Little Toad Creek
Karaoke
Thursday, Oct. 1
7-10 p.m.
Sing your heart out!
Cooper
Friday, Oct. 2
8-11 p.m.
CW Ayon calls the Southwestern deserts of New Mexico home, but his sound is rooted in blues and the grooves of the Mississippi Hill Country. With kick/snare, tambourine, acoustic or resonator guitar and occasional harmonica, he builds a sound larger than the simple setup suggests. cwayon.com
Illusion Band
Saturday, Oct. 3
Noon-3 p.m.
A versatile local group playing a variety of music including Tejano, country and oldies.
Metro Man
Saturday, Oct. 3
4-7 p.m.
Folk, soul and roots rock 'n' roll from Phoenix, Arizona. instagram.com/themetropolisman
Hooks and the Huckleberries
Saturday, Oct. 3
8-11 p.m. (time listed as tentative)
Americana, country and roots rock led by Adam Hooks, with a soulful, magnetic and boot-stomping sound. hooksandthehuckleberries.com
Singo!
Thursday, Oct. 8
7-10 p.m.
A music-based twist on bingo featuring genre-based playlists, singing, dancing and prizes.
Znora
Friday, Oct. 9
8-11 p.m.
Award-winning three-piece Arizona rock band featuring Adrian Negrete on lead vocals and guitar, Joshua Montano on drums and Johnathan Rohde on bass. facebook.com/znora.band
DJ Jahmar
Saturday, Oct. 10
9:30 p.m.-midnight
Six-time Arizona DJ of the Year and Twelve Tribes Sound boss and producer. facebook.com/DjjahmarIntl
Lottie
Sunday, Oct. 11
1-4 p.m.
An acoustic country and Western swing dance band with touches of rock and blues, featuring female vocals, guitar and Nashville fiddle.
Karaoke
Thursday, Oct. 15
7-10 p.m.
Tiff and Molly
Sunday, Oct. 18
1-4 p.m.
Multi-instruments, loops, improvisation and harmonies somewhere between folk/rock, hip-hop and Americana. tiffanychristopher.com
Singo!
Thursday, Oct. 22
7-10 p.m.
Rhythm Mystic
Friday, Oct. 23
8-11 p.m.
Dance and original music spanning world, Latin, pop, reggae, funk, Motown and more.
White Sands
Saturday, Oct. 24
8-11 p.m.
Instrumental surf, exotica and rock 'n' roll from Albuquerque. facebook.com/White.Sands.Band
Banjo Joe and Danielle
Sunday, Oct. 25
1-4 p.m.
A bluegrass duo on banjo and upright bass. Banjo Joe brings a distinctive two-finger picking style and tenor voice, joined by Danielle's harmonies and bass. youtube.com/c/banjojoeanddanielle
Karaoke
Thursday, Oct. 29
7-10 p.m.
Halloween DJ Mischievous
Saturday, Oct. 31
$5 cover
A Halloween performance from DJ Mischievous, a veteran DJ with more than a decade of experience.
MERGE Community Art Space
302 N. Bullard St., Silver City
CASH and Carry: Tender-Heart Press and Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.
Friday, Oct. 9
5-7 p.m.
An artists reception and sale of letterpress work held in conjunction with the Southwest Print Fiesta. Featured artist Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. is known for type-driven messages of social justice and Black power.
Tender-Heart Press, founded by E. “Oscar” Maynard in 2017, creates letterpress posters rooted in heart wisdom, collective healing and liberatory spellwork. Both artists will show and sell hand-created letterpress handbills and posters. Kennedy will give a talk after the reception at the Silco Theater.
Deming Art Center
100 S. Gold St., Deming
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday
Annual DAC Membership Exhibit
Oct. 2-30
The annual membership exhibit features a diverse body of work by Deming Art Center members.
Meet the Artists
Sunday, Oct. 4
1-2:30 p.m.
The public is invited to meet artists participating in the annual membership exhibit. For more information, call 575-546-3663.
WNMU Cultural Affairs
Tickets and event information: www.wnmu.edu; culture.wnmu.edu
Land with No Rider
Thursday, Oct. 1
7 p.m.
