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Your monthly guide to community

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A Birdman’s View of El Paso

Joe Grossinger, who’s known as “Birdman of El Paso”
on the popular photo-sharing website flickr.com,
is a prolific photographer whose El Paso pictures
and more can be found on his own website,
grossingerphotography.com, as well as
birdman.smugmug.com.
Clockwise, from top left: El Paso Sunset (taken from Scenic
Drive), Bassett Tower, San Elizario Presidio Chapel, Abraham
Chavez Theatre, Sunset Grocery and San Jacinto Plaza.

Our 5th annual Summer Fun Guide! JUNE 2011

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KLAQ International Balloonfest — The
26th annual festival is Saturday through
Monday, May 28-30. Includes mass balloon
launches each morning as well as balloon rides,
water rides, vendors and live concerts nightly.
Information: 544-9550 or klaq.com.
Morning launches are all three days at Santa
Teresa Country Club Golf Course, with Golf
Ball Special Shape Balloon sponsored by Time
Warner.
A Saturday night Balloon Glow is 7 p.m. at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.
Concerts are at Wet N’ Wild Waterworld in
Anthony, Texas. Tickets: $15 (includes concerts
and water rides).
This year’s concert headliners include:
• Saturday — alternative rock band Finger
Eleven (“Paralyzer,” “One Thing”)
• Sunday — Ed Kowalczyk (formerly of alter-
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native rock band Live) La Union Maze — The maze is open for
• Monday — alternative metal bands Pop Evil the first time in the spring season, 11 a.m. to 8
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(“Hero,” “Last Man Standing”) and Drowning
Pool (“Bodies”).
Rockin’ The Rez Pow Wow — Ysleta del
p.m. Saturdays and noon to 7 p.m. Sundays
through May 29, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday, May 30, on at 1101 Highway 28 in La
Union, N.M., next to Zin Valle Winery.
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Sur Pueblo’s 2nd annual pow wow is all say
Activities include short 7-acre maze, big jump-
Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29, at Speaking June Roundup 3-13, 42
ing pillow, pedal cars, cow train, air cannon,
Rock Entertainment Center, 122 S. Old Pueblo Behind the Scene 4
tube slides, sand box, tents, picnic tables and
Road, with Native American dance, food and Scene Spotlight 6
more. Admission: $6 ($3 ages 4 and younger;
crafts from tributes throughout the area. All
free for children not yet walking. Information: Dance 14
ages welcome. Admission is free. Information:
549-1323 or launionmaze.com. Here’s the Ticket 15-18
860-7777 or speaking-rock.com.
Headline concerts that weekend are Joan Jett Miss Border City Queens Pageants — Program Notes 18
and the Blackhearts Saturday, and Puddle of Women from all over El Paso will vie for the Music, Comedy 19-21
Mudd and Rev Theory Sunday (ages 16 and titles of Miss Border City Queen and Miss Teen Viva Juárez 22
older welcome). Native American musician Border City Queen is Sunday, May 29. Sports 23-26
Keith Secola and The Wild Band of Indians also Contestants compete in evening gown, inter- Summer Fun Guide 27-31,
performs both days. view and swimsuit categories. Information/loca- 35-36
tion: 309-2576 or missbordercityqueen.com.
Thunder in the Canyon — The car show, Feature: All-in-One Fun 34-36
motorcycle run and parade benefiting Miracle Bark For Life — American Cancer Society’s Nature 39-41
League is noon Saturday, May 28, in first-ever pet walk fundraiser is 8 to 11 a.m. El Paso FishNet 43
McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre. Bike run Saturday, June 4, at Eastwood (Album) Park, SW Art Scene 44-47
returns to canyon at 3 p.m. Concerts featuring 3110 Parkwood, with dog contests, a remem- Gallery Talk 48-49
tribute bands begin at 4 p.m. including brance walk and other activities. Proceeds ben- At the Museum 50-52
Aeromyth (Aerosmith Tribute), Cowboys from efit Relay for Life at Fort Bliss. Registration fee:
Hell Paso (Pantera ) and Alive in Chains (Alice
Racking Up History 52
$20 per dog (no more than two dogs per per-
in Chains). Registration: $20 motorcycles; $25 History Lessons 53
son). Information: 544-4427 or
cars. General admission: $20. Information: 779- Keep on Bookin' 54
Emily.wolfe@cancer.org.
4770 or 227-4990. Film Scene 55
