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El Paso Artists Studio Tour
The 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 grande
The Rio Grande isnt even a sliver of a river due
to continued Southwest drought Page 29
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Generation 2000 Clear Channel
Communications presents the 25th annual chil-
drens fair 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, March 31-April 1, at the El Paso
Convention Center, consisting of several spe-
cialty booths, games and interactive displays
aimed at entertaining and educating children of
all ages. Tickets: $4.50 ($3.25 age 12 and
younger); available in advance at Gatti Town,
1430 Lee Trevino and local Good Time Stores.
Information: generation2000.net.
Franklin Mountain Poppies
Preservation Celebration The 6th
annual free family fun day is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 31, at El Paso Museum of
Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain in Northeast
El Paso (west of U.S. 54).
Admission is free. Information: 755-4332 or
franklinmountains.org.
No parking available at the museum during the
fest; park free at the El Paso Community
College Transmountain Campus on Gateway
North between Diana and Transmountain with
free handicapped accessible shuttle 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Outdoor activities at the Bandstand include
live entertainment by Tigua Youth Dancers and
Drummers, El Paso Youth Symphony, Ceiba
and Friends, United Intertribal Nations Dancing
and Drumming and Slackabilly.
Nature Tours on different aspects of the
Chihuahuan Desert are given hourly 10 a.m. to
1 p.m.
Nature Talks on preservation of the local
ecosystem and personal appearances by a
Mexican wolf and Takota the Golden Eagle are
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Other outdoor activities are a childrens activi-
ty area, vendor with handcrafted local items,
educational and informational displays, food
vendors with buffalo stew, Indian fry bread and
more.
Museum exhibits will be open inside the
museum and Capstone Productions will pres-
ent films on local history 1 to 4 p.m.
Cesar Chavez Celebration Centro de
Salud Familiar La Fe. 721 S. Ochoa, will cele-
brate the accomplishments of the late United
Farm Workers of America founder on what
would have been his 85th birthday 3 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 31, with live entertainment
on two stages, food and a childrens area with a
petting zoo, puppet show, horse rides and face
painting. Bring a folding chair. Admission is free.
Information: 545-7190 or lafe-ep.org.
Headline entertainment by Tejano/norteo
band Exito. Other performers are Brazilian jazz
and funk band Oussa Bossa, the Guitarras de La
Fe, Froggy the Clown, DJ DFX, and the Danza
Teatro de La Frontera.
Marcha Campesina Sin Fronteras and
other community organizations will celebrate
the accomplishments of the late United Farm
Workers of America founder Cesar Chavez
beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31at the
Farm Worker Center, 201 E. Ninth and travels
to San Jacinto Plaza and back. An indigenous
blessing precedes the march at 9 a.m., and a
reception follows noon to 3 p.m. at the center.
Admission is free.
A Csar Chvez memorial in remembrance of
the 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 KRODs annual family show 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 1, at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino. The expo features free
health screenings, consultations, live boxing,
sports card and collectors tables, and sports-
related retailers will exhibit and sell sporting
goods, apparel and more. Admission is free.
Information: 351-4592 or krod.com.
Great American Cleanup Keep El Paso
Beautifuls 2012 cleanup, Green Starts Here,
is 8 a.m. Saturday, April 14, citywide. All sup-
plies available through the Keep El Paso
Beautifuls Community Tool Sheds located at all
El Paso Fire Departments. All trash and debris
collected will be picked up by Environmental
Services (rolloffs available for large sites). To
register a site, call the Keep El Paso Beautiful
office: 546-6742 or cfrescas@yahoo.com.
Information: kepb.org.
The Las Cruces Cleanup is also 8 a.m. to
may 2 000 april 2012
APRIL
INDEX
Roundup 3-15
Behind the Scene 4
Scene Spotlight 4
Heres the Ticket 16-18
Dance 19
Program Notes 20-21
El Paso FishNet 21
Music, Comedy 22-23
Viva Jurez 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 Users Guide 53
Advertiser Index 54
Subscription Form 54
El Paso Scene Page 3 April 2012
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Page 4 April 2012
E
ach spring, one of the joys of liv-
ing in the Upper Valley has been
seeing the first trickle of water roll
down the sandy bottom of the Montoya
Canal. That means the irrigation season
has begun, and soon the canal will feed
nearby fields and yards with their first
allotment from the Rio Grande.
In this part of the Southwest, we get
April windstorms instead of April show-
ers, but we still manage to grow crops
thanks to the manmade waterways linked
the river. Even non-farmers like me, for-
tunate enough to live on property with
water rights and access to a working
ditch, get cheap water for our lawns, trees
and bushes. This year, however, the irri-
gation district sent us a letter that no irri-
gation would be forthcoming until late
May due to drought-diminished storage at
upstream reservoirs. And once irrigation
begins, the allotment will be very limited
compared to past years.
Thats minor inconvenience for me. Ill
have to get out the hose and sprinkler
more often, pay a higher water bill and
wait a little longer for the Virginia
Creeper to emerge. For farmers, its a
major setback they may have to make
due with a fraction of their usual allot-
ment. This months feature story by Lisa
Tate tells why this is happening and what
it means for the region.
No one knows how long the drought
will last. All it takes is one good year of
heavy snow in the Rio Grande watershed
of northern New Mexico and southern
Colorado to push the water level back up
at Elephant Butte and restore full irriga-
tion allotments. It will take many more
years, however, to bring Elephant Butte
back to full capacity.
Historically, the Rio Grande has gone
through wet and dry cycles. Long-time
residents of the area will remember the
drought of the 1950s, which was far
worse than now and ruined many farm-
ers. When I moved here 26 years ago, we
were nearing the end of a 10-year wet
cycle and the river flowed year-round
because the reservoirs were full.
During my years of watching the river,
this has been the driest its ever been.
When the Country Club bridge was
closed recently for improvements, the
dried-up Rio had a least one advantage
I could walk my bike over the sandy
riverbed.
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This months cover is a salute to the
upcoming El Paso Artists Studio Tour,
which returns this year April 14-15 and
21-22 (see Pages 18 and 42 for details).
The tour is organized by the Plein Air
Painters of El Paso, a group of artists
who set up their easels at various outdoor
locations to capture landscapes and other
picturesque subjects for their canvases.
(Plein Air means full air or out in
the open in French.) Three of the
groups artists are represented on the
cover: Lisa Matta Brown, Corinne
Abeyta-Spinnle and Melinda Etzold.
The other artist featured on the cover is
Bert Saldana, one of dozens of artists on
exhibit in the growing San Elizario Art
District, whose galleries and studios will
anchor the second weekend of the tour.
El Paso Scene has been a sponsor of the
tour since its beginning in 2008.
More than a dozen of the Plein Air
group also will show their works April 4-
28 at the Sunland Art Gallery. You can
meet them at the artists reception 5:30-
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13.
2012 Cristo Rey Communications
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Contributing Writers:
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Myrna Zanetell, Carol Viescas,
Walter Schaefer, Jay Duncan
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Deadline for news for the
May issue is April 16
The May issue comes out April 25
El Paso Scene
First Thanksgiving Conference and
Celebration The Genealogy Society of
San Elizarios 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 Markets 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 Womens Luncheon with keynote
speaker Elizabeth Smart (April 25) in the
Convention Center.
Sasahara Gallery Sandra Murillos
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.
UTEPs 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 Artists 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 Associations 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 Caf Dinner Shows La Tierra
Cafs 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 Ardovinos Desert
Crossing with live music, buffet, local art and
a live auction by Victoria Gutierrez. Page
54.
La Via 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 Via Winery in La
Union. Page 13.
2012 Young Musicians Recital The six
finalists for this years 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 Womans Club of El Paso.
Page 5.
LYNX Exhibits Showing through May
28: The Science of SuperCroc, with the
worlds 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 Rio
Grande Cancer Foundation and the Green
House present a Cancer Awareness Fair 5-7
p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Information: 317-
2087. Admission is free.
A Beatles tribute concert by The Moondogs is
at 7 p.m. Admission: $20.
Party for the Planet El Paso Zoo,
4001 E. Paisano, will host special Earth Day
exhibits and activities 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22. Several
informational booths will be set up to learn all
about recycling, how habitats are disappearing
and what people can do to make a difference
to save the planet. Zoo admission: $10 ($7.50
active duty military and spouse with ID and
ages 60 and older; $6 for ages 3-12; free for
zoological society members and ages 2 and
younger). Information: 521-1850 or elpaso-
zoo.org.
Crime Victims Rights Memorial Event
Crime Victims Rights Council of El Paso
hosts Help, Hope, Healing in observation of
National Crime Victims Rights Week at 9 a.m.
Sunday, April 22, at Crime Victims Memorial
Reading Garden Pavilion in Yucca Park, 610
Yarbrough (next to Judge Edward Marquez
Library). The names of 1,374 victims whose
names appear on the Crime Victims Memorial
will be read, including 67 additional names
added since last years event, who were victims
of violent crime, drunk driving crashes or peace
officers killed in the line of duty from the El
Paso region or with significant ties to El Paso.
elpasocrimevictims.org.
Dia de los Nios, Dia de los Libros
The 16th annual childrens day/book day 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at
Washington Park, next to the El Paso Zoo. A
free new book will be provided to each child
who attends the event, along with other free
goodies. Special guest this year is Spider-Man,
who will make ten-minute appearances at
10:50 a.m., 12:20, 2 and 2:50 p.m. Admission is
free. Information: 543-5468 or
elpasolibrary.org.
Entertainment includes the Little Darlings,
Valle Del Sol, Bassett Dance Crew, Just for
Kicks, Kristen Moreno Ballet Folklorico
Tonatiuh, Jacqueline Mata, New
Generation/Golden Generation, Bowie Dance
Ensemble, OMC Productions, El Paso Pride
and Kids-N-Co.
The idea for Dia de los Nios, Dia de los
Libros comes from Latin America where
Childrens Day honors young people in the
same way in which Mothers Day and Fathers
Day are celebrated. Mora started Americas
celebration of Childrens Day in 1996 to cele-
brate children and promote literacy.
El Chamizal Festival Los Paisanos del
Chamizal will host a celebration of the people,
stories and community of the Chamizal 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Chamizal
National Memorial Amphitheatre, 800 S. San
Marcial, with live music, food, family activities,
demonstrations and ranger talks. Admission is
free. Information: 532-7273, ext. 129 or
nps.gov/cham.
First Thanksgiving The annual reen-
actment is 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the San
Elizario 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 first
Spanish settlers in the area in April 1598.
Costumed actors and dancers portray the
Native Americans and Spaniards, who give
thanks and celebrate after the perilous crossing
of the Chihuahuan Desert and the arrival at the
banks of the Rio Grande. Admission is free.
Information: Los Portales Museum, 851-1682.
The event is offered in conjunction with the
San Elizario Genealogy and Historical Society
Conference. See History Lessons for details.
La Via Spring Wine Festival The
annual spring celebration of music, arts and
crafts, food and award-winning New Mexico
wines is noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
April 28-29, at La Via Winery, 4201 S. NM
Highway 28 in La Union, N.M. one mile north
of Vinton Road on Highway 28. This years
poster artist is Maria Cristina of Las Cruces.
Tents, tables and chairs are provided. No picnic
baskets, pets or outside beverages allowed.
Admission: $15 for adults, includes compli-
mentary glass and choice of nine tastes of more
than 20 wines (or a glass of wine of ones
choice); $5 ages 12-20; free for ages 12 and
younger. Be prepared to show ID. Information:
(575) 882-7632 or lavinawinery.com.
Saturdays music:
Noon Dusty Low
2:15 p.m. Radio La Chusma
4:30 p.m. Frank Zona & Urban Edge
Sundays 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 The
City of El Paso Parks and Recreation hosts sev-
eral Easter Egg hunts and childrens events at
various 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 Sambrano
St., 5 to 7 p.m.
San Juan Recreation Center, 701 N.
Glenwood, 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, April 6:
Multipurpose Recreation Center, 9031
Viscount, 10 a.m. to noon.
Nolan Richardson Recreation Center, 4435
Maxwell, 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, 3001
Parkwood, 10 a.m. to noon.
Leona Ford Washington Recreation Center,
3400 E. Missouri, 10 a.m. to noon.
Pat ORourke 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, 10
a.m. to noon.
Marty Robbins Recreation Center, 11600
Vista Del Sol, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Armijo Recreation Center, 563 700 E. 7th, 11
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Galatzan Recreation Center, 650 Wallenberg,
noon to 2 p.m.
Don Haskins Recreation Center, 7400 High
Ridge, 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 Aquatic
Center, 911 Ochoa.
Living Lords Supper Abundant Living
Faith Center, 1000 Valley Crest presents its
13th annual live drama Saturday and Sunday,
March 30-April 1. The dramatic musical pres-
entation of Jesus last Passover meal with his
disciples is fashioned after Leonardo Da Vincis
famous 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 Universitys Gospel Choir,
under the direction of Dr. Bobbie Green, deliv-
ers their annual messages of hope through
music at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, a the Rio
Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. Ticket information: (575) 646-2067.
Cloudcroft Easter Egg Hunt The
mountain community of Cloudcroft will hold its
annual Easter Egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday,
April 7, at Zenith Park, 1001 James Canyon
Highway (Highway 82), sponsored by
Cloudcroft Kiwanis. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 682-2733.
Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Bash
The annual family event, sponsored by
Westside Community Church, is noon to 3
p.m. Saturday, April 7, at Francisco Delgado
Park, on Imperial Ridge behind Franklin High
School. The event includes thousands of eggs,
family activities and entertainment. Admission is
free. Information: 877-8000 or westsidecom-
munity.org.
Easter Family Gathering The Easter
event geared towards children age 2 to 10 and
their families is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April
7, at First Christian Church, 901 Arizona. The
event features Easter crafts, egg decorating, a
story moment and egg hunt. Admission is free.
Information: 533-6819 or
elpasofirstchristian.org.
Northeaster Parade Thousands of peo-
ple are expected to watch the annual parade,
starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at the
corner of Hercules and Diana and continues 1
1/2 miles along Diana to Railroad Drive.
Participants include groups from Fort Bliss, El
Paso Fire Department, dance groups, Girls
Scouts, Rainbow Girls and others. Line up for
participants 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 or
jsturgess@elp.rr.com.
SpringFest The 16th annual Springfest
and Easter Egg Hunt is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 7, at Young Park, 1905 E.
Nevada, in Las Cruces, featuring childrens
activities, Easter Bunny photos, and live music.
Admission is free (small charge for Easter
Bunny photos). Information: (575) 541-0202 or
las-cruces.org.
Egg hunts are 10 a.m. (age 2 and younger) 11
a.m. (age 3-4), noon (age 5-8) and 1 p.m. (age
8-12).
Ruidoso area Easter events
Information: 1-877-784-3676 (RUIDOSO) or
ruidoso.net.
Easter in the Park at Smokey Bear Historical
Park in Capitan begins promptly at 11 a.m.
Saturday, April 7, with Easter egg hunts for
ages 12 and younger. Participants should bring
their own basket. Information: (575) 354-2748
or sbhacapital.org/default.aspx.
Easter Egg Hunt along Cedar Creek Road is
10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7, with fire engine
rides, Smokey bear and more. Information:
(575) 257-5030.
Outdoor Sunrise Easter Services are 6:30
a.m. Sunday, April 8, at Two Rivers Park at 720
Sudderth, behind Ruidoso Visitors Center.
Service provided by Community United
Methodist Church. Information: (575) 257-
4170.
Community Easter Sunrise Service
The 37th annual inter-denominational service is
7 a.m. Sunday, April 8, at Oz Glaze Center,
13969 Veny Webb, in Horizon City. Presented
by the Kiwanis Club of Horizon City.
Information: 588-2757.
Cristo Rey pilgrimages Pilgrimages and
hikes are planned throughout Easter weekend,
Good Friday to Easter Sunday, April 6-8, by
various groups of all denominations. Security
and concessions offered throughout most of
the weekend.
The Mt. Cristo Rey trailhead is located off
McNutt Road (NM 273). Take the Racetrack
exit off Paisano and cross the Rio Grande.
Southern New Mexico
Archaeology Day Branigan Cultural
Center, 501 N. Main Street in Las Cruces,
hosts its 2nd annual day celebrating the work
of archeology 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
March 31, with hands-on activities and
demonstrations including yucca bracelet mak-
ing, corn grinding fire starting, clay pot making,
a book display, meeting with archaeologists and
more. Admission is free. Information: (575)
541-2154 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Wheels of Dreams The Las Cruces
Rodrunners will host its annual show benefiting
the youth of Las Cruces 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 31, at the Field of Dreams
Stadium, 250 Tashiro, Las Cruces. The show
features around several classic cars and hot
rods earlier, as well a raffles, family activities,
live music, food vendors and more. Cash prizes
for participants. Food vendors. Spectator
admission is free. Entry fee for participants: $30
in advance; $35 day of event. No alcohol
allowed. Information and registration: (575)
649-9919.
First Fridays in Silver City Several of
historic Downtown Silver Citys restaurants,
shops and Red Dot galleries will stay open
late the first Friday of each month as part of
the monthly First Friday shopping event. Free
live music and other special events also planned
each month. Information: 1-800-548-9378 or
silvercitymainstreet.com.
April 6: Haiku celebration of spring with
poetry readings, contests and a street dance 6
to 9 p.m. on Bullard.
May 4: Tour of the Gila Kick-off Expo with
street dance and special activities in celebration
of the annual bicycle event.
T or C Fiesta The 63rd annual fiesta is
May 5-7 in Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Events include a rodeo, music, carnival, games
in the park, kids fishing and rodeos, junk boat
races and more. Admission is free, unless listed
otherwise. 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 at
5:30 p.m. Call for cost.
The Miss Fiesta Pageant, Es Una
Celebracion 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, Las
Cruces. All events are free and open to the
public. Information: (575) 646-4207 or
mchorse@nmsu.edu.
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 the
student 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 The
Outlaws 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.at Judging Pavilion
(south of Knox Hall).
The Miss Native American NMSU Pageant is
at 6 p.m. Friday, April 13.
The Native American Arts and Craft Expo is
8:30 to 3 p.m. Friday, April 13, on the first
floor of Corbett Center and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 14, outside the University
Museum in Kent Hall. Saturdays expo includes
Zuni fetish carving demonstrations with Chad
Quandalacy.
Mustang Round-Up The 9th annual
Mustang and Specialty Ford car show is all day
Saturday, April 14, at Alameda Park on White
Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo, hosted by
Alamogordo Mustang Club, Inc. Special prizes
given throughout the day. Spectator admission
is free. Information: alamostang@hotmail.com.
Web: alamostang.com.
Preregistration and get-together for partici-
pants is Friday, April 13; call for details.
Pride Drag Pageant Southern New
Mexico Pride Board hosts its inaugural drag
pageant at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the
Rio Grande Theatre, as precursor to its annual
Pride Fest in June. Hosted by Albuquerque drag
legend 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 High
Desert Brewery and Amaro Winery, immedi-
ately follow the pageant.
Entry fee for contestants is $20. Information:
Lauren Goldstein, poet@nmsu.edu.
Border Book Festival The 18th annual
Border Book Festival is Thursday through
Sunday, April 19-22, at Mesilla Community
Center, 2251 Calle de Santiago, and other area
venues. This years theme is The Shamanic
Journey/La Jornada Chamanica and features
healers from different world traditions and cul-
tures. Information/schedule: (575) 523-3988 or
bff@zianet.com, or borderbookfestival.org.
Highlights include:
Oaxacan Mole Festival with Master Chef Pilar
Cabrera of Oaxaca, Mexicos La Olla
Restaurant is 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at San
Albino Basilicas Yanez Hall on the Mesilla Plaza.
Cabrera is founder and chef at Casa de los
Sabores cooking school. Also featured is a
Mexican silent art auction and music by
Brazilian Jazz group Oussa Bossa, flamenco gui-
tarist Csar Ivn and singer Vernica Carmona.
Proceeds benefit festival programming. Tickets:
$75; on sale April 1.
Blessing of the Spirits: A Gathering of the
Healers with music and dance Sunday morning,
April 22 with Navajo Medicine Man Ben Willie.
A Pltica/reading with Dr. Marta Moreno on
Yoruba Traditions Saturday. Time to be
announced.
Barrels & Blues St. Clair Winery &
Bistro, 1720 Avenida de Mesilla, Las Cruces,
hosts the music, wine and food event Friday
through Sunday, April 20-22.
Friday begins with music by the Hillrise
Gamblers at 4 p.m. Saturday features the 24/7
Blues Band at noon, CW Ayon at 3 p.m. and
Yvonne Brooks at 6 p.m. Brooks performs
again at noon Sunday.
Barrel tastings and food special offered all
three days. Admission is $15 per day or $25 for
3-day pass; includes wine samples and souvenir
glass. Information, advance tickets: (575) 524-
0390 or www.StClairWinery.com.
WNMU Great Race the 45th annual
race is noon Saturday, April 21, on the
Western New Mexico University campuss Old
James Stadium, Silver City. The competition
features teams pushing their cars around the
hills of campus with pit stops and a water haz-
ard. Alumni/VIP race begins at 1 p.m. with
awards, and barbecue at 1:30 p.m. All events
are open to the public. Cost: $25 by April 2;
$30 after. Information/registration: WNMU
Alumni Affairs (575) 538-6675,
alumni@wnmu.edu or wnmu.edu.
Check-in and alumni welcome is 1 to 4 p.m.
Friday, April 20, at WNMUs Hunter Hall.
Campus tours are 1:30 to 3 p.m., and a
Presidents Welcome dinner and social is 6 to 8
p.m. at the Presidents Residence (behind
Alumni Gardens).
Pre-race breakfast begins at 8 a.m. Saturday
at the stadium, with an End of the Race
Farewell social 5 to 7 p.m. at Isaacs Bar and
Grill, 200 N. Bullard.
Chile Colorado Cook-Off Beverly Hills
Hall, 150 Hermosa in Las Cruces, hosts its 2nd
annual Chile Colorado Con Carne Cook Off, 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 21, featuring a
horseshoe tournament, car show, live music,
food and free tastings. Admission: $5 (ages 10
and 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 and
Transportation Museum in the Santa Fe Train
Depot at Mesilla and Las Cruces avenues, west
of the Downtown Mall (351 N. Mesilla).
Admission is free. Information: (575) 647-4480
or museums.las-cruces.org.
The 5th Annual Railroad Days events are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21. The Dona
Ana Modular Railroad Clubs model train lay-
outs will be running and staff will answer ques-
tions relating to railroadings rich history. The
Centennial Caboose will be on display along
with equipment from the Burlington Northern
Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroad (no rides).
Also featured are Harvey Girl reenactors from
the Railroad and Transportation Museum of El
Paso, Model As, Barbershop Quartet, vendors
and education booths.
Special Students Day activities for Railroad
Days are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 20.
Old Timers Celebration In 1913, a
Deming businessman decided that all Luna
County residents age 30 and older should get
together once a year and renew friendships.
Nearly 100 years later, the Old Timers
Association is still meeting and dues are still
$1 a year. To be eligible, old timers must be
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The Consort Players in music seldom heard in El Paso. Bruce Nehring will
conduct The Consort Singers. Gray, on faculty at St. Olaf College in Northfield,
Minn., is also a substitute violist with the renowned Minnesota Orchestra.
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30 years old, have lived in Luna County 10
years, at least 30 years of age, or be the
descendant of a registered Old Timer.
This years 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. at
Mimbres Valley Learning Center, 2300 E. Pine.
The Old Timers Breakfast is 7:30 a.m. Sunday,
April 22, at Kreteks Home, 811 W. Pine.
Information: (575) 546-6594.
British Car Days Show The British
Motorcar Club of Southern New Mexicos 19th
annual car show is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
April 28, on the Old Mesilla Plaza. Several
British cars will be on display, including Mini
Coopers, MGs, Jaguars and Morgans.
Admission is free to spectators. Information:
(575) 647-0122 or (575) 526-7807.
Community Earth Day Fair The 17th
annual event is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April
28, at Alameda Park Zoo, 1021 N. White Sands
Blvd., Alamogordo, with hundreds of exhibits
on alternative energy and fueles, a mini health
fair and screenings, interactive games for kids,
live entertainment and more. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 434-6296 or
chuckfg1@gmail.com.
Renaissance Festival The Shire of
Ghillie Shu and Gallery 408 hosts a renaissance
festival Saturday, April 28, at Spider Park along
12th Street in Carrizozo, N.M. The family
event features artisans and craft vendors, per-
forms and more. Visitors are encouraged to
dress in their fantasy wear for the event.
sghilliedhu@yahoo.com.
Celebration of Spring Expo The 16th
annual event of art and music begins at 9 a.m.
Saturday, May 5, in historic downtown Silver
City, N.M. Admission is free. Information: 1-
800-548-9378 or (575) 534-1700.
Something for everyone
EPCC Spring Arts Festival The 35th
annual spring festival of performing, visual and
literary arts offers events at various venues of
El Paso Community College throughout the
spring semester. Most events are free.
Information: Charlie Miller: 831-2028 or
cmille31@epcc.edu.
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 2
p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in Valle Verde A-
1116. Information: 831-2537.
Deaf Poetry Jam and the 3rd Annual ASL
Visual Arts Festival 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April
13, in the Administrative Service Center
Auditorium. Information: 831-3147.
Chaucer in Middle English 1 to 1:50 p.m.
Monday, April 16, in Valle Verde A-2117.
Sergio Troncoso: A Conversation and Reading
1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, in Valle
Verde 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 Verde
A-1116. Information: 831-2028.
EPCC Poetry Slam 10 a.m. to noon
Friday, April 27, in the Valle Verde
Amphitheater. Information: 831-2254.
Visual Arts:
Student Art Exhibition April 2-24 at the
Administrative 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 8
p.m. Thursday, April 5, in the Valle Verde
Annex. Information: 831-7801.
Chris Dorsey Master Guitarist in Concert
7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in the
Transmountain Forum, 9570 Gateway North.
Theatre:
No Saco Nada de la Escuela Chicano
Theater 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in
Valle Verde Annex. Information: 831-2458.
Bassett Place The mall at 6101 Gateway
West celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
bassettplacemall.com.
Little Miss Bassett and Baby Bassett Pageant
for boys and girls age 1 month to 13 years is 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 31, with prizes
and trophies for winners. Trophies and crowns
awarded. Participation fee is $50; spectator
admission is free.
PBS Word Girl will be at Bassett Place for
a meet and greet and photos in the Spring
Garden 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April
14-15. Admission is free.
An Arts and Craft Fair is Friday though
Sunday, April 20-22.
Move! El Paso walking trails The City
of El Paso Department of Public Health will
host simultaneous ribbon cutting ceremonies
for six new walking trails throughout the city at
10 a.m. Monday, April 2, at City Hall, Two
Civic Center Plaza, the Mexican Consulate, 910
E. San Antonio, Henderson Clinic, 721 S. Mesa
and Department of Public Health, 5115 El
Paso. Guided walks around the trails are
planned from 10 to 11 a.m. Information: elpa-
sotexas.gov/health.
Each trail covers a different walking route that
loops around back to the starting point. The
loops are marked with colorful Move! El Paso
ground signage with distances up to 2 miles
long.
Architectural Design Lecture Series
All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. in the auditori-
um at El Paso Museum of Art, One Arts
Festival Plaza, unless otherwise listed.
Admission is free and space is available on a
first come, first serve basis. Seating limited.
ElPasoArtMuseum.org.
Thursday, April 5 Monica Ponce de Leon
Thursday, April 12 Malcolm Holzman, in
the El Paso Community Foundations
Foundation Room, 331 N. Oregon.
Thursday, May 3 Michael Meredith.
San Elizario Ghost Tours Paso Del
Norte Paranormal Society hosts educational
guided tours to go on real life paranormal
investigations in the San Elizario Historic
District at 10 p.m. the first Friday of every
month. Cost: $10. Reservations/information:
851-6012 or elpasoghosttours.com.
LCDF Healthy Start Events La Clinica
de Familia-Healthy Start Program will host four
community events 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesdays, April 11-May 2 in various Las
Cruces area communities for pregnant women
or teens and parents with children ages three
and younger. Dads and new adoptive families
also welcome. Learn about stages of pregnancy,
labor and delivery, nutrition, contraceptives,
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childs growth and development and get access
to medical, dental and mental health services.
Snacks, games and prizes offered. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 524-0767 or
lcdfhealthystart.org.
Locations:
April 11 Healthy Start Office, 570 W.
Griggs in Las Cruces
April 18 La Clinica de Familia, 855
Anthony Drive in Anthony, N.M.
April 25 La Clinica de Familia, 510 E. Lisa
in Chaparral
May 2 La Clinica de Familia in the
Bienestar Building, 2625 McNutt in Sunland
Park.
Southwest Character Council The
councils monthly luncheon is 11:45 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Great American
Land and Cattle Company, 701 S. Mesa Hills.
Cost: $10 (includes lunch, networking and
training). Cash or check only.
Information/RSVP: 779-3551.
Titanics Last Meal event Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park, Commemorates the 100th
Anniversary of The Titanics Last Meal at 6:30
p.m. Friday, April 13. The evening features a
visual and culinary recreation of the 10-course
meal (with wine and spirits pairings) served to
first class passengers aboard the R.M.S. Titanic
on April 14, 1912. Period costume or evening
attire; reservations required. Cost: $150 in
advance. Information/reservations: (575) 589-
0653 ext. 3.
El Paso Pro Musica will provide live music fea-
turing standards of the era. Genuine artifacts
from the Titanic will be on display. Guests may
also participate in a diamond raffle sponsored
by Johnson Jewelers.
