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“The Rio Grande and Nopales” by Lisa Matta Brown

Escapes from reality Harvest & Halloween

From a virtual reality festival to escape
rooms to zombie walks, upcoming events
offer plenty of opportunity to explore new
worlds without leaving the area. — Page 21
Meander through a pumpkin patch,
wander through a corn maze or test
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your nerves at a haunted house, 2018
. — Pages 6-8
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October 2018
ROUNDUP
Feria El Paso — The event hosted by El Paso
County Sheriff Foundation is 2 p.m. to midnight
Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
29-30, at El Paso County Coliseum with food,
games, music, fun zone, car show (Sunday) and
more. Admission is free. Information on Facebook
at EPSheriffsFoundation.
Saturday’s performers are Fungi Mungle, Phat
Soul and Abe Mac. Sunday’s performers are Little
Mike & the Blues Kings, Explosion and Tejas.
Downtown Street Festival — The
“StreetFest” encompasses the entire El Paso
Convention Center area 4 p.m. to midnight Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 5-6, with music, food and
entertainment on five stages. The festival includes
the O’Reilly Auto Parts Car Show, USO Military
Village, dozens of food trucks, beer and more.
Tickets: $15 general admission; $65 VIP (age 21
and older only); available at universe.com or the
Plaza Theatre Box Office. Ticket prices will
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increase closer to the event dates. Information: Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner is 6:30 p.m.
epstreetfest.com or on Facebook. Friday, Oct. 5, at the Don Haskins Center.
INDEX
Friday’s headliner is Dennis DeYoung: The Music Tickets: $100. Information: Judy Heredia-Perry,
of Styx, with Mark Farner’s American Band and
Jefferson Starship. Other performers include Viva
Las Vegas, Damian Wyldes, Los Chucanos, Sangre
747-6361 or jheredia@utep.edu.
Big Bounce America — The Guinness
World Record Holder for the world’s largest
Gitana on the Estrella Jalisco Stage; and Rust,
C.W. Ayon, Windy City and Fungi Mungle on the
Stella Artois Stage.
bounce house visits El Paso Friday through
Sunday, Oct. 12-14, at Sue Young Park, 9730 Roundup 3-12, 24, 27
Behind the Scene 4
Diana. Hours are 1:15 to 5:45 p.m. Friday and
Saturday’s headliner is Jonathan Davis of Korn,
9:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The
September Mourning, Shim, and Dead Girls
inflatable castle measures 10,000 square feet and Scene Spotlight 4
Academy. Other performers include Vitral, Sets,
Dulce Mal, and Tribes on the Estrella Jalisco Stage;
32 feet tall. The bounce house includes an obsta- Here’s the Ticket 13-15
cle course, air basketball courts, giant slide, ball pit
and Tasting Colors, Bottom of the 9th, Cordova,
and a professional DJ. A Bounce Village and Ninja Program Notes 16
and Great Shapes on the Stella Artois Stage,
Run are also part of the tour. One-hour session Music 17
Rocking the Rez Pow Wow — Ysleta del
Dance
for various age groups. Tickets: $12, available at
Sur Pueblo’s 9th annual pow wow is 10 a.m. to 6 thebigbounceamerica.com/tickets/. 16
p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6-7, 11200
Chalk the Block — The 11th annual outdoor Sports 18-20
Santos Sanchez. All ages welcome. Admission is
art event is Oct. 12-14 throughout Downtown El Feature:
free. Information: 859-7700, 860-7777 or on
Facebook at rockingtherez.
Paso. The event includes various art projects, art Escapes from Reality 21-23
vendors, live music, performance art, interactive
St. Luke’s Country Fair — The 35th annual kid’s zone, food and refreshments chalk and street Nature 25
fair, featuring the popular “Great Dachshund artists, the Kalavera Culture shop mural walk. and At the Museum 26-27
Gallery Talk 30-31
Stampede,” is 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, more. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to
at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 7050 McNutt in La 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Union, near Canutillo. The event includes dachs- Admission is free. Information: 212-0110, chalk- Southwest Art Scene 28-30
hund races and an all-other breeds race. Pets on theblock.com or on Facebook. Viva Juárez 32
History Lessons
leash welcome. Events include arts and crafts, This year’s featured projects:
food booths, big barn sale, kids games and more. • Impulse, publicly activated light and sound see- 32
Admission is free; canned food item donation for saws, from Creos of Quebec. Taking a Look Back 33
Keep on Bookin' 33
Canutillo Food Bank encouraged. Information: • The premiere of Ricardo Chavaria of Anthony,
Bridget Griggs, 204-7365 or stlukeslaunion.com. N.M. new large scale mural “6:”
Races are noon with dress up pet parade at 1 • Chalk it Out installation featuring four foot by On Stage 34-35
p.m. and Pet Blessing at 3 p.m. 10-inch pieces of chalk by El Paso’s Angel Cabrales. Stage Talk 34
Liner Notes
• Paradox Pyramid abstract interactive sculpture
UTEP Football & Homecoming - The
by Laura Turan of El Paso and Juarez. 35
Film Scene 36
2018 homecoming game against North Texas is at
5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Sun Bowl Stadium. El Paso Fall Home and Garden Show
Tailgating events begin at 3 p.m. Tickets: $10-$28. — El Paso Association of Builders hosts the 11th November Preview 37
information: 747-5234 or 1-800-745-3000. Event annual show Friday through Sunday, Oct. 12-14 El Paso FishNet 38
information: 747-8600 or alumni.utep.edu. at the El Paso Convention Center. Hours are 2 to
The 9th annual Family Fitness Fiesta is Sunday, 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 Advertiser Index 38
Subscription Form 38
Sept. 30, at Centennial Plaza. Information: min-
derdash.utep.edu.
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Scene Spotlight highlights events
advertised in this issue.
‘Bless Me, Ultima’ — UTEP Department
of Theatre and Dance present the play based
on the Rudolfo Anaya book Oct. 3-14 at the
Wise Family Theatre. Page 2.
Rail Fan Fundays — A train lover’s week-
end at Ardovino’s Farmer’s Market is Sept.
29-30, at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing in
Sunland Park with model railroads, streetcar
display, photo ops and more. Page 20.
Shakespeare-on-the-Rocks — The 30th
annual season runs select weekends Sept.
29-Nov. 10 at the Chamizal National
Memorial. Page 12.
• Sept. 29-30: Macbeth
• Oct. 13-14: The Comedy of Errors
• Nov. 9-10: A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Pink Boutique — Rio Grande Cancer
Foundation foundation’s pop-up event for
breast cancer survivors is Oct. 6. Page 14.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
September events: Page 9.
• Oct. 6: Cooking Class
• Oct. 10: Braintrust Bag Lunch
• Oct. 13-27: Yoga Class
• Oct. 18: Make-A-Thing (pumpkin carving)
• Oct. 20: Victorian Sci-Fi Club.
Eckankar events — Eckankar: The Path to
Spiritual Freedom hosts a Light and Sound
Service Oct. 6, and a Spiritual Book discus-
sion Oct. 20 at El Paso Public Library’s
Memorial Park Branch. Page 18.
Escamilla Retrospective — An Alberto
Escamilla Retrospective 1978-2018 “Then
and Now” is Oct. 7-28 at El Paso
International Museum of Art. Page 29.
Krystyna Robbins workshop — The El
Paso artist’s fall oils and acrylics workshop is
Oct. 9-11. Page 23.
El Paso Home and Garden Show — The
11th annual show is Oct. 12-14 at El Paso
Convention Center, with guest Wall Wizard,
Brian Santos. Page 5.
Sunset Heights Tour of Homes — Sunset
Heights Neighborhood Association hosts its
15th annual tour is Oct. 13 featuring nine
historic buildings in the area. Page 3.
La Viña Harvest Festival — New Mexico’s
oldest winery’s annual fall festival is Oct. 13-
14 in La Union. Page 15.
El Paso Psychic Fair — The fair is Oct. 13-
14 at Hawthorn Inn. Page 11.
EPSO’s ‘Fire & Blood — El Paso
Symphony Orchestra performs Oct. 19-20
at the Plaza Theatre with guest violinist
Chloé Trevor. Page 7.
‘Jeckyll & Hyde’ — El Paso Playhouse pres-
ents the horror classic Oct. 19-Nov. 3.
Page 9.
EPCC Literary Fiesta — The 10th
Anniversary literary festival is Oct. 20 at El
Paso Public Library’s Main Branch with guest
writers, readings, workshops, games, book
fair and more. Page 11.
Page 4
Turkish Food and Crafts Festival —
Raindrop El Paso hosts the fall festival Oct.
20 with Turkish food, activities, live per-
formances. Page 38.
Festival Día de los Muertos — La Casita,
5034 Doniphan Ste 13 (Placita Santa Fe)
offers “Noche de Muertos 5-8 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 19, and games, face painting, paper
flower creations and catrina costume contest
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Page 38.
Crossland Gallery — Showing through
Oct. 26 at El Paso Art Association’s gallery is
“Fresh Faces 3.” The annual EPAA meeting,
election and demo is Oct. 21. Page 31.
Hal Marcus Gallery — Showing through
Oct. 26 is “Opposites Attract” with works
by Friar Vince and Diego “Robot,” at the
gallery, with EPISD Fine Arts Student Exhibit
Nov. 1-16. Opening is Nov. 1. Page 22.
Dia de los Muertos at the Marketplace
— Marketplace at Placita Santa Fe hosts a
Day of the Dead event Oct. 27 with season-
al items, Candy Mayer’s Dia de Los Muertos
loteria and other activities. Page 39.
The Cat’s Meow — The Snake Chamber
and the Belly Dancer present their fall dinner
theater featuring Moonlite Mirage and the
Desert Darlings Oct. 27 at Holiday Inn
Sunland Park. Page 6.
Howl-O-Wine Dog Walk — Pets Alive El
Paso’s 14th annual walk is Oct. 28 at La Viña
Winery in La Union, with dog costume con-
test, prizes, music and more. Page 7.
A Christmas Fair — Junior League of El
Paso’s 2018 fair, “Oh Deer,” is Nov. 2-4 at
El Paso Convention Center. Page. 13.
El Paso Live! — El Paso Live events: Page
39.
• Oct. 5-6: Downtown StreetFest
• Oct. 20: “EnPAREJAdos,” Abraham
Chavez Theatre
• Oct. 25: Caifanes at the Plaza Theatre
• Oct. 25: Kevin Hart, Abraham Chavez
Theatre
• Nov. 4: Carol Burnett , Plaza Theatre
• Nov. 9: Ghost, Abraham Chavez Theatre.
Nina Cobb Walker exhibit — A pop-up
art exhibit by “The Trailside Impressionist” is
Nov. 10 at Woman’s Club of El Paso, featur-
ing her latest body of work. Page 7.
Las Artistas — The annual Las Artistas Art
and Fine Crafts Show is Nov. 17-18 at Epic
Railyard Event Center. Page 20.
Southern New Mexico
Mesilla Valley Maze — The corn maze cel-
ebrates its 20th anniversary season Sept.
29-Oct. 28 in Las Cruces, with pumpkin
patch, hayrides, games, and more. Page 14.
‘Hotel California’ — Flickinger Center for
Performing Arts in Alamogordo presents the
Salute to the Eagles Oct. 8 as part of its
Premier Series. Page 17.
• Oct. 23: Hawaiian Swing Ensemble
Kahulanui
• Nov. 17: Artrageous, performance and
visual arts group
Renaissance ArtsFaire — Doña Ana Arts
Council’s 47th annual renaissance faire is
Nov. 3-4 in Las Cruces. Page 8.
‘The Prado’ in Las Cruces — The free
traveling art exhibit runs through Nov. 28
at Plaza de Las Cruces. Page. 23.
El Paso Scene
H
alloween used to be a fairly sim-
ple affair. Your mom would sew a
costume for you or pick one up at
the store, then for a couple of hours
you’d go door to door stockpiling enough
treats to keep your dentist employed for
another year.
Halloween isn’t just an evening any-
more, it’s a season. Overall, we spend
more on Halloween than any other holi-
day other than Christmas. It’s a $9 billion
industry nationwide. And if you live
along the border, Halloween is just part
of a multicultural festival of ghost and
goblins and calaveras and catrinas. Día de
los Muertos is alive and well in El Paso,
with celebrations that pick up where
Halloween leaves off.
Both originated in the 3-day religious
tradition of All Hallows’ Eve (Oct. 31),
All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls’
Day (Nov. 2). All Hallows’ Eve morphed
into Halloween, and in Hispanic culture,
All Souls’ Day became Día de los
Muertos — a time to honor beloved
friends and family who have died (most
notably with altars created for the occa-
sion) and also to laugh at death in the
face (the reason for the caricatures of
skulls and skeletons).
At El Paso Scene, we’ve seen a steady
growth in haunted houses, ghost tours,
zombie adventures. Día de los Muertos is
the more artistically oriented of the cele-
brations, with altars becoming increasingly
creative and costumes more elaborate.
Added to the mix are cornfield mazes and
other harvest-themed festivals (often held
by churches as “non-scary” alternatives
to spookier Halloween offerings).
This issue has nearly three pages of
such events, beginning on Page 6. If you
hate Halloween and all its related hoopla,
you can’t avoid it just by going to the
movies or hiding in the bedroom on the
night of Oct. 31 and waiting until the
trick-or-treaters go home. You’re stuck
with Halloween and its offshoots until it’s
time to plan Thanksgiving dinner.
But there are many other people who
would prefer to celebrate Halloween
year-round. Their opportunities to dress
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up and pretend are on the upswing in the
El Paso and Las Cruces region. Our fea-
ture story this month is about the various
ways people can escape from reality,
including escape rooms, cosplay, play-
along movie nights and special events
like El Paso Comic Con and the
Renaissance ArtsFaire.
***
Another way to escape is to “Hike
Through Time Up Cristo Rey,” the annual
event El Paso Scene sponsors each fall.
This year’s event is Saturday, Oct. 13.
Details are in the listing on Page 5 and
our ad on Page 24. No reservations
required, just show up at 8 a.m. To get
there, take NM 273 (McNutt Road) north
from West Paisano or south from Sunland
Park Drive. Look for the sign to Mt
Cristo Rey and take Mt. Cristo Rey Road
about one mile to the trailhead parking
lot. Security will be provided. I will be
your host, and give some commentary on
the history and geography of the area,
and on the monument itself. Cost is $3
($1 for children). All proceeds go to
maintain the mountain’s trails and the
monument itself.
***
Déja vu? It’s not your imagination; El
Paso Scene ran similar covers last month
and this month, with a prickly pear cactus
in the foreground, and the mountains and
river in the background. Last month was
Steve Hastings bright, stylized painting.
This month is Lisa Matta Brown’s fall-
colored variation on that theme.
Randy Limbird
Editor and Publisher
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Contributing Writers:
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Myrna Zanetell, John McVey Middagh
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a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission at the door: $5:
free for ages 16 and younger, active duty military
with ID and first responders. $1 off admission
with canned food donation to El Pasoans Fighting
Hunger. Information: 778-5387. Full schedule and
coupons at ElPasoHomeAndGarden.com.
This year’s celebrity guest is Brian Santos “The
Wall Wizard,” a fourth-generation painting con-
tractor and author of best-selling how-to books.
He will present his “edutainment” painting semi-
nars all weekend.
Cars & More Show and Expo — NMSU
Alamogordo hosts the car and truck show and
expo 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in the
Tays Center parking lot, 2400 N. Scenic Drive, on
the NMSU campus in Alamogordo.
Spectator admission is free. Information: John
Hurt (575) 442-9237 or johnHurt@nmsu.edu.
Registration for cars, trucks or motorcycles is
$25.; register at nmsua.edu.
La Viña Harvest Wine Festival — The
annual fall celebration is noon to 7 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, Oct. 13-14, with more than 20
wines for tasting and purchase, and live music.
Admission: $20 (includes a souvenir glass and a
choice of 9 wines or a glass of wine). Admission
for age 12-20: $10; free for under age 12. No pets
or picnic baskets allowed. ATM on site.
Information: (575) 882-7632 or lavinawinery.com.
Saturday’s performers are Frank Zona & Urban
Edge at noon; Hypnosis at 2:15 p.m. and Guitar
Slim at 4:30 p.m. Sunday’s performers are Border
Beat at noon; Austin Jimmy Murphy at 2:15 p.m.
and Twisted Hams at 4:30 p.m.
Sunset Heights Tour of Homes and
Landmarks — The El Paso County Historical
Society will host the 15th annual Tour of Homes
noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, with nine loca-
tions. Funds go to the Sunset Heights
Neighborhood Improvement Association.
Tickets: $10 ($5 ages 10 and younger); available
in advance at the Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N.
Oregon, and day of tour at the Gallery and the
Burges House, 503 W. Yandell. Information: Hal
Marcus Gallery, 533-9090 or
sunset_heights_assoc@yahoo.com.
Locations:
• Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon (tickets,
shopping, snacks and restroom available)
• 1210 Los Angeles “The Diego House” and 1212
Los Angeles “The Frida House.”
• 1013 W. Yandell, McGregor Home (Henry
Trost’s residence)
• 1020 Prospect, Morales Home
• 718 Prospect, the Caruso House
• 501 Randolph, Old House
• 713 Upson, Ortega Home
• 603 W. Yandell, the Burges House (El Paso
Historical Society)
• 220 W. Yandell, Pearl Properties, Mural
Viewing/Unveiling.
Mount Cristo Rey: Hike Through Time
— A hike with presentations on Mount Cristo Rey
and local history is offered at 8 a.m. Saturday,
Oct. 13, at Mount Cristo Rey, Sunland Park, N.M.
Length: 5 miles round trip (2-3 hours). Cost: $3
($2 for children) donation requested for the Mt.
Cristo Restoration Committee. Information: 542-
1422. No reservation is required.
The hike is sponsored by El Paso Scene. Hike
leader is Randy Limbird, editor and publisher of El
Paso Scene, and is also part of the Celebration of
Our Mountains. Security is provided by the Mt.
Cristo Rey Restoration Committee.
The 5-mile hike is easy to moderate. Meet at the
large parking lot at the trailhead to Mt. Cristo Rey
off McNutt Road (NM 273).
Concordia Cemetery Walk through
History — The annual living history tour is 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Concordia
Cemetery, 3700 E. Yandell. Gunfights featuring Six
Guns and Shady ladies at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Admission: $5 ($3 students; free age 5 and
younger). Information: 591-2326, or concor-
diacemetery.org.
October 2018
Visitors can ride and tour the cemetery aboard
the Serna Ranch Hayride. Historical souvenirs
available. Volunteers dress in period costume and
share historical vignettes in character of many of
Concordia Cemetery’s eternal residents.
Hueco Tanks Interpretive Fair — The
24th annual Interpretive Fair 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. to
Saturday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20-
21, at Hueco Tanks State Historic Site, 6900
Hueco Tanks Road. The family-oriented event
focuses the preservation of the Site’s natural and
cultural resource with various programs and activ-
ities. Admission is free. Information: 857-1135 or
texasstateparks.gov.
Red Ribbon Block Party — Ysleta del Sur
Pueblo will host its annual drug-free family event
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the YDSP
Community, 9314 Juanchido, with a parade, live
entertainment, food, games and educational mate-
rials. Admission is free. Information: 858-6118 or
Ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
Turkish Food and Crafts Festival —
Raindrop Foundation will host the fair 10 a.m. to 7
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Raindrop Turkish
House in El Paso, 10767 Gateway West, Suite
610, featuring authentic Turkish food, kids activi-
ties, water marbling show, folk dances and other
live performances. Admission is free. Information:
400-7450, elpaso@turkishhouse.org or
raindropturkishhouse.org.
St. John Paul II Parish Fiesta — The
parish’s fiesta is 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
21, at the YMCA building at 6400 Mason Farms
road in Sunland Park (off Westside Drive).
Admission is free. Information: (575) 332-4496 or
stjohnpaulsecondchurch.org.
Chamizal Festival — The festival celebrating
the rich cultural history of this area through story-
telling, pottery demonstrations, music, dance and
theater performances 1:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 27, at the Chamizal National Memorial, 800
S. San Marcial. Admission is free; native crafts
available for sale. Information: 532-7273.
El Paso IMPACTFest — The Virtual Reality
Festival is 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 27-28, at El Paso Foundation Room, 333 N.
Oregon, with showings of VR and experimental
films and games. Discussion panels with directors
and producers. Admission: $3-$5. Information:
257-8470 or elpasoimpactfest.org.
Workshops are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, at
FabLab, 601 N. Oregon.
Awards presentation is 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, at
Top Golf, 365 Vin Rambla.
‘Howl-O-Wine’ Dog Walk — Pets Alive El
Paso will host its 14th annual fall dog walk noon to
4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at La Viña Winery, 4201
S. NM Highway 28 in La Union, N.M., with a 1-
mile dog walk at 1 p.m. around the grounds of La
Viña Winery. Registration begins at noon. The
event includes music, costume contests for dogs,
prizes, food vendors, pet-related products and
gifts for sale. Advance registration: $15 for one
dog, $20 for two dogs (limit of two dogs per per-
son). Registration on day of event is $5 extra.
Military with ID receive $5 discount. Information,
cost: 247-6057, PetsAliveElPaso.org, or face-
book.com/petsaliveelpaso.
Mount Cristo Rey pilgrimage — The
largest pilgrimage each year is on the last Sunday
in October. The 78th anniversary procession
begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Gates open at
5 a.m. Information: San Martin de Porras (575)
589-2106.
‘A Christmas Fair’ — The Junior League of
El Paso’s 45th annual holiday shopping fair is
Friday through Sunday, Nov. 2-4, at the El Paso
Convention Center. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Tickets at the door: $10 ($8 seniors, mili-
tary, children 6-12; free for under six). Two-day
tickets are $15 Information: 584-3511 or jlep.org.
LumberJack Bash is 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
1, Tickets: $75. Flannel & FlapJacks Children’s
Party is 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. $15.
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Mazes & Pumpkins
La Union Maze — The 12-acre cornfield
maze is open through Nov. 4 for its 18th season
at 1101 Highway 28 in La Union, N.M., next to
Zin Valle Winery. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays,
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays, and noon to 6 p.m.
Sundays. This year’s theme celebrates El Paso’s
“Monarch Butterflies.” Information: 549-1323 or
launionmaze.com.
Columbus Day hours are 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 8.
Cost: $12 ($10 military; $7 seniors 65-75); $6
for ages 2-5 ($5 military.) Free for age two and
seniors over 75.
The Maze offers the Big Maze, a kids flower
maze, family jumping pillow, big slide, pedal cars,
target practice, sports throw, zipline, horse walk
swing, rubber ducky races, sand box, picnic tables
under huge tent and concessions.
Rides to the pumpkin patch, cow train and pig
races also offered during daylight hours.
Mesilla Valley Corn Maze at Lyles
Family Farms — The labyrinth and pumpkin
patch is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays, Sept. 29-Oct. 28 at 3855 W. Picacho,
Las Cruces. The maze is celebrating its 20th sea-
son. Food and beverage concessions available.
Admission: $12 ($10 children under 12; free chil-
dren under 2) $2 discount for military with ID.
Information: (575) 526-1919,
mesillavalleymaze.com or on Facebook.
Activities include corn maze, pumpkin patch,
hayrides until 6:30 p.m., giant slides, face painting,
pedal carts, gem mining, picnic grounds, play-
grounds. duck racing, hayride to the pumpkin
path, and more. Activity tickets (available until
5:30 p.m.) are $1 each or 22 for $20.
Open weekdays for school field trips with
advance registration only; no pets allowed except
service animals.
The Fall Festival is 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, Oct. 6-7, with contests, live enter-
tainment and special events.
The New Mexico Pumpkin Festival is 11 a.m. to
7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27-28, featur-
ing, pumpkin painting, slides, hayrides to the
pumpkin patch, the Pumpkin Glow, and more.
El Paso’s Corn Maze — The 10-acre maze
and pumpkin patch is open for its 4th annual sea-
son, “Maze-O-Saurus,” 1 to 9 p.m. Saturdays and
noon to 6 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 29-Nov. 4 at
1100 Old Hueco Tanks Road (south of I-10 at
Exit 35). Admission: $10.95; $9.95
military/teacher with ID; $8.95 age 3-11; free for
ages 2 and younger. Information: 915-213-4FUN
(4386), elpasocornmaze.com or on Facebook.
Pumpkin Palooza — City of Las Cruces
Parks & Recreation Department hosts a free fami-
ly event 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Frank
O’Brien Community Center, 304 Bell, with arts
and crafts, pumpkin photo booths, costume con-
tests for various age groups and pets, face painting
games, free pumpkin for those in costume.
Information: (575) 541-2454.
Outdoor screening of “Goosebumps” is 8:30
p.m. in the park.
Ramirez Pumpkin Patch — Ramirez Pecan
Farm, 13709 N. Loop in Clint, Texas, hosts a
pumpkin patch, featuring pumpkins from a local
farmer, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13-14, as well as pumpkin
decorating and free activities for the family.
Admission is free; pumpkins available for pur-
chase. Admission is free. Information: 851-2003
or on Facebook at Ramirez Pecan Farm LLC.
Scary & Spooky
Massacre on Marshall Road — Fort
Bliss’s annual haunted house is open 6 p.m. 10
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 5-27, and 6 p.m.
to midnight, Wednesday, Oct. 31. Not recom-
mended for children under 10 or the “faint of
heart.” Admission: $5; discounted prices ($3) Oct.
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27-28, during the Monster Bash event.
Information: 588-8247.
KLAQ Haunted Houses of Terror —
Oct. 4-31 at Desert Warriors Paintball, 13900
Montana featuring five haunted houses for one
ticket price. Haunted House recommended for
ages 14 and older. Times, cost: 544-9550 or the-
hauntedhousesofterror.com.
Lost El Paso Paranormal Tours — Tours
are hosted by “Weird Texas” author Heather
Shade or other costumed guides. Space is limited
for many events. Information: 503-8960 or on
Facebook. Tickets at squareup.com.
• Sunset Heights Ghost Walk is 8 to 10 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 5, meeting at the gazebo in Mundy
Park, 1299 W Yandell. Check-in at 7:30 p.m. $15.
• Downtown Ghost Tours are 9 to 11 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20, starting at the
Gardner Hotel, 311 E Franklin. Check-in at 8:30
p.m. Costume contest with prizes before the tour
begins. Tickets: $20.
• Spirit Walk of Old San Elizario is 9 to 11 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26, at the Golden Eagle Gallery,
1501 Main Street. Check-in is 8:30 p.m. $15.
• Devil’s Night Concordia Ghost Tour is 9 to 11
p.m. Tuesday, Oct 30. Costume contest with
prizes at the beginning of the tour. Check in is
8:30 p.m. Gates will be closed at 9 p.m. Proceeds
benefit Concordia Cemetery. Cost: $15.
Haunted Village — The “Terror in the
Clouds” village is open 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27, and
Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Sacramento Mountains
Historical Museum 1000 U.S. 82 in Cloudcroft,
N.M. Proceeds benefit the museum. Cost: $8:
(575) 682-2932 or cloudcroftmuseum.com.
Paranormal Travels and the Ghost
Bus Tour — The Rev. Henry Flores will lead
new paranormal adventure beginning 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, at L&J Cafe, 3622 E. Missouri.
Visit seven of the city’s most haunted/historic
locations, including El Paso High, Downtown
Library, Magoffin Home and Concordia
Cemetery, and more. The tour lasts about 2 1/2
hours. Cost: $30. Information: Paranormal Travels
on Facebook or call 216-2257.
Voices from the Past Moonlight Tours
— Fort Selden State Monument, 1280 Fort
Selden Road in Radium Springs (13 miles north of
Las Cruce)s, hosts moonlight tours 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, with ghost stories and legends
of New Mexico. Meet historical figures from the
past. Group tours leave every 15 minutes.
Admission: $5 (free for kids) at the door.
Information (575)526-8911 or nmmonuments.org.
EPHS Tunnel Tours Haunted House —
El Paso High School Tiger Theatre Troupe pres-
ents a haunted tunnel tour to the basement of the
city’s” most haunted high school” 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26, at El Paso High School, 800 E.
Schuster, complete with ghosts. Tickets: $5, first
come first serve. Information: 236-2500 or
msmossephs.weebly.com.
Ghosts of the Ancients — Hueco Tanks
State Park and Historic Site, Ranch Road 2775
off U.S. 62/180, hosts its the paranormal fundrais-
ing tour 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in conjunction
with Paso del Norte Paranormal Society. featuring
a tour of the dark, mysterious, and historic areas
of the park. Meet at 7:30 p.m. for check-in.
Tickets: $20; available only at squareup.com.
Email confirmations must be shown at the park
gate for entrance. Information: 857-1135, ext. 0,
or texasstateparks.gov.
Dinner Detective Halloween Show —
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show
presents the Halloween-themed show 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, at Holiday Inn Sunland Park,
900 Sunland Park Drive, Actors are hidden in the
audience in plain sight. Costumes welcome and
encouraged. Tickets: $59.95 at eventbrite.com.
Other Dinner Detective shows are 6 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 29 and Oct. 13, at Holiday Inn
Sunland Park.
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Downtown Halloween Zombie Walk
Carnival — El Paso Parks and Recreation
Departments hosts the carnival event 5 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, at San Jacinto Plaza, down-
town El Paso, with live music, Haunted House,
costume contest and more. Information: (915)
212-1731.
Downtown Zombie Walk 2018 —
Downtown Las Cruces Partnership hosts the free
Zombie Walk for all ages 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 27, at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main
Street in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall, with
love music, food trucks, vendors, and the Zombie
parade at 7 p.m. Information: downtown-
lascruces.org or on Facebook.
Forbidden Acres — The Haunted House
experience is 7:30 p.m. to midnight Friday
through Sunday, Oct. 5-21, and nightly Oct. 26-
31, at 13161 Tobacco Road (far east El Paso, take
Square Dance Road north from Montana). All
ages welcome; young children accompanied by an
adult. Admission: $15 cash only; military discounts
offered. Information: 256-3088 or on Facebook.
‘Terror Trail Haunted House’ —
WinkeyDoodles Paintball Adventures, 401
Anthony, in Canutillo, hosts its two-acre Terror
Trail Haunted House 7:30 p.m. to 11:45 Fridays
and Saturdays, and Halloween Night, and 7:30 to
9:45 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 28-Nov. 3. Ages 10
and older welcome; no costumes may be worn to
the trail. Tickets available 30 minutes prior to
each performance, or at texasterrortrail.com.
Information: 877-FEAR (3327).
The Zombie Adventure also runs during this
time, allowing guests to hunt down zombies with
laser guns. Carnival-style waiting area includes
photo ops, simulated “Last Ride” 4D coffin adven-
ture, roaming characters and more.
Trick or Treat & More
Fort Bliss Halloween — Fort Bliss will host
these Halloween season events:
• Monster Bash Family Halloween is 6 to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27, at the Trading
Post. This year is a New Orleans style “Monster
Masquerade,” with inflatables, crafts and enter-
tainment. Costumes encouraged. Choose from,
three haunted house experiences; “Barely Scary,”
for $1; “Kinda Scary,” for $2; and “Massacre on
Marshall Road,” discounted to $3 during the
event. Information: 588-8247.
• Halloween Harvest Festival is Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 26-27, at Old Fort Bliss Replica,
5054 Pershing, with haunted pumpkin patch,
rides, lawn games, trick or treating in fort rooms,
face painting and more. Pumpkins at the patch are
available on a first-come, first serve basis with a
$5 donation to the museum. There will also be a
farmer’s market. Free shuttle rides from the festi-
val to Monster Bash. Information: 588-8482.
• The annual Halloween Boo-ling Party is 1 to 4
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Desert Strike Lanes,
2949 Carter Road, with goodie bags and cake,
while supplies last Costume contest for ages 1 to
16. Discounts on shoe rental, food, drinks and
games during the event. Information: 568-6272.
Boo at the Zoo — The El Paso Zoo, 4001 E.
Paisano, hosts its 11th annual safe trick-or-treat-
ing event for families with children ages 2 to 12
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27-28. Activities
include candy stations, games, animal enrichment
activities and more. Zoo admission is $12 for ages
13 to 59; $9 for ages 60 and older and active duty
military; $7.50 ages 3 to 12; and free ages 2 and
under. Zoo members admitted free. Information:
532-8156, 521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
Spooktacular — The Junior Woman’s Club’s
28th annual fall family fiesta is 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, at the El Paso County
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano, with live entertain-
ment, a kids game area, cake walk, pumpkin dec-
orating, Haunted House, vendor booths, food
booths, free hands-on crafting and other activities.
Costume contests with prizes are 2 and 7 p.m.
October 2018
Tickets: $5 ($4 children; free age 2 and younger).
Advanced tickets from any club member are $3.
Information: 274-1141 or jwcelpaso.org.
El Paso’s largest indoor Halloween carnival rais-
es money for local charities.
City Halloween carnivals — The City of
El Paso Parks and Recreation Department’s annu-
al Halloween Happiness throughout the city at
area recreation centers Wednesday, Oct. 31. The
carnivals include family costume contests, jumping
balloons and other types of family fun. Call local
recreation center for times. Admission is free.
Kern Place Halloween — The Kern Place
Association’s annual Halloween events are
Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Madeline Park. Time,
information: kernplace.org or on Facebook at
Kern Place Association.
KLAQ Halloween Parade — The annual
parade is Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Album Park,
3001 Parkwood, and returns there. The parade is
1.9 miles and lasts about one hour. Prizes will be
given in various categories. No entry fee, but
entries must display “KLAQ.” Parade usually
begins at 3:30 p.m., but early arrival strongly Pets Alive El Paso s 14th Annual
encouraged; pre-registration is 10 to 3 p.m.
Information: 544-8864 or klaq.com.
Trick-or-Treat Off the Street — Bassett
Howl-O-Wine Dog Walk
Place mall, 6101 Gateway West, hosts its annual Join us for
safe trick or treat event 4:30 p.m. (until the candy
Dog Costume Contests,
runs out) Wednesday, Oct. 31. Alta Vista
Optimist Club will be located near the Food Door Prizes & Music
Court passing out candy to those who dress up.
Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018
All children in costume welcome to participate,
admission is free. Information: 772-7479 or shop-
bassettplace.com. Noon-4 pm
La Viña Winery
Southern New Mexico 4201 Hwy 28
Sierra County Fair — The annual county fair
La Union, NM
is Wednesday through Sunday, Oct. 3-7, at Sierra
County Fair Barn in Truth or Consequences,
for more information:
N.M. Events include arts, crafts, livestock, food
vendors, community groups and family activities.
PetsAliveElPaso.org
Admission is free. Information: Sierra County
Extension Service, (575) 894-2375 or sierracoun-
tynewmexico.info.
Southwestern New Mexico State Fair
— The 72nd annual fair, “Wild Wild West,” is
Oct. 3-7 at the Luna County fairgrounds in
Deming. The event includes livestock shows, arts
and crafts exhibits, fair queen crowning, parade,
baked goods and produce sales, other food ven-
dors, rodeo events, livestock auction, entertain-
ment, horse shows, carnival and dances.
Information: (575) 546-5255 or on Facebook at
swnmsf.
Red Dot Red Weekend at the
Galleries — The annual event runs Friday
through Monday, Oct. 5-8 at studios and galleries
in Silver City, N.M. with art shows, receptions,
studio tours, local musicians, Sunday brunch event
and more. Information: (575) 313-9631 or sil-
vercityart.com.
Galleries open at 11 a.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Sunday, with receptions 3 to 7 p.m.
Saturday.
Brunch is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, on the patio
at Vicki’s Eatery, Texas and Market. Suggested
donation: $5.
The annual “Indie Show” exhibit is 10 a.m. to 8
p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. and 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. and Monday, at Geisler Common
Ground Studio and Gallery, 102 West Kelly.
Events for the annual Southwest Print Fiesta are
also planned the same weekend. Information:
southwestprintfiesta.org.
Socorro Fest — The City of Socorro, N.M.
hosts its 16th annual celebration 6 to 10 p.m.
Friday and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5-6,
on and around the historic Socorro Plaza. The
event features a day of feasting, dancing, native
food dishes, car show, arts and crafts booths,
spirits tents, family activities and music and enter-
tainment on multiple stages. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 835-8927, socorrofest.com or
on Facebook.
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Headliners are Hotel California: A Salute to the
Eagles at 8 p.m. Saturday.
New this year is the Chile Cookoff, with tastings
is 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Oktoberfest is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hammel