TeenFest Concert and Car show — El On Stage 56-57
A Tribute to Mike Guerrero — The car Paso Public Library’s 6th annual teen summer
show and dance honoring the local D.J. is Stage Talk 57
reading program kickoff is noon to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 29, at El Maida Shrine Center, Saturday, June 4, at Cohen Stadium, featuring Becoming Bicultural 58
6331 Alameda. Car show is noon to 6 p.m. informational and carnival booths, games, live Liner Notes 59
with Fox 92.3 Jukebox live, and a dance featur- entertainment, car and bike show, giveaways July Preview 60
ing live local bands at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit and more. Admission is free. Information: 543-
Centro de Mujeres de la Esperanza. 5479, 543-5495 or El Paso Scene User’s Guide 62
Registration: $25 in advance (ticketbully.com); hernandezca@elpasotexas.gov. Advertiser Index 62
$30 day of show. Car show open to all vehicles; Teen Fest Is the kick-off for The El Paso Public
Subscription Form 62
space is limited. Information: eptcruising.com.
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orking at home tends to bring
out the animal lover in me.
For a while I had three dogs at
the house plus two cats outside. Only one
of them was a “planned pet” — a Lhasa
Apso named Irene who’s now over 16
years old. Irene is blind and mostly deaf,
but otherwise quite healthy. She navigates
the house by bumping into walls and fur-
niture. Irene has become a bit grumpy in
her old age, but she’s definitely family.
For over three years we had Frosty, an
American Eskimo we inherited after my
aunt died. My aunt was funny about dogs
— she almost never let the dog inside and
only petted the animal a couple of times a
day. So Frosty took a while to get used to
having the run of the house. Our doggie
door was particularly fascinating — she
must have averaged going in and out 50
times a day. Frosty died of old age a little
over a year ago.
Then there was Trooper, a retriever-
German Shepherd mix who used to live
across the street. I volunteered to take
him jogging in the mornings shortly after
we moved into the neighborhood.
Trooper could easily jump the fence at
his house, so often he would wait on my
doorstep before dawn, barking to let me
know he was ready for the daily exercise.
Eventually Trooper hung out at our house
so much that the neighbors accepted his
decision to change residence.
Among Trooper’s quirks was panicking
during a thunderstorm. He’d find a way
out of the back yard and eventually we’d
get a phone call from someone several
blocks away who had rescued him. Then
one day he got trapped for over a day in
our wrought-iron gate while we were out
of town, injuring himself so badly that
the vet suggested putting him down. But
Trooper slowly recovered most of his
strength and lived another two-and-a-half
years. His body finally gave out this
spring and he died peacefully in his sleep.
The cats are a whole other story.
They’re strays we adopted when we lived
a few blocks away. Sally is the mother
cat who will have nothing to do with
humans other than eat the food we put
out for her. George is her son from the
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first of Sally’s litters (that we know of)
and showed up about 12 years ago.
Then Sally had another litter and we
found the kittens in time to give them
good homes. I later trapped Sally and had
her spayed to make sure we would not
have to deal with more of her prodigy.
Moving them to our new house in early
2005 was traumatic. I had to trap Sally
again and then put both Sally and George
in harnesses tethered in our side yard. We
kept them hooked up for nearly two
weeks to make sure they knew this was
their new home. It worked — they’re
both still here. Sally still doesn’t have
anything to do with me but George is my
outdoor companion now, insisting on
being petted whenever I sit on the patio.
There’s lots of other activity in our
Upper Valley back yard thanks to the
doves that feed on the cat food and the
hummingbirds that habituate our feeder.
A box turtle showed up this past week to
join the menagerie.
A few nights ago, a neighbor noticed
two kittens under my wife’s car. When I
looked for them, they were hiding in the
engine compartment. I got one out quick-
ly, but the other had wedged herself so
tightly it took me about 10 minutes to
extricate her. The kittens looked identical
— grayish fur, maybe 4 or 5 weeks old. I