Light Hall Theater
$5 suggested donation
A documentary portrait of New Mexico ranching culture as the last cowboys navigate drought, policy and changing landscapes. Director Tamar Lando will lead a Q&A after the screening.
Christine Tassan et Les Imposteures
Thursday, Oct. 8
7 p.m.
Light Hall Theater
General admission $20; WNMU students, faculty and staff free with ID; ticket required
Gypsy jazz, swing and chanson led by Quebec guitarist, singer, composer and arranger Christine Tassan, blending Django Reinhardt-inspired virtuosity with playful arrangements and rich harmonies.
Distinguished Speaker Series: Mitchell Thomashow — Opening the Doors of Environmental Perception
Tuesday, Oct. 20
7 p.m.
Light Hall Theater
Free
Environmental educator, author and sustainability thinker Mitchell Thomashow explores how people learn, live and make meaning within the biosphere, connecting place, climate, democracy, equity and daily life.
NMSU Theatre Arts / American Southwest Theatre Company
Tickets: 575-646-4515; nmsutheatre.ludus.com
General admission $22; student/senior/military $18; under 16 $12
Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne
Oct. 1-11
Set during the 1950s Lavender Scare, the comedy centers on Bob and Norma, two State Department employees who are gay and hiding behind carefully constructed facades. The play begins in the style of a situation comedy and develops into a story about the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement.
Preview: Thursday, Oct. 1, 5:30 p.m. — half-price preview; high school students with ID free; post-show talkback with the creative team and playwright.
Opening night: Friday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. — pre-show music by Singing Out Las Cruces and post-show reception.
Performances: Saturday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 11, 2 p.m.
The Western Institute of Lifelong Learning (WILL)
WNMU Besse-Forward Global Resource Center, corner of 12th and Kentucky streets, Silver City
Save Our Gila Trout — Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Noon-1 p.m.
ABC Room
Free; public welcome
Trout Unlimited volunteer and avid fly fisher Eric Ockerhausen will discuss Gila Trout habitat restoration, how volunteers can get involved, equipment and physical requirements, and the work involved in stream habitat restoration. Attendees may bring their own lunch; lunch is not served.
Light Art Space
209 W. Broadway, Silver City
Thursday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; and by appointment
Lightartspace.com; 575-574-8444
Backwards/Forwards: A Call for Handmade Prints
In the North Gallery, juror Terran Last Gun selected more than 30 works from across the country exploring time as material, memory, pressure, inheritance, repetition, rupture and possibility.
Kalli Arte Collective
Oct. 8-Nov. 7
Flash Gallery
Work by Alfonso and Adriana of the Kalli Arte Collective.
Public Reception
Friday, Oct. 9
5-7 p.m.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 Hwy. 180 East, Arenas Valley
575-388-1266; wczocalo@gmail.com
Tickets & info: www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com
Eliza Thorn
Thursday, Oct. 1
Doors 6 p.m.
By donation
Classic country, roots and blues with soulful, bluesy vocals.
Andrés Miguel Cervantes / Noelle & The Deserters / Kit Center
Friday, Oct. 2
Doors 6 p.m.
$15 advance; $20 door
Three performances spanning Western noir Americana, Southwestern honky-tonk and country-folk.
Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers
Saturday, Oct. 3
Doors 6 p.m.
$20 advance; $25 door
Actor, activist and musician Gary Farmer fronts The Troublemakers for Americana, roots rock and blues.
Ask Carol
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Doors 6 p.m.
$15 advance; $20 door
High-energy alternative indie-rock duo from Norway combining distorted guitars, live loops and a Nordic melancholic edge.
Performer’s Showcase / Open Mic
Thursday, Oct. 8
Sign-up 6 p.m.
Music, comedy, spoken word and performance art. Fifteen-minute spots; sign up in person.
Jay Buchanan
Friday, Oct. 9
Doors 6 p.m.
$22.50 advance; $25 door
The Rival Sons vocalist performs modern rock and singer-songwriter material shaped by gospel, soul and cinematic storytelling.
