Arts & Entertainment | Las Cruces Bulletin

Hi Lo Silvers Spring Concert Silver City’s premiere women’s chorus present their annual concert featuring standards and show tunes celebrating rebirth and abundance, directed by … more

Desert Exposure Report | 5/7/25

Coming Up

Coming up for the week of May 9 - 15. more

Desert Exposure Report | 5/7/25

Sunshine Grocery, Art Deco Style, Mesquite Historic District

A look at historic districts of Las Cruces

May is Historic Preservation Month in New Mexico, and Las Cruces is honored to have three neighborhoods listed as Historic Districts in both the New Mexico Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places. more

Sandra L. Marshall
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/6/25

Buffalo in the snow photo by Emmitt Booher

Gardens of Earthly delights

The 2025 Art in the Garden Tour, a Picacho Hills-based art event, returns on Saturday, May 10. This year’s tour includes five locations and seventeen artists and runs from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. … more

Desert Exposure Report | 5/5/25

Sandra Cantrell with jacket mended by SWFAC member Lisa Banfield

Mending Our Ways renews old skills

Did you know that 66% of unwanted clothes and textiles wind up in the landfill? Or that less than 15% are recycled and 19% are burned? Mending Our Ways is a program to help reduce clothing waste by … more

Desert Exposure Report | 5/5/25

Truth or Consequences Fiesta celebrates 75 years

It’s been 75 years since the city of Hot Springs, New Mexico changed its name to Truth or Consequences, which makes 2025 the Diamond Jubilee of the Truth or Consequences Fiesta. Celebrating … more

Desert Exposure Report | 5/1/25

NMSU Dance Program to host ‘Desert Bloom’ performances

Dancers in New Mexico State University’s Dance Program promise to captivate audiences with a vibrant showcase of movement and artistry during their upcoming “Desert Bloom: A Celebration … more

NMSU Report | 5/1/25

May the best duck win!

It’s May in Tularosa and that means it’s duck season. Not the feathered variety, but rather the rubber kind as the 3rd Annual Tularosa Duck Race makes waves on Saturday, May 3. The … more

Desert Exposure Report | 5/1/25

Arts Roundup: May 2 - 8

Desert Heroines Exhibition The Mad Hatter Gallery, Success Partnership and NMCO, present a photographic portrait exhibition to recognize Doña Ana County’s “Desert … more

4/30/25

Coming Up

Friday, May 2 City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department hosts Hiking Trails in the Southwest: Mesilla Valley Bosque Trail, 9 a.m., at 5000 Calle del Norte, Mesilla. Info: 575-541-2454 … more

Desert Exposure Report | 4/30/25

Historic preservation month

May is Historic Preservation Month and history is all around us in Las Cruces. If you live or work in one of the older parts of town, eat in one of the fine restaurants, or visit the shops, … more

Sandra L. Marshall and Judy Berryman
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 4/30/25

Ammu Devasthali supports the arts and higher ed

Ammu Devasthali has devoted much of her life to study and to art. So, it might come as no surprise that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Devasthali in 2019 to New Mexico State … more

Mike Cook
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 4/29/25

Crossing Borderlines explores cultural perspectives

Perspectives shift over time, creating a wealth of possibilities that make us uniquely human. Nowhere is that more apparent than within the cultural stratification of so-called minority societies. … more

David Salcido
Las Cruces Bulletin | 4/29/25

Arts Roundup - April 25 - May 2

Nelson Boswell Reading Series The series closes out its 2024-25 season with a reading by poet Sylvia Chan, a disabled writer, educator, and activist who works with foster and crossover youth, … more

Desert Exposure Report | 4/23/25

Coming Up

Friday, April 25 Great Race Pit Stop, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at Old James Stadium, 1000 W, College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6353 Deming Free Legal Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Mimbres … more

Desert Exposure Report | 4/23/25

The 157th Annual St. Francis de Paula Fiesta

Celebrating history at the St. Francis de Paula Fiesta

When you hear the word fiesta in New Mexico, you know you’re going to get some sort of history lesson. Whether it be the celebration of a patron saint, an ethnic tradition going back … more

David Salcido
Desert Exposure | 4/23/25

Get ready to ride!

For the 38th year, Tour of the Gila invites visitors to southwest New Mexico for the opportunity to watch top bicycling talent compete on the roads in and around Silver City. Set for Wednesday, April … more

Desert Exposure Report | 4/18/25

New Mexico State University’s 2025 Research and Creativity Week, themed Ascent to R1, will feature research-based presentations by both students and faculty, along with creative performances and art exhibits.

NMSU’s Research and Creativity Week finds inspiration

New Mexico State University will celebrate its newly achieved Carnegie R1 institution status during its annual Research and Creativity Week, which kicks off Wednesday, April 23. This … more

NMSU Report | 4/17/25

Arts Roundup - April 18 - 24

Jason Dea West and Juniper Djinn Two bands for the price of one, featuring American troubadour West who blends poignant lyrics with vintage country, folk and blues, alongside the early American … more

Desert Exposure Report | 4/16/25

Coming Up

Through April 29 DitchSpeare, 6 p.m., Big Ditch Park, south of Main Street Plaza, Silver City. Info: TheActrix.studio/DitchSpeare Friday, April 18 City of Las Cruces Parks & … more

Desert Exposure Report | 4/16/25