Relaxing on Labor Day, people enjoyed their Monday afternoon at the New Mexico Harvest Wine Festival held at the Southern New Mexico Fairgrounds Sept. 2-4. New Mexico State University’s Proud …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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9/5/23
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From its origins in the mid-1980s as a backyard party hosted in a garlic shed, Pickamania has evolved into an annual festival celebrating the love of acoustic music of all genres. Pickamania 2023 …
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9/1/23
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he Silver City Art Association First Friday Gallery Walk is from 5-7 p.m., Sept. 1. During First Friday walks, SCAA downtown galleries stay open until 7 p.m. to hold receptions, and feature art demonstrations or other special activities.
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By Elva K. Österreich
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9/1/23
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M. John Fayhee, one-time publisher of the famed Mountain Gazette magazine, will read from and sign copies of his latest book, “A Long Tangent: Musings from an old man and his young dog hiking …
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9/1/23
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Renowned as a celebrated community of artists and outdoor lovers, Silver City features the Creatures of the Gila Art Show. Presented by the Grant County Art Guild (GCAG), the 2023 exhibit runs from …
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8/28/23
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Las Cruces artist Bob Diven calls an upcoming online auction of nearly 100 pieces of the art he has created during the past 43 years, “thousands and thousands of hours of labor coming together …
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By Mike Cook
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8/28/23
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The 2023 Franciscan Festival of Fine Arts will be Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 2-3, at Holy Cross Retreat Center, 600 Holy Cross Road in Mesilla Park.
Hours on 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, and …
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Franciscan Festival of the Arts is Sept. 2-3 at Holy Cross Retreat Center
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8/28/23
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If you’ve expecting something that only happens “once in a blue moon,” get ready, ‘cause there’s a blue moon a’comin’. And this one is real special – …
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By Mike Cook
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8/28/23
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Jeff Jansen started organizing car events in July of 2021 at Bravo Chevrolet in El Paso because there was nothing out there at the time for car lovers to participate in. It’s become a family …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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8/22/23
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Comic book and multimedia dealers from across the country joined up for cosplay, panels and money spending Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 19-20, at Las Cruces Comic Con.
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Photos by Elva K. Österreich
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8/22/23
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Black Box Theatre (BBT) opens its 2023-24 season with “Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music,” by Lee Blessing and directed by BBT co-owner Ceil Herman.
The show opens Friday, …
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8/18/23
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“I knew it was perfect for the story,” writer-director Alessandra Lacorazza said about her choice of Las Cruces as the location for her movie “In the Summers.”
“For …
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By Mike Cook
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8/7/23
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The 44th Annual Great American Duck Race will be held in the southwestern New Mexico town of Deming on Aug 24-27.
Albuquerque has hot air balloons, Santa Fe burns Old Man Gloom and Deming has …
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Story and photos by Elva K. Österreich
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8/4/23
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The 2023 Red Dot Art Studio Tour returns to Silver City once again during Labor Day weekend. The studio tour begins the 25th anniversary year of the Silver City Art Association. Starting with a …
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By Marcia Tinker
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8/4/23
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“In the time of long ago,” in a land where mountains rise from the surrounding desert like the jaws of a wolf, evil has once again emerged from beneath the arroyos and infected the …
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8/4/23
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David Larcom has been visiting Truth or Consequences since 2019. The first winter he wandered into town he met Sidney Bryan who took him seriously and invited him to paint on the walls of his …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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8/4/23
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The Silver City Art Association First Friday Gallery Walk is from 5-7 p.m., July 7. During First Friday walks, SCAA downtown galleries stay open until 7 p.m. to hold receptions, and feature art demonstrations or other special activities. For a map showing SCAA downtown gallery locations, look for the big red dots, or to find out more about SCAA galleries, studios, and independent artists, see silvercityart.com.
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By Elva K. Österreich
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7/31/23
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The Mesilla Valley Film Society is bringing a series it calls "Atomic Fest" to the Fountain Theatre Aug. 4-11.
The weeklong film festival will showcase films that explore the bomb and its legacy …
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7/31/23
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“His contribution was very valuable to the film,” the editor of PBS’ upcoming film “American Buffalo” said about Las Cruces musician Randy Granger.
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By Mike Cook
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7/25/23
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The Center Gallery of Fine Art in Truth or Consequences opened on Labor Day 2021 and in less than two years has distinguished itself in the Sierra County Arts community. With a bold full-page spread …
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7/21/23
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