Coming Up December 13 - 19

Friday, December 13

New Mexico DarkSky and DarkSky International Virtual Workshop, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., online. Info: NewMexico@darksky.org

Luminarias Light Up the Desert, 5-7:30 p.m. at Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 56501 N. Jornada Rd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-524-3334

Holiday at the Depot, 5-8 p.m. at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-528-3444

T or C’s Old Fashioned Christmas, 6-9 p.m. in Downtown Truth or Consequences, 300 Daniels, Truth or Consequences. Info: TorCMainstreet.org

The Casual Fridays Rockin’ Holiday Extravaganza, 7 p.m., at Pecan Grill & Brewery, 500 S. Telshor Blvd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-521-1099

Hi Lo Silvers Christmas Concert, 7 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church Hearth Event Center, 1915 N. Swan St., Silver City. Info: 575-388-8771

Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra December Chamber Concert, 7:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Boutz Rd., Las Cruces. Info: LasCrucesSymphony.com

A Drag Queen Christmas, 8 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center, 125 W. Mills Ave., El Paso. Info: 915-231-1100

Flicker, 8 – 11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144

Nutcracker Gala for Borderlands Ballet, 9 p.m.-midnight at the Las Cruces School of Dance & Music, 1390 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-525-5670

December 13-14

ToadHall Theater presents “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” 7 & 2 p.m., at the First Christian Church Chapel Theater, 1809 El Paseo Rd., Las Cruces. Info: KMForestal@yahoo.com

December 13-22

Borderlands Ballet presents The Nutcracker, 7 p.m. & 2 p.m. at the Las Cruces School of Dance & Music, 1390 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 505-652-0204

Saturday, December 14

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

NARFE Christmas Breakfast with Young at Heart, 8:30 a.m. at Good Samaritan Village, 3011 Buena Vida, Las Cruces. Info: 575-382-7686

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, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 1120 N. Main St., Silver City. Info: SilverCityFarmersMarket.info

Posada Winter Celebration, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 Missouri Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-522-7119

Lincoln Christmas Opera Concert, 1-2 p.m. at the Lincoln Historic Site, 988 Calle La Placita, Lincoln. Info: NMHistoricSites.org/Lincoln

Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra December Chamber Concert, 3 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Boutz Rd., Las Cruces. Info: LasCrucesSymphony.com

Astronomy League Public Star Party, 6-8 p.m. at New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rte. 2001, Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-2840

Ghosts of Christmas Past… An Ebenezer Scrooge Evening, 6-8:30 p.m. at the Old Doña Ana Courthouse, 251 W. Amador, Las Cruces. Info: 877-808-6877

Elephant Butte’s Luminaria Beachwalk, 5-9 p.m., at Elephant Butte Lake State Park, 101 Hwy 195, Elephant Butte. Info: 520-471-0134

Second Saturday Art Hop, 6-9 p.m. on MainStreet, Truth or Consequences. Info: 575-894-1968

WNMU Mariachi Christmas Spectacular, 7 p.m. at Light Hall Theater, 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6300

Illusion Band, 8 – 11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144

December 14 – 15

“Evocation, Stories and Dreams,” a Composite Photography Exhibit, 12-6 p.m., at Camelot Studio, 2008 Camelot Dr., Las Cruces. Info: dieselart@marydiesel.com

Sunday, December 15

Mesilla Valley Chorale Holiday Concert “Someday at Christmas,” 3 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2290

New Horizons Symphony free performance, 3 p.m. at Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe St., NMSU. Info: NHSOCruces.com

Hi Lo Silvers Christmas Concert, 3 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church Hearth Event Center, 1915 N. Swan St., Silver City. Info: 575-388-8771

Borderlands Ballet Company presents All That Jazz, 6 p.m., at ASNMSU Center for the Arts, 1000 E. University Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 505-652-0204

Mesilla Valley Film Society presents Blast of Silence, 7:30 p.m. at the Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla. Info: MesillaValleyFilm.org

December 15 – January 5

Taylor Family Collection of Nacimientos/Nativities, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday – Sunday, at the Reynolds Store Visitor Center, 2350 Calle Principal, Mesilla. Info: 575-202-1638

Monday, December 16

Share the Road Las Cruces, 7 a.m. at Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St., Las Cruces. Info: VeloCruces.org or 575-323-0883

Speaker Dr. Bill Kafka on “What Happens in the Operating Room Stays in the Operating Room, Until Now,” 5:30 p.m., at St. James Episcopal Church Library, 102 St. James Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-571-2964

A Merry-Achi Christmas, 7:30 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre, 125 W. Mills Ave., El Paso. Info: 915-231-1100

Tuesday, December 17

Farm La-La, 4-8 p.m., at New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-522-4100

Wednesday, December 18

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

Film Las Cruces presents The Wrap, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2290

December 18-19

Deadmau5, 8 p.m. at 11:11 EPTX, 9740 Dyer St., El Paso. Info: discopresents.com/deadmau5

Thursday, December 19

Young at Heart Senior Chorus Concert, 2 p.m., at Good Samaritan Las Cruces Village Social Center Auditorium, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces. Info: 262-490-7968

Performer’s Showcase Open Mic, 6 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com

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

December 19-20

Silver City Improv presents The Improv Holiday Show, 8 p.m., at the Starlight Theatre, 1915 N. Gold St., Silver City. Info: SilverCityImprov.com