Ordinary Elephant
Cruces Creatives, a nonprofit makerspace committed to fostering economic development, furthering education and supporting the arts, presents a fundraising concert featuring International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant, with all proceeds supporting Las Cruces charities.
Ordinary Elephant performs 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, at Cruces Creatives, 205 E. Lohman Ave., Las Cruces. Info: CrucesCreatives.org
Vivaldi Four Seasons – At Last!
The El Paso Symphony Orchestra opens its 94th season with „Vivaldi Four Seasons – At Last!,“ under the direction of violinst Matthew Vera. The first half of the program showcases the captivating sounds of Vivaldi’s masterpiece, The Four Seasons, with the second half showcasing Mahler’s thrilling Symphony No. 1.
Vivaldi Four Seasons – At Last! Runs 7:30 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre, 125 W. Mills Ave., El Paso. Info: 915-532-3776
Dona Ana Doll Show & Sale
The Dona Ana Doll Club celebrates its 30th anniversary with a wide selection of baby dolls, Barbies, Teddy bears, fashion dolls, and Beanies, along with vintage toys, accessories, and doll clothes from sellers across the southwest.
The Dona Ana Doll Show & Sale takes a walk down memory lane, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Scottish Rite Temple, 195 E. Boutz Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 915-479-3537
Oktoberfest 2024
An annual cultural tradition of a different sort, in which the White Sands Missile Range opens its gates to welcome guests eager to enjoy German food, beer, and all the Bavarian dancing and singing they could possibly hope for.
Oktoberfest 2024 raises a glass or two, from 6 p.m.-12 a.m., Sept. 21 through Oct. 6, at White Sands Missile Range. Info: 575-678-2844
Sharman Apt Russell
New Mexico nature writer and citizen scientist Sharman Apt Russell has released a new book titled “What Walks This Way: Discovering the Wildlife Around Us Through Their Tracks and Signs.” Combining lyrical memoir with an introduction to wildlife tracking, “What Walks This Way” explores the joys of learning to recognize the traces of the creatures with whom we share our world.
Russell will give a free presentation from 12-1:15 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25, at WNMU Besse-Forward Global Resource Center ABC Room, W. 12th St., Silver City. Info: SharmanAptRussell.com
Alejandro Brittes
Camerata Del Sol kicks off their 2024-2025 season with a performance by internationally acclaimed Chamame artist Alejandro Brittes, called „The Music We Take With Us.“ Joining Brittes on stage will be several of Camerata Del Sol’s core members, including artistic director Daniel Vega-Albela, and James Carney, the principal cellist of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra.
Alejandro Brittes performs at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 225 W. Griggs Ave., Las Cruces. Info: CamerataDelSol.org/2024-Season
Young at Heart Concert
The Young at Heart Senior Chorus will present a free concert featuring songs from Broadway shows and movies, including Moon River, Accentuate the Positive, Three Coins in the Fountain, Oklahoma, Give My Regards to Broadway and many more. The performance is open to the public without charge.
The Young at Heart concert takes place at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26 in the Good Samaritan Auditorium, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces. Info: 262-490-7968
Gila River Festival
Since 2005, this annual event has been celebrating New Mexico’s last free-flowing river and its impact on the history and culture of the area, via expert-led field trips, workshops, and lectures along with fascinating forays into the visual and performing arts.
The Gila River Festival celebrates ecology beginning at 9 a.m., September 26-29. Info: 575-538-8078
The Woman in Black
Blank Conversations Theatre Company presents the spine-tingling ghost story based on Susan Hill’s gothic novel, about a young solicitor who arrives in an isolated village to settle the affairs of a deceased client, only to find himself trapped in a terrifying mystery involving a vengeful spirit from beyond the grave.
The Woman in Black runs 7 & 2 p.m., Sept. 27-29, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 W. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: BlankConversations.org
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
American Southwest Theatre Company presents a campy new twist on the classic Bram Stoker novel that critics declared „over-the-top and bloody hilarious,“ in the form of fast-paced satrical slapstick full of gender-bending, quick changing, clever word play, and pop culture references a la Mel Brooks.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors runs 7:30 & 2 p.m., Sept. 27 – Oct. 6, at the ASNMSU Center for the Arts, 1000 E. University Ave., on the NMSU Campus. Info: 575-646-4515
Vampire Masquerade Ball
Celebrate the “Oiche Na Mionn Folla,” the Night of the Blood Oath, when Southwest Expeditions presents its annual Vampire Masquerade Ball at Castle MacLeod, where the vampire king and his consort assemble nobility for an evening of merrymaking with a who’s who of nightwalkers, Lords, Counts, Earls, Dukes and Knights from all across Europe and beyond.
Vampire Masquerade Ball takes place 6:30-11:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Old Courthouse, 251 W. Amador Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 877-808-6877
