one-act operetta. Admission is free;
optional Night at the Opera Dinner prior to the
concert offered for separate cost.

March 2016

 Friday, March 18: Aaron Einhouse

Saturday, March 19: Black Lillies
Friday, March 25: South Austin Moonlighters
Saturday, March 26: Mainstreet.

Hanks Jazz Festival The annual festival

runs all day Thursday through Saturday, March

3-5, in the Hanks High School auditorium, 2100
Lee Trevino Regional middle and high school
students will perform throughout the festival,
with guest artists Carl Saunders, trumpet; and
Doug Webb, saxophone. Audience admission is
free. Information: 434-9700 or hanksband.com.
The final concert and awards ceremony begin
at 7 p.m. Saturday.

NMSU Jazz Festival The 47th annual

music festival is March 9-10 on the NMSU

campus, with featured artist Clay Jenkins.
Performances are 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the
NMSU Fulton Bistro, and 7:30 p.m. Thursday
at Atkinson Music Recital Hall. Information:
(575) 646-2421 or music.nmsu.edu.
The festival is an educationally based event
that invites hundreds of young jazz musicians
on campus for two days of concerts and clinics.

Marfa Myths Ballroom Marfa hosts the

cultural program, curated by New York based

music label Mexican Summer, March 10-13 at
various venues with artists and musicians from
within and outside of the labels roster working
creatively and collaboratively across music, film,
and visual arts contexts. Tickets, full schedule:
mexicansummer.com or ballroommarfa.org.
Information: (432) 729-3600. Events include:
A concert with Parquet Courts, No Age,
Quilt with Mary Lattimore, Sheer Mag, Connan
Mockasins Wet Dream, and Emitt Rhodes in
his first live show since 1973, is Saturday,
March 12, at The Capri, 603 W. San Antonio.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets: $25.
Marfa Myths and Judd Foundation will partner for a Saturday afternoon performance of a
site-specific work by New York artist and
turntablist Maria Chavez at The Block, Judds
residence and studio in Marfa.
Films and music featuring Dungen and Raum
are Sunday, March 13, at Crowley Theater, 98
S. Austin. Doors open at 2 p.m. Tickets: $10.

Robotic Stimulus 2016 Tour

Cannabidroids & Coloring Electric Like perform an evening of electro punk, funky hip hop
with shoegaze rock swag and downtempo electronic ambience 8 p.m. to midnight
Wednesday, March 16, at Rock House Cafe &
Gallery 400 W. Overland, with special guests
Fuya Radio Born Sinners. Admission is free.
Information: 633-4754 or on Facebook at
Immaculate Flave.

St. Patricks music festival The Hoppy

Monk, 4141 N. Mesa, hosts its annual all-day

bash 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday, March 17,
with area bands performing throughout both
days. Information: 307-3263 or thehoppymonk.com.

Music series

Speaking Rock Entertainment Center

122 S. Pueblo Rd. Live music nightly. Age 18

and older welcome. Admission is free, unless
otherwise listed. Information: 860-7777 or
speakingrockentertainment.com. Free entry.
Latin musician Julieta Venegas performs at
7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29. Admission is free.
Let It Rawk, celebration the hair metal era is
8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, features former
Warrant frontman Jaime St. James on vocals,
Dokkens Sean McNabb on bass, Strypers Oz
Fox on lead guitar, Jeff Duncan from Armored
March 2016

Saint on lead guitar.

Rockers Drowning Pool performs at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 13. Admission is free.
Tribute bands are 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and
Saturdays:
March 3: The Who Generation, (The Who.
March 10: Blue Collar Men, (Styx)
March 12: Paradise City, (Guns N Roses)
March 17: Garth Guy, (Garth Brooks)
March 19: Mtley Inc., (Mtley Cre)
March 24: Space Oddity, David Brightons
Tribute to David Bowie
March 26: Ozzmania (Ozzy Osbourne)
March 31: Tennessee River (Alabama)
April 2: Sanctuary (Iron Maiden).

Every Other Tuesday Doa Ana Arts

Council hosts a variety of musical performances
6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday at the historic
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, Las
Cruces. Admission is free. Information: (575)
6403.
March 1: Rudy Wood and Tularosa Basin
Music Union, Texas style country music.
March 15: Derrick Harris Band.
March 29: Gold-Hearted Crows, original
folk rock jams.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

The racetrack and casino, 1200 Futurity Dr. (at
Sunland Park Drive), Sunland Park, N.M. Offers
live entertainment at on select dates. No cover.
Information: (575) 874-5200 or SunlandPark.com.
Free live music is 9 p.m. Fridays, featuring
Latin and regional music and Saturdays featuring rock and pop variety. Mariachi music is 5
p.m. Sundays.
Free performances by tribute bands featured
9 p.m. Saturdays in March:
March 5: U2 Tribute Band With or Without
U2
March 12: Foreigner Tribute, Double
Vision
March 26: Journey Tribute. San Antonio
Lights.

Folk Fury KTEP, 88.5 FM, features three

hours of acoustic and folk music with an

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

El Paso Comic Strip 1201 Airway.

Shows are at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,

8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and
7:30 p.m. Sunday. Ticket prices vary; VIP
booths are $10 more per tickets; available at
ticketweb.com.
Information, reservations: 779-LAFF (5233),
laff2nite.com or on Facebook at El Paso Comic
Strip.
Feb. 24-28: Eric Schwartz, aka Smoothie,
YouTube and MTV star, with feature act
Theodore M.E. Taylor.
March 2-6: Joey Medina from the original
Latin Kings of Comedy, with feature act Brian
McDaniel
March 9-13: Drew Thomas, with feature act
Mia Jackson.
March 16-20: John Tole, from the Oddball
Comedy Tour, with feature act Pat Dean.
March 23-27: Co-headliners Sean Grant and
Renard Hirsch.
March 30-April 3: Rick Gutierrez of Gabriel

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Live Music at Sombra Antigua

Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery, 430 La
Via Road (off NM 28 between markers 8 and
9), in Chamberino, N.M. hosts free live music
2:30 to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Food
trucks available most Saturdays; bring a picnic
basket Sunday. Information: (915) 241-4349 or
sombraantigua.com.

Ardovinos Live Music Ardovinos

Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Dr. in Sunland
Park, hosts live music at 7;30 p.m. every Friday
and Saturday. Information: (575) 589-0653.

La Parada The monthly grassroots event

celebrating local culture and lifestyles is the first
Friday of the month at 501 Bar and Bistro in
the San Carlos Building, 501 Texas. February
event to be announced. Information: 351-6023
or on Facebook at laparadaep.
Railroad Blues 504 W. Holland, Alpine,

Texas. Most performances begin at 10 p.m.

Admission varies. Information: (432) 837-3103
or railroadblues.com.
Thursday, Feb. 25: Shane Smith and The
Saints
Friday, March 4: The Warhorses
Saturday, March 5: Abe Mac Bane
Thursday, March 10: Eric Sommers
Saturday, March 12: Brick Floyd (Pink Floyd
Tribute)
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To El Paso With Love El Paso Youth

Ballet hosts its 8th annual benefit performance

Feb. 27-28 at El Paso Conservatory of Dance,
1060 Doniphan Park Circle, Suite H.
Performance is 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30
p.m. Sunday, featuring segments from
Coppelia, Paquita and original new works.
Wine, cheese and pastries served. Admission:
$10. Information: 760-6062 or
epyouthballet.com.

City Flashdance The UTEP Golddiggers

host the annual dance spectacular showcasing
the citys best dance groups at 2 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 28, at UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium.
Admission: $8.50 (Ticketmaster).

We are One, Dance One Drum

The 9th annual student dance and drumming

showcase featuring Susan Jewell, Karuna
Warren and Terry Alvarez is 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 12, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces, highlighting the
talent of local dance troupes in the New
Mexico, Texas and Chihuahua area, and celebrating the variety of philosophies and styles in
belly dance. Tickets: $10. Information: (575)
639-1616 or mail4jewell@yahoo.com.

Contra Dance The Southern New

Mexico Music and Dance Societys Holiday

contra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday,
March 18, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251
Calle de Santiago in Las Cruces, with music by
the Muletones from Dell City with guest caller
Melanie Axel-Lute from South Orange, N.J.
The dance begins with beginners lessons at
7:30 p.m.; no partner needed. Cost: $6 ($4
youth; $15 family). Information: (575) 522-1691
or snmmds.org.

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Iglesias Stand Up Revolution, with feature act

Matt Golightly

Adal Ramones The Mexican comedian

and TV-host bring his hilarious act to El Paso at

8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at The Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $39.50, $49.50, $59.50 and
$69.50 (Ticketmaster).

Bob & Tom Show Comedy Tour The

friends of nationally syndicated hit radio program perform at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 27, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Main, in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall.
Spotlighting some of Bon and Toms favorite
comedians, the lineup features Jeff Dye, Dave
Dyer, Greg Hahn and Costaki Economopoulos.
Tickets: $33 for the first 8 rows on the Main
Floor reserved seats; $28 for the back Main
Floor and Balcony reserved seats.
Recommended for age 18 and older.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or
RioGrandeTheatre.com.

Laughterhours Trivia Challenge

Laughterhours Comedy hosts weekly trivia
challenge nights hosted by local comedians at
various venues in El Paso. The shows are set
up in a live video game format. Recurring
schedule subject to change. Admission is free,
unless otherwise listed. Some events are for
ages 21 and older; see calendar for details,
updates: laughterhourscomedy.com.
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The contra dances are old-time dances done

in long lines, accompanied by live music and
callers.

El Paso Youth Ballet Opening Night

Gala The ballets first Opening Night Gala

is 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday,

April 2-3, at UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium,
with excerpts from the classical ballets, Swan
Lake and Don Quixote. El Paso Youth Ballet
will also be dancing an original piece choreographed by invited guest from the Human
Nature Contemporary Ballet Company. Cost:
$20 ($10 children 10 and under). Information
760-6062 or epyouthballet.com.

Big Band Dance Club The club spon-

sors dances 8 to 10 p.m. selected Thursdays or

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

Saturday Night Milonga Paso Del

Norte Tango Club hosts milongas 8 to 11 p.m.

Saturdays, at Sunland Dance Studio, 1769
Victory Lane, Sunland Park. Dancers Studio,
111 Rio Flor, beginning with an easy lesson and
ends with a challenge step. Party starts at 9
p.m. No partner needed. Cost: $8 (includes
free lesson, free beverages and party).
Information: pasodelnortetangoclub.com or
facebook.com/TangoEP.
ed and unpredictable live stand up comedy
showcase 10 to 11 p.m. Wednesdays, at Craft
House Pub & Grub, that incorporates elements
of improv and live to music. Information: (620)
204-0745.
Brains & Brews Trivia Challenges are 8:30
p.m. Tuesdays, at Barman Bistro, 4130 N.
Mesa; and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Craft Hour
Pub & Grub.
LaughterHours Trivia Challenge is 8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays at Funkmeyers Rec Room, 1506 Lee
Trevino, and Trivia Game Show is 8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, at Jacks Beach House, 11240
Montwood.
Karaoke Superstar at 9 p.m. Wednesdays at
Funkmeyers and Jacks Bach House; and 9:30
p.m. Thursdays at Pint & Peanut, 518 W San
Antonio.

Felipe Esparza Latin Comedy Jam presents Esparzas comedy show at 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 16, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $22, $29, $35 and $45
(Ticketmaster)

Tim Hawkins One of the top family-

friendly comedians comes to El Paso at 6 p.m.

Sunday, April 17, at Abraham Chavez Theatre,
with special guest Bob Smiley. Tickets: $24.50,
$34.50 and $54.50. VIP seating is $43.50 and
$73.50 (Ticketmaster).

El Paso Improv League Live, unscripted comedy is offered at 9 p.m. Thursdays, at

the Pizza Joint, 500 N. Stanton. Information:
261-4060 or facebook.com/elpasoimprovleague.

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El Paso Rhinos - El Pasos Junior League ice

hockey team home games are at Sierra

Providence Events Center, next to the
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Regular game time
is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets; $20 glass seats; $15 center
line; $10 bluelines; $5 general admission. information: 479-PUCK (7825) or
elpasorhinos.com.
Upcoming home games:
Feb. 26-28: Oklahoma City Blazers
March 4-6: Springfield Express.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park. Live racing

season runs through April 19. Post time is
1:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and
Tuesday. Nine races held each race day.
General admission and parking are free.
Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunlandpark.com.
The annual G3 Sunland Derby is and Sunland
Park Oaks are Sunday March 20.
Other races that day are the Bill Thomas
Memorial Stakes, Harry Henson Handicap,
New Mexico Breeders Derby, New Mexico
Breeders Oaks and La Coneja Stakes.
Handicap and stakes races:
Saturday, March 5: Mesilla Valley Speed
Handicap
Saturday, March 12: West Texas Maturity
Saturday, March 19: New Mexico State
University
Saturday, April 2: West Texas Derby

El Paso Senior Games City of El Paso

Parks and Recreation Departments annual

games for those age 50 and older run through
May 18 at various locations, Sponsored by
United Healthcare and Urgent Care Home
Heath Inc. All participants have a chance to
qualify for the Texas State Senior Games.

March 2016

UTEP Tennis UTEPs home tennis

Registration: $15 for two events, plus $5 for

each additional event; $45 for all events;
includes game t-shirt. Information, registration:
544-0753 elpasotexas.gov/parks.
The awards banquet is 6 p.m. Wednesday,
May 18, at Hilos de Plata Senior Center, 4451
Delta. Cost: $6.
Table Tennis is 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at
Table Tennis Club, 2727 Wyoming.
Swimming is 8 a.m. Saturday, March
5,Memorial Aquatic Center, 3251 Copper.
Huachas (Washers) is 9 a.m. Tuesday, March
8, Memorial Senior Center, 1800 Byron.
Race Walk is 8 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at
Eastwood (Album) Park, 3001 Parkwood.
Horseshoes are 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 15,
Eastside Senior Center, 3200 Fierro.
Pickle Ball is 9 a.m. Saturday, March 19,
Gary del Palacio Recreation Center, 3001
Parkwood.
Golf is 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, at
Ascarate Park Golf Course, 6900 Delta.
Basketball is 9 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at Don
Haskins Recreation Center, 7400 High Ridge.
Volleyball is 9 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at Don
Haskins Recreation Center.
Bowling is 9 a.m. Monday, April 4, at Bowl
El Paso, 11144 Pellicano.

Monster Jam The Monster Truck Show is

7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 56, at Sun Bowl Stadium. Tickets: $12
(Ticketmaster). Information: monsterjam.com.

Padres vs. Chihuahuas The San Diego

Padres and the El Paso Chihuahuas will host a

spring training exhibition game at 6:35 p.m.
Thursday, March 31, at Southwest University
Park in Downtown El Paso. Ticket information:
533-BASE or epchihuahuas.com.
The exhibition will be the first visit to El Paso
by a Major League team since the Arizona
Diamondbacks played a split-squad contest at
Cohen Stadium on March 27, 2003.
Fans can dine with players and coaches of the
Chihuahuas and San Diego Padres at the First
Pitch Luncheon to benefit YMCA of El Paso and
the Chihuahuas Foundation 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. that day. Tickets: $125. A limited number
of tables will feature a Chihuahuas or Padres
player or coach on a first come first serve basis.
Reservations: Nick Seckerson, 242-2008 or
EPChihuahuas.com.
The luncheon will include question and
answer segments featuring the El Paso
Chihuahuas broadcaster, Tim Hagerty, other
guests to be announced, and an auction.
The El Paso Chihuahuas 2016 season runs
April 15-Sept. 5.

College sports

UTEP Mens Basketball - The Miners final

home game of the regular season is 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, vs. UTSA at the Don
Haskins Center.. Tickets: $8-$50
(Ticketmaster).Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.

El Paso Scene

matches are at El Paso Tennis Club, 2510 N.

St. Vrain (in Arroyo Park). Matches begin at 11
a.m., unless listed otherwise. Admission is free.
Information: 747-5347 or utepathletics.com.
Saturday, April 16: New Mexico
UTEP takes on New Mexico State University
Saturday, March 5 in Las Cruces, and
Wednesday, April 6, at El Paso Tennis Club.

UTEP Softball The Miners softball teams

home games are at UTEPs Helen of Troy

Complex. All games are doubleheaders, unless
listed otherwise. Information: 747-5347 or
utepathletics.com.
4 p.m. Wednesday, March 2: Mount St.
Marys.
1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15: New Mexico
1 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday, March
19-20: Louisiana Tech (doubleheader Saturday
only)
Noon, Monday, March 21: Missouri
1 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday, April 2-3:
UTSA (doubleheader Saturday only)

Springtime Track Invitational The

annual UTEP spring field and track meet is all

day Saturday, March 26, at Kidd Field. The
event features mens and womens college
teams as well as the top qualifying high school
athletes from the region. Information: 7475812 or utepathletics.com.

Tejanos baseball The Tejanos of El Paso

Community College doubleheader games are

noon Friday and Saturday. Home games are at
the Valle Verde Campus Baseball Field, off
Hunter. Admission is free. Information: 8312275.
March 18-19: New Mexico Military Institute
April 1-2: Luna Community College

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Tejanas softball - The EPCC Tejanas home
games are at the Valle Verde Softball Field.
Admission is free. Information: 831-2275 or
epcc.edu/Athletics. Softball office: 831-2367.
March 25-26: Frank Phillip College. Game
time is 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Both days
are doubleheaders.

NMSU Womens Basketball Home

games are at Pan Am Center in Las Cruces.

Game time is 2 p.m. Ticket information: (575)
646-1447 or nmstatesports.com. Saturday,
March 5: UT Rio Grande Valley

NMSU Mens Baseball The Aggies

home games are at Presley Askew Complex,

Locust and Stewart, Las Cruces. Game time is
6 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.
Sunday, unless listed otherwise. Ticket information: (575) 646-4126 or nmstatesports.com.
Feb. 26-28: Maine. Doubleheader Saturday.
March 5-6: Stephen F. Austin.
Doubleheader Saturday.

NMSU Womens Softball Home

games at New Mexico State Softball Complex,

Locust and Stewart, Las Cruces. Ticket information: (575) 646-4126 or nmstatesports.com.
4 p.m. Tuesday, March 1: Mount St. Marys
(doubleheader).
5 p.m. Tuesday, March 8: New Mexico.

