Desert Exposure

Make-and-Take

Silver City MainStreet/Arts & Cultural District is partnering with the Future Forge and various community groups to offer an arts and cultural experience to residents of Grant County. The … more

5/4/22

Technology and Beauty

As a quilter, I am thrilled at the kinds of things my friends and I can do with the computer technology that has gotten huge in the past few years. My friend Deb wanted me to make a quilt for her … more

By Mia Kalish | 5/4/22

Silco Theater Gala

Silver City MainStreet, a non-profit, started operating the Silco Theater in October 2021, offering first-run movies on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. A private film club offers a wide selection of … more

5/4/22

Why Tortoise?

Two of my sons have turtles. I don’t know why there are these water-dwelling creatures hanging around in their houses, apparently not doing much other than floating around, sticking their noses … more

Elva K. Österreich | 4/27/22

‘Shell-ebrate’ turtles at Tombaugh Gallery in May

Desert Exposure and the Tombaugh Gallery are celebrating World Turtle Day in May with an invitational art show featuring many local artists depicting all things turtle in their favorite medium, … more

Bulletin Report | 4/22/22

‘American Impressionism’ opens April 29 at city Museum of Art

The Las Cruces Museum of Art (MOA) will host “American Impressionism: Treasures from the Daywood Collection,” Friday, April 29 to Saturday, July 23. The collection includes 41 … more

Bulletin Report | 4/22/22

Ukefest is May 20-22; early registration ends April 30

Registration is now open for Las Cruces Ukefest 2022, which will be held Friday-Sunday, May 20-22 at the NMSU Music Building and New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. The festival is hosted by … more

Bulletin Report | 4/22/22

Young at Heart Chorus has free April 28 concert

The Young at Heart Chorus will present a free concert featuring songs about names and places at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Good Samaritan Auditorium, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Young at Heart … more

Bulletin Report | 4/19/22

A Children’s Theatre presents ‘Orphan Trains’ April 29-30

A Children’s Theatre of the Mesilla Valley (ACT) will present both school and public performances of “Orphan Trains,” by Deborah Craig. The production is directed by Luis Castro and … more

Bulletin Report | 4/19/22

Images captured during production of the Early Light Media documentary film about Richard Antoine White R.A.W. directed by Darren Durlach and David Larson. Image by John Waire.

Renowned tuba player to bring motivational talk to Las Cruces area

Richard Antoine White’s mother was a hero. Homeless as a child, White was often hungry and cold. He said his imagination saved his life. Sometimes he had to imagine a warm blanket and food … more

By Elva K. Österreich Las Cruces Bulletin | 4/18/22

Celebrating irises

The Mesilla Valley Iris Society celebrated its 50th Anniversary, (1971-2021) by hosting the American Iris Society convention April 11-16, in Las Cruces. The first ever AIS convention held in New … more

4/15/22

Celebrating libraries at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library

National Library Week is celebrated each year in early April. This year, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., held weeklong events, April 3-6. The week featured a Mini Art Show … more

Photos by Elva K. Österreich | 4/11/22

Hall of Fame fishing guide to have book signing Monday

At 7 p.m., Monday, April 11 at the NM Game and Fish building in Las Cruses, Hall of Fame Guide Taylor Streit brings his new fly fishing guide book for Northern New Mexico and a slide show. There will be … more

4/8/22

Silver City Museum Opens a New Exhibit

A new exhibit, "Booms and Busts: Small Business in Grant County, 1880 - 1950," opened March 26 in the Museum's Dodge Gallery, and is the first of seven exhibits which take a deeper dive into each of … more

4/1/22

Earth Day and Trail Days Combine

This year’s Gila Earth Day will be celebrated in conjunction with Continental Divide Trail Days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, at Gough Park in Silver City. More than 30 … more

4/1/22

The Great Race Returns to Former Glory

In a 55-year tradition where students, faculty, staff and alumni push carts resembling race cars around the Western New Mexico University campus, the operative word has been “fun.” For … more

4/1/22

One of the Turtle Race blocks that will be made into a quilt for a person in need of the warm and love that a quilt conveys.

Love in Stitches

Las Colcheras Quilt Guild of Las Cruces is deeply involved in caring for the local community. The guild with its 200+ members provides quilts to those in need and respond to every … more

By Mia Kalish | 4/1/22

Farm & Ranch Museum collection includes a wedding dress made from a WWII parachute

There’s a story behind each one of the 11,000-plus objects in the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum’s (NMFRHM) collection. One of the more interesting stories belongs to a wedding dress donated recently. more

By Craig Massey, Public Information/Media Relations New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum | 3/31/22

Prince music remembered at the Flickinger in Alamogordo

Musician Marshall Charloff loves “Purple Rain.” It’s not his personal favorite Prince song, but it is his favorite to perform on stage. “I love what it does to … more

By Elva K. Österreich | 3/30/22

Classical concert transcends borders

The NMSU Philharmonic Orchestra and the Filarmónica Joven de Ciudad Juárez/OSEA Revolución UACJ merge to offer the second edition of “Music Beyond Borders – … more

3/23/22