MAY

Your monthly guide to community

entertainment, recreation & culture

My
El Paso
Paintings by
Susan Wester Perez

Clockwise
from top left:
Scenic Drive,
Union Plaza,
Michele at the Plaza
and UTEP Museum
susanwesterperez.com

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Endangered Heritage INSIDE: OVER 700
Distressed downtown buildings THINGS TO DO,
spur preservation pressures
PLACES TO GO!
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Rio Grande Festival San Elizario
Genealogy and Historical Society presents the
festival of art, culture, history and heritage
Friday through Sunday, April 28-30, in the San
Elizario Historic District, with reenactment of
Oates arrival, history conference, guided
tours, old west shootouts, heritage booths, arts
and crafts, live entertainment, food and more.
Information: sanelizariohistoricdisttric.org.
Da de los Nios, Da de los Libros
The 21st annual childrens day/book day is 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in
Washington Park (next to the El Paso Zoo).
Various activities, food booths, free books,
crafts and more. Admission is free. Information:
543-5468 or elpasolibrary.org.
Fun in the Sun Car Show The 2nd
annual show benefiting Make-A-Wish is 11 a.m.
Seasonal dcor for home and garden
5034 Doniphan
Home & Garden Decor Rustics Collectibles
Big Sky
MAGIC BISTRO
Florals Jewelry Folk Art Baby gifts
Linens wearables Crosses & More!
Indoor/Outdoor Dining
Lunch 11 am-2:30 pm Tues.-Sun.
Dinner 5-10 pm Fri.-Sat.
Live Music!
Every Friday 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Every Saturday
11:00 am - 2:00 pm 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Montwood Properties, 11451 Gateway West on the
High School, 12000 Montwood. Spectator Eastside. Information: 240-8104.
INDEX
admission is free. Information: 241-5424.
Horizon City Chili Cook Off Saturday,
GRO El Paso The Growth, Resilience,
Opportunity celebration of community and
May 6, at 1300 Horizon, hosted by Horizon
City American Legion. Turn in at 2 p.m. Entry
sustainability is 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
April 29, at Fountains at Farah, Lower Level
fee $20 chili; beans and salsa competition: $5.
Information, rules: Carol Straughan at 491-2766 Roundup 3-11
Promenade, 8889 Gateway Blvd West, with or carolept@aol.com. Behind the Scene 4
Scene Spotlight
yoga, live music, bicycle education, beekeeping
Mayday Festival The celebration is 11 4
workshop, and other activities for the family.
Admission is free. Information: 212-0115 or
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Magoffin Heres the Ticket 12-13
elpasotexas.gov/ORS.
Home State Historic Site, 1120 Magoffin. Free
Summer Fun for Kids 14
access to grounds, free family activities and free
Sun City Craft Beer Festival The parking. Tours available at regular pricing. Program Notes 15
Downtown El Paso celebration of craft beer is The Magoffin home will be open 9 a.m. to 5 Music, Comedy 16-17
1 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 29, El Paso p.m. Tours on the hour; last tour at 4 p.m. Dance 17
Convention Center Plaza. More than 150 craft Cost: $4 ($3 ages 6-18). Admission is free to Sports 18-20
Feature:
beers to taste, gigantic Jenga and beer pong, Visitor Center, 1117 Magoffin. Information:
human foosball, top local food trucks and even 533-5147, visitmagoffinhome.com or Facebook.
beer tutorials to learn to brew like the pros. Endangered Downtown 21-23
Open to age 21 and older. Tickets: $30 (inl-
Mission Wellness Health, Safety & Car Nature 24-25
Show The 15th annual fair is 9 a.m. to
cludes mug); $5 off for active duty military; $10 At the Museum 25-26
noon Saturday, May 6, at Robert R. Rojas
designated driver; VIP tickets (includes noon
Elementary, 500 Bauman in Socorro, coordinat- Gallery Talk 27
Southwest Art Scene
admission): $80. Information:
ed by the schools fifth grade students, with- 28-30
SunCityCraftBeerFest.com.
booths, door prizes and more. Information: El Paso FishNet 30
Turkish Festival Raindrop Foundation 937-8528 or amcmil@sisd.net. History Lessons 31
Viva Jurez
hosts its food and craft fair 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 29, at Raindrop Turkish House,
Tequila, Taco & Cerveza Fest El Paso 32
10767 Gateway West, Suite 610, featuring
Live, in partnership with PartyTenders Events, Keep on Bookin' 32
Turkish food, coffee and tea), kids activities,
presents the wildly infamous festival 2 to 8 p.m.
On Stage 33-34
Seis-o de Mayo, Saturday, May 6, at Cohen
water marbling show, folk dances and other Stage Talk 34
Stadium, 9700 Gateway North in Northeast El
performances. Admission is free. Information:
Paso. Admission: $10-$15 (includes free tequila Film Scene 35-36
400-7450 or raindropturkishhouse.org.
shot while available). Tickets at elpasolive.com. Taking a Look Back 36
82nd Airborne Summer Carnivals The festival showcases Mexican beers and June preview 37
Benavidez-Patterson Chapter, 82nd Airborne more than 30 types of tequilas, as well as
Liner Notes 38
Division Assn., Inc. hosts twin spring carnivals 5 unique taco recipes from local favorites. Also
p.m. to midnight Mondays through Thursdays, featured is mariachi, luchadores, Chihuahua Scene Users Guide 36
and 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday races and more. Advertiser Index 38
through April 30, at Outlet Shoppes at El Subscription Form 38
Paso on the Westside, and Cowtown Boots
Please see Page 5
Mothers Day Open House
Showcasing our New Artists!
Friday, May 12 5-8 p.m.
Meet the Artists Shopping Snacks!
The Marketplace Dolores Dueez and Stephanie Romero
n of the Upper Valley
at PLACITA SANTA FE BeadCounter
In the
10-5 Tues.-Sat. 12:30-4:30 Sun.
585-9296
www.marketplaceatpsf.com
Antique Traders
Tamara Michalina
5034 Doniphan
5034 Doniphan Ste B (next to
833-2121 The Marketplace)
magicbistroelp.com
facebook.com/magicbistro 833-9929
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Scene Spotlight highlights events
advertised in this issue.
Alfresco! Fridays FirstLight Federal
Credit Union presents El Paso Lives free
outdoor concert series Fridays May 5-Sept.
1 in Convention Center Plaza. Page 40.
May 5: Mariachi Los Arrieros
May 12: Fungi Mungle
May 19: Brown Betty
May 26: La Sonora Blu
June 2: Azucar.
El Paso Live events Page 14.
May 3-24: Phantom of the Opera at the
Plaza
May 13: La Oreja de Van Gogh at
Abraham Chavez
May 28: Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson.
Les Sylphides & Divertissement
Olgas Russian Ballet School presents the
schools student performance with guest
dancers from across the United States May
21 at Magoffin Auditorium. Page 29.
UTEP P3 UTEPs summer camps for
grades K-12 hosts its Super Summer Kickoff
registration May 1-5. Page 6.
Endangered Historic Places in Far West
Texas A talk by Preservation Texas
Executive Director Evan Thompson is May 4
in the Foundation Room of El Paso
Community Foundation, as part of El Paso
Preservation Month. Page 13.
EPCC Spring Arts Festival El Paso
Community Colleges Music Department
hosts three free performances as part of the
40th annual Spring Arts Festival. Page 31.
May 4: Concert Band and Orchestra, at
St. Christophers
May 5: Choir and Guitar Ensemble at St.
Christophers
May 6: Jazz Ensemble and Mariachis at the
Valle Verde Campus.
MayDay Festival Family event is May 6
at Magoffin Home State Historic Site, with
free grounds access and activities. Page 8.
USPA Polo Circuit Arena Cup Challenge
is May 6-7 at the polo fields on Naranjo
Road in Santa Teresa, N.M. Page 13.
UTEP Athletics UTEP Softball plays
FAU May 6-7 at Helen of Troy Field; and
UTEP hosts the C-USA Track and Field
Championships May 11-14 at Kidd Field.
Page 6.
Mothers Day Open House The
Marketplace at Placita Santa Fe hosts the
open house showcasing new artists May 12,
with shopping, snacks and more. Page 3.
No Sex Please, Were British El Paso
Playhouse presents the comedy May 12-
June 4. Page 16.
Crossland Gallery Showing May 12-
June 17, at El Paso Art Associations gallery
is 6X2Dluxe EPAA Members Exhibit,
with opening reception May 12. Page 22.
Continuing through May 6 at El Paso Art
Associations gallery is Colors of the Wild.
Artists submissions being taken through
Page 4
June 13 for the My America! My America
at Play! and My Patriotic America! Exhibits.
A Taste of Las Artistas The pop-up
artist marketplace is May 13 at Wine
Attitude, with local artisans, UTEP Metal and
Ceramic students and emerging artists.
Opening reception is May 12 with live
music, wine tasting and food trucks.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery The gallery
in San Elizario celebrates its 7th anniversary
May 13-14, featuring a History Captured
Through Art talk May 14. Page 27.
Beer Festival The free event with live
music and craft beer samples is May 20 at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino in
Sunland Park. Page 9.
Bruce Nehring Singers The Bruce
Nehring Singers, accompanied by Nehring on
organ, and The Brass Quintet hosts a
Patriotic Celebration honoring the nations
Armed Forces May 21 at All Saints Episcopal
Church. Page 24.
BBB Torch Awards Better Business
Bureau annual meeting and awards luncheon
is May 24 at Wyndham Hotel, airport with a
panel discussion on business ethics moderat-
ed by Fort Bliss Garrison Commander Col.
Michael Hester. Page 37.
Hal Marcus Gallery An Art Talk on is
May 25 on the Early El Paso Art Show, with
works by 69 of El Pasos celebrated artists.
Page 11.
Southern New Mexico
Silver City Blues Festival Mimbres
Regional Arts Councils Memorial Day week-
end music festival is May 26-29 with nation-
al and regional blues performers. Page 39.
Fiesta Latina The Fathers Day weekend
celebration of Latin cultures, rhythms, fla-
vors, artisan crafts and tequila tasting it June
16-17, at Western New Mexico University
in Silver City. Page 5.
T or C Fiesta The annual fiesta is Cinco
de Mayo weekend, May 5-7, in Truth or
Consequences, with the annual parade May
6 through Downtown. Page 33.
Hot Springs Festival The celebration or
alternative medicine, healthy lifestyles and
sustainable living is May 12-14 in Truth or
Consequences. Page 35.
Kayak Fishing Tournament May 20 in
Elephant Butte. The Zia Kayak First Cast
fishing class is June 4. Page 19.
Las Cruces Wine Fest The Memorial
Day weekend wine fest is May 27-29 at
Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds
near Las Cruces. Page 6.
Cloudcroft Summer Workshops The
Summer Art workshops in the Village of
Cloudcroft run June 5-Aug. 18, for various
media and skill levels. Page 7.
Grindstone Trail Runs The Half
Marathon, 4 and 8.5 mile runs are July 29 in
Ruidoso. Page 10.
Vans Warped Tour The Summer music
festival with punk, metal, alternative rock
and more returns to the area Aug. 1 at
NMSUs Intramural Field. Page 7.
Fountain Theatre Mesilla Valley Film
Societys theatre on the Plaza in historic Old
Mesilla show independent, art, foreign and
other non-mainstream films. Page 35.
El Paso Scene
L
isa Tate, our news editor, and I
ventured separately through
Downtown on different days tak-
ing pictures for this months feature story
about El Pasos most endangered down-
town buildings. As it turns out, we both
experienced the same dilemma as we
focused our cameras. Do we try to cap-
ture their good or bad side? Do we zoom
in on the intriguing architectural features
or the signs of neglect?
The fact is that most of these buildings,
despite their neglect, can still inspire a
sense of appreciation of their history and
original craftsmanship.
The problem is that the politics of
preservation versus progress often refuses
to see both sides of these pictures. A
preservation advocate cant see when a
building is perhaps too far gone for
restoration. A development advocate cant
understand why anyone would want to
spend more money fixing up a century-
old building when it could make room for
a modern, energy-efficient edifice at less
cost.
The debate has come to a head most
recently over the proposed downtown
arena. Proposals to tear down part of the
Duranguito neighborhood have spurred
protests while some arena proponents
argue that these properties are the best
possible site, their historical value
notwithstanding. And of course, theres
the matter of the neighborhood residents
the arena would displace.
How do you weigh these things in the
balance?
At the risk of annoying both sides of
this issue, I propose a simple compro-
mise. For every old building we tear
down to make room for a new one, we
set aside money to preserve a historic
building somewhere else. Call it a preser-
vation tax, if you will. This way, we
wont save every building but we will
put more of our old buildings back in use
and give them more of a future than they
have now.
If Duranguito has to make way for an
arena and the political issues involved
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are way more complicated than I can
describe in this column then at least
there would be funds to keep other land-
marks from suffering the same fate.
In the meantime, I recommend that
everyone take time to stroll throughout
Downtown and study these buildings. Not
only do we need to determine which are
endangered, but also which of those most
deserve preservation.
***
I met Susan Wester Perez last year when
she was displaying her art at a downtown
festival, The opportunity finally arose on
the cover of this months issue to show-
case her personal interpretations of El
Paso.
Browsing through her website, susan-
westerperez.com, I was fascinated to
learn more about her unique perspective.
A native of New York City, she has lived
across the United States and studied art in
Massachusetts. She landed in El Paso
nearly 25 years ago. Although she has
painted all her life (mostly watercolors),
she only started exhibiting her paintings
over the past 10 years.
Heres an excerpt from her artists state-
ment:
Sometimes I paint from memory; a
night, a lake, the way moonlight spilled
out of the sky and onto some trees; a city,
seen from above, laid out before me like
a book, filled with stories.
Randy Limbird
Editor and Publisher
(915) 542-1422
Albert Martinez
Advertising &
Circulation Director
(915) 920-7244
Lisa Kay Tate
News Editor
(915) 542-1422 ext. 4
Editorial Associates:
Yvonne T. Herrera, Will Summers
Advertising Excutive:
Roman Martinez
Circulation Associate:
Randy Friedman
Contributing Writers:
Carol Viescas, Brian Chozick,
Myrna Zanetell, John McVey Middagh
Jay Duncan
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United As One Bowie Spring Festival
EPISD Community Schools hosts the festival
noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Bowie
High School, 801 S. San Marcial, with music,
food, jumping balloons, arts and crafts activities
and more. Family resources include health
providers, advice on immigration issues,
employment, and education. Admission is free.
Information: 613-7756.
Mariachi Loco Music Festival The fes-
tival begins at 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, at San
Jacinto Plaza in Downtown El Paso, featuring
headliners Los Cuates de Sinaloa at 11 p.m.
Gates open at 3 p.m. with tequila, tacos and
live performances from several local mariachi
and folklorico groups, including high school
ensembles. Admission is free. Information:
mariachilocomusicfestival.com or Facebook.
Mothers Day Gala The event is noon
to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Bassett Place,
with exhibit tables, painting classes at noon and
3:30 p.m. (no experience needed), free mas-
sages 1 to 5 p.m. and live entertainment from
Mariachi Estrella, Tro Los Songuis and Tejas
Band beginning at 1 p.m. Space for painting
classes and massages limited. Information: 307-
7921, or shopbassettplace.com.
Water Festival El Paso Water Utilities
hosts the 18th annual festival 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 13, at TecH2O Learning
Center at 10751 Montana, featuring education-
al activities for all ages, but geared to school-
aged children. The celebration coincides with
Drinking Water Week. Admission is free.
Please see Page 6
History Preservation Month:
Preserving Our Places The National
Trust for Historical Preservation has designat-
ed the month of May as Preservation Month,
with dozens of events planned in El Paso
County. Information: Ron Leiman at ron-
leiman2@gmail.com, or Shelley Sutherland at
shelleysutherlandsss@gmail.com.
Evan Thompson, Executive Director of
Preservation Texas, speaks on Endangered
Historic Places in Far West Texas at 5:30
p.m. Thursday, May 4, at El Paso Community
Foundations Foundation Room, 333 N.
Oregon. Information: 533-4020.
Robert Diaz presents a A Five Points
Solution at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at the
Burges House, 603 W. Yandell. Information:
Robert Diaz, 533-3603.
Ysleta Historic District Talk and Driving
Tour, with El Paso Mission Trail Association
President Nestor Valencia and historian Nick
Houser, meets at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at
Mission Valley Visitor Center, 9065 Alameda.
Information: Sylvia Barron, 851-9997.
Sebastian Ribas-Normand will present
Historic Inscriptions at Hueco Tanks 1849-
1920 at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at Hueco
Tanks State Park. Information: Sebastian
Ribas-Normand, 240-9217.
San Elizario Historic District Walking Tours
meet at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 7, 14, 21 and
28, at Los Portales Museum and Visitors
Center in San Elizario. Information: 851-0093.
Archivists Claudia Rivers and Abby Weiser
will show materials from UTEPs Special
Collection (UTEP Library, 6th Floor) that can
be used for research at 6 p.m. Wednesday,
May 10. Information: Abby Weiser, 747-5697.
Prince McKenzie and members of the
Railway and Locomotive Historical talk on the
Southern Pacific Railroad at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 10, at St. Timothy Lutheran
Church, 11050 Montwood. Dinner and busi-
ness meeting at 6 p.m. Talk is free: dinner
$10. Information: Prince McKenzie, 240-8384.
City of Socorro and National Trust for
Historic Preservation will host a community
interactive event to showcase the Rio Vista
Community Center at 6 p.m. Friday, May 12,
at Rio Vista Farm, 800 Rio Vista Road. Walking
tour follows. Information: 319-0125.
Pat Taylor will discuss adobe construction,
maintenance and preservation at 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 13, at Magoffin Home Visitor
Center, 1117 Magoffin, followed by outside
tour of Magoffin Home. Information: 751-3631.
Max Grossman and Margaret Smith, grand-
niece of Henry C. Trost, host a walking and
driving tour of Fire Stations No. 3, 11 and 10,
all designed by Trost, 1 p.m. Saturday, May
13, at Fire Station No. 3, 721 E. Rio Grande.
Cost: $15. Information: Malissa Arras
Grossman, 231-5838.
Anna Fahy will discuss Construction of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Across the
Southwest by Chinese Workers 1880-83 at 2
p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Downtown El Paso
Public Library auditorium, 501 N. Oregon.
Information: 240-8384.
Learn about Keystone Heritage Park 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 14, 4200 Doniphan.
Information: Bernie Sargent, 581-7920.
Alberto Escamilla will describe how history
has been captured through the visual arts at 2
p.m. Sunday, May 14, at Escamillas Fine Art
Gallery at 1445 Main, Suites B1-2 in San
Elizario. Information: 474-1800.
Downtown Bike Ride featuring Preservation
and Sustainable Living begins at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 18, at Deadbeach Brewery,
506 S. Durango. Information: 231-5838.
Prince McKenzie hosts a Downtown
Walking Tour of Railroad Sites 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 20, beginning at Union Depot
Visitor Information Center, 400 W. San
Antonio. Cost: $10 (free for children).
Information: Prince McKenzie, 240-8384.
Dr. Robert L. Gunn, English professor at
UTEP, presents the lecture John Wesley
Bartletts Literary Borderlands: Ethnology. The
U.S.Mexico War and the U.S. Boundary
Survey, at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at El
Paso Museum of Archeology, 4301
Transmountain. Information: 755-4332.
Max Grossman, architectural historian, leads
a tour in the guise of Henry C. Trost, in
Trost to Trost, at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20,
beginning at International Bar, 114 E. Mills, to
tour local bars in the Downtown Historic
District. 21 and over only. Tickets: $50
includes tour, four signature drinks, appetizers
and a surprise gift. Guests invited to dress in
early 20th Century costumes. Limited spots;
RSVP with Malissa Arras Grossman,
malissa@texastrost.org.
A Water, Irrigation and Farm to School
program is 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Cesar
Chavez Academy, 7814 Alameda, beginning
with a reception. Nestor Valencia will dis-
cussing water issues and Edd Fifer will talk on
irrigation. Norma K. Irwin will telling stories
about Porcher Farm followed by Lili Limon
discussing the conversion of the farm to Ysleta
ISDs Cesar Chavez Academy. Information:
Ron Leiman, 740-6829.
Fred Morales leads a Socorro Historical
Sites Driving Tour at 10 a.m. Saturday, May
27, starting at Socorro Mission, 328 Nevarez,
at Socorro Road. Information: Sylvia Barron,
851-9997.

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Information: 621-2000 or epwu.org.
There will be 35 booths available for visitors
to engage with experiments, interactive dis-
plays and competitive games. Planned exhibits
include water harvesting demonstrations, pre-
sentations about native bees and Rio Grande
flow displays.
Mothers Day Concert El Paso Parks
and Recreation host a Mothers Day perform-
ance 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 14, at Eastwood
(Album) Park, with live music, food booths,
games and activities for children. Admission is
free. Information: 212-1704 or
elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Armed Forces Day The annual open
house is Saturday, May 20, at Biggs Park,
11388 Sergeants Major Blvd. on East Fort Bliss.
Admission is free. Information: 568-4505.
Beer Festival at the Park Sunland Park
Racetrack & Casino, 1200 Futurity Dr. (at
Sunland Park Drive), Sunland Park, N.M. hosts
the beer festival 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May
20, with craft beer samples and live music.
Admission is free; sample tickets $20 for 10
(includes souvenir glass). Information: (575)
874-5200 or sunland-park.com.
Zombie Prom Deady Page Productions
hosts the prom Saturday, May 20, at Tricky
Falls, 209 S El Paso. Meat and Greet begins at
8:30 p.m. at the San Jacinto Plaza, Downtown,
with zombie walk to Tricky falls at 8:50 p.m.
Doors open at 9 p.m. Complete with chaper-
ones, photo booth, crowning of Zombie Prom
Queen and Zombie Prom King. Music by VJ Joe
Dorgan, DJ Lindy Hernandez and concert by
the Zombie Prime 80s band. Tickets: $20 ($50
day of prom) $25 to $55 VIP tickets; available
at Ticketfly.com. Information: 443-2698 or on
Facebook at Deady Page Productions.
Aceitunas Chili Cook Aceitunas Beer
Garden, 5200 Doniphan, hosts a Chili Cook Off
Sunday, May 21, with live bands, silent auction
and more. Tasting is 4 to 5 p.m. Tasting cups:
$5. Entry fee for contestants: $25. Information,
cooking rules: Debra at 373-0128, or Kathy at
203-8326 or dons50@aol.com.
Concordia Cemetery Memorial Day
Concordia Cemetery Heritage Association will
honor veterans of all wars buried at the historic
cemetery at 10 a.m. Monday, May 29, in
Concordia Cemeterys Buffalo Soldier
Memorial, 3700 Yandell. Admission is free;
donations welcome. Information: 591-2326 or
concordiacemetery.org.
National Health and Fitness Day El
Paso Parks and Recreation hosts the 24th annu-
al National Health and Fitness Day 9:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at Pavo Real
Senior Center, 9311 Alameda. Admission is
free. Information: 860-9131 or
elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Last Thursdays The Downtown monthly
evening art walk includes nearly two dozen
pubs, restaurants, stores and galleries.
Admission is free to most events. Information:
facebook.com/EPDAD.
Southern New Mexico
Las Cruces Country Music Festival
Travis Tritt, Kacey Musgraves, the Eli Young
Band headline the 2017 festival April 28-30,
along Main Street in historic Downtown Las
Cruces, with two stages of music, food trucks,
vendors, a kids area and more. Festival gates
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open at 5 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. VIP
passes are $150 ($145 in advance). Festival
passes for Friday and Saturday are $60 ($55
military with ID); day passes are $35; $30 with
military ID. Tickets at lccountryfest.com.
Fridays performers include Travis Tritt,
Marshall Tucker Band and Tanya Tucker.
Saturdays performers include Eli Young Band,
Kacey Musgraves and Alyssa Newtown
A Tough Enough to Wear Pink Country
Breakfast is 10 a.m. Sunday, April 30, at N.M.
Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum featuring a
western fashion show and performances by
some of the festival artists. Cost: $25.
Rodeo performances are 2 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 10 p.m. Sunday, NMSU campus.
British Car Days Show The British
Motorcar Club of Southern New Mexicos
Silver Anniversary car show is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 29, on Main Street in
Downtown Las Cruces. About 100 British cars
and motorcycles will be on display, including
Mini Coopers, MGs, Jaguars and Morgans.
Admission is free to spectators. Information:
bmc-snm.org or on Facebook at British Motor
Car Club Las Cruces New Mexico.
Community Earth Day Fair The 23rd
annual event is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April
29, at Alameda Park Zoo, 1021 N. White
Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 439-4290.
Railroad Day The 10th annual event, cel-
ebrating the anniversary of the first train com-
ing to Las Cruces, is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 29, at New Mexico Railroad
Museum in the Santa Fe Train Depot at Mesilla
and Las Cruces avenues. Admission is free.
Information, times: (575) 647-4480 or las-
cruces.org/museums.
Smokey Bear Days The Village of
Capitan, N.M. will host two days of family fun
at the 13th annual festival 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, May
5-6 at Smokey Bear Historical Park and other
community venues. All events are free. Park
admission: $2 ($1 children). Information: (575)
354-2748 or smokeybeardays.com.
The annual parade is 10 a.m. Saturday; Street
Dance is 7 to 11 p.m. with music by the
Longhorn Dance Band.
T or C Fiesta The 68th annual fiesta is
Friday through Sunday, May 5-7, in Truth or
Consequences, N.M. Most events are at Ralph
Edwards Park. Admission to most events is
free. Information: (575) 497-9480, annualtorcfi-
esta.com or Facebook.
The annual parade is 10 a.m. Saturday
through Downtown.
Live music offered all weekend. Performers
include Iron Chiwawa, Knifewing, Sawmill
Canyon Ramblers, Yolanda Martinez, Elvis
Tribute by Owen Finley, Benny Maana & the
Guy, On Call, Antonio Reyna and more.
Other events include basketball, horseshoes,
skateboard tournaments, kids fishing derby,
belly dance performances and workshops, ven-
dors and more.
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta The Town of
Mesillas annual celebration is noon to 10 p.m.
Saturday, and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 6-7, at the Mesilla
Plaza. Live music, arts and crafts, games and
food booths. Childrens activities include
amusement rides, jumping balloon, piata bash
and a greased pole climb at 5:30 p.m. Saturday
and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Visitors are advised to
bring folding chairs. No alcohol, smoking or
pets allowed in the plaza. Admission is free.
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May Roundup Half-day poker runs begin at noon Thursday
through Saturday. Advance registration is $26.
Glass artists from the region compete to make
the best glass creation.
Contd from Page 6 Registration begins at 8 a.m. Denvers Knomad Colab will create a light
installation throughout the weekend.
Information: (575) 524-3262, ext. 116, mesil- Kars of Kids The 17th annual Kiwanis Explora Museum from Albuquerque will
lanm.gov or on Facebook at Old Mesilla. Kars for Kids is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,
provide interactive science based activities.
