Friday, October 4
Mesilla Valley Transportation Charity Golf Tournament, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. at Sonoma Ranch Golf Course, 1274 Golf Club Rd., Las Cruces. Info: adri.garcia@m-v-t.com
Launch Pad Lecture Series – Project Y to the Present: Los Alamos at the Intersection of Science and Circumstance, 9 a.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Road 2001, Alamogordo. Info: NMSpaceMuseum.org
Guatemalan Mercado, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Deming Arts Center, 100 S. Gold Ave., Deming. Info: DemingArts.org or 575-546-3663
Kiwanis Club of Las Cruces Fish Fry, 4-7 p.m., at Good Samaritan Social Center Creative Arts Room, 3011 Buena Vida Dr., Las Cruces. Info: 480-220-3637
Ribbon Cutting & Reception, 4:30 p.m. at Mad Hatter Gallery, 221 N. Main St. Ste. C, Las Cruces. Info: TheMadHatterGallery@gmail.com
Artist Talk with Laurel Weathersbee, Kay Gross, and Lynn Unangst, 5-7 p.m., at the Tombaugh Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano, Las Cruces. Info: 575-522-7281
Otero Arts 5th Annual Member’s Exhibit Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m., at Otero Artspace, 1118 Indiana Ave., Alamogordo. Info: 575-446-3880
Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Festival 2024, 5-11 p.m. at Plaza de Mesilla, Calle Principal, Mesilla. Info: MVJazzBlues.net
Astronomy Friends of the Parks, 6:50 p.m. at Rockhound State Park, 9880 Stirrup Rd. SE., Deming. Info: 575-546-6182
In The Summers Screening with filmmakers, 7:30 p.m. at the Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla. Info: MesillaValleyFilm.org
City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department presents Spooky Splash Movie Night: Hotel Transylvania, 7:30-10 p.m., at the Las Cruces Natatorium, 1401 E. Hadley Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2782
October 4-6
Oculto Film Fest, 5 p.m. at The Philanthropy Theatre, One Civic Center Plaza, El Paso. Info: OcultoFilmFest.com
October 4-20
LCCT presents The Diary of Anne Frank, 7:30 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. Info: 575-523-1200
Saturday, October 5
Community Rummage Sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Trails West Senior Community Center, 1450 Avenida de Mesilla, Las Cruces. Info: 267-257-8522 or C.Tetkowski@yahoo.com
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
Guatemalan Mercado, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Deming Arts Center, 100 S. Gold Ave., Deming. Info: DemingArts.org or 575-546-3663
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
Mimbres Valley Farmer Market, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at the Mimbres Marketplace, 2743 NM-35, Mimbres. Info: 520-678-8577
Otero Arts presents The Civil War in New Mexico with Jennifer Bohnhoff, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Otero Artspace, 12th and Indiana, Alamogordo. Info: 575-446-3880
Octoberfest, 12 p.m., at Broken Spoke Taphouse, 302 S. Main St. Ste C, Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-7417
Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Festival 2024, 12-4:30 p.m. at Plaza de Mesilla, Calle Principal, Mesilla. Info: MVJazzBlues.net
OkToaderfest featuring Flicker, Illusion Band, Znora, 1 – 11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
Lincoln Lecture Series: Forgotten History of Buffalo Soldiers, 1-2 p.m. at the Lincoln Historic Site, 988 Calle La Placita, Lincoln. Info: NMHistoricSites.org/Lincoln
Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department presents Pumpkin Palooza, 3-7 p.m. at Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2454
Spotted: El Paso 2024 Car Show, 3-7 p.m. at La Viña Winery, 4201 S. Hwy 28, Anthony. Info: 915-534-4422
Autumn Fine Arts Festival, 3-8 p.m. at Chiricahua Desert Museum outdoor patio, corner of NM-80 and NM-533, Rodeo. Info: 619-672-3723
Southern New Mexico Pridefest Parade & Celebration, 4 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: SNMPride.org
Astronomy Friends of the Parks, 6:50 p.m. at City of Rocks State Park, 327 NM-61, Faywood. Info: 575-536-2800
Pam Tillis, 7 p.m. at the Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-2202
Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Festival 2024, 7-10 p.m. at Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe St., Las Cruces. Info: MVJazzBlues.net
The Super Secret Improv Show, 7:30 p.m. at The Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-523-1223
October 5 & 6
4th Annual Apple Festival, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., at Nichols Ranch and Orchards, 236 Cottonwood Canyon Road, La Luz. Info: 575-224-2023
Wisdom Camp with Jade Wah’oo Grigori, all weekend at Hot Springs Glamp Camp, 675 S. Foch St., Truth or Consequences. Info: 213-435-7771
Sunday, October 6
Black Cat Poetry Reading, 1-2:25 p.m. at Ingo’s Art Café, 422 Broadway, Truth or Consequences. Info: 575-551-8186
Tina and Her Pony, 1 – 4 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Festival 2024, 1-7 p.m. at Plaza de Mesilla, Calle Principal, Mesilla. Info: MVJazzBlues.net
Low Down Brass Band, 4 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com
Monday, October 7
An Acoustic Evening with Hot Tuna, 7 p.m. at the Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe St., NMSU Campus. Info: 575-646-2421
Etran de L’Air & Nemegata, 7 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com
Tuesday, October 8
Academy for Learning in Retirement (ALR) presents A Revolutionary 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
President’s Chamber Music Series: Cellist Kevin Dvorak and pianist Satoko, 7 p.m. at Light Hall Theater, 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6300
Swing on the Plaza, 7-11 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, Downtown Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2290
Wednesday, October 9
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
Senior Connection, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 505-892-6047
Death Café, 5:30-6:45 p.m., at the Branigan Cultural Center, 491 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2137
Know Your City Seminar Series: Quality of Life, Museums, Libraries, Senior Centers, 6-8 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 700 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-528-3003
Foreigner & Loverboy, 7 p.m. at the Pan American Center, 1810 E. University Ave., NMSU Campus, Las Cruces. Info: 575-646-1420
Thursday, October 10
Academy for Learning in Retirement (ALR) presents A Deeply Divided 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
October 10-13
Desert Night Acoustic Music Camp, 5 p.m. at Black Range Lodge, 50 Main St., Hillsboro. Info: 575-895-5652