Museum, 500 6th Street.
Southwest Print Fiesta — Mimbres Region
Arts Council hosts the 3rd annual gathering
together of regional and local printmakers Friday
through Monday, Oct. 5-8 in Downtown Silver
City, N.M. celebrating the art of printmaking
through demonstrations, workshops. children’s
activities steamroller street printing event, artisan
marketplace and more. Information: (575) 538-
2505, southwestprintfiesta.org or on Facebook.
New this year are deep-dive Sunday workshops
with several more casual drop-in sessions for
those with limited time or budgets.
Welcome Party is 5 to 9 p.m. Friday Power and
Light Press, 601-F N. Bullard.
Vendor market is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday
Downtown. Steamrolling Printing is 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Coffee and donuts served 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday at Power and Light Press, with workshops
and drop-in demos 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Aspenfest — The Village of Ruidoso’s celebra-
Dedicated to the health of all El Paso tion of fall colors is Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6-
7. Events include a chili cook-off, arts and crafts
fair, street vendors, Aspenfest Parade and vintage
4026 N . M ES A B-1 car show. Information: Ruidoso Valley Chamber of
915.356.4 572 Commerce: (575) 257-7395 or
ruidosonow.com/aspenfest.
The Aspenfest Parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday,
at Sudderth and Mechem, ending at the Ruidoso
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Anxiety Wellness Arts and crafts booths will be open 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Boys and Girls
Club of Sierra Blanca, 134 Reese. Admission: $2
Depression Pain
Focus & More (free for under 12). Information: (575) 808-8338.
The Rod Run Car Show is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday at Inn of the Mountain Gods in
Mescalero. Admission is free. Information: Ron
Duscha, (915) 598-0621.
The annual Open Chili and Chile Society Pod
Chili Cook-Offs are Saturday at the Ruidoso
Downs Race Track and Casino. Public tasting is
noon; tasting cups available for a donation.
Craft Beer and Wine Festival is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, at Wingfield Park. Admission: $15 (with
tastings); $5 general admission; under 17 free.
NMSU Homecoming — The NMSU Aggies’
2018 Homecoming game is 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
6, against Liberty University. Tickets: $10-$30
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-1420 or
nmstatesports.com.
Celebration of Traditions Memorial Ceremony is
9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Trader’s Plaza and
Aggie Memorial Tower, with the Homecoming
parade “A Moment in Time” at 10 a.m. along
University Avenue.
St. Clair Vineyards WineFest — The 24th
annual WineFest noon to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6-7, at 1325 DeBaca
Road in Deming, with family activities, live music,
door prizes, arts and crafts, silent auction and var-
ious fun contests. Fireworks Saturday evening.
Admission: $5 (includes souvenir glass); free for
active military and law enforcement. Information:
1-866-336-7357 or stclairwinery.com.
Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium
— Cowboy poets, musicians, craftsmen and
chuckwagon cooks meet for the 29th annual sym-
posium 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12-14, at Ruidoso
Downs Race Track, Ruidoso Downs, N.M.
Hosted by the Hubbard Museum of the American
West. Admission: $20 Friday and Saturday (Sunday
admission free. Evening concerts and chuckwagon
meal tickets sold separately. Multi-day packages
and group rates available. Tickets, information:
(575) 378-4140 or cowboysymposium.org.
The Symposium offers continuous music, poetry
and storytelling, western demonstrations and
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more. A variety of children’s activities, including a
Kids’ Rodeo, are offered. A Western Expo fea-
tures 110 vendors selling western art, saddles,
tack, hats, boots and western clothing, jewelry,
home accessories, books and more.
Evening concerts offered at 7 p.m. Oct. 11-14:
• Thursday: Lee Greenwood with opening act
Dave Alexander & the Big Texas Swing Band with
Floyd Domino. Tickets: $65-$100.
• Friday: Sawyer Brown with Coby Carter.
Tickets: $65-$100.
• Saturday dance tickets are $40 ($60 VIP).
The World’s Richest Chuckwagon Cook-off is all
weekend. Chuckwagon lunch is noon Saturday,
and breakfast is 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Cost per plate:
$25 Saturday; $15 Sunday breakfast.
Tularosa Art and Wine Fest — Rotary
Club of Tularosa hosts its festival 5 to 9 p.m.
Friday, and noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, and Oct. 12-
13, at 800 3rd Street in Tularosa, N.M. Tickets:
$12 in advance; $15 at the gate. Information:
Jessica, (575) 491-6927, jessicag@ote-coop.com
or tularosawinefestival.com.
Columbus Day Festival — The annual festi-
val is Saturday, Oct. 13, in the historic village of
Columbus, N.M. Parade begins at 10 a.m. on
Broadway, followed by all day entertainment, ven-
dors and games in the Columbus Park Plaza.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 494-0009.
Los Leones de Mesilla Car Show — The
Mesilla Lions Club hosts the annual car show 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, on the Old
Mesilla Plaza. The show features hot rods, muscle
car (pre-1972), trucks, low riders, motorcycles),
and classics. Free for spectators. Information:
(575) 524-3262 or mesillanm.gov.
Las Cruces Country Music Festival —
Dwight Yoakam, Randy Houser and Rick Trevino
headline the 2018 festival Oct. 19-21, along Main
Street in Downtown Las Cruces, with two stages
of music, food vendors, western and apparel ven-
dors, a kids corral with jump houses and other
activities and a cash bar all three days. Festival
gates open at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3
p.m. Sunday. VIP passes are $150. Festival general
admission for Friday or Saturday is $35; $10
Sunday; Weekend passes are $75. Children under
12 admitted free with paid adult ticket. Tickets at
lccountryfest.com or eventbrite.com. Information
on Facebook at LCCountry.
Dwight Yoakam headlines Friday with Frankie
Ballard opening acts King Leg and Frankie Ballard.
Randy Houser headlines Saturday with opening
acts Brennin and Sawyer Brown.
Rick Trevino headlines Sunday.
Regional and local acts perform on the second
stage.
In conjunction with the festival is the Giddyup
Gallop 5K, 10K and Half-Marathon 8 to 11 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21.
Rubber Chicken Ride — New Mexico Off
Highway Vehicle Alliance’s 7th annual ride is
Friday through Sunday, Oct. 19-21 in Truth or
Consequences, N.M. Registration: $65 for the
weekend(includes dinner Saturday night, event t-
shirt and decals, and raffle ticket). Limited to first
100 paid entrants. Information: (505) 321-3155,
resourcedirector@nmohva.org, or nmohva.org.
Ruidoso Oktoberfest — The 37th annual
Lincoln Country version of the German tradition
is Oct. 19-20 at the Ruidoso Convention Center.
German food, beer, wine, music, games, live
music and folk dances will abound 5 to 11 p.m.
Friday and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday. Arts and
crafts booths will be featured as well as a
“Kinderhall.” Featured entertainment:
Familienmusik Doppler from Austria and two
other bands.
Admission: $10 per day; $16 for both days; $6
for ages 13-17 and free for children 12 and under.
Children and teens must be accompanied by
adult. Proceeds benefit various Lincoln County
charities. Information: (575) 257-6171 or
OktoberfestRuidoso.com.
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Ag Day — NMSU hosts its AG-griculture Day
events celebrating New Mexico’s agricultural
community noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in
Aggie Memorial Parking Lot, with booths, live ani-
mals, educational exhibits, New Mexico food sam-
ples more. Information: aces.nmsu.edu.
Cultural Bazaar — The 8th annual family cel-
ebration of the area’s cultural diversity is 9 a.m. to
noon Saturday, Oct. 20, at Branigan Cultural
Center, 501 N. Main in Las Cruces, with art,
dance, clothing, and other customs of more than a
dozen cultures represented in Las Cruces.
Traditional dance, music and songs from different
cultures will be performed throughout the day.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2154 or
las-cruces.org/museums.
High Rolls Apple Festival — The annual
open-air harvest festival is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20-
21, at the Community Center, 56 Cottage Row,
in High Rolls, N.M. (off U.S. 82 between
Alamogordo and Cloudcroft). The festival features
fresh local and other apples, apple pies and apple
butter, arts and crafts, food and drink vendors,
and children’s activities. Admission and parking is
free. No pets. Information: (575) 682-6044 or
highrollsfestivals.com.
The festival is presented by the High
Rolls/Mountain Park Lions Club. Proceeds benefit
the community center.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Health Fair
— Inn of the Mountain Gods hosts its 7th annual
health and wellness fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, with information, health
screenings, free zumba and Mixfit (10 a.m. to 2
p.m.) and more. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Walk/run at 9 a.m. Admission is free. Information:
1-800-545-9011 or innofthemountaingods.com.
5K Stride for a Cure is 8 a.m.; registration is 7 a.m.
Pancho’s Car Show — Friends of Pancho
Villa State Park’s 13th annual car show and auto
parts swap meet is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 20, at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus,
N.M. with vintage to late model show cars,
motorcycles and choppers, along with music, food
and drink. Show admission free with regular park
admission of $5 per vehicle. Information: (575)
531-2711 or panchovillastateparkfriendsgroup.org.
Columbus is 30 miles south of Deming on NM
11, and 65 miles west of El Paso on NM 9.
Pre-registration for vehicles is $20 ($10 for each
additional vehicle); $25 day of show. Set up time
is 8 to 9:45 a.m.
Czechoslovakian Klobase Festival —
Holy Family Church’s annual festival and barbecue
is all day Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Luna County
Courthouse Park in Deming, N.M. Bingo, home-
made Bohemian sausage, cowboy coffee, salad,
desserts and barbecue beef. Information: (575)
546-9783.
Harvestfest — Cloudcroft Chamber of
Commerce’s annual afternoon of family fun is 2 to
5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, on Burro Avenue in
Cloudcroft, N.M., with hay rides, carved and dec-
orated pumpkins, a costume contest, parade and
trick or treating. Most activities are free.
Information: (575) 682-2733 or
coolcloudcroft.com.
The annual Great Pumpkin Race is 2 p.m. A
piñata bash and pet parade follows. Costume con-
test and parade is 3:30 p.m. on Burro Avenue.
Trick or treating at the merchants is 4 to 6 p.m.
New Mexico Pumpkin Festival — The
10th annual festival celebrating the fall gourd is 11
a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27-28,
at the Mesilla Valley Maze and Lyles Family Farm,
3855 W. Picacho, Las Cruces. Corn maze, pump-
kin painting, slides, hayrides to the pumpkin patch
and more. Food available for purchase, and a
country store offered. Winners from the annual
coloring and pumpkin-carving contests will be dis-
played. Admission: $12 ($10 children under 12;
October 2018
free children under 2) $2 discount for military
with ID. Information: (575) 526-1919 or
mesillavalleymaze.com.
Other activities include live music, a pie eating
contest, hula hoop contest, stick horse rodeo,
goblin egg gourd hunt, tug of war, great pumpkin
drop and more.
Silver City ‘Día de los Muertos’ — Día
de los Muertos activities in Silver City run Oct.
28-Nov. 4 throughout Downtown. Information
on Facebook at Silver City Día de Los Muertos.
A ¡Calacas y Calaveras! kickoff celebration is
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, on the corner of
Market and Texas Streets.
Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, host sev-
eral Family Fun Programs are 10 a.m. to noon.
Cost; $5. Space is limited; advance registration
encouraged at (575) 597-0222 or education@sil-
vercitymuseum.org.
• Tissue Paper Marigolds making is Tuesday, Oct.
16.
• Papel Picado making is Wednesday, Oct. 17.
• Sugar skull decorating is Thursday, Oct. 18.
• Matchbox Altars are Friday, Oct. 19.
• “Making an Ofrenda for Theodora Hobart” is
12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, celebrating
early Silver City business woman Theodora
Hobart,
West Texas
Dueling Chili Cookoffs — Two rival chili
cookoffs compete simultaneously on the first
weekend of November for the talents and taste
buds of chili lovers from around the country in the
remote beauty of the Big Bend.
• The 51st annual Original Terlingua International
Chili Cookoff is Oct. 31-Nov. 4, at Arturo
White’s Terlingua Store on Highway 170, with live
music by Los Pinche Gringos, The O’s, King
Bucks, Mark David Manders, Mark David
Manders, Joe King Carasco, Thomas Michael Riley
and Gary P. Nunn. art show, and more. Ticket
information: (817) 251-1287, abowlofred.com or
on Facebook at OTICCC.
• Terlingua International Chili Championship —
The 52nd annual CASI-sanctioned championship
cookoff events are Oct. 31-Nov. 3 with cookoff
Saturday, Nov. 3 at Rancho CASI de los Chisos in
Terlingua. Live music by Blue Kountry Band-Krazy
Flats Thursday through Saturday. Cost: $40 per
person per week for camping; $20 single day pass.
Information: 713-248-0681, casichili.net or on
Facebook at CASI Chili Appreciation Society
International.
Tom Lea Month
Tom Lea Month — The Tom Lea Institute,
along with other organizations, celebrates the late
El Paso art legend with various events in El Paso,
Las Cruces and Juarez throughout October. The
2018 year celebrates his “Paso of the North
Mural.” Admission is free except as noted. For all
reservations, registration and RSVPs, call 533-
0048. Information: TomLea.com.
An evening at Misión de Nuestra Señora
de Guadalupe in Juárez is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct.
12, with dinner and opening of the urban photog-
raphy exhibition “Mission of Guadalupe, Witness
Our History.” Features comments by Adair Margo
and music by José Mario Sánchez Soledad of Cena
Music. Call for cost, reservations: 533-0048.
Other events:
• Presentation on “Women and Westward
Expansion: Reality and Historical Memory” by
Susan Stanfield is 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at
UTEP’s Centennial Museum, 500 University.
• ”Cook Like the Pioneers: Sweet Potato,
Pumpkin and Squash Pies” classes are 10 a.m. for
families and 1 p.m. for adults Saturday, Oct. 6, at
Magoffin Home, 120 Magoffin, using recipes from
the 1898 Cookbook.
• “Universal Themes Found in Tom Lea’s Novels”
presentation by Adair Margo for the Book Club of
the El Paso Woman’s Club is 10 a.m. Tuesday,
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Oct. 9, at Woman’s Club, 1400 N. Mesa. RSVP to
Jeff Lane: 532-6131.
• Downtown Art Walk with United Way
Young Leaders Group is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 10, led by Adair Margo.
• Magoffin Home Tour is 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 11. Includes walk-through of the home,
cowboy storytelling outside, and hot cocoa and
coffee by a campfire.
• Walking tour of San Elizario township
and mission is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 13,
with Dr. Rick Hendricks, state historian of New
Mexico and co-author of “San Elizario: Spanish
Presidio to Texas County Seat.” San Elizario
Presidio Chapel, 1556 San Elizario Rd.
• Tour of Misión de Nuestra Señora de
Guadalupe in Juarez is 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13,
followed by a recital by String Quartet Silvestre
Revueltas.
• Authors Mimi Gladstein & Marcia Hatfield
Daudistel will present and discuss their new book,
“The Women of Smeltertown.” at 3 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 14, at Literarity Book Shop, Pepper Tree
Square, 5411 N. Mesa 19B.
• “Paint to Donate: “Painting Like Tom,” is 7 to 9
p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at I Painted That!, 5200
N. Mesa, C102, where participants recreate Tom
Lea’sRio Grande in part with the alla-prima tech-
nique that Lea used. Tickets: $35 (includes a $10
donation to the Tom Lea Institute). Reservations:
bit.ly/2AtwYEB
• Lectures on “Tom Lea’s Murals in Texas and
New Mexico in the 1930s” by Deborah Rindge
are 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at NMSU’s
Branson Library, 1305 Frenger in Las Cruces, and
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at El Paso Museum
of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza.
• A lecture on “The History of the Calvary on
Fort Bliss” by John Hamilton is 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 18, at El Paso Museum of History.
• Author Alfredo Corchado reads from and dis-
cusses his book “Homelands: Four Friends, Two
Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-
American Migration” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21,
at Literarity Book Shop in Pepper Tree Square.
• A tour of “Pass of the North” mural followed by
presentation by Dr. Melissa Warak. R.E.
Thomason is 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the
Federal Building and Courthouse, corner of
Campbell and San Antonio.
• Presentation on “The Evolution of Texas
Medicine: From Cabeza de Vaca
in 1535 to the Current State of Texas Healthcare”
by Dr. Alan Tyroch, is 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at
Medical Education Building, Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center.
• El Paso Sheriff’s Posse Horse Clinic with Six
Guns and Shady Ladies will re-enact El Paso’s
Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire’s 1881 shootout,
“Four Dead in Five Seconds” at 11 a.m. Saturday,
Oct. 27, at Sheriffs Posse Club House, 1801
McNutt in Sunland Park.
• Presentation and scenic walk on “The Natural
History of Tom Lea’s Mountain” by Dr. Eric
Kappus is 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, meeting at
the Robinson and Scenic Drive. Kappus talks
about the construction of Scenic Drive, the
ecosystem it cuts through and the 450 million
years or so of history it reveals.
• Author Philip Connors reads from and discusses
his new book, “A Song for a River” at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28, at Literarity Book Shop in
Pepper Tree Square.
Bazaars and fairs
Art in the Park — The City Parks &
Recreation Department’s fall 2018 arts and crafts
fair is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 6-7, at Memorial Park’s Reserve area, 3100
Copper, with arts and crafts, food vendors, live
entertainment by local musicians and dance
groups, and children’s activities. Admission is free.
Information: 212-0092 or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
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Punk Rock Flea Market — 5 to 10 p.m.
the first and third Saturday of the month, 100 Pitt
(Whole Foods). Halloween Edition market is 5 to
10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6.
El Paso Psychic Fair — The fair is 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13-14, at
Hawthorn Inn, 1700 Airway, at Boeing.
Admission: $5 for both days (private readings not
included with admission). Free admission with
active duty military ID. Information: 345-6245 or
elpasopsychicfair.com.
Fort Bliss Yard Sale — The semiannual
post-wide yard sale is 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 13, at all housing units on the all on-post
housing area. The sale is free and open to the
public, but only DoD cardholders are allowed to
sell items. Information: 568-2554.
Sales opportunity at Old Fort Bliss Replica, 5054
Pershing Road, for DoD ID cardholders not living
on post. Participants must bring their own table.
Western Hills Autumn Bazaar — The
annual fall bazaar is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 13, at Western Hills United Methodist
Church’s Stewart Family Life Center, 524-A
Thunderbird, with vendors, crafts, bake sale, book
sale, silent auction, Grandma’s Attic, cafe, and
more. Admission is free. Information: 584-2133 or
westernhillsep.org.
The bazaar is the main fundraiser for the
Western Hills United Methodist Women.
St. Mark’s Fall Bazaar — St. Mark’s United
Methodist Church, 5005 Love Road, hosts its fall
arts and craft bazaar benefitting their Hungary
missions team 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20,
with food items, crafts, decorations and more.
Information: 581-4444 or loveroad.org.
Sunrise Lions Gun Show — The semiannu-
al gun and outdoors show opens at 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
20-21, at Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E.
University in Las Cruces. Information: lascruces-
lionsclub.org.
Mission Trail Art Market — Area artisans
and craftspeople display their fine arts and crafts
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in the historic
Veteran’s Memorial Plaza in San Elizario with food
and drink, concessions and entertainment. Shows
are offered on the outdoor stage at 1 p.m. and 3
p.m., with live music, folklorico and other
dancers, and reenactments by the Pistoleros gun-
fighters. Pets welcome. Admission is free.
Information: 851-0093, missiontrailartmarket.com.
Fall Festival & Market — The 2nd annual
festival is 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the
Substation on Doniphan at Sunset, with live music,
vendors, food trucks, trick-or-treat with vendors,
costume contest, scavenger hunt and more. Free.
Pumpkin Decorating Contest is 6 to 7 p.m.,
open to grades 8-12. Winners receive cash prize
for their school’s art department. Information and
rules at: substationep.com or on Facebook..
NMSU jewelry sale — The students of New
Mexico State University’s jewelry and metal-
smithing program will hold their 36th annual jew-
elry sale 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at
NMSU’s Barnes and Noble bookstore on
University Ave. Information: (575) 646-1238 or
artdepartment.nmsu.edu/.
Farmer’s Market at Ardovino’s Desert
Crossing — The 14th annual market runs 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Ardovino’s Desert
Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park,
N.M. Well behaved pets on leash welcome;
brunch available for purchase. Information: (575)
589-0653, ext. 3, ardovinos.com or on Facebook
at FarmersMarket.
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market
— The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural
Affairs Department’s market for area artists and
regionally grown agricultural products is 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. each Saturday in the Union Plaza District
along Anthony Street. Information: 212-1780 or
elpasoartsandculture.org.
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Tierra de Vida Community Farm — La
Mujer Obrera and Centro Mayapan’s farmer’s
market events are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Friday
and Saturday, at Cafe Mayapan, 2000 Texas
Avenue. Information: Information: 217-1126.
Upper Valley Artists and Farmers
Market — The artist and farmers market is 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, at the Substation on
Doniphan at Sunset. Admission is free.
Information on Facebook at Upper Valley Artist &
Farmers Market.
River Run Craft and Farmers Market
— The market featuring local produce and crafts
if 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through December at
River Run Shopping Plaza, 1071 Country Club.
Admission is free. Vendor information: Clara’s
Brass Teapot, 300-0688 or 588-6226.
Kern Place Art and Farmers Market —
The monthly market is 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28, at 205 Cincinnati Street.
Information kernplacemarket.wordpress.com.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market
— More than 230 permanent vendors in arts,
crafts, produce, baked goods and other food
items are offered at the market 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays along a 7-block
area of Main Street, Downtown. Information:
(575) 541-2288 or lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.
Silver City Farmers Market — The mar-
ket runs 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays through
Oct. 27 in the Main Street Plaza (intersection of
7th and Bullard), and 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, through Oct. 23 Grant County
Convention Center parking lot, US 180 and 32nd
Street Bypass. Information: (575) 536-9681 or sil-
vercityfarmersmarket.info.
Something for everyone
Rail Fan FUNdays — The Railroad Model
and Historical Association of El Paso and Union
Pacific Railroad are present the day of train are 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29-30,
at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing in Sunland Park.
The event offers a 270-degree panoramic display
of passenger and freight trains from the Camino
Real Sky Deck. Visitors can learn about El Paso’s
new Streetcar with representatives from Sun
Metro, and meet area train Historians from the
Las Cruces RR Museum, Tularosa Basin Museum
of History and Harvey House Girls.
UTEP Hispanic Heritage Celebration
— This year’s celebration is in memoriam of
UTEP administrator Laura M. Nuñez-Bolaños;
artist and muralist Ernesto Pedregón Martinez;
“The Godfather of New Mexico Music” Al
Hurricane Sr.; and muralist Margarita “Mago”
Gándara. Most events are free. Information: 747-
5462 or academics.utep.edu/chicano.
“Día de los Muertos Altar and
Display” runs Oct. 30-Nov. 9, during regular
hours at University Library, Third Floor Gallery.
Presentations and discussions:
• A workshop on “Digital Dissertation” A work-
shop by Anne von Petersdorff, filmmaker, on how
to incorporate digital elements into doctoral dis-
sertations is 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the
UTEP Writing Center in the University Library,
with a film screening and follow-up on
“Wanderlust: Cuerpos en Transito” 6 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 3, at UTEP Rhetoric and
Writing Studies, Hudspeth Hall.
• A Spanish-language book presentation on “Las
Fronteras: Espacios Estratégicos para la
Globalización” is 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
4, at Blumberg Auditorium., with Irasema
Coronado and Josiah Heyman.
• “Día de la Raza/Day of Service” is 9 a.m. to
noon Saturday, Oct. 6, at Tierra es Vida
Community Farm, 208 S. Glenwood.
• A book presentation on “Storming the Wall:
Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland
October 2018
Security” by author Todd Miller is 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 11.
• A book presentation on “Sí, Ella Puede: The
Rhetorical Legacy of Dolores Huerta and the
United Farm Workers” is 3 to 4:30 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 12, at UTEP Liberal Arts Building, Room
319, by Stacey Sowards, Chair and Professor,
Department of Communication.
• A presentation on “Health Opportunity
Prevention and Education Initiative (HOPE) Plus
(Plus = Culture and Heritage)” is 6 to 10 a.m. and
3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the
Opportunity Center, 1208 Myrtle.
• A lecture on “Lengua e identidad: ¿Ser Latino es
cuestión de idioma o no?” is Wednesday, Oct. 24,
at UTEP’s Centennial Museum by Antonio
Medina-Rivera, Chair, Department of World
Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Cleveland
State University.
Artistic and literary events:
• UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance pres-
ents “Bless Me, Última,” by Rudolfo Anaya, Oct.
3-14, at Fox Fine Art Wise Family Theatre.
• A guitar recital, “Black on Brown: African
Influence on Latin American Guitar Music,” is 7
p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Fox Fine Arts
Recital Hall.
• Bilingual reading with Mexican novelist Yuri
Herrera and Peruvian poet and translator Mariela
Dreyfus is 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Rubin
Art Gallery.
Western Playland — The amusement park is
at 1249 Futurity Dr. in Sunland Park, N.M. across
from the racetrack. Tickets (tax not included):
$21.21 42 inches or taller or $16.60 juniors 34 to
41 inches (pay one price); $5 non-rider admission.
Individual ride tickets are $2.50; rides are 1 or 2
tickets. Information: (575) 589-3410, westernplay-
land.com or on Facebook.
October hours are 2 to 8 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 6,
13 and 20.
Crimes Against the Elderly
Conference - Adult Protective Services and the
El Paso County Attorney will host the 11th annual
conference 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2,
at the Region 19 Head Start Program Education
Service Center, 11670 Chito Samaniego. Free
breakfast and lunch, health screenings, living wills,
advanced directives, door prizes and goodie bags.
Flu shots offered. Tickets are free with donated
fan, blanket or personal hygiene items for the APS
Silver Star Room. Registration required at
eventbrite.com. Information: 834-5772.
Don Bartletti — The illustrated lecture on
the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist is 7
p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 541-2290 or riograndtheatre.org.
After almost four decades working along the
U.S./Mexico border, Bartletti believes migration
for survival is as old as humanity, unstoppable as
the wind and frequently misunderstood. In his lec-
ture he details how he photographed courage,
fear, joy, hate, hope and heartbreak on both sides
of this political boundary.
UTEP Black Alumni Network — The
Black Alumni Network will host homecoming
activities Oct. 4-6. Package cost: $50; includes
access to hospitality suite at Hilton Garden Inn.
Deadline to purchase tickets is Sept. 30.
Information: alumni.utep.edu/uban.
Meet and greet is 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4,
at Hilton Garden Inn, 111 W University.
BBQ is 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, at McCall
Neighborhood Center, 3231 Wyoming.
Round-table Summit is 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6,
at UTEP’s Union Cinema.
Tailgate party is 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at
Kidd Field, preceding the Homecoming Football
game at 5:30 p.m. at Sun Bowl Stadium.
Pink Boutique — Rio Grande Cancer
Foundation, 616 N. Virginia, Suite D, hosts the
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a.m. to noon p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, featuring
mastectomy bras, exercise wear, tops and
swimwear. Hats, scarves, accessories and other
items will also be available for purchase.
Admission is free, but registration required at
rgcf.org. Information: 562-7660, ext. 303.
Southwest Mind-Body & Integrative
Medicine Conference — Trans-Pecos
Counseling Association & Community Light
Center hosts the 3rd annual conference to pro-
mote a culture of health and wellness 7:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday Oct. 6, at the Region 19
Education Service Center, 6611 Boeing. A track in
Spanish offered. Cost: $50 general public; $30
professionals; $20 students (includes breakfast).
Information Phone Number: 831-2419 or elpa-
sooasis.com/conference.
Keynote speaker is Aurora Anaya-Dyer, with
other speakers Rene Qian, Roman Velasquez and
Susan L. Martinez.
EPCC Hispanic Heritage Mentor’s
Dinner — El Paso Community College and
Diversity Programs’ Hispanic Heritage
Celebration Mentor’s Dinner is 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Administrative Service
Center, Building A Auditorium, 9050 Viscount.
Social hour at 5:30 p.m. Keynote speaker is
Lombardo Boyar. Mistress of Ceremony is
Stephanie Valle of KVIA. Tickets: $30; on sale
though Oct. 3. Information: 831-3324,
epcc.edu/hispanicheritage or on Facebook at
EPCCHispanicHeritage.
Boyar is a stand-up comedian, actor and voice
artist, known for his role as Mariachi and Gustavo
in the Disney/Pixar movie “Coco.”
This year’s mentors are Judge Angie Juarez
Barill, 346th District Court; Cindy Ramos-
Davidson, CEO, Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce; and Aldo Acosta, weather anchor,
Entravision Communications
Compassionate Friends ‘Walk to
Remember’ — Compassionate Friends’ 5th
annual walk is 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at
Album Park, 3110 Parkwood. The 1.5-mile walk
honors the memory of a deceased child or sibling,
and raises funds for an upcoming local confer-
ence, with a balloon release and potluck picnic
(BYO balloons). Late registration is 9 a.m. with
opening remarks at 10 a.m. and a balloon release
at 10:45 a.m. Walk is free; but participants must
fill out a registration form through Oct. 10: elpa-
sotcf.org. Information: 740-5496.
Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit,
self-help support organization, offering friendship,
understanding, and hope to families grieving the
death of a child of any age, from any cause.
Participants can also buy t-shirts and bibs ($15)
through Oct. 1, or “In Memory” markers, and
engraved wooden hearts ($25) through Oct. 8.
Cultivate Forum — The forum on local food
systems and sustainability is 5:30 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 18, at El Paso Community Foundation’s
Foundation Room, 333 N. Oregon Street.
Admission is free; light refreshments served.
Information: Gary Williams, 533-4020 or
gwilliams@epcf.org.
The October forum features talks on “Edible
Gardening Within Reach” from Landscape
Architect Jennifer Barr of Desert Elements
Landscape Design; “The Rio Grande/Rio Bravo in
History and Memory” with NMSU Department of
History head Mark Cioc-Ortega; “On How to
Raise Chickens” with Philosophic Systems
Institute Executive Director Juan Ferret; and
“Protecting Biodiversity in San Elizario for
Sustainability and Economic Growth” with San
Elizario City Manager Maya Sanchez; plus a show-
ing of the short documentary film “Person of the
Forest,” directed by Tim Laman and Melissa Lesh.
Catholic Charismatic Conference —
Open Arms Catholic Charismatic Center hosts
the “Let God Arise and His Enemies Be
Scattered!” conference 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19-20, at Las Alas
Center, 501 E. Paisano. Speakers are Father
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Romero, Catholic Lay Evangelist, of Phoenix.
Music ministry Zion will lead worship and praise.
Mass is 6 p.m. followed by healing service. Snacks,
drinks and Saturday lunch will be offered for sale.
Tickets: $20; $5 age 12-18; available at Madonna
Shop, Holy Spirit Books & Gifts, Mission
Guadalupe Store and Open Arms. Information:
595-0589, 820-2692 or openarmscommunity.org.
Chamizal Junior Ranger Saturday —
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial,
invites families to explore various world cultures
for kids age 5 to 11 at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.
Activities vary and may include games, guided
walks, experiments, and crafts. Admission is free,
but space is limited. Reservations recommended
at: 532-7273 or nps.gov/cham.
Document shredding — Better Business
Bureau’s free paper shredding event, provided by
Commercial Records Center, is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
(or until the truck is full), Saturday, Oct. 20, at
Sam’s Club Far East, 11360 Pellicano. Bring up to
100 pounds (three boxes or bags) of documents
for shredding; old checkbooks, paperclips and sta-
ples okay. Do not bring wet or burnt documents.
Donations accepted. Information: 577-0191 or
bbb.org/elpaso.
RWVA Appleseed Clinic — Project
Appleseed History, Heritage, and Rifle
Marksmanship Clinic 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, Oct. 20-21, at EPCC Law
Enforcement Training Academy, Mission Del Paso
Campus, 10700 Gateway East. Open to all shoot-
ing sport enthusiasts. Families welcome. Class size
restricted. Cost: $60; $20 active military, Guard,
Reserves, LEO, disabled, youth, elected officials.
Information: tx@appleseedinfo.org. Website:
appleseedusa.org.
Etching Event — AAA Texas, 5867 North
Mesa Suite A, hosts its annual free VIN Etching
event for vehicles 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 27, 5867 North Mesa Suite A, done by the
police. Free 40 point vehicle inspection, food,
drinks and prizes offered. Information: 778-9521,
ext. 221, or texas.aaa.com.
Halloween ComicFest — The free comic
event is Saturday, Oct. 27, featuring free
Halloween-themed comics (while they last), and
other activities at various comic book dealers in
the area. Times and activities vary, depending on
location. Admission is free. For list of this year’s
book, visit halloweencomicfest.com.
Participating stores include:
• Asylum Comics, 5360 N. Mesa. Saturday hours
are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Information: 875-8600 or
on Facebook.
• Mayhem Toyz & Comics 2200 Lee Trevino.
Store hours are 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Information:
595-6762.
• Comic Cards Collectibles, 9477 Dyer.
Information: 755-6877
• Lost Dogs Comics, 9627 Sims, Suites E and F.
Information: 253-3637.
• Old Major Comics, 10780 Pebble Hills.
Information: 449-0990.
• Zia Comics events are noon to 7 p.m. at its
new location on Main Street (Downtown Mall) in
Las Cruces. Main Street Zombie Walk is 5 to 7
p.m. Information: (575) 405-0461, ziacomics.com
or on Facebook.
For a good cause
Feed the Body and Soul — Nosotros is
featured band at the benefit for the Casa de
Peregrinos and Dona Ana Arts Council children’s
programs 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at the
DAAC Arts and Cultural Center outdoor court-
yard, 1740 Calle de Mercado, Suite D, in Mesilla.
In addition to the performance, there will be food
trucks, beer and wine available. Tickets: $10 in
advance; $15 at the gate; available in advance at
CDPEvents.org or at the DAAC office, located
the center. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
daarts.org.
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to El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 Paisano,
Wednesday through Sunday, Oct. 3-7. Thursday’s
performance in Spanish. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m.
nightly, plus matinees 10:30 a.m. and noon Friday,