Bicycling

The TriFecta Omnium The Las

Cruces/Hillsboro, N.M. cycling event is

Saturday and Sunday, March 5-6, with a time
trial and criterium Saturday and road race
Sunday. Fees: $15 for time trial, $20 for criterium and $35 for road race ($60 for all three);
late fee after March 2. Information, registration
newmexicosportsonline.com or
ziavelocycling.com. USAC license required; no
race day registration.
Saturdays events begin on REA Road in Las
Cruces. Time Trial course is out and back on a
frontage road for 20K, and the criterium
course is a flat, square 1-mile circuit located
close to the time trial course.
Sundays race starts in Hillsboro toward Lake
Valley and returns to Hillsboro, then finishes
with 9 miles uphill to Kingston. Distance is 35
or 53 miles depending on category.

Coyote Classic XC Mountain Bike

Race The annual race, starting the New

Mexico Off Road Series, is 9 a.m. Sunday, April

3, at Franklin Mountains State Parks Round
House (Bowen Ranch), off Martin Luther King
Jr. Categories for expert, sport, beginner and
single speed. All racers must have a USAC
License: day license available. Registration starts
at $25. No race day registration. Gate fee at
Round House is $5. Information: 544-2453 or
the-bicycle-company.net.

El Paso Bicycle Club All rides are free

and open to the public; helmets required.

Information: elpasobicycleclub.com. Ride
schedule at meetup.com/elpasobicycleclub.
Repeat riders are encouraged to become a
member of the club; dues are $18 a year or
$25 per family ($30/$40 for two years). Join at
elpasobicycleclub.com.

EP Cyclists The bicycle group offers rides

for all levels. Weekend rides offer options of

various paces and distances. Starting times and
locations are posted at facebook.com/epcyclist.
For more information: Manny Valadez, 8612311 or epcyclists.com.

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Ride Your Bicycle El Paso Chucks

Bicycle Repair, 3029 Montana, hosts a variety
of rides free of charge. Information: 791-2006,
zlauser@yahoo.com or Facebook. Helmets
required for all rides.

Recreational sports

Hoops for Charity Montwood High

Schools National Honor Society hosts a basketball camp benefiting Kelly Memorial Food
pantry 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26-27, at the Montwood High
Gym, 12000 Montwood, for boys and girls 813. Registration: $20; includes the camp experience, t-shirt and lunch for Saturday.
Participants should bring snacks and water for
both days. Concessions available for purchase.
Information: 920-3301.

Disc Golf Ice Bowl El Paso Disc Golf

Club will hold its 2nd annual El Paso Ice Bowl

Saturday, Feb. 27, at Lionel Forti Park, 1225
Giles. First round of tournament begins at 10
a.m., second round at about 1 p.m. All levels of
players welcome. Entry fee is $10 (children
free). Proceeds go to El Pasoans Fighting
Hunger. Information: El Paso Disc Golf on
Facebook.

Greater El Paso Tennis Association

GEPTA announces its spring tournaments and
events. Information on GEPTA events, contact
gepta@sbcglobal.net or visit them on Facebook
at Greater El Paso Community Tennis
Association.
The El Paso Tennis Club Spring Tournament
is March 9-13. Deadline to enter is March 6.
Information: Ed Phinney, 532-4373.
The Sun City Junior tournament, is April 912. Volunteers needed. Information: 532-5524
or greatereptennis@gmail.com.
Water Polo Camp City of Las Cruces

Parks & Recreation Departments Water Polo

instructional camps are Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays, March 7-25, at Regional Aquatic
Center, 1401 E. Hadley, for ages 6 to 12.
Camp fee: $20 per person. Information: (575)
541-2782. Camp times are 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
for Guppy) (age 6-9), and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
for Shark (age 10-12).

Archery classes for beginners The

Archers of El Paso Club hosts two-hour supervised shooting classes 9 to 11 a.m. every
Saturday at the Archers of El Paso Range, in
Northeast El Paso off Martin Luther King at
Stan Roberts. Bows and arrows provided for
the seminar. Youth and adults age 7 and older
welcome; parents must be present for kids age
16 and younger. Reservations required; limited
number of spaces available each month. Cost:
$20. Information, reservations: Ricardo Urias,
487-8199 or r.uri2000@yahoo.com.mx (specify name, phone number, age, right or left handed).

XTerrain Scenic Drive Charity Event

K One Fitness hosts the outdoor workout

for all ages 9 to 11 a.m. every Sunday on Scenic
Drive. A portion of the proceeds will benefit
Ronald McDonald House Charities. Parking in
the gravel area at Rim Road and Scenic Drive.
Cost $20 per person (cash only); free for age
12 and younger. Information: (310) 779-2977
or konefit.com.
The group will walk, jog or run back and forth
on Scenic Drive, stopping at workout stations
directed by a fitness trainer. All exercises are
made for any fitness level. Scenic Drive is
closed to motor vehicles on Sunday mornings.
Small children should be pushed in strollers as

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they will not be able to keep up with the

group. Dogs are welcome if they are friendly
and can be controlled at all times.

Motor sports

Southern New Mexico Speedway 11

miles west of Las Cruces exit 132, off I-10.
Take south frontage road to Southern New
Mexico Fairgrounds. Information: 575-5247913 or snmspeedway.com.
Driver appreciation banquet is 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27. Tickets: $30.
The Winter Meltdown XXII is March 10-12,
and the ASCS Southwest Shootout & Fireworks
is April 1-2. Gates open at 5 p.m., racing starts
at 7:45 p.m. General admission: $12 Friday,
$15 Saturday; free for kids 10 and younger;
Family pack $30 Friday, $35 Saturday (two
adults, up to 4 children under 16). Pit passes:
$40 each night.
Weekly racing season runs May 7-Sept. 24.
General admission: $10; free for age 10 and
younger; $25 family pack; $30 pit passes.
Arroyo Seco Raceway The Southern

New Mexico track is located off Hwy 549, off

I-10 at the Akela exit, with drag racing, motorcycle racing, sportscar testing and more. Call
for ticket prices and times. Information: (575)
494-4794 or arroyosecoraceway.com.
Motorcycle Trackdays are Saturday and
Sunday, March 5-6, and Saturday, April 2.
Races are Saturday and Sunday, March 12-13
and April 2-3.
ASR Drag Racing: TNT, Saturday, March 19;
Race Sunday, March 20.

March 2016

Runs and walks

Race for the Cure The 24th annual

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundations

5K Race for the Cure is 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb.
28, at Cohen Stadium in Northeast El Paso.
The fundraiser has is one of the regions biggest
races. Walk-up registration begins at 76 a.m.
Registration/information: 533-4433 or
komenelpaso.org.
The event includes a 5K competitive run, and
5K and 1-mile non-competitive coed run/walk.
Registration: $35 competitive 5K; $30 noncompetitive 5K run/walk; $15 ages 5-12 Kids
for the Cure 5K and 1 mile run/walk.
Sleep In for the Cure donations: $35 (includes
t-shirt and pillow case).

Brain Injury Support Group 5K El

Paso Brain Injury Support Groups 5th annual

5K run 1 mile walk is 9 a.m. Saturday, March
5, at Mentis El Paso, 4360 Doniphan, finishing
up at El Paso Botanical Garden at Keystone
Heritage Park. Registration begins at 8 a.m.
Cost: $25; $30 day of race. Information:
reaceadventuresunlimited.com.

Thunderbird Summit Challenge The

8-mile and 5K run/hike and 1-mile run/walk

benefiting participating Coronado High School
athletic clubs is 7:30 a.m. Saturday, March 5, at
Sabino Segura River Levee Park, near 1000
McNutt Drive in Sunland Park. Cost: $20-$40
depending on course. Online registration at
runsignup.com. Information: 241-1051 or on
Facebook at ThunderbirdSummitChallenge.
The 8-mile trail run/hike (moderate/advanced)
starts from the Rio Grande levee and goes to
the summit of Mt. Cristo Rey.
Packet pickup is noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and
Friday, March 3-4, at the Coronado
Administrative Office Building.

St. Patricks Day 10K Pub Run The

run is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the

Centennial Clubs Sam Adams Pub, Fort Bliss.
All racers receive performance t-shirt; all fishers receive green beads and the; first racer to
cross the finish line in a kilt gets a special prize.
Registration: $10 active duty; $20 all others
through March 9. Information 744-5790. Online
registration at raceroster.com.
Packet pick up and late registration is 1 to
2:30 p.m. at the race site; $10 late fee applies.

Spartyka Wounded Warrior 5K

Spartyka Nation Apparel hosts the USATFsanctioned 5K run and 1-mile fun walk at 8 a.m.
Sunday, March 13, at El Paso Community
College, 9570 Gateway North. T-shirt for the
first 250 registered participants; food and
drinks at the finish line. Registration: $30 per
event. Discount for teams of 10 or more.
Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pick up is noon to 5 p.m. Saturday,
March 12, at Up and Running, 3233 N. Mesa,
and race day packet pick up and registration is
7 to 7:45 a.m. at the race site.

Insane Inflatable 5K The inflatable

obstacle challenge run is Saturday, March 19,

at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta. Waves are every
15 minutes 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Adult and kids
obstacle courses will be set up. No age requirement; but minimum height requirement 42.
Cost: $57 through Feb. 12; $60 Feb. 13March 4; $65 March 5-18: $75 day of event. All
access pass is $100; participants can sign up for
any wave time, even if its full. Team registration available. Spectator admission is free.
Information, registration:
insaneinflatable5k.com/west-texas.

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St. Patricks A.C.T.S. 5K St. Patricks

A.C.T.S. host the competitive 5K run and 1

mile walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at St.
Patrick Cathedral, 1118 N. Mesa. Registration:
$20 ages 15 and older; $15 ages 10 to 14; free
for age 9 and younger. Discount of teams of 10
or more. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pickup is noon to 6 p.m. Friday,
March 18, at Up and Running, 3233 N. Mesa.

Bataan Memorial Death March The

27th annual marathon-length (26.2 miles)

march is 7 a.m. Sunday, March 20, starting at
1318 Aerobee at the White Sands Missile Range
to honor U.S. and Filipino troops captured by
the Japanese in WWII. Marchers should arrive
at 5 a.m.; opening ceremony begins at 6:35
a.m. A 14.2-mile honorary mach also offered.
2016 Sponsor is the VFW.
The 26.2-mile memorial march route starts
on the White Sands main post, crosses hilly
desert terrain, circles a small mountain and
returns to the main post through sandy desert
trails and washes. Elevation ranges from about
4,100 to 5,300 feet.
All registered participants receive a commemorative t-shirt, dog tag, timing chip, certificate,
drawstring sports bag and post-event meal.
Registration is $110 individuals through Feb.
28; $125 Feb. 29-March 12; $500 teams
through Feb. 28; $600 Feb. 29-March 12
(online). Mail-in registration closes March 2. No
late or on-site registration accepted.
Information: (575) 678-4654, (575) 678-1256,
army.bataanrules@mail.mil or bataanquestions@mail.mil. Online registration at bataanmarch.com.
Packet pick up is 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday,
March 18, at the march site.

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Cesar Chavez Memorial 8K The 8K

scholarship run and 1-mile fun walk is 8 a.m.

Sunday, March 20, at Loma Verde Elementary
and Ranchos Del Sol Park
1100-1103 Ted Houghton. Registration
(through Feb 28): $25 through Feb. 28; $30
Feb. 29-March 19; $40 race day. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pick up is noon to 5 p.m. Saturday,
March 19, at Up and Running, 1475 George
Dieter, Suite O.

Tec de Monterrey Leadership Race

Tec de Monterrey Prep School, 5450 Hurd
Place, Suite A, hosts the 1-mile walk and 5K
run at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 26. Registration:
$25 per event; $20 12 and younger. Race day
registration for all runners: $30. Information:
274-5222 or coultercmike@yahoo.com. Online
registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Pre-race packet pick up is noon to 6 p.m.
Friday, March 25, at Up and Running, 1475
George Dieter, Suite O, and 7 to 7:45 a.m. on
race day at the start line.
Mental Health in Motion 5K The 5K

race, 1 mile fun run and kid dash are 9 a.m.

Saturday, April 2, at El Paso Community
Colleges Valle Verde Campus, 919 Hunter.
Registration: $25 per event; $20 per runner for
teams of four or more in the 1 mile; $10 youth
in the 1 mile. Free for age 13 and younger in
the 1 mile and kids dash. Information: Family
Service, 781-9900; Mike Coulter, 274-5222, or
familyserviceofelpaso.org. Registration at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pick up is noon to 5 p.m. Thursday,
March 31, at Up and Running, 3233 N. Mesa,
and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Family
Service, 6040 Surety.

Promise Yourself 5K Cielo Vista

Optimist hosts the 5K race and 1-mile fun run

at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at Ponder Park,
7500 W.H. Burgess. Information: raceadventuresunlimited.com.

Tumbleweed Run The 5K run and 1

mile fun run is Saturday, April 2, at Mesilla

Elementary, 2363 Calle Del Sur in Mesilla. All
skill levels and age groups are welcome. 5K
begins at 9 a.m. with run at 9:30 a.m.
Registration: $25 5K; $10 fun run. Online registration at active.com.

Walk/Run For Literacy EPISD

Education Foundation hosts its 5th annual 5K

race and 1-mile fun run/walk benefiting the
schools literacy development at 8 a.m. Sunday,
April 3, at the Dr. Nixon Elementary School,
11141 Loma Roja. All proceeds go towards
new books and reading materials for students.
Cost: $20 ($15 per person for 10 teams of ten
or more); $25 after March 31. Information:
274-5222, upandrunning.com or raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pick-up is noon to 6 p.m. Saturday,
April 2, at Up and Running, 1475 George
Dieter, Suite O.

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Jackrabbit Classic and Javier Arana Jr.

Memorial The 16th annual trail and road

runs are 8 a.m. Sunday, April 10, at Franklin

Mountain State Park, Tom Mays Unit, off
Transmountain Road. Events include a 7-mile
trail run and a 5K paved road run. Cost: $20
for 5K and $25 for trail run by April 7; $25 for
5K and $30 for trail run April 8-9. No race day
registration. Spectators pay regular $4 park
entrance fee. Information: Chris, 478-5663 or
tpwd.state.tx.us. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.

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ROTC 100th Anniversary Fun Run The ROTC anniversary run is 11 a.m. Saturday,
April 23, at New Mexico State Universitys,
Young Hall, 1300 S. Horseshoe Drive, in Las
Cruces. Registration: $30; free for
JROTC/ROTC cadets. Information: jrotcanniversary.com or active.com.

Lets Do This! EDPA Diabetes

Walk/Run El Paso Diabetes Associations

5K run/walk and 1 mile walk is 8 a.m. April 24,

at The Garden, 511 Western, in Downtown El
Paso. Cost (through April 17): $25 5K, $15
walk, $10 age 12 and younger. Late registration
(April 18-23): $30 5K, $20 walk, $15 age 12
and younger. Group registration deadline is
April 5. Information: 532-6280 or
epdiabetes.org. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.

Insandity Sandbox Sunset Sports presents

the event Saturday, April 30, at the Sandbox,
3631 Gerard (far east El Paso, off Montana).
The 5,000-foot course has more than 5 acres
and 25+ obstacles including mud, fire and
sand. The heats begin at 8 a.m. and run every
hour with a maximum of 20 people per heat.
Food festival with beer and music begins at 6
p.m. Entry fee is $50 ($40 through April 1).
Registration at active.com or Crossfit Tierra,
12828 Montana. Information: sandboxsunsetsports.org.

Winter sports

Public Ice Skating Skating offered at

Sierra Providence Event Center next to the

Coliseum, 4100 Paisano. All ages welcome.
Admission (includes skate rental): $8. Spectator
admission is free. Information: 479-PUCK
(7825) or elpasohockey.org.
Hours are noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays, plus 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays starting,
March 11, and Sundays starting March 13. No
evening skating on game nights.
Skating for Fort Bliss military families is 4 to 5
p.m. Thursdays.

Ski Apache Ruidosos 750-acre ski and

snowboarding area, now in its 51st season, has

11 lifts and 55 trails on the slopes of Sierra
Blanca, with a base elevation of 9,600.
The ski area, if weather permits, is open
through March. The 24-hour Ski Apache Snow
Report number is (575) 257-9001. Information:
(575) 464-3600 or skiapache.com.
Lifts are open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
depending on weather conditions. All-day lift
tickets are $67 ($60 age 60-69; $58 age 13-17;
$47 12 and younger; $56 military and $42 for
military child; free for ages 70 and older.
(Prices slightly higher on peak days). Call or
check website or multiple-day or half-day skiing
prices.
Gondola Rides are $17 ($11 age 6-12; free for
five and younger)
Rental packages available.
The Ski Apache Wind Rider is an hour-long
zip-line adventure that begins at over 11,000
feet, spanning 8,900 feet in three sections,
reaching speeds of up to 65 mph. Cost is $75
for adults, $68 children and senior, $62 military. Minimum age is 10; height and weight limits also apply. Reservations required.

Ski Cloudcroft The southernmost ski

area in the United States is two miles east of

Cloudcroft on U.S. 82, has 26 trails with two
ski lifts, plus a tubing lift, rental shop,
Mustards Last Stand restaurant, vertical drop
700 feet, snowboarding, tubing with elevations
of 8,350 to 9,050 feet. Information/snow conditions: (575) 682-2333, skicloudcroft.net or on
Facebook.
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Mexican revolutionarys
legend lives on in El Paso

Even though Pancho Villas legacy

and legend spanned throughout Mexico
and the rest of the world, Many El Pasoans
have always seemed to have a special connection to this revolutionary figure.
From business names like Pancho Villa
Real Mexican food in East El Paso to the
continued alleged presence of Panchos
trigger finger at Daves Pawn Shop
Downtown, Francisco Villa is still considered a colorful part of the citys history
and culture.
Villa has also been the topic of several
movies, and his El Paso/Juarez connection
was often noted. When the 2003 HBO
original movie And Starring Pancho Villa
as Himself came out featuring Antonio
Banderas as Villa, El Paso was chosen for
a premiere screening before it hit the channels airwaves.
Born Jos Doroteo Arango Armbula in
1878 as the son of a sharecropper family
in the state of Durango, Villa worked various jobs and also was known as a bandit
before taking up the revolutionary cause in
1910. Although he won several key battles
and was given the honorary title of
brigadier general, Villa became an enemy
of Mexican President Victoriano Huerta.
His fame earned him the coverage of such
prominent American journalists as
Ambrose Bierce and John Reed, and
became provisional governor of Chihuahua
in 1913. Within two years, Villa was again
on the run, leading a guerilla army. In
1920 he was granted amnesty and allowed
to retire.
El Paso historian Jackson Polk said Villa
is still remembered because he was a
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major Mexican figure, like Davey Crockett

was in Texas and the rest of the United
States, but Villa was also very fond of
being a celebrity as well.
Villa was very active in a major revolution as a general, and he led many battles.
Pancho was also a publicity hound, so he
sought fame as a movie star for a while,
even staging battles for movie cameras,
Polk said. However, he did earn his fame
during his tenure as a Mexican revolutionary soldier and commander. He supposedly
also fathered many children, so many folks
in the El Paso-Juarez valley may remember him as great-grandpa.
Polk is producer of Capstone
Productions, whose El Paso Gold DVD
series includes various aspects of El Paso
and Southern New Mexico history.
Polk said one of the videos which best
covers El Pasos connection with the revolutionary era is Mexican Revolution Sites
in El Paso, which features fellow historians Leon Metz and Fred Morales touring
downtown El Paso and telling revolution
history stories. Metz and Morales show the
sites where Villa and his followers met to
discuss their strategies or to smuggle arms,
and tell how El Paso mayor Tom Lea Sr.
(father of renowned artist Tom Lea) jailed
both Villas wife, Luz Corral Villa, and his
brother Hipolito after catching them purchasing weapons from an El Paso source.
The result was Villa offering a significant
sum for the capture of Lea dead or alive,
as well as a threat to kidnap one of his
sons.

