Friday, December 6
Vitalant Annual Holiday Blood Drive, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Dr., Las Cruces. Info: 575-647-7200
Launch Pad Lecture Series: “0 to 632 x 10 in 5 Seconds,” 9 a.m. at New Mexico Space Museum, 3198 State Road 2001, Alamogordo. Info: NMSpaceMuseum.org
Christmas Zoobilee and Christmas Tree Lighting, 12-8 p.m., at Alameda Park Zoo, 1221 N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. Info: 575-439-4279
First Friday Fine Arts Flea Market, 5-10 p.m., at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-805-6499
Wearable Art Show Reception, 5-7 p.m., at Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano, Las Cruces. Info: 575-522-7281
Art is Anarchy Opening Reception, 5-8 p.m., at The Mad Hatter Gallery, 221 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: TheMadHatterGallery@gmail.com
Christmas Tree Lighting, 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Mesilla Plaza, Calle Principal, Mesilla. Info: 575-524-3262
Jingle & Mingle WNMU Annual Holiday Celebration, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at Regents Square on the WNMU Silver City campus. Info: 575-538-6183
The Performing Arts Trivia Show, 7 p.m. at ASNMSU Center for the Arts, 1000 E. University Ave., NMSU Campus, Las Cruces. Info: 575-642-2980
December 6-7
A Children’s Theatre of the Mesilla Valley presents Season of Light, 7 p.m. & 2 p.m., at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., Las Cruces. 575-571-1413
El Paso Symphony Orchestra presents Christmas in Vienna, 7:30 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre, 125 W. Mills Ave., El Paso. Info: 915-532-3776
December 6-8
La Casa Holiday Bazaar, 4:30 p.m.-4 p.m., at Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave., Las Cruces. Info: LaCasaInc.org
December 6 - 22
No Strings Theatre Company presents A Christmas Carol, 8 p.m. & 2:30 p.m., at The Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-523-1223
Las Cruces Community Theatre presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 7:30 p.m. & 2 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. Info: 575-523-1200
Saturday, December 7
Ace of Races Marathon, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Domenici Fitness & Sports Center, 1051 W. Connecticut Ave., Holloman Air Force Base. Info: 49FSS.com/run/
Living History Tour, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Deming Luna Mimbres Museum, 301 S. Silver Ave., Deming. Info: 575-546-2382
Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, Downtown Las Cruces. Info: 575-201-3853
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
Trombone Christmas, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe St., NMSU. Info: 575-646-2421
Tularosa Winter Festival, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. at 408 Granado Street, Tularosa. Info: 575-430-1002
Christmas in the Foothills, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Hillsboro Community Center, 316 Elenore, Hillsboro. Info: 575-895-3300
Silver City Holiday Artisan Market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center, 3031 Hwy 180 E., Silver City. Info: 575-993-8193
United Military Women of the Southwest present Bingo, 2 p.m., at American Legion Hall, 1185 E. Madrid, Las Cruces. Info: 575-439-1265
Michael Martin Murphy’s Cowboy Christmas, 2-4 p.m. at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, 108 Spencer Rd., Alto. Info: 575-336-4800
Messy Church, 2-4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 518 Alameda Blvd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-526-6333
Christmas on MainStreet, 4-9 p.m., on New York Ave., Alamogordo. Info: 575-446-3612
Lighted Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting, 6 p.m., at the Deming Visitor Center, 800 E. Pine St., Deming. Info: DemingMainStreet.org/Christmas-On-Mainstreet/
City of Las Cruces Tree Lighting, 6-8 p.m., at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2550
Border Jazz Orchestra presents Swingin’ in the Holidays, 7 p.m., at Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe, Las Cruces. Info: MVJazzBlues.net
Sangre Gitana, 7 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com
Rhythm Mystic, 8 – 11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
Sunday, December 8
Artisan Marketplace, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Temple Beth El, 3980 Sonoma Springs Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 717-979-2799
Silver City Holiday Artisan Market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center, 3031 Hwy 180 E., Silver City. Info: 575-993-8193
Joe Baker, 1 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com
Black Cat Poetry Reading, 1-2:25 p.m. at Ingo’s Art Café, 422 Broadway, Truth or Consequences. Info: 575-551-8186
Oversouls, 1 – 4 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
