Friday, December 20
Astronomy Friends of the Parks, 5:10 p.m. at Rockhound State Park, 9880 Stirrup Rd. SE., Deming. Info: 575-546-6182
Silver City Poetic Outlaws Open Mic, 5:30 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, in the Lodge, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266
DJ Mischievous Party, 9 p.m., – 12 a.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
December 20-21
Dr. Lucky’s Blue Revue: Holidaze Edition, 8 p.m. at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2290
December 20-22
Las Cruces Chamber Ballet presents the 41st Annual Nutcracker, 7 & 2 p.m. at Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe St., NMSU. Info: 575-527-1893
Clue on Stage, 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 20; 2 & 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 21; and 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 22, at ENMU Ruidoso, 709 Mechem Dr., Ruidoso. Info: OsoProductionsRuidoso.com
Saturday, December 21
Sierra County Farmers Market, 8:30-11:30 a.m. at 300 Riverside Dr., Truth or Consequences. Info: 575-894-1968
Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-201-3853
Holiday Food Distribution, 9 a.m., at Las Cruces First, 5605 Bataan Memorial Hwy W., Las Cruces. Info: RRFB.org
Farmers Market of Otero County, 9-11 a.m. at Tractor Supply, 2900 N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. Info: 575-430-2081
Silver City Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 1120 N. Main St., Silver City. Info: SilverCityFarmersMarket.info
Weaving for Justice Maya Textile Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at First Christian Church atrium, 1809 El Paseo Rd., Las Cruces. Info: Weaving-For-Justice.org
Southern New Mexico N Scalers Model Railroad Club, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the SNM Fairgrounds (enter through West gate), 12125 Robert Larson Blvd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-993-7078
New Mexico Chapter of the Mutual UFO Network Fall meeting, 11 a.m. at Otero Artspace, 1118 Indiana Ave., Alamogordo. Info: 860-324-7614
Winter Solstice 2024, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at Hot Springs Glamp Camp, 675 S. Foch, Truth or Consequences. Info: 575-740-6775
The Chris Sanders Project, 1 p.m., at The Range, 3217 El Camino Real Rd., Las Cruces. Info: TheRangeLC.com
Solstice at Selden: Traditional Navajo Stories by Campfire, 2-4 p.m., at Fort Selden Historic Site, 1280 Fort Selden Road, Radium Springs. Info: 575-526-8911
Luminarias/Farolitos Lighting, Caroling, Mulled Wine & Smores, 5 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com
Noche de las Luminarias, 5-9 p.m., at Fort Selden Historic Site, 1280 Fort Selden Road, Radium Springs. Info: 575-526-8911
Astronomy Friends of the Parks, 5:10 p.m. at City of Rocks State Park, 327 NM-61, Faywood. Info: 575-536-2800
Yule CUUPs Monthly Gathering, 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S. Solano Dr., Las Cruces. Info: 575-522-7281
John Pardi in Concert, 7 p.m. at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd., Mescalero. Info: 800-545-9011
Tuesday, December 24
The Aramaic Lord’s Prayer Chants and Movement, 2-4 p.m. at Church of Harmony, 609 Arizona St., Silver City. Info: 575-534-1441
Christmas Carols and Luminarias, 5-7 p.m., on Mesilla Plaza, Calle Principal, Mesilla. Info: 575-524-3262
Christmas Holiday Party, 8 – 11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
Thursday, December 26
Songwriters Showcase, 6 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266