and noon and 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets: $22-$75 ($15 opening night) with
tourTAGs, $30 with Mickey or Snowflake light-up
wands (Ticketmaster). Ages 2 and older must
have ticket (costumes not permitted for guests 14
and older). Information: 533-9899,
disneyonice.com or countycoliseum.com.
‘Jazz at Lincoln Center’ with Wynton
Marsalis — Nine-time Grammy-winning musical
artist Wynton Marsalis performs at a special El
Paso Pro-Musica fundraising concert featuring the
music of Duke Ellington at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 6, at First Baptist Church, 805 Montana.
Tickets: $50-$150; $10 special addition room.
Information: 747-8163 or eppm.org.
The Malpass Brothers — Grant County
Community Concert Association opens its season
with the retro traditional country artists at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7, at WNMU Fine Arts Auditorium
in Silver City. Tickets: $20 (age 17 and younger
with paid adult (two per adult), and WNMU stu-
dents with valid ID admitted free. Information:
(575) 538-5862 or gcconcerts.org.
Ballet Nacional de Amalia Hernández
— The premiere Mexican ballet folklorico troupe
performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the
Plaza Theatre. Founded in 1952 by dancer and
choreographer Amalia Hernández, the ballet
brings together the music, dance and costume of
Mexican folklore from pre-Columbian civilizations
through the modern era. Tickets: $35-$75.
(Ticketmaster).
Old Dominion — The country band’s “Happy
Endings World Tour” is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12,
at NMSU’s Pan American Center, with Michael
Ray and High Valley. Tickets: $29.50-$59.50; VIP
packages are $149 (Ticketmaster).
October 2018
Eli Cook — The famed blues artists performs at
7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, a the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Main, Tickets: $15. Information:
(575) 542-2290 or riograndetheatre.org.
Los Temerarios – The romantic Mexican
group performs at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at
The Plaza Theatre, with Baruch. Tickets: $49-
$119 (Ticketmaster).
‘Shawn Mendes’ — The Canadian singer-
songwriter will give a special college performance
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at UTEP’s Don
Haskins Center. Ticket: $49.50, $69.50 and
$89.50 Ticketmaster). Discount UTEP student
tickets are $39.50 and $59.50 available only at
UTEP Ticket Center locations.
Way Out West Fest — Country Music
singer and songwriter Lee Brice will headline the
3rd annual fusion of culture with Saturday, Oct.
13, at Southwest University Park, along with a
Margarita Contest and Chili Challenge. Also part
of the lineup is Frank Ray, Travis Denning and the
Powell Brothers. Gates open at 5 p.m. Tickets:
$25 general admission; $45 floor seats; $60 West
Bank Club general admission; $150 VIP; available
at southwestuniversitypark.com. Information:
epwayoutwest.com or on Facebook at
EPWayOutWest.
Sebastian Yatra and Manuel Turizo —
The Latin music artists join forces for their U.S.
Tour at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at El Paso County
Coliseum. Tickets: $51, $91 and $121
(Ticketmaster).
‘EnParajDos’ — The comic Spanish language
show features Consuelo Duval and Adrián Uribe,
who explore all the problems, conflicts and misun-
derstandings that arise in a couple’s relationships,
at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Abraham Chavez
El Paso Scene
Theatre. Tickets: $45-$95 (Ticketmaster).
‘There is More’ Tour — The tour featuring
Christian group Hillsong and pastor Brian Houston
is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Abundant Living
Faith Center East, 1000 Valley Crest.Admission;
$28 ($25 each for groups of 10 or more).
Premium tickets: $48; available at premierproduc-
tions.com. Information: 532-8543 or alfc.com.
Caifanes — The influential Spanish Language
rock band from Mexico City performs at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Plaza Theatre, in cele-
bration of their 30th anniversary. Tickets: $59.50-
$125 (Ticketmaster).
Kevin Hart — The comic and actor brings his
“Irresponsible Tour” to El Paso with two shows, 7
and 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Abraham
Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $61.50-$131.50
(Ticketmaster).
No cellphones, cameras or recording devices will
be allowed at this show.
Ozuna — One of the hottest reggaeton and trap
singers in Latin music performs at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25, at El Paso County Coliseum,
4100 E. Paisano, for his “Aura Tour.” Tickets:
$60-$130. (Ticketmaster). Information: 533-9899.
Gipsy Kings — The Gipsy Kings’ Tour Gipsy
Unidos is 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Plaza
Theatre. The group blends traditional flamenco
with western pop and Latin rhythms. Tickets:
$49-$79 (Ticketmaster)
Franco Escamilla — The Mexican comedian,
musician and radio announcer, known as “The
Master of Sarcasm,” returns to El Paso at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$39 to $125 (Ticketmaster).
Derik Nelson & Family — Showtime! El
Paso opens its season with the family ensemble at
7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Individual tickets available at the door
only. Information: 247-2726, Events@showtimeel-
paso.com, showtimeelpaso.com or on Facebook.
Carol Burnett — Comedian, actor, writer,
and singer Carol Burnett, whose career has
spanned seven decades of television, premiers her
latest tour “An Evening of Laughter and
Reflections Where The Audience Asks The
Questions” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Plaza
Theatre. This is Burnett’s first performance in El
Paso. Tickets: $65-$125 (Ticketmaster).
Susan Stamberg — Impact|Programs of
Excellence, along with the Jewish Federation of
Greater El Paso, UTEP Department of
Communication and KTEP presents the NPR per-
sonality at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at Temple
Mount Sinai, 4408 N. Stanton. Tickets: $5 in
advance; $10 at the door. Reservations: 532-5959.
Ghost — The Grammy-winning Swedish metal
band presents their “A Pale Tour Named Death”
at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $34.50; VIP packages $222.50
(Ticketmaster).
‘Rodgers + Hammerstein’s The Sound
of Music’ — The musical story of Maria and the
von Trapp family opens the Broadway in El Paso
2018-2019 season Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10-
11, at The Plaza Theatre. Information: 231-1111
or visitelpaso.com/broadway.
The 70s Reunion Party — The musical trib-
ute to the ’70s is 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 24, at Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E
University, with Disco, Soul and Motown Hits per-
formed by Top Las Vegas Entertainers. Taco Bar
open until 8 p.m. Tickets: $49 general admission;
$79 VIP. Tables for 4, 8 or 10 available with
advance reservation (the70sreunion.com).
Information: (575) 520-8776.
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Bronco — The popular Norteño band performs
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, at the Plaza
Theatre, with their modern take on a classic
sound. Tickets: $49-$89 (Ticketmaster).
NB Ridaz Reunion Concert — The hip-
hop group featuring Zig Zag, MC Magic and Dos
performs at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, at the
Plaza Theatre, with guest performances by plat-
inum recording artist Frankie J, San Diego favorite
Lil Rob and Los Angeles soulstress Trish Toledo.
Tickets: $45-$80. Gold meet-and-greet packages:
$125. (Ticketmaster).
‘A Magical Cirque Christmas’ – The all
ages holiday event that transports guests to the
golden age of entertainment with mind-blowing
talents, stunning costumes, comedy and more is 8
p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $29.75 to $79.75. VIP: $129.75.
On-stage seating also available (limited amount).
The Fab Four — The “Ultimate Tribute” of
the Beatles is 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at The Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $25, $35, $45 and
$55.(Ticketmaster).
George Lopez — The El Paso favorite bring
his “The Wall Tour” to El Paso for two shows, at
7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Abraham
Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $37.50-$89.50
(Ticketmaster).
Roadshow Christmas Tour — The
Christian music tour featuring Matthew West,
Matt Maher, Building 429, Plumb, John Wilson and
the John Wilson Orchestra, and Leanna Crawford
is 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at NMSU’s Pan
American Center. Tickets: $20-$160; VIP pack-
ages available.
‘Finding Neverland’ — Broadway in El Paso
presents the musical based on the Academy
Award winning film, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Dec. 11-12, at the Plaza Theatre. It tells the story
behind one of the world’s most beloved charac-
ters: “Peter Pan.” Ticket information: 231-1111,
ElPasoLive.com/Broadway or on Facebook at
Broadway in El Paso.
2018 K-LOVE Christmas — The national
Christian Music radio service’s Christmas Tour is
7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre featuring Big Daddy Weave, Kim Walker
Smith (of Jesus Culture), Brandon Heath and
Sarah Reeves with guests Becca Bradley and
Jonathan Chu. Tickets: $23-$75 (Ticketmaster).
Jesús Adrián Romero — The popular Latin
Christian music singer performs at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15, at El Paso County Coliseum,
4100 E. Paisano, with special guest Jon Carlo.
Tickets: $25, $40, $55 and $75
(Ticketmaster.com).
A Merry-Achi Christmas — Mariachi Sol
de Mexico presents its holiday show at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 17, at the Plaza Theatre, with tra-
ditional carols played by the 13-piece ensemble.
The show includes a fusion of the traditional holi-
day spirit Mexican and American Christmas songs
and carols. Tickets: $27-$57 (Ticketmaster).
Il Divo — The tenor group’s “Timeless Tour” is
8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $47-$107; with VIP packages
$292-$593 (Ticketmaster).
Jason Mraz and Toca Rivera — The
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and alterna-
tive rock artist and “vocutionist” Toca Rivera
present their “Live in Stereo” Tour at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 18, at The Plaza Theatre, with
special guest Gregory Page. Tickets: $39.50 to
$95 (Ticketmaster).
Sesame Street Live ‘Let’s Party’ —
Dec. 22-23, at Abraham Chavez Theatre, pre-
sented by Feld Entertainment. Showtimes are
10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. both days. Tickets start
at $20 (Ticketmaster). Information: 231-1100 or
sesamestreetlive.com.
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‘The Great Russian Nutcracker’ — The
Moscow Ballet presents its “Dove of Peace Tour”
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, and 1 and 5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets:
$28-$89. (Ticketmaster). Group discounts and VIP
packages available. Information: nutcracker.com.
Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 — The Emmy-nomi-
nated PBS Kids series presents its live production,
“Activate Creature Power” at 6 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 24, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $25-$47.50
VIP packages offered (Ticketmaster).
Shen Yun — The celebration of Chinese cul-
ture through music and dance returns 2 and 7
p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2-3, at the
Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $80-$150. Information: 1-
800-380-8265 or ShenYun.com/El-Paso.
Los Tucanes de Tijuana — The popular
Mexican band performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
9, 2019 at El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets:
$39.50-$119.50(Ticketmaster).
Metallica — Heavy metal legend bring their
Worldwired tour to El Paso at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 28, at UTEP’s Don Haskins
Center. Each show begins with the Light It Up
pre-show party hosted by comedian Jim Breuer.
Ticket information via Ticketmaster.
Venues & series
El Paso Comic Strip — 1201 Airway.
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and 9:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $6 Thursday, $12 Friday and Saturday; $8
Sunday, except at listed. Age 17 and older admit-
ted. VIP Booths $10 more per ticket for all shows;
available at ticketweb.com. Information, reserva-
tions: 779-LAFF (5233), elpasocomicstrip.com or
on Facebook at El Paso Comic Strip.
Rockhouse Bar and Grill — 9828
Montana, specializing in metal and hard rock. For
all ages events, under 21 charged a surcharge.
Some tickets available at holdmyticket.com.
Information: 591-7625 or on Facebook.
• DRB Presents: War of Ages, Capstan, Ghost
Key and locals 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Tickets: $15 in advanc); $20 day of show.
• Incantation — The band performs at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 9, with Infestation of Evil, The
Stalk and Nyctopphagia. Tickets: $15 in advance;
$20 day of show.
• Amarionette and Happy Hour perform at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, with local support. Tickets:
$10 (holdmyticket.com).
• Attaxic performs 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13,
with Crash and others to be announced.
• SlaTerIcA (Pantera, Slayer, Metallica Tribute)
performs at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, with local
support. Tickets: $10 at the door.
• Abolishment of Flesh — 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
21, with Begat The Nephilim, Mutilated by
Zombies, Defleshed and Gutted, and local bands.
• Genitorturers — 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, with
Echo Black, The Offering, CatAsTrophy and local
bands. Tickets: $15 in advance.
• Sacrificial Slaughter — 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
25, with Defleshed and Gutted, Abysmally
Entombed, and Beyond Terror. Tickets: $10.
• Michale Graves — The Ex-Misfits member per-
forms at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, with Argyle
Goolsby, Roving Midnight) and Nim Vind.
• Adrenaline — The Deftones Tribute performs
at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, with local bands Face
the Mirror and Dicodec. Admission: $5.
• Anialator — The band performs Saturday, Nov.
10, with Genocide Beast,
Obeisance, Infestation of Evil and Satanik Goat
Ritual. Admission: $6 at the door. All ages event.
• La Sanche — 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, with
Satanik Goat Ritual, Infestation of Evil, and
Nyctophagia. Tickets: $5 ($6 under 21).
• The Metal Night Before Thanksgiving event is
9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, with
Texas Voodoo Stomp, Mondoshawan and
Innocent Exile. Cost: $5.
• Metalachi — The heavy metal mariachi ban per-
forms at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29. Tickets: $10.
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Here’s the Ticket Club Here I Love You — 115 S. Durango. • Kahulanui — The Grammy-nominated Hawaiian innofthemountaingods.com.
Specializing in electronic and DJ music. Most Kings of Swing perform 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23. • Mescalero Community Night with comedy duo
Cont’d from Page 14 events are at 9 p.m. and are 18 and older, unless Tickets: $18, $30 and $40. James & Ernie is 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5. Doors
listed otherwise. Tickets at eventbrite.com. • Artrageous — The interactive performing art open at 6 p.m. Admission is free.
Presale tickets subject to change. Information: experience combining dance, music and visual art • Emeril Legasse — The celebrity chef will pres-
Tricky Falls — 209 S. El Paso. All shows are ent a demonstration and dinner at 7 p.m.
307-7736 or on Facebook. is 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. The troupe of artists,
all-ages, unless listed otherwise. Listings also cover Saturday, Oct. 6. Tickets start at $70 (includes
• Oct. 5: Rebolledo (of Pachanga Boys, Hippie musicians, singers and dancers pay tribute to a
shows in the Perch. Information: 351-9909. dinner).
Dance, Kompakt). Presale tickets: $15-$18. variety of art forms, pop icons and musical genres
Tickets at trickyfalls.com, with some available at • Masters of Illusion — The hit CW television
• The Life Before Monday Open Air Show is 2 to culminating in a gallery of finished paintings.
eventbrite.com, holdmyticket.com or series and America’s largest touring magic show is
11 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, on Union Plaza, with Tickets: $18, $30 and $40.
ticketfly.com. 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Tickets: $20-$60.
Catz ‘N Dogz. Tickets: $20-$25.
• Sleep Signals — The metal band’s Fireproof
• Groove 004 featuring Mihai Pol (Ro) is 10 p.m.
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts • Carnival Fantastique — The celebration of
Tour is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, with Eye of the — Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Information: music and action is 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.
Friday, Oct. 12. Tickets: $10.
Bermuda, Aurora Under Water, Texas Gigantism, (575) 336-4800 or spencertheater.com. Tickets: $20-$50.
• Will Clarke performs Saturday, Oct. 13.
and Humbleness Got Vanished. Tickets: $5.
Tickets: $22.
• Benise: Fuego! The Spirit of Spain — The • Big and Rich — The country music duo per-
• Escape the Fate and Slaves — The post-hard- Emmy-winning prince of Spanish guitar performs forms at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. T$39-$109.
• Justin Martin’s “Set It Off Tour” is Saturday,
core bands perform at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3. Tickets: $35-$79. • Ramon Ayala — The “King of the Accordion”
Nov. 17, with Maci B2B, Joe N and Vinn E.
11, with Picturesque, Set to Stun and Tickets:
Tickets: $20. Age 21 and older.
• Ballet Folklórico de México – 7 p.m. performs at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24. $30-$75.
$20. Wednesday, Oct. 10. Tickets: $39-$65.
• Bass Down Low featuring AFK and special guest Flickinger Center for Performing Arts • The New Chinese Acrobats – 7 p.m. Tuesday, NM Tech Performing Arts Series —
is 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Tickets: $17. — 1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo. Oct. 23. Tickets: $39-$65. New Mexico Tech’s Macey Center in Socorro,
• The Full Moon Vampire Ball is Saturday, Oct. Information: (575) 437-2202 or • “The Sound of Music,” — The musical based on N.M. Information: nmtpas.org.
20, with DJ Bueller from SiriusXM First Wave flickingercenter.com. the tale of Maria and the Von Trapp Family • NDI New Mexico present “A Math-Magical”
spinning DarkWave. Tickets: $15; $75 VIP. • ‘Empty Spaces’ Pink Floyd Tribute live tribute Singers in pre-WWII Austria is 7 p.m. Monday and Journey at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. Tickets: $6
• Murcielagos Halloween Cover Show is 8 p.m. rock concert and a laser light show is 7 p.m. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12-13. Tickets: $79-$85. (free for youth).
Friday, Oct. 26, at The Perch, with bands cover- Saturday, Sept. 29. Tickets: $30 general admis- • VoicePlay: A Holiday Special — The doo wop- • Siro-A — The technodelic Japanese troupe per-
ing the Misfits, Cock Sparrer, Sick of it All, Charles sion at brownpapertickets.com. style a cappella performance is 7 p.m. Friday, forms at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. Tickets:
Bronson, and one more to be announced. • Hotel California — The Eagles Tribute opens Nov. 30. Tickets: $39-$65. $22 ($20 seniors, $10 youth).
Admission: $5 (free with costume). the Flickinger’s Premier Series season at 7 p.m. • ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Time’ — Vortex Theatre presents the Tony
• Día de los Muertos show featuring Green Velvet Monday, Oct. 8. For more than two decades,
Latmun is Wednesday, Oct. 31. Admission: $22. Hotel California has performed worldwide, repro-
Casino — Mescalero, N.M. Most shows limited Award winning play 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3.
to age 21 and older. Tickets through Yapsody.com Tickets: $18 ($16 seniors, $8 youth).
ducing the Grammy award winning sounds of the
Lowbrow Palace — 1101 Texas. Surcharge or Ticketmaster. Information: 1-877-277-5677 or
Eagles. Tickets: $18, $30 and $40.
for ages under 21. Tickets at lowbrowpalace.com.
• Big Thief — The indie rockers perform at 9
p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, with Iji. Tickets: $13-$15.
• Mystic Braves — The alternative band performs
at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, with the Creation
Factory. Tickets: $12-$15.
• Houndmouth — The alternative blues band per-
forms at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, with Family of The
Year, outdoors. Tickets: $24.25-$26.25.
• Dave Parley of the electronic duo Prayers per-
forms at 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. Tickets: $15.
• Mothers — The indie folk band performs at 9
p.m. Monday, Oct. 8. Tickets: $12-$15.
• Hinds — The Madrid, Spain indie rock band
performs 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. $13-$15.
• Thunderpussy — The female rock band per-
forms at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10. $14.
• Russian Circles — The instrumental-based rock
band performs at 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. $18.
• Yung Bae — The hip hop and rap artist per-
forms at 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. Tickets: $13.
• Sadgirl — The rock band performs at 10 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19, with Wild Wing. Tickets: $10.
• Erika Wennerstrom — The singer-songwriter
performs at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21. Tickets: $12.
• Deafheaven and DIIV — The post-metal and
rock bands perform at 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22,
with Wild Wing. Tickets: $22.
• Bob Moses — The alternative duos presents
their Battle Line Tour at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23,
with Mansionair. Tickets: $22-$25.
• Robert Delong — One-man pop band behind
hits like “Favorite Color is Blue,” 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24. Tickets: $17.
• Oh Sees — The psych-punk band performs at 9
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, with Prettiest Eyes and
Pilots of Venus. Tickets: $18-$20.
• Starcrawler — Rock band, 9 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 31. Tickets: $12.
• Big Data — The electronic band behind hits like
“Dangerous” and “Bombs Over Brooklyn” pres-
ents the Sirius XM’s AltNation Tour at 9 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 2, with Castlecomber and Fitness.
Tickets: $18.
• Duckwrth — The rapper performs at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 4. General admission: $13. VIP
packages: $65.
• Of Montreal — The indie rock band performs
at 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, with Reptaliens.
Tickets: $19.
• Just Juice — The hip-hop artist performs at 8
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, with Dax. Tickets: $15.
• 3Oh!3 and Emo Nite — The electronic music
groups’ “The Want House Party Tour” is 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, with Lil’ Aaron. Tickets: $25.
• Mark Farina — The trailblazing DJ and producer
performs at 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Tickets:
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UTEP Department of Music —
Performances are at Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Performance at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise listed.
Tickets prices vary. Information: 747-5606 or
utep.edu/liberalarts/music/.
• UTEP Wind Symphony, Tuesday, Oct. 2.
• Jazz guitarist Dave Styker, Wednesday, Oct. 3.
• UTEP Choirs perform Tuesday, Oct. 9.
• Commercial Music Ensemble performs
Thursday, Oct. 11.
• Ecclesiastical Choral performs world music from
Lebanon Friday, Oct. 12.
• An evening of music and discussion on “Black on
Brown: African Influence on Latin American Guitar
Music” with John Siqueiros, Dena Kay Jones and
Felipa Solis is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17.
El Paso Stars Tryouts in October
for Jr. Girls Volleyball (ages 10-14)
The Stars seek players to join our teams
and be part of the exciting world of
USA and AAU Volleyball, competing
at regional and national levels.
In 2017 and 2018, the El Paso Stars
teams made it to the national
championship tournament!
All tryouts will be at Stars, 4585 Ripley
Information: 915-585-1080
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• UTEP Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto
Competition is 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.
• Mariachi Los Mineros performs music for Día de
los Muertos at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.
• UTEP Symphony Orchestra Thursday, Oct. 25.
• Rio Grande Concert Series featuring works of
guest composers is Sunday, Oct. 28.
• Symphony Band Concert — Tuesday, Oct. 30.
El Paso Scene
Cellisimo — Las Cruces Civic Concert
Association presents the duo of Ruslan Biryukov
and Anne Suda performing works by Bach, Vivaldi,
Paganini and Piazzola at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
2, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main, Las
Cruces Downtown Mall. Tickets: $25; $5 students
18 and older with I.D. (available at the door only);
free for age 17 and younger with paying adult.
Information: (575) 405-7429 or lascrucescca.org.
El Paso Chopin Piano Festival — The
24th annual series of piano concerts are at 7 p.m.
selected Saturdays at Chamizal National Memorial,
800 S. San Marcial. Admission is free, but people
are advised to arrive early. Information: chopin-
fest@sbcglobal.net or elpaso-chopin.com.
• Oct. 6: Richard Dowling. He is the first pianist
in the world to perform the complete cycle of
Joplin’s 53 rags, marches, waltzes, and cakewalks
in public. Dowling will perform ”The Teenage
Chopin,” masterpieces composed by Chopin
between ages 14-19.
• Oct. 20: Lucy Scarbrough. Scarbrough is
founder and director of the Chopin Festival, and
has served three times on the Chopin Foundation
of the United States’ Selection Jury for the
National Chopin Competitions.
LCSO with Philippe Quint — Las Cruces
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lonnie Klein,
opens its season with the guest violinist at 7:30
p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6-7, at
NMSU’s Atkinson Recital Hall, featuring “La
Quattro Stagioni” by Piazzolla and “Bachianas
Brasileiras No. 7 by Villa Lobos. Tickets: $35, $40
and $45. Information: (575) 646-3709,
lascrucessymphony.com or on Facebook.
Spotlight Lunch with Lonnie is 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 4, at Paisano Café. Cost: $20.
NMSU Department of Music — Most
performances are at 7:30 p.m. at the Atkinson
Music Recital Hall. Admission is free. Information:
(575) 646-2304 or music.nmsu.edu.
• Tuesday, Oct. 9: Choral Ensembles presents
“Season of Change” with the University Singers,
the Statesmen, and the Women’s Chorale.
• Friday, Oct. 12: Jazz Ensembles, with “Time
and Space” featuring music by Count Basie, Bob
Mintzer, Fred Sturm and others.
Seniors’ Saturday Night Dance — Las
Cruces Senior Programs host monthly dances 5 to
7 p.m. the first Saturday of the month at the
Munson Center, 975 S. Mesquite. Upcoming
dances are Oct. 6 and Nov. 3. Admission: $3;
tickets available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Munson
Center the week before the dance. Information:
(575) 528-3000.
Look Who’s Dancing — The 11th annual
dance event is 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at
NMSU’s Pan American Center. Community lead-
ers and local personalities and their DanceSport
partners compete against each other NMSU
Audience members cast votes for the People’s
Choice award. Tickets: $12 general admission
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-2070.
Contra Dance — The Southern New Mexico
Music and Dance Society’s contra dance is 7:30 to
10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Mesilla Community
Center, 2251 Calle de Santiago in Las Cruces.
Music by Little Table Contra Band. Caller is
Lonnie Ludeman. The dance begins with begin-
ners’ lessons at 7:30 p.m.; no partner or experi-
ence needed. Cost: $6 ($4 youth; $15 family).
Information: (575) 522-1691 or snmmds.org.
• Saturday, Oct. 13: Philharmonic Orchestra
presents “Capriccio a Quattro, a Concerto for
Four Violins in B Minor” and other works.
• The NMSU Opera Workshop presents “Lyrical
Apparitions” with music by Saint-Saëns,
Mendelssohn, Haydn, Weber, Ponchielli, Chanler,
Bonds and more, and Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The
Medium” Monday, Oct. 29.
EP Choral — El Paso Choral Society hosts
auditions for its chorale and chamber choir
through Oct. 15, at El Paso Conservatory of
Music, 801 N. Mesa. Rehearsals are 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Mondays. Sign up for 10-minute auditions with
General Director Prentice Loftin: 259-4999 or
auditions.epchoirs@gmail.com. Information:
epchoralsociety.org.
EPSO’s ‘Fire and Blood’ — El Paso
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bohuslav
Rattay, presents guest violinist Chloe Trevor at
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20, in the
Plaza Theatre. Selections includes Michael
Daugherty’s “Fire and Blood” inspired by mural
artist Diego Rivera, and Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony
No. 4, in F minor, op. 36. Tickets: $16-$45; $9
and $11 for students (Ticketmaster). Information:
532-3776 or epso.org.
Opening notes with Dr. James Welch are at 6:30
p.m. each night in the Philanthropy Theatre.
The symphony’s first “Artful Preludes,” a collab-
oration with the El Paso Museum of Art, is noon,
Thursday, Oct. 18, at the museum. Patrons will
enjoy an exclusive tour of the exhibit “After
Posada: Revolution” while inspired by music by
Chloé Trevor. Admission is free.
Opera Guild and Friends Brunch — El
Paso Opera Guild and Friends hosts its brunch
Saturday, Oct. 20, at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing,
One Ardovino Drive, in Sunland Park. RSVP at
info@epopera.org.
Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
— The society presents the Roman Chip and the
Boarder Jazz at its monthly concert series 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21, at First Christian Church, 1809
El Paseo in Las Cruces. The music begins after a
short business meeting. Admission: $10 ($5 mem-
bers; $1 students with ID). Coffee and dessert
reception precedes the concert at 6:30 p.m. in the
foyer. Information: Larry Brooks, (575) 640-8752
or mvjazzblues.net.
EPCC Student Music Ensembles’
Concert — El Paso Community College hosts
the concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 at
EPCC’s Administrative Service Center, 9050
Viscount. Information: 831-2361, epcc.edu.
Twisted Fairy Tale Aerial Circus Show
— Academy of Aerial Fitness, 1057 Doniphan
Park Circle, Suite E, presents a re-imagining of
classic stories 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Oct. 19.
Admission: $20, age 18 or older admitted; BYOB.
Information: 920-4341 or
academyofaerialfitness.com.
‘The Cat’s Meow’ — The Snake Charmer
and the Belly Dancer present the dinner theater
featuring Moonlite Mirage and the Desert Darlings
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Holiday Inn
Sunland Park, 900 Sunland Park. Tickets: $40 in
advance; $45 at the door. VIP seating is $45
through Oct. 13. Information, registration: 691-
1938, snakecharmerthebellydancer@yahoo.com
or snakecharmerandthebellydancer.com.
The Cat’s Meow dinner theater is a collection of
eclectic vintage fusions of Belly Dance as inter-
preted by regional dancers and performers, char-
acterizing and bringing to life some of the most
important women of history. Audiences are invit-
ed to come dressed as a favorite vintage character
or Shady Lady of the past.
Workshops that day at Snake Charmer Studio II
in Central El Paso. Cost: $40 per workshop.
October 2018
‘Feed the Body and Soul’ fundraiser —
Nosotros, which combines Latin rhythms with
elements of rock, salsa, jazz, and cumbia, head-
lines the fundraiser for Casa de Peregrinos 6 to
8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at Doña Ana Arts
Council (patio area), 1740 Calle de Mercado in
Mesilla. Opening acts are local youth groups
Mariachi Las Muñecas and Mariachi Espuelas de
Cobre. Proceeds benefit Casa de Peregrinos’ chil-
dren’s food programs. Admission: $10 in advance;
$15 at the door. Ages 12 and younger free.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or cdpevents.org.
Two food trucks will be on hand plus beer from
Spotted Dog and wine from Luna Rosa.
Desert Night Acoustic Music Camps —
Hard Road Trio hosts music and songwriter camp
Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 4-7, at the Black
Range Lodge in Kingston, N.M. Cost: $300.
Information: hardroadtrio.com or black-
rangelodge.com. Public performance is 3 to 5
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7. Tickets: $10.
Mesilla Jazz Happening — The 18th annual
event is Friday through Sunday, Oct. 5-7, on the
historic Mesilla Plaza. Master of Ceremonies is
jazz scholar Trevor Hodgkin. Bring a lawn chair or
blanket; limited amount of stadium seating avail-
able. Information: mvjazzblues.net.
Friday’s performances are 6 to 9 p.m. at six
Mesilla venues: La Posta de Mesilla featuring Rubin
Gutierrez Trio, Double Eagle featuring Jim Helder
Trio, Josefina’s Old Café featuring Border Jazz
Quarter with Roman Chip and Billy Townes,
Hacienda de Mesilla featuring Mack Goldsbury
Trio, St. Clair Winery & Bistro featuring The
Derrick Lee Quartet and Café Don Felix featuring
The Coolside Collective.
Saturday’s performances are 1 to 5 p.m. with
Jimmy Olivas and Friends, Billy Townes Quartet
and Ruben Gutierrez Quintet.
Sunday’s performances are 12:45 to 6 p.m. with
Organo Ambiente with Danny Garcia, Big Band on
the Rio Grande, Mack Goldsbury Quartet and
Supersax of the Southwest.
October 2018
El Paso Border Folk Festival — Mariachi
Craze hosts the 4th annual musical celebration of
regional sounds 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at
Pebble Hills High School Auditorium, 14400
Pebble Hills, with Trio Los Tres Reyes, Steve
Carrillo, Joe Baka, BFF Workshop Students,
Sonitus String Quartet, Mariachi Alegre, Mariachi
Tapatio, and Jeremy Kittel Trio. Advance tickets:
$20 Tickets at the door: $25. Information: 474-
9550 or epborderfest.com.
Screaming Females — The three-piece
punk band performs 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17,
at Art Obscura, 3206 Harrelson, Las Cruces, with
Kitten Forever, and Stangus and Stardust.
Admission: $10. Information: (575) 494-7256.
Tony Serrano Benefit Dance — EPCC
Senior Adult Program hosts a benefit dance hon-
oring Serrano, who is facing some health chal-
lenges, for his contribution to the Senior Adult
music program, 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at
VFW Post 8782, 691 North Carolina, with per-
formances by Little Mike and the Night Drifters,
Bobby Rosales and the Premiers, Tony Serrano
and The Classics, Joe Padilla and Border City
Band, Juan Barraza and Religion, and others.
Admission: $10 donation. Information: 329-1967.
Soakin’ in the Blues — The inaugural blues
festival is 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Truth
or Consequences Healing Waters Plaza on Sims &
Daniels in T or C, N.M. presented by Sierra
County Arts Council. Performers include Pat
Dutton Trio at 1 p.m. 24/7 Blues Band at 3 p.m.
and Maynard Mills Blues Band. Admission: $15.
Information: (575) 894-0615 or
sierracountyarts.org.
El Paso Scene
The event kickoff with CW Ayon is 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19, at TorC Brewing Co., 410 N
Broadway. $5. Information: (575) 297-0289.
Voodoo Boogaloo — Central Texas’s Psych-
Pop Darlings perform 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21,
at Rockin’ Cigar Bar, 6404 N. Mesa (at
Thunderbird). Admission is free. Information:
759-4159, rockincigar.com or on Facebook.
Halloween Bash — Texas Voodoo Stomp,
Indian Trance Affect, and Rust perform for the live
music event and Halloween party 9:30 p.m. to
1:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at B-17 Bombers
Oyster Pub, 201 S. El Paso. Admission is free.
Information: 259-8040 or on Facebook.
Sleepspent — The tribute to the late Jeff
Buckley is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at
Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive
in Sunland Park. They will play the album “Grace”
in its entirety, as well as unreleased tracks.
Admission: $5 (must have active open tab to sit in
patio area). Information: (575) 589-0653 or
ardovinos.com.
Tournament of Bands — The annual show-
case of area high school marching bands is 8 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, at NMSU’s Aggie Memorial
Stadium in Las Cruces. Preliminaries end around
5:30 p.m.; finals are 8 to 10 p.m. Tickets: $17; $7
age 6-12 (Ticketmaster).
Also
La Parada — The monthly grassroots event
celebrating local culture and lifestyles is 8 p.m. to
2 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at the San Carlos Building,
501 Texas. Art market open all night. Information:
351-6023 or on Facebook at laparadaep.
Love Buzz — 3011 Pershing. Information:
257-3118 or on Facebook at LoveBuzz915.
• Frankie and the Witch Fingers — The LA alter-
native band performs at 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6,
with local opening acts.
• Thompson Springs — The Chicago folk rock
band performs at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7.
• Hate Drugs — The California indie band pres-
ents their Spooky Southwest Tour at 10 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25, with Harbour. Free.
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
— 122 S. Pueblo Rd. Rockers Papa Roach perform
at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, with From Ashes to
New. All ages show. Free admission. Information:
860-7777, speakingrock.com or on Facebook.
Mariachi Sundays in Mesilla — The fall
afternoon series is 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays through