Saturdays performers: May 20, at Young Park, Walnut and Nevada in
In conjunction with the festival is the Kneeling
Noon Ballet Folklorico de la Tierra del Las Cruces. Vintage, classic, hot rod and cus-
Nun Bike Run, annual motorcycle run. Details
Encanto with Conjunto La Juventud tom cars, trucks and motorcycles. Rock and
to be announced.
2 p.m. KAAY Ballet Folklorico roll DJ music. Bicycles welcome. Admission and
3 p.m. Mariachi Alma de Jalisco parking is free. No alcohol allowed in park. Las Cruces Wine Festival The 25th
4 p.m. Las Perlitas del Pueblo with Information: (575) 525-9478 or kiwanis- anniversary festival is 12:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Mariachi Aguilas lascruces.org. Saturday through Monday, May 27-29, at the
6:30 p.m. Animo Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Las
Sundays performances:
Silver City Blues and Bikes Festival Cruces. The festival offers wines by New
The 22nd annual event is May 26-28 at Gough
12:30 p.m. Ballet Folklorico de la Tierra Mexico wineries as well as food and arts and
Park, corner of Pope and 12th Streets in Silver
del Encanto with Mariachi Aguilas crafts vendors. Wine may be purchased by the
City. Live acoustic and electric blues music,
1:30 p.m. Mariachi Gavilan, Mariachi glass, bottle or case. No pets or coolers.
artisans alley, raffles, food vendors and a beer
Amanecer, and Mariachi Nuevo America Tickets: $15 general admission in advance;
garden. Admission is free at all Gough Park
2:30 p.m. Ballet Folklorico Erencia $20 at the gate; $12 military; $17 at the gate;
events; other event prices as listed. No dogs or
Mexicana $5 designated driver and non-drinker over 16.
alcohol allowed in park area. Sponsored by the
4 p.m. Latin Funktion. VIP early access pass: $35 (entry 11:30 a.m. to
Mimbres Region Art Council. Information:
12:30 p.m.); available at holdmyticket.com or
Alamo Aeon Adventure Road Rally, (575) 538-2505 or silvercitybluesfestival.org.
nmwine.org.
N.M. Alamogordo Downtown Merchants The Festival Kick-Off Dance is 6:30 p.m. with
Saturdays performers: Nosotros at 12:30
Association hosts the road rally noon to 7 p.m. Ghost Town Blues Band.
p.m., Border Avenue at 3:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 6, along New York Avenue Saturdays headliner is Markus James and the
Sundays performers: Phat Soul at 12:30 p.m.,
from 7th to 12th Streets, with a team road Wassonrai at 7 p.m. with a blend of North
Lane Change at 3:45 p.m.
course, scavenger hunt and trivia contest com- Mississippi-style blues riffs and rhythms laid
Mondays performers: Merican Slang at 12:30
bined with scorable social media tagging. Cash, down by a trio of West African musicians.
p.m., Yarbrough Band at 3:45 p.m.
trophies and other prices offered. Information: Other performers include the Delgado
(575) 442-6863 or Brothers, Johnny Long, Miller and the Sinners. Mayfair Cloudcrofts 44th annual juried
roadrallynm.wixsite.com/roadrallynm Performances begin at 12:15 p.m. arts & crafts show is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
Alamo Aeon Adventure includes Golden Sundays headliner is the Chase Walker Band and Sunday, May 27-28, at Zenith Park. Live
Gears Car and Motorcycle Show, costume con- at 3:45 p.m., led by 19-year-old guitarist phe- music, food and childrens activities. Admission
test, kids retro pedal car and kick scooter nom, Chase Walker. Other performers include is free. Information: , (575) 682-2733 1-888-
tournament races, cosplay, fire breather, Pat Guitar Slim Chase and Walker Shellist. 874-4447 or coolcloudcroft.com.
jesters, stilt-walkers, kid activity booths, per- Performances begin at noon. A harmonica Cloudcroft Light Opera Company presents a
formers, food, music, artists and more. workshop with Ronnie Shellist is at 3 p.m. melodrama at 7:30 p.m. each night in the park
Other events: pavilion.
Blazin Brewfest The 5th annual beer Silver Citys Glasserie will put on the first Gila
festival is 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 6, on his-
toric Main Street in Downtown Las Cruces,
Glass Classic Flame-off 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday.
Please see Page 8
with beer samples from New Mexico brew-
eries, live music, food trucks, games and home
brewing demonstrations. Admission: $15 in
advance; $20 at the gate, age 21 and older wel-
come. Tickets at nmbeer.org. Information:
(575) 523-RENT (7368).
Hot Springs Festival The festival cele-
brating alternative medicine, healthy lifestyles
and sustainable living is May 12-14 in
Downtown Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hot
spring tours, workshops, live music, vendors,
classes, and more. Admission is free to most
events; tours and other activities may have a
nominal ticket fee. All ages welcome.
Information: (575) 973-8167 (TorC Main
Street) or hotspringsfestival.com.
Events begin Friday afternoon and evening
with a drumming ceremony, yoga, clothing
swap, and a keynote presentation, and a wel-
come dance.
Saturday features morning hike of Healing
Waters Trail, live music, workshops and other
presentations and activities. Vendor area open
4 to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday
and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.
Sunday events include a community breakfast,
keynote speakers. sustainable building tour, and
field trip to Black Range Lodge.
AspenCash Motorcycle Rally The
20th annual trade show and motorcycle rally is
Thursday through Sunday, May 18-21, at Inn
of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero, N.M. with
live music and a demo rider, poker run with
cash prizes, Information: 1-800-452-8045,
motorcyclerally.com or on Facebook at Golden
Aspen Motorcycle Rally.
The trade show is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday
and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Live music Friday and
Saturday. One-day trade show pass is $8.

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West Texas
Cinco de Mayo Alpine Alpine, Texass
Cinco de Mayo Gran Mercado is 11 a.m. to
11:45 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at 105 E. Murphy,
with food, crafts, music and more. Information:
(432) 294-2370.
Something for everyone
The Gospel Mix The forum for local
artists and churches to network and share their
gospel talent with the community is 3 to 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 30, at Hilton Garden Inn, 6650
Gateway East. The community outreach pro-
gram gives local businesses an opportunity to
get in front of loyal consumer-based markets
such as the military and Christian-based church
communities. Admission: $15 ($10 with three
canned goods). Information: (972) 302-6253 or
associatesentertainmentgroup.com.
Community Meetings City of El Paso
Capital Improvement Department has
announced several community meetings in
May, welcoming public input on several com-
munity center projects throughout the city.
Information: 212-0065.
Chamizal Community Center Project (2119
Cypress) is 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at Bowie
High School, 801 S. San Marcial.
Lomaland Community Center Project (709
Lomita) is 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at
Loma Terrace Elementary School, 8200 Ryland.
Alameda Community Center Project (7380
Alameda) is 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at
Riverside High School, 301 Midway.
A meeting to discuss the Rim Road and Hague
Road Roundabout Project is 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 3, at El Paso Tennis Club,
2510 Saint Vrain.
El Paso Sales Career Fair The free fair
for job seekers is 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 4, at Embassy Suites Hotel,
6100 Gateways East. Attendees should bring
about 15 resumes, and dress business profes-
sional. Information: hire.live.com.
Let the Wookiee Win: A Star Wars
Quiz! Geeks Who Drink Pub Quizzes hosts
a Star Wars quiz night in celebration of Star
Wars Day, 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at
Glass Half Full, 250 E Montecillo (in Alamo
Drafthouse). Cost: $5 per person; teams up to
six persons. Registration required at
bit.ly/ThemeQuizReg. Information: geekswho-
drink.com
National Day of Prayer Prayer Cottage
will take prayer requests during a National Day
of Prayer event 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday,
May 4, at Hyatt Place on 6030 Gateway East
(across from Bassett Place). Ministry team will
pray one-on-one anyone in need of a prayer.
Coffee, tea and Christian item giveaways avail-
able in the meeting room. No formal meeting
held; individuals may stop by anytime.
Admission is free. Information: 229-6202 or
prayercottage.org.
Star Wars Art Extravaganza BarMen
Kitchen & Patio Bar, 4130 N Mesa, hosts a Star
Wars fan art show celebrating May the
Fourth, 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at
Estar Guars Loteria, cosplay contests, trivia and
more. Information: 204-3382 or on Facebook.
Live music by Jedi Mind Trick and Star Wars
Fan Favorite Films follows 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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Words Matter: Media Consumption
El Paso Holocaust Museum presents a panel
discussion on the roles and responsibilities of
media today, social media and more 6 to 7:30
p.m. Thursday, May 4, at UTEPs Stanlee &
Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, as part
of the EPHMs Speak Out Program series.
Admission is free. Information: 351-0048 or
elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
Discussion panelists include Dr. Arvind Singhal
(UTEP), Emily Glascock (KTSM), and Aaron
Martinez (El Paso Times).
Bel Mar Pool The nonprofit community
pool, 6314 Bel Mar, opens for the season
(through Labor Day) 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May
5. Family membership is $295. Maintained by
West Coronado Community Recreation
Association. Information: 585-0568 or belmar-
pool.com.
Free Comic Book Day The 13th annual
nationwide free comic book giveaway encour-
aging readers to discover the comic book art
form is Saturday, May 6. Information:
freecomicbookday.com.
Asylum Comics and Cards 5360 N. Mesa Ste.
L-12, has comic giveaways, door prizes and
family activities 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hot dogs and
soft drinks after 1 p.m., while they last.
Admission is free. Information: 875-8600 or
asylumcomicsandcards.com.
Old Major Comics, 10780 Pebble Hills, Suite
2B, hosts giveaways 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Information: 449-0990 or on Facebook at
OldMajorComics.
International Female Ride Day The
10th annual riding celebrating and encouraging
women motorcyclists is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 6, starting at Barnett Harley-
Davidson, 8272 Gateway East. Information:
494-4881 or 549-7432.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at
UTEP Summer classes begin June 5 for
the popular UTEP program that offers non-
credit classes for people age 50 or older.
The membership program is part of UTEPs
College of Liberal Arts and supported in part
by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Registration
runs May 15-26, and is $35 for as many cours-
es desired during the six-week term, plus $25
for the one-time OLLI life membership fee
($25 late fee after May 26). Information: 747-
6280, 747-8848 or OLLIatUTEP.org.
Chamizal Asks: What Do You Think?
A discussion on New Museum Exhibits
Formative Assessment is at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 17, at Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission is
free. Information: 532-7273.
Wine, Camera, Action! Photography
Enthusiasts of El Paso (PEEP) host a series of
Wednesday workshops every other month at
Wine Attitude, 6633 N. Mesa. Each workshop
is 6 to 9 p.m. May 17: Lighting, Posing, &
Portraits. Cost for each is $35, which includes
two glasses of wine; or $25 without wine.
PEEP members get 20 percent off. Information,
reservations: Ron Thompson, peepfocal-
point@gmail.com. Web: peepclub.org.
Dancing Backwards in High Heels
The Womens Business Border Center of the
El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce pres-
ents the 13th annual Womens Business
Symposium 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 18, at Wyndham El Paso Airport, 2027
Airway. Women can make connections with
other female business owners, learn from each
others best practices. Passes: $95 ($85
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EPHCC, students and Military). Information:
566-4066 or womenbordercenter.com.
This years event has more than 600 atten-
dees, 30 speakers and 50 vendors, as well as
seven business panels with successful women
sharing their leadership and best practices.
Chiefs in Heels Luncheon with ladies in fash-
ion showcases Karla Martinez de Salas, Editor
in Chief of Vogue Mexico and Latin America,
Lisa Morales-Hellebo, Founder & CEO of
REFASHIOND and LMH Consulting LLC.
Carry the Load relay El Paso Police
Department hosts its leg of the West Coast
National Relay from Seattle to Dallas, at 8 a.m.
Friday, May 19, starting at the Police
Department, 911 N. Raynor and ending at
Super Star Motors, 9701 Montana. Information:
(817) 201-8028 or swj3173@yahoo.com.
Chamizal Junior Ranger Saturday
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial, invites families to explore various
world cultures for kids age 5 to 11 at 11 a.m.
to noon the third Saturday of the month (May
20). The 45-minute Junior Ranger program
offers a different activity such as games, walks,
experiments or craft. This months event cele-
brates International Museum Day. Admission is
free, but space is limited. Reservations recom-
mended: 532-7273 or nps.gov/cham.
First Responders/Law and Order
recognition El Paso Chapter of the
Military Order of the World Wars hosts a First
Responders/Law and Order Recognition lunch-
eon at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20, Great
American Land & Cattle Co., 9800 Gateway
North (next to Cohen Stadium). Information:
755-4038.
Better Business Bureau and Torch
Awards The BBBs 63rd Anniversary
luncheon meeting and Torch Awards begin at
11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, at the
Wyndham Hotel, 2027 Airway. Ticket and
table information: 577-0191 or
Marybeth@bbbelpaso.org.
This years event includes a panel discussion
on the importance of ethics in the community,
moderated by Fort Bliss Garrison Commander
Col. Michael Hester.
Panelists include Market CEO for the
Hospitals of Providence, Sally A. Hurt-Deitch,
RN; attorney and City of El Paso Ethics Review
Commission chair Stuart Schwartz; El Paso
Community College President Dr. William
Serrata; and El Paso Chihuahuas General
Manager Brad Taylor.
P3s Super Saturday One-Day Camps
University of Texas at El Pasos P3 hosts
one-day camps 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays
through May 27, covering a wide range of
subjects and interests. Registration, schedule:
747-5142 or ppp.utep.edu.
Homeschooling Conference The El
Paso Homeschool Association Conference is 1
to 6 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday,
June 2-3, at Centro Vida Life Center, 1335
Henry Brennan, to help homeschooling families
and those interested in home education with
practical, encouraging and inspiring information
to use in their journey. There will be two full
days of speakers and vendors whose aim is to
help homeschooling families thrive. Exhibit hall
is open to the public; nursery options available
for children 6 and under.
Registration $45 per family. Donations are tax
deductible. Information: 999-3314 or elpaso-
homeschool.org.
May 2017
National speaker is Dr. Brian Ray, from the
National Home Education Research Institute
(NHERI).
El Paso Crohns & Autoimmune
Disease The support group meets at 6
p.m. the third Tuesday (May 16) on the cam-
pus of Tech University Health Sciences Center,
4800 Alberta, in the Academic Services
Building, Room 211. Information: Carrie Wilkie,
(214) 708-2989, ccwilkie@elpasocrohns.com.
Bazaars and fairs
Taste of Las Artistas Las Artistas pop-
up marketplace for artists and wine tasting
event is Saturday, May 13, at Wine Attitude,
6633 N. Mesa, Suite #300. Marketplace runs
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; with opening reception and
wine tasting 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 12, with
cash wine bar, live music and food trucks.
Admission is free. Information: 319-4541 or
lasartistas.org or on Facebook.
Art in the Park The City Parks &
Recreation Departments spring arts and crafts
fair is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
May 20-21, at Memorial Parks Reserve area,
3100 Copper, with continuous entertainment,
food vendors, and childrens activities.
Admission is free. Information: 240-3325.
Mission Trail Art Market Area artisans
and craftspeople display their fine arts and
crafts for its 8th season 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
the third Sunday of the month (May 21) in the
historic Veterans Memorial Plaza in San
Elizario. Information: 851-0093 or mission-
trailartmarket.com.
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market
The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural
Affairs Departments market for area artists
and regionally grown agricultural products is 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday in the Union Plaza
District along Anthony Street. Information:
212-1780 or elpasoartsandculture.org.
Farmers Market at Ardovinos Desert
Crossing The 14th annual market runs 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Ardovinos Desert
Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park,
N.M. Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3.
Old Fort Bliss Wagon Trails Market
The Traders Market at Old Fort Bliss Replica
runs 4 -6 p.m. Fridays. Information: 588-8482.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and
Saturdays along Main Street, Downtown.
Information: (575) 541-2288 or lascrucesfarm-
ersmarket.org.
Silver City Farmers Market The mar-
ket runs 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays mid-May
through October in the Main Street Plaza.
Information: (575) 536-9681 or silvercityfarm-
ersmarket.info.
Las Artistas applications Applications
are being taken through June 9 for the annual
juried event Nov. 18-19. Information: 319-
4541 or Laura at showchair@lasartistas.org.
Online applications at lasartistas.org.
For a good cause
Voice of Voiceless Awards
Annunciation Houses annual dinner is 6 to 9
p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Santa Lucia Amistad
Hall, 518 Gallagher. Tickets: $50;. Information:
533-4675 or annunciationhouse.org.
This years award will be presented to City of
Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzalez.
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El Paso Zoological Society El Paso
Zoological Society hosts three fundraising
events in May at the El Paso Zoo, 4001 E.
Paisano. Animals on view until 8 p.m. Tickets
must be purchased in advance; online only.
Information: 212-0245 or elpasozoosociety.org.
May The Fourth Be With Zoo Star Wars
Day event is 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 4,
with appearance by Darth Vader and his
troops. Arrive early to see the lions rip apart a
Death Star piata. Also featured is Estar Guars
Loteria, face painting by Sun City Roller Girls
Las Catrinas, and more. Jedi Masters of all ages
are encouraged to enter the costume contest
held later in the evening. Tickets: $15 ($5 age
2-18); available at epzsmayfourth.com.
Wild About Wine is 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday,
May 20, to mingle and sip on various wine
tastings. VIPs will try cheeses, desserts and
other treats. Silent auction also held. Live music
by jazz artists Ruben Gutierrez Quartet; and
rockabilly group Double Clutchers, with
house/lounge DJ music from kidNOTORIOUS.
Tickets: $2; $45 VIP. Age 21 and older only
admitted. Tickets at epzswildaboutwine.com.
Hear Me Roar! LGBTQ community cele-
bration in observance of June as Pride Month is
Wednesday, May 31. All ages welcome. DJs
throughout Zoo Grounds; wine and beer avail-
able, as well as street food. Drag show in the
new Wildlife Amphitheater. Tickets: $15 ($5
age 2-18); available at epzshearmeroar.com.
oLotera Creative Kids hosts a night of
Bingo benefiting the Creative Kids program
6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at its Olo
Gallery, 504 San Francisco, with food by
Juanitos Taquitos. Tickets: $45. Information:
creativekidsolostore.bigcartel.com.
Veterinary Community Awards
Banquet - The 32nd annual banquet and
Casino Night features a Cinco de Mayo cele-
bration Friday, May 5, at Hotel El Paso (for-
merly Camino Real Hotel), 101 S. El Paso
Street, hosted by the El Paso Veterinary
Medical Association. Cocktails served at 6 p.m.
with dinner at 7 p.m. Cash bar available.
Tickets: $50 ($400 table for 8). Information:
593-1712 or epvma.org.
Animal Rescue Leagues Dinner with
Friends The 16th annual fundraising gala
is 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park. Yappy Hour silent auction is 6
p.m. with dinner and festivities 7 to 10 p.m.
Tickets: $75; reservations and advance pay-
ment requested: 877-5002 or arlep.org.
March for Babies The annual March of
Dimes fundraiser is 8 a.m. to noon Saturday,
May 6, at Outlet Shoppes at El Paso, 7051
Desert Blvd, with family activities, t-shirt con-
tests, refreshments, giveaways and more.
Participation is free; but donations accepted.
Information: 330-9054. Team donations made
online at marchforbabies.org/event/elpaso.
Elevate Your Art Fundraiser The
fundraiser for the International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana, is 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 7,
with art demonstrations by Judy Hampton,
Candy Mayer and Rachel Murphree, live enter-
tainment including Alesia Griswald of the
Desert Diamonds, Six Guns and Shady Ladies
and Cowboy Poetry, reception and margaritas
and silent auction.
Proceeds help raise money for the museum
to repair the elevator. Information 543-6747 or
internationalmuseumofart.net.
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Segundo Barrio Person of the Year
The Sacred Heart community will honor Nolan
Richardson with a dinner at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 11, at Epic Railyard Event
Center, 2201 E. Mills. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. All
proceeds to benefit Sacred Heart Church.
Tickets: $75 ($750 tables). RVSP, information:
Gracie Cain, 999-1781 or gracie@emajj.com.
Related events include a bicycle parade is 9
a.m. Saturday, May 13, from San Ignacio
Church to Sacred Heart Church, followed by
food and activities. Afternoon Mass is 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 14, at Sacred Heart Church.
Letter Carriers Food Drive - The 25th
annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive is
Saturday, May 13, sponsored by the National
Association of Letter Carriers, the U.S. Postal
Service and other organizations to benefit area
food banks. To participate, individuals can leave
nonperishable food items in a bag near their
mailbox or donate items at local post offices.
Information: elpasoansfightinghunger.org.
Fort Bliss
Just Because Day The free family day
out full of fun and quirky things to do is noon
to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Old Fort Bliss
Replica, with a performance by Acrobatrix! A
Comedy Circus spectacular. There will also be
extreme inflatables, a DJ other activities, such
as color explosions every half hour (color may
stain clothes). Open to DoD ID cardholders
and their guests. Information: 568-4518 or 588-
8482 or on Facebook at Old Fort Bliss.
Old Ironsides Mud Challenge The 4-
mile, 16-obstacle challenge is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 13, at the Air Assault Obstacle
Course and Rappel Tower at Abernathy Park
at Jeb Stuart and Pershing just inside the Buffalo
Soldier gate on Fort Bliss. Three waves avail-
able. Open to youth and adults; however, run-
ners under age 18 must compete with a parent
or guardian. Cost (through May 10): $35 ($25
DoD ID card holders, $20 active-duty and chil-
dren 14 and younger). On-site registration is 8
to 10:30 p.m., and includes additional $10 fee.
Register at Soto, Stout and Milam Physical
Fitness Centers or online at raceroster.com.
Information: 744-5794.
Retired Officers Wives Club The
social club for spouses of retired
Commissioned or Warrant Officers hosts a
luncheon noon to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 16,
at Fort Blisss Centennial Banquet and
Conference Center. Meredith Kelley will pres-
ent An Introduction to Facebook. Cost: $18.
Reservations (by May 12): 759-9728 or 472-
1979.
Organized in 1948, the social club is open to
wives or widows of retired officers of the
armed services.
Club news
Westside Welcome Club Information:
westsidewelcomeclub.com. The monthly free
newcomers coffee is 10 a.m. Friday, May 5, at
the home of Paty Puentes, 2416 Franklin Dove.
No RSVP necessary.
The monthly luncheon is 11 a.m. Wednesday,
May 10, at Coronado Country Club, 1044
Broadmoor, with fashion show by Dillards.
Reservations required. Cost: $22. Information,
reservations: 892-5178.
Germania Club The Germania Club of
El Pasos hosts its monthly luncheon at 11:30
a.m. Thursday, May 11, at the Underwood
Golf Course, 3200 Coe, Fort Bliss. Newcomers
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May Roundup juniors 36 to 41 inches (pay one price); $5 non-
rider admission. Individual ride tickets are
Contd from Page 9 $2.50; rides are 1 or 2 tickets. Information:
(575) 589-3410 or westernplayland.com.
welcome. Information, reservations: 755-5471.
May hours are 2 to 9 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 to
Bus trip to Ruidoso is May 9. Call for details.
7 p.m. Sundays. Additional hours are 2 to 7
El Paso Northeast Quilters Guild p.m. Monday, May 29.
Regular monthly meetings are 7 to 9 p.m. the
Wyler Aerial Tramway The state park
second Thursday of the month (May 11) at
tramway, 1700 McKinley, is open noon to 7
Grace Presbyterian Church, 8001 Magnetic (at
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Titanic). Social time begins at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday. Cost is $8 f($4 for children 12 years
Information: epnequilters@gmail.com.
and under). Information: 562-9899.
Paso del Norte Quilt Guild The Wet N Wild Waterworld The water
guilds regular meeting is 9:30 a.m. the second
park at 8804 S. Desert, Anthony, Texas (I-10 at
Saturday of the month (May 13), at University
Exit 0) is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends;
Presbyterian Church, 631 Resler. A program
daily during summer months. The 2017 season
on zippered bags will be presented after the
runs May 6-Sept. 10. Early bird season passes
meeting. Membership is $25 per year.
are $38.99 (price increases in May). Individual
Information: Patti Lyons, 585-2518.
tickets: $25.99, plus tax; $20.99 kids under 48
Singles in the Son - The group develops inches tall; $4.99 age 1-3; Seniors/picnic fee:
friendships among Christian singles ages 30 to $14.99. Information: 886-2222, wetwild.com
50. Bible study held Thursday nights. Weekend or on Facebook.
events subject to change. All denominations are New to the park this year is Jaguar Falls.
welcome. Membership is free. Information: La Septima Banda performs Sunday, May 21.
Andy, 471-1997, SinglesInTheSon@yahoo.com
Indian Cliffs Ranch The working cattle
or on Facebook.
ranch in Fabens offers a childrens zoo, buffalo,
Saturday, May 13: Dinner and a movie
longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets and
Saturday, May 20: House Party
the Fort Apache playground. Its also home to
Saturday, May 27: Dinner and a play.
the famous Cattlemans Steakhouse.
Discover El Paso The nonprofit group, Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattle-
founded in 1973, is dedicated to promoting manssteakhouse.com.
things to do and see in and around El Paso.
Ski Apache Wind Rider The hour-long
Information: discoverep.org.
zip-line adventure at the Alto, N.M. ski resort
A field trip to learn about Persian rugs is 11
reaches speeds of up to 65 mph. Cost is $75
a.m. Monday, May 15, at 5446 N. Mesa.
($68 children and senior, $62 military).
Information: Jennie, 490-3624.
Minimum age is 10; height and weight limits
The monthly meeting and luncheon is 11 a.m.
also apply. Reservations required. Information:
to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at Radisson Hotel,
(575) 464-3633 or skiapache.com.
1770 Airway. Cost: $23; registration deadline is
May 19. Registration: 598-6376.
Friendship Club The club meets 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at St.
Pauls Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere.
Program is on Sharing Memories Cost: $10
includes program and luncheon. Visitors wel-
come; RSVP (by May 17) to 772-2734.
Doa Ana Photography Club (DAPC)
The club hosts free photography programs
7 to 9 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the
month at Southwest Environmental Center,
275 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. The
public is invited. Information: daphotoclub.org.
A Photography Boot Camp workshop with
an Image critique and Q&A is 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, May 27, with tips on how to
improve photos after they are taken. Cost: $5;
workshops are free to those who join DAPC
for $15. Registration: daphotoclub.org.
Information: Rob Peinert, education@daphoto-
club.org.

Area attractions
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
1200 Futurity Dr. (at Sunland Park Drive),
Sunland Park, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1
a.m. Sunday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 2
a.m. Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. Friday
and Saturday. Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m.
everyday. General admission and parking are
free. Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunland-
park.com.
Beer Festival at the Park is 5 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, May 20. Admission is free; sample
tickets $20 for 10 (includes souvenir glass).
Western Playland The amusement park
is at 1249 Futurity Dr. in Sunland Park, N.M.
across from the racetrack. Tickets (tax not
included): $20.75 42 inches or taller or $15.90

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 For tickets sold through Ticketmaster, call 800-
745-3000 or go to ticketmaster.com. Most
prices listed do not include service charges.