Through the Veil spirit readings
Psychic Diana Calamia will hold spirit readings
with an audience and tell them individual mes-
sages about their lives at 7 p.m. Friday, April
13, at El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana. Doors
open at 6 p.m. Tickets: $25, seating available
on first come, first serve basis. Reservations
strongly encouraged. Information: 532-1317 or
elpasoplayhouse@sbcglobal.net.
Bully-Free? Its Up To Me! The youth
anti-bullying rally is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday,
April 14, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800
S. San Marcial. Topics will include teen dating
violence, cyber-bullying, gang manipulation and
harassment, gangsta rap influence, and the
beauty of diversity. Recommended for ages 14
and older. Admission is free, but seating is limit-
ed. Advance online registration is required at
attitudinaldynamics.org. Information: 239-1997.
Queer Prom and Masquerade UTEPs
Queer Student Alliance and the Rainbow Miner
Initiative will host its 4th annual prom 6 to
11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at El Paso
Natural Gas Center, on Wiggins Road across
the UTEP Library. Information: crivera4@min-
ers.utep.edu.
Transmountain Optimist Motorcycle
Run The inaugural benefit motorcycle run
is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14, starting
at Barnett Harley Davidson, 8272 Gateway
East and ending at Desert Downs BMX Track,
8801 Railroad, with a live DJ, food, door prizes,
chili cook-off, BMX demonstrations, RC car
races, jumping balloons, BMX and RC car raf-
fles, car and motorcycle shows. Sponsored by
Rolling 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. at
Barnett Harley Davidson. Last bike in is 3 p.m.
Non-motorcycle riders can drive directly to
Desert Downs for festivities. Cost: $10 motor-
cycle rider, $5 passenger
Car show registration is 11 a.m. with judging at
3 p.m.; motorcycle show is 3 p.m. with judging
at 6 p.m. Registration cost: $10.
Vegetarian Society of El Paso The
societys spring dinner is 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
April 14, at Sunland Park Holiday Inn, 900
Sunland Park Drive. Robert Cohen, author of
Milk, the Deadly Poison, will tell his story of
his journey to overcome weight and other
health challenges to become a triathlete. Meet
and 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 or
vsep.reserve@gmail.com. Web: vsep.org.
Golden Bear Anniversary Dance The
Golden Bear Social Clubs 32nd Anniversary
Dance is 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at First
Presbyterian Church, 1300 Murchison, with
music 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 AARP
Foundation offers free tax preparation from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. on selected days through April
15 at four El Paso Parks and Recreation Senior
Centers. Information: Joe Rodriguez, 544-0753.
Mondays and Wednesdays at Memorial
Senior 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 Senior
Center, 3200 Fierro, 591-4292.
Cultural funding The City of El Paso
Museums & Cultural Affairs Department seeks
funding proposals through April 16 for its
Fiscal Year 2013 (Sept. 1, 2012-Aug. 15, 2013)
Cultural Funding Program. Programs include
Operating Support, Project Support, Artist
Incubator and Capacity Building. Information:
Socorro Diamondstein, 541-4167 or diamond-
steinsq@elpasotexas.gov.
All applicants are advised to review program
categories, guidelines and workshop locations
in 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 at
least one workshop is mandatory for all appli-
cants. Morning sessions are at Judge Marquez
Branch Library, 610 N. Yarbrough and evening
sessions are at City Hall 2nd floor Conference,
2 Civic Center Plaza.
Project Support Program sessions are 9:45 to
10:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.
Community Arts Programs are 10:30 to
11:15 a.m. and 6:15 to 7 p.m.
Artist Incubator Program is 11:15 a.m. to
noon and 7 to 7:45 p.m.
Judy Shepard In observance of the 3rd
annual GLBTQ Awareness Week, ASNMSU
and the Sexual and Gender Diversity Resource
Center will host the mother of murder victim
Matthew Shepard at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17,
at the Las Cruces Convention Center. A book
signing will follow the talk. Admission is free.
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Shepards book, The Meaning of Matthew:
My Sons Murder in Laramie, and a World
Transformed will be on sale at NMSUs Barnes
and Noble before and after the event for $20.
Global Youth Service Day United Way
of El Paso presents a youth program highlight-
ing youth participation in community service
projects at 5 p.m. Friday, April 20, at the
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. Admission is free. Information: 533-
2434, ext. 225 or gysd.org.
Grant writing workshop The Center
for Civic Engagement at UTEP hosts the work
shop Using Census Data for Grant Writing
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at the
UTEP Library, Room 204B. The workshop will
train participants on using the most relied-on
source for detailed, up-to-date socio-economic
statistics covering every community in Texas.
Computers provided, but seating is limited.
Registration required. Information: 747-7969 or
cce@utep.edu.
Document shredding Better Business
Bureau will host free paper shredding event 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the
Westside Sams Club, 7970 N. Mesa. Bring up
to three boxes of documents for shredding; old
checkbooks, paperclips, staples okay.
Admission is free; donations accepted.
Financial Education seminars Greater
El Paso Credit Union will host the following
free workshops:
Raising Money Smart Kids Seminar 6 to
7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at GECU
Operations Center, 1225 Airway. Information
on ways to get children started on the right
path to saving money and being financially
savvy.
Identity Theft Seminar 1 to 3 p.m.
Monday, April 23, at the West Side Library,
125 Belvidere. Information on common identity
theft practices that typically prey on people
who can fall victim if they do not take precau-
tionary measures to protect themselves.
Information: 774-8228 or gecu-ep.org.
Genealogy conference Dona Aa
Genealogical Society hosts its conference 8:30
a.m. to 4;30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the
First Presbyterian Churchs Watkins Hall, 200
E. Boutz. Registration deadline is April 7; space
is limited. Registration: $50; includes lunch.
Information: dacgs2012@gmail.com.
Registration forms online at
dagenealogy.blogspot.com.
Speakers are Jane Buck of Family Tree DNA
and David Fryxell, founder of FamilyTree
Magazine.
Junior Ranger Day Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial, presents family
and childrens programs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, as part of National Junior
Ranger Day, with piata making workshops,
crafts, games, puppet shows and an appearance
by Chami the Spotted Ground Squirrel.
nps.gov/cham.
Latinitas The nonprofit dedicated to
empowering Latina youth offers regular cre-
ative expression workshops, exhibits and more.
Information: 219-8554,
latinitaselpaso@yahoo.com or latinitas-
magazine.org.
Free Multimedia Art After-School Club for
girls grades 4 to 8 are 4 to 5:45 p.m. every
Friday after school at the Ysleta Public Library,
9321 Alameda, and Irving Schwartz Public
Library, 1865 Dean Martin.
Chicas Advancing in Media Project free
biweekly workshops for ages 13-18 are 10:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7 and 21
and May 5, at Latinitas Headquarters, 1359
Lomaland, #502, for teen girls (13-18) to
develop 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) at
Judge Marquez Public Library, 610 N.
Yarbrough, and 10 a.m. to noon the third
Saturday of the month (April 21) at Richard
Burges Public Library, 9600 Dyer. for girls in
grades 4-8 (age 9-14). Cost: $5 material feel
per workshop; $15 for entire five sessions.
Money Smart Week Federal Reserve
Bank of Dallas-El Paso Branch hosts a series of
Building Wealth sessions in observance of
Money Smart Week April 21-28, a public
awareness 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 from
establishing a budget to first-time home buying.
All sessions are free. Information: 521-5244 or
moneysmartweekep.org.
Locations, times and dates:
Jenna Welch & Laura Bush Community
Library, 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 to
6:30 p.m. Friday, April 27. Spanish.
A Your College Education presentation is
4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at
Esperanza Acosta Moreno Regional Library
Branch, 12480 Pebble Hills, with information
on different opportunities to help fund ones
college and/or technical education.
The bank will also host the inaugural Money
Smart Week El Paso Run for the Money 8K
run, 5k fun run and 1 mile walk at 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, at Freedom Cross on Fort
Bliss. See separate listing for details.
Fort Bliss Army Community Services will also
host free Money Smart Week events are 9:30
to 11 a.m. at Army Community Service
Building, 2494 Ricker Road on Fort Bliss and
other locations. Information: Ana Hernandez,
569-4227.
Saving, Investing and TSP Friday, April 27.
Learn how to save for short-term goals and
invest for retirement.
Planning and Budgeting Class Tuesday,
April 24. Learn to plan and budget for both
needs and wants. Additional class is 4:30 to
5:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, at Esperanza
Acosta Moreno Library, 12480 Pebble Hills.
Credit Repair Class Wednesday, April 25.
Learn how to clean up ones own credit; go to
annualcreditreport.com, print credit report and
bring to class.
Administrative Professionals confer-
ence Positive Directions presents the 11th
annual Conference for Administrative
Professionals 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday
and Thursday, April 25-26, at the Head Start
Conference Center, 11670 Chito Samaniego, in
observance of Administrative Professionals
Week. Each one-day seminar includes tools for
professional 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 April
16 and beyond. Special Package rate available
through 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 and
Conflict with bestselling author, speaker and
consultant Michelle Cromer.
Lifes A Marathon with author and cancer
survivor Matt Jones.
Resilience: Using Humor to Tickle Stress
Before it Tackles You with motivational speak-
er and Chief Laughing Officer Dawn
Thurmand.
Host will be conference founder Aliana
Apodaca.
Rebuilding Day volunteers Rebuilding
Together El Paso Inc. seeks volunteers for its
2012 Rebuilding Day event set for Saturday,
April 28. The event features volunteers work-
ing on home repairs for elderly, disabled and/or
lone-income homeowners in El Paso who might
not otherwise be able to afford work on their
homes. Monetary donations are also accepted.
Information/applications: 832-7010 or rebuild-
ingtogetherelpaso.org.
Spit & Whittle Centennial Celebration
The Kingston Spit & Whittle Club celebrates
100th anniversary of New Mexico statehood
with Centennial Celebration all day Saturday
and Sunday, April 28-29, at the Old Kingston
Schoolhouse in the historic community of
Kingston, N.M..
Events include a historic building tour, treas-
ure hunt, gold panning, mine and cemetery
tours, history fair and silent auction of art,
crafts, curios and collectibles. Vendors will offer
regional art, crafts and books, geodes and crys-
tals and food. Horse-drawn stagecoach rides
offered Sunday. Visitors are encouraged to
dress 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 Bank
Museum, book signings and pottery and
archery demonstrations at The Black Range
Lodge and live music both afternoons. Nearby
Hillsboro will celebrate with an art show at the
Percha Creek Traders.
A concert by banjo virtuoso Jeff Scroggins and
bluegrass band Fresh Horses Featuring is 7 p.m.
Saturday at the Hillsboro Community Center in
Hillsboro. Proceeds will help renovate the old
Kingston schoolhouse, currently the meeting
place of the Spit & Whittle Club. Tickets are $8
adults, $5 for youth and seniors.
The Kingston Spit & Whittle Club is one of the
oldest continually active social clubs in the
western United States, with its inception dating
back to the 1880s.
Voice of Voiceless Awards Mexican
journalist, poet and activist Javier Sicilia will
receive the 2012 Voice of the Voiceless Award
by Annunciation House at a special dinner at 6
p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Santa Lucia Parishs
Amistad Hall, 518 Gallagher. Tickets: $50; avail-
able at Casa Teresa, 815 Myrtle or online at
annunciationhouse.org. Information: 533-4675.
On March 28, 2011, Sicilias son, Juan
Francisco, a university student, was massacred
with several other students. In response to the
killing of his son as well as tens of thousands of
others killed in Mexicos war on drugs, Sicilia
launched the movement of peace known as El
Pacto Por la Paz that expressed itself through
public caravans that gave a public platform to
victims and their families.
A forum on immigration is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
that day at St. Patricks Multi-Center, 1118 N.
Mesa. Admission is free.
Scenic Sundays Walkers, runners,
cyclists and skaters are invited to enjoy Scenic
Drive, from Rim Road to Richmond, free of
traffic 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sundays. Safety barrels
will line the area and the El Paso Police
Department will provide security along this
popular path. Dogs on leash permitted. Hosted
by the office of city Rep. Susie Byrd. Admission
is free. Information: 541-4416 or
district2@elpasotexas.gov.
Bazaars and fairs
Downtown Artist Market The City of
El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs
Department new market for area artists are
Saturdays on Anthony Street in the Union Plaza
area. Winter hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Space
for about 53 artists available each month.
Fort Bliss Spring Bazaar The Officer,
Civilian, Spouse Association will host the annual
spring 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 of
artisans and vendors with jewelry, pottery,
stained glass, wood and ironworks, childrens
items, food, antiques and more. Admission: $5
(free for ages 12 and younger). Information:
fortblissocsa.com.
Mission Trail Art Market Area artisans
and craftspeople display their fine arts and
crafts during the monthly open-air market 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 15, in the historic
Veterans Memorial Plaza at the San Elizario
Chapel, 1500 Main in San Elizario. Food and
drink concessions and entertainment. Pistoleros
de San Elizario will perform a Billy the Kid
reenactment at 1 and 3 p.m. at the old county
jail. Admission is free. Information: 594-8424 or
missiontrailartmarket.com.
Northeast Country Fair Northeast
Christian Academy, 9901 McCombs, hosts its
annual Old Fashioned Country Fair 5 to 10
p.m. Friday, April 27. The fair includes games,
arts and crafts and vendor booths, food and
entertainment. Admission is free. Information:
755-1155.
Desert View Spring Fest Desert View
United 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, jumping
balloon, playground, martial arts and dance
demonstrations, vendors and childrens servic-
es. A Bark and Meow pet event is also planned
with adoptions, pet blessings, contests and ven-
dors. Information: 593-1169.
Spring Arts and Craft Fair Our Lady
of Mt. Carmel School, 131 S. Zaragoza, will
host the fair 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29,
with food, music, and a variety of arts and
crafts vendors. Admission is free. Information:
859-9848, ysletamission.org.
Vinton Farmers Market the seasonal
market with fresh produce and handcrafted
items runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday year round beginning in June at 7810
Doniphan (former Pats Country Store loca-
tion), in Vinton. Most vendors will sell indoors
with chile roasting and some other vendors
outside. Information: 613-8039.
For a good cause
Beaux Arts Ball Texas Tech School of
Architecture El Paso and American Institute of
Architecture Students host the fundraising ball
at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Sotoa Gallery,
500 W. Overland. Guests are invited to dress
up as their favorite artist or piece of art. Silent
auction, refreshment and cash bar. Tickets: $40
($20 students). Information: jdonato@ttu.edu.
March Madness symphony fundraiser
The 15th annual fundraiser benefiting the El
Paso Symphony Orchestras education and out-
reach programs is Monday, April 2, at the El
Paso Country Club, featuring the NCAA Mens
Basketball Championship finals on several wide-
screen televisions. Games begin about 7 p.m.,
pre-game activities and dinner at 6 p.m. Live
and silent auctions and raffles will be held
before the game and during halftime. Auction
items include tickets to Disneyland Theme
Park. Cost: $110 ($1,100 table for 10).
Information/reservations: 532-3776 or
epso.org.
The annual March Madness Golf Tournament
is earlier Monday. Registration begins at 10:30
a.m., lunch at 11 a.m. and 18 holes of golf at 1
p.m. Cost: $1,100, team of four (includes green
fees for a team of four and four individual tick-
ets to the dinner and game).
FCA Victory Banquet Cleveland
Browns quarterback Colt McCoy is guest
speaker for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
gala banquet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at the
Centennial Club and Banquet Hall on Fort Bliss.
McCoy recently published the book Growing
Up Colt, A Father, A Son and Life in Football,
with his father Brad McCoy, a respected Texas
football coach. Tickets: $100. Table sponsor-
ships start at $1,000 and may include VIP
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reception, autographed football and photos
with McCoy. Information: Durwood Keeton,
832-7296 or dkeeton@fca.org.
Sweet Peel of an Onion Deal El
Maida Shrine Temple, 6331 Alabama, is taking
orders for its annual Vidalia Onion sale fundrais-
er through April 6, to assist with The Shrines
general operating fund. The Vidalia onions are
sold in 10-pound bags for $12, with a one-time
delivery charge of $3 (due at time of delivery).
Delivery of the onions expected to begin May
1. Information: 562-1444 or elmaida.com.
Art Auction 2012 KCOS-TV public tele-
visions annual fundraiser featuring works by
area artists April 12, April 14-15 and April
19-22. All mediums of art are represented, as
well as antiques, collectibles and celebrity
items. Information/donations: 590-1313 or
kcostv.org.
Casas for CASA CASA of El Paso hosts its
annual fundraiser at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 12,
at Grace Gardens, 6701 Westside Drive, with
dinner and a silent and live auction of one-of-
kind playhouses created by the areas finest
builders. Tickets: $100. Information: 546-8146,
ext. 6 or casaofelpaso.com.
CASA of El Paso trains and supports volun-
teers from the community to advocate for
abused and neglected children who need repre-
sentation in the family court system, striving to
provide them a safe and permanent home.
Childrens Grief Center dinner The
Childrens Grief Centers gala Spring Fundraiser
Dinner and Auction, Boots and Bling is 6 to 9
p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Coronado
Country Club, 1044 Broadmoor. Live entertain-
ment provided by Six Guns and Shady Ladies
and musical group Sweetwater. Tickets: $100
($1,000 for a table for 10). Information/reserva-
tions: 532-6004.
Altrusa Fashion Show and Tea
Altrusas annual show and tea benefiting area
community service projects is 2 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 14, at Alto Lakes Country Club
in Alto, N.M. with Master of Ceremonies Jill
VanGilder. Fashions provided by Brunells, The
Bay Window, St. Bernards, Michelles,
Rebekahs 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-mile
walk, bringing awareness to Month of the
Military Child, child abuse, sexual assault and
crime victims, is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
April 14, at Fort Blisss Kelly Park, with food,
games, informational booths and a Teddy Bear
clinic for kids. Information/registration: ACS
Family Advocacy Program, at Bldg. 2494 Ricker
Road, 568-9976. Online registration at
blissmwr.com/mccasa.
ACS Family Advocacy Program will also coor-
dinate a diaper or Pull-Ups drive and old cell
phone donation to assist victims of domestic
violence during the event.
United Way Appreciation Luncheon
United Way of El Paso Countys annual
Appreciation Luncheon is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17, at El Paso Marriot, 1600
Airway, to recognize businesses, funded agen-
cies and volunteers that helped the organization
over 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 silent
auction Thursday, April 19, at the center at
1100 East Cliff Drive, Building E. Keynote
speaker is State Senator Jose Rodriguez.
Tickets: $35. Call for time. Information: 545-
5400 or advocacycenterep.org.
Cinderella Prom Dress Project
NMSU Housing & Residential Lifes 4th annual
prom dress donation project is 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Saturday, April 21 and 28, at NMSU
Rhodes-Garrett-Hamiel Halls (on Locust off
University). Those with prom dresses they no
longer need may donate them to make high
school prom more special for girls in need.
Dresses should be clean and no more than 10
years old. Information: (575) 527-1193.
Dresses may also be donated to La Tienda
(335 Colonia at Alameda and Main).
Sgt. Peppers Wondrous Wigorium
The Rio Grande Cancer Foundation and the
Green House present a Beatles Tribute
Concert by The Moonddogs at 7 p.m. Saturday,
April 21, at the Chamizal National Memorial,
800 S. San Marcial. Admission: $20.
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 That
Music and L & J Caf.
All proceeds will be donated to the Rio
Grande Cancer Foundation & the Green
Houses Four Season Beauty Program to pro-
vide wigs and products for patients dealing with
the effects of treatment.
Child Crisis Center Gala The centers
gala dinner It Takes a Community is 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 26, at Wyndham El Paso, 2027
Airway. Guest speaker is former Miami
Dolphins lineman, actor (The Mask of Zorro)
and author Victor Rivas Rivers. Silent
auction/cocktails begin at 6 p.m. All proceeds
support 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 a
sadistic father and husband. Now married and
the father of a son, Rivers broke the cycle of
abuse and became a spokesperson for the
National Network to End Domestic Violence.
Lucy G. Acosta Humanitarian Awards
LULAC Project Amistad will hold its annual
awards dinner Thursday, April 26, at the
Camino Real Hotel, 101 S. El Paso. Recipients
of the Humanitarian Award are recognized for
their work to support of the community. Event
proceeds 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 Helen
Santamaria and businessman Mike Dipp Jr.
Taste of Frontera Frontera Land Alliance
will host its 4th annual meeting and fundraiser
at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park, featuring live music, buffet, local
art and a live auction by Victoria Gutierrez.
Proceeds support conservation and restoration
of critically important natural land resources in
the El Paso region. Tickets are $50, available at
the door or call for reservations: 351-TFLA
(8352), janae@fronteralandalliance.org.
Information: fronteralandalliance.org.
YWCA Womens Benefit luncheon
Abduction survivor and new ABC correspon-
dent Elizabeth Smart will speak at the 19th
annual benefit luncheon at 11 a.m. Thursday,
April 26, El Paso Convention Center. Minimum
donation 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 her
family if she tried to escape. Police returned
Smart to her family March 12, 2003.
Smart has become an advocate for change
related to child abduction and recovery pro-
grams. She is currently involved in the
Elizabeth Smart Foundation and has helped
promote the National AMBER Alert, the Adam
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act and
other legislation to help prevent abductions.
She is also a news correspondent for ABC
News.
Animal Rescue Leagues Dinner with
Friends Animal Rescue League of El
Pasos 11th annual fundraising gala is Saturday,
April 28, at Camino Real Hotel, 101 S. El Paso
Street. Yappy Hour silent auction is 6 p.m. with
dinner and festivities 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets: $65
($650 table for 10). Reservations and payment
due by April 13. Information: 821-7283 or
info@arlep.org. Web: arlep.org.
This years event features a Dancing With
the Paws video contest. Anyone with pets may
enter online at arlep.org/newsandevents.
Walk Like MADD 5K Mothers Against
Drunk Driving will host its 5K walk in partner-
ship with El Paso Community College 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 28, at EPCCs Valle Verde cam-
pus, 919 Hunter. The walk benefits MADDs
Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, through
the support of fundraising pledges made by the
participants.
Individiuals may also register to be a virtual
walker to create their own virtual team or
join an existing team at support.madd.org.
Information: walklikemadd.org.
Power of the Purse Party The
Womens Fund POP 2012 fundraiser and shop-
ping celebration is 6 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at
Sotoa Building, 500 W. Overland in Union
Plaza, with live and silent auction of designer
bags, celebrity bags and more. Proceeds from
ticket and purse purchase go towards scholar-
ships for local single mothers and other
women. Tickets: $75. Information: 532-4673 or
womensfundofelpaso.org.
A VIP Mens event is $100 (regular ticket, plus
$25 event cost) with a cigars and cash-bar bev-
erages.
Gently used handbags for this event may be
dropped off at J. Edwards Diamonds, 7430 N.
Mesa, AGUA at 5857 N. Mesa, Suite 20, or by
calling Randi Cabrera, 204-3867 or Carla
Rivera, 525-1610.
Handbags may also be dropped off at these
locations during TOTEally Thursdays events:
5 to 8 p.m. April 5 at G2 Geo Geske, 2701
N. Mesa.
4 to 6 p.m. April 12 at Ella Blu, 5410 N.
Mesa)
5 to 8 p.m. April 19 at Caf Central, 109 N.
Oregon.
March for Babies The annual March of
Dimes 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 valid
drivers license, car insurance and registration.
Check beforehand to see which gates are open
to the public. The Robert E. Lee Gate at
Airport and Airway is usually always open.
Fort Bliss 10K The 10K Run Post
Championship is 6:30 a.m. Friday, April 6, at
Soto Gym on East Fort Bliss. Registration
begins at 5:30 a.m. There will be age group
competition for male and females. Competition
free to active duty military and reserve and
National Guard soldiers in active status assigned
to Fort Bliss; $10 for all others. Results by non-
Fort Bliss runners will not contribute to active
dutys Commander Cup event standings.
Fort Bliss Easter events The following
events are planned in celebration of Easter at
Fort Bliss. Information: blissmwr.com.
Easter Eggstravaganza The annual family
concert and parade is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday,
April 7, at Biggs Park, with photos with the
Easter Bunny and a concert by Kiddle Karoo.
Games and crafts offered for nominal fee; pro-
ceeds benefit the FRGs unit fund. No glass
containers, pets or alcohol allowed. Admission
is free. Information: 588-8247.
The Centennial Clubs Easter brunch buffet is
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 8. Reservations
required. The Easter Bunny and that Silly Old
Bear from the Hundred Acre Wood will be
present for pictures and visits with guests.
Cost: $18.95 ($9.50 for children ages 7-11, and
free for children ages 6 and under).
Information/reservations: 744-8427.
Dinner on a Dime Financial Readiness
Program at Army Community Service hosts the
monthly class that helps families make pasta,
sauces, appetizers, desserts and more on a
shoestring budget 9 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at
the Milam Youth Activity Center, 10960 Haan
Road. The class is free, but pre-registration is
required. Information/registration: 569-4227.
Martini and a Manicure An evening of
pampering for men and women is 4:30 p.m.
Friday, May 11, at the Centennial Banquet and
Conference Center, 11199 Sgt. Churchill on
Fort Bliss. Guests receive martini with purchase
of manicure by Tri-State Cosmetology. Cost
$10; ticketbully.com. Information: 744-8427.
Fort Bliss Rod & Gun Club Rifle and
pistol shooting competitions are held almost
every weekend at the Fort Bliss Rod & Gun
Club. To get there: Take Railroad Drive to
Deer; turn right. Information: 568-2983.
Old Fort Bliss Building 5051, corner of
Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The
Old West days of the Soldiers of the Pass are
relived through replicas of the original adobe
fort buildings and military artifacts,
Magoffinsville Post 1854 to 1868. Admission:
free. Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Club news
LAlliance Franaise dEl Paso The
group 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, 1800
Mesilla 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 the
EPCC Administration Building B, 9050
Viscount. Reservations: 833-8705.
The monthly French language film showing is
6 p.m. Friday, April 27. Information/location:
833-8705.
Doa Ana Camera Club The club
meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of
the month Southwest Environmental Center,
275 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.
Meetings are free and open to all interested
photographers. Information: (575) 532-1919 or
dacameraclub.org.
Westside Welcome Club The group is
open to both newcomers and long-time resi-
dents. Information: westsidewelcomeclub.com
The clubs free monthly newcomers coffee is
10 a.m. Friday, April 6, at Hal Marcus Gallery,
1308 N. Oregon. Information: 581-2314.
The April luncheon and Spring Fashion Show
is 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at
Coronado Country Club, 1044 Broadmoor.
Fashions presented by Dillards Sunland Park.
Cost: $20 (reservation deadline is April 6).
Germania Club The Germania Club of
El Pasos 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 womens organizations
monthly 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 are
designed for women to network and come
together to listen and learn from
uplifting/encouraging speakers in various fields
of 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 the
World Wars hosts its annual Citizen of the Year
Luncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at the
Wyndham Airport Hotel, 2027 Airway. Guest
speaker to be announced; members are
encouraged to bring a friend. Information: 755-
4038.
Singles in the Son - The group develops
friendships among Christian singles ages 25 to
45. All denominations are welcome.
Membership is free. Information: Andy, 471-
1997 or SinglesInTheSon@yahoo.com.
Area attractions
Indian Cliffs Ranch The working cattle
ranch in Fabens offers a childrens zoo, buffalo,
longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets and
the Fort Apache playground. Its also home to
the famous Cattlemans Steakhouse.
Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattle-
manssteakhouse.com.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
The copper-domed casino offers slot machines,
and video-machine versions of poker, keno and
other 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 live
entertainment 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 from
I-10, go south (left turn coming from
Downtown) and follow the signs.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305
Yaya Road, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta
Mission. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. The center features a museum
on the Tigua tribe, including its relationship to
the Tiwas of northern New Mexico. Admission
ysletadelsur.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 and
Chihuahua) from Ranger Peak, elevation 5,632
feet. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children
12 years and under. Tickets sales stop one hour
before closing. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday
and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information:
566-6622. Closed Monday through Thursday.
To get there: Take Alabama to McKinley and
turn toward the mountain.
La Via Winery New Mexicos oldest
winery is just across the state line from El Paso,
at 4201 S. NM Highway 28, one mile north of
Vinton Road. Information: (575) 882-7632 or
lavinawinery.com.
The tasting room and patio are open for sales
and tasting of wines from 12 to 5 p.m.
Thursday through Tuesday (closed
Wednesdays). Tasting fee is $5. A daily tour is
offered at 11:30 a.m. by appointment only; the
$10 fee includes tasting.
The 2012 La Via Spring Wine Festival is noon
to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29
Licon Dairy The dairys gift shop popular
for its homemade asadero cheese products is
located at 11951 Glorieta Road in San Elizario
and is open 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. The dairy also features an exten-
sive petting zoo and regularly stocked fishing
hole. Admission is free, with a nominal charge
for fishing hole use. Information: 851-2705 or
licondairy.com.
San Elizario Historic District The dis-
trict at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on the
Mission Trail features four art galleries, seven
artists studio/galleries, three gift shops, the
Historic San Elizario Chapel, the Portales
Museum and the Veterans Museum. Most loca-
tions open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 851-0041,
594-8424 or SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.com.
Self-guided walking tours and guided tour of
17 historical sites also offered, including the
Chapel, Old El Paso County Jail (where Billy
the Kid broke out a friend in 1876), the old
Grist Mill, the Lafayette barracks and more.
