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El Paso Artists Studio TourThe 2012 El Paso Artist Studio Tour is April 14-15 in the West Side,

Upper Valley and Downtown, and April 21-22 in the East Side,

Northeast and Mission Valley. Participating artists include Bert

Saldana (above), Lisa Matta Brown (top left), Corinne Abeyta-

Spinnler (center left) and Melinda Etzold (bottom left).

More sandy than grandeThe Rio Grande isn’t even a sliver of a river due

to continued Southwest drought — Page 29

El Paso Scene April 2012

Generation 2000 — Clear ChannelCommunications presents the 25th annual chil-dren’s fair 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday andSunday, March 31-April 1, at the El PasoConvention Center, consisting of several spe-cialty booths, games and interactive displaysaimed at entertaining and educating children ofall ages. Tickets: $4.50 ($3.25 age 12 andyounger); available in advance at Gatti Town,1430 Lee Trevino and local Good Time Stores.Information: generation2000.net.

Franklin Mountain PoppiesPreservation Celebration — The 6thannual free family fun day is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, March 31, at El Paso Museum ofArchaeology, 4301 Transmountain in NortheastEl Paso (west of U.S. 54).

Admission is free. Information: 755-4332 or

franklinmountains.org.No parking available at the museum during thefest; park free at the El Paso CommunityCollege Transmountain Campus on GatewayNorth between Diana and Transmountain withfree handicapped accessible shuttle 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m.

Outdoor activities at the Bandstand includelive entertainment by Tigua Youth Dancers andDrummers, El Paso Youth Symphony, Ceibaand Friends, United Intertribal Nations Dancingand Drumming and Slackabilly.Nature Tours on different aspects of theChihuahuan Desert are given hourly 10 a.m. to1 p.m.

Nature Talks on preservation of the localecosystem and personal appearances by aMexican wolf and Takota the Golden Eagle are11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Other outdoor activities are a children’s activi-ty area, vendor with handcrafted local items,educational and informational displays, foodvendors with buffalo stew, Indian fry bread andmore.

Museum exhibits will be open inside themuseum and Capstone Productions will pres-ent films on local history 1 to 4 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Celebration — Centro deSalud Familiar La Fe. 721 S. Ochoa, will cele-brate the accomplishments of the late UnitedFarm Workers of America founder on whatwould have been his 85th birthday 3 to 8 p.m.Saturday, March 31, with live entertainmenton two stages, food and a children’s area with apetting zoo, puppet show, horse rides and facepainting. Bring a folding chair. Admission is free.Information: 545-7190 or lafe-ep.org.

Headline entertainment by Tejano/norteñoband Exito. Other performers are Brazilian jazzand funk band Oussa Bossa, the Guitarras de La

Fe, Froggy the Clown, DJ DFX, and the DanzaTeatro de La Frontera.

Marcha Campesina — Sin Fronteras andother community organizations will celebratethe accomplishments of the late United FarmWorkers of America founder Cesar Chavezbeginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31at theFarm Worker Center, 201 E. Ninth and travelsto San Jacinto Plaza and back. An indigenousblessing precedes the march at 9 a.m., and areception follows noon to 3 p.m. at the center.Admission is free.

A César Chávez memorial in remembrance ofthe 19th anniversary of his death is 6 to 8 p.m.Monday, April 23, at the center.

Information: 532-0921 or 873-8933.

El Paso Sports and Health Expo —Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee is the spe-cial guest at KROD’s annual family show 11a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 1, at Sunland ParkRacetrack and Casino. The expo features freehealth screenings, consultations, live boxing,sports card and collectors’ tables, and sports-related retailers will exhibit and sell sportinggoods, apparel and more. Admission is free.Information: 351-4592 or krod.com.

Great American Cleanup — Keep El PasoBeautiful’s 2012 cleanup, “Green Starts Here,”is 8 a.m. Saturday, April 14, citywide. All sup-plies available through the Keep El PasoBeautiful’s Community Tool Sheds located at allEl Paso Fire Departments. All trash and debriscollected will be picked up by EnvironmentalServices (rolloffs available for large sites). Toregister a site, call the Keep El Paso Beautifuloffice: 546-6742 or [email protected]: kepb.org.

The Las Cruces Cleanup is also 8 a.m. to

m ay 2 0 0 0april 2012 APRIL

INDEXRoundup 3-15

Behind the Scene 4

Scene Spotlight 4

Here’s the Ticket 16-18

Dance 19

Program Notes 20-21

El Paso FishNet 21

Music, Comedy 22-23

Viva Juárez 23

Sports 24-26

Becoming Bicultural 27

Feature:

Rio Grande running dry 29-32

At the Museum 33-36

Racking up History 34

Nature 37-39

Liner Notes 40

History Lessons 41

SW Art Scene 42-45

Gallery Talk 46

On Stage 47-48

Stage Talk 48

Keep on Bookin' 49

Film Scene 50-52

May Preview 53-54

El Paso Scene User’s Guide 53

Advertiser Index 54

Subscription Form 54


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April 2012

Each spring, one of the joys of liv-ing in the Upper Valley has beenseeing the first trickle of water roll

down the sandy bottom of the MontoyaCanal. That means the irrigation seasonhas begun, and soon the canal will feednearby fields and yards with their firstallotment from the Rio Grande.

In this part of the Southwest, we getApril windstorms instead of April show-ers, but we still manage to grow cropsthanks to the manmade waterways linkedthe river. Even non-farmers like me, for-tunate enough to live on property withwater rights and access to a workingditch, get cheap water for our lawns, treesand bushes. This year, however, the irri-gation district sent us a letter that no irri-gation would be forthcoming until lateMay due to drought-diminished storage atupstream reservoirs. And once irrigationbegins, the allotment will be very limitedcompared to past years.

That’s minor inconvenience for me. I’llhave to get out the hose and sprinklermore often, pay a higher water bill andwait a little longer for the VirginiaCreeper to emerge. For farmers, it’s amajor setback — they may have to makedue with a fraction of their usual allot-ment. This month’s feature story by LisaTate tells why this is happening and whatit means for the region.

No one knows how long the droughtwill last. All it takes is one good year ofheavy snow in the Rio Grande watershedof northern New Mexico and southernColorado to push the water level back upat Elephant Butte and restore full irriga-tion allotments. It will take many moreyears, however, to bring Elephant Butteback to full capacity.

Historically, the Rio Grande has gonethrough wet and dry cycles. Long-timeresidents of the area will remember thedrought of the 1950s, which was farworse than now and ruined many farm-ers. When I moved here 26 years ago, wewere nearing the end of a 10-year wetcycle and the river flowed year-roundbecause the reservoirs were full.

During my years of watching the river, this has been the driest it’s ever been.When the Country Club bridge wasclosed recently for improvements, thedried-up Rio had a least one advantage —I could walk my bike over the sandyriverbed.

* * *This month’s cover is a salute to the

upcoming El Paso Artists Studio Tour,which returns this year April 14-15 and21-22 (see Pages 18 and 42 for details).

The tour is organized by the Plein AirPainters of El Paso, a group of artistswho set up their easels at various outdoorlocations to capture landscapes and otherpicturesque subjects for their canvases.(“Plein Air” means “full air” or “out inthe open” in French.) Three of thegroup’s artists are represented on thecover: Lisa Matta Brown, CorinneAbeyta-Spinnle and Melinda Etzold.

The other artist featured on the cover isBert Saldana, one of dozens of artists onexhibit in the growing San Elizario ArtDistrict, whose galleries and studios willanchor the second weekend of the tour.

El Paso Scene has been a sponsor of thetour since its beginning in 2008.

More than a dozen of the Plein Airgroup also will show their works April 4-28 at the Sunland Art Gallery. You canmeet them at the artists’ reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13.

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Deadline for news for theMay issue is April 16

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El Paso Scene

First Thanksgiving Conference and

Celebration — The Genealogy Society of

San Elizario’s 21st annual conference “El

Paso Del Norte Confluence of Cultures

throughout the Centuries” is April 28 at

L.G. Alarcon Elementary, with speakers,

parade, entertainment and annual “First

Thanksgiving” reenactment is 5 p.m.

Saturday in the plaza. Page 2.

San Elizario Art District — Several gal-

leries and artist studios are located along

Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on

the Mission Trail. The First Friday ArtWalk is

April 6 with evening ghost tour and monthly

Art Market’s April 15 with a Billy the Kid

reenactment at the Old Jail. Page 55.

‘Noises Off’ — The UTEP Department of

Theatre and Dance presents the hilarious

British “back stage” comedy April 20-29 in

the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre. Page

28.

El Paso Performing Arts and Convention

Center events — Page 27.

• Straight, No Chaser (April 5), “Mamma

Mia” (April 10-11), The Rat Pack is Back!

(May 5) at The Plaza Theatre.

• “Sesame Street Live! Elma Makes Music”

(April 5-6), Surfin’ Safari (April 22) at

Abraham Chavez Theatre.

• YMCA Women’s Luncheon with keynote

speaker Elizabeth Smart (April 25) in the

Convention Center.

Sasahara Gallery — Sandra Murillo’s

Wearable Art is featured April 7. The gallery

will be part of the El Paso Artist Studio Tour

April 14-15, featuring Linda Noack and

Winfrey Hearst. Page 41.

UTEP’s Stanlee and Gerald Rubin

Center for the Visual Arts — Showing

April 12-May 11 is the annual UTEP Juried

Student Art Exhibition, with a lecture by

jurors Andrew Lewis and Cheryl Hartup

April 5. Page 42.

‘The Making of Great Music’ — Bruce

Nehring Consort concludes its season with

guest Dr. Charles Gray, the Consort Singers

and musicians April 14-15 at The Chapel at

Loretto. Page 7.

Hal Marcus Gallery — Free gallery tours

and studio open hour are April 14-15 as

part of the “El Paso Artist’s Studio Tour.”

Page 45.

El Paso Artists Studio Tour — The 5th

annual tour featuring two dozen local studios

and galleries is April 14-15 at Westside,

Upper Valley and Downtown studios, and

April 21-22 on the Eastside, Northeast and

Mission Valley. Page 18.

Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino —

Live racing continues Tuesdays and Fridays

through Sundays through April 17. Page 9.

El Paso Symphony Orchestra - The

Symphony performs with guest conductor

Mariusz Smolij and guest cellist Zuill Bailey at

April 20-21 in the Plaza Theatre. Page 19.

Western Impressions Art Show - The El

Paso Art Association’s annual juried show will

be on display April 20-May 26 at the

Crossland Gallery, with gala reception April

20. Page 33.

Tom Russell — The internationally

renowned singer/songwriter performs April

21 at the Scottish Rite Temple Theater with

guests Thad Beckman and Ian Atkins. Page

17.

La Tierra Café Dinner Shows — La Tierra

Café’s 2011-12 season of dinner concert fea-

tures Danzas Espanolas Baile Clasico April

21. Page 21.

Taste of Frontera — Frontera Land

Alliance will host its 4th annual meeting and

fundraiser April 26 at Ardovino’s Desert

Crossing with live music, buffet, local art and

a live auction by Victoria Gutierrez. Page

54.

La Viña Spring Wine Festival — The

annual spring celebration of music, arts and

crafts, food and award-winning New Mexico

wines is April 28-29 at La Viña Winery in La

Union. Page 13.

2012 Young Musicians Recital — The six

finalists for this year’s Young Musicians

Competition will perform in recital April 2,

at University Presbyterian Church. Page 7.

Bazaart Show — Artists are being sought

for the art market and concert set for the

first weekend in May at Wet N’ Wild

Waterworld. Page 31.

EPCC Spring Arts Festival — The 35th

annual spring festival of performing, visual

and literary arts offers events through May

22 at various venues of El Paso Community

College throughout the spring semester.

Page 6.

Historic House run/walk — The 2nd

annual competitive runs and fun run/walks

are May 26 at the Woman’s Club of El Paso.

Page 5.

LYNX Exhibits — Showing through May

28: “The Science of SuperCroc,” with the

world’s largest crocodile. Page 16. Lynx is

also home to El Paso Artisan Gallery with

works for sale by local painters, jewelers,

crafters and photographers. Page 41.

Zoo Camp — El Paso Zoo is taking registra-

tion for its 2012 Zoo Camp June through

August for ages 6-10. Page 45.

Southern New Mexico

Silver City MainStreet — First Fridays

events are a Haiku Celebration of Poetry and

Street Dance (April 6) and the Tour of the

Gila kickoff and Downtown Expo (May 4) in

historic Downtown Silver City. Page 20.

Barrels and Blues — The wine and music

festival is April 20-22 at St. Clair Winery

and Bistro in Las Cruces. Page 3.

Smokey Bear Days — The Village of

Capitan will host two days of family fun and

fire prevention and conservation exhibits

during its 9th annual festival May 4-5 at

Smokey Bear Historical Park. Page 5.

Scene Spotlight highlights events

advertised in this issue.


noon, Saturday, April 14. Information: (575)528-4723 or las-cruces.org.

Cancer Awareness Fair — The RioGrande Cancer Foundation and the GreenHouse present a Cancer Awareness Fair 5-7p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Chamizal NationalMemorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Information: 317-2087. Admission is free.

A Beatles tribute concert by The Moondogs isat 7 p.m. Admission: $20.

‘Party for the Planet’ — El Paso Zoo,4001 E. Paisano, will host special Earth Dayexhibits and activities 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22. Severalinformational booths will be set up to learn allabout recycling, how habitats are disappearingand what people can do to make a differenceto save the planet. Zoo admission: $10 ($7.50active duty military and spouse with ID andages 60 and older; $6 for ages 3-12; free forzoological society members and ages 2 andyounger). Information: 521-1850 or elpaso-zoo.org.

Crime Victims’ Rights Memorial Event— Crime Victims’ Rights Council of El Pasohosts “Help, Hope, Healing” in observation ofNational Crime Victims Rights Week at 9 a.m.Sunday, April 22, at Crime Victims’ MemorialReading Garden Pavilion in Yucca Park, 610Yarbrough (next to Judge Edward MarquezLibrary). The names of 1,374 victims whosenames appear on the Crime Victims’ Memorialwill be read, including 67 additional namesadded since last year’s event, who were victimsof violent crime, drunk driving crashes or peaceofficers killed in the line of duty from the ElPaso region or with significant ties to El Paso.Admission is free. Information: 934-8999 orelpasocrimevictims.org.

‘Dia de los Niños, Dia de los Libros’ —The 16th annual children’s day/book day 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, atWashington Park, next to the El Paso Zoo. Afree new book will be provided to each childwho attends the event, along with other freegoodies. Special guest this year is Spider-Man,who will make ten-minute appearances at10:50 a.m., 12:20, 2 and 2:50 p.m. Admission isfree. Information: 543-5468 orelpasolibrary.org.

Entertainment includes the Little Darlings,Valle Del Sol, Bassett Dance Crew, Just forKicks, Kristen Moreno Ballet FolkloricoTonatiuh, Jacqueline Mata, NewGeneration/Golden Generation, Bowie DanceEnsemble, OMC Productions, El Paso Prideand Kids-N-Co.

The idea for “Dia de los Niños, Dia de losLibros” comes from Latin America whereChildren’s Day honors young people in thesame way in which Mother’s Day and Father’sDay are celebrated. Mora started America’scelebration of Children’s Day in 1996 to cele-brate children and promote literacy.

El Chamizal Festival — Los Paisanos delChamizal will host a celebration of the people,stories and community of the Chamizal 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at ChamizalNational Memorial Amphitheatre, 800 S. SanMarcial, with live music, food, family activities,demonstrations and ranger talks. Admission isfree. Information: 532-7273, ext. 129 ornps.gov/cham.

‘First Thanksgiving’ — The annual reen-actment is 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the SanElizario Plaza, presenting the arrival of the first

Spanish settlers in this area in April 1598.Directed by Maria Del Pilar Munoz, the histori-cal reenactment of the arrival of the firstSpanish settlers in the area in April 1598.Costumed actors and dancers portray theNative Americans and Spaniards, who givethanks and celebrate after the perilous crossingof the Chihuahuan Desert and the arrival at thebanks of the Rio Grande. Admission is free.Information: Los Portales Museum, 851-1682.

The event is offered in conjunction with theSan Elizario Genealogy and Historical SocietyConference. See “History Lessons” for details.

La Viña Spring Wine Festival — Theannual spring celebration of music, arts andcrafts, food and award-winning New Mexicowines is noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,April 28-29, at La Viña Winery, 4201 S. NMHighway 28 in La Union, N.M. one mile northof Vinton Road on Highway 28. This year’sposter artist is Maria Cristina of Las Cruces.Tents, tables and chairs are provided. No picnicbaskets, pets or outside beverages allowed.

Admission: $15 for adults, includes compli-mentary glass and choice of nine tastes of morethan 20 wines (or a glass of wine of one’schoice); $5 ages 12-20; free for ages 12 andyounger. Be prepared to show ID. Information:(575) 882-7632 or lavinawinery.com.

Saturday’s music:• Noon — Dusty Low• 2:15 p.m. — Radio La Chusma• 4:30 p.m. — Frank Zona & Urban Edge

Sunday’s music:• Noon — Muddy Hands Blues Band• 2:15 p.m. — Guitar Slim • 4:30 p.m. – Kat Crosby.

Celebrating Easter

Parks and Rec Easter Egg Hunts — TheCity of El Paso Parks and Recreation hosts sev-eral Easter Egg hunts and children’s events atvarious recreation centers. All events are free.Information: Information: 544-0753.

Wednesday, April 4: • Chihuahuita Recreation Center, 417 Charles,4 to 6 p.m.• Seville Recreation Center, 6700 SambranoSt., 5 to 7 p.m.• San Juan Recreation Center, 701 N.Glenwood, 5 to 7 p.m.

Friday, April 6: • Multipurpose Recreation Center, 9031Viscount, 10 a.m. to noon.• Nolan Richardson Recreation Center, 4435Maxwell, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.• Rae Gilmore Recreation Center, 8501 Diana,4 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 7: • Carolina Recreation Center, 563 N.Carolina, 9:30 a.m. to noon.• Gary Del Palacio Recreation Center, 3001Parkwood, 10 a.m. to noon.• Leona Ford Washington Recreation Center,3400 E. Missouri, 10 a.m. to noon.• Pat O’Rourke Recreation Center, 901 N.Virginia, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.• Pavo Real Recreation Center, 9301 Alameda,10 a.m. to noon.• Veterans Recreation Center, 5301 Salem, 10a.m. to noon.• Marty Robbins Recreation Center, 11600Vista Del Sol, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Armijo Recreation Center, 563 700 E. 7th, 11a.m. to 3 p.m.• Galatzan Recreation Center, 650 Wallenberg,noon to 2 p.m.• Don Haskins Recreation Center, 7400 HighRidge, 1:30 to 3 p.m.

A special Golden Easter Egg Hunt is 11 a.m.

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to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at Armijo AquaticCenter, 911 Ochoa.

Living Lord’s Supper — Abundant LivingFaith Center, 1000 Valley Crest presents its13th annual live drama Saturday and Sunday,March 30-April 1. The dramatic musical pres-entation of Jesus’ last Passover meal with hisdisciples is fashioned after Leonardo Da Vinci’sfamous painting. Nursery, kids and youth class-es offered at each service. Admission is free.Information/times: 740-8786 or 594-3305.

NMSU Gospel Choir Easter Show —New Mexico State University’s Gospel Choir,under the direction of Dr. Bobbie Green, deliv-ers their annual messages of hope throughmusic at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, a the RioGrande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in LasCruces. Ticket information: (575) 646-2067.

Cloudcroft Easter Egg Hunt — Themountain community of Cloudcroft will hold itsannual Easter Egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday,April 7, at Zenith Park, 1001 James CanyonHighway (Highway 82), sponsored byCloudcroft Kiwanis. Admission is free.Information: (575) 682-2733.

Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Bash —The annual family event, sponsored byWestside Community Church, is noon to 3p.m. Saturday, April 7, at Francisco DelgadoPark, on Imperial Ridge behind Franklin HighSchool. The event includes thousands of eggs,family activities and entertainment. Admission isfree. Information: 877-8000 or westsidecom-munity.org.

Easter Family Gathering — The Easterevent geared towards children age 2 to 10 andtheir families is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April

7, at First Christian Church, 901 Arizona. Theevent features Easter crafts, egg decorating, astory moment and egg hunt. Admission is free.Information: 533-6819 orelpasofirstchristian.org.

Northeaster Parade — Thousands of peo-ple are expected to watch the annual parade,starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at thecorner of Hercules and Diana and continues 11/2 miles along Diana to Railroad Drive.Participants include groups from Fort Bliss, ElPaso Fire Department, dance groups, GirlsScouts, Rainbow Girls and others. Line up forparticipants begins at 8 a.m.

Applications for entries are still being accept-ed; nonprofit entry is free. Information/applica-tions: Jack Sturgess, 751-6964, 491-4167 [email protected].

SpringFest — The 16th annual Springfestand Easter Egg Hunt is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday, April 7, at Young Park, 1905 E.Nevada, in Las Cruces, featuring children’sactivities, Easter Bunny photos, and live music.Admission is free (small charge for EasterBunny photos). Information: (575) 541-0202 orlas-cruces.org.Egg hunts are 10 a.m. (age 2 and younger) 11a.m. (age 3-4), noon (age 5-8) and 1 p.m. (age8-12).

Ruidoso area Easter events —Information: 1-877-784-3676 (RUIDOSO) orruidoso.net.• Easter in the Park at Smokey Bear HistoricalPark in Capitan begins promptly at 11 a.m.Saturday, April 7, with Easter egg hunts forages 12 and younger. Participants should bringtheir own basket. Information: (575) 354-2748or sbhacapital.org/default.aspx.

• Easter Egg Hunt along Cedar Creek Road is10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7, with fire enginerides, Smokey bear and more. Information:(575) 257-5030.• Outdoor Sunrise Easter Services are 6:30a.m. Sunday, April 8, at Two Rivers Park at 720Sudderth, behind Ruidoso Visitors Center.Service provided by Community UnitedMethodist Church. Information: (575) 257-4170.

Community Easter Sunrise Service —The 37th annual inter-denominational service is7 a.m. Sunday, April 8, at Oz Glaze Center,13969 Veny Webb, in Horizon City. Presentedby the Kiwanis Club of Horizon City.Information: 588-2757.

Cristo Rey pilgrimages — Pilgrimages andhikes are planned throughout Easter weekend,Good Friday to Easter Sunday, April 6-8, byvarious groups of all denominations. Securityand concessions offered throughout most ofthe weekend.

The Mt. Cristo Rey trailhead is located offMcNutt Road (NM 273). Take the Racetrackexit off Paisano and cross the Rio Grande.

Southern New Mexico

Archaeology Day — Branigan CulturalCenter, 501 N. Main Street in Las Cruces,hosts its 2nd annual day celebrating the workof archeology 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,March 31, with hands-on activities anddemonstrations including yucca bracelet mak-ing, corn grinding fire starting, clay pot making,a book display, meeting with archaeologists andmore. Admission is free. Information: (575)541-2154 or las-cruces.org/museums.

Wheels of Dreams — The Las CrucesRodrunners will host its annual show benefitingthe youth of Las Cruces 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday, March 31, at the Field of DreamsStadium, 250 Tashiro, Las Cruces. The showfeatures around several classic cars and hotrods earlier, as well a raffles, family activities,live music, food vendors and more. Cash prizesfor participants. Food vendors. Spectatoradmission is free. Entry fee for participants: $30in advance; $35 day of event. No alcoholallowed. Information and registration: (575)649-9919.

‘First Fridays’ in Silver City — Several ofhistoric Downtown Silver City’s restaurants,shops and “Red Dot” galleries will stay openlate the first Friday of each month as part ofthe monthly “First Friday” shopping event. Freelive music and other special events also plannedeach month. Information: 1-800-548-9378 orsilvercitymainstreet.com.• April 6: Haiku celebration of spring withpoetry readings, contests and a street dance 6to 9 p.m. on Bullard.• May 4: Tour of the Gila Kick-off Expo withstreet dance and special activities in celebrationof the annual bicycle event.

T or C Fiesta — The 63rd annual fiesta isMay 5-7 in Truth or Consequences, N.M.Events include a rodeo, music, carnival, gamesin the park, kids fishing and rodeos, junk boatraces and more. Admission is free, unless listedotherwise. Information: (575) 894-5555 or tor-cfiesta.com.

Related April events:• The Ralph Edwards dinner is 6 p.m. Saturday,April 7, at the Moose Lodge. Mixer begins at5:30 p.m. Call for cost.• The Miss Fiesta Pageant, “Es UnaCelebracion” is 6 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at

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Ralph Edwards Civic Auditorium, 400 W.Fourth. Tickets: $5.

Annual American Indian Week — ASN-MSU hosts the Native American heritage cele-bration April 9-14, on the NMSU Campus, LasCruces. All events are free and open to thepublic. Information: (575) 646-4207 [email protected].

Events include:A comedy show with Pax Harvey at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 10, in the student union.A flute/drum demonstration with Randy

Granger is 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in thestudent union auditorium followed by a screen-ing of the movie “Skins” at 7 p.m.

Comic Adrianne Chalepah performs at 7 p.m.Thursday, April 12, in the student union, fol-lowed by a western dance with music by TheOutlaws 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.at Judging Pavilion(south of Knox Hall).

The Miss Native American NMSU Pageant isat 6 p.m. Friday, April 13.

The Native American Arts and Craft Expo is8:30 to 3 p.m. Friday, April 13, on the firstfloor of Corbett Center and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, April 14, outside the UniversityMuseum in Kent Hall. Saturday’s expo includesZuni fetish carving demonstrations with ChadQuandalacy.

Mustang Round-Up — The 9th annualMustang and Specialty Ford car show is all daySaturday, April 14, at Alameda Park on WhiteSands Blvd. in Alamogordo, hosted byAlamogordo Mustang Club, Inc. Special prizesgiven throughout the day. Spectator admissionis free. Information: [email protected]: alamostang.com.

Preregistration and get-together for partici-pants is Friday, April 13; call for details.

Pride Drag Pageant — Southern NewMexico Pride Board hosts its inaugural dragpageant at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at theRio Grande Theatre, as precursor to its annualPride Fest in June. Hosted by Albuquerque draglegend LaRhya Daniels. Additional performanc-es by the host and judges. Admission: $10(includes pageant and reception). Information:SouthernNMPride.org.

A reception at GreenWorks, catered by HighDesert Brewery and Amaro Winery, immedi-ately follow the pageant.

Entry fee for contestants is $20. Information:Lauren Goldstein, [email protected].

Border Book Festival — The 18th annualBorder Book Festival is Thursday throughSunday, April 19-22, at Mesilla CommunityCenter, 2251 Calle de Santiago, and other areavenues. This year’s theme is “The ShamanicJourney/La Jornada Chamanica” and featureshealers from different world traditions and cul-tures. Information/schedule: (575) 523-3988 [email protected], or borderbookfestival.org.

Highlights include: • Oaxacan Mole Festival with Master Chef PilarCabrera of Oaxaca, Mexico’s La OllaRestaurant is 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at SanAlbino Basilica’s Yanez Hall on the Mesilla Plaza.Cabrera is founder and chef at “Casa de losSabores” cooking school. Also featured is aMexican silent art auction and music byBrazilian Jazz group Oussa Bossa, flamenco gui-tarist César Iván and singer Verónica Carmona.Proceeds benefit festival programming. Tickets:$75; on sale April 1.• Blessing of the Spirits: A Gathering of theHealers with music and dance Sunday morning,April 22 with Navajo Medicine Man Ben Willie.

• A Plática/reading with Dr. Marta Moreno onYoruba Traditions Saturday. Time to beannounced.

Barrels & Blues — St. Clair Winery &Bistro, 1720 Avenida de Mesilla, Las Cruces,hosts the music, wine and food event Fridaythrough Sunday, April 20-22.

Friday begins with music by the HillriseGamblers at 4 p.m. Saturday features the 24/7Blues Band at noon, CW Ayon at 3 p.m. andYvonne Brooks at 6 p.m. Brooks performsagain at noon Sunday.

Barrel tastings and food special offered allthree days. Admission is $15 per day or $25 for3-day pass; includes wine samples and souvenirglass. Information, advance tickets: (575) 524-0390 or www.StClairWinery.com.

WNMU Great Race — the 45th annualrace is noon Saturday, April 21, on theWestern New Mexico University campus’s OldJames Stadium, Silver City. The competitionfeatures teams pushing their cars around thehills of campus with pit stops and a water haz-ard. Alumni/VIP race begins at 1 p.m. withawards, and barbecue at 1:30 p.m. All eventsare open to the public. Cost: $25 by April 2;$30 after. Information/registration: WNMUAlumni Affairs (575) 538-6675,[email protected] or wnmu.edu.

Check-in and alumni welcome is 1 to 4 p.m.Friday, April 20, at WNMU’s Hunter Hall.Campus tours are 1:30 to 3 p.m., and aPresident’s Welcome dinner and social is 6 to 8p.m. at the President’s Residence (behindAlumni Gardens).

Pre-race breakfast begins at 8 a.m. Saturdayat the stadium, with an End of the RaceFarewell social 5 to 7 p.m. at Isaac’s Bar andGrill, 200 N. Bullard.

Chile Colorado Cook-Off — Beverly HillsHall, 150 Hermosa in Las Cruces, hosts its 2ndannual Chile Colorado Con Carne Cook Off, 9a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 21, featuring ahorseshoe tournament, car show, live music,food and free tastings. Admission: $5 (ages 10and younger free). Information: (575) 621-9164. Application forms for cook-off partici-pants available online at beverlyhillshall.com.

Railroad Days — The 4th annual event, cel-ebrating the anniversary of the first train com-ing to Las Cruces, is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,April 21, at the New Mexico Railroad andTransportation Museum in the Santa Fe TrainDepot at Mesilla and Las Cruces avenues, westof the Downtown Mall (351 N. Mesilla).Admission is free. Information: (575) 647-4480or museums.las-cruces.org.

The 5th Annual Railroad Days events are 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21. The DonaAna Modular Railroad Club’s model train lay-outs will be running and staff will answer ques-tions relating to railroading’s rich history. TheCentennial Caboose will be on display alongwith equipment from the Burlington NorthernSanta Fe and Union Pacific Railroad (no rides).Also featured are Harvey Girl reenactors fromthe Railroad and Transportation Museum of ElPaso, Model A’s, Barbershop Quartet, vendorsand education booths.

Special Student’s Day activities for RailroadDays are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 20.

Old Timers Celebration — In 1913, aDeming businessman decided that all LunaCounty residents age 30 and older should gettogether once a year and renew friendships.Nearly 100 years later, the Old TimersAssociation is still meeting — and dues are still$1 a year. To be eligible, “old timers” must be

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This year’s 99th annual reunion includes a cof-fee 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,April 21, at First United Methodist Church,1020 S. Granite; with a banquet at 5:30 p.m. atMimbres Valley Learning Center, 2300 E. Pine.

The Old Timers Breakfast is 7:30 a.m. Sunday,April 22, at Kretek’s Home, 811 W. Pine.Information: (575) 546-6594.

British Car Days Show — The BritishMotorcar Club of Southern New Mexico’s 19thannual car show is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,April 28, on the Old Mesilla Plaza. SeveralBritish cars will be on display, including MiniCoopers, MGs, Jaguars and Morgans.Admission is free to spectators. Information:(575) 647-0122 or (575) 526-7807.

Community Earth Day Fair — The 17thannual event is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April

28, at Alameda Park Zoo, 1021 N. White SandsBlvd., Alamogordo, with hundreds of exhibitson alternative energy and fueles, a mini healthfair and screenings, interactive games for kids,live entertainment and more. Admission is free.Information: (575) 434-6296 [email protected].

Renaissance Festival — The Shire ofGhillie Shu and Gallery 408 hosts a renaissancefestival Saturday, April 28, at Spider Park along12th Street in Carrizozo, N.M. The familyevent features artisans and craft vendors, per-forms and more. Visitors are encouraged todress in their fantasy wear for the event.Information: (575) 937-6957 [email protected].

Celebration of Spring Expo — The 16thannual event of art and music begins at 9 a.m.Saturday, May 5, in historic downtown SilverCity, N.M. Admission is free. Information: 1-800-548-9378 or (575) 534-1700.

Something for everyone

EPCC Spring Arts Festival — The 35thannual spring festival of performing, visual andliterary arts offers events at various venues ofEl Paso Community College throughout thespring semester. Most events are free.Information: Charlie Miller: 831-2028 [email protected].

Literature:• Creative Slam — 12:30 to 2 p.m.Wednesday, April 11, in Valle Verde B-240,919 Hunter. Information: 831-3258.• Irish-American Poet Lawrence Welsh — 2p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in Valle Verde A-1116. Information: 831-2537.• Deaf Poetry Jam and the 3rd Annual ASLVisual Arts Festival — 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April

13, in the Administrative Service CenterAuditorium. Information: 831-3147.• Chaucer in Middle English — 1 to 1:50 p.m.Monday, April 16, in Valle Verde A-2117.Information: 831-2254.• Sergio Troncoso: A Conversation and Reading— 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, in ValleVerde A-1118. Information: 831-2132 or 831-2122.• Howard McCord: A Native Writer Returns,2:30 to 4 p.m. Friday, April 20, in Valle VerdeA-1116. Information: 831-2028.• EPCC Poetry Slam — 10 a.m. to noonFriday, April 27, in the Valle VerdeAmphitheater. Information: 831-2254.

Visual Arts:

• Student Art Exhibition — April 2-24 at theAdministrative Service Center A-Bldg Foyer.Information: 831-2460• Academic Regalia: An Exploration in Color —April 2-27 in the Transmountain Campus Mall.Information: 831-5820 or 831-5061.

Music:• Senior Art & Musical Extravaganza — 6 to 8p.m. Thursday, April 5, in the Valle VerdeAnnex. Information: 831-7801.• Chris Dorsey Master Guitarist in Concert —7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in theTransmountain Forum, 9570 Gateway North.Information: 240-2672.

Theatre:• ‘No Saco Nada de la Escuela’ ChicanoTheater — 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, inValle Verde Annex. Information: 831-2458.

Bassett Place — The mall at 6101 GatewayWest celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.Information: 772-7479 orbassettplacemall.com.• Little Miss Bassett and Baby Bassett Pageantfor boys and girls age 1 month to 13 years is 10a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 31, with prizesand trophies for winners. Trophies and crownsawarded. Participation fee is $50; spectatoradmission is free.• PBS “Word Girl” will be at Bassett Place fora meet and greet and photos in the SpringGarden 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April

14-15. Admission is free.• An Arts and Craft Fair is Friday thoughSunday, April 20-22.

Move! El Paso walking trails — The Cityof El Paso Department of Public Health willhost simultaneous ribbon cutting ceremoniesfor six new walking trails throughout the city at10 a.m. Monday, April 2, at City Hall, TwoCivic Center Plaza, the Mexican Consulate, 910E. San Antonio, Henderson Clinic, 721 S. Mesaand Department of Public Health, 5115 ElPaso. Guided walks around the trails areplanned from 10 to 11 a.m. Information: elpa-sotexas.gov/health.

Each trail covers a different walking route thatloops around back to the starting point. Theloops are marked with colorful Move! El Pasoground signage with distances up to 2 mileslong.

Architectural Design Lecture Series — All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. in the auditori-

um at El Paso Museum of Art, One ArtsFestival Plaza, unless otherwise listed.Admission is free and space is available on afirst come, first serve basis. Seating limited.Information: 532-1707 orElPasoArtMuseum.org.• Thursday, April 5 — Monica Ponce de Leon• Thursday, April 12 — Malcolm Holzman, inthe El Paso Community Foundation’sFoundation Room, 331 N. Oregon.• Thursday, May 3 — Michael Meredith.

San Elizario Ghost Tours — Paso DelNorte Paranormal Society hosts educationalguided tours to go on real life paranormalinvestigations in the San Elizario HistoricDistrict at 10 p.m. the first Friday of everymonth. Cost: $10. Reservations/information:851-6012 or elpasoghosttours.com.

LCDF Healthy Start Events — La Clinicade Familia-Healthy Start Program will host fourcommunity events 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Wednesdays, April 11-May 2 in various LasCruces area communities for pregnant womenor teens and parents with children ages threeand younger. Dads and new adoptive familiesalso welcome. Learn about stages of pregnancy,labor and delivery, nutrition, contraceptives,

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child’s growth and development and get accessto medical, dental and mental health services.Snacks, games and prizes offered. Admission isfree. Information: (575) 524-0767 orlcdfhealthystart.org.Locations:• April 11 — Healthy Start Office, 570 W.Griggs in Las Cruces• April 18 — La Clinica de Familia, 855Anthony Drive in Anthony, N.M.• April 25 — La Clinica de Familia, 510 E. Lisain Chaparral• May 2 — La Clinica de Familia in theBienestar Building, 2625 McNutt in SunlandPark.

Southwest Character Council — Thecouncil’s monthly luncheon is 11:45 a.m. to 1p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Great AmericanLand and Cattle Company, 701 S. Mesa Hills.Cost: $10 (includes lunch, networking andtraining). Cash or check only.Information/RSVP: 779-3551.

