Arts Roundup

January 31 - February 6

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Candlelight

Candlelight Concerts brings the magic of live, multi-sensory musical experiences to Las Cruces with tributes to Coldplay on Strings, followed by Adele on Strings, in two separate concerts presented under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Candlelight glows up Cruces with A Tribute to Coldplay at 5:45 p.m., followed by A Tribute to Adele at 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 31, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.  Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2290

Agave Artist Gallery Opening

Celebrate the opening of the new Sculpture Garden, with music, snacks and drinks, along with demonstrations by silversmith Margaret Berrier, printmaker Nancy Frost Begin, potter Lisa Carlson, and fiber artist Robin Przybysz.

The Sculpture Garden welcomes all from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, at Agave Artist Gallery, 2250 Calle de San Albino, Mesilla. Info: 913-302-1111

First Friday Movie Marathon: Dancing Romances

Las Cruces Public Libraries presents their free monthly movie marathon, featuring classic PG-rated romance movies with a focus on dancing, including 1978’s Grease, 1984’s Footloose, and 1987’s Dirty Dancing.

Dancing Romances get feet tapping at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Kiva Room, 200 E. Picacho Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-528-4005



Mamadou Diabate and Percussion Mania

A native of Burkina Faso, with a long tradition of storytelling and musicianship, Diabate has won numerous international awards for his work as a balafon and kora player, and continues to gain fans the world over with his virtuoso performances.

Mamadou Diabate brings African beats to the desert at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-2202

Beyond the Visible

The Mesilla Valley Film Society Art Film Series presents the English and Swedish language documentary about the first abstract artist Hilma Klint, who created 193 breathtaking abstract paintings long before Kandinsky ever dreamed of it.

Beyond the Visible will reveal the past at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla. Info: MesillaValleyFilm.org

EPSO Young People’s Concert

El Paso Symphony Orchestra brings together fifth grade students from El Paso, Socorro, Canutillo, Tornillo, Anthony, Clint, and Fabens to play along with the professionals, led by conductor Nathan Black, and singers Annie Pennies, Vinny Juarez, and Samantha Davalos.

EPSO’s Young People’s Concert introduces classical music to minors at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Feb. 4-6, at the Abraham Chavez Theatre, One Civic Center Plaza, El Paso. Info: 915-532-3776

Wilde Man

Blank Conversations Theatre Company presents a staged reading of a new, unproduced play by Scott Carter chronicling the celebrated rise and lamentable fall of one of the most celebrated authors of the 19th century, Oscar Wilde.

Wilde Man is revealed at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2290


Iconic Movies of the 1960s: Oceans 11

The Historic Fort Bayard Winter/Spring Film Series presents the classic Rat Pack movie starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr., about a group of World War II compatriots who pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist

Oceans 11 will be in the money at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6, at Santa Clara National Guard Armory, 11990 US-180, Santa Clara. Info: 575-388-4862



Virus Theater presents The Tempest

Now in its third year producing teen workshops and performances, Virus Theater presents an all-teen production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, about magic, betrayal, love and forgiveness on a deserted island.

The Tempest gives a youthful face to Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m., February 6 – 16, at El Sol Theater, 406 N. Bullard St., Silver City. Info: VirusTheater@gmail.com


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