Free guides available at all galleries and muse-
um.
Zin Valle Vineyards 7315 Hwy 28 in
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tast-
ings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday.
Information: 877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
Free Music Sundays are 1 to 4 p.m. selected
Sundays 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 include
service charges.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony The rap
group featuring Krazie and Wish performs at 6
p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Las Cruces Event
Center, 522 E. Idaho, with opening act
Dilemma and Las Cruces and El Paso acts to be
announced. 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 10:30
p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $49.50 (Ticketmaster).
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan El
mejor mariachi del mundo returns at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 31, at the Plaza Theatre.
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, formed in 1898 in
the town of Tecalitlan by Gaspar Vargas and
others, has appeared in 200 movies, recorded
dozens of albums of pasodobles, valses, bail-
ables, polkas, and danzones. Tickets: $30-$100.
(Ticketmaster).
The Storytellers Junior League of El
Paso presents the multi-platinum singer/song-
writers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at
Scottish 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 music
songwriters from Nashville who will share their
songs and the stories behind them:
Don Schlitz, whose first recorded song, The
Gambler,, won a Grammy and the Country
Music Associations and the Academy of
Country Musics Song of the Year.
Scotty Emerick, who has written several of
Toby Keiths No. 1 hits, including Im Just
Talkin about Tonight, I Love this Bar, As
Good As I Once Was and the Willie
Nelson/Toby Keith duet, Beer for My Horses.
Allen Shamblin, writer of He Walked On
Water, a No. 1 hit for Randy Travis.
Proceeds from the show benefit the Junior
League 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 Makes
Music The Sesame Street Live annual
Easter week shows are April 5-8 at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Presented by VEE
Corporation. 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 Gold
Circle seats for $28 and Sunny Seats (include
pre-show meet and greet with two characters)
for $50. All seats (except Gold Circle and
Sunny Seats) are $11 on opening night
(Ticketmaster). Information: 1-800-745-3000
or sesamestreetlive.com.
Jenny, an enthusiastic new music teacher,
arrives on Sesame Street only to discover that
her 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 children
that everyone can make and enjoy beautiful
music together.
Straight No Chaser Broadway in El
Paso presents the a capella group at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 5, at the Plaza Theatre. The
10-man group achieved widespread popularity
after 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 ago
while students together at Indiana University,
Straight No Chaser has reassembled and
reemerged as a phenomenon with a massive
fan base, more than 20 million views on
YouTube, and numerous national TV appear-
ances.
Mamma Mia Broadway in El Paso pres-
ents the hit musical based on the music of
ABBA 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 of
Me and more. Tickets: $40-$70. Information:
231-1111 or theplazatheatre.org.
On the eve of her wedding, a daughter tries
discover the identity of her father by bringing
three men from her mothers past back to the
island they last visited 20 years ago.
Seen by more than 50 million people around
the world, Benny Andersson and Bjrn
Ulvaeus global smash hit musical remains
among Broadways top selling musicals.
The Devils Carnival The horror/rock
musical by director Darren Lynn Bousam (Saw
II, III and IV, Repo! The Generic Opera) and
writer/actor/comic book author Terrance
Zdunich carnival road tour begins at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11, at East Pointe Movies
12, 8300 Gateway East. The event includes
screening of a cinema short, burlesque show,
cast meet-and-greet, question-and-answer
forum, sing-a-long, costume contest and more.
Tickets; $20 show only; $30 with pre-signed
poster; $40 VIP (includes show, poster, meet
and greet with Bousman, Zdunich and Spooky
Dan). Tickets available online at thedevilscarni-
valtour.eventbrite.com.
Michelle Shocked The folk/rock singer-
songwriter and recording artist performs at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at Buckhorn
Opera House in Pinos Altos, N.M. Tickets: $25
reserved (first five rows; $20 general admis-
sion. Presented by Mimbres Regional Arts
Council. Information: (575) 538-2505.
Shockeds albums include Short Sharp
Shocked, Arkansas Traveler and
ToHeavenURide.
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 theatres biggest
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hits when first presented in 1996. Set in Damon
Runyons 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 Cowboy Aint Dead Yet!
Grammy-nominated performing artist R. J.
Vandygriff presents his comedic show at 7:30
p.m. Friday, April 13, at Western New Mexico
Fine Arts Theater, Silver City, N.M. Proceeds
benefit the Gila Regional Medical Center
Foundation. Tickets: $15 ($7 children 12 and
younger). Information: 538-4870 or market-
ing@grmc.org.
Alan Jackson The country superstar per-
forms at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at
NMSUs Pan American Center. Jacksons new
single is So You Dont Have To Love Me
Anymore from his forthcoming album. Tickets:
$34 and $61.50 (Ticketmaster). Information:
(575) 646-1420 or panamcenter.com.
Jackson has sold nearly 60 million albums
worldwide, topped the country singles charts
35 times, and scored more than 50 Top 10 hits.
The two-time Grammy-honored artist was
inducted in 2011 into the Nashville Songwriters
Hall of Fame.
Eddie Vedder The Pearl Jam frontman
performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at
The Plaza Theatre, as part of his solo tour, with
opening act is Academy Award winning Irish
vocalist/guitarist Glen Hansard of the movie
Once. Vedders latest album is Ukulele
Songs. Tickets: $75. (Ticketmaster).
Ms Lips Lounge 510 N. Stanton. Regular
showtime 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 Didnt pres-
ents an intimate evening with the DJ/producer
9.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, April 20, at Passion Ultra
Lounge, 201 E. University in Las Cruces. Dress
code enforced. Tickets: $20 in advance; age 21
and older admitted. Limited number of VIP
tickets available. Advance tickets available at
Passion Ultra Lounge, Ramada Palms and all Las
Cruces Pic Quik locations. Information: (575)
523-7399 or tecknoyoudidnt.com.
Bri Bagwell video release The country
music artist and Las Cruces native performs at
7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, in Las
Cruces, to launch her new newest music video.
Ticket information: (575) 649-6411 or
riograndetheatre.org.
Now based in Austin, Texas, she released her
first CD, Banned from Santa Fe in June 2011.
Squirm Burpee The Handsome Little
Devils present the Vaudeville Circus at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, April 21, at WNMU Fine Arts
Center Theatre. Presented by Mimbres Region
Arts Council. Squirm Burpee features classic
Vaudeville comedy, high-skill circus acts and a
plot rooted in American Melodrama. Tickets:
$20 ($15 members; $5 students/children).
Information: (575) 538-2505, 1-888-758-7289
or mimbresarts.org.
Tom Russell The internationally renowned
folksinger/songwriter performs at 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, The Scottish Rite Temple
Theatre, 301 W. Missouri. Tickets: $22 in
advance; $25 at the door. Advance tickets avail-
able at All That Music and Video (594-9900) or
at the theatre.
Russell, who has lived in El Pasos Upper
Valley since 1997, frequently chooses
Southwest and Jurez themes for his songs,
including several on his recent album, Mesabi.
Yet his local concerts are relatively rare, and
this 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).
ShowtimeElPaso.com.
Surfin Safari is a faithful recreation of what
it would have been like to see the Beach Boys
live, in concert, in their prime. The uniband
choreography, the Fender guitar lineup, the
famous custom striped shirts, right down to the
black suede Beach Boys boots, its all here.
El Chido Fest The Mexican rock fest
comes to El Paso at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27, at
El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano with
headliners Alejandro Lora and El Tri, often
called the Rolling Stones of Mexican rock.
Also performing are ska band Inspector, alter-
native rock band La Lupita and cumbia artist
Celso Pino. Tickets: $25, $37 and $47.
(Ticketmaster).
NM Regional Music Series presents
Round Mountain The 2nd annual series
focusing on New Mexico and Arizona artists
presents the folk Americana group Round
Mountain at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the
Buckhorn Saloon and Opera House in Pinos
Altos, N.M.. Local opening act is Melanie Zipin
and the Sugar Leafs. Co-sponsored by Mimbres
Regional Arts Council. Tickets; $10 in advance.
Information: (575) 538-9911.
Sleeping Giant The Christian hardcore
band performs at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at
Open Gate Church of the Nazarene, 9821
McCombs, with First Blood, in the Midst of
Lions, Betrayal and Gideon. Tickets: $12.
Information: 751-2403 or epopengate.org.
The Rat Pack is Back Broadway in El
Paso presents a look back in time at the Las
Vegas 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 performers
join 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 Vegas
circa 1960 when four show business legends
Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and
Dean Martin converged at the Sands Hotel
in Las Vegas for the first time. Backing the
singers is a swinging 12-piece live orchestra
performing period perfect orchestrations.
Man The Guadalajara-based rock band
performs at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at El Paso
County Coliseum, in support of their album
Drama y Luz. Man, winner of both Grammy
and 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 childrens show
comes 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 Belanova
are among the headliners coming to the 2nd
annual music festival benefiting Amor Por
Juarez, Creative Kids and El Paso Parks and
Recreation is Saturday, May 26, in San Jacinto
Plaza and Cleveland Square Park.
Other acts appearing include Argentinas
Babasonicos, Chiles Los Bunkers, Brazils The
Twelves, Spains The Pinker Tones and
Venezuelan Grammy nominee La Vida Boheme,
along with Yacht, Sussie 4, Classixx, Toy
Selectah, Mexican Institute of Sound, Chico
Mann and Mexicans with Guns.
Tickets: $55 (VIP tickets: $150); available at all
Western Beverage locations and The
Headstand, as well as online at neondesertmu-
sicfestival.com. Discounted military tickets for
active military and their families at all Fort Bliss
ticketing outlets for $48. Neon Desert will
donate a portion of all revenues to the El Paso
Parks and Recreation Department, Amor Por
Juarez and Creative Kids.
Tia McGraff The folksinger/songwriter
performs at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at
Scottish Rite Temple Theatre, 301 W. Missouri,
with opening act Applejack. Tickets: $15($10
students). Advance tickets available at All That
Music and Video or at the theatre. Information:
All That Music & Video, 594-9900.
Vans Warped Tour 2012 The 18th
annual music and extreme sports event is
Friday, June 29, at the NMSU Intramural Field
(next to Aggie Memorial Stadium), featuring
multiple live music stages and Several extreme
sports and lifestyle events and displays also fea-
tured. Information: (575) 646-1420. Web:
warpedtour.com.
This years line up includes Blessthefall,
Breathe Carolina, It Boys, Chunk! No, Captain
Chunk!, Dead Sara, Transit, Ballyhoo, Matt
Toka, G-Easy, I am the Avalanche, Sleeping with
Sirens, A Loss For Words, Tonight Alive,
Tomorrows Bad Seeds and more to be
announced.
Venues & series
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
- 122 S. Old Pueblo Road. Ages 18 and older
welcome for most shows. Showtime is 8 p.m.,
unless otherwise listed. Admission to all shows
is free. Information: 860-7777 or speakingrock-
entertainment.com.
Saving Abel The rock band performs
Friday, March 30.
Michael Salgado The Tejano singer per-
forms Thursday, April 12.
Cafe Tacuba The Mexican indie rock band
performs Saturday, May 5. All ages show.
Calle 13 The Puerto Rican hip-hop band
performs 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 hard
rockers perform Friday, May 25. All ages show.
The new Socorro Entertainment Center, at
11200 Santos Sanchez (5 miles east of Speaking
Rock) will host all events formerly set for out-
doors. Admission is free; age 18 and older wel-
come.
The centers first show is the metal band
Godsmack at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27.
Tricky Falls 209 S. El Paso. Doors open at
7 p.m.; showtime at 8 p.m. for most shows. All
shows are all-ages, unless listed otherwise.
Information: 351-9909. Tickets for most shows
available at All That Music, Bowie Feathers and
Marias Closet, and online at holdmyticket.com.
The Royalty Friday, March 30, with
Animal Spirits and The Black Coats.
Yolanda Be Cool 9 p.m. Friday, April 6.
TechN9ne Hostile Takeover Tour The
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with special guests Thad Beckman & Ian Atkins
Tickets: 915-533-4409
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El Paso Artists
Studio Tour
APRIL 14-15 & 21-22
10 am to 5 pm 5aturday and noon to 5 p.m. 5unday.
Admission is FREE. Refreshments wi|| be served at each studio.
For studio directions, go to www.p|einairpaintersofe|paso.com
LOOK FOR THE BRIGHT YELLOW SIGNS!
APRIL 21 & 22
Eastside
Northeast
& Mission VaIIey
APRIL 14 & 15
Westside
Upper VaIIey
& Downtown
APRIL 14-15
1. Hal Marcus Studio
& Gallery
1308 Oregon (Downtown), 533-9090...
2. Martha Arzabala
Agave Rosa Studio &
Gallery
905 Noble St. (Central), 533-8011
Guest Artist: Romi Hawkins
3. Abel De La Rosa
Art Center Studio
101 E. Yandell (Central), 566-2410
4. Melinda Etzold
4332 Donnybrook (West), 219-7280
5. Pat Olchefski-Winston
Lively Art Works Gallery
4333 Donnybrook (West), 240-5726
6. Corinne Abeyta-
Spinnler
5351 Painted Sky Lane. (West)
833-0636
Guest Artist: Cil Abeyta
7. Carmen Navar Studio &
Gallery
6320 Falling Star (West), 833-4635
Guest Artist: Richard Cadenhead
8. Linda S. Noack
Sasahara Studio & Gallery
7100 Westwind Dr. #135.(West)
584-4222
9. Candy & Charlie Mayer
1317 Tierra Roja (West), 581-4971
Guest Artist: Lisa Matta Brown
10. Terri Wenner
477 Oak Tree (Upper Valley), 833-4629
Guest Artist: Victor Penaloza
11. Krystyna Robbins
5070 Yucca Pl. (Upper Valley), 584-0953
12. Rami Scully
4130 Boy Scout Ln. (Upper Valley)
584-4773
APRIL 21-22
1. Kathryn Johnson
Kbj Studio
3147 Wheeling Ave. (Central)
565-2245
Guest Artist: Joe Langston
2. James R. Murphy
2920 Stone Edge (NEast), 526-0719
3. Rick Parra
Desert Air Gallery
10932 Lakewood Ave. (East), 592-9897
4. Bob Adams
1900 Solano. (East), 241-2981
San Elizario Art District
1456-1501 Main Street
San Elizario
5. Alberto Escamilla
474-0752
6. Palmira Lopez-Palmira
503-6300
7. Bert Saldana Gallery
479-2926
8. Stephanie Conroy
Golden Eagle Gallery.
329-6567
9. Sam Gutierrez
Golden Eagle Gallery.
253-5639
10. Al Borrego
851-6012, 851-0093.
11. Guadalupe Jacquez
Calderon
851-6012
12. Amado Pea
Pea Gallery & Studio
851-8400
Guest Artist: Barry Johnson
rappers tour also featuring Machine Gun Kelly
is Saturday, April 7, with Krizz Kalko, MayDay,
Prozak and Stevie Stone. Tickets: $25. VIP
packages: available.
Lacuna Coil The gothic metal band per-
forms at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21. Their
2012 release, Dark Adrenaline, peaked at
No. 15 on the Billboard 200. Tickets: $17 in
advance; $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. The
trios 2009 release Sci-Fi Crimes peaked at
No. 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 acts
Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn and Arkaik. Tickets:
$20.
Neon Desert Battle of the Bands competition
is 6 p.m. Saturday, April 28.
Girl In A Coma The girl rockers perform
Thursday, May 10, with Piata Protest, Sara
Radle and Gentlemen. Tickets: $12.
Whiskey Dicks 580 George Dieter. Early
arrival recommended. Shows begin at 10 p.m.
Tickets available at ticketbully.com.
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 otherwise
listed. Advance tickets at ticketbully.com.
Crowbar, Prong and Witchburn 9 p.m.
Sunday, April 8. Tickets: $15.
The Melvins The punk metal bands
Unsane Tour is 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, sup-
porting their just-released EP Scion A/V
Presents: The Bulls & The Bees. Tickets: $8 in
advance; $10 at the door.
Death Angel The metal band performs at
9 p.m. Friday, May 4, with The Sixth and All
That Bleeds. Tickets: $10 in advance; $12 at
the 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 selected
Saturdays. 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 Cant Feel).
El Buchanan 11540 Pellicano. Tickets
available at groovetickets.com (ages 18 and
older). Information: 633-1117.
Nero The electronic artist performs at 9
p.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 and
Casino Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8
p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Prices listed
do 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 legendary
singer 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 of
Famer 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 at
2 p.m. Sunday, April 1. Tickets: $28-$50.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat Alamogordo Music Theatre
presents the musical by Tim Rice and Andrew
Lloyd Webber April 13-21. Showtime is 7:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $10.
Squirm Burpee The Vaudeville Nouveau
circus 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 annual
performance by the famed apprentice program
is 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 or
spencertheater.com.
Country Royalty The tribute to legends
Hank Williams and Patsy Cline is 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 14. Jason Petty won a 2003
Obie for his show, Hank Williams: Lost
Highway. Grammy-nominated singing sensa-
tion Martin portrays Cline. Tickets: $66-$69.
A pre-show short ribs buffet is $20.
The Spencers Theatre of Illusion - The
award-winning illusionists perform at 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 21. Tickets: $56 and $59.
Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872
or spencertheater.com. Buffet meal offered at
5 p.m. for $20..
Copplia - 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 1960s
chart-toppers perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, May
5. Tickets: $66 and $69. A pre-show Angus
burger buffet dinner is $20.
NM Tech Performing Arts Series
Performances are 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise
listed, at New Mexico Techs 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 Handsome
Little 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 11000
Broadway 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 Hard
Rock Express shuttle to Hard Rock Presents
concerts at The Pavilion are $20 (not including
concert ticket prices). Call for schedule.
Ticket
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Ballet Folklorico Aires Internationales
The folklorico group celebrates its 15th
anniversary with a gala performance at 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
March 30-April 1, at Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial, with live mariachi
music and dances from Puerto Rico, Spain,
Brazil and Mexico. Admission: $7. Information:
867-7539 or 694-3279.
Country/Western 2 step Shundo
Dance Studio, 2719 N. Stanton, hosts lessons
at 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Cost is $10 per person. $5.
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 Fort
Blvd, featuring DJ Orlando DJ Beetz Garcia.
Lounge music, karaoke and hors doeuvres
offered until 9:30 p.m. with dance lessons 9:30
to 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 presents
the classic ballet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and
2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31-April 1, at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. Artistic director
is Marta Katz; choreographer is Erick Campos.
The Youth Ballet is a program of the El Paso
Conservatory of Dance. Tickets are $10, $15
and $20, available at the UTEP Ticket Center.
Big Band Dance Club The club spon-
sors dances 8 to 10 p.m. selected Thursdays or
Fridays, at Court Youth Center, 402 W. Court,
in Las Cruces. Age 21 and older welcome.
Beginners, singles and couples welcome; no
dance partner necessary. Cost: $7 (CD music
nights); and $9 ($7 members) on live music
nights. Information: (575) 526-6504 or bigband-
danceclub.org.
Beginners group dance lesson at 7 p.m. led
by 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 Orchestra
are Thursdays, April 12 and 26.
Juntos Por Mexico Ballet Folklrico
Churuhui and Paso del Norte, along with the
cast of Huapango, come together in their
annual gala performance of the dances from the
different regions of Mexico at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 7, at the Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission: $7.
Ballet classes El Paso Parks and
Recreation 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 at
elpasotexas.gov. Information/registration: 544-
0753. Locations:
Carolina Recreation Center, 563 N. Carolina.
Galatzan Recreation Center, 650 Wallenberg,
Pat ORourke Recreation Center, 901 N.
Virginia. Information: 533-1611.
As Seen on TV Dancers Unlimited
presents the TV-themed performance As Seen
On 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 and
swing. Tickets: $8 ($6 students and seniors).
Information: (575) 621-9654.
Senior Spring Dance El Paso Parks and
Recreation will host a senior Spring dance 1 to
5 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at San Juan Senior
Center, 5701 Tamburo, with music by Border
City Band. The center hosts dances the second
Saturday of each months. Admission: $5.
Contra Dancing The Southern New
Mexico Music and Dance Societys monthly
contra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, April
20, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle
de Santiago, Mesilla. This months dance will
have an Irish theme with callers Lonnie
Ludeman and Lewis Land, with music by
Albuquerques Mulhany Family. The dance
begins 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 are
done in long lines, accompanied by live,
Appalachian-style music.
Desert Dancers Dinner Dance
Desert Dance Chapter 5017 hosts an evening
of dinner and dancing for youth and adults 5 to
9 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at First Presbyterian
Church, 1340 Murchison. DJ Mike will play
dance favorites, with performances by local
dance groups. Dinner catered by Michael of
OPUS. Cost: $40 ($30 members).
Information/tickets: Diana, 487-9396 or desert-
danceusa.com.
Desert Dancers is a non-profit organization
that organizes and fosters programs for the
recreational enjoyment of ballroom dancing by
all ages. Membership open to all individuals
involved with DanceSport and recreational ball-
room dance.
Tip-Tap-Toe Dance The local dance
company presents its annual childrens student
recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the
Marcial. Admission is free. Information: 833-
8277.
International Day of Dance The 7th
annual celebration of dance is 10 a.m. to noon
Saturday, April 28, at Branigan Cultural
Center, Branigan Building, 501 N. Main,
(Downtown Mall) Las Cruces, featuring per-
formances from local and international dance
troupes from a variety of styles and cultures.
or las-cruces.org/museums.
Elena Baker Dance Company Local
teacher Elena Bakers dance studio presents
her students in performance 5 p.m. Sunday,
April 29, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800
S. San Marcial, with selections from Phantom
of the Opera and more. Admission is free.
Floralia Belly Dance Festival Three
days of workshops, performances and a dinner
show with live music by Sadaqah is Friday
through Sunday, May 4-6, at Elephant Butte
Inn and Spa in Elephant Butte, N.M. Details to
be announced. Information: Selena, (575) 743-
2048 or selenakareena.com.
Percussion Concert and Clinic
Professor Casey Cangelosi will conduct a
Percussion Concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Mar
31, in the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, presented
in a formal marimba percussion style.
Admission: $5 ($3 military, seniors, non-UTEP
students; free for UTEP students, faculty and
staff). Information: 747-7802.
Cangelosi will also host a masterclass and per-
cussion clinic at 5 p.m. Friday, March 30, in
the UTEP Bandroom, Room 140 in the Fox
Fine Arts Center. Admission is free and the
public is welcome.
LCSO with Jeffrey Biegel Las Cruces
Symphony 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 NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital Hall.
Selections include Gioacchino Rossinis,
Overture to Semiramide, Camille Saint-
Sans Piano Concerto No. 2 and Edward
Elgars Enigma Variations. Tickets: $15 open
seating. Information: (575) 646-3709 or
lascrucessymphony.com.
The public is invited to the dress rehearsal
performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, at
the recital hall. Tickets: $15 ($5 students with
valid ID).
Joshua Aguirre Flute Recital NMSU
music student Joshua Aguirre, under the direc-
tion of Lisa Van Winkle, presents his under-
graduate recital, Sunday, April 1, at the Rio
Cruces, performing works on flute from J. S.
Bach, Louis Ganne, Robert Muczynski, and
Jacques Ibert, with piano accompaniment by Ji
Young 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 Arts
Recital Hall, except as noted. Tickets for most
performances are $5 ($3 seniors/military/non-
UTEP students; free for children/UTEP stu-
dents/faculty/staff), unless listed otherwise.
Ticket information: 747-5606 or
utep.edu/music.
Tuesday, April 3 UTEP Wind Symphony
Tuesday, April 10 UTEP Symphony
Orchestra
Thursday, April 12 Chamber Players
Wednesday, April 18 UTEP Concert
Band
Monday, April 23 UTEP Percussion
Ensemble and Pandemonium steel drum
orchestra
Tuesday, April 24 University Choirs
Thursday, April 26 UTEP Symphonic
Winds
2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 29 Faculty Artist
Series presents Chiaroscuro Trio.
Tuesday, May 1 UTEP Symphony
Orchestra
Thursday, May 3 Symphony Band
Beijing Guitar Duo The celebrated gui-
tar duo performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 5,
at NMSUs Atkinson Music Recital Hall. Part of
NMSU Cultural Series. Tickets: $15 ($10
NMSU students). Information: (575) 646-4413
or 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 artistic
musicality.
NMSU Department of Music
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. at NMSUs
Atkinson (Music Center) Recital Hall, unless
listed 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
29
NMSU Guitar Ensemble Tuesday, May 1.
The Making of Great Music Bruce
Nehring Consort concludes its season with
returning guest Dr. Charles Gray, the Consort
Singers and Players, April 14-15 at The Chapel
at Loretto, 1400 Hardaway. Showtime is 7:30
p.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. Olaf
College in Northfield, Minn., is also a substitute
violist with the renowned Minnesota
Orchestra.
The Consort Players will perform two move-
ments from J.S. Bachs A Minor Violin Concerto
(with Gray as soloist), Gustav Holsts St. Paul
Suite, Joshua Reznicows American Sketches
and Robert Schumanns Traumerei.
The Consort Singers, conducted by Nehring,
perform selections from Felix Mendelssohn
from Elijah, Mendelssohns Kyrie,
Woldemar Voullaires Blessed Are the Pure of
Heart and James Biery, O Sacrum
Convivium.
Piano Recital The El Paso Music
Teachers Association-Student Affiliate presents
its 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.
Second Sundays at Grace United
Methodist Church Grace United
Methodist Church, 400 Carolina. La Cella Bella
Cello Quartet performs 3 to 4:40 p.m. Sunday,
April 15. Admission is free; donations accept-
ed. Information: 772-7481, 779-7826 or
graceumcelpaso@yahoo.com.
Zuill Bailey Birthday Celebration - El
Paso Pro-Musica presents its season finale, By
Request celebrating the 10th Anniversary year
of cellist Zuill Bailey as its Artistic Director at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at the El Paso
Museum of Art. Tickets: $100. Information:
833-9400 or eppm.org.
The evening will feature stories and perform-
ances highlighting the last decade, along with a
special performance of Rachmaninoffs
Masterful Cello Sonata. Renowned pianist Doris
Stevenson will also perform with Bailey.
Cocktail reception precedes the show at 7
p.m. featuring refreshments by five celebrated
local chefs Megan Hoover, Jon Paul Delamotte,
Jorge Lara, Sergio Martinez and Jason Hunt.
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El Paso Symphony Orchestra - The
Symphony performs with guest conductor
Mariusz Smolij and guest cellist Zuill Bailey at
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, in
the Plaza Theatre. Smolij, conductor of the
Acadania Symphony of Lafayette and Riverside
Symphony in New Jersey, is one of six candi-
dates for EPSOs 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 Glinkas
Overture to Russlan and Ludmila Elgar Cello
Concerto, op. 85, E minor, Prokofievs Romeo
and Juliet (movements from Suites 1 and 2)
and Wojciech Kilar Krzesanys symphonic poem
for orchestra. Ticket information: 532-3776 or
epso.org. Tickets: $15-$40. ($8-$10 for stu-
dents). Information: 532-3776 or epso.org.
The Opening Notes discussion with
Assistant 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 guest
conductor 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, April
19, at a pre-dress rehearsal reception in the
Plaza Theatre lobby. Subscribers can stay for
the dress rehearsal at 7 p.m.
The Polenc Trio Las Cruces Civic
Concert Association presents the piano/wind
chamber 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 Wind
Symphony closes its 2011-12 Spicy Season at
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, at UTEPs Magoffin
Auditorium. Tickets $12.50 ($7.50 military, stu-
dents and seniors). Information: 760-5599 or
elpasowindsymphony.com.
2012 Young Musicians Recital The six
finalists for this years Young Musicians
Competition will perform in recital at 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 29, at University Presbyterian
Church, 244 N. Resler. Cost: $10 donation at
the 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.
A
few years ago I was leading a
hike up Mount Cristo Rey that
included 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 to
be have taken place about 50 million
years ago, one of the members of the
other group disputed his claim, saying
that the Bible taught that the earth was
much, much younger than that.
None of our group took the mans
remarks seriously, but I felt slightly con-
flicted after all, the man doubting the
geologist professed to be a Christian, as
I do, but I wanted to distance myself
from him as far as possible.
I feel the same way whenever I read
about the various arguments pitting reli-
gion versus science. I rarely agree with
the religious point of view.
Fortunately, I grew up shielded from
fundamentalism. So it never occurred to
me that Genesis was a science textbook.
It was enough to believe that God creat-
ed the world; how He did so was not as
important. If God spoke the universe
into being through the Big Bang, and if
He crafted human beings through an
evolutionary process, that in no way
diminished His power. If anything, it
seemed all the more amazing.
It also never occurred to me that there
was anything wrong about the Bible
telling the story of creation in its own
way. Genesis in fact tells two versions of
the story in the first two chapters.
I used to assume that the majority of
people of faith held a similar view, and
that only a few fanatics were giving reli-
gion a black eye by insisting on a partic-
ular literalist reading of scripture. Now
Im not so sure. It seems like many of
those who regard science highly have
been pushed outside the traditional com-
munities of faith.
Its not just evolution that gets caught
up in the religion versus science wars.
Other battlegrounds include climate
change, stem cell research and genetics,
to name a few.
Thats not to say that the non-religious
combatants in these wars are the voice
of reason. Secularists are quite capable
of jumping to unreasonable conclusions
based on a sliver of so-called scientific
findings.
My frustration is that both sides seem
to be content with a limited world-view
that can survive only by disparaging
whatever claims are made that appear as
threats to that way of looking at reality.