‘Titanic’s Last Meal’ event — Ardovino’sDesert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive inSunland Park, Commemorates the 100thAnniversary of The Titanic’s Last Meal at 6:30p.m. Friday, April 13. The evening features avisual and culinary recreation of the 10-coursemeal (with wine and spirits pairings) served tofirst class passengers aboard the R.M.S. Titanicon April 14, 1912. Period costume or eveningattire; reservations required. Cost: $150 inadvance. Information/reservations: (575) 589-0653 ext. 3.

El Paso Pro Musica will provide live music fea-turing standards of the era. Genuine artifactsfrom the Titanic will be on display. Guests mayalso participate in a diamond raffle sponsoredby Johnson Jewelers.

‘Through the Veil’ spirit readings —Psychic Diana Calamia will hold spirit readingswith an audience and tell them individual mes-sages about their lives at 7 p.m. Friday, April

13, at El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana. Doorsopen at 6 p.m. Tickets: $25, seating availableon first come, first serve basis. Reservationsstrongly encouraged. Information: 532-1317 [email protected].

‘Bully-Free? It’s Up To Me!’ — The youthanti-bullying rally is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday,April 14, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800S. San Marcial. Topics will include teen datingviolence, cyber-bullying, gang manipulation andharassment, gangsta rap influence, and thebeauty of diversity. Recommended for ages 14and older. Admission is free, but seating is limit-ed. Advance online registration is required atattitudinaldynamics.org. Information: 239-1997.

Queer Prom and Masquerade – UTEP’sQueer Student Alliance and the Rainbow MinerInitiative will host its 4th annual prom 6 to11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at El PasoNatural Gas Center, on Wiggins Road acrossthe UTEP Library. Information: [email protected].

Transmountain Optimist MotorcycleRun — The inaugural benefit motorcycle runis 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14, startingat Barnett Harley Davidson, 8272 GatewayEast and ending at Desert Downs BMX Track,8801 Railroad, with a live DJ, food, door prizes,chili cook-off, BMX demonstrations, RC carraces, jumping balloons, BMX and RC car raf-fles, car and motorcycle shows. Sponsored byRolling Thunder, Inc. Chapter 1 New Mexico.All proceeds benefit Trans Mountain Optimist.

Information: Dusty, 892-1961 or desert-downs.bizland.com.

Registration for the run is 10 to 11 a.m. atBarnett Harley Davidson. Last bike in is 3 p.m.Non-motorcycle riders can drive directly toDesert Downs for festivities. Cost: $10 motor-cycle rider, $5 passengerCar show registration is 11 a.m. with judging at3 p.m.; motorcycle show is 3 p.m. with judgingat 6 p.m. Registration cost: $10.

Vegetarian Society of El Paso — Thesociety’s spring dinner is 6:30 p.m. Saturday,April 14, at Sunland Park Holiday Inn, 900Sunland Park Drive. Robert Cohen, author of“Milk, the Deadly Poison,” will tell his story ofhis journey to overcome weight and otherhealth challenges to become a triathlete. Meetand greet is 6 p.m. Cost: $20 ($15 members;$10 children 4-11; free for age 3 and younger).Cost at the door is $25, if space available.Deadline for paid reservations is April 10.Information/reservations: 491-6697 [email protected]. Web: vsep.org.

Golden Bear Anniversary Dance — TheGolden Bear Social Club’s 32nd AnniversaryDance is 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at FirstPresbyterian Church, 1300 Murchison, withmusic by Rhapsody. Semi-formal dress. refresh-ments available; BYOB. Tickets: $15 donation;first come, first serve. Tickets/information:Julie, 565-9872 or Raul, 755-4038.

Senior tax preparation — AARPFoundation offers free tax preparation from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. on selected days through April

15 at four El Paso Parks and Recreation SeniorCenters. Information: Joe Rodriguez, 544-0753.• Mondays and Wednesdays at MemorialSenior Center, 1800 Byron, 562-4260• Tuesdays at Wellington Chew Senior Center,4430 Maxwell, 757-2523.• Tuesdays at Hilos de Plata Senior Center,4451 Delta, 533-3207• Wednesdays and Fridays at Eastside SeniorCenter, 3200 Fierro, 591-4292.

Cultural funding — The City of El PasoMuseums & Cultural Affairs Department seeksfunding proposals through April 16 for itsFiscal Year 2013 (Sept. 1, 2012-Aug. 15, 2013)Cultural Funding Program. Programs includeOperating Support, Project Support, ArtistIncubator and Capacity Building. Information:Socorro Diamondstein, 541-4167 or [email protected].

All applicants are advised to review programcategories, guidelines and workshop locationsin the cultural funding section of elpasoartsand-culture.org.

MCAD workshops to discuss guidelines, crite-ria and application process for Fiscal Year fund-ing are Tuesday, April 10. Attendance to atleast one workshop is mandatory for all appli-cants. Morning sessions are at Judge MarquezBranch Library, 610 N. Yarbrough and eveningsessions are at City Hall 2nd floor Conference,2 Civic Center Plaza.• Project Support Program sessions are 9:45 to10:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.• Community Arts Programs are 10:30 to11:15 a.m. and 6:15 to 7 p.m.• Artist Incubator Program is 11:15 a.m. tonoon and 7 to 7:45 p.m.

Judy Shepard — In observance of the 3rdannual GLBTQ Awareness Week, ASNMSUand the Sexual and Gender Diversity ResourceCenter will host the mother of murder victimMatthew Shepard at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17,at the Las Cruces Convention Center. A booksigning will follow the talk. Admission is free.

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Information: (575) 646-7031 [email protected].

Shepard’s book, “The Meaning of Matthew:My Son’s Murder in Laramie, and a WorldTransformed” will be on sale at NMSU’s Barnesand Noble before and after the event for $20.

Global Youth Service Day — United Wayof El Paso presents a youth program highlight-ing youth participation in community serviceprojects at 5 p.m. Friday, April 20, at theChamizal National Memorial, 800 S. SanMarcial. Admission is free. Information: 533-2434, ext. 225 or gysd.org.

Grant writing workshop — The Centerfor Civic Engagement at UTEP hosts the workshop “Using Census Data for Grant Writing”8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at theUTEP Library, Room 204B. The workshop willtrain participants on using the most relied-onsource for detailed, up-to-date socio-economicstatistics covering every community in Texas.Computers provided, but seating is limited.Registration required. Information: 747-7969 [email protected].

Document shredding — Better BusinessBureau will host free paper shredding event 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at theWestside Sam’s Club, 7970 N. Mesa. Bring upto three boxes of documents for shredding; oldcheckbooks, paperclips, staples okay.Admission is free; donations accepted.Information: 577-0191.

Financial Education seminars — GreaterEl Paso Credit Union will host the followingfree workshops:• Raising Money Smart Kids Seminar — 6 to7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at GECUOperations Center, 1225 Airway. Informationon ways to get children started on the rightpath to saving money and being financiallysavvy. • Identity Theft Seminar — 1 to 3 p.m.Monday, April 23, at the West Side Library,125 Belvidere. Information on common identitytheft practices that typically prey on peoplewho can fall victim if they do not take precau-tionary measures to protect themselves.

Information: 774-8228 or gecu-ep.org.

Genealogy conference — Dona AñaGenealogical Society hosts its conference 8:30a.m. to 4;30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at theFirst Presbyterian Church’s Watkins Hall, 200E. Boutz. Registration deadline is April 7; spaceis limited. Registration: $50; includes lunch.Information: [email protected] forms online atdagenealogy.blogspot.com.

Speakers are Jane Buck of Family Tree DNAand David Fryxell, founder of FamilyTreeMagazine.

Junior Ranger Day — Chamizal NationalMemorial, 800 S. San Marcial, presents familyand children’s programs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, April 21, as part of National JuniorRanger Day, with piñata making workshops,crafts, games, puppet shows and an appearanceby Chami the Spotted Ground Squirrel.Admission is free. Information: 532-7273 ornps.gov/cham.

Latinitas — The nonprofit dedicated toempowering Latina youth offers regular cre-ative expression workshops, exhibits and more.Information: 219-8554,[email protected] or latinitas-magazine.org.

• Free Multimedia Art After-School Club forgirls grades 4 to 8 are 4 to 5:45 p.m. everyFriday after school at the Ysleta Public Library,9321 Alameda, and Irving Schwartz PublicLibrary, 1865 Dean Martin.• Chicas Advancing in Media Project freebiweekly workshops for ages 13-18 are 10:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7 and 21

and May 5, at Latinitas Headquarters, 1359Lomaland, #502, for teen girls (13-18) todevelop their photography, writing and film-making skills.• Creative Girls Saturday Camp is 1 to 3 p.m.the second Saturday of the month (April 14) atJudge Marquez Public Library, 610 N.Yarbrough, and 10 a.m. to noon the thirdSaturday of the month (April 21) at RichardBurges Public Library, 9600 Dyer. for girls ingrades 4-8 (age 9-14). Cost: $5 material feelper workshop; $15 for entire five sessions.

Money Smart Week — Federal ReserveBank of Dallas-El Paso Branch hosts a series of“Building Wealth” sessions in observance ofMoney Smart Week April 21-28, a publicawareness campaign designed to help con-sumers better manage their personal finances.Sessions are aimed at all ages and income lev-els, covering all facets of personal finance fromestablishing a budget to first-time home buying.All sessions are free. Information: 521-5244 ormoneysmartweekep.org.

Locations, times and dates:• Jenna Welch & Laura Bush CommunityLibrary, 6701 S. Desert, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday,April 23. Bilingual.• 600 Chelsea, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday,April 25. Bilingual.• Irving Schwartz Library, 4:30 to 6 p.m.Thursday, April 26. English.• Armijo Branch Library, 620 E. 7th, 5:30 to6:30 p.m. Friday, April 27. Spanish.

A “Your College Education” presentation is4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 26, atEsperanza Acosta Moreno Regional LibraryBranch, 12480 Pebble Hills, with informationon different opportunities to help fund one’scollege and/or technical education.

The bank will also host the inaugural MoneySmart Week “El Paso Run for the Money” 8Krun, 5k fun run and 1 mile walk at 6 p.m.Saturday, April 21, at Freedom Cross on FortBliss. See separate listing for details.

Fort Bliss Army Community Services will alsohost free Money Smart Week events are 9:30to 11 a.m. at Army Community ServiceBuilding, 2494 Ricker Road on Fort Bliss andother locations. Information: Ana Hernandez,569-4227.• Saving, Investing and TSP — Friday, April 27.Learn how to save for short-term goals andinvest for retirement.• Planning and Budgeting Class — Tuesday,April 24. Learn to plan and budget for bothneeds and wants. Additional class is 4:30 to5:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, at EsperanzaAcosta Moreno Library, 12480 Pebble Hills.• Credit Repair Class — Wednesday, April 25.Learn how to clean up one’s own credit; go toannualcreditreport.com, print credit report andbring to class.

Administrative Professionals confer-ence — Positive Directions presents the 11thannual Conference for AdministrativeProfessionals 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdayand Thursday, April 25-26, at the Head StartConference Center, 11670 Chito Samaniego, inobservance of Administrative ProfessionalsWeek. Each one-day seminar includes tools forprofessional and personal improvement includ-ing keynote speakers and breakout sessions, as

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well as lunch, door prizes, and an exhibitor hall.Registration: $175 through April 15; $199 April16 and beyond. Special “Package” rate availablethrough April 15. Information, registration: 838-1000 or apcsouthwest.com.

Keynote talks:• “Amazing Face Reading” with Mac Fulfer,attorney and author of “Amazing Face Reading.”• “Finding Your Center in Chaos, Crisis andConflict” with bestselling author, speaker andconsultant Michelle Cromer.• “Life’s A Marathon” with author and cancersurvivor Matt Jones.• “Resilience: Using Humor to Tickle StressBefore it Tackles You” with motivational speak-er and “Chief Laughing Officer” DawnThurmand.

Host will be conference founder AlianaApodaca.

Rebuilding Day volunteers — RebuildingTogether El Paso Inc. seeks volunteers for its2012 Rebuilding Day event set for Saturday,April 28. The event features volunteers work-ing on home repairs for elderly, disabled and/orlone-income homeowners in El Paso who mightnot otherwise be able to afford work on theirhomes. Monetary donations are also accepted.Information/applications: 832-7010 or rebuild-ingtogetherelpaso.org.

Spit & Whittle Centennial Celebration— The Kingston Spit & Whittle Club celebrates100th anniversary of New Mexico statehoodwith Centennial Celebration all day Saturdayand Sunday, April 28-29, at the Old KingstonSchoolhouse in the historic community ofKingston, N.M..

Events include a historic building tour, treas-ure hunt, gold panning, mine and cemeterytours, history fair and silent auction of art,crafts, curios and collectibles. Vendors will offerregional art, crafts and books, geodes and crys-tals and food. Horse-drawn stagecoach ridesoffered Sunday. Visitors are encouraged todress in period costumes, and have their pho-tograph taken in front of historic buildings.Information: kingstonnm.com.

Other events include historic Kingston photo-graphs and memorabilia at Percha BankMuseum, book signings and pottery andarchery demonstrations at The Black RangeLodge and live music both afternoons. NearbyHillsboro will celebrate with an art show at thePercha Creek Traders.

A concert by banjo virtuoso Jeff Scroggins andbluegrass band Fresh Horses Featuring is 7 p.m.Saturday at the Hillsboro Community Center inHillsboro. Proceeds will help renovate the oldKingston schoolhouse, currently the meeting

place of the Spit & Whittle Club. Tickets are $8adults, $5 for youth and seniors.

The Kingston Spit & Whittle Club is one of theoldest continually active social clubs in thewestern United States, with its inception datingback to the 1880s.

‘Voice of Voiceless’ Awards — Mexicanjournalist, poet and activist Javier Sicilia willreceive the 2012 Voice of the Voiceless Awardby Annunciation House at a special dinner at 6p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Santa Lucia Parish’sAmistad Hall, 518 Gallagher. Tickets: $50; avail-able at Casa Teresa, 815 Myrtle or online atannunciationhouse.org. Information: 533-4675.

On March 28, 2011, Sicilia’s son, JuanFrancisco, a university student, was massacredwith several other students. In response to thekilling of his son as well as tens of thousands ofothers killed in Mexico’s war on drugs, Sicilialaunched the movement of peace known as “ElPacto Por la Paz” that expressed itself throughpublic caravans that gave a public platform tovictims and their families.

A forum on immigration is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.that day at St. Patrick’s Multi-Center, 1118 N.Mesa. Admission is free.

Scenic Sundays — Walkers, runners,cyclists and skaters are invited to enjoy ScenicDrive, from Rim Road to Richmond, free oftraffic 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sundays. Safety barrelswill line the area and the El Paso PoliceDepartment will provide security along thispopular path. Dogs on leash permitted. Hostedby the office of city Rep. Susie Byrd. Admissionis free. Information: 541-4416 [email protected].

Bazaars and fairs

Downtown Artist Market — The City ofEl Paso Museums and Cultural AffairsDepartment new market for area artists areSaturdays on Anthony Street in the Union Plazaarea. Winter hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Spacefor about 53 artists available each month.Information: 541-4481.

Fort Bliss Spring Bazaar — The Officer,Civilian, Spouse Association will host the annualspring bazaar, “Bliss in Bloom,” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April

14-15, at the Centennial Club, Building 11199,East Fort Bliss. The bazaar features hundreds ofartisans and vendors with jewelry, pottery,stained glass, wood and ironworks, children’sitems, food, antiques and more. Admission: $5(free for ages 12 and younger). Information:fortblissocsa.com.

Mission Trail Art Market — Area artisansand craftspeople display their fine arts andcrafts during the monthly open-air market 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 15, in the historicVeteran’s Memorial Plaza at the San ElizarioChapel, 1500 Main in San Elizario. Food anddrink concessions and entertainment. Pistolerosde San Elizario will perform a Billy the Kidreenactment at 1 and 3 p.m. at the old countyjail. Admission is free. Information: 594-8424 ormissiontrailartmarket.com.

Northeast Country Fair – NortheastChristian Academy, 9901 McCombs, hosts itsannual “Old Fashioned Country Fair” 5 to 10p.m. Friday, April 27. The fair includes games,arts and crafts and vendor booths, food andentertainment. Admission is free. Information:755-1155.

Desert View Spring Fest — Desert ViewUnited Church of Christ, 11160 Montwood,will host its spring event 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday, April 28. The “trash and treasure”rummage sale begins at 7 a.m. Kids’ extravagan-za begins at 9 a.m. with face painting, jumpingballoon, playground, martial arts and dancedemonstrations, vendors and children’s servic-es. A Bark and Meow pet event is also plannedwith adoptions, pet blessings, contests and ven-dors. Information: 593-1169.

Spring Arts and Craft Fair — Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel School, 131 S. Zaragoza, willhost the fair 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29,with food, music, and a variety of arts andcrafts vendors. Admission is free. Information:859-9848, ysletamission.org.

Vinton Farmer’s Market — the seasonalmarket with fresh produce and handcrafteditems runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday throughSaturday year round beginning in June at 7810Doniphan (former Pat’s Country Store loca-tion), in Vinton. Most vendors will sell indoorswith chile roasting and some other vendorsoutside. Information: 613-8039.

For a good cause

Beaux Arts Ball — Texas Tech School ofArchitecture El Paso and American Institute ofArchitecture Students host the fundraising ballat 7 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Sotoa Gallery,500 W. Overland. Guests are invited to dressup as their favorite artist or piece of art. Silentauction, refreshment and cash bar. Tickets: $40($20 students). Information: [email protected] Madness symphony fundraiser— The 15th annual fundraiser benefiting the ElPaso Symphony Orchestra’s education and out-reach programs is Monday, April 2, at the ElPaso Country Club, featuring the NCAA Men’sBasketball Championship finals on several wide-screen televisions. Games begin about 7 p.m.,pre-game activities and dinner at 6 p.m. Liveand silent auctions and raffles will be heldbefore the game and during halftime. Auctionitems include tickets to Disneyland ThemePark. Cost: $110 ($1,100 table for 10).Information/reservations: 532-3776 orepso.org.

The annual March Madness Golf Tournamentis earlier Monday. Registration begins at 10:30a.m., lunch at 11 a.m. and 18 holes of golf at 1p.m. Cost: $1,100, team of four (includes greenfees for a team of four and four individual tick-ets to the dinner and game).

FCA Victory Banquet — ClevelandBrowns quarterback Colt McCoy is guestspeaker for the Fellowship of Christian Athletesgala banquet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at theCentennial Club and Banquet Hall on Fort Bliss.McCoy recently published the book “GrowingUp Colt, A Father, A Son and Life in Football,”with his father Brad McCoy, a respected Texasfootball coach. Tickets: $100. Table sponsor-ships start at $1,000 and may include VIP

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reception, autographed football and photoswith McCoy. Information: Durwood Keeton,832-7296 or [email protected].

‘Sweet Peel of an Onion Deal — ElMaida Shrine Temple, 6331 Alabama, is takingorders for its annual Vidalia Onion sale fundrais-er through April 6, to assist with The Shrines’general operating fund. The Vidalia onions aresold in 10-pound bags for $12, with a one-timedelivery charge of $3 (due at time of delivery).Delivery of the onions expected to begin May1. Information: 562-1444 or elmaida.com.

Art Auction 2012 — KCOS-TV public tele-vision’s annual fundraiser featuring works byarea artists April 12, April 14-15 and April

19-22. All mediums of art are represented, aswell as antiques, collectibles and celebrityitems. Information/donations: 590-1313 orkcostv.org.

Casas for CASA – CASA of El Paso hosts itsannual fundraiser at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 12,at Grace Gardens, 6701 Westside Drive, withdinner and a silent and live auction of one-of-kind playhouses created by the area’s finestbuilders. Tickets: $100. Information: 546-8146,ext. 6 or casaofelpaso.com.

CASA of El Paso trains and supports volun-teers from the community to advocate forabused and neglected children who need repre-sentation in the family court system, striving toprovide them a safe and permanent home.

Children’s Grief Center dinner — TheChildren’s Grief Center’s gala Spring FundraiserDinner and Auction, “Boots and Bling” is 6 to 9p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the CoronadoCountry Club, 1044 Broadmoor. Live entertain-ment provided by Six Guns and Shady Ladiesand musical group Sweetwater. Tickets: $100($1,000 for a table for 10). Information/reserva-tions: 532-6004.

Altrusa Fashion Show and Tea —Altrusa’s annual show and tea benefiting areacommunity service projects is 2 to 4 p.m.Saturday, April 14, at Alto Lakes Country Clubin Alto, N.M. with Master of Ceremonies JillVanGilder. Fashions provided by Brunell’s, TheBay Window, St. Bernard’s, Michelle’s,Rebekah’s and the Alto Lakes Pro Shop.Tickets: $25 in advance. Reserved tables avail-able for parties of 10 or more. Information:Terry Trotter: (575) 258-4615.

McCASA Walk — The 8th annual two-milewalk, bringing awareness to Month of theMilitary Child, child abuse, sexual assault andcrime victims, is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,April 14, at Fort Bliss’s Kelly Park, with food,games, informational booths and a Teddy Bearclinic for kids. Information/registration: ACSFamily Advocacy Program, at Bldg. 2494 RickerRoad, 568-9976. Online registration atblissmwr.com/mccasa.

ACS Family Advocacy Program will also coor-dinate a diaper or Pull-Ups drive and old cellphone donation to assist victims of domesticviolence during the event.

United Way Appreciation Luncheon —United Way of El Paso County’s annualAppreciation Luncheon is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Tuesday, April 17, at El Paso Marriot, 1600Airway, to recognize businesses, funded agen-cies and volunteers that helped the organizationover the year. Information: 533-2434 or united-wayelpaso.org.

ACCEP Anniversary Celebration —Advocacy Center for the Children of El Paso

hosts its 18th anniversary celebration and silentauction Thursday, April 19, at the center at1100 East Cliff Drive, Building E. Keynotespeaker is State Senator Jose Rodriguez.Tickets: $35. Call for time. Information: 545-5400 or advocacycenterep.org.

Cinderella Prom Dress Project —NMSU Housing & Residential Life’s 4th annualprom dress donation project is 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Saturday, April 21 and 28, at NMSURhodes-Garrett-Hamiel Halls (on Locust offUniversity). Those with prom dresses they nolonger need may donate them to make highschool prom more special for girls in need.Dresses should be clean and no more than 10years old. Information: (575) 527-1193.

Dresses may also be donated to La Tienda(335 Colonia at Alameda and Main).

‘Sgt. Pepper’s Wondrous Wigorium’ —The Rio Grande Cancer Foundation and theGreen House present a Beatles TributeConcert by The Moonddogs at 7 p.m. Saturday,April 21, at the Chamizal National Memorial,800 S. San Marcial. Admission: $20.Information: 317-2087.

A free Cancer Awareness Fair is 5-7 p.m. pre-ceding the concert.

Advance tickets for the concert are available

at the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation, All ThatMusic and L & J Café.

All proceeds will be donated to the RioGrande Cancer Foundation & the GreenHouse’s Four Season Beauty Program to pro-vide wigs and products for patients dealing withthe effects of treatment.

Child Crisis Center Gala — The center’sgala dinner “It Takes a Community” is 7 p.m.Thursday, April 26, at Wyndham El Paso, 2027Airway. Guest speaker is former MiamiDolphins lineman, actor (“The Mask of Zorro”)and author Victor Rivas Rivers. Silentauction/cocktails begin at 6 p.m. All proceedssupport the El Paso Child Crisis Center.Tickets: $100 per person. Information: 562-7955, ext. 211 or childcrisescenter.org.

In his new book “A Private Family Matter,”Rivers describes life in a home dominated by asadistic father and husband. Now married andthe father of a son, Rivers broke the cycle ofabuse and became a spokesperson for theNational Network to End Domestic Violence.

Lucy G. Acosta Humanitarian Awards— LULAC Project Amistad will hold its annualawards dinner Thursday, April 26, at theCamino Real Hotel, 101 S. El Paso. Recipientsof the Humanitarian Award are recognized for

their work to support of the community. Eventproceeds benefit services provided to elderly,persons with disabilities and persons in need.Reception and silent auction begins at 6 p.m.with dinner and program at 7 p.m. Ticket infor-mation: 731-5948 or project Amistad.com.

Recipients are Dr. Jose Luna, Sister HelenSantamaria and businessman Mike Dipp Jr.

Taste of Frontera — Frontera Land Alliancewill host its 4th annual meeting and fundraiserat 6 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at Ardovino’sDesert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive inSunland Park, featuring live music, buffet, localart and a live auction by Victoria Gutierrez.Proceeds support conservation and restorationof critically important natural land resources inthe El Paso region. Tickets are $50, available atthe door or call for reservations: 351-TFLA(8352), [email protected]: fronteralandalliance.org.

YWCA Women’s Benefit luncheon —Abduction survivor and new ABC correspon-dent Elizabeth Smart will speak at the 19thannual benefit luncheon at 11 a.m. Thursday,April 26, El Paso Convention Center. Minimumdonation per person: $100. Information/reser-


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vations: 533-2311, ext. 250 or ywcaelpaso.org.Smart was abducted on June 5, 2002, and held

prisoner for 9 months. Her captors had con-trolled her by threatening to kill her and herfamily if she tried to escape. Police returnedSmart to her family March 12, 2003.

Smart has become an advocate for changerelated to child abduction and recovery pro-grams. She is currently involved in the“Elizabeth Smart Foundation” and has helpedpromote the National AMBER Alert, the AdamWalsh Child Protection and Safety Act andother legislation to help prevent abductions.

She is also a news correspondent for ABCNews.

Animal Rescue League’s ‘Dinner withFriends’ — Animal Rescue League of ElPaso’s 11th annual fundraising gala is Saturday,April 28, at Camino Real Hotel, 101 S. El PasoStreet. Yappy Hour silent auction is 6 p.m. withdinner and festivities 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets: $65($650 table for 10). Reservations and paymentdue by April 13. Information: 821-7283 [email protected]. Web: arlep.org.

This year’s event features a “Dancing Withthe Paws” video contest. Anyone with pets mayenter online at arlep.org/newsandevents.

‘Walk Like MADD’ 5K — Mothers AgainstDrunk Driving will host its 5K walk in partner-ship with El Paso Community College 8:30 a.m.Saturday, April 28, at EPCC’s Valle Verde cam-

pus, 919 Hunter. The walk benefits MADD’sCampaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, throughthe support of fundraising pledges made by theparticipants.

Individiuals may also register to be a “virtualwalker” to create their own “virtual team” orjoin an existing team at support.madd.org.

Information: walklikemadd.org.

‘Power of the Purse’ Party — TheWomen’s Fund POP 2012 fundraiser and shop-ping celebration is 6 p.m. Thursday, May 3, atSotoa Building, 500 W. Overland in UnionPlaza, with live and silent auction of designerbags, celebrity bags and more. Proceeds fromticket and purse purchase go towards scholar-ships for local single mothers and otherwomen. Tickets: $75. Information: 532-4673 orwomensfundofelpaso.org.

A VIP Men’s event is $100 (regular ticket, plus$25 event cost) with a cigars and cash-bar bev-erages.

Gently used handbags for this event may bedropped off at J. Edwards Diamonds, 7430 N.Mesa, AGUA at 5857 N. Mesa, Suite 20, or bycalling Randi Cabrera, 204-3867 or CarlaRivera, 525-1610.

Handbags may also be dropped off at theselocations during TOTEally Thursdays events:• 5 to 8 p.m. April 5 at G2 Geo Geske, 2701N. Mesa.• 4 to 6 p.m. April 12 at Ella Blu, 5410 N.Mesa)• 5 to 8 p.m. April 19 at Café Central, 109 N.Oregon.

March for Babies — The annual March ofDimes fundraiser is 9 a.m. Saturday, May 5,around Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta Drive.Proceeds help fund prevention of birth defects.Registration begins at 8 a.m. Information: 249-2275 or marchforbabies.org.

The Las Cruces March for Babies is 8 a.m.Saturday, April 28, at Young Park, 1905 E.Nevada. Registration is 7:30 a.m. Information:(575) 523-2627.

Fort Bliss

Anyone entering Fort Bliss must have a validdriver’s license, car insurance and registration.Check beforehand to see which gates are opento the public. The Robert E. Lee Gate atAirport and Airway is usually always open.

Fort Bliss 10K — The 10K Run PostChampionship is 6:30 a.m. Friday, April 6, atSoto Gym on East Fort Bliss. Registrationbegins at 5:30 a.m. There will be age groupcompetition for male and females. Competitionfree to active duty military and reserve andNational Guard soldiers in active status assignedto Fort Bliss; $10 for all others. Results by non-Fort Bliss runners will not contribute to activeduty’s Commander Cup event standings.Information: 744-5790.

Fort Bliss Easter events — The followingevents are planned in celebration of Easter atFort Bliss. Information: blissmwr.com.• Easter Eggstravaganza — The annual familyconcert and parade is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday,April 7, at Biggs Park, with photos with theEaster Bunny and a concert by Kiddle Karoo.Games and crafts offered for nominal fee; pro-ceeds benefit the FRG’s unit fund. No glasscontainers, pets or alcohol allowed. Admission

is free. Information: 588-8247.• The Centennial Club’s Easter brunch buffet is10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 8. Reservationsrequired. The Easter Bunny and that “Silly OldBear” from the Hundred Acre Wood will bepresent for pictures and visits with guests.Cost: $18.95 ($9.50 for children ages 7-11, andfree for children ages 6 and under).Information/reservations: 744-8427.

Dinner on a Dime — Financial ReadinessProgram at Army Community Service hosts themonthly class that helps families make pasta,sauces, appetizers, desserts and more on ashoestring budget 9 a.m. Thursday, April 26, atthe Milam Youth Activity Center, 10960 HaanRoad. The class is free, but pre-registration isrequired. Information/registration: 569-4227.

Martini and a Manicure — An evening ofpampering for men and women is 4:30 p.m.Friday, May 11, at the Centennial Banquet andConference Center, 11199 Sgt. Churchill onFort Bliss. Guests receive martini with purchaseof manicure by Tri-State Cosmetology. Cost$10; ticketbully.com. Information: 744-8427.

Fort Bliss Rod & Gun Club — Rifle andpistol shooting competitions are held almostevery weekend at the Fort Bliss Rod & GunClub. To get there: Take Railroad Drive toDeer; turn right. Information: 568-2983.

Old Fort Bliss — Building 5051, corner ofPershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. TheOld West days of the “Soldiers of the Pass” arerelived through replicas of the original adobefort buildings and military artifacts,Magoffinsville Post 1854 to 1868. Admission:free. Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Information: 568-3137.

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L’Alliance Française d’El Paso — Thegroup promotes French culture and offers fran-cophiles the opportunity to use the French lan-guage in a variety of activities. Information:585-1789, 845-6535 or afofelpaso.com.

A wine tasting and dinner is 5 p.m. Saturday,March 31, at St. Clair Winery and Bistro, 1800Mesilla Ave. in Las Cruces. Call to carpool:845-6535.

The monthly dinner is 6:30 p.m. Thursday,April 19, at the ThirteenO9 Restaurant in theEPCC Administration Building B, 9050Viscount. Reservations: 833-8705.

The monthly French language film showing is6 p.m. Friday, April 27. Information/location:833-8705.

Doña Ana Camera Club — The clubmeets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday ofthe month Southwest Environmental Center,275 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.Meetings are free and open to all interestedphotographers. Information: (575) 532-1919 ordacameraclub.org.

Westside Welcome Club — The group isopen to both newcomers and long-time resi-dents. Information: westsidewelcomeclub.com

The club’s free monthly newcomers’ coffee is10 a.m. Friday, April 6, at Hal Marcus Gallery,1308 N. Oregon. Information: 581-2314.

The April luncheon and Spring Fashion Showis 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, atCoronado Country Club, 1044 Broadmoor.Fashions presented by Dillard’s Sunland Park.Cost: $20 (reservation deadline is April 6).

Germania Club — The Germania Club ofEl Paso’s monthly luncheon is 11:30 a.m. Friday,April 13, at the Soldatenstube (German Club),Robert E. Lee Road, Building 5095, Fort Bliss.Newcomers always welcome. Information:595-1108 or 755-5471.

Women Uplifting Women Luncheon —The Christian-based women’s organization’smonthly luncheon is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Friday, April 13, at El Paso Club, 201 E. Main(top floor, Chase Building). Luncheons aredesigned for women to network and cometogether to listen and learn fromuplifting/encouraging speakers in various fieldsof business and callings. Cost: $20. Information:329-6733 or thewomenupliftingwomen.com.

Military Order of the World Wars —The El Paso Chapter the Military Order of theWorld Wars hosts its annual Citizen of the YearLuncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at theWyndham Airport Hotel, 2027 Airway. Guestspeaker to be announced; members areencouraged to bring a friend. Information: 755-4038.

Singles in the Son - The group developsfriendships among Christian singles ages 25 to45. All denominations are welcome.Membership is free. Information: Andy, 471-1997 or [email protected].

Area attractions

Indian Cliffs Ranch — The working cattleranch in Fabens offers a children’s zoo, buffalo,longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets andthe Fort Apache playground. It’s also home tothe famous Cattleman’s Steakhouse.Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattle-manssteakhouse.com.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —The copper-domed casino offers slot machines,and video-machine versions of poker, keno andother games. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.Sunday through Thursday; 9:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.Friday and Saturday. Lounge is open, with liveentertainment and dancing, until 2 a.m. week-ends. Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. every-day. General admission and parking are free.Information: (575) 874-5200.

To get there, take the Sunland Park exit fromI-10, go south (left turn coming fromDowntown) and follow the signs.

Tigua Indian Cultural Center — 305Yaya Road, at Socorro Road east of the YsletaMission. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdaythrough Sunday. The center features a museumon the Tigua tribe, including its relationship tothe Tiwas of northern New Mexico. Admissionis free. Information: 859-7700 orysletadelsur.org.

Wyler Aerial Tramway — Texas’ only pub-licly accessible mountain tramway gives passen-gers a view of 7,000 square miles, two coun-tries and three states (Texas, New Mexico andChihuahua) from Ranger Peak, elevation 5,632feet. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children12 years and under. Tickets sales stop one hourbefore closing. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Fridayand 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information:566-6622. Closed Monday through Thursday.

To get there: Take Alabama to McKinley andturn toward the mountain.

La Viña Winery — New Mexico’s oldestwinery is just across the state line from El Paso,at 4201 S. NM Highway 28, one mile north ofVinton Road. Information: (575) 882-7632 orlavinawinery.com.

The tasting room and patio are open for salesand tasting of wines from 12 to 5 p.m.Thursday through Tuesday (closedWednesdays). Tasting fee is $5. A daily tour isoffered at 11:30 a.m. by appointment only; the$10 fee includes tasting.

The 2012 La Viña Spring Wine Festival is noonto 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29

Licon Dairy — The dairy’s gift shop popularfor its homemade asadero cheese products islocated at 11951 Glorieta Road in San Elizarioand is open 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday. The dairy also features an exten-sive petting zoo and regularly stocked fishinghole. Admission is free, with a nominal chargefor fishing hole use. Information: 851-2705 orlicondairy.com.

San Elizario Historic District — The dis-trict at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on theMission Trail features four art galleries, sevenartists studio/galleries, three gift shops, theHistoric San Elizario Chapel, the PortalesMuseum and the Veteran’s Museum. Most loca-tions open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdaythrough Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday andnoon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 851-0041,594-8424 or SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.com.

Self-guided walking tours and guided tour of17 historical sites also offered, including theChapel, Old El Paso County Jail (where Billythe Kid broke out a friend in 1876), the oldGrist Mill, the Lafayette barracks and more.Free guides available at all galleries and muse-um.

Zin Valle Vineyards — 7315 Hwy 28 inCanutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tast-ings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday.Information: 877-4544 or zinvalle.com.

Free Music Sundays are 1 to 4 p.m. selectedSundays featuring local talent. Bring a picnic.

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For event tickets sold through Ticketmaster,call 1-800-745-3000 or go to ticketmaster.com.The UTEP Ticket Center number is 747-5234.Pan Am Center Box Office is (575) 646-1420.Many clubs sell tickets through ticketbully.com.

Unless indicated, prices listed do not includeservice charges.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony — The rapgroup featuring Krazie and Wish performs at 6p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Las Cruces EventCenter, 522 E. Idaho, with opening actDilemma and Las Cruces and El Paso acts to beannounced. Tickets: $25. (ticketbully.com).

Kevin Hart — The comic behind the hit con-cert movie “Laugh at My Pain” performs his“Let Me Explain” Tour at 7:30 p.m. and 10:30p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Abraham ChavezTheatre. Tickets: $49.50 (Ticketmaster).

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan — “Elmejor mariachi del mundo” returns at 8 p.m.Saturday, March 31, at the Plaza Theatre.Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, formed in 1898 inthe town of Tecalitlan by Gaspar Vargas andothers, has appeared in 200 movies, recordeddozens of albums of pasodobles, valses, bail-ables, polkas, and danzones. Tickets: $30-$100.(Ticketmaster).

‘The Storytellers’ — Junior League of ElPaso presents the multi-platinum singer/song-writers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, atScottish Rite Temple Theater, 301 W. Missouri.Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $150.Information: 584-3511 or jlep.org.