The Phantom of the Opera
Broadway in El Paso presents Cameron
Mackintoshs new production of Andrew Lloyd
Webbers phenomenal musical for 15 perform-
ances May 3-14, at the Plaza Theatre. Music
by Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and book by
Webber and Richard Steilgoe. Tickets: $32.50,
$47.50, $52.50, $67.50, $75, $82.50, and $90
(Ticketmaster). Information: 10800-745-3000.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3,
and Tuesday through Thursday, May 9-11; 2
and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4; 8 p.m. Fridays,
May 5 and 12; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 6
and 13; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7; and 1
p.m. Sunday, May 14.
At The Drive In The post-hardcore
group kicks off their 21-city tour at 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 6, at El Paso County Coliseum,
with special guest Le Butcherettes. Tickets:
$25; ticketmaster.com or athedriveinmusic.com.
The El Paso-born five-piece group was
formed in 1994 and reformed in 2016. The
bands latest album, Inter Alia, comes out May
5, and is their first release since 2000s
Relationship of Command.
La Oreja de Van Gogh The Latin pop
bands Planeta Imaginario Tour is 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 13, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. The group has sold more than 8 mil-
lion records worldwide with hits like Rosas,
Mi vida sin ti, La Playa and more. Tickets:
$38-$120 (Ticketmaster).
Yolanda Del Rio The Mexican actress
and ranchera singer performs at 3 p.m. Sunday,
May 14, at UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium.
Tickets: $30-$60 (Ticketmaster).
Disney on Ice: Dream Big With
Tinker Bell as the guide, audiences will follow
eight Disney princesses May 17-21 at the El
Paso County Coliseum, 4100 Paisano.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, and noon, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Thursdays performance
in Spanish. Tickets: $22, $28, $55 and $65
(Ticketmaster) Ages 2 and older must have
ticket. Information: 533-9899, disneyonice.com
or countycoliseum.com
Pablo Francisco The off-the-wall stand-
up comic performs May 18-20 at The Comic
Strip, 1201 Airway. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m.
Thursday and 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Tickets: $22.50 ($32.50 VIP); avail-
able at ticketweb.com. Information: 799-LAFF
(5233) or laff2nite.com.
Gabriel Iglesias The fluffy comedians
FluffyMania World Tour: 20 Years of
Comedy is 8 p.m. Friday, May 19, at UTEPs
Don Haskins Center. Age 7 and older admitted.
Tickets: $30-$70 (Ticketmaster).
VIP experience available with Meet and Greet,
autographed item and VIP lanyard.
Neon Desert Music Festival Hardwell,
Foster the People and J Bavlin are among the
performers for the 7th annual music festival 3
p.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday, May
27-28, on three stages in Downtown El Paso,
from Cleveland Square to San Jacinto Plaza.
Tickets: $119 two day general admission; VIP
packages are$250-$550; online at neondesert-
musicfestival.com.
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Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson Jethro
Tull/Ian Anderson will perform at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 28, at the Plaza Theatre. The
concerts feature a solid collection of the best-
known Tull repertoire from 1968 to date.
Tickets; $39.95 to $99.50 (Ticketmaster).
Rodgers & Hammersteins Cinderella
The Broadway in El Paso series closes its
season with the Tony-winning Broadway musi-
cal Tuesday, June 6, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $47.50 and $75 (Ticketmaster).
Alabanza 2017 The Spanish language
program of praise is 3 p.m. Saturday, June 10,
at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 Paisano.
Tickets: $14-$24 (Ticketmaster).
Carlos Mencia The superstar standup
comic performs June 15-17, at the Comic
Strip, 1201 Airway. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, and 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Tickets: $27.50 Thursday and late
show Friday and Saturday; $32.50 early show
Friday and Saturday; VIP tickets $10 more; lim-
ited front meet and greet tickets offered for
$20 more; available at ticketweb.com.
Information: 779-5233 or laff2nite.com.
Alfredo Olivas The young ranchera
singer (aka el Patroncito). performs at 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 17, at El Paso County
Coliseum, with Alta Consinga. Tickets: $40;
general admission (Ticketmaster).
PAW Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue
The Nickelodeon show hits the stage at 10
a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 17-
18, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $16-$50
(Ticketmaster).
Downtown Street Festival The
StreetFest encompasses the entire El Paso
Convention Center area, with four stages of
live music, food, games, car show and fire-
works Friday and Saturday, June 23-24. Single
day general admission tickets: $21.65. VIP
admission (age 21 and older): $135.30. One-
day 4-packs available for $27.05. Information:
elpasolive.com.
Fridays headliner is Papa Roach with In This
Moment and Starset. Saturdays headliner is
Alice Cooper with Jackyl and Dokken.
Imparables The hit Spanish-language
comedy battle show featuring Adrian Uribe and
Omar Chaparro is 8 p.m. Friday, June 30, at
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Ages 18 and older.
Tickets: $39-$150 (Ticketmaster).
Prince Royce The Latin pop superstar
returns to El Paso at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 6,
at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano,
with special guest Luis Cornel. Tickets: $36.50,
$56.50, $76.50 and $96.50; VIP tickets also
available starting at $246 (Ticketmaster).
Old School Throwback Jam The Old
School Jam is 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, at
UTEPs Don Haskins Center, featuring Morris
Day and the Time, Dazz Band, SHOCK G
Humpty Hump, Chubb Rock, Doug E. Fresh,
Jalil and Ecstasy, Force MDS and Brenda K.
Starr. Tickets: $34-$56. (Ticketmaster).
Journey The classic rock legends perform
at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at UTEPs Don
Haskins Center, with special guest Asia.
Tickets: $171.45-$479; VIP packages available.
(Ticketmaster).
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David Blaine The magician, illusionist,
and stunt artist performs at 8 p.m. Friday, July
21, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $49.50 to
$89.50 (Ticketmaster); VIP packages: $300.
Vans Warped Tour 2017 The annual
music and extreme sports event returns to Las
Cruces 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at
the NMSU Intramural Field. Tickets: $34.25
(Ticketmaster) or vanswarpedtour.com.
Cristian Castro The Latin hit vocalist
performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at
Abraham Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $45 to $140
(Ticketmaster).
Gloria Trevi and Alejandra Guzman
8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, El Paso County
Coliseum. Tickets: $59.50, $79.50, $99.50,
$125 and $150 (Ticketmaster).
Guns N Roses 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 6, at Sun Bowl Stadium. Tickets: $62 to
$743. VIP packages are $568-$1,244.
Shopkins Live! The popular childrens
figures come to life at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 25, at the Plaza Theatre (Ticketmaster).
Ringo Starr The former Beatles drummer
brings his All-Starr supergroup to El Paso
Monday, Oct. 30, at the Abraham Chavez
Theater. Details to be announced.
Venues & series
Lowbrow Palace 111 E. Robinson.
Tickets at lowbrowpalace.com.
Daisyhead Nashville alternative band, 9
p.m. Tuesday, May 9, with Fossil Youth.
Tickets: $10-$12.
Kilter Electronic rock group, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 10. Tickets: $14-$15.
Super Tour with Cousin Stizz The hip-hop
tour with Super Duper Kyle and Cousin Stizz is
10 p.m. Friday, May 12. Tickets: $15.
A Feeding America fundraiser is 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 13, featuring local bands Kilo
and The Dew, Trost House, Stan Z and The
Swell Kids. Admission $5.
Icon for Hire The Illinois rock band per-
forms at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 18, with
Assuming We Survive. Tickets: $12-$15.
Tricky Falls 209 S. El Paso. Listings also
cover shows in The Perch. Information: 351-
9909. Tickets at trickyfalls.com.
The 2017 Takeover Tour The rap and hip
hop show is 9 p.m. Saturday, May 6, in The
Perch, with Danny Flaco, Savvy Sossa, Fitz
Taylor, Doakland, C-Breeze, E $ BFNE, Gemini
Jayy, Henney Hardaway, Pro Davis, Amilli
London, Onyxx F. The Legend. Tickets: $10.
King Lil G The Blessed by God Tour is
Tuesday, May 16.
Conor Oberst Singer-songwriter, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 18, with Phoebe Bridgers. $27.
Moonchild Alt jazz and soul group, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 18, in The Perch. $10-$12.
DJ Rene Romos 5th annual Morrissey
Birthday Fiesta is Friday, May 19, The Perch.
Zombie Prom Saturday, May 20, with DJ
Joe Dorgan and Book of Love.
Band of Horses American rock band, 7
p.m. Monday, May 22. Tickets: $30-$32.
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness The
singer-songwriter brings his Zombies in
America Tour to El Paso at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
July 22, with Arizona and The Greeting
Committee. Tickets: $28.50-$31.50.
Taking Back Sunday The New York rock
band performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 25,
with Every Time I Die and Modern Chemistry.
May 2017
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and
Casino Mescalero, N.M. Tickets online
through Yapsody. Information: 1-877-277-5677
or innofthemountaingods.com.
REO Speedwagon The 80s rock favorites
perform 8 p.m. Saturday, May 6. Golden sec-
tion tickets: $170.
Lynyrd Skynyrd The Southern rock leg-
ends perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 17, with
special guest Rodney Atkins and Parmalee.
Outdoor concert. Tickets: $76 general admis-
sion; $125 VIP.
George Lopez The popular comedian per-
forms 8 p.m. Sunday, June 18. $75; $125 VIP.
An live cooking demonstration with celebrity
chef Bobby Flay is 4 p.m. Saturday, May 13.
Tickets: $75 general admission.
Flickinger Center 1110 New York Ave.
Alamogordo. Information: (575) 437-2202 or
flickingercenter.com.
Santa Fe Opera Apprentices Tour is 6:30
p.m. Sunday, April 30. Admission is free.
Jazz at the Flick is 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2.
Imago Dei Academy performs at 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 4.
Academy of Ballet perform their spring
show, Billy The Kid, at 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, May 12-13.
Academy Jazz and Tap Time perform at 7
p.m. Saturday, May 20.
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts
Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Information:
(575) 336-4800 or spencertheater.com.
The New Mexichords A capella chorus
performs 7 p.m. Saturday, May 13. $25-$39.
Larry Gatlin and the Blackwood Quartet
The country legend opens the summer season
at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 27. Tickets: $39-$69.
Stayin Alive One Night of the Bee Gees
8 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Tickets: $39-$69.
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P3 Super Summer Kickoff UTEPs
Office of Professional and Public Programs (P3)
offers a variety of summer courses for youth
and adults. Super Summer Kickoff is May 1-15,
offering $10 off each youth camp registration
(promo code: SKD17) or receive 10 percent off
on selected courses (promo code: SEB17). The
discounts available only on those dates at 747-
5142, and online registration at ppp.utep.edu.
P3 offers weekly half and full-day Summer
Youth Camps for kids entering kindergarten
through 12 grades. Extended day care and
supervised lunch services available for an addi-
tional fee. All camps are on the UTEP campus.
Information: 747-5142 or ppp.utep.edu.
Camps include Junior Excellent Engineering
Camp, CSI & Forensic Science Institute,
Leadership Institute, Public Speaking:
Debate Strategies Institute, Nurse for a Day
Camp, Natures Science for Kids, Cheer
Fundamentals, Intro to Ceramics, Beginnings
to Broadway Youth Acting Camp,
Entrepreneurship Institute, and more.
Mathnasium Summer Math Program
Programs are planned June 5-Aug. 25 at
both the West (7250 N. Mesa Ste B) and East
(1355 George Dieter Dr. Ste 106) locations.
Information: 590-6284 or mathnasium.com.
UTEP Theatre The UTEP Department
of Theatre, Dance and Film will host summer
camps June 5-23. Tuition: $245 per three-
week camp. Both acting and dancing camps cul-
minate in a live performance for family and
friends. Limited financial assistance available.
Information: 747-6213 or theatre.utep.edu.
Beginning (age 7-12) and Advanced Acting
Camps (age 13-18) camps are 9 a.m. to noon,
Mondays through Fridays. Acting Camps focus
on the acting and rehearsal process. All stu-
dents will learn the fundamentals of the per-
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formance process of theater. Beginning class
attendees should have at least second grade
reading/writing skills.
Young Dancers (age 7-12) and Tiny Toes (age
4-6) Dance Camps are 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays,
focusing on the appreciation, performance, and
creation of dance. Young Dancers styles include
ballet, contemporary, tap, and jazz. Students
will create their own choreography as well.
British Ballet Academy British Ballet pants will present a production based on
Academy, 9417 Montana, hosts its Summer
Ballet Intensive, June 6-July 27. Classes are 5
to 6:30 p.m. for pre-pointe; 6:30 to 8 p.m. for
pointe. Cost: $85 per dancer. Information: 591-
4472 or britishballetonline.com.
Nature Camp Las Cruces Museum of
Nature & Science, 411 N. Main in the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall, hosts summer camps
and workshops for youth in June. Registration
required; space is limited. Information: (575)
522-3120. Online registration at: las-
cruces.org/museums.
DAAC Youth Programs Doa Ana Arts
Council hosts summer art camps and programs
in June in Las Cruces. Information: (575) 523-
6403 or DAArts.org.
The annual Career Art Path two-week
immersion program in the visual arts for stu-
dents entering grades 5-8 is Monday through
Friday, June 12-23, at Alma dArte Charter
El Paso Scene
High School, 402 W. Court in Las Cruces. Fee:
$100. Space is limited.
Opera Storytellers of Las Cruces is Monday
through Friday, June 19-23, at the Rio Grande
Theatre. Presented in collaboration with the
Santa Fe Opera. The program is designed for
students entering grades 3-8. Students use ele-
ments of opera, libretto writing, music compo-
sition and theatrical staging to compose and
present their own musical drama. The partici-
El Paso Museum of Art The museums
Heros Journey at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 24,
for family and friends. Tuition: $100.
Missoula Childrens Theatre (MCT) is June
26-30 for students entering grades 1-12, with
this years show, Aladdin. Open auditions are
10 a.m. Monday, June 26, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, with performance 7 p.m. Friday, June
30. Tuition: $60; partial scholarships available.
Young Rembrandts Young Rembrandts
will partner with DAnsa Jazz Stage for three
weeklong themed art and dance camps for ages
5-12. Registration at DAnsa Jazz Stage, 6910 N
Mesa. Cost: $429 two weeks; $595 three
weeks. Information: 234-2248, 585-1811,
youngrembrandts.com/borderland-TX, or
dansajazzstage.com.
June 26-30: Royal Princesses Camp
June 19-23: Fashion Faces and Flowers
Camp
July 3-7: Rock Out Camp.
Black Range Horsemanship Camp
The camp is July 9-22 in Winston, N.M., led by
Greg Evans and now in its 22nd year. Open to
boys and girls ages 8 to 16 of all riding skill lev-
els Information: (575) 743-1602 or
zianet.com/4jranch.
Zoo Camp The week-long camps, explor-
ing the worlds of Reptiles and Birds for ages 6
to 10 are 9 a.m. to noon Monday through
Friday July 3-Aug. 11, at the El Paso Zoo,
4001 E. Paisano. Cost: $100 per week; $90 zoo
members (includes t-shirt and snacks). Advance
registration required. Information: 212-0245 or
elpasozoosociety.org.
Bird camps are July 3-7, July 17-21, and July
31-Aug. 4.
Reptile camps are July 10-14, July 24-28,
and Aug. 7-11.
summer classes and camps run through August
at the museum, One Arts Festival Plaza, for
youth, teens and adults. Morning and afternoon
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; afternoon sessions are
1 to 3:30 p.m. Tuition varies. Information:elpa-
soartmuseum.org.
Summer camps run Tuesdays through Fridays,
in July 11-Aug. 4 for ages 10-13. Morning ses-
sions are 9:30 a.m. to noon; afternoon sessions
are 1 to 3:30 p.m. Cost: $75 ($60 members),
unless otherwise listed:
Adult and Teen Summer Classes (for ages 15
and up) include Ceramics: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursdays, July 13-Aug. 17; or Saturday
mornings, July 15-Aug. 19. Tuition: $75 ($60
members).
Eight-session classes offered Saturday morn-
ings July 15-Sept. 2. Tuition: $95 ($75 mem-
bers).
May 2017
 Academy of Music and Dance Spring taken. Information: 532-5874.
Recital 4 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the The concert features various patriotic and
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main, Las Cruces. sacred songs, including the Soldiers Hallelujah
Free. Information: RioGrandeTheatre.com or (Singh), Praise God (Bock) and Festival Piece on
(575) 523-6403. Sine Nomine (Williams). The audience will be
invited to participate on patriotic hymns,
Dreamin Mesilla Valley Chorales spring including My Country Tis of Thee, God of
UTEP Department of Music Fox Fine ing the Suzuki Method will perform. Admission: concert is 3 p.m. Sunday, May 14, at the Rio the Ages and Thine is the Glory.
Arts Recital Hall. Information, prices: 747-5606 $3 ($2 children; free for ages 5 and younger). Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main in Las Cruces.
Information: 833-8848. Tickets: $10. Information: (575) 647-2560 or Piano Recitals The El Paso Music
or music.utep.edu.
riograndetheatre.com. Teachers Association hosts its students in clas-
Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4.
Avastar Santa Fe Opera presents its sical piano recitals at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday,
El Paso Community Jazz Ensemble performs
spring show at 7 p.m. Friday, May 12, at the EPSYOs Season Finale El Paso May 21, at the Chamizal National Memorial,
at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21. Symphony Youth Orchestras, directed by James
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, Las 800 S. San Marcial. Admission is free.
NMSU Department of Music Cruces; and 4 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the El O. Welsch, presents the season finale concerti Information: (915) 231-9581.
Atkinson Music Recital Hall at NMSU. Paso Museum of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza, at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 21 at the Plaza Theatre.
downtown El Paso. Admission is free to both Tickets: $1$8 students, seniors and military. Arts Beat concert EPSOs outreach
Information: (575) 646-2421, music.nmsu.edu.
performances. Information: 525-8978 or epsyos.org. initiative, Tocando, performs 5:30 p.m.
NMSU Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted
Information: (575) 523-6403 or Thursday, May 25, at El Paso Museum of Art,
by Simn Gollo, presents Tchaikovskys Patriotic Celebration Honoring Our One Arts Festival Plaza. Information: 201-9021
Serenade for Strings and Romeo and Juliet RioGrandeTheatre.com (Las Cruces perform- Armed Forces The Bruce Nehring
ance); (915) 212-0300 or elpasoartmuseum.org or tocandomusicproject.org.
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2. Singers present the pre-Memorial Day
The NMSU Jazz Ensembles hosts a CD (El Paso performance). Weekend concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May Piano Recital The K-12 students of
release party for their new CD Patience 6 to The 35-minute show is a romp through the 21, at All Saints Episcopal Church, 3500 McRae. Alfredo Poblano will perform classic and mod-
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, in the courtyard. lives of two young opera hopefuls who meet The 28-member chorus will be accompanied ern pieces at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at the
through the internet and become rivals in a by Bruce Nehring, organ, and the Brass Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Lucy Scarbrough concert Lucy online singing contest without knowing it. Quintet, with a color guard opening the pro- Marcial. Admission is free. Information: 532-
Scarbrough, founder and director of the El Paso
gram. Admission is free; an offering will be 7273.
Chopin Festival, will give a piano concert at 6
p.m. Sunday, April 30, at the USASMA
Memorial Chapel, 11275 Biggs, on Fort Bliss.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
Information: 584-1595.
Music Forum El Paso The forum pres-
ents a joint recital featuring selections from the
Baroque to Contemporary 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 30, at St. Pauls Lutheran
Church, 1000 Montana, with Brianna Moltane,
coloratura soprano, and Richy Dominguez,
oboe, accompanied by Linda McClain. Free.
Information: 544-3081, musicforumelpaso.org.
EPCC Music Department Information:
831-EPCC or epcc.edu.
Concert Band and Orchestra perform at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, May 4, at St. Christophers,
300 Riverside.
Choir and Guitar Ensemble perform at 7:30
p.m. Friday, May 5, at St. Christophers, 300
Riverside.
Jazz Ensemble and Mariachis perform at 2
p.m. Saturday, May 6, at EPCC Ensemble
Room, Valle Verde Campus Bldg A, Room
1201, 919 Hunter.
LCSO with Ryo Goto Las Cruces
Symphony Orchestra presents the guest violin-
ist May 6-7 at NMSUs Atkinson Recital Hall,
performing the music of Paganini and Mahler.
Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $35-$45. Information:
(575) 646-3709 or lascrucessymphony.com.
Wind Symphony Concert El Paso
Wind Symphony closes it season at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 5, at UTEPs Fox Fine Arts Recital
Hall. Tickets: $10 ($5 students, military, sen-
iors). Information: elpasowindsymphony.com.
Studio A440 Recital 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
May 6, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Main, Las Cruces. Free. Information:
RioGrandeTheatre.com or (575) 523-6403.
Young Musicians recital El Paso
Society for Musicians of the Future presentsthe
finalists for this years Young Musicians
Competition in recital 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May
6, at University Presbyterian Church, 244 N.
Resler. Performing are Cassandra Beato, Erasto
Corts II, Regina Famatigan, Samuel Maddox,
Lauren Samonte, and Vincent Yang. Admission
is free. Information: 449-0619 or epsmf.org.
Suzuki Talent Education recital 2:30
to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the Womens
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 State Line Music Series The outdoor
concert series is 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays.
Admission is free; age 21 and older welcome.
All customers asked to bring non-perishable
food donation or monetary donation for El
Pasoans Fighting Hunger. Information: 581-
3371, WTxFoodBank.org or countyline.com.
May 3 - Radio La Chusma
May 10: Abe Mac Band
May 17 and 24: To be announced
May 31: Maddison Livingston
Alfresco! Fridays The 15th season of
free outdoor summer concerts are 6 p.m.
Fridays May 5-Sept. 1, at Convention Center
Plaza. Presented by ElPasoLive.com and spon-
sored by FirstLight Federal Credit Union. No
outside food or beverages, or pets allowed.
Information: 534-0633, alfrescofridays.com or
on Facebook.
May 5: Mariachi Los Arrieros
May 12: Fungi Mungle (70s funk)
May 19: Brown Betty (classic rock)
May 26: La Sonora Blu (Latina, cumbia)
La Parada The monthly grassroots event
is 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, May 5, in the San
Carlos Building, 501 Texas. Cover: $10; $5 in
advance at eventbrite. Information: 351-6023
or on Facebook at laparadaep.
This months Cinco De Mayo event features
live music by Kenny Segal, Mel G, Vibes Arise,
Ten Second Pistol, Carla Riojas and System.A,
with live art by Alex Arriaga.
Jazz Unlimited Big Band The jazz
band presents its 13th annual concert at 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 7, at St. Marks United Methodist
Church, 5005 Love Road. The 17-piece band
performs with soloists Jawn Glass on trumpet
and vocalist Tony Fraga. Admission is free;
donations welcome. Information: 637-4569.
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
122 S. Pueblo Rd. Age 18 and older wel-
come. Admission is usually free. Information:
860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment.com.
Metal band Skid Row performs 8 p.m. to
midnight Friday, May 12, with guests Kix.
Alternative rock band Fuels brings its
RockN Road Trip to the area at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 13, with Marcy Playground.
Tribute bands are 8 p.m. most Friday and
Saturday nights.
Roots Resistance A musical benefit by
local American roots musicians to help Las
Americas defray legal costs in their defense of
immigrants. is 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 20,
at El Paso Brewing Company, 810-B Texas,
with Gene Keller, Emily Davis, The Beamers,
Celtic Lie and special guests. Admission: $10.
Information: Kathy Anderson, 241-9456.
Rosy Arango Consulate General of
Mexico, in partnership with Centro Cultural
Mexicano Paso del Norte, City of Las Cruces
and the Scottish Rite Theatre, presents Rosy
Arango accompanied by the group Zacatecas
de Rubn Esparza at 6 p.m. Friday, May 12, at
the Scottish Rite Theatre, 301 Missouri, and 5
p.m. Saturday, May 13, at NMSUs Atkinson
Recital Hall, 1075 Horseshoe in Las Cruces.
Admission is free. Information:
culturalesepa@sre.gob.mx.
Brett Young The country music star
opens the 2017 Let Freedom Sing concert
series at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Fort
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Blisss Freedom Crossings event lawn, 1611
Pleasanton Road, with opening acts Mitchell
Tenpenny and El Pasos own NBC The Voice
contestant Valerie Ponzio. Information: 564-
5311, freedomcrossingatfortbliss.com or on
Facebook at FreedomCrossing.
No coolers or outside food and beverages
permitted. Chairs permitted on concrete areas
only. The public is welcome; early arrival is
encouraged. Valid government-issued ID
required to enter Buffalo Soldier gate.
Las Cruces UkeFest 2017 May 19-21
at the NM Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum,
4100 Dripping Springs Road. Nationally known
instructors will teach workshops, perform a
concert and lead a jam session. Hosted by the
Las Cruces Ukes. Festival registration: $110;
includes catered lunch. Concert or childrens
workshop only cost: $15. Online registration at
lascrucesukefest.com.
Friday evening kick off concert features
instructor/performers Jim and Liz Beloff, Daniel
Ward, Heidi Swedberg, and Danielle Ate The
Sandwich.
Piata Protest The Tex-Mex Punk Rock
Band from San Antonio performs 9 p.m. to 1
a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Paulinas Badlands,
7792 Franklin, behind a national debut of a
soundtrack appearance on the film Me Estas
Matando Susana starring Gael Garcia Bernal.
Admission: $5. Information: 449-2231 or
PinataProtestBand.com.
Al Mendez Tribute Jazz Unlimited Big
Band honors Al Mendez in a concert at 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 21, at UTEPs Fox Fine Arts
Theatre, with soloists from the nationally
ranked Andress High School Jazz Band of the
1980s era, directed by Mendez. Admission is
free. Information: 637-4569.
Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
The society presents the Mack Goldsbury
Trio at its monthly concert series 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 21, at First Christian Church,
1809 El Paseo in Las Cruces. Admission: $10
($5 members; $1 students with ID). Coffee and
dessert reception precedes the concert at 6:30
p.m. in the foyer. Information: Larry Brooks,
(575) 640-8752 or mvjazzblues.net.
Wind Rider Mountain Festival Inn of
the Mountain Gods and Ski Apaches summer
festival of Music, Culture, BBQ & Recreation
is noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. Sunday, May 26-28, at Ski Apache in
Mescalero, N.M. with live music, vendors, live
art, barbecue competition and more. Tickets:
$85 ($130 VIP; $160 VIP plus). Information:
(575) 464-3600 or windridermusicfest.com.
Lineup includes The Werks, Spafford, Poor
Mans Whiskey, Brothers Glow, Analog Son,
Groovesession, The Magic Beans, Gipsy Moon,
Liver Down the River, Pherkad, Progger,
Gleewood, Jones & Miles, Secret Circus and
more.