Nov. 18 in the Plaza at historic Old Mesilla.
Admission is free. Bring folding chairs or blankets.
Pets and alcohol not allowed in plaza. Information:
mesillanm.gov or on Facebook at Old Mesilla.
Truth or Consequences Brewing Co.
— 410 N. Broadway. The venue hosts live music
acts. Shows begin at 7 p.m.. No cover.
Information: (575) 297-0289, torc.beer, or on
Facebook.
Thursday, Oct. 4: Soundworms; Friday, Oct. 5:
Los NM Playhouse; Saturday, Oct. 6: Stray
Dawgs; Wednesday, Oct. 10: Sam Pace and the
Gilded Grit; Thursday, Oct. 11: Jen Exten; Friday,
Oct. 12: Los Dientes; Saturday, Oct. 13:
Chocolate George; Thursday, Oct. 18: Desert
Milk; Thursday, Oct. 25: PPoacher PPoacher;
Saturday, Oct. 27: Rob Stroup & The Blame.
Howling Coyote Open Mic — The open
mic event is 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Center for
Spiritual Living, 575 N. Main, on Las Cruces
Downtown Main Street. Doors open for jam ses-
sion at 6 p.m. The community event is on the first
Friday of the month. Free admission to partici-
pants and audience. Information: boband-
melody@sbcglobal.net.
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College sports
UTEP Football — The Miners home games
are at 5:30 p.m. at Sun Bowl Stadium.
Information: 544-5234 or utepathletics.com.
• Oct. 6: North Texas (Homecoming)
• Oct. 27: UAB
• Nov. 10: Middle Tennessee
• Nov. 24: Southern Miss.
UTEP Soccer — Home games are at UTEP’s
University Field. Ticket information: 747-6150 or
utepathletics.com.
• Sept. 27: UAB, 7 p.m.
• Sept. 30: Middle Tennessee, 6 p.m.
• Oct. 18: Charlotte, 7 p.m.
• Oct. 21: Old Dominion, 6 p.m.
UTEP Volleyball — Games are 6 p.m. Fridays
and noon Sundays at Memorial Gym. Ticket infor-
mation: 747-6150 or utepathletics.com.
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• Sept. 30: University of Texas-San Antonio
• Oct. 12: Florida Atlantic
• Oct. 14: Florida International University
• Oct. 26: Western Kentucky University
• Oct. 28: Rice
UTEP Men’s Basketball - The Miners host
the New Mexico Highlands Cowboys for an exhi-
bition game at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the
Don Haskins Center. Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
UTEP Women’s Basketball - The team
hosts the Western New Mexico Mustangs for an
exhibition game at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at
the Don Haskins Center. Information: 747-5234
or utepathletics.
NMSU Aggies Football — The Aggies’
home games are at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las
Cruces. Tickets: $10-$30; $12-$30 UNM game
(Ticketmaster). Information: (575) 646-1420 or
nmstatesports.com.
• Oct. 6: Liberty (Homecoming). 6
• Oct. 20: Georgia Southern, 4 p.m.
• Nov. 3: Alcorn State,
Also
Special Olympics Fall Games — The
2018 fall games run Oct. 5-Nov. 17. Spectator
admission is free. Information: 533-8229 or
sotx.org/area19.
Opening ceremonies are 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 5, at Eastwood Knolls Elementary School,
10000 Buckwood, followed by the Victory Dance.
Competitions:
• Saturday, Oct. 6: Aquatics Competition is 9
a.m. to noon at Hawkins Pool, 1500 Hawkins.
• Saturday, Oct. 13: Bocce Tournament, 8 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at Hawkins Park, 1500 Hawkins.
• Saturday, Oct. 20: Softball Tournament is 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. at Veteran’s Park Softball Field,
5301 Salem.
• Saturday, Oct. 27: Bowling Tournament is
noon-4 p.m. at Bowl El Paso.
Borderland Roller Derby — Season play-
offs are 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at El Paso
County Coliseum’s Judging Arena, 4100 E.
Paisano. Tickets: $10; ($7 with valid military ID;
$1 for ages 10 and younger; or $8 each for pack
of six) at brownpapertickets.com. Information:
borderlandrollerderby.com or on Facebook.
El Paso Roller Derby — A doubleheader is
5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at Nations Tobin
Recreation Center, 8831 Railroad, featuring
TexPistols vs. team to be announced, and Beast
Mode vs. Hooligans. Cost: $10 in advance; $12 at
the door; $5 for military; free for age 10 and
younger. SInformation: (623) 285-4670, epro-
llerderby.com, or on Facebook at eprollerderby.
El Paso Rhinos - The opening season home
for the Junior League ice hockey team are 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 4:30 p.m. Sunday Oct.
26-28, vs. Wichita Jr. Thunder, ’s at El Paso
County Coliseum Events Center, next to the
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets are $5-$30.
Information: 479-PUCK (7825) or
elpasorhinos.com.
Public Ice Skating — Public skating week-
end hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 3
p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and
noon to 3 p.m. holidays, at the El Paso County
Coliseum Events Center, 4100 Paisano. All ages
welcome. Times may vary on days of hockey
games. Admission: $10; $8 military (skate rental
included). Skate sharpening, fitting and consulta-
tion offered for $5. Spectator admission is free.
Information: 479-PUCK (7825), elpasohockey.org
or on Facebook at El Paso Hockey Association.
Bicycling
Oryx Challenge Bike Tour — The 8th
annual 30K and 88k cycling tours benefiting the
USO are 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, starting and fin-
ishing at New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum
on 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces. 5k
family run begins at 10:30 a.m. Food and enter-
tainment offered at the museum after the tours.
Registration: $25 ($35 after Sept. 9 for general
public; $15 active duty military and dependents:
$15; free for Warrior Transition Battalion mem-
bers. Early registration encouraged. Information:
569-5644. Registration at elpaso.uso.org.
The 88k cycling course climbs St. Augustin Pass,
the 30k cycling course goes through mountain vis-
tas along Bataan Memorial Highway, and the 5K
goes along Sonoma Ranch Road.
Gila Monster Gran Fondo — The bicycle
rides through the Mimbres Valley and Gila
Wilderness are 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Options
are 41, 77 and 111 miles. All involve considerable
climbing. Entry fee is $100 by Oct. 1, $110 after.
Information, registration: tourofthegila.com or
(575) 590-2612.
‘Cycle for Change’ — The El Paso County
Attorney’s Office and Villa Maria host the 6th
annual cycling event at 8 a.m. to noon Sunday,
Oct. 21, at Gallegos Park, 7361 Bosque, in
Canutillo. Four courses available: 50 miles, 30
miles, a 10 mile family ride; and 1-mile children’s
ride. Music, free healthy snacks, entertainment for
children, and free sport massages and bike adjust-
ments offered after ride. Cost: $40 ($25 military,
$10 kids 12 and younger). Late registration: $45.
Information: 546-2016. Registration at
cycle4change.org.
All proceeds fund scholarships and services for
victims of domestic abuse in El Paso County.
12 Hours of Old El Paso — The mountain
bike race is 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Franklin
Mountain State Park’s Round House (Bowen
Ranch Roundhouse), off Martin Luther King Jr.
(2.6 mile north of Highway 54). Registration: $80
through Oct. 25; $90 Oct. 26. No race day regis-
tration. Juniors 18 and under: $35. Information:
433-1752 or texassportsonline.com.
Tour of Las Cruces — The 13th annual 50K
(31 miles) and 100K (62 miles) cycling rides are
Sunday, Oct. 28. Information: (575) 541-8271 or
ziavelocycling.org.
El Paso Bicycle Club — All rides are free
and open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com. Ride schedule
at meetup.com/ElPasobicycleClub. Repeat riders
are encouraged to become a member of the club;
dues are $18 a year or $25 per family ($30/$40
for two years). Join at elpasobicycleclub.com.
Ride Your Bicycle El Paso — Chuck
Lauser hosts Tuesday night rides at 7 p.m. begin-
ning at San Jacinto Plaza. Lights and helmets
required. Information: 791-2006,
zlauser@yahoo.com.
Golf
Bel Air Highlander Golf Tournament
— The alumni scholarship program’s 13th annual
tournament begins at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at
Butterfield Trail Golf Course, 1858 Cottonwoods.
Registration open to alumni, family, friends and
supporters. Cost: $100 (4-man scramble).
Information: 258-4410 or bigredpride.com.
First Tee Greater El Paso — First Tee of
Greater El Paso hosts its fall session 2 Oct. 13-
Nov. 10 for youth. All classes are Saturdays, at
Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta, except as listed.
Registration information: 252-6511 or thefirsttee-
greaterelpaso.org.
• Home School classes are 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Tuesdays. Fee: $50.
• Wee Ones Class is 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30
to 2:30 p.m. for age 3 1/2 to 5; space is limited to
30 registrants. Classes: Fee: $50.
• Beginner Player Classes are 12:30 to 2 p.m. for
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ages 5-18 new to the program. Fee: $65.
• “Returning” Player Classes are 3 to 4:30 p.m.
for those who have participated in at least one
session. Fee: $65.
• “Purcell” Special Kids Class are 3 to 4 p.m. No
age limit. Fee: $30.
• Par Class is 10 a.m. to noon p.m. for those cur-
rently in PAR level. Fee: $65.
 younger; $30 family pack; $35 pit passes.
• Birdie/Eagle Classes are 2:30 to 4:30 9 p.m. to
noon. Fee: $65 per program.
New Parent and Child classes are 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 2-30, for parents who want
to participate with their child. $70.
NM Advocates for the Arts Golf
Tournament — The 2nd annual charity golf
tournament for the NM Advocates for the Arts is
noon Sunday, Oct. 14, at Red Hawk Golf Club,
7502 Red Hawk Golf Road in Las Cruces. Cost:
$125 per person; $400 per team. Information:
(575) 680-3123 or lascrucesmariachi.org.
Rhinos Golf Tournament — El Paso Rhinos
10th annual tournament starts with a shotgun
start at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Vista Hills
Country Club, 2210 Trawood. Check in at 8 a.m.
Hole in One, Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin
and silent auction planned. Cost: $125 ($600
team), includes green fees, cart and meals.
Registration: elpasorhinos.com.
P2C Golf Tournament — P2C Athlete
Prep’s charity golf tournament is 8 a.m. Saturday,
Oct. 20, at Butterfield Trail Golf Course, 1858
Cottonwoods. Registration at 7 a.m. Proceeds
benefit at-risk student athletes. Cost: $135 per
player; $450 team of four. Information: p2cath-
leteprep.com or butterfieldgolf.com.
Child Crisis Center Golf Tournament
— Child Crisis Center of El Paso hosts its 17th
annual Memorial Golf Tournament 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, at Butterfield Trail Golf
Course, 1858 Cottonwoods. Registration at noon.
Cost: $125 per player; $500 team of four.
Information: 562-7955, ext 117, childcrisiselp.org.
First Tee Desert Classic — Rotary Club of
West El Paso’s 9th annual golf tournament in
memory of Jonathan Rogers begins with a shotgun
start at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Fort Bliss’
Underwood Golf Course (Sunrise Course). Four-
person scramble format. Cost: $150 ($600 team
of four). Information: 252-6511 or firstteedesert-
classic.com. Proceeds benefit the First Tee of
Greater El Paso and other community projects.
Recreational sports
Columbus Day Weekend Fly-In —
Several hang-gliding pilots will ride the thermals
above Alamogordo at the Rio Grande Soaring
Association’s annual fall fly-in 8 a.m. Saturday
through Monday, Oct. 6-8. Information: rgsa.org.
To watch them, head for the landing zone in
Alamogordo Hobby Park, off Pecan Avenue north
of Indian Wells Boulevard.
Greater El Paso Tennis Association —
Information on upcoming leagues and tourna-
ments at geptatennis@gmail.com or Facebook at
GEPTA. Information: greatereptennis@gmail.com
or 532-5524. Tournament registration
tennislink.usta.com (enter ID#).
Tournaments:
• The Tennis West Junior Open is Oct. 11-14, at
Tennis West. Deadline is Oct. 7.
• The GEPTA Grand Masters tournament is Oct.
17-21 at Tennis West, 1 Tennis West. Deadline
to enter is Oct. 14.
• El Paso Tennis Club Halloween tournament is
Oct. 30-Nov. 4, at 2510 St. Vrain.
The 44th annual Alamogordo Open is Oct. 13-
14 at the Alamogordo City Courts, 17th and
Oregon in Alamogordo. Entry deadline is Oct. 7
at (575) 430-7651 or gilli@beyondbb.com.
Dallas Stars Learn to Play — The Dallas
Stars Learn to Play hockey program begins 10
a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at El Paso County Coliseum
October 2018
Events Center, 4100 E. Paisano. Registration:
$125. Information: elpasohockey.org or learnto-
play.nhl.com/stars.
Motor sports
Southern New Mexico Speedway — 11
miles west of Las Cruces exit 132, off I-10. Take
south frontage road to Southern New Mexico
Fairgrounds. Gates open at 5 p.m.; racing at 7:45
p.m. Regular season runs through late October.
General admission: $12; free for age 10 and
Information: (575) 524-7913, snmspeedway.com
or on Facebook.
Practice is 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday. Gates open at
5 p.m. Pit passes: $25.
The X-Mod Games are Oct. 11-13, featuring
Hacienda Carpet & Tile X-Mods, Sun Valley
Hardware USRA Stock Cars, Anthony Sosa
Roofing Late Models and Claimers.
The 19th Annual USRA Fall Nationals
USRA Nationals Round 3 are Oct. 25-27.
Arroyo Seco Raceway — The Southern
New Mexico track is located off Hwy 549, off I-10
at the Akela exit. Information: (575) 494-4794 or
arroyosecoraceway.com.
ASMA Track Days are Oct. 6 and 14. The Fall
Classic is Sunday, Oct. 21.
Chile Challenge Trail Event — The 28th
family-friendly 4-Wheel Drive Trail event is
Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 10-13, at
Caballo Lake State Park’s Riverside Campground.
Open to 4WD vehicle operators of any experi-
ence level. Includes several trail rides and extreme
trail challenges, riverside camping, pot luck and
barbecue, vendor expo, socials and more. Walk-in
registration will be available on a first-come, first-
serve basis until quotas are full. Registration: $35
per event per day; online registration closes Sept.
30. Information: chilechallenge.org.
Running events
Miner Dash and Family Fitness Fiesta
— The 9th annual event kicks off UTEP’s
Homecoming festivities Sunday, Sept. 30, at
UTEP’s Centennial Plaza. The 5K run and 3K walk
begin at 8 a.m., plus 5K wheelchair race. Register
at minerdash.utep.edu. Information: 747-7245.
The UTEP Fitness Fiesta is 8 to 11 a.m., and
offers physical activities and health screenings
including a Jumping Balloon, Inflatable Obstacle
Course, Zumba, Yoga and more. Cost: $5.
Royal Run for Hope — The 5th annual 5K
run and 1-mile walk benefiting Pediatric Oncology
patients at El Paso Children’s Hospital is 9 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Health Spot, 4717
Hondo Pass. Part of the 2018 More than a
Marathon Series. Registration: $20 by Sept. 24;
$25 after Sept. 24; $15 age 12 and younger.
Information: raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Destiny 5K — Destiny Family Christian
Center, 9615 Dyer, hosts its 4th annual 5K
walk/run 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. Registration
information 755-7744 or destiny4me.com.
Proceeds benefit local families in the El Paso
region with various resources for those involved
with Child Protective Services.
Trailblazer 5K — The 5K run and 1-mile walk
is 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Americas High
School, 12101 Pellicano. Registration: $20 per
event ($25 on race day). Information: Mike
Coulter at coultercmike@yahoo.com or racedav-
enturesunlimited.com.
Franklin Wrestling 5K — Franklin High
School’s wrestling team’s fundraising 5K and 1-
mile walk is 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Franklin
High School, 900 N. Resler. Packet-pick up at 7
a.m. Registration: $20 by Sept. 21; $25 after; team
discounts offered. Register at raceadventuresun-
limited.com.
Trigeminal Neuralgia Warriors Race —
The 5K run and 1-mile fun run/walk benefitting
those suffering from the trigeminal neuralgia is 8
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a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Ascarate Park, 6200
Delta. Registration: $20 ($15 per entrant for
teams of 10 or more); $2 fee for all vehicles
entering park. Race day registration: $25.
Registration: raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Information: Mike Coulter,
coultercmike@yahoo.com.
Sleeping Lion Ridge Trail Runs — The
5.5- and 8.5-mile trail runs and 2.5-mile run and
walk, benefiting Save Our Desert Trails, is 8:15
a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Don Haskins
Recreation Center at Westside Regional Park,
7400 High Ridge. Fully stocked aid stations on
site. Part of El Paso Border Trail Triple Crown.
Cost: $25 per run ($30 after Oct. 10); $15 fun
run/walk ($20 after Oct. 10). No race day regis-
tration. Information: markdorion.wordpress.com
or markgd@55@gmail.com.
All races start with a scenic 2.5 mile loop.
Longer races do slightly different 3-mile second
and third loop. All races include steep ascent over
the Sleeping Lion, and have a mix of smooth and
technical footing.
Iron Soldier Sprint Triathlon — The
annual 400-meter swim, 15-mile bike and 5K run
is 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Fort Bliss
Aquatics Training Center, 20733 Constitution
Avenue. Cost: $10 active duty military; $45 all
others for individual events; $65 relay teams of 2
to 3 persons; additional $10 fee for late registra-
tion. Information: (Fort Bliss IMW) 744-5794 or
blissmwr.com/intramurals.
Early registration will be held at Soto, Stout and
Milam PFCs and at raceroster.com until Oct. 17.
Running of the Bulls 5K — Downtown El
Paso DMD’s 2nd annual 5K run/walk inspired by
the craziness in Pamplona is 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct.
20, through the streets of Downtown El Paso,
starting the corner of Franklin and Oregon.
Opening festivities start at 8:15 a.m. Cost: $30 5K
with lunch; $25 run only; $15 meal only.
Registration: raceadventuresunlimited.com or
downtownelpaso.com.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s 5K — The
annual 5K run is 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, 1200 Futurity.
Information: 1-800-272-3900 or
amartinez@alz.org.
ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk —
The 5K run, 1-mile walk and “Kids’ Superhero
Dash for Dad” is 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct.
20, at Keystone Heritage Park / El Paso Botanical
Garden, along with virtual Snooze for Dudes pro-
gram. Opening ceremonies at 8 a.m. Registration:
$25; $20 cancer survivors; $15 for Dash for Dad;
online registration at zerocancer.org. Information
(210) 317-1827
GEPD Run, Walk and Roll — Physical
Therapy Association 26th annual 5K run and 1-
mile Fun Walk and wheelchair event is 8 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21, at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta.
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Registration: $25; $20 military; $30 race day regis-
tration. Information: Rio Grande Chapter of
NCCIA, 298-7241. Registration at raceadventure-
sunlimited.com.
Giddyup Gallop — The 5K, 10K and “Virtual”
Half Marathon and fun run are 8 to 11 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21 at Hadley Sports Complex, 1600
Hadley, Las Cruces Registration: $15 5K, $20 10K,
$5 1-mile fun run. Information: (575) 541-2361 or
on Facebook at Giddyup Gallop.
The “virtual” Half Marathon will be either a
complete 13.1 miles finished previous to Oct. 21
or 6.9 miles done prior to the start of the 10k and
then participating in the onsite 10k.
Day of the Dead Series 2018 — Daily
50K, 10K, 5K, marathon and half marathon events
are 7 a.m. Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 25-28,
at La Llorona Park on Picacho, in Las Cruces.
Early start at 6 a.m. optional. Packet pick up is
5:30 a.m. at race day on the starting line.
Registration: active.com or deadrunning.com.
Registration per day: (Through Oct. 6) $130
marathon; $110 half marathon; $140 50K; $40 for
10K; and $30 for 5K. (After Oct. 6) $150
marathon; $130 half marathon; $160 50K; $50 for
10K; and $40 for 5K.
Registration for all four days through Oct. 6:
$520 marathon; $440 half marathon; $560 50K;
$160 for 10K; and $120 for 5K. After Oct. 6: $600
marathon; $520 half marathon; $640 50K; $200
for 10K; and $160 for 5K.
Marathon 2 Marathon — The 16th annual
marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K runs are
Saturday, Oct. 27, from the Gage Hotel to
Alpine, Texas on Hwy 385. Marathon is 7:30 a.m.,
half marathon is 8:30 a.m. and 10k and 5K is 10
a.m. Early registration: $95 marathon; $75 half-
marathon; $45 10K and $435 5K by Oct. 1; all
fees increase by $20 after deadline. Registration
deadline is Oct. 19: marathon2marathon.net or
active.com.
Sprint for Sparks — The Paul L. Foster
School of Medicine hosts its 5th annual 5K
race/walk along Scenic Drive at 8 a.m. Sunday,
Oct. 28, starting at Newman Park, 2211
Alabama. Cost: $20. Information: 215-4216
ortinyurl.com/SprintForSparks-15.
Run Internacional: The U.S.-Mexico
10K Run — The 4th annual 10K race is 8 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 3, beginning at 300 Olivas V Aoy
Avenue (at S. Mesa), with a route linking El Paso
and Juárez. Entry fee: $25; price goes up closer to
the event. No race day registration or packet
pickup. Limited to 1,500 participants. Entry form
at international10K.com.
To cross the border, all runners must have a
passport, permanent resident card or other gov-
ernment-approved crossing identification.
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 5K Mud Run —
The fundraising obstacle course mud run and
youth entrepreneurship event is 8 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Nov. 3, at Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, 601
Tiwa. Cost: $40 ($20 age 6-17). Team rate; $30
per team. Information: 771-2354 or Facebook
(ydspmudrun).
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(courtesy photo)
Reality Flights
Escaping from the ordinary
is easier than you think
Story by Lisa Kay Tate
Photos by Rick Tate
hen day-to-day life gets a little
W boring or overwhelming, it might
be time for a brief escape from
reality. If the need for escape is more than
a good book or movie can provide, area
residents can seek the adventures of virtual
reality and escape rooms or seek out spe-
cial events ranging from a Renaissance
ArtsFaire or Comic Con where dressing up
in costume is encouraged.
With Halloween and Day of the Dead
approaching, some people also find them-
selves wanting to visit more menacing
realms, whether at a haunted house, zom-
bie walk or ghost tour.
However they do it, there are several
ways in the El Paso and Las Cruces area to
make an escape into other worlds, and
return safely home to reality.
The reality of Virtual Reality (VR) is
Escape into Virtual Reality
catching up to the futuristic technology of
movies and books such as “Ready Player
One,” “Tron,” and “The Matrix,” and El
Pasoans can sample the cutting edge this
month at the first-ever El Paso Short Film
Virtual Reality Film and Gaming Festival
hosted by ImpacFest Oct. 27-28 at Fablab
and the Foundation Room Downtown.
Claudio Lai, who manages the event, said
visitors can sample Playstation VR Games
and Experiences, Microsoft Hololens holo-
graphic experiences and also award-nomi-
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nated locally and internationally made VR,
HTC Vive and Oculus games.
“This event is not just unique for El Paso
but the world,” he said. “Most of our expe-
riences and games only cost between $3
per experience or $10 for the whole day.
We believe in allowing everyone to access
these technologies.”
In addition to the VR experiences, vari-
ous educational workshops will be hosted
at Fablab by local film and music compa-
nies from El Paso, including Beacon Hill
Studios. Topics include how to create a VR
film, VR audio, cinematography basics,
scriptwriting and music for film.
Lai said the offerings are aimed at audi-
ences of all ages.
“This festival is a fully interactive event
featuring tactile virtual reality film and
gaming experiences, and is designed to
reach a larger and younger audience by
only showing films or games which rate at
PG13 or lower,” he said.
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Jousting at Renaissance ArtsFaire in Las Cruces
‘Steampunk’ reenactors at Tricky Falls
So far the festival has received more than
2,500 local and international VR film and
game submissions from more than 100
countries, and in more than 47 languages.
More than 150 films of various genres
have been selected for the event.
Other features of the event include top
gamers such as Mariana Laguera, and local
musician Brandon Bailey Johnson.
“(Johnson) will be performing live on
Saturday night to a live musical and video
projected experience with a local 3D artist
projecting video onto the buildings synced
to Brandon’s live music,” Lai said.
Visitors also can interact with augmented
reality games projected onto the floor.
The festival is about more than games
and entertainment, Lai said. The event will
live stream Tedx Talks of El Paso in VR,
and show demonstrations of the latest VR
technology for kids with special needs.
Part of all ticket sales will support individ-
uals with the Autism Society of El Paso.
“The goal is educate the population about
how VR is being used in a multitude of
ways not just primarily as it is now for VR
gaming and watching films,” he said.
Even without VR, people can become
Escape into a favorite movie
part of their favorite movie at one of
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s Movie
Parties, as well as “quote-alongs” and
“sing-alongs” scheduled throughout the
year. These events often feature trivia, cos-
tume contests or other activities, goodie
bags of movie “props” allowing audiences
to take part in the action, and specialty
menus. Family movie parties for new
releases are also planned year round.
Analiza Guzman, Creative Manager for
El Paso’s Alamo Drafthouse, said these
events take the movie-going experience to
the next level.
“It kind of builds up the energy. Even if
you’ve seen the movie hundreds of times,
it makes it feel like you’re seeing it again
for the first time,” she said.
Some El Paso favorites include “Grease,”
“La Bamba,” “Ghostbusters,” “
Dirty Dancing,” “Purple Rain” and
“Clueless,” which sold out four showings.
Guzman said October is a great month
for interactive movie parties, including
“The Shining,” “Practical Magic,”
“Beetlejuice” and “Little Shop of
Horrors,” as well as family “cereal parties”
for shows like “Monster House” and
“Corpse Bride.”
One big event, she said will be an “all
clown” showing of Stephen King’s horror
film “It,” where guests are encouraged to
dress up as clowns.
“When you’re with 124 other movie
nerds of the same mind as you, it just cre-
ates this atmosphere that makes it a whole
new experience,” Guzman said.
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Solving mysteries and puzzles has always
Escape into an escape room
been popular distractions, but now people
can be part of the story as they work out
the solution through El Paso’s two new
“escape rooms,” Operation Outbreak: El
Paso Escape Room, and Monkey Mayhem.
In an escape room, teams of two to eight
people enter a room, and become “locked
into” a mystery or adventure. They must
solve a series of puzzles and “escape” the
story before their allotted time runs out.
Operation Outbreak owner Misael Garcia
said he played his first escape room in
March 2017 in Washington and instantly
got hooked.
“As soon as I got back in town I started
playing with the idea of opening one here
in El Paso,” Garcia said. “Growing up I
wanted to go to film school but ultimately
decided to pursue a business degree. By
opening up an escape room I was able to
merge both of my interests.”
Garcia said escape rooms are growing in
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popularity because they give a feeling of
being in a movie or video game.
“Each scenario transports you to a setting
you’re not accustomed to, and allows you
to interact with the room to make you feel
like you are in charge of your destiny.”
Since opening Operation Outbreak nearly
a year ago one of his favorite things he
gets to see is the reaction of the guests.
“It never gets old when a team comes
running out of the room in excitement as
they escape in the last few seconds, or
when someone finally figures out how to
solve a certain puzzle after everyone
seemed to have been stumped by it,”
Garcia said. “Another fun dynamic is see-
ing how teams work together. Every team
has a different strategy and it’s very inter-
esting to see that play out.”
When building the rooms, which current-
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ly include the Sherlock Holmes-themed
“Baker Street Mystery,” where guests try
to dismantle a high-profile gang terrorizing
Victorian London, and the zombie-themed
“Escape the Undead,” Garcia wanted each
adventure to be completely self-con-
tainedany of the rooms.
“Everything that you need can be found
somewhere in the playing space,” he said.
Soon to be added is ‘The Vault,” which
Garcia described as “a bank heist-themed
room, which puts you in the shoes of the
bad guys. Closer to the end of the year we
will have our fourth room which will be an
underwater steampunk train adventure.”
In addition, Garcia said every room is
also equipped with cameras and micro-
phones. That way, if participants need “a
little help” the room’s game masters will
assist them.
Although escape rooms are not scary
“haunted attractions,” they are recom-
mended for at least age 13 and older,.
The other escape room adventure,
Monkey Mayhem near the Monticello area
on the West Side, is undergoing remodel-
ing. Their rooms include a “Quest for the
Throne” medieval adventure and the mur-
der mystery “Slaycation.”
Everyone who dreams of becoming a
Escape into cosplay
superhero, or other fictional character can
do so through the increasingly popular
world of cosplay, which has evolved
beyond just Halloween time “dress up,”
into a merging of performing arts and DIY
costume and prop-making.
For those wanting to take this pastime to
the next level, El Paso Comic Con
(EPCon) gets bigger every year.
El Paso Comic Con promoter Troy
Stegner said top attactions include featured
guests, movie-related vehicles, panel dis-
cussions, and the cosplay contest.
“The costume contest is always a big hit
and there are a lot of talented costume fab-
ricators in the area,” he said. “The cos-
tumes keep getting better every year.”
Last year, Stegner said the con introduced
a “nerd trivia” contest.
“We plan to make that even bigger this
year,” he said of the 2019 EPCon planned
for April 12-14.
Stegner said he wouldn’t really call the
Comic Con an “escape” from the real
world, as much as an opportunity for peo-
ple to celebrate, express and explore their
pop culture fandoms, which are very much
prominent in the real world today.
The world of cosplay has become an art-
form in itself, and some area cosplayers
are able to actually use this costuming and
performance skill to gain paying jobs for
appearances, as well as volunteer their
time for charitable efforts and appearances.
Asylum Comics on Mesa hosts regular
cosplayer meet-and-greets, allowing vari-
ous cosplayers to show off their work.
Some cosplay groups have become in-
demand parts of public events, particularly
charity events. These groups include El
Paso’s Dewback Ridge Garrison, part of
the worldwide Star Wars cosplay commu-
nity 501st Legion; the local Vhe’rang Clan
of the Manalorian Mercs Costume Club;
and the El Paso Ghostbusters and their
youth affiliate, El Paso Young
Ghostsbusters, all of whom have made
appearances at charity 5K events, parades,
movie premieres and children’s hospitals.
In addition to the Superhero category,
there are Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Historical,
Anime, Horror
and Gaming-
theme cate-
gories, as well
as special cate-
gories for
groups and
youth partici-
pants. The cos-
tumes are
judged on
originality,
creativity, the
effort and dif-
ficulty of mak-
Cosplayers at Alamo
ing, and crowd
reaction. Drafthouse
There is no more immersive way to expe-
Escape into a haunted house
rience the haunting season than escaping
into, and from, a haunted house. Some
experiences have even evolved from
haunted maze to allowing visitors to actu-
ally hunt the haunts.
One of the top-rated experiences by area
residents is the Texas Terror Trail Haunted
House running through Nov. 3 at
WinkeyDoodles Paintball Adventures in
Canutillo, which is also home to the
Zombie Adventure.
WinkeyDoodles owner Billy Crossland
said the terror trail is something they origi-
nated in the El Paso haunt scene.
“We have pioneered many different
effects not seen in the local market like the
claustrophobia effect, the spinning tunnel,
the laser floor and our ‘white room’ senso-
ry deprivation effect,” he said.
Crossland said the original zombie hunt
also makes the Terror Trail stand out .
“We were among the first in the country
to offer something like that, and although
it has changed from shooting paintballs to
laser weapons the interaction and danger
from the zombies is now up close and per-
sonal,” he said.
Crossland said the trail has been rated as
one of the Top 10 Texas haunts on at least
two different review sites.
In addition to the Terror Trail, the area’s
other haunted attractions in El Paso
include KLAQ’s Haunted House. Last
year’s house, Area 52-Alien Crash, was at
Desert Warriors Paintball on Montana, and
included the addition of an alien shootout
paintball event. There is also Fort Bliss’s
Massacre on Marshall Road.
For people who want to escape into the
paranormal side of El Paso, Lost El Paso
Paranormal hosts regular ghost tours and
walks throughout Downtown El Paso,
Sunset Height, San Elizario and Concordia
Cemetery, including at the popular Día de
los Muertos festival. Their first paranormal
tour of Hueco Tanks is planned for Oct.
27, and they also host tours dedicated to
past eras including the Roaring 20s
Downtown Ghost Walk.
For those who would rather be spooky
than look for spooks, there’s the free
Downtown Las Cruces Partnership Zombie
Walk for all ages Oct. 27 at Plaza de Las
Cruces, with the zombie parade, costume
contests, vendors and live music.
Some people may want to delve more
into the gothic world of vampires. Tricky
Falls hosts its Full Moon Vampire Ball for
ages 21 and older Oct. 20. The event fea-
tures “DarkWave” music with gothic and
vampire attire encouraged.
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Whether it’s to the age of chivalry, Old
Escape back through time
West or other days gone by, some groups
have created ways to make time travel feel
possible.
For nearly five decades Doña Ana Arts
Council has taken area residents back to
the Age of Chivalry at the Renaissance
Artsfaire, held the first weekend in
November at Las Cruces’ Young Park. The
47th annual fair, which offers dozens and
dozen of the Southwest’s finest artisans
selling their wares, is Nov. 3-4.
Doña Ana Arts Council Director Kathleen
Albers said people have really embraced
the whole Renaissance theme each year,
and come to the Faire costumed as knights,
ladies in waiting, wizards, fairies and
more. Whole families have dressed up, and
even decorate their baby strollers.
“It’s so much fun to see people get off
the ‘Royal Carriage’ (shuttle bus to the
event) in costume,” she said. “It seems like
this is a great way for visitors to escape the
modern world because they start planning
and making their costumes weeks in
advance.”
She said two great ways to escape during
the fair are by visiting the royal courts:
sparring
opportuni-
ties with
Knights in
armor.”
The 85
artist and
vendor
booths are
very popular
with visi- ‘Order of Epona’ at
tors, selling
Renaissance Artsfaire.
fine art and
crafts including pottery, jewelry, textiles
and more, Albers said. Many of the goods
sold recall the days when everything was
made by hand, and the vendors dress to fit
the Renaissance atmosphere as well.
“Even though visitors may use their
modern charge cards, the art is handmade
and one of a kind pottery, jewelry, textiles
and unique products of the Southwest,”
she said.
The event’s many details and recurring
characters and presenters are part of what
helps make it not just a way to escape to
another time, but to make if feel both
familiar and welcome. This includes visitor
favorite “Robert the Ratcatcher,” and his
‘Ratapult’ set on a grassy knoll on the west
side of Young Park Lake. He uses his
hand-made catapult, hurling “rats” that are
actually beanbags made from burlap.
and additions to the faire, including joust-
ing on horseback events from Order of
Epona, and the “re-born” Magellan the
Dragon, who now blows smoke, opens his
mouth and makes dragon sounds.
Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)
groups at the Renaissance ArtsFaire main-
tain the Queen’s Court with music, dance,
armor and combat demonstrations, as well
as a look at the arts and sciences of the era,
and chances to “fight with the Knights.”
The group is one of the most visible
groups recreating the Medieval and
Renaissance culture. This worldwide group
has been around for more than 50 years,
with El Paso’s Citadel of the Southern
Park, encompassing El Paso County,
Hudspeth County, and parts of New
Mexico.
The group focuses more on participation
than on elaborate weaponry, and uses safe,
Krystyna Renata Robbins
My Fall Workshop:
Oils & Acrylics
foam-padded weapon replicas in its battles.
The El Paso area Amtgard oversees their
Kingdom of the Burning Land where
weekly “Ditch Battles” take place every
Saturday at Memorial Park. These battles
have been held regularly for nearly 30
years, and visitors and new players age 14
and older are always welcome.
There is also Victorian era and its fantasy
retro-futurism offshoot, Steampunk. Those
who love the era and literature can take
part in the monthly Victorian Sci-Fi Book
Club at the historic Magoffin Home State
Historic Site. Authors from H.G. Wells to
Jules Verne are featured each month, and
guests are encouraged, but not required, to
dress in steampunk or Victorian fashion,
and enjoy tea. The events are free, but
advance RSVP is required at Magoffin
Home. October’s book is Bram Stoker’s
“Dracula.”
Oct. 9-11 9am-4pm
Artist’s Studio & Gardens