The show features three top country musicsongwriters from Nashville who will share theirsongs and the stories behind them:• Don Schlitz, whose first recorded song, “TheGambler,”, won a Grammy and the CountryMusic Association’s and the Academy ofCountry Music’s Song of the Year. • Scotty Emerick, who has written several ofToby Keith’s No. 1 hits, including “I’m JustTalkin’ about Tonight”, “I Love this Bar”, “AsGood As I Once Was” and the WillieNelson/Toby Keith duet, “Beer for My Horses”. • Allen Shamblin, writer of “He Walked OnWater,” a No. 1 hit for Randy Travis.

Proceeds from the show benefit the JuniorLeague of El Paso, Inc. Endowment Fund,which sustains, expands and initiates communi-ty projects.

Igor and The Red Elvises — The Russian“rokenrol” band returns to El Paso at 8 p.m.Monday, April 2, at 6 Strings, 1160 Airway,Suite C. Age 21 and older welcome. Tickets:$7 in advance; $10 day of show(ticketbully.com).

Sesame Street Live ‘Elmo MakesMusic’ — The Sesame Street Live annualEaster week shows are April 5-8 at theAbraham Chavez Theatre. Presented by VEECorporation. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursday,2 and 7 p.m. Friday, 10:30, 2 and 5:30 p.m.Saturday and 2 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:$11, $15 and $20; limited number of VIP GoldCircle seats for $28 and Sunny Seats (includepre-show meet and greet with two characters)for $50. All seats (except Gold Circle andSunny Seats) are $11 on opening night(Ticketmaster). Information: 1-800-745-3000or sesamestreetlive.com.

Jenny, an enthusiastic new music teacher,arrives on Sesame Street only to discover thather instruments are missing. Her new Muppet

friends quickly come to the rescue and discov-er ‘instruments’ they never knew existed: rub-ber duckies, trash can lids and even cookie jars.Elmo, Abby Cadabby and friends teach childrenthat everyone can make and enjoy beautifulmusic together.

‘Straight No Chaser’ — Broadway in ElPaso presents the a capella group at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, April 5, at the Plaza Theatre. The10-man group achieved widespread popularityafter its version of “12 Days of Christmas”went viral on video. Tickets: $35 and $45(Ticketmaster). Information: 231-1111 or thep-lazatheatre.org.

Originally formed over a dozen years agowhile students together at Indiana University,Straight No Chaser has reassembled andreemerged as a phenomenon – with a massivefan base, more than 20 million views onYouTube, and numerous national TV appear-ances.

‘Mamma Mia’ — Broadway in El Paso pres-ents the hit musical based on the music ofABBA at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday,April 10-11, at the Plaza Theatre with hits like“Dancing Queen,” “S.O.S.,” “Take A Chance ofMe” and more. Tickets: $40-$70. Information:231-1111 or theplazatheatre.org.

On the eve of her wedding, a daughter triesdiscover the identity of her father by bringingthree men from her mother’s past back to theisland they last visited 20 years ago.

Seen by more than 50 million people aroundthe world, Benny Andersson and BjörnUlvaeus’ global smash hit musical remainsamong Broadway’s top selling musicals.

‘The Devil’s Carnival’ — The horror/rockmusical by director Darren Lynn Bousam (“SawII, III and IV, “Repo! The Generic Opera”) andwriter/actor/comic book author TerranceZdunich carnival road tour begins at 8 p.m.Wednesday, April 11, at East Pointe Movies12, 8300 Gateway East. The event includesscreening of a cinema short, burlesque show,cast meet-and-greet, question-and-answerforum, sing-a-long, costume contest and more.Tickets; $20 show only; $30 with pre-signedposter; $40 VIP (includes show, poster, meetand greet with Bousman, Zdunich and SpookyDan). Tickets available online at thedevilscarni-valtour.eventbrite.com.

Michelle Shocked — The folk/rock singer-songwriter and recording artist performs at7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at BuckhornOpera House in Pinos Altos, N.M. Tickets: $25reserved (first five rows; $20 general admis-sion. Presented by Mimbres Regional ArtsCouncil. Information: (575) 538-2505.

Shocked’s albums include “Short SharpShocked,” “Arkansas Traveler” and“ToHeavenURide.”

‘Guys and Dolls’ — UTEP Dinner Theatrepresents the audience favorite April 13-May

6, directed by Jamie Barba. Showtime is 7 p.m.Wednesday through Saturday. Dinner matineeperformance is 1:30 p.m. April 15 and non-din-ner matinees are 2:30 p.m. April 22, April 29and May 6. Tickets $28-$40 dinner shows; $14-$24 non-dinner matinee. Information: 747-6060.

This classic Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows andFrank Loesser musical with its great score andhilarious book was one of the theatre’s biggest

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hits when first presented in 1996. Set in DamonRunyon’s mythical New York City, this oddballromantic comedy soars with the spirit ofBroadway as it introduces us to a cast of vividcharacters who have become legends in thecanon: Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight“mission doll,” out to reform the evildoers ofTime Square.

‘The Cowboy Ain’t Dead Yet!’ —Grammy-nominated performing artist R. J.Vandygriff presents his comedic show at 7:30p.m. Friday, April 13, at Western New MexicoFine Arts Theater, Silver City, N.M. Proceedsbenefit the Gila Regional Medical CenterFoundation. Tickets: $15 ($7 children 12 andyounger). Information: 538-4870 or [email protected].

Alan Jackson — The country superstar per-forms at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, atNMSU’s Pan American Center. Jackson’s newsingle is “So You Don’t Have To Love MeAnymore” from his forthcoming album. Tickets:$34 and $61.50 (Ticketmaster). Information:(575) 646-1420 or panamcenter.com.

Jackson has sold nearly 60 million albumsworldwide, topped the country singles charts35 times, and scored more than 50 Top 10 hits.The two-time Grammy-honored artist wasinducted in 2011 into the Nashville SongwritersHall of Fame.

Eddie Vedder — The Pearl Jam frontmanperforms at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, atThe Plaza Theatre, as part of his solo tour, withopening act is Academy Award winning Irishvocalist/guitarist Glen Hansard of the movie“Once.” Vedder’s latest album is “UkuleleSongs.” Tickets: $75. (Ticketmaster).

M’s Lips Lounge — 510 N. Stanton. Regularshowtime is 8 p.m. Information: 566-0376.• Hunx (Seth Bogart of Hunx and Punx) per-forms 9 p.m. Thursday, April 19. Admission: $7.• Left Alone — The California punk band per-forms Thursday, April 26. Admission: $8.

George Acosta — Teckno You Didn’t pres-ents an intimate evening with the DJ/producer9.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, April 20, at Passion UltraLounge, 201 E. University in Las Cruces. Dresscode enforced. Tickets: $20 in advance; age 21and older admitted. Limited number of VIPtickets available. Advance tickets available atPassion Ultra Lounge, Ramada Palms and all LasCruces Pic Quik locations. Information: (575)523-7399 or tecknoyoudidnt.com.

Bri Bagwell video release — The countrymusic artist and Las Cruces native performs at7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Rio Grande

Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, in LasCruces, to launch her new newest music video.Ticket information: (575) 649-6411 orriograndetheatre.org.

Now based in Austin, Texas, she released herfirst CD, “Banned from Santa Fe” in June 2011.

Squirm Burpee — The Handsome LittleDevils present the Vaudeville Circus at 7:30p.m. Saturday, April 21, at WNMU Fine ArtsCenter Theatre. Presented by Mimbres RegionArts Council. Squirm Burpee features classicVaudeville comedy, high-skill circus acts and aplot rooted in American Melodrama. Tickets:$20 ($15 members; $5 students/children).Information: (575) 538-2505, 1-888-758-7289or mimbresarts.org.

Tom Russell — The internationally renownedfolksinger/songwriter performs at 7 p.m.Saturday, April 21, The Scottish Rite TempleTheatre, 301 W. Missouri. Tickets: $22 inadvance; $25 at the door. Advance tickets avail-able at All That Music and Video (594-9900) orat the theatre.

Russell, who has lived in El Paso’s UpperValley since 1997, frequently choosesSouthwest and Juárez themes for his songs,including several on his recent album, “Mesabi.”Yet his local concerts are relatively rare, andthis is his first El Paso concert in a few years.

‘Surfin’ Safari’ — Showtime El Paso pres-ents the Beach Boys tribute at 2:30 p.m.Sunday, April 22, at Abraham Chavez Theatre.Tickets: $25 ($10 children/students 6-18).Information: 544-2022 orShowtimeElPaso.com.

“Surfin’ Safari” is a faithful recreation of whatit would have been like to see the Beach Boyslive, in concert, in their prime. The unibandchoreography, the Fender guitar lineup, thefamous custom striped shirts, right down to theblack suede Beach Boys boots, it’s all here.

El Chido Fest — The Mexican rock festcomes to El Paso at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27, atEl Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano withheadliners Alejandro Lora and El Tri, oftencalled the “Rolling Stones of Mexican rock.”Also performing are ska band Inspector, alter-native rock band La Lupita and cumbia artistCelso Pino. Tickets: $25, $37 and $47.(Ticketmaster).

NM Regional Music Series presentsRound Mountain — The 2nd annual seriesfocusing on New Mexico and Arizona artistspresents the folk Americana group RoundMountain at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at theBuckhorn Saloon and Opera House in PinosAltos, N.M.. Local opening act is Melanie Zipinand the Sugar Leafs. Co-sponsored by MimbresRegional Arts Council. Tickets; $10 in advance.Information: (575) 538-9911.

Sleeping Giant — The Christian hardcoreband performs at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 3, atOpen Gate Church of the Nazarene, 9821McCombs, with First Blood, in the Midst ofLions, Betrayal and Gideon. Tickets: $12.Information: 751-2403 or epopengate.org.

‘The Rat Pack is Back’ — Broadway in ElPaso presents a look back in time at the LasVegas Sands Hotel show with Frankie, Dean,Sammy and Joey at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday,May 5, at the Plaza Theatre. Five performersjoin composer Neil Berg in hits by Cole Porter,Andrew Lloyd Weber and many more.(Ticketmaster). Tickets: $30 and $47.50.Information: 231-1111 or theplazatheatre.org.

Experience the ritz and allure of classic Vegascirca 1960 when four show business legends —Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop andDean Martin — converged at the Sands Hotelin Las Vegas for the first time. Backing thesingers is a swinging 12-piece live orchestraperforming period perfect orchestrations.

Maná — The Guadalajara-based rock bandperforms at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at El PasoCounty Coliseum, in support of their album“Drama y Luz.” Maná, winner of both Grammyand Latin Grammy Awards, has a career span-ning more than three decades. Tickets: $59-$121.50 (Ticketmaster).

‘El Chavo Del 8 Animado: En Vivo’ —The popular Spanish language children’s showcomes to life on stage at 8 p.m. Friday, May

18, at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E.Paisano. Tickets: $22.50, $37, $42 and $47.(Ticketmaster).

Neon Desert Music Festival — Moby,Sparta, Ghostland Observatory and Belanovaare among the headliners coming to the 2ndannual music festival benefiting Amor PorJuarez, Creative Kids and El Paso Parks andRecreation is Saturday, May 26, in San JacintoPlaza and Cleveland Square Park.

Other acts appearing include Argentina’sBabasonicos, Chile’s Los Bunkers, Brazil’s TheTwelves, Spain’s The Pinker Tones andVenezuelan Grammy nominee La Vida Boheme,along with Yacht, Sussie 4, Classixx, ToySelectah, Mexican Institute of Sound, ChicoMann and Mexicans with Guns.

Tickets: $55 (VIP tickets: $150); available at allWestern Beverage locations and TheHeadstand, as well as online at neondesertmu-sicfestival.com. Discounted military tickets foractive military and their families at all Fort Blissticketing outlets for $48. Neon Desert willdonate a portion of all revenues to the El PasoParks and Recreation Department, Amor PorJuarez and Creative Kids.

Tia McGraff — The folksinger/songwriterperforms at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 23, atScottish Rite Temple Theatre, 301 W. Missouri,with opening act Applejack. Tickets: $15($10students). Advance tickets available at All ThatMusic and Video or at the theatre. Information:All That Music & Video, 594-9900.

Vans Warped Tour 2012 — The 18thannual music and extreme sports event isFriday, June 29, at the NMSU Intramural Field(next to Aggie Memorial Stadium), featuringmultiple live music stages and Several extremesports and lifestyle events and displays also fea-tured. Information: (575) 646-1420. Web:warpedtour.com.

This year’s line up includes Blessthefall,Breathe Carolina, It Boys, Chunk! No, CaptainChunk!, Dead Sara, Transit, Ballyhoo, MattToka, G-Easy, I am the Avalanche, Sleeping withSirens, A Loss For Words, Tonight Alive,Tomorrows Bad Seeds and more to beannounced.

Venues & series

Speaking Rock Entertainment Center- 122 S. Old Pueblo Road. Ages 18 and olderwelcome for most shows. Showtime is 8 p.m.,unless otherwise listed. Admission to all showsis free. Information: 860-7777 or speakingrock-entertainment.com.• Saving Abel — The rock band performsFriday, March 30.•Michael Salgado — The Tejano singer per-forms Thursday, April 12.• Cafe Tacuba — The Mexican indie rock bandperforms Saturday, May 5. All ages show.• Calle 13 — The Puerto Rican hip-hop bandperforms Sunday, May 6. All ages show.• War and Tower of Power horns — 7 p.m.Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13.• Puddle of Mudd — The alternative hardrockers perform Friday, May 25. All ages show.

The new Socorro Entertainment Center, at11200 Santos Sanchez (5 miles east of SpeakingRock) will host all events formerly set for out-doors. Admission is free; age 18 and older wel-come.

The center’s first show is the metal bandGodsmack at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27.

Tricky Falls — 209 S. El Paso. Doors open at7 p.m.; showtime at 8 p.m. for most shows. Allshows are all-ages, unless listed otherwise.Information: 351-9909. Tickets for most showsavailable at All That Music, Bowie Feathers andMaria’s Closet, and online at holdmyticket.com.• The Royalty — Friday, March 30, withAnimal Spirits and The Black Coats.• Yolanda Be Cool — 9 p.m. Friday, April 6.• TechN9ne “Hostile Takeover Tour” — The

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rapper’s tour also featuring Machine Gun Kellyis Saturday, April 7, with Krizz Kalko, MayDay,Prozak and Stevie Stone. Tickets: $25. VIPpackages: available. • Lacuna Coil — The gothic metal band per-forms at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21. Their2012 release, “Dark Adrenaline,” peaked atNo. 15 on the Billboard 200. Tickets: $17 inadvance; $20 at the door.• Chevelle — The alternative metal band per-forms at 8 p.m. Monday, April 23, with open-ing acts Dead Sara and New Medicine. Thetrio’s 2009 release “Sci-Fi Crimes” peaked atNo. 1 on the U.S. Alternative Charts. Tickets:$26.50 in advance; $30 day of show.• Cannibal Corpse — The metal band per-forms Tuesday, April 24, with opening actsExhumed, Abysmal Dawn and Arkaik. Tickets:$20.• Neon Desert Battle of the Bands competitionis 6 p.m. Saturday, April 28. • Girl In A Coma — The girl rockers performThursday, May 10, with Piñata Protest, SaraRadle and Gentlemen. Tickets: $12.

Whiskey Dick’s — 580 George Dieter. Earlyarrival recommended. Shows begin at 10 p.m.Tickets available at ticketbully.com.Information: 921-9900.• The Turnpike Troubadours — Wednesday,April 4. Tickets: $10 ($20 ages 18-20).• Eli Young Band — The band behind the No.1 hit “Crazy Girl” performs Wednesday, April

11. Tickets: $20 ($30 ages 18-20).• Randy Rogers Band — The Texas band per-forms Saturday, April 21. Their latest album“The Burning Day,” hit Number 2 on the U.S.Country chart. Tickets: $20 ($30 ages 18-20).• Bart Crow Band — Friday, May 18. Tickets:$10 ($20 age 18-20).

House of Rock East — 8838 Viscount.Tickets: $10 ($20 age 18-20), unless otherwiselisted. Advance tickets at ticketbully.com.• Crowbar, Prong and Witchburn — 9 p.m.Sunday, April 8. Tickets: $15.• The Melvins — The punk metal band’sUnsane Tour is 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, sup-porting their just-released EP “Scion A/VPresents: The Bulls & The Bees.” Tickets: $8 inadvance; $10 at the door.• Death Angel — The metal band performs at9 p.m. Friday, May 4, with The Sixth and AllThat Bleeds. Tickets: $10 in advance; $12 atthe door.

Low Brow Palace — 111 E. Robinson.Doors open at 9 p.m. Information: 356-0966. “Supernite” events featuring internationally-known DJ and producers are selectedSaturdays. Cost: $12. Age 18 and older wel-come ($3 ticket surcharge for age 18-21),.Tickets available online at ticketbully.com.• April 14 — Flight Facilities, whose hit“Crave You” features singer Giselle.• April 21 — Matthew Dear (“In The Middle,”“I Can’t Feel”).

El Buchanan — 11540 Pellicano. Ticketsavailable at groovetickets.com (ages 18 andolder). Information: 633-1117.• Nero — The electronic artist performs at 9p.m. Friday, April 20. Tickets: $21.• Rusko — The British DJ performs at 7 p.m.Saturday, May 26. Tickets: $20.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort andCasino — Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Prices listeddo not include service charge. (Ticketmaster)Information: 1-877-277-5677 or innofthemoun-taingods.com.

• REO Speedwagon — The ‘80s rockers per-form Saturday, March 31. Tickets: $30-$100.• Engelbert Humperdinck — The legendarysinger performs Thursday, April 19. Tickets:$25-$100.• Ted Nugent — The hard rock wild man per-forms Sunday, April 22. Tickets: $25-$60. • Ray Price — The Country Music Hall ofFamer performs Thursday, May 10. Tickets:$25-$60. • Alison Krauss and Union Station — The blue-grass superstar and her band perform Tuesday,June 19. Tickets: $50-$125.

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts— 1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickinger-center.com.• Arlo Guthrie — The folk legend performs at2 p.m. Sunday, April 1. Tickets: $28-$50. • “Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat” — Alamogordo Music Theatrepresents the musical by Tim Rice and AndrewLloyd Webber April 13-21. Showtime is 7:30p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.Tickets: $10.• Squirm Burpee — The Vaudeville Nouveaucircus is 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 23. Tickets:$20 ($9 age 13 and younger).• BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble —7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1. Tickets: $10, $17,$22 and $35. • Santa Fe Opera Apprentices — The annualperformance by the famed apprentice programis 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4. Admission is free.

Spencer Theater for Performing Arts— Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Information:(575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872 orspencertheater.com.• “Country Royalty” — The tribute to legendsHank Williams and Patsy Cline is 7 p.m.Saturday, April 14. Jason Petty won a 2003Obie for his show, “Hank Williams: LostHighway.” Grammy-nominated singing sensa-tion Martin portrays Cline. Tickets: $66-$69.

A pre-show short ribs buffet is $20. • The Spencers Theatre of Illusion - Theaward-winning illusionists perform at 7 p.m.Saturday, April 21. Tickets: $56 and $59.Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872or spencertheater.com. Buffet meal offered at5 p.m. for $20.. • Coppélia’ - Ruidoso Dance Ensemble pres-ents the comic ballet at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday,April 28. Tickets: $28.• Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - The 1960schart-toppers perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, May

5. Tickets: $66 and $69. A pre-show Angusburger buffet dinner is $20.

NM Tech Performing Arts Series —Performances are 7:30 p.m., unless otherwiselisted, at New Mexico Tech’s Macey Center,Socorro, N.M. All seats general admission.Information: (575) 835-5688 or nmtpas.org. • Santa Fe Opera Apprentices — Friday, April

13. Admission is free.• Squirm Burpee Circus with the HandsomeLittle Devils — Friday, April 20. Tickets: $16($14 seniors; $8 youth) • Mariachi Buenaventura — Friday, May 4.The group, featuring singer Reynaldo Maestas &Baila Baila, give a special Cinco de Mayo per-formance. Tickets: $16 ($14 seniors; $8 youth).

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino — 11000Broadway SE, Albuquerque, N.M. Ticket infor-mation: 1-877-747-5382 or hardrockcasi-noabq.com. Country music artist Kellie Pickler— The cperforms at 7 p.m. Thursday, April

12. Tickets: $25-$40. Tickets for the HardRock Express shuttle to “Hard Rock Presents”concerts at The Pavilion are $20 (not includingconcert ticket prices). Call for schedule.

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Ballet Folklorico Aires Internationales— The folklorico group celebrates its 15thanniversary with a gala performance at 7 p.m.Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday,March 30-April 1, at Chamizal NationalMemorial, 800 S. San Marcial, with live mariachimusic and dances from Puerto Rico, Spain,Brazil and Mexico. Admission: $7. Information:867-7539 or 694-3279.

Country/Western 2 step — ShundoDance Studio, 2719 N. Stanton, hosts lessonsat 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Cost is $10 per person. $5.Information: 532-2043.

Spring Bash 2012 — An evening of salsa,bachata, cumbia, cha-cha, reggaetton, techno,merengue and more is 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.Saturday, March 31, at Partida Hall, 2608 FortBlvd, featuring DJ Orlando “DJ Beetz” Garcia.Lounge music, karaoke and hors d’oeuvresoffered until 9:30 p.m. with dance lessons 9:30to 10 p.m. and dancing 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.Admission: $12 in advance; $15 at the door.Information: Deliris Montanez (Facebook) or(704) 293-4307 .

‘Swan Lake’— El Paso Youth Ballet presentsthe classic ballet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31-April 1, atUTEP’s Magoffin Auditorium. Artistic directoris Marta Katz; choreographer is Erick Campos.The Youth Ballet is a program of the El PasoConservatory of Dance. Tickets are $10, $15and $20, available at the UTEP Ticket Center.Information: 760-6062.

Big Band Dance Club — The club spon-sors dances 8 to 10 p.m. selected Thursdays orFridays, at Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court,in Las Cruces. Age 21 and older welcome.Beginners, singles and couples welcome; nodance partner necessary. Cost: $7 (CD musicnights); and $9 ($7 members) on live musicnights. Information: (575) 526-6504 or bigband-danceclub.org.

Beginner’s group dance lesson at 7 p.m. ledby John Giusto; free with paid admission.

Dances with CD music are Thursday, April 5,and Friday, April 20 (Western).

Live music nights with High Society Orchestraare Thursdays, April 12 and 26.

‘Juntos Por Mexico’ — Ballet FolklóricoChuruhui and Paso del Norte, along with thecast of “Huapango,” come together in theirannual gala performance of the dances from thedifferent regions of Mexico at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 7, at the Chamizal NationalMemorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission: $7.Information: 588-5743.

Ballet classes — El Paso Parks andRecreation hosts its next session of ballet class-es for ages 3 to 5 and ages 6 to 10, April 9-

May 12. Classes meet twice a week; call par-ticipating centers for times. Cost starts at $18.Youth scholarships available; apply online atelpasotexas.gov. Information/registration: 544-0753. Locations:• Carolina Recreation Center, 563 N. Carolina.Information: 594-8934.• Galatzan Recreation Center, 650 Wallenberg,Information: 581-5182.• Pat O’Rourke Recreation Center, 901 N.Virginia. Information: 533-1611.

‘As Seen on TV’ — Dancers Unlimitedpresents the TV-themed performance ”As SeenOn TV: The Following Program Has Been

Rated DU” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday,April 12-13, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.Downtown Mall in Las Cruces, featuring vari-ous styles of dance, including ballet, tap, jazz,hip hop, modern, lyrical, contemporary andswing. Tickets: $8 ($6 students and seniors).Information: (575) 621-9654.

Senior Spring Dance — El Paso Parks andRecreation will host a senior Spring dance 1 to5 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at San Juan SeniorCenter, 5701 Tamburo, with music by BorderCity Band. The center hosts dances the secondSaturday of each months. Admission: $5.Information: 772-8365.

Contra Dancing — The Southern NewMexico Music and Dance Society’s monthlycontra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, April

20, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Callede Santiago, Mesilla. This month’s dance willhave an Irish theme with callers LonnieLudeman and Lewis Land, with music byAlbuquerque’s Mulhany Family. The dancebegins with beginners lessons; no partner need-ed. Cost: $6 ($5 age 17 and younger).Information: (575) 522-1691 or snmmds.org.

The contra dances are old-time dances aredone in long lines, accompanied by live,Appalachian-style music.

Desert Dancers Dinner Dance —Desert Dance Chapter 5017 hosts an eveningof dinner and dancing for youth and adults 5 to9 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at First PresbyterianChurch, 1340 Murchison. DJ Mike will playdance favorites, with performances by localdance groups. Dinner catered by Michael ofOPUS. Cost: $40 ($30 members).Information/tickets: Diana, 487-9396 or desert-danceusa.com.

Desert Dancers is a non-profit organizationthat organizes and fosters programs for therecreational enjoyment of ballroom dancing byall ages. Membership open to all individualsinvolved with DanceSport and recreational ball-room dance.

Tip-Tap-Toe Dance — The local dancecompany presents its annual children’s studentrecital at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at theChamizal National Memorial, 800 S. SanMarcial. Admission is free. Information: 833-8277.

International Day of Dance — The 7thannual celebration of dance is 10 a.m. to noonSaturday, April 28, at Branigan CulturalCenter, Branigan Building, 501 N. Main,(Downtown Mall) Las Cruces, featuring per-formances from local and international dancetroupes from a variety of styles and cultures.Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2154or las-cruces.org/museums.

Elena Baker Dance Company — Localteacher Elena Baker’s dance studio presentsher students in performance 5 p.m. Sunday,April 29, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800S. San Marcial, with selections from “Phantomof the Opera” and more. Admission is free.Information: 740-1392.

Floralia Belly Dance Festival — Threedays of workshops, performances and a dinnershow with live music by Sadaqah is Fridaythrough Sunday, May 4-6, at Elephant ButteInn and Spa in Elephant Butte, N.M. Details tobe announced. Information: Selena, (575) 743-2048 or selenakareena.com.

Percussion Concert and Clinic —Professor Casey Cangelosi will conduct aPercussion Concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Mar

31, in the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, presentedin a formal marimba percussion style.Admission: $5 ($3 military, seniors, non-UTEPstudents; free for UTEP students, faculty andstaff). Information: 747-7802.

Cangelosi will also host a masterclass and per-cussion clinic at 5 p.m. Friday, March 30, inthe UTEP Bandroom, Room 140 in the FoxFine Arts Center. Admission is free and thepublic is welcome.

LCSO with Jeffrey Biegel — Las CrucesSymphony Orchestra, directed by Lonnie Klein,welcomes pianist Jeffrey Biegel at 7:30 p.m.Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 31-April

1, at NMSU’s Atkinson Music Recital Hall.Selections include Gioacchino Rossini’s,“Overture to Semiramide,” Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Piano Concerto No. 2” and EdwardElgar’s “Enigma Variations.” Tickets: $15 openseating. Information: (575) 646-3709 orlascrucessymphony.com.

The public is invited to the dress rehearsalperformance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, atthe recital hall. Tickets: $15 ($5 students withvalid ID).

Joshua Aguirre Flute Recital — NMSUmusic student Joshua Aguirre, under the direc-tion of Lisa Van Winkle, presents his under-graduate recital, Sunday, April 1, at the RioGrande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in LasCruces, performing works on flute from J. S.Bach, Louis Ganne, Robert Muczynski, andJacques Ibert, with piano accompaniment by JiYoung Han. Call for time. Information: (575)523-6403 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.

UTEP Department of Music —Performances are at 7:30 p.m. at Fox Fine ArtsRecital Hall, except as noted. Tickets for mostperformances are $5 ($3 seniors/military/non-UTEP students; free for children/UTEP stu-dents/faculty/staff), unless listed otherwise.Ticket information: 747-5606 orutep.edu/music.• Tuesday, April 3 — UTEP Wind Symphony• Tuesday, April 10 — UTEP SymphonyOrchestra• Thursday, April 12 — Chamber Players• Wednesday, April 18 — UTEP ConcertBand• Monday, April 23 — UTEP PercussionEnsemble and Pandemonium steel drumorchestra• Tuesday, April 24 — University Choirs• Thursday, April 26 — UTEP SymphonicWinds• 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 29 — Faculty ArtistSeries presents Chiaroscuro Trio.• Tuesday, May 1 — UTEP SymphonyOrchestra• Thursday, May 3 — Symphony Band

Beijing Guitar Duo — The celebrated gui-tar duo performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 5,at NMSU’s Atkinson Music Recital Hall. Part ofNMSU Cultural Series. Tickets: $15 ($10NMSU students). Information: (575) 646-4413or panam.nmsucom.edu.

The duo of Meng Su and Yameng Wang, recip-ients of the Solomon H. Snyder Award, is wide-ly noted for outstanding technique and artisticmusicality.

NMSU Department of Music —Performances are at 7:30 p.m. at NMSU’sAtkinson (Music Center) Recital Hall, unlesslisted otherwise. Ticket information: (575) 646-2421 or nmsu.edu/~music/.• Tuba/Euphonium Studio Recital — Monday,April 9

• NMSU Horn Choir — Tuesday, April 10

• NMSU Jazz Ensembles — Friday, April 13

• The Great American Tuba Show — Saturday,April 14 (Faculty Recital series)• NMSU Symphonic Winds & Band — 3 p.m.Sunday, April 22

• Flute Studio Recital — 3 p.m. Sunday, April

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• NMSU Guitar Ensemble — Tuesday, May 1.

‘The Making of Great Music’ — BruceNehring Consort concludes its season withreturning guest Dr. Charles Gray, the ConsortSingers and Players, April 14-15 at The Chapelat Loretto, 1400 Hardaway. Showtime is 7:30p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:$15. Discounts are available with advance pur-chase only: $10 senior/military; $5 students.Ticket information: brucenehringconsort.org.

Gray, a member of the faculty at St. OlafCollege in Northfield, Minn., is also a substituteviolist with the renowned MinnesotaOrchestra.

The Consort Players will perform two move-ments from J.S. Bach’s A Minor Violin Concerto(with Gray as soloist), Gustav Holst’s “St. PaulSuite,” Joshua Reznicow’s “American Sketches”and Robert Schumann’s “Traumerei.”

The Consort Singers, conducted by Nehring,perform selections from Felix Mendelssohnfrom “Elijah,” Mendelssohn’s “Kyrie,”Woldemar Voullaire’s “Blessed Are the Pure ofHeart” and James Biery, “O SacrumConvivium.”

Piano Recital — The El Paso MusicTeacher’s Association-Student Affiliate presentsits K-12 students in recital at 1:30 p.m. Sunday,April 15, at the Chamizal National Memorial,800 S. San Marcial. Admission is free.Information: 584-7911.

Second Sundays at Grace UnitedMethodist Church — Grace UnitedMethodist Church, 400 Carolina. La Cella BellaCello Quartet performs 3 to 4:40 p.m. Sunday,April 15. Admission is free; donations accept-ed. Information: 772-7481, 779-7826 [email protected].

Zuill Bailey Birthday Celebration - ElPaso Pro-Musica presents its season finale, “ByRequest” celebrating the 10th Anniversary yearof cellist Zuill Bailey as its Artistic Director at7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at the El PasoMuseum of Art. Tickets: $100. Information:833-9400 or eppm.org.

The evening will feature stories and perform-ances highlighting the last decade, along with aspecial performance of Rachmaninoff’sMasterful Cello Sonata. Renowned pianist DorisStevenson will also perform with Bailey.

Cocktail reception precedes the show at 7p.m. featuring refreshments by five celebratedlocal chefs Megan Hoover, Jon Paul Delamotte,Jorge Lara, Sergio Martinez and Jason Hunt.


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El Paso Symphony Orchestra - TheSymphony performs with guest conductorMariusz Smolij and guest cellist Zuill Bailey at7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, inthe Plaza Theatre. Smolij, conductor of theAcadania Symphony of Lafayette and RiversideSymphony in New Jersey, is one of six candi-dates for EPSO’s new conductor. Bailey is artis-tic director of El Paso Pro-Musica and profes-sor of cello at UTEP.

Smolij and Bailey host a program with Glinka’s“Overture to Russlan and Ludmila” Elgar CelloConcerto, op. 85, E minor, Prokofiev’s “Romeoand Juliet” (movements from Suites 1 and 2)and Wojciech Kilar Krzesany’s symphonic poemfor orchestra. Ticket information: 532-3776 orepso.org. Tickets: $15-$40. ($8-$10 for stu-dents). Information: 532-3776 or epso.org.

The “Opening Notes” discussion withAssistant Conductor Andres Moran is 6:30 p.m.both nights in the Philanthropy Theatre.Discussions are free and open to the public.

Symphony subscribers can meet the guestconductor 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, April

19, at a pre-dress rehearsal reception in thePlaza Theatre lobby. Subscribers can stay forthe dress rehearsal at 7 p.m.The Polenc Trio — Las Cruces CivicConcert Association presents the piano/windchamber music ensemble at 3 p.m. Sunday,April 22, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.Main in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall.Tickets: $20. Information: (575) 521-4051.

‘Mariachi Madness’ — El Paso WindSymphony closes its 2011-12 “Spicy Season” at7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, at UTEP’s MagoffinAuditorium. Tickets $12.50 ($7.50 military, stu-dents and seniors). Information: 760-5599 orelpasowindsymphony.com.

2012 Young Musicians Recital — The sixfinalists for this year’s Young MusiciansCompetition will perform in recital at 2 p.m.Sunday, April 29, at University PresbyterianChurch, 244 N. Resler. Cost: $10 donation atthe door. Information: 449-0119 or epsmf.org.• Juan Garza, Bass-Baritone, EPCC• Jasmine Gomez, Violin, Americas High• Lauren Lozano, Soprano, Coronado High • Cruz Lujan, Acoustic Guitar, EPCC• Joshua Saenz, Tenor, Franklin High• Georgia Smits, Piano, Las Cruces High.

Afew years ago I was leading ahike up Mount Cristo Rey thatincluded an opening talk by a

guest geologist. At the same time, a reli-gious group also was beginning a hike.As the geologist related the volcanic

formation of Mount Cristo, believed tobe have taken place about 50 millionyears ago, one of the members of theother group disputed his claim, sayingthat the Bible taught that the earth wasmuch, much younger than that.

None of our group took the man’sremarks seriously, but I felt slightly con-flicted — after all, the man doubting thegeologist professed to be a Christian, asI do, but I wanted to distance myselffrom him as far as possible.

I feel the same way whenever I readabout the various arguments pitting reli-gion versus science. I rarely agree withthe religious point of view.

Fortunately, I grew up shielded fromfundamentalism. So it never occurred tome that Genesis was a science textbook.It was enough to believe that God creat-ed the world; how He did so was not asimportant. If God spoke the universeinto being through the Big Bang, and ifHe crafted human beings through anevolutionary process, that in no waydiminished His power. If anything, itseemed all the more amazing.

It also never occurred to me that therewas anything wrong about the Bibletelling the story of creation in its ownway. Genesis in fact tells two versions ofthe story in the first two chapters. I used to assume that the majority of

people of faith held a similar view, andthat only a few fanatics were giving reli-gion a black eye by insisting on a partic-ular literalist reading of scripture. NowI’m not so sure. It seems like many ofthose who regard science highly havebeen pushed outside the traditional com-munities of faith.

It’s not just evolution that gets caughtup in the religion versus science wars.Other battlegrounds include climatechange, stem cell research and genetics,to name a few.

That’s not to say that the non-religiouscombatants in these wars are the voiceof reason. Secularists are quite capableof jumping to unreasonable conclusionsbased on a sliver of so-called scientificfindings.

My frustration is that both sides seemto be content with a limited world-viewthat can survive only by disparagingwhatever claims are made that appear asthreats to that way of looking at reality.

For fellow Christians, I quoteColossians 1:9-10, in which Paul praysfor all believers to be filled “with theknowledge of his will” and that theywould always be “growing in the knowl-edge of God.”

No one can grow in knowledge of Godif they believe they already know every-thing. And traditionally, knowledgeabout the created world was one part oflearning about God. That’s why manyscientists in past generations (and a feweven today) consider the search forknowledge as entirely consistent withtheir faith.

I want a faith that is big enough toencompass science, as well as any otherfield of knowledge. But for that to betrue requires that I wrestle with everynew thing I learn. That doesn’t meantrying to make any new knowledge fitwhat I already believe, but also re-exam-ining whether what I believe is bigenough to handle that knowledge.

One outcome may be the realization, toborrow the title of J.B. Phillips’ famousbook, that my God may be too small.We can’t make God bigger throughignorance. He wants us to grow inknowledge of Him.

Randy Limbird is editor of

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‘Gene of El Paso: A Perfect Fool’ —Street of Trees Project celebrates NationalPoetry Month and April Fools Day with poems,stories and songs from Gene Keller 2 to 4 p.m.Sunday, April 1, at Unitarian UniversalistCommunity of El Paso, 4425 Byron. Admission:$10 ($5 with a donation for the West TexasFood Bank). Information: 584-7823.

