Friday, October 11
Carbon/Element Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m. at Light Art Space, 209 W. Broadway, Silver City. Info: LightArtSpace.com
S.R. Mattoose Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m. at Seedboat Center for the Arts, 214 W. Yankie St., Silver City. Info: 608-658-6172
Kitty Glitter Jewelry Sale, 5-8 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 Missouri Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-680-7749
Las Cruces Metals Guild Exhibition Opening, 6-9 p.m. at The Hood, 3206 Harrelson St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-621-0931
Edwina and Charles Milner Women in the Arts Lecture Series: Andrea Polli, 7 p.m. at Light Hall Theater, 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6300
Bones of JR Jones & Jarrod Dickenson, 7 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com
The Nelson-Boswell Reading Series hosts authors Danielle Dutton and Martin Riker, 7:30 p.m. at the Creative Media Institute Theatre, Milton Hall, Rm. 171, McFie Circle, NMSU Campus, Las Cruces. Info: 575-646-4403
Suthern Blend Band, 7:30 p.m., at Amador Live, 302 S. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-7417
City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department presents Spooky Splash Movie Night: The Addams Family, 7:30-10 p.m., at the Las Cruces Natatorium, 1401 E. Hadley Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2782
2nd Annual Great American Pizza Festival, 8 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, Downtown Las Cruces. Info: GAPizzaFest.com
Rhythm Mystic, 8 – 11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
October 11 – 13
New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance presents 2024 Rubber Chicken Ride, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. throughout Truth or Consequences. Info: NMOHVA.WildApricot.org
The Silver City Art Association presents Weekend at the Galleries, throughout Silver City. Info: SilverCityArt.com/Weekend-at-the-Galleries
October 11 – 14
9th Annual Southwest Print Fiesta, 10 a.m., throughout downtown and along Bullard Street, Silver City. Info: SouthwestPrintFiesta.com
Saturday, October 12
Los Leones de Mesilla 20th Annual Car Show, 7 a.m. at Mesilla Town Hall J. Paul Taylor Visitor Center, 2231 Avenida de Mesilla, Mesilla. Info: 575-642-4740
Toss No Mas Community-wide Cleanup, supply pickup 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 7-10 at Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-528-4506
NARFE Breakfast National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, 8:30 a.m. at Good Samaritan Village, 3011 Buena Vida, Las Cruces. Info: 575-382-7686
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, 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, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at 1120 N. Main St., Silver City. Info: SilverCityFarmersMarket.info
575 Carts presents the Octoberfest Car Show & Swap Meet, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Sisbarro Volkswagen Autoworld, 1115 S. Valley Drive. Info: 575Cars.com
Kitty Glitter Jewelry Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 Missouri Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-680-7749
Overeaters Anonymous, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 Missouri Ave. Hybrid meeting, available by Zoom. Info: Bob at 610-762-3779.
Las Cruces Pagan Pride Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Pioneer Women’s Park, 500 W. Las Cruces Ave., Las Cruces. Info: Las-Cruces-Pagan-Pride.square.site
Author Charmayne Samuelson book signing, 10 a.m. at COAS Bookstore, 317 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-524-8471
17th Annual Mimbres Valley Harvest Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at San Lorenzo Elementary School, 2655 NM-35, Mimbres. Info: 520-678-8577
Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective Fall Fiber Arts Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Murray Hotel, 200 W. Broadway St., Silver City. Info: Information@FiberArtsCollective.org
Second Annual La Mesa Fall Festival, 12-5 p.m. at the La Mesa Community Center Walking Path, 744 San Jose St., La Mesa. Info: 915-309-4691
Downtown Showdown, 4 p.m., at Amador Live, 302 S. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-7417
Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, 4:30-7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 518 Alameda Blvd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-520-3317