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Columbus, NM celebrates
100th anniversary of raid

One hundred years ago on March 9,

Francisco Pancho Villa and several
hundred members of his revolutionary
forces attacked the border post of Camp
Furlong in Columbus, N.M.
The raid began well before dawn and
within a few hours, 90 of Villas men
were killed and nearly 20 others were
wounded or captured. On the American
side, eight soldiers from the 13th
Cavalry and ten civilians lay dead, with
eight wounded. The town of Columbus
suffered major damage, including many
homes and businesses destroyed by
fires set by the Villistas. The Mexican
Revolution leader and his men also
seized several horses, mules and supplies.
Some say the raid was retaliation for
the U.S. recognition of the regime of
Mexican President Venustiano
Carranza, or it was simply an attempt to
gain equipment and supplies to carry on
Villas own fight against Carranza.
Villa not only survived that battle, but
also escaped the U.S. efforts to track
him down in the subsequent Punitive
Expedition led by Gen. John J. Black
Jack Pershing that chased Villa and his
men throughout northern Mexico. The
expedition did succeed in killing some
of Villas men and several senior commanders and also provided U.S. forces
with their first use of aircraft in actual
combat conditions.
Villa eventually retired to a hacienda
in the state of Chihuahua, where in
1923, at age 45 while driving into the

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nearby town of Parral on an errand, he

was assassinated by a group of riflemen.
Today, a century after the raid, and
more than 90 years after Villas death,
Pancho Villa is still very much a part of
the border region landscape, living on
as both a figure of history and legend.

Centennial observances
The biggest commemoration will be in
Columbus, where the raid itself took
place, at the annual Camp Furlong Day
at Pancho Villa State Park.
The event is described a binational
friendship event, commemorating the
March 9, 1916 early morning attack on
the village of Columbus and the adjacent military camp by Mexican General
Francisco Pancho Villa and his men.
Although the event draws visitors
from all over the area each year, State
Park Manager John Read said it isnt
just regional visitors fascinated with
Villa.
We have had visitors at the Pancho
Villa State Park exhibit hall from all
over the world who are interested in
Pancho Villa and the raid on
Columbus, he said. The story of
Pancho Villa as a person remains very
interesting to this day. He came from a
poor background, became a general in
the revolutionary effort to depose
Mexico's brutal dictator Porfirio Diaz,
and died in a hail of gunfire in 1923.

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THE BRUCE NEHRING CONSORT

COMPLETING OUR 25TH SEASON

OF GREAT MUSIC MAKING
El Pasos Professional Singers and Chamber Players

Sunday, April 3 2:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church, 805 Montana

Tickets: Adults, $20 Senior/Military, $15 Students, $5

Information: brucenehringconsort.org (915) 532-5874

Charles Gray, virtuoso violinist, returns each season to play and

conduct The Consort Players in music seldom heard in El Paso.
Gray, on faculty at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., is also
a substitute violist with the renowned Minnesota Orchestra.
Consort Artistic Director Bruce Nehring will conduct The Consort Singers.
The Consort Players
Concerto Grosso in D Minor
for 2 violins and cello
Mendelssohn
String Symphony #9 in C Major
(1st movement)
Ireland
A Downland Suite
Suk
Serenade for Strings in E-flat Major
Zare
Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility)
Vivaldi

Bruce Nehring

The Consort Singers

Stainer
God So Loved The World
Manz
Een So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come
Bruckner
Christus factus est
Wagner
Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser
Mendelssohn
Three choruses from Elijah

This concert honors the life and talent of Joseph Sylvan,

a lifelong performer with the Bruce Nehring Consort,
and a member of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra.

Joseph Sylvan

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Charles Gray

Despite the fact the raid was certainly not

friendly, Camp Furlong Days is a testament to how people on both sides of the
border have worked together to share their
part in border area history. The event usually includes guest speakers, historic reenactments, displays and other events marking the occasion.
Highlights for the centennial includes a
talk by historian and author Heribert von
Feilitzsch on The Columbus Raid:
Theories and Fact 100 Years Later, whose
presentation will include findings of government investigations over the years as
well as the different theories and explanations behind Villas motivation for the raid.
The day will begin with the unveiling of
a plaque donated by the 16th Infantry
Regiment Association, and conclude with
a ceremony, name reading and 21-gun
salute for the eight cavalry soldiers killed
in the raid.
Also that day in Columbus is the annual
Cabalgata Binacional that will be hosted in
the Village of Columbus plaza. Cavalcade
riders usually arrive in the Village of
Columbus by mid-morning followed by a
festival-style celebration on the village
plaza. This years festivities include a talk
by Dr. Gil Arturo Ferrar Vicario on the
Mexican Revolution and Pancho Villa,
along with talks, presentations, entertainment and events highlighting binational
efforts to promote goodwill and build
alliances on both sides of the border.
Every year for the past 17 years, riders
on horseback from both sides of the border
join together in peace and unity to commemorate the casualties of Villas March
9, 1916 pre-dawn raid on the Village,
July McClure of the Columbus Chamber
of Commerce said of the Cabalgata.
The Cabalgata departs from Cd.
Guerrero, Mexico, more than 300 miles
south of the border a couple of weeks
before the commemoration, with expected
arrival in Palomas, Mexico the day prior to
the event. Palomas is three miles south of
Columbus.
They will follow the route Gen. John
(Black Jack) Pershing and some 10,000
U.S. soldiers took in chasing Villa into
Mexico, McClure said. At 10 a.m.
Saturday morning, the riders will cross the
US/Mexican border at Palomas, Mexico.
Riders on the United States side will join
up with them in Columbus.
According to McClure, this years centennial event will include the combined
efforts of the Village of Columbus,
Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Pancho
Villa State Park, Columbus Historical
Society, and First Aero Squadron.
It is expected to draw the largest crowd
and body of participants ever, McClure
said. After all, few of us will be around to
experience the second hundred-year commemoration.
The El Paso Museum of History will
commemorate a century of Villas legacy
with a special exhibit, 100th Anniversary
of the Raid on Columbus and the Punitive
Expedition, commemorating the anniver-

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Reenactors portray members of 13th

Cavalry who fought Villa in 1916 raid.

Photo courtesy Pancho Villa State Park

sary of Villas raid in March and April, in

the museums Heritage Hallway.
According to information provided by
museum Marketing Coordinator Marilu
Aleman and Curator Barbara Angus, the
display will be a photographic exhibit
commemorating the Punitive Expedition
and the National Guard units that protected
El Paso, utilizing material from the
Museum's collections.
In addition to the exhibits, Aleman said
the museum will host two related lectures,
The Demise of Porfirio Diaz and the First
Battle of Juarez, on March 31, and
Pershing and the Punitive Expedition of
1916 on April 21.
The second lecture will be presented by
local historian Roy Ben Brown, who
will discuss the expedition starting with
the raid on Camp Furlong to the chase
through Western Chihuahua using the first
of many military tactics.
Aleman reminded visitors the museum
also offers regular exhibits that would
appeal to those interested in El Pasos history during the era of Villa.
For people interested in this time period
during the month of March, I would recommend the exhibit, Drawing on the Past:
El Paso During Artist Tom Leas
Childhood, 1907- 1924, which mentions
the Revolution, she said, Our timeline
exhibit, Changing Pass, also contains
artifacts of the Mexican Revolution.
The International Museum of Art also
maintains an ongoing collection of artifacts in its Heritage Gallery, The Mexican
Revolution Exhibition: 1910-1920, with
pictures, clothing and money from the
Mexican Revolution, along with artwork
depicting the era from Mario Parra and
Bill Rakocy, a replica of an early 20th century Mexican casita and Pancho Villas
death mask.
Read said the raid itself and the mystery
surrounding exactly why it took place is
also a draw.
Even today, the reasons are debated.
There are at least 10 theories behind
Villas raid on Columbus ranging from a
desire for revenge against America for several reasons, and a need to resupply after
his defeat in Agua Prieta.

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Polk said Villas personality and persona

were, and still are, larger than life. So
much so that everyone seems to have an
opinion on whether or not he was a hero or
villain, even today.
His relationship with El Paso merchants
was also quite amazing; he often paid in
gold as he equipped an army with uniforms and weapons from downtown El
Paso stores, Polk said. Villa is either
loved or hated by Mexican people, but
rarely is anyone undecided on that.
Villa was also not one to keep his opinions hidden, including about how he felt
about Mexicos northern neighbor.
Villa was sensitive to how he was treated by the United States, and raided
Columbus when he felt crossed by
President (Woodrow) Wilson, Polk said.
Fred Morales tells me that Villa had a pet
fighting rooster, and called him Wilson.
Morales leads walking and driving tours
of El Pasos historic sites throughout the
year, including tours of Mexican
Revolution sites in and around Downtown,
but also maintains the El Paso-Juarez
Historical Museum, through which he
shows historic exhibits at El Paso Public
Librarys Downtown branch. His most
recent exhibit featured the life of Villa in
photos.
Morales has also written extensively on
the citys history, with over two dozen selfpublished books, and talked about some of
Villas business interactions in the area in
his book History of Union Plaza District.
This included Villas love for American

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A statue of Villa stands outside a store

in Canutillo near El Paso.

Photo by Rick Tate

automobiles. Villa would pay gold for his

purchases from the Chalmers Motor Co. at
205 S. Santa Fe Street, just down the road
from the Paso Del Norte hotel.

The Union Plaza was also the area where

attorney Michael Dolan resided, the man
who helped Villa arrange surrender terms
with the Mexican government in 1920.
This resulted in Villa being granted his
25,000-acre Rancho Canutillo.
Morales considers Pancho Villa even
more controversial than Billy The Kid,
who along with Villa have had more books
written about them than any other folk
heroes in history. Morales own books,
have chronicled much of Villas history on
both sides of the border,
For example, Villa supported many of the
areas merchants purchasing ammo,
weapons and other needs for his troops. He
was, according to Morales, a very good
and loyal customer who knew the importance of maintaining friendships and good
business relations.
Pancho Villa was known more to pay in
gold than silver or currency, and he would
always tell the merchants if theres any
money left over, keep it, Morales said of
Villas business practices. He bought by
the trainloads. A whole trainload, up to 20
cars would be loaded not only with military supplies but with clothing, uniforms,
cash, shoes.
Many of the soldiers would ride on top of
the train cars as well, so women and even
livestock would have the preferred areas
inside the trains.
Other business contacts Villa had in the
United States were through recruiting
American mercenaries, as well as some
British, French and others soldiers of fortune to help with the cause. He recruited
through his residence and office in Juarez.
There were a lot of people involved here
in El Paso with spying for both sides of the

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revolution, Morales said. Porfirio Diaz

had one of the largest secret service espionage operations ever here in El Paso at
one time.
Morales describes Villa, despite his lack
of formal education (he couldnt read or
write until he was in his 30s), as a brilliant
master at public relations and rallying people for his purposes. He had a great relationship with the American media, including both the El Paso Times and El Paso
Herald. He received more coverage it
seemed, than any other figures.
Even Mayor Tom Lea became infuriated, because the Times was always giving
(Villa) coverage, Morales said.
Morales did say despite the many films
made of Villa, Hollywood has never portrayed him accurately; this includes
Banderas HBO film he said was a complete disaster.
Hollywood has a habit of romanticizing
individuals, and coming out with a lot of
information that is just ludicrous and
absurd and not true.
Of course, Villa himself hired his own
movie companies in El Paso to portray him
in the most positive light. He even went as
far as offering to re-stage attacks on
towns if the footage wasnt good enough.
Villas reach within the area was so vast,
it is still easy today to find people related
to those who knew him, loved him and
hated him. These attitudes are still being
passed down through their descendants.
His legacy will live on for many centuries, Morales said. He left a strong
imprint here in the American Southwest
and northern Chihuahua.

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The late El Paso artist Bill Rakocy, was

inspired heavily by the era in which Villa
lived, and even devoted one of his publications to the subject, which took him more
than 15 years to compile. One reason
Rakocy was so interested in the Villa legacy, was his own father was a member of
the U.S. Cavalry that chased Villa into
Mexico in 1916.
A man like Villa who lived such a complex life and was behind so may battles,
intrigues, killings, and military victories
and defeats is bound to incur strong feelings, pro and con, Rakocy said in a 1989
interview.
The Mexican Revolution has played a
part in some of the areas most popular
publications, including David Dorado
Romos Ringside Seat to a Revolution:
An Underground Cultural History of El
Paso and Juarez, 1893-1923. In this collection of essays and archival photographs,
Romo talks about everything from Villas
downtown exploits including his visits for
ice cream, and riding his 1914 Indian
motorcycle throughout the streets of
Downtown.
Romo said in his 2005 book that it was
disheartening that many of the prominent
places in Villas El Paso connections, like
the Roma Hotel where Villa loved to stay,
had been demolished. There is currently a
historic marker in its former location.
If I had been a detective looking for
Pancho Villa when he was hiding in El
Paso, I would have looked for him in one
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Villa loved motorcycles and rode this

one in El Paso.

Pancho was a real mujeriego(but) these

homes, too have been torn down, Romo
wrote. Damn. How was I ever going to
find Pancho Villa if they kept demolishing
every building hes ever been in?
For those wanting to find some semblance of the Villas era, El Paso
Community Foundation offers various selfguided walking tours. Their tour of
Downtown El Paso includes the Merrick
Building and St. Charles Hotel, which
housed a major arms supplier during the
Mexican Revolution, Shelton Payne Arms
Company and The Caples Building that
housed offices of various notable Mexican
political figures.
One location not on the list, the Elite
Confectionary where Villa would enjoy his
favorite chocolate-covered ice cream
"baseballs," is on Mesa Street where the
current Buckler building is located. Villas
history is one of the popular searches

today on El Paso Museum of Historys

interactive Digie Wall.
Peanut brittle was another Elite
Confectionary specialty. Villa, his friends
recalled, could eat a pound of peanut brittle, reads the museum information accompanying the famous Otis Aultman photo of
Villa at the confectionary. He would usually order nothing but strawberry soda to
go with his treats. Villa completely
abstained from alcohol consumption and
strictly enforced a drinking ban on his
troops.
Even with the many legends, opinions
and histories, Villa himself talked about his
own dream for Mexico. Whether or not it
was sincere, sane or accurate, that may
continue to be a subject of debate and legend for one hundred years to come.
I want to establish military colonies all
over the republic, with those who have for
a long time fought hard to be free. You
will work three times a week and the other
three days you will be military trained.
Who ever wants it will be given a small
piece of land to own. The great haciendas
should disappear forever, Villa said of his
dream, according to Rakocy. There will
be schools for each Mexican child. First,
we have to give our people means to survive, but the schools are one of the purposes which I carry inside my heart.
As for Villa, he claimed to have simple
desires.
For myself, my only ambition is to retire
to one of the military colonies, plant corn
and raise cattle, until the day I die, among
my buddies who have suffered so much
with me by my side.

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Revolutionary reads

Local and regional authors are

among those who have written about
Pancho Villa and the Mexican
Revolutions impact on the El Paso
area:
Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An
Underground Cultural History of El
Paso and Juarez, 1893-1923 by
David Dorado Romo.
El Paso and the Mexican
Revolution (Images of America) by
Patricia Heasly Worthington
The Great Western History, No. 2
Villa Raids Columbus, N.M. by Bill
Rakocy
Columbus, NM, Queen of the
Mimbres by Ray Sherdell Page
Pancho Villa's Motorcycle: Wild
West Sentiment, Backwoods Humor,
and Outlaw Wisdom For a World
Gone Astray by Jesse Hardin.
Mexican Revolution Sites in El
Paso DVD by Capstone
Productions (see EPHistory.com)
El Paso-based publisher Cinco
Puntos Press has several books dedicated to the era, including Romos
bestseller, Las Soldaderas: Women
of the Mexican Revolution by
Elena Poniatowska and The Face of
Pancho Villa by Fredrich Katz.
Noted historians and authors not
from the area who have written
extensively about Villa include
Frank McLynn, Ben. F. Williams
and Eileen Welsome.

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El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo

Entrance hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Zoo 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: 532-8156, 5211850 or elpasozoo.org.

Franklin Mountains State Park Most

hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in the

Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Road on
the west side of the park (east of I-10).
Entry fee is $5 per person, free for age 12 and
under (with family). Correct cash or check
only. Group rates available. Hours are 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily. Information: 566-6441 or on
Facebook at FranklinMountainsSP. Web:
tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/franklin-mountains
Guided hikes and bike rides are $3 additional
fee ($1 ages 5-12; under 5 free). Bring water,
snacks, sturdy shoes/boots, hiking stick, maps
and binoculars. Dogs welcome on leash on
some hikes. Reservations required: 566-6441
ext. 221, 224 or
adrianna.weickhardt@tpwd.state.tx.us.
9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 and March 19:
Guided Beginners Mountain Bike Ride.
8 a.m. Friday, March 18: Ron Coleman Trail
Peak Fitness Challenge. One of the toughest
trails in the state park. Car-pooling required.
9 a.m. Friday, March 25: Womens Hike
along the Maze Trail
9 a.m. Saturday, March 26: Upper Sunset
Trail Hike

Gardening classes Jackye Meinecke

(former owner of Enchanted Gardens) will
conduct gardening workshops during the spring
months in the Community Room of Mountain
View Market Co-op, 1300 El Paseo, in Las
Cruces. All classes are 2 to 3 p.m. on selected
Saturdays through May. Cost per workshop:
$10 cash; $8 co-op members. Reservations
preferred; email to gardens@zianet.com.
Information: (575) 323-0903
March 5: Organic Vegetable Gardening
March 19: Create a Hummingbird Habitat
March 26: Bees & Butterflies for Bounty and
Beauty
April 2: Growing Flowers & Vegetables in
Pots

Step in the Past White Sands National

Monument presents its free 2016 Step into the
Past Series to celebrate the history of the
National Park Service. Information: (575) 4796124, ext. 236 or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232; or
go to nps.gov/whsa.
Just Flowers: Wild Edible and Medicinal
Plants of the Chihuahuan Desert is 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 5. Participants will be provided a field guide and encouraged to take photos,
draw pictures, and ask questions.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park UTEPs

Center for Environmental Resource

Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley. Tours last
about two hours. Information: 747-8663 or riobosque.org.
Bird tour is 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6.
Introductory tour is 9 a.m. Saturday, March
12.
Community workday is 9 a.m. Saturday,
March 19.
Faunal Monitoring, 8 a.m. Saturday, March 26.
March 2016

Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside

Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.