“Mushrooms in the Moonlight”

The Queen’s Court and the Crimson Bear
Court.
“Each court is a large area of the park
that is set up with special tents, period
music, juggling and other entertainment,
re-enactments of Renaissance dining and
dancing, Renaissance Fashion shows, and
Plan Your Escape
Ready to get away? Here’s a quick list
of where to find information on events
that provide opportunities for travel
through different times and dimensions,
shape-shifting, becoming part of the
story and more.
Additional listings of haunted houses,
ghost tours, mazes, zombie walks and
more spooky stuff, plus a variety of
other Halloween events, can be found on
pages 6-8 of this issue.
• Renaissance Artsfaire — The 46th
annual event is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 4-5, at Young Park, Walnut and
Lohman in Las Cruces Information:
Doña Ana Arts Council (575) 523-6403
or daarts.org.
• Amtgard Games — Kingdom of the
Burning Land’s weekly battle games are
1 p.m. November to April and 2 p.m.
April to November at Memorial Park.
Information: amtgardinc.com.
• SCA’s The Citadel of the Southern Pass
— Events can be found at southern-
pass.org or on Facebook at Barony of
the Citadel of the Southern Pass.
• Operation Outbreak El Paso Escape
Game — 4530 Montana, Suite E.
Information: escapegameep.com or on
Facebook at EscapeGameEp.
• Monkey Mayhem (currently undergo-
ing renovations) — 120 Paragon, Suite
101. Updates for new opening dates at
monkeymayhemescaperooms.com or on
5070 Yucca Pl. (Off Country Club)
“He also gives an enlightening lecture
about rats, The Plague, and other tales of
“Darken your Darks
old,” Albers said. “Robert the Ratcatcher is and Lighten your Lights”
Las Cruces artist Bob Diven, who is also
the designer of Magellan The Dragon who
Push and pull your paints to get great texture and
floats all weekend in Young Park Lake.”
eye-catching composition. Three days of fun in a
There are also a few more recent changes
“no stress” environment. Try exciting subjects.
Bring your camera and lunch.
(915) 584-0953 • krystyna_robbins@sbcglobal.net • www.krystynarobbins.com
Facebook at MonkeyMayhemep.
Information at 228-8621.
• Lost Cruces Escape Room — 775 S.
Telshor, Suite G4. Information: (575)
323-2112, lostcruces.com or on
Facebook at LostCrucesEscapeRoom.
• Cluenumdrum Escape Room— 580 S.
Valley Drive, Suite 100, Las Cruces.
Information: (575) 9300,
cluenundrum.com or on Facebook.
• El Paso Comic Con (EPCon) — April
12-14, 2019 at El Paso Convention
Center, with costume contest at 8 p.m.
Saturday. Information:
elpasocomiccon.com or on Facebook
and Twitter.
• Victorian Sci-Fi Book Club — 2 p.m.
the third Saturday of the month at
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
Visitor Center. Information: 533-5147 or
visitmagoffinhome.com.
• ImpactFest’s El Paso Film Virtual
Reality and Short Film Festival —
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27-28, at
FabLab and the El Paso Foundation
Room in Downtown El Paso.
Information: 257-8470,
elpasofilmfest.org or IMPACFest.org.
• Full Moon Vampire Ball at Tricky Falls
— Oct. 20. Information: 351-9938,
trickyfalls.com or on Facebook.
• Alamo Drafthouse — 250 E.
Montecillo. Movie Party schedule can be
found at drafthouse.com/el-paso or on
Facebook, at AlamoEP. Information:
845-7469.

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Cowboys for Cancer Research Benefit
— The organization’s 36th annual dinner, dance
and silent auction is Friday, Oct. 5, at Las Cruces
Convention Center, 680 E. University. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner; dance begins at 9
p.m. with music by the Delk Band. All proceeds
benefit New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer
Center and at NMSU. Tickets: $100; $1,200
tables for ten. Information and registration: (575)
642-5696 or (575) 642-5693 or c4cr.com.
Doors open to the public for the dance only at
8:30 p.m. Admission: $10 at the door; age 12 and
younger free.
FEMAP Gala — The Friends of FEMAP will
host its_ 13th annual gala, “A Night with the
Stars,” celebrating 45 years of FEMAP at 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 5, at Grace Gardens, 6701 Westside.
Tickets: $200; $2,500 table for 10. Formal attire
required; black tie encouraged. Information: 544-
4151, events@femap.org or femap.org/gala.
Buddy Walk - EPCC Diversity Programs host
its 7th annual walk benefiting Down Syndrome
Coalition and EPCC Scholarships for Students
with Disabilities 9 to noon Saturday, Oct. 6, at
EPCC’s Valle Verde Campus, 919 Hunter. Cost:
$15 (free for individuals with Downs Syndrome);
registration at EPBuddyWalk.org or at the starting
point on the day of event. Information: 241-1040,
dscep.org or on Facebook.
The Buddy Walk is a nationally sponsored walk
organized by the local DSCEP in partnership with
the National Down Syndrome Society to raise
awareness of Down syndrome.
Rock the House VII — Isaiah House of El
Paso hosts its 6th annual dinner and dance benefit
6:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Crystal
Palace Ballroom, 1550 Hawkins, Suite 18, with
buffet dinner 7 to 8 p.m.; followed by dancing and
DJ music. Tickets: $30; $225 table for 8. To
order, send check to Isaiah House, 210 N.
Campbell (include phone number). Tickets also
available at the door. Information: 228-9899 or
isaiahhouseelp.org.
All proceeds benefit Isaiah House, a faith-based
transition home for men returning from incarcera-
tion. Event includes an auction of art works and
other items, some of which are donated by prison
inmates.
Tomatoville — The 5th annual “BLTs for
Tocando” fundraiser for El Paso Symphony
Orchestra’s Tocando Music Project is 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 12, at 750 Linda, to experience the
“ultimate BLT,” and enjoy drinks, live music and a
silent auction. Tickets: $75; available at epso.org.
Information: 532-3776 or epso.org.
The Symphony’s Tocando Music Project is an
after-school program that provides music learning
and performing opportunities to elementary
school students.
A Wild Night...for Wildlife — The annual
gala, celebrating the 25th anniversary of
Southwest Environmental Center’s work to pro-
tect wildlife and wild places in the Southwest is 6
to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in the Plaza on Main
Street, Las Cruces. Food from local restaurants,
Santa Fe Brewing Company Brews, fine wine,
music by M.C. Julian Alexander, Rhythm Mustic
and others, and a silent auction. Tickets: $50 in
advance; $60 day of gala. Information: (575) 522-
5552 or info@wildmesquite.org.
Featured restaurants and food include hors
d’oeuvres from Alma d’Arte, Dragonfly, ¡Ándele!
Restaurante, Salud! de Mesilla, Pastaggio’s Italian,
De La Vega’s Pecan Grill, Le Rendez-vous Cafe,
Let Them Eat Cake.
El Paso Airplane Pull — The inaugural
fundraising airplane pull competition for Special
Olympics Texas El Paso is 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct.
13, at the FedEx Ramp, 501 George Perry.
Registration starts at 9 a.m. Cost: $60 ($1,500
teams of 25). Information: 533-8229 or
mbaray@sotx.org.
Latino Legacy Awards — Community en
Accion hosts its 2nd annual awards and fiesta hon-
oring community leaders 6 p.m. to midnight
Saturday, Oct. 13, at EPCC Administration
Building. Tickets, information: 833-1000.
This year’s Trailblazer Award goes to UTEP
President Diana Natalicio, with Latino Legend
Awards to Tony G. Cande and posthumous award
to Judge Albert Armendariz, Sr. as well as the
presentation of the Richard Castro Scholarship
fund.
Riding For Boobs — The 7th annual motor-
cycle run against breast cancer begins at 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, starting at Barnett
Harley-Davidson,, 8272 Gateway East, with stops
at the Dry River and Mamacita’s Bar and Grill.
Registration starts at $15. Information: ridingfor-
boobs.thundertix.com or on Facebook.
Final stop is in the San Elizario Historic District
with live music by all-female AC/DC tribute
“Thund-Her-Struck,” Texas Voodoo Stomp, the
Smokin’ Crowes (Black Crowes Tribute), Steel
Queen and the Abe Mac Band.
Riding for Boobs is a non-profit organization
under the American Cancer Society Making
Strides Against Breast Cancer whom are dedicat-
ed to help raise funds for women in the El Paso
Community who have been diagnosed with breast
cancer, survivors of families whom were impacted
by the loss of the loved one due to breast cancer.
Walk for Kids — Ronald McDonald House
Charities of El Paso hosts the fundraising walk
Saturday, Oct. 13, at Sunland Park Racetrack,
1200 Futurity Drive. Registration and kids zone
opens at 8 a.m. with fun walk at 9 a.m.
Registration: $20; $10 age 10-15; free for age 9
and younger. Dogs welcome (must be on leash).
Registration: walkforkidselpaso.org. Information:
542-1522 or rmhcelp.org.
Ronald McDonald House Charities provide tem-
Entertainment by renowned Santa Fe flamenco
troupe La Emi Arte Flamenco, and internationally
renowned violinist Roberto Jurado. Tickets: $150
($100 members) available at border-heritage.com.
Information: 274-9563 or 304-9245.
Sociedad Cultural de España is a nonprofit organ-
ization which promotes all things Spanish. Funds
benefit a scholarship program for students to
study in Spain.
Empty Bowls — The 26th annual benefit for
El Caldito Soup Kitchen is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19, at St. Paul’s United Methodist
Church, corner of Alameda and Griggs in Las
Cruces. The event features soup donated by local
restaurants served in soup bowls hand made by
Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces. This is the oldest
Empty Bowls event in New Mexico. Tickets: $20
lunch and handmade bowl. Information: (575)
525-3831 or elcalditolc.org.
Mission Trail Association Fundraiser —
El Paso Mission Trail Association presents Danzas
Espanolas in the semi—annual fundraiser dance
Saturday, Oct. 20, at historic La Cueva Theater,
10180 Socorro Road, in Socorro, Texas.
Reception begins at 3:30 p.m. and theater opens
at 4:30. Tickets are $25, available at the door or
at Studio Metropolis, 2308 Piedras. Information:
533-1713.
Catholic Daughters of the Americas —
The Court Daughters of the America #1581 hosts
its 67th Anniversary Celebration and Annual
Fundraiser with a sit-down dinner and dance
Saturday, Oct. 20, at 801 Magoffin. Dinner is 6 to
7:30 p.m. followed by dance 8 p.m. to midnight
with live music by the Starliners Band and door
prizes. Tickets: are $35 (tax-deductible); available
from Barbie at 240-5959, Josie at 603-6368, Hazel
at 267-9070 or at cdaelpaso1581@yahoo.com.
‘Making Strides Against Breast
Cancer’ — American Cancer Society will host
its annual walk benefiting breast cancer awareness

Hike Up Cristo Rey

porary lodging to families when their child is seri-
ously ill or injured and are seeking medical treat-
ment in one of the El Paso area Hospitals.
KCOS Wine & Food Classic — KCOS’s
at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Edgemere Linear
Park, in front of Burges High School. Walkers may
sign up as individuals or teams to help raise funds
for the cause. Registration begins at 8 a.m. There
is no registration fee or fundraising minimum to

Saturday, Oct. 13
15th annual gourmet tasting event is 6 to 9 p.m. participate. Information, registration:

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Wednesday, Oct. 17, at El Paso Community
College Administrative Service Center, 9050
Viscount, Building A, with tastings from top area
ElPasoTXStrides@cancer.org or
makingstrides.acsevents.org.
Masquerade Ball — El Pasoans Fighting

The easy-to-hike trail, with spectacular panoramas of

restaurants and wine distributors, as well as live
Hunger’s fundraising gala is 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday,
and silent auctions. All proceeds help KCOS, El

two countries and three cities, leads 2.5 miles to the

Oct. 20, at Wyndham Hotel, 2027 Airway, with
Paso’s nonprofit public broadcasting station.
live and silent auction, tastings from 16 restaurants

summit to the famous statue of Christ on the Cross.

Tickets: $75; $1,000 tables for ten. KCOS mem-
and live music with Bosse Band. Masquerade or
bers save $10 per ticket at 590-1313. Information:
formal attire encouraged. Tickets: $100.

The trail will be open 8 a.m. to noon, Sat. Oct. 13

594-5332 or kcostv.org.
Information: 298-0353 or
Participating restaurants and catering teams

All hikers should begin no later than 9 a.m.

bhernandez@feedingamerica.org.
include Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, Café Central,

Plan on 2-3 hours for the hike.

Crave, Craze, El Paso Community College Murder at the Museum — International
Culinary Department, Entrecôte & Co., Gallery 3 Museum of Art, 1211 Montana, hosts its annual

El Paso Scene Editor Randy Limbird will lead

Kitchen, Gusto Restaurant & Bar, Hillside Coffee fundraising murder mystery party Saturday, Oct.
& Donuts, Independent Burger, Jerusalem Grill, 20. All proceeds will go directly to Museum. Age

a guided hike beginning at 8:15 a.m. with talks on

Ode Brewing, and Tabla, as well as wineries L&F 21 and older. Information: 543-6747 or interna-

area history offered along the trail and at the summit.

Distributors, Pioneer Wine Company, Republic tionalmuseumofart.net.
National Distributing Company and Southern
‘Smoke & Scotch’ — The annual “Flights and

Security will be provided

Glazer’s Wine & Spirits.
Bites” black tie gala Tasting Event is 6 to 10 p.m.
‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ walk —
at the parking lot and on the trail.
Saturday, Oct. 20, at El Paso Holocaust Museum
YWCA El Paso del Norte Region hosts its 9th and Study Center, 715 N. Oregon, featuring

No reservations needed.
annual international men’s march, raising aware- scotch tastings, smoked BBQ and other tasty food
ness to stop rape, sexual assault and gender vio- items, live music, dancing, and more. All proceeds
lence, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at Anson 11, support the museum. Ticket information: 351-

Requested $3 donation ($2 children) to support

Downtown El Paso. Participants will walk a mile in 0048 or elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
red women’s high heel pumps to raise money for

the Mt. Cristo Restoration Committee.

the cause. Registration and shoe pickup is 4:30
Operation Pumpkin — The 17th annual
event benefiting the children of Lee and Beulah
p.m., with awards at 6:30 p.m. Registration: $25;
Moor Children’s home is 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday,

To get there: Take Sunland Park Drive to Doniphan, turn south,

$20 student and military. Information: 533-2311
Oct. 21, at Coronado Country Club, 1044
or walkamileinhershoes.org. Registration at
then west on Racetrack Drive. Cross the Rio Grande bridge, then
Broadmoor, featuring 12 area doctors and dentists
ywcaelpaso.org.

turn south on McNutt Road (Highway 273). Go about 1 mile and

Día de la Hispanidad — Sociedad Cultural
turn right on road leading to the Mt. Cristo Rey parking lot. de España and the Honorary Consul of Spain,
Martha Vera, present the 10th annual celebration
testing their surgical skills in a pumpkin carving
competition. Participants may bid on finished cre-
ations in a live auction. Silent auction also offered.
Age 21 and older welcome. Tickets: $25,