For fellow Christians, I quote
Colossians 1:9-10, in which Paul prays
for all believers to be filled with the
knowledge of his will and that they
would always be growing in the knowl-
edge of God.
No one can grow in knowledge of God
if they believe they already know every-
thing. And traditionally, knowledge
about the created world was one part of
learning about God. Thats why many
scientists in past generations (and a few
even today) consider the search for
knowledge as entirely consistent with
their faith.
I want a faith that is big enough to
encompass science, as well as any other
field of knowledge. But for that to be
true requires that I wrestle with every
new thing I learn. That doesnt mean
trying to make any new knowledge fit
what I already believe, but also re-exam-
ining whether what I believe is big
enough to handle that knowledge.
One outcome may be the realization, to
borrow the title of J.B. Phillips famous
book, that my God may be too small.
We cant make God bigger through
ignorance. He wants us to grow in
knowledge of Him.
Randy Limbird is editor of
El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com
by Randy Limbird
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Gene of El Paso: A Perfect Fool
Street of Trees Project celebrates National
Poetry Month and April Fools Day with poems,
stories and songs from Gene Keller 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 1, at Unitarian Universalist
Community of El Paso, 4425 Byron. Admission:
$10 ($5 with a donation for the West Texas
Food Bank). Information: 584-7823.
Every Other Tuesday Doa Ana Arts
Council hosts a variety of musical performances
6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday at the historic
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, Las
Cruces. Admission is free. Information: (575)
523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
April 3 C.S. Truckin. The country rock
band is a trio of local boys, Ty Loyd, Les Skaggs
and Rob Allen, who got their start in the 1970s,
opening for such groups as REO Speedwagon,
then re-emerged decades later. The event is
also 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 Rio
Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, in
Las Cruces, as part of the monthly Downtown
Ramble. Performer sign-up is 6:30 p.m. Coffee
and 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 Rio
Grande Theatre auditorium.
USA Songbook The Good Time
Singers, community chorus, directed by Diana
Schutz, 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.
Pauls United Methodist Church, 225 West
Griggs. Admission: $5 (includes desserts); avail-
able in advance at St. Pauls, Whites Music Box
on the Downtown Mall, or by calling Jean at
(575) 541-4520.
Some of the songs of the 40s performed are
Embraceable You, It Dont Mean a Thing,
Were a Couple of Swells, Blue Skies,
Caravan, Ill be Seeing You and Sugartime,
as well as a special tribute to military veterans
with Bob Gaines as Bob Hope.
Wildcat Talent Showcase St. Clements
Parish School presents their annual Wildcat
Talent Showcase at 6 p.m. Friday, April 13, at
Chamizal National Memorial. Admission: $10.
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 at
2 p.m. Saturday, April 14.
Jammers music events are 2 to 3 p.m.
Sundays.
Mesitas Its A Spring Thing The
Mesita PTA and Mesita Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads
of Great Students) will host the 4th annual
spring concert featuring the popular 70s cover
band Fungi Mungle Saturday, April 14, on the
Mesita 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 available
for sale. Call for times/ticket information: 373-
0424, 203-7605 or fungimungle.com.
Big Bang Jazz Festival Mesilla Valley
Jazz and Blues Society hosts the Jazz Unlimited
Big 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 Bank
and State Lane BBQ, 1222 Sunland Park Drive
presents the Rudolph Chevrolet-Honda out-
door concert series 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays
during the warmer month. Admission is free; all
customers asked to bring non-perishable food
donation or monetary donation for the West
Texas Food Bank. Information: 581-3371,
WTxFoodBank.org or countyline.com.
The series begins April 18 with The Dirty
River Boys.
Punky Reggae Party An evening honor-
ing the life, music and legacy of Bob Marley is 9
p.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 La
Chusma, Fixed Idea, Mexklan, Hyprocrite
Orchestra, All That Bleeds, Aftermath,
Dubcartel and more. Proceeds benefit Lee and
Beulah Moor Childrens Home in El Paso and
Bethel Orphanage in Juarez. Canned goods will
also 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-wop
group performs hits from the 1950s and 60s at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the Black Box
Theatre, 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 Tricky
Falls, 209 S. El Paso Street, during an all ages
shows. Winners based on crowds and judges
votes, and will get to perform as part of the
May 26 Neon Desert Music Festival.
Information: neondesertmusicfestival.com/bob.
Jazz Unlimited Big Band The jazz
band presents its 7th annual concert at 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 29, at St. Marks United
Methodist Church, 5005 Love Road. This years
Next Generation concert showcases younger
musicians. Admission is free. Information: 637-
4569.
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. Noche
Norteas are 8 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays, fea-
turing Nortea/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 Metalachi
show). Karaoke offered with Rock The House
9 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.
railroadblues.com.
S.H.I.L.O. The indie blues/rock band per-
form Saturday, March 31. Admission: $6.
The Red Elvises Russian rockabilly band
performs 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 New
Orleans soul band performs at 7 p.m. Saturday,
April 14. Admission; $7.
The Dirty River Boys The Austin folk rock
band (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 honky
tonk band performs Friday, April 27. $7.
The Damn Torpedoes The ultimate Tom
Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band per-
forms Saturday, April 28.
Wednesday Music Caf UTEPs free
weekly outdoor brown-bag concert series is
noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at UTEPs Student
Union Plaza, featuring a variety of music.
April 4 Mexicans at Night
April 11 Red City Blue
April 25 Bellature.
Zin Valle Free Music Sundays Zin
Valle vineyard, 7315 Hwy 28 in Canutillo (3/4
mile north of FM 259), hosts free live music 1
to 4 p.m. on selected Sundays. Guests may also
enjoy wine tastings. Information: 877-4544 or
zinvalle.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, and
7:30 p.m. Sunday. Military admitted free
Wednesdays and Thursdays. Closed Easter
Sunday, April 8. Tickets: $6 Wednesday through
Thursday; $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 with
opening acts Chris Dunham and Anyi Malik.
April 4-7 Ace Guillen and Henry
Coleman (co-headliners)
April 11-15 Thai Rivera and Dave Lease
(co-headliners)
April 18-22 Eric Rivera
April 25-29 G. Reilly with feature act
Julio Gonzalez.
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Hugo Cortez, one of the best Juan Gabriel
impersonators, will present his comedy-music
show at 8 p.m. Friday, March 30. Admission:
150 pesos. Information: 6 390361.
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Av. Plutarco Elias Calles and Henry Dunant,
two blocks from Av. Paseo Triunfo de la
Republica.
Expo Danza begins at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 1,
featuring several dancing schools. Tickets at
donboleton.com and at the door, day of show.
Museo del Chamizal Chamizal Park,
Jurez (next to the Bridge of the Americas).
The museum features an exhibit of pre-
Columbian artifacts, as well as paintings and
sculptures from well-known local and interna-
tional artists. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free
except as listed. Information: 611-1048.
Opening at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12:
Transgender photography by Olga Nayeli
Cortez.
Arte en el Parque opens is 2012 season 2 to
8 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Cultural bazaar, food
and drinks booths, art exhibition, children
activities and artists celebrating Day of the
Children. Admission is 40 pesos (30 pesos age
13 years and under).
Arte en el Parque continues on the last
Saturday of the month through early fall.
CEHLIDER leadership presentations
Prominent Jurez entrepreneurs will lead
seminars on leadership at various locations in
April and May. The seminars are 3 to 7 p.m.
Fridays April 13, 20, 27, and May 4; and 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, April 14, 21, 28 and
May 5. Admission is free. Information at red-
delideres@cehlider.org, cehlider.org or centro
human de liderazgo a.c. on Facebook. Phone: 6
112173.
XII Binational Independent Film
Festival 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 Paso
and Hospital de la Familia in Jurez.
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 for
seniors and students).
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13: Shorts from
Mxico City
Saturday, April 14: Exit Strategy with talk
by Director Michael Whitton
Friday, April 20: Shorts from The United
States
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 the
Red Cross. Information: 1730300 or
ccpn.com.mx.
7 and 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 16: Dulce
Pajaro de Juventud plays with the famous
Victoria Ruffoand Plutarco Haza. Tickets at
donboleton.com.
3:30 p.m. Friday, April 20: Rudy Ruettyger
lectures on Begin with a Dream. Free admis-
sion, but ticket required: donboleton.com.
Amnesia Concert Hall Lincoln Av.
Pronaf Zone. Nicho Hinojosa, a nationally
known covers singer, performs at 8 p.m. Friday,
April 20. Tickets at donboleton.com
Jurez Creativa A variety of family, cul-
tural, entrepreneur and sporting events are
being planned for April 20-28. Information:
juarezcreativa.org
Museo de INBA Circuito Jose Reyes
Estrada, Zona Pronaf. Information: 616-7414.
Showing through April: Colectivos, group
exhibition representing various art groups.
Un dia en el museo is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 21: Guided tours, childrens
activities, puppet shows.
Gimnasio Universitario Calle Meja y
Montes de Oca in the Zona Pronaf.
Christian singer Jesus Adrian Romero per-
forms at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27. Tickets at
donboleton.com.
Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera
Zona Centro, Av. 16 de Septiembre at Ave.
Jurez. The history museum in the Old
Customs House documents the Mexican
Revolution. 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 2
p.m. Tuesday through Friday; call 6 124707 for
group reservations.
Hysteria Beer and Rock Ferrocarril Av.
and Mejia downtown. Nationally renowned
band Luzbel, plus Ditedemons and Victum,
performs at 8 p.m. Friday, May 4. Advance
tickets are 120 pesos per couple, or 7p pesos
per person day of show. Ages 18 and older.
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walteraleisterschaefer@gmail.com)
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Kevin Hart The comic behind the hit con-
cert movie Laugh at My Pain performs at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Abraham
Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $47 (Ticketmaster).
Harts Laugh at My Pain tour that inspired
the film was among the most successful come-
dy concerts in history with more than $15 mil-
lion in ticket sales. The former shoe salesman
and amateur comics biggest break came when
he 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 Meet
Dave.
Ron G The Last Comic Standing finalist
performs for the first time in El Paso 9 to 11
p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Dominics, 6901
Montana. Seating begins at 8 p.m. Presented by
The Laughing Stock. VIP dinner seats are $25;
reserved non-dinner seats are $15. General
admission is $10 on a first come, first served
basis. Information: 1-888-316-0722, (619) 708-
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Thorne Cup Championship The El
Paso Rhinos home ice, Sierra Providence
Events Center next to the Coliseum, 4100 E.
Paisano, will play host to the 2012 Western
States Hockey League championship March
29-April 1. Game times are 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday, with final game at
4:30 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 a
night of mixed martial arts bouts at 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 31, at UTEPs Don Haskins
Center. Part of their mission, WMMA will
donate proceeds to the Wounded Warrior
Project. Tickets: $4.25 in upper and below con-
course, $75-$150 floor seats. (Ticketmaster).
The 2011-2012 live horse racing season runs
through April 17. Race days are Tuesdays,
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. First post is
12:25 p.m. each race day. General admission is
free 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 the
new Pecos Soccer League, will play their inau-
gural season home games at 2 p.m. Cohen
Stadium, 9700 Gateway North. Championship
game is April 15. Tickets: $5 (ages 6 and
younger free). Information/tickets: 755-2000,
(575) 680-2212 or PecosSoccer.com.
Sunday, April 1 EP Santos vs. Juarez
Juventus.
Saturday, April 7 EP Santos vs.
Alamogordo Stealth.
Sunday, April 8 Juarez Juventus vs. Hatch
Chili Kickers.
El Maida ClayBusters Fun Shoot El
Maida Shrine Temple sponsors its annual
fundraising trap shoot is 10 a.m. Saturday, April
7 at the Fort Bliss Rod and Gun Club, east of
Railroad Drive and Dyer. Registration begins at
8:30 a.m. Awards offered for gold, silver and
bronze 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 on
team). Information: Jack, 241-1761 or Dave,
588-5884.
El Paso Area Rugby Rugby matches
begin at 5:30 p.m. selected Fridays at Cohen
Stadium, 9700 Gateway North. Two matches
each night. Gates open at 5 p.m. Information:
755-2000 or elparu.info.
April 13: West Crusaders vs. East/Irish
Rebels; N.E. Spartans Black vs. Cathedral Irish.
April 20: N.E. Spartans Red vs. West
Crusaders; East/Irish Rebels vs. Cathedral Irish.
April 27: Spartans Black vs. West Crusaders;
East/Irish Rebels vs. Spartans Red.
Special Olympics Spring Games The
Area 19 2012 Spring Games main events are 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at Burges High
School, 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 other
volunteers. 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 Lee
Trevino.
Golf 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 28, at Fort Blisss Underwood
Golf Course.
Tennis 9 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at Ellis
Tennis Center, 4770 Woodrow Bean (at
Kenworthy).
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 the
Border The super bantamweight clash of
Abner Mares vs. Eric Mores headlines the
Showtime Championship Boxing event
Saturday, April 21, at UTEPs Don Haskins
Center.
Preliminary bouts begin at 3 p.m., with the
main bout set for about 7 p.m.
Former Mexican Olympian Mares in 2011
won and defended his first world championship
at bantamweight. He moves up in weight to
take on former World Champion Morel of
Puerto Rico in a 12-round bout to be contested
at 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 bouts
will be shown on Showtime Extreme.
El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame The
Prices Give Em Five Hall of Fame Banquet is
6:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at in the UTEP
Union building Tomas Rivera Room. Hospitality
hour begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $30 ($270
table for 9). Information/tickets: 373-9126,
598-1105 or 562-5831. Web: elpasoath-
letichalloffame.com
Diablos tryouts El Paso Diablos will hold
local tryouts for the 2012 season at 10 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday April 28-29, Cohen
Stadium, 9700 Gateway North. Players must be
over 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 softball
team hosts home games at UTEPs Helen of
Troy Complex. Information: 747-5347 or
utepathletics.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-ranked
university track teams and other athletes will
compete in the annual all-day track meet is 10
a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Kidd
Field, UTEP. Information: 747-5347, 747-6841
or utepathletics.com.
Dinner with the Miners The 38th
annual Dinner with the Miners is 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 3, at the Wyndham El Paso
Airport, 2027 Airway Blvd. The program will
feature UTEP coaches and athletes. Tables are
$500, and seat ten persons (six for the sponsor
and 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 Paso
Downtown Lions Club. Proceeds benefit schol-
arships for student athletes.
Tejanos baseball The Tejanos of El Paso
Community College play doubleheader home
games at noon Fridays and Saturdays at the
Valle 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 final
home games are Friday and Saturday, March
30-31, against Frank Phillips College at the
Valle Verde Softball Field. Admission is free.
Information/game times: 831-2275. Softball
office: 831-2367.
Bicycling
El Paso Bicycle Club - Club events are
open 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 to
McKelligon Canyon via Scenic. 16 miles, inter-
mediate pace. Rebecca Reza, 225-0011.
Wednesday night rides begin at 5:30 p.m. at
River Run Plaza, 1071 Country Club Rd., and
go 20-24 miles through the Upper Valley to
Vinton/Anthony and back. Some riders begin at
Rio Plaza (Artcraft and Upper Valley). Option
dinner afterward at Hello Pizza.
8 a.m. Saturday, March 31 - Ride With the
Wind. Meet at 8 a.m. at River Run Plaza to car-
avan by car to Columbus, N.M. Then bike back
the 65 miles, hopefully with a typical spring
westerly wind. Bike Club will provide a bike
trailer for up to 12 bikes and a rest stop
halfway back. Riders will need to arrange their
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own transportation to Columbus (with either a
non-rider driving the vehicle back or splitting
the driving/riding back with a friend). This is a
ride-as-fast-you-can ride - the last two years,
the group has averaged over 20 mph, thanks to
the wind. Randy Limbird, 542-1422 (home) or
328-4110 (cell).
8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31 - Triathlon
Warmup. Mesilla Valley Triathlon members
invite everyone to join them for a pre-race
warmup ride. Flat route through Upper Valley
up back roads to La Union and return on Hwy
28. 14 miles, 15-17 mph pace. Post ride oppor-
tunity for transition practice to run drills and
exchange tips. Bring your running shoes and
transition 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 the
Wednesday night route up Valley roads to
Gadsden 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 holiday
ride to La Union and Border Crossing. 30
miles, moderate to fast. Rick Rivas, 867-7199.
8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7 - Club Loop. Ride
the popular 20-mile route through the Upper
Valley at a nice easy pace of 12-15 mph. Tony
Casas, 413-200-TONY.
8 a.m. Sunday, April 8 - Love that Lava!
Meet at La Union Station and drive (on
unpaved roads) to Hunts Hole on the mesa,
then ride mountain bikes 8 miles to Kilbournes
Hole. Must have slimed tires. Chuck Turner,
204-4831.
8 a.m. Saturday, April 14 - B/IG Upper Valley
Ramble. Meet at Rio Plaza for
Beginner/Intermediate Groups first weekend
ride of the season. Ride to Anthony Country
Club and back. 25 miles, very moderate.
Faster/longer riders welcome to warm up with
us then take off. Randy Limbird, 542-1422.
9 a.m. Sunday, April 15 - Heart of El Paso
Ride. Leave from Starbucks in Kern Place (N.
Mesa at Kirby). Head over Scenic Drive, wind
through neighborhoods on the east side of
town. About 30 miles, intermediate pace (16-
19 mph). Rebecca Reza, 225-0011.
10 a.m. Saturday, April 21 - Hueco Tanks
ride. Meet at the wash about a mile before the
entrance gate into Hueco Tanks park for a bike
ride and picnic (leader supplied), along with
options to hike and climb to look at pic-
tographs. 25 miles at a moderate pace. B/IG
friendly ride. Patty Van Tine, 667-0202. If you
want 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 climb
over Transmountain then back via Anthony
Gap. 45 miles. Larry Reid, 241-7160.
8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28 - Meet at Crazy
Cat Cyclery, 5650 N Desert (North of Redd at
I-10). Presentation on bicycle gear, accessories
at 8:45. 20-mile Upper Valley ride follows at
Beginner/Intermediate pace. Margaret OKelley,
588-3825. Moderate to fast riders will head to
Vinton and Gadsden High, 30 miles. Randy
Limbird, 542-1422.
8:30 a.m. Sunday, April 29 - Meet at
Horizon Vista Market, Horizon and Kanazo, for
40-mile ride at about 17 mph to Montana and
Hueco Tanks turnoff. Option for about 15
more miles for those who want to ride to the
park. 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). Helmets
required; participants should park cars in
spaces marked for cyclists. Information:
Margaret OKelley, 588-3825.
April 5 - Introduction to B/IG program
April 12 - Mind your Manners: basics of
group riding.
April 19 - Introduction to Group Riding:
Learn how to ride as a group and to pull and
rotate 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 Paso
Bicycle Club schedule for April 7, 14 and 28.
Coyote Classic XC Mountain Bike
Race The annual race starting the New
Mexico off Road Series is 10 a.m. Sunday, April
1, at Franklin Mountains State Park. Race
lengths are 16-30 miles, with categories for
expert, sport, beginner and single speed.
Registration information: the-bicycle-
company.net.
Centennial Century Ride Las Cruces
Optimist Club hosts its inaugural fundraising
century bicycle ride beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday,
April 15, at the NMSU Tennis Courts, 1760
Wells Street, in Las Cruces. 100K and 50K rides
offered; free t-shirt for first 50 registrants.
Cost: $30 by April 1; $35 April 2-13; $40 day of
event. Information/registration: lascrucesopti-
mistclub.org.
Cavern City Classic Carlsbad Velo
Cycling Club host the 2012 Ominum Stage
Race Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, in
Carlsbad, N.M. with two road races a 13.5
mile loop on Saturday and a 62.5 mile course
from NMSU-Carlsbad to Living Desert State
Park on Sunday.
Pre-registration: $35 for one race; $50 for
both by April 19. Late registration is $40 for
one race; $60 for both. No fee for juniors 16
and under, but must have annual or one-day
USAC license. No race day registration. Online
registration at newmexicosportsonline.com.
Information: Steve Kouba,
velookie@hotmail.com or carlsbadvelocycling-
club.com.
Fort Davis Hammerfest The two-day
bicycle stage race is Saturday and Sunday, April
28-29, in Fort Davis, Texas. Presented by
Permian Basin Bicycle Assn. and Peytons Bikes.
The Texas Cup State Division Stage Race is held
in three stages, with increasing difficulty includ-
ing a 16-mile hill climb and 16-mile flat time
trial Saturday, and 16, 34, 56 and 74-mile road
race routes Sunday. Races begin at Fort Davis
on Hwy 110, Saturday, and at Prude Ranch on
Sunday. Registration: $65-$80, depending on
category 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 athletes
compete in professional and amateur races
from 168 to 340 miles in length, including three
road races, and individual time and mens and
womens criterium races. Thousands of dollars
in cash prizes offered. Registration fees: $115-
$140, depending on category. Information:
(575) 388-3222. Entry forms online through
April 29 at tourofthegila.com.
Registration and number pick up for 5-day
racers is noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at the
Curious Kumquat, 111 E. College. Number-
only pick up 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, at
the start site in Gough Park.
Registration and number pick up for 4-day
racers is 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at Gila
Hike and Bike, 103 E. College. Late registration
and 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 Lance
Armstrong.
Full Moon Bike Ride White Sands
National Monument, 5 miles southwest of
Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70, hosts its first
Full 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 via
nps.gov/whsa. Fee is $5 per person/$2.50 ages
15 and younger. Information: (575) 479-6124,
ext. 236 or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232.
Recreational Sports
Public Ice Skating Skating offered 7 to
10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 3 p.m. and 7 to 10
p.m. Saturdays and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays at
the Sierra Providence Event Center next to the
Coliseum, 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 adult
leagues Spring 2012 season. Games are
Thursdays beginning April 19 at Modesto
Gomez Park, 4600 Edna. Cost: $35 per player
(age 21 and older). Registration forms available
on line at elpasokickball.com.
El Paso Senior Games The annual
games for those age 50 and older run through
April 28 at various locations, sponsored by the
City Parks and Recreation Department and
Bravo Health. Top three finishers in each age
group receive medals in their event. All partici-
pants have a chance to qualify for the Texas
State Senior Games. Applications available at
any Recreation or Senior Center with the Parks
and Recreation Department. Registration: $15
for two events, plus $5 for each additional
event. 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 and
field events.
Las Cruces Ciclovia The first free
monthly public fitness event of 2012 is 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at Young Park,
intersections of Walnut and Lohman. Activities
include Hula Hoops, gunny sack races, jump
roping, dancing, volleyball, parachute games
and more for all ages. Bikes and skates wel-
come. Information: (575) June Donohue, 522-
0289, or nmseniorolympics.org.
Summer Volleyball Leagues City of El
Paso Parks and Recreation Department offers
volleyball leagues for adults and teens June 4-
Aug. 15. Information: Gregory Edmunds 757-
2743, 757-1483 or edmundsgx@
elpasotexas.gov. Web: elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Leagues include 10 season games with double
elimination playoffs. Registration is April 15
through May 30. Coaches must attend one
meeting May 2, 9, 16 or 23 at 6:30 p.m. at
Nations Tobin.
Youth Club Volleyball runs Tuesdays and
Fridays at Gary Del Palacio, Don Haskins and
Nations 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.
Please see Page 26
Sports
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Motor sports
Speedway of Southern New Mexico
The track features modifieds, super stocks,
speed stocks and more Saturdays. The
Speedway is 11 miles west of Las Cruces exit
132, off I-10. Take south frontage road to
Southern New Mexico Fairgrounds.
Admission is $10 ($7 seniors/military with
ID/students age 11-15 or with UTEP ID). Free
for children 10 and under. Season tickets (21
events) are $189 ($133 senior/military/ students
11-15 and UTEP students).Information: 1-800-
658-9650 or snmspeedway.com.
Pre-season Scramble and Cowboys for
Cancer 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). Regular
racing season starts Friday, April 27, with races
at 7:45 p.m. Fridays, and include wing sprints,
super stocks, street stocks, modifieds, super
trucks, limited late models, and legends. Season
runs through September. Gates open at 5:30
p.m.
Admission is $10 ($7 seniors/military with
ID/students age 11-15 or with UTEP ID). Free
for children 10 and under. Season tickets (21
events) are $189 ($133 senior/military/ students
11-15 and UTEP students). Information: 791-
8749 or epspeedwaypark.com.
X Motoball The motocross and paintball
center is at 4452 Cummings (near Krag Street
and Cassidy Drive in far East El Paso take
Montana 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. Check
website for hours.
Runs and walks
Autism Speaks Run The benefit 5K run
and 1 mile walk hosted by Alpha Xi Delta is 8
a.m. Saturday, March 31, at Ascarate Park,
6900 Delta. Trophy for overall male and female
runner and medals for top three male and
female finishers in all age categories.
Refreshments at the finish line. Registration:
$20 per person; $15 per person for teams of
five or more. Race day registration: $25. Online
at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
April Running of the Fools - The 2nd
Annual April Running of the Fools is 8 a.m.
Sunday, April 1, at Blackie Chesher Park, 1100
N. Zaragoza (at Escobar). The 5K run benefits
the 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 swim
begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 1, at the NMSU
Nautitorium, 1492 Stewart, in Las Cruces. No
race day registration. Cost: $48 ($28 juniors)
for individuals; $112 teams by March 16; cost
increases by $10 after. Non-USAT members
must pay additional $12 for one-day license.
Information: (575) 524-7824, info@trisport-
coaching.com, active.com.
Sgt. Ruben Orozco Torch Run El Paso
County Sheriffs Officers Associations 8K Run/2
Mile Walk benefiting Special Olympics Texas
Area-19 programs is Sunday, April 15, at
Stanton and Cincinnati, Kern Place.
The 8K run begins with a shotgun start at 8
a.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. Online
registration at sotx.org/ro8k.
El Paso Run for the Money The inau-
gural 8k run, 5K fun run/walk and 1 mile walk is
6 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Fort Blisss
Freedom Crossing, to help kick off Money
Smart Week events hosted by El Paso Chapter
of Credit Unions. Post-race refreshments and
live music. Information: 521-5244 or mon-
eysmartweekep.org.
Registration (by April 19): $25 ($20, military
and per person for teams of 10 or more). Late
registration (April 20-21: $30, military $25 and
per person for teams of 10 or more).
Packet pick up and registration is 11 a.m. to 8
p.m. Friday, April 20, at Up an Running, 3233
N. Mesa, and 6 to 5:45 p.m. at the starting line
on race day.
Enter through Robert E. Lee or Cassidy gates;
valid drivers license and proof of insurance
needed to enter fort.
Holloman Duathlon The 5K run/30K
bike race is 8 a.m. Sunday, April 21, at
Holloman Air Force Base Sports & Fitness
Center, 1051 Connecticut. Cost: $20 ($25
teams) by April 13; $35 ($55 teams) after.
hollomanfss.com.
Volksmarch Las Cruces Sun Country
Striders will host the AVA-sanctioned fitness
walking event Saturday and Sunday, April 21-
22, at Dripping Springs Visitor Center in Las
Cruces. 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. Take
Exit 1 from I-25 and turn east towards the
mountains. Registration is free; $3 charge for
AVA distance/event book stamps. Information:
dpiland@zianet.com or derrillrothermich@hot-
mail.com. Web: zianet.com/dpiland.
Mighty Mujer Triathlon The all-
female super sprint (300-yard swim/15k bike
/2-mile run) benefiting Center Against Family
Violence is 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28, start-
ing at Memorial Park Pool, 3251 Copper. Teams
of 2, 3 or 4 women can compete against others
in three separate categories: Mother/daughter;
family; girlfriends. Each team member must
complete entire race; no relays. Fastest overall
average time wins. Cost: $60 by March 1; $65
March 1-April 15; $70 April 16-25. Information:
433-3439.
Online registration opens Jan. 1 at raceelpa-
so.com.
Run/Walk for Autism Southwest
Chapter of the Autism Society of America will
host its 4th annual awareness and fundraising
5K run and one-mile family fun walk 8 a.m.
Saturday, April 28, at Ascarate Park, 6900
Delta. Registration: $20. Information: 772-9100
or swasa@sbcglobal.net.
Online registration at raceadventuresunlimit-
ed.com.
WSMR Triathlon The 5K run/25K bike
and 200 meter swim is 7:30 a.m. Saturday,
April 28, at White Sands Missile Ranges
Aquatic Center. Participants must be at security
gate by 5:30 a.m. Cost: $40 individuals; $60
teams. No race day registration. Information:
(575) 678-3374 or wsmrmwr.com (click on
Bell Gym).
50-Plus Walking Group City of Las
Cruces Parks & Recreation Department hosts
free walks targeted for ages 50 years and older
at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at various
locations in April. Information: (575) 541-2550
or (575) 541-2563.
Running clubs:
Run El Paso maintains information on local
races at runelpaso.com. Information: Luis
Zaragosa, 543-2017.
El Paso Triathlon Club is open to everyone
interested 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 marked
with chalk, and are open to runners of all lev-
els. Clubs have modest dues, and first run is
free to new-comers.
The Border Jumper Hash House Harriers
meet at various locations. Information:
bjhash.com.
The El Paso Hash House Harriers have one
or more runs a week. Information: 252-5646.
Meet-up spots listed at elpasohash.com.
Sports
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H
enry Ford, who made cars
common in the U.S. and the
world, 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 in
a letter to his grandson, David: I rec-
ognize the lessons of history can pro-
vide guidance against repeating the
mistakes of [our] forebears.
Which quotation would you vote for?