SunScape Landscape Seminar

UTEPs Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at the

Centennial Museum will host its 2016 landscaping seminar, Gardening the Sensible Way, 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the
museum, University and Wiggins on the UTEP
campus. Participants learn from regional horticultural professionals and tour the Chihuahuan
Desert Gardens. RSVP by March 10: $35 (class
size limited to 25 participants). Bring a sack
lunch. Information: Kaye Mullins, 747-8994 or
kmullins@utep.edu.

Gene Roddenberry Planetarium The

EPISD Planetarium, 6531 Boeing, hosts monthly evening programs for the public. Admission is
free; but seating is very limited. Tickets available on a first come, first-serve basis 30 minutes prior to the show (no large groups).
Information: grplanetarium.weebly.com. The
next program is at 7 p.m. Friday, March 18:
The Secret Lives of Stars!

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El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society

The societys monthly meeting and program

is at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21, at the
Centennial Museum on the UTEP campus.
Open to the public. Information: Scott, 5816071 or trans-pecos-audubon.com.
Bird-watching field trips are open to the public. Information: Mark Perkins, 637-3521.
Ascarate Lake and Rio Bosque Wetlands trip
is 7:30 a.m. Saturday, March 12, departing
from the parking lot of Office Depot at Bassett
Place. Nominal entrance fee to Ascarate Lake.
Hawk Alley and El Paso Archaeology
Museum trip is 7 a.m. Saturday, March 26,
meeting at El Paso Archaeology Museum, 4301
Transmountain.

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Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic

Site The site is famed for many Native

American rock paintings and unique geology.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission: $7
(free for children 12 and younger). Additional
activity cost for tours (including morning hike):
$2 (free for age 4 and younger). Information:
857-1135 or texasstateparks.gov. Reservations
are recommended for the self-guided area and
for camping: (512) 389-8900.
To get there: Take Montana Avenue (U.S.
Highway 62-180) all the way into the Hueco
Mountains then turn left on Ranch Road 2775.
North Mountain is available for self-guided
day use, for up to 70 people at a time; reservations recommended. There is an annual orientation program for visitors. Guided access is
offered to the rest of the site.

Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park

5000 Calle del Norte in Mesilla. Hours are 7

a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Day use fee: $5 per vehicle ($40 annual pass).
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 beginning at the Visitor Center.
Bring binoculars, water, sunscreen; wear hiking shoes.

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White Sands National Monument

The glistening gypsum dunes are about 15
miles southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S.
70. Visitor Center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
through March 12, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 13May 15. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
through March 12, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 13April 23. Entrance fee: $5 age 16 and older.
Free for children. Information: (575) 479-6124,
ext. 236 or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232; or go to
nps.gov/whsa.
Sunset strolls are offered daily one hour
before sunset (5 p.m. through March 12,
6:15 p.m. March 13-April 1.).
The 2016 Step into the Past series presents
More than Just Flowers: Wild Edible and
Medicinal Plants of the Chihuahuan Desert, at
10 a.m. Saturday, March 5.
Sunrise Photography morning hike is 6 a.m.
Saturday, March 19. Participants bring their
own camera. Dress warmly. Reservations begin
one month in advance; space limited.
Reservations online only via nps.gov/whsa. Fee
is $8 per person/$4 ages 15 and younger, plus
park entrance fee.
Lake Lucero Tour is 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26,
and 9 a.m. Saturday, March 26. Reservations
required; accepted one month in advance on
the park website. Program fee; $8 ($4 age 15
and younger).
Full Moon Bike Ride is 8 p.m. Friday, April
22. Dress warmly. Reservations begin one
month in advance; space limited. Reservations
online only via nps.gov/whsa. Fee is $8 per person/$4 ages 15 and younger, plus park fee.
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.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park The

park is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off the

Carlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:
(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.
Winter hours: Visitor Center open 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. daily; tours available 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Last entry into cave via natural entrance is
2 p.m. with last entry into cave via elevator
3:30 p.m. (be in line to exit cave by 4:30 p.m.).
Plan 3-1/2 hours for a walk-in tour and 1-1/2
hours for Big Room tour of the Caverns. Cost
is $10 (free or ages 15 and younger). The
parks audio self-guided tour is $3 extra (also
available in Spanish).
Other guided tours are available; call or check
website for details.

Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State

Park 1504 Miehls Drive, 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.
Star Party is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, March
11, to look at the crescent moon and Jupiter.

New Mexico State Parks Day-use fee

is $5 when visiting any state park. Camping
fees: $8 for primitive site; $10 for developed
site (electrical hookup $4 extra). All programs
are free with park entrance, unless otherwise
listed. Information: (575) 744-5998 or
nmparks.com.
Leasburg Dam 12712 State Park Road in
Radium Springs, two miles off Interstate 25 at

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Exit 19. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for day use.

Information: (575) 5244068. Star Gazing is 6
to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 5.
Rockhound State Park, five miles south of
Deming on State Road 11 and then east on
Rockhound Road (State Road 141) for nine
miles. Day use hours: 7:30 a.m. to sunset.
Information: (575) 546-6182 or (575) 7445998. A Star Party is 7:15 to 8:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 2.
Percha Dam State Park, 60 miles north of Las
Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)
743-3942. Bird Tour and photo workshop is 8
to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 26.
Caballo Lake State Park, 60 miles north of
Las Cruces on I-25. Information: (575) 5278386. Bird Tour and photo workshop is 8 to 11
a.m. Sunday, March 27.

Gila Cliff Dwellings National

Monument 44 miles north of Silver City

on NM Highway 15 in the middle of the majestic Gila Wilderness, the first and one of the
largest wilderness areas. Entrance fee: $5 per
person; $10 per family. Information: (575) 5369461 or nps.gov/gicl.
The trail to the cliff dwellings is open from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. year round. Everyone must be
off the trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Alameda Park Zoo Alameda Park, 1321

North White Sands Blvd. (U.S. 54/70),
Alamogordo. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $2.50 ($1.50 ages 3-11 and 60 and
older; free for ages 2 and younger).
Information: (575) 439-4290.

Dripping Springs Natural Area The

recreational area is at the base of the Organ
Mountains at the end of Dripping Springs Road,
about 10 miles east of Las Cruces. The visitor
center and main trail is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
for the winter months. Admission is $3 per
vehicle. No pets allowed (except for assistance
animals). Information: (575) 522-1219.
Area hiking websites A variety of

organizations in the El Paso/Las Cruces area

offers hiking opportunities. Hikes typically are
rated as easy, moderate, or strenuous.
Meetup.com offers a variety of groups for all
activities, including the El Paso hiking meetup
club (meetup.com/El-Paso-Hiking) and the Las
Cruces hiking meetup club (meetup.com/jornada-hikers)
Celebrations of Our Mountains offers an
ongoing calendar of hiking and related events at
celebrationofourmountains.org/
Elpasonaturally is a blog by Jim Tolbert on
various environmental topics and includes information about Sunrise Hikers morning events.
Information: elpasonaturally.blogspot.com or
diegotolbert@gmail.com.
The El Paso chapter of the Sierra Club posts
its hikes at sierraclub.org/elpaso.
Outdoorelpaso.com offers an interactive
map, of El Paso County hiking and running
trails, calendar of events and more.
Information: 546-2098 or epcounty.com.

Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso

Desert Botanical Garden 4200

Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 10

a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: $3 (free for members). Information:
584-0563, keystoneheritagepark.org or elpasobotanicalgardens.org.

Chihuahuan Desert Nature Club

Seven El Paso sites participate in the new club
helping area residents connect to the location
natural environment. Membership is free to all
ages. Information: chihuahuandesert.org

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Centennial Museum University at

Wiggins, UTEP. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30
Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 747-8994, 747-6669 or
museum.utep.edu.
The Sunscape: Gardening the Sensible Way
seminar for gardeners of any level interested in
using native plants and gardening is 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12. Participants
learn from regional horticultural professionals
and tour the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens.
Space is limited; RSVP by March 10. Cost: $35;
bring a sack lunch. Information: Kaye Mullins,
747-8994 or kmullins@utep.edu.
Showing through April 30: Emerald Abyss:
Nine Years of Research in the Congo, based
on the research of UTEPs Eli Greenbaum,
Ph.D., a noted herpetologist and associate professor of evolutionary genetics, who has been
traveling to the rainforests of the Democratic
Republic of Congo to search for and find
new species of reptiles and amphibians.
Greenbaum presents the lecture Emerald
Abyss: Nine Years of Research in the Congo
at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17.
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 (March 6). A museum representative will be on hand to answer questions.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday.
Admission is free unless listed otherwise.
Information: 351-0048 or elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
Showing March 3-April 30 is Women and
the Holocaust, which explores the living conditions, work assignments, and responses to
victimization of women during the Holocaust.
Also showing is Letters to Sala: A Young
Womans Life in Nazi Labor Camps, which
gives personal insight into one young womans
story, told through postcards, photographs, and
letters saved by Sala, at risk to her life. During
imprisonment at seven forced labor camps
within five years,
these last secret possessions strengthened her
will and determination to survive.
Reception and open house 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 3.

El Paso Museum of Archaeology

4301 Transmountain. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is
free. Information: 755-4332 or
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
El Paso Museum of History 510 N.

Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday

through Saturday (until 9 p.m. Thursdays), and
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Museum admission is
free, except for selected exhibits. Information:
212-0320 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
Showing March 5-May 1: 100th anniversary
of the Raid on Columbus and the Punitive
Expedition. This photographic exhibit commemorates the Punitive Expedition after
Pancho Villas raid, and the National Guard
units that protected El Paso.

March 2016

A lecture is 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 31,

on The Demise of Porfirio Diaz and the First
Battle of Juarez. Dr. Roy Ben Brown will be
talk about Porfirio Diaz, his rise to power and
the events that led to the peace accords that
led to Porfirio Diazs exile.
Showing through March 16: For All the
World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle
for Civil Rights.
Lunchtime zip tour of the exhibit is 12:15 to
12:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 2.
How Does the World See Me? family activity
is 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5.
Public tours of the exhibit are 6 to 6:45 p.m.
Thursday, March 10, and 2 to 2:45 p.m.
Saturday, March 12.
Wine and Cheese at the Museum is 6 to 8
p.m. Thursday, March 17. Researcher Bob
Chessey will talk about Prohibition in El Paso.
Music, cheese and cash wine bar available.
Cost: $10 ($6 members).
Teacher professional development is 9 to 11
a.m. Saturday, March 19. Admission is free;
call museum to register.
The museum will take part in Kidspalooza
activities 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March
19, with a digital scavenger hunt and crafts.
Spring Break Camp is 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, March 8-11, for
ages 5-12. Cost: $70 ($55 members).
Showing through May 29: Drawing on the
Past: El Paso during Artist Tom Leas
Childhood, 1907-1924.

Insights Science Center 521 Tays.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and

noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; last admission at 4 p.m.
Open for groups of 12 or more only by reservation on weekdays. Open for tots, homeschoolers and other special visitors 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. the final Thursday of the month.
Additional Spring Break hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, March 8 and 10.
Admission is $5.50 ($3.50 ages 4-12), with $1
discount for military and family. Information:
insightselpaso.org, 534-0000 or on Facebook at
InsightsElPasoScience Center.
Family, Tots and Homeschool Day at Insights
is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 31.
Spring Break interactive camps for students in
grades 2-6 are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday and
Thursday, March 8 and 10. Cost: $15 per
camp.

Magoffin Home State Historic Site

1120 Magoffin. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday. Visitors can begin
their tour at the Visitor Center across the
street (1117 Magoffin). Tours on the hour; last
tour at 4 p.m. Spanish language tours offered
Thursday through Saturday; call for availability.
Cost: $4 ($3 ages 6-18). Admission is free to
Visitor Center. Group tours available with
advance registration. Information: 533-5147 or
visitmagoffinhome.com.
A Mad as a Hatter Kids Camp is 9 a.m. to
noon for age 8-12 and 1 to 4 p.m. for ages 1318, Wednesday through Friday, March 9-11.
Cost: $35.
An Easter Bonnets workshop is 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, March 26. Cost: $. A free
Easter parade is 1 p.m. in conjunction with the
event.
Showing through April 30 in the Visitor
Center: New Images, Old Memories, featur-

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ing a collection of images of El Paso that allow

visitors to encounter the past through the present. The concept is portrayed in the popular
website DearPhotograph.com.

National Border Patrol Museum

4315 Transmountain. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 759-6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305

Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta

Mission. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Free childrens
activities daily. Admission is free. Information:
859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.

War Eagles Air Museum 8012 Airport

Road, Doa Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens and
military; free for children under 12.
Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-airmuseum.com.

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. Information: (575) 541-2154, lascruces.org/museums or on Facebook.
Showing through April 2: Reflections:
African American Life from the Myrna ColleyLee Collection, organized by International Arts
& Artists of Washington, D.C. Reflections
tells a story of community and place through a
selection of paintings, photographs, textile
pieces, and works on paper from the collection
of renowned costume designer and arts patron,
Myrna Colley-Lee.
Showing through March 19: ArtForms Artist
Association of New Mexicos annual For the
Love of Art Month Member Exhibit.
Showing March 4-April 2: 3-Dimensional
Journey, contemporary 3-dimensional painted
cube constructions by Lois Duffy. Individual
small blocks of canvas stretched over 3 deep
wood frames are glued together at various
depths, reminiscent of very large pixels in an
image.

Showing April 1-May 21: Southern Chapter

Spring 2016 Juried Membership Show, Our
Living Culture.
Archaeology Day events are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 26. Archaeologists and professionals from the El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, Eastern New Mexico University,
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (CARTA),
Bureau of Land Management, the U..S Forest
Service, and regional archaeological firms will
bring their profession to the public with fun
demonstrations and interactive activities.
The Crop & Cuisine workshop, Latino
American Culture and Food, is 11 a.m.
Saturday, March 12, part of a four-part series
hosted with La Semilla Food Center.

Las Cruces Museum of Nature and

Science 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces

Downtown Mall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30

p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Information: (575) 522-3120 or lascruces.org/museums. See website for full
schedule of family and childrens programs.

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. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Admission is free; donations encouraged.
Information: (575) 647-4480 or museums.lascruces.org. See website for full schedule of
family and childrens programs.
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum

4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours

are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for
adults, $4 seniors 60 and older; $3 children age
4-17; free for museum members, veterans and
children age 3 and under. Information: (575)
522-4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
The 17th annual Cowboy Days celebration of
Southwest pioneer heritage is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March
5-6. The event offers childrens activities, cowboy food and music, cowboy mounted shooting, horseback and stagecoach rides, living history and gunfight reenactments with
Borderland Pistoleros Cowboy Mounted shooting club, the 19th century fashion show, arts
and crafts vendors, roping, horseshoeing and
other demonstrations. The first 100 cars each
day get in for $10 per carload.
Authors Rosanne Roberts Archuletta and Phil
Archuletta will discuss their book, Women
Marked for History, at 7 p.m. Thursday,
March 10. Admission: $2 suggested donation.
Children of all ages can create their own St.
Patricks Day craft to take home 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, March 12.
The first of a two-part Fun in the Garden
workshop for children ages 7 to 10 and a parent or guardian is 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. March
19, to plant seeds and watching them sprout
and grow in the museums greenhouse. Class
limit is 10 students and 10 adults.
Showing through April 3 in the Arts
Corridor: Linda Hagen: Light Affects. A love
of animals, the West and nature inspire the
paintings of the Las Cruces artist.
Showing through Sept. 26 in the North
Corridor: In a Nutshell: Growing Nuts in New
Mexico. The exhibit covers each of the states
top nuts pions, peanuts, pecans, and pistachios and how and why they are grown and
harvested.
On long-term exhibit is Wheels & Gears,
collection of wagons, buggies, vehicles and
implements.
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The museum also features domestic animals

on site, including cattle, burros and occasionally
horses. Milking demonstrations are at 10 a.m.
Monday through Saturday. Blacksmith shop
open Tuesday through Sunday. Sewing and
weaving demonstrations are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesdays.
Pony rides for children offered 10 a.m. to
noon Saturdays, near the Horse and Cattle
Barn. Tickets: $5 per ride (available in the
lobby or near the barn).
Cart rides to see livestock also offered (call
for schedule).
Walking tours of the South 20 are 10:15 a.m.
and 2:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday.
Gallery talks are 2 p.m. Wednesdays in the
Main Gallery.

NMSU Art Gallery D.W. Williams Art

Center, 1390 E. University Ave, (Williams Hall)
on the NMSU campus, Las Cruces (east of
Solano). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Admission is free. Parking
free on weekends and after 5 p.m. on weekdays. Information: (575) 646-2545 or
uag.nmsu.edu.

NMSU Museum Kent Hall, University at

Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-5161 or
nmsu.edu/museum/.

White Sands Missile Range Museum

and Missile Park Exhibits feature the history of the Trinity Site (site of the first atomic
bomb test), the V-2 rocket, ranchers on the
range and missile optics. An outdoor Missile
Park displays rockets and missiles tested on the
range. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Free admission.
Visitors must provide a current license, car
registration and proof of insurance.
Information: (575) 678-8824 or wsmrhistory.org.

Also

Deming Luna Mimbres Museum 301

S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 546-2382, 1-800-8484955 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 students 6 to 18; free for ages 5 and younger).
Family rates: $15. Information: (575) 894-6600
or geronimospringsmuseum.com.

Hubbard Museum of the American

West 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to

Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours are

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday
(closed Tuesday and Wednesday). Admission:
$7 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 children 6-16;
free for children 5 and younger and museum
members). Information: (575) 378-4142 or
hubbardmuseum.org.

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 through March 31: Tom Lea: A
Retrospective. Over 20 original works of art
from the El Paso Museum of Art.

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Showing through Aug. 31: Jim Bones: 50

Years of Bagging Light in the Big Bend. In 1965
Bones began a lifelong career working with a
large-format camera that makes 45 inch
transparent slides. He has published several
books of photography. He now lives in Alpine.