Second Saturday Art Hop, 6-9 p.m. on MainStreet, Truth or Consequences. Info: 575-894-1968
Ghosts of the Past: Folklore of New Mexico, 6-9 p.m., at Fort Selden Historic Site, 1280 Fort Selden Road, Radium Springs. Info: 575-526-8911
October 12-14
Southern New Mexico Psychedelic Medicine Film Fest, 2 p.m. at The Fountain Theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla. Info: 575-570-1438
Sunday, October 13
Share the Road Las Cruces, 7 a.m. at Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St., Las Cruces. Info: VeloCruces.org or 575-323-0883
Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective Fall Fiber Arts Sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Murray Hotel, 200 W. Broadway St., Silver City. Info: Information@FiberArtsCollective.org
The Over Souls, 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 Sangre Gitana, 2:30 p.m. at the Philanthropy Theatre, One Civic Center Plaza, El Paso. Info: 915-533-4020
Mesilla Valley Concert Band presents On Broadway, 3 p.m. at the Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe St., NMSU. Info: MesillaValleyConcertBand.org
October 14 – 15
AgriFuture Educational Institution, at New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd., Las Cruces. Info: NMDeptAg.nmsu.edu
Tuesday, October 15
Academy for Learning in Retirement (ALR) presents Civil War and Reshaping the Nation by Dr. Jeffrey Brown, 10:30 a.m.-noon at DACC Auditorium, Doña Ana Community College, 2800 Sonoma Ranch Blvd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-527-7509
Western Institute for Lifelong Learning presents Frank Merritt and the Great Horned Owls, 12-1:15 p.m., at the WNMU Besse-Forward Global Resource Center ABC Room, Info: 575-538-6835
Los Leones de Mesilla Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m., 1st and 3rd Tuesday at La Posta Restaurant, 2410 Calle de San Albino, Mesilla. Info: 915-613-6315
Swing on the Plaza, 7-11 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, Downtown Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2290
Wednesday, October 16
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
Ranger Guided Tours of Fort Selden Historic Site, 9-10 a.m., at Fort Selden Historic Site, 1280 Fort Selden Road, Radium Springs. Info: 575-526-8911
Overeaters Anonymous, noon Wednesdays at St. James Episcopal Church, 102 St. James St. Hybrid meeting, available by Zoom. Info: Bob at 610-762-3779.
Death Café, 5:30-6:45 p.m., at the Branigan Cultural Center, 491 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2137
The March Divide in Concert, 6 p.m. at 575 Brewing Company, 234 W. 8th St. Wl, Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-8804
Know Your City Seminar Series: Parks & Recreation Department, Keeping Las Cruces Beautiful, 6-8 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 700 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-528-3003
Unity of Las Cruces Prayer & Meditation Circle, 7 p.m. each Wednesday via Zoom. ID 817 3441 31190. Passcode WEDSVC. Info: 575-936-3019.
October 16 – 19
Chile Challenge 4-WD Trail Event, 6 a.m.-7 p.m. at Caballo Lake State Park, Hwy 187, Mile Markers 166-167, Caballo. Info: ChileChallenge.org
Thursday, October 17
Tai Chi in the Park free introductory classes every Thursday. 9-10 a.m. at the Mesilla Park Recreation Center in the Park. Ongoing class in the traditional Yan Family Tai Chi Long Form. Information: 915-584-4730.
Academy for Learning in Retirement (ALR) presents Into the Twentieth Century by Dr. Jeffrey Brown, 10:30 a.m.-noon at DACC Auditorium, Doña Ana Community College, 2800 Sonoma Ranch Blvd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-527-7509
Filipino American History Month Celebration, 12-1:30 p.m. at Corbett Center Student Union Ballroom, International Mall, NMSU Campus. Info: API_Support@NMSU.edu
Branigan Library Author Series presents Charmayne Samuelson talking about her books on Mata Ortiz pottery, 1:30-3 p.m. at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. Info: 575-649-8786
Women in the Arts: Lois Duffy Retrospective, 6 p.m. at Light Hall Theater, 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6300
Coalition of Conservatives in Action, 6-8 p.m. Thursdays at Kitchen Kraft Home, 980 N. Telshor Blvd. Info: 816-510-1105.
Full Moon Nights presents Randy Granger, 7-9:30 p.m. at White Sands National Park. Info: 575-479-6124
Karaoke Outside Courtyard Party, 7 – 10 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
Halloween Home Display, 7-10 p.m., Thursday-Sunday at 4752 Salado Creek St., Las Cruces. Info: Facebook. com/groups/890765555419913