Students. Clearly, American students in
general do not know history. In mid-
summer of last year, New York Times
reporter Sam Dillon cited recent survey
results in a story headlined U.S. stu-
dents remain poor at history.
Most 4th graders could not tell why
Abraham Lincoln was important. Only
a third of 8th graders could describe
why American colonies held an advan-
tage over the British in the Revolution.
Few high school seniors could explain
Chinese and North Korean involvement
in the war in Korea. And only 2 percent
of high school seniors could relate the
story of the Supreme Courts decision
in Brown v. Board of Education.
Teachers. Dillon comments also on the
neglect by federal and state policymak-
ers since 2002 to make history more
important in curriculum. Teacher train-
ing programs tend to guide future
teachers toward social studies instead of
history. Dillon quotes history professor
Linda Salvucccis complaint that
History is very much being short-
changed. Esther Cepeda took a further
step, declaring that too few teachers
[are] qualified to teach history. Result:
In 300,000 history classes studied, only
34 percent of teachers were certified to
teach history and only 28 percent had
majored in history in college.
While No Child Left Behind focuses
on math and science, history remains
ignored by education reforms. Classes
often emphasize memorizing bare facts
instead of examining broad themes and
their significance in todays world.
University education programs find it
increasingly hard to encourage future
teachers to specialize in history. It
seems, therefore, that history is not
dead, but in too many cases the impor-
tance and teaching of history are dead.
To be not only fair but also accurate, it
needs to be said that we have many,
many history teachers who are commit-
ted, creative, and effective.
American history. We should require
at least two years of U.S. history to
enable students to grasp the American
story. Consider how much there is to
cover: the meaning of Columbus, the
arrival of African American slaves in
1619, Spain in the Southwest, Jefferson
and the Declaration of Independence,
the Bill of Rights, slavery, emancipa-
tion and the Civil War, Reconstruction,
segregation, Native Americans, western
expansion, laissez-faire capitalism,
labor movements, populism, Theodore
Roosevelt, womens suffrage, the Great
Depression, FDR and the New Deal,
unions, Pearl Harbor, Japanese intern-
ments, two terrible warsz, Nazism and
Fascism, atomic and hydrogen bombs,
America a super power, the Korean
War, communism and Cold War, JFK,
Vietnam, Johnson and Medicare, War
on Poverty, civil rights, environmental
movement, sexual revolution, youth
culture, Womens Movement, gay
rights, abortion, corporations, globaliza-
tion, 9/11, War on Terror, Iraq and
Afghanistan, the Great Recession, ideo-
logical and legislative trench warfare.
So what to include and omit?
Hispanic history. Why do
Hispano/Latino youth need to know
their ethnic history? Do todays youth
know about Spain and thriving Native
civilizations, the Conquest and its
bloody legacy, independence and frag-
mentation of the Americas? Do
Hispanic youth in this country know
about Benito Jurez and Porfirio Daz,
representing the extremes of Mexican
leadership? What about Mexicos revo-
lution and its chaos, oil and nationaliza-
tion, Mexico as U.S. ally in WWII,
Hispanic war heroes, the Chicano
movement and Aztln, Csar Chvez
and the grape boycott, immigration and
assimilation? Do we provide them an
understanding of Hispanic poverty and
also success, their acceptance and rejec-
tion in the U.S.? Do we note the mile-
stones of a Hispana on the Supreme
Court as well as Hispanic elected offi-
cials? Do students learn about the cul-
ture of the borderlands and barrios,
Hispanic voting power? Again, where
to begin and end?
Thats why. History is not bunk. What
is history? Its the story of our human
race, the story of our country, our per-
sonal story, the story of world issues
that affect us, the lives of persons
famous and infamous who have made
the world better or worse for us. In this
moment a quote by Columbia
University History Professor Eric Foner
stares up at me and says it all: A socie-
ty that doesnt know history is like a
person without a memory. Sounds like
societal Alzheimers! And will those
Americans ignorant of past and present
continue to vote blindly on issues that
impact all of us? Thats the problem.
And thats why understanding history,
and seeing its impact on both the pres-
ent and future, is such a practical issue.
Richard Campbell is the
author of Two Eagles in the Sun:
A Guide to U.S. Hispanic Culture.
History is
not bunk
Running Dry
The 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)
T
he sight of a waterless Rio Grande
is nothing new for El Pasoans who
are used to seeing the famed river
dry up each winter as they await its
renewed flow in the spring. But the wait
will be a lot longer this year, and farmers
who rely on its water may stay thirsty all
summer.
The continued drought in the Rio Grande
watershed has used up reserve storage at
Elephant Butte and Caballo reservoirs,
which means irrigation districts are on
emergency rations this year. Farmers who
enjoyed up to four feet of water per acre in
good years now must subsist on an
announced allotment of just 6 inches.
The river and irrigation canal system are
likely to stay dry until late May, when the
first irrigation is expected to begin
about two months later than usual.
For the average El Pasoan, however, the
reduced Rio means nothing more than con-
tinued water conservation rules such as
odd/even day lawn watering. Those who
like to spend summer weekends at
Elephant Butte or Caballo will find a lot
less water to boat on. In early 2012,
Elephant Butte and Caballo lakes held a
mere 14.1 percent of their capacity.
The drought is hardly a surprise, since its
a continuation of a trend going back more
than a decade. The impact is hitting hard
now because farmers have exhausted the
extra water stored during wetter years.
In September of last year, El Paso Water
Utilities President Ed Archuleta announced
that the city was preparing for drought
conditions that were expected to reach into
2012, especially with a La Nia year (the
counterpart to the El Nio weather phe-
nomenon), a prediction that has been cor-
rect so far.
El Paso itself has experienced extra-dry
weather for well over a year, with rainfall
in 2011 almost half the normal amount,
and its stayed below average through the
first quarter of 2012. That puts increased
demand on water supplies, whether from
the Rio Grande or from underground
aquifers (bolsons). But when it comes to
the Rio Grande, the weather that really
matters is how much rain and snow falls
hundreds of miles away in northern New
Mexico and southern Colorado.
What many people may not realize is that
the Rio Grande is mainly a water delivery
system only in extreme conditions, such
as the August 2006 record rains, does the
river threaten to overflow its banks.
Otherwise, the water that flows through El
Paso is entirely controlled by raising and
lowering gates at Elephant Butte and
Caballo dams over 100 miles upstream.
Even during dry years, healthy storage
levels at Elephant Butte and Caballo meant
there was still plenty of water to send
down 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 supplies
from the river. In drought conditions, the
river provides less than 10 percent of
municipal needs.
Less river water means more pumping
from the bolsons and water pumped
from the ground takes a long time to
recharge. 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 wouldnt exist without the Rio
Grande, which attracted the early Native
Americans who built pithouses near the
river and provided an oasis for the first
European colonizers. For centuries, the
river changed the landscape with periodic
flooding. Then in the early 20th century
Elephant Butte Dam tamed the Rio Grande
and subsequent channelization kept the
river 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 by
Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
Local canals, drains and other irrigation
channels are under the ownership of El
Paso County Water Improvement District
#1, which oversees about 56,000 acres of
irrigation, delivering water to the El Paso
Valley and City of El Paso. The Elephant
Butte Irrigation District controls the canals
and ditches from the Mesilla Valley north
to Caballo.
What the irrigation districts cannot con-
trol is how much water is available.
The El Paso and Southern New Mexico
areas drought conditions range from
severe to exceptional, according to the
Februarys water supply outlook created by
NMSU civil engineering professor J.
Phillip King for the Elephant Butte
Irrigation District. Last years conditions
for the same region were categorized as
moderate to severe. The U.S. Drought
Monitor report predicted drought condi-
tions could persist or intensify through the
end of April.
El Paso County Water Improvement
Districts latest reports are not optimistic.
The accumulated snow levels in the Rio
Grande watershed continue to run at about
80 percent of historic averages.
The farming community will be the hard-
est hit by this lack of river water, and
EPCWID General Manager Jesus Chuy
Reyes said this seasons timeline for
releasing irrigation waters into the river
will be delayed to make sure there is as
much usable water from the river as possi-
ble during the hottest months of the year.
We usually start releasing the water the
second week of March, but this year we
have about half of what we had from last
year, Reyes said. Our plan is to start in
May and release it through the summer
months for as long as we can.
Reyes said the district keeps farmers,
small tract water users and individual
homeowners informed so they can be
aware of how much water may be avail-
able for their use in the upcoming season.
The district also works closely with El
Paso Water Utilities so it can make the
most efficient choices when tapping into
water reserves like bolsons or reclaimed
groundwater from the Kay Bailey
Hutchison Desalination Plant.
Farmers and small tract landowners may
decide to cut back on crops that demand
more water for the season (such as cotton),
alternate more water-friendly crops such as
sweet Sudan grass or wheat, or take a sab-
batical from growing crops entirely for the
season. Farmers hit with a loss also may
qualify for government subsidies.
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One crop he said could face problems is
pecan trees, especially since the number of
pecan orchards has grown significantly in
the past few years both commercially and
by small tract land owners.
There are close to 16,000 acres of pecan
trees in El Paso, but the majority (of farm-
ers) have been digging their own wells,
Reyes said.
Under Texass rule of capture law,
landowners can pump and capture any
groundwater 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 are
aware of all the details first. Surface water,
however, is state owned and landowners
must have state permission to use it.
Reyes also said even landowners with
their own wells must still adhere to
responsible water use, as overuse of ones
own well could seriously effect the water
levels 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 for
their regular needs this season between
what is available from the river and from
groundwater, although he recommended
cutting back on any unnecessary watering
this spring and summer.
Reyes said the county has been fortunate
in 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 season
we were able to use, but this season there
is only around 9,000 left from last year,
Reyes said. Thats why its so important
for everyone to conserve water and only
use what you need.
Compensation & conservation
Lower water levels in the river often
mean tapping into groundwater supplies
from bolsons for the areas water needs,
but utilities companies have to make sure
not to overuse this resource.
El Paso Water Utilities water resources
manager Scott Reinert said EPWU uses a
conjunctive management approach of
using both surface (river) water and
groundwater from the Hueco and Mesilla
Bolson aquifers to meet city demands.
When surface water is available, EPWU
will maximize its use, he said. In the
event of a river drought, there will be less
surface water and we will rely more on the
groundwater resources of our bolsons.
Increased use of groundwater and
increased water conservation are necessary
in the event of a long-term drought.
The citys drought readiness resources
include its 160 wells and the worlds
largest inland desalination plant.
El Paso Water Utilities estimates the
municipal water supply at 131,000 acre-
feet a year (one acre-foot is about 326,000
gallons). Up to 60,000 acre-feet comes
from the river, but in drought conditions,
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Working heavy on the levee
Regardless of climate conditions and
water levels, the levees along the border
region are being renewed to better endure
whatever nature offers in the future.
For the past several years, the U.S.
Section of the International Water and
Bridge Commission has been rehabilitat-
ing the Rio Grande flood control levees
throughout the El Paso/Las Cruces
region.
According to the commission, 122 miles
of Rio Grande flood control levees
between Hatch, N.M. and Fort Hancock,
Texas will be renovated with the intention
of meeting compliance standards estab-
lished by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA). Funding
for these projects has been part of $220
million in Recovery Act appropriations
for levee rehabilitation in both New
Mexico and Texas.
Current projects include improvements
on levees in Hatch, Mesilla, Sunland
Park, Canutillo, and the Ysleta-to Fabens
area, with levee design projects in at
Vado and Canutillo and Courchesne and
NEMEXAS. These include improvements
in canals, embankments and bridge areas.
The levee projects will provide
enhanced flood protection for the com-
munity, said commission representative
Sally Spener, adding that area residents
should expect to see most of the construc-
tion on the levees completed in 2012.
Work was previously completed on
levees protecting east-central El Paso,
from about the Asarco area to the Ysleta
area, Spener said. Other construction is
still underway and should be completed
this year.
She said some segments would be con-
structed in subsequent years, including an
area on the east side of the Rio Grande
near Canutillo where a railroad embank-
ment has prevented the construction of a
levee in the past.
This segment required more time to
address technical/design challenges and
will be constructed in the future subject
to available appropriations, she said.
She said the commission has been doing
its best to make sure the public remains
informed as to what improvements are
being made, including informing them of
possible street blockage, public input
meetings and project schedules.
The most recent example was the clo-
sure of the heavily used Country Club
Bridge in March. The work was finished
two days ahead of schedule.
Spener said the commission keeps regu-
larly updated news releases and schedules
available to the public on their website at
ibwc.gov.
We also hold quarterly public meetings
of our Rio Grande citizens forum at
which we share information about the
levee improvement projects, she said.
The next meeting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
April 19, at the commissions headquar-
ters at 4171 N. Mesa, C-100. Notes from
past meetings are also available on the
websites citizens forums link.
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that falls to as low as 10,000 acre-feet. The
rest comes from well water, plus about
6,000 acre-feet of reclaimed city water.
Reinert added EPWU would return to its
full use of surface water once the drought
cycle is broken therefore reducing its
groundwater pumping.
Overuse of our groundwater resources
results in declining water levels and intru-
sion of brackish (salty) water into our
wells, he said. EPWU is in position to
use surface water (when available), water
conservation, and reclaimed water as a
means of meeting the water supply needs
of the city.
Although Reinert said there is no official
limit to how much groundwater can be
pumped each season, EPWU manages the
aquifer supplies by monitoring the amount
of water produced, water levels and water
quality in the areas wells.
If the drought worsens, the Public
Service Board (which oversees EPWU)
would announce a voluntary 25 percent
reduction of water usage. No such
announcement is anticipated this year.
Karol Parker, public affairs officer for
EPWU, said the company always encour-
ages responsible water usage and conser-
vation practices, particularly during the
warmer months when both outdoor water-
ing and swamp cooler usage are at their
peak. Water-saving tips are available at
epwu.org/conservation.
EPWU will give away water efficient
showerheads 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 to
promote a water-smart community.
Environmental cause & effect
Although the desert Southwest is no
stranger to dry conditions, there may be
more than just one factor at work affecting
the rivers water levels. Wildlife biologist
John Sproul, who oversees Rio Grande
Bosque Wetlands Park, the 372-acre
Lower Valley site managed by UTEPs
Center for Environmental Resource
Management, offered some theories.
We live in an arid landscape with a long
history of fluctuations between wetter peri-
ods and drier periods. Periodic drought is
to be expected, he said At the same
time, the evidence is irrefutable that
human activity over the past 100 or more
years has affected climate.
He emphasized that it cant be said
change caused the current drought, but
he believes the drought and its effects are
consistent with climate-change projections.
Most projections for the American
Southwest anticipate climate change will
result in more extreme drought periods in
the future and, tellingly, to reduced snow-
pack in the northern part of the Rio
Grande watershed. The long-term
prospects are sobering, to say the least.
Less water in the river can mean less
water throughout the entire area, and can
cause detrimental conditions both in the
upcoming dry season and in the long term.
Sproul said sanctuaries and wetlands
such as Rio Bosque and Feather Lake
Wildlife Sanctuary, also in the Lower
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Valley, have already been hit hard by the
drought conditions.
At both sites, vegetation is stressed,
food supplies and cover are reduced, and
animal 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 river
water also means less water available to
the (Rio Bosque) park all due to compet-
ing agricultural demands. He said this past
season, the park only received water for
about 10 weeks, not enough to flood the
areas the park normally floods.
Less water at the site meant less
groundwater recharge, Sproul said.
Current groundwater levels at Rio
Bosque are the lowest weve seen at this
time of year since groundwater monitoring
began at the park in 2001.With even
lower river flows expected in 2012, the
stage 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 bolson
usage. El Paso-based geoscientist and
engineering technician Andy Freed has
been 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 the
Rio Grande; however, due to pumping of
water from wells in the El Paso area, the
ground water flow was reversed in the
1940s and now flow from the river into
the Hueco Bolson, he said.
One thing that probably cant be blamed
on pumping groundwater, he said, are
minor earthquakes. Past earthquake activi-
ty in El Paso, such as the 2.5 magnitude
quake 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 Paso
system or any place in the world are that
deep, so it is unlikely that this quake was
associated with water removal, he said.
While some earthquakes like this have
been caused by removal of fluids from the
ground (i.e. water, natural gas, and petro-
leum), it is unlikely that removal of
morewater from the bolsons will cause
any ground movements in the region.
Freed says that the main impact of
reduced water supply is the price people
pay for water. Everyone likes to say that
El Paso is running out of water. I dont
think that any of us need to worry about
that for a long time. What we are running
out of is cheap water, he said. The use
of desalination will allow us to tap into a
large amount of water that is in the bol-
sons aquifers, and El Paso is also pumping
some of our treated wastewater back into
the aquifer north of the city and allowing
it to be filtered by the sands in the bolson
before being pumped back out at the exist-
ing wells.
He admits this it may take more convinc-
ing to encourage people to realize the
value of recycled water.
The water that is being pumped back
into the aquifer is safe to drink and is
actually cleaner than the citys tap water,
but people are not ready to accept this
water being pumped directly into the city
water system and back to their houses.
Running dry
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Centennial Museum University at
Wiggins, UTEP. Changing exhibits are on the
second floor, Lea and Discovery Galleries.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 Tuesday through
Saturday. Admission is free. Information: 747-
5565 or museum.utep.edu.
Showing through May 5: Raramuri, The
Foot Runners of the Sierra Madre, photogra-
phy by local artist Diana Molina.
The 2012 SunScape Landscape Seminar is 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14.
Participants learn to use native plants and gar-
dening in harmony with the desert. Garden
tour and question and answer period include.
Bring lunch; drinks provided. Registration: $30
(class size limited).
The museums annual FloraFest native plant
sale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
April 28-29, at the museum, Wiggins and
University. Nursery-grown native trees, shrubs,
flowering perennials and other plants will be
sold. Proceeds benefit the museums
Chihuahuan Desert Gardens. Customers may
bring their own wagons.
Chamizal galleries Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Los Paisano
hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Los Abrazos hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily. Admission is free. Information: 532-7273
or nps.gov/cham/.
Abrazos Gallery: Voices of the Chamizal.
Showing April 28-July 20 in the Los Paisanos
Gallery: El Paso Piata Extravaganza. The
exhibit celebrates piatas from the people who
make them, the locations where they are
made, and how they are used in El Paso events.
The multimedia exhibit combines artist L.B.
McKays original paintings with photographs
and video shot in collaboration with photogra-
pher Matt Scullin, as well as piatas designed by
the artists in an installation. Opening reception
is 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday.
elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
The museums annual Yom HaShoah
(Holocaust Remembrance) commemoration is
2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Congregation BNai
Zion, 805 Cherry Hill. This years theme is
Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue. El Paso
Holocaust survivors will share their own stories
of 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 Child
Survivors Legacy sculptural exhibit by
Holocaust survivor Maria Jutasi Coleman. Jutasi
Coleman never spoke about her experiences
until recently, when she enrolled in an art class
at Cochise College in Arizona and, suddenly
found decades of repressed memories and
emotions manifested through her art work.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso (west
of U.S. 54). Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Closed Mondays and city holidays. Admission is
free. Information: 755-4332 or
elpasotexas.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 Trails
Texas Mountain Trail Executive Director Beth
Nobles is 11 a.m. Saturday, April 7. The trails
include 10 driving loops and 57 sites in Far
West Texas.
A Transmountain Road cleanup led by the
Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists pre-
cedes the talk at 8:55 a.m. on the right-hand
side of westbound lane on Transmountain Road.
Everyone is invited to participate.
Associate Director of Research and Public
Education with Human Systems Research pres-
ents The Ozette Site, Pompeii of the West, at
2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, as part of the monthly
meeting 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 auditorium
gallery: Watercolor Paintings of Rock Art at
Hueco Tanks, Forrest Kirklands images of
rock art at Hueco Tanks. Kirkland was the first
artist to systematically document prehistoric
rock art in Texas.
A free tour of the Watercolor Paintings
exhibit led by Alex Mares, Interim Park
Manager of Pancho Villa State Park and former
Hueco Tanks Park Ranger, is 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 14.
The annual Franklin Mountains Poppies Fest
on 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 College
Transmountain Campus on Gateway North
between Diana and Transmountain with free
handicapped accessible shuttle 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. between the parking and Fest.
Registration open for the 2012 Summer
Archaeology interactive youth summer camps
for ages 7 to 12 (grades 2-7) 9 a.m. to noon
Tuesdays through Fridays, June 12-July 27.
Cost per youth: $70 ($55 museum members).
El Paso Museum of Art One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. For exhibit
information, see Southwest Art Scene.
El Paso Museum of History 510 N.
Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday (open until 9 p.m.
Thursdays), and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Museum admission is free. Information: 351-
3588 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
Well known educator on Mesoamerican tradi-
tions Antonio Gonzalez will give a free Spanish
language illustrated lecture La Piedra del Sol
(Sun Stone) at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31,
accompanied by English translation. The Sun
Stone is commonly known as the Aztec
Calendar.
The Union Pacific Mayors Lecture Series pre-
sentations are featured in the seminar room as
part of the new exhibit Awakening our Giants,
Celebrating our Firsts: El Pasos Mayors exhibit.
Admission is free, but RSVP encouraged as
space 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 with
Nestor A. Valencia is 2 p.m. Saturday April 14.
Valencia is a professional urban and regional
Planner and artist.
Creating the Museums by former mayor
Larry Francis is 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21.
Francis relates the history of the creation of the
City Museums.
Re-Encuentro: Seeing El Paso through New
Eyes Session II Student Presentations are 2 to
A free Open International Tai Chi Day class is
10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 28.
Showing through June 30:
Traces: A Visual Record of the
Deconstruction of the Asarco Smelter.
Healing Hands & Healing Ways: Traditional
Medicine in the Borderlands, presented in
conjunction with the University of Texas at El
Paso and Museo Urbano.
Also showing: Neighborhoods & Shared
Memories Exhibit. This exhibit presents El
Pasos neighborhood history and initially focus-
es on the oldest neighborhoods: Chihuahuita
and 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 or
568-5412.
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 and
military; $4 ages 4-11). Information: 534-0000
or insightselpaso.org.
Science Saturday event for parents and chil-
dren are 10 to 11 a.m. the second Saturday of
each month (April 14), for ages 6 to 8, spon-
sored by the museum and Junior League of El
Paso. 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 to
the first 30 children; must be accompanied by
parent. Cost: $2 per person; $5 family of four.
Now showing is El Paso Fire Departments
History and Science gallery with hands-on
exhibits featuring safety in the home and in the
environment. Also new are exhibits from
Explora! a childrens 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 at
300 W. San Antonio (just south of Convention
Center). The space is El Pasos only traveling
exhibit museum, and features the Lazer Frenzy
laser 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 one
hour before closing time. Information: 533-
4330 or lynxexhibits.com.
Showing through May 28: The Science of
SuperCroc, with the worlds largest crocodile,
40-foot-long. SuperCroc brings together
Sarcosuchus and Suchomimus, two of the
fiercest prehistoric predators that lived 110
million years ago, in an exciting, hands-on
experience. Included are original fossil speci-
mens, life-sized skeletons, a flesh reconstruc-
tion of SuperCroc, and field tents mimicking life
on a field expedition.
Also with SuperCroc are live animal displays
by Dennis Breyer, of Noahs Ark Pets and
Supplies, including dwarf caimans and a Nile
crocodile. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Department displays illegal and counterfeit rep-
tile skins and products,. El Paso Public Library
and Historic Preservation Department provide
information on San Jacinto Plazas famous alliga-
tor pond.
Supercroc admission: $10; $8 for seniors, stu-
dents and military with ID and $6 for children 4
to 11; free for ages 3 and younger.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
Grand Re-Opening The historic building
at 1120 Magoffin, which has been closed for
restorations for more than a year, is scheduled
to reopen with a public celebration 10 a.m. to
Museum
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(Background, Billy the Kid was born in
1859 in New York and as a teen-ager,
lived in Silver City, N.M. When his moth-
er died and by age 16 began having
troubles with the law. At age 18 he
became a hired gun for the Tunstall side
in the notorious Lincoln County War,
and eventually was convicted of killing
Sheriff William Brady. Sentenced to
hang, the Kid escaped and eventually
was hunted down and killed by Pat
Garrett in 1881.)
T
he following is a viewpoint on
Billy the Kid that is seldom heard.
Viewpoint is an important ingredi-
ent since it tells much about the one
speaking as it does of those spoken
about.
Cara Mae Coe Marable Smith was a
walking source of data on the Lincoln
County War and the Coe clan (whose
members were among the Lincoln
County Regulators, which included
Billy the Kid). I spoke to her many times
when I was researching The Kid. A
writer and historian herself, she died in
El Paso in 2004 at age 88.
Here is part of her memoirs from
What I Know of Billy The Kid: Our
Family Connection With Him.
My great uncle George and his first
cousin Frank were fortunate enough to
have had Billy the Kid for a friend dur-
ing one of the most trying times that was
ever endured by our family through the
several hundred years of our known his-
tory. I take the following story to be the
most correct that is known.
Billy the Kid was a product of the dis-
astrous era in which he lived. Regarding
this time, one should try to put the lis-
teners foot in his moccasin to walk a
mile. Or in Billys case, ride with him
horseback many miles, if one is to
understand him; that old Indian adage is
prophetic and realistic.
Suppose you were only twelve or thir-
teen years old and circumstances sud-
denly thrust you out into the western
world, a hundred years ago? Do you
think you would have survived or done
as well? Wouldnt you have had to be
the best horseman, the best gambler or
the best cowboy? You would probably
have had saloons to frequent with no real
law between you and Washington, D.C.
You would have had to learn to be the
fastest gunman, gambler or cowboy or
you would not have lasted long in the
old west.
Once in El Paso, someone asked my
mothers tall, handsome, older, cowboy
brother, Ross Coe, if he did not think
Billy the Kid was just a murderous gun-
man. I suppose he had heard something
of the Coes connection with the most
famous western legend of the Kid. Ross
answered him with the statement that the
quizzer did not know the truth about the
Kid. He hadnt learned about Billy from
his friends, people like Frank and
George Coe. The man admitted finally
that he had never really talked with any-
one who had
known the Kid
personally.
At the time
when Billy had
come to
Lincoln and
gotten
acquainted
with and had
been prom-
ised a job by
the wealthy
English gen-
tlemen John
Tunstall, the
Kid proceed-
ed up the
Ruidoso Valley
to see what he
could do until that
employment mate-
rialized. Billy
approached Dick
Brewer, who did not
have need for work-
ers, but Brewer sug-
gested that Frank
Coe, who was with
him, might need
someone. Frank hired him and the Kid
turned out to be a good hand, a fun and
interesting person to have around and a
surprisingly good gunman, for such a
young and otherwise pleasant man.
Thus, an appreciation and friendship
was struck for Frank and his cousin,
George, who worked with him at times.
Billy and George had more than a little
in common. Both of them had lost a par-
ent by death when they were four years
old. George had cousins to come west
with that were very much family to him,
but Billy didnt have anyone, except the
Joneses in Seven Rivers, New Mexico,
who acted as family and friends to him.
They were both hunters and about the
same age, so had much in common.
Later, conditions progressed to the
breaking point with the so-called law
and establishment in Lincoln, and about
twenty drunken gunmen were sent out
by the owned sheriff of Lincoln to
arrest Englishman Tunstall, Mr. Tunstall,
who was by then Billys employer, was
gunned down in cold blood. The
Englishman had done no wrong to any-
one and was not carrying a gun. Billy
was known, by then, to have had a great
loyalty to anyone who befriended him.
He thus swore to avenge the death of his
friend Tunstall.
Very often the story of the Lincoln
County war has been told with the old
Murphy Lincoln slant to it, which is only
half truths or just out and out prevarica-
tion. Let us hope that the story of Billy
can be told in a forthright manner - let-
ting the facts be uncovered for what they
are.
Bill Rakocy is an El Paso artist and
historian. Information: 584-9716.
RackingUpHistory
byBillRakocy
Afamilysmemories
ofBillytheKid
Billy the Kid
5 p.m. Saturday, May 12. Ribbon cutting at 10
a.m. Information: 533-5147 or visitmagoffin-
home.com.
National Border Patrol Museum and
Memorial Library 4315 Transmountain
Drive. The museum, in Northeast El Paso just
west of U.S. 54, features the history of the
Border Patrol with uniforms, equipment, pho-
tographs, guns, motor vehicles, airplanes, boats
and other items, including hands-on exhibits for
kids. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and major
holidays. Admission is free. Information: 759-
6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
Railroad and Transportation Museum
of El Paso More than 150 years of El Paso
railroad history are on display at Union Depot
Transit Terminal, 400 W. San Antonio, at
Durango. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 422-3420, 256-4409 or elpaso-
rails.org.
War Eagles Air Museum 8012 Airport
Road, Doa Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens and
military; free for children under 12.
Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-air-
museum.com.
Las Cruces area
Branigan Cultural Center Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) Las
Cruces. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.
or las-cruces.org/museums.
The 2nd annual Archaeology Day events are
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31, with
hands-on activities and demonstrations includ-
ing yucca bracelet making, corn grinding fire
starting, clay pot making, a book display, meet-
ing with archaeologists and more.
Showing through April 7: Journey Stories,
a collaborative venture of the Smithsonian
Institute and the New Mexico Humanities
Council.
Showing through April 28:
Journey Stories in the Mesilla Valley fea-
tures objects from local individuals to comple-
ment the traveling Smithsonian exhibit.
Russell Lees Road. Photographer Bruce
Berman retraces the photographic journey of
FSA photographer Russell Lee, who traveled
the country for the Farm Security
Administration and documented life in rural
America during the 1930s.