All Hail The Yeti The hardcore metal
hybrid performs in support of their latest album
Screams From A Black Wilderness at 7:30
p.m. Friday, June 2, at the Rockhouse Bar and
Grill, 9828 Montana, with special guest Invidia
and Broken Rail. Ages 16 and older admitted.
Tickets: $13 in advance; $15 at the door.
Information: 591-7625 or on Facebook.
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Also
Howling Coyote Coffeehouse The
open mic event is 7 p.m. Friday, May 5, at
Center for Spiritual Living, 575 N. Main, on Las
Cruces Downtown Main Street,. Free admis-
sion. Information: (575) 525-9333 or boband-
melody@sbcglobal.net.
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. Bring a picnic. Information:
877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
May 7: James Springer
May 14: Julio Ortiz
May 28: Dusty Low
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
The racetrack and casino, 1200 Futurity Dr. (at
Sunland Park Drive), Sunland Park, N.M. offers
live entertainment at on select dates. No cover.
Information: (575) 874-5200 or Sunland-
Park.com/entertainment.
Free live music is 9 p.m. Fridays, featuring
Latin and regional music; and Saturdays featur-
ing rock and pop variety. Mariachi music is 5
p.m. Sundays.
Fragmentos: An Evening of
Contemporary Dance El Paso Ballet
Theatre presents the piece choreographed by
Cuban-born Reniel Basail at 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28-30, at
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. Tickets: $12. Information: 760-6062 or
elpasoballettheatre.com.
Traditions: Cinco de Mayo Ballet
Folklorico Paso del Nortes musical production
is 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6-
7, Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. The show features live music by
Mariachi Raices de Amrica, and dance routines
choreographed by Rodolfo Hernndez.
Admission: $5. Information: 588-5743.
Tierra Flamenca City of Las Cruces
and Doa Ana Arts Council presents a per-
formance of the gypsy dance, guitar and song
by Linda Gallegos Flamenco at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 10, at Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N Main in Las Cruces. Presented by
MCAD and Texas Commission on the Arts.
Admission is free. Information: 755-1414.
A Night in the 40s Paso Del Norte
Big Band hosts 1940s style dancing and music,
8 to 11 p.m. Friday, May 19, at Shundo
Ballroom, 120 N. Paragon. BOYB; food and
snacks allowed. Admission: $15. Information:
532-2043 or Facebook at PDNbigband.
Contra Dance The Southern New
Mexico Music and Dance Societys monthly
contra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, May
19, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle
de Santiago in Las Cruces, with music by the
Little Table Contraband of Las Cruces, and
caller Lonnie Ludeman. The dance begins with
beginners lessons at 7:30 p.m.; no partner
needed. Cost: $6 ($4 youth; $15 family).
Information: (575) 522-1691 or snmmds.org.
May 2017
Comedy
El Paso Comic Strip 1201 Airway.
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $6-
$22 Friday and Saturday; available at tick-
etweb.com. Information, reservations: 779-
LAFF (5233), laff2nite.com or on Facebook.
May 3-7: Bo Dacious
May 10-14: Jade Esteban Estrada with open-
ing act George Anthony
May 17 and 21: Steve Kramer with opening
act Ziggy Klentt
Pablo Francisco performs May 18-20
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 and
10 p.m. Friday
May 24-28: Rob Little
Carlos Mencia performs Thursday through
Saturday, June 15-17. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Thursday and 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Tickets: $27.50-$52.50.
Cinco de Improv Show Jesters League
of America, hosts a Cinco de Mayor perform-
ance 8 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Glasbox,
210 Poplar. Doors open at 7 p.m. Mature con-
tent. Admission: $5 in advance; $6 at the door.
Information: 261-4060,
elpasoimprovleague@gmail.com or on
Facebook.
Raices de Mexico Dancers of all ages
perform various traditional folkloric dances
from Mexico is 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
May 19-20, at the Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission: $6.
Information: 251-6471.
British Ballet Academy - The academys
annual recital is noon and 6 p.m. Saturday, May
20, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets must be
picked up at the academy at 9714 Montana the
week before the recital. Information: 591-
4472, 433-3620 or britishballetonline.com.
Caf Noir Borderlands Ballet presents
the newly commissioned and choreographed
contemporary ballet based on classic film noir
archetypes at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at the
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main, Las Cruces.
The performance also features the Las Cruces
School of Dance and Music. All seats are $15,
available at tututix.com Information: (575) 525-
5670 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
Les Sylphides & Divertissements
Olgas Russian Ballet School presents an
evening of ballet at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. Olgas Russian
Ballet School Students Performance together
with professional guest dancers from Mexico,
Cuba, Russia and the United States. Tickets:
$12, $14 and $16 (Ticketmaster). Information:
408-3405 or balletelpaso.com.
Dance Extravaganza Las Cruces
Chamber Ballets annual performance is 6 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, May 25-26, at NMSUs
Atkinson Music Recital Hall in Las Cruces.
Tickets: $15 (Ticketmaster). Information: (575)
527-1893 or michelesdanceacademy.biz.
For the Love of Dance The studio
presents its student performance, Aladdin,
Saturday, June 3, atMagoffin Auditorium.
Information: 276-6522 or 4lovedance.com.
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El Paso Chihuahuas The citys AAA
baseball team hosts home games at Southwest
University Park on Santa Fe Street in
Downtown El Paso. Tickets: $5-$24.
Information: 533-BASE or EPChihuahuas.com.
May 2-5: Albuquerque Isotopes. May 2-4 is
6:35 p.m., May 5 is 7 p.m.
May 15-18: Colorado Springs. May 15-16,
May 17 is 11:05 a.m., May 18 is 6:35 p.m.
May 19-22: Oklahoma City Dodgers. May
19-20 is 7 p.m. May 21 is 6:05 p.m., and May
22 is 11:05 a.m. Bark at the Park bring-your-
dog night is Sunday, May 21.
El Paso Senior Games City of El Paso
Parks and Recreation Departments annual
games for those age 50 and older run through
May 17. Information, registration: 544-0753,
503-6544, 240-3320, or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
The awards banquet is 6 p.m. Wednesday,
May 17, at Hilos de Plata Senior Center, 4451
Delta. Cost: $8 (RSVP).
La Muerte de Las Cruces Las Cruces
Womens Football Alliance teams first home
game of the season is at 7 p.m. Saturday, April
29, against the Albuquerque Avengers at the
Las Cruces Public Schools Sports Complexs
Field of Dreams, 2501 Tashiro. The team is
part of the WFAs Mountain Conference.
Tickets: $5 ($3 children). Information: (575)
639-0750, lamuertedelascruces@gmail.com,
wfafootball.net or on Facebook.
Upcoming home games:
Saturday, May 13, vs. a non-league opponent
Saturday, May 20: Mile High Blaze.
El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame The
Prices Give Em Five Hall of Fame Banquet is
Wednesday, May 3, at Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino. Tickets, time: 799-3495.
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Information: elpasoathletichalloffame.com.
This years inductees:
Living Athlete Rita Aguilar, Billy Davis and
Kaysie Smashey.
Coach/Administrator Ben Avalos and
Anthony Carter.
Media/Supporter of Athletic Ray Adauto
Official/Trainer Ronnie Hernandez
Posthumous Wally Hartley.
USPA Polo The United States Polo
Association Circuit Arena Challenge Cup
matches begin at 1 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.
Sunday, May 6-7, at 5601 Naranjo Road, in
Santa Teresa, N.M., 1 mile north of Country
Club Road, and McNutt. Four tournament
teams; food trucks; casual dress. VIP privileges
available. Bring lawn chairs and umbrella.
Information: (915) 206-0788.
UTEP Softball The Miners softball teams
final home games of the season are 3 p.m.
Saturday (doubleheader) and 1 p.m. Sunday,
May 6-7 vs. Florida Atlantic at UTEPs Helen
of Troy Complex. Ticket information: 747-
6065 or utepathletics.com.
Sun City Roller Girls The Roller Girls
next bout is 6 p.m. Sunday, May 14, at El Paso
County Coliseums Judging Arena, 4100 E.
Paisano, with Las Viudas Negras vs. Chuco
Town Chulas.. Tickets: $7 in advance; $10 at
the door ($7 with military ID; free ages 12 and
younger). Information: suncityrollergirls.com.
El Paso Scene
Pecos League baseball The New
Mexico and West Texas leagues 2017 season
runs May 17-Aug.2. Teams are Alpine
Cowboys, Roswell Invaders, White Sands
Pupfish, Santa Fe Fuego, Trinidad Triggers,
Garden City Wind and Topeka Robbers.
Information, schedules: (575) 680-2212 or
pecosleague.com.
Alpine Cowboys play at Kokernot Field, 400
Loop Road in Alpine, Texas.
White Sands Pupfish home games are at
Griggs Park, 3000 N. Florida, in Alamogordo,
N.M.
Roswell Invaders play at Joe Bauman Park,
2500 SE Main, in Roswell, N.M.
Also
Southern New Mexico Speedway 11
miles west of Las Cruces off I-10 exit 132, .
Weekly season runs Saturdays, April 29-Sept.
23. Gates open at 5 p.m.; racing at 7:45 p.m.
Admission: $12; free for age 10 and younger;
$30 family pack; $35 pit passes. Information:
(575) 524-7913, snmspeedway.com or on
Facebook.
305 Sprint May-hem is Friday and Saturday,
May 26-27. Admission: $15; free for age 10
and under; family pack $35; pit pass $35.
Desert Valley 4-H Benefit Trap Shoot
Desert Valley 4-H hosts its 14th annual trap
shoot 9 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at El Paso
Skeet & Trap Club, 9817 Alameda, with ammo
raffle tickets, briskets for sale, guns for raffle,
and a silent auction. Registration begins at 8
a.m. Spectator admission is free. Registration;
$250 5-person adult team; $100 5-person adult
team. Information: 526-8624, elpasoskeetand-
trap.com on Facebook at Desert Valley 4-H.
Memorial Day Hang-Gliding Fly-In - Rio
Grand Soaring Associations 34th annual fly-in is
Friday through Monday, May 26-29 at Griggs
Sports Complex/Dry Canyon, Alamogordo,
weather permitting. Flights usually begin around
mid-morning. To watch them, head for the
landing zone at the Griggs Sports Complex
(Florida Ave. and Fairgrounds May Road). Call
for details: 1-800-826-0294 (Alamogordo
Chamber of Commerce) or rgsa.info.
El Paso Motorplex The drag strip is at
13101 Gateway West, (east of El Paso at I-10
off Clint exit #42). Spectator admission: $5.
Information: 887-3318 or
elpasomotorplex.com.
Bicycling
El Paso Bike Month In celebration of
May as National Bike Month, a variety of rides
will be offered throughout the month for riders
of all levels. All rides are free and open to the
public. Information: elpasobikemonth.com or
epbikemonth on Facebook.
More events are being planned. Currently
scheduled events include:
Thursday, May 4: May the Fourth be with
you, Star Wars Ride, 7 p.m. at Pedestrian
Pathway, 436 N. Santa Fe (connecting
Convention Center and Union Plaza,
Downtown)
Friday, May 5: Midnight Ride, 10:30 .m.
Meet at Craft & Social.
Saturday, May 20: No Pants Ride III, 7 p.m.
Meet at San Jacinto Plaza.
Friday, May 26: Bicijangeuo/Critical Mass, 7
p.m. Meet at San Jacinto Plaza.
Saturday, May 27: River Trail Ride, 8 a.m.
Meet at Valley Creek Park, 651 Gomez Road
(Upper Valley).
Tour of El Paso EP Cyclists 4th annual
Time Trial Criterium and Road Race are
Saturday and Sunday, May 20-21.
Criterium events begin at 7 a.m. Saturday on
Global Reach (off Spur 601 near Fort Bliss).
Time Trials begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at
McKelligon Canyon.
Road Races of 35, 50, 65 and 72 miles begin
7 a.m. Sunday at Cattlemans in Fabens.
Various USAC categories for men, women
and juniors. Cost: $25 for Time Trial, $30 for
Criterium and $45 for Road Race. Omnium
cost (all three events) is $70. One-day license
for those who do not have USAC license is
$15. Information epcyclists.com. Registration at
usacycling.org; closes May 18.
Information: epcyclists.com.
El Paso Bicycle Club All rides are free
and open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com. Ride
schedule at meetup.com/elpasobicycleclub.
Repeat riders are encouraged to become a
member of the club; dues are $18 a year or
$25 per family ($30/$40 for two years). Join at
elpasobicycleclub.com.
Wednesday night rides, a tradition for over 25
years, are leaderless rides of 16-22 miles for
cyclists of various abilities, beginning 5:45-6
p.m. from Rio Plaza, 6205 Upper Valley Rd (at
Artcraft). Park on dirt shoulder across from
shopping center.
Alternate starting point is River Run Plaza,
1071 Country Club, leaving about 15 minutes
earlier to meet up with riders at Rio Plaza.
Optional dinner afterward at Hello Pizza, 1071
Country Club Rd.
Casual Tuesdays rides meet at 6 p.m. at River
Run Plaza. Beginners welcome. See
meetup.com calendar for details.
EP Cyclists The bicycle group offers rides
for all levels. Weekend rides offer options of
various paces and distances. Starting times and
locations are posted at facebook.com/epcyclist.
For more information: Manny Valadez, 861-
2311 or epcyclists.com.
Ride Your Bicycle El Paso Chucks
Bicycle Repair, 3029 Montana, hosts a variety
of rides free of charge. Information: 791-2006,
zlauser@yahoo.com or Facebook. Helmets
required for all rides.
Golf
Junior Womans Club Golf
Tournament The 15th annual Spring
Swing tournament benefiting local charities is
8 a.m. Friday, May 5, at Painted Dunes Golf
Course, 12000 McCombs. Four-person scram-
ble format. Sign-in and continental breakfast
begins at 7 a.m. Lunch follows tournament.
Registration (through April 28): $100 (includes
greens fees, golf cart, goody bag, continental
breakfast, drinks and lunch). Registration:
Barbara 276-7854 or jwcelpaso@yahoo.com.
Take a Swing at Diabetes The annual
golf tournament benefiting El Paso Diabetes
Association is 1 to 7 p.m. May 12, at Vista Hills
Country Club, 2210 Trawood. Cost: $125
($400 foursome). Information: 532-6280.
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Ronald McDonald House Golf
Tournament The Ronald McDonald
House of El Paso will host its 25th anniversary
Golf Tournament Monday, May 22, at
Coronado Country Club, 1044 Broadmoor.
Registration: $250 per person ($500 two-per-
son teams). Event time, information: 542-1522,
rmhcelp.org or on Facebook.
The annual dinner and auction, Mardi Grad
is Sunday, May 21, at Coronado Country Club;
reservations required. Tickets: $50.
The tournament and dinner is Ronald
McDonald Houses biggest fundraising event
each year.
Horse sports
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park. General
admission and parking are free. Simulcast racing
begins at 10 a.m. everyday. Information: (575)
874-5200 or sunland-park.com.
Kentucky Derby Watch & Wager is Saturday,
May 6. The $30 Derby Deal includes Turf Club
seating, buffet meal, tip sheet, racing program
and souvenir glass. Reservations suggested.
Preakness Watch & Wager is Saturday, May
20. Turf Club reservations available.
Ruidoso Downs Horse Racing The
track and casino is off U.S. 70 in Ruidoso
Downs, N.M. The live racing season runs
through Labor Day weekend. Regular post time
is 1 p.m. Fridays through Sundays; times vary
on Trial Race days. Information: (575) 378-
4431 or raceruidoso.com.
May 26-28: Ruidoso Futurity trials and open-
ing weekend
Recreational sports
Special Olympics Spring Games The
Area 19 2017 Spring Games main events begin
at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 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, sotx.org or Facebook.
Opening Ceremonies are 6:25 p.m. Friday,
May 5, at Burges High School, featuring recog-
nition of athletes, sponsors, coaches and other
volunteers. A Victory Dance follows.
Public Ice Skating Skating is offered 7
to 10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 3 p.m. and 7 to 10
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at the Sierra
Providence Event Center next to the Coliseum,
4100 Paisano. All ages welcome. Admission: $8
(skate rental included). Skate sharpening, fitting
and consultation offered for $5. Spectator
admission is free. Information: 479-PUCK
(7825) or elpasohockey.org.
Learn to Swim Camp El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department hosts the Braden
Aboud Memorial Foundation Learn to Swim
Camp 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays (May 16, 18 and 23),
at Delta Aquatic Center, 4451 Delta, ages 5 to
12. Includes swim lessons, water safety topics
for both children and parents and fun activities
Every participant must wear proper swim
attire. Participation free for each three-day
camp. Information: 544-3556.
Gus Macker Basketball Tournament -
The annual 3-on-3 tournament is held at sever-
May 2017
al sites throughout the county. Information:
macker.com.
Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28, Field of
Dreams Sports Complex, 2501 Tashiro, in Las
Cruces.
Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11, in
Mescalero, N.M.
New Era Wrestling The Lucha Libre
shows are 7 p.m. Fridays at 10400 Dyer.
Tickets; $7-$8. Information: 356-5113,
elpaso.new@gmail.com or on Facebook at
NewEraEP.
Wednesday Night Trap Shooting
League El Paso Skeet and Trap Club, 9817
Alameda El Paso host a weekly trap shooting
league at 5 p.m. Wednesdays. Non-members
are welcome to participate. Cost: $12.
Information: 494-6665 or elpasoskeetandtrap-
club.com
Running events
Boys and Girls Club Cantina 10K
Boys and Girls Club of El Pasos 10K and 5K
runs and 1-mile fun walk is 6:30 p.m. Friday,
May 5, at Up and Running, 3233 N. Mesa,
Suite 205. Registration: $25 through May 3, $30
May 4-5. Information: Chris Rowley, 478-5663.
Registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Knights 5K4PK The competitive 5K Run
and 1- mile castle walk is 8 a.m. Saturday, May
6, at Hanks High School, 2001 Lee Trevino
(parking lot near softball field on Anise). The
event is in remembrance of Danny Pecquete to
benefit Rio Grande Cancer Foundation.
Registration: $20 in advance; $25 on race day.
Information: 881-4590. Registration at racead-
venturesunlimited.com.
Run4Unity El Paso Teens4Unity hosts a
free run for ages 9-17 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 6, at Pastoral Center, 499 St.
Matthew (Guadalupe Building), in support of
United World Project. Registration: Sandra
Castro at 726-1102, Marco Raposso at 872-
8422 or teens4unity@yahoo.com. Information:
run4unity.net.
Braden Aboud Memorial Run The
11th annual 5K run and 5K/1-mile fun run/walk
benefiting the Braden Aboud Memorial
Foundation begin at 8 a.m. Sunday, May 7, at
5265 Roxbury (parking lot of Zack White
Elementary), with multiple vendors, music,
inflatable attractions, dog adoptions, and more
at the race site. Registration: $20 ($10 19 and
younger) through May 4. No race day registra-
tion for competitive run. Information: 833-0393
or bradenaboud.com.
Registration through May 4 at
bradenaboud.eventbrite.com.
Cactus to Clouds 50K and 10-miler
The long-distance trail run is 6 a.m. Saturday,
May 13, starting at Oliver Lee State Park near
Alamogordo, N.M. and finishing at Sunspot
Solar Observatory in Cloudcroft. Shuttle avail-
able back to race site. Registration: $85 50K;
$45 10-miler. Proceeds benefit Cloudcroft stu-
dent athletes. Information: (575) 430-7634,
preslarcindy@gmail.com or
cactustocloud.wordpress.com.
Fallen Officer Memorial Run El Paso
Municipal Officers Associations 4th annual 10K
and 5K runs and 1-mile walk in memory of
Officer Norman Montion and other fallen
heroes is 8 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Zaragoza
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 1513 N. Zaragoza.
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Cost: $25; $30 on race day. Information: Mike
Coulter, 274-5222. Registration at raceadven-
turesunilimited.com.
Step Out EDPA Diabetes Walk/Run
El Paso Diabetes Associations 5K and 1K
run/walk, now in its 9th year, is 8 a.m.
Saturday, May 20, at The Fountains at Farah,
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8889 Gateway West. Cost: $25 per person.
Registration at epdiabetes.org. Information:
532-6280.
Vision Unlimited 5K The 5K run/walk
and 1-mile run/walk is 8 a.m. Saturday, May
27, at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta. Registration
at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
run and 1 mile fun walk 8 a.m. Sunday, May
Mission Valley Duathlon Race El Pasos
USAT-sanctioned 5K run/20K bike/5K run at 7
to 11 a.m. Sunday, May 28, at Tigua
El Paso Scene
Recreation & Wellness Center, 11200 Santos
Sanchez. Information: 229-5656. Online regis-
tration at raceelpaso.com Registration: $70
individual; $50 per person for 2-person relay;
$45 per person for 3-person relay.
Rising Phoenix 5K College Career &
Technology Academy hosts its 2nd annual 5K
is a 1-mile gravel trail loop around Zenith Park.
28, at the academy at 2851 Grant. Registration:
$20 ($25 on race day). Register at raceadven-
turesunlimited.com.
Lee and Beulah Moor Walk/Run The
Lee and Beulah Moor Childrens Home hosts
the 15th annual 5K competitive race and 1-mile
fun walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 3, at Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino, 1200 Futurity Drive
in Sunland Park. Cost (by May 19): $18 ($20
after May 19); $15 military/student teams of 10
or more ($18 after May 19); $25 on race day).
Information: Renee Tanner, 544-8777 or
leemoor.org. Registration at raceadventuresun-
limited.com.
Run Through the Clouds 10K
Cloudcroft Runners host the 10k run/walk and
1 mile Kids Dash benefiting Cloudcroft School
Tutoring Program Saturday, June 3, starting at
Zenith Park in Cloudcroft, N.M. Kids Dash
starts at 8 a.m. and 10K at 8:30 a.m. Run is on
a mountain course with dirt and paved roads
throughout the Village of Cloudcroft. Kids Dash
Refreshments at finish line. Cost: $30; $35 on
race day; ($10 kids dash for age 9 and younger;
$15 on race day). Information: (575) 430-7634,
(575) 202-2343.
Registration (by May 31) at raceadventuresun-
limited.com.
Wicked Wine Run The 5K run and 1K
Tasting Walk is Saturday, June 3, at La Via
Winery, 4201 Hwy 28 in La Union, N.M. with
5K run at 5 p.m. and 1K tasting walk at 6:30
p.m. with wine stations. Cost: $45 for each
event, $70 for both through May 9; $50 per
event, $75 both after May 10; $60 per event,
$90 for both, on race day. Information: elpa-
so@wicketwinerun.com. Registration at
wickedwinerun.com.
Awards offered for top finishers as well as for
most outrageous costume.
Race for CARE The 5K run/walk and 1-
mile fun run in honor of National Cancer
Survivors Day is 7 a.m. Sunday, June 4, at the
Mesilla Plaza in Mesilla, N.M. Registration at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Ruidoso Grindstone Trail Runs Ski
Run Road Challenge hosts the 4-mile, 8.5-mile
and half-marathon runs on the trail system at
Grindstone Lake, 2 miles from Downtown
Ruidoso at 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29,
starting and finishing at Wingfield Parks
Grindstone Lake Trails. USA Track and Field
sanctioned and American Trail Running
Association approved event. Proceeds benefit
the Ruidoso Trails Coalition and Ski Apache
Adaptive Sports Program and Ecoservants.
Entry fees: 4-mile is $15 by June 28, $25 by
July 26 and $40 on race day. 8.5-mile is $25 by
June 28, $30 by July 12, $35 by July 26 and $50
on race day. Half-marathon is $35 by June 28,
$45 by July 12, $50 by July 26 and $60 on race
day. Information: Words0250@gmail.como or
(575) 937-7106. Registration at raceadventure-
sunlimited.com.
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Despite a few success stories of
preservation and restoration,
Downtown El Paso still has a
multitude of historic buildings
in need of protection, with
many listed among Texas
Most Endangered Places
Story by Lisa Kay Tate
l Pasos oldest buildings have been
E in the headlines as never before,
and preservation is one of the major
political issues this spring, with city elec-
tions taking place May 6. May is also
National Historic Preservation Month.
At stake are entire areas such as the
Duranguito neighborhood proposed as a
site for a new arena. Other historic build-
ings, particularly those owned by contro-
versial local businessman Billy Abraham,
have been the subject of proposed million-
dollar fines for code violations.
Many of these buildings are named on
the Most Endangered Places list main-
tained by the Preservation Texas Board.
Even an entire El Paso downtown area,
Segundo Barrio, made a national
Endangered List issued by the National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
One of the most vocal advocates for local
preservation is Max Grossman of the El
Paso History Alliance, which has endorsed
a slate of candidates based on their posi-
tions regarding Duranguito and other his-
toric sites.
The best way to save historic buildings
in El Paso is to stay engaged politically
and make certain to vote for candidates
who are thoughtful, intelligent and com-
mitted to our history, culture and people,
Grossman said.
Too many young people do not know
even the most basic facts about our won-
derful history and architecture, he added.
The public, and especially the business
community, need to be made to understand
that our architectural assets are also eco-
nomic assets, which have the potential to
generate heritage tourism, the fastest
growing sector of the Texas tourism econ-
omy.
One of the people most involved in local
preservation is Gary Williams of El Paso
Community Foundation, who has served
on the Preservation Texas Board and has
nominated several buildings throughout the
county to the boards Most Endangered
Places List.
The challenge going forward is protect-
ing the less known, but still significant,
buildings located both north and south of
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History at risk
Paisano Drive, Williams said.
Other local historians such as Fred
Morales know many of these threatened
downtown buildings well. Morales has his
suggestions for buildings in need of atten-
tion, some of which are already on the
Preservation Texas Boards Most
Endangered List.
(These buildings) are American Bank
Building on the northwest corner of
Oregon and San Antonio streets, Caples
Building, Toltec Building, Kress Building,
Haymon Krupp building at the northeast
corner of Santa Fe and Overland streets,
the building that houses the old Ellis
Printing Company on S. Oregon Street and
the old Abdou building on Mesa and Texas
streets, Morales said. These structures
are either in bad shape or neglected by the
owners.
At the same, Downtown El Paso also has
many preservation success stories, some of
which are still in progress such as the
Hotel Paso del Norte and Plaza Hotel.
Based on the Preservation Texas Boards
Most Endangered List and other sources,
here some of the buildings considered
most at risk in Downtown El Paso:
Caples Building. Built in 1915-16 for for-
mer El Paso mayor Richard Caples, this
Henry Trost-designed commercial building
at 300 E. San Antonio is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places and
the El Paso Historic Register. It played a
part in the Mexican Revolution, as its top
floor was headquarters to Francisco
Madero and his provisional government.
El Paso Scene
One frequent occupant included Francisco Modern
Pancho Villa.
Preservation Texas lists the building as in
poor condition due to neglect: Most of
intrusions
obscure
this history,
the glass is missing from the windows and including
as a result, plywood covers many of the elevated
openings. The brick and decorative tile on highway
the facades is loose and, in some sections, ramps,
is missing. roads,
parking
lots, river channelization, modifications to
the Harts Mill building, and the construc-
tion of a pedestrian fence by the
Department of Homeland Security, its
description on Preservation Texas reads.