El Paso Community Foundation Jewel Box Series presents Pianist Daniel Villasenor, 2:30 p.m. at the Philanthropy Theatre, One Civic Center Plaza, El Paso. Info: 915-533-4020
Flashback, 2:30 & 7 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-523-1223
Mesilla Valley Concert Band Sounds of the Season, 3 p.m. at the Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe St., NMSU. Info: MesillaValleyConcertBand.org
Noche de Luminarias, 5-8 p.m., from the Pan American Center to the Horseshoe on the NMSU Campus. Info: 575-646-1722
Los Pastores del Valle de Mesilla, 6 p.m., at Holy Cross Retreat Center, 600 Holy Cross Rd., Mesilla Park. Info: Trujillo.Naomi@yahoo.com
Monday, December 9
Speaker Dr. Alex Wilson on “Buddhism: Fact vs. Metaphor,” 5:30 p.m., at St. James Episcopal Church Library, 102 St. James Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-571-2964
December 10-12
Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Village of Tortugas, 3620 Paroquia, Mesilla Park. Info: 575-526-8171
Wednesday, December 11
Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, Downtown Las Cruces. Info: 575-201-3853
Mariachi Christmas, 7 p.m. at the Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-2202
Thursday, December 12
Las Cruces Ukes Holiday Concert, 6-7 p.m., at Good Samaritan Las Cruces Village Social Center Auditorium, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces. Info: LasCrucesUkes.com
Performer’s Showcase Open Mic, 6 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com
Jazz Jam, 6:30 p.m., at Mom’s Coffee, 1001 E. University Ave., Las Cruces. Info: JazzJamAtMoms@gmail.com
New Mexico DarkSky and DarkSky International Virtual Workshop, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., online. Info: NewMexico@darksky.org
Luminarias Light Up the Desert, 5-7:30 p.m. at Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 56501 N. Jornada Rd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-524-3334
Holiday at the Depot, 5-8 p.m. at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-528-3444
T or C’s Old Fashioned Christmas, 6-9 p.m. in Downtown Truth or Consequences, 300 Daniels, Truth or Consequences. Info: TorCMainstreet.org
The Casual Fridays Rockin’ Holiday Extravaganza, 7 p.m., at Pecan Grill & Brewery, 500 S. Telshor Blvd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-521-1099
Hi Lo Silvers Christmas Concert, 7 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church Hearth Event Center, 1915 N. Swan St., Silver City. Info: 575-388-8771
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra December Chamber Concert, 7:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Boutz Rd., Las Cruces. Info: LasCrucesSymphony.com
A Drag Queen Christmas, 8 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center, 125 W. Mills Ave., El Paso. Info: 915-231-1100
Flicker, 8 – 11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
Nutcracker Gala for Borderlands Ballet, 9 p.m.-midnight at the Las Cruces School of Dance & Music, 1390 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-525-5670
December 13-22
Borderlands Ballet presents The Nutcracker, 7 p.m. & 2 p.m. at the Las Cruces School of Dance & Music, 1390 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 505-652-0204
Saturday, December 14
Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, Downtown Las Cruces. Info: 575-201-3853
NARFE Christmas Breakfast with Young at Heart, 8:30 a.m. at Good Samaritan Village, 3011 Buena Vida, Las Cruces. Info: 575-382-7686
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
Posada Winter Celebration, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 Missouri Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-522-7119
Lincoln Christmas Opera Concert, 1-2 p.m. at the Lincoln Historic Site, 988 Calle La Placita, Lincoln. Info: NMHistoricSites.org/Lincoln
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra December Chamber Concert, 3 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Boutz Rd., Las Cruces. Info: LasCrucesSymphony.com
Astronomy League Public Star Party, 6-8 p.m. at New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rte. 2001, Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-2840
Ghosts of Christmas Past… An Ebenezer Scrooge Evening, 6-8:30 p.m. at the Old Doña Ana Courthouse, 251 W. Amador, Las Cruces. Info: 877-808-6877
Elephant Butte’s Luminaria Beachwalk, 5-9 p.m., at Elephant Butte Lake State Park, 101 Hwy 195, Elephant Butte. Info: 520-471-0134
Second Saturday Art Hop, 6-9 p.m. on MainStreet, Truth or Consequences. Info: 575-894-1968
WNMU Mariachi Christmas Spectacular, 7 p.m. at Light Hall Theater, 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6300
Illusion Band, 8 – 11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144