Sponsored by El Paso Scene, Celebration of Our Mountains

of Día De La Hispanidad in honor of “The Great Information: 544-8777 or leemoor.org.
Museums of Spain” at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at
and the Mt. Cristo Rey Restoration Committee El Paso Country Club, 5000 Country Club Place.
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DinoTracks Tour — Insights Science Center
host its monthly DinoTracks tour 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7, at Mt. Cristo Rey in Sunland Park.
Cost: $15; available at eventbrite. Information:
534-0000 or insightselpaso.org.
West Side Pond Tour — The Southwest
Koi and Pond Association hosts its pond tour noon
to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, showcasing 10 ponds
throughout El Paso. Cost: $5 per person; includes
admission to all 10 locations. Admission bracelet
available at any of the ponds. Supervised children
are free. Information: Myskapa.org.
Ponds include 224 Lomont, 300 Sharondale, 269
Fountain, 6233 Camino Alegre, 1105 Eagle Ridge,
6557 Cabana Del Sol, 6569 Cabana Del Sol, 5384
Davis Cup, 400 Willow Glen and 4347 Emory.
Enchanted Skies Star Party — The 25th
annual night sky event is Oct. 9-13. Night view-
ing, lectures, and camping are at Star Village in the
Cibola National Forest, 15 minutes outside
Magdalena, N.M. Astronomers from New Mexico
Tech, the Very Large Array, Magdalena Ridge
Observatory, and Magdalena Astronomical Society
will be on hand. Information, registration: (505)
515-5780 or enchantedskies.org.
Aspencade — Vehicles for the Cloudcroft,
N.M. tours to Upper Carr Canyon depart at 10
a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13-14, from for-
est service parking lot across from the Cloudcroft
Chamber of Commerce, with “cowboy coffee”
around the campfire at the end of the tour. All
events are free; participants must provide their
own transportation. Information: (575) 682-2733.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
— The general meeting is 7 p.m. Monday, Oct.
15, at UTEP’s Centennial Museum, 500 W.
University. Victoria Milne, senior veterinarian at
the El Paso Zoo, will present an update on the
Zoo Raptor Rehabilitation Program. Information:
Scott, 581-6071 or trans-pecos-audubon.com.
Field trip information: Mark Perkins, 637-3521
or trans-pecos-audubon.com.
• A Dell City and Hudspeth County tour to look
for shore birds, hawks and passerines departs at
6:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, from Evergreen
Cemetery, 12400 Montana. Bring a lunch.
• A birding trip to South Texas is Nov. 2-6.
El Paso Zoo — 4001 E. Paisano. Entrance
hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission is
$12 for ages 13 to 59; $9 for ages 60 and older
and active duty military (including spouse) with ID;
$7.50 ages 3 to 12; and free for ages 2 and under.
Zoo members admitted free. Information: 212-
0966, elpasozoo.org, or on Facebook .
Boo at the Zoo is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, Oct. 27-28.
Celebration of Our Mountains — For
more than 20 years, the celebration has included
hiking, biking, birding, climbing, photographing,
geocaching, studying and celebrating the natural
wonders of the Borderland. For a full line-up of
events, visit celebrationofourmountains.org.
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso
Desert Botanical Garden — 4200
Doniphan. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday-Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday; closed Tuesdays. Admission: $2 (free
for members); $1 children. Information: 584-0563,
keystoneheritagepark.com.
Franklin Mountains State Park — Most
hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in the Tom
Mays area, off Transmountain Drive on the west
side of the park (east of I-10).
Entry fee is $5 per person, free for age 12 and
under (with family). Correct cash or check only.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Information:
566-6441 or on Facebook at FranklinMountainsSP.
Guided hikes and bike rides are $8 per person
($3 State Park Pass holder; $1 children 12 and
under); price includes entry. Dogs welcome on
leash on some hikes. Reservations required: 566-
6441 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday).
• Nature Walk Trail Tour is 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 6, in the Tom Mays unit. Suitable for all ages.
• Peak Fitness Hike is 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7,
meeting at the Cottonwood Springs Trailhead
(strenuous hike, 8-mile round trip.
October 2018
Music and the Stars night sky events and concert
is 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6.
Bird ID Walking Tours are 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 29 and Oct. 27.
• Percha Dam State Park and Caballo Lake State
Park, 60 miles north of Las Cruces on Interstate
25. Information: (575) 743-3942 (Percha Dam) or
(575) 527-8386 (Caballo Lake).
• A Women’s Hike to Aztec Caves is 8 a.m. Guadalupe Mountains National Park Star Program is 8 to 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6.
Saturday, Oct. 20 (moderate). — 110 miles east of El Paso on the way to A presentation on Whiptail Lizards is 11 a.m. to
• A Tin Mine Tours hike is 7 a.m. Sunday, Oct. Carlsbad. Entry fee: $5 for ages 16 and older, noon Saturday, Oct. 20, in celebration of National
21, starting at Chuck Heinrich Park (moderate). good for one week and all trails. Pine Springs Reptile Awareness Day.
• Early Bird Hike is 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Visitor Center hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. • Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M., State
Birding tour hike, no experience necessary. Camping is $8 per site per night. Information: Roads 11 and 9. Day use hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Zombie Apocalypse Hike is 11 a.m. Saturday, (915) 828-3251 or nps.gov. Information: (575) 531-2711. The 13th annual
Oct. 27, with an emergency preparedness/wilder-
ness survival hike meeting at the Cottonwood Carlsbad Caverns National Park —160 Pancho’s Car Show is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 20, presented by Friends of Pancho Villa
Spring trailhead. miles east of El Paso, off the Carlsbad Highway
(U.S. 62-180). Information: (575) 785-2232 or State Park.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park — UTEP’s nps.gov/cave.
Center for Environmental Resource Management
Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Visitor Center hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; Monument — 44 miles north of Silver City on
offers free guided walking tours and other activi- tours available 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.. NM Highway 15. Entrance fee: $10 (annual park
ties at Rio Bosque Wetlands Park, 10176 Socorro Daily bat flight talks offered just before sunset at pass is $45). Information: (575) 536-9461 or
Rd. in El Paso’s Mission Valley. Tours last about the amphitheater through mid-October. nps.gov/gicl. The trail to the cliff dwellings is open
two hours. Information: 747-8663 or Star Walks are Oct. 5-6, and Moon Walks is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. year round. Everyone must
riobosque.org. Oct. 20. Participation is free, but space is limited. be off the trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8
• Community workday is 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct.
20. New Mexico State Parks — Day-use fee is a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Birding tour is 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21. $5. All programs are free with park entrance, Reservations required for special programs. Call
unless otherwise listed. Information: (575) 744- for times:
• Introductory tour is 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.
5998 or nmparks.com. • Gila Nights Program highlighting dark skies and
• Bird Survey is 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30.
• Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of stargazing is Oct. 6.
Meet at the visitor center.
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff. • Canyon View hike is Saturday, Oct. 13 (strenu-
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Information: (575) 437-8284. ous, 3-4 hours).
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
Night sky viewing of the First Quarter Moon is • Full Moon Hike is Saturday, Oct. 27.
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State
Municipal Rose Garden — The garden at • Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park. 5000 Calle del
3418 Aurora (at Copia) is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Park — 1504 Miehls Drive N., Carlsbad, N.M.
Norte in Mesilla. Information: (575) 523-4398. Admission: $5 ($3 ages 7-12). Open 9 a.m. to 5
daily through November. Admission is free. Audubon Bird Walks are 7:15 a.m. Saturdays, led p.m. daily. Information: (575) 887-5516 or liv-
Information/rentals: El Paso Parks and Recreation, by park volunteers. Nature Hikes are 2:30 p.m. ingdesertnm.org.
212-0092 or elpasotexas.gov/parks. Sundays. Second Chance Walker Program is 8:30 Desert Starlight night sky viewing events are 4 to
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic a.m. every Saturday at the Visitor Center. 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.
Site — Ranch Road 2775 off U.S. 62/180 • Leasburg Dam — 12712 State Park Road in Wolf Awareness Day activities are Saturday,
(Montana Ave.). Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Radium Springs, two miles off Interstate 25 at Exit Oct. 13.
Monday through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday 19. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for day use. The last full moon walk of 2018 is 6:15 p.m.
through Sunday. Admission: $7 (free age 12 and Information: (575) 524–4068. Saturday, Oct. 20.
younger). Information: 857-1135, ext. 0, or texas-
stateparks.gov.
The 24th annual Interpretive Fair is 8 a.m. to 9
p.m. to Saturday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 20-21. Admission is free.
The Ghosts of the Ancient paranormal fundrais-
ing tour is 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Tickets: $20;
available only through squareup.com; email confir-
mation needed upon entry.
Bring water, hiking shoes and sunscreen for all
daytime hiking events and tour. Special events
(space is limited; reservations required). Fee: $9
($2 ages 5 to 12).
• Rare Plant Tour is 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13.
• Tai Chi at the Mountain is 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct.
13.
• Women’s Hike is 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14.
• Stargazing is 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25.
• Junior Ranger Program is 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct.
27.
Reservations are recommended for the self-guid-
ed area and for camping: (512) 389-8911.
Photo by Scruton
White Sands National Monument —
The glistening gypsum dunes are about 15 miles
southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70.
Visitor Center hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through
Surreal Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden
Nov. 3. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. through
Nov. 3. Last entrance is 8 p.m. Entrance fee: $5 Trip Advisor comments:
age 16 and older. Free for children. Information:
(575) 479-6124, ext. 236 or (575) 679-2599, ext. Ho Baron's imagination is fertile and joyous … his
232; nps.gov/whsa or on Facebook.
Sunset strolls are offered daily at 5:45 p.m.
pieces take your mind on a trip … offbeat, strange
through Oct. 7; 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8-21; 5:15 p.m. and fantastical stuff … one of the coolest, most unusual
Oct. 22-Nov. 3.
Full Moon Hike is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23. art destinations we've visited all year … more
Reservations required, starting one month in
advance of each hike; online only. Cost: $8; $4 age
magnificent than I imagined … great artist in El Paso.
15 and young, plus monument entrance fees.
Full Moon Night program is 6:30 p.m. 2830 Aurora @ Piedras in Central El Paso
Wednesday, Oct. 24.
Ranger-guided Lake Lucero Tours are 10 a.m. Gallery open Saturdays noon-5 pm or by appointment
Saturdays, Nov. 3 and 24. Program fee is $8 ($4
915-562-7820 or h.baron@att.net
age 15 and younger). Check website or call for
details; reservations required, available one month www.hobaron.com
prior to tour.
Sculpture Garden visible from Piedras at all hours
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Centennial Museum — University at
Wiggins, UTEP. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 Monday
through Saturday. Admission is free. Information:
747-6667 or museum.utep.edu.
Showing through Jan. 4: “Rations, Rights and
Rivets: Experiencing World War II in El Paso,” fea-
turing historic pieces such as newspaper clippings,
photographs, ration books and transcribed oral
histories about life on the border during the war.
The war impacted UTEP in various ways, with
more women enrolled as students and the
research efforts to help the war effort.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center — 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 351-0048 or elpasoholocaustmuse-
um.org. The museum was temporarily closed in
late September due to flooding; call to find out its
reopening status.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology — 4301
Transmountain in Northeast El Paso (west of U.S.
54).The museum will be closed through Nov. 16
for improvements. Guests may still use the park-
ing lot to hike the trails. Information: 755-4332 or
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
El Paso Museum of History — 510 N.
Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday (open until 9 p.m. Thursdays),
and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays and
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city holidays. Museum admission is free.
Information: 212-0320, elpasotexas.gov/history or
on Facebook.
Showing through Oct. 28 is “On Location:
Making Movies in the Borderland,” spanning 100
years of cinema on the border with shooting
scripts, posters and various artifacts and other
memorabilia.
First Thursday free yoga is 6 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 4 and Nov. 1.
A free talk on “Currency in Action” is 2 to 3
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, wit the International Coin
Club of El Paso.
“History on the Run” walking tour of Early El
Paso Movie Theatres on El Paso Street starts at 6
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Plaza Theatre, 125
W. Mills. Cost: $10 ($5 museum members).
Magoffin Home State Historic Site —
1120 Magoffin. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Visitor Center is at 1117 Magoffin; closed
Sunday. Tours on the hour; last tour at 4 p.m.
Cost: $7 ($6 seniors 65 and older; $4 ages 6-18;
El Paso Scene
free ages 5 and younger). Admission is free to
Visitor Center. Information: 533-5147, visit-
magoffinhome.com or Facebook.
• Sweet Potato, Pumpkin and Squash Pies
Cooking Classes is 10 a.m. (family-friendly) and 1
p.m. (for adults), Saturday, Oct. 6. $5.
• A free Braintrust Bag Lunch mini-lecture is noon
Wednesday, Oct. 10. Speakers to be announced.
• Tom Lea Month Magoffin Home Tour is 5 to 8
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. Includes walk-through of
the home, cowboy storytelling outside, and hot
cocoa and coffee by a campfire.
• Yoga is 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 and 27. Free.
• “Make-a-Thing” arts and crafts are 10 a.m. the
third Thursday of each month (Oct. 18). $10.
• Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club is 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, to discuss “Dracula” by Bram
Stoker (1897). $5.
National Border Patrol Museum and
Memorial Library — 4315 Transmountain
Drive. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday. Admission is free. Information: 759-
6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
War Eagles Air Museum — 8012 Airport
Road, Doña Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens and mili-
tary; free for children under 12. Information:
(575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-air-museum.com.
Las Cruces area
Branigan Cultural Center — Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) Las
Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus
5 to 7 p.m. during the First Friday Ramble.
Information: (575) 541-2154, las-cruces.org/muse-
ums or on Facebook.
Showing through Oct. 13: “Melding History
and Art — The Bracero Program,” an exhibit by
Diana LeMarbe, Jeri Desrochers and Raymond
Cobos. Exhibit features sculptures, paintings and
historic photographs on the two-nation guest
worker program.
Showing Oct. 2-Feb. 16: “Lightning Field,” digi-
tal imagery by Ken Morgan, depicting his envision-
ing of a lightning storm at Walter de Maria’s
Lightning Field.
Showing Oct. 5-Jan. 19: “Four Generations,
Four Languages,” featuring Mexican artists of dif-
ferent generations.
Showing Oct. 30-Feb. 2: “Passing Through,”
paintings by artist Jimin Lee on the theme of
mobility, displacement, and labor.
The 8th annual Cultural Bazaar is 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, with art, dance, clothing,
and other customs of more than a dozen cultures
represented in Las Cruces.
History Notes Lecture Series is 1 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 11, with “The Messiah from New Mexico:
Francis Schlatter” by Jeff Schwehn.
Culture Club arts and crafts events are 10 a.m.
to noon Saturdays.
Geography Club meets 10 a.m. to noon
Saturdays to learn about the U.S. through arts and
crafts.
Explore New Mexico trips for grades 6-8 depart
at 8 a.m. every other Saturday. Registration is
free, but deadline for participants is the
Wednesday before departure; space is limited.
Las Cruces Museum of Nature and
Science — 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First Friday
Ramble. Information: (575) 522-3120 or las-
cruces.org/museums.
Grownup Game Nights are 6 p.m. Friday Oct.
19, with “Pandemic.” Age 18 and older welcome.
STEAMpunk lecture is 11:45 Saturday, Oct. 20
on Florence Bascom (Geology).
National Fossil Day activities are 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Oct. 13.
A lecture on Paleontology in New Mexico is 5:30
p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, as part of the Active
Galaxy Lecture Series.
Frankenstein200 robot building event is 10 a.m.
to noon Saturday, Oct. 27.
Las Cruces Railroad Museum — 351 N.
Mesilla. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus
5 to 7 p.m. during the First Friday Ramble.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 528-3444 or
museums.las-cruces.org.
Brown Bag Lecture on the Lake Valley ghost
town “Boom to Bust” is noon Tuesday, Oct. 9,
with Marie McGrath, Education Curator at the
Branigan Cultural Center.
The Doña Ana Modular Railroad Club will have
their H-O modular train display operating Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 19-20.
Story and craft for all ages is 11 a.m. Saturday,
Oct. 6, and Mrs. Prickett and her puppets will
engage pre-school children with a book and activi-
ty at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11.
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon the Second
Saturday of each month (Oct. 13).
Adults coloring group meets 10 a.m. to noon
Friday, Oct. 12 and 26.
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
— 4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours are
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon
to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for adults, $4
seniors 60 and older; $3 children age 4-17; free
for museum members, veterans and children age
3 and under. Information: (575) 522-4100 or
nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Historian Stefanie Beninato will speak on “New
Mexico Land Grants & Water Rights” at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 11, as part of the museum’s
Cultural Series. Admission to presentation is free.
A new “Saddle Makers of the Southwest” exhibit
is featured inside the Museum’s Horse & Cattle
Barn, showcasing the art of saddle making and
highlighting four legendary saddle makers. It also
includes a leather-stamping activity for children.
Showing in the Arts Corridor is “Jacob Pfeiffer:
My Long Journey,” oil paintings.
Also showing: “Dressed for the Occasion,” fea-
turing women’s clothing from the pioneer days of
the 1870s to the Depression Era of the 1930s.
Mesilla Valley Weaver’s Guild hosts a weaving
class for participants aged 14 to adults 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Class fee: $15; bring a
sack lunch. Registration required: LuAnn Kilday,
(575) 522-4100 or luannr.kilday@state.nm.us.
A Heritage Cooking Class is 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Oct. 27, to make Day of the Dead
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Bread in an 1890s vintage wood-burning cook
stove. All ages welcome to participate; free with
paid museum admission.
NMSU Art Gallery — D.W. Williams Art
Center, 1390 E. University Ave, NMSU. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Admission is free. Designated gallery parking free
on weekends and after 5 p.m. on weekdays.
Information: (575) 646-2545 or uag.nmsu.edu.
Showing Oct. 4 through December:
“Superbloom,” examining the complicated effects
the Cold War and nuclear testing on the
Southwest American landscape and the global psy-
che. Comprised of oil paintings, large-format
watercolors, digital works and video. Opening is 6
to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4.
The gallery hosts an Aikido performance 1 to 2
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6.
Also
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum — 301
S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Saturday. Free. Information:
(575) 546-2382 or
lunacountyhistoricalsociety.com
Geronimo Springs Museum — 211 Main
in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 4
p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 ($2.50 students 6 to
18; free for ages 5 and younger). Family rates:
$15. Information: (575) 894-6600 or geronimo-
springsmuseum.com.
Hubbard Museum of the American
West — 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday.
Admission: $7 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 children
6-16). Information: (575) 378-4142, hubbardmu-
seum.org or on Facebook.
Museum of the Big Bend — Sul Ross State
University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in Alpine, Texas.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free.
Information: (432) 837-8143,
museum@sulross.edu or
museumofthebigbend.com.
Showing through Dec. 16: “Erin Hanson:
October 2018
Impressions of Big Bend Country,” featuring mod-
ern impressionistic oil paintings inspired by explo-
rations and hiking trips in and around Big Bend
National Park.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History — 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: $6 ($5 for
seniors and military, $4 ages 4-12, children 3 and
younger free). Information: (877) 333-6589, (575)
437-2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is 9 to 11 a.m.
the first Friday of each month. The Oct. 5 lecture
is “Live From Outer Space: The Flight of Apollo
7” by Museum Executive Director Christopher
Orwoll. Admission is free; coffee and donuts pro-
vided.
Science Saturday events for kids and their par-
ents are 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 13, with
planetarium programs and more.
The museum will host around trip to the Trinity
Site 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, with
guided tours and brownbag lunch. Ticket informa-
tion and reservations: (575) 437-2840 ext. 41132
Sacramento Mountains Historical
Museum — 1000 U.S. 82, Cloudcroft, N.M.
Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Admission: $5 ($3 ages 6 to 12); $1 military dis-
count. Information: (575) 682-2932 or cloudcroft-
museum.com.
Silver City Museum — 312 W. Broadway,
Silver City, in the historic H.B. Ailman House.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. the first Friday of the
month. Admission: $5. Information: (575) 538-
5921, silvercitymuseum.org.
Showing through Dec. 9: ”Arte Chicano De
San Vicente 2018,” featuring artwork by Silver
City Chicano artists, including print artist Fred
Barraza, ceramicists Patty Countryman and Krissy
Ramirez, and digital artist Grecia Rivas. An artist
reception is 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1.
Showing Oct. 12-Jan. 13: “Allan Houser:
Renowned 20th Century Warm Springs
Chiricahua Apache Artist.” Houser (1914-1994)
embraced contemporary art styles while celebrat-
ing his Apache heritage in his artwork. Opening
reception is 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.
Toy Train Depot — Alameda Park, 1991 N.
White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. Hours are noon
to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission: $4. Information: (575) 437-2855.
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Siguiendo los Pasos de Jesus — Siguiendo
los Pasos de Jesus, Inc. hosts its fall fundraising
event 6:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at El
Paso Country Club, 5000 Country Club Place,
with dinner, live and silent auctions and more.
This year’s theme is “Woodstock,” with music by
Fungi Mungle. Dress for run and comfort. Tickets:
$75 ($750 tables). Information: 449-5883 or
spjinc.org.
Siguiendo los Pasos de Jesus (SPJ) is a non-profit
organization working in the colonias of Juárez. SPJ
builds new homes and helps clothe the families
in4need.
El Paso Muscle Walk — The walk benefiting
Muscular Dystrophy Association is 9 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, at Cielo Vista Mall. Teams and
individuals walk to raise money to help MDA local
services and research. Information: 584-6355 or
kborn@mdausa.org. Registration at mdamuscle-
walk.org.
El Paso Wine Fest — Rotary Club’s fundrais-
ing festival is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, in
Downtown El Paso, across from San Jacinto Plaza,
with more than 20 of the area’s finest chefs and
restaurants. All proceeds go to support Rotary
projects in the El Paso area. Tickets: $100 (all
inclusive). Information: 833-6616,
ElPasoWineFest.com or on Facebook.
Restaurants include Anson 11, Café Central,
Crave, DELIght, Dragon Fly, Entrecote, Fire,
Hallelujah BBQ, Magic Bistro, Morrison
Healthcare, 150 Sunset, Orange Peel, Park
Tavern, Pecan Grill, Pot au Feu, Ruli’s, Ruth’s
Chris, Smallcakes, St. Clair and more.
Elks Lodge Toiletries Drive — Elks Lodge
187, 2278 Trawood, Suite C, hosts a drive noon
to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, collecting toiletries
to benefit the area’s needy. Hot dogs for partici-
pants, while supplies last. Information: 532-4441
or elpasoelks187.org.
Club news
Doña Ana Photography Club (DAPC)
— The club hosts free photography programs,
open to the public, 7 to 9 p.m. selected Tuesdays
at Southwest Environmental Center, 275 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Information:
(575)323-3624 or daphotoclub.org.
October schedule on Oct. 2 and 16 includes a
world wide travelog presentation also a presenta-
tion on Street Photography.
Westside Welcome Club — The social and
charitable nonprofit club was established 40 years
ago to welcome women to the El Paso communi-
ty. Open to both newcomers and longtime resi-
dents. Information: westsidewelcomeclub.com.
The monthly free newcomer coffee is 10 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 5, at Bella’s Bargains
7800 Edgemere (Burges High School campus).
Enter at front door and have ID ready. Bring a bag
of clothes or shoes. Proceeds from sales go back
to the school and thrift store.
The monthly luncheon is 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 10, at Coronado Country Club, 1044
Broadmoor, with a speaker from the El Paso Zoo.
A Rescue Mission representative will also speak.
Cost for lunch: $22 (for vegetarian options, indi-
cate when making reservation). Send check to
WWC, PO Box 13167, 79913. RSVP (by Oct. 5):
474-5205.
Germania Club — The Germania Club of El
Paso’s monthly luncheon is at 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Underwood Golf
Course, 3200 Coe, Fort Bliss. Newcomers wel-
come. Information, reservations: 755-5471.
Woman’s Department Fall Luncheon
— Woman’s Department of the Greater El Paso
Chamber of Commerce’s fall luncheon and fash-
ion show is noon, Thursday, Oct. 18, at
Wyndham El Paso Airport, 2027 Airway, with
Fashions by Chico’s and a silent auction. Doors
open at 11 a.m. Cost: $35. Information: Patti
Smith, 587-9439.
Military Order of the World Wars —
The El Paso Chapter’s monthly luncheon at 11
a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Great American Land
& Cattle, 9800 Gateway N Blvd. The chapter is
working to gain national recognition for its local
projects. Information 755-4038.
Club Friendship — The club meets 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23, at St. Paul’s Methodist Church,
7000 Edgemere. Program is “My Texas Ranger
Grandfather: Alonzo Oden” with MarySue
Overstreet. Cost: $10, includes lunch. Open to
the public. RSVP by Friday, Oct. 19: 591-2326
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dio of Manuel Piña is at 905 Noble (next to the
International Museum of Art). Hours are noon to
6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday. Information: 533-8011.
Ballroom Marfa — 108 E. San Antonio Street
in Marfa. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursday
through Sunday. Information: (432) 729-3700,
ballroommarfa.org or Facebook.
Showing through Nov. 4: “Hyperobjects,” a
group exhibition co-organized by philosopher and
Rice University professor Timothy Morton and
Ballroom Marfa Director & Curator Laura
Copelin, engaging ideas from Morton’s theory to
confront ecological issues.
Also featured is “Stone Circle” by Haroon Mirza,
inspired by ancient megaliths, currently installed
semi-permanently at a site accessible to the pub-
lic, just outside Marfa.
Bert Saldana Art Gallery — The gallery
featuring Southwestern Art is at 1501 Main Street
in the San Elizario Arts District. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Information: 479-2926 or bertsaldana.com.
Celebration of Our Mountains Art
Exhibit — The 18th annual runs through
September, 2019, at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing,
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One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, featuring
artwork depicting the region’s mountains by area
artists.
Chinati Weekend 2018 — The Marfa,
Texas art center’s weekend celebration of arts is
Friday through Sunday, Oct. 5-7, with tours of
the permanent exhibits and other special events.
Admission is free to most events. Information:
(432) 729-4362 or info@juddfoundation.org.
Web: juddfoundation.org or chinati.org.
Songwriter and musician Rosanne Cash will per-
form a free concert at 9 p.m. Saturday, on
Highland Avenue in front of the county court-
house.
Open studios, gallery exhibitions, mercantile
events, and performances throughout Marfa are 5
to 10 p.m. Friday with open studio by Artist in
Residence Michael Williams 5 to 8 p.m. at the
Locker Plant.
Performances of “Ads” by artist Richard Maxwell
El Paso Scene
are 8 and 10 p.m. Friday and Sunday, and 8 p.m.
Saturday, at the Ice Plant. Admission is free, but
reservations required at chinati.org/ads.
Remarks by artist Bridget Riley, creator of the
wall painting in the museum’s special exhibition
building, are 11 a.m. Saturday, and Rupert Deese
will talk about Riley’s work at 3:30 p.m., both in
the Crowley Theater.
Dinner to benefit Chinati is 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday in the Arena. Tickets: $750 ($600 mem-
bers and area residents). Seating is limited.
Sunrise at Chinati is 7:30 to 9 a.m. Sunday with
an early morning viewings of Donald Judd’s 100
works in mill aluminum and 15 freestanding works
in concrete.
Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati
Foundation houses one of the world’s largest col-
lections of permanently installed contemporary
art. Grounds close at 5 p.m. Admission is $10 ($5
for students, seniors). Full tour is $25 ($10 stu-
dents). Information: (432) 729-4362 or chinati.org.
Crossland Gallery — The El Paso Art
Association’s gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (in the
Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays. Admission is free. Information: 534-
7377, office@elpasoartassociation.com,
CrosslandArtGallery.com, or on Facebook.
Showing through Oct. 26: “Fresh Faces 3:
Trending #Now!,” featuring works by Nicholas
Luchenbill, Andrew Drewes, Jorge Lujan, Carolina
Villarreal, Maria Houchin, Lizzie Ochoa, Rodrigo
Armijo, Leticia Luevanos, Phillip Romero and Rudy
Royval.
The El Paso Art Association annual meeting and
elections are 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21.
Fall Art Classes with Ron Fritsch are Saturdays,
Oct. 6-Dec. 15, at the Art Junction (no classes
Oct. 13, Nov. 10 or Dec. 8). Watercolor classes
are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Acrylic and oil classes
are 1 to 4 p.m. Cost for 8-class session is $140.
Dozal Art Gallery — The gallery of award-
winning artist Robert Dozal is at 1445 Main Street
in the San Elizario Art District. Dozal’s portraits
and landscapes range from very realistic to
expressionistic in style. He specializes in oil,
watercolor and acrylics. Hours are noon to 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Information: 777-
5237 or robertdozalartwork.weebly.com.
El Paso Museum of Art — One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Admission is free unless noted otherwise.
Information: 212-0300 or epma.art.
Showing Oct. 12-Jan. 20: “After Posada:
Revolution,” works by Mexican printmaker José
Guadalupe Posada (18-52-1913). The exhibition,
drawn from the collection of Lineaus Hooper
Lorette, recontextualizes Posada’s influential
work, which is often presented through posthu-
mously produced stand-alone prints.
Showing Oct. 31-Feb. 27: Jacob Lawrence’s
“Toussaint L’Ouverture” Series: The Haitian
Revolution. In 1937 Lawrence, a 20-year-old grad-
uate of the American Artist School in New York,
began a group of tempera panels about the
Haitian Revolution. His first series tells the story of
Haiti’s struggle for independence from France
through the life of Toussaint L’Ouverture (1742–
1803), a slave turned revolutionary leader. This
exhibition features all 15 serigraphs prints, which
trace L’Ouverture’s trajectory from birth to com-
mander to capture.
Showing through Oct. 21: “Cholo at the
Border” works by Chihuahua City artist Paola
Rascón.
Showing through Nov. 4: “Early West Texas:
Waypoint and Home,” featuring paintings, prints,
drawings and photographs by more than 20 El
Paso artists from the EPMA’s permanent collec-
tion of West Texas art. Artists include José
Cisneros, Manuel Acosta, and Tom Lea.
A Bach’s Lunch Junior events designed for K-12
students are noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 and
Nov. 8, presented by Pro-Musica.
A free printmaking Educator Workshop is 9 a.m.
to noon Saturday, Oct. 13, open to K-12 educa-
tors, for 3.0 CPEs.
A drop-in printmaking workshops is 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13, for ages 4 and older, as part of
Chalk The Block activities.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra first free “Artful
Preludes,” is noon, Thursday, Oct. 18. Patrons
will enjoy an exclusive tour of exhibit “After
Posada: Revolution” accompanied by music by
Chloé Trevor.
An Art Talk on Tom Lea’s Murals is 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, presented in partnership
with the Tom Lea Institute.
Altar de Muertos featuring a Jose Guadalupe
Posada is 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, to kick
off Día de los Muertos, with the Mexican
Consulate in El Paso. Mariachi and ballet folklorico
will accompany the festivities; hot chocolate and
pan de muerto served. Altar on view through
Nov. 4.
Fall art classes begin Oct. 4. Call for schedule.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop — The gallery of impressionist
painter Alberto Escamilla is at 1445 Main Street in
San Elizario. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, and 12:30 to 4:30
p.m. Sunday. Information: 851-0742 or 474-1800,
or albertoescamilla.com.
Escamilla’s retrospective “Then and Now” is fea-
tured 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at International
Museum of Art, with artist remarks at 3 p.m. The
exhibit continues through Oct. 28.
‘Foto Frontera’ Visual Stills exhibit —
Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe Cultural and
Technology Center, 721 S. Ochoa (first floor),
hosts the 5th annual invitational photography
exhibit by area photographers through Oct. 26,
in celebration of Chicano Heritage Month. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Admission is free. Information: 545-7190, lafe-
ep.org or on Facebook.
Featured photographers are Joe Pat Clayton,
Arturo M. Enriquez, Vallarie Enriquez, Scott
Fitzpatrick, Terrel A. Jackson, Carl E. Maier,
Aarón Martínez, Arturo Meza, Aarón Montes,
Heidi Phillips, Mel Stone and Federico Villalba.
Hal Marcus Gallery — 1308 N. Oregon. The
gallery specializes in local and early El Paso art.
Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday or by
appointment. Information: 533-9090 or halmar-
cus.com.
Showing through Oct. 26: “Opposites Attract:
The Art of Contrast and Compliment” featuring
Friar Vincent Petersen and Diego “Robot”
Martinez. Petersen is an environmental artist who
works mostly in the acrylic medium. His recent
work has been influenced by landscapes of the
Southwest, where he was involved in ministry
from 1997 to 2015. Martinez’s artwork is based
on random thoughts and emotions, “as if the
shapes and colors become metaphors” depicting a
personal experience or tribulation. Inspired by
religious icons, cubism, pop, post-impressionism,
and graffiti artwork growing up, he uses many dif-
ferent mediums to paint.
Marcus’s home and studio, located across the
street, are available for personal tours. The gallery
will take part in the 15th annual Sunset Heights
Tour of Homes noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13.
Ho Baron Sculpture Garden and
Studio – Baron’s surreal outdoor sculpture gar-
den at 2830 Aurora (at Piedras) is visible from the
street, featuring several of his large-scale works.
His indoor studio hours are noon to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, or by appointment. The indoor studio
features his sculpture, drawings, and art assem-
blages as well as access to a second private sculp-
ture garden. Information: 915-562-7820 or
hobaron.com
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International Museum of Art — 1211
Montana. The museum is operated by the
International Association for the Visual Arts in the
historic Turney Home. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Wednesday Thursday and Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 543-6747, internationalmuseumo-
fart.net or on Facebook.
Arts International juried exhibit runs through
Oct. 3. The exhibit is El Paso’s oldest and most
prestigious juried art show, sponsored by the El
Paso Art Association.
Showing Oct. 4-28: “Then and Now,” a 1978-
2018 Retrospective by Alberto Escamilla, opens 2
to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, with music by Esequiel
Meza and artist remarks at 3 p.m.
Escamilla will present a talk about his career and
his art 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14.
Showing Oct. 6-31: “Photography Unleashed,
the Photo Artistry of R. L. Palmer. The exhibit of
150 digital artworks from Palmer’s photographs,
taken over six decades, includes more than 50
new works. The pictures include nature images,
wildlife, abstracts, and more. Rreception is 2 to 4
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, with a prize drawing.
The Art of the Arts Society hosts a presentation
in the museum parlor at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28,
with El Paso artist Lyuba Titovets. Admission is
free; donations and membership encouraged.
Information: 543-6747.
Titovets started her private art lessons in St.
Petersburg, Russia at age 5. Since 1999, she has
been featured in more than 20 personal exhibi-
tions, plus many more with her husband, artist
Aleksander Titovets.
Krystyna Robbins Studio — Krystyna
Robbins’s Fall Studio Workshop, “Darken your
Darks and Lighten your Lights” for oils and
acrylics is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Thursday, Oct. 9-11, at the Robbins Studio, 5070
Yucca, off Country Club. Beginners welcome;
bring a camera and lunch. Information: 584-
0953,krystyna_robbins@sbcglobal.net or krysty-
narobbins.com.
Pastel Society of El Paso — The society
meets 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the
International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana.
Baron (Barry) Martin, an expert at using his iPad
to develop a photo to create a charcoal portrait
from, will share his tech knowledge and his note-
book of charcoal drawings. The program is free
and open to the public. Information: 490-3978.
Rio Bravo Watercolorists — The group
monthly meets at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct.
17, at International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana. Watermedia painter Marie Siegrist, who
works in watercolor, gouache, acrylic and casein,
will demonstrate techniques. The public is invited.
Information: Linda Parsons, 549-2950.
Rubin Center — UTEP’s Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is off Dawson
Drive next to the Sun Bowl. Hours are 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday (open until 7 p.m.
Thursday) and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Information: 747-6151, rubincenter.utep.edu or
on Facebook at RubinCenter.
Showing through Dec. 14:
• “Iconográfika Oaxaca: Contemporary Prints,
Photos and Works on Paper” in the L Gallery. The
exhibit takes a look at a new generation of artists
who blend their indigenous roots with iconic
imagery from contemporary life. Artists include
Pablo Cotama, Demián Flores, Claudia Lopez
Terroso, Baldomero Robles and Emilia Sandoval. .
• “Yana Payusova: “Revolutions” in the Project
Space. The exhibit explores the dynamics of
power and gender through vivid imagery painted
onto large ceramic vessels.
• “Tu Huella es el Camino (Your Footprint is the
Path)” exhibition from Mexican artist Betsabeé
Romero in the Rubin Gallery. Romero addresses
themes of migration and belonging through large-
scale sculptures, prints and installations.
San Elizario Art District — Several gal-
leries and artist studios are located 1445 to 1501
October 2018
Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on the
Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800 or
851-0093.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10-10 ArtsHop — Doña Ana Arts Council
hosts “12 Hours of Art in Las Cruces” with events
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. the second Saturday of every
month (Oct. 13). Participating galleries are
University Art Gallery, Cutter Gallery, DAAC Arts
& Cultural Center, Rokoko Gallery, Four Points
Perspective and Art Obscura. Hours vary per
location. Information: (575) 523-6403. Schedule:
daarts.org.
Art Obscura Gallery — The fine arts,
antiques and collectibles shop and gallery is at
3206 Harrelson in Las Cruces (Mesilla Park area).
Showing through Oct. 7: Sam Peters’ “The Last
Picture Show: Homage to Classic Cinema” in the
Main Gallery and Kathleen Deasy “Out of My
Doodle(s)” in the Tiny Gallery. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: (575) 494-7256 or
Artobscuragallery.com.
ArtRageous — Doña Ana Arts Council offers
community art classes 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, unless listed otherwise, at DAAC
Arts & Cultural Center, in Bulletin Plaza, 1740
Calle de Mercado, Suite D. Classes include mate-
rials, light refreshments and a glass of wine. No
experience is necessary; all levels welcome. Wear
old clothes or smock. Cost $30 per class (includes
materials and light refreshments). Class size limit-
ed. Proceeds support the non-profit’s community
art programs for children. Registration: (575) 523-
6403 or daarts.org.
• Oct. 3: Chandelier earrings with Martha Arndt,
also at 2 to 4 p.m.
• Oct. 10: Painted and embellished prayer flags
with Mary Havenor.
• Oct. 17: Monotype printing with Laurel
Weathersbee.
• Oct. 24: Paint a pet rock with Sally Quillin, also
Contact information
at 2 to 4 p.m.
• Oct. 31: Alcohol ink with Sally Quillin. Offered
(915) 851-0742 or 474-1800
2 to 4 p.m. only.
Colorful Trails Second Saturday Open
Studios — Several Las Cruces artists will host
open houses noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13.
• Gypsy Sage Artists, with Laurie Churchill,
Wendy Weir, Kat Ahlfeld and Marj Leininger, at
4118 Callebelleza (Sonoma Ranch). Information:
(575) 520-9245.
• Dunklee’s Art Studio, 1201 2nd. Information:
(575) 523-1889 or pennyduncklee.com.
• Kathleen Deasy, 625 Van Patten. Information:
(828) 467-9060.
• Roy Van der AA nonobjective media, 2645
Dona Ana Road. Also featured is Dani Anderson
and Carrie Greer. Information: (575) 520-8752.
• Dennis Lujan Art Pop Studio, 3390 Applecross
Place. Information: (575) 202-7981.
• Debra Vance studio at 2200 W. Union Ave,
west of Hwy. 28. Information: 970-405-5784
Artists wanting to participate in future events
should notify Kathleen Deasy one month prior:
(828) 467-9060 or kdarts2u@gmail.com.
Cutter Gallery — 2640 El Paseo (at
University), Las Cruces. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday. Information: (575) 541-0658 or thecut-
tergallery.com.
Showing through Oct. 11: “Organ Mountain
and Picacho Peak Art Show,” with feature artist
Robert Highsmith, and other artists.
Showing Oct. 13-Nov. 3 in cooperation with
the Border Artists is the group’s “What We
Love.” Each member of the Border Artists, a
Southern New Mexico group formed in the late
1980s, will select works special to them or their
favorite pieces in various media.
Art opening fundraiser for KRWG public radio
station is 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13.
Border Artists Dialogues are 11 a.m. Saturdays
Please see Page 30
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during the show:
• Oct. 20: Tauna Cole, Emmitt Booher, and
Sharbani Das Gupta
• Oct. 27: Cassandra Lockwood, Suzanne Kane,
Jeanne Rundell and Amanda Jaffe
• Nov. 3: Winfrey Hearst, Rosemary McLoughlin,
Storm Sermay and Jo-an Smith.
DAAC Open Studio Time — Doña Ana
Arts Council’s (DAAC) Arts & Cultural Center,
1740 Calle de Mercado in Mesilla, hosts open stu-
dio time for artists 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays
and Thursdays, beginning Oct. 3. Artists will bring
their own supplies, including a drop cloth if paint-
ing with oils or acrylics. Cost per session: $10 for
drop-ins or $5 for artists who are Friends of the
Arts Council and register in advance. Space is lim-
ited to 20 artists per session. Information: (575)
523-6403. or admin@daarts.org.
Downtown Ramble — The City of Las
Cruces hosts an evening of music and art 5 to 7
p.m. the first Friday of the month at art venues of
in a seven-block stretch of Las Cruces Downtown
Mall. Information: (575) 647-0508.
‘Feed Your Mind’ seminar series —
Doña Ana Arts Council brings speakers on a wide
range of topics at DAAC Arts & Cultural Center,
in Bulletin Plaza, 1740 Avenida de Mercado, Suites
B–D. Evenings begin with social hour and light
refreshments 5 p.m., with seminars 5:30 to 7 p.m.
A six-part course “Post-Impressionism” course
with Kathleen Key is Mondays, Oct. 22-Dec. 3
(no class Nov. 26). Cost: $70 for all four courses;
$20 drop-in per seminar. Information: (575) 523-
6403 or daarts.org.
Jan B. Showcase — Works by the flat-clay
potter and repujado artist are featured 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Las Cruces’ Frame
and Art Center, 1100 S. Main. Information: Ron,
(575) 526-2808 or frame@zianet.com.
Las Cruces Museum of Art — 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First Friday
Ramble. Information: (575) 541-2137 or las-
cruces.org/museums.
Showing through Oct. 27: “Light Works: A
Century of Photography,” spanning the history of
photography from Eadweard Muybridge’s 19th-
century studies of animal locomotion to Richard
Misrach’s contemporary chromogenic prints.
Artist and photographer Bree Lamb will discuss
light and motion in photography 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, followed by a walking tour.
“Artventurous” free art appreciation activities
are 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday. October’s
events are on “Mixed Media.”
Fall Studio Art Classes for children, teens, and
adults run Oct. 31-Dec. 22. Registration is at the
Museum of Nature and Science, 411 N. Main.
Students must register in person 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesdays through Saturdays through Oct. 24.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery — 2470-
A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across from the
Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily. October’s featured artists are photographer
Bob Zolto and pastelist Frank Peacock.
Information: (575) 522-2933 or mesillavalleyfin-
earts.com.
Mesquite Art Gallery — 340 N. Mesquite,
Las Cruces. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday
and Friday, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Information:
(575) 640-3502 or mesquiteartgallery.com.
Showing Oct. 5-27 is photography by Grant
Handgis of Tucson. The exhibit features hand-
coated prints, including Kallitype, panchromatic
and palladium-toned prints. Opening reception is
5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5.
Promoting Art in the Mesilla Valley —
Doña Ana Arts Council’s free speaker series is
noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Council’s
Arts & Cultural Center in Mesilla’s Bulletin Plaza,
1740 Calle de Mercado. DAAC board member
Heidi Frohnapfel will talk about public art.
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Admission is free. Participants may bring a sack
lunch. Information: daarts.org.
Rio Grande Theatre Gallery — 211 N.
Main in Las Cruces. Showing Oct. 1-27: “Tierra
del Encanto,” works by photographer Gerald
Guss. Information: (575) 541-2290, riograndethe-
atre.org or on Facebook.
‘The Prado in Las Cruces’ — City of Las
Cruces hosts the traveling outdoor exhibition
from the Museo Nacional del Prado, with the col-
laboration of the American Friends of the Prado
Museum and the New Mexico Multi-Cultural
Foundation to downtown Las Cruces through
Nov. 28 at Plaza Place next to the Plaza de Las
Cruces in Downtown Las Cruces.
The Las Cruces Museums will host an
Educational Summit on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Information: (575) 541-2217, or blee@las-
cruces.org.
Museo Nacional del Prado is one of the world’s
most prestigious fine art museums. The collection
features artwork of Diego Velázquez, Francisco
de Goya, Titian, Rubens, and El Greco among oth-
ers. The exhibit was listed as one of USA Today’s
“Top 25 Must-See Exhibits in 2017.”
The museums will also host free weekly 30 to
45-minute tours at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 2:30
p.m. Saturdays.
Tombaugh Gallery — First Unitarian
Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S. Solano.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday. Information: (575) 522-7281,
uuchurchlc.org or on Facebook.
Showing through Oct. 20: “The Valley and Its
People”, an exhibit featuring Jeri Desrochers’ oil
paintings and Diana LeMarbe’s sculptures.
Desrochers is inspired by the intense light and
color of Southwest landscapes. LeMarbe is mes-
merized by the body movement of ordinary peo-
ple going about ordinary tasks. Reception is 11:30
to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, with artist demonstra-
tions at 11:45 a.m.
Unsettled Gallery and Studio — 905 N.
Mesquite, in Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4
p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday. Information: (575) 647-8053 or
unsettledgallery@aol.com.
Showing through Oct. 20: “Water in the Pool,
Water in the Valley,” works by Tauna Cole,
exploring her many perspectives on water.
Cole will lead a ”Tapping into Creativity through
Drawing” workshop 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
20. Information: (575) 635-9564 or tcole-
dorn49@gmail.com.
Also
Art Hop — MainStreet Truth or Consequences
sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m. the second
Saturday of each month (Oct. 13) in the down-
town gallery district. Information
torcmainstreet.org.
Deming Arts Center — The Deming Arts
Council gallery and gift shop is at 100 Gold in
Deming, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 546-3663, demingarts.org or
on Facebook.
Showing Oct. 2-24: Black Range Artists show.
Opening reception is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7.
The annual “Artoberfest” it 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Customs House in
Deming, 304 S Silver, with works by several local
artists.
The center’s bi-annual Guatemalan Mercado is
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26-27.
Pinos Altos Church Gallery - The historic
gallery in Hearst Church gallery on Golden Ave. in
Pinos Altos, N.M., operated by the Grant County
Art Guild, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday,
Saturday, Sunday and holidays through Oct. 8.
Information: (575) 538-8216, gcag.org or on
Facebook at Grant County Art Guild.
This year’s 33rd annual Purchase Prize Award
Show, “The Enduring West,” 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday through Sunday, Sept. 28-30 and
Oct. 5-8.
October 2018
10th calendar to be
last one for EP artist
cast ballots for the “People’s Choice
Award,” which went to Lorenzo Braulio
Zepeda for a charming piece depicting a
ber who attended the exhibition in 2017,”
Zanelli said, “which was surprising since
that was the year that the El Paso Art