‘Every Other Tuesday’ — Doña Ana ArtsCouncil hosts a variety of musical performances6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday at the historicRio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, LasCruces. Admission is free. Information: (575)523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.• April 3 — C.S. Truckin’. The country rockband is a trio of local boys, Ty Loyd, Les Skaggsand Rob Allen, who got their start in the 1970s,opening for such groups as REO Speedwagon,then re-emerged decades later. The event isalso a CD release party.• April 17 — Verde Academy of Dancea stu-dents present their Spring recital.• May 1 — Kelcee Covert Senior Recital

Howling Coyote — The open mic for musi-cians, poets, writers, storytellers and perform-ance artists is 7 p.m. Friday, April 6, at the RioGrande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, inLas Cruces, as part of the monthly DowntownRamble. Performer sign-up is 6:30 p.m. Coffeeand light snacks provided. Admission is free,but donations welcome. Information: Bob

Burns, (575) 525-9333, (575) 523-6403 or(915) 799-5684.

Literary Open Mic is 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the RioGrande Theatre auditorium.

‘USA Songbook’ — The Good TimeSingers, community chorus, directed by DianaSchutz, will perform a musical tribute to veter-ans and music of the 1940s at 7 p.m. Thursday,April 12, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 15. St.Paul’s United Methodist Church, 225 WestGriggs. Admission: $5 (includes desserts); avail-able in advance at St. Paul’s, White’s Music Boxon the Downtown Mall, or by calling Jean at(575) 541-4520.

Some of the songs of the ‘40s performed are“Embraceable You,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing,”“We’re a Couple of Swells,” “Blue Skies,”“Caravan, “I’ll be Seeing You” and “Sugartime,”as well as a special tribute to military veteranswith Bob Gaines as Bob Hope.

Wildcat Talent Showcase — St. Clement’sParish School presents their annual WildcatTalent Showcase at 6 p.m. Friday, April 13, atChamizal National Memorial. Admission: $10.Information: 533-4248.

Deming Performing Arts Theater —The theater performs in Morgan Hall, 109 E.Pine, in Deming, N.M. Call for ticket prices.Information: (575) 545-8872 or dpat.org.• Big Jim Adam and John Stilwagen perform at2 p.m. Saturday, April 14.• Jammer’s music events are 2 to 3 p.m.Sundays.

Mesita’s ‘It’s A Spring Thing’ — TheMesita PTA and Mesita Watch D.O.G.S. (Dadsof Great Students) will host the 4th annualspring concert featuring the popular ‘70s coverband Fungi Mungle Saturday, April 14, on theMesita Elementary School lawn, 3307 N.Stanton, with show starting at 6 p.m. Bring pic-nic baskets, blankets and lawn chairs. Food,soda, show cones, popcorn and candy availablefor sale. Call for times/ticket information: 373-0424, 203-7605 or fungimungle.com.

Big Bang Jazz Festival — Mesilla ValleyJazz and Blues Society hosts the Jazz UnlimitedBig Band led by Cecil Douglas at 7 p.m. Sunday,April 15. Cost: $8 ($5 members; $1 for stu-dents with ID). Information: (575) 525-9333.

State Line Music — West Texas Food Bankand State Lane BBQ, 1222 Sunland Park Drivepresents the Rudolph Chevrolet-Honda out-door concert series 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesdaysduring the warmer month. Admission is free; allcustomers asked to bring non-perishable fooddonation or monetary donation for the WestTexas Food Bank. Information: 581-3371,WTxFoodBank.org or countyline.com.

The series begins April 18 with The DirtyRiver Boys.

Punky Reggae Party — An evening honor-ing the life, music and legacy of Bob Marley is 9p.m. Friday, April 20, at House of Rock East,8838 Viscount, featuring El Paso musicians cov-ering more than 30 Bob Marley songs.Performers include members of Radio LaChusma, Fixed Idea, Mexklan, HyprocriteOrchestra, All That Bleeds, Aftermath,Dubcartel and more. Proceeds benefit Lee andBeulah Moor Children’s Home in El Paso andBethel Orphanage in Juarez. Canned goods willalso be accepted for El Pasoans Fighting Hunger(formerly West Texas Food Bank). Admission:$5. Information: (House of Rock), 595-2530.

Oldies But Goodies — The senior do-wopgroup performs hits from the 1950s and 60s at2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the Black BoxTheatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.Tickets: $10, at the door. Information/reserva-tions: (575) 523-1223.

MINI of El Paso Battle of the Bands —The competition is Saturday, April 28, at TrickyFalls, 209 S. El Paso Street, during an all agesshows. Winners based on crowds and judgesvotes, and will get to perform as part of theMay 26 Neon Desert Music Festival.Information: neondesertmusicfestival.com/bob.

Jazz Unlimited Big Band — The jazzband presents its 7th annual concert at 7 p.m.Sunday, April 29, at St. Mark’s UnitedMethodist Church, 5005 Love Road. This year’s“Next Generation” concert showcases youngermusicians. Admission is free. Information: 637-4569.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —1249 Futurity Dr. (at and Sunland Park Drive),

Sunland Park, N.M.Live music is offered 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays

and Saturdays and Mariachi 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Sundays in the Franklins Lounge. NocheNorteñas are 8 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays, fea-turing Norteña/Tejano bands. No cover.Information: (575) 874-5200.

Disco with local DJs is 6:30 to 10 p.m.Sundays (no DJs March 11 due to Metalachishow). Karaoke offered with Rock The House9 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Thursday. Weekly win-ners receive gift bag with prizes.

Railroad Blues — 504 W. Holland, Alpine,Texas. Performances begin at 10 p.m.Information: (432) 837-3103 orrailroadblues.com. • S.H.I.L.O. — The indie blues/rock band per-form Saturday, March 31. Admission: $6.• The Red Elvises — Russian rockabilly bandperforms Wednesday, April 4. Admission: $10.• Del Castillo — The eclectic Austin band per-forms Saturday, April 7, with A Few Too Many.Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 day of show.• Eric Larson and Peacemaker — The alt-coun-try rocker performs Friday, April 13. $7.• Michael Liuzza and Cafe Au Lait — The NewOrleans soul band performs at 7 p.m. Saturday,April 14. Admission; $7.• The Dirty River Boys — The Austin folk rockband (formerly of El Paso) performs Thursday,April 19. Admission: $7.• William Clark Green — The Texas singer-songwriter performs Friday, April 20. $8.• The Sweet Nuthin — Austin rock band per-forms a free show at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 24.• Broomdust Caravan — The Santa Fe honkytonk band performs Friday, April 27. $7.• The Damn Torpedoes — The ultimate TomPetty and the Heartbreakers tribute band per-forms Saturday, April 28.

Wednesday Music Café — UTEP’s freeweekly outdoor brown-bag concert series isnoon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at UTEP’s StudentUnion Plaza, featuring a variety of music.Information: 747-5711.• April 4 – Mexicans at Night • April 11 – Red City Blue • April 25 – Bellature.

Zin Valle Free Music Sundays — ZinValle vineyard, 7315 Hwy 28 in Canutillo (3/4mile north of FM 259), hosts free live music 1to 4 p.m. on selected Sundays. Guests may alsoenjoy wine tastings. Information: 877-4544 orzinvalle.com.• April 1: Dan Lambert Double Drum Trio• April 15: James Springer• April 29: Greg Gonzalez.

Comedy

El Paso Comic Strip — 1201 Airway.Shows are at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and7:30 p.m. Sunday. Military admitted freeWednesdays and Thursdays. Closed EasterSunday, April 8. Tickets: $6 Wednesday throughThursday; $12 Friday and Saturday, $8 Sunday,unless listed otherwise. Reserved tickets at tick-etweb.com. Information/reservations: 779-LAFF (5233) or laff2nite.com.• March 28-April 1 — Sakiki Fuller withopening acts Chris Dunham and Anyi Malik.• April 4-7 — Ace Guillen and HenryColeman (co-headliners)• April 11-15 — Thai Rivera and Dave Lease(co-headliners)• April 18-22 — Eric Rivera• April 25-29 — G. Reilly with feature actJulio Gonzalez.

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Lienzo Charro Adolfo Lopez Mateos— Av. Plutarco Elias Calles and Henry Dunant,two blocks from Av. Paseo Triunfo de laRepublica.

Expo Danza begins at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 1,featuring several dancing schools. Tickets atdonboleton.com and at the door, day of show.

Museo del Chamizal — Chamizal Park,Juárez (next to the Bridge of the Americas).The museum features an exhibit of pre-Columbian artifacts, as well as paintings andsculptures from well-known local and interna-tional artists. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is freeexcept as listed. Information: 611-1048.• Opening at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12:Transgender photography by Olga NayeliCortez.• Arte en el Parque opens is 2012 season 2 to8 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Cultural bazaar, foodand drinks booths, art exhibition, childrenactivities and artists celebrating Day of theChildren. Admission is 40 pesos (30 pesos age13 years and under).

Arte en el Parque continues on the lastSaturday of the month through early fall.

CEHLIDER leadership presentations— Prominent Juárez entrepreneurs will leadseminars on leadership at various locations inApril and May. The seminars are 3 to 7 p.m.Fridays April 13, 20, 27, and May 4; and 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, April 14, 21, 28 and

May 5. Admission is free. Information at [email protected], cehlider.org or centrohuman de liderazgo a.c. on Facebook. Phone: 6112173.

XII Binational Independent FilmFestival — The annual binational festival fea-turing films from around the globe is April 13-

21, in both El Paso and Juarez. FProceeds ben-efit Center Against Family Violence in El Pasoand Hospital de la Familia in Juárez.Information: binationalfilmfestival.org.

For El Paso events, see “Film Scene.”Juarez screenings are at 7 p.m. at Centro

Municipal de Artes. Tickets: 40 pesos (20 forseniors and students).• 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13: Shorts fromMéxico City• Saturday, April 14: “Exit Strategy with talkby Director Michael Whitton

• Friday, April 20: Shorts from The UnitedStates• Saturday, April 21: “The Association” (USA)with talk by producer James Leland and direc-tor David Precopia.

Centro Cultural Paso del Norte — Av.Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from theRed Cross. Information: 1730300 orccpn.com.mx.• 7 and 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 16: DulcePajaro de Juventud plays with the famousVictoria Ruffoand Plutarco Haza. Tickets atdonboleton.com.• 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 20: Rudy Ruettygerlectures on “Begin with a Dream.” Free admis-sion, but ticket required: donboleton.com.

Amnesia Concert Hall — Lincoln Av.Pronaf Zone. Nicho Hinojosa, a nationallyknown covers singer, performs at 8 p.m. Friday,April 20. Tickets at donboleton.com

Juárez Creativa — A variety of family, cul-tural, entrepreneur and sporting events arebeing planned for April 20-28. Information:juarezcreativa.org

Museo de INBA — Circuito Jose ReyesEstrada, Zona Pronaf. Information: 616-7414. • Showing through April: “Colectivos,” groupexhibition representing various art groups.• “Un dia en el museo” is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday, April 21: Guided tours, children’sactivities, puppet shows.

Gimnasio Universitario — Calle Mejía yMontes de Oca in the Zona Pronaf.

Christian singer Jesus Adrian Romero per-forms at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27. Tickets atdonboleton.com.

Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera— Zona Centro, Av. 16 de Septiembre at Ave.Juárez. The history museum in the OldCustoms House documents the MexicanRevolution. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Tuesday through Sunday. Information:muref.org.

Guided tours offered at noon and 2 p.m.Sundays. Puppet show at 1 p.m. Sundays.

Tours also offered 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2p.m. Tuesday through Friday; call 6 124707 forgroup reservations.

Hysteria Beer and Rock — Ferrocarril Av.and Mejia downtown. Nationally renownedband Luzbel, plus Ditedemons and Victum,performs at 8 p.m. Friday, May 4. Advancetickets are 120 pesos per couple, or 7p pesosper person day of show. Ages 18 and older.

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Hart’s “Laugh at My Pain” tour that inspiredthe film was among the most successful come-dy concerts in history with more than $15 mil-lion in ticket sales. The former shoe salesmanand amateur comic’s biggest break came whenhe landed the lead role in the motion picture“Soul Plane.” He has since been seen roles in“Scary Movie 4,” “In the Mix” and “The 40-

Year-Old Virgin,” “Fools Gold” and “MeetDave.”

Ron G — The “Last Comic Standing” finalistperforms for the first time in El Paso 9 to 11p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Dominic’s, 6901Montana. Seating begins at 8 p.m. Presented byThe Laughing Stock. VIP dinner seats are $25;reserved non-dinner seats are $15. Generaladmission is $10 on a first come, first servedbasis. Information: 1-888-316-0722, (619) 708-7975 or thelaughingstockonline.com.

Ron G was also finalist on Bill Bellamy’s“Who’s Got Jokes?” and performed onComedy Central’s “Live at Gotham.”

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Thorne Cup Championship — The ElPaso Rhinos home ice, Sierra ProvidenceEvents Center next to the Coliseum, 4100 E.Paisano, will play host to the 2012 WesternStates Hockey League championship March

29-April 1. Game times are 2 and 7:30 p.m.Thursday through Saturday, with final game at4:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $22 glass seats; $7-$17 stands (Ticketmaster). Information: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpasorhinos.com.

Fighting for a Better World —Worldwide MMA Sports (WMMA) presents anight of mixed martial arts bouts at 7 p.m.Saturday, March 31, at UTEP’s Don HaskinsCenter. Part of their mission, WMMA willdonate proceeds to the Wounded WarriorProject. Tickets: $4.25 in upper and below con-course, $75-$150 floor seats. (Ticketmaster).

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —The 2011-2012 live horse racing season runsthrough April 17. Race days are Tuesdays,Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. First post is12:25 p.m. each race day. General admission isfree to the track and casino. Turf Club seating is$7. Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunland-park.com.

El Paso Santos — The team, part of thenew Pecos Soccer League, will play their inau-gural season home games at 2 p.m. CohenStadium, 9700 Gateway North. Championshipgame is April 15. Tickets: $5 (ages 6 andyounger free). Information/tickets: 755-2000,(575) 680-2212 or PecosSoccer.com.• Sunday, April 1 — EP Santos vs. JuarezJuventus. • Saturday, April 7 — EP Santos vs.Alamogordo Stealth.• Sunday, April 8 — Juarez Juventus vs. HatchChili Kickers.

El Maida ClayBusters Fun Shoot — ElMaida Shrine Temple sponsors its annualfundraising trap shoot is 10 a.m. Saturday, April

7 at the Fort Bliss Rod and Gun Club, east ofRailroad Drive and Dyer. Registration begins at8:30 a.m. Awards offered for gold, silver andbronze divisions, as well as high man, woman

and junior. Silent auction and lunch available.The public is invited. entry fee: $250 for five-person team; $50 individuals (will be placed onteam). Information: Jack, 241-1761 or Dave,588-5884.

El Paso Area Rugby — Rugby matchesbegin at 5:30 p.m. selected Fridays at CohenStadium, 9700 Gateway North. Two matcheseach night. Gates open at 5 p.m. Information:755-2000 or elparu.info.• April 13: West Crusaders vs. East/IrishRebels; N.E. Spartans Black vs. Cathedral Irish.• April 20: N.E. Spartans Red vs. WestCrusaders; East/Irish Rebels vs. Cathedral Irish.• April 27: Spartans Black vs. West Crusaders;East/Irish Rebels vs. Spartans Red.

Special Olympics Spring Games — TheArea 19 2012 Spring Games’ main events are 8a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at Burges HighSchool, 7800 Edgemere. Events include basket-ball, track and field, motor activities. The“Athlete Village” will feature different games,music and entertainment. Admission is free.Information: 533-8229 or sotx.org.

Opening Ceremonies are 6:30 p.m. Friday,May 4, at Burges High School, featuring recog-nition of athletes, sponsors, coaches and othervolunteers. A Victory Dance follows.

Other sporting events:• Aquatics Tournament — 9 a.m. to noon,Saturday, April 14, at William Cowan Pool,8100 Independence.• Gymnastic Tournament — 6 p.m. Thursday,April 19, at Hanks High School, 2001 LeeTrevino.• Golf — 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.Saturday, April 28, at Fort Bliss’s UnderwoodGolf Course.• Tennis — 9 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at EllisTennis Center, 4770 Woodrow Bean (atKenworthy).

A volunteers meeting is 6 to 7 p.m. Monday,April 23, and a coaches meeting is 6 p.m.Tuesday, April 24, at Burges High School.

‘Mares vs. Morel: Battle on theBorder’ — The super bantamweight clash ofAbner Mares vs. Eric Mores headlines theShowtime Championship Boxing eventSaturday, April 21, at UTEP’s Don HaskinsCenter.

Preliminary bouts begin at 3 p.m., with themain bout set for about 7 p.m.

Former Mexican Olympian Mares in 2011won and defended his first world championshipat bantamweight. He moves up in weight totake on former World Champion Morel ofPuerto Rico in a 12-round bout to be contestedat 120 pounds. Tickets: $25, $50, $75 and$150. (Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234.

The bout will be televised live on Showtime,and about two hours of the preliminary boutswill be shown on Showtime Extreme.

El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame — ThePrices Give Em Five Hall of Fame Banquet is6:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at in the UTEPUnion building Tomas Rivera Room. Hospitalityhour begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $30 ($270table for 9). Information/tickets: 373-9126,598-1105 or 562-5831. Web: elpasoath-letichalloffame.com

Diablos tryouts — El Paso Diablos will holdlocal tryouts for the 2012 season at 10 a.m.Saturday and Sunday April 28-29, Cohen

Stadium, 9700 Gateway North. Players must beover 18 years old and a high school graduate.Pre-registration: $55 ($75 walk-up).Registration forms available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Monday through Friday at Cohen Stadium.Information: 755-2000 or diablos.com.

College sports

UTEP Softball - The women Miners softballteam hosts home games at UTEP’s Helen ofTroy Complex. Information: 747-5347 orutepathletics.com.• 2 p.m. Saturday, and noon, Sunday, March

31-April 1 - Marshall • 2 p.m. Friday, and noon Saturday, April 6-7 -UCF (doubleheader Friday)• 2 p.m. Thursday, April 12 - Nevada (double-header)• 2 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday, April 21-

22 - UAB (doubleheader Saturday).

UTEP Track Invitational — Top-rankeduniversity track teams and other athletes willcompete in the annual all-day track meet is 10a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at KiddField, UTEP. Information: 747-5347, 747-6841or utepathletics.com.

Dinner with the Miners — The 38thannual Dinner with the Miners is 6 p.m.Wednesday, May 3, at the Wyndham El PasoAirport, 2027 Airway Blvd. The program willfeature UTEP coaches and athletes. Tables are$500, and seat ten persons (six for the sponsorand four for the athletes); $275 half table.Individual seats, if available, are $100.Information: Tom Heinlein, 581-7892.

The event is sponsored by the El PasoDowntown Lions Club. Proceeds benefit schol-arships for student athletes.

Tejanos baseball — The Tejanos of El PasoCommunity College play doubleheader homegames at noon Fridays and Saturdays at theValle Verde Campus Baseball Field, off Hunter.Admission is free. Information: 831-2275.• April 6-7 — Frank Phillips College• April 13-14 — Howard College• April 20-21 — Luna Community College• April 27-28 — Midland College.

Tejanas softball - The EPCC Tejanas’ finalhome games are Friday and Saturday, March

30-31, against Frank Phillips College at theValle Verde Softball Field. Admission is free.Information/game times: 831-2275. Softballoffice: 831-2367.

Bicycling

El Paso Bicycle Club - Club events areopen to the public; helmets required.Information: elpasobicycleclub.com.

Monday Training Rides meet at Rio Plaza(6205 Upper Valley Rd at Artcraft) at 5:30 p.m.Ride Artcraft to Border Crossing. 20 miles.

Tuesday climbing rides begin at 5:15 p.m.from Crazy Cat, 2626 N. Mesa. Ride toMcKelligon Canyon via Scenic. 16 miles, inter-mediate pace. Rebecca Reza, 225-0011.

Wednesday night rides begin at 5:30 p.m. atRiver Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club Rd., andgo 20-24 miles through the Upper Valley toVinton/Anthony and back. Some riders begin atRio Plaza (Artcraft and Upper Valley). Optiondinner afterward at Hello Pizza.• 8 a.m. Saturday, March 31 - Ride With theWind. Meet at 8 a.m. at River Run Plaza to car-avan by car to Columbus, N.M. Then bike backthe 65 miles, hopefully with a typical springwesterly wind. Bike Club will provide a biketrailer for up to 12 bikes and a rest stophalfway back. Riders will need to arrange their

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own transportation to Columbus (with either anon-rider driving the vehicle back or splittingthe driving/riding back with a friend). This is aride-as-fast-you-can ride - the last two years,the group has averaged over 20 mph, thanks tothe wind. Randy Limbird, 542-1422 (home) or328-4110 (cell).• 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31 - TriathlonWarmup. Mesilla Valley Triathlon membersinvite everyone to join them for a pre-racewarmup ride. Flat route through Upper Valleyup back roads to La Union and return on Hwy28. 14 miles, 15-17 mph pace. Post ride oppor-tunity for transition practice to run drills andexchange tips. Bring your running shoes andtransition gear to participate. Tony Casas, 413-200-TONY.• 9 a.m. Sunday, April 1 - Meet at Rio Plaza(Artcraft and Upper Valley Rd.) and ride theWednesday night route up Valley roads toGadsden High and back on Hwy 28. 20 miles,moderate pace. Rick Rivas, 867-7199.• 8 a.m. Saturday, April 7 - Meet at Rio Plaza(6205 Upper Valley Rd at Artcraft) for holidayride to La Union and Border Crossing. 30miles, moderate to fast. Rick Rivas, 867-7199.• 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7 - Club Loop. Ridethe popular 20-mile route through the UpperValley at a nice easy pace of 12-15 mph. TonyCasas, 413-200-TONY.• 8 a.m. Sunday, April 8 - Love that Lava!Meet at La Union Station and drive (onunpaved roads) to Hunt’s Hole on the mesa,then ride mountain bikes 8 miles to Kilbourne’sHole. Must have slimed tires. Chuck Turner,204-4831.• 8 a.m. Saturday, April 14 - B/IG Upper ValleyRamble. Meet at Rio Plaza forBeginner/Intermediate Group’s first weekendride of the season. Ride to Anthony CountryClub and back. 25 miles, very moderate.Faster/longer riders welcome to warm up withus then take off. Randy Limbird, 542-1422.• 9 a.m. Sunday, April 15 - Heart of El PasoRide. Leave from Starbucks in Kern Place (N.Mesa at Kirby). Head over Scenic Drive, windthrough neighborhoods on the east side oftown. About 30 miles, intermediate pace (16-19 mph). Rebecca Reza, 225-0011.• 10 a.m. Saturday, April 21 - Hueco Tanksride. Meet at the wash about a mile before theentrance gate into Hueco Tanks park for a bikeride and picnic (leader supplied), along withoptions to hike and climb to look at pic-tographs. 25 miles at a moderate pace. B/IGfriendly ride. Patty Van Tine, 667-0202. If youwant to enter the park call 857-1135 or 1-800-792-1112-Option 3) to reserve entrance spot.• 8 a.m. Sunday, April 22 - Caterpillar Crawl.Meet at Rio Plaza for a very moderate climbover Transmountain then back via AnthonyGap. 45 miles. Larry Reid, 241-7160.• 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28 - Meet at CrazyCat Cyclery, 5650 N Desert (North of Redd atI-10). Presentation on bicycle gear, accessoriesat 8:45. 20-mile Upper Valley ride follows atBeginner/Intermediate pace. Margaret O’Kelley,588-3825. Moderate to fast riders will head toVinton and Gadsden High, 30 miles. RandyLimbird, 542-1422.• 8:30 a.m. Sunday, April 29 - Meet atHorizon Vista Market, Horizon and Kanazo, for40-mile ride at about 17 mph to Montana andHueco Tanks turnoff. Option for about 15more miles for those who want to ride to thepark. Dan Post 915-526-8364

Beginner/Intermediate Group (B/IG)Rides - The El Paso Bicycle Club offers a spe-cial training program for beginning and interme-

diate riders at 5:50 p.m. Thursdays at Rio Plaza,6205 Upper Valley Road (at Artcraft). Helmetsrequired; participants should park cars inspaces marked for cyclists. Information:Margaret O’Kelley, 588-3825.• April 5 - Introduction to B/IG program• April 12 - Mind your Manners: basics ofgroup riding.• April 19 - Introduction to Group Riding:Learn how to ride as a group and to pull androtate as a paceline• April 26 - Braking, Cornering and Shifting -Oh My! We will practice cornering as a group,trying out gears and braking on a short ride.

Special B/IG rides are listed on the El PasoBicycle Club schedule for April 7, 14 and 28.

Coyote Classic XC Mountain BikeRace — The annual race starting the NewMexico off Road Series is 10 a.m. Sunday, April

1, at Franklin Mountains State Park. Racelengths are 16-30 miles, with categories forexpert, sport, beginner and single speed.Registration information: the-bicycle-company.net.

Centennial Century Ride — Las CrucesOptimist Club hosts its inaugural fundraisingcentury bicycle ride beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday,April 15, at the NMSU Tennis Courts, 1760Wells Street, in Las Cruces. 100K and 50K ridesoffered; free t-shirt for first 50 registrants.Cost: $30 by April 1; $35 April 2-13; $40 day ofevent. Information/registration: lascrucesopti-mistclub.org.

Cavern City Classic — Carlsbad VeloCycling Club host the 2012 Ominum StageRace Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, inCarlsbad, N.M. with two road races’ a 13.5mile loop on Saturday and a 62.5 mile coursefrom NMSU-Carlsbad to Living Desert StatePark on Sunday.

Pre-registration: $35 for one race; $50 forboth by April 19. Late registration is $40 forone race; $60 for both. No fee for juniors 16and under, but must have annual or one-dayUSAC license. No race day registration. Onlineregistration at newmexicosportsonline.com.Information: Steve Kouba,[email protected] or carlsbadvelocycling-club.com.

Fort Davis Hammerfest — The two-daybicycle stage race is Saturday and Sunday, April

28-29, in Fort Davis, Texas. Presented byPermian Basin Bicycle Assn. and Peyton’s Bikes.

The Texas Cup State Division Stage Race is heldin three stages, with increasing difficulty includ-ing a 16-mile hill climb and 16-mile flat timetrial Saturday, and 16, 34, 56 and 74-mile roadrace routes Sunday. Races begin at Fort Davison Hwy 110, Saturday, and at Prude Ranch onSunday. Registration: $65-$80, depending oncategory and race. Participation free for juniors.Information: (432) 699-1718 or 1-800-373-4764. Online registration at active.com.

SRAM Tour of the Gila Bike Races —The 26th annual stage bicycle races are May 2-

6 in Silver City, N.M. More than 500 athletescompete in professional and amateur racesfrom 168 to 340 miles in length, including threeroad races, and individual time and men’s’ andwomen’s criterium races. Thousands of dollarsin cash prizes offered. Registration fees: $115-$140, depending on category. Information:(575) 388-3222. Entry forms online throughApril 29 at tourofthegila.com.

Registration and number pick up for 5-dayracers is noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at theCurious Kumquat, 111 E. College. Number-only pick up 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, atthe start site in Gough Park.

Registration and number pick up for 4-dayracers is 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at GilaHike and Bike, 103 E. College. Late registrationand number pick up 7:15 a.m. Thursday, May

3, at the start site in Pinos Altos.Tour of the Gila includes divisions for all skill

levels, as well as activities for all ages and abili-ties. Past participants have included LanceArmstrong.

Full Moon Bike Ride — White SandsNational Monument, 5 miles southwest ofAlamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70, hosts its firstFull Moon bike ride for 2012 at 9 p.m. Friday,May 4. Reservations begin April 4; space limit-ed to 200 riders. Reservations online only vianps.gov/whsa. Fee is $5 per person/$2.50 ages15 and younger. Information: (575) 479-6124,ext. 236 or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232.

Recreational Sports

Public Ice Skating — Skating offered 7 to10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 3 p.m. and 7 to 10p.m. Saturdays and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays atthe Sierra Providence Event Center next to theColiseum, 4100 Paisano. All ages welcome.Admission (includes skate rental): $8 ($6 mili-tary). Spectator admission is free. Information:479-PUCK (7825) or elpasohockey.org.

El Paso Kickball registration —Registration has begun for the co-ed adultleague’s Spring 2012 season. Games areThursdays beginning April 19 at ModestoGomez Park, 4600 Edna. Cost: $35 per player(age 21 and older). Registration forms availableon line at elpasokickball.com.

El Paso Senior Games — The annualgames for those age 50 and older run through

April 28 at various locations, sponsored by theCity Parks and Recreation Department andBravo Health. Top three finishers in each agegroup receive medals in their event. All partici-pants have a chance to qualify for the TexasState Senior Games. Applications available atany Recreation or Senior Center with the Parksand Recreation Department. Registration: $15for two events, plus $5 for each additionalevent. Information: 544-0753 or 533-3207.Web: elpasotexas.gov/parks

Events usually include bowling, tennis, cycling,swimming, table tennis, 5k and 10k run, golf,race walk, volleyball, basketball and track andfield events.

Las Cruces Ciclovia — The first freemonthly public fitness event of 2012 is 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at Young Park,intersections of Walnut and Lohman. Activitiesinclude Hula Hoops, gunny sack races, jumproping, dancing, volleyball, parachute gamesand more for all ages. Bikes and skates wel-come. Information: (575) June Donohue, 522-0289, or nmseniorolympics.org.

Summer Volleyball Leagues — City of ElPaso Parks and Recreation Department offersvolleyball leagues for adults and teens June 4-Aug. 15. Information: Gregory Edmunds 757-2743, 757-1483 or [email protected]. Web: elpasotexas.gov/parks.

Leagues include 10 season games with doubleelimination playoffs. Registration is April 15through May 30. Coaches must attend onemeeting May 2, 9, 16 or 23 at 6:30 p.m. atNations Tobin.• Youth Club Volleyball runs Tuesdays andFridays at Gary Del Palacio, Don Haskins andNations Tobin recreation centers. Entry fee:$220 per team.• Adult Coed Volleyball are at Marty Robbins,Gary Del Palacio and San Juan recreation cen-ters. Games planned Mondays, Tuesdays,Wednesdays or Thursdays. Fee; $270 per team.

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Motor sports

Speedway of Southern New Mexico —The track features modifieds, super stocks,speed stocks and more Saturdays. TheSpeedway is 11 miles west of Las Cruces exit132, off I-10. Take south frontage road toSouthern New Mexico Fairgrounds.

Admission is $10 ($7 seniors/military withID/students age 11-15 or with UTEP ID). Freefor children 10 and under. Season tickets (21events) are $189 ($133 senior/military/ students

11-15 and UTEP students).Information: 1-800-658-9650 or snmspeedway.com.

Pre-season Scramble and Cowboys forCancer Benefit Night is 7:45 p.m. Saturday,April 7 (regular season begins Saturday, May

5).A Lap Enduro meet is Saturday, April 21.

El Paso Speedway Park — 14851 Marina(off Montana 7 miles east of Loop 375). Regularracing season starts Friday, April 27, with racesat 7:45 p.m. Fridays, and include wing sprints,super stocks, street stocks, modifieds, supertrucks, limited late models, and legends. Seasonruns through September. Gates open at 5:30p.m.

Admission is $10 ($7 seniors/military withID/students age 11-15 or with UTEP ID). Freefor children 10 and under. Season tickets (21events) are $189 ($133 senior/military/ students11-15 and UTEP students). Information: 791-8749 or epspeedwaypark.com.

X Motoball — The motocross and paintballcenter is at 4452 Cummings (near Krag Streetand Cassidy Drive in far East El Paso — takeMontana east of Zaragoza). Information: Gabe,355-0271, or xmotoball.com.

The 2012 dates are April 28, May 26, June

30, July 21, Aug. 25 and Sept. 22. Checkwebsite for hours.

Runs and walks

Autism Speaks Run — The benefit 5K runand 1 mile walk hosted by Alpha Xi Delta is 8a.m. Saturday, March 31, at Ascarate Park,6900 Delta. Trophy for overall male and femalerunner and medals for top three male andfemale finishers in all age categories.Refreshments at the finish line. Registration:$20 per person; $15 per person for teams offive or more. Race day registration: $25. Onlineat raceadventuresunlimited.com.

April Running of the Fools - The 2ndAnnual April Running of the Fools is 8 a.m.Sunday, April 1, at Blackie Chesher Park, 1100

N. Zaragoza (at Escobar). The 5K run benefitsthe Clint High School Cross Country Team.Information: Mike Coulter, 274-5222 or racead-venturesunlimited.com.

Mesilla Valley Triathlon — The USAT-sanctioned 5K run, 25K bike ride, 500M swimbegins at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 1, at the NMSUNautitorium, 1492 Stewart, in Las Cruces. Norace day registration. Cost: $48 ($28 juniors)for individuals; $112 teams by March 16; costincreases by $10 after. Non-USAT membersmust pay additional $12 for one-day license.Information: (575) 524-7824, [email protected], active.com.

Sgt. Ruben Orozco Torch Run — El PasoCounty Sheriff’s Officers Association’s 8K Run/2Mile Walk benefiting Special Olympics TexasArea-19 programs is Sunday, April 15, atStanton and Cincinnati, Kern Place.

The 8K run begins with a shotgun start at 8a.m. Non-competitive walk starts at 8:15 a.m.

Registration: $20 through April 10; $25 after;$15 teams or military personnel. Information:533-8229 or specialolympicstexas.org. Onlineregistration at sotx.org/ro8k.

‘El Paso Run for the Money’ — The inau-gural 8k run, 5K fun run/walk and 1 mile walk is6 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Fort Bliss’sFreedom Crossing, to help kick off MoneySmart Week events hosted by El Paso Chapterof Credit Unions. Post-race refreshments andlive music. Information: 521-5244 or mon-eysmartweekep.org.

Registration (by April 19): $25 ($20, militaryand per person for teams of 10 or more). Lateregistration (April 20-21: $30, military $25 andper person for teams of 10 or more).

Packet pick up and registration is 11 a.m. to 8p.m. Friday, April 20, at Up an Running, 3233N. Mesa, and 6 to 5:45 p.m. at the starting lineon race day.

Enter through Robert E. Lee or Cassidy gates;valid driver’s license and proof of insuranceneeded to enter fort.

Holloman Duathlon — The 5K run/30Kbike race is 8 a.m. Sunday, April 21, atHolloman Air Force Base Sports & FitnessCenter, 1051 Connecticut. Cost: $20 ($25teams) by April 13; $35 ($55 teams) after.Information: (575) 572-2391 orhollomanfss.com.

Volksmarch — Las Cruces Sun CountryStriders will host the AVA-sanctioned fitnesswalking event Saturday and Sunday, April 21-

22, at Dripping Springs Visitor Center in LasCruces. Start times are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for dis-tances of 5 and 10 KM. Trails are on dirt roads;short route easy; long route moderate. TakeExit 1 from I-25 and turn east towards themountains. Registration is free; $3 charge forAVA distance/event book stamps. Information:[email protected] or [email protected]. Web: zianet.com/dpiland.

‘Mighty Mujer’ Triathlon — The all-female “super sprint” (300-yard swim/15k bike/2-mile run) benefiting Center Against FamilyViolence is 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28, start-ing at Memorial Park Pool, 3251 Copper. Teamsof 2, 3 or 4 women can compete against othersin three separate categories: Mother/daughter;family; girlfriends. Each team member mustcomplete entire race; no relays. Fastest overallaverage time wins. Cost: $60 by March 1; $65March 1-April 15; $70 April 16-25. Information:433-3439.

Online registration opens Jan. 1 at raceelpa-so.com.

Run/Walk for Autism — SouthwestChapter of the Autism Society of America willhost its 4th annual awareness and fundraising5K run and one-mile family fun walk 8 a.m.Saturday, April 28, at Ascarate Park, 6900Delta. Registration: $20. Information: 772-9100or [email protected].

Online registration at raceadventuresunlimit-ed.com.

WSMR Triathlon — The 5K run/25K bikeand 200 meter swim is 7:30 a.m. Saturday,April 28, at White Sands Missile Range’sAquatic Center. Participants must be at securitygate by 5:30 a.m. Cost: $40 individuals; $60teams. No race day registration. Information:(575) 678-3374 or wsmrmwr.com (click on“Bell Gym”).

50-Plus Walking Group — City of LasCruces Parks & Recreation Department hostsfree walks targeted for ages 50 years and olderat 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at variouslocations in April. Information: (575) 541-2550or (575) 541-2563.

Running clubs:• Run El Paso maintains information on localraces at runelpaso.com. Information: LuisZaragosa, 543-2017.• El Paso Triathlon Club is open to everyoneinterested in triathlons and similar events,including the Southwest Challenge Series.Information on training programs, get-togeth-ers: elpasotriclub.org. Challenge series: south-westchallengeseries.com.

Hash clubs combine trail running with social(i.e. beer-drinking) activities. Runs are markedwith chalk, and are open to runners of all lev-els. Clubs have modest dues, and first run isfree to new-comers.• The Border Jumper Hash House Harriersmeet at various locations. Information:bjhash.com.• The El Paso Hash House Harriers have oneor more runs a week. Information: 252-5646.Meet-up spots listed at elpasohash.com.


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Henry Ford, who made carscommon in the U.S. and theworld, sputtered these words

in one of his non-intellectual moments:“History is bunk.” For a contrary point of view, I quote

former president Dwight Eisenhower ina letter to his grandson, David: “I rec-ognize the lessons of history can pro-vide … guidance against repeating themistakes of [our] forebears.”

Which quotation would you vote for?