Additionally, plans for highway improve-
ments will impact this site as well.
Williams said this tract of land needs a
comprehensive Cultural Landscape Report
El Paso & Southwestern Railroad and (CLR)/Historic Structures Report (HSR)
Freight Depot. This green-topped terminal and archaeology.
near Texas Avenue was built in 1903 by Work is underway by a collaboration of
the Phelps-Dodge Company for merchants folks to raise the funds needed to conduct
wanting to store or load freight set for the study, he said.
shipping on the El Paso & Southwestern
Railroad. Its designer, Daniel H. Burnham, Kress Building.
is also known for designing Union Station The Kress Building
in Washington, D.C. was part of the
For some time, this buildings windows national chain of
were covered with plywood, and it was, Kress Department
according to Preservation Texas, threat- stores, which
ened by neglect. opened its El Paso
Williams said there is some good news store in 1907. The
for this building. original building
A new roof was installed, windows was damaged by
replaced, and the building was repurposed fires in 1916 and
as a nightclub, he said. A great improve- 1924, and relocated
ment over the previous condition. to the corner of
Mills and Oregon
Harts Mill/Old Fort Bliss. These struc- in 1937. The build-
tures along the Rio Grande on Paisano just ing was designed with regional architec-
northwest of Downtown are at the site of ture in mind, according to research by
the 1598 crossing of Juan de Oate along Kathy Pepper and Dr. George D. Torok for
El Camino Real. The Oates Crossing site El Paso Community College.
is listed as a World Heritage Site in Native American architecture of the
Mexico. The mill was created in the 1850s, Southwest is suggested in the stalks of
and the old adobe officers quarters from desert plants decorating the doors leading
1879 to 1893. The mill includes the to each balcony on Mills Street, they
Simeon Hart residence that for many years wrote, noting the Mayan motifs, sculp-
was home of La Hacienda restaurant but is tures resembling primitive masks, and the
now closed. The officers quarters are still Indian motif ironwork on the balcony.
used as apartments.
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Actual Mexican tiles are set in the door
frames inside the Oregon Street entrance.
Kress went out of business in 1980, and
McCrory Stores occupied it until 1992. It
was used by several small businesses after
that.
Several area writers and historians have
talked about the neglected and unsafe con-
dition of the building, and local radio per-
sonality Patricia Martinez (Tricia) of
KISS-FM described the building as in
deplorable shape.
The Kress building has been across the
street from San Jacinto Plaza for almost 80
years, but for many of those years, it has
sat empty and neglected, Martinez wrote,
who documented broken windows, trash
and severe decay.
Although she said some neglect is due to
the lack of care by current owner Billy
Abraham (who has been in the press sever-
al times for problems with his properties,
and recently served a prison term for a
drunk driving fatality), she said it is not all
his fault.
A number of city administrations have
come and gone without ever holding
Abrahams feet to the fire and really going
after him on his blatant building code vio-
lations and unpaid property tax bills, she
said. Hopefully, someone will come along
who can save the Kress building from van-
ishing and leaving a hole in downtown El
Pasos historical fabric.
Roberts-Banner Building. The Banner
Building at 215 N. Mesa, is next to the
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Kress Building just off Downtowns San
Jacinto Plaza. Completed in 1910 by Trost
chased uniforms for his soldiers from the
building.
& Trost, it belonged to prominent New As of January 2016, the El Paso History
Mexico cattle- Alliance reported the building had ranked
men Martin 7th on the El Paso County Historical
D. Roberts Commissions list of the 12 Most
and William Endangered Buildings in Downtown El
M. Banner, Paso, and now stands abandoned and neg-
and was the lected, a ghost of what it once was.
first rein-
forced con-
crete building
in El Paso. It
has been on
the National
Register of
Historic
Places since
1980, but has
been mostly vacant and showing neglect
for several years.
City Council approved a tax package
incentive in March of this year to help
restore the historic building. Toltec Building. Listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, the now most-
Haymon Krupp Building. This building ly vacant building is located at 717 E. San
at 119 W. Overland is another Trost- Antonio near the federal courthouse.
designed structure currently owned by It was built in 1910 and designed by
Abraham. It was built in 1916 and owned Denver-based British architect J.J. Huddart
by Haymon Krupp, a merchant who came for the trendy Toltec Club.
from The building made the news in May
Lithuania in 2016, when owner Billy Abraham was
1890 to fined a record $2.1 million in fines for fail-
become one ing to repair dangerous conditions.
of the citys
most respect- First National Bank Building. The bank
ed business- building, 100-102 E. San Antonio (on the
men and phi- corner of South El Paso Street) was first
lanthropists. constructed in the early 1880s as part of El
Even Pancho Pasos boom days just after the railroads
Villa pur- came through.
It was known for its elaborate interior,
and held several business and offices over
the year, including the law office of gun-
fighter John Wesley Hardin.
After years of neglect, the building was
victim to a fire in 2012, and was burned
beyond saving.
Abdou Building. The seven-story Abdou
building at 115 N. Mesa was designed by
Trost in 1910, and was first occupied by
the Rio Grande Valley Bank. Local busi-
nessman Samuel N. Abdou, a Syrian immi-
grant, bought the building in 1925.
The buildings interior is one of the bet-
ter-preserved buildings in the downtown
area. Its exterior still shows signs of wear,
however, and it remains on the Historical
Commissions 12 most-endangered
Downtown historical buildings list.
In November 2016, the building was pur-
chased by Urban Lion LLC investors group
for $1.85 million, and is set to undergo
extensive upgrades and renovations.
Also on the National Register of Historic
Places, the early 20th century skyscraper
is known for its Sullivanesque design
influenced by the works of Louis Sullivan
and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Segundo Barrio. Not just individual
buildings are endangered; in this case its a
whole area. Williams said the National
Trust for Historic Preservation recently
included Chihuahuita/Segundo Barrio on
their Top 11 Endangered List for the entire
country in 2016.
These Downtown neighborhoods, which
still have many historic sites including
adobe homes traceable to the 1800s, are
also significant as they helped mark the
start of El Pasos urbanization, according
El Paso Scene
to the National Trust. Segundo Barrio
stretches north from the Rio Grande to
Magoffin Street, and from El Paso Street
east to Cotton; Chihuahuita lies west of El
Paso Street and south of Paisano.
The Trusts description in its 2016 listing
said the entire Segundo Barrio area has
no existing protections of any kind,
despite being a symbol of the areas cultur-
al identity.
Today, a century after the first wave of
Mexican families fled the Mexican
Revolution and sought refuge in El
Segundo Barrio and Chihuahuita, the
neighborhoods urban fabric and Latino
and Chicano culture remain essential
pieces of El Pasos unique character, the
listing reads. However, as El Pasos
development boom continues, El Segundo
Barrio and Chihuahuita face renewed
threats of displacement and demolition.
For those with a connection to the barrio,
the deeply felt sense of identity remains,
regardless of whether or not they still
reside in the neighborhood, as Antonio
Santos of the neighborhoods La Fe Clinic
told El Paso Scene in a recent article dedi-
cated to Segundo Barrio.
This community celebrates its traditions
with deep joy so we can keep them alive
for our children, Santos said. Our living
history is their greatest treasure.
The success stories
Some Downtown buildings have been
noticeably brought to life, due government
and city projects, community organiza-
tions, or private individuals. Williams list
of these buildings is extensive.
There have been many successes over
the past 12 years, and as we know several
important losses, Williams said.
Beginning with the Plaza Theatre, others
successes have included the apartments at
the Popular Store, Centre Building, Mills
Building, Martin Building, Magoffin
Home State Historic Site and the Visitor
Center, the designation of the Magoffin
Historic District on the National Register
of Historic Places, Mulligan Building, City
Hall 2 Building, commercial buildings in
the Union Plaza District-west of
Duranguito.
(The) old El Paso Natural Gas Building
will be converted to residential use, the old
Hilton Hotel (Plaza) has been slated for
restoration and re-use, the Hotel Paso del
Norte has a new owner with a plan to
restore it, the old Alhambra Theatre is now
Tricky Falls, and more.
The results of these efforts may vary
from museums and galleries, multi-use
office and business space, or private resi-
dences, all are examples of what can hap-
pen with the successful marriage of
progress and preservation. A few of the
more popular rescues include:
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Plaza Theatre.
The Plaza
Theatre, built in
1930, was a suc-
cessful movie
house for sever-
al years, and
was advertised
as the largest
theatre between
Dallas and Los
Angeles. It was
all but ready for
demolition in
the early 1980s, but the effort of El Paso
Community Foundation and its chair Betty
Moor MacGuire formed a campaign in
1986 to save and restore it. The Plaza
reopened in 2006, with many of its famous
features, from the night sky ceiling to the
reinstallation of its Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe
Organ.
Since its renovation, there have been
other improvements and additions, includ-
ing the intimate Philanthropy Theatre in
the annex, a sky garden and food service
facility.
Today, the Plaza Theatre is the center of
Downtown performing arts, including El
Paso Symphony Orchestra and the
Broadway in El Paso series, as well as
countless world-famous touring acts.
The Plaza, 125 Pioneer Plaza, has also
gotten back to its original purpose as a
movie house. Every August, the worlds
largest classic film festival, Plaza Classic
Film Festival, brings more than 80 film
screenings to the area.
Anson Mills
Building. The
Trost & Trost
Building was
completed for
entrepreneur,
inventor and El
Paso pioneer
Anson Mills in
1911. When
completed, the
12-story build-
ing was the
tallest building
Downtown. A
century later it was added to the National
Register for Historic Places.
The building was purchased by oilman
Paul Foster, and from 2008 to 2011
restored by Mills Plaza Properties, which
is also working with on revitalizing several
buildings in the area including the Plaza
Hotel, Luther Building, Blue Flame
Building and more.
Currently in the Mills building, 303 N.
Oregon, is the upscale Anson 11 restaurant
as well as offices and business.
The buildings successful restoration
caught the eye of Chase Bank, which
announced it would move its El Paso
headquarters to the Mills Building when
its current lease expires in this fall.
Chase spokesperson Greg Hassell told
reporters the Mills Building offers the lat-
est technological conveniences and the
opportunity to have a ground-floor,
Downtown branch location, adding, We
want to be Downtown because Downtown
is vibrant and dynamic.
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Tricky Falls.
Since opening in
2011, Tricky
Falls, 209 S. El
Paso, has taken
the 1914 Henry
C. Trost designed
building (former-
ly the Alhambra
Theatre and later the Palace Theatre) and
turned it into an eclectic space hosting
musicians year round in both its main floor
and second floor venue, The Perch.
Tricky Falls owner and partner Bobbie
Welch said almost all the bands that play
at Tricky Falls fall in love with the sin-
gular look of the stage and venue. They
always comment on how beautiful it is.
I think it helps to further publicize the
venue since so many bands post pictures
of themselves playing on the stage, which
is quite striking with its turn-of-the century
proscenium arch, Welch said.
Hotel Paso del Norte. The Trost & Trost-
designed Paso Del Norte Hotel was first
opened n 1912, and was a meeting place
for some of the areas most prominent
businessmen and leaders. Early El Paso
businessman Zack White financed the
original $1.5 million construction. It is still
one of Downtowns most ornate structures,
particularly due to its 25-foot-diameter
Tiffany-style glass dome in the lobby.
In recent years the hotel, known as the
Camino Real Hotel, became increasingly
in need of renovation. In April 2017 El
Paso City Council approved a $32 million
incentive agreement with the Meyers
Group to help renovate the property at 101
S. El Paso Street. The Meyers Group had
purchased the hotel in October.
The hotel was for many years the crown
jewel of the Southwest, Meyers Group
Director of Real Estate Development Josh
Meyers said last year. Originally built in
1912, Our vision is to restore it beyond its
former glory and to finally fulfill the
pressing need for a convention hotel in
downtown El Paso.
Wigwam Theatre. One of the most
unusual reincarnations of buildings is the
Wigwam, a former theatre, saloon, and
brothel at 108 E. San Antonio that is now a
headquarters for ghost hunting, historic
tours, and old west history, as well an
occasional art space.
Rev. Henry Flores of Paso Del Norte
Paranormal Society has been a key player
in repurposing this building to find a new
life as a museum space in 2016.
Although the
Paranormal
Society is best
known for its his-
toric ghost tours,
Flores said they
are very much
concerned with
making sure this
building is also
the site for his-
toric and cultural
tourism as well.
We have our
historical arti-
facts, theater seats, and art gallery set up,
he said. Next is our Old West Photo
Booth, so were busy being awesome. All
of this from a paranormal organization.
Crazy, huh?
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FloraFest 2017 The annual native plant
sale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
April 29-30, at the UTEP Centennial Museum,
Wiggins and University. Hundreds of 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 wagon carts.
Admission is free. Information: 747-5565, 747-
8994 or museum.utep.edu.
Natural History Outings Southwest
Environmental Center of Las Cruces offers at
Back by Noon field trip, Reptiles of the
Chihuahuan Desert with NMSU professor of
herpetology, Niki Harings, departing at 8:30
a.m. Saturday, May 5, from at 275 Downtown
Mall, Las Cruces. Hike is free, but advance reg-
istration required. Half of slots in each trip
reserved for center members.Information,
reservations: (575) 522-5552.
Hike details available at wildmesquite.org.
El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo
Entrance hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Zoo admission is $12 for ages 13 to 59; $9 for
ages 60 and older and active duty military
(including spouse) with ID; $7.50 ages 3 to 12;
and free for ages 2 and under. Information:
212-0966 or elpasozoo.org.
The Wings of the World Bird Show is 12:30
p.m. weekdays and 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. week-
ends at the new Wildlife Amphitheater. Meet
The Keeper talks are 10:30 to 3:15 p.m. at
various locations. African Star Train ride tick-
ets are $2 plus tax ($1.50 for children and soci-
ety members). Asian Elephant Training
Encounters scheduled at noon daily.
El Paso Zoological Society has several
fundraising events in May open to the public;
tickets available online only. Information: elpa-
sozoosociety.org.
Thursday, May 4: May The Fourth Be With
Zoo Star Wars event.
Saturday, May 20: Wild About Wine.
Wednesday, May 31: Hear Me Roar,
LGBTQ celebration for June as Pride Month.
The 2017 week-long Zoo Camps, exploring
the worlds of Reptiles and Birds for ages 6 to
10 are 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday
July 3-Aug. 11. Cost: $100 per week; $90 zoo
members.
Irrigation 101 Texas A&M AgriLife
Master Gardeners & El Paso Office of
Resilience and Sustainability hosts a presenta-
tion on irrigation for both experienced and lay
gardeners 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the
Multipurpose Recreation Center, 9031
Viscount, as part of a gardening 101 workshop
series. Admission is free. Information: 212-0115
or elpasotexas.gov/ors.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
The societys monthly meeting is 7 p.m.
Monday, May 15, at the Centennial Museum
on the UTEP campus. Avian Researcher Dr.
Jodie Jawor presents Pyrrhuloxia: New
research into the physiology and behavior of
the Desert Cardinal. Information: Scott, 581-
6071 or trans-pecos-audubon.com.
Audubons Birdathon 2017 bird counting
event is Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7.
This years will help benefit El Paso Zoos rap-
tor rehabilitation efforts and Second Chance
Wildlife Rescue. Volunteers raise money by col-
lecting pledges for each species spotted.
Information: Jane Fowler, 598-2448, Eddie
Chew, 587-9589 or trans-pecos-audubon.com.
A Memorial Day weekend trip to Chiricahua
Mountains is planned for May 26-29. Call for
details: Mark Perkins, 637-3521.
Full Moon Nights White Sands National
Monument, 15 miles southwest of Alamogordo,
N.M., on U.S. 70, hosts monthly full moon pro-
grams through October. Entrance fee: $5 age
16 and older. Free for children. Information:
(575) 479-6124, ext. 236 or (575) 679-2599,
ext. 232; or go to nps.gov/whsa.
The first event of the season is The Island of
Misfit Morphs at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 10.
This night of hands-on learning is about the ani-
mals that are important to various ecosystems,
and how people can help protect them.
Bosque in Bloom Friends of the Rio
Bosque celebrates the spring blooms in El
Pasos largest city owned park 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, May 20, at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley, with guided
and self-guided tours and interactive activities
for all ages. BYO refillable bottle and snacks; no
food vendors offered, but water on site.
Admission is free. Information: riobosque.org,
Judy Ackerman, (703) 622-0661 or jpacker-
man53@gmail.com.
Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
Franklin Mountains State Park Most
hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in the
Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Drive on
the west side of the park (east of I-10).
Entry fee is $5 per person, free for age 12 and
under (with family). Correct cash or check
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley. Tours last
about two hours. Information: 747-8663 or rio-
bosque.org.
Bird tour is 8 a.m. Saturday, May 13.
Introductory tour is 8 a.m. Sunday, May 21.
Community workday is 8 a.m. Saturday, May
2.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
The annual Bosque in Bloom family event is 9
a.m. to noon Saturday, May 20.
Municipal Rose Garden The garden at
3418 Aurora (at Copia) is open to the public 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except for official holidays.
Admission is free. Information: 541-4331.
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso
Desert Botanical Garden 4200
Doniphan. Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays
and Sundays. Admission: $3. Information: 584-
0563, keystoneheritagepark.org or
elpasobotanicalgardens.org.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic
Site Ranch Road 2775 off U.S. 62/180
(Montana Ave.). The site is famed for many
Native American rock paintings and unique
geology. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
through Sunday. Admission: $7 (free for chil-
dren 12 and younger). Additional activity cost
for tours (including morning hike): $2 (free for
age 4 and younger). Information: 857-1135 or
texasstateparks.gov. Reservations are recom-
mended for the self-guided area and for camp-
ing: (512) 389-8911.
Full Moon Hikes are 8 p.m. Wednesday, May
10. Three hikes, of varying difficulties, are
offered. Reservations required.
Rare plant tour is 8 a.m. Saturday, May 13, to
learn about native plants and the uses some of
the local tribes had for them. Reservations
encouraged; limited to 10 participants.
A Womens Only Hike is 9 a.m. Saturday,
May 13, for women not normally comfortable
with the outdoors. Registration limited to 25.
Yoga on the Rocks Tour is 7 a.m. Saturday,
May 20. Registration limited to 10 persons.
Birding tour is 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20.
Registration limited to 25 guests.
Stargazing is 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25,Visitors
are welcome to bring their own binoculars and
telescopes, but not required. This event will be
on a first come, first serve basis.
Outdoor Fitness Challenge s 8 a.m. Saturday,
May 27, with boulder hopping, cave exploring,
hiking tours, and more. All activities first come,
first serve. Check-in is 7:30 a.m.
North Mountain is available for self-guided
day use, for up to 70 people at a time; reserva-
tions recommended. There is an annual orien-
tation program for visitors. Call for reservations
and other information: 857-1135..
White Sands National Monument
The glistening gypsum dunes are about 15 miles
southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70.
Park hours are 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. through
May 27; 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 28-Sept. 2.

Good Food ... Good Feelings

only. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Information: 566-6441 or on Facebook at
FranklinMountainsSP. Web:
Come celebrate Mothers Day tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/franklin-mountains.
At her favorite place Call or email for schedule of guided hikes and
bike rides. Most have $3 additional fee ($1 ages
5-12; under 5 free). Reservations required:
Show your mom how much you appreciate her
Today and always! 566-6441 ext. 221, 224 or adrianna.weick-
Whether for lunch or breakfast hardt@tpwd.state.tx.us.
Village Inn is your best option! Rio Bosque Wetlands Park UTEPs
El Paso: 1500 Airway 7144 Gateway East 4757 Hondo Pass 2929 N. Mesa Center for Environmental Resource
5863 N. Mesa 7801 N. Mesa 2275 Trawood 1331 N. Zaragoza Management offers free guided walking tours
Las Cruces: 1435 S. Valley 445 S. Telshor and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
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Entrance fee: $5 age 16 and older. Free for
children. Information: (575) 479-6124, ext. 236
or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232; or go to
nps.gov/whsa.
Sunset strolls are offered daily one hour
before sunset.
Full Moon Hike is 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 9.
Reservations required (starting April 9); online
only. Cost: $8; $4 age 15 and young, plus mon-
ument entrance fees.
A nonprofit education outreach program The
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Island of Misfit Morphs, is 8 p.m. Wednesdays,
May 10, as part of the Full Moon Nights
series. No reservations required.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
110 miles east of El Paso on the way to
Carlsbad, the 86,416-acre park includes the
highest point in Texas: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749
feet. Entry fee: $5 for ages 16 and older, good
for one week and all trails. Pine Springs Visitor
Center hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Camping is $8 per site per night. Information:
(915) 828-3251 or nps.gov.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park The
park is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off the
Carlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:
(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave. Cost is $10
(free or ages 15 and younger). The parks
audio self-guided tour is $3 extra (also available
in Spanish). Check website or call for hours.
Daily bat flight talks (about 15 minutes long)
are offered just before sunset at the amphithe-
ater outside the natural entrance.
Other guided tours are available; call or
check website for details.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State
Park 1504 Miehls Drive N., Carlsbad,
N.M. Admission: $5 ($3 ages 7-12; free for 6
and under). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Information: (575) 887-5516.
Full Moon Walk is 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday,
May 6.
New Mexico State Parks Day-use fee
is $5 when visiting any state park. All programs
are free with park entrance, unless otherwise
listed. Information: (575) 744-5998 or
nmparks.com.
Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Information:
(575) 744-5923. Sailing Regattas are 2 to 5
p.m. Saturday, May 6 and 20. Boating Safety
Class is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 13.
Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff.
Information: (575) 437-8284. Ranch House
Tours are 3 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays,
May 6-June 25. Meet at the Visitor Center;
visitors drive their own vehicle.
Caballo Lake State Park, 60 miles north of
Las Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)
527-8386. Star Party is 9 to 10 p.m. Saturday,
May 27.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument 44 miles north of Silver City
on NM Highway 15. Entrance fee: $5 per per-
son; $10 per family. Information: (575) 536-
9461 or nps.gov/gicl. The trail to the cliff
dwellings is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. year
round. Everyone must be off the trail by 5 p.m.
Visitor center is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Alameda Park Zoo Alameda Park, 1321
North White Sands Blvd. (U.S. 54/70),
Alamogordo. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $2.50 ($1.50 ages 3-11 and 60 and
older; free for ages 2 and younger).
Information: (575) 439-4290.
Dripping Springs Natural Area The
recreational area 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. Entrance
gate is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Admission is $3 per vehicle. No pets allowed
(except for assistance animals). Information:
(575) 522-1219.
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Showing through Sept. 3: Turning Points in
Teaching: Early Education and the Annual
Summer Normal in Alpine.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
museum features the International Space Hall
of Fame and the Tombaugh IMAX Dome
Theater and Planetarium.
Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors and military, $4
ages 4-12, children 3 and younger free). Call
for school tours and group ticket arrange-
ments. Information: (877) 333-6589, (575)
437-2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
Showing in the Induction Gallery is an exhibit
honoring the Hall of Fames newest inductee,
Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry (who
was born in El Paso).
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is 9 to 11 a.m.
the first Friday of each month. The May 5 lec-
ture is Keep Your Eye on the Prize: Lindbergh
and the X PRIZE with museum curator Sue
Taylor. Admission is free; coffee and donuts
provided.
The June 2 lecture is Studying the Goddess:
Venusian Probes and Landers.
The museums week-long Rocketeer
Academy summer camps run June 5 through
July for kids in grades K-9.
See Film Scene for the IMAX schedule.
Combo tickets available (included museum
entrance and one IMAX ticket): $12 ($10 sen-
iors and military, $8 children.
Overland Trail Museum Fort Davis,
Texas. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and
Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (915) 426-3161.
Sacramento Mountains Historical
Museum U.S. 82 across from the
Chamber of Commerce in Cloudcroft, N.M.
Hours through May 20 are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday and Saturday. Summer hours begin
Memorial Day weekend: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday; 1 to 4
p.m. Sundays. Admission: $5 ($3 ages 6 to 12).
Information: (575) 682-2932.
Silver City Museum 312 W. Broadway,
Silver City, in the historic H.B. Ailman House.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. the first Friday of
the month. Admission: $3 suggested donation.
Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947
(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.
Showing through May 14: The United States
Enters World War I
Showing April 28-Sept. 4: The
Disappearing Mining Landscape of Grant
County, an exhibit by photographer Ann
McMahon and geologist Andrew Lindlof. The
exhibit documents mining history with new
photographs and mining specimens.
Toy Train Depot Alameda Park, 1991
N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. Hours are
noon to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission: $4. Information: (575) 437-2855.
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Cost: $4.
WNMU Museum 1000 West College
Ave., Silver City, N.M. (575) 538-6386. Hours:
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday; 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
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Centennial Museum University at
Wiggins, UTEP. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30
Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 747-6667 or museum.utep.edu.
Showing through June 3: Time Exposures:
Picturing a History of Isleta Pueblo in the 19th
Century, organized by the Pueblo of Isleta
tribe in New Mexico.
A portion of the exhibit will be dedicated to
the Tigua Tribe from the Ysleta Pueblo del Sur.
The Lhakhang Cultural Exhibit is open to the
public for viewing 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every
Wednesday, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. the first Sunday
of the month. A museum representative will be
on hand to answer questions.
FloraFest 2017 annual native plant sale is 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 29-
30. Admission is free.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. weekdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Admission is free unless listed other-
wise; donations welcome. Information: 351-
0048 or elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
Showing through May 31: Vedem: The
Underground Magazine of the Terezin Ghetto,
a multi-media traveling exhibit that decon-
structs and reinterprets the literary work of a
secret society of Jewish boys who created an
underground magazine in a Nazi camp.
A panel discussion on Words Matter: Media
Consumption is 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May
4, at UTEPs Stanlee & Gerald Rubin Center for
the Visual Arts, as part of the Holocaust muse-
ums Speak Out program series.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso
(west of U.S. 54). Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Tours are 10:30 to
2 p.m. Saturdays. Closed Sundays, Mondays
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and holidays. Admission is free. Information:
755-4332 or elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
Weekly archery and atl-atl (spear) demonstra-
tions are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
El Paso Archaeological Societys monthly
meeting is 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 20. Dr.
Robert L. Gunn, English professor at UTEP,
presents Bartletts Literary Borderlands:
Ethnology. The US-Mexico War and the United
States Boundary Survey. Admission is free.
El Paso Museum of History 510 N.
Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday (until 9 p.m. Thursdays), and
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays and
city holidays. Museum admission is free, except
for selected exhibits. Information: 212-0320 or
elpasotexas.gov/history.
A Family Storytime on Exploring Trains
Planes and Automobiles is 11 to 11:45 a.m.
Saturday, May 20.
The museums DIGIE (Digital Information
Gateway in El Paso) will display Copenhagen
and Cairo digital walls 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 18, International Museum Day.
