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April 25 - May 2

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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 Valley Learning Center, 2300 E. Pine St., Deming. Info: 877-266-9861

Great Race Door Decoration Contest, 2-3:30 p.m., at Fountain Stage at Regent Square, 1000 W, College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6353

Opening Reception for Stone, Glass, Light, Silk: 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the University Art Museum, 1308 E. University Ave., Las Cruces. Info: UAM.NMSU.edu

Open Mic Night, 6-8 p.m., at the Doña Ana Arts Council Gallery, 230 S. Water St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-523-6403

The Delk Band, 7 p.m., at the Blue Moon Bar & Grill, 13060 N. Valley Dr., Radium Springs. Info: 575-649-3747

New Horizons Symphony free performance, 7:30 p.m. at Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe St., NMSU. Info: NHSOCruces.com

The Nelson-Boswell Reading Series hosts poet/educator/activist Sylvia Chan, 7:30 p.m. at the Creative Media Institute Theatre, Milton Hall, Rm. 171, McFie Circle, NMSU Campus, Las Cruces. Info: 575-646-4403

Brandon Perrault – Tex-Mex, Country, Soft Rock, Jazz, 8-11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144



April 25-26

El Paso Symphony Orchestra presents Fabulous Finale – Classical Trio, 7:30 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre, 125 W. Mills Ave., El Paso. Info: 915-532-3776

April 25-27

157th Annual St. Francis de Paula Fiesta, 10 a.m., at St. Francis de Paula Church, 303 Encino St., Tularosa. Info: 575-585-2730






April 25-May 1

Mesilla Valley Film Society presents “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” 7:30 & 2 p.m. at the Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla. Info: MesillaValleyFilm.org


St. Andrews Hospitality House BBQ Fundraiser
St. Andrews Hospitality House BBQ Fundraiser

Saturday, April 26

Guided Bird Walk, 8-10 a.m., at Leasburg Dam State Park, 12712 State Park Rd., Radium Springs. Info: MesillaValleyAudubon@gmail.com

Sierra County Farmers Market, 8:30-11:30 a.m. at 300 Riverside Dr., Truth or Consequences. Info: 575-894-1968

Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-201-3853

Great Race 58, 9 a.m., at WNMU, 1000 W, College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6353

Farmers Market of Otero County, 9-11 a.m. at Tractor Supply, 2900 N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. Info: 575-430-2081

Silver City Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at 1120 N. Main St., Silver City. Info: SilverCityFarmersMarket.info

Sierra County Free Legal Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Sierra County District Court, 311 N. Date St., Truth or Consequences. Info: 877-266-9861

St. Andrews Hospitality House BBQ Fundraiser, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 518 N. Alameda Blvd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-249-8697

Power to the Pantry: Live Music & Silent Auction, 1-7 p.m., at the First Christian Church of Las Cruces, 1809 El Paseo Rd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-915-0526`

Mira! Las Cruces Festival, 2-9:30 p.m., Plaza de Las Cruces and surrounding streets in downtown Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2444

John Pardi Honkytonk Hollywood Tour, 7 p.m., at the Pan American Center, 1810 E. University Ave, New Mexico State University Campus. Info: 575-646-1420

Elnuh – Indie Rock/Ethereal Pop, 7 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com

The Super Secret Improv Show, 7:30 p.m. at The Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-523-1223

Rhythm Mystic – R&B, Swing, Motown, Latin, 8-11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144

Elnuh – Indie Rock/Ethereal Pop
Elnuh – Indie Rock/Ethereal Pop

Sunday, April 27

Space Race 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, 7 a.m., at Spaceport America, County Rd. A021, Truth or Consequences. Info: 575-267-8500

Chapter 431 Vietnam Veterans Food Drive, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Walmart Neighborhood Market, 150 Sonoma Ranch Blvd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-449-1926

Bark & Bloom: On-Site Adoption and Foster Event, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley, 3543 Bataan Memorial W., Las Cruces. Info: ASCMV.org

Tom Andres – Country, Blues, Americana, 1-4 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144

Quetzalcoatl Temple 6th Annual Plant Giveaway, 2 p.m., at Gough Park, 1201 N. Pope Street, Silver City. Info:505-603-3286

Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Society presents The NMSU Jazz Sextet, 6:30 p.m. at Alma d’Arte Charter High School, 402 W. Court Ave., Las Cruces. Info: MVJazzBlues.net

The Wailers with Aston Barrett Jr., 7 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com

Mesilla Valley Film Society presents “Blue Velvet,” 7:30 p.m. at the Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla. Info: MesillaValleyFilm.org



Monday, April 28

Friends of the Branigan Library Blowout Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Roadrunner Room, 200 E. Picacho Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-528-4000

Tuesday, April 29

20th Academic and Research Symposium, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., in the J. Cloyd Miller Library, 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6359

Author Talk with Jane Little Botkin on “The Pink Dress: Memoir of a Reluctant Beauty Queen,” 1:30 p.m. in the Roadrunner Room, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. Info: 575-649-8786

Children’s Books of the Southwest: The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra, read by Ranger Sage, 4-5 p.m., at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-202-1638

Los Mirlos – World Music, 7 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com

GCCCA presents pianist Ilya Yakushev, 7-9 p.m., WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater, 1101 N. Kentucky St., Silver City. Info: 575-538-5862

Monthly Blues Jam, 7-9 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144

Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-201-3853

Wednesday, April 30

Career Expo, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., in the Student Memorial Center Life Lounge, 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6905

Ambercare Health Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at 905 N. Date St., Truth or Consequences. Info: 575-894-3118


Desert Night Acoustic Music presents Anne LunaDesert Night Acoustic Music presents Anne Luna
Desert Night Acoustic Music presents Anne LunaDesert Night Acoustic Music presents Anne Luna


Thursday, May 1

17th Annual Lou & Mary Henson Community Breakfast, 7 a.m., at New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-526-1519

Desert Night Acoustic Music presents Anne Luna, 5 p.m. at the Black Range Lodge, 50 Kingston Main Street, Kingston. Info: 575-895-5652

Acoustic Jam, 5-7 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo in the Lodge, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com

Mesilla Valley Stamp Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., at Belton Bridge Center, 1214 E. Madrid Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-202-1937

Karaoke, 7 – 10 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144

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