Students. Clearly, American students ingeneral do not know history. In mid-summer of last year, New York Timesreporter Sam Dillon cited recent surveyresults in a story headlined “U.S. stu-dents remain poor at history.”

Most 4th graders could not tell whyAbraham Lincoln was important. Onlya third of 8th graders could describewhy American colonies held an advan-tage over the British in the Revolution.Few high school seniors could explainChinese and North Korean involvementin the war in Korea. And only 2 percentof high school seniors could relate thestory of the Supreme Court’s decisionin Brown v. Board of Education.

Teachers. Dillon comments also on theneglect by federal and state policymak-ers since 2002 to make history moreimportant in curriculum. Teacher train-ing programs tend to guide futureteachers toward social studies instead ofhistory. Dillon quotes history professorLinda Salvuccci’s complaint that“History is very much being short-changed.” Esther Cepeda took a furtherstep, declaring that “too few teachers[are] qualified to teach history.” Result:In 300,000 history classes studied, only34 percent of teachers were certified toteach history and only 28 percent hadmajored in history in college.

While “No Child Left Behind” focuseson math and science, history remainsignored by education reforms. Classesoften emphasize memorizing bare factsinstead of examining broad themes andtheir significance in today’s world.University education programs find itincreasingly hard to encourage futureteachers to specialize in history. Itseems, therefore, that history is notdead, but in too many cases the impor-tance and teaching of history are dead.

To be not only fair but also accurate, itneeds to be said that we have many,many history teachers who are commit-ted, creative, and effective.

American history. We should requireat least two years of U.S. history toenable students to grasp the Americanstory. Consider how much there is tocover: the meaning of Columbus, thearrival of African American slaves in1619, Spain in the Southwest, Jeffersonand the Declaration of Independence,the Bill of Rights, slavery, emancipa-tion and the Civil War, Reconstruction,segregation, Native Americans, westernexpansion, laissez-faire capitalism,labor movements, populism, TheodoreRoosevelt, women’s suffrage, the GreatDepression, FDR and the New Deal,unions, Pearl Harbor, Japanese intern-ments, two terrible warsz, Nazism andFascism, atomic and hydrogen bombs,America a super power, the Korean

War, communism and Cold War, JFK,Vietnam, Johnson and Medicare, Waron Poverty, civil rights, environmentalmovement, sexual revolution, youthculture, Women’s Movement, gayrights, abortion, corporations, globaliza-tion, 9/11, War on Terror, Iraq andAfghanistan, the Great Recession, ideo-logical and legislative “trench warfare.”So what to include and omit?

Hispanic history. Why doHispano/Latino youth need to knowtheir ethnic history? Do today’s youthknow about Spain and thriving Nativecivilizations, the Conquest and itsbloody legacy, independence and frag-mentation of the Americas? DoHispanic youth in this country knowabout Benito Juárez and Porfirio Díaz,representing the extremes of Mexicanleadership? What about Mexico’s revo-lution and its chaos, oil and nationaliza-tion, Mexico as U.S. ally in WWII,Hispanic war heroes, the Chicanomovement and Aztlán, César Chávezand the grape boycott, immigration andassimilation? Do we provide them anunderstanding of Hispanic poverty andalso success, their acceptance and rejec-tion in the U.S.? Do we note the mile-stones of a Hispana on the SupremeCourt as well as Hispanic elected offi-cials? Do students learn about the cul-ture of the borderlands and barrios,Hispanic voting power? Again, whereto begin and end?

That’s why. History is not bunk. Whatis history? It’s the story of our humanrace, the story of our country, our per-sonal story, the story of world issuesthat affect us, the lives of personsfamous and infamous who have madethe world better or worse for us. In thismoment a quote by ColumbiaUniversity History Professor Eric Fonerstares up at me and says it all: “A socie-ty that doesn’t know history is like aperson without a memory.” Sounds likesocietal Alzheimer’s! And will thoseAmericans ignorant of past and presentcontinue to vote blindly on issues thatimpact all of us? That’s the problem.And that’s why understanding history,and seeing its impact on both the pres-ent and future, is such a practical issue.

Richard Campbell is theauthor of “Two Eagles in the Sun:

A Guide to U.S. Hispanic Culture.”

History isnot bunk


Running DryThe Rio Grande is more sand than grand this year

Story by Lisa Kay Tate

Above: Franklin Canal at El Paso Zoo (Photo by Rick Tate)

Left: Rio Grande just north of Country Club Road (Photo by Randy Limbird)

The sight of a waterless Rio Grandeis nothing new for El Pasoans whoare used to seeing the famed river

dry up each winter as they await itsrenewed flow in the spring. But the waitwill be a lot longer this year, and farmerswho rely on its water may stay thirsty allsummer.

The continued drought in the Rio Grandewatershed has used up reserve storage atElephant Butte and Caballo reservoirs,which means irrigation districts are onemergency rations this year. Farmers whoenjoyed up to four feet of water per acre ingood years now must subsist on anannounced allotment of just 6 inches.

The river and irrigation canal system arelikely to stay dry until late May, when thefirst irrigation is expected to begin —about two months later than usual.

For the average El Pasoan, however, thereduced Rio means nothing more than con-tinued water conservation rules such asodd/even day lawn watering. Those wholike to spend summer weekends atElephant Butte or Caballo will find a lotless water to boat on. In early 2012,Elephant Butte and Caballo lakes held amere 14.1 percent of their capacity.

The drought is hardly a surprise, since it’sa continuation of a trend going back morethan a decade. The impact is hitting hardnow because farmers have exhausted theextra water stored during wetter years.

In September of last year, El Paso WaterUtilities President Ed Archuleta announcedthat the city was preparing for droughtconditions that were expected to reach into2012, especially with a La Niña year (thecounterpart to the El Niño weather phe-

nomenon), a prediction that has been cor-rect so far.

El Paso itself has experienced extra-dryweather for well over a year, with rainfallin 2011 almost half the normal amount,and it’s stayed below average through thefirst quarter of 2012. That puts increaseddemand on water supplies, whether fromthe Rio Grande or from undergroundaquifers (bolsons). But when it comes tothe Rio Grande, the weather that reallymatters is how much rain and snow fallshundreds of miles away in northern NewMexico and southern Colorado.

What many people may not realize is thatthe Rio Grande is mainly a water deliverysystem — only in extreme conditions, suchas the August 2006 record rains, does theriver threaten to overflow its banks.Otherwise, the water that flows through ElPaso is entirely controlled by raising andlowering gates at Elephant Butte andCaballo dams over 100 miles upstream.

Even during dry years, healthy storagelevels at Elephant Butte and Caballo meantthere was still plenty of water to senddown the river for irrigation and, increas-ingly, for El Paso Water Utilities cus-tomers. With full water rights allotment,the city can draw nearly half its suppliesfrom the river. In drought conditions, theriver provides less than 10 percent ofmunicipal needs.

Less river water means more pumpingfrom the bolsons — and water pumpedfrom the ground takes a long time torecharge. That raises environmental con-cerns and also increases pressures to con-serve water usage from the largest busi-nesses to the smallest household.

The visible difference

El Paso wouldn’t exist without the RioGrande, which attracted the early NativeAmericans who built pithouses near theriver and provided an oasis for the firstEuropean colonizers. For centuries, theriver changed the landscape with periodicflooding. Then in the early 20th centuryElephant Butte Dam tamed the Rio Grandeand subsequent “channelization” kept theriver in place once and for all.

With the river domesticated for agricul-tural use, the U.S. Congress in 1938 rati-fied the Rio Grande Compact that appor-tioned how water would be shared byColorado, New Mexico and Texas.

Local canals, drains and other irrigationchannels are under the ownership of ElPaso County Water Improvement District#1, which oversees about 56,000 acres ofirrigation, delivering water to the El PasoValley and City of El Paso. The ElephantButte Irrigation District controls the canalsand ditches from the Mesilla Valley northto Caballo.

What the irrigation districts cannot con-trol is how much water is available.

The El Paso and Southern New Mexicoarea’s drought conditions range from“severe” to “exceptional,” according to theFebruary’s water supply outlook created byNMSU civil engineering professor J.Phillip King for the Elephant ButteIrrigation District. Last year’s conditionsfor the same region were categorized as“moderate” to “severe.” The U.S. DroughtMonitor report predicted drought condi-tions could persist or intensify through theend of April.

El Paso County Water ImprovementDistrict’s latest reports are not optimistic.The accumulated snow levels in the RioGrande watershed continue to run at about80 percent of historic averages.

The farming community will be the hard-est hit by this lack of river water, andEPCWID General Manager Jesus “Chuy”Reyes said this season’s timeline forreleasing irrigation waters into the riverwill be delayed to make sure there is asmuch usable water from the river as possi-ble during the hottest months of the year.

“We usually start releasing the water thesecond week of March, but this year wehave about half of what we had from lastyear,” Reyes said. “Our plan is to start inMay and release it through the summermonths for as long as we can.”

Reyes said the district keeps farmers,small tract water users and individualhomeowners informed so they can beaware of how much water may be avail-able for their use in the upcoming season.The district also works closely with ElPaso Water Utilities so it can make themost efficient choices when tapping intowater reserves like bolsons or reclaimedgroundwater from the Kay BaileyHutchison Desalination Plant.

Farmers and small tract landowners maydecide to cut back on crops that demandmore water for the season (such as cotton),alternate more water-friendly crops such assweet Sudan grass or wheat, or take a sab-batical from growing crops entirely for theseason. Farmers hit with a loss also mayqualify for government subsidies.

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One crop he said could face problems ispecan trees, especially since the number ofpecan orchards has grown significantly inthe past few years both commercially andby small tract land owners.

“There are close to 16,000 acres of pecantrees in El Paso, but the majority (of farm-ers) have been digging their own wells,”Reyes said.

Under Texas’s “rule of capture” law,landowners can pump and capture anygroundwater beneath their property, pro-vided they obtain a permit to dig a well.There are restrictions and some exceptions,so landowners should make sure they areaware of all the details first. Surface water,however, is state owned and landownersmust have state permission to use it.

Reyes also said even landowners withtheir own wells must still adhere toresponsible water use, as overuse of one’sown well could seriously effect the waterlevels and quality of neighbors.

He said the district will host two meet-ings especially for the small tract landown-ers in early April for any questions or con-cerns they may have this season.Reyes said individual homeowners with

water rights will have enough water fortheir regular needs this season betweenwhat is available from the river and fromgroundwater, although he recommendedcutting back on any unnecessary wateringthis spring and summer.

Reyes said the county has been fortunatein the past to be able to draw from water

reserves, but there is little left.“Last season, there was around 220,000

acre feet of water from the previous seasonwe were able to use, but this season thereis only around 9,000 left from last year,”Reyes said. “That’s why it’s so importantfor everyone to conserve water and onlyuse what you need.”

Compensation & conservation

Lower water levels in the river oftenmean tapping into groundwater suppliesfrom bolsons for the area’s water needs,but utilities companies have to make surenot to overuse this resource.

El Paso Water Utilities water resourcesmanager Scott Reinert said EPWU uses a“conjunctive management approach” ofusing both surface (river) water andgroundwater from the Hueco and MesillaBolson aquifers to meet city demands.

“When surface water is available, EPWUwill maximize its use,” he said. “In theevent of a river drought, there will be lesssurface water and we will rely more on thegroundwater resources of our bolsons.Increased use of groundwater andincreased water conservation are necessaryin the event of a long-term drought.”

The city’s drought readiness resourcesinclude its 160 wells and the world’slargest inland desalination plant.

El Paso Water Utilities estimates themunicipal water supply at 131,000 acre-feet a year (one acre-foot is about 326,000gallons). Up to 60,000 acre-feet comesfrom the river, but in drought conditions,


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Working heavy on the levee

Regardless of climate conditions andwater levels, the levees along the borderregion are being renewed to better endurewhatever nature offers in the future.

For the past several years, the U.S.Section of the International Water andBridge Commission has been rehabilitat-ing the Rio Grande flood control leveesthroughout the El Paso/Las Crucesregion. According to the commission, 122 miles

of Rio Grande flood control leveesbetween Hatch, N.M. and Fort Hancock,Texas will be renovated with the intentionof meeting compliance standards estab-lished by the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA). Fundingfor these projects has been part of $220million in Recovery Act appropriationsfor levee rehabilitation in both NewMexico and Texas.

Current projects include improvementson levees in Hatch, Mesilla, SunlandPark, Canutillo, and the Ysleta-to Fabensarea, with levee design projects in atVado and Canutillo and Courchesne andNEMEXAS. These include improvementsin canals, embankments and bridge areas.

“The levee projects will provideenhanced flood protection for the com-munity,” said commission representativeSally Spener, adding that area residentsshould expect to see most of the construc-tion on the levees completed in 2012.

“Work was previously completed onlevees protecting east-central El Paso,from about the Asarco area to the Ysletaarea,” Spener said. “Other construction isstill underway and should be completedthis year.”

She said some segments would be con-structed in subsequent years, including anarea on the east side of the Rio Grandenear Canutillo where a railroad embank-ment has prevented the construction of alevee in the past.

“This segment required more time toaddress technical/design challenges andwill be constructed in the future subjectto available appropriations,” she said.

She said the commission has been doingits best to make sure the public remainsinformed as to what improvements arebeing made, including informing them ofpossible street blockage, public inputmeetings and project schedules.

The most recent example was the clo-sure of the heavily used Country ClubBridge in March. The work was finishedtwo days ahead of schedule.

Spener said the commission keeps regu-larly updated news releases and schedulesavailable to the public on their website atibwc.gov.

“We also hold quarterly public meetingsof our Rio Grande citizens’ forum atwhich we share information about thelevee improvement projects,” she said.

The next meeting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday,April 19, at the commission’s headquar-ters at 4171 N. Mesa, C-100. Notes frompast meetings are also available on thewebsite’s “citizens forums” link.

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that falls to as low as 10,000 acre-feet. Therest comes from well water, plus about6,000 acre-feet of reclaimed city water.

Reinert added EPWU would return to itsfull use of surface water once the droughtcycle is broken therefore reducing itsgroundwater pumping.

“Overuse of our groundwater resourcesresults in declining water levels and intru-sion of brackish (salty) water into ourwells,” he said. “EPWU is in position touse surface water (when available), waterconservation, and reclaimed water as ameans of meeting the water supply needsof the city.” Although Reinert said there is no official

limit to how much groundwater can bepumped each season, EPWU manages theaquifer supplies by monitoring the amountof water produced, water levels and waterquality in the area’s wells.

If the drought worsens, the PublicService Board (which oversees EPWU)would announce a voluntary 25 percentreduction of water usage. No suchannouncement is anticipated this year.

Karol Parker, public affairs officer forEPWU, said the company always encour-ages responsible water usage and conser-vation practices, particularly during thewarmer months when both outdoor water-ing and swamp cooler usage are at theirpeak. Water-saving tips are available atepwu.org/conservation.

EPWU will give away water efficientshowerheads beginning this month, a serv-ice they last offered in 2000. This give-

away is just part of a $100,000 conserva-tion campaign EPWU is undertaking topromote a water-smart community.

Environmental cause & effect

Although the desert Southwest is nostranger to dry conditions, there may bemore than just one factor at work affectingthe river’s water levels. Wildlife biologistJohn Sproul, who oversees Rio GrandeBosque Wetlands Park, the 372-acreLower Valley site managed by UTEP’sCenter for Environmental ResourceManagement, offered some theories.

“We live in an arid landscape with a longhistory of fluctuations between wetter peri-ods and drier periods. Periodic drought isto be expected,” he said “At the sametime, the evidence is irrefutable thathuman activity over the past 100 or moreyears has affected climate.”

He emphasized that it can’t be saidchange “caused” the current drought, buthe believes the drought and its effects areconsistent with climate-change projections.

“Most projections for the AmericanSouthwest anticipate climate change willresult in more extreme drought periods inthe future and, tellingly, to reduced snow-pack in the northern part of the RioGrande watershed. The long-termprospects are sobering, to say the least.”

Less water in the river can mean lesswater throughout the entire area, and cancause detrimental conditions both in theupcoming dry season and in the long term.

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Valley, have already been hit hard by thedrought conditions.

“At both sites, vegetation is stressed,food supplies and cover are reduced, andanimal numbers are down,” he said.“There are multiple contributing factors:lack of rain locally, above-average temper-atures, and reduced flows in the river.”

He said reduced availability of riverwater also means less water available tothe (Rio Bosque) park all due to compet-ing agricultural demands. He said this pastseason, the park only received water forabout 10 weeks, not enough to flood theareas the park normally floods.

“Less water at the site meant lessgroundwater recharge,” Sproul said.“Current groundwater levels at RioBosque are the lowest we’ve seen at thistime of year since groundwater monitoringbegan at the park in 2001. With evenlower river flows expected in 2012, thestage is set for another difficult and chal-lenging year at the park.”

Geologic effects can also be a factor, par-ticularly in terms of increased bolsonusage. El Paso-based geoscientist andengineering technician Andy Freed hasbeen interested in geotechnical and envi-ronmental studies for several years.

“If we look at the Hueco Bolson, the his-torical regional groundwater flow direc-tion is generally to the south toward theRio Grande; however, due to pumping ofwater from wells in the El Paso area, theground water flow was reversed in the1940s and now flow from the river intothe Hueco Bolson,” he said.

One thing that probably can’t be blamedon pumping groundwater, he said, areminor earthquakes. Past earthquake activi-ty in El Paso, such as the 2.5 magnitudequake on March 5, occurred at a 5-kilome-ter depth, much too deep to have any rela-tionship to bolson usage or water removal.

“None of the water wells in the El Pasosystem or any place in the world are thatdeep, so it is unlikely that this quake wasassociated with water removal,” he said.“While some earthquakes like this havebeen caused by removal of fluids from theground (i.e. water, natural gas, and petro-leum), it is unlikely that removal ofmore water from the bolsons will causeany ground movements in the region.”

Freed says that the main impact ofreduced water supply is the price peoplepay for water. “Everyone likes to say thatEl Paso is running out of water. I don’tthink that any of us need to worry aboutthat for a long time. What we are runningout of is cheap water,” he said. “The useof desalination will allow us to tap into alarge amount of water that is in the bol-sons aquifers, and El Paso is also pumpingsome of our treated wastewater back intothe aquifer north of the city and allowingit to be filtered by the sands in the bolsonbefore being pumped back out at the exist-ing wells.”

He admits this it may take more convinc-ing to encourage people to realize thevalue of recycled water.

“The water that is being pumped backinto the aquifer is safe to drink and isactually cleaner than the city’s tap water,but people are not ready to accept thiswater being pumped directly into the citywater system and back to their houses.”


Centennial Museum — University atWiggins, UTEP. Changing exhibits are on thesecond floor, Lea and Discovery Galleries.Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 Tuesday throughSaturday. Admission is free. Information: 747-5565 or museum.utep.edu.

Showing through May 5: “Raramuri, TheFoot Runners of the Sierra Madre,” photogra-phy by local artist Diana Molina.

The 2012 SunScape Landscape Seminar is 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14.Participants learn to use native plants and gar-dening in harmony with the desert. Gardentour and question and answer period include.Bring lunch; drinks provided. Registration: $30(class size limited).

The museum’s annual FloraFest native plantsale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,April 28-29, at the museum, Wiggins andUniversity. Nursery-grown native trees, shrubs,flowering perennials and other plants will besold. Proceeds benefit the museum’sChihuahuan Desert Gardens. Customers maybring their own wagons.

Chamizal galleries — Chamizal NationalMemorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Los Paisanohours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday throughFriday. Los Abrazos hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.daily. Admission is free. Information: 532-7273or nps.gov/cham/.

Abrazos Gallery: “Voices of the Chamizal.” Showing April 28-July 20 in the Los Paisanos

Gallery: “El Paso Piñata Extravaganza.” Theexhibit celebrates piñatas from the people whomake them, the locations where they aremade, and how they are used in El Paso events.The multimedia exhibit combines artist L.B.McKay’s original paintings with photographsand video shot in collaboration with photogra-pher Matt Scullin, as well as piñatas designed bythe artists in an installation. Opening receptionis 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28.

El Paso Holocaust Museum and StudyCenter — 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. Information: 351-0048 orelpasoholocaustmuseum.org.

The museum’s annual Yom HaShoah(Holocaust Remembrance) commemoration is2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Congregation B’NaiZion, 805 Cherry Hill. This year’s theme is“Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue.” El PasoHolocaust survivors will share their own storiesof rescue. Second- and third-generation sur-vivors also will be recognized at the ceremony.Admission is free and the public is invited.

Extended through May 31: “A ChildSurvivor’s Legacy” sculptural exhibit byHolocaust survivor Maria Jutasi Coleman. JutasiColeman never spoke about her experiencesuntil recently, when she enrolled in an art classat Cochise College in Arizona and, suddenlyfound decades of repressed memories andemotions manifested through her art work.

El Paso Museum of Archaeology —4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso (westof U.S. 54). Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.Closed Mondays and city holidays. Admission isfree. Information: 755-4332 orelpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.

Due to TxDOT work on Transmountain, visi-tors can now access the museum through the

adjacent National Border Patrol Museum.A free Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

class on West Texas Wildlife and Birding TrailsTexas Mountain Trail Executive Director BethNobles is 11 a.m. Saturday, April 7. The trailsinclude 10 driving loops and 57 sites in FarWest Texas.

A Transmountain Road cleanup led by theMaster Gardeners and Master Naturalists pre-cedes the talk at 8:55 a.m. on the right-handside of westbound lane on Transmountain Road.Everyone is invited to participate.

Associate Director of Research and PublicEducation with Human Systems Research pres-ents “The Ozette Site, Pompeii of the West,” at2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, as part of the monthlymeeting of the El Paso Archaeological Society.The public is invited.

Showing through April 1: “Ancient Mexico,”collections from early Mesoamerica.

Showing through June 3 in the auditoriumgallery: “Watercolor Paintings of Rock Art atHueco Tanks,” Forrest Kirkland’s images ofrock art at Hueco Tanks. Kirkland was the firstartist to systematically document prehistoricrock art in Texas.

A free tour of the “Watercolor Paintings”exhibit led by Alex Mares, Interim ParkManager of Pancho Villa State Park and formerHueco Tanks Park Ranger, is 2 p.m. Saturday,April 14.

The annual Franklin Mountains Poppies Feston Castner Range is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,March 31. No parking at the museum that day.Park free at the El Paso Community CollegeTransmountain Campus on Gateway Northbetween Diana and Transmountain with freehandicapped accessible shuttle 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m. between the parking and Fest.

Registration open for the 2012 SummerArchaeology interactive youth summer campsfor ages 7 to 12 (grades 2-7) 9 a.m. to noonTuesdays through Fridays, June 12-July 27.Cost per youth: $70 ($55 museum members).

El Paso Museum of Art — One ArtsFestival Plaza, downtown El Paso. For exhibitinformation, see “Southwest Art Scene.”

El Paso Museum of History — 510 N.Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Saturday (open until 9 p.m.Thursdays), and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.Museum admission is free. Information: 351-3588 or elpasotexas.gov/history.

Well known educator on Mesoamerican tradi-tions Antonio Gonzalez will give a free Spanishlanguage illustrated lecture “La Piedra del Sol(Sun Stone)” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31,accompanied by English translation. The SunStone is commonly known as the AztecCalendar.

The Union Pacific Mayors Lecture Series pre-sentations are featured in the seminar room aspart of the new exhibit Awakening our Giants,Celebrating our Firsts: El Paso’s Mayors exhibit.Admission is free, but RSVP encouraged asspace is limited.• “Why a City Manager Form of Government?”with former mayor Joe D. Wardy is 6:30 p.m.Thursday, April 5.• The illustrated talk “El Paso Mayors” withNestor A. Valencia is 2 p.m. Saturday April 14.Valencia is a professional urban and regionalPlanner and artist. • “Creating the Museums” by former mayorLarry Francis is 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21.

Francis relates the history of the creation of theCity Museums.

“Re-Encuentro: Seeing El Paso through NewEyes Session II Student Presentations” are 2 to4 p.m. Saturday, April 28.

A free Open International Tai Chi Day class is10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 28.

Showing through June 30: • “Traces: A Visual Record of theDeconstruction of the Asarco Smelter.” • “Healing Hands & Healing Ways: TraditionalMedicine in the Borderlands,” presented inconjunction with the University of Texas at ElPaso and Museo Urbano.

Also showing: “Neighborhoods & SharedMemories Exhibit.” This exhibit presents ElPaso’s neighborhood history and initially focus-es on the oldest neighborhoods: Chihuahuitaand El Segundo Barrio.

Old posters, parts, books, advertisements,clothing are sought for the upcoming motorcy-cle exhibit July 1-Dec.31.

Fort Bliss Museums and Study Center— Building 1735, Marshall Road (old PX build-ing), Fort Bliss. Admission is free. Open 9 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. daily. Information: 568-3390 or568-5412.

Insights El Paso Science Museum —505 N. Santa Fe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.Sunday. Admission: $6 ($5 seniors, students andmilitary; $4 ages 4-11). Information: 534-0000or insightselpaso.org.

Science Saturday event for parents and chil-dren are 10 to 11 a.m. the second Saturday ofeach month (April 14), for ages 6 to 8, spon-sored by the museum and Junior League of ElPaso. Children learn about telling time by read-


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ing a story about time and participate in a“Veggie Clock” science experiment. Limited tothe first 30 children; must be accompanied byparent. Cost: $2 per person; $5 family of four.

Now showing is El Paso Fire Department’sHistory and Science gallery with hands-onexhibits featuring safety in the home and in theenvironment. Also new are exhibits fromExplora! a children’s museum in Albuquerque,and the Tornado Machine.

Also showing is “To the Ends of the Earth,UTEP at The Poles.”

LYNX Exhibits — The exhibit space is at300 W. San Antonio (just south of ConventionCenter). The space is El Paso’s only travelingexhibit museum, and features the Lazer Frenzylaser maze game. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m.Sunday. Closed Monday. Last admission is onehour before closing time. Information: 533-4330 or lynxexhibits.com.

Showing through May 28: “The Science ofSuperCroc,” with the world’s largest crocodile,40-foot-long. SuperCroc brings together“Sarcosuchus and Suchomimus,” two of thefiercest prehistoric predators that lived 110million years ago, in an exciting, hands-onexperience. Included are original fossil speci-mens, life-sized skeletons, a flesh reconstruc-tion of SuperCroc, and field tents mimicking lifeon a field expedition.

Also with SuperCroc are live animal displaysby Dennis Breyer, of Noah’s Ark Pets andSupplies, including dwarf caimans and a Nilecrocodile. The U.S. Fish and WildlifeDepartment displays illegal and counterfeit rep-tile skins and products,. El Paso Public Libraryand Historic Preservation Department provideinformation on San Jacinto Plaza’s famous alliga-tor pond.

Supercroc admission: $10; $8 for seniors, stu-dents and military with ID and $6 for children 4to 11; free for ages 3 and younger.

Magoffin Home State Historic SiteGrand Re-Opening — The historic buildingat 1120 Magoffin, which has been closed forrestorations for more than a year, is scheduledto reopen with a public celebration 10 a.m. to

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(Background, Billy the Kid was born in1859 in New York and as a teen-ager,lived in Silver City, N.M. When his moth-er died and by age 16 began havingtroubles with the law. At age 18 hebecame a hired gun for the Tunstall sidein the notorious Lincoln County War,and eventually was convicted of killingSheriff William Brady. Sentenced tohang, the Kid escaped and eventuallywas hunted down and killed by PatGarrett in 1881.)

The following is a viewpoint onBilly the Kid that is seldom heard.Viewpoint is an important ingredi-

ent since it tells much about the onespeaking as it does of those spokenabout.

Cara Mae Coe Marable Smith was awalking source of data on the LincolnCounty War and the Coe clan (whosemembers were among the “LincolnCounty Regulators,” which includedBilly the Kid). I spoke to her many timeswhen I was researching “The Kid.” Awriter and historian herself, she died inEl Paso in 2004 at age 88.

Here is part of her memoirs from“What I Know of Billy The Kid: OurFamily Connection With Him.”

My great uncle George and his firstcousin Frank were fortunate enough tohave had Billy the Kid for a friend dur-ing one of the most trying times that wasever endured by our family through theseveral hundred years of our known his-tory. I take the following story to be themost correct that is known.

Billy the Kid was a product of the dis-astrous era in which he lived. Regardingthis time, one should try to put the lis-tener’s foot in his moccasin to walk amile. Or in Billy’s case, ride with himhorseback many miles, if one is tounderstand him; that old Indian adage isprophetic and realistic.

Suppose you were only twelve or thir-teen years old and circumstances sud-denly thrust you out into the westernworld, a hundred years ago? Do youthink you would have survived or doneas well? Wouldn’t you have had to bethe best horseman, the best gambler orthe best cowboy? You would probablyhave had saloons to frequent with no reallaw between you and Washington, D.C.You would have had to learn to be thefastest gunman, gambler or cowboy oryou would not have lasted long in theold west.

Once in El Paso, someone asked mymother’s tall, handsome, older, cowboybrother, Ross Coe, if he did not thinkBilly the Kid was just a murderous gun-man. I suppose he had heard somethingof the Coes’ connection with the mostfamous western legend of the Kid. Rossanswered him with the statement that thequizzer did not know the truth about theKid. He hadn’t learned about Billy fromhis friends, people like Frank andGeorge Coe. The man admitted finallythat he had never really talked with any-

one who hadknown the Kidpersonally.At the time

when Billy hadcome toLincoln andgottenacquaintedwith and hadbeen prom-ised a job bythe wealthyEnglish gen-tlemen JohnTunstall, theKid proceed-ed up theRuidoso Valleyto see what hecould do until thatemployment mate-rialized. Billyapproached DickBrewer, who did nothave need for work-ers, but Brewer sug-gested that FrankCoe, who was withhim, might needsomeone. Frank hired him and the Kidturned out to be a good hand, a fun andinteresting person to have around and asurprisingly good gunman, for such ayoung and otherwise pleasant man.

Thus, an appreciation and friendshipwas struck for Frank and his cousin,George, who worked with him at times.Billy and George had more than a littlein common. Both of them had lost a par-ent by death when they were four yearsold. George had cousins to come westwith that were very much family to him,but Billy didn’t have anyone, except theJoneses in Seven Rivers, New Mexico,who acted as family and friends to him.They were both hunters and about thesame age, so had much in common.

Later, conditions progressed to thebreaking point with the so-called “lawand establishment” in Lincoln, and abouttwenty drunken gunmen were sent outby the ‘owned sheriff” of Lincoln toarrest Englishman Tunstall, Mr. Tunstall,who was by then Billy’s employer, wasgunned down in cold blood. TheEnglishman had done no wrong to any-one and was not carrying a gun. Billywas known, by then, to have had a greatloyalty to anyone who befriended him.He thus swore to avenge the death of hisfriend Tunstall.

Very often the story of the LincolnCounty war has been told with the oldMurphy Lincoln slant to it, which is onlyhalf truths or just out and out prevarica-tion. Let us hope that the story of Billycan be told in a forthright manner - let-ting the facts be uncovered for what theyare.

Bill Rakocy is an El Paso artist and historian. Information: 584-9716.

Racking Up Historyby Bill Rakocy

A family’s memoriesof Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

5 p.m. Saturday, May 12. Ribbon cutting at 10a.m. Information: 533-5147 or visitmagoffin-home.com.

National Border Patrol Museum andMemorial Library — 4315 TransmountainDrive. The museum, in Northeast El Paso justwest of U.S. 54, features the history of theBorder Patrol with uniforms, equipment, pho-tographs, guns, motor vehicles, airplanes, boatsand other items, including hands-on exhibits forkids. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday throughSaturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and majorholidays. Admission is free. Information: 759-6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.

Railroad and Transportation Museumof El Paso — More than 150 years of El Pasorailroad history are on display at Union DepotTransit Terminal, 400 W. San Antonio, atDurango. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.Information: 422-3420, 256-4409 or elpaso-rails.org.

War Eagles Air Museum — 8012 AirportRoad, Doña Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa.Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday throughSunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens andmilitary; free for children under 12.Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-air-museum.com.

Las Cruces area

Branigan Cultural Center — BraniganBuilding, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) LasCruces. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2154or las-cruces.org/museums.

The 2nd annual Archaeology Day events are10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31, withhands-on activities and demonstrations includ-ing yucca bracelet making, corn grinding firestarting, clay pot making, a book display, meet-ing with archaeologists and more.

Showing through April 7: “Journey Stories,”a collaborative venture of the SmithsonianInstitute and the New Mexico HumanitiesCouncil.

Showing through April 28: • “Journey Stories in the Mesilla Valley” fea-tures objects from local individuals to comple-ment the traveling Smithsonian exhibit.• “Russell Lee’s Road.” Photographer BruceBerman retraces the photographic journey ofFSA photographer Russell Lee, who traveledthe country for the Farm SecurityAdministration and documented life in ruralAmerica during the 1930s.

Events planned in conjunction with the“Journey Stories” exhibit include: • Workshop on Paisley Prints with SudeshnaSengupta is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 14.Call for information: (575) 541-2219.• Book discussion on “Beyond the HundredthMeridian: John Wesley Powell and the SecondOpening of the West:” with Dr. DwightPitcaithley is 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4.• A lecture on “Francis Boyer and Blackdom”with Dr. Clarence Fielder is 1 p.m. Thursday,April 12.• A Children’s Theatre of the Mesilla Valleyperforms “Letters from the Orphan Train” at 7p.m. Friday, April 13.

Las Cruces Museum of NaturalHistory — Mesilla Valley Mall, Las Cruces(take Lohman exit east off I-25). Hours: 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays andSaturdays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5p.m. Sundays. All events are free unless other-wise noted. Information: (575) 522-3120 ormuseums.las-cruces.org.

Showing through May 6: “To The Moon:Snoopy Soars with NASA,” examining the his-tory of Apollo 10 and the Peanuts characters’role in documenting that flight and in the NASAManned Flight Awareness safety program, TheSilver Snoopy Award.

Grandma Mona’s science stories are 9 to 10a.m. Thursday, April 12 and 26. All stories inApril will relate to the “Snoopy Soars withNASA” exhibit.

Other upcoming events:• The museum’s three-party family “Explore:Fire” program kicks off at 2 p.m. Saturday,April 14, with Explore: Fire. The program willinvestigate the subject of Fire through 90-minute demonstrations and discussions led byDr. Vincent Gutschick of the Las CrucesAcademy.• A museum field trip to Palm-Park Mine, northof Hatch, departs from the museum at 8 a.m.Saturday, April 21, with return by 4 p.m.Participants will caravan to the site in their ownvehicles; high clearance vehicles necessary foraccessing the collection area. No bathroomsavailable. Bring sturdy shoes, long sleeves andpants, hats and work gloves. Registration dead-line is April 14; not recommended or childrenunder 8 or those with limited mobility.• National Astronomy Day activities are 1 to 4p.m. Saturday, April 28, with safe sun viewingdemonstrations, astronomy-themed crafts, a“kitchen comet” cooking class and opportunityto make and learn to use a star map.• The monthly Sky Safari is 8 to 10 p.m.Saturday, April 28, at the TombaughObservatory on the NMSU campus to look for

Saturn, Mars, Venus, Moon, Jupiter and theOrion Nebula.

Las Cruces Railroad Museum — Themuseum is in the Santa Fe train depot, 351 N.Mesilla. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Thursday through Saturday. Admission is free.Information: (575) 647-4480 or museums.las-cruces.org//rrmuseum.shtm.

The 5th Annual Railroad Days events are 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21. The DonaAna Modular Railroad Club’s model train lay-outs will be running and staff will answer ques-tions relating to railroading’s rich history. TheCentennial Caboose will be on display alongwith equipment from the Burlington NorthernSanta Fe and Union Pacific Railroad (no rides).Also featured are Harvey Girl reenactors fromthe Railroad and Transportation Museum of ElPaso, Model A’s, Barbershop Quartet, vendorsand education booths.• Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noonSaturday, April 14. Families can try out early20th century games.• Rail Readers Book Club will discuss a train-related book 11 a.m. Thursday, April 19.• Story Time and crafts for children are 11a.m. to noon the third Saturday of each month(April 21). RSVP requested.

NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum— 4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hoursare 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 foradults, $3 seniors 60 and older, $2 for children5-17; free for age 4 and under. Information:(575) 522-4100 ornmfarmandranchmuseum.org.

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A Vegetable and Herb Sale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21-

22, at the greenhouse. Access to the green-house is free at the east gate for those not visit-ing the remainder of the museum.

Opening April 13 in the Arts Corridor is“Barbara Hinnenkamp: Saints of the Day” with11 mixed media collages that feature theMexican people and their connection to natureand the cycles of the earth. Hinnenkamp, anartist from Cochiti Lake in northern NewMexico, uses discarded calendars and maga-zines to create her collages. Opening receptionis 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19.Refreshments offered; admission is free.

Showing through Sept. 16: “The Land ofEnchantment: Commemorating the Centennialof New Mexico Statehood.”

Showing through October 2013 in theTortugas Gallery: “Green Machines: Celebrating175 Years of John Deere,” with tractors from1929-1952, as well as other implements andtoys.

The museum also features domestic animalson site.

NMSU Art Gallery — D.W. Williams ArtCenter, 1390 E. University Ave, (Williams Hall)on the NMSU campus, Las Cruces (east ofSolano). Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday andThursday through Saturday, and 2 to 4 and 6 to

8 p.m. Wednesdays. Information: (575) 646-2545 or nmsu.edu/artgal.