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). Call
for school tours and group ticket arrangements.
Information: (877) 333-659, (575) 437-2840 or

Some saddles just Taking a Look Back

by John McVey Middagh
sell themselves

y old store, the Cowboy Trading

Post in El Pasos Upper Valley,
was fashioned like the stores of
old western days, a front porch with the
high square store backdrop. You had to
walk up two steps to walk in the front
door. Id made it very comfortable, complete with a large wood-burning stove
that was the only heat I had. It worked
and fit the motif.
I was sweeping the porch, past middle
of the day, and a brown car pulled up. I
stopped to greet the man whod gotten
out. We exchanged greetings and he
announced that he had a saddle he wanted to sell. As soon as he opened the
truck I spotted that beautiful saddle and
immediately told him I couldnt give
him what that saddle was worth. But he
pulled it out anyway, setting it down,
then reached over it to pull out a pair of
old oily, bloodstained batwing chaps.
Again I told him I didnt have the kind
of money hed have to have for them,
either. I fondled the saddle with my right
hand, just admiring the work, with the
chaps hanging over my left arm. I could
tell the saddle was made at the King
Ranch because of the Running-W brand
on the fenders.
Mr. Brown Car asked me how much
Id give and I told him again I didnt
have enough. Then he told me, yes I did
and if we didnt come up with a figure
his next stop was the pawnshop. So I put
my hand to my chin and thought for a
second and asked if the chaps, bridle and
pad all went together. He replied, Yes.
I told him I could write him a check for
$350 if he could hold it until Friday.
Okay, he said.
I almost tripped lifting that saddle off
the trunk lip, surprised at how heavy it
was. I carried the gear up the steps and
laid it all down on the porch so I could
go in and sit down at my old rolltop desk
to write that check.
Handing over the check, I asked him
why he was getting rid of such a good
saddle. He told me hed had the saddle
made some years back but had stopped
riding and had it in his den at the house.
He just liked having it there to look at. I
told him I surely did understand. He
continued telling me he was now tired of
listening to his wife complain and complain and complain some more, so here
he was.
I told him I was sorry but thanked for
the saddle. He turned and left to never
be seen again.
I was curious about the weight of the
saddle that I had left on the porch so I
went to get my scale. The saddle

weighed 50 pounds. I was shocked. I

thought about the weight, then remembered that the King Ranch bred short,
heavy bulldog-type horses that could
handle that weight. The ranch employed
Mexican vaqueros, possibly of thin
frame, which would offset the saddle
weight.
I left the saddle hanging there but took
the other gear in to put into inventory.
The chaps I put with others, but off to
one side. I went back a little later to get
the saddle and found a young man looking at it. I told him he was welcome to
walk up, pick it up and check its weight
and whod made it. He did, seeming
rather sure in his step.
Is it for sale? he asked.
I told him I had just bought it. He
asked what I was going to do with it, I
thought for 15 seconds and told him,
Sell it, I guess.
He asked how much. I told him, figuring out a price that included a reasonable
markup. He turned and walked down the
steps towards his car and I thought he
was just mad and taking off. Instead he
reached in, got his checkbook, came
back, wrote out the check and handed it
to me, got his saddle and left.
I stood there a full three minutes; kind
of in shock. Then realized Id owned
that good saddle for less than an hour.
The chaps are a story in themselves.
They hung in my store alongside all different kinds of chaps, but I realized that
they, too, were going to have to go to a
special type of person, someone who
could feel the story behind them.
I did put a hefty price tag on them and
they hung there for almost a year. Then
one day a big, robust guy walks in asking to look at the chaps I had, so I
directed him to the wall.
He went right to those chaps hanging at
the end, got them down and threw them
around his waist. They fit just right and I
knew the chaps had found a home,
someone who would appreciate them.
We dickered on the price but not too
long and he paid me, not bothering to
take them off, and walked out the front
door while I put the cash in the box. As I
was shutting the top I heard this Harley
motorcycle start up with its classic roar.
I lifted my head to look out the window
just in time to see him ride off proudly
wearing my cowboy chaps, he too never
to be seen again.

nmspacemuseum.org.
The Launch Pad Lecture Series runs the 9 to
11 a.m. the first Friday of each month. The
March 4 topic is Input/Output: What Goes In,
Must Come Out! with Museum Executive
Director Chris Orwoll. Learn a little about eating and a lot about eliminating in space.
Admission is free; coffee and donuts provided.
For IMAX schedule, see Film Scene. Combo
tickets available (included museum entrance
and one IMAX ticket): $10 ($9
seniors and military, $7 children.
Registration is open for 2016 Rocketeer
Academy summer camp, which begins June 6.

Sacramento Mountains Historical

Museum U.S. 82 across from the

Chamber of Commerce in Cloudcroft, N.M.

Operated by the Sacramento Mountains
Historical Society, the museum features historical buildings from the turn of the century,
antique farming and ranching tools, other business and home antiques, historical exhibits and
other artifacts.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Admission: $5 ($3 ages 6 to 12).
Group rates and tours available with prior
notice. Information: (575) 682-2932.

Silver City Museum 312 W. Broadway,

Silver City, in the historic H.B. Ailman House.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. the first Friday of the
month. The museum covers the settlement of
southwest New Mexico, the two centuries of
mining in the region and early commerce in
Silver City. Admission: $3 suggested donation.
Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947
(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.
David Rose will give brown bag talk on the
Morenci, Arizona Copper Strike of 1983 and
1984 at noon Saturday, March 3.

Toy Train Depot Alameda Park, 1991 N.

White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. An actual train
depot built in 1898, the building now houses a
gift shop and model shop, with more than
1,200 feet of model railroad track and hundreds of model and toy trains on display. Hours
are noon to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Admission: $4. Information: (575) 4372855 or toytraindepot.homestead.com.
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Cost: $4.

SUNLAND ART GALLERY

M i n i a t u r e M a n i a O p e n S h o w o f S m a l l Wo r k s
Openi ng R ecepti on Satu rd ay, Marc h 5 5 -7pm
O n D i s p l a y M a r c h 1 -A p r i l 2 9
M a r c h Fe a t u r e d A r t i s t : D o n n a V e s e l y

5034-D Doniphan, Placita Santa Fe

New Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-5

John McVey Middagh is a former

saddle shop owner and amateur
local historian. You can reach him
at jmiddagh@yahoo.com.
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or pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com.
Art lovers browse the private studios, meet
the artists and shop for fine art. Admission is
free and refreshments will be served at each
studio. Sponsored by the Plein Air Painters of
El Paso and El Paso Scene.

are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through

Saturday. Information: 533-8011 or
agaverosagallery.com. Showing in March is
The Stark Contrasts, solo show by Santa Fe
artist Celia Cortez. Reception if 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 5.

Alberto Escamilla exhibit Escamilla will

be the featured artist for March with a retrospective and some new artwork at the
Womans Club of El Paso, 1400 N. Mesa.
The club is celebrating its 100th anniversary in
the building, and a painting by Escamilla will be
used for the club cookbook. Reception is 4 to 8
p.m. Thursday, March 10, with live music,
hors doeuvres and refreshments. Admission is
free. Information: 532-6131, 851-0742
wcoep.org or albertoescamilla.com.

Art en Vivo Print Series Proper

Printshop, 800 Montana, hosts its Art Coffee

#5 event is 6 to 9 p.m. with artist Miguel
Jurez Thursday, March 10, with a live screen
printing project. Piece to be printed is a photograph of KISSs Ace Frehley taken during the
Destroyer Tour, Aug. 15, 1976, at El Paso
County Coliseum. Music offered by DJs Ray
Mendoza and Eric Ibarra. Information: 8878351 or theproperprintshop.com.
Every Thursday night, the series will invite a
different artist/designer to handprint an edition
of 50 posters. They ask that artists pay for the
paper and the artwork preparation (if necessary). Prints are sold at the show; profits and
remaining prints are split between the
artist/designer and print shop.

Bert Saldana Art Gallery The new

gallery featuring Southwestern Art is at 1501
Main Street in the San Elizario Arts District.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday

through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and

noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 479-2926
or bertsaldana.com.

Chamizal galleries Chamizal National

Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Franklin G. Smith

Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Information: 532-7273 or
nps.gov/cham/. Now showing is La
Revolucin, works by Carlos Flores.

Crossland Gallery The El Paso Art

Associations gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (in the

Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays. Admission is free. Information: 5347377, office@elpasoartassociation.com or
CrosslandArtGallery.com.
Showing through March 12: Seeing with
the Minds Eye, EPISD Senior High School
Scholarship Exhibit. Judge is Andrea GatesIngle, executive director and co-Founder of
Creative Kids of El Paso.
Showing March 18-April 23: Colors of
Song, art inspired by music, musicians, instruments, rhythm, lyrics and cultural music, runs
March 18-April 23. Opening reception is 5:30
to 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18. Submissions
are being taken through March 8.

Desert Lights Art Show & Sale

The Alazan Artists impressionistic oil painters

groups 7th exhibit, sale and reception for
recent works is 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday,

March 20, at the selaroM Events and

Ballroom, 6633 N Mesa, with more than 100
original pieces of art by the award winning
Alazan Artists in varying subjects. Admission is
free. Information: 526-1367 or
bourgonlois@gmail.com.

El Paso Museum of Art One Arts

Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free unless noted
otherwise. Information: 212-0300 or elpasoartmuseum.org.
Showing through May 1, Cristos, Vrgenes y
Santos: Highlights from the Hamilton
Collection, with 158 retablos and other items
from the collection of retablo collector and historian Nancy Hamilton.
Artists on Art with Roya Mansourkhani runs
through May 6.
Showing through May 22: Desert Triangle
Print Carpeta, an exhibition by self-styled art
agitator KRRRL (Karl Whitaker).
Showing through June 5: is Knot: The Art
of Sebastian, 55 artworks in seven different
media from throughout the last 40-plus years of
Sebastians career. Presented in partnership
with the Consulate General of Mexico in El
Paso and Fundacin Sebastian.
A free Public Family Workshop with Sebastian
is 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, in the C2
Gallery. A Public Open House with Sebastian
and Book Signing follows 3 to 5 p.m.
The museums 2016 Spring Break art camp
classes are Tuesday through Friday March 811. Pre-registration required.

El Paso Sketchers Exhibit The groups

3rd annual show runs April 1-30 at the El Paso

Public Library Westside Branch, 125 Belvidere.
Information: 581-2024. The group of 18
women artists meets once a week. Although
most of the works are pen or pencil, other
media are represented.

El Paso Studio Tour call for artists

The 9th annual El Paso Artists Studio Tour is

seeking artists for the tour 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 2324 at Westside, Upper Valley and Downtown
studios, and April 30-May 1 at Eastside,
Northeast and Mission Valley studios. Deadline
for artist entry is March 12. Information, entry
fee: Candy, 581-4971, cc2ccmayer@aol.com

Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and

Gift Shop Award-winning impressionist

and El Paso Hall of Fame artist Alberto

Escamillas studio is at 1445 Main Street in San
Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 11:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. Thursday; and 12:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday
and by appointment. Information: 851-0742 or
474-1800, or albertoescamilla.com.
Escamilla will be the featured artist for March
with a retrospective and some new artwork, at
the Womans Club of El Paso, 1400 N. Mesa.
Reception is 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 10.
The Gallery will celebrate its 6th Anniversary
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 to 4:30
p.m. Sunday, April 16-17, with live music,
appetizers and refreshments and discount on
purchases. Escamilla will unveil one of his
newest paintings.

Fiber Art Fridays LBK Fiber Arts artist

Lin Bentley Keeling will host weekly fiber arts

techniques 2 to 4:30 p.m. Fridays at the Art
Junction, 500 W. Paisano, with contemporary
fiber arts techniques, including loom weaving,
woven sculpture and more to engage your creativity and expand your artistic skills. No prior
experience necessary. Cost: $10 per session,
plus materials; sixth session free after five paid
sessions. Registration: Lin Bentley Keeling, 5391110 or LBKFiberArts@gmail.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,
Wednesday and Friday; noon to 7 p.m.
Thursday or by appointment. Information: 5339090 or halmarcus.com.
Showing Feb. 25-June 3: 20/20 Visionary,
celebrating the Hal Marcus Gallerys 20th
anniversary. Opening reception is 5 to 9 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 25. Most of the artists have
never exhibited at the Hal Marcus Gallery. The
exhibit highlight Visionary Art, a genre that
stems from symbolic ideas that peek into the
future and provoke thought.
Returning artists include Adelaide Marcus, a
San Diego based artist and daughter of Hal
Marcus. Other artists are Ho Baron, Joey
Delgato Delgado, Alejandra Gamez, Estelle
Goldman, Jon Gore, Steve Hastings, Cecil B.
Lee, Mike Lopez, Edgar Lopez, Leticia
Luevanos, Diego Robot Martinez, Andres
Muro, Lizzie Ochoa, Diana Padilla, Marcos Rey,
Marie Rohde, Mark Rojas, Peter Svarzbein,

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All El Paso Artists are invited to open their

studios to the public in this 9th annual
event. To learn more and get an entry
form, call Candy at 581-4971
or email cc2ccmayer@aol.com
www.pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com
Sponsored by the Plein-Air Painters
of El Paso and El Paso Scene

The April 23-24 tour includes studios in the Westside, Upper Valley and Downtown.
The April 30-May 1 tour includes studios in the Eastside, Northeast and Mission Valley.
Hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Deadline to enter is March 12, 2016

Information & Entry Forms available at www.pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com

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Victor Hugo Soto, Harry Schulte and Erica

Terrazas.

International Museum of Art 1211

Montana. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: 5436747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
The Junior League of El Paso will host the
Spring Art Show and reception, Rise Up, 1 to
4 p.m. Saturday, March 5. .

Jewelry for a Voice call for artists

En Voz Alta seeks jewelry artist submissions
through March 22 to participate in the 5th
annual Jewelry for a Voice April 30 event. In
addition, En Voz Alta will accept donations of
jewelry from local artisans and jewelers.
Information: Patricia Garcia, 694-6178.
La Galeria de la Mison de Senec

The Ysleta Independent School Districts gallery

is at 8455 Alameda. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: 434-9703.
Showing March 22-April 14: YISD VASE
Regional Qualifiers Exhibit. Opening reception
is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22.

Pastel Society of El Paso The societys

next meeting is 1 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at

the International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana. The program will be a portrait demo
by Manny Guerra. Attendees are invited to
bring a sketchbook and drawing materials to
work along with Guerra as he does the demo.
The program is free and open to the public.
Information: 581-4971.

Rio Bravo Watercolorists The groups

next meeting is 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March
16, at Great American Steakhouse, 7600
Alabama. Meeting followed by and acrylic on
sandstone demonstration by Connie Weaver.
Lunch price: $15, payable by check. RSVP by
March 13 to Connie Weaver, 490-3978 or jaxgirl998@aol.com.

Rubin Center UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald

Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is next to Sun

Bowl Stadium (off Dawson Drive). Hours are
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (until
7 p.m. Thursday) and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Information: 747-6151, rubincenter.utep.edu or
on Facebook at RubinCenter.
Fly Me To The Moon STEAM Family day
events are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27,
geared towards ages 4-12 and their families.
Activities include investigating constellations,
inventing flying machines, learning about solar
energy and more.
Showing March 16-April 23: 2016 UTEP
Department of Art Biennial Faculty Exhibition,
including ceramics, metals, sculpture, painting,
printmaking, drawing, performance and graphic
design. Opening Reception is 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16.
The gallery will host a Creative Life Series
noon to 1 p.m. on the following Thursdays:
March 17: Artistic Influences
March 24: Daily Practice
March 31: Work/Life Balance
April 7: Promoting and Exhibiting.
Art history lectures are noon to 1 p.m. on
selected Wednesdays. March 2: Ancient
Music and Contemporary Sculpture: Janet
Cardiff and George Millers The Infinity
Machine with Melissa Warak.

San Elizario Art District Several gal-

leries and artist studios are located 1445 to

1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on

March 2016

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.
Featured gallery artists include Albert
Escamilla, Rob Mack, Palmira Lopez, Manuel
Alvarado, Maria Branch, Bert Saldaa, Joanna
Franco, Melissa Himes, M. Concepcion, Robert
Lichlyter, Amado Pena Jr. and Arturo Avalos.

Sol Goddess Designs Art Gallery &

Studio Information: Deana Hicks, 241-

8808 or deanahicks2@elp.rr.com. March painting party theme is Tuscan Poppies Cost: $35
cash; $40 with charge. Arrive 30 minutes
before class to register and pay.
6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Wine
Attitude, 6633 N. Mesa.
11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park.
3 p.m. March 19, at Desert Roots Artist
Market and Gallery in Las Cruces, with a free
acrylic painting demonstration.

played every three months. Information: (575)

522-2933 or mesillavalleyfinearts.com.

Promoting Art in Las Cruces Doa

Ana Arts Councils series is 6:30 p.m. Friday,
March 25, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Liz Vega of the
Las Cruces Convention and Visitors Bureau
will speak on the application process for event
funding from the CVB. Admission is free. To
RSVP, call (575) 523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
Rio Grande Theatre 211 Downtown

Mall in Las Cruces. Gallery in theatre lobby.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
riograndetheatre.com.
Showing in March is Inspiring Vision, and
exhibition of work from full and part-time
NMSU faculty members Glenn Schwaiger, Bree

Lamb, Abby Osborne and Cheryl Fallstead.

Opening reception is 5 to 4 p.m. Friday, March
4, as part of the Downtown Art Ramble.

The Gallery at Big Picture 311 N.

Main Street, in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (575) 647-0508.
Showing in March is Reflections on Big Bend
and the Chihuahuan Desert works by Matt
Henn. Henn, a New Yorker by birth, has
recently moved to Las Cruces from Texas,
where his deep appreciation of the desert landscape began. Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, March 4, as part of the Downtown
Ramble.

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Sunland Art Gallery 5034-D Doniphan,

in Placita Santa Fe. The co-op gallery features

15 local artists. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Information: Cil
Abeyta, 584-3117 or 474-0053.
Showing in March and April is Miniature
Mania, miniatures or small works of art. opening is 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5.
Featured Artist for March is oil painter Donna
Vesely.

