Coming Up This Week

Friday, July 26 Journal with Jenny, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Roadrunner Room, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. Info: 575-649-8786 Paper Flowers, 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the …

Chile teaching garden open for self-guided tours

The importance of chile pepper cultivation to the Mesilla, Hatch and Mimbres valleys are no secret. In Las Cruces, the public can get an up-close look at 140 varieties of chile peppers during growing …

Taylor-Mesilla site welcomes new conservator

New Mexico Historic Sites announced the arrival of Yasmine Jahangiri as the new museum technician and conservator of the Taylor-Mesilla and Fort Selden historic sites. Yahangiri is responsible for …

Arts Roundup

Terrifying Tomes! Horror Book Club meets at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library The Las Cruces Public Library’s Terrifying Tomes! Horror Book Group continues at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 20, in …

Bringing the world of ‘Roamers’ to life

Creating imaginative worlds is nothing new to Constance Hasapopoulos. An award-winning screenwriter and actress who makes her home in Las Cruces, Hasapopoulos has made a career of bringing projects …

Las Cruces Symphony ready for 66th season

The Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra is gearing up for its 66th season, which begins in September and continues through spring 2025 with live performances in Las Cruces of beloved popular and classical …

Arts Roundup

Summer Concert Series to Feature the Million Dollar McGraw Show The Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department is hosting Vegas McGraw and the Million Dollar McGraw Show on July 14 as …
Community Survey


Saturday, July 13 Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Main St. Info: 575-201-3853 ArtVenturous – Sculpture, 10 a.m. at at the Museum of Nature & …
Academy Award nominee Lily Gladstone, the first Native American to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar (for “Killers of the Flower Moon”), stars in a 2023 drama to be screened July 5-11 …
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Dark Circles Contemporary Dance is offering a special screening of “Ten-Gallon,” a groundbreaking queer western romance, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 25, at the Fountain Theatre in …
Arts Scene/Gallery Guide
Please join us in visiting southern New Mexico artists in their web-based galleries. While we can’t yet go to these galleries and studios and spend our time perusing the amazing work of …
Lisa Alden
Lisa Alden has always loved art and has been creating since childhood. Before formal training in art she worked in hospitality and medical career fields and in 2000 earned a B.S. in chemistry from …
Maria Aragon
Maria Aragon is a self-taught artist working mainly in oil paint on either canvas, artist's board or paper. She is a symbolist who combines figures from the West, including the Americas, with symbols …
Jean-Robert P. Béffort
Jean-Robert P. Béffort is a mixed-media assemblage sculpture and collage artist who lives in Silver City and operates a 4,000 square-foot contemporary studio and art gallery called …
Mary Beagle
Mary Beagle has primarily worked with oil on canvas; her paintings reflect her love of native and Latino cultures and celebrations. She incorporates geometric or native designs into her compositions …
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