Showing April 4-May 20: 2012 MFA Showwith works by three Masters of Fine Arts can-didates: Ben Brooks, Kally Malcom andStephanie Smith. Artists’ reception is 5 p.m.Friday, April 20.

NMSU Museum — Kent Hall, University atSolano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.Information: (575) 646-5161 ornmsu.edu/museum/.

White Sands Missile Range Museumand Missile Park — Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday and Sunday. Free admission.

To get there: take U.S. 54, and after the free-way ends, keep going north on Martin LutherKing, which leads directly to the range. Orenter from the north off U.S. 70 east of LasCruces. Visitors must provide a current license,car registration and proof of insurance.Information: (575) 678-8824 (local call) orwsmr-history.org.

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Deming Luna Mimbres Museum — 301S. Silver, Deming, N.M. An actual chuckwagon,gems and minerals, turn-of-the-century fash-ions, military mementos and Mimbres Indian artare among the exhibits at the museum. Hours:9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday,1:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.Information: (575) 546-2382, 1-800-848-4955or deminglunamimbresmuseum.com.

Geronimo Springs Museum — 211 Mainin Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noonto 4 p.m. Sunday. Features prehistoric, historic

and military exhibits about the area. Museumadmission: $5 ($2.50 students 6 to 18; free forages 5 and younger). Family rates: $15.Information: (575) 894-6600 or geronimo-springsmuseum.com.

The museum is open 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,April 14, for the monthly Art Hop withrefreshments and live music. Admission is freeduring the event.

Centennial Family Reception is 2 p.m. Sunday,April 15, with a brief presentation and historicdisplays. Admission is free.

The monthly speaker series is 2 p.m. theSunday, April 22, with Neta Pope and AndreaJaquez talking about Fort Bayard. Admission isfree, but donations welcome.

Hubbard Museum of the AmericanWest — 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next toRuidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours: 9a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Docent-led toursof permanent exhibits are 10 a.m. Fridays.Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 chil-dren 6-16; free for children 5 and younger).Information: (575) 378-4142 or hubbardmuse-um.org. Showing through May 20:“Underground of Enchantment,” a 3-D photoexhibit of Lechuguilla Cave in southeasternNew Mexico.

New Mexico Museum of SpaceHistory — The museum features theInternational Space Hall of Fame and theTombaugh IMAX Dome Theater andPlanetarium, and is located on the northeastside of Alamogordo (two miles east off IndianWells and White Sand Blvd. intersection).

Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors and military, $4ages 4-12, children 3 and younger free). Callfor school tours and group ticket arrangements.Information: (877) 333-6589, (575) 437-2840or nmspacemuseum.org.

See “Film Scene” for IMAX schedule.Registration is under way for Summer Science

Camps 2012 June 4-Aug. 3 for youth in gradesK through 12.

Sacramento Mountains HistoricalMuseum — U.S. 82 across from theChamber of Commerce in Cloudcroft, N.M.Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday andSaturday. Admission: $5 ($3 ages 6 to 12).Group rates and tours available with priornotice. Information: (575) 682-2932 or cloud-croftmuseum.com.

Silver City Museum — 312 W. Broadway,Silver City, in the historic H.B. Ailman House.Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday throughFriday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday andSunday. Open until 7 p.m. the first Friday of themonth. Admission: $3 suggested donation.Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.• A “Get Mugged Downtown” event benefitingthe museum begins at 2 p.m. Friday, April 6.Purchase a limited edition Silver City MuseumMug and have it filled at Alotta Gelato, CuriousKumquat, Diane’s Bakery and Deli, Diane’sRestaurant, Shevek & Co. or Yankee CreekCoffee House.• A Roadrunner Gel Print Children’s CraftClass is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 7, inthe Museum Annex, 302 Broadway Pre-regis-tration required. • A staged reading of the New Mexico ghostplay “Moccasins” by Victoria Tester is 2 p.m.Saturday, April 7, in the annex. For matureaudiences.• Dr. Manda Clair Jost presents a talk on “TheDivine and the Devastated: A Paradox ofWomen in India” 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22,in the annex, as part of the Women’s HistoryMonth-Women Speaking Series.��

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Wildlife rehabilitation volunteers — Atraining session for those interested in beingwildlife rehabilitation volunteers is 8:30 to 11a.m. Saturday, March 31. The class will be pre-sented by licensed, experienced wildlife reha-bilitators and experienced volunteers, and cov-ers handling and transporting injured/orphanedwildlife, observation, first aid and feeding andcontinuing care. Enrollment is limited; con-firmed reservation required. Cost: $20.Information: Josie Karam, 920-7867 [email protected], or Carol Miller, 584-7088.

First Friday film screenings — SouthwestEnvironmental Center, 275 N. Main in LasCruces, hosts free screenings of environmental-ly-themed films with popcorn and juice at 7:30p.m. the first Friday of the month. Admission isfree, but space is limited. Information: (575)522-5552 or wildmesquite.org.

The April 6 screening is “Erin Brockovich,”The award-winning film, starring Julia Roberts,chronicles the story of a single mother whotakes on a huge corporation.

El Paso Zoo — 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo sum-mer entrance hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.daily. Zoo admission is $10 for ages 13 to 61;$7.50 for ages 62 and older and active dutymilitary (including spouse) with ID; $6 ages 3 to12; and free for ages 2 and under. Zoo mem-bers admitted free. Information: 532-8156,521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.

Easter Egg Enrichment Day events areSunday, April 8, as part of Animal EnrichmentDay activities.

The Party for the Planet Earth Day celebra-tion is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,April 21-22, with information booths from avariety of conservation partners and otheractivities.

The new Giraffe Encounter feedings are 11 to11:30 a.m. and 2:30 to 3 p.m. Saturdays andSundays. Token sales begin one half hourbefore feeding times. Cost: $2 per token.

“African Star” Train ride tickets are $2 plus tax($1.50 for children and society members).

Daily activities for Year of the Bat in 2012include bat games, arts and crafts, bat enrich-ment programs and more.

Daily encounters include California Sea LionTraining and Meet the Keeper presentations at11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Asian Elephant Training Encounters scheduleddaily. Information: elpasozoo.org/takeaction.

UTEP Women’s Health Initiative and City ofEl Paso’s Department of Public Health’s “WildAbout Health” program hosts a Take Back theNight event Thursday, April 26.

El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society— The society hosts field trips to various bird-ing sites in the region. Non-members andguests welcome on all field trips.

A Lesser Prairie Chicken field trip to theRoswell, N.M. area is April 13-15. This is thepeak time for the birds’ display on their leks(“booming grounds”). Depart on Friday forsome local birding and tour Bitter LakeNational Wildlife Refuge and Bottomless LakeState Park on Saturday, and meet at 5 a.m. atthe Prairie Chicken viewing site. Call fordetailed itinerary and reservations: MarkPerkins, 637-3521 or [email protected].

Garden Day at Old Fort Bliss —- Theday to plan and plant Fort Bliss’s community

garden is 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the OldFort Bliss Museum and Children’s LearningCenter. Learn about different ways of planting,water conservation and more from MasterGardeners and other guests. Activities for chil-dren also offered. Information: 568-4518, 588-8482 or blissmwr.com/oldfortbliss.

SunScape Landscape Seminar —UTEP’s Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at theCentennial Museum will host its 2012 landscap-ing seminar 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April

14, at the museum, University and Wiggins.Participants learn to use native plants and gar-dening in harmony with the desert; and coversselecting native plants, placement in the garden,tree pruning, irrigation tips, soil content andmore. Garden tour and question and answerperiod include. Registration: $30 (class size lim-ited). Bring lunch; drinks provided. Information:Kay Mullins, 747-8994 or museum.utep.edu.

Craig Childs — NMSU’s OutdoorRecreation Adventure Arts Series concludes itsseason with a local collaboration betweendancers, filmmakers and musicians at 7 p.m.Friday, April 20, at the Rio Grande Theatre,211 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Tickets:$8 in advance; $10 at the door. Information:(575) 646-4746.

Gardens of the World Flower Show —El Dedon Verde Garden Club 61st standardflower show and silent auction is 2:30 to 5 p.m.Tuesday, April 24, at 150 Sunset Nursery, 150E. Sunset Road. Wine and cheese served.Entries will be received at between 8:30 to10:30 a.m. Admission: $10 for guests and thepublic; free for members. Information: 549-3674 or texasgardenclubs.org.

FloraFest 2012 — The UTEP CentennialMuseum’s annual native plant sale is 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29, at themuseum, Wiggins and University. Nursery-grown native trees, shrubs, flowering perenni-als and other plants will be sold. Proceeds ben-efit the museum’s Chihuahuan Desert Gardens.Customers may bring their own wagons.Admission is free. Information: 747-5565 ormuseum.utep.edu.

Science Cafe — Larry and Jaime Ceballos,owners of Buzzbee Honey Co. in Fabens, willdiscuss “Medicinal Plants of the ChihuahuanDesert” for the monthly casual science discus-sion event 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April

28, at the TecH2O Water Resources LearningCenter; 10751 Montana, with Dr. MaryO’Connell of New Mexico State University.Admission is free. RSVP needed as space is lim-ited. Information: 621-2008 ordeperez@epwu. Web: tech2o.org.

Celebrate Urban Birds — A celebrationof the 20th year of International Migratory BirdDay is 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, May 4, at the JennaWelch and Laura Bush Community Library onthe EPCC Northwest campus, 6701 S. DesertBlvd. campus, as part of its Northwest FamilyLiteracy Center grand opening. Information:831-8840 or epcc.edu/nwlibrary/.

Municipal Rose Garden — The garden at3418 Aurora (at Copia), opens to the public 8a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 30, exceptfor official holidays. The garden has many typesof roses at the sprawling park area with a

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waterfall, shade canopy and many other ameni-ties. Admission is free. Information/rentals: ElPaso Parks and Recreation, 541-4331.

Feather Lake Wildlife Sanctuary —9500 North Loop, near Loop 375. The 43.5-acre site is managed by El Paso’s AudubonSociety. Information: 545-5157 or 747-8663.

Due to drought conditions, the sanctuary is

closed to the public until further notice.The next public workday is 2 p.m. Saturday,

April 7. Everyone is welcome to help withsanctuary maintenance.

Franklin Mountains State Park - The24,000-acre park extends north from the heartof El Paso to the New Mexico state line. Thehighest point is North Mt. Franklin, 7,192 feetabove sea level.

Most hiking and mountain-biking trails begin inthe Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Road onthe west side of the park (east of I-10).

Entry fees are $4 per person, free for age 12and under (with family). Group rates available.Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Information:566-6441.

Guided hikes are offered at 9 a.m. selectedweekends, unless listed otherwise. Cost is $3($1 ages 5-12; under 5 free), plus $4 park entryfee for ages 13 and older. Reservationsrequired: 566-6441 ext. 21. [email protected].• Saturday, April 7: Schaffer’s Shuffle/LowerSunset, departing from end loop of the TomMays Unite, Site 39. Moderate to difficult.• Sunday, April 8: Ron Coleman trail Easterhike. Moderate to strenuous.• 8 a.m. Thursday, April 19: Women’s Onlyhike, departing from the Nature Walk Trailheadin the Tom Mays Unit. Easy.• Saturday, April 21: Tin Mines hike, departingat 8 a.m. from Chuck Heinrich Park. Moderateto difficult.• Sunday, April 22: Earth Day hikes of WestCottonwood Springs Trail at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.Moderate to difficult.

Rio Bosque Wetlands Park — UTEP’sCenter for Environmental ResourceManagement offers free guided walking toursand other activities at Rio Bosque WetlandsPark in El Paso’s Mission Valley. Tours last abouttwo hours. Information: 747-8663 or rio-bosque.org. Upcoming events:• Bird Tour, 6 a.m. Saturday, April 7.• A Community Workday is 8 a.m. to noon,Saturday, April 21.• A Bird Survey is 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 24.• Introductory Tour, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28.• Monthly faunal monitoring is 8 to 11 a.m.,Saturday, April 28.

Meeting place is a bridge crossing RiversideCanal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to PanAmerican Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.

Hueco Tanks State Park and HistoricSite — The site is famed for many NativeAmerican rock paintings and unique geology.Winter hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.Admission: $7 (free for children 12 andyounger). Additional activity cost for tours(including morning hike): $2 (free for age 4 andyounger). Information: 857-1135 or texas-stateparks.gov. Reservations are recommendedfor the self-guided area and for camping, espe-cially during winter months: (512) 389-8900.

Tours offered Wednesday through Sunday, byprior arrangement at 849-6684. Participantsmust carry at least one bottle of water.• Pictograph tours are 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.• Rock climbing/bouldering tours are 9:30, 10and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.• Hiking tours are 9, 9:30 and 10 a.m. and 2p.m.

No birding tour scheduled in April.To get there: Take Montana Avenue (U.S.

Highway 62-180) all the way into the HuecoMountains then turn left on Ranch Road 2775.

Area hiking websites — A variety oforganizations in the El Paso/Las Cruces areaoffers hiking opportunities. Hikes typically arerated as easy, moderate, or strenuous. Solo ornew hikers are welcome.

• Meetup.com offers a variety of groups for allactivities, including the El Paso hiking meetupclub (meetup.com/El-Paso-Hiking) and the LasCruces hiking meetup club (meetup.com/hik-ing-261)• El Paso Ridgewalkers — The group posts itshikes at elpasoridgewalkers.com. Or contactCarol Brown at 630-1424.• Celebrations of Our Mountains now offers anongoing calendar of hiking and related events atcelebmtns.org/calendar• elpasonaturally is a blog by Jim Tolbert onvarious environmental topics, with a calendar ofevents that also includes the Sunrise HikersTuesday morning group. Seeelpasonaturally.blogspot.com or contact [email protected].• The El Paso chapter of the Sierra Club postsits hikes at sierraclub.org/elpaso.• Outdoorelpaso.com offers an interactivemap, of El Paso County hiking and runningtrails, calendar of events and more.Information: 546-2098 or epcounty.com.

Keystone Heritage Park and El PasoDesert Botanical Garden — 4200Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.Admission: $3 (free for members). Information:584-0563, keystoneheritagepark.org or elpa-sobotanicalgardens.org.

The park’s 2-acre Botanical Garden, fundedby the Rotary Club of El Paso and the JuniorLeague, features native plants, amphitheater,butterfly garden, wedding garden, children’smaze, and a Butterfly House.

Keystone Heritage Park has 189 species ofmigratory and local birds, and a 4,500-year-oldarchaeological site.

The site is open for bird watching 9:30 a.m.to noon the second and last Saturday of themonth.

Keystone’s Chihuahuan Desert Experience(immediately west of the wetland) is open dailyfrom 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for walking andbird watching.

Natural History Outings — TheSouthwest Environmental Center of Las Crucesoffers several “Back by Noon” Saturday fieldtrips departing on selected Saturdays from thecenter at 275 Downtown Mall. Usual departuretime is 8 a.m. Bring sturdy shoes, water and ahat. Open to the public, but space is limited.Advance registration required.Information/reservations: (575) 522-5552 [email protected]. Trip details:wildmesquite.org.• March 31 — Tonuco Mountain with PaulDulin• April 7 — Botany of Mossman Arroyo withLisa Mandelkern• April 14 — Kilbourne Hole with TimLawton• April 21 — Birding hike with Ken Stinnett• April 28 — Medicinal plants of DrippingSprings with Deborah Brandt• May 5 — Fire Ecology discussion with PatMathis.

Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park —5000 Calle del Norte in Mesilla. Summer hoursare 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (April 1-Aug. 31). All events free with park admission.Day use fee: $5 per vehicle ($40 annual pass).Information: (575) 523-4398.• A “Snakes Alive” talk with naturalist RichardQuick is 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, in theclassroom.• A Hummingbirds and Orioles talk with KristieLane of Wild Birds Unlimited is 10 a.m.Saturday, April 21.

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• A Passport to Nature event for all currentand prospective Girl Scouts in grades K-12 is 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, with camp-ing crafts, guided hikes, letterboxing, archery(for older participants), live animals and more.Families welcome. Registration: Monica Jasso,(575) 526-2532. • Ranger-led Nature Hikes are 3 p.m. everyFriday, Saturday and Sunday.• Becoming a Birder Series guided hike is at8:15 a.m. Saturday, March 31.• Birding tours are 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7,

14 and 21, led by park volunteers.

White Sands National Monument —The glistening gypsum dunes are about 15 milessouthwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70.Monument hours are 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.through April 19; 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. April 20-May25. Visitor Center hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.through April 17; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 18-Sept. 9.

Entrance fee: $3 age 17 and older. Free forchildren. Information: (575) 479-6124, ext. 236or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232; or go tonps.gov/whsa.

Sunset strolls are offered daily beginning at6:30 p.m. March 31-April. 20 and 6:45 p.m.April 21-May 11.

A Dunes at Dawn ranger-led morning hike is7:15 a.m. Saturday, April 14. Space is limited;reservations accepted two weeks in advance ofthe hike online only at nps.gov/whsa.

This month’s Lake Lucero tour is 9 a.m.Sunday, April 22. Reservations required(accepted online only). Cost is $3 per adult;$1.50 age 16 and under.

A Full Moon Bike Ride is 9 p.m. Friday, May

4. Reservations required beginning April 4 viaweb only at nps.gov/whsa. Fee: $5 ($2.50 age15 and younger).

“Skins and Skulls” mammal identification talksare 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in the VisitorCenter.

Map Talks are 1:30 p.m. every Saturday andSunday.

Crafty Kids craft and interpretive programsare 10 a.m. Sundays for ages 6-10. Parents wel-come to participate.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park — Thepark is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off theCarlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.

Winter Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily;tours available 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last entryinto cave via natural entrance is 2 p.m. with lastentry into cave via elevator 3:30 p.m.

Elevator renovations will continue through thesummer months; visitors taking elevatorentrance should expect longer waits.

Plan 3-1/2 hours for a walk-in tour and 1-1/2hours for Big Room tour. Cost is $6 ($3 forages 6-15 or seniors with discount card). Thepark’s audio self-guided tour is $3 extra (alsoavailable in Spanish).

Other tours available at extra fees.

Gila Cliff Dwellings NationalMonument — 44 miles north of Silver Cityon NM Highway 15. Entrance fee: $3 per per-son; $10 per family. Information: (575) 536-9461 or nps.gov/gicl. Winter hours (throughMemorial Day): The trail to the cliff dwellings isopen from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone must beoff the trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park— 110 miles east of El Paso on the way toCarlsbad, the 86,416-acre park includes the

highest point in Texas: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749feet. Entry fee: $5 for ages 16 and older, goodfor one week and all trails. Winter hours are 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Camping is $8 per site pernight. Information: (915) 828-3251.

New Mexico State Parks — Day-use feeis $5 when visiting any state park. Campingfees: $8 for primitive site; $10 for developedsite (electrical hookup $4 extra). All programsare free with park entrance, unless otherwiselisted. Information: (575) 744-5998 ornmparks.com.• Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south ofAlamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff. Mosthikes depart from the Visitor Center.Information: (575) 437-8284.

“It’s the Water Trail Walk” hike of the RiparianNature Trail is 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday,March 31.

A Bat Factor talk is 6:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday,April 7, in the Group Shelter.

A Rattlesnake Tales talk is 10 to 11:45 a.m.Saturday, April 14, in the Group Shelter.

A Mars in Leo star viewing is 8 to 9:30 p.m.Saturday, April 21, at the Group Shelter.• Mesilla Valley Bosque Park — 5000 Calle delNorte, Mesilla. Guided bird tours are firstSaturday of every month. See separate listingfor other events.• Rockhound State Park, five miles south ofDeming on State Road 11 and then east onRockhound Road (State Road 141) for ninemiles. Day use hours: 7:30 a.m. to sunset.Information: (575) 546-6182 or (575) 744-5998.

The Desert Alive and Native Plant Sale is 8a.m. to noon Saturday, April 14, with plant andbird walks, interpretive displays and other pro-grams. Plants available for $6-$16 with MasterGardeners on hand to help with selections.

A New Mexico Centennial Celebration pro-gram with cowboy poet/musician “EnchantingCowboy” Mike Moutox, storyteller RandyMcCowan and Western roper Darrell Hawkinsis 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15, along with kids’activities like a tick-horse race, potato relay andpenny toss, and booths featuring some officialstate symbols.• Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M.,State Roads 11 and 9. Day use hours: 7 a.m. to9 p.m. Information: (575) 531-2711. • Caballo Lake State Park, 60 miles north ofLas Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)527-8386.

Storytelling and music with Native Americanstoryteller, singer and musician Ernie DogwolfLavato; harmonica player Neil Hasslacher andMilitary historian Earl Watters is Saturday, April

14. Bring warm sweater and a lawn chair. Callfor times.• Percha Dam State Park, 60 miles north of LasCruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)744-5998.

Storytelling and music with Ernie DogwolfLavato, Neil Hasslacher and Earl Watters is 7 to8 p.m. Saturday, April 28.• City of Rocks State Park, north of Deming offU.S. 180. Information: (575) 536-2800. A“Rattlesnake Myths” presentation is 3 to 4 p.m.every Saturday.

Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park —The park, part of Asombro Institute for ScienceEducation, is northeast of Las Cruces, offJornada Road. Admission is free; donation boxat trailhead. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday. Information: (575)524-3334 or asombro.org.

Aguirre Spring Campground — TheOrgan Mountain recreational area, run by thefederal Bureau of Land Management, is off U.S.70 about 15 miles east of Las Cruces. Fifty-five

family camping and picnic sites, plus two groupareas. Day-use fee is $3 per vehicle.

The Baylor Pass (hiking and horseback riding)and Pine Tree (hiking) trails begin at the camp-ground. Information, group reservations: (575)525-4300.

Dripping Springs Natural Area — Therecreational area is at the base of the OrganMountains at the end of Dripping Springs Road(the eastern extension of University Avenue),about 10 miles east of Las Cruces. The area,run by the federal Bureau of Land Managementin cooperation with the Nature Conservancy,includes the A.B. Cox Visitors’ Center, severalhiking trails, and La Cueva Picnic Area. The visi-tor center is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Accessto the main trail to Dripping Springs is 8 a.m. to3 p.m. and the park is closed promptly at 5p.m.

Admission is $3 per vehicle. No pets allowed(except for assistance animals). Information:(575) 522-1219.

Alameda Park Zoo — Alameda Park, 1321North 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 andolder; free for ages 2 and younger).Information: (575) 439-4290.

The oldest zoo in the Southwest (establishedin 1898) is part of the park that linesAlamogordo’s main highway. The zoo coversabout 12 acres, with about 250 exotic andindigenous animals.

The annual Community Earth Day event isSaturday, April 28. Admission is free.

Living Desert Zoo and Gardens StatePark — Carlsbad, N.M. Admission: $5 ($3ages 7-12; free for 6 and under). Hours: 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. daily (last entry at 3:30 p.m.).Information: (575) 887-5516.

Carlsbad Horticulture Society’s annual SpringPlant Sale is 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday andSunday, April 7-8, with native and xeric plantsas well as plants for attracting butterflies andhummingbirds.

March for Parks Earth Day event is 9 a.m. to1 p.m. Saturday, April 14. The fundraisingmarch for local park improvements offers doorprizes, give-aways, face-painting, solar viewingand children’s activities.

A Star Party is 8 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 20,with a laser tour of the heavens. Visitors arewelcome to bring their own telescopes.

The 25th annual Mescal Roast and MountainSpirit Dances are Thursday through Sunday,May 3-6.

To get there: Take U.S. 285 north of Carlsbad;follow signs to the park.

While most zoos feature exotic animals fromfaraway countries, Living Desert offers visitorsan up-close look at the mammals, reptiles andbirds that inhabit the Chihuahuan Desert.

A large greenhouse is devoted to succulentsand cactus from around the world. The head-quarters building includes exhibits on minerals,history, archaeology and other subjects.


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Local: Ukulele to bring downthe house April 17 at Plaza

One might think attendance at the PlazaTheatre would nose-dive for a night ofukulele music, unless they had an ace uptheir sleeve. That is exactly what they have,since the man behind the four-stringer is noother than Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder.In May he released a disc highlighting theinstrument, simply titled “Ukulele Songs.” Itwas 16 tracks of originals and cover ver-sions, with each one clocking in betweentwo and three minutes. The complete discbarely creeps in at half an hour. So, this willeither be the shortest concert ever or we arein for a bag full of treats. It will probablylean towards the latter since Pearl Jam has apenchant for remakes and the very first cuton the disc is his stripped-down version oftheir track “Can’t Keep.” The night will kickoff with Glen Hansard of the Frames, arecent Academy Award winner in his ownright for his work on the “Once” soundtrack.He also shared the mic on a cut from“Ukulele Songs.” It all happens April 17.There is no better way to get out of tax dead-line funk than a sweet ukulele serenade!

National: The Cult, “Choice ofWeapon,” Cooking Vinyl

When The Cult played at El Paso’s 2009summer street festival, there were some seri-ous kinks to work out in the group, whichwas playing its first show after not touring ina very long time. They weren’t the gang weonce knew, although being a member of thisCult has always been a bumpy proposition.They disbanded in 1994, re-formed in 2001,signed to Atlantic Records and dissolvedonce again, with lead vocalist Ian Astburyfronting a Doors reincarnation. That doesn’teven touch on the numerous solo and/or sideprojects for Ian and guitarist Billy Duffy. Allof these bitter tastes will soon be eradicatedfrom our collective minds with the release of“Choice of Weapon.” This will be their firstnew full-length disc in half a decade. Thequest to be relevant in today’s ever-changingmusical scene hasn’t been easy, but they do itastoundingly. The 14 tracks fit like a glove,hitting that Cult groove instantaneously. Thishas the legendary Cult stamp from the remi-niscent guitar crunch of “Electric” to the richmelodies of “Love.” The speakers shutterand quake from first drop of the needle, laserhitting the disc or click of the mouse. Theyhave found their choice of weapon to con-quer the earth and with one listen they willhave us all under their command.

Mark Lanegan Band, “BluesFuneral,” 4 AD

Mark Lanegan emerged from Seattle’sgrunge scene of the late ’80s with his bandthe Screaming Trees. Although they did nothave the commercial success of colleaguessuch as Soundgarden, Pearl Jam andNirvana, to many they are considered godfa-thers of the movement. Over the past twodecades Lanegan has woven himself in andout of so many other projects that he often ismistaken as a full-fledged member of them.This has been the case with Queens of theStone Age, Mad Season and the TwilightSingers. The last of which turned into theformation of a new powerhouse, the GutterTwins, featuring Lanegan and Greg Dulli ofAfghan Whigs. Lanegan also has workedwith former Belle & Sebastian vocalistIsobel Campbell, members of Guns N’ Rosesand UNKLE. Now it’s time for another soloalbum “Blues Funeral.” This makes half adozen in the solo department. His vocals areunmistakable, caught between a gutturalgroan and a cigarette-coated throat rasp. Hecombines this with haunting melodies to pro-vide spine-tingling ballads. There are also

several cuts where he applies a little morepressure to the pedal and recalls the days ofhis former chart toppers, “Bed Of Roses”and “Nearly Lost You.” “Blues Funeral” doesnot spell the end for Mark Lanegan — it isinstead the rebirth of a legend.

Farmer Jason and Buddies,“Nature Jams,” Universal

It has been almost a decade since we havegone to the farm with Farmer Jason. “NatureJams” is a great teaching tool for childrenand some down-home southern country dit-ties for adults alike. The man tending to theland and animals is Jason Ringenberg, leadvocalist and songwriter from Jason and theScorchers. Almost 30 years ago Jason andhis gang came riding into town with theirblend of folk, rock, a heavy dose of punk,and country. Some labeled it cowpunk, oth-ers named it heartland rock, and some said itwas alt. country, but whatever it was, it creat-ed a kind of music that had not been heardbefore. Always the innovator, Jason has lenthis talents to the children’s genre once again.On this new crop of tunes he called a fewfriends to help get the job done. The list fea-tures Mike Mills of R.E.M., Tommy Petersonof Cheap Trick, Tommy Ramone, newcomerBrandi Carlisle and his old pal Todd Snider,and that just covers a few of the ranch hands.The themes reach beyond old McDonald andstretch into hiking, moose, buffalo, whales,and spelunking. Whether it’s “Farmer Jason”or Jason Ringenberg, either one paints acharming and exceptionally entertaining por-trait of family life on the homestead.

Collectibles: Celebrate RecordStore Day April 21

The third Saturday in April is when inde-pendent record stores and vinyl hounds cele-brate Record Store Day, when record labelspeddle their ridiculous limited quantity waresto be gobbled up by the masses at breakneckspeeds. The most important thing to keep inmind with the majority of these goods is theproduction runs on them: They can bepressed in as little as 100 copies and mostmax out at about 5,000 — that’s what makesobtaining these gems so desirable. This is thefifth annual springtime RSD (another one hasbeen added on “Black Friday” afterThanksgiving) and the choices are moreexpansive than ever. Notables includeWarner Bothers continuing their uniquelycolored 7-inch vinyl series of “Side by Side,”which features one of their artists coveringother influential iconic artists such asCarolina Chocolate Drops covering Run-DMC, Mastodon doing the Flaming Lips andAfrika Bambaataa taking on MC5. There arealso ultra-deluxe versions of back cataloguepieces, new projects to be unveiled this oneday and troves of 45 rpm vinyl singles withso much unreleased, live and demo materialyour head will keep spinning faster than,well … a 7-inch record.

Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin’ Dice Music. Drop him a line at

[email protected]

Concordia ghost tour — ConcordiaHeritage Association and Paso Del NorteParanormal Society hosts its monthly ghost tourof the historic Concordia Cemetery 9 to 11p.m. Saturday, April 7. Tours start under thebig tree near the Yandell Street entrance at8:30 p.m. Ages 13 and older welcome. Cost:$10 per person donation. Reservations requiredas space is limited. Information: 373-1513 [email protected].

A midnight tour is midnight to 3 a.m. the nightof Saturday, April 14, for ages 18 and older. Allproceeds benefit the restoration and preserva-tion of Concordia Cemetery. Cost: $10.Information: 373-1513 or ghosts915.com.

Trinity Site Tour — The semi-annual tourto the site of the first atom bomb explosion isSaturday, April 7, at White Sands MissileRange. At the site, visitors can take a quarter-mile walk to ground zero, where a smallobelisk marks the exact spot where the bombwas exploded. Historical photos are mountedon the fence surrounding the area. Food andsouvenirs sold at the site. Admission is free.Information: White Sands Public Affairs (575)678-1134 or wsmr.army.mil.

Visitors also can ride a missile range shuttlebus two miles to the Schmidt/McDonald ranchhouse where the scientists assembled the plu-tonium core of the bomb. Enter off U.S. 380on the north end of the range (Stallion Gate)from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Site closes promptly at3:30 p.m. Must show a photo ID at the gateA car caravan departs at 8 a.m. from atTularosa High School’s westside athletic field.Return arrival between 12:30 and 1 p.m.Information: (575) 437-6120.

Visitors are encouraged to have a full tank ofgasoline and a spare tire for the trip, which is85 miles each way. No service stations on theroute. Department of Defense police will directtraffic. Pets allowed on leash only.

El Paso Archaeological Society — Thesociety’s monthly meeting is 2 p.m. Sunday,April 15, at El Paso Museum of Archaeology,4301 Transmountain. Associate Director ofResearch and Public Education with HumanSystems Research David T. Kirkpatrick presentsa talk on “The Ozette Site, Pompeii of theWest.” Admission is free. Information: 755-4332 or epas.com.

Chamizal Oral History Project —Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. SanMarcial, invites people to share stories, photo-graphs, video and other objects of ChamizalHistory with Park Rangers and historians 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Individuals,businesses and organizations relocated off theChamizal land tract and those who witnessedthe Chamizal ceremonies of the 1960s mayrecord their stories and share their mementos.Participation is free. Information: 532-7273,ext. 129 or nps.gov/cham.

First Thanksgiving Conference andCelebration — The Genealogy Society ofSan Elizario’s 21st annual conference “El PasoDel Norte Confluence of Cultures throughoutthe Centuries” is 9 a.m. Saturday, April 28, atthe L.G. Alarcon Elementary cafeteria, 12501Socorro Road. Admission is free. Call for costof luncheon. Information: 851-1682.

Food, genealogy exhibits, craft, kiddie rides,live entertainment and more featured inVeterans Memorial Plaza 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, April

28-29, with a car show Sunday and workshops

both days at Los Portales Museum near the SanElizario Plaza.

The Genealogy Society will unveil “MuseumFamily Genealogy Exhibits Room” at 12:30 p.m.Saturday at the museum.

The annual “First Thanksgiving” reenactmentis 5 p.m. Saturday in the plaza, presenting thearrival of the first Spanish settlers in this area inApril 1598. Costumed actors and dancers por-tray the Native Americans and Spaniards.Produced and directed by Maria Del PilarMunoz.

Featured speaker at Saturday’s conference isDr. Felix D. Almaraz Jr. Other presenters:• Peter T. Flawn distinguished professorEmeritus of Borderlands History, University ofTexas at San Antonio.• Dr. Keith Erekson, UTEP, “Alternatives toencourage inclusion of local history and culturesinto the curriculum by our schools, K-12”• Maria Del Pilar Munoz, “The FirstThanksgiving; A New Approach”• Jose Gutierrez, “History Stations”• Panel discussion scheduled with Dr. GeorgeTorok, EPCC and Dr. Maceo C. Daily, UTEP.

A presentation on “Our Original Cultures”with an art exhibition and reception for“History and Culture as depicted by the Arts”is 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 27, at AlarconElementary Gym.

Los Portales Museum and VisitorCenter — 1521 San Elizario Road. The muse-um is operated by the San Elizario Genealogyand Historical Society, and is housed in an1850s Territorial-style building across from theSan Elizario church. It offers gifts, family trees,

historical artifacts as well as information on the“First Thanksgiving” and the Salt War of 1877.Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday throughSaturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission isfree. Information: 851-1682.

San Elizario Veterans Museum andMemorial Walk — The museum, operatedand managed by the non-profit San ElizarioVeterans Committee of the San ElizarioGenealogy and Historical Society, is at 1501-BMain Street in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.Admission is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-3741 or Ray Borrego, 383-8529.

Shakespeare Ghost Town — The smallpioneer settlement and mining town on thetrail to California is just south of Lordsburg,N.M. Site is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Information: (575) 542-9034 or shake-speareghostown.com.

Guided tours are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday, April 7-8. Admission: $4 ($3 ages6 through 17). Re-enactments of the town’ssettlement are Saturday and Sunday, April 21-

22. Call for times.To get there: From Lordsburg, take the Main

Street exit (Exit 22) from Interstate 10 and turnsouth. Follow signs to Shakespeare.

Fort Bayard Tours — Fort Bayard HistoricPreservation Society hosts guided tours of thehistoric fort at 9:30 a.m. the second and fourthSaturday of the month through April at FortBayard National Historic Landmark, 6 mileseast of Silver City, N.M. Tours last around twohours. All ages and leashed dogs welcome.Cost: $3 suggested donation. Information:(307) 640-3012 or (575) 388-4477 or fortba-yard.org.


Agave Rosa Gallery — 905 Noble (next tothe International Museum of Art). Hours are 11a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The gallery featurespaintings, sculpture, jewelry and photographyby area emerging artists. Information: 533-8011or [email protected].

Showing through April 28: VSA Texas’s 3rdannual “Distinguished Artist Veterans” groupexhibition by Texas Veterans with disabilities.Artwork is on display by a dozen men andwomen who provided military service to ourcountry and are now wounded warriors or vet-erans with disabilities. The touring scheduleincludes stops in Austin, San Antonio,Texarkana, and Corpus Christi, as well as othercommunities and cities in the state.

Art Windows of El Paso — The City of ElPaso’s art space in El Paso at El PasoInternational Airport’s main lobby. Information:780-4781 or flyelpaso.com.

Showing through June 15: Works by artistsIsadora Stowe and Rhonda Dorè.

Ballroom Marfa — 108 E. San AntonioStreet in Marfa. Hours are noon to 6 p.m.Thursday through Sunday. Information: (432)729-3700 or ballroommarfa.org.

Showing through July 29: “Data Deluge,”celebrating the beauty of information throughsculpture, furniture, painting, photography,video and sound.

Bissell Art sale — Artist Bill Bissell hosts awatercolor clearance sale 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday, March 31, before the closing of his

studio at Bissell Art Studio, 4601 Hondo Pass,Ste. F. All paintings, framed and unframed, willbe reduced. Presale viewing appointmentsavailable Information: 755-5260.

Chinati Foundation — Marfa, Texas.Created by artist Donald Judd, the ChinatiFoundation houses one of the world’s largestcollections of permanently installed contempo-rary art. The collection is open for guided toursthroughout the year at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $10 ($5for students, seniors). Full tour is $25 ($10 stu-dents). Information: (432) 729-4362 or chi-nati.org.

The collection includes Dan Flavin’s untitledMarfa project, a monumental work in coloredfluorescent light that occupies six buildings.

A Community Day is Sunday, April 29, withopen viewing of the collection, dinner andmusic in the arena, lectures, art activities andmore. All events are free.

