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Luminarias Light Up the Desert
The Asombro Institute for Science Education invites you to stroll along the paved, ADA-accessible trail lit with over 400 luminarias, while darkness settles over the desert, then enjoy cookies, hot chocolate, a pop-up gift shop, and marshmallow roasting.
Luminarias Light Up the Desert from 5-7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13, at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 56501 N. Jornada Rd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-524-3334
Truth or Consequences Old Fashioned Christmas
MainStreet Truth or Consequences sponsors this annual event, featuring a light parade, open shops serving holiday treats and the lighting of the community Christmas tree at Evelyn Renfro Park to kick everything off in seasonal style.
Truth or Consequences Old Fashioned Christmas celebration creates splendor from 6-9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13, in downtown T or C, 300 Daniels, Truth or Consequences. Info: TorCMainStreet.org
Drag Queen Christmas
For the 10th consecutive year, Murray & Peter proudly present a spectacular holiday tradition, featuring contestants who appeared on the Emmy-Award winning television show, RuPaul’s Drag Race on MTV, and Paramount+ All Stars 9.
A Drag Queen Christmas sashays across the stage at 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13, at the Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center, 125 W. Mills Ave., El Paso. Info: 915-231-1100
Hi Lo Silvers Christmas Concert
The Hi Lo Silvers will present their annual free Christmas concert, singing all your favorite seasonal hits, directed by Nada Dates, and featuring Rhonda Gorog on piano, Becky Harwood on bass, and Melinda McClanahan on percussion.
Hi Lo Silvers Christmas Concert will ring in the season at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec.13, then again at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, at Presbyterian Church Hearth Event Center, 1915 N. Swan St., Silver City. Info: 575-388-8771
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra December Chamber Concert
The symphony’s strings are highlighted, conducted by guest violinist David Felberg, and featuring four compositions, two of which are reinterpretations of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” by Max Richter and Astor Piazzola.
LCSO’s Chamber Concert will be performed 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 23; and 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, at First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Boutz Rd., Las Cruces. Info: LasCrucesSymphony.com
Victorian Christmas and More
The Silver City Museum brings the past alive by converting their courtyard into a 19th century plaza, where festive foods, arts and crafts vendors, children's activities, and beautiful Victorian costumes set the scene for a beloved tradition.
The Victorian Christmas sends you back in time from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway St., Silver City. Info: 575-597-0230
Elephant Butte’s Luminaria Beachwalk
The Friends of Elephant Butte organize and host this 28th annual event, featuring thousands of luminarias and beach bonfires under the stars, along with free hot cider, hot chocolate, chile, posole, green chile stew, sweet treats and more.
Elephant Butte’s Luminaria Beachwalk illuminates the waters from 5-9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, at Elephant Butte Lake State Park, 101 Hwy. 195, Elephant Butte. Info: 520-471-0134
Feliz Navidad: A Christmas Concert
The New Horizons Symphony, under the direction of Jorge Martinez-Rios, presents a free concert spotlighting the music you remember from holidays past, and maybe a few you have never heard before.
Feliz Navidad will fill the halls with music, 3 p.m, Sunday, Dec. 15, at Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe St., on the NMSU campus. Info: NHSOCruces.com
Blast of Silence
In the final installment of the film noir series, the Mesilla Valley Film Society brings the 1961 thriller back to the big screen, following a hired killer who arrives in New York City for a contract murder during the Christmas season.
Blast of Silence gives one-night-only thrills at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla. Info: MesillaValleyFilm.org
Young at Heart Chorus
The Young at Heart Senior Chorus present a free, family-friendly concert featuring your favorite Christmas carols and sing-alongs for the holiday season, just as they have been doing continuously since 1972.
The Young at Heart Chorus will belt out the hits at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, at Las Cruces Village Social Center Auditorium, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces. Info: 262-490-7968