put a sign up in the neighborhood to see
if anyone would claim. My neighbor is
now taking care of them, but who knows?
They could become our next adoptees
(but if you’re interested, give me a call!).
Randy Limbird
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Library 7-week Summer Reading Club event
for teens. Teens may learn to apply for a library
card at the kick-off.
Also featured are performances by local bands
and organizations, and information booths on
education and health. Youth can apply for a
library card and join the El Paso Public Library
Summer Reading Club.
New this years a TeenFest t-shirt design con-
test for ages 13-19; call for information.
The Wedding Show — The summer bridal
extravaganza is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, June
5, at Butterfield Trail Golf Club, 1858
Cottonwoods. The show is the only outdoor-
tent bridal fair in the El Paso/Las Cruces are.
Guests can view several wedding vendors and
enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, couture fashion
shows and mini-makeovers. Postponed from
May 22. Admission: $5. Information: 355-6940
or theweddingshowelpaso.com.
PrideFest 2011 — The annual parade in
honor of National Gay Pride Month is 10 a.m.
Saturday, June 11, starting at Houston Park
(Montana and St. Vrain), and concluding at
Pride Square (E. Missouri and N. Stanton), for
the Gay Pride Street Festival. Information: elp-
pride.org.
The festival is noon to 11:30 p.m. with DJs,
belly dancers, drag shows, and other perform-
ers. Featured entertainment includes Luciana,
Lady Bunny, DJ Pornstar and Mallorie.
VIP Pride Passes are $40; includes access to
all events and party buss shuttle service.
Available at the Tool Box.
• The sponsor and volunteer Soiree is 8 p.m.
to 2 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, at The Tool Box,
506 N. Stanton. VIP event. Admission: $5.
• The Official Kick-Off is 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Thursday, June 9, at Club Alive, 610 N. Mesa.
• The Pride Dance Party with djMix is 9 p.m.
to 4 a.m. Friday, June 10. Includes a meet and
greet with DJ Pornstar.
• A Glow Water and Light Show is Sunday,
June 12, at Wet N’ Wild Waterworld in
Anthony, Texas, with headliner DJ Pornstar and
special guest Mallorie. Events begin at noon.
The 2nd annual Pride Pageant, “Taste the
Rainbow,” is set for 10 p.m. Thursday, June 2,
at The Tool Box. Winners will be showcased at
the Pride Festival. Call for details: (253) 273-
3879.
Miss El Paso USA — The pageants for Miss
El Paso USA and the Miss El Paso Teen USA are
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 10-11, at the
Abraham Chavez Theatre. The pageants are
the official preliminaries to the Miss Texas USA,
Miss Texas Teen USA, Miss USA Pageants.
Tickets: $20 orchestra; $12.50 tier seating.
Information: Laura’s Productions, 845-2894 or
misselpasousa@aol.com.
Billy The Kid Festival — The 2nd annual
festival named for the infamous outlaw is Friday
through Sunday, June 10-12,in historic San
Elizario, Texas. The event celebrates Billy the
Kid’s visit to San Elizario in 1876, with re-
enactments of the historic breakout of Billy’s
friend at the old El Paso County Jail, historic jail
and historic sites tours, arts and crafts, conces-
sions and more. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. Friday,
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: 594-
8424 or billythekidfestival.com.
The event features reenactors, ghost tours
with Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society, his-
toric talks at the Las Portales Museum, a Billy
The Kid Look-A-Like contest, “Western Days”
Art Exhibit by the San Elizario Art District
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Guild at the Golden Eagle Gallery, pony and
stagecoach rides, family arts and crafts and
more.
The performance of the historical play
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Mystery of 1876” is 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m.
Sunday at Festival Playhouse, 1500 Main Street
in San Elizario. Tickets: $7-$10.
Flag Day Ceremony — The El Paso Texas
“Flags Across America” chapter will host its
annual ceremony at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 11,
at the Old Glory Memorial, corner of Diana
and Gateway North (Entry on Kenworthy).   
The 50x100- foot flag donated by VFW 8550
will be raised as well as flags from all 50 states
 