Los Portales Museum and Visitor
Center 1521 San Elizario Road. Hours are
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday,
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 851-1682.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
1120 Magoffin. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Visitors can begin their tour of the
1875 home at the Visitor Center across the
street (1117 Magoffin); closed Sunday. Tours
on the hour; last tour at 4 p.m. Spanish lan-
guage tours offered Thursday through Saturday;
call for availability. Cost: $4 ($3 ages 6-18).
Admission is free to Visitor Center.
Information: 533-5147, visitmagoffinhome.com
or Facebook.
Mayday Festival is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,
May 6. Free access to the Magoffin Home
grounds, free family activities and free parking.
Tours available at regular pricing.
Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club is at 2
p.m. Saturday, May 20, to discuss George
Griffiths Angel of the Revolution, written in
1893. Victorian era or steampunk dress
encouraged, but not required. Cost: $5.
National Border Patrol Museum and
Memorial Library 4315 Transmountain
Drive. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and
major holidays. Admission is free. Information:
759-6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
San Elizario Veterans Museum and
Memorial Walk 1501-B Main Street in
San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission
is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-3741 or Ray
Borrego, 383-8529.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta
Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe, offering a glimpse of five centuries
of Pueblo history and tradition. Hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Free childrens activities daily. Admission is
free. Information: 859-7700, ysletadelsur-
pueblo.org.
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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 under 12. Information: (575)
589-2000 or war-eagles-air-museum.com.
Las Cruces area
Branigan Cultural Center Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, Las Cruces. Hours are
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday
(until 8 p.m. Thursday); 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday. Information: (575) 541-2154, las-
cruces.org/museums or on Facebook.
The 4th annual PictoGraff event is 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 5-6,
highlighting the history and importance of
indigenous art with demonstrations and screen
printing, along with music and art-related crafts,
with community artwork activities for all ages.
Showing through May 13: Issei and
Beyond: The Nakayama Familys Journey in the
Mesilla Valley.
Showing through June 7: Wolves and Wild
Lands in the 21st Century, created by the
International Wolf Center in collaboration with
the Science Museum of Minnesota, and traveled
by the Bell Museum of Natural History.
A lecture on Wolves & Wild Lands in the
21st Century is 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, May 4,
with Kevin Bixby, the Executive Director of the
Southwest Environmental Center.
Showing through June 17: Jack London,
Photographer: Adventures in the Pacific.
The History Notes Lecture Series is 1 p.m.
the second Thursday of each month. The May
11 topic is Parafalitos with Susana Parra.
Bilingual Culture Club family programs for
families are 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
Registration now open for Cultures of the
World Summer Camps 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays
and Thursdays, June 6-July 27.
Las Cruces Museum of Nature and
Science 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m.
Thursday); 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Closed Sunday and Monday. Information: (575)
522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the nature center
is 4:30 to 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month
as part of the Downtown Ramble.
A How does my car engine work? work-
shop is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6,
explaining the basics of the four-stroke engine.
Animals Encounters are 10:30 a.m. Saturdays
(some may include a hands-on segment).
Endangered species talks are 1:30 p.m. the
Third Wednesday of the month.
Pre-K Programs for ages 3-5 offered at 9 a.m.
Thursdays.
Today in Space lecture by Bert Ransom is
noon, second Saturday, May 6.
Monthly Saturday family workshops are 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The May 20 topic is Light
Factory.
Summer camps run in June and July.
Las Cruces Railroad Museum The
museum is in the Santa Fe train depot, 351 N.
Mesilla (at Las Cruces avenue west of the
Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m.
Thursday); 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus 5
to 7 p.m. during the First Friday Ramble.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 647-4480
or museums.las-cruces.org.
The 10th annual Railroad Days and Rail
Runner Express Visit is 1 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 29.
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for
adults, $4 seniors 60 and older; $3 children age
4-17; free for museum members, veterans and
children age 3 and under. Information: (575)
522-4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Showing through June 18: Whats the Buzz?
Why Honey Bees Matter.
Showing through July 9: Weaving in New
Mexico: The Ancestral Puebloan and Rio
Grande Traditions.
Showing through Aug. 6: A Movable Feast:
Foods of New Mexico, presented by the New
Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter.
NMSU Art Gallery Williams Art Center,
1390 E. University, NMSU. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission
is free. Designated gallery parking free on
weekends and after 5 p.m. on weekdays.
Information: (575) 646-2545 or uag.nmsu.edu.
Showing through May 13:
Life As It Is. painting-drawing hybrids by
Yolanda Cooper.
2017 Juried Student Show.
A Q&A with the Yolanda Cooper is 5:30 to
6:15 p.m. Thursday, May 4. Cooper, an MFA
graduate this year, will be interviewed by
Michelle Lanteri, interim gallery director.
NMSU Museum Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-5161 or
nmsu.edu/museum/.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
and Missile Park Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Closed on federal holi-
days. Free admission. Information: (575) 678-
8824 (local call) or wsmr-history.org.
Also
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum 301
S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 546-2382, 1-800-848-
4955 or lunacountyhistoricalsociety.com
Geronimo Springs Museum 211 Main
in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 ($2.50 stu-
dents 6 to 18; free for ages 5 and younger).
Family rates: $15. Information: (575) 894-6600
or geronimospringsmuseum.com.
Hubbard Museum of the American
West 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours are
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday
(closed Tuesday and Wednesday). Admission:
$7 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 children 6-16;
free for children 5 and younger and museum
members). Information: (575) 378-4142, hub-
bardmuseum.org or on Facebook.
Museum of the Big Bend Sul Ross
State University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in
Alpine, Texas. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: (432)
837-8143 or museumofthebigbend.com.
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nformative and fascinating, the exhibi-
tion The Red that Colored the World
opens May 12 at the El Paso Museum
of Art that introduces viewers to the
American cochineal bug. Although this
tiny parasitic creature, which feeds on the
prickly pear cactus, is a bit unappealing in
appearance, its harvested body can be
transformed into a dazzling array of reds
ranging from pale pinks and rose to deep
burgundies and flaming scarlets. Thanks to
its unique chemistry, the American
cochineal became the bug that revolution-
ized the world of color.
Vibrant, fiery, illusive, the color red has
tantalized mankind since the dawn of time.
Cave painters in Altamira, Spain used red
to emphasize the importance of the bison
they hunted. Reds caught the eye of wor-
shipers in the beautiful stained glass win-
dows of European cathedrals, and the
Catholic Church used it as a sign of honor
and authority in the garments worn by
church hierarchy. Because red cloth was a
highly prized textile in most cultures,
artists and dyers strived for centuries to
find a color source that rivaled the richest
reds found in nature. This quest ended in
the 16th century when Spanish
Conquistador Hernando Cortez, discovered
that in addition to gold and silver the
Aztecs had an even more important treas-
ure: the tiny cochineal bug, which when
dried and crushed made a magnificent red.
The American cochineal is closely related
to the Kermes varieties in Europe, howev-
er, it differed in that it could be harvested
several times a year and the color pro-
duced was ten times stronger. And best of
all, it worked particularly well on silk,
satin and other luxury textiles. In 1523
Cortes sent the first shipment to Spain, and
soon the cochineal began to arrive in
numerous European ports aboard convoys
of Spanish galleons.
Although the dyers guild in Venice and
other cities first banned the new cochineal
to protect their local products, its superior
quality made it hard to resist. By the
beginning of the 17th century, it became
the preferred source of red for the clothing
of the clergy, bankers and other aristocrats.
And centuries later, it was used to fashion
the iconic red coats worn by British sol-
diers in the Revolutionary War. Its impor-
tance to the world of color did not dimin-
ish until the introduction of artificial dyes.
Following both their historical and cultur-
al significance, the 51 artworks featured in
The Red that Colored the World range in
time from a loincloth of pre-Columbian
Peru to a silk gown created by Navajo
fashion designer Orlando Dugi in 2014.
Divided into several segments, the exhibi-
tion also highlights the history, symbolism
and wide variety of uses of the dye
through items such as silk and wool fabrics
from Indonesia and Uzbekistan, retablos,
bultos and blankets from Spanish Colonial
America, and the work of contemporary
textile designers. The Red that Colored
the World, originally curated by the
International Folk Art Museum in Santa,
provides insights into the unique interna-
tional uses of the color red, revealing its
role in the creative process, and the moti-
vations of artists in their choice of materi-
May 2017
als.
An educational tool as well, the exhibi-
tion provides a wealth of interesting side-
lights on the cochineal bug. As the female
bug eats the red berries on the prickly pear,
their red color is concentrated in her body
and her eggs. When mature, the bugs are
harvested and dried by hand. It takes
70,000 of the little critters to make just one
pound of powdered dye. Although Peru
exports some 200 tons each year, Oaxaca,
Mexico is said to produce the best
cochineal. In addition to paints and textile
dyes, cochineal is used in cosmetics and
even food dyes. A list of ingredients may
label it as carminic acid, carmine or even
cochineal extract. Harmless and sometimes
better tolerated than synthetic food color-
ing, its used as a colorant to enhance the
red in meats, red in ice cream and candy,
and even in your Starbucks Frappuccino.
A stunning 300-page catalog, A Red
Like No Other (which took first place
honors in the prestigious Alfred H. Barr
competition for catalogs produced by small
museums, libraries and other collections)
will be available at the museum gift shop.
Also at EPMoA
An important work of art entitled
Conflict for Nurse Elsa by American-
born artist Richard Prince is currently on
loan at the El Paso Museum of Art. An
acrylic and inkjet on canvas, the evocative
imagery is an example of the technique of
re-photography for which Prince is best
known. Becoming popular in the late
1970s, re-photography employs appropria-
tion as its own focus: Artists pull from the
works of others and the worlds they depict
to create new imagery of their own.
Princes series of Nurse Paintings was
inspired by the covers and titles of inex-
pensive novels that were commonly sold at
newspaper stands and delis. Using the re-
photography technique, the artist scanned
the covers into his computer, and then
transferred them to canvas using inkjet
printing, finally personalizing the pieces
with acrylic paint. In this series of paint-
ings, the nurses all wear caps and their
mouths are covered by surgical masks,
El Paso Scene
although in some of the paintings the red
lips bleed through the masks. The final
presentations preserve the title and nurse
image from each of the book covers,
though almost all else is obscured.
Elevate Your Art
The International Museum of Art was
recently notified that state inspectors have
deemed the buildings elevator inoperable.
The necessary repairs will cost around
$30,000. The Trost-designed building,
known as the Turney Home, was built in
1906-1909 with later additions, and for
many years was home of the El Paso
Museum of Art. It is still owned by the
City of El Paso, but is leased as separate
nonprofit art museum by the International
Association for the Visual Arts, which
bears the expense of repairs.
Artists from across the city have joined
forces to support a unique fundraising
event titled Elevate Your Art Sunday,
May 7, at the museum at 1211 Montana.
Running from 1 to 5 p.m., the fun-filled
family event will feature affordably priced
small works of art for sale to raise at least
a portion of the much-needed funds.
Punch and finger food will be available,
along with live entertainment by Tim
Thompson, Texas Troubadour Cliff Semon
and the Desert Diamonds Barbershop
Quartet. Six Guns and Shady Ladies will
lend a bit of historic atmosphere. Artists
Candy Mayer, Rachel Murphee and Judy
Hampton will give painting demonstrations
throughout the afternoon. Attendees can
have their portrait drawn in charcoal by
Manny Guerra or in pastel by Barry
Martin. Carmen Navar will offer various
art activities to entertain and challenge the
younger set.
If you are unable to attend the Elevate
Your Art event, checks can be made out to
the International Museum of Art and
mailed to 1211 Montana, El Paso, TX
79902. To charge your donation, call the
museum at 543-6747. The museum is open
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and
1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Prado in Santa Fe
Although this is not a local exhibition, I
wanted to highlight a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to experience an entire exhibi-
tion of museum quality art just a four-hour
drive away.
For the first time ever in the United
States, the world-famous Museo del Prado
in Madrid will host an outdoor exhibition
of 92 full-scale, high-quality reproductions
of masterpieces from its collection. The
Prado in Santa Fe exhibition will be on
display May 1 through October at
Cathedral Park, 131 Cathedral Place in
Santa Fe. Admission is free.
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer
specializing in the visual arts.
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Art Auction 2017 KCOS-TV public tele-
visions annual on-air juried art competition and
fundraising auction is 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, April 29-30. Information: 594-5345,
or kcostv.org/artauction.
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 Aug. 6: Strange
Attractor, a multidisciplinary exhibition that
explores ideas of networks, environmental
events, technology, and sound. Organized by
emerging curator and musician Gryphon Rue.
Bert Saldana Art Gallery The gallery
featuring Southwestern Art is at 1501 Main
Street in the San Elizario Arts District. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through
Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to
4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 479-2926 or bert-
saldana.com.
Chamizal galleries Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Franklin G. Smith
Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday; . Admission is free. Information: 532-
7273 or nps.gov/cham/.
Marie Otero Salon
& Florence Street Gallery
1015 N. Florence
at Arizona
588-4247By Apppointment
2 blocks north
of Montana
Where hair, makeup
& art come together
Hair & Makeup by Marie
Marie Otero has over 30 years of salon experience
and is a frequent fashion consultant
for local film and television productions
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Now showing is Collective photographic
exhibition Photowalk El Paso 2016 in the
Franklin Smith Gallery. More than 170 photog-
raphers from El Paso, Canutillo, Las Cruces,
Albuquerque, Alamogordo, Chihuahua and
Jurez participated in the 9th annual
Worldwide Photowalk Global Edition event
in El Paso. Having the Historic District Area
and the Arts District as a background, 46 pic-
tures were selected to show the regional archi-
tecture, the people of both sides of the border
as well as historical sites of the area.
Chinati Foundation Marfa, Texas. The
collection is open for guided tours throughout
the year at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. Grounds close at 5 p.m.
Admission is $10 ($5 for students, seniors). Full
tour is $25 ($10 students). Information: (432)
729-4362 or chinati.org.
El Paso Scene
Chinati hosts a series of performances by L.A.
Dance Project and streamed live at chinati.org
at 2 p.m. (Central Time) Saturday through
Monday, May 27-29.
Crossland Gallery The El Paso Art
Associations gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (in the
Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays. Admission is free. Information: 534-
7377, office@elpasoartassociation.com,
CrosslandArtGallery.com, or on Facebook.
Showing through May 6: Colors of the Wild
Roar!, featuring work with a wild theme of
creatures.
Showing May 12-June 17: 6X2Dluxe
EPAA Members Exhibit, featuring works by
Reggie Watterson, Candy Mayer, Allen
Sheffield, Mark Yerrington, Andrea Boccacino
and Maria Socorro Munoz. Opening reception
is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 12.
Artists and photographers submissions being
taken through June 13 for the summer My
America!, My America at Play! and My
Patriotic America! Prospectus and online entry
at elpasoartassociation.com.
Life Drawing lessons are offered 5:30-8:30
p.m. Thursdays at the Art Junction upstairs.
Cost: $10; students bring their own supplies.
El Paso Artists Studio Tour The 10th
annual tour is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 29-30 at
Westside, Upper Valley and Downtown stu-
dios. Look for the bright yellow signs.
Sponsored by the Plein Air Painters of El Paso
and El Paso Scene. Admission is free; refresh-
ments offered at each studio. Information: 581-
4971. Full studio list and directions available
online at pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com.
Martha Arzabala, Agave Rosa Gallery
905 Noble, 533-801, with guest artist Romy
Hawkins
The Art Junction, 500 W. Paisano (at
Durango), 534-7377 or 345-6582. Artists
include YeunHee Lee, Rosario Acosta, Glenn
Trittenbach, Gummi Thordarson, C. Manny
Guerra, Omar Lopez, Tracy Navar, Cesar
Barraza, Gloria Gomez, Adalberto Ley Jr., Lucy
J. Ley, Erica Contreras, John Collins, Kirsten
Jedamczik, Claudia Ley, Karla Zanelli.
Hal Marcus Studio & Gallery, 1319 N.
Oregon, 533-9090.
Juan Stockmeyer, Savage Metal, 515 E.
Hague, 726-1109.
Melinda Etzold, 4332 Donnybrook, 219-
7280.
Francisco Romero Art Studio
109 Argonaut, Apt. 103, 873-0357
Lisa Matta, Art & Framing Gallery, 6519 N.
Mesa 504-4892, Saturday Only.
Deana Hicks, Sol Goddess Designs
6421 Cloudview, 241-8808.
Cheryl L. Kilian-Hoffer, 5857 Via Cuesta,
433-9344 with guest artist Terri Wenner.
Candy & Charlie Mayer, 1317 Tierra Roja,
581-4971.
Krystyna Robbins, 5070 Yucca, 584-0953.
Nina Eaton, 506 Shadow Willow, 630-3013.
Rami Scully, 4130 Boy Scout, 584-4773.
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 unless noted otherwise.
Information: 212-0300 or
elpasoartmuseum.org.
Showing May 12-Aug. 20: The Red That
Colored the World, exploring the use of
cochineal throughout history from Mexico and
South America, to Europe, the U.S. and
beyond. Organized by the Museum of
International Folk Art in Santa Fe.
Showing through May 14: The Archangels
Michael and Raphael, focusing on the
archangels with the highest popularity in 19th-
century Mexican retablo art.
Showing through June 4: Process and
Poetry: The Graphics of Kim and Therese
Bauer, showing the works of husband
Kim(printmaking) and wife Therese (drawing).
Showing through June 11: Female Portraits:
A Connection Between Artists and Models in
the Tom Lea Gallery.
Eclectic in nature and created over a period of
30 months, the drawings depict wild animals,
landscapes, studies of the human anatomy, sci-
entific formulas, representations of classical art
and even family photographs.
Showing through June 25: OKU/READ, a
site-specific installation of reimagined and
reconfigured rahles. Rather than being made
from wood (the original material of the rahle),
Iristays rahles are fabricated from PVC
(polyvinyl chloride) panels, and covered with
photos from vintage calendar cards from the
Turkish military. In collaboration with the
Museo de Arte de Ciudad Jurez.
Also showing is Celebrating Picasso:
Photographs by David Douglas Duncan from
the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Posting
Picasso from the Permanent Collection,
Sponsored by Travis and Annabelle Johnson.
The free monthly Texas Tech Architecture
Film series features Arne Jacobsen: Architect
and Designer at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13.
The Santa Fe Opera presents the half-hour
show, Avastar, at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 13, a
romp through the lives of two young opera star
hopefuls who meet through the internet and
become rivals in a singing contest.
Family workshops are 1 to 4 p.m. on the
selected Saturdays.
Reading the Easel Book Club meets 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 18, to discuss Leonora, by
Elena Poniatowska, a novel inspired by the life
of surrealist artist Leonora Carrington. Cost:
$10 per session (free for museum members),
includes admission to all exhibits.
Neighborhood Kids Art Exhibition showcasing
artwork created by 3rd and 4th Grade students
from Lamar and Aoy Elementary Schools, is on
view May 18-20, with reception 5:50 to 7:30
p.m. Thursday, May 18.
An Arts Beats Concert is 5:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 25, with students from Tocando, the El
Paso Symphonys afterschool program.
Registration is being taken for summer camps
and programs. Information: 212-3062 or elpa-
soartmuseum.org.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop 1445 Main Street in San Elizario.
Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday, and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday and by appointment. Information: 851-
0742 or 474-1800, or albertoescamilla.com.
Award-winning impressionist aAlberto
Escamilla will describe how history has been
captured through the visual arts by cave draw-
ings up to the present times through various art
forms, at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 14 as part of
National Preservation Month. He will show
some of his artwork, which captures the
Mexican Revolution, Zarzuelas, agriculture and
earlier times.
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Hal Marcus Gallery 1308 N. Oregon.
The gallery specializes in local and early El Paso
art. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday; noon to 7 p.m.
Thursday or by appointment.
Information: 533-9090 or halmarcus.com.
Showing through June 16: Early El Paso Art
Show featuring 69 artists, including the great-
est names of the past century such as Tom Lea,
Eugene Thurston, Manuel Acosta, William
Kolliker, Bill Rakocy and many more, as well as
living artists whose work spans several decades.
An ArTalk is 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 25.
Studio Tour is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 29-30.
International Museum of Art 1211
Montana. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: 543-
6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
Showing through May 6: El Dorado High
School presents Metamorphosis: Trash to
Treasure recycled art show as part of the Its
Your World community art project.
An Elevate Your Art Fundraiser is 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 7, with art demonstrations by
Judy Hampton, Candy Mayer and Rachel
Murphree, live entertainment including Alesia
Griswald of the Desert Diamonds, Six Guns
and Shady Ladies and Cowboy Poetry, recep-
tion and margaritas and silent auction.
Proceeds help raise money for the museum to
repair the elevator.
Jewelry Workshops El Paso Community
College hosts a Mothers Day jewelry work-
shop, taught by Monica Dockery, noon to 3
May 2017
p.m. Saturday, May 6, at its Valle Verde
Campus, 919 Hunter, to create floral themed
earrings with a handmade stand-up greeting
card that looks like a flower vase. Moms and
kid age 8-12 are welcome. Cost: $25 (includes
tools and supplies for project); space limited.
Information: 831-7737 or epcc.edu.
La Galeria de la Mison de Senec
The Ysleta Independent School Districts gallery
is at 8455 Alameda. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: 434-9703 or 434-9711.
The YISD Student Art Awards exhibition is
May 5-26. Opening reception and awards cer-
emony are 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 5.
Pastel Society of El Paso The societys
next meeting is 1 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at
the International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana. Program is a second half of the video
by nationally known pastelist Richard McKinley
on Bold Underpainting for Lively Pastel
Landscapes. The program is free and open to
the public. Information: 490-3978.
Rubin Center UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is off Dawson
Drive next to the Sun Bowl. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (open until 7
p.m. Thursday) and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Information: 747-6151, rubincenter.utep.edu or
on Facebook at RubinCenter.
Showing May 5-July 28 is the 2017 annual
juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition, with open-
ing reception 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 5.
Graphic Design Juror is Parisa Tashakori,
designer from Tehran, Iran; and Fine Arts Juror
is Steven Randall, 2016-2017 Artist in
Residence at the Border Arts Residency.
Showing through June 16:
Desconocida Unknown Ukjent in Atrium.
El Paso Scene
Cartography: Mapping Contemporary Art at
the Border.
most of his career as the art director at the El
Paso Natural Gas Company while painting in his
San Elizario Art District Several gal-
spare time. He left the company to fulfill his
dream of being a full-time artist, and soon was
leries and artist studios are located 1445 to
offered a position as the art director of Tony
1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on
Lama boots. After his retirement from there,
the Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
he dedicated his life to his painting. Many of the
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
canvases on exhibit at the show have never
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800
been shown before.
or 851-0093.
Opening reception is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Featured gallery artists include Albert
Thursday, May 11.
Escamilla, Robert Dozal, Rob Mack, Palmira
Lopez, Manuel Alvarado, Maria Branch, Bert Texas Tech University Film Series
Saldaa, Joanna Franco, Melissa Himes, M. The monthly film program presents Arne
Concepcion, Robert Lichlyter, Amado Pena Jr. Jacobsen: Architect and Designer at 2 p.m.
and Arturo Avalos. Saturday, May 13, at El Paso Museum of Art,
One Arts Festival Plaza. This years series, host-
Soldier Art Workshop Program El ed by the TTU College of Architecture, pres-
Paso Art Associations collaborative project
ents films on architecture and architects.
designed to address soldier and family anxiety
Admission is free; all audiences welcome.
and stress issues resulting from deployment.
Information: 212-3061 or
Artists volunteer their expertise to teach art to
elpasoartmuseum.org.
soldiers as they transition to normal military
and family life after deployment. Sponsors, vol-
unteers, and other interested artists to support Las Cruces/Mesilla
this important program for soldiers and their
families are welcome. Information: John Downtown Ramble The City of Las
Cruces hosts an evening of music and art 5 to 7
Robbins, 309-1891, Gary Crossland, 534-7377,
p.m. the first Friday of the month at art venues
ElPasoArtAssociation.com or
of in a seven-block stretch of Las Cruces
CrosslandArtGallery.com.
Downtown Mall. Information: (575) 647-0508.
Susan Eisen Fine Jewelry & Watches
Las Cruces Museum of Art 491 N.
5857 N. Mesa, Ste. 19. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to
Tuesday through Saturday. Information: 584-
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (until 8 p.m.
0022 or susaneisen.com.
Thursday), 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus 5
Showing May 11-Sept. 17: First in a series of
to 7 p.m. during the First Friday Ramble.
exhibitions and sales of artwork by El Paso
Closed Sunday and Monday. Information: (575)
artist Russell Waterhouse. The art represents
541-2137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
examples of landscapes showing the El Paso
sky, mountains, and colors of the desert so Showing May 5-July 15: The New
common around El Paso. Romantic: Visions of the 21st Century
Waterhouse was born in El Paso and spent
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 A
recent episode of the
Freakonomics podcast
involved two researchers
engaged in studying the two most
important aspects of behavior change:
How to achieve consistent change and
how to make it last.
One of the key lessons they found out
early is that consistent, long-term behav-
ior change is more about changing peo-
ple than behavior.
I would say that the Holy Grail of
enduring behavior changes is when you
change identity, psychology professor
Angela Duckworth said on the podcast.
When youre the sort of person who
buys cauliflower and sunflower seeds
and goes to the gym every day. In fact,
economists would call this complemen-
tarity across your decisions. That if you
do one, youre more likely to do the
other. And, in fact, the benefits of the
other are enhanced.
When we talk to our partners for
example, weight loss and talking to the
chief scientific officer of Weight
Watchers on this, he would say that if
you look at people who really lose
weight over the long term, there is a
change in the narrative. They think of
themselves as different people. And I
would say the same thing, as a former
classroom teacher. The kids who make it
out of poverty and are able to thrive are
ones for whom, these are not piecemeal
decisions. Should I do my homework
tonight or should I be on social media?
Im the sort of kid who does my home-
work no matter what.
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Science and the Christian faith can
completely agree on this point. Jesus
wasnt preaching a gospel of minor
behavior changes to make peoples lives
a little bit bit better. He preached a
gospel of radical change that would turn
peoples lives upside down. Jesus sought
to change people, not their behavior.
Remember when the Rich Young Ruler
came to Jesus and said, Hey Jesus, I
basically have my life together, but
maybe theres something more I should
be doing just to make sure I get past
those Pearly Gates?
And Jesus says, Sorry, if youre look-
ing for life hacks, youve come to the
wrong place. You need to reboot. Sell all
you have and follow me.
Remember Nicodemus, the Pharisee
who sneaks in to see Jesus at night just
to get some insight, one teacher to
another?
But Jesus tells him, You must be born
again.
Jesus wasnt selling lifestyle changes,
but offering a new identity.
Paul echoes this point in II Cor. 5:17:
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the
new creation has come: The old has
gone, the new is here!
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Landscape. Ceramic and installation artist
Sharbani Das Gupta and painter Scott Greene
examine the impact of industrial activity on cli-
mate and the environment.
An Artists Talk with Das Gupta and Greene is
2 p.m. Saturday, May 6.
Das Gupta will lead participants age 12 and
older through her creative process, discussing
new techniques in her art form 2 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 20.
