Arts & Entertainment | Las Cruces Bulletin

Filmmaker Spencer Proffer on stage at the Rio Grande Theatre with LCIFF Executive Director Ross Marks.

The Las Cruces International Film Festival hosted a special event on Saturday, Oct. 17 at which the documentary film "The Day the Music Died" screened for a Las Cruces audience. The filmmaker who created this work about the iconic Don McLean song,... more

10/21/26

Murray Hotel finds its future in its past

For years, part of the Murray Hotel's history was hiding in plain sight. As work began on a new restaurant and lounge inside the Silver City landmark, the past emerged on the walls: a mural displaying cattle brands from Grant County ranchers, a... more

Kurt Johnson
Desert Exposure | 10/19/26

Biking into a bigger world

Somewhere along an Ironman course, a cyclist’s derailleur has been ripped from the bike, and the race suddenly looks finished. Dave Baker does not have a repair stand, a well-stocked workbench or much time. So, he finds a gear that will work,... more

Kurt Johnson
Desert Exposure | 10/19/26

More than art on display

Donna Popky has had art as a lifelong companion, beginning with childhood drawing lessons in New York City and continuing through a career that included teaching art to children and helping nursing home residents discover the joy of creating... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 10/15/26

The entrance to Santa Clara Bike Park welcomes riders to the new facility.

Built for the ride

Santa Clara’s newest park feature wasted little time drawing a crowd as children were trying to ride the new pump track before its grand opening had even begun. The Village officially opened the bike park June 26 after years of planning,... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Desert Exposure | 10/9/26

Uniting people to raise their voices in song

A choir begins with a single voice. One person breathes, opens a mouth and makes a sound. It’s an unusually vulnerable act, Diane Schutz believes, because singers have nowhere to hide. There is no clarinet or flute between them and the... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 10/9/26

Artist Marietta Patricia Leis works in her studio. Leis’ upcoming NMSU Art Museum retrospective, “Breathing Lessons,” brings together more than 20 years of her multidisciplinary work.

Finding space to breathe

For Marietta Patricia Leis, color can hold an entire place. The deep blue of Crater Lake, the endless green of northern Thailand and the darkness of an Icelandic winter have followed the New Mexico artist into a body of work spanning... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 10/8/26

Local filmmaker's work seen in Silver City

Nadia and James are caught in the midst of a strict anti-immigration America that has brought devastation upon their little family as they seek their way through the struggle.   Will their love surpass the pain that’s ripping their family... more

Karla Trevizo
Las Cruces Bulletin | 10/7/26

The barefoot girl in pink

One of the images on the ceiling of the Mark and Stephanie Medoff Theatre in the ASNMSU Center for the Arts in Las Cruces is a little barefoot girl in pink. That’s Ruth Cantrell, the one-time head of the NMSU Theatre Department, founding director... more

Mike Cook
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 10/3/26

The family that creates together

The laptop doesn’t come out until most of the day's work is already done. Tanishia Womack has put in her hours as a paralegal. Her sons, Michael and Gabriel, have made it through school and whatever else the day demanded. Mixed in somewhere is law... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 10/1/26

Natalie Pappas holds a stack of handmade bowls inside her Las Cruces pottery studio. Pappas made 50 bowls this year for the Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces’ annual Empty Bowls fundraiser benefiting El Caldito Soup Kitchen.

Fifty bowls, endless possibilities

Natalie Pappas begins working on Empty Bowls months before anyone walks through the door. By the end of March, the Las Cruces potter aims to have 50 bowls finished — each thrown, trimmed, decorated, glazed and fired from her home studio.... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/30/26

Mel and Rejina Christopher stand inside the new Las Cruces Arts Gallery, where works by association members are on display.

Art association finds a home

After more than six decades in Las Cruces, a longtime arts organization finally has a gallery to call its own. The Las Cruces Arts Association will celebrate the grand opening of its new gallery Friday, Oct. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m. at 221 N.... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/30/26

La Union Maze’s 13-acre maze features a New Mexico-inspired design for the 2026 season.

From field to fall tradition

A backpack sprayer, some dye and a clipboard are still enough to turn a field in Anthony into a 13-acre maze. La Union Maze does not use drones or GPS-guided tractors to map its paths. Longtime employee Martin Medrano walks the field, marks... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/30/26

Mural with a message

At a mural unveiling Thursday, Sept. 17, at Mesquite Art Gallery are, left to right, Carlos Melendres, curator of Murals With a Message; internationally acclaimed sculptor Cliff Fragua (1955- ) of Jemez Pueblo, creator of the Po’pay statue in... more

9/29/26

Las Cruces provides more than the film venue

The abandoned courthouse in downtown Las Cruces offers filmmakers almost everything they need to turn it back into a prison. It has old jail cells, worn walls and the institutional feel needed for “Solitary,” an independent feature film about five... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/28/26

Events Happening Sept. 25 - Oct. 1

Friday, September 25, 2026 íChuchulucos! Hispanic Heritage Month Crafts-Mas !Piñatasmania! Join us for Mas !Piñatamania! A mini piñata workshop in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. … more

9/25/26

A DECADE OF TRUST. A MILESTONE TO REMEMBER.

What an incredible evening celebrating 10 years of Laser 360 MD Med Spa & Skin Clinic! Ten years ago, we began with a vision — to create a place where medicine, aesthetics, and personalized care come together to help people feel confident in their own skin… more

9/24/26

Cast members perform a scene from “Dracula” at Las Cruces Community Theatre. The production uses lighting, sound and practical effects to create an unsettling atmosphere on stage.

Dracula takes a darker turn at LCCT

Before Dracula ever steps into view, Las Cruces Community Theatre wants audiences looking over their shoulders. Breathing, whispers and other recorded sounds will replace the usual music as patrons take their seats, while low lighting helps... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/24/26

‘Perfect Arrangement” comes to NMSU

It’s 1950. As McCarthy’s Red Scare is proving to be unsuccessful, the U.S. State Department begins a side quest – to identify sexual deviants within the ranks – historically coined, The Lavendar Scare. Perfect Arrangement gives us Bob and Norma... more

Bulletin Report | 9/17/26

The journey of an iconic song

Spencer Proffer was a student at UCLA, just beginning law school, when he first heard Don McLean’s “American Pie” on the radio. About three minutes into the song, he pulled over. The song kept going, and Proffer kept listening. McLean, he... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/17/26