Sky Creature
Saturday, Oct. 10
Doors 6 p.m.
$10 suggested donation
New York duo blending post-punk, trance, deconstructed opera and raw rock.
Garrett T Caps & Banjo Joe and Danielle
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Doors 6 p.m.
$12 advance; $15 door
Cosmic country, honky-tonk and Americana paired with bluegrass-string duo Banjo Joe and Danielle.
Performer’s Showcase / Open Mic
Thursday, Oct. 15
Sign-up 6 p.m.
Music, comedy, spoken word and performance art. Fifteen-minute spots; sign up in person.
Cort Armstrong
Sunday, Oct. 18
1-3 p.m.
$10 suggested donation
Pacific Northwest fingerstyle guitarist and songwriter blending country blues, Appalachian old-time music and bluegrass.
Marc Yaxley
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Happy Hour 5-7 p.m.
Free/by donation
Instrumental guitar from Marc Yaxley, sometimes joined by surprise guests.
Performer’s Showcase / Open Mic
Thursday, Oct. 22
Sign-up 6 p.m.
Music, comedy, spoken word and performance art. Fifteen-minute spots; sign up in person.
Great Lake Swimmers
Friday, Oct. 23
Doors 6 p.m.
$15 advance; $20 door
Canadian indie-folk and Americana led by singer-songwriter Tony Dekker.
Poetic Outlaws Open Mic
Friday, Oct. 23
5:30 p.m.
In the Lodge
A recurring spoken-word open mic welcoming poetry, stories, monologue, improv and other forms of spoken word.
Valley Queen (solo) & Susy Sun
Sunday, Oct. 25
1-3 p.m.
By donation
Indie rock and dreamlike indie-folk from Natalie Carol of Valley Queen and Los Angeles-based songwriter Susy Sun.
The Black Angels with GHOSTWOMAN
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Doors 7 p.m.
$25 advance; $30 door
A standing psych-rock show featuring The Black Angels performing the album Passover.
Acid Mothers Temple with Magick Potion
Thursday, Oct. 29
Doors 6 p.m.
$20 advance; $25 door
Japanese psychedelic space-rock from Acid Mothers Temple with Magick Potion.
Rocky Horror Halloween Mash 2026!
Saturday, Oct. 31
Doors 7 p.m.
Free/by donation
Halloween dance party with Curtis Pink and Autonomic Pilot, a costume contest, bonfire and Rocky Horror-inspired festivities.
Mesilla Valley Film Society
Fountain Theatre
2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla
Regular showtimes: Friday, Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. unless noted
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Oct. 2-8
Dir. Jane Schoenbrun. 112 min. Rated R. Horror. A young director is handed a fading slasher franchise and visits the original film’s reclusive star, leading them into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear and delirium.
9 to 5 (1980)
Tuesday, Oct. 6
7:30 p.m.
Dir. Colin Higgins. Rated PG. 111 min. Comedy. Three secretaries decide to get revenge on their tyrannical boss.
Late Fame
Oct. 9-15
Dir. Kent Jones. 96 min. Not rated. Comedy/drama. Willem Dafoe stars as a former poet charmed by a group of would-be young artists.
Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Saturday, Oct. 10
10:30 p.m.
$8 Night School ticket
Dir. Chuck Russell. Rated R. 96 min. Horror.
The Dads
Sunday-Monday, Oct. 11-12
7:30 p.m.
Dir. Luchina Fisher. 72 min. Not rated. Documentary. Filmmakers will be present.
Romería
Oct. 16-22
Dir. Carla Simón. 114 min. Not rated. Spanish with subtitles. Drama/biography/romance.
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Saturday, Oct. 17
10:30 p.m.
$8 Night School ticket
Dir. Karyn Kusama. Rated R. 102 min. Horror.
2026 Cat Video Fest
Sunday, Oct. 18
7:30 p.m.
Dir. Will Braden. 70 min. A compilation of cat videos, animations and music videos.
Clue (1985)
Tuesday, Oct. 20
7:30 p.m.
Dir. Jonathan Lynn. Rated PG. 96 min. Mystery/thriller/comedy.