Events planned in conjunction with the
Journey Stories exhibit include:
Workshop on Paisley Prints with Sudeshna
Sengupta is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 14.
Call for information: (575) 541-2219.
Book discussion on Beyond the Hundredth
Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second
Opening of the West: with Dr. Dwight
Pitcaithley 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 Childrens Theatre of the Mesilla Valley
performs Letters from the Orphan Train at 7
p.m. Friday, April 13.
Las Cruces Museum of Natural
History Mesilla Valley Mall, Las Cruces
(take Lohman exit east off I-25). Hours: 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and
Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5
p.m. Sundays. All events are free unless other-
wise noted. Information: (575) 522-3120 or
museums.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 NASA
Manned Flight Awareness safety program, The
Silver Snoopy Award.
Grandma Monas science stories are 9 to 10
a.m. Thursday, April 12 and 26. All stories in
April will relate to the Snoopy Soars with
NASA exhibit.
Other upcoming events:
The museums three-party family Explore:
Fire program kicks off at 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 14, with Explore: Fire. The program will
investigate the subject of Fire through 90-
minute demonstrations and discussions led by
Dr. Vincent Gutschick of the Las Cruces
Academy.
A museum field trip to Palm-Park Mine, north
of 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 own
vehicles; high clearance vehicles necessary for
accessing the collection area. No bathrooms
available. Bring sturdy shoes, long sleeves and
pants, hats and work gloves. Registration dead-
line is April 14; not recommended or children
under 8 or those with limited mobility.
National Astronomy Day activities are 1 to 4
p.m. Saturday, April 28, with safe sun viewing
demonstrations, astronomy-themed crafts, a
kitchen comet cooking class and opportunity
to make and learn to use a star map.
The monthly Sky Safari is 8 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 28, at the Tombaugh
Observatory on the NMSU campus to look for
Saturn, Mars, Venus, Moon, Jupiter and the
Orion Nebula.
Las Cruces Railroad Museum The
museum 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 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21. The Dona
Ana Modular Railroad Clubs model train lay-
outs will be running and staff will answer ques-
tions relating to railroadings rich history. The
Centennial Caboose will be on display along
with equipment from the Burlington Northern
Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroad (no rides).
Also featured are Harvey Girl reenactors from
the Railroad and Transportation Museum of El
Paso, Model As, Barbershop Quartet, vendors
and education booths.
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon
Saturday, April 14. Families can try out early
20th 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 11
a.m. to noon the third Saturday of each month
(April 21). RSVP requested.
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours
are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for
adults, $3 seniors 60 and older, $2 for children
5-17; free for age 4 and under. Information:
(575) 522-4100 or
nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
A Chautauqua presentation, Meet
Photographer Laura Gilpin by Deborah
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Sundays
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Beginner Yoga
Mondays 6-7:15 p.m.
Advanced Iyengar Yoga
Wednesdays 6-8 p.m.
Hatha Yoga
Tuesdays 6-7:30 p.m.
Drop-in fee/$10 6 classes/$55
12 classes/$110 24 classes/$120
Unlimited classes each session/$130
Classes are free to active duty military.
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Mondays 11-11:30 a.m 12 classes/$20
Information: Ursula, 778-3542
Jean, 591-3634
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Blanche, is 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, as part
of the museums lecture series. Gilpin, best
known for her book The Enduring Navajo,
experimented with every subject and photo-
graphic technique for more than 55 years
before receiving widespread national recogni-
tion. Suggested donation: $2.
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 with
11 mixed media collages that feature the
Mexican people and their connection to nature
and the cycles of the earth. Hinnenkamp, an
artist from Cochiti Lake in northern New
Mexico, uses discarded calendars and maga-
zines to create her collages. Opening reception
is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19.
Refreshments offered; admission is free.
Showing through Sept. 16: The Land of
Enchantment: Commemorating the Centennial
of New Mexico Statehood.
Showing through October 2013 in the
Tortugas Gallery: Green Machines: Celebrating
175 Years of John Deere, with tractors from
1929-1952, as well as other implements and
toys.
The museum also features domestic animals
on site.
NMSU Art Gallery D.W. Williams Art
Center, 1390 E. University Ave, (Williams Hall)
on the NMSU campus, Las Cruces (east of
Solano). Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday 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 Show
with works by three Masters of Fine Arts can-
didates: Ben Brooks, Kally Malcom and
Stephanie Smith. Artists reception is 5 p.m.
Friday, April 20.
NMSU Museum Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
nmsu.edu/museum/.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
and 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 Luther
King, which leads directly to the range. Or
enter from the north off U.S. 70 east of Las
Cruces. Visitors must provide a current license,
car registration and proof of insurance.
Information: (575) 678-8824 (local call) or
wsmr-history.org.
Also
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum 301
S. Silver, Deming, N.M. An actual chuckwagon,
gems and minerals, turn-of-the-century fash-
ions, military mementos and Mimbres Indian art
are 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, 1-800-848-4955
or deminglunamimbresmuseum.com.
Geronimo Springs Museum 211 Main
in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Features prehistoric, historic
and military exhibits about the area. Museum
admission: $5 ($2.50 students 6 to 18; free for
ages 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 with
refreshments and live music. Admission is free
during the event.
Centennial Family Reception is 2 p.m. Sunday,
April 15, with a brief presentation and historic
displays. Admission is free.
The monthly speaker series is 2 p.m. the
Sunday, April 22, with Neta Pope and Andrea
Jaquez talking about Fort Bayard. Admission is
free, but donations welcome.
Hubbard Museum of the American
West 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours: 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Docent-led tours
of 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 photo
exhibit of Lechuguilla Cave in southeastern
New Mexico.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History The museum features the
International Space Hall of Fame and the
Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater and
Planetarium, and is located on the northeast
side of Alamogordo (two miles east off Indian
Wells and White Sand Blvd. intersection).
Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors and military, $4
ages 4-12, children 3 and younger free). Call
for school tours and group ticket arrangements.
Information: (877) 333-6589, (575) 437-2840
or nmspacemuseum.org.
See Film Scene for IMAX schedule.
Registration is under way for Summer Science
Camps 2012 June 4-Aug. 3 for youth in grades
K through 12.
Sacramento Mountains Historical
Museum U.S. 82 across from the
Chamber of Commerce in Cloudcroft, N.M.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Admission: $5 ($3 ages 6 to 12).
Group rates and tours available with prior
notice. Information: (575) 682-2932 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 through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. the first Friday of the
month. Admission: $3 suggested donation.
Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947
(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.
A Get Mugged Downtown event benefiting
the museum begins at 2 p.m. Friday, April 6.
Purchase a limited edition Silver City Museum
Mug and have it filled at Alotta Gelato, Curious
Kumquat, Dianes Bakery and Deli, Dianes
Restaurant, Shevek & Co. or Yankee Creek
Coffee House.
A Roadrunner Gel Print Childrens Craft
Class is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 7, in
the Museum Annex, 302 Broadway Pre-regis-
tration required.
A staged reading of the New Mexico ghost
play Moccasins by Victoria Tester is 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 7, in the annex. For mature
audiences.
Dr. Manda Clair Jost presents a talk on The
Divine and the Devastated: A Paradox of
Women in India 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22,
in the annex, as part of the Womens History
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Wildlife rehabilitation volunteers A
training session for those interested in being
wildlife rehabilitation volunteers is 8:30 to 11
a.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/orphaned
wildlife, observation, first aid and feeding and
continuing care. Enrollment is limited; con-
firmed reservation required. Cost: $20.
Information: Josie Karam, 920-7867 or
jwkaram@sbcglobal.net, or Carol Miller, 584-
7088.
First Friday film screenings Southwest
Environmental Center, 275 N. Main in Las
Cruces, hosts free screenings of environmental-
ly-themed films with popcorn and juice at 7:30
p.m. the first Friday of the month. Admission is
free, 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 who
takes 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 duty
military (including spouse) with ID; $6 ages 3 to
12; 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 are
Sunday, April 8, as part of Animal Enrichment
Day 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 a
variety of conservation partners and other
activities.
The new Giraffe Encounter feedings are 11 to
11:30 a.m. and 2:30 to 3 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays. Token sales begin one half hour
before 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 2012
include bat games, arts and crafts, bat enrich-
ment programs and more.
Daily encounters include California Sea Lion
Training and Meet the Keeper presentations at
11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Asian Elephant Training Encounters scheduled
daily. Information: elpasozoo.org/takeaction.
UTEP Womens Health Initiative and City of
El Pasos Department of Public Healths Wild
About Health program hosts a Take Back the
Night 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 and
guests welcome on all field trips.
A Lesser Prairie Chicken field trip to the
Roswell, N.M. area is April 13-15. This is the
peak time for the birds display on their leks
(booming grounds). Depart on Friday for
some local birding and tour Bitter Lake
National Wildlife Refuge and Bottomless Lake
State Park on Saturday, and meet at 5 a.m. at
the Prairie Chicken viewing site. Call for
detailed itinerary and reservations: Mark
Perkins, 637-3521 or mperkins@elp.rr.com.
Garden Day at Old Fort Bliss - The
day to plan and plant Fort Blisss community
garden is 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Old
Fort Bliss Museum and Childrens Learning
Center. Learn about different ways of planting,
water conservation and more from Master
Gardeners and other guests. Activities for chil-
dren also offered. Information: 568-4518, 588-
8482 or blissmwr.com/oldfortbliss.
SunScape Landscape Seminar
UTEPs Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at the
Centennial 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 covers
selecting native plants, placement in the garden,
tree pruning, irrigation tips, soil content and
more. Garden tour and question and answer
period include. Registration: $30 (class size lim-
ited). Bring lunch; drinks provided. Information:
Kay Mullins, 747-8994 or museum.utep.edu.
Craig Childs NMSUs Outdoor
Recreation Adventure Arts Series concludes its
season with a local collaboration between
dancers, 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 standard
flower show and silent auction is 2:30 to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24, at 150 Sunset Nursery, 150
E. Sunset Road. Wine and cheese served.
Entries will be received at between 8:30 to
10:30 a.m. Admission: $10 for guests and the
public; free for members. Information: 549-
3674 or texasgardenclubs.org.
FloraFest 2012 The UTEP Centennial
Museums annual native plant sale is 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29, at the
museum, Wiggins and University. Nursery-
grown native trees, shrubs, flowering perenni-
als and other plants will be sold. Proceeds ben-
efit the museums Chihuahuan Desert Gardens.
Customers may bring their own wagons.
museum.utep.edu.
Science Cafe Larry and Jaime Ceballos,
owners of Buzzbee Honey Co. in Fabens, will
discuss Medicinal Plants of the Chihuahuan
Desert for the monthly casual science discus-
sion event 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April
28, at the TecH2O Water Resources Learning
Center; 10751 Montana, with Dr. Mary
OConnell of New Mexico State University.
Admission is free. RSVP needed as space is lim-
ited. Information: 621-2008 or
deperez@epwu. Web: tech2o.org.
Celebrate Urban Birds A celebration
of the 20th year of International Migratory Bird
Day is 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, May 4, at the Jenna
Welch and Laura Bush Community Library on
the EPCC Northwest campus, 6701 S. Desert
Blvd. campus, as part of its Northwest Family
Literacy Center grand opening. Information:
831-8840 or epcc.edu/nwlibrary/.
Municipal Rose Garden The garden at
3418 Aurora (at Copia), opens to the public 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 30, except
for official holidays. The garden has many types
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waterfall, shade canopy and many other ameni-
ties. Admission is free. Information/rentals: El
Paso Parks and Recreation, 541-4331.
Feather Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
9500 North Loop, near Loop 375. The 43.5-
acre site is managed by El Pasos Audubon
Society. 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 with
sanctuary maintenance.
Franklin Mountains State Park - The
24,000-acre park extends north from the heart
of El Paso to the New Mexico state line. The
highest point is North Mt. Franklin, 7,192 feet
above sea level.
Most hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in
the Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Road on
the west side of the park (east of I-10).
Entry fees are $4 per person, free for age 12
and 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. selected
weekends, unless listed otherwise. Cost is $3
($1 ages 5-12; under 5 free), plus $4 park entry
fee for ages 13 and older. Reservations
required: 566-6441 ext. 21. or
erika.rubio@tpwd.state.tx.us.
Saturday, April 7: Schaffers Shuffle/Lower
Sunset, departing from end loop of the Tom
Mays Unite, Site 39. Moderate to difficult.
Sunday, April 8: Ron Coleman trail Easter
hike. Moderate to strenuous.
8 a.m. Thursday, April 19: Womens Only
hike, departing from the Nature Walk Trailhead
in the Tom Mays Unit. Easy.
Saturday, April 21: Tin Mines hike, departing
at 8 a.m. from Chuck Heinrich Park. Moderate
to difficult.
Sunday, April 22: Earth Day hikes of West
Cottonwood Springs Trail at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Moderate to difficult.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park UTEPs
Center for Environmental Resource
Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley. Tours last about
two hours. Information: 747-8663 or 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 Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic
Site The site is famed for many Native
American rock paintings and unique geology.
Winter hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Admission: $7 (free for children 12 and
younger). Additional activity cost for tours
(including morning hike): $2 (free for age 4 and
younger). Information: 857-1135 or texas-
stateparks.gov. Reservations are recommended
for the self-guided area and for camping, espe-
cially during winter months: (512) 389-8900.
Tours offered Wednesday through Sunday, by
prior arrangement at 849-6684. Participants
must 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, 10
and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Hiking tours are 9, 9:30 and 10 a.m. and 2
p.m.
No birding tour scheduled in April.
To get there: Take Montana Avenue (U.S.
Highway 62-180) all the way into the Hueco
Mountains then turn left on Ranch Road 2775.
Area hiking websites A variety of
organizations in the El Paso/Las Cruces area
offers hiking opportunities. Hikes typically are
rated as easy, moderate, or strenuous. Solo or
new hikers are welcome.
Meetup.com offers a variety of groups for all
activities, including the El Paso hiking meetup
club (meetup.com/El-Paso-Hiking) and the Las
Cruces hiking meetup club (meetup.com/hik-
ing-261)
El Paso Ridgewalkers The group posts its
hikes at elpasoridgewalkers.com. Or contact
Carol Brown at 630-1424.
Celebrations of Our Mountains now offers an
ongoing calendar of hiking and related events at
celebmtns.org/calendar
elpasonaturally is a blog by Jim Tolbert on
various environmental topics, with a calendar of
events that also includes the Sunrise Hikers
Tuesday morning group. See
elpasonaturally.blogspot.com or contact tol-
bert@elp.rr.com.
The El Paso chapter of the Sierra Club posts
its hikes at sierraclub.org/elpaso.
Outdoorelpaso.com offers an interactive
map, of El Paso County hiking and running
trails, calendar of events and more.
Information: 546-2098 or epcounty.com.
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso
Desert Botanical Garden 4200
Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: $3 (free for members). Information:
584-0563, keystoneheritagepark.org or elpa-
sobotanicalgardens.org.
The parks 2-acre Botanical Garden, funded
by the Rotary Club of El Paso and the Junior
League, features native plants, amphitheater,
butterfly garden, wedding garden, childrens
maze, and a Butterfly House.
Keystone Heritage Park has 189 species of
migratory and local birds, and a 4,500-year-old
archaeological site.
The site is open for bird watching 9:30 a.m.
to noon the second and last Saturday of the
month.
Keystones Chihuahuan Desert Experience
(immediately west of the wetland) is open daily
from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for walking and
bird watching.
Natural History Outings The
Southwest Environmental Center of Las Cruces
offers several Back by Noon Saturday field
trips departing on selected Saturdays from the
center at 275 Downtown Mall. Usual departure
time is 8 a.m. Bring sturdy shoes, water and a
hat. Open to the public, but space is limited.
Advance registration required.
Information/reservations: (575) 522-5552 or
Lauren@wildmesquite.org. Trip details:
wildmesquite.org.
March 31 Tonuco Mountain with Paul
Dulin
April 7 Botany of Mossman Arroyo with
Lisa Mandelkern
April 14 Kilbourne Hole with Tim
Lawton
April 21 Birding hike with Ken Stinnett
April 28 Medicinal plants of Dripping
Springs with Deborah Brandt
May 5 Fire Ecology discussion with Pat
Mathis.
Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park
5000 Calle del Norte in Mesilla. Summer hours
are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7
a.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 Richard
Quick is 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, in the
classroom.
A Hummingbirds and Orioles talk with Kristie
Lane of Wild Birds Unlimited is 10 a.m.
Saturday, April 21.
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and prospective Girl Scouts in grades K-12 is 10
a.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. every
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Becoming a Birder Series guided hike is at
8:15 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 miles
southwest 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-May
25. 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 for
children. Information: (575) 479-6124, ext. 236
or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232; or go to
nps.gov/whsa.
Sunset strolls are offered daily beginning at
6:30 p.m. March 31-April. 20 and 6:45 p.m.
April 21-May 11.
A Dunes at Dawn ranger-led morning hike is
7:15 a.m. Saturday, April 14. Space is limited;
reservations accepted two weeks in advance of
the hike online only at nps.gov/whsa.
This months 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 via
web only at nps.gov/whsa. Fee: $5 ($2.50 age
15 and younger).
Skins and Skulls mammal identification talks
are 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in the Visitor
Center.
Map Talks are 1:30 p.m. every Saturday and
Sunday.
Crafty Kids craft and interpretive programs
are 10 a.m. Sundays for ages 6-10. Parents wel-
come to participate.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park The
park is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off the
Carlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:
(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.
Winter Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily;
tours available 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last entry
into cave via natural entrance is 2 p.m. with last
entry into cave via elevator 3:30 p.m.
Elevator renovations will continue through the
summer months; visitors taking elevator
entrance should expect longer waits.
Plan 3-1/2 hours for a walk-in tour and 1-1/2
hours for Big Room tour. Cost is $6 ($3 for
ages 6-15 or seniors with discount card). The
parks audio self-guided tour is $3 extra (also
available in Spanish).
Other tours available at extra fees.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument 44 miles north of Silver City
on NM Highway 15. Entrance fee: $3 per per-
son; $10 per family. Information: (575) 536-
9461 or nps.gov/gicl. Winter hours (through
Memorial Day): The trail to the cliff dwellings is
open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone must be
off the trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
110 miles east of El Paso on the way to
Carlsbad, the 86,416-acre park includes the
highest point in Texas: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749
feet. Entry fee: $5 for ages 16 and older, good
for one week and all trails. Winter hours are 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Camping is $8 per site per
night. Information: (915) 828-3251.
New Mexico State Parks Day-use fee
is $5 when visiting any state park. Camping
fees: $8 for primitive site; $10 for developed
site (electrical hookup $4 extra). All programs
are free with park entrance, unless otherwise
listed. Information: (575) 744-5998 or
nmparks.com.
Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff. Most
hikes depart from the Visitor Center.
Information: (575) 437-8284.
Its the Water Trail Walk hike of the Riparian
Nature 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 del
Norte, Mesilla. Guided bird tours are first
Saturday of every month. See separate listing
for other events.
Rockhound State Park, five miles south of
Deming on State Road 11 and then east on
Rockhound Road (State Road 141) for nine
miles. Day use hours: 7:30 a.m. to sunset.
Information: (575) 546-6182 or (575) 744-
5998.
The Desert Alive and Native Plant Sale is 8
a.m. to noon Saturday, April 14, with plant and
bird walks, interpretive displays and other pro-
grams. Plants available for $6-$16 with Master
Gardeners on hand to help with selections.
A New Mexico Centennial Celebration pro-
gram with cowboy poet/musician Enchanting
Cowboy Mike Moutox, storyteller Randy
McCowan and Western roper Darrell Hawkins
is 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15, along with kids
activities like a tick-horse race, potato relay and
penny toss, and booths featuring some official
state symbols.
Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M.,
State Roads 11 and 9. Day use hours: 7 a.m. to
9 p.m. Information: (575) 531-2711.
Caballo Lake State Park, 60 miles north of
Las Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)
527-8386.
Storytelling and music with Native American
storyteller, singer and musician Ernie Dogwolf
Lavato; harmonica player Neil Hasslacher and
Military historian Earl Watters is Saturday, April
14. Bring warm sweater and a lawn chair. Call
for times.
Percha Dam State Park, 60 miles north of Las
Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)
744-5998.
Storytelling and music with Ernie Dogwolf
Lavato, Neil Hasslacher and Earl Watters is 7 to
City of Rocks State Park, north of Deming off
U.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 Science
Education, is northeast of Las Cruces, off
Jornada Road. Admission is free; donation box
at trailhead. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Information: (575)
524-3334 or asombro.org.
Aguirre Spring Campground The
Organ Mountain recreational area, run by the
federal 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 group
areas. 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 The
recreational area is at the base of the Organ
Mountains at the end of Dripping Springs Road
(the eastern extension of University Avenue),
about 10 miles east of Las Cruces. The area,
run by the federal Bureau of Land Management
in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy,
includes the A.B. Cox Visitors Center, several
hiking trails, and La Cueva Picnic Area. The visi-
tor center is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Access
to the main trail to Dripping Springs is 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. and the park is closed promptly at 5
p.m.
Admission is $3 per vehicle. No pets allowed
(except for assistance animals). Information:
(575) 522-1219.
Alameda Park Zoo Alameda Park, 1321
North White Sands Blvd. (U.S. 54/70),
Alamogordo. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $2.50 ($1.50 ages 3-11 and 60 and
older; free for ages 2 and younger).
Information: (575) 439-4290.
The oldest zoo in the Southwest (established
in 1898) is part of the park that lines
Alamogordos main highway. The zoo covers
about 12 acres, with about 250 exotic and
indigenous animals.
The annual Community Earth Day event is
Saturday, April 28. Admission is free.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State
Park Carlsbad, N.M. Admission: $5 ($3
ages 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 Societys annual Spring
Plant Sale is 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, April 7-8, with native and xeric plants
as well as plants for attracting butterflies and
hummingbirds.
March for Parks Earth Day event is 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. Saturday, April 14. The fundraising
march for local park improvements offers door
prizes, give-aways, face-painting, solar viewing
and childrens activities.
A Star Party is 8 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 20,
with a laser tour of the heavens. Visitors are
welcome to bring their own telescopes.
The 25th annual Mescal Roast and Mountain
Spirit 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 from
faraway countries, Living Desert offers visitors
an up-close look at the mammals, reptiles and
birds that inhabit the Chihuahuan Desert.
A large greenhouse is devoted to succulents
and 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 down
the house April 17 at Plaza
One might think attendance at the Plaza
Theatre would nose-dive for a night of
ukulele music, unless they had an ace up
their sleeve. That is exactly what they have,
since the man behind the four-stringer is no
other than Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder.
In May he released a disc highlighting the
instrument, simply titled Ukulele Songs. It
was 16 tracks of originals and cover ver-
sions, with each one clocking in between
two and three minutes. The complete disc
barely creeps in at half an hour. So, this will
either be the shortest concert ever or we are
in for a bag full of treats. It will probably
lean towards the latter since Pearl Jam has a
penchant for remakes and the very first cut
on the disc is his stripped-down version of
their track Cant Keep. The night will kick
off with Glen Hansard of the Frames, a
recent Academy Award winner in his own
right 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 of
Weapon, Cooking Vinyl
When The Cult played at El Pasos 2009
summer street festival, there were some seri-
ous kinks to work out in the group, which
was playing its first show after not touring in
a very long time. They werent the gang we
once knew, although being a member of this
Cult has always been a bumpy proposition.
They disbanded in 1994, re-formed in 2001,
signed to Atlantic Records and dissolved
once again, with lead vocalist Ian Astbury
fronting a Doors reincarnation. That doesnt
even touch on the numerous solo and/or side
projects for Ian and guitarist Billy Duffy. All
of these bitter tastes will soon be eradicated
from our collective minds with the release of
Choice of Weapon. This will be their first
new full-length disc in half a decade. The
quest to be relevant in todays ever-changing
musical scene hasnt been easy, but they do it
astoundingly. The 14 tracks fit like a glove,
hitting that Cult groove instantaneously. This
has the legendary Cult stamp from the remi-
niscent guitar crunch of Electric to the rich
melodies of Love. The speakers shutter
and quake from first drop of the needle, laser
hitting the disc or click of the mouse. They
have found their choice of weapon to con-
quer the earth and with one listen they will
have us all under their command.
Mark Lanegan Band, Blues
Funeral, 4 AD
Mark Lanegan emerged from Seattles
grunge scene of the late 80s with his band
the Screaming Trees. Although they did not
have the commercial success of colleagues
such as Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and
Nirvana, to many they are considered godfa-
thers of the movement. Over the past two
decades Lanegan has woven himself in and
out of so many other projects that he often is
mistaken as a full-fledged member of them.
This has been the case with Queens of the
Stone Age, Mad Season and the Twilight
Singers. The last of which turned into the
formation of a new powerhouse, the Gutter
Twins, featuring Lanegan and Greg Dulli of
Afghan Whigs. Lanegan also has worked
with former Belle & Sebastian vocalist
Isobel Campbell, members of Guns N Roses
and UNKLE. Now its time for another solo
album Blues Funeral. This makes half a
dozen in the solo department. His vocals are
unmistakable, caught between a guttural
groan and a cigarette-coated throat rasp. He
combines this with haunting melodies to pro-
vide spine-tingling ballads. There are also
several cuts where he applies a little more
pressure to the pedal and recalls the days of
his former chart toppers, Bed Of Roses
and Nearly Lost You. Blues Funeral does
not spell the end for Mark Lanegan it is
instead the rebirth of a legend.
Farmer Jason and Buddies,
Nature Jams, Universal
It has been almost a decade since we have
gone to the farm with Farmer Jason. Nature
Jams is a great teaching tool for children
and some down-home southern country dit-
ties for adults alike. The man tending to the
land and animals is Jason Ringenberg, lead
vocalist and songwriter from Jason and the
Scorchers. Almost 30 years ago Jason and
his gang came riding into town with their
blend of folk, rock, a heavy dose of punk,
and country. Some labeled it cowpunk, oth-
ers named it heartland rock, and some said it
was alt. country, but whatever it was, it creat-
ed a kind of music that had not been heard
before. Always the innovator, Jason has lent
his talents to the childrens genre once again.
On this new crop of tunes he called a few
friends to help get the job done. The list fea-
tures Mike Mills of R.E.M., Tommy Peterson
of Cheap Trick, Tommy Ramone, newcomer
Brandi Carlisle and his old pal Todd Snider,
and that just covers a few of the ranch hands.
The themes reach beyond old McDonald and
stretch into hiking, moose, buffalo, whales,
and spelunking. Whether its Farmer Jason
or Jason Ringenberg, either one paints a
charming and exceptionally entertaining por-
trait of family life on the homestead.
Collectibles: Celebrate Record
Store Day April 21
The third Saturday in April is when inde-
pendent record stores and vinyl hounds cele-
brate Record Store Day, when record labels
peddle their ridiculous limited quantity wares
to be gobbled up by the masses at breakneck
speeds. The most important thing to keep in
mind with the majority of these goods is the
production runs on them: They can be
pressed in as little as 100 copies and most
max out at about 5,000 thats what makes
obtaining these gems so desirable. This is the
fifth annual springtime RSD (another one has
been added on Black Friday after
Thanksgiving) and the choices are more
expansive than ever. Notables include
Warner Bothers continuing their uniquely
colored 7-inch vinyl series of Side by Side,
which features one of their artists covering
other influential iconic artists such as
Carolina Chocolate Drops covering Run-
DMC, Mastodon doing the Flaming Lips and
Afrika Bambaataa taking on MC5. There are
also ultra-deluxe versions of back catalogue
pieces, new projects to be unveiled this one
day and troves of 45 rpm vinyl singles with
so much unreleased, live and demo material
your head will keep spinning faster than,
well a 7-inch record.
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin
Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net
Concordia ghost tour Concordia
Heritage Association and Paso Del Norte
Paranormal Society hosts its monthly ghost tour
of the historic Concordia Cemetery 9 to 11
p.m. Saturday, April 7. Tours start under the
big tree near the Yandell Street entrance at
8:30 p.m. Ages 13 and older welcome. Cost:
$10 per person donation. Reservations required
as space is limited. Information: 373-1513 or
help@ghosts915.com.
A midnight tour is midnight to 3 a.m. the night
of Saturday, April 14, for ages 18 and older. All
proceeds benefit the restoration and preserva-
tion of Concordia Cemetery. Cost: $10.
Information: 373-1513 or ghosts915.com.
Trinity Site Tour The semi-annual tour
to the site of the first atom bomb explosion is
Saturday, April 7, at White Sands Missile
Range. At the site, visitors can take a quarter-
mile walk to ground zero, where a small
obelisk marks the exact spot where the bomb
was exploded. Historical photos are mounted
on the fence surrounding the area. Food and
souvenirs 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 shuttle
bus two miles to the Schmidt/McDonald ranch
house where the scientists assembled the plu-
tonium core of the bomb. Enter off U.S. 380
on the north end of the range (Stallion Gate)
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Site closes promptly at
3:30 p.m. Must show a photo ID at the gate
A car caravan departs at 8 a.m. from at
Tularosa High Schools westside athletic field.
Return arrival between 12:30 and 1 p.m.
Information: (575) 437-6120.
Visitors are encouraged to have a full tank of
gasoline and a spare tire for the trip, which is
85 miles each way. No service stations on the
route. Department of Defense police will direct
traffic. Pets allowed on leash only.