Westside Art Guild The guild meets at

10 a.m. to noon Monday, March 14, at Polly
Harris Senior Center, 640 Wallenberg. Guest
speaker is multi-media artist Deana Hicks, who
will demonstrate glass painting techniques. The
public is welcome; admission is free.
Information: 581-9925.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

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) 5412137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing through April 2:Graphicanos:
Contemporary Latino Prints from the Serie
Project. The exhibit, featuring works from the
archives of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art,
Fort Wayne, Texas, brings a variety of sociopolitical topics to the forefront.
The family Science, Nature, and Art Program
(SNAP!) program is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every
Saturday.
March 5: Finger Knitting/Recycling
March 12: Mathematics
March 19: Paper Flowers
March 26: Clouds.
The second session of Spring Studio Programs
is 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays,
March 24-April 7. Registration runs through
March 19: $60-$110, depending on class. must
be done in person. Classes for children and
adults range from drawing, painting, collage and
mixed media. Call for schedule.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery

2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across

from the Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. The gallery features more than
30 artists in various media. New works dis-

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a larger sense, the grandmother also represents the concept of Mother Russia. That
church in the background makes a powerful statement that from this point on the
music will immerse you in a great adventure in time and space, going through history, through the life of a person, and
eventually through your own life.
Finding images to interpret the beginning of the piece was the most difficult.
The first 11 minutes are very complicated,
filled with lots of physical and emotional
movements. It took me three months to
find just the right paintings to describe the
music in this section of the piece. We followed the painting of the grandmother
with a variety of forest imagery, snowladen trees, rivers, wide-open spaces, days
from sunrise to sunset. We also chose
scenes of life in small villages and towns
depicting what Tchaikovsky might have
seen as a youth.
Calling on his memories of life in a
provincial town, the composer has also
included a lot of music taken from the folk
traditions. One of the paintings we have
chosen is a big piece of mine that depicts a
large gathering of people celebrating
Easter. It includes religious traditions,
games, dancing, theater, eating and dating.
All these images were a fitting way to
illustrate the ending which was another
very complicated and emotional segment
of music.
Lyuba daughter, Anya, made a copy of
the video collage that will be displayed.
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an orchestra here on the border, perhaps

one in Las Cruces, to create a local presentation of Winter Dreams.
The Titovets also announced that the
Worrell Gallery in Santa Fe recently began
showcasing their work.
I hope our friends will stop by when they
get to Santa Fe because the owner, Mary
Adams, has given it a very new look based
on her own art preferences, Lyuba said.

Las Cruces Arts Fair

Celebrating its 6th year of offering the

Borderland the best in fine arts and crafts,
the Las Cruces Arts Fair opens its doors at
the Las Cruces Convention Center at 5
p.m. Friday, March 18 and will continue
that Saturday and Sunday.
Filling both ballrooms, this years fair
will showcase works by 101 artists from
the U.S. and Mexico. The fair offers a
wide range, from paintings in traditional
and mixed media to wearable art, glass,
ceramics, furniture, yard art and more.
El Paso will be well represented at the
fair, with Krystyna Robbins, Candy Mayer,
Pam Schuster and Tamara St. Jean showing their work.
The event also features live music, continuous art demonstrations and a silent
auction. Ticket and auction sales benefit
the Doa Ana Arts Council.
For those whose interests lie elsewhere,
there also will be a Sports Den with a
big-screen TV showing the March
Madness NCAA basketball games.

Sketchers

Take time to stop by the El Paso Public

Library Westside Branch at 125 Belvedere

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Also

Deming Arts Center The Deming

Arts Councils gallery and gift shop is at 100

Gold Street in Deming, N.M. Hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 5463663 or demingarts.org.
Showing through Feb. 27: The West As
We Saw It, photography by Bob and Diane
Hudgens, and creations made from used lariats by Mike Shalett.
Showing March 1-30: Luna County Student
Art Shows. Elementary schools featured
March 1-12, with reception 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 5. High schools students
featured March 14-30, with reception 1 to 3
p.m. Saturday, March 19.
The center will host a Guatemalan Mercado
noon to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 11-12, with gift items,
clothing, fabric, jewelry and more.

this spring and enjoy the third annual exhibition of work by a talented group of 18
ladies who have chosen to name themselves the Sketchers. Member Waynelyn
Segotta relates that the group of artists,
who range from 55 to 80 in age, first
became acquainted through the Osher
Lifelong Learning program at UTEP.
Fran Schrier was our instructor, and we
really grew to enjoy one anothers company. When Fran moved out of town we
knew we wanted to continue the friendships we had started so we decided to form

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Real/Unreal Malkerson Gallery, 408

Twelfth Street in Carrizozo, N.M. presents

mannequin photographs by Sherry Hayne
through March 14. Gallery hours are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Saturday, noon
to 5 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday. Information: (575) 648-2598.
Hayne first photographed mannequins in
Detroit in the early 1990s. Last spring she discovered a collection of mannequins in Tulsa,
reigniting her interest in them. She then traveled to New York City to photograph at
mannequin companies in the Fashion District
and at a Brooklyn warehouse.

Southwest Birds Art Show Grant

County Art Guild hosts its 3rd annual show

March 18-May 20, at Bear Mountain Lodge.
Reception is 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 18,
with refreshments and live music. Judge is
Silver City artist Barbara Nance. Information:
gcag.org.
Nance was a professional illustrator and cartoonist for more than 20 years in California
and also managed an art gallery for 14 years.

a new group of our own. We have learned

so much from one another in addition to
having a good time together.
The Sketchers currently meet at the
library once a week in order to critique one
anothers work. In the beginning, members
primarily worked in pencil, and pen and
ink, however many also work in other
mediums.
The exhibition opens April 1 and will
continue through the end April.

Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer

specializing in the visual arts.

March 2016

MCAD director
working on two
new facilities,
plus vacancy
at art museum

he citys director of Museums and

Cultural Affairs, Tracey Jerome, has
plenty of projects on her agenda and
shared a few updates with me recently.
One of the top items on that agenda is the
search for a new director for the El Paso
Museum of Art, filling the vacancy left by
Dr. Michael Tomor nearly a year ago.
Naming a new director is an ongoing
process to find the best qualified person,
Jerome said. We are currently working
with a national search group and look forward to receiving their list of potential
candidates, and being able to fill that position very soon.
Further ahead lie two formidable projects, creating new facilities for the
Hispanic Cultural Center and Childrens
Museum, both of which were approved by
voters in the citys 2012 Quality of Life
bond propositions.
Its exciting now that the locations have
been determined for the two new entities:
The Mexican-American Cultural Center (at
the Abraham Chavez Theatre) and the
Childrens Museum where the Greyhound
bus washing station is between the art and
history museums. This will give us a
sweet spot placing most of museums in
close proximity, Jerome said.
City Council directed us to go forward,
working with committees for the Cultural
Center in order to determine how financing will work and how funds will happen.
Council has also approved the purchase of
the Greyhound property. The next steps
will be demolition of current structures
and then environmental studies.
Community members have been very supportive of both venues.
The best way to insure the sustainability
of these museums is to create a model like
that employed by the Museum of Art
which has an active foundation board that
not only governs but helps establish
endowments. The Museum of History has
formed a new board, and they are working
on financials to put an endowment in
place. Hopefully we can get that done with
the Archeology Museum as well. This
model will have to be established for the
new museums coming on line as well.
Jerome currently oversees three museums: the El Paso Museum of Art and El
Paso Museum of History in Downtown El
Paso, and the El Paso Museum of
Archaeology in Northeast El Paso.
Jerome noted that the MCAD staff is
finding ways to assist these museums in
combining efforts: Staff members are
working together to provide fuller service
to the community through programing and
classes. Each of the museums has a different take on subject matter so when appropriate we also look forward to scheduling
coordinating exhibitions such as those presented by the history and art museums during Tom Lea Month.
As the foremost funder of the citys creative sector, MCAD has numerous other
projects under its umbrella.
March 2016

We broke records for Chalk the Block

last year and are planning on it being bigger and better, Jerome said. The
Farmers Markets are well attended, and
KidsPalooza will be coming up shortly.
Public art is also exploding with venues
such as the cloud at UTEP. We currently
have 32 active public art projects, which
are being funded by the 2% for the Arts
program.
Jerome added that she is particularly
excited about the Sebastian sculpture exhibition opening Feb. 24 at the Museum of
Art, and predicted that the poppies will
cooperate for the annual Franklin
Mountain Poppies Preservation
Celebration April 2 at the Archaeology
Museum.

Symphony video collages

El Paso artists Aleksandar and Lyuba

Titovets have once again aligned themselves with a trend-setting symphony
orchestra whose programing combines
visual presentations with concert programing melding art disciplines as a means to
enhance their audiences understanding
and enjoyment of these specific works.
In 2015, the talented duo partnered with
the El Paso Symphony Orchestra creating
a visual collage of their artwork to be
shown in conjunction with the performance of Shostakovichs Chamber
Symphony 110. Based on the success of
this collaboration, the Greensboro (N.C.)
Symphony Orchestra invited the couple to
create a similar program for an allTchaikovsky concert Feb. 25 and 27 in
Greensboro.
Selecting just the right imagery to
enhance Tchaikovskys music will require
even more imagination, Lyuba Titovets
said. Winter Dreams, the 43-minute
opening work the Greensboro Symphony
selected, is nearly twice the length of the
Shostakovichs Symphony 110.
Winter Dreams was composed in 1866
shortly after Tchaikovsky joined the staff
of the Moscow Conservatory, Lyuba
explained, making it somewhat biographical and offering a wide range of imagery.
He was a very emotional man so some
of the music has an almost dreamy quality.
While you can hear the Tchaikovsky influences, he also includes much of the traditional music of Russia so it really gives
you a fresh look at how Tchaikovsky began.
We chose to open with an image of my
husbands grandmother in front of a
church, Lyuba relates. This is because
Tchaikovskys grandmother and older people and old traditions influenced his early
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March 2016

Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration

United Way of El Paso County AmeriCorps
Parents as Teacher celebrates Dr. Seusss birthday with a reading 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday,
March 2, at Bowling Family YMCA, 5509 Will
Ruth, and discuss ways to ensure children
become lifelong readers, provide family activities, facilitate story time in English and Spanish,
and give away prizes. The focus is to promote
literacy in children ages 0 to 6 years old.
Admission is free. Information: 755-9622.
XXI Undcimo Congreso de
Literatura Mexicana Contempornea

The 2016 Contemporary Mexican Literature

Conference, organized by the UTEP
Department of Languages and Linguistics,
begins 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday, March 3-5 in the UTEP Student
Union Building. Information:
revlitmex@gmail.com.

Tumblewords Project The writing

workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Saturdays at the Memorial Park Public Library
meeting room, 3200 Copper. Workshops are
free; donations for the presenter are encouraged. The group is open to all writers in a noncritique, non-caustic forum. Information: 3285484 (Donna Snyder), 566-1034 (library), tumblewordsproject@yahoo.com or on Facebook
at Tumblewords.
March 5: The Poetry of Dance with Celia
Aguilar. Aguilar is a writer, activist and Aztec
dancer. She has written two original plays,
Herida and Cosechas.
March 12: Inner Voices with Nancy
Lorenza Green. Green is a teaching and performing artist whose focus on creative writing,
film, and music offers workshop participants an
opportunity to integrate different disciplines in
their creative process. This workshop is one in
a series exploring how ones writing connects
to inner space.
March 19: Its in the Cards with Snookie
Golding. Golding, a retired special education
teacher, is the long-time scholarship chairperson for Mensa and is currently working on a
novel.
March 26: Riding the Range with your
Voice with Sheela Wolford. Wolford is a creative writer who has worked extensively in
non-profit organizations. Her workshop
encourages full expression through prompts
and nudges aimed to release a writers voice.

Cultural Connections Book Club - The

club meets at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at

the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main, Las
Cruces, to discuss Borderlands La Frontera:
The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldua.
Information; (575) 541-2154 or lascruces.org/museums.
100 Years of Hats! Thomas Branigan
Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho in Las
Cruces, hosts the program 100 Years of
Hats, including hats from 1860-1960, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23, presented by Sheri
Gaines, local volunteer and vintage hat collector. Learn the history and society of each
decade, conservation and preservation techniques, and get a picture taken with some genuine vintage hats. Audience participation
encouraged. Information, registration: (575)
528-4005 or library.reference@las-cruces.org.

Travelers Aid Society book release

Jeff Sirkin will release his collection of poems
published by Veliz Books that is intimately
related to music, cities, and keen observations
of a peripatetic speaker, 7 to 9 p.m. Friday,
March 25, at 501 Bar and Bistro, 501 Texas
Book signing follows reading. Admission is free.
Information: velizbooks.com.
March 2016

LGBT book group The group meets at

Reading Bingo Branigan Memorial

Library, 200 E. Picacho, offers a Reading

Bingo, reading challenge through April 30 for
adults to give participants more flexibility in
their reading choices. Adults are encouraged to
sign up now for a bingo card. Participants will
read books to receive chances in a prize drawing. All programs are free of charge.
Information: Lori Batchelor at (575) 528-4012
or lbatchelor@las-cruces.org.

El Paso Writers League The league

meets 2 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of the
month at the Dorris Van Doren Regional
Branch Library, 551 E. Redd Road. Admission is
free. Information:
elpasowritersleague@gmail.com or on
Facebook at ElPasoWritersLeague.

Carl Hertzog Day The 17th biennial

Carl Hertzog Lecture is 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday,
March 13, at El Paso Natural Gas Conference
Center, across from the UTEP Library. This
years lecture is Clios Twitter Feed: The
Humanities in a Digital World by Michael L.
Gillette, Ph.D., Executive Director, Humanities
Texas. Admission is free. Information: 7476720.
Presentation of the 15th Carl Hertzog Award
for Excellence in Book Design goes to David
Pascoe, Nawakum Press-Santa Rosa, Calif., and
Richard Wagener, Mixolydian EditionsPetaluma, Calif. for Loom (2014) by Alan
Loney.
The Carl Hertzog Award for Excellence in
Book Design is meant to underscore the
importance of fine printing as an art, encourage
work by new and established artisans, and to
biennially recognize outstanding accomplishments in the field.

March 12: Too Many Carrots

March 19: When Spring Comes
March 26: What To Do With A Box.

Sisters in Crime The Eastside chapter of

the book discussion group supporting women

mystery writers meets 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,
March 1, to discuss The Various Haunts of
Men by Susan Hill at St. Paul Methodist
Church, 7000 Edgemere. The group meets the
first Tuesday of each month, and is open to
anyone. A $12 donation may be asked to cover
utilities/maid service. Information: 629-7063 or
labodda9@aol.com.

Reading Art Book Club The book club

of the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main,

will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9,
to discuss Finders Keepers: A Tale of
Archaeological Plunder and Obsession by
Craig Childs. Meetings are free and open to
the public. Information: (575) 541-2137 or lascruces.org/museums.

6:30 p.m. the third Monday of each odd-numbered month. Open to all GLBT and GLBTfriendly people interested in book discussions.
Includes potluck supper. Information: 5665549, 861-2909 or 471-9396 or on Facebook
at ElPasoGLBTBookGroup.
The March 21 book is Fried Green
Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie
Flagg. Location to be determined.

Books Are Gems 7744 North Loop Ste

B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit

organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Books are sold for $1-$2, and children
who come to the store may receive five free
used books. Teachers can also receive free
books for their classroom. Hours are 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday. Information: 8455437 or booksaregems.org.

Southwest Reading Connections The

book club for adults meets at 1 p.m. the fourth
Tuesday of the month, at Las Cruces Museum
of Nature and Science, 411 N. Main in the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall. Information: (575)
522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.

FRENCH CLASSES SPRING 2016

Beginners to Advanced

Adults classes begin March 14 Children classses begin March 19

Private and Semi-private classes available
For information, check our website: www.afofelpaso.com
or call 915-585-1789 or 497-2453 (Spanish)
cgomez@afofelpaso.com
New location: 1035 Belvidere Ste 200

Barnes & Noble (West Side) 705

Sunland Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday. Information: 581-5353. Childrens storytimes are 11 a.m. Saturdays.

Barnes & Noble (East Side) The

Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway West, Suite
120. Information: 590-1932.
Catherine Chagra will sign her book, Dirty
Darlings, at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5.
Mike Orenduff will sign copies of his book
The Pot Thief Who Studied Georgia OKeeffe
2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 12.
Batman vs. Superman Day celebration is 7
p.m. Saturday, March 19, with a trivia event
for teens and adults, and prizes and giveaways
for all ages.
Childrens storytime is 11 a.m. every
Saturday.
Feb. 27: Dr. Seusss Birthday Celebration
March 5: What A Wonderful World
March 12: Too Many Carrots
March 19: When Spring Comes
March 26: What To Do With A Box
Barnes & Noble (Las Cruces) 700 S.

Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall. Information:

(575) 522-4499.
A DC Comics Superhero Kids Activity Hour is
1 p.m. Saturday, March 19, with activities and
a costume contest.
New Mexico author James Terry will sign his
debut story collection, Kingdom of the Sun:
Stories at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 6.
Childrens storytimes are 10 a.m. Fridays and
11 a.m. Saturdays.
Feb. 27: Dr. Seusss Birthday Celebration
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organization offers a variety of ghost tours.

Age 13 and older welcome, unless otherwise
listed. All children must be accompanied by an
adult age 21 or older. Information/reservations:
274-9531 or help@ghosts915.com.
San Elizario Ghost Tour is 10 p.m. to midnight, Friday, March 4. Meet at 9:30 p.m. at
the Golden Eagle Gallery, 1501 Main in San
Elizario. Tickets: $15.
Concordia Cemetery Ghost Tours are 9 to
11 p.m. Saturdays, March 5 and 12, at the
cemetery, 3700 E. Yandell. Meet at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15.
The following events begin at the Societys
offices at the Ghosts915 Paranormal Research
Center, 108 E. San Antonio.
A Gunfighter and Ghost Tour is 9 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, beginning at the
Paranormal Research Center. Cost: $15.
Haunted Brothel Tour is 9 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, March 26. Meet at 108 E. San
Antonio at 8:30 p.m. Cost: $15, adults only.
Art After Dark & Ghost Story Slam is 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 31. Free.

El Paso Genealogical Society The

society meets 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March

10, at All Saints Episcopal Church, 3500
McRae. Program is Using Cyndis List in
Genealogy Research and, Was He Really a
Deserter in the Civil War? with presenters
Barbara McCarthy and Sandy Lewis. Visitors
welcome. Information: 591-2326.

History Notes Lecture Series The

monthly program is 1 p.m. the second

Thursday of each month at the Branigan
Cultural Center, 501 N. Main, north end of the
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. The March 10
lecture is All Over New Mexico: Dale
Bellamah and the Reshaping of the Las Cruces
Built Environment by Jerry Wallace. Admission
is free. Information: (575) 541-2154 or lascruces.org/museums.