The informal interdisciplinary based
Artrageous workshops are 10 a.m. to noon
Saturdays in the atrium between the Museum
of Art and Museum of Nature and Science.
May 6: Bows and Bowtie
May 13: Animal Masks and Puppets
May 20: Prints and Tracks
May 27: Animal Tales
Reading Art Book Club meets at 2:30 p.m.
the second Wednesday of every month. The
May 10 book is Eye of the Beholder:
Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhook
and the Reinvention of Seeing by Laura
Snyder. Meetings are free and open to the pub-
lic.
Art Tales reading and hands-on art experi-
ences for kids are 10 to 11 a.m. the second
Tuesday of the month. The May 9 book is
Andy Warhols Colors by Susan Goldman
Rubin, with a squishy art craft.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across
from the Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. The gallery features more than
30 artists in various media. New works dis-
played every three months. Information: (575)
522-2933 or mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
Showing May 2-31 are Mays featured artists
Patricia Black (gourd designer and watercol-
orist), and Patricia Burnett (acrylic artist).
Receptions are 1 to 4 p.m. the first Saturday
of each month.
Renaissance ArtsFaire submissions
Doa Ana Arts Council is taking artists submis-
sions through July 31 for the 46th annual juried
Renaissance ArtsFaire Nov 4-5. Information:
(575) 523-6403 or DAarts.org.
Interested artists and organizations may apply
by visiting Zapplication.org; select Renaissance
ArtsFaire 2017 from the Participating Events
dropdown menu.
Rio Grande Theatre 211 Downtown
Mall in Las Cruces. Gallery in lobby. Opening
reception is 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 5, for the Las
Cruces Arts Associations exhibit Patterns of
Spring, offering both abstract and realistic rep-
resentations of spring. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday. Information:
(575) 523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
Rokoko Art Gallery 1785 Avenida de
Mercado in Mesilla. Hours are noon to 5 p.m.
Saturdays. Showing May 20-July 15:
Southwest Land & Sky Scapes, exhibit by
local photographer Wayne Suggs. Opening
reception is 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday May 20.
Information: (575) 522-5553 or rokokoart.com.
Also
Art Hop MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (May 13)
in the downtown gallery district. Information
torcmainstreet.org.
Cloudcroft Summer Art Workshops
Cloudcroft Art Workshops hosts its annual fine
art workshops at the Old Red School House
(Public Library), 90 Swallow Place in
Cloudcroft, N.M. Five-day workshops are
offered 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays June 5-Aug 18. Cost per workshop
varies ($400-$590).Information: Linda Shiplett,
(915) 490-5071, cawregistrar@gmail.com,
CloudcroftArt.com or on Facebook.
Deming Arts Center The Deming Arts
Councils gallery and gift shop is at 100 Gold
Street in Deming, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; open until 6
p.m. Thursdays. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 546-3663, demingarts.org or Facebook.
Showing May 2-30: Luna County Fine Arts,
and Fine Arts & Crafts Show, with local artists
and crafters, including, painting, sculpture, fiber
arts, jewelry and more. Artist reception is 1 to
3 p.m. Sunday, May 7.
MRAC Gallery The Mimbres Region Arts
Council Gallery is in the Wells Fargo Bank
Building, 1201 Pope (at 12th) in Silver City.
Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Showing in May and June is a solo watercolor
show by Silver City artist Debbie Guerra.
Reception is 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 5.
Information: (575) 538-2505, mimbresarts.org.
Pinos Altos Church Gallery - The historic
gallery in Hearst Church in Pinos Altos, N.M. is
open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday,
Sunday and holidays. Information: (575) 538-
8216 or gcag.org.
Rio Bravo Fine Art 110 Broadway in
Truth or Consequences, N.M. Open noon to 5
p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Information:
(575) 894-0572 or riobravofineartgallery.com.
Gallery art talks hosted by the Sierra County
Arts Council are 1 p.m. the last Sunday of the
month. The April 30 talk features Jeff Barbour.
Admission: $10 ($5 members).
May 2017
 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; by Fort Bayard tours Fort Bayard Historic
appointment only Saturday. Admission is free. Preservation Society hosts walking tours of the
Information: 568-4518 or 588-8482 or on historic fort 9:30 a.m. every Saturday through
Facebook at Old Fort Bliss. October at Fort Bayard National Historic
The Old Fort Bliss Wagon Trails Market runs Landmark, six miles east of Silver City, N.M.
San Elizario Genealogy and Historical Sunland Park Dr. Program is A Westering 4 to 6 p.m. Fridays through August, with shop- Meet House 26 at 9:15 a.m. Tour takes about
Society Conference and Dinner The Family from Philadelphia, Pa. to Los Angeles, ping and eating opportunities. 90 minutes; wear walking shoes, sun screen
26th annual event, April 1598, Birth of the Ca. by Jo Tice Bloom. Cost: $20. Visitors wel- Just Because free family day open to DoD and a hat; water recommended. Admission is
American Southwest, is Friday through come, but RSVP needed by May 15: 759-9538. ID cardholders and their guests is noon to 4 free, but donations appreciated. Information,
Sunday, April 28-30, at the Adobe Horseshoe p.m. Saturday, May 13.
Theatre, 1500 Main, in the San Elizario District.
Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society group tours: (575) 388-4477, (575) 574-8779,
Conference dinner is 7 p.m. Friday, and lunch-
and Haunted History The nonprofit Chamizal National Memorial 800 S. or (575) 388-4862.
organization offers a variety of ghost tours.
eon is 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Information: 851- San Marcial. The National Park Service oper- History Notes Lecture Series The
Age 13 and older welcome, unless otherwise ates the memorial on land once claimed by
0093, 851-1682, or monthly program is 1 p.m. the second
listed. All children must be accompanied by an Mexico as part of a decades-long dispute over
sanelizariohistoricdisttric.org. Thursday of each month at the Branigan
adult age 21 or older. Information, reserva- the international boundary. The visitor center
In conjunction with the conference is the inau- Cultural Center, 501 N. Main, north end of the
tions: 274-9531 or help@ghosts915.com. has an exhibit on the history of the Chamizal
gural Rio Grande Festival of art, culture, history Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. The May 11
and heritage, with reenactment of Oates his- Daughters of the Republic of Texas dispute, including a video presentation. Park talk is Parafalitos with Susana Parra.
torical arrival, a three-day history conference, The Rio Grande Chapter meets at 11 a.m. grounds and picnic area open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2154
guided tours, old west shootouts, heritage Friday, May 12, at the Greenery in Sunland daily for both foot traffic and vehicles; visitors or las-cruces.org/museums.
booths, arts and crafts, live entertainment, food Park Mall, with a Memorial Service and center hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays
through Saturday. Admission is free. El Paso History Radio Show The
and more. Installation of Officers. Visitors welcome.
Information: 532-7273 or on Facebook at show runs 10:05 a.m. to noon Saturdays on
Information, cost: 760-5775.
Preserving Identities The exhibit on ChamizalNationalMemorial. KTSM AM 690 (and streamed at
how to digitally record and preserve cultural Old Fort Bliss Building 5054, corner of Tales, Tails and Tots stories visits with park KTSMRadio.com), hosted by Jackson Polk and
heritage sites runs through June 16 in the Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The mascot Chami are 11 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 3- historian Sargent. Information: EPHistory.com.
UTEP Library during regular hours. Admission Old West days of the Soldiers of the Pass are 6 the fourth Saturday of each month. or 833-8700.
is free. Information: 747-5835 relived through replicas of the original adobe
fort buildings and military artifacts of the
Fort Bayard Film Series In celebration
Magoffinsville Post, 1854 to 1868. Hours are 9
of May as Historic Preservation Month, Fort
Bayard hosts the film series Concerning the
Deadly Foe: Medicine vs. the Epidemics of the
Early 20th Century, at 7 p.m. Thursdays in
May at the Santa Clara National Guard Armory,
Hwy 180 East. Admission is free; donations
welcome. Information: (575) 956-3294, (575)
574-8779 or (970) 222-2433.
May 4: Walter Reeds fight against Yellow
Fever
May 11: The struggle to control Polio
May 18: The Forgotten Plague: Tuberculosis
May 25: The Influenza of 1918.
Dr. John Bell will address how tuberculosis
and the influenza of 1918 affected southwest-
ern New Mexico and how it was treated, espe-
cially at Fort Bayard, May 18 and 25.
El Paso Archaeological Society The
societys monthly meeting is 2 p.m. Saturday,
May 20, at El Paso Museum of Archaeology,
4301 Transmountain. Dr. Robert L. Gunn,
English professor at UTEP, presents the lecture
Bartletts Literary Borderlands: Ethnology. The
U.S.-Mexico War and the U.S Boundary
Survey, based on his 2015 book as part of the
series America and the Long 19th Century.
Admission is free; the public is invited. Seating
is limited. Information: 449-9075 or epas.com.
Harvey Girls of El Paso The Harvey
Girls meet 2 to 4 p.m. the Monday, May 8, at
Union Depot, 700 San Francisco. The program
is Timeline of Fred Harvey Legacy with Pres
Dehrkoop. Admission is free. Information: 591-
2326 or harveygirlselpaso.weebly.com.
Southwest Chapter of Railway &
Locomotive Historical Society The
society meets 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 10,
at St. Timothys Lutheran Church, 11050
Montwood. This months program is
Transporting the Military on the Railways, by
Steven Heetland. Cost: $10 for program and
dinner. Information: 540-9660.
El Paso Genealogical Society The
society meets 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at All
Saints Episcopal Church, 3500 McRae. Program
is Immigration, Citizenship and Ports of Entry
with Sharon Davis. Visitors welcome.
Information: 591-2326.
El Paso Corral of the Westerners
The monthly dinner program is 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday, May 19, at Country Inn and Suites, 900

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All phone numbers listed are in Juarz.
Centro de Convenciones Las Anitas
Waterfill zone. Information: 6821486 or
6820693. Tickets at donboleton.com.
Virlan Garca, with Jovanny Cadena, performs
at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 13. Tickets: 165-660
pesos.
Los Hijos de Barron, with guests Plan de
Vuelo, perform at 8 p.m. Friday, May 19.
Tickets: 275-1,320 pesos.
Plaza De La Mexicanidad
(Monumental X Explanade)
Boulevard 4 Siglos and Plutarco Elias Calles.
Color Fest Glow begins at 2 p.m. Saturday,
May 27. Entry: 220 and 330 pesos(donbole-
ton.com).
Magno Discotheque Montes de Oca
339, Zona Pronaf. Information: 656 551 9458.
Advance tickets at donboleton.com.
Jaime Varela presents his En Memoria a un
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Divo show at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 6.
Opening act is Lizbeth Perea. 495-715 pesos.
Platanito Show, an adult comedy clown show
starring Sergio Verduzco, is at 9 p.m. Saturday,
May 13. Tickets: 220-660 pesos.
La Semesienta, a comic childrens story Matices Cultural Amigos de la
for adults starring La Wander Lover, Dorismar
and Ale La Jarocha with 9 others, is at 8 and
10:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25. Tickets: 220-
660 pesos.
Centro Cultural Paso del Norte - Av.
Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the
Red Cross. Information: 1730300 (Facebook:
CCPasodelNorte). Advance show tickets at
donboleton.com.
Gustavo Munguia performs his comedy show
at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 4. 165-495 pesos.
La Rondalla with Marco Antonio Aguirre per-
form in Festeja a Mam at 7 and 9 p.m.
Friday, May 5. Tickets: 160-330 pesos.
Mon Laferte performs at 7 p.m. Sunday, May
7. Call for tickets.
Se renta un hombre, a comedy by Mauricio
Pichardo starring Gabriela Goldsmith with four
others is at 7 and 9 p.m. Monday, May 15.
Tickets: 275-715 pesos.
El Hombre de la Mancha is at 7 and 9:30
p.m. Tuesday, May 16. 450-1,450 pesos.
Pop singer and songwriter Samo performs at
8 p.m. Saturday, May 20. 400-880 pesos.
Concierto321 The 2nd annual benefit
performance for FEMAP School of Nursing in
Juarez is 6 p.m. Saturday, May 6, on the
schools rooftop garden, General Rivas Guilln
653, featuring El Paso/Juarez Latin Grammy-
nominated band the Chamanas, with opener
Carla Riojaz, 8 to 10 p.m. Cocktails and per-
National Poetry Month reading
BorderSenses presents the Barbed Wire Open
Mic Series at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at
Rock House Cafe and Gallery, 400 W.
Overland, featuring poets from Tumblewords.
Open mic will follow. Information: 328-5484 or
on Facebook at Tumblewords.
Words Have No Borders The gather-
ing of writers is 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 1, at
Casa Camino Real, 314 S. Tornillo, Las Cruces,
to rally literary voices to share stories of the
Borderland. Bring an international dish to share
and a story. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 523-3988, comezon09@comcast.net or
writersresist.org/activists.
Spring Book Sale Friends of the
Esperanza A. Moreno Branch Library, 12480
Pebble Hills, host a book sale 11 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Saturday, May 6. Information: 921-7001.
The Silent Chaos Book Tour Rex
Owen Waide will read from his book Dream
of Chaos in Silence, 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May
6, at Joe, Vinny & Bronsons Bohemian Cafe,
824 N. Piedras. Books for sale for $10.
Information: 820-9071 or bleakinkpress.com.
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.
Information: 328-5484 (Donna Snyder). tum-
blewordsproject@yahoo.com or on Facebook.
formance by Aaron Goldfarb are 6 to 8 p.m.
Tickets: $200 (includes hors doeuvres and
open bar); available at progress321.org.
Information: 400-7616 (in El Paso) or
info@progress321.org.
Proceeds go towards scholarships and
FEMAPs Micro-Finance Program.
Attendees will be able to park in El Paso and
walk over the Santa Fe Bridge. Valet parking
available for those driving to the venue.
Fundacion Mascareass Matices Culturales per-
formance serie conncludes with Grupo Yuka at
8 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Centro Cultural
Paso del Norte in Juarez. Tickets: $450 pesos.
Information: 612-3175, fmascarenas.org or on
Facebook at MaticesCulturales.
Little Jesus The band performs at 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 11, at Silver Fox Sky, Av.
Tecnologco 428, Partido Doblado. Tickets:
250 and 450 pesos (donboleton.com).
Estadio Jaime Canales Lira Av. Vicente
Guerrero at Americas. Advance tickets at don-
boleton.com.
Los Huracanes del Norte with Labernito per-
form at 7 p.m. Friday, May 12. Tickets: 220-
770 pesos.
Los Recoditos perform at 8 p.m. Saturday,
May 20. Tickets: 165-1,000 pesos.
Evolution Discoteque Paseo de la
Victoria 4545. Information: 269 8659. La Zenda
Nortea cabagata show is at 9 p.m. Friday,
May 12. Tickets: 165-770 pesos
(donboleton.com).
Juaritoz Caf y Horneria Fray
Estebanico, #6593, Col, San Lorenzo. Luiki
Wiki headlines a standup comedy show with
guests Jos Jaritoz, Robert Sandoval and host
Santo at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 27.
Admission: 100 pesos (donboleton.com).
Murder She Read The Eastside chapter
of the book discussion group supporting
women mystery writers meets 7 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 2, to discuss Left to Die by
Lisa Jackson at Rio Norte Retirement Center
Activity Room, 1941 Saul Kleinfeld. Admission
is free. Information: 629-7063 or
labodda9@aol.com.
LGBT book group The bimonthly book
group meets on odd-numbered month.
Includes potluck supper. Call for location.
Information: 566-5549, 861-2909 or 471-9396
or on Facebook at ElPasoGLBTBookGroup.
The meeting is 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 15, to
discuss All the Light We Cannot See, by
Anthony Doerr.
Explore Space: A Cosmic Journey
The national traveling exhibition that investi-
gates the world of space, science and astrono-
my runs through May 20, at Irving Schwartz
Library, 1865 Dean Martin. Information: 212-
7001 or elpasolibrary.org.
Books Are Gems 7744 North Loop Ste
B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit
organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Books are sold for $1-$2, and children
who come to the store may receive five free
used books. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and 9 a.m. to
12 p.m. Saturday. Information: 845-5437 or
booksaregems.org.
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Be Our Guest Sun City Musical
Theatre, 3733 Shell Street Suite C, hosts a din-
ner fundraiser Saturday, April 29, with an
optional Beauty and The Beast theme dinner
and a performance of show-stopping numbers
from musical theatre. Dinner served at 6 p.m.;
show begins at 7:30 p.m. Dinner and show
tickets (advance only): $25. Show only tickets:
$15 ($12 military, students and seniors; $10 age
12 and younger); available at the door.
Songs will include numbers from Wicked,
My Fair Lady, Les Miserables, Sunset
Boulevard and more. Proceeds help raise
funds for the costs of the upcoming produc-
tions Seussical the Musical and Into the
Woods. All donations are tax deductible
Led by Artistic Director Courtney Curtis, Sun
City Musical Theatre is dedicated to the
preservation, development and advancement of
musical theatre in El Paso.
Damn Yankees Alamogordo Music
Theatres presents the musical comedy at 7
p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 28-29, at the
Flickinger Center, 1110 N. New York in
Alamogordo. Directed by Keith Dodson.
Tickets: $10; available at flickingercenter.com.
Information: amt88310@gmail.com or alam-
ogordomusictheatre.org.
Anything Goes UTEP Dinner Theatre
in the UTEP Student Union presents the Cole
Porter musical through May 7. Show time is 7
p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; non-dinner
matinees are Sunday 2:30 p.m. April 30 and
May 7. Tickets: $31.50 to $41.50 Wednesday,
Thursday and Sunday discount dinner perform-
ances; $34.50 to $46.50 (Friday and Saturday
dinner performances), and $17.50 to $27.50
no-dinner matinee performances. Information:
747-6060 or utep.edu/udt.
When the S.S. American heads out to sea, eti-
quette and convention get tossed out the port-
holes as two unlikely pairs set of on the course
of true love... proving that sometimes destiny
needs a little help from a crew of singing
sailors, and exotic disguise and some good old
fashioned blackmail. Features classes like I Get
A Kick Out of You, Youre The Top, and of
course Anything Goes.
Medea The UTEP Department of
Theater & Dance closes its season with
Euripides classic April 28-May 7, at UTEPs
Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre. Directed
by Jay Stratton. Show time is 7:30 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $14 ($11 faculty/staff, seniors, military,
groups of 10 or more, alumni and non-UTEP
students, $9 for UTEP students. Information:
747-5118, theatredance.utep.edu or on
Facebook.
When Medea met Jason on the Isle of Colchis,
she knew there was nothing she would not do
to win the heros love. To be at his side, she
fled her home and left her people behind, took
up residence in a foreign city and tolerated it
when she was called barbarian. When Jason
breaks faith and turns his attention to a beauti-
ful young princess, Media exacts a vengeance of
unthinkable brutality.
Urinetown American Southwest Theatre
Company closes its season with the hilarious
musical by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
April 28-May 7, at NMSUs Center for the
Arts. Directed by Wil Kilroy with musical direc-
May 2017
tion by Megan McQueen. Performances are
7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $5-$18. Information: (575)
646-4515 or nmsutheatre.com.
Winner of three Tony Awards, Urine town is
a hilarious musical satire of bureaucracy and
musical theatre itself! A 20-year drought has led
to a government-enforced ban on private toi-
lets; people must pay to use corporate-run
facilities. But when a hero decides hes had
enough, he must lead the people into a revolu-
tion for freedom.
No Strings Theatre auditions No
Strings Theatre is hosting auditions for the
comedy by Sam Bobrick, Baggage at 7 p.m.
Sunday and Monday, April 30-May 1, directed
by Nikka Ziemer, the cast consists of two
women in their thirties and two men in their
late 30s and 40s. at Black Box Theatre, 430 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Information:
nogate@gmail.com.
Auditions will be cold readings from the play.
A copy of the script will be on reserve at the
Research Help Desk at Branigan Library.
Cinco de Improv Show Jesters League
of America, hosts a Cinco de Mayor perform-
ance 8 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Glasbox,
210 Poplar. Doors open at 7 p.m. Mature con-
tent. Admission: $5 in advance; $6 at the door.
Information: 261-4060,
elpasoimprovleague@gmail.com or on
Facebook.
The Jesters League of America is a group of
improv comedians who perform live, unscript-
ed comedy throughout El Paso.
You Cant Take it With You Las
Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main in
the Las Cruces Downtown Mall, presents play
by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman May 5-
21. Directed by larrychandler. Performances
are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays. Tickets: $12 ($11 student, senior, mil-
itary, $9 children under 6; $10 per person for
groups of 10 or more; $5 student rush tickets
offered 15 before show time. Information:
(575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not
long before we realize that if they are mad, the
rest of the world is madder. In contrast to
these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys.
Tony, the attractive young son of the Kirbys,
falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his
parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the
wrong evening.
Mulan, Jr. Kids-N-Co. closes its season
with a musical based on Mulan May 12-28 at
First Presbyterian Church, 1340 Murchison.
Directed by Skyler Carreon. Performances are
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 2:30 p.m.
Sundays. Tickets: $7 ($5 children, students,
senior citizens, military), available at the door.
Information: 274-8797 or on Facebook at El
Paso Kids-n-Co.
No Sex Please, Were British El
Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, closes its sea-
son with the farce by Alistair Foot and Anthony
Marriot May 12-June 4. Showtimes are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets:
$11 ($9 seniors; $8 students and military).
Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
Seagulls in a Cherry Tree No Strings
Theatre Company presents a zany new comedy
El Paso Scene
William Missouri Downs, May 12-28, at Black suncitymusicaltheatre.com or on Facebook.
Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, in Las The production will be a joint collaboration
Cruces. Directed by Ceil Herman. with UTEP, and includes a full volunteer
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays orchestra. Performance dates are July 14-30.
at 8 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Sundays May 21 and 28;
Banging the Bell: A Texas Comedy in
and at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25. Tickets: $15
Two Acts The original play by El Paso
($12 students and seniors over 65; $10 all seats
playwright Ted Karber Jr. concludes the season
Thursday. Reservations: (575) 523-1223 or no-
for the El Paso Community Foundations Jewel
strings.org.
Box Series 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m.
The comedy follows the adventures of Boris
Sunday, May 20-21, at the Philanthropy
and Stan, two Hollywood screenwriters who
Theatre (next to the Plaza Theatre). Tickets:
have been hired by Disney to adapt Chekhovs
$16 (Ticketmaster). Information: 533-4020 or
The Cherry Orchard into a new movie for
epcf.org.
Mel Gibson.
The play will also be presented at 8 p.m.
Seussical the Musical Sun City Musical Fridays and Saturdays, at 2:30 p.m. Sundays,
Theatre, 3733 Shell Suite C, presents the zany May 26-June 4, at El Paso Community College
musical adventure based on the works of Dr. Transmountain Forum Theatre.
Seuss, May 12-28, co-conceived by Lynn Banging the Bell, which premiered at the
Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle. Eclipse Theatre in Columbus, Ohio in 2016, is
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2:30 and 7:30
p.m. Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: Please see Page 34
$15 ($12 military; $10 students with valid
school ID and children under 12). Information:
suncitymusicaltheatre.com or on Facebook.
Seussical the Musical is a twist on Dr.
Seusss tales and follows Horton the Elephant
and his quest to keep the Whos on Who-Ville
safe and sound on the clover he has found.
Narrated by Jojo, and the Cat in the Hat,
and includes a cast ranging from age 5 to 28.
Artistic Director is Courtney Curtis.
The Mysterious Case of the Missing
Ring Community of Faith Christian School
presents the fast-paced madcap mystery at 7
p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. The family-
friendly comedy is full of quirky characters and
wild antics. Admission: $5. Information: 584-
2561.
Into The Woods auditions Sun City
Musical Theatre, 3733 Shell Suite C, hosts audi-
tions for performers age 12 and older at 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 14 for its summer production. All
roles open. Performers under age 18 must have
a parent or guardian signature on the audition
form. Information, requirements: 637-1618,
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an adult comedy about a group of women who
plan to be the belles of the ball at the annual
cotillion. But infidelity, a corpulent corpse and a
dim-witted deputy could get in their way.
The Ballad of Roobie Rookie The
Border Theater presentation is 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 20, at Glasbox, 201 Poplar.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Information: 412-
5283 or bordertheatre.org.
Cloudcroft melodramas Cloudcroft
Light Opera Companys live open air melodra-
ma performances of Blazing Gun at Roaring
Playwright to attend
A
Seagulls opening
udiences at Las Cruces Black
Box Theatre will get a chance to
see an unpublished script by a
very familiar author this month with
Seagulls in a Cherry Tree.
No Strings Theatre has produced two
other plays by playwright William
Missouri Downs, Cockeyed, and
Mad Gravity.
Cockeyed we were fortunate to see
in St. Louis after it won a new play
competition, director Ceil Herman
said. The playwright came to see the
final performance of Mad Gravity, and
we have been in contact with him. We
find his plays very entertaining and
smart. We dont care for comedies that
are just fluffy, and Mr. Downs plays are
very funny, but in a good way.
The feeling must be mutual because
Downs plans to be at opening night
May 12 to participate in a champagne
reception and talkback after the show.
The show has a quirky premise.
Seagulls in a Cherry Tree is about
two screenwriters who are trying to
adapt The Cherry Orchard into a
screenplay for a film starring Mel
Gibson, Herman said. They are at an
artists colony in Moscow, Idaho, to
escape from the noise and distractions
of Hollywood. This whole premise is
pretty far-fetched, of course, but in the
process of trying and failing to accom-
plish this task, romances bubble up,
flourish, and in some cases fade. The
structure and writing is a takeoff on
many Chekhov plays in which the char-
acters philosophize about their exis-
tence, while being bored. However,
there is plenty of action, including
strange accidents and fondue pots
exploding, to liven up their days.
Everyone in the show has worked at
the Black Box previously.
The returning five actors that I have
worked with include Eric Brekke, Jamie
Bronstein and Elli Hernandez, who all
starred in The Real Thing, which I
directed last June, and Heather Castillo,
who was last seen in Rabbit Hole,
which I also directed, Herman said.
From the cast of Decembers A New
Brain, directed by Nora Medina, we
have David Arias and Joseluis
Solorzano. Monte Wright has been seen
at the Black Box Theatre most recently
in The Explorers Club.
Herman is grateful for her experienced
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Gulch arer at 7:30 p.m. Friday through
Sunday, May 26-28 and June 2-3, at Zenith
Parks pavilion on Burro Ave. Admission is free,
but seating is limited. Information: (575) 682-
2733 or cloudcroftlightopera.com.
Little Shop of Horrors Coronado
High Schools Drama Club presents Howard
Ashmans beloved sci-fi comedy musical at 7:30
p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 2:30 and 7:30
p.m. Saturday, May 18-20, at the schools Lee
Ross Capshaw Auditorium, 100 Champions
Place. Admission: $7 in advance; $10 at the
door. Information: 474-2952.
Set on the backdrop of the 1960s on Skid
Row, this classic follows nerdy Seymour
Krelborne as he raises a man-eating plant.
actors because of the challenges of put-
ting on an as-yet unpublished script.