Community Exhibit Space — The city’s“People’s Gallery” is on the first floor of El PasoCity Hall, Two Civic Center Plaza. Hours are 7a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.Supported by City of El Paso Museums and

Cultural Affairs Department and TexasCommission on the Arts. Information: MCAD,541-4481 or elpasotexas.gov/mcad.

Cre-Arte Art Academy & Studio —Artist Teresa Fernandez offers bilingual drawingand painting classes for children, teenagers andadults at her classrooms at 300 N. Resler, SuiteA. Cost: $100 per month (materials included).Information: 845-2783 orArtAcademyByTeresaFernandez.com.

Creative Kids exhibit — Works byCreative Kids students and friends will be ondisplay for a year at County CommissionersCourt Offices at the County Courthouse, 500E. San Antonio, Suite 301. The exhibitionincludes paintings and photographs provided byvarious student youth groups along theU.S./Mexico Border. Creative Kids is a non-profit, educational community-based art agency.Information: 546-2014 [email protected].

Crossland Gallery — El Paso ArtAssociation’s gallery is 500 W. Paisano (in theArt Junction). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday. Information: 534-7377.

Showing through April 14: • Bissell Gallery: Mont Saint Michel TransparentWatercolor Association exhibit.• Cox Gallery: works by Holly Cox.• Williams Gallery: “Life in Mongolia,” photosby Jean-Claude Varga.

Showing April 20-May 26 is the AnnualWestern Impressions Art Show and Sale, withjudge Bassel Wolfe. Opening gala reception is 5to 8 p.m. Friday, April 20.

El Paso Artisan Gallery — Lynx Exhibits,300 W. San Antonio. The gallery features worksfor sale by local painters, jewelers, crafters andphotographers. Lynx hours are 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 6p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday. Gallery admissionis free. Information: 533-4330 orlynxexhibits.com

Featured artists include Bonnie D. Kaber,Grace Gibson, Carolyn Parker, Brittany Girle,Raven Escobedo, Candy Mayer, Ruthye Droke,Tony Skarlatos, Ladonna Apodaca, Steve Jolly,James Paternoster and Tori Scott.

El Paso Artists Studio Tour — The 5thannual tour featuring two dozen local studiosand galleries is Saturday and Sunday April 14-

15 at Westside, Upper Valley and Downtownstudios, and April 21-22 on the Eastside,Northeast and Mission Valley. Look for thebright yellow signs. Information: 833-0636, [email protected]. Full studio list and direc-tions available online at pleinairpaintersofelpa-so.com.

Tours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday andnoon to 5 p.m. Sunday, both weekends.Sponsored by Plein Air Painters of El Paso andEl Paso Scene. Art lovers will be able to browsethe private studios, meet the artists and shopfor fine art. Admission is free with refreshmentsserved at each studio.

April 14-15:• Hal Marcus Studio & Gallery, 1308 Oregon• Martha Arzabala, Agave Rosa Studio &Gallery, 905 Noble with guest artist RomiHawkins• Abel De La Rosa Art Center Studio, 3101 E.Yandell• Melinda Etzold, 4332 Donnybrook• Pat Olchefski-Winston’s Lively Art WorksGallery, 4333 Donnybrook• Corinne Abeyta-Spinnler studio/gallery, 5351Painted Sky Lane with guest artist Cil Abeyta.• Carmen Navar Studio & Gallery, 6320 FallingStar with guest artist Richard Cadenhead• Linda S. Noack, Sasahara Studio & Gallery,7100 Westwind Dr, #135• Candy & Charlie Mayer, 1317 Tierra Rojawith guest artist Lisa Matta Brown• Terri Wenner, 477 Oak Tree with guest artist


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April 12th through May 11th, 2012 Opening Reception:

Thursday, April 12, 5 - 7:30 p.m.Awards announced at 6 p.m.

Lecture and conversation withAndrew Lewis and Cheryl Hartup:

Thursday, April 5, 6:00 p.m. at the Rubin Center Auditorium

Rubin Center Hours:Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pmThursday 10:00 am – 7:00 pmWeekend hours by appointment.


Victor Penaloz• Krystyna Robbins, 5070 Yucca• Rami Scully; 4130 Boy Scout Lane

April 21-22: • Kathryn Johnson, Kbj Studio, 3147 Wheeling,with guest artist Joe Langston• James R. Murphy Studio/Gallery, 2920 StoneEdge• Rick Parra, Desert Air Gallery, 10932Lakewood• Bob Adams Studio/Gallery, 1900 Solano• San Elizario Art District Galleries. 1456-1501N. Main in San Elizario, including Escamilla’sFine Art Gallery, Palmira Lopez-Palmira Studio,Bert Saldana Gallery, Stephanie Conroy andSam Gutierrez at Golden Eagle Gallery, AlBorrego Studio & Gallery, Guadalupe JacquezCalderon Studio/Gallery and Peña Gallery &Studio with guest artist Barry Johnson.

El Paso Museum of Art — One ArtsFestival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday andSaturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.Admission is free for most exhibits. Admissionto “Magnificent Mexico” is $10 ($5 members;free for ages 12 and younger, active duty mili-tary and their families with ID).Information:532-1707 or elpasoartmuseum.org.

Showing through May 27: “MagnificentMexico: 20th Century Modern Masterworks,”presented by CommUNITY en Acción. Theprogram contains three masters’ exhibitionsfrom Mexico City representing the largest gath-ering of Modern Mexican Masters ever in ElPaso, with 92 original works of painting anddrawing by Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente

Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and RufinoTamayo, among 46 others.

The three exhibitions:• “Magnitud Mexicana: Visions of Art fromMexican Collections.” Creations by differentMexican artists of the past century. Of variedtheme, mood, and technique, these 40-plusworks include easel paintings by the greatmuralists Orozco and Siqueiros, political printsby famed satirist José Guadalupe Posada andothers.• “Dibujos Divinos: 20th Century Drawingsfrom the Museo Nacional de Arte-MUNAL,Mexico City.” The exhibition spans the 20thcentury from 1900 to 1945 in charcoal andwatercolor.• “Diego Rivera and the Cubist Vision from theMuseo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City.”Emphasizing Rivera’s distinctive approach tosynthetic cubism, this exhibition presents eightportrait paintings by Rivera from the first quar-ter of the 20th Century.

A series of lectures and talks are presented inconjunction with the exhibit:• Lynda Kilch, PhD, Distinguished Lecturer inthe Art Department and Macaulay HonorsCollege at Hunter College of the CityUniversity of New York, presents “Cafés,Technologies, and the Mexican Vanguardia inthe 1920s” at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in theauditorium. Admission is free; seating limited.• Zip Tours and Focus Talks of the exhibit are12:15 to 12:45 p.m. on selected Wednesdays;limited to first 40 attendees. Upcoming talksinclude “Dibujos Divinos: 20th CenturyDrawings from the Museo Nacional de Arte –MUNAL, Mexico City led by ChristianGerstheimer, Curator (April 11) and “JoséClemente Orozco” presented by Eva Quintana(April 25).

Showing through April 8 in the Roderick

Gallery’s Retablo Niche: “Our Lady of Refugeof Sinners” as part of an ongoing rotation of theretablos in the collection.

Showing through July 8: “Hans ErniLithographs.” Erni, often called the SwissPicasso, is one of the best-known Swiss artistsof the 20th century. Architectural DesignLecture Series featuring talented buildingdesigners are 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday ofthe month in the museum’s auditorium.Admission is free, but space is limited.Upcoming lectures feature Monica Ponce deLeon (April 5) and Michael Meredith (May 3).An additional April lecture by MalcolmHolzman is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, inthe Foundation Room of El Paso CommunityFoundation, 331 N. Oregon.

A free “Artists on Art” talk with photographerRigoberto De La Mora is 5:30 p.m. Thursday,April 12. De La Mora will discuss the photo-graph “Todo en un dia de trabajo/All in a day’swork,” 1971 that depicts an artist at work inthe tree-filled plaza in front of the Mission deGuadalupe Cathedral in Ciudad Juárez.

Museum membership is $15 seniors, $25 indi-viduals and $50 for families, and includes dis-counts at the museum Store, free admission toall exhibitions and programs, and invitations toprivate member events. Information: 532-1707,ext. 66 for more information.

El Paso Museum of Art Spring Classes— The 2012 spring classes for adults and kidsrun March 15-June 3 at El Paso Museum ofArt, One Arts Festival Plaza. Information andregistration: 532-1707, ext. 27. Online registra-tion at elpasoartmuseum.org.classes.asp.

Adult classes for age 15 and older are $59($47 museum members), unless listed other-wise.• “Painting” the Figure with Pastels — 12:30 to3 p.m. Sundays, April 1-May 20.

• The Fundamentals of Portraiture — 10 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, April 14-May 19 withinstructor René B. Sanders. Cost: $95 ($75members).• Wheel-throwing — 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Saturdays, April 14-June 2, or 12:30 to 3 p.m.Sundays, April 15-June 3, with instructor ArykGardea. Cost: $95 ($75 members).• “Painting” the Figure with Pastels — 12:30 to3 p.m. Sundays, April 1-May 20.

Classes for Kids:• Fractured Forms, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays,April 12-May 17, for age 13-18 with instruc-tor Wendi Glick. Cost: $59 ($47 members).

• Non-Traditional Jewelry — 9:30 a.m. tonoon, Saturdays, April 14-May 19, for age 9-12 with instructor Diana Ochoa. Cost: $47($38 members).

Encaustic International Art Studio andGallery — 7100 Westwind, Suite 120. Thegallery is the studio of El Paso encaustic artistBrigitte von Ahn. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m.Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday. Information: 833-0454, 584-4222 orbrigittevonahn.com.

Showing 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 31, itthe encaustic exhibit “The Power of theFlower, the Fragility of Adobe,” featuring worksby several regional artists. Participants inGomez’s March 17 workshop will be invited tospeak on selected artworks.

Fancy Pony Land — 203 E. San AntonioStreet, in Marfa, Texas. Showing through May

1 is new jewelry by Miles Glyn of London (castresin necklaces), Alexis Babcock (enameledjewelry with original drawings) and Seth Damm(rope necklaces) of Seattle and f. is for Frankfrom Dallas (cast pewter). Information: (432)

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Hal Marcus Gallery — 1308 N. Oregon.Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday throughFriday. Information: 533-9090 orhalmarcus.com.

The gallery will host free tours 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday,April 14-15, as part of the “El Paso Artist’sStudio Tour.” Meet & greet Hal Marcus in hisstudio. Refreshments will be served.

Marcus’s home and studio, located across thestreet, is available for personal tours.

Specializing in local art, other featured artistsinclude Daniel Padilla, Teresa Fernandez,Francisco Romero, Mauricio Mora, MarkPaulda, Willibald de Cabrera, Friar VincentPetersen, Bill Sullivan and L.B. Porter, as well asa room dedicated solely to early El Paso artwith works by Manuel Acosta, Tom Lea, JoseCisneros, Bill Rakocy, Eugene and FernThurston and others.

A gift shop offers art-related gifts, books andcalendars featuring art by Marcus and otherlocal artists.

A free “What Do YOU Think It Means” art-inspired creative writing workshop with Mónica

Gomez is 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 3.Discover what inspires artists such as Renoir,Kandinsky, Magritte and Ansel Adams to createwhile putting impressions and observations inwriting. Space is limited to first 15 participants;registration required.

International Museum of Art — 1211Montana. The museum is operated by theInternational Association for the Visual Arts inthe historic Turney Home. Hours are 1 to 5p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Free guidedtours available on a walk-in basis. Admission isfree. Information: 543-6747 or internationalmu-seumofart.net.

Showing in April are works by Mario Parrawith guest artist Ruben Rodarte and OmarMunoz.

‘Iron Sharpens Iron’ — Texas historian, artcollector and Gage Hotel owner J.P. Bryanhosts an exhibit featuring more than 60 originalworks by early El Paso artists Tom Lea, JoseCisneros and Carl Hertzog, and other westernartists through March 31, at the Gage Hotel,102 NW 1st Street in Marathon, Texas.Presented by the Gage Hotel, Tom Lea Instituteand Museum of the Big Bend. Information:(432) 386-4205, 1-800-884-GAGE or gageho-tel.com.

Krystyna Robbins workshop — The well-known El Paso artist will host a Spring Gardensoils, pastels and watercolor workshop Tuesdaythrough Thursday, April 10-12, at her studioand gardens at 5070 Yucca Place (off CountryClub Road). Information/registration: 584-0953.

[email protected]. Web: krysty-narobbins.com.

Marjorie Foster School of Art Show —The 13th annual show is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday, April 28, at the Park East Clubhouse,1725 Mosswood, featuring works by Foster’sstudents Celia Al-Tahan, Leslie Beeman, SherriBonilla, Elora Brotherton, Barbara Goodbrake,Sara Long, Jiommie Malone, Arlene Poyner,Irene Rice, Laurel Roberts and Lois WillginsEntertainment provided by folk singer/song-writer Charlie McDonald. Admission is free andthe public is invited. Information/venue direc-tions: Marjorie Foster, 592-5122.

Neon Desert High School ArtCompetition — The Neon Desert MusicFestival is sponsoring the contest in conjunctionwith May 26 festival in Downtown El Paso.Students enrolled in El Paso County and sur-rounding area high schools may submit entriesthrough April 20. Both individual and groupentries accepted. Cash prizes for first, secondand third place winners as well as two ticketsper person to the festival. All three winningentries will be exhibited at the festival.Information/applications: [email protected].

‘Our World Through a Lens’ — The sec-ond grade students of Dr. J. Leighton GreenElementary, 5430 Buckley, will host a photogra-phy exhibit of their work 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,April 17, at the Westside school. More than300 photos will be featured. Admission is free.Information: 231-2700.

Pastel Society of El Paso — The society’smonthly meeting is 1 p.m. Thursday, April 12,at the International Museum of Art, 1211Montana. This month’s demo is pastel artistSara J. Chambers of High Rolls, N.M. Her pas-tels of flowers, landscapes, animals and figuresare direct, textural applications of color with astrong expressionist tendency, resulting in“magical realism.” The program is free and theopen to the public. Information: 581-4971.

The Society will host a workshop with NewMexico artist Mike Mahon Tuesday throughThursday April 24-26 in El Paso. Call fordetails: 642-4390 or [email protected].

Rubin Center — UTEP’s Stanlee and GeraldRubin Center for the Visual Arts is next to SunBowl Stadium (off Dawson Drive). Hours are10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday andFriday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; by appoint-ment only Saturday, Sunday and Monday.Information: 747-6151 oracademics.utep.edu/visualarts.

Showing April 12-May 11:• In the Rubin and L galleries — Annual UTEPJuried Student Art Exhibition. This year’s jurorsare Andrew Lewis (graphic design) and CherylHartup (fine art).• In the Project Space — Annual UTEPAlumnus Exhibition: “Middle Ground” works byEli Arenas. Arenas’s jewelry and installationwork explores the capabilities of human beingsto adjust to difficult situations. Her work hasbeen exhibited throughout the United Statesand Australia and is included in the collection ofthe Museum of Contemporary Craft inPortland. The exhibit includes mixed-mediawall installations and brooches that combinesemi-precious and mundane materials.

San Elizario Art District — Several gal-leries and artist studios are located 1445 to1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza onthe Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdaythrough Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday andnoon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800or 851-0093.

Take Loop 375 South from I-10, exit SocorroRd., 7 miles east to Main Street.

The first Friday Art Walk is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,April 6, with refreshments, music and openhouses at various galleries.

Galleries include Main Street Gallery, GoldenEagle Gallery, Pena Gallery and the galleries/stu-dios of Maria Branch, Al Borrego, AlbertoEscamilla and Alma Rosa Miranda.

Sasahara Gallery — 7100 Westwind Drive,Suite 135. Fine art paintings, jewelry, sculpture,photography, prints, cards and portraits.Owner is artist Linda Noack. Hours are 1 to 7p.m. Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday; otherdays by appointment. Information: 584-4222 [email protected]. Web: sasahara-gallery.com.

Showing in April is encaustic “Wearable Art”by Sandra Murillo, who creates encaustic paint-ings on handmade clothes that are washableand made of environmentally friendly vegetabledyes. Opening reception is noon to 5 p.m.Saturday, April 7.

Showing through May 26 is “Pathways,”paintings by Winfrey Hearst. A Meet and greetwith Hearst is 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14.

The gallery will take part in the WestsideStudio Tour 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday andnoon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 14-15.

“House” artists are Jose Clemente, StephanieConroy, Kathryn Gelinas, Manny Guerra,Winfrey Hearst, Candy Mayer, Shirley Morgan,Carmen Navar, Linda Noack, Mitzi Quirarte,


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The “Gift Gallery” offers diverse original artincluding jewelry, gourds, encaustic boxes,ceramics and other art.

Sunland Art Gallery — The El Paso ArtAssociation co-op gallery is in Sunland ParkMall, second level across from The Greenery,with 30 El Paso artists represented. Hours are10 a.m. to 8.m. Monday through Saturday,noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information: 584-3117,474-0053 or sunlandartgallery.com.

Showing April 4-28: Works by the Plein AirPainters of El Paso, including works painted lastfall and spring to various locations in the area,including White Sands, the poppies atWilderness Park, the summit of TransmountainRoad and Old Mesilla. Artists featured include Corinne Abeyta-Spinnler, Bob Adams, Candy Mayer, MelindaEtzold, Winfrey Hearst, Ann Mitchell, Dee OlgaMin Young-Phillips, Krystyna Robbins and RamiScully, as well as new members Nina Walker,Mike Kirkland, Gary Boggs and Tyra Dean.Opening reception is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday,April 13; the artists will be present.

Western Impressions Art Show - The ElPaso Art Association’s annual juried show willbe on display April 20-May 26 at TheCrossland Gallery, 500 W. Paisano. Galleryhours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday throughFriday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.Admission is free. Information: 534-7377 orelpasoartassociation.com.

Opening gala reception is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday,April 20.

The show features artwork with a westerntheme, including paintings, drawings, mixedmedia, sculpture, collage and photography. Thisyear’s judge is well known local artist BasselWolfe. Participating artists include impression-istic landscape painter Ruth Ann Sugarman,painter David Trimble, digital photo artist KurtVan Wagner and others.

Las Cruces/Mesilla

Las Cruces Museum of Art — 491 N.Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. ClosedSunday and Monday. Information: (575) 541-2137 or las-cruces.org/museums.

Showing through April 12: “New Mexico:100 Years of Art,” featuring more than 60works in a variety of media that focuses onNew Mexico artists and highlights their art-work from the last century (1912-2012).

A lecture on Contemporary Art in newMexico by Albuquerque Museum of Art andHistory Andrew Connors is 1 to 2 p.m.Saturday, April 7.

Michael Naranjo will discuss the work he andhis extended family has done in the contempo-rary art scene at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14.

Showing April 27-May 3: Works by graduat-ing Las Cruces area high school seniors.Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April

27.Family Art Adventures are 10 a.m. Saturdays,

for families with children age 6-12 with proj-ects and films related to current exhibits.

The Reading Art Book Club meets at 2:30p.m. Wednesday, April 11 to discuss “The Lifeand Art of Albrecht Durer” by Erwin Panofsky.

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. Monday through Saturday, and noonto 5 p.m. Sunday. New works displayed everythree months. Information: (575) 522-2933 ormesillavalleyfinearts.com.

Rio Grande Theatre — 211 DowntownMall in Las Cruces. Gallery in theatre lobby.Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday throughFriday. Information: (575) 523-6403 orriograndetheatre.com.

Showing in April: works by painter J. CarlosWest. West was born in Los Angeles and raisedin Chihuahua, Mexico. His fascination with theland of his youth is reflected in his work.Artist’s reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 6,as part of the First Friday Downtown Ramble.

Tombaugh Gallery — First UnitarianUniversalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S.Solano. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Information:(575) 522-7281 or uuchurchlc.org.

Showing April 1-27: “A Brush with Color,”works by Las Cruces painters Marie Siegristand Penny Simpson. Watercolor is featured inmuch of their work but they will also havesome acrylics in the mix. Opening reception is11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 1.

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Deming Arts Center — The Deming ArtsCouncil’s gallery and gift shop is at 100 GoldStreet in Deming, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4p.m. Saturday. Information: (575) 546-3663 ordemingarts.orbs.com.

The gallery hosts monthly exhibits this yearcelebrating New Mexico’s Centennial. April’sexhibit is “Deming History Through Art” with areception 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 15.

The council hosts art workshops 1 to 3 p.m.the first and third Saturday of each month foramateur and professional artists in variousmedia.

High Mesa Artists Studio Tour —Fifteen artists and crafters will be featured atseven locations in the annual open studio tour10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April

14-15. All artists and crafters are within a 3-mile radius in Lincoln County’s Loma Grande,18 miles north of Ruidoso and five miles southof Nogal off U.S. Highway 37 (watch for signs).Admission is free. Information: (575) 354-0201.

Percha Creek Traders — NM 152 indowntown Hillsboro, N.M. (18 miles west of I-25 at exit 63). Percha Creek Traders are localartists who operate a cooperative store. Hoursare 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday throughSunday. Information: (575) 895-5116 or per-chacreektraders.com.

Pinos Altos Church Gallery - The historicgallery in Hearst Church gallery on Golden Ave.in Pinos Altos, N.M., operated by the GrantCounty Art Guild, is open for the season 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and hol-idays, April 27-Oct. 7. Information: (575)538-8216 or gcag.org.

‘Seeking God Through Visual Art’ —ENMU-Ruidoso hosts a two-day art seminarwith keynote speaker Peter Rogers 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 27-28, at SanPatricio (N.M.) Retreat Center in the HondoValley. A “Spiritual Art” exhibit will follow theseminar. The seminar may be taken for collegecredit or audited. Call for tuition cost.Information/registration: (575) 257-2120,Student Services at (575) 257-3007 or 1-800-934-ENMU (3668). Lodging and meals availablefor additional fee at sanpatricioretreat.org.


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Like the first daring spring buds,things are also beginning to bloomat the Sasahara Gallery. Owner,

Linda Noack relates that starting in Aprilthe gallery, 7100 Westwind Drive, Suite135, will offer a new feature in which sheis inviting artisans who have items not typ-ically carried by the gallery to come in andsell for one Saturday at no additionalcharge to the artisan or their customers.

“We like giving talented artisans a littleextra exposure and the opportunity to havean inexpensive and comfortable venue,”Noack explains.

The featured artisan for April is SandraMurillo, who will be selling her EncausticWearable Art from noon to 5 p.m.Saturday, April 7.

Linda explains that Sandra is an encausticartist who happens to paint on clothing. “Isaw one of her shirts on another artist, andit was beautifully form-fitting, which wasa mystery to me since the shirt was not a t-shirt but made of woven fabric. I am look-ing forward to her show myself becausewhat says ‘artist’ better than an originalpainting that you wear? I’ve been told thatthe encaustic paintings can be washed, andthe colors Sandra uses in the fabric areplant dyes that are environmentally andpersonally friendly.”

The Sasahara will also be one of the par-ticipants in the Westside Artist StudioTours, and will be open 10 to 8 p.m.Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April14-15. The major show, “Pathways” byWinfrey Hearst, opens with a reception onSaturday from 5 to 8 pm.A big event later this year at the gallery is

Bill Herring’s workshop, tantalizinglynamed “Just for Fun,” Oct. 18-22. Eachday will with a demonstration in the morn-ing, alternating acrylics, pastels and water-colors. Participants may then paint usingthe medium of their choice in the after-noon. Those who are interested in an in-depth critique of their work may sign upon the first day of the workshop for avail-able times at the end of the day. Thosewho do not wish to participate in the fullday may sign up for weekend or multipledays of their choosing, or they may attendthe morning talk/demonstration. Contactthe gallery for more details.

Public art news

Congratulations to Margarita Cabrera,Jose Cano and Anna Jacquez, the first

three El Paso artists to receive commissionsto create works for the citywide 2012 PublicArt Plan. Chosen from among 25 submis-sions, the three will create works of publicart to be placed in roundabouts in variouslocations the city. Although these are notmajor installations, it is definitely gratifyingto see that El Paso is beginning to come intoits own by commissioning more artwork forpublic spaces.

Just last month, a piece entitled “Sombrasy Luz” (Shadows and Light) was installedin Cleveland Square Park, 510 N. Santa FeStreet (between El Paso Main PublicLibrary and El Paso Museum of History).

Produced by New York City-based artistteam Bill and Mary Buchen, the work iscomprised of powder-coated steel fencesand shade structures depicting “papel pica-do”, or traditional Mexican paper cutouts.Reading circles at the entrance of the MainPublic Library were renovated to includeartist-designed pavilions, integrated lightfixtures, and porcelain seating for a betterclimate controlled environment. An inter-active set of drums was also installed adja-cent to the Museum of History’s west wallfor visitors of all ages to enjoy.

Magoffin sculpture update

Other exciting news related to public art inEl Paso is that the third sculpture in theXII Travelers series — a larger-than-lifebronze of pioneer Susan Magoffin, withdiary in hand and her greyhound, Ring, byher side — will soon be installed atKeystone Heritage Park on DoniphanDrive. The Magoffin sculpture unveiling istentatively planned for this June. Artist John Houser first proposed the

concept of a The XII Travelers sculpturepark nearly 20 years ago as a means to cel-ebrate El Paso history through historic per-sonages. Since then, two figures havecome to fruition: Fray Garcia, missionaryand founder of the Pass of the North, locat-ed downtown in Pioneer Plaza; and “TheEquestrian” (Don Juan Oñate), the monu-mental equestrian figure that towers overthe entrance to the El Paso airport.

Houser credits his son Ethan, whoserved as his apprentice during thedemanding production of The Equestrian,for completing the majority of the work onthe Magoffin piece.

“Susan is Ethan’s introduction to El Pasoas a fine artist in his own right — andfrom now on we will be co-sculptors or

take turns in developing the remainingmonuments with each other’s assistance.”Houser enthuses, “I am very proud of hisability and accomplishments after a longXII Travelers apprenticeship. Ethan is real-ly the star of this show. It’s his debut.”

Unlike the challenges related to the finalplacement of the Onate sculpture, the offerby Keystone came rather quickly. Apleased Houser relates, “I think thatKeystone Park is a great site for theMagoffin family monument. We are grate-ful to Bernie Sargent for his initiative inintroducing Susan into this protected, edu-cational and beautiful desert environment.The site is also eminently appropriate his-torically.”

For the immediate future, the completedsculpture will remain in Santa Fe until theKeystone Foundation completes work onthe base. Ever patient, Houser shares,“Extended Art projects, like the XIITravelers, require time, unique circum-stances and uncommon effort to buildmomentum. Lately I have become aware,not only of a growing public understandingof the historical concept but also of antici-pation to see it finished. There is an excite-ment in the air that is inspiring. Next up isBenito Juarez.”

Arts and ends

Chairperson Corinne Abeyta Spinnlerannounces that the annual El Paso ArtistsStudio Tour will offer two full weekendsof studios to visit.

“We have a total of 24 studios on theagenda. Tours of the 12 Westside anddowntown locations will be the weekendof April 14 and 15, with northeast andEastside (including Northeast and SanElizario) studios opening April 21 and 22.Refreshments and activities will vary ateach location. However, wonderful art atreasonable prices should be a common fac-tor at all locations.

“Most of us will be showing a full line ofour work so we are willing to be a littleflexible when it comes to pricing,” sheemphasizes.

Spinnler also noted that local artists havediscussed the option of changing the studiotour to every other year. That might be aneven greater incentive to tour the studiosof your favorite artists this time around.If you want to experience a top-notch exhi-

bition of watercolor paintings, be sure totravel up to Mesilla from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday,April 13, when the Adobe Patio Gallerywill host an opening reception forAlbuquerque watercolor artist DavidDrummond. Also on view will be workfrom seven members of the New MexicoWatercolor Society.

Drummond is noted for his luminous andexpressive waterscapes, especially of theLake Powell area. For each of the pastfourteen years Drummond’s paintings havebeen included in the National Arts for theParks Contest Top 100, and are also fea-tured in a special book published by theNational Park Service. He has also exhibit-ed and won awards in numerous nationaljuried shows.

The gallery is located at 1765 Avenidade Mercado in the Mesilla Mercado area.Information: 575-532-9310

Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer special-

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‘Trip to Bountiful’ — El Paso Playhouse,

2501 Montana, presents the play by Horton

Foote through April 7. Directed by Jean

Ames. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8

seniors, $7 military/students with ID).

Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.

An aging woman decides to return to her

hometown of Bountiful in order to restore her

strength, dignity and peace of mind that she will

need in order to live out the rest of her life.

Death Before Dessert — The murder

mystery dinner group performs “Revenge in

Rio” 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, at Opus

World Bistro (formerly Il Posto Italiano), 7130

N. Mesa, with a Brazilian dinner. The mystery is

written and directed by Jan H. Wolfe.

Characters in the mystery will serve dinner.

Ages 10 and older welcome. Cost: $29 plus tax

for dinner and show. Information: 585-2221.

High Desert play readings — The public

can help choose the first play of American

Southwest Theatre Company’s 2012-2013 sea-

son during readings of the two chosen for

ASTC’s annual High Desert Play Development

program at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,

March 30-31, NMSU’s Hershel Zohn Theater

in Las Cruces. Audience members will partici-

pate in a discussion immediately following the

readings. Tickets: $5 (available noon to 4 p.m.

at the Hershel Zohn Theatre. Information:

(575) 646-4515.

Chosen for the weeklong workshop are

Andrea Stolowitz’s “Antarktikos” on Saturday

and New Mexican playwright Carol

Carpenter’s “Sweet, Sweet Spirit” on Sunday.

In “Antarktikos,” a writer finds herself at the

South Pole cared for by an EMT. When famed

explorer Capt. Robert Falcon Scott enters her

tent, she must make sense of her life, as time

and geography blend and reality blurs.

In “Sweet, Sweet Spirit,” faith, culture and

family clash as a conservative evangelical family

grapples with the aftermath of a father beating

his gay son to near death, leaving the family

with the overwhelming task of figuring out who

should raise the son in his final teen years.

‘Becky’s New Car’ - No Strings Theatre

Company presents the smart comedy by

Steven Dietz through April 1 at the Black Box

Theatre in Las Cruces. Directed by Ceil

Herman. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1. Tickets:

$10 ($9 students and seniors over 65.

Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.

Becky Foster is caught in middle age, middle

management and in a middling marriage with

no prospects for change on the horizon. Then

one night a socially inept and grief-struck mil-

lionaire stumbles into the car dealership where

Becky works. She is offered nothing short of a

new life ... and the audience is offered a chance

to ride shotgun in a way that most plays would-

n’t dare.

Desert Dolls’ ‘Caliginous Cabaret’ —The Southern Mexico burlesque troupe pres-

ents a journey of dreams and magic at 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 7, at Las Cruces Community

Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.

The classic Burlesque show features lots of

dancing, a magic show, cabaret singers and

more. Tickets: $10 at the door; doors open

one hour prior to show. Ages 18 and older wel-

come. Information, schedule: (575) 571-9824

or wix.com/desertdolls/burlesque.

‘The Language of Flower’— The adapta-

tion of “Romeo and Juliet” at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday and Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday,

April 12-14, at Doña Ana Community College

East Mesa Auditorium, 2800 N. Sonoma Ranch,

Las Cruces. Tickets: $5 (cash only).

Information: (575) 528-7048.

“The Language of Flowers” takes place during

the celebration of Dia de los Muertos and cap-

tures the spirit of Hispanic life, both immigrant

and assimilated, not only in Los Angeles but

also in America at large. Adapted by Edit

Villarreal (currently chair of the MFA

Playwriting Program at UCLA School of

Theatre, Film, and Television) the play retains

the integrity of Shakespeare’s characters and

the poetry of language, though it is not written

in verse.

‘Belles’ — The Las Cruces Community

Theatre presents the “play in two acts … and

45 phone calls” by Dan Thornton April 13-29.

Directed by Gail Wheeler. Performances are 8

p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: $7-$10. Information: (575) 523-1200

or lcctnm.org.

The six Walker sisters hail from Memphis, but

now are scattered all over the country. Only

Peggy still lives in Memphis, where she cares

for Mama. When the play begins, Peggy is

phoning her sisters to tell them that Mama is in

the hospital. Nothing serious, she just ate some

bad tuna.

‘Guys and Dolls’ — UTEP Dinner Theatre

presents the audience favorite April 13-May 6,

directed by Jamie Barba. Showtime is 7 p.m.

Wednesday through Saturday. Dinner matinee

performance is 1:30 p.m. April 15 and non-din-

ner matinees are 2:30 p.m. April 22, April 29

and May 6. Tickets $28-$40 dinner shows; $14-

$24 non-dinner matinee. Information: 747-

6060.

This classic Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows and

Frank Loesser musical with its great score and

hilarious book was one of the theater’s biggest

hits when first presented in 1996. Set in Damon

Runyon’s mythical New York City, this oddball

romantic comedy soars with the spirit of

Broadway as it introduces us to a cast of vivid

characters who have become legends in the

canon: Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight

“mission doll” out to reform the evildoers of

Time Square.

‘The Case of the Careless Client’ — El

Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents a

radio stage-play of the Agatha Christie mystery

at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14, directed by Ken

Forestal. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets: $7.

Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.

Detective Hercule Poirot is visiting the United

States for the first time when he comes across

a murder and must help the local authorities

find the killer.

‘Life in The Fat Lane’ — Los Montanas

Charter High School Theater Club presents the

drama by Cherie Bennett based on her award-

winning novel at 3 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, April 19-21, in the Black

Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, in Las

Cruces, directed by Rachel Ribeiro. The play

hilariously explores the boundary between real-

ity and fiction in an age obsessed with reality

television. Tickets: $6 ($3 students).

Information/reservations: (575) 523-1223.

‘Noises Off’ — The UTEP Department of

Theatre and Dance presents the hilarious

British “back stage” comedy April 20-29, in

the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre, pre-

sented by UTEP Department of Theatre and

Dance. Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday

and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: Tickets: $12

($10 UTEP faculty/staff, seniors, military, groups

of 10 or more and non-UTEP students; $9

UTEP students and children age 4 to 12).

Information: 747-5118 or

theatredance.utep.edu.

Written by English playwright Michael Frayn,

“Noises Off” features a play within a play. All

three acts of “Noises Off” center on the first

act of an awful sex comedy titled “Nothing

On.” The first act is the dress rehearsal, where

everything goes wrong; Act II is a matinee per-

formance where offstage and onstage antics

continue; and Act III comes at the end of the

play’s run, when performers are too burned

out to hide their miscues.

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Cecy Schlesinger likes challenges.That’s why, when a show had tobe dropped from Kids-N-Co.’s

season, she stepped up and offered todirect a complicated musical, “TheSecret Garden,” which won three TonyAwards 20 years ago.

“I love this show,” said Schlesinger,who has a B.A. in theatre performance,music vocal performance and theatreeducation. “It has beautiful music and agreat story line. I thought it was a won-derful family show that kids and teenscould be in that was also very challeng-ing. As an educator, I never look forwhat is going to be easy but for what isgoing to challenge my actors. I havesome wonderful professional adultsworking with these talented kids. It is thebest way to have them learn. Havingthem learn from who they want tobecome is a great tool.”

The musical tells the story of youngMary Lennox, who after being orphanedin India comes to Yorkshire to live withher embittered Uncle Archibald and hisinvalid son, Colin. The uncle’s estateincludes a magic garden that entices thechildren, and is home to ghosts fromMary’s past who guide her through hernew life. The garden and the play, writ-ten by award-winning writer MarshaNorman, come to symbolize forgivenessand renewal. Add in haunting melodiesby Lucy Simon, and the 1911 book byFrances Hodgson Burnett comes to life.

“There is a slight twist to it,” saidSchlesinger, who once had her own chil-dren’s theater at Holloman AFB. “Theyadd the love story of Archie and Lily,

with a new look at the brother, Dr.Craven, but I’ll let that be a surprise.There was a lot of creativity that embell-ishes the storyline without ruining it.”Schlesinger, now a teacher at Kids-N-

Co., said Simon’s music is full of won-derful songs, all of which will be accom-panied by Ballard Coldwell.

“I would say the ones that deliver whatI want to the audience are ‘Wick’ and‘How Could I Ever Know,’” she said.“As the seed of this script to me is for-giveness, I think people will recognize‘The Girl I Mean to Be,’ ‘Come to MyGarden,’ and my favorite, ‘Lily’s Eyes.’” Schlesinger also admits this show is a

favorite because she and her oldestdaughter, Aria, were in this show togeth-er 11 years ago when Aria was eight.Now youngest daughter Harmony, whois eight, plays Mary.

Other major players in the cast of 31are KNC regular Justin Hogue as ColinCraven and Eastwood High School choirteacher Steve Muller as ArchibaldCraven, Eastwood Middle School choirteacher and UTEP Chorale member BenVincent as Dr. Neville Craven, SteveMuller’s wife, Valerie, and KNC regularJordyn Catanach double-cast as Lily,longtime KNC veteran Mia Carreon asMartha, KNC regular Christopher Fogelas Dickon; Muller’s daughter Abigail asRose, Gilbert and Sullivan regularFonzie Johnson as Captain AlbertLennox, Fungi Mungle band memberDavid Hamilton as Ben, KNC regularRachel Robins as Mrs. Medlock, andKasha Hamilton and Stephanie Valls asAyah and Fakir.