Camp Furlong Day and Cabalgata

Binacional The 100th anniversary of

Pancho Villas raid in 1916 will be celebrated 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Pancho
Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M, with presentations by guest speakers at the parks Rec Hall.
Admission is free to community center complex; state park fee is $5 a carload. Information:
Pancho Villa State Park (575) 531-2711, Village
of Columbus City Hal (575) 531-2663 or
PanchoVillaStateParkFriendsGroup.org.
The 13th annual Camp Furlong Day is a binational friendship event, commemorating the
March 9, 1916 early morning attack on the village of Columbus and the adjacent military
camp by Pancho Villa and his men.
The exhibit hall will dedicate a bronze plaque
donated by the 16th Infantry Regiment at 8:30
a.m., and the event ends at 4:30 with a final
ceremony. Speakers:
Ric Lambart, 1st Aero Squadron Foundation
on History of the 1st Aero SquadronPast to
Present at 10 a.m.
Dr. Robert Bouilly, U.S. Army historian on
The Truck Train System in Support of the
Pershing Expedition at 1 p.m.
Ron Bridgemon, historian and author on San
Joaquin Canyon and the 1916 Punitive
Expedition at 2 p.m.
Heribert Von Feilitzsch, historian and author
on The Columbus Raid: Theories and Fact 100
Years Later.

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The 17th Annual Cabalgata Binacional will be

hosted in the Columbus plaza. Cavalcade riders
are expected to arrive in Columbus at about 10
a.m. followed by food, vendors and entertainment in the village plaza throughout the day.
Information: (575) 343-0147.
Other highlights include binational efforts to
promote goodwill and build alliances at 11:35
a.m. and a Pershing and Villa look-a-like
Contest in the Tumbleweed Theatre.
Columbus Historical Society Museum walking
tours of the landmark areas, documentary
screenings in the American Legion Post 1916
are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fort Bayard tours Fort Bayard Historic

Preservation Society hosts walking tours of the

historic fort 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 12 and
26, at Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark,
six miles east of Silver City, N.M. Meet at the
1910 Commanding Officers Quarter and
museum (House 26) beginning at 9:15 a.m.
Tour takes about 90 minutes. Admission is
free. Information, group tours: (575) 956-3294,
(575) 388-9123 or fortbayard.org.

Harvey Girls of El Paso The Harvey

Girls of El Paso Texas 1906-1948 hosts monthly meetings 2 to 4 p.m. the second Monday of
the month at the Union Depot Passenger
Station, 700 San Francisco. The March 14 program is Unexpected Harvey Girls Treasurers.
Admission is free. Information: 591-2326.

El Paso Corral of the Westerners

The monthly dinner program is 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, March 18, at Country Inn and Suites,
900 Sunland Park Dr. Program is Lady Flo
(Florida J. Wolfe): Eliminating the Myth, presented by Patricia Wickham. Cost: $20. Visitors
welcome, but RSVP needed by March 14: 7599538. Information: 591-2326.

El Paso Archaeological Society The

societys monthly meeting 2 p.m. Saturday,

March 19, at El Paso Museum of Archaeology,
4301 Transmountain. Irma Escontrias, author
of The Escontrias Family Legacy: A Very
Personal Journey, will share her familys experiences on their ranch. Admission is free.
Information: 449-9075 or epas.com.

EPHS Centennial Legacy Series El

Paso High School Alumni Association celebrate

the schools 100th anniversary in 2016 with a
series of 100 Years of Excellence presentations at the school, 800 E. Schuster. A presentation on the schools sports history is at 7 p.m
.Thursday, March 24. Information: Lee
Schwartz, 526-2250 or friedalee@aol.com.

Trinity Site Tour White Sands Missile

Range. The semiannual tour to the site of the

first atom bomb explosion is Saturday, April 2.
Admission is free; no reservations required.
Information: (575) 678-1134 or wsmr.army.mil.
Two options are available for visitors: caravan
from Alamogordo through the south end of the
range (Tularosa Gate), or enter off U.S. 380 on
the north end of the range (Stallion Gate
entrance). The Stallion Gate entrance off U.S.
380 is open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors are
allowed to enter and exit unescorted. Site closes promptly at 3:30 p.m.
Visitors are encouraged to have a full tank of
gasoline and a spare tire for the trip, which is
85 miles one way. Limited food, drink and souvenirs sold on site. Everyone 18 and older must
show a photo ID; all vehicles should be carrying
proof of insurance and current registration
papers. No weapons of any kind allowed.
March 2016

The Vagina Monologues An Obiewinning whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone celebrates 15 years in El Paso at 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 26-27, at Hyatt Place Hotel,
6030 Gateway East, with and encore performance Sunday, Feb. 28, at Tricky Falls, 209 S. El
Paso. Space is limited. Tickets; $10 at the door.
Information, reservations: 780-3576, vdayelpaso@gmail.com or Facebook at vdayelpasotx.
Directed by Alexander Wright. All of the proceeds will be donated to two local non-profits
in El Paso that raise awareness of violence
against women and sexual assault.
In The Time of Butterflies American
Southwest Theatre Company presents Caridad
Svichs adaptation of Julia Alvarez novel Feb.
25-March 13, at NMSUs Center for the Arts.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $5-$17.
Information: (575) 646-4515 or
nmsutheatre.com.
The Mirabal sisters discover what it means to
cause change in the world they live in. The performance features unique and poetic visuals,
powerful storytelling and humor.

Spring Awakening El Paso Community

College Theater closes its season with the

Tony Award winning musical about the coming
of age of a group of youth in the early 1900s by
Steven Satar and Duncan Sheik based on the
book by Frank Wedekind Feb. 25-March 6, at
Transmountain Forum Theater, 9570 Gateway
North, directed by Keith Townsend.
Showtime is 8 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Ages 7 and
older admitted. Tickets: $15 ($10 non-EPCC
student/military with ID, $7 EPCC students,
faculty, staff, seniors with ID). Available at the
door, cash or check only. Information: 8315056 or epcc.edu/theater.

I, Custer Las Cruces Community

Theatre, 313 N. Main in the Las Cruces

Downtown Mall, presents the new work by
Neal Adelman March 4-20, directed by Mark
Medoff. See Stage Talk next page for details.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $9-$12.
Information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
Medoff, a long-time theatre professor at
NMSU and creative director of its Creative
Media Institute for Film and Digital Arts, wrote
the Tony-winning play Children of a Lesser
God, and also was nominated for an Oscar for
the movie screenplay. He also received an Obie
award for his play When You Comin Back,
Red Ryder?

The Birthday Party No Strings

Theatre Company presents the Harold Pinter

play March 4-20, at Black Box Theatre in Las
Cruces. Directed by Karen Caroe.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
at 8 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Thursday
March 17. Tickets: $12 ($10 students, seniors
over 65; all seats $8 Thursday). Reservations:
(575) 523-1223.
This comedy of menace transcends traditional theater by taking a familiar setting in
this case an English home and turning it into
an unsettling place of lies, deceit and chaos.

New Play reading No Strings Theatre

Company presents a reading of The Tubes by

Sam Damon directed by Rorie Measure, at 7
p.m. Monday, March 7, at the Black Box
March 2016

Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.

The play is a poetic journey into our human
capacity for good and evil. Admission: $5.
Information: (575) 523-1223.

A Dolls House El Paso Playhouse, 2501

Montana, presents the Henrik Ibsen classic
through March 12. Directed by Veronica
Frescas. Showtime is 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $11 ($9
seniors 62 and older, $8 military/students and
per person for groups of ten or more).
Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
Set in the present day, Nora, a delightful spirit, is much less free than she first appears. She
valiantly tries to please her husband but gets
caught in the web of social expectations and
domestic condemnation, and now her selfrespect demands further action.

800 S. San Marcial. Performances begin at 7

p.m. Early arrival encouraged, as seating is limited. Admission is free on a first come, first
served basis (no reservations). Information:
532-7273 or los-paisanos-chamizal.org.
The Siglo de Oro Drama Festival is the only
festival in the world completely dedicated to
presenting works drawn from Spains Golden
Age, generally considered as spanning the late
15th century to the late 17th century. Akin to
Shakespearean England, the age was highlighted
by the writing by great Spanish authors.
Wednesday, March 30: Mujeres y Criados

by Lope de Vega, U.S. debut. Performed by

Fundacin Siglo de Oro, Spain, directed by
Rodrigo Arribas Fontela and Laurence Boswell.
A comedy about two sisters in love with men in
service and without status while courted by
rich men of status.
Thursday, March 31: Entremeses
Cervantinos by Miguel de Cervantes. Directed
by David Mills and Hector Serrano. Performed
by Eden Enterprises, El Paso. Three entremeses (one-act comedies), marking the 400th

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Becoming Dr. Ruth The one-woman

show telling the life journey of Dr. Ruth

Westheimer is 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 12-13, at the Philanthropy
Theatre in the Plaza Annex, as part of El Paso
Community Foundations Jewel Box series.
Tickets: $15 (Ticketmaster). Information: 5334020 or epcf.org.
Westheimer is best known from her career as
a pioneering radio and television sex therapist.
El Pasos Stageworks Ensemble Theatre performs the Mark St. Germain play about the life
of the woman who fled the Nazis and became
a sniper and later a single mother before
becoming Americas best-known sex therapist.
Stageworks: 803-6269

A Company of Wayward Saints

Kids-N-Co., 1301 Texas, presents the play by

Celeste Raspanti March 25-17 and April 1-3.
Directed by Jim Lupercio. Show time is 7:30
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets: $10. Information: 351-1455 or on
Facebook at El Paso Kids-n-Co.
A commedia dellarte group wanders by mistake into the eye of an allegory. A nobleman
may be their salvation if they can put on a good
show for him. Surprisingly, the company chooses to present the history of man, from the
Garden of Eden through Everyman in birth,
adolescence, marriage and death. Along the
way they enact other wayward adventures such
as the assassination of Julius Caesar and the
homecoming of Odysseus.

Dead Mans Cell Phone The UTEP

Department of Theater & Dance presents the
imaginative Sarah Ruhl play March 30-April 1,
at UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Studio Theatre.
Directed by Jay Stratton. Show time is 7:30
p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $14 ($11 UTEP faculty/staff,
seniors, military, groups of 10 or more, alumni
and non-UTEP students, $9 for UTEP students.
Information: 747-5118, theatredance.utep.edu
or on Facebook.
An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet
caf. A stranger a the next table who has had
enough, and a dead man with a lot of loose
ends. So begins this work about how people
memorialize the dead, and how that remembering changes people.

Siglo de Oro Drama Festival The 41st

anniversary celebration of the Spanish language
dramatic arts from Spains Golden Age runs
Wednesday through Saturday, March 30-April
2 at the Chamizal National Memorial Theatre,

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anniversary of Cervantes death: two in

Spanish, one in English.
Friday, April 1: La Celestina
By Fernando de Rojas (adaptation by
Guadalupe de la Mora). Directed by Daniel
Miranda, performed by Teln de Arena, Ciudad
Jurez. The story tells of a bachelor Calisto
who uses the old procuress Celestina to start
an affair with Melibea, an unmarried girl kept in
seclusion by her parents.
Saturday, April 2: El Prncipe Ynocente by

Lope de Vega. Directed by Ana Lilia Herrera

and Allan Flores, performed by EFE Tres
Teatro, D.F., Mxico. Two convicts who are
unjustly imprisoned pass the time by making up
stories. This is one of them.

Charleys Aunt El Paso Playhouse, 2501

Montana, presents the comedy classic by
Brandon Thomas April 1-23. Directed by
Hector Serrano. Showtime is 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets:
$11 ($9 seniors 62 and older, $8 military/students and per person for groups of ten or
more). Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
Jack and Charley are Oxford undergraduates
in love with two women. They invite the
objects of their affection to meet Charleys millionaire aunt from Brazil. The aunt cancels her
visit, so the boys talk a male classmate into
dressing up in drag as the aunt. Chaos ensues
when the real aunt actually shows up.

High Desert Play readings American

Southwest Theatre Company present readings

of new plays presented back to back at 7:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, at
NMSUs Center for the Arts. Feedback welcome for which play should be produced in the
2016-2017 season. Play titles to be announced.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 646-4515
or nmsutheatre.com.

The Jungle Book A Childrens Theatre

of the Mesilla Valley presents its spring production based on Rudyard Kiplings classic tale
Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, at the Rio
Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, in
Las Cruces. Information: (575) 571-1413 or
achildrenstheatre.wix.com/achildrenstheatre.

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The Little Prince (Paramount) CG

Animation. Featuring the voices of Jeff Bridges,
Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd. Directed by Mark
Osborne.
Midnight Special (Warner Bros.) Adam
Driver, Kirsten Dunst, Joel Edgerton. Directed
by Jeff Nichols.
Miracles From Heaven (Sony) Jennifer
Garner, Martin Henderson, Queen Latifah.
Directed by Patricia Riggen.
My Golden Days (Magnolia) Quentin
Dolmaire, Dinara Drukarova, Lou RoyLecollinet. Directed by Arnaud Desplechin.
The Program (Entertainment One) Ben
Foster, Lee Pace, Dustin Hoffman. Directed by
Stephen Frears. Lance Armstrong biopic.

March 25:
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(Warner Bros.) Ben Affleck, Amy Adams,
Henry Cavill. Directed by Zack Snyder.
The Disappointments Room (Relativity)
Kate Beckinsale, Michaela Conlin, Marcia
DeRousse. Directed by D.J. Caruso.
The Invitation (Drafthouse) Michiel
Huisman, John Carroll Lynch, Logan MarshalGreen. Directed by Karyn Kusama.
I Saw the Light (Sony Classics) Tom
Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, David Krumholtz;
Directed by Marc Abraham. Biography of
singer Hank Williams.
Mia Madre (Alchemy) Margherita Buy,
John Turturro, Giulia Lazzarini. Directed by
Nanni Moretti.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (Universal)
John Corbett, Nia Vardalos, John Stamos.
Directed by Kirk Jones. Sequel to the 2002
smash hit.
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Medoff directs
students play

ith all his accolades, Tonyand Obie-winning playwright

and director Mark Medoff
could rightfully just sit back and enjoy
the acclaim.
But thats not his style.
Instead, he juggles several projects at
once, much to the joy of those of us
who have seen the fruits of his labor
(most famously Children of a Lesser
God and When You Comin Back,
Red Ryder) and want to see more.
The project most of us in the
Borderland will enjoy is this months
debut of I, Custer, at Las Cruces
Community Theatre. This is his second
year directing an original play by one of
his students. In this case, its Neal
Adelman, who earned his first MFA at
NMSU and his second at Miami
University.
He discovered his love of writing for
theater, said Medoff, a long-time theatre professor at NMSU and creative
director of its Creative Media Institute
for Film and Digital Arts. He came
back (to NMSU) last semester to take
my (writing) class. He had this kernel of
idea for a show. Hes done a fabulous
job.
Medoff said his true love is directing.
If I had gone off at 34 when offered
my first movie instead of to Las Cruces
to raise a family, my career might have
turned to directing entirely, Medoff
said. I love the collaboration. Its like
running an army working with the
designers involved, working directly
with the writer. I love working with my
students and affording opportunities to
my students.
Such as Neal Adelman.
Adelmans I, Custer begins as the
George Armstrong Custer of Custers
Last Stand fame is making the decision
on whether or not to make the charge
that begins with the Battle of Little
Bighorn. Later, shot in the face and
dying, he meets with his wife for the
last time to figure out what went wrong.
The one-person show examines the history and myth of the man and origins,
and the appeal of war.
The twist here is that all the characters, including Custer, are played by
women.
To find out why, Medoff said, Youll
have to come see the play.
Playing all the roles is LCCT favorite
Marissa Bond, who also worked with
Medoff in last years original show,
Recreational Living.
Its a long haul for one person,
Medoff said. Theres only one voice
talking, playing Custer, as well as his
wife and all the other characters. The
challenge was differentiating all these
people. Keeping it flowing with the

DVD Releases
March 1:
Creed. PG-13
The Danish Girl. R
The Night Before. R

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tenor and beat of

the language is
challenging.
I spoke to
Medoff as he was
dealing with a
four-hour delay
trying to catch a
flight back here
so he could start
his last two weeks
of rehearsal.
Mark Medoff
Thats where the
juggling balls come
in. He was on the East Coast talking
about two projects he is preparing.
The first is finding a stage for his latest play, Marilee and Baby Lamb: The
Assassination of an American
Goddess, which premiered at Las
Cruces Rio Grande Theatre and likely
will make its way to the Great White
Way this year.
Its about Marilyn Monroe and her
closest friend and confidante, Medoff
said. The title explains the rest. Hes
looking for an open theater on
Broadway. If not, he said, he may move
the show elsewhere.
The second offering is directing
Decades of Divas, which he is cowriting with Frankie Previte, the man
who wrote Time of My Life for the
movie Dirty Dancing. Rehearsals
begin in May at the Count Basie
Theater in Teaneck, N.J., with a June
opening planned.
If thats not enough, The Wager, a
movie based on his 1975 play, will be
shot in Las Cruces this coming summer.
Hes also about to begin turning his
1990 play Stefanie Her into a classical musical.
But, for now, his center of attention is
the premiere of I, Custer.
I have rehearsal tomorrow (Saturday)
and Sunday. I dont go anywhere for the
next two weeks, he said.

Carol Viescas is a veteran of

community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.

I, Custer will be performed March 420 at Las Cruces Community Theatre.

Information: (575) 523-1200 or go to
lcctnm.org.
March 8:
The Peanuts Movie. G
Macbeth. R

March 22:
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. PG13
March 2016

New Mexico Museum of Space

History 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The

Get Reel Film Series The UTEP film

series is in the Union Cinema, Union Building
East, First Floor. Showings are 7 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays. Admission: $3 general
admission; $2 with valid Minder Gold Card.
Combo tickets (include hot dog, small soda and
popcorn) are $5. Tickets available in advance at
the UTEP Ticket Center, at the door or via
Facebook. Information: 747-5648 or on
Facebook at UTEP/OSL.
Feb. 25-26: The Danish Girl
March 3-4: The Revenant
March 17-18: Concussion
March 31-April 1: Dirty Grandpa
April 7-8: Kung Fu Panda 3
April 14-15: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
April 21-22: Deadpool.
Film Salon The Film Salon at Trinity First

United Methodist Churchs Resler Hall Chapel,

801 N. Mesa (at Yandell), continues its series
marking the 400th anniversary of the death of
William Shakespeare with the 1962 modern
adaptation of Othello, All Night Long, starring
Patrick McGoohan, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 5. Admission is free. Information: 5332674 or filmsalon.org.
An after-hours jazz party in London for an
interracial couple becomes a stage for ambition,
jealousy and betrayal as a down-on-his-luck
drummer tries to drive a wedge between
friends. Features a host of jazz luminaries playing themselves, including Charles Mingus, Dave
Brubek, Tubby Hayes and Johnny Dankworth.
The series concludes April 2 with a look at
The Taming of the Shrew through the
Mexican classic, Enamorada.