Mr. Downs has given us permission
to make changes as needed. Since I am
usually a script Nazi and refuse to
make any changes, its difficult to have
that permission, Herman said, adding,
at the time of this interview, We are
only past our first week of rehearsals
right now, but I am finding it easier to
do so.
The process, she said, has been exhila-
rating.
The joy for me is always working
with wonderful actors who are instinc-
tive and fun. They have terrific ideas
and we try them in rehearsals. We make
new discoveries every day. Its going to
be a super show.
With all the laughs involved in the
comedy, she hopes those who come see
the show get the messages the author
wants to convey.
Id like the audience to think a bit
about their own lives, the directions and
crossroads we all face, and what is hap-
piness, anyway.
***
Playwright Downs returns again to
open the No Strings Theatre Companys
2017-18 season with Headset, also
directed by Herman, Aug. 18-Sept. 1.
The rest of the season is sprinkled with
some great classics and challenging new
shows, all pending securing perform-
ance rights: Little Shop of Horrors,
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Middletown Waitless and The
Rivals. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Carol Viescas is a veteran of
community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
No Strings Theatre Company presents
Seagulls in a Cherry Tree May 12-28,
at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main,
Las Cruces. Reservations: (575) 523-
1223. Information: no-strings.org.
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Flickinger Films Flickinger Center for
Performing Arts, 1110 New York, Alamogordo,
hosts movies presented by Flickinger Film
League. Admission: $5. Information: (575) 437-
2202 or flickingercenter.com.
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3: Night at the
Cinema Michael Clayton
1 p.m. Saturday, May 6: Cosplay Movie Fun
Ironman. Admission free for those in cosplay.
6:30 p.m. Monday, May 22: Flickinger Film
League Godfather Part II. Members only.
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24: Cowboy
Cinema 3:10 to Yuma
6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25: Throwback
Thursday American Flyers
6:30 p.m. Friday, May 26: Friday Night Flix:
Top Gun
1 p.m. Sunday, May 28: Kung Fu Theater
Enter the Dragon
Free Kid Showing of The Muppet Movie is
11 a.m. Wednesday, May 31.
CineMarfa Festival CineMarfas 7th
annual film fest is May 4-7 at the Crowley
Theater in Marfa, emphasizing the intersection
between film and fine art. This years line-up
looks upon the current wild moment in politics,
as well as addressing the ways in which artists
engage activism, with programs of films by
Cauleen Smith, Vic Berger and others, including
historical Super-8 film work by Ana Mendieta.
All screenings and events are free, but RSVP
required to reserve a seat. Information: (432)
295-0752 Full schedule to be announced at cin-
emarfa.org or on Facebook.
Film Salon The Film Salon, now at Alamo
Drafthouse Cinema, 250 E. Montecillo, cele-
brates its 15th Anniversary with special screen-
ings at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6. Details to be
announced. Tickets: $3; available at draft-
house.com. Information: filmsalon.org.
Jays Pix Presents at the International
Museum Film historian Jay Duncan and the
Sunset Film Society host film presentations at 2
p.m. Saturdays at International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana. Presentations include commen-
tary, anecdotes and facts behind the films.
Mays films take a look at mothers in celebra-
tion of Mothers Day. Admission is free; dona-
tions and museum membership appreciated.
Popcorn, beverages, candy and snacks available
for purchase. Information: 543-6747 (museum),
internationalmuseumofart.net.
May 6: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) A comedy-
drama about a free spirit who cant bear to be
separated from his three kids after his wife
divorces him, so he disguises himself as a
dowdy British housekeeper.
May 13: Mother (1996). A successful
writer is a twice-divorced man who decides to
move in with his mom to figure out the root of
his problems with women. This was the first
film performance in 30 years for El Paso-born
Debbie Reynolds, who died in December.
May 20: Stepmom (1998). A woman
objects to her ex-girlfriends involvement in her
childrens lives after going through a divorce in
New York City.
May 27: Mamma Mia! (2008). Based on
the internationally successful stage show featur-
ing songs of the Swedish pop group ABBA. A
woman raised by her mother on a Greek island
is about to be married, so she sends wedding
invitations to the three men who might be her
father.
May 2017
takes up the task of finding out the truth, Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Sylvester Stallone.
resulting in a life-altering friendship. Directed by James Gunn.
May 12-18: Un Padre No Tan Padre. The Lovers (A24) Jessica Sula, Tracy Letts,
When Don Servando Villegas gets expelled Debra Winger. Directed by Azazel Jacobs.
from his retirement home, his younger son 3 Generations (Weinstein) Naomi Watts,
takes him in. Servando is about to find out the Tate Donovan, Susan Sarandon. Directed by
truth about his son and his way of living. Gaby Dellal.
EPCC Tejano Film Festival EPCC May 19-25: Growing Up Smith. May 12:
Mass Communications Departments 7th annual In 1979, an Indian family moves to America King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (Warner
film festival is 6 to 9 p.m. p.m. Tuesday, May 9, with hopes of living the American Dream. Bros.) Annabelle Wallis, Charlie Hunnam,
at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 250 Monticello. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head- Hermione Corfield; Directed by Guy Ritchie.
Admission is free, but seating is limited. over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to Lowriders (BH Tilt) Melissa Benoist, Theo
Information: 831-2844 or ecarriz1@epcc.edu. become a good old boy propels him further Rossi, Eva Longoria. Directed by Ricardo de
away from his familys ideals than ever before. Montreuil.
Jays Pix Presents Film historian Jay
Duncan and the Sunset Film Society presents Thursday, May 25, screening at 1:30 p.m.; no Paris Can Wait (Sony Classics) Alec
evening show. Baldwin, Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard; Directed
the 1948 film I Remember Mama, directed by
4 p.m. Saturday, May 20: Vincent Van by Eleanor Coppola.
George Stevens at noon Sunday, May 21, at
Gogh: A New Way of Seeing. The life of Snatched (20th Century-Fox) Amy
Ardovinos Desert Crossings gallery, One
Vincent Van Gogh, as presented through the Schumer, Christopher Meloni, Goldie Hawn.
Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park. Admission is
collection of the Van Gogh Museum. Directed by Jonathan Levine.
free; reservations strongly recommended;
May 26-June 1: The Womens Balcony. The Wall (Roadside) Aaron Taylor-
RVSP via ardovinos.com.
The women in an Orthodox Jewish community Johnson, John Cena, Spencer Thomas. Directed
The beautifully realized filming of John Van
in Jerusalem are appalled when their synagogue by Doug Liman.
Drutens play based on Kathryn Forbes mem-
gets a strict new rabbi who preaches rigid gen- The Wedding Plan (Roadside) Dafi
oirs is about growing up with her Norwegian-
der roles. The ladies soon decide to fight back. Alferon, Oded Leopold, Noa Kooler. Directed
immigrant family in turn-of-the 20th century
No matinee Saturday, May 27. by Rama Burshtein.
San Francisco, starring Irene Dunne, Philip
Dorn and Barbara Bel Geddes. Nominated for
five Academy Awards.
New Mexico Museum of Space Please see Page 36
History 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
museums Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater
Pax Christi Film Series The series
presents the documentary Children of Syria, tickets are $7 ($6 for seniors and military; $5
ages 4-12). Planetarium show is $5 ($4 seniors,
at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at St. Joseph School
military and children. Ages 3 and under free.
auditorium, 1315 Travis. Children of Syria
Museum/IMAX combo tickets available.
tells the story of four children from families
Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575) 437-
who have survived war-torn Aleppo and are
2840, nmspacemuseum.org or on Facebook.
trying to start a new life in Germany.
Now showing:
Discussion will follow. Admission is free, dona-
National Parks Adventures at 11:05 a.m.,
tions accepted. Information: 740-3962.
1:10 and 4:05 p.m.
Thirty Seconds to Midnight Stars: The Powerhouses of the Universe at
Filmmaker Regis Tremblay will be in El Paso to 12:15 and 2:20 p.m.
discuss his documentary at two free screenings. Live Digital Planetarium Show: Night Sky
The film focuses on three threats to life on the Star Show with Museum Educator is at 11:40
planet: nuclear technology, nuclear armageddon a.m. and 2:55 p.m.
and climate change. On the Giant Screen: Journey to Space at
Border Peace Presence hosts a screening and 10:45 a.m., 12:50 and 4:10 p.m.
discussion of 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, May 26, at El
Jays Film Forecast Film historian Jay
Paso Public Library Main Branch Auditorium,
Duncan prepared this list of top monthly
501 N. Oregon. Information: 472-7909.
Pax Christi El Paso hosts a screening 5:30 to Coming Attractions for movie fans, listed by
7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at Columban studio and release date (subject to change):
Mission Center, 816 Magoffin, with a discussion May 5:
by Tremblay. Information: 740-3962. The Dinner (Orchard) Richard Gere,
Laura Linney, Steve Coogan. Directed by Oren
Plaza Classic Film Festival submissions Moverman.
The 10th annual classic movie festival local Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Disney)
filmmakers to submit works for its Local
Flavor series through June 9 for the festival
Aug. 3-13. There is no fee to enter. Guidelines
and submission forms are available at plazaclas-
sic.com/localflavor. Information: 533-4020
local@plazaclassic.com.
Fountain Theatre 2469 Calle de
Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the plaza in
Mesilla. The historic theater, operated by the
Mesilla Valley Film Society, features films at
7:30 p.m. nightly, plus 1:30 p.m. Saturday and
2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7 ($6 seniors,
military and students with ID; $5 children and
society members); $5 on Wednesday.
Information, schedule: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org.
April 28-May 4: The Heart Outright.
Local film. Stephen Ryder swore hed never
return home after a tragic ordeal. But when his
mother dies, he is forced to confront his past.
Starring Brad Makarowski, Jessica Medoff,
Joshua Rowan, Mark Medoff and Corinne Fox.
No Saturday matinee.
May 5-11: The Last Word. Harriet is a
retired businesswoman who tries to control
everything around her. When she decides to
write her own obituary, a young journalist
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Contd from Page 35
May 19:
Alien: Covenant (20th Century-Fox)
Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender,
Noomi Rapace. Directed by Ridley Scott. The
franchise from 1979 continues.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (20th
Century-Fox) Charlie Wright, Alicia
Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott; Directed by
David Bowers. Third film in the series begun in
2010.
Everything, Everything (MGM) Amandla
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DVD/Blu-ray Releases
May 2:
The Salesman. PG-13
I Am Not Your Negro. PG-13
The Comedian. R
A Dogs Purpose. PG
Rings. PG-13
Rodeo is a family affair
for horse-loving Middaghs
odeo is not a new thing in our
R family. We raised our two children
around horses for most of their
lives, including time spent at the
Cowboy Trading Post that I ran for thirty
years. I can remember John Jr. being
hauled by his mother down to Ed Fifers
arena to learn team roping every week
until he got his drivers license.
John Jr. and wife Jacki started taking
their children to gymkhanas and rodeos
at an early age, starting with the two
older girls Kourtnie and Shawna.
Another girl, Jamee, and a son, Brewen,
came along a few years later and natural-
ly fell right in line. My great-grandson
Dylan is going on 5 years old has been
on his own horse since he was 16
months old. Another great-grandson,
Justin is not quite one year old and so far
just rides with mom.
Travel is nothing to John Jr.s family.
Their mode of transport has evolved
from a regular truck and trailer to one-
ton trucks and longer trailers. Today they
have converted my old 28-foot goose-
neck trailer, making it into house, tack
room and a 4-horse compartment. And
they have just bought a 1997 Kenworth
truck thats been converted to pull the
gooseneck, John says it only has 300,000
miles on this engine; that sounds like a
lot to me, but, hes happy and says it
doesnt burn any oil.
The family has made two trips to the
High School National Finals in which
the youngest, John Brewen Middagh,
competed in bull riding; year before last
to Iowa and last year to Tennessee. He
also won a place on the Arizona State
Rodeo Team. All the grandchildren have
won many saddles and buckles, plus
event paychecks; I wonder what theyll
do with so many. But, as John Jr. pointed
out, when I asked WHY so many, he
said, Dad, each one is dated, with the
time and place, and no one else will ever
have that distinction.
This past February Cecilia and I fol-
lowed the kids to a rodeo at Cave Creek,
Ariz., outside of Scottsdale. Surrounding
the rodeo grounds were large beautiful
homes, all in the brown stucco south-
western style, saguaro cactus every-
where. We trailed along because our No.
2 granddaughter lives just 30 minutes
from the rodeo grounds. Shawna works
at a large cutting horse (cutting horses
are trained to work with cattle) facility
where John Jr. could overnight their
horses during the two-day event and
plug into electricity. John and family
would sleep in their trailer. Cecilia and I
could stay with Shawna, all right there
on the property.
This gave Cecilia and me a chance to
see Shawna and the place she works. Its
May 9:
Fifty Shades Darker. Unrated
May 16:
The Space Between Us. PG-13
xXx: Return of Xander Cage. PG-13
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. R
May 23:
The Great Wall. PG-13
Taking a Look Back
by John McVey Middagh
a very large cutting horse facility on 40
to 50 acres of land Im guessing
around a hundred horses are kept and
trained for people from all over the
United States and Canada. This facility
is owned by a man and his wife; he
owns a steel mill that provides all the
steel nationwide for the Tractor Supply
Company (farm stores). Years ago they
got into cutting horses and built a steel
barn to house them and then a nice big
house for themselves so they could be
close to their horses. It just kept grow-
ing; they now have three huge barns,
working pens and wash racks, plus other
houses and apartments for their workers
and trainers to rent.
In the barn where my granddaughter
works there are 31 horses, for which
owners pay $550 each month to board
and another $500 a month to have
trained. The owners are also responsible
for vet bills, hoof care and travel expens-
es to shows.
We had a power-packed weekend, with
full days at the actual rodeo plus sight-
seeing in the area. I went behind the
chutes to help Brewen saddle up for his
bronc ride. He rode the required eight
seconds but didnt have his feet in the
right position at the start, so no score
that trip.
Next I got to help pull his rope on his
bull; the bulls won that day 5 to 1. The
only junior rider who rode the eight sec-
onds was my grandson; he made a good
ride winning the buckle and a paycheck.
My son John Jr. was arena director that
weekend and was there in front to pull
open the gate for Brewen when given the
nod.
For the first time I brought my camera
and took as many pictures as I could.
Later reviewing those pictures they
showed a true and accurate account of
my experience. The pictures from behind
the chutes showed all the activity and
effort that is required by the young men
and in some cases their fathers, many
who were there helping their sons, had
to go through.
I was also very impressed with the
turnout in general. Lots of events, lots of
participants and everywhere you could
see families working and playing togeth-
er. Some of the vehicles I saw were
unbelievable. There were motorcoaches
pulling big trailers; big trucks pulling
even bigger horse trailers along with
large living quarters.
Im hooked, I want to go again.
John McVey Middagh is a former
saddle shop owner and amateur
local historian. You can reach him
at jmiddagh@yahoo.com.
May 2017
El Paso Chihuahuas The citys AAA
baseball teamhosts home games at Southwest
University Park on Santa Fe Street in
Downtown El Paso. Game time is 7:05 p.m.,
unless otherwise listed. Tickets: $5-$24.
June
Information: 533-BASE or EPChihuahuas.com.
June 1-4: Salt Lake Bees. June 1 is 6:35 p.m.
and June 4 is 6:05 p.m.
PREVIEW
June 9-11: Fresno Grizzlies. June 11 is 6:05
p.m. June 13-16: Tacoma Rainiers.
June 26-29: Sacramento River Cats.
June 30-July 3: Reno Aces.
Alfresco! Fridays The 15th season of
free outdoor summer concerts are 6 p.m.
Fridays at Convention Center Plaza.
Information: 534-0633, alfrescofridays.com.
June 2: Azucar (salsa)
June 9: Dusty Low (alternative rock)
June 16: PT & The Cruisers (classic rock)
June 30: Ooh La La (70s disco)
No Sex Please, Were British El June 10: Funk of the West
Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, closes its sea- June 24: Brazil Project
son with the farce by Alistair Foot and Anthony
Marriot 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. El Paso Psychic Fair The fair is 11 a.m.
Sunday, June 2-4. Tickets: $8-$11. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11, at
Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com. Hawthorn Inn, 1700 Airway, at Boeing.
Admission: $5 for both days. Free admission
Southwest New Age Expo The fair with active duty military I.D. Information: 345-
featuring readers, healers and local vendors, 6245 or elpasopsychicfair.com.
stones, cards and more is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 3, at Center for Spiritual Living, Fiesta Latina A weekend of Latin cul-
575 N. Main in Las Cruces. Admission is free. tures, rhythms, flavors, artisans crafts and
Information: (979) 255-9736. tequila tasting is Friday though Sunday, June
16-18, at Western New Mexico University in
Special Edition Chili Cook off Special Silver City, N.M. Most performances in the
Edition, 3333 N Yarbrough, Suite D, hosts a WNMU gardens. Fiesta VIP pass is $41.50 for
chili cook off Saturday, June 3, with tasting all events; available at fiestalatina.org.
from 4 to 5 p.m. Tasting cups; $5. Entry fee for Sneak Peek event is 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, with
participants is $20. Information:203-8326. opening reception, music, cash bar, and chips
and salsa. Baracutanga/Columbian dancers per-
Sun City PrideFest 2017 El Paso Sun
form 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets: $10.
City Prides 10th annual festival is Saturday,
Saturdays headliner is Tobias Rene at 8 p.m.
June 3, at 100 E. Franklin, in honor of LGBTQI
in the WNMU gardens; live entertainment runs
Month, with performances, parties, and the
noon to 5:45 p.m. with Mariachi Plata, Ballet
annual parade at 10 a.m. Information, reserva-
Folklrico Paso del Norte, Quinto Sol Capoeira
tions: (615) 973-3870 or epscp.org.
and Samba Batucada Alma de Fogo.
Banging the Bell: A Texas Comedy in Sundays entertainment includes Ballet
Two Acts The original play by El Paso Folklorico de San Vicente de la Cienega at 1
playwright Ted Karber Jr. will be p.m. and Trio Los Amigos at 2 p.m.
be presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Kids activities are noon to 4 p.m. Saturday,
and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2-4, at El Paso and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Community College Transmountain Forum Columbian dance and drumming workshop is
Theatre. Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster). 11 a.m. Saturday.
Information: 533-4020 or epcf.org. Artisan workshops are noon to 6 p.m.
Sunday, in WNMU Light Hall/Pavillion.
Fathers Day Dinner Lulac council
#22269 hosts a fundraising Fathers Day Dinner Hispano Arts Market and Fiesta 10
and Dance 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, June 3, a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 24-
at the Forum Ballroom, 3800 Mattox. Music by 2521, at Deming Art Center, 100 S. Gold, in
Azucar and Tejas bands. Tickets: $35. Deming, N.M. Information: (575) 546-3663 or
Information: 248-6191 or 588-2365. demingarts.org.
For the Love of Dance The dance stu- Sun City Roller Girls The Roller Girls
dio presents Aladdin, Saturday, June 3, at host a double-header June 25 featuring Chuco
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. Information: 276- Town Chulas vs. SeXecutioners, and Las Viudas
6522 or 4lovedance.com. Negras vs. Las Diablas, 6 p.m. Sunday, May 14,
at El Paso County Coliseums Judging Arena,
Music Under the Stars The 34th sum-
4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $7-$10. Information:
mer concert series sponsored by GECU and
suncityrollergirls.com.
presented by the City of El Paso Museums and
Cultural Affairs Department is Sundays, June Red White & Brew Wine and Beer
4-25, at Cohen Stadium. Admission is free. Festival The Fourth of July weekend event
Information: elpasolive.com or on Facebook. is 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, and noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, June 30-July 2, at Las
Tailgate 2017 The annual outdoor con-
Cruces Convention Center. Admission: $20 at
cert series in Alamogordo, N.M., raises funds
the gate, $15 in advance; available at redwhite-
for the Flickinger Center. Concerts begin at 8
andbrewfestival.com. Admission free to under
p.m. on various Saturdays June 10-Aug. 26, in
21 with parent or guardian. Cost is $10 for
the upper parking lot at the New Mexico
designated drivers. Information: (575) 522-
Museum of Space History. Season spaces are
1232.
$150-$180 for six shows. Information: (575)
Fridays headliner is Loud Boy Tim. Saturday:
437-2202. Reservations at flickingercenter.com.
Vince Alten and Derrick Harris Band. Sunday:
Single event tickets available for $45 per vehi-
Soulshine and CW Ayon Trio.
cle. Walk up tickets are $10 ($15 couples).

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comes barreling into El Paso Alma Calderon 25 Fountain Theatre 35 Outlet Shoppes 15
The Plaza theatre continues to bring legends Ard. Desert Crossing 12 Furrs Family Dining 20 Paseo Christian Church 11
and legendary groups to our city. The latest
offering fits the first category like a glove Ardovinos Pizza 13 Geico 17 Paulette's Skin Care 25
and the other is more mitten-like. This is Ian
Anderson of Jethro Tull. He brought the flute Around & About Tours 11 Hal Marcus Gallery 11 Perkins Jewelry Supply 16
to the forefront of rock n roll, although he
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leaned heavier on the progressive side.
According to Grammy masterminds, Jethro Azar Nut Shop 12 Health Matters 28 Precision Prosthetics 20
Tull fell more into the hard rock/metal arena
in a legendary snafu when they chose the Baskin Robbins 17 Hot Springs Fiesta 35 PTEP 20
band over the likes of Metallica in the cate-
gory in 1988. No matter where you place this Better Business Bureau 37 Humane Society of EP 23 Grindstone Trail Runs 10
group, they have earned their cult status with
a career that began in 1967 and concluded as that seeps into your consciousness with mul- Bingo Plus 12 Inni Heart Caf 33 Rulis Intl Kitchen 37
a band in 2003, with the bizarre offering of a tiple plays. After a few spins of We All
Want the Same Things, it becomes clear Books Are Gems 27 Johnson Jewelers 16 Sunland Park Racetrack 9
Christmas-themed album. Since then
Anderson has released four solo discs; his that love and partnership is tops on that list.
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last came this past March, a classical rework-
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isnt your thing, because what he brings to us Bicycle/Concord Records
May 28 is billed as Jethro Tull by Ian Cattleman's 10 Las Artistas 25 Texas Star Beverage 31
Anderson and will feature the regular rock Bicycle Records, a division of Concord,
band. So not to worry, you will get your picked up the R.E.M. catalogue from the Ceci Burgos Counsg 33 Las Cruces Wine Fest 6 The Cleaners 32
Aqualung with all its grit and grime. Warner Brothers years. Maybe thats too
much industry information, but maybe I.R.S. Chuck's Bicycle Repair 7 Leos Mexican Food 30 Unitarian Universalist 32
Records should have never let R.E.M. go in
National: Old 97s, Graveyard the first place. We have now come to the
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more effort under their new deal. It spawned
After the bands career highlight, 2014s
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Most Messed Up, (still an absolute must
college circuit wonder band to mainstream
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rock radio heroes. The biggest chart success
leader Rhett Miller played with the members
came with Losing My Religion, a song
in Black Prairie and left us with a stronger El Paso Art Association 22 The Meditation Center 23 Vans Warped Tour 7
that began in a very non-rock n roll way
taste of his country roots. This may have
with a mandolin riff. Not since Rod Stewarts EPCC 31 Mesa Street Antique 11 Village Inn 24
been a precursor to what has followed,
Maggie May had the mandolin been so
because our Lone Star State friends are back
revered. Since this is a reissue, remastering is El Paso Live 40 Mesilla Book Center 28 Walgreens 32
and have dusted off their boots for a decided-
in full effect, but more importantly there are
ly bolder flavored Americana disc, with the
a bevy of bonus tracks. The standard issue El Paso Live 14 Mimbres Regn. Arts 39 Western Traders 10
ever present fiddles, pedal steel and some
has been beefed up to a double set, while the
serious country foot stompin. This is the Old El Paso Playhouse 16 Moto El Paso 20 Wyler Aerial Tramway 20
deluxe offers a quartet of discs with demos
97s 11th proper album, and after close to a
of each number plus two unreleased songs
quarter-century together they can still take us EP Preservation Month 13 Mustard Seed Caf 35 Zia Kayak Outfitters 19
and one that never saw the light of day. It
on an incredible journey. This time around
also contains recordings from the bands per- Escamilla Gallery 27 Naydas Gems & Stones 8
religion was certainly a subject that required
formance at Mountain Stage in 1991, a Blu-
a bit of dissection, but look elsewhere if Ray disc, and a 5.1 Surround Sound platter. Fiesta Latina 5 Olga's Russian Ballet 29
youre seeking a spiritual disc. The bands So run out for this amazing version and get it
tongue-in-cheek approach is more about before Bicycle Records is out of time and
entertaining than providing answers to any R.E.M. signs with someone else.
yearning questions some may have. Two
drinking songs also share space on the disc,
most likely left over from their imbibing Collectibles: Iron Maiden, Vinyl
themed collection, and are worth the ticket Reissue Campaign,
price on their own. You probably wont find BMG/INgrooves Music Group
yourself whistling in a graveyard anytime
soon but more likely be overcome with the When it comes to reissues there is no real
contentment as Graveyard Whistling is rule of thumb as to how long something
another triumph by the band. should have been deleted or in need of an
upgrade before its new version is released.
The group who ushered in the movement
Craig Finn, We All Want the known as the New Wave of British heavy
Same Things, Partisan metal, Iron Maiden has made an art form out
of reissues and probably has been revamped
We All Want the Same Things could not be
almost as much as posthumous Elvis Presley
a truer statement when it refers to new music
releases. Their earlier reissues were on CD
by the one and only Craig Finn. He isnt
with bonus discs, box sets with trinkets and
really a household name even in Australia,
amazing packaging, but lately it has been
where he shares a surname with two famous
about the vinyl. In 2014 they repackaged
brothers from Crowded House (although he
their first eight full-lengths in ultra-heavy-
has no relation to them). Since 2003 he has
weight, 180-gram vinyl. Oddly enough they
fronted the Hold Steady, who gained some
chose now, some two and a half years later,
momentum at the end of the last decade and
to complete their catalogue overhaul. The
has maintained a very loyal following even
audio has been cut from the high resolution
in an era when attention spans are growing
remasters, and to make certain there is no
much shorter. This is his third time flying
delay, the first two LPs will also be made
solo, although co-pilot credit should go to
available in an exclusive collectors box,
longtime partner and Hold Steady guitarist
sized to house the dirty dozen. You know
Ted Kubler. This collection begins on a jazzy
nothing deserves a good home like precious
trip with horns front and center, preparing us
Iron Maiden wax.
for a new flavor penetrating our Craig Finn
experience. Flutes, trumpets, flugelhorns, Look for these new and upcoming releases:
clarinet and saxophones all make appear- Chuck Berry Chuck
ances, but quickly find their pocket and The Charlatans UK Different Days
enhance subtlety. Much like his last lone Melvins A Walk With Love and Death
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loaded with undeniable catchy riffs that hook Dice Music. Drop him a line at
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