El Paso Archaeological Society The
societys monthly meeting is 2 p.m. Sunday,
April 15, at El Paso Museum of Archaeology,
4301 Transmountain. Associate Director of
Research and Public Education with Human
Systems Research David T. Kirkpatrick presents
a talk on The Ozette Site, Pompeii of the
West. Admission is free. Information: 755-
4332 or epas.com.
Chamizal Oral History Project
Marcial, invites people to share stories, photo-
graphs, video and other objects of Chamizal
History with Park Rangers and historians 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Individuals,
businesses and organizations relocated off the
Chamizal land tract and those who witnessed
the Chamizal ceremonies of the 1960s may
record their stories and share their mementos.
Participation is free. Information: 532-7273,
ext. 129 or nps.gov/cham.
First Thanksgiving Conference and
Celebration The Genealogy Society of
San Elizarios 21st annual conference El Paso
Del Norte Confluence of Cultures throughout
the Centuries is 9 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at
the L.G. Alarcon Elementary cafeteria, 12501
Socorro Road. Admission is free. Call for cost
of luncheon. Information: 851-1682.
Food, genealogy exhibits, craft, kiddie rides,
live entertainment and more featured in
Veterans 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 San
Elizario Plaza.
The Genealogy Society will unveil Museum
Family Genealogy Exhibits Room at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday at the museum.
The annual First Thanksgiving reenactment
is 5 p.m. Saturday in the plaza, presenting the
arrival of the first Spanish settlers in this area in
April 1598. Costumed actors and dancers por-
tray the Native Americans and Spaniards.
Produced and directed by Maria Del Pilar
Munoz.
Featured speaker at Saturdays conference is
Dr. Felix D. Almaraz Jr. Other presenters:
Peter T. Flawn distinguished professor
Emeritus of Borderlands History, University of
Texas at San Antonio.
Dr. Keith Erekson, UTEP, Alternatives to
encourage inclusion of local history and cultures
into the curriculum by our schools, K-12
Maria Del Pilar Munoz, The First
Thanksgiving; A New Approach
Jose Gutierrez, History Stations
Panel discussion scheduled with Dr. George
Torok, 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 Alarcon
Elementary Gym.
Los Portales Museum and Visitor
Center 1521 San Elizario Road. The muse-
um is operated by the San Elizario Genealogy
and Historical Society, and is housed in an
1850s Territorial-style building across from the
San 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 through
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is
free. Information: 851-1682.
San Elizario Veterans Museum and
Memorial Walk The museum, operated
and managed by the non-profit San Elizario
Veterans Committee of the San Elizario
Genealogy and Historical Society, is at 1501-B
Main Street in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-
3741 or Ray Borrego, 383-8529.
Shakespeare Ghost Town The small
pioneer settlement and mining town on the
trail 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. Saturday
and Sunday, April 7-8. Admission: $4 ($3 ages
6 through 17). Re-enactments of the towns
settlement 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 turn
south. Follow signs to Shakespeare.
Fort Bayard Tours Fort Bayard Historic
Preservation Society hosts guided tours of the
historic fort at 9:30 a.m. the second and fourth
Saturday of the month through April at Fort
Bayard National Historic Landmark, 6 miles
east of Silver City, N.M. Tours last around two
hours. 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 to
the International Museum of Art). Hours are 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The gallery features
paintings, sculpture, jewelry and photography
by area emerging artists. Information: 533-8011
or martha@agaverosagallery.com.
Showing through April 28: VSA Texass 3rd
annual Distinguished Artist Veterans group
exhibition by Texas Veterans with disabilities.
Artwork is on display by a dozen men and
women who provided military service to our
country and are now wounded warriors or vet-
erans with disabilities. The touring schedule
includes stops in Austin, San Antonio,
Texarkana, and Corpus Christi, as well as other
communities and cities in the state.
Art Windows of El Paso The City of El
Pasos art space in El Paso at El Paso
International Airports main lobby. Information:
780-4781 or flyelpaso.com.
Showing through June 15: Works by artists
Isadora Stowe and Rhonda Dor.
Ballroom Marfa 108 E. San Antonio
Street 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 through
sculpture, furniture, painting, photography,
video and sound.
Bissell Art sale Artist Bill Bissell hosts a
watercolor 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, will
be reduced. Presale viewing appointments
available Information: 755-5260.
Chinati Foundation Marfa, Texas.
Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati
Foundation houses one of the worlds largest
collections of permanently installed contempo-
rary art. The collection is open for guided tours
throughout the year at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $10 ($5
for students, seniors). Full tour is $25 ($10 stu-
dents). Information: (432) 729-4362 or chi-
nati.org.
The collection includes Dan Flavins untitled
Marfa project, a monumental work in colored
fluorescent light that occupies six buildings.
A Community Day is Sunday, April 29, with
open viewing of the collection, dinner and
music in the arena, lectures, art activities and
more. All events are free.
Community Exhibit Space The citys
Peoples Gallery is on the first floor of El Paso
City Hall, Two Civic Center Plaza. Hours are 7
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Supported by City of El Paso Museums and
Cultural Affairs Department and Texas
Commission on the Arts. Information: MCAD,
541-4481 or elpasotexas.gov/mcad.
Cre-Arte Art Academy & Studio
Artist Teresa Fernandez offers bilingual drawing
and painting classes for children, teenagers and
adults at her classrooms at 300 N. Resler, Suite
A. Cost: $100 per month (materials included).
ArtAcademyByTeresaFernandez.com.
Creative Kids exhibit Works by
Creative Kids students and friends will be on
display for a year at County Commissioners
Court Offices at the County Courthouse, 500
E. San Antonio, Suite 301. The exhibition
includes paintings and photographs provided by
various student youth groups along the
U.S./Mexico Border. Creative Kids is a non-
profit, educational community-based art agency.
commissioner1@epcounty.com.
Crossland Gallery El Paso Art
Associations gallery is 500 W. Paisano (in the
Art 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 Transparent
Watercolor Association exhibit.
Cox Gallery: works by Holly Cox.
Williams Gallery: Life in Mongolia, photos
by Jean-Claude Varga.
Showing April 20-May 26 is the Annual
Western Impressions Art Show and Sale, with
judge Bassel Wolfe. Opening gala reception is 5
to 8 p.m. Friday, April 20.
El Paso Artisan Gallery Lynx Exhibits,
300 W. San Antonio. The gallery features works
for sale by local painters, jewelers, crafters and
photographers. Lynx hours are 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 6
p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday. Gallery admission
lynxexhibits.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 5th
annual tour featuring two dozen local studios
and galleries is Saturday and Sunday April 14-
15 at Westside, Upper Valley and Downtown
studios, and April 21-22 on the Eastside,
Northeast and Mission Valley. Look for the
bright yellow signs. Information: 833-0636, cas-
gallery@elp.rr.com. Full studio list and direc-
tions available online at pleinairpaintersofelpa-
so.com.
Tours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, both weekends.
Sponsored by Plein Air Painters of El Paso and
El Paso Scene. Art lovers will be able to browse
the private studios, meet the artists and shop
for fine art. Admission is free with refreshments
served at each studio.
April 14-15:
Hal Marcus Studio & Gallery, 1308 Oregon
Martha Arzabala, Agave Rosa Studio &
Gallery, 905 Noble with guest artist Romi
Hawkins
Abel De La Rosa Art Center Studio, 3101 E.
Yandell
Melinda Etzold, 4332 Donnybrook
Pat Olchefski-Winstons Lively Art Works
Gallery, 4333 Donnybrook
Corinne Abeyta-Spinnler studio/gallery, 5351
Painted Sky Lane with guest artist Cil Abeyta.
Carmen Navar Studio & Gallery, 6320 Falling
Star with guest artist Richard Cadenhead
Linda S. Noack, Sasahara Studio & Gallery,
7100 Westwind Dr, #135
Candy & Charlie Mayer, 1317 Tierra Roja
with 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 with
Andrew 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 pm
Thursday 10:00 am 7:00 pm
Weekend 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 Stone
Edge
Rick Parra, Desert Air Gallery, 10932
Lakewood
Bob Adams Studio/Gallery, 1900 Solano
San Elizario Art District Galleries. 1456-1501
N. Main in San Elizario, including Escamillas
Fine Art Gallery, Palmira Lopez-Palmira Studio,
Bert Saldana Gallery, Stephanie Conroy and
Sam Gutierrez at Golden Eagle Gallery, Al
Borrego Studio & Gallery, Guadalupe Jacquez
Calderon Studio/Gallery and Pea Gallery &
Studio with guest artist Barry Johnson.
El Paso Museum of Art One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Admission is free for most exhibits. Admission
to 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: Magnificent
Mexico: 20th Century Modern Masterworks,
presented by CommUNITY en Accin. The
program contains three masters exhibitions
from Mexico City representing the largest gath-
ering of Modern Mexican Masters ever in El
Paso, with 92 original works of painting and
drawing by Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente
Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Rufino
Tamayo, among 46 others.
The three exhibitions:
Magnitud Mexicana: Visions of Art from
Mexican Collections. Creations by different
Mexican artists of the past century. Of varied
theme, mood, and technique, these 40-plus
works include easel paintings by the great
muralists Orozco and Siqueiros, political prints
by famed satirist Jos Guadalupe Posada and
others.
Dibujos Divinos: 20th Century Drawings
from the Museo Nacional de Arte-MUNAL,
Mexico City. The exhibition spans the 20th
century from 1900 to 1945 in charcoal and
watercolor.
Diego Rivera and the Cubist Vision from the
Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City.
Emphasizing Riveras distinctive approach to
synthetic cubism, this exhibition presents eight
portrait paintings by Rivera from the first quar-
ter of the 20th Century.
A series of lectures and talks are presented in
conjunction with the exhibit:
Lynda Kilch, PhD, Distinguished Lecturer in
the Art Department and Macaulay Honors
College at Hunter College of the City
University of New York, presents Cafs,
Technologies, and the Mexican Vanguardia in
the 1920s at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the
auditorium. Admission is free; seating limited.
Zip Tours and Focus Talks of the exhibit are
12:15 to 12:45 p.m. on selected Wednesdays;
limited to first 40 attendees. Upcoming talks
include Dibujos Divinos: 20th Century
Drawings from the Museo Nacional de Arte
MUNAL, Mexico City led by Christian
Gerstheimer, Curator (April 11) and Jos
Clemente Orozco presented by Eva Quintana
(April 25).
Showing through April 8 in the Roderick
Gallerys Retablo Niche: Our Lady of Refuge
of Sinners as part of an ongoing rotation of the
retablos in the collection.
Showing through July 8: Hans Erni
Lithographs. Erni, often called the Swiss
Picasso, is one of the best-known Swiss artists
of the 20th century. Architectural Design
Lecture Series featuring talented building
designers are 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of
the month in the museums auditorium.
Admission is free, but space is limited.
Upcoming lectures feature Monica Ponce de
Leon (April 5) and Michael Meredith (May 3).
An additional April lecture by Malcolm
Holzman is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in
the Foundation Room of El Paso Community
Foundation, 331 N. Oregon.
A free Artists on Art talk with photographer
Rigoberto 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 days
work, 1971 that depicts an artist at work in
the tree-filled plaza in front of the Mission de
Guadalupe Cathedral in Ciudad Jurez.
Museum membership is $15 seniors, $25 indi-
viduals and $50 for families, and includes dis-
counts at the museum Store, free admission to
all exhibitions and programs, and invitations to
private member events. Information: 532-1707,
ext. 66 for more information.
El Paso Museum of Art Spring Classes
The 2012 spring classes for adults and kids
run March 15-June 3 at El Paso Museum of
Art, One Arts Festival Plaza. Information and
registration: 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 to
3 p.m. Sundays, April 1-May 20.
The Fundamentals of Portraiture 10 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, April 14-May 19 with
instructor Ren B. Sanders. Cost: $95 ($75
members).
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 Aryk
Gardea. Cost: $95 ($75 members).
Painting the Figure with Pastels 12:30 to
3 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. to
noon, Saturdays, April 14-May 19, for age 9-
12 with instructor Diana Ochoa. Cost: $47
($38 members).
Encaustic International Art Studio and
Gallery 7100 Westwind, Suite 120. The
gallery is the studio of El Paso encaustic artist
Brigitte 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 or
brigittevonahn.com.
Showing 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 31, it
the encaustic exhibit The Power of the
Flower, the Fragility of Adobe, featuring works
by several regional artists. Participants in
Gomezs March 17 workshop will be invited to
speak on selected artworks.
Fancy Pony Land 203 E. San Antonio
Street, in Marfa, Texas. Showing through May
1 is new jewelry by Miles Glyn of London (cast
resin necklaces), Alexis Babcock (enameled
jewelry with original drawings) and Seth Damm
(rope necklaces) of Seattle and f. is for Frank
from 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 through
Friday. Information: 533-9090 or
halmarcus.com.
The gallery will host free tours 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday,
April 14-15, as part of the El Paso Artists
Studio Tour. Meet & greet Hal Marcus in his
studio. Refreshments will be served.
Marcuss home and studio, located across the
street, is available for personal tours.
Specializing in local art, other featured artists
include Daniel Padilla, Teresa Fernandez,
Francisco Romero, Mauricio Mora, Mark
Paulda, Willibald de Cabrera, Friar Vincent
Petersen, Bill Sullivan and L.B. Porter, as well as
a room dedicated solely to early El Paso art
with works by Manuel Acosta, Tom Lea, Jose
Cisneros, Bill Rakocy, Eugene and Fern
Thurston and others.
A gift shop offers art-related gifts, books and
calendars featuring art by Marcus and other
local artists.
A free What Do YOU Think It Means art-
inspired creative writing workshop with Mnica
Gomez is 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 3.
Discover what inspires artists such as Renoir,
Kandinsky, Magritte and Ansel Adams to create
while putting impressions and observations in
writing. Space is limited to first 15 participants;
registration required.
International Museum of Art 1211
Montana. The museum is operated by the
International Association for the Visual Arts in
the historic Turney Home. Hours are 1 to 5
p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Free guided
tours available on a walk-in basis. Admission is
free. Information: 543-6747 or internationalmu-
seumofart.net.
Showing in April are works by Mario Parra
with guest artist Ruben Rodarte and Omar
Munoz.
Iron Sharpens Iron Texas historian, art
collector and Gage Hotel owner J.P. Bryan
hosts an exhibit featuring more than 60 original
works by early El Paso artists Tom Lea, Jose
Cisneros and Carl Hertzog, and other western
artists through March 31, at the Gage Hotel,
102 NW 1st Street in Marathon, Texas.
Presented by the Gage Hotel, Tom Lea Institute
and 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 Gardens
oils, pastels and watercolor workshop Tuesday
through Thursday, April 10-12, at her studio
and gardens at 5070 Yucca Place (off Country
Club Road). Information/registration: 584-0953.
krystyna_robbins@sbcglobal.net. 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 Fosters
students Celia Al-Tahan, Leslie Beeman, Sherri
Bonilla, Elora Brotherton, Barbara Goodbrake,
Sara Long, Jiommie Malone, Arlene Poyner,
Irene Rice, Laurel Roberts and Lois Willgins
Entertainment provided by folk singer/song-
writer Charlie McDonald. Admission is free and
the public is invited. Information/venue direc-
tions: Marjorie Foster, 592-5122.
Neon Desert High School Art
Competition The Neon Desert Music
Festival is sponsoring the contest in conjunction
with May 26 festival in Downtown El Paso.
Students enrolled in El Paso County and sur-
rounding area high schools may submit entries
through April 20. Both individual and group
entries accepted. Cash prizes for first, second
and third place winners as well as two tickets
per person to the festival. All three winning
entries will be exhibited at the festival.
Information/applications: lizette@splendidsun-
productions.com.
Our World Through a Lens The sec-
ond grade students of Dr. J. Leighton Green
Elementary, 5430 Buckley, will host a photogra-
phy exhibit of their work 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,
April 17, at the Westside school. More than
300 photos will be featured. Admission is free.
Pastel Society of El Paso The societys
monthly meeting is 1 p.m. Thursday, April 12,
at the International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana. This months demo is pastel artist
Sara J. Chambers of High Rolls, N.M. Her pas-
tels of flowers, landscapes, animals and figures
are direct, textural applications of color with a
strong expressionist tendency, resulting in
magical realism. The program is free and the
open to the public. Information: 581-4971.
The Society will host a workshop with New
Mexico artist Mike Mahon Tuesday through
Thursday April 24-26 in El Paso. Call for
details: 642-4390 or mitzimaq@aol.com.
Rubin Center UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is next to Sun
Bowl Stadium (off Dawson Drive). Hours are
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; by appoint-
ment only Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
academics.utep.edu/visualarts.
Showing April 12-May 11:
In the Rubin and L galleries Annual UTEP
Juried Student Art Exhibition. This years jurors
are Andrew Lewis (graphic design) and Cheryl
Hartup (fine art).
In the Project Space Annual UTEP
Alumnus Exhibition: Middle Ground works by
Eli Arenas. Arenass jewelry and installation
work explores the capabilities of human beings
to adjust to difficult situations. Her work has
been exhibited throughout the United States
and Australia and is included in the collection of
the Museum of Contemporary Craft in
Portland. The exhibit includes mixed-media
wall installations and brooches that combine
semi-precious and mundane materials.
San Elizario Art District Several gal-
leries and artist studios are located 1445 to
1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on
the Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800
or 851-0093.
Take Loop 375 South from I-10, exit Socorro
Rd., 7 miles east to Main Street.
The first Friday Art Walk is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,
April 6, with refreshments, music and open
houses at various galleries.
Galleries include Main Street Gallery, Golden
Eagle Gallery, Pena Gallery and the galleries/stu-
dios of Maria Branch, Al Borrego, Alberto
Escamilla 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 7
p.m. Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday; other
days by appointment. Information: 584-4222 or
sasahara.gallery@live.com. Web: sasahara-
gallery.com.
Showing in April is encaustic Wearable Art
by Sandra Murillo, who creates encaustic paint-
ings on handmade clothes that are washable
and made of environmentally friendly vegetable
dyes. Opening reception is noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 7.
Showing through May 26 is Pathways,
paintings by Winfrey Hearst. A Meet and greet
with Hearst is 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14.
The gallery will take part in the Westside
Studio Tour 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 14-15.
House artists are Jose Clemente, Stephanie
Conroy, 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 art
including jewelry, gourds, encaustic boxes,
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Sunland Art Gallery The El Paso Art
Association co-op gallery is in Sunland Park
Mall, second level across from The Greenery,
with 30 El Paso artists represented. Hours are
10 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 Air
Painters of El Paso, including works painted last
fall and spring to various locations in the area,
including White Sands, the poppies at
Wilderness Park, the summit of Transmountain
Road and Old Mesilla.
Artists featured include Corinne Abeyta-
Spinnler, Bob Adams, Candy Mayer, Melinda
Etzold, Winfrey Hearst, Ann Mitchell, Dee Olga
Min Young-Phillips, Krystyna Robbins and Rami
Scully, 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 El
Paso Art Associations annual juried show will
be on display April 20-May 26 at The
Crossland Gallery, 500 W. Paisano. Gallery
hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
elpasoartassociation.com.
Opening gala reception is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday,
April 20.
The show features artwork with a western
theme, including paintings, drawings, mixed
media, sculpture, collage and photography. This
years judge is well known local artist Bassel
Wolfe. Participating artists include impression-
istic landscape painter Ruth Ann Sugarman,
painter David Trimble, digital photo artist Kurt
Van Wagner and others.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Las Cruces Museum of Art 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed
Sunday and Monday. Information: (575) 541-
2137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing through April 12: New Mexico:
100 Years of Art, featuring more than 60
works in a variety of media that focuses on
New Mexico artists and highlights their art-
work from the last century (1912-2012).
A lecture on Contemporary Art in new
Mexico by Albuquerque Museum of Art and
History Andrew Connors is 1 to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 7.
Michael Naranjo will discuss the work he and
his 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 2:30
p.m. Wednesday, April 11 to discuss The Life
and 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 noon
to 5 p.m. Sunday. New works displayed every
three months. Information: (575) 522-2933 or
mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
Rio Grande Theatre 211 Downtown
Mall in Las Cruces. Gallery in theatre lobby.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
riograndetheatre.com.
Showing in April: works by painter J. Carlos
West. West was born in Los Angeles and raised
in Chihuahua, Mexico. His fascination with the
land of his youth is reflected in his work.
Artists reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 6,
as part of the First Friday Downtown Ramble.
Tombaugh Gallery First Unitarian
Universalist 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 Siegrist
and Penny Simpson. Watercolor is featured in
much of their work but they will also have
some acrylics in the mix. Opening reception is
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 1.
Also
Deming Arts Center The Deming Arts
Councils gallery and gift shop is at 100 Gold
Street in Deming, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4
p.m. Saturday. Information: (575) 546-3663 or
demingarts.orbs.com.
The gallery hosts monthly exhibits this year
celebrating New Mexicos Centennial. Aprils
exhibit is Deming History Through Art with a
reception 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 for
amateur and professional artists in various
media.
High Mesa Artists Studio Tour
Fifteen artists and crafters will be featured at
seven locations in the annual open studio tour
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April
14-15. All artists and crafters are within a 3-
mile radius in Lincoln Countys Loma Grande,
18 miles north of Ruidoso and five miles south
of Nogal off U.S. Highway 37 (watch for signs).
Admission is free. Information: (575) 354-0201.
Percha Creek Traders NM 152 in
downtown Hillsboro, N.M. (18 miles west of I-
25 at exit 63). Percha Creek Traders are local
artists who operate a cooperative store. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Information: (575) 895-5116 or per-
chacreektraders.com.
Pinos Altos Church Gallery - The historic
gallery in Hearst Church gallery on Golden Ave.
in Pinos Altos, N.M., operated by the Grant
County Art Guild, is open for the season 10
a.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 seminar
with keynote speaker Peter Rogers 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 27-28, at San
Patricio (N.M.) Retreat Center in the Hondo
Valley. A Spiritual Art exhibit will follow the
seminar. The seminar may be taken for college
credit 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 available
for additional fee at sanpatricioretreat.org.
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ike the first daring spring buds,
things are also beginning to bloom
at the Sasahara Gallery. Owner,
Linda Noack relates that starting in April
the gallery, 7100 Westwind Drive, Suite
135, will offer a new feature in which she
is inviting artisans who have items not typ-
ically carried by the gallery to come in and
sell for one Saturday at no additional
charge to the artisan or their customers.
We like giving talented artisans a little
extra exposure and the opportunity to have
an inexpensive and comfortable venue,
Noack explains.
The featured artisan for April is Sandra
Murillo, who will be selling her Encaustic
Wearable Art from noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 7.
Linda explains that Sandra is an encaustic
artist who happens to paint on clothing. I
saw one of her shirts on another artist, and
it was beautifully form-fitting, which was
a 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 because
what says artist better than an original
painting that you wear? Ive been told that
the encaustic paintings can be washed, and
the colors Sandra uses in the fabric are
plant dyes that are environmentally and
personally friendly.
The Sasahara will also be one of the par-
ticipants in the Westside Artist Studio
Tours, and will be open 10 to 8 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April
14-15. The major show, Pathways by
Winfrey Hearst, opens with a reception on
Saturday from 5 to 8 pm.
A big event later this year at the gallery is
Bill Herrings workshop, tantalizingly
named Just for Fun, Oct. 18-22. Each
day will with a demonstration in the morn-
ing, alternating acrylics, pastels and water-
colors. Participants may then paint using
the medium of their choice in the after-
noon. Those who are interested in an in-
depth critique of their work may sign up
on the first day of the workshop for avail-
able times at the end of the day. Those
who do not wish to participate in the full
day may sign up for weekend or multiple
days of their choosing, or they may attend
the morning talk/demonstration. Contact
the gallery for more details.
Public art news
Congratulations to Margarita Cabrera,
Jose Cano and Anna Jacquez, the first
three El Paso artists to receive commissions
to create works for the citywide 2012 Public
Art Plan. Chosen from among 25 submis-
sions, the three will create works of public
art to be placed in roundabouts in various
locations the city. Although these are not
major installations, it is definitely gratifying
to see that El Paso is beginning to come into
its own by commissioning more artwork for
public spaces.
Just last month, a piece entitled Sombras
y Luz (Shadows and Light) was installed
in Cleveland Square Park, 510 N. Santa Fe
Street (between El Paso Main Public
Library and El Paso Museum of History).
Produced by New York City-based artist
team Bill and Mary Buchen, the work is
comprised of powder-coated steel fences
and shade structures depicting papel pica-
do, or traditional Mexican paper cutouts.
Reading circles at the entrance of the Main
Public Library were renovated to include
artist-designed pavilions, integrated light
fixtures, and porcelain seating for a better
climate controlled environment. An inter-
active set of drums was also installed adja-
cent to the Museum of Historys west wall
for visitors of all ages to enjoy.
Magoffin sculpture update
Other exciting news related to public art in
El Paso is that the third sculpture in the
XII Travelers series a larger-than-life
bronze of pioneer Susan Magoffin, with
diary in hand and her greyhound, Ring, by
her side will soon be installed at
Keystone Heritage Park on Doniphan
Drive. The Magoffin sculpture unveiling is
tentatively planned for this June.
Artist John Houser first proposed the
concept of a The XII Travelers sculpture
park nearly 20 years ago as a means to cel-
ebrate El Paso history through historic per-
sonages. Since then, two figures have
come to fruition: Fray Garcia, missionary
and founder of the Pass of the North, locat-
ed downtown in Pioneer Plaza; and The
Equestrian (Don Juan Oate), the monu-
mental equestrian figure that towers over
the entrance to the El Paso airport.
Houser credits his son Ethan, who
served as his apprentice during the
demanding production of The Equestrian,
for completing the majority of the work on
the Magoffin piece.
Susan is Ethans introduction to El Paso
as a fine artist in his own right and
from now on we will be co-sculptors or
take turns in developing the remaining
monuments with each others assistance.
Houser enthuses, I am very proud of his
ability and accomplishments after a long
XII Travelers apprenticeship. Ethan is real-
ly the star of this show. Its his debut.
Unlike the challenges related to the final
placement of the Onate sculpture, the offer
by Keystone came rather quickly. A
pleased Houser relates, I think that
Keystone Park is a great site for the
Magoffin family monument. We are grate-
ful to Bernie Sargent for his initiative in
introducing Susan into this protected, edu-
cational and beautiful desert environment.
The site is also eminently appropriate his-
torically.
For the immediate future, the completed
sculpture will remain in Santa Fe until the
Keystone Foundation completes work on
the base. Ever patient, Houser shares,
Extended Art projects, like the XII
Travelers, require time, unique circum-
stances and uncommon effort to build
momentum. Lately I have become aware,
not only of a growing public understanding
of 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 is
Benito Juarez.
Arts and ends
Chairperson Corinne Abeyta Spinnler
announces that the annual El Paso Artists
Studio Tour will offer two full weekends
of studios to visit.
We have a total of 24 studios on the
agenda. Tours of the 12 Westside and
downtown locations will be the weekend
of April 14 and 15, with northeast and
Eastside (including Northeast and San
Elizario) studios opening April 21 and 22.
Refreshments and activities will vary at
each location. However, wonderful art at
reasonable prices should be a common fac-
tor at all locations.
Most of us will be showing a full line of
our work so we are willing to be a little
flexible when it comes to pricing, she
emphasizes.
Spinnler also noted that local artists have
discussed the option of changing the studio
tour to every other year. That might be an
even greater incentive to tour the studios
of your favorite artists this time around.
If you want to experience a top-notch exhi-
bition of watercolor paintings, be sure to
travel up to Mesilla from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday,
April 13, when the Adobe Patio Gallery
will host an opening reception for
Albuquerque watercolor artist David
Drummond. Also on view will be work
from seven members of the New Mexico
Watercolor Society.
Drummond is noted for his luminous and
expressive waterscapes, especially of the
Lake Powell area. For each of the past
fourteen years Drummonds paintings have
been included in the National Arts for the
Parks Contest Top 100, and are also fea-
tured in a special book published by the
National Park Service. He has also exhibit-
ed and won awards in numerous national
juried shows.
The gallery is located at 1765 Avenida
de Mercado in the Mesilla Mercado area.
Information: 575-532-9310
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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 Companys 2012-2013 sea-
son during readings of the two chosen for
ASTCs annual High Desert Play Development
program at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
March 30-31, NMSUs 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 Stolowitzs Antarktikos on Saturday
and New Mexican playwright Carol
Carpenters 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.
Beckys 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-
nt 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
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 Doa 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 Shakespeares 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 theaters biggest
hits when first presented in 1996. Set in Damon
Runyons 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).
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
plays run, when performers are too burned
out to hide their miscues.
Frayn said the inspiration of his 1982 play
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C
ecy Schlesinger likes challenges.
Thats why, when a show had to
be dropped from Kids-N-Co.s
season, she stepped up and offered to
direct a complicated musical, The
Secret Garden, which won three Tony
Awards 20 years ago.
I love this show, said Schlesinger,
who has a B.A. in theatre performance,
music vocal performance and theatre
education. It has beautiful music and a
great story line. I thought it was a won-
derful family show that kids and teens
could be in that was also very challeng-
ing. As an educator, I never look for
what is going to be easy but for what is
going to challenge my actors. I have
some wonderful professional adults
working with these talented kids. It is the
best way to have them learn. Having
them learn from who they want to
become is a great tool.
The musical tells the story of young
Mary Lennox, who after being orphaned
in India comes to Yorkshire to live with
her embittered Uncle Archibald and his
invalid son, Colin. The uncles estate
includes a magic garden that entices the
children, and is home to ghosts from
Marys past who guide her through her
new life. The garden and the play, writ-
ten by award-winning writer Marsha
Norman, come to symbolize forgiveness
and renewal. Add in haunting melodies
by Lucy Simon, and the 1911 book by
Frances Hodgson Burnett comes to life.