Jays Pix Presents at the International

Museum Film historian Jay Duncan and the

Sunset Film Society hosts film presentations at

2 p.m. Saturdays at International Museum of
Art, 1211 Montana. Presentations will include
commentary, anecdotes and facts behind the
films. Admission is free. Popcorn, beverages,
candy and snacks sold. Information: 543-6747
(museum), internationalmuseumofart.net.
The society will present a serial chapter at the
beginning of each screening. Beginning this
month is the 1936 Flash Gordon series.
March 5: Good Night, and Good Luck
(2005). In the 1950s, U.S. Sen. Joseph R.
McCarthy of Wisconsin trampled American citizens human rights when he held Congressional
hearings to root out secret Communists.
Directed by and starring George Clooney.
March 12: Darby OGill & The Little
People (1959). Derived from the writings of
Irish-American writer Hermione Templeton
Kananaghs 1903 collection of stories and
adapted by screenwriter Lawrence Edward
Watkin. The creative team at Disney pulled out
all the stops in creating a fantasy masterpiece.
March 19: And The Wheels Turned
(2010). This student-produced award-winning
documentary features interviews with players
and other participants in UTEPs 1966 NCAA
National Championship victory, and is being
shown on the occasion of the games 50th
anniversary.
March 26: La Cour de Babel (2014). Irish,
Serbian, Brazilian, Tunisian, Chinese, and
Senegalese have just arrived in France. Director
Julie Bertuccelli filmed the exchanges, conflicts,
and joys of this group of students, ages 11 to
15, who all attend a French language class.

March 2016

Las Cruces International Film Festival

Awards The Las Cruces International Film

Festival (LCIFF) hosts its awards ceremony

with teaser screenings at 6 p.m. Saturday,
March 5, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces, followed by
presentation of awards 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 523-6403
or riograndetheatre.com.
After party is 9 to 11 p.m. at the Main Street
Bistro & Ale House, next door to the theatre.

Pax Christi Film Series The series

presents The Power of Forgiveness at 3 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, at the Mother Teresa
Center, 2400 E. Yandell. Discussion will follow.
Admission is free, donations accepted.
Information: 740-3962.
The documentary film explores the psychological and physical effects of forgiveness, and
features interviews with Thich Nhat Hanh, Elie
Wiesel, Marianne Williamson, among others. A
segment on the 9/11 tragedy is included.
Jays Pix Presents Film historian Jay

Duncan and the Sunset Film Society host the

monthly film series at noon Sunday, March 20,
at Ardovinos Desert Crossing in Sunland Park.
Admission is free but reservations strongly recommended; RVSP via sunsetfilmsociety.org.
This months film is Glory Road, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of UTEPs NCAA
Mens Basketball Championship, featuring Josh
Lucas as UTEP Coach Don Haskins.

Texas Tech University Film Series

The monthly film program presents Gladiator

starring Russell Crowe and Oliver Reed (in his
final role) at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5, at El
Paso Museum of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza.
Rated R. Admission is free. Information: 2120330 or elpasoartmuseum.org.
The April 2 movie is The Last Emperor.

Fountain Theatre 2469 Calle de

Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the plaza in
Mesilla. The historic theater, operated by the
Mesilla Valley Film Society, features films at
7:30 p.m. nightly, plus 1:30 p.m. Saturday and
2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7 ($6 seniors,
military and students with ID; $5 children and
society members); $5 on Wednesday.
Information, schedule: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org.
Feb. 26-March 3: Difret. A lawyer travels
to an Ethiopian village to represent a 14-yearold girl who shot the man who had abducted
her. No Feb. 27 matinee.
March 4-10: Youth. A retired orchestra
conductor receives an invitation from Queen
Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philips birthday. Starring Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and
Rachel Weisz.
March 11-17: 45 Years. A married couple
preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receive shattering news that may change
the rest of their lives. Starring Charlotte
Rampling and Tom Courtney.
March 18-24: Son of Saul. In 1944
Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn corpses
finds moral survival in trying to salvage the
body of a boy he takes for his son. Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film
March 25-31: Mustang. Five young sisters
become imprisoned in their own home, forbidden by their elders from any contact with the
outside world. No matinee March 26. March
31 screening at 1:30 p.m. only.

museums Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater

tickets are $6 ($5.50 for seniors and military;
$4.50 ages 4-12). Ages 3 and under free for all
shows. Museum/IMAX combo tickets available.
Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575) 437-2840
or nmspacemuseum.org. Currently showing:
National Geographics Sea Monsters: A
Prehistoric Adventure. The film brings to life
the marine reptiles of the dinosaur age.
Showtimes are noon at 4 p.m.
Journey Into Amazing Caves. Expert cavers
explore unusual caves, from ice caves in
Greenland to underwater caves in the jungles
of Mexico. Show times are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The New Digital Star Show is 11 a.m., 1 and 3
p.m.
The theater is scheduled in mid-May to be the
first theater in the world to install the Spitz
SciDome 4k Laser fulldome planetarium system.

Jays Film Forecast Film historian Jay

Duncan prepared this list of top monthly

Coming Attractions for movie fans, listed by
studio and release date (subject to change):

March 4:
Desierto (STX) Gael Garca Bernal,
Alondra Hidalgo, Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Directed by Jons Cuarn.
Knight of Cups (Broad Green) Christian
Bale, Cate Blanchett, Brian Dennehy. Directed
by Terrence Malick.
London Has Fallen (Gramercy) Gerard
Butler, Charlotte Riley, Morgan Freeman;
Directed by Babak Najafi.
The Wave (Magnolia) Kristoffer Joner,
Ane Dahl Torp, Thomas Bo Larsen. Directed
by Roar Uthaug.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Paramount) Tina
Fey, Billy Bob Thornton, Margot Robbie.
Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa.
The Young Messiah (Focus) Adam
Greaves-Neal, Sean Bean, David Bradley.
Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh.
Zootopia (Disney) CG Animation.
Featuring the voices of Idris Elba, Shakira, Jason
Bateman. Directed by Byron Howard, Rich
Moore and Jared Bush.

The Other Side of the Door (20th CenturyFox) Sofia Rosinsky, Jeremy Sisto, Sarah
Wayne Callies. Directed by Johannes Roberts.
The Perfect Match (Lionsgate) Terrence
Jenkins, Paula Patton, Kali Hawk. Directed by
Billie Woodruff.
River of Grass (Oscilloscope) Larry
Fassenden, Lisa Bowman, Dick Russell.
Directed by Kelly Reichardt.
10 Cloverfield Lane (Paramount) John
Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John
Gallagher Jr. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg.

March 18:
The Bounce Back (Freestyle) Kali Hawk,
Shemar Moore, Nadine Velazquez. Directed by
Youssef Delara.
The Bronze (Sony Classics) Melissa Rauch,
Gary Cole, Haley Lu Richardson. Directed by
Bryan Buckley.
The Divergent Series: Allegiant (Summit)
Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Naomi Watts
Directed by Robert Schwentke
Krisha (A24) Bryan Casserly, Olivia Grace
Applegate, Alex Dobrenko. Directed by Trey
Edward Shults.

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March 11:
The Brothers Grimsby (Sony Classics) Isla
Fisher, Sacha Baron Cohen, Penlope Cruz.
Directed by Louis Leterrier.
Creative Control (Amazon) Benjamin
Dickinson, Nora Zehetner, Dan Gill. Directed
by Dickinson.
Eye in the Sky (Bleecker Street) Helen
Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman. Directed by
Gavin Hood.
Hello, My Name is Doris (Roadside) Sally
Field, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs. Directed by
Michael Showalter.
Lolo (FilmRise) Julie Delpy, Vincent
Lacoste, Dany Boon. Directed by Delpy.
Marguerite (Cohen Media) Catherine
Frot, Andr Marcon, Michel Fau. Directed by
Xavier Giannoli.

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Local: Guitar god Satriani

graces El Paso at Plaza

El Paso finds our pot of gold in the form of a

guitar god visiting the Sun City once again.
A little more than a week before St. Patricks
Day, the Plaza Theatre welcomes Joe
Satriani. His career started as a guitar teacher
in San Francisco, where his students consisted of Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett, and Charlie
Hunter to name a select few. His first official
disc was released over a quarter-century ago,
which only came about because his former
student Vai convinced his record label to sign
Joe. Soon after that he was recruited for
Mick Jaggers Deep Purple solo tour and
many others. His latest is Shockwave
Supernova, which feels more like a collective than a solo outing. Its one of his most
accessible records to date, while still appealing to his hard core technical devotees. If
you have any Guitar Hero enthusiasts in your
troop, be sure to have them in tow March 8
so they can witness firsthand what a true guitar god sounds like.

Lee Dewyze, Oil & Water,

Shanachie Records

As unbelievable as it may sound, reality television has spawned another actual talent. It
should be noted that this genuine artist first
came into the spotlight on American Idol in
2010, although in all truth he did have a few
discs before his worldwide introduction. This
win was a blessing and a curse: The first
being his last couple releases have been
nothing short of phenomenal, and of course
the evil is he has been lumped in with the
show and has never really gotten the respect
he deserves. He released one major label
disc, which had too much polish and shine
on it; his heart was no longer discernable.
Three years later he unleashed Frames, a
set which could have easily rivaled Mumford
and Sons, the Decembersists, or Fleet Foxes,
to name a few. The new disc of his very special blend is Oil & Water, which also finds
him at a new home with Shanachie records, a
label that in the early 90s specialized in the
folk singer/songwriter genre. Luckily this
one seems as if it is ripped from the same
sessions as his previous effort with one
exception this is a more stripped-down affair
and his hypnotic vocals are more prominent
than ever. Lee Dewyze and American Idol
may be oil and water, but Lee Dewyze and
sensational music are a perfect fit.

The Cult, Hidden City,

Cooking Vinyl

One shouldnt complain that we only get a

new Cult album every four to five years, but
I still cant help myself at the disappointment
of having to wait so long for greatness. I
really should be more thankful. The Cult disbanded over two decades ago so it seemed as
if we would never hear new material, but
then in 2001 they signed to Atlantic records
and showed us why they were one of the
best. Then they dissolved once again. Lead
vocalist Ian Astbury found himself fronting a
Doors reincarnation, and that doesnt even
touch on the numerous solo and/or side projects for Ian and guitarist Billy Duffy. All of
this floundering eventually fell by the wayside, and in 2007 all would be right once
again. We are now three albums deep in their
regrouping, and with each disc they seem to
be sounding better than ever. Hidden City
made its debut a few weeks ago and its 12
tracks fit like a glove hitting that Cult groove
instantaneously. This has the legendary Cult
stamp all over it, with the reminiscent guitar
crunch of Electric to the rich melodies of
Love. They are leaning slightly more
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toward earlier days, but there are still plenty

of cuts to get your speakers rattling. This is
one Hidden City I am ecstatic to have found
and I cant wait for the next Cult excavation.

Grant Lee Phillips, The

Narrows, Yep Roc Records

Four long years since his last release, singer

Grant Lee Phillips the voice behind the
band Grant Lee Buffalo continues steadfast down the solo road surpassing his previous conglomerations entire output. The
Narrows is the most recent addition to his
catalogue. The new CD still showcases his
airy warm vocals and rich soothing melodies
that move effortlessly between rock and a
softer alternative folk sound, managing to
immerse the listener completely into each
track. The albums 13 cuts have a very laidback vibe, while still feeling thoughtful and
sincere. The collection opens with
Tennessee Rain, and within an instant you
are whisked away to his new Nashville
homeland. The band is a simple three-piece
consisting of drums, bass and guitar, but each
song manages to fill the room effortlessly. It
doesnt matter where you hear him, with the
Buffalo, or if he has run astray by his lonesome, Grant Lee Phillips is absolutely worth
the search.

Collectibles: The Who,

Volume 4: The Polydor
Singles 1975-2015, Ume

One year after their first visit to the vault for

their 45 box set collection, The Who are
completing their series with the fourth
installment, The Who Singles Box. The
band recently celebrated their 50th anniversary and this assortment makes us completely caught up, with the inclusion of their most
recent original work. The song Be Lucky
is backed with an unreleased remix of I
Cant Explain. The other sets represented
Brunswick to Reaction to Track labels, while
this one is focused on the Polydor era that
spanned from 1975 to 2015. The Eminence
Front platter was scheduled for release in
the UK in 1982 but never actually came out.
Each seven-inch is on heavyweight vinyl
with paper sleeves, which will include the
period graphics on the front and back, all
housed in a rigid lid-and-tray outer box
with oversized color booklet and liner notes
created specifically for this release. This is
the fourth and final piece to the puzzle no
one wants three-fourths of a puzzle, so
snatch this one up soon as their other parts
are quickly vanishing.

New and upcoming releases:

Cheap Trick Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello
The Dandy Warhols Distortland
The Monkees Good Times
Iggy Pop Post Pop Depression
Weezer The White Album

Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin

Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net.

March 2016

Empty Bowls Soup Dinner The Art

Student Society at El Paso Community College
will sponsor the 11th annual soup dinner and
silent auction to raise funds and awareness of
world hunger 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April
9, at El Paso Community College
Administrative Service Center, 9050 Viscount,
Building A.

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El Paso Comic Con Adam West and

Burt Ward, the original portrayers of Batman

and Robin on TV, are special guests at El Paso
Comic Con April 15-17. Information: (575)
405-0461, epcomiccon@gmail.com and elpasocomiccon.com.

El Paso Chihuahuas The citys AAA

baseball team hosts home games at Southwest

University Park on Santa Fe Street in
Downtown El Paso. The 2016 season runs
April 15-Sept. 5. Information: 533-BASE or
EPChihuahuas.com.
April 15-18: Reno Aces
April 19-22: Tacoma Rainiers

Speed Dating Tonight Opera UTEP

presents a dinner theatre performance of the

comic opera by Michael Ching at 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, April 15-16, at
Ardovinos Desert Crossing in Sunland Park.
Tickets: $40. Tickets at ardovinos.com.

53 Million & One Gerardo Jerry

Ascencios one-man show that places viewer

inside the American-Latin experience is 7 p.m.
Friday, April 15, at The Philanthropy Theatre
in the Plaza Annex. Tickets: $21.50
(Ticketmaster).

Fiddler on the Roof UTEP Dinner

Theatre presents celebrated Joseph Stein musical April 15-May 8. Information: 747-6060 or
utep.edu/udt.

Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and

Gift Shop 1445 Main Street in San Elizario.

Information: 851-0742 or 474-1800, or albertoescamilla.com. The Gallery will celebrate its

6th Anniversary 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 16-17.

El Paso Psychic Fair 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17 at Hawthorn

Inn, 1700 Airway. Information: 345-6245 or
elpasopsychicfair.com.

Frog Fiesta UTEPs Centennial Museum,

corner of University and Wiggins, hosts a celebration of frogs 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
April 16. Admission is free. Information: 7478994, 747-6669 or museum.utep.edu.
Save the Frogs Day celebration is 11 a.m. to
3 p.m. Saturday, April 30, with world drummers, film screenings, coloring activities and
more.
Bosque in Bloom Friends of the Rio

Bosque celebrates the spring blooms in El

Pasos largest city owned park 9:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sunday, April 17, at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley, with guided
tours and other educational activities.
Admission is free. Web: riobosque.org.

Earth Day The city celebration is noon to 4

p.m. Saturday, April 23, at TI:ME at Montecillo
4935 N. Mesa. Information: 212-6057 or elpasotexas.gov/environmental-services.

El Paso Studio Tour The 9th annual El

Paso Artists Studio Tour is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 2324 at Westside, Upper Valley and Downtown
studios, and April 30-May 1 at Eastside,
Northeast and Mission Valley studios.
Information: pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com.

YWCA Womens Benefit luncheon

The 23rd annual benefit luncheon is 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 28, at El Paso Convention
Center. Keynote speaker is Sybrina Fulton,
mother of Trayvon Martin. Tickets: $100.
Reservations: 533-2311 or ywcaelpaso.org.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra Ode to
Joy The Symphony, conducted by Bohuslav

Rattay, performs its season finale, April 29-30,

in the Plaza Theatre, with Beethovens
Symphony No. 9 Tickets: $15-$40.
Information: 532-3776 or epso.org.

First Thanksgiving The 27th annual

reenactments and events at Veterans
Memorial Plaza in Historic San Elizario, depicting the arrival of the first Spanish settlers in this
area in April 1598, are presented by El Paso
Mission Trail Association are noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 30. Admission is free; Zarzuela
admission: $25. Information: 851-9997 or visitelpasomissiontrail.com.
Jewelry For A Voice En Voz Alta, a

non-profit organization that supports children

with hearing loss, hosts its 3rd annual dinner
and silent jewelry auction featuring work from
local artists and jewelers Saturday, April 30, at
El Paso Club, 201 W. Main. Tickets: $50.
Information: 694-6178.

Veterinary Community Awards

Banquet - The 31st annual banquet, Pets at
Play Brighten Your Day hosted by the El
Paso Veterinary Medical Association, is
Saturday, April 30, at the Camino Real Hotel.
Tickets: $50. Information: 593-1712 or
epvma.org.

The Drowsy Chaperone American

Southwest Theatre Co. closes its season with
the Tony-winning musical April 21-May 5 at
NMSUs Center for the Arts. Tickets: $5-$17.
Information: (575) 646-4515 or
nmsutheatre.com.

Sun City Craft Beer Fest The

Downtown El Paso celebration of craft beer is
noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Tickets:
$27.50; $7.50 designated driver. Information:
SunCityCraftBeerFest.com.

Theater & Dance closes its season with the

Shakespeare tragedy April 22-May 1, at
UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre.
Information: 747-5118, theatredance.utep.edu.

university track teams and other athletes will

compete in the annual all-day track meet
Saturday, April 30, at Kidd Field, UTEP.
Information: 747-5347, 747-6841 or utepathletics.

King Lear The UTEP Department of

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Bert Saldana Art Gallery

10

Alliance Francaise

39

Ardovinos Desert Crossing 16

Around and About Tours

Ascension Lutheran Church 27

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Books Are Gems

Bruces Air

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El Paso Art Association

El Paso Artist Studio Tour

EP Wind Symphony

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Flickinger Center

Fountain Theatre

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Hans Martial Arts

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Health Matters

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Hypnosis Therapy

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Home & Garden Show

Inni Heart Eatery

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Mesilla Book Center

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Sunny Smiles

Sunland Park Racetrack

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Paseo Christian Church

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Naydas Gems & Stones

NM Farm & Ranch Museum 2

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Sunland Art Gallery

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