How to Divorce During the War
Oct. 23-29
Dir. Andrius Blazevicius. 108 min. Not rated. Lithuanian with subtitles. Drama. Note: Thursday, Oct. 29 is a 2 p.m. matinee only; no evening show.
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Saturday, Oct. 24
10:30 p.m.
$8 Night School ticket
Dir. Dan O’Bannon. Rated R. 91 min. Horror.
Drácula (1931)
Tuesday, Oct. 27
7:30 p.m.
Dir. George Melford. 103 min. Not rated. Spanish with subtitles. Horror.
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Oct. 30-Nov. 5
Dir. Noah Segan. 88 min. Rated R. Crime/drama/mystery & thriller. Note: no matinee Saturday, Oct. 31.
Halloween Night School: Film TBA
Saturday, Oct. 31
10:30 p.m.
$8 Night School ticket
Details to be announced; check mesillavalleyfilm.org for updates.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla
Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
575-522-2933; www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com
October Featured Artists: Jan Severson and Woody Hoffman
Jan Severson creates woven work using colorful reed, yarns, wood objects and beads, often inspired by the colors and diversity of New Mexico.
Woody Hoffman turned from photography to woodturning after retirement and has continued to develop his craft through symposiums and exhibitions.
New Member: Gabriele Teich
The professionally trained textile engineer discovered printmaking at the Southwest Print Fiesta and now exhibits prints and other art at several area galleries. The gallery’s 30 artists also offer work in painting, glass, jewelry, woodturning, photography, ceramics, fiber art and other media.
Otero Artspace
1118 Indiana Ave., Alamogordo
Thursday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
Stan Ford, Nature Photographer
October; closes Saturday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m.
Nature photographer Stan Ford returns for a solo show. Ford was artist-in-residence at Valles Caldera National Park in May and has been selected three times by the National Park Service to teach photography at national parks.
Opening Reception
Friday, Oct. 2
5-7 p.m.
Call for Photographers: January Juried Photography Exhibition
Entry deadline Sunday, Nov. 15
JPEG photographs should be 5 MB and 300 dpi. For details and requirements, put “Photography” in the subject line and email oteroartsinc@gmail.com.
The Mad Hatter Gallery
221 N. Main St., Suite C, Las Cruces
Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; extended hours on First Fridays and for other events
Silver City and Bayard Lions Club
Bayard Community Center
209 Hurley Ave., Bayard
Bingo
Second Sunday of every month
Food by the Divas at 1:30 p.m.; bingo at 3 p.m.
Bingo sales begin at 1:30 p.m.
Silver City Community Film Festival
Silco Theater, downtown Silver City
Third Annual Silver City Community Film Festival
Oct. 1-4
Presented by the Silver City MainStreet Project and Silco Theater.
No Strings Theatre Company
430 N. Main St., Las Cruces
2026-27 Season Tickets
$90 regular; $80 seniors 65+ and students
Season tickets for the six-play 2026-27 season are on sale. See www.no-strings.org.
Gallery 925
925 N. Mesquite St., Mesquite Historical District, Las Cruces
Friday 1-5 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.
gallery925nm.com; Facebook: Gallery925LCNM; Instagram: Gallery925LC
Rebecca Rousseau and Celesté Mendez
October
Rousseau creates playful, imaginative paintings of expressive animals in fanciful situations. Mendez, 17, works primarily in acrylic and pen and draws inspiration from folklore, mythology, people, animals and cultural traditions from around the world.
Artist Reception
Friday, Oct. 2
4-8 p.m.
Gallery opens at 1 p.m. for early visitors.
Rebecca Rousseau Artist Talk
Sunday, Oct. 18
1-2 p.m.
Celesté Mendez Artist Talk
Sunday, Oct. 25
1-2 p.m.
A Creative Family Heritage
Back Room Gallery
Amber Ransom and her daughter, Taylor Grassie, present pressed-fiber artworks representing five generations of family creativity. The gallery also continues to show painted carved-wood panels by Jim Fox.