and six territory flags. Information: Jimmy
Melver, 549-5031.
A chile cook-off, car show and rummage sale 
begin at noon. Hot dogs and drinks for sale.
Juneteenth Celebration — Stars of the  
Sun Chapter for the Order of the Eastern Star
will celebrate the oldest known celebration 
commemorating the end of slavery in the   
United States noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, June  
11, at Northgate Optimist Club, 4201 Skyline,
with food, entertainment, Juneteenth history,
and raffle giveaways. Commemorative t-shirt
available for purchase. Admission is free.
     
Information: Divenus Parker, 549-1451 or         
      
Jeanette Bratcher, 373-5552.
On June 19, 1865, Union Soldiers, led by
Major General Gordon Granger, landed in

Galveston, Texas with the news that the war
had ended and that the enslaved were now all 
free.  
Great Southwest Talent Showcase —   
Area talent will be highlighted in the family   
show 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at
Scottish Rite Theater, 301 W. Missouri, featur-
ing singers, dancers, musicians and other talent.
Hosted b Dance Designs. Tickets: $12 lower
level; $10 balcony. No reserved seats.
Information: Sandra Welch, 564-5626.
This year’s performers include El Paso
Repertory Singers performing “PDQ Bach,” Bel
Air All State Gymnastics Team, Desert Eagle
Hip Hop Dancers, Jonathan Perez and Dancer
Aires, Internationals Flamenco and Fosse’s
Broadway Dancers.
St. Anthony’s Day Celebration — The
annual commemoration of the reservation’s
patron saint is Monday, June 13, at Ysleta del
Sur Reservation. St. Anthony is patron saint of
the Tigua tribe in Ysleta. The celebration, pri-
marily religious in nature, is free and open to
the public. Information: 859-8053.
Preparations begin in early morning, with an 8
a.m. Mass at the Ysleta Mission, and a proces-
sion bearing St. Anthony’s image immediately
following. People with promises to St.
Anthony’s can take their vows or display acts
of devotion.
Tribal members return to the tuh-la (ceremo-
nial site similar to a kiva), where dancing con-
tinues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A meal will be
served from noon to 1:30 p.m. The procession
returns to the church at about 4:30 p.m., then
back to the tuh-la for more dancing.
The tuh-la is located near the reservation:
Take Alameda east to Candelaria, turn left,
then right on San Fernando and right on Juno.
The reservation is a few blocks from the mis-
sion and Ysleta Cultural Center. The public is
invited to watch, but photographs of the cere-
monies should be taken only with permission.
Bring folding chairs.
Antiques Roadshow — The Antiques
Roadshow brings its 2011 Tour through El Paso
Saturday, June 18, at El Paso Convention
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Scene Spotlight highlights events
advertised in this issue.
El Paso Parks and Recreation
Summer events — Concerts at San
Jacinto Plaza Downtown are
Wednesdays June 8-July 6; Healthy
Hearts Walks are the second Saturday of
the month; Melodies in the Park con-
certs are June 12-Aug. 21; Club Rec
Summer Camp is June 13-Aug. 5.
National Parks and Recreation Month
activities are July 15-16, including a talk
by NASA flight director Ginter Kerrick
July 23; the Think Green fashion and
craft show is July 29 at Bassett Place.
Swimming programs and youth sports
events also available. Page 38.
Billy The Kid Festival — The 2nd
annual festival named for the infamous
outlaw is June 10-12in historic San
Elizario. Page 64.
‘Viva El Paso!’ — The summertime
pageant returns to McKelligon Canyon
Amphitheatre for its 34th season June
3-Aug. 13. Page 3.
El Paso Summer Music Festival - The
Potpourri Concert featuring La Catrina
Quartet and winners of the 2011 Young
Musicians Competition is June 4 at
UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Center. Page 30.
‘Nine Levels to Bliss’ — Danyavaad
and the Shimmy Sisters perform June 4
at the Scottish Rite Theatre, and host a
series of workshops June 5. Page 25.
Mercado Mayapan Farmer’s Market
— Mercado Mayapan’s farmer’s market
is Saturday and Sunday mornings begin-
ning June 4. Page 53.
El Paso Convention and Performing
Arts Center — Events Fight for Pride
(June 4) in the Convention Center; Cats
(June 6-7), Adal Ramones (June 11)
and Chris Isaak (June 28) at the Plaza
Theatre and Maria de Buenos Aires
Opera Tango (June 17) in Abraham
Chavez. Page 4.
Summer Reading Club — The El Paso
Public Library’s free reading club for
children “Dig up a Good Book” runs
June 4-July 16 at all public library facili-
ties. Page 28.
Ballet Performing Arts Center
camps — Summer dance camps and
classes are June 6-Aug. 5. Page 37.
El Paso Zoo Camp — The 2011
Summer Zoo Camp “Z-Raffes” is June
6- Aug. 12 at El Paso Zoo. Page 27.
EPAA Crossland Gallery — Showing
June 7-25 are “Wax Up” encaustics
exhibit; “Concerning Abstract Art Part
I,” works by A. Stein and artists of the
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month Susan Wester Perez and Winfrey
Hearst. Page 25.
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino
events — Stevie Ray Vaughan and
Double Trouble Tribute “Crossfire”
(June 8) and 12th annual Big Daddy Car
Show (June 19). Page 7.
LYNX Exhibits — Showing June 11-
Sept. 4: “Take Flight” and ”Noise.”
Region artists are featured in Lynx’s El
Paso Artisan Gallery. Summer camps
also begin in June. Pages 15 and 27.
Sasahara Gallery — Showing through
July 31 is “The South of Spain” works
by Candy and Charlie Mayer with a pas-
tel demonstration by Candy Mayer June
11. UTEP art classes also planned in
June. Page 45.
Shundo Dance Camps — Shundo
Dance Studio’s dance camps for teens
begin June 13, including salsa, swing,
cha-cha, waltz and more. Page 35.
Krystyna Robbins workshops — The
local artist’s upcoming New Mexico
workshops are June 20-24 in Ruidoso,
Aug. 1-