There is a slight twist to it, said
Schlesinger, who once had her own chil-
drens theater at Holloman AFB. They
add the love story of Archie and Lily,
with a new look at the brother, Dr.
Craven, but Ill 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 Simons music is full of won-
derful songs, all of which will be accom-
panied by Ballard Coldwell.
I would say the ones that deliver what
I 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 My
Garden, and my favorite, Lilys Eyes.
Schlesinger also admits this show is a
favorite because she and her oldest
daughter, Aria, were in this show togeth-
er 11 years ago when Aria was eight.
Now youngest daughter Harmony, who
is eight, plays Mary.
Other major players in the cast of 31
are KNC regular Justin Hogue as Colin
Craven and Eastwood High School choir
teacher Steve Muller as Archibald
Craven, Eastwood Middle School choir
teacher and UTEP Chorale member Ben
Vincent as Dr. Neville Craven, Steve
Mullers wife, Valerie, and KNC regular
Jordyn Catanach double-cast as Lily,
longtime KNC veteran Mia Carreon as
Martha, KNC regular Christopher Fogel
as Dickon; Mullers daughter Abigail as
Rose, Gilbert and Sullivan regular
Fonzie Johnson as Captain Albert
Lennox, Fungi Mungle band member
David Hamilton as Ben, KNC regular
Rachel Robins as Mrs. Medlock, and
Kasha Hamilton and Stephanie Valls as
Ayah and Fakir.
As with all shows, there have been
complications.
The sheet music was not here before
spring break like I had planned for,
Schlesinger said. We have a lot going
on and need to share rehearsal space. At
the same time, she also was working
with Austin High School theater director
Adam 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 old
friends that I havent worked with in a
long time. I love that so many of my
friends joined me for this. They are a
great addition to the Kids-N Co. family.
But most of all, its been a blessing
working with my little girl Harmony and
some of my most talented students.
Showtimes for The Secret Garden
are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and
2:30 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 NMSUs 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 Burnetts 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-
drens 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 estates many wonders include a
magic garden which beckons the children with
haunting melodies and the Dreamers, spirits
from Lennoxs 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, TickBOOM! - 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
Larsons 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.
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
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 National
Poetry Month and April Fools Day with poems,
stories and songs from Gene Keller 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 1, at Unitarian Universalist
Community of El Paso, 4425 Byron. Admission:
$10 ($5 with a donation for the West Texas
Food Bank). Information: 584-7823.
Tumblewords Project The writing
workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Saturdays at Memorial Park Public Library, 3200
Copper. Workshops are free; donations for the
presenter are encouraged. Now in its 13th
year, the group is open to all writers in a non-
critique, non-caustic forum. No workshop April
28. Information: 328-5484 (Donna Snyder),
566-1034 (Memorial Park Library) or tumble-
wordsproject@yahoo.com.
April 7 Origins of Words with T.S.
Ross. Ross, aka Twain, is a lively actor and
published writer.
April 14 21st Century Poetry with
Donna Snyder. Snyder has coordinated the
Tumblewords Project since 1995.
April 21 Pomegranate Poetry Ysella
Fulton-Slavin. Fulton is an associate professor at
El Paso Community College where she teaches
writing and literature. For six years she was the
faculty advisor of EPCCs literary magazine
Chrysalis, was founder and now co-directs
EPCCs Community Literary Center:
PaPaGaYo.
Poetry slams Free Hole Slam hosts the
poetry 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 slam
and a place in the Slam Off.
In 2007, Strack won 1st place in the
Southwest Shootout Individual Poetry Slam in
Albuquerque. Strack will teach a writing work-
shop at 6 p.m. and then feature his work at 8
p.m. between the second and third rounds. All
persons are encouraged attend the workshop
or to enroll in the slam at 7 p.m.
The Slam Off final poetry slam battle is 6
to 11 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. All poetry slam
winners from the previous year will battle it out
in three rounds to determine the greatest slam
poet in El Paso. The winner qualifies to repre-
sent El Paso at the Individual World Poetry
Slam in November. Audience participation is
strongly encouraged.
New Mexico Library Association The
associations annual conference, Linking New
Mexicos Past with the Future: Libraries the
Next 100 Years, is April 11-13, at the Las
Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University.
The event features keynote speaker Stephen
Abrams on Thursday presenting the NMLA
Awards. Business Meeting and Hearing with the
New Mexico State Librarian, Devon Skeele, is
Friday. Cost for all three days: $125 ($100
members; $50 students/retirees). On-site regis-
tration is $150 ($125 members, $50
students/retirees). Individual day costs also
available. Information: Lorie Christian at
admin@nmla.org 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 2010-11
Land of Enchantment Book Award, Childrens
category, What Really Happened to Humpty?
Cost: $25.
El Paso Writers League Teacher,
actress, and playwright Julia Duncan will give a
workshop on writing play 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,
April 14, at the Dorris Van Doren Regional
Branch Library, 551 E. Redd Road, as part of
the leagues regular monthly meeting.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
elpasowritersleague.org.
Writing Round-Up Texas Mountain Trail
Writers invite all new and published writers to
the 21st Annual Spring Retreat April 27-29, at
Mountain Trail Lodge & Outdoor Learning
Center, between Fort Davis and Alpine. Learn
to hone writing skills, sell words, and publish in
several venues. Cost: $135. Information/regis-
tration: (432) 837-5489 or texasmountaintrail-
writers.org.
This years featured authors are Suzy Spencer,
Chantelle Aime Osman and Mike Blakely.
How to Get Published workshop
Lee Byrd of Cinco Puntos Press and Jeanie
Glenn of Book Publishers of El Paso present a
two-hour workshop for aspiring writers at 9:45
a.m. Saturday, April 28, at Cinco Puntos Press,
710 Texas, followed by a question-and-answer
period. Cost: $20 (space is limited; advance
registration required). Information/registration:
838-1625 or 778-6670.
Friends of the Westside Libraries
membership drive The nonprofit
Friends of the Westside Branches of the El Paso
Public Libraries hosts an ongoing membership
drive. Members receive a 10 percent discount
on all purchases at The Bookmark and are eligi-
ble for special members only sales. Annual
membership: $5 ($10 families; $1 students age
12-18; 50 children). Information: 833-2342.
Memberships taken at The Bookmark, 7348
Remcon, 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 3
p.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.
Childrens 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 team
cap).
Barnes & Noble (East Side) 9521
Viscount. Information: 590-1932.
Sisters in Crime Book Discussion Group meet
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, to discuss The
Eleventh Victim by Nancy Grace.
Little Ones Storytime is 11 a.m. every
Saturday with Miss Bonnie:
March 31 Marcia Browns Stone Soup.
April 7 Costumed character Olivia
April 14 The True Story of the Three
Little Pigs
April 21 Earth Day stories
April 28 National Poetry month story-
time with poetry by Shel Silverstein.
Barnes & Noble (West Side) 705
Sunland Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. Sunday. Information: 581-5353 or bn.com.
Melissa K. Rodriguez will share inspirational
stories about hearing loss and the roadblock to
better hearing at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22.
Hipolito Acosta will sign copies of hit book
Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent Infiltrates
Mexicos Deadly Crime Cartels at 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 28. Acosta is the most highly
decorated officer in the history of the U.S.
Immigration and Nationalization Service.
Third Monday Book Group will meet at 10
a.m. Monday, April 16.
Childrens 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 club
of the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main,
will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 to
discuss 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 but
also Durer in a wide array of other roles,
including mathematician and scientific thinker.
Reading the Easel Book Club The El
Paso Museum of Arts book group meets 4 to
5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month
in the museums seminar room to discuss art-
related books. Cost: $10 per session (free for
museum members), includes admission to all
exhibits. Participants must provide their own
books. Space is limited; call to hold a seat.
Information: 532-1707 ext. 16.
The April 19 selection is Vermeers Hat:
The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the
Global World by Timothy Brook.
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Teacher Gifts
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 7-11
UTEP Cinema Novo Film Series
Union Cinema, Union Building East, First Floor.
Film showings are at 7 p.m. Admission is $2 ($1
with UTEP, student or military ID). Free pop-
corn. Ticket sales at the door begin 30 minutes
before showtime. Information: 747-5481 or
look up UTEPUnionServices on Facebook for
current showings.
March 30-31 The Billionaires Tea
Party (NR)
April 13-14 Singin In The Rain (G)
April 20-21 The Descendants (R)
Journey Stories film screenings
Branigan Cultural Center, Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) Las
Cruces, hosts free film screenings and discus-
sions in conjunction with its traveling
Smithsonian exhibit, Journey Stories at 2 p.m.
Saturdays, through April 7. Information: (575)
541-2154 or las-cruces.org/museums.
March 31 BabAziz: The Prince Who
Contemplated His Soul, with a discussion led
by Sudeshna Sengupta
April 7 Meeks Cutoff, with a discussion
led by Dr. Meg Frisbee.
Quimera Free screenings of the pre-
miere of the Southern New Mexico-made
short thriller by Aron Hethcox and Marcela
Salmon 6:45 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at
the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown
Mall in Las Cruces. Audience members will also
get 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 a
scene from the short film, The Harp, in La
Placita. 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 creature
that may or may not be real. The Harp is a
student film co-written by Sam Pool and Jake
Bonner and directed by Pool, and is about a
homeless mans search for happiness on the
final day of his life.
Beyond the Myth ACTion Programs
for Animals presents a screening of the docu-
mentary about dog breeds commonly referred
to as pit bulls and those who love these
breeds at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at Rio
Cruces. Proceeds go toward APAs Second
Chance Dogs Fund, which helps the group res-
cue and re-home formerly abused pit bull-type
dogs. Tickets: $10, available online at
beyondthemythmovie.com or at the door.
Information: (575) 523-6403.
The documentary intelligently explores the
contributing factors behind the publics general-
ized fear of pit bulls, and examines the con-
flict existing between advocates and opponents
of breed discriminatory laws, commonly
referred to as breed bans.
The film is preceded by a reception and silent
auction 5 to 7 p.m. and followed by a question
and answer session.
Film Salon The Film Salon at Trinity First
United Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa (at
Yandell) concludes its series of celebrating the
screen talents of Marlene Dietrich Billy
Wilders courtroom drama Witness for the
Prosecution at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, in
Resler Hall. Admission is free. Information:
533-2674 or filmsalon.org.
Film Las Cruces The Rio Grande
Theatre and the City of Las Cruces Film Liaison
present the monthly film forum at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11. Locally made films are
screened alongside short films by student film-
makers, followed by Q&A sessions with the
filmmakers and industry news as it pertains to
the area. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 523-6403 or Las-
Cruces-Film.org.
The Devils Carnival The horror/rock
musical by director Darren Lynn Bousam (Saw
II, III and IV, Repo! The Generic Opera) and
writer/actor/comic book author Terrance
Zdunich carnival road tour begins at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11, at East Pointe Movies
12, 8300 Gateway East. The event includes
screening of a cinema short, burlesque show,
cast meet-and-greet, question-and-answer
forum, sing-a-long, costume contest and more.
Tickets; $20 show only; $30 with pre-signed
poster; $40 VIP (includes show, poster, meet
and greet with Bousman, Zdunich and Spooky
Dan). 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 features
for Repo! The Generic Opera.
The hybrid cinema short features 12 original
songs, written by Zdunich and Saar
Hendelman, and stars rocker Emilie Autumn,
Dayton Callie (Sons Of Anarchy,
Deadwood), M. Shawn Clown Crahan
(Slipknot), Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock
Saints), Maggie Captain Maggot Lally and
more.
XII Binational Independent Film
Festival The annual binational festival fea-
turing films from around the globe is April 13-
21, in both El Paso and Juarez. Featured films
and documentaries this year are from Mexico,
United States, Colombia, Ireland, Costa Rica,
Canada, Argentina and Norway; filmmakers
and/or actors will host an audience discussion
following each film. Proceeds benefit Center
Against Family Violence in El Paso and Hospital
de la Familia in Jurez. Information: binational-
filmfestival.org.
This years honored guests include Julio
Alemn and Len Ichaso. Alemn started as a
young heartthrob, then became a leading man
and one of the best Mexican actors of his gen-
eration. Ichaso is the most prominent Hispanic
independent filmmaker today, with such films
as El Super, Crossover Dreams, Sugar
Hill, Azcar Amarga Pieiro, El Cantante,
and Paraiso. He is also famous for directing
movies with Hispanics in the lead roles, includ-
ing Benjamin Bratt, Jennifer Lopez and Marc
Anthony. Other guests are Damin Alczar,
Allan Holzman and Carlos Carrera, as well as
many producers, first-time directors, directors,
and distributors from the United States and
Mexico.
El Paso screenings are at 7 p.m. at Premiere
Cinemas at Bassett Place. Tickets: $5 ($2.50
seniors, military and students).
Friday, April 13: El Tunco Maclovio
(Mexico) with talk by actor Julio Alemn
Saturday, April 14: Amigo (USA &
Philippines) with talk by actor Damin Alczar
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 of
Evil (Norway) with talk by distributor James
Fler
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 David
Michan
Friday, April 20: Lluvia de Luna (Mexico)
with talk by writer/director Len Ichaso and
director Michael Singh
Saturday, April 21: Crossover Dreams
(USA) with talk by writer/director/producer
Len Ichaso.
Juarez screenings are at 7 p.m. at Centro
Municipal de Artes. Tickets: 40 pesos (20 for
seniors and students).
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13: Shorts from
Mxico City
Saturday, April 14: Exit Strategy with talk
by Director Michael Whitton
Friday, April 20: Shorts from The United
States
Saturday, April 21: The Association (USA)
tor David Precopia.
Screenings of documentaries are 5 p.m. at El
Paso Main Library, 501 N. Oregon. Admission is
free.
Friday, April 13: Visa al Paraso (Mxico),
with talk by Dr. Enrique Cortzar.
Saturday, April 14: The Elephant in the
Living Room (USA)
Sunday, April 15: Lupe el de la Vaca
(Mxico), with talk by producer Alejandra
Guevara
Monday, April 16: My Marylin (USA)
Tuesday, April 17: 12 Onzas (Mexico)
Wednesday, April 18: Paraso for Sale
(Panama) with talk by Director Anayansi Prado
Thursday, April 19: Visible Artists: Invisible
Art: Best of 10 Year (USA)
Friday, April 20: Valentinos Ghosts (USA)
with talk by writer/director/producer Michael
Singh.
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 a
talk by director Michael Whitton. Showing of
shorts from Mexico City follows at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 15: Tres Rocas (Mexico)
Friday, April 20: The Association (USA)
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
(Mxico) with talk by producer Alejandra
Guevara
Tuesday, April 17: Aos Despus (Mxico)
Wednesday, April 18: Visible Artists:
Invisible Art: Best of 10 Year (USA) with talk
by producer Alejandra Guevara.
Thursday, April 19: Paraso (USA) with talk
by writer/director Len Ichaso
Friday, April 20: Valentinos Ghosts (USA)
with talk by writer/director/producer Michael
Singh.
A press conference with Julio Alemn is 2
p.m. Friday, April 13, at La Fe.
Pax Christi Film Series The series
presents Gasland, a film that takes a look at
the practice of hydraulic fracturing or fracking
in the production of natural gas, at 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 15, at Diocesan Migrant and
Refugee Services Mother Teresa Center, 2400
E. Yandell (between Piedras and Cotton).
Hosted by Pax Christi El Paso and the Peace &
Justice Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of El
Paso. Admission is free, donations welcome.
Some say fracking contaminates drinking
water and has other harmful effects. Recently it
has been claimed that it may also cause earth-
quakes. Filmmaker Josh Fox describes his film
as part verit travelogue, part expos, part
mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part
showdown.
Movies at Branigan Library Thomas
Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho, Las
Cruces, shows films at 2 p.m. on the fourth
Sunday of every month in the Dresp Room.
Admission is free. Information: Elise Vidal, (575)
528-4014 or evidal@las-cruces.org.
The April 22 movie is The Colors of the
Mountain, a modern-day portrayal of daily life
set in a remote part of the mountainous
Colombian countryside. It focuses on the
friendship between Manuel and Julin who,
while playing a game of football, kick the ball
into a minefield and do everything they can to
recover their prized belonging.
Fountain Theatre 2469 Calle de
Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the plaza in
Mesilla. The historic theater, operated by the
Mesilla Valley Film Society, features films at 7:30
p.m. nightly, plus 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Foreign lan-
guage films include subtitles. Admission: $7 ($6
seniors and students with ID; $5 society mem-
bers and children); $5 on Wednesday.
Information, schedule: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org.
March 30-April 5 A Separation. In this
Iranian drama, a married couple faces the diffi-
cult decision to improve the life of their child
by moving to another country or remaining in
Iran to look after the husbands deteriorating
parent who has Alzheimers.
April 6-12 The 2012 Oscar Nominated
Short Films. This years finalists for the Oscar
for best animated and best live action short
films will be presented in this program, with a
brief intermission between the two sets.
Animated films are Sunday, The Fantastic
Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, La
Luna, A Morning Stroll and Wild Life. Live
action shorts are Raju, The Shore, Time
Freak at Tuba Atlantic.
April 13-19 King of Devils Island. Set
in 1915 and reportedly based on a true story,
Marius Holsts movie begins in a secluded, win-
try Basty 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-revolutionary
Havana to New York and Hollywood in the
1950s, Paris in the 60s and modern-day Las
Vegas. Vibrant hand-drawn animation tells the
tormented love story of a beautiful singer and
talented piano player narrated in the form of a
tragic bolero with the great Bebo Valds on
piano.
April 27-May 3 Garbo: The Spy. The
account of a Spanish double agent during WWII
who helped change the course of history. The
former manager of a chicken farm, Juan Pujol
set himself up as a German agent, operating out
of Lisbon but pretending to the Nazis that he
was based in London.
CinMatinee Film Series The Saturday
series showcases various themes, including life
in the West, old and new; notable movies that
have been overlooked; and films with New
Mexico connections. Screenings are at 1:30
p.m. Saturdays at the Fountain Theatre, 2469
Calle de Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the
plaza in Mesilla. Admission: $4 ($1 for Mesilla
Valley Film Society members), unless otherwise
listed. Information: (575) 524-8287 (leave mes-
sage) or mesillavalleyfilm.org.
March 31 Mystery Movie. This 1960s
yet-to-be-named movie is rated G and was
filmed partially in New Mexico. Guess the title
for free admission and popcorn.
April 7 The Astronaut Farmer (2006).
Made in New Mexico. Charlie Farmer (Billy
Bob Thornton) left the space program to save
the family farm. Now his freelance goal is to
circle the earth in a rocket hes built a rocket in
his barn. Rated PG.
April 14 Ulzanas Raid (1972). Burt
Lancaster plays an army scout in late 1880s
Arizona. He is assigned to help a party of
troopers find a band of renegade Apaches led
by a warrior named Ulzana. Rated R.
April 21 Joffrey: Mavericks of
American Dance (2012) Narrated by Mandy
Patinkin and directed by Bob Hercules, the film
documents how the Joffrey Ballet revolution-
ized American ballet by combining modern
dance with traditional ballet technique, combin-
ing art with social statement and setting ballets
to pop and rock music scores. Co-founded in
1956 by visionary teacher Robert Joffrey and
dancer Gerald Arpino, who would become
their principal choreographer, the company of
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six dancers began by touring the United States
in a borrowed station wagon. Not rated.
Rochelle Zide-Booth, former Joffrey dancer,
will be present at the screening.
April 28 The Mission (1986). In
South America of 1750, territories belonging to
Spain, 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 Jeremy
Irons and Robert De Niro. Rated PG.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History Alamogordo, N.M. The museums
Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater presents:
Everest (11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m.). The
documentary narrated by Liam Neeson fol-
lows a 1996 Everest expedition as three
climbers train and travel to Katmandu through
the Himalayas and finally reach the Everest
summit.
Planetarium show: Nine Planets and
Counting 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 all
shows. Museum/Max combo tickets available.
Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575) 437-
2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
Jays Film Forecast Film historian Jay
Duncan prepared this list of top monthly
Coming Attractions for movie fans, listed by
studio and release date. Release dates are sub-
ject to change.
April 4:
Titanic (20th Century-Fox) Leonardo
DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane. Directed by
James Cameron. 3D re-release of the 1997
blockbuster.
April 6:
American Reunion (Universal) Jason Biggs,
Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott. Directed
by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg.
ATM (IFC Midnight) Josh Peck, Alice Eve,
Brian Geraghty. Directed by David Brooks.
The Cold Light of Day (Summit) Henry
Cavill, Sigourney Weaver, Bruce Willis.
Directed by Mabrouk El Mechri.
Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fans Hope
(Wrekin Hill) Documentary. A look at the
fans who gather annually in San Diego at the
worlds largest comic book convention.
Appearances by Kevin Smith, Stan Lee and Eli
Roth. Directed by Morgan Spurlock.
Damsels in Distress (Sony Classics) Greta
Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton.
Directed by Whit Stillman.
The Hunter (Magnolia) Willem Dafoe,
Morgana Davies, Sam Neill. Directed by Daniel
Nettheim.
April 13:
The Cabin in the Woods (Lionsgate)
Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Chris
Hemsworth. Directed by Drew Goddard.
The Lady (Cohen Media) Michelle Yeoh,
David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett. Directed by
Luc Besson.
Lockout (Open Road) Guy Pearce, Maggie
Grace, Peter Stormare. Directed by James
Mather 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 chimp
who is separated from his troop and adopted
by a fully-grown male. Directed by Alastair
Fothergill and Mark Linfield.
Darling Companion (Sony Classics) Diane
Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest. Directed by
Lawrence Kasdan.
The Lucky One (Warner Bros.) Taylor
Schilling Zac Efron, Blythe Danner. Directed by
Scott Hicks.
Marley (Magnolia) Documentary. The life,
music and legacy of Bob Marley. Directed by
Kevin Macdonald.
The Moth Diaries (IFC) Sarah Bolger,
Sarah Gadon, Lily Cole. Directed by Mary
Harron.
Think Like a Man (Screen Gems) Chris
Brown, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart. Directed
by Tim Story.
To the Arctic 3D (IMAX/Warner Bros.)
Documentary. The journey of a mother polar
bear and her two 7-month-old cubs. Narrated
by Meryl Streep. Directed by Greg
MacGillivray.
April 27:
Bernie (Millennium) Jack Black, Shirley
MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey. Directed by
Richard Linklater.
The Five-Year Engagement (Universal)
Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt. Directed
by Nicholas Stoller.
Headhunters (Magnolia) Aksel Hennie,
Synnve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Directed by Morten Tyldum.
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (Columbia)
Stop-motion animation. Featuring the voices of
Hugh 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, Catherine
Chan, Chris Sarandon. Directed by Boaz Yakin.
Sound of My Voice (Fox Searchlight)
Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit
Marling. Directed by Zal Batmanglij.
DVD Releases
April 3:
War Horse / PG-13
We Bought a Zoo / PG
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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Tickets and elsewhere in this issue.
Junior Womans Club Golf Tournament
The 10th annual Spring Swing tournament
benefiting local charities is Friday, May 4, at
Painted Dunes Golf Course. Information: 494-
2293 or jwclepaso@yahoo.com.
Don Haskins Youth Basketball
Tournament YMCA El Paso hosts its 2nd
annual tournament for boy and girl players age
8-18, May 4-6, at various venues. Information:
845-BALL (2255) or donhaskinsmemorial.com.
Wet-N-Wild Waterworld The water
park in Anthony, Texas opens for its 34th sea-
son weekends beginning Saturday, May 5.
Information: 886-2222, wetwild.com.
Stateliners Car Club dinner Anthony
Texass Stateliners Car Clubs dinner/dance is 6
p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 5, at the
American Legion Hall, 221 Poplar, in Anthony,
Texas. Cost: $20; proceeds benefit Childrens
Miracle Network. Information: 383-2571, (575)
201-8082 or (575) 874-3593.
May Festival Show & Sale The 6th
annual antique, collectible, art and Western
memorabilia show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5-6, at El
Maida Shrine Auditorium, 6331 Alabama.
Admission: $3 ($2 with military ID).
Coronado Spring Dance Coronado
High School dance company presents their
annual spring production at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
May 6, in the Chamizal National Memorial
Theatre, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission is free.
Veterinary Community Awards
Banquet The 27th annual banquet hosted
by the El Paso Veterinary Medical Association is
6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, Camino Real Hotel.
Tickets: $40 Information: 593-1245.
K.E.E.P. Fit Kids Excels annual dance
performance is Thursday, May 9, at the Plaza
Theatre, featuring fourth-grade students from
area elementary schools, Tiny Tots and more.
Ticket information: 351-6999 or kids-excel.org.
Burges Spring Dance Recital The
Burges High School Dance Company presents
its annual recital at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
May 11-12, Chamizal National Memorial.
Admission: $5. Information: 532-7273.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
Grand Re-Opening The historic building
at 1120 Magoffin, which has been closed for
restorations for more than a year, is scheduled
to reopen with a public celebration 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday, May 12. Information: 533-
5147 or visitmagoffinhome.com.
Mariachis for Mom Maestro Phillip G
Garcia and EPYSO presents a festival with its
5th annual celebration of Mothers Day 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 12, at the El Paso County
Coliseum. 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 and
Sunday, May 12-13, at Memorial Park, 1701 N.
Copia (off Copper). Continuous entertainment.
Sun City Singers The chorus presents
an afternoon of patriotic and Mothers Day
music at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 13, at St. Albans
Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1810 Elm.
Admission is free. Information: Carl Smith, 261-
3963 or suncitysingerselp.com.
El Paso Diablos Baseball The
American Association minor league team regu-
lar home game time is 7:05 p.m. (Sundays at
6:05 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 Miss
El Paso USA and the Miss El Paso Teen USA are
Friday and Saturday, May 18-19. Information:
845-2894 or laurasproductions.com.
Endangered Species Day Friday and
Saturday, May 18-19, at El Paso Zoo.
Information: 521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
Armed Forces Day The Fort Bliss
observation is planned for Saturday, May 19 .
Amigos de Dressage Horse Shows
Paso del Norte Dressage Society will host its
18th 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 annual
May dinner and festival is Saturday and Sunday,
May 19-20, at St. George Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Church and the Summit
Ballroom & Conference Center, 120 N.
Festival. Admission is free, but tickets are avail-
able for food coupons in advance or at the
door. Information: 584-9100 or 544-2570.
Braden Aboud Memorial Run The 5K
and 10 K runs and 5K/1-mile fun run/walk ben-
efiting the Braden Aboud Memorial Foundation
begin at 8 a.m. Sunday, May 20. Information:
533-7529 or bradenaboud.com.
Dolly Dingles Tea Party El Paso
County Historical Societys annual tea party for
girls is planned for Sunday, May 20 at Burges
House and Gardens, 603 W. Yandell.
Information/reservations: 533-3603.
Ballroom Dance show Students from
M&M Productions will perform ballroom danc-
ing at 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday, May 20, Chamizal
National Monument. Admission: $12-15.
Ballet Folkorico Tonatiuh The folklori-
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p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday,
May 24-27, at the Chamizal National
Memorial. Admission: $10. Information: 478-
0141 or dancing_at_heart@yahoo.com.
Airbourne Summer Carnival The
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82nd Airborne Division Assn., Inc. hosts a
fundraising carnival May 25-June 10, at
Ascarate Park 6900 Delta. Admission: $2 per
ride; $10 pay-one-price (all day). Information:
240-8104 or johceb@msn.com.
The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare Abridged El Paso
Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents to parody
of The Bards works May 25-June 16.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and
2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors, $7 mil-
itary/students with ID). Information: 532-1317,
elpasoplayhouse.com.
Historic House run/walk The 2nd
annual 10K and 5K competitive runs and 5K
and 1 mile fun run and walk are 7:30 a.m.
Sunday, May 26, at Womans Club of El Paso,
1400 N. Mesa, benefiting restoration of the
Womans Club historic clubhouse. Information:
Chris Rowley, 478-5663.
KLAQ International Balloonfest The
27th annual festival is Saturday through
Monday, May 26-28. Colorful mass balloon
launches 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 Santa
Teresa Country Club Golf Course, with con-
certs at Wet N Wild Waterworld in Anthony,
Texas. Headliners this year are Buckcherry with
Dead Sara (May 26); P.O.D. (May 27) and
Hellyeah (May 28). Tickets on sale in April.
Southern New Mexico
Tick, TickBOOM! - No Strings Theatre
Company presents the musical by Jonathan
Larson May 4-20 at the Black Box Theatre in
Las Cruces. 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.
Celebration of Spring Expo The 16th
annual event of art and music begins at 9 a.m.
Saturday, May 5, in historic downtown Silver
City, N.M. Admission is free. Information: 1-
800-548-9378 or (575) 534-1700.
Las Cruces Tour of Gardens The 17th
annual Las Cruces Tour of Gardens hosted by
Desert Daubers and Mesilla Valley Garden
Clubs 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 and
younger). Information: (575) 521-0521.
Mesilla Valley Concert Band 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 13, at NMSUs Atkinson Music
Recital Hall, Las Cruces. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-2421.
New Horizons Symphony 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 20, NMSUs Atkinson Recital Hall
in Las Cruces. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 522-5571 or nhsocruces.com.
Silver City Blues Festival The 17th
annual event is May 25-27 at Gough Park, cor-
ner of Pope and 12th Streets in Silver City.
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