Silver City Public Library
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
575-538-3672; programs@silvercitypubliclibrary.org; silvercitypubliclibrary.org
Drones and Digital Drawing
Children and teens can explore drone technology and digital art for free through equipment purchased with a grant from the John Henry Eldred Jr. Foundation.
Branigan Cultural Center
501 N. Main St., Las Cruces
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Free admission; LasCruces.gov/Museums; 575-541-2221
4 Common Corners Presents: Cottonwood
Through Jan. 2, 2027
Fiber art by 12 members of 4 Common Corners, a group drawn together by a shared sense of place in the Four Corners region and working in realistic, narrative and abstract styles.
Unalienable
Oct. 2-Feb. 6, 2027
Multimedia artist Angel Cabrales explores migration, identity, inequality and the pursuit of the American Dream through large-scale three-dimensional works.
Unalienable Opening Reception
Friday, Oct. 2
5-7 p.m.
Artist Angel Cabrales will be in attendance.
Open Space Brewing
Silver City
Southwest Print Fiesta Kickoff Party
Thursday, Oct. 8
Gila Adventure Runs
Saturday, Oct. 17
100- and 50-mile races start and finish at Open Space Brewing.
Third Anniversary Party
Oct. 22-24
Special beer releases, food vendors and anniversary activities.
Transformation Gallery
406 N. Bullard St., Suite B, Silver City, next to the El Sol Theater
Instagram: @transformationgalleryllc
Transformation Gallery
The downtown Silver City gallery features clay artists and is a member of the Silver City Art Association.
Murray Hotel Ballroom
200 W. Broadway St., Silver City
Fall Fiber Arts Sale
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 10-11
Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Free
The Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective presents handmade wearable, usable and displayable fiber art, including crochet, knitting, weaving, sewing, dyed and painted apparel, home goods, jewelry, rugs, towels, shawls, scarves, felted items, baskets and quilts. An educational exhibit explains fiber-art techniques. fiberartscollective.org
Southwest Print Fiesta
Silver City
10th Annual Southwest Print Fiesta
Oct. 8-12
The annual celebration of printmaking features workshops, exhibitions, artist talks, free drop-in activities, a new Print Rally, the Printers’ Market, Print Exchange and steamroller printing.
Southwest Regional Museum of Art Pop-Up Museum
410 Broadway, Silver City (Old Post Office)
Pop-Up Museum
Oct. 10-11
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Two museum exhibitions and a juried Purchase Prize Pop-Up Print Show will be presented in conjunction with the Southwest Print Fiesta. Exhibits include “The American Etching Revival” and “Five Mid-20th Century Artists Express Their West,” along with three-dimensional clay demonstrations by Claude Smith III.
Pop-Up Museum — Second Weekend
Oct. 17-18
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The pop-up museum returns for a second weekend.
Walk and Talk with Victoria Chick
Sunday, Oct. 18
3 p.m.
Artist and art historian Victoria Chick will share stories and lesser-known facts about artists whose works are displayed. www.southwest-art-musem.org
The Hearth
1915 N. Swan St., Silver City
Get Out the Vote Dance Party
Saturday, Oct. 10
Doors 6 p.m.; music 6:30-9 p.m.
$10 suggested donation; no one refused admission
Sponsored by the Social Justice Team of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City, with music by Grant County Line. Information: ragabioud@gmail.com.
Grant County Community Concert Association
WNMU Fine Arts Theater
gcconcerts.org; 575-538-5862
Pianist Ilya Yakushev in Concert
Thursday, Oct. 15
7-9 p.m.
Southwest Chamber Music Festival
Concert No. 1
Thursday, Oct. 1
6 p.m.
L.C. Ranch, 20 L C Ln., Gila
Concert No. 2
Friday, Oct. 2
6 p.m.
Historic Deming Depot Auditorium, 217 N. Country Club Rd., Deming
Concert No. 3
Saturday, Oct. 3
6 p.m.
First Church of Harmony, 609 N. Arizona St., Silver City
Concert No. 4
Sunday, Oct. 4
Noon
Seedboat Gallery, 214 W. Yankie St., Silver City
