Las Cruces Bulletin

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....

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....

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...

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...

Desert Expressions

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...

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. …

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…

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...

‘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...

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...

Events Happening Sept. 11 - 17

Friday, September 11 Patriot Day half-staff flag raising and reveille at 8 a.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Park, 1251 N Roadrunner Pkwy. Retreat of the flag will be 5 p.m. Help will be needed to fold …

Adrian Aguirre's painting focuses on the impact of immigration.

Inviting people to see what he sees

Adrián Aguirre’s latest work stretched partially completed along a wall as he sat in his Las Cruces studio and talked about where his passion began. It was not in a studio nor even with the idea that he might someday become an artist. Aguirre...

Events Happening Sept. 3 - 10

Friday, September 4, 2026 LCHS vs Mayfield High School football game at 7 p.m. at the Field of Dreams! 2300 Tashiro Drive First Friday Fine Arts Flea Market and Live Performance by Planet I …

Events Happening Aug. 28 - Sept. 3

Friday, August 28, 2026 Media Literacy Movie Night — August 28 | 6:00–7:30 PM Join us at the LAB office (506 S. Main St., Suite 201, free parking) for a screening of short horror films …

Showing us the world through his lens

Lonnie Schlein sat in the desert and waited. Somewhere along the New Mexico-Arizona line, he had found the photograph he wanted, or at least the place where he thought it might eventually appear. There was a yucca plant in the foreground and...

From last season at the NMSU Theatre, the Bakers posing for their portrait.

NMSU Theatre announces season schedule

NMSU Theatre releases 2026-27 show list; season tickets now on sale Season passes are now on sale for New Mexico State University’s 2026-27 theatre season. Season passes for the Theatre Department’s four shows in 2026-27 are $72 for the general...

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One year looking forward to the rest! Thank you Jesus

On December 29, 2025 we will be celebrating our 1st year anniversary. With God in the center we know we will have many more! Mr. And Mrs. Adam Castillo

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Birth Announcement

Congratulations! It's a Boy!!

We are delighted to announce the arrival of Ary T. Riviere, a beautiful baby boy born on December 9, 2025, at 7:30 PM in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Ary weighed 8.6 pounds and measured 19 inches long at birth. He is lovingly welcomed by his parents, Jessica Riviere (Duty) and J. D. Riviere, who reside in Las Cruces, NM. The family is overjoyed to begin this wonderful new chapter together.

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