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en has become a significant number
for Pat Olchefski-Winston. She has
decided that her 2019 calendar, the
tenth yearly offering, will also be the last
in the highly popular series. So the soon-
to-be released edition has been christened
“The Grand Finale.”
The title represents the end a of decade
during which Pat published a selection of
collectible calendars that visually celebrat-
ed her favorite landmarks, landscapes, peo-
ple and places. Original in their inspira-
tion, these yearly offerings not only pro-
vided her audience with unique interpreta-
tions of local landmarks, but also gave
them insights into Olchefski-Winston’s
own inner being. As a departure from her
normal watercolor paintings, her 2011 cal-
endar, comprised of 12 collage creations,
was simply titled “The Girls.”
Having put brush to canvas since the age
of 28, Pat emphasizes that the subject mat-
ter of her works generally has paralleled
her own life. Once more traditional in
scope, her work later evolved to creations
she describes as more abstract, free and
daring. Feeling relaxed as a person these
days, she notes that the transformation of
her style has made her more adventurous
in her use of color, form and texture. In an
earlier interview she related, “Artists
should be like children, free to play and
make believe. In this way, the hidden
thoughts of the mind are released in their
creative entirety.”
Out of the 100 paintings showcased in
previous years, local landmarks have com-
prised the majority of her calendar
imagery. In 2015, her rendition of St.
Ignatius Catholic Church marked the cre-
ation of her 75th painting of an El Paso
landmark.
“Over the past decade, I have painted
everything from restaurants to schools,
churches, corner grocery stores and even
barbershops. I guess my interpretation of a
landmark is something that is of interest to
a number of people.”
Pat has long been a multi-talented indi-
vidual. She is also a professional yoga
instructor, an aspirating writer and actor, a
major supporter of the local arts communi-
ty, a Master Gardener and a passionate ani-
mal rights advocate. She has held the pres-
idency of groups such as the El Paso Art
Association and the Rio Bravo
Watercolorists.
For the past three years her primary
focus has been her partnership with her
husband, Buddy Winston, in the Star City
Recording Studio, and her own OM
Gallery. “Being co-owner of Star City
along with Buddy (who has yet to com-
pletely retire from his career in medical
physics) is, in itself exciting, innovative
and inspirational. Running the recording
studio has brought us into contact with
amazingly talented singers, song writers,
recording artists, film makers, dancers and
even painters and sculptors.”
During the few years the studio has been
in operation, Pat, Buddy and their “Star
Team” have attracted “big name stars”
from far and wide, offering a wide variety
of talent in concert on an almost weekly
basis. Their schedule is on the studio web
October 2018
baby under a tree called “Hummingbird on Association was celebrating its 50th
the Left.” The 26 awards presented, anniversary.”
including a sizable list of jurors and spe- Four pieces have already been sold,
cial awards, totaled more than $5,000. Zanelli said, and hopefully more art lovers
The entire exhibition can also be viewed will purchase artwork before the exhibition
online at www.elpasoartassociation.com. closes Sunday, Sept. 30.
More than 600 people attended the open-
ing at the International Museum of Art on Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer
Montana. “This was nearly twice the num- specializing in the visual arts.
site: www:starcitystudioproductions.com.
Studio visitors also can experience Pat’s
Zen Garden to the right of the Star City
building at 120 W. Castellano. Pat Trick or treat,
describes it as a sweet, little garden con-
taining structures fashioned with bamboo Village Inn will have
type grasses from the Upper Valley. This is
a private nook where she and others can something good to eat.
have a quiet space to sit, meditate or sim- Bring your kids for a special treat
ply get away from the hustle and bustle of
everyday life. And keep them off the streets.
Pat’s 2019 “Grand Finale” calendar will
be available by mid-October at both Happy Halloween!
Collectible stores, So El Paso, Art Masters
and at Star City Studio. She is also plan- El Paso: 1500 Airway •  7144 Gateway East • 4757 Hondo Pass • 2929 N. Mesa
ning a “Last Calendar Party” for late 6440 N. Mesa • 7801 N. Mesa •  2275 Trawood •  1331 N. Zaragoza • 3464 Joe Battle
October. Attendees can see a majority of Las Cruces: 1435 S. Valley •  445 S. Telshor
Pat’s original calendar paintings and pur-
chase a cross-section of available prints.
She can be reached at:
magenta@elp.rr.com or pat@starcitystu-
dioproductions.com.
Chalk the Block
In just over a decade El Paso’s annual
“Chalk the Block” celebration has grown
from a one-day event in mid-July that fea-
tured 12 artists, with an attendance of
about 5,000 visitors, to a scintillating
three-day “happening” that showcases the
talents of more than 200 artists, vendors
and musicians. Erin Ritter, public affairs
coordinator for the city’s Museums and
Cultural Affairs Department, reported that
42,000 people attended the 2017 Chalk the
Block, resulting in an economic impact of
$1.2 million on the downtown arts district.
The 11th Annual Chalk is Friday through
Sunday, Oct. 12-14. Admission is free.
Further information can be found at chalk-
theblock.com or on Facebook.
Arts International 2018
Congratulations to Karla Zanelli and her
cadre of volunteers and sponsors for bring-
ing another awesome art show to life. The
2018 Arts International exhibition, which
opened Sept. 8, showcased a total of 132
works of art created by the 62 artists who
were juried into the show.
Steve Hastings’ painting, “Rio Grande
Sunset” was named Best of Show and
Jorge Martinez was awarded a first place
ribbon for his portrait, “Autorretrato
Pensando.” The second place ribbon went
to Corrine Spinner for her landscape, “El
Paso’s Rio Grande,” and “Mill Rust” by
Robert Dozal was awarded third place.
Those who attended the opening reception
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All phone numbers listed are in Juaréz.
Polo ConSentido — The 3rd annual charity
polo tournament is 2 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7,
at Las Anitas Polo Field on Rio Bravo in Cd.
Juarez, Cost: 100 pesos general admission VIP
Seating: 500 pesos VIP seating; 5,000MXN VIP
table; available on Eventbrite.com.
Information:centroalianzaseducativas@gmail or on
Facebook at AlianzasEducativasJuarez.
Proceeds benefit charities that help pregnant
women and girls; and academic development of
Juarez’s youth.
Auditorio Benito Juárez — Ignacio
Ramirez and Vicente Guerrero, one block from
Parque Borunda. Tickets at donboleton.com.
• Comedian Cosos Canon performs at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 4. Tickets: 230-405 pesos.
• Flor Amargo, singer, pianist and multi-instru-
mentalist, whose diverse music is known as
“katartic pop,” performs at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5.
Tickets: 230, 345 and 460 pesos.
Centro de Convenciones Anita —
Waterfill zone. Information: 6821486 or 6820693.
Tickets at donboleton.com.
• Vikings Gladiator Fest Bazar y Peleas de MMA is
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5. Tickets: 208 and 1,320
pesos.
• The Colombian pop band Morat performs at
7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. Tickets: 460-1,720
pesos.
Estadio Jaime Canales Lira — Av. Vicente
Guerrero at Americas. Advance tickets at donbo-
leton.com.
Alta Consigna, banda quintet from Tijuana, per-
forms everything from traditional corridos and
original narcocorridos to polkas at 8 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 5. Tickets: 175-805 pesos.
Plaza De La Mexicanidad
(Monumental X Explanade) — Boulevard
4 Siglos and Plutarco Elias Calles.
Festival Cumbianchero starring Grupo Cañaveral,
with Chicos de Barrio, Skandolo and more begins
at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. Tickets: 290, 487 and
860 pesos.
Chupacabras — The 21st annual 100K moun-
tain bike race in Juarez is 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct.
13, at Chamizal Monument in Juarez. The 62-mile
race along the U.S./Mexico border, considered
the top mountain bike event in Mexico with near-
ly 3,000 participants, with times ranging from 3
1/2 to 10 hours. Also offered is the Fast Fifty 50K
event, Sprint 30K and Chubabritas. Cost, informa-
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tion: chupacabras100km.com or on Facebook at
CarreraChupacabras.
Package pickup is 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct.
12, with live music, food and drinks, vendor
booths and more.
Chupacabritas family event is 9 a.m. Sunday,
Oct. 14, with family entertainment, food and
exhibits.
Estadio Juárez Vive — Av Sanders 1450,
Melchor Ocampo, 32380.
• Puerto Rican Latin trap and reggaeton singer
Bad Bunny performs at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14,
on his La Nueva Religión Tour II. 510-2,040
pesos.
• Comedian Alan Saldana performs at 9 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19. Tickets: 290, 405 and 460 pesos.
• Latin Grammy winner Julion Alvarez performs
at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27: 175-2,060 pesos.
Centro Cultural Paso del Norte - Av.
Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the Red
Cross. Information: 1730300 (Facebook:
CCPasodelNorte). Advance show tickets at don-
boleton.com.
• Los Silver Sinfonico performs at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 16. 175, 230 and 290 pesos.
• Singer/composer José María Napoleón
performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. Tickets:
690-1,720 pesos.
• Alberto de Arco presents “Noche Paranormal”
at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29. 175-760 pesos.
• The comic play “Señora Presidenta” starring
Hector Suarez is at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 31. Tickets: 460-920 pesos.
Maraton Internacional — The 9th annual
Maraton Internacional Gas Natural de Juarez
(Marathon, Half Marathon) is Sunday, Oct. 21,
starting at Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez.
Registration: 500 pesos. Information: maratonde-
juarez.com.
La Rodadora — The interactive children’s
museum is in the city’s Parque Central. Hours are
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10
a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission:
65 pesos (around $5). Information: 52-656-558-
2415 or larodadora.org.
3D Theater admission: 30 pesos. Theater/muse-
um combo is 79 pesos.
Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera
(MUREF) — Old Customs House, Zona
Centro, Av. 16 de Septiembre at Ave. Juárez.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Information: muref.org, inah.org.
El Paso Scene
Trinity Site Tour — The fall tour to the site
of the first atom bomb explosion is Saturday, Oct.
6, at White Sands Missile Range. At the site, visi-
tors can take a quarter-mile walk to ground zero.
They can also ride a missile range shuttle bus two
miles from ground zero to the Schmidt/McDonald
Ranch House, where the scientists assembled the
plutonium core of the bomb. Admission is free.
Information: White Sands Public Affairs (575) 678-
1134 or wsmr.army.mil.
Enter off U.S. 380 on the north end of the range
(Stallion Gate) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Site closes
promptly at 3:30 p.m. Must show a photo ID.
Jornada Mogollon Conference — The
20th biennial Mogollon Conference is 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 11-13, at NMSU’s University
Museum and Corbett Center Auditorium on the
NMSU Campus, More than 40 leading archaeolo-
gists will share insights on Mogollon Archaeology.
Registration: $55. Information: (575) 522-1691 or
lonjul.net/mog2018/.
Border Archives Bazaar — Border
Regional Archives Group hosts a free event for
the community to interact with historical collec-
tions from the border region 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13, at Tomas Rivera Conference
Center in UTEP’s Student Union East, 351 W.
University. Featured speakers include New
Mexico State Historian Rick Hendricks. Admission
is free. Information: Abbie, 747-6839 or ahweis-
er@utep.edu, Dennis, (575) 646-4756 or ddai-
ly@nmsu.edu, or on Facebook at BRarchives.
The event brings together resources from more
than a dozen libraries, archives, and museums of
the El Paso, Juárez and Southern New Mexico
area. Archivists, librarians and museum curators
will discuss archives, regional history, and preserv-
ing documents. Scan stations available for family
photographs, documents, and audiovisual materi-
als. Also featured are short talks in English and
Spanish about regional history, genealogy, pre-
serving family archives, and researching historic
buildings and neighborhoods.
Fort Bayard Tours — Fort Bayard Historic
Preservation Society host walking tours of the his-
toric fort beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays at Fort
Bayard National Historic Landmark. Fort Bayard is
six miles east of Silver City, N.M. off U.S. 180.
Tour begins at the 1910 Commanding Officer’s
Quarter and museum (House 26). Museum is
open 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday; 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Tour takes about
90 minutes. Admission is free, but donations
appreciated. Information, group tours: (575) 956-
3294, (575) 574-8779, or (575) 388-4862.
The Society will honor the Village of Santa
Clara’s 150th birthday Saturday, Oct. 13.
The free film series, “Comrades in Arms,
Companions in Death; the Final Years of WWI” is
7 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 8, at the Santa
Clara National Guard Armory, Hwy 180 East.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free; dona-
tions welcome.
Fort Selden Voices from the Past —
The special moonlight tours of Fort Selden State
Monument, 13 miles north of Las Cruces, in
Radium Springs, are 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
20, in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the
National Trails System. The tour includes part of
the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National
Historic Trail; and historical figures from the past
who camped at Paraje de Robledo. Tours leave
every 15 minutes. Admission is $5; (kids 16 free).
Tickets sold at door; check or cash only.
Information: (575) 202-1638 or
nmmonuments.org.
Fort Selden was a 19th century adobe fort estab-
lished to protect early settlers. The state monu-
ment is regularly open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Information: (575)
526-8911 or nmmonuments.org.
Harvey Girls of El Paso — The Harvey
Girls of El Paso Texas meet at 2 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 8, at Union Depot Passenger Station, 700
San Francisco. Program is “Harvey Company
News Stands Along the Santa Fe Line.” Visitors
welcome. Admission is free. Information: 591-
2326.
SW Chapter of Railway & Locomotive
Historical Society — The society meets at 6
p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at El Sarape
Restaurant, 5103 Montana. Program is “Rail Lines
Between Port Isabel and Port Brownsville Texas”
presented by Ric Brightman. All train enthusiasts
welcome. Information: 591-2326.
El Paso Genealogical Society — The soci-
ety meets 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at St. Paul’s
Methodist Church, 7000 Edgemere (off Airway).
Program is “Filling in the Timelines of Your
Ancestors’ Lives.” Information: 479-1291.
History Notes Lecture Series — The
monthly program is 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11,
with “The Messiah from New Mexico: Francis
Schlatter” by Jeff Schwehn at the Branigan
Cultural Center, 501 N. Main, Las Cruces.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2154 or
las-cruces.org/museums.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas —
The Rio Grande Chapter meets at 11 a.m. Friday,
Oct. 12, at Avila’s Mexican Restaurant, 6232 N.
Mesa. Program is “Texas Rangers” by MarySue
Overstreet. Anyone interested in Texas history
encouraged to attend. RSVP: 760-5775.
Chamizal Asks: ‘What Do You Think’
— Chamizal invites community members and visi-
tors to share an experience at 7 p.m. the third
Wednesday of the month (Oct. 17), at Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. These
might include a theater performance or any num-
ber of events related to the Chamizal story, bor-
derland history and culture, or the National Park
Service and its values. Admission is free.
Information: 532-7273.
El Paso Corral of the Westerners —
The monthly dinner program is 6 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 19, at Holiday Inn El Paso-West 900 Sunland
Park Drive at I-10. Cost: $20. Visitors welcome,
but RSVP needed by Oct. 15: 759-9538.
Old Fort Bliss — Building 5054, corner of
Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The
replicas of the original adobe fort buildings and
military artifacts of the Magoffinsville Post, 1854
to 1868 are open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday. Admission is free. Information:
568-4518 or 588-8482 or on Facebook.
October 2018
Teen desert outing leads Taking a Look Back
to kissing, baby bobcats by John McVey Middagh
he sun was just topping out over the
T East Franklin Mountains as I
knocked on Betty’s bedroom win-
dow. I had just finished my paper route
and we had plans to go rifle shooting in
the desert. She was already waiting and
quickly came around to her front door,
and we took off in my sleek, faded green
‘52 Chevy fastback.
My parents had given me the car on my
16th birthday and I quickly went to work
tearing out the back seat, putting down a
sheet of plywood to make an even floor,
making one large compartment to the
trunk lid. A mattress came next along
with camp boxes, ice chest, water jug,
toolbox and shovel.
This morning I had a full tank of gaso-
line and we were off, roaring west to
Country Club Road and up McNutt to the
desert. Our excitement was only sur-
passed by the fresh smell of the morning
dew and creosote bushes coming through
the car windows. We stopped to shoot
jackrabbits as we headed toward Noria,
an abandoned railroad section station
about 15 miles out. We had no particular
route in mind and no time limit imposed
on us, so we were taking our time.
At Noria we parked at the main house
and got out to explore. Betty then
announced that she wanted a shooting
lesson, so we set up some cans. She
shouldered my father’s 22-calibar
Winchester rifle, with me putting my
arms around her to position the rifle just
right. She gave me a quick kiss on the
check before turning her head back,
sighting down the barrel. I stepped back
and she fired, hitting the two tin cans that
held up the Lone Starr Beer bottle that
was supposed to be the target. She
jumped with excitement, but I think she
was funning me. She knew how to shoot;
this was not the first time we’d been out.
That kiss turned out to be just the prel-
ude to what was to follow. She lowered
the rifle and as I reached out to get it, she
stepped into my arms. She raised her
head standing on tip toes and kissed me
for real this time. And, to my surprise she
stuck her tongue in my mouth. I was
shocked but, not for long. That’s when I
learned what French kissing was all
about.
We kissed some more before continuing
up the tracks toward the old office build-
ing. Betty was pleased with herself being
the teacher, and I was not unpleased
being the student. On our way we spied a
bobcat running across in front of us. I
lifted Dad’s rifle and fired but missed.
October 2018
The cat was gone.
We walked on, rounding the building
where there was a tall mesquite bush. Up
at the top we saw another bobcat, not
moving this time, and with no hesitation I
fired. To our surprise the bobcat exploded
into four parts. Dumbfounded, we real-
ized that there were four babies.
Somehow, we managed to corral them
taking them home, with only one being
wounded.
Betty’s parents were not in the least
interested in her keeping one. They were
city folks, very nice people, but the quiet
type. I took our new pets to my house.
My parents were used to all my “finds”
and we put them in the dog kennel.
Weeks passed, and the word had gotten
out that I had baby bobcats. Our neigh-
bors, the Kunkles, stopped by to ask if
I’d trade one for a hound dog puppy. I
thought that was okay, so we traded. I
still had three to feed. I had gotten in the
habit of going out to the desert regularly,
shooting rabbits for them.
They were growing and not seeming to
tame down much. I named the remaining
three Damnit (he was the gentlest
because of the doctoring I did on him),
Bobbinkins, and Bobbett. To get them out
of the kennel we used heavy gloves. They
were rambunctious.
On one outing Damnit got away. I went,
up and down the street calling for him,
“Here Damnit, here Damnit” It was not
until later that I was brought to realize
what that might have sounded like to the
neighbors. But by that time the neighbor-
hood was pretty much immune to any-
thing they witnessed coming their way by
me. I never found Damnit.
The summer was passing, and I still had
two semi-wild bobcats on my hands.
Discussing it with my parents, we
thought of the zoo. My dad made the
phone call. They were happy to take
them. I was happy to see Bobbinkins and
Bobbett had a good home.
That was the end to another typical
summer. School starting meant a whole
new set of adventures coming into view.
It’s been decades, but Betty and I still
see each other once in a while at Wal-
Mart. We are both very fortunate, having
married well. She to a great guy who has
always driven Corvettes, and I to the girl
I first met in third grade who has allowed
me to have horses. God is good.
John McVey Middagh is a former
saddle shop owner. You can reach
him at jmiddagh@yahoo.com.
El Paso Scene
Tumblewords Project — The writing work-
shops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Saturdays at the
Memorial Park Public Library meeting room, 3200
Copper. Workshops are free; donations for the
presenter are encouraged. The group is open to
all writers in a non-critique, non-caustic forum.
Information: 566-1034 (library), 328-5484, tum-
blewordsproject@yahoo.com or on Facebook.
Author-Book Festival — El Paso Writers
League’s annual festival is 1 to 5:59 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 13, at Dorris Van Doren Branch Library, 551
Redd, with national and international published
authors selling their books, reading excerpts from
their books, as well as greeting the public and
answering questions. Admission is free.
Information: 755-4958, elpasowritersleague.word-
press.com or on Facebook at
ElPasoWritersLeague
El Paso Writers League is a non-profit organiza-
tion that holds monthly programs with the goal to
teach and encourage the art of writing - stories,
poems, and scripts, etc.
National Novel Writing Month — In
information session for NaNoWriMo is 3 to 5:30
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at El Paso Public Library’s
Memorial Park Branch, 3200 Copper. Local lead-
ers will be available to answer questions and share
tips and tricks to writing a novel in the month of
November. Admission is free. Information:
nanoelpaso915@gmail.com or NaNoWriMo.org.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
invites people to come together to work on their
novels. There are three rules: it has to be 50,000
words; writers can’t start until midnight Nov. 1
and must finish by Nov. 30; and no editing is
allowed. Novels can be from any genre: mystery,
historical fiction or a collection of short stories.
Participants can even write nonfiction or complete
a graphic novel.
EPCC Literary Fiesta — El Paso
Community College’s 10th annual celebration of
readers, writers and books is noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, at El Paso Public Library’s Main
Branch, 501 N. Oregon, with a children’s corner,
games, book fair, readings, haunted house, crafts
and refreshments. Admission is free. Information:
831-4039 or literaryfiesta.wordpress.com.
Murder She Read — The Eastside chapter of
the book discussion group supporting women
mystery writers meets 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
2, at 1631 Commons, to discuss “Compulsion” by
Allison Brennan. Information: 629-7063 or labod-
da9@aol.com.
Reading Art Book Club — The book club
of the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main,
meets at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the
Museum of Nature and Science classroom to dis-
cuss “The Girl Who Loved to Draw: Rose
O’Neill” by Linda Brewster. Information: (575)
541-2217, sabdon@las-cruces.org or las-
cruces.org/museums.
Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club —
The book club devoted to Victorian era science
fiction meets at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at
Magoffin Home State Historic Site, 1120 Magoffin,
to discuss “Dracula” by Bram Stoker (1897).
Victorian era or steampunk dress encouraged, but
not required. Cost: $5. Information: 533-5147,
visitmagoffinhome.com or Facebook.
Barnes & Noble Book Club — Book Club
is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at all local Barnes
& Noble locations, featuring “An Absolutely
Remarkable Thing” by Hank Green. Special edi-
tion available for purchase at the store with a
reader’s guide and author essay. Sign up to partici-
pate at each location or at barnesandnoble.com.
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‘Parallel Lives’ — Las Cruces Community
Theatre, 313 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall presents the play based on the
Kathy and Mo Show Sept 28-Oct.14. Directed
by Teddy Aspen Sanchez. Performances are 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets: $15 ($12 student, military and seniors,
$11 per person groups of 10 or more) Tickets:
$25 ($15 student). Angel Tickets (includes post
show meet-and-greet) are $50. Information: (575)
523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
Virus Theater Fall Festival — Virus
Theater in Silver City, N.M. hosts its inaugural fes-
tival Sept. 28-Oct. 21, featuring four original
productions by area groups. Events are at El Sol
Theater, 406 N. Bullard, Downtown, except for
the melodrama “Weasel in the Hen House.”
Festival pass: $30. Individual show prices vary.
Passes available at Leyba & Ingalls, 315 N. Bullard
or at virustheater.com.
Performances:
• “Oeddy Wrecks,” a Greek escape from tragedy,
is 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Sept. 28-30,
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6-7, Thursday and
Friday, Oct. 11-12 and Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 20-21, and Tickets: $15.
• “The Red Stilts” production by Kids Circus and
Theater Workshop is 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 6-7. Admission is free.
• “Blatant Attempts at Understanding” a collec-
tion of reflective essays by Melanie Zipin trans-
formed for the stage by Poetry in Motion, is 7:30
p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 4-5, Sunday, Oct.
14, and Thursday, Oct. 18, and 6 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 13, and Friday, Oct. 19. Tickets: $10.
• “A Weasel in the Hen House” melodrama is 9
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p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13-14;
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17; 9 p.m. Friday, and
3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19-21, at the
Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos Alto. Rated PG-
13. Tickets: $10.
Shakespeare on the Rocks —
Shakespeare on the Rocks 30th season runs at 7
p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 29-
Nov. 4, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S.
San Marcial, featuring three selected productions
from previous seasons. Tickets: $10 ($8 for full-
time students with valid id, seniors 65 and older,
active military; $6 group rate, 10 or more. All sea-
son is general admission. Information: 474-4275,
dmills@elp.rr.com, shakespeareontherocks.com
or on Facebook.
Season passes are $15 for all three shows (avail-
able through Sept. 21 at 540-3813.
• Sept. 29-30: “Macbeth,” directed by Amanda
Vasquez. The production, last seen in 2002, is set
in a post-apocalyptic world where gender roles
are often reversed.
• Oct. 13-14: “The Comedy of Errors,” by
Megan O’Toole-Pitts. This comedy about two sets
of twins begins with mistaken identities and ends
with the triumph of love and reconciliation.
• Nov. 3-4: Hector Serrano’s production of “A
Midsummer Night’s Dream,” with a pastiche of
lovestruck nobles, bumbling mechanicals, and mis-
chievous fairies.
‘Bless Me, Ultima’ — UTEP Department of
Theater & Dance presents the play based on the
Rudolfo Anaya book Oct. 3-17, at Fox Fine Arts
Wise Family Theatre. The department is one of 79
organizations nationwide to receive an NEA “Big
El Paso Scene
Read” grant, with El Paso’s activities focusing on
“Bless Me, Ultima.” Directed by Rebecca Rivas.
Show time is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through
Friday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 and 14.
No Oct. 10 show. Tickets: $12-$18; $10
Wednesday, Oct. 3 performance. Information:
747-5118, theatredance.utep.edu or on Facebook.
Young Antonio Márez winds his way through a
world filled with vaqueros, witches and corridos.
With the guidance and protection of the curan-
dera Ultima, he finds his roots in the traditions of
the llano and spreads his wings.
‘The World Goes ‘Round’ — No Strings
Theatre Company presents the musical revue of
UDT brings ‘Young
W
Frankenstein’ to life
hat’s funnier than a Mel
Brooks/Gene Wilder comedy?
Nothing, except perhaps that
comedy set to music written by Brooks.
That’s what comedy fans have in store
this month at UTEP Dinner Theatre
with its presentation of the musical ver-
sion of the Brooks film classic, “Young
Frankenstein.”
It’s not quite the Mary Shelley version
of Frankenstein so many know, director
Greg Taylor said.
“Years ago, Mel Brooks and Gene
Wilder came up with a very funny way
to tweak and adapt the story into a
wacky reimaging of the oft-told tale,”
said Taylor, who has directed more than
120 shows and produced more than 150
at UDT. “In this version the original Dr.
Frankenstein from the novel has passed
away and left his castle to his only
grandson who has spent his life avoid-
ing his familial legacy and forging a
career as a legitimate doctor. When he
travels to Transylvania to see about his
inheritance, he discovers his grandfa-
ther’s written notes about bring people
back to life. He decides to join the fami-
ly business and create his own creature.
“While this sounds like a straightfor-
ward story, it is not because you have
the creative genius of Mel Brooks and
Gene Wilder telling the story in typical
Mel Brooks wild, wacky and punny
way. Many critics have listed the origi-
nal film of ‘Young Frankenstein’ as one
of the funniest movies of all time.”
For fans of that movie, he added,
Brooks has included all of the favorite
scenes from the movie, along with some
great songs. And, of course, October is
the perfect time to present this spookily
funny fare, just like last year’s “Addams
Family.”
“We were very pleased with the
response to ‘The Addams Family’ last
year,” Taylor said. “The combination of
a title familiar to a lot of people plus the
subject matter and the fact that we did it
during the Halloween season all com-
bined to make it our most successful
show (financially) of last season. I had
often thought about doing ‘Young
Frankenstein’ since Mel Brooks’ ‘The
Producers’ was one of our most suc-
cessful shows in our 35-year history.
So, wanting to do another Mel Brooks
musical coupled with the success of a
‘spooky’ show last Halloween, we
thought this would be the perfect time.”
Brooks’ comic genius will be brought
to life on the UTEP Dinner Theatre
distinguished and celebrated writing team, Kander
and Ebb Oct. 5-21 at Black Box Theatre, 430 N
Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. Directed by Nora
Thomas-Medina. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays at 8 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Sunday Oct. 14
and 21; and 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. Tickets:
$15 ($12 students and seniors over 65; $10 all
seats Thursday. Reservations: (575) 523-1223.
The nonstop hit parade features unforgettable
gems from “Cabaret” to “Chicago,” including “Mr.
Cellophane,” “Maybe This Time,” and “New
York, New York.”
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stage by a cast of UDT veterans and
favorites. Danny Lopez, who was
Gomez Addams last year, returns as
Victor Frankenstein this year.
“Danny starred in ‘The Producers’ at
the UDT and he has been wanting me to
do this show ever since,” Taylor said.
“Another UDT veteran is Selena Stair,
who is playing Frau Blucher (cue
Horses). Courtney Curtis is playing
Victor’s fiancée Elizabeth and UTEP
Musical Theatre majors Nichole
Hardgrove and John Levick are playing
Inga and Igor. The monster is being
played by a UDT newcomer Calvin
Chervinko.”
Indeed, Taylor said, with this experi-
enced group, rehearsals have been noth-
ing but fun. He said the entire cast has
been “laughing our way through the
script.”
Not that there haven’t been challenges.
Because it is Frankenstein, the show
requires quite a bit of spectacle.
“Everyone on the planet is familiar
with the Frankenstein legend and will
come to the show anticipating the
famous scene where the monster is
brought to life. So, creating the sets and
special effects for those scenes will be
of great importance and will require as
much theater magic as we can muster.”
Taylor only has one warning. Because
it is Mel Brooks there is a lot of adult
humor and language in the show, so it
isn’t recommended for young children.
However, Taylor said, “If you like Mel
Brooks humor, you will love this show!
If you love the original movie starring
Gene Wilder, you will love this show! If
you enjoy the Frankenstein legend/story
you will not believe the way Mel
Brooks and Gene Wilder have made the
story fresh, weird and wacky!”
Carol Viescas is a veteran of
community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
UTEP Dinner Theatre presents “Young
Frankenstein” Oct. 12-28. Information:
747-6060 or utep.edu/udt.
October 2018
 Las Cruces festival features
country music as its main dish
It has been two very long years since Dwight
Yoakam last visited us, and this time he two-
steps his way over to open Las Cruces’ sixth
annual Country Music Festival. The event
runs Oct. 19-21 and hosts over half a dozen
heritage acts, as well as some bright up-and-
comers in the form of Sawyer Brown, Rick
Trevino, Frankie Ballard and King Leg. The
last one just so happens to be produced by
the man who kicks things off, Dwight
Yoakam. Yoakam’s last disc in 2016 was his
first foray into bluegrass, which he pulled off
brilliantly, but he’s sure to be playing tunes
from his 30-years-plus career. His instantly
recognizable drawl and guitar playing usual-
ly finds itself bouncing from country to rock-
abilly to honky-tonk. If somehow all this is
foreign to you, look no further than your
favorite cover version of Queen’s “Crazy
Little Thing Called Love,” or Elvis Presley’s
“Suspicious Minds,” among countless others.
He’s no stranger to taking on other’s material
and each one of his four discs on the subject
are full of surprises. Let’s also not forget that
his originals that are worth the price of
admission by themselves. Pop on that cow-
boy hat, strap on those spurs, and gallop (or
drive) over to Las Cruces for some down-
home country goodness.
National: Soul Asylum, “Say
what you… & Made to Be
Broken,” Omnivore Records
Long before they were singing about run-
away trains, one would have thought they
were the conductors of the iron horses. The
band was loud, fast and careening out of
control. Their sound was far more punk than
anything that was going to be embraced by
MTV and the masses. This was an era for the
band that is sadly missed, but every so often
Things come to a close with a gentle ode to
love in “Silver Ring,” a sure-to-be future sta-
ple of wedding ceremonies, and this from the
guys who brought us the poor man’s anthem
with “1,000 Dollar Car.”
Mark Lanegan and Duke
Garwood, “With Animals,” Pias
After crafting a solo album last year, former
Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan
has gone back to what he has spent close to
the last two decades doing, and that is col-
laborating. This time it isn’t dropping in with
Unkle, Queens of the Stone Age, Duke Spirit
or Moby, but more of a partnership like time
served with Greg Dulli when they created the
Gutter Twins. This time he teams up with
British musician Duke Garwood, as he did
on their 2013 release “Black Pudding.” The
new one is “With Animals,” and if you
expect this album to rock and be the feel-
good album of the year, you may want to
look away. Be prepared for the complete
opposite: chills through your entire body
with a deep exploration into death. This is
going to take you on a dark adventure you
may not soon recover from, but it’s well
worth the exploration. The instrumentation is
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‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ — Kids-N-
Co. opens its season with the play featuring music
by Howard Ashman, Glenn Slater and Alan
Menken, with book by Doug Wright Oct. 6-21, at
First Presbyterian Church, 1340 Murchison,
directed by Justin Hogue. Shows are 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $7 ($5 children, students, seniors, mili-
tary), available at the door. Information: 274-8797
or on Facebook at El Paso Kids-n-Co.
‘Memories - A Temple in Las Cruces’
— Temple Beth-El and NMSU Department of
Theatre presents the theatrical production 2 to 4
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at NMSU ASNSU-Center
for the Arts, Espina and University in Las Cruces,
followed by a panel discussion. Admission is free,
refreshments served. Information: (575) 382-1396
or tbelc.org.
This play is derived from interviews with Temple
Beth-El members about the history of Temple
Beth-El and the Jews of Las Cruces.
‘Why Would I Mispronounce My Own
Name?’ — No Strings Theater Company pres-
ents Irma Herrera’s solo show, a new work that
weaves history and comedic insights into stories
about names, shedding light and throwing shade
on societal prejudices and assumptions, at 2 and 7
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Black Box Theater,
430 N. Main in Las Cruces. Free post-show talk-
back following both performances. Tickets: $10-
$15; available at no-strings.org. Information: (575)
523-1223.
Herrera’s notes from American history and
humor invite audience members to consider what
it will take for everyone to get along. The show
earned a Best of 2017 San Francisco Fringe
Festival Award.
‘Young Frankenstein’ — UTEP Dinner
Theatre, in the UTEP Student Union West build-
ing, opens its season with the Mel Brooks musical
comedy Oct. 12-28. Show time is 7 p.m.
at El Paso Community College Valle Verde
Campus Building C, Room 401 (Black Box) at 919
Hunter, with staged tales of horror including ver-
sions of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and “La
Llorona,” and a curiosity museum for patrons to
browse before the show. Admission is free.
Information: bragworks@yahoo.com.
‘Super Scary’ — ACT (A Children’s Theatre)
of Mesilla Valley presents the Halloween comedy
for all ages at 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday.
Oct. 26-27, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main
in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall. Tickets: $7.
Information: (575) 541-2290 or riograndethe-
atre.org.
“Fear! Horror! Terror!” That’s what the
Storyteller wanted for his night of spooky tales.
But everyone in the theater, including a vacuum-
ing janitor and an audience member who really
has to pee, keeps interrupting to share their own,
less-than-chilling versions of the stories.
‘Las Brujas de Macbeth’ — Sapiens Sapiens
Teatro Laboratorio of Mexico City presents the
Spanish language performance inspired by the
characters of witches in the tragedy of
Shakespeare’s “MacBeth” 6 p.m. Saturday, and
noon Sunday, Oct. 27-28, at Adobe Horseshoe
Theatre, Main, in San Elizario. Admission: $46.95
Saturday dinner show; $24.95 non-dinner matinee
Sunday. Parking lot is private. Information: 976-
7077, AdobeHorseshoe.com or on Facebook.
‘Addams Family’ — Alamogordo Music
Theatre’s presents the Tony Award-winning fairy
tale adventure Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-10. at
the Flickinger Center, 1110 N. New York in
Alamogordo. Tickets: $12. Showtimes, informa-
tion: alamogordomusictheatre.org.
‘Moon Over Buffalo’ — El Paso High
School’s Tiger Theatre Troupe presents the com-
edy by Ken Ludwig at 6 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1-4, at El
Paso High School Auditorium, 800 E. Schuster.
Admission: $7 ($5 students). Information: 236-
2500 or msmossephs.weebly.com.