As with all shows, there have beencomplications.

“The sheet music was not here beforespring break like I had planned for,”Schlesinger said. “We have a lot goingon and need to share rehearsal space.” Atthe same time, she also was workingwith Austin High School theater directorAdam Zarowski on a UIL one-act play.

But the joys have more than outnum-bered the problems, Schlesinger said.

“I have gotten to work with some oldfriends that I haven’t worked with in along time. I love that so many of myfriends joined me for this. They are agreat addition to the Kids-N Co. family.But most of all, it’s been a blessingworking with my little girl Harmony andsome of my most talented students.”

Showtimes for “The Secret Garden”are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and2:30 p.m. Sundays, April 21-May 13.Ticket information: 351-1455.

Carol Viescas is a veteran of

community theater and teaches

journalism at Bel Air High School.

‘Secret Garden’ fills vacancy on KNC schedule

came from watching one of his own farces, and

he realized the offstage goings-on were more

hilarious than what was happening on stage.

‘Shout!’ — American Southwest Theatre

Company presents the mod musical April 20-

May 6 at NMSU’s Hershel Zohn Theatre.

Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Thursday through

Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15 ($13 sen-

iors; $10 student with school ID), plus service

charge. Information: (575) 646-4515 or 1-800-

525-ASTC (2782).

This smashing 1960-style revue by Phillip

George, David Lowenstein and Peter Charles

Morris tracks five groovy gals as they come of

age during the liberating days that made

England swing.

‘The Tempermentals’ — El Paso

Playhouse, 2502 Montana, presents the play by

Jon Marans April 20-May 12. Directed by Ivan

Sandlin. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8

seniors, $7 military/students with ID).

Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.

“The Tempermentals” is the story of two gay

men who fall in love while building the first gay

rights organization in the pre-Stonewall United

States. “Temperamental” was code for “homo-

sexual” in the early 1950s, part of a created

language of secret words that gay men used to

communicate.

‘The Secret Garden’ - Kids-N-Co., 1301

Texas, presents the musical version of Frances

Hodgson Burnett’s book April 21-May 13.

Directed by Cecy Schlesinger. Showtimes are

7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m.

Sundays. Ticket information: 351-1455.

“The Secret Garden” is the winner of Three

Tony Awards. This enchanting classic of chil-

dren’s literature is re-imagined by composer

Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer

Prize-winning playwright of “‘Night Mother.”

Orphaned in India, 11 year-old Mary Lennox

returns to Yorkshire to live with her embit-

tered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his invalid

son Colin. The estate’s many wonders include a

magic garden which beckons the children with

haunting melodies and the “Dreamers,” spirits

from Lennox’s past who guide her through her

new life.

‘Open Range’ — Deming Performing Arts

Theater presents the drama at 7 p.m. Saturday,

April 28, in Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine, in

Deming, N.M. Call for ticket prices.

Information: (575) 545-8872 or dpat.org.

‘Tick, Tick…BOOM!’ - No Strings Theatre

Company presents the musical by Jonathan

Larson May 4-20 at the Black Box Theatre in

Las Cruces. Directed by Dale Pawley. Jonathan

Larson’s autobiographical tale of a young com-

poser on the brink of turning 30 and falling into

oblivion. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13 and 20, and

7 p.m. Thursday, May 17. Tickets: $7-$10.

Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.

Auditions

EPCC Summer Repertory auditions —

El Paso Community College Performers Studio

hosts auditions for summer productions of the

Tony-winning musicals “Spring Awakenings” and

“Avenue Q” at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 1, at the

Transmountain Campus Forum Theater, Hwy 2

(at Diana). Callbacks are 6 p.m. Monday and

Tuesday, April 2-3. Performances run June

through August. Information: 637-4029.

To audition, bring a 8.5 x 11 headshot; resume

of theatrical/music experience; two contrasting

acting audition pieces (2 minutes maximum) 5-

minute or less song to sing (accompanist pro-

vided or may use CD). Come dressed in cloth-

ing that allows for movement; and plan to stay

for entire audition process.

‘Nunset Boulevard’ auditions —

Driftwood Productions hosts auditions for the

“Nunsense” series musical at 7 p.m. Sunday

and Monday, April 15-16, at the Rio Grande

Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.

Roles to be cast are Sister Robert Anne and

Sister Mary Leo; both require very strong

singers with great showmanship. Be prepared

with a song which will demonstrate full vocal

range and strength. There will also be cold

readings from the script. May sing a capella, or

use CD player or piano for accompaniment

(provided). The show requires some simple

dancing and movement. Information, call the

Rio Grande Theatre at 575-523-6403.

Show runs Friday through Sunday, June 8-10

and June 15-17, with possible extension June

22-24.

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‘Gene of El Paso: A Perfect Fool’ —Street of Trees Project celebrates NationalPoetry Month and April Fools Day with poems,stories and songs from Gene Keller 2 to 4 p.m.Sunday, April 1, at Unitarian UniversalistCommunity of El Paso, 4425 Byron. Admission:$10 ($5 with a donation for the West TexasFood Bank). Information: 584-7823.

Tumblewords Project — The writingworkshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.Saturdays at Memorial Park Public Library, 3200Copper. Workshops are free; donations for thepresenter are encouraged. Now in its 13thyear, the group is open to all writers in a non-critique, non-caustic forum. No workshop April28. Information: 328-5484 (Donna Snyder),566-1034 (Memorial Park Library) or [email protected].• April 7 — “Origins of Words” with T.S.Ross. Ross, aka “Twain,” is a lively actor andpublished writer. • April 14 — “21st Century Poetry” withDonna Snyder. Snyder has coordinated theTumblewords Project since 1995.• April 21 — “Pomegranate Poetry” YsellaFulton-Slavin. Fulton is an associate professor atEl Paso Community College where she teacheswriting and literature. For six years she was thefaculty advisor of EPCC’s literary magazine“Chrysalis,” was founder and now co-directsEPCC’s Community Literary Center:PaPaGaYo.

Poetry slams — Free Hole Slam hosts thepoetry slams at The Percolator, 217 N. Stanton(between Texas and Mills). Admission is free.Information: 494-6762 or freeholeslam.com.• Last Chance Poetry Slam featuring slam mas-ter and former Austin Poetry Slam Team mem-ber Danny Strack is 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, April

10. Poets compete for a final place at the slamand a place in the Slam Off.

In 2007, Strack won 1st place in theSouthwest Shootout Individual Poetry Slam inAlbuquerque. Strack will teach a writing work-shop at 6 p.m. and then feature his work at 8p.m. between the second and third rounds. Allpersons are encouraged attend the workshopor to enroll in the slam at 7 p.m.• The “Slam Off” final poetry slam battle is 6to 11 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. All poetry slamwinners from the previous year will battle it outin three rounds to determine the greatest slampoet in El Paso. The winner qualifies to repre-sent El Paso at the Individual World PoetrySlam in November. Audience participation isstrongly encouraged.

New Mexico Library Association — Theassociation’s annual conference, “Linking NewMexico’s Past with the Future: Libraries theNext 100 Years,” is April 11-13, at the LasCruces Convention Center, 680 E. University.The event features keynote speaker StephenAbrams on Thursday presenting the NMLAAwards. Business Meeting and Hearing with theNew Mexico State Librarian, Devon Skeele, isFriday. Cost for all three days: $125 ($100members; $50 students/retirees). On-site regis-tration is $150 ($125 members, $50students/retirees). Individual day costs alsoavailable. Information: Lorie Christian [email protected] or nmla.org/annual-confer-ence/.

Additional events:A free opening reception is 5 to 6 p.m.

Wednesday in the Convention Center.Springtini Dinner is 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Cost:

$35.Youth Literature Lunch is Friday featuring

Jeanie Franz Ransom, author of the 2010-11Land of Enchantment Book Award, Children’scategory, “What Really Happened to Humpty?”

Cost: $25.

El Paso Writers’ League — Teacher,actress, and playwright Julia Duncan will give aworkshop on writing play 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,April 14, at the Dorris Van Doren RegionalBranch Library, 551 E. Redd Road, as part ofthe league’s regular monthly meeting.Admission is free and the public is invited.Information: 581-1080 orelpasowritersleague.org.

Writing Round-Up — Texas Mountain TrailWriters invite all new and published writers tothe 21st Annual Spring Retreat April 27-29, atMountain Trail Lodge & Outdoor LearningCenter, between Fort Davis and Alpine. Learnto hone writing skills, sell words, and publish inseveral venues. Cost: $135. Information/regis-tration: (432) 837-5489 or texasmountaintrail-writers.org.

This year’s featured authors are Suzy Spencer,Chantelle Aimée Osman and Mike Blakely.

‘How to Get Published’ workshop —Lee Byrd of Cinco Puntos Press and JeanieGlenn of Book Publishers of El Paso present atwo-hour workshop for aspiring writers at 9:45a.m. Saturday, April 28, at Cinco Puntos Press,710 Texas, followed by a question-and-answerperiod. Cost: $20 (space is limited; advanceregistration required). Information/registration:838-1625 or 778-6670.

Friends of the Westside Librariesmembership drive — The nonprofitFriends of the Westside Branches of the El PasoPublic Libraries hosts an ongoing membershipdrive. Members receive a 10 percent discounton all purchases at The Bookmark and are eligi-ble for special “members only” sales. Annualmembership: $5 ($10 families; $1 students age12-18; 50¢ children). Information: 833-2342.

Memberships taken at The Bookmark, 7348Remcon, 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Thursday and Saturday and 3 to 8 p.m.Friday.

Barnes & Noble (Las Cruces) — 700 S.Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall. Information: (575)522-4499.

Educator appreciation reception is 11 a.m.Saturday, April 14.

Children’s storytimes are 10 a.m. Fridays:• March 30 — Easter eggs• April 6 — Costumed character Clifford• April 13 — April showers• April 20 — Earth Day• April 27 — Baseball (wear a favorite teamcap).

Barnes & Noble (East Side) — 9521Viscount. Information: 590-1932.

Sisters in Crime Book Discussion Group meetat 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, to discuss “TheEleventh Victim” by Nancy Grace.

Little One’s Storytime is 11 a.m. everySaturday with Miss Bonnie:• March 31 — Marcia Brown’s “Stone Soup.”• April 7 — Costumed character “Olivia”• April 14 — “The True Story of the ThreeLittle Pigs”• April 21 — Earth Day stories• April 28 — National Poetry month story-time with poetry by Shel Silverstein.

Barnes & Noble (West Side) — 705Sunland Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10p.m. Sunday. Information: 581-5353 or bn.com.• Melissa K. Rodriguez will share inspirationalstories about hearing loss and the roadblock tobetter hearing at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22.

• Hipolito Acosta will sign copies of hit book“Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent InfiltratesMexico’s Deadly Crime Cartels” at 2 p.m.Saturday, April 28. Acosta is the most highlydecorated officer in the history of the U.S.Immigration and Nationalization Service.• Third Monday Book Group will meet at 10a.m. Monday, April 16.

Children’s storytimes are 11 a.m. Saturdays. • April 7 – Sun City Center for the Deaf• April 21 — All Star Readers• April 28 — Kids-N-Co. Story Troupe.

Reading Art Book Club — The book clubof the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main,will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 todiscuss “The Life and Art of Albrecht Durer”by Erwin Panofsky. Information: (575) 541-2322, (575) 541-2322 or museums.las-cruces.org.

The book covers not only Durer the artist butalso Durer in a wide array of other roles,including mathematician and scientific thinker.

Reading the Easel Book Club — The ElPaso Museum of Art’s book group meets 4 to5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each monthin the museum’s seminar room to discuss art-related books. Cost: $10 per session (free formuseum members), includes admission to allexhibits. Participants must provide their ownbooks. Space is limited; call to hold a seat.Information: 532-1707 ext. 16.

The April 19 selection is “Vermeer’s Hat:The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of theGlobal World” by Timothy Brook.


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UTEP Cinema Novo Film Series —Union Cinema, Union Building East, First Floor.Film showings are at 7 p.m. Admission is $2 ($1with UTEP, student or military ID). Free pop-corn. Ticket sales at the door begin 30 minutesbefore showtime. Information: 747-5481 orlook up UTEPUnionServices on Facebook forcurrent showings.• March 30-31 — “The Billionaire’s TeaParty” (NR)• April 13-14 — “Singin’ In The Rain” (G)• April 20-21 — “The Descendants” (R)

‘Journey Stories’ film screeningsBranigan Cultural Center, BraniganBuilding, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) LasCruces, hosts free film screenings and discus-sions in conjunction with its travelingSmithsonian exhibit, “Journey Stories” at 2 p.m.Saturdays, through April 7. Information: (575)541-2154 or las-cruces.org/museums.• March 31 — “Bab’Aziz: The Prince WhoContemplated His Soul,” with a discussion ledby Sudeshna Sengupta• April 7 — “Meek’s Cutoff,” with a discussionled by Dr. Meg Frisbee.

‘Quimera’ — Free screenings of the pre-miere of the Southern New Mexico-madeshort thriller by Aron Hethcox and MarcelaSalmon 6:45 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31, atthe Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. DowntownMall in Las Cruces. Audience members will alsoget a first-hand look at the process of filmmak-ing, as well as the final product of that process,when students of CMI set up shop to film ascene from the short film, “The Harp,” in LaPlacita. Admission is free. Information: (575)523-6403 or WideAwakeProductions.com.

In “Quimera,” a dysfunctional team of merce-naries takes on a mission to capture a creaturethat may or may not be real. “The Harp” is astudent film co-written by Sam Pool and JakeBonner and directed by Pool, and is about ahomeless man’s search for happiness on thefinal day of his life.

‘Beyond the Myth’ — ACTion Programsfor Animals presents a screening of the docu-mentary about dog breeds commonly referredto as “pit bulls” and those who love thesebreeds at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at RioGrande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in LasCruces. Proceeds go toward APA’s SecondChance Dogs Fund, which helps the group res-cue and re-home formerly abused pit bull-typedogs. Tickets: $10, available online atbeyondthemythmovie.com or at the door.Information: (575) 523-6403.

The documentary intelligently explores thecontributing factors behind the public’s general-ized fear of “pit bulls”, and examines the con-flict existing between advocates and opponentsof breed discriminatory laws, commonlyreferred to as breed bans.

The film is preceded by a reception and silentauction 5 to 7 p.m. and followed by a questionand answer session.

Film Salon — The Film Salon at Trinity FirstUnited Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa (atYandell) concludes its series of celebrating thescreen talents of Marlene Dietrich BillyWilder’s courtroom drama “Witness for theProsecution” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, inResler Hall. Admission is free. Information:533-2674 or filmsalon.org.

Film Las Cruces — The Rio GrandeTheatre and the City of Las Cruces Film Liaisonpresent the monthly film forum at 7 p.m.Wednesday, April 11. Locally made films arescreened alongside short films by student film-makers, followed by Q&A sessions with thefilmmakers and industry news as it pertains tothe area. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission isfree. Information: (575) 523-6403 or Las-Cruces-Film.org.

‘The Devil’s Carnival’ — The horror/rockmusical by director Darren Lynn Bousam (“SawII, III and IV, “Repo! The Generic Opera”) andwriter/actor/comic book author TerranceZdunich carnival road tour begins at 8 p.m.Wednesday, April 11, at East Pointe Movies12, 8300 Gateway East. The event includesscreening of a cinema short, burlesque show,cast meet-and-greet, question-and-answerforum, sing-a-long, costume contest and more.Tickets; $20 show only; $30 with pre-signedposter; $40 VIP (includes show, poster, meetand greet with Bousman, Zdunich and SpookyDan). Tickets available online at thedevilscarni-valtour.eventbrite.com.

Information: thedevilscarnival.com.In addition the screening is a showing of

behind-the-scenes footage and bonus featuresfor “Repo! The Generic Opera.”

The hybrid cinema short features 12 originalsongs, written by Zdunich and SaarHendelman, and stars rocker Emilie Autumn,Dayton Callie (“Sons Of Anarchy,”“Deadwood”), M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan(“Slipknot”), Sean Patrick Flanery (“BoondockSaints”), Maggie “Captain Maggot” Lally andmore.

XII Binational Independent FilmFestival — The annual binational festival fea-turing films from around the globe is April 13-

21, in both El Paso and Juarez. Featured filmsand documentaries this year are from Mexico,United States, Colombia, Ireland, Costa Rica,Canada, Argentina and Norway; filmmakersand/or actors will host an audience discussionfollowing each film. Proceeds benefit CenterAgainst Family Violence in El Paso and Hospitalde la Familia in Juárez. Information: binational-filmfestival.org.

This year’s honored guests include JulioAlemán and León Ichaso. Alemán started as ayoung heartthrob, then became a leading manand one of the best Mexican actors of his gen-eration. Ichaso is the most prominent Hispanicindependent filmmaker today, with such filmsas “El Super,” “Crossover Dreams,” “SugarHill,” “Azúcar Amarga” Piñeiro,” “El Cantante,and “Paraiso.” He is also famous for directingmovies with Hispanics in the lead roles, includ-ing Benjamin Bratt, Jennifer Lopez and MarcAnthony. Other guests are Damián Alcázar,Allan Holzman and Carlos Carrera, as well asmany producers, first-time directors, directors,and distributors from the United States andMexico.

El Paso screenings are at 7 p.m. at PremiereCinemas at Bassett Place. Tickets: $5 ($2.50seniors, military and students).• Friday, April 13: “El Tunco Maclovio”(Mexico) with talk by actor Julio Alemán• Saturday, April 14: “Amigo” (USA &Philippines) with talk by actor Damián Alcázar• Sunday, April 15: “Children of a Lesser God”


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(USA) with talk by screenwriter Mark Medoff• Monday, April 16: “One Hundred Years ofEvil” (Norway) with talk by distributor JamesFler• Tuesday, April 17: “De la Infancia” (Mexico)with talk by director Carlos Carrera• Wednesday, April 18: “Juan of the Dead”(Cuba) with talk by distributor James Fler• Thursday, April 19: “Reacciones Adversas”(Mexico) with talk by director/writer DavidMichan

• Friday, April 20: Lluvia de Luna (Mexico)with talk by writer/director León Ichaso anddirector Michael Singh• Saturday, April 21: “Crossover Dreams”(USA) with talk by writer/director/producerLeón Ichaso.

Juarez screenings are at 7 p.m. at CentroMunicipal de Artes. Tickets: 40 pesos (20 forseniors and students).• 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13: Shorts fromMéxico City• Saturday, April 14: “Exit Strategy with talkby Director Michael Whitton• Friday, April 20: Shorts from The UnitedStates• Saturday, April 21: “The Association” (USA)with talk by producer James Leland and direc-tor David Precopia.

Screenings of documentaries are 5 p.m. at ElPaso Main Library, 501 N. Oregon. Admission isfree. • Friday, April 13: “Visa al Paraíso” (México),with talk by Dr. Enrique Cortázar.• Saturday, April 14: “The Elephant in theLiving Room” (USA)• Sunday, April 15: “Lupe el de la Vaca”(México), with talk by producer AlejandraGuevara• Monday, April 16: “My Marylin” (USA)• Tuesday, April 17: “12 Onzas” (Mexico)• Wednesday, April 18: “Paraíso for Sale”(Panama) with talk by Director Anayansi Prado• Thursday, April 19: “Visible Artists: InvisibleArt: Best of 10 Year” (USA)• Friday, April 20: “Valentino’s Ghosts” (USA)with talk by writer/director/producer MichaelSingh.• Saturday, April 21: “El Principe Azteca”(Mexico).

Screenings at The Percolator, 217 N. Stanton,are 6 p.m. Admission is free. • Friday, April 13: “Exit Strategy” (USA) with atalk by director Michael Whitton. Showing ofshorts from Mexico City follows at 7:30 p.m.• Sunday, April 15: “Tres Rocas” (Mexico)• Friday, April 20: “The Association” (USA)with talk by producer James Leland and direc-tor David Precopia• Saturday, April 21: “Paraiso for Sale”(Panama).

Screenings at La Fe Cultural Center, 721 S.Ochoa, are at 9:30 a.m. Admission is free.• Monday, April 16: “Lupe el de la Vaca”(México) with talk by producer AlejandraGuevara• Tuesday, April 17: “Años Después” (México)• Wednesday, April 18: “Visible Artists:Invisible Art: Best of 10 Year” (USA) with talkby producer Alejandra Guevara.• Thursday, April 19: “Paraíso” (USA) with talkby writer/director León Ichaso• Friday, April 20: “Valentino’s Ghosts” (USA)with talk by writer/director/producer MichaelSingh.

A press conference with Julio Alemán is 2p.m. Friday, April 13, at La Fe.

Pax Christi Film Series — The seriespresents “Gasland,” a film that takes a look atthe practice of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking”in the production of natural gas, at 3 p.m.Sunday, April 15, at Diocesan Migrant andRefugee Services’ Mother Teresa Center, 2400E. Yandell (between Piedras and Cotton).Hosted by Pax Christi El Paso and the Peace &Justice Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of ElPaso. Admission is free, donations welcome.Information: 532-0527.

Some say fracking contaminates drinkingwater and has other harmful effects. Recently ithas been claimed that it may also cause earth-quakes. Filmmaker Josh Fox describes his filmas “part verité travelogue, part exposé, partmystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, partshowdown.”

Movies at Branigan Library — ThomasBranigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho, LasCruces, shows films at 2 p.m. on the fourthSunday of every month in the Dresp Room.Admission is free. Information: Elise Vidal, (575)528-4014 or [email protected].

The April 22 movie is “The Colors of theMountain,” a modern-day portrayal of daily lifeset in a remote part of the mountainousColombian countryside. It focuses on thefriendship between Manuel and Julián who,while playing a game of football, kick the ballinto a minefield and do everything they can torecover their prized belonging.

Fountain Theatre — 2469 Calle deGuadalupe, 1/2 block south of the plaza inMesilla. The historic theater, operated by theMesilla Valley Film Society, features films at 7:30p.m. nightly, plus 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Foreign lan-guage films include subtitles. Admission: $7 ($6seniors and students with ID; $5 society mem-bers and children); $5 on Wednesday.Information, schedule: (575) 524-8287 ormesillavalleyfilm.org.• March 30-April 5 — “A Separation.” In thisIranian drama, a married couple faces the diffi-cult decision to improve the life of their childby moving to another country or remaining inIran to look after the husband’s deterioratingparent who has Alzheimer’s.• April 6-12 — “The 2012 Oscar NominatedShort Films.” This year’s finalists for the Oscarfor best animated and best live action shortfilms will be presented in this program, with abrief intermission between the two sets.Animated films are “Sunday,” “The FantasticFlying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,” “LaLuna,” “A Morning Stroll” and “Wild Life.” Liveaction shorts are “Raju,” “The Shore,” “TimeFreak” at “Tuba Atlantic.”• April 13-19 — “King of Devil’s Island.” Setin 1915 and reportedly based on a true story,Marius Holst’s movie begins in a secluded, win-try Bastøy Island, home to the near-medieval“school for maladjusted boys.” A new, unbreak-able young felon is admitted, much to the con-cern of the principal.• April 20-26 — “Chico and Rita.” This ani-mated film spans from pre-revolutionaryHavana to New York and Hollywood in the1950s, Paris in the ‘60s and modern-day LasVegas. Vibrant hand-drawn animation tells thetormented love story of a beautiful singer andtalented piano player narrated in the form of atragic bolero with the great Bebo Valdés onpiano.• April 27-May 3 — “Garbo: The Spy.” Theaccount of a Spanish double agent during WWIIwho helped change the course of history. Theformer manager of a chicken farm, Juan Pujolset himself up as a German agent, operating outof Lisbon but pretending to the Nazis that hewas based in London.

CinéMatinee Film Series — The Saturdayseries showcases various themes, including lifein the West, old and new; notable movies thathave been overlooked; and films with NewMexico connections. Screenings are at 1:30p.m. Saturdays at the Fountain Theatre, 2469Calle de Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of theplaza in Mesilla. Admission: $4 ($1 for MesillaValley Film Society members), unless otherwiselisted. Information: (575) 524-8287 (leave mes-sage) or mesillavalleyfilm.org.• March 31 — “Mystery Movie.” This 1960syet-to-be-named movie is rated G and wasfilmed partially in New Mexico. Guess the titlefor free admission and popcorn.• April 7 — “The Astronaut Farmer (2006).Made in New Mexico. Charlie Farmer (BillyBob Thornton) left the space program to savethe family farm. Now his freelance goal is to

circle the earth in a rocket he’s built a rocket inhis barn. Rated PG.• April 14 — Ulzana’s Raid (1972). BurtLancaster plays an army scout in late 1880sArizona. He is assigned to help a party oftroopers find a band of renegade Apaches ledby a warrior named Ulzana. Rated R.• April 21 — “Joffrey: Mavericks ofAmerican Dance” (2012) Narrated by MandyPatinkin and directed by Bob Hercules, the filmdocuments how the Joffrey Ballet revolution-ized American ballet by combining moderndance with traditional ballet technique, combin-ing art with social statement and setting balletsto pop and rock music scores. Co-founded in1956 by visionary teacher Robert Joffrey anddancer Gerald Arpino, who would becometheir principal choreographer, the company of

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six dancers began by touring the United Statesin a borrowed station wagon. Not rated.

Rochelle Zide-Booth, former Joffrey dancer,will be present at the screening. • April 28 — “The Mission” (1986). InSouth America of 1750, territories belonging toSpain, which does not allow trafficking in slaves,are being ceded to Portugal, which does.Caught in the middle are the sanctuaries estab-lished by the Jesuits for converting and shelter-ing the local Guarani Indians. Starring JeremyIrons and Robert De Niro. Rated PG.

New Mexico Museum of SpaceHistory — Alamogordo, N.M. The museum’sTombaugh IMAX Dome Theater presents:• “Everest” (11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m.). Thedocumentary narrated by Liam Neeson fol-lows a 1996 Everest expedition as threeclimbers train and travel to Katmandu throughthe Himalayas and finally reach the Everestsummit.• Planetarium show: “Nine Planets andCounting” a journey through the solar system(noon and 2 and 4 p.m.).

Tickets: $6 ($5.50 for seniors and military;$4.50 ages 4-12). Ages 3 and under free for allshows. Museum/Max combo tickets available.Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575) 437-2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.

Jay’s Film Forecast — Film historian JayDuncan prepared this list of top monthly“Coming Attractions” for movie fans, listed bystudio and release date. Release dates are sub-ject to change.

April 4:• Titanic (20th Century-Fox) — LeonardoDiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane. Directed byJames Cameron. 3D re-release of the 1997blockbuster.

April 6:• American Reunion (Universal) — Jason Biggs,Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott. Directedby Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg.• ATM (IFC Midnight) — Josh Peck, Alice Eve,Brian Geraghty. Directed by David Brooks. • The Cold Light of Day (Summit) — HenryCavill, Sigourney Weaver, Bruce Willis.Directed by Mabrouk El Mechri.• Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope(Wrekin Hill) — Documentary. A look at thefans who gather annually in San Diego at theworld’s largest comic book convention.Appearances by Kevin Smith, Stan Lee and EliRoth. Directed by Morgan Spurlock.• Damsels in Distress (Sony Classics) — GretaGerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton.Directed by Whit Stillman.• The Hunter (Magnolia) — Willem Dafoe,Morgana Davies, Sam Neill. Directed by DanielNettheim.

April 13:• The Cabin in the Woods (Lionsgate) —Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, ChrisHemsworth. Directed by Drew Goddard.• The Lady (Cohen Media) — Michelle Yeoh,David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett. Directed byLuc Besson.

• Lockout (Open Road) — Guy Pearce, MaggieGrace, Peter Stormare. Directed by JamesMather and Stephen St. Leger.• The Three Stooges (20th Century-Fox) —Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso.Directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly.• Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day(Codeblack) — Sharon Leal, Blair Underwood,Pam Grier. Directed by Neema Barnette.

April 20:• Chimpanzee (Disneynature) —Documentary. The story of a 3-year-old chimpwho is separated from his troop and adoptedby a fully-grown male. Directed by AlastairFothergill and Mark Linfield.• Darling Companion (Sony Classics) — DianeKeaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest. Directed byLawrence Kasdan.• The Lucky One (Warner Bros.) — TaylorSchilling Zac Efron, Blythe Danner. Directed byScott Hicks.• Marley (Magnolia) — Documentary. The life,music and legacy of Bob Marley. Directed byKevin Macdonald.• The Moth Diaries (IFC) — Sarah Bolger,Sarah Gadon, Lily Cole. Directed by MaryHarron.• Think Like a Man (Screen Gems) — ChrisBrown, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart. Directedby Tim Story.• To the Arctic 3D (IMAX/Warner Bros.) —Documentary. The journey of a mother polarbear and her two 7-month-old cubs. Narratedby Meryl Streep. Directed by GregMacGillivray.

April 27:• Bernie (Millennium) — Jack Black, ShirleyMacLaine, Matthew McConaughey. Directed byRichard Linklater.• The Five-Year Engagement (Universal) —Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt. Directedby Nicholas Stoller.• Headhunters (Magnolia) — Aksel Hennie,Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.Directed by Morten Tyldum.• The Pirates! Band of Misfits (Columbia) —Stop-motion animation. Featuring the voices ofHugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Pivan.Directed by Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt.• The Raven (Rogue) — John Cusak, Alice Eve,Luke Evans. Directed by James McTeigue.• Safe (Lionsgate) — Jason Statham, CatherineChan, Chris Sarandon. Directed by Boaz Yakin.• Sound of My Voice (Fox Searchlight) —Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, BritMarling. Directed by Zal Batmanglij.

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April 10;• The Iron Lady / PG-13

April 17:• Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol / PG-13• Shame / NC-17

April 24:• Contraband / R

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Other May events are listed in “Here’s theTickets” and elsewhere in this issue.

Junior Woman’s Club Golf Tournament— The 10th annual “Spring Swing” tournamentbenefiting local charities is Friday, May 4, atPainted Dunes Golf Course. Information: 494-2293 or [email protected].

Don Haskins Youth BasketballTournament — YMCA El Paso hosts its 2ndannual tournament for boy and girl players age8-18, May 4-6, at various venues. Information:845-BALL (2255) or donhaskinsmemorial.com.

Wet-N-Wild Waterworld — The waterpark in Anthony, Texas opens for its 34th sea-son weekends beginning Saturday, May 5.Information: 886-2222, wetwild.com.

Stateliners Car Club dinner — AnthonyTexas’s Stateliners Car Club’s dinner/dance is 6p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 5, at theAmerican Legion Hall, 221 Poplar, in Anthony,Texas. Cost: $20; proceeds benefit Children’sMiracle Network. Information: 383-2571, (575)201-8082 or (575) 874-3593.

May Festival Show & Sale — The 6thannual antique, collectible, art and Westernmemorabilia show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdayand 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5-6, at ElMaida Shrine Auditorium, 6331 Alabama.Admission: $3 ($2 with military ID).Information: 443-0824.

Coronado Spring Dance — CoronadoHigh School dance company presents theirannual spring production at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,May 6, in the Chamizal National MemorialTheatre, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission is free.Information: 834-2460.

Veterinary Community AwardsBanquet — The 27th annual banquet hostedby the El Paso Veterinary Medical Association is6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, Camino Real Hotel.Tickets: $40 Information: 593-1245.

‘K.E.E.P. Fit’ — Kids Excel’s annual danceperformance is Thursday, May 9, at the PlazaTheatre, featuring fourth-grade students fromarea elementary schools, Tiny Tots and more.Ticket information: 351-6999 or kids-excel.org.

Burges Spring Dance Recital — TheBurges High School Dance Company presentsits annual recital at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday,May 11-12, Chamizal National Memorial.Admission: $5. Information: 532-7273.

Magoffin Home State Historic SiteGrand Re-Opening — The historic buildingat 1120 Magoffin, which has been closed forrestorations for more than a year, is scheduledto reopen with a public celebration 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Saturday, May 12. Information: 533-5147 or visitmagoffinhome.com.

‘Mariachis for Mom’ — Maestro Phillip GGarcia and EPYSO presents a festival with its5th annual celebration of Mother’s Day 4 p.m.Saturday, May 12, at the El Paso CountyColiseum. Tickets: $15-$45. Information: 820-2952 or myspace.com/epyso.

Art in the Park — The semi-annual arts &crafts fair is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday andSunday, May 12-13, at Memorial Park, 1701 N.Copia (off Copper). Continuous entertainment.Admission is free. Information: 252-9031.

Sun City Singers — The chorus presentsan afternoon of patriotic and Mother’s Daymusic at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 13, at St. Alban’sEpiscopal Church Parish Hall, 1810 Elm.Admission is free. Information: Carl Smith, 261-3963 or suncitysingerselp.com.

El Paso Diablos Baseball — TheAmerican Association minor league team regu-lar home game time is 7:05 p.m. (Sundays at6:05 p.m.) at Cohen Stadium. Ticket informa-tion: 755-2000 or diablos.com.• May 17-20 — Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks• May 28-30 — Kansas City T-Bones.

Miss El Paso USA — The pageants for MissEl Paso USA and the Miss El Paso Teen USA areFriday and Saturday, May 18-19. Information:845-2894 or laurasproductions.com.

Endangered Species Day — Friday andSaturday, May 18-19, at El Paso Zoo.Information: 521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.

Armed Forces Day — The Fort Blissobservation is planned for Saturday, May 19 .Admission is free. Information: 568-4505.

Amigos de Dressage Horse Shows —Paso del Norte Dressage Society will host its18th annual shows Saturday and Sunday, May

19-20, at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.Spectator admission is free. Information: 373-9179 or pasodelnortedressage.org.

Feast in the Middle East — The annualMay dinner and festival is Saturday and Sunday,May 19-20, at St. George AntiochianOrthodox Christian Church and the SummitBallroom & Conference Center, 120 N.Festival. Admission is free, but tickets are avail-able for food coupons in advance or at thedoor. Information: 584-9100 or 544-2570.

Braden Aboud Memorial Run — The 5Kand 10 K runs and 5K/1-mile fun run/walk ben-efiting the Braden Aboud Memorial Foundationbegin at 8 a.m. Sunday, May 20. Information:533-7529 or bradenaboud.com.

Dolly Dingle’s Tea Party — El PasoCounty Historical Society’s annual tea party forgirls is planned for Sunday, May 20 at BurgesHouse and Gardens, 603 W. Yandell.Information/reservations: 533-3603.

Ballroom Dance show — Students fromM&M Productions will perform ballroom danc-ing at 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday, May 20, ChamizalNational Monument. Admission: $12-15.Information: 532-7273.

Ballet Folkorico Tonatiuh — The folklori-co group performs at 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, 7p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday,May 24-27, at the Chamizal NationalMemorial. Admission: $10. Information: 478-0141 or [email protected].

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82nd Airborne Division Assn., Inc. hosts afundraising carnival May 25-June 10, atAscarate Park 6900 Delta. Admission: $2 perride; $10 pay-one-price (all day). Information:240-8104 or [email protected].

‘The Complete Works of WilliamShakespeare Abridged’ — El PasoPlayhouse, 2501 Montana, presents to parodyof The Bard’s works May 25-June 16.Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors, $7 mil-itary/students with ID). Information: 532-1317,elpasoplayhouse.com.

Historic House run/walk — The 2ndannual 10K and 5K competitive runs and 5Kand 1 mile fun run and walk are 7:30 a.m.Sunday, May 26, at Woman’s Club of El Paso,1400 N. Mesa, benefiting restoration of theWoman’s Club historic clubhouse. Information:Chris Rowley, 478-5663.

KLAQ International Balloonfest — The27th annual festival is Saturday throughMonday, May 26-28. Colorful mass balloonlaunches each morning as well as balloon rides,water rides, vendors and live concerts nightly.Information: 544-9550 or klaq.com.

Morning launches are all three days at SantaTeresa Country Club Golf Course, with con-certs at Wet N’ Wild Waterworld in Anthony,Texas. Headliners this year are Buckcherry withDead Sara (May 26); P.O.D. (May 27) andHellyeah (May 28). Tickets on sale in April.

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‘Tick, Tick…BOOM!’ - No Strings TheatreCompany presents the musical by JonathanLarson May 4-20 at the Black Box Theatre inLas Cruces. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridayand Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13 and 20,and 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17. Tickets: $7-$10.Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.

Celebration of Spring Expo — The 16thannual event of art and music begins at 9 a.m.Saturday, May 5, in historic downtown SilverCity, N.M. Admission is free. Information: 1-800-548-9378 or (575) 534-1700.

Las Cruces Tour of Gardens — The 17thannual Las Cruces Tour of Gardens hosted byDesert Daubers and Mesilla Valley GardenClubs of Las Cruces is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, May 5, at six Las Cruces area gar-dens. Tickets: $7 (free for children 12 andyounger). Information: (575) 521-0521.

Mesilla Valley Concert Band — 3 p.m.Sunday, May 13, at NMSU’s Atkinson MusicRecital Hall, Las Cruces. Admission is free.Information: (575) 646-2421.

New Horizons Symphony — 3 p.m.Sunday, May 20, NMSU’s Atkinson Recital Hallin Las Cruces. Admission is free. Information:(575) 522-5571 or nhsocruces.com.

Silver City Blues Festival — The 17thannual event is May 25-27 at Gough Park, cor-ner of Pope and 12th Streets in Silver City.Information: (575) 538-2505 ormimbresarts.org.

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