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$48.50 (Friday and Saturday dinner performanc-
experience you won’t soon forget.
es), and $19.50 to $29.50 no-dinner matinee per-
Collectibles: Ben Folds, “Brick:
formances (Ticketmaster). Information: 747-6060
The Songs of Ben Folds 1994-
or utep.edu/udt.
This musical re-imagining of the Frankenstein
2012,” Edsel Records

around the edges but had an undeniably
infectious raw energy; while their sophomore
effort seemed to hone their sound, taking
their foot off punk pedal a bit, and applying
more pressure on rock and pop. Each CD
offers up a bevy of bonus tracks with unre-
In the United States when it comes to a qual-
ity reissue and a profound exploration of an
artist’s catalogue, the go-to label is Rhino
records. In Europe, if you’re looking for
PIZZA
legend follows young Dr. Frankenstein and Igor as
they attempt to create a monster, with scary and
hilarious complications. Features memorable
Fine Beers & Wines
tunes such as “The Transylvania Mania,” “He Vas
My Boyfriend” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” adding

leased material as well as alternate versions
and demo tracks. So jump aboard and let
Soul Asylum give you the ride of your life.
Bottle Rockets, “Bit Logic,”
someone to go deep into the vaults to dig out
serious treasure, a fine choice is Edsel. This
is the home of the new, expansive career-
encompassing release by one of the finest
piano players to ever put fingers to keys, Ben
KERN PLACE
theatrical flair to the screen sensation. Includes
some language and mature subject matter.
‘The Ballad of Roobie Rookie’ — El Paso 206 Cincinnati • 532-9483
WEST SIDE
Community Foundation’s Jewel Box Series opens
it 5th season with Del Valle High School’s post-

Bloodshot Records 865 N. Resler • 760-6000

Folds. The new collection takes its name apocalyptic Western with a robot sheriff and ani-
from one of his finest songs and weighs mal outlaws 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at the

“Bit Logic” sounds as if we are about to get
schooled in technology. Don’t panic:
Although the first cuts of the new “Bottle
Rockets” release covers the subject, the rest
of the album abandons the theme. This is
their first CD after a long three years’
absence. Waiting for a new collection from
the guys from St. Louis, Missouri just seems
to become a painful experience as the antici-
pation mounts. They continue to demonstrate
why their name must be mentioned right
along alt. country greats like Gram Parsons
and Uncle Tupelo. They even explain their
position on the genre halfway through on
“Bad Time to be an Outlaw.” They’ve kept it
together for over a quarter-century, and keep
getting better with age. This set leans harder
on the country side, but there’s still plenty of
fuzzed-out, feedback-riddled guitar, com-
bined with that twanged-out tone that pro-
vides the soundtrack to life in rural America.
more than its title. “Brick” features 13 com-
pact discs, including all four Ben Folds Five
albums, all his solo material, live recordings,
b-sides, and copious amounts of bonus mate-
rial. The bonus music cuts are chronological-
ly placed on each original album, and in
some cases spill over to a completely sepa-
rate CD. “Songs for Goldfish” also makes a
rare appearance — this was originally an
extremely elusive platter only sold via his
website. The collection of course has an
incredible 60-page booklet featuring a new
interview with Paul Myers, and comes in
very unique brick-style packaging. Be sure to
use this Brick as a main building block to
ensure a very sound structure when it comes
to constructing a music library.
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin’
Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net
EAST SIDE
Philanthropy Theatre (next to the Plaza Theatre).
Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster). Information: 533-
4020 or epcf.org.
The play originally was written as a screenplay 1879 N. Zaragosa • 856-9111
NORTHEAST
by Del Valle student Robert De La Rosa, who has
11100 Sean Haggerty (at US 54)
autism. Del Valle students performed it last April
on World Autism Day.
Season tickets for the series are $90; available at
821-7000
UPPER VALLEY
the El Paso Community Foundation, 333 N.
Oregon, or epcf.org/give/donate.
‘Jeckyll & Hyde’ — El Paso Playhouse, 2501
Montana, presents the play based on the Robert
145 W. Sunset (at Doniphan)
Lewis Stevenson horror classic Oct. 19-Nov. 3. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon.-Thur.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15 ($12 seniors 62+, stu- 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday
dents, military; $9 12 and younger). Information:
www.ardovinospizza.com
532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
“... definitely has the best pizza in town.”
— Texas Monthly
‘Witness! The Curiosity House Vol. II’
FINE PIZZA &
— Desert Ghouls Productions presents the
immersive theatrical experience is 8 to 10 p.m.
FINE DINING
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27,

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Friday Night Flicks — The UTEP film series
presents Incredibles 2 at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct.
19, at the Union Cinema, Union Building East,
First Floor. Rated PG. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $3 ($2 UTEP ID). A $5 movie combo
(with hot dog, popcorn and drink) offered.
Information: 747-5670.
Jay’s Pix Presents at the International
Museum — Film historian Jay Duncan and the
Sunset Film Society host film presentations at 2
p.m. Saturdays at International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana. Admission is free. Information:
543-6747 (museum) or sunsetfilmsociety.org.
October’s films are psychological thrillers. No
movie Oct. 20.
• Oct. 6: “Secret Window.” Based on the novel
by Stephen King. A man accuses an author (Johnny
Depp) of plagiarizing his short story. The author
discovers its resemblance to his own story, except
for the ending.
• Oct. 13: “The Game.” A wealthy investment
banker is given a mysterious gift — participation in
a game that integrates in strange ways with his
everyday life. Starring Michael Douglas, Deborah
Kara Unger, Sean Penn.
• Oct. 27: “Frantic.” A surgeon visits Paris with
his wife, who disappears from their hotel room.
Frantically searching and retracing his steps, every-
one he encounters says he arrived alone and has
no recollection of his wife. Starring Harrison Ford,
Betty Buckley, John Mahoney.
Borderlands Film Festival — The festival’s
debut is Tuesday through Sunday, Oct. 2-7, at
Allen Theatres’ Telshor 12, 2811 N. Telshor in
Las Cruces. The festival features movie screen-
ings, location scouting tours, networking events, a
tour of Film Las Cruces Studios, Awards Gala, a
Film and Media Expo and more. Day passes are
$20; All access passes are $50 ($40 military); VIP
Producer pass is $125 ($75 military). Information:
(575) 408-9026. Full film and seminar schedule at
BorderlandsFilmFestival.org.
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Opening night screening features the film
“Charlie’s Christmas Wish” on three screens,
beginning at 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2,
followed by a question and answer session with
writer/director Sue Ann Taylor, and actors
Lyndsey McKeon, Vernon Wells, Toni Hudson and
Jay M. Brooks. The film is about a combat vet who
has returned from Afghanistan with PTSD, only to
find that his family is wrapped up in Christmas
preparations.
Opening Night Social 8:30 to 11 Tuesday at
Game 2, 4131 Northrise.
David Salcido and Las Cruces-based film compa-
ny PRC Productions’ latest independent feature-
length anthology, “Lady Belladonna’s ‘Tales From
The Inferno’,” premieres at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct.
5, at Telshor 12 Cinemas. .
Veteran actor Jack Betts will conduct the semi-
nar “Acting in Film” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at
Telshor 12. The 1966 Euro-western Sugar Colt
featuring Betts is 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, fol-
lowed by a questions and answer session.
Awards Night Party is 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
6, at Little Toad Creek Brewery and Dragonfly
Restaurant on Main Street in downtown Las
Cruces. Closing party is 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
7, at Hacienda de Mesilla, 1891 Avenida de
Mesilla.
Film Salon — The Film Salon presents “Guess
Who’s Coming to Dinner” with Spencer Tracy
and Katherine Hepburn at 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 6, at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 250 E.
Montecillo, as part of a series on famous movie
pairings. Tickets: $5; available at drafthouse.com.
Information: filmsalon.org or on Facebook.
El Paso Scene
Classic Film Series — Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Main Street in Las Cruces,. Information:
(575) 541-2290, riograndetheatre.org.
• 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11: Goodfellas. $8.
• Fright Night triple feature is Saturday, Oct. 27.
Tickets: $8 per movie; $14 for 2; $18 for all 3:
Ghostbusters (original) is at 5 p.m., Gremlins,
7:30 p.m. and The Exorcist is 10 p.m.
‘Radio Silence’ — The world premiere of the
new film is 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the Rio
Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main, Las Cruces. A
select team of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers
are sent to retrieve pieces of a downed U.S. spy
satellite from a remote desert region of northern
Mexico. Admission: $8.50. Information: (575) 542-
2290 or riograndetheatre.org.
Pax Christi Film Series — A screening of
“Harvest of Empire,” a documentary tracing the
history of U.S. relations with Latin America, is 3
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at St. Joseph School audito-
rium, 1315 Travis (enter through parking lot
across from rectory). Discussion follows.
Admission is free, donations accepted.
Information: 740-3962.
Fountain Theatre — 2469 Calle de
Guadalupe, Mesilla. The historic theater, operated
by the Mesilla Valley Film Society, features films at
7:30 p.m. nightly, plus 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30
p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7 ($6 seniors, military
and students; $5 children); $5 on Wednesday.
Information: (575) 524-8287, mesillavalleyfilm.org.
The 7:30 p.m. Sunday Oct. 7 and 14 screenings
have open captions.
• Sept. 28-Oct 4: Manhattan Short Film Festival.
Audiences in more than 300 cities across six conti-
nents will vote on Finalists’ Films in the annual fes-
tival. No Sept. 29 matinee.
• Oct. 5-11: “Juliet, Naked.” The story of a
woman’s unlikely transatlantic romance with a
once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter.
• Oct. 12-18: “The Wife.” A wife questions her
life choices as she travels with her husband, who
will receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
• Oct. 19-25: “Tea with the Dames.” Dames
Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and
Maggie Smith let the cameras in on a friendship
that goes back more than half a century.
Thursday, Oct. 25 screening at 1:30 matinee; no
evening screening.
Showing at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20: “Love
& Bananas: An Elephant Story.” Elephant rescuers
embark on a daring mission across Thailand to
rescue a 70-year old captive blind Asian elephant.
• Oct. 26-Nov. 1: “I Am Not A Witch.” After a
banal accident in her village, an 8-year-old girl is
accused of witchcraft. Film free for current mem-
bers. No Saturday, Oct. 27, matinee.
New Mexico Museum of Space
History — 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo.
Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater tickets are $7
($6 seniors and military; $5 ages 4-12).
Planetarium show is $5 ($4 seniors, military and
children). Ages 3 and under free. Museum/IMAX
combo tickets available. Information: (877) 333-
6589 or (575) 437-2840, nmspacemuseum.org or
on Facebook. Now showing:
• Australia’s Great Wild North 11:05 a.m., 1:10
p.m. and 4:05 p.m.
• “Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity.” 12:30
and 3:30 p.m.
• “Mysteries of China.” 10:10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Star Show is 11:55 a.m. and 2:55 p.m.
Jay’s Film Forecast — Film historian Jay
Duncan prepared this list of top monthly “Coming
Attractions” for movie fans, listed by studio and
release date (subject to change):
Oct. 5:
• The Happy Prince (Sony Classics) — Rupert
Everett, Emily Watson, Colin Firth. Directed by
Everett.
• Heavy Trip (Music Box) — Torstein Bjørklund,
Antti Heikkinen, Ville Hilska. Directed by Juuso
Laatio and Jukka Vidgren.
• Over the Limit (Telemark) — Documentary. An
intimate portrait of the world’s most outstanding
rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun. Directed by
Marta Prus.
• A Star is Born (Warner Bros.) — Bradley
Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott. Directed by
Cooper. Fourth re-telling of the William A.
Wellman and Robert Carson chestnut.
• Venom (Columbia) — Tom Hardy, Michelle
Williams, Woody Harrelson. Directed by Ruben
Fleischer.
Oct. 12:
• Bad Times at the El Royale (20th Century-Fox)
— Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Jeff
Bridges. Directed by Drew Goddard.
• Beautiful Boy (Amazon) — Steve Carell, Maura
Tierney, Timothée Chalamet. Directed by Felix
Van Groeningen.
• Bigger (Freestyle) — Tyler Hoechlin, Julianne
Hough, Kevin Durand. Directed by George Gallo.
• First Man (Universal) — Ryan Gosling, Claire
Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler. Directed by
Damien Chazelle. Examination of Neil Armstrong,
the first man to step on the moon.
• Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (Columbia)
— Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ken Jeong, Madison
Iseman. Directed by Ari Sandel.
• The Oath (Roadside) — John Cho, Tiffany
Haddish, Billy Magnussen.
Directed by Ike Barinholtz.
Oct. 19:
• Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Fox Searchlight) —
Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells.
Directed by Marielle Heller.
• The Guilty (Magnolia) — Jakob Cedergren,
Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi. Directed by
Gustav Möller.
• Halloween (Universal) — Judy Greer, Nick
Castle, Jamie Lee Curtis. Directed by David
Gordon Green. Reportedly the final film in the
franchise, which began in 1978.
• The Hate U Give (20th Century-Fox) —
Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Regina Hall.
Directed by George Tillman Jr.
• Mid90s (A24) — Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges,
Na-kel Smith. Directed by Jonah Hill.
• Serenity (Aviron) — Anne Hathaway. Matthew
McConaughey, Diane Lane. Directed by Steven
Knight.
• What They Had (Bleecker Street) — Hilary
Swank, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner. Directed
by Elizabeth Chomko.
Oct. 26:
• Burning (Well Go USA) — Ah-In Yoo, Steven
Yeun, Jong-seo Jeon. Directed by Chang-dong
Lee.
• Hunter Killer (Summit) — Ethan Baird, Jacob
Scipio, Dempsey Bovell. Directed by Donovan
Marsh.
• Indivisible (Provident) — Justin Bruening, Sarah
Drew, Jason George. Directed by David G. Evans.
• Johnny English Strikes Again (Focus) — Emma
Thompson, Rowan Atkinson, Olga Kurylenko.
Directed by David Kerr. Third installment featur-
ing Atkinson as the accidental secret agent.
• Stuck (Freestyle) — Amy Madigan, Giancarlo
Esposito, Ashanti. Directed by Michael Berry.
DVD/Blu-ray Releases
Oct. 2:
• The First Purge. R
• Sicario: Day of the Soldado. R
Oct. 9:
• Skyscraper. PG-13
• Hotel Transylvania 3. PG
• Eighth Grade. R
Oct. 16:
• Unfriended: Dark Web. R
October 2018
University Dance Company — The
UTEP Department of Theater & Dance presents
the new campus dance company and guest artists
7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2:30
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1-4, at UTEP’s Wise Family
Theatre. Ticket information: 747-5118, the-
atredance.utep.edu or on Facebook.
Child Guidance Center’s Dinner and
Roast — 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at El Paso
Country Club. Tickets: $150, available at
epcgc.org. Information: 562-1999.
Hal Marcus Gallery — 1308 N. Oregon.
Showing Nov. 1-16: K-12 Student Art Exhibit
“Veteran’s Table: American Stories,” in honor of
Veterans Day. Public opening reception is 5 to 8
p.m. Thursday Nov. 1. Information: 533-9090 or
halmarcus.com.
UTEP Opera — Menotti’s “The Telephone”
and Barber’s “A Hand of Bridge” will be presented
at 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2
and 4, at Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission:
$12; $8 seniors and military, non-UTEP students;
$3 UTEP students, faculty & staff. Information:
747-5606 or utep.edu/liberalarts/music/.
Chamber of Commerce Gala — The
119th annual Greater El Paso Chamber of
Commerce gala celebrates “Dia de Los Muertos”
6:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at El Paso
Convention Center, with cocktails, dinner and
dancing. Black tie event; masks and face painting
encouraged. Tickets: $115. Table sponsorships
available starting at $1,500. Information/RSVP:
534-0500. Registration at elpaso.org.
Howl at the Moon — The benefit for the
Humane Society of El Paso is 6 p.m. Friday, Nov.
2, at 150 Sunset, 150 E. Sunset in the Upper
Valley, with dinner, live music and live and silent
auctions. Tickets: $75 ($750 table for ten).
Information: 532-6971 or hselpaso.org.
UTEP Opera Fall Production — Opera
UTEP presents Menotti’s “The Telephone” and
Barber’s “A Hand of Bridge” at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2 and 4, at UTEP’s
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission: $12; $8 sen-
iors and military, non-UTEP Students; $3 UTEP
students, faculty & staff. Information: 747-5606 or
utep.edu/opera.
Bourbon and Barbeque — The 2nd annual
event featuring bourbons from all over the United
States is 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at
Southwest University Park. Tickets: $65, includes
5 tastings and a barbecue meal. Information: 533-
BASE or southwestuniversitypark.com.
Dance for Kids’ Sake — Big Brother Big
Sisters of El Paso will host its 11th annual local
take on the show “Dancing with the Stars” at 6
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Plaza Theatre.
Admission: $50. Information: 544-4203,
bbbsep.org.
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Fiesta — Actor, producer and activist Wilmer
Valderrama, best known for his roles in “That 70s
Show” and “The Ranch,” is guest speaker at the
chamber’s 28th annual gala event Saturday, Nov.
October 2018
week of percussion, marimbas and more for its
Hall of Honor banquet — El Paso County Young Artist Development Series Nov. 5-9.
Historical Society’s 58th annual banquet is 6 p.m. Information: 747-8163 or eppm.org.
november Sunday, Nov. 4, at El Paso Country Club. Tickets:
$100. Information: elpasohistory.com or on
Facebook.
Main family performances are 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 8, at NMSU’s Atkinson Music
Recital Hall in Las Cruces, and Friday, Nov. 9, at
PREVIEW ‘Mitt3n 3’ — El Paso Pro-Musica presents a
UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Tickets: $5.
3, at Fort Bliss’s Centennial Club, 11199 Sergeant
Churchill. Details and tickets to be announced.
Information: 566-4066 or ephcc.org.
Concordia Día de Los Muertos —
Concordia Heritage Association and Paso Del
Norte Paranormal Society celebrate Day of the
Dead 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Concordia
Cemetery, 3700 E. Yandell. Tickets: $5.
Information: 497-1126 or concordiacemetery.org.
Dia de los Muertos ‘Que Florezca la
Vida’ — La Mujer Obrera Café Mayapan, 2000
Texas, hosts its 21st annual Day of the Dead 3 to
10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, featuring traditional
foods, Danza Azteca, live music, workshops and
community altars. Admission is free. Information:
217-1126, mujerobrera.org or on Facebook at
mujerobrera.
Noche de Calaveras Procession and
Concert — The Day of the Dead event is 5 to 9
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, in Downtown El Paso. The
parade and celebration begins at the El Paso
Museum of ith mariachis, dancers, marching
bands, catrinas, calavera masks and large-scale
marionettes and ends wth a concert. Information:
212-3068 or epmamember@elpasotexas.gov.
Red White & Brew Wine and Beer
Festival — 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, in
Plaza De Las Cruces on historic Main Street in
Downtown Las Cruces. Tickets: $15. Information:
(575) 522-1232 or redwhiteandbrewfestival.com.
Shakespeare on the Rocks — Hector
Serrano’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s
Dream” is at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 3-4, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S.
San Marcial. Tickets: $8-$10. Information: 474-
4275, shakespeareontherocks.com.
Renaissance Artsfaire — The 47th annual
event is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3-4, at Young Park, Walnut
and Lohman in Las Cruces. Admission: $10; free
for age 12 and younger.Information: (575) 523-
6403 or daarts.org.
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 F
orty years ago this month, hundreds Advertiser Index
of leading defenders of biblical A Christmas Fair 13 Flickinger Center 17 Paseo Christian Church 12
inerrancy met at a conference in Alma Calderon 9 Fountain Theatre 36 Perkins Jewelry Supply 10
Chicago. At that time many, perhaps Arabesque 6 Furrs Family Dining 1 1 Pets Alive 7
nearly all, conservative leaders believed Ardovino’s Desert Crossing 19 Hacienda de Mesilla 3 PhiDev Inc 28
that the Bible was without error — a doc- Ardovino’s Pizza 35 Hal Marcus Gallery 22 Precision Prosthetics 10
trine that remains a keystone today of ATMAS Healing 26 Hans Martial Arts 33 PTEP 34
what generally is considered evangelical Azar Nut Shop 10 Hike Up Cristo Rey 24 Reidsan 6
Christianity. These leaders saw a growing preceded the writing of the books of the Ho Baron 25 Home & Garden Show 5 Reiki & Crystals 11
tendency among more liberal Christians Bible. In the case of Genesis, the first Baskin Robbins 19 Inni Heart Eatery 14 Renaissance ArtsFaire 8
to question the Bible and to treat it as a written accounts appeared centuries after
manmade document with no special free-
Beauty Solutions 6 KTEP 30 Rio Grande Cancer Fndtn 14
the events described. In the New
dom from error.
Books Are Gems 32 La Casita 38 Krystyna Robbins 23
Testament, decades passed after Jesus’
These leaders issued what became
Bruce’s Air 12 La Union Maze 37 RR Model & Historical Assn 20
time on earth and the writing of the first
known as the Chicago Statement on
Casa de Flamenco 16 La Vina Winery 15 Eden Enterprises 12
gospels. Even Paul’s letters probably
Biblical Inerrancy. One of the key aspects
Cattleman's 10 Las Artistas 20 Stars Volleyball 16
took their initial shape from years of
of this statement, which was signed by
CBD Whole Health 8 Las Cruces Museums 23 Sunset Heights Tour 3
preaching and teaching.
nearly 300 evangelical scholars, was that So what’s the point of focusing only on
Ceci Burgos Counseling 20 Leo’s Mexican Food 37 The Cleaners 36
it focused almost entirely on the written the divine inspiration of written docu-
Collectibles 8 Magoffin Home St. Hist Site 9 Thunderbird Digital 28
text of the 66 books that make up the ments and not the words that led up to
Eckankar Texas 18 Marie Otero 18 Turkish Festival 38
Bible. But it didn’t go as far as saying their written form? Before God directed
El Paso Art Association 31 The Marketplace 39 Unity Bookstore 32
that every translation of the Bible was anyone to write something down, He
EPCC 11 McKinstry 27 UTEP Athletics 18
inerrant. It declared that the Bible was inspired people to tell the stories, teach
El Paso Funeral Museum 37 Mesilla Book Center 32 UTEP Theatre & Dance 2
without error in its “original autographs” the traditions, recite the poems and El Paso Live 39 Mesilla Valley Maze 14 Vanities 40
— the first edition, so to speak, of the preach the prophecy that all would later El Paso Playhouse 9 Mission Del Rey 26 Village Inn 31
written documents. become the written Bible. El Paso Symphony 7 MotoEl Paso 16 Walgreens 26
The problem, of course, is that there are “The Lost World of Scripture” by John EP Psychic Fair 11 Mustard Seed Café 33 Western Traders 29
no “original autographs” in existence H. Walton and D. Brent Sandy explores EW Bright Carpentry 20 Nayda’s Gems & Stones 22
today. There is no official first edition of the largely ignored significance of this Escamilla Gallery 29 Nina Cobb Walker 7
any of the books that make up the Bible. oral tradition. It’s a book I recommend to
Scholars rely on various early documents anyone who’s willing to go beyond
and try to reconcile the differences. In dogma and doctrine and gain a deeper
some cases there are lengthy passages understanding of biblical inspiration. For
that appear in some early manuscripts but myself, I’ve found that the more I
not others (such as Mark 16:9-20 and explore Scripture and its origins, the
John 7:53-8:11). more highly I regard its value.
The other problem is that the focus on
Randy Limbird is editor of
written documents overlooks the fact that
El Paso Scene. Comments?
there was a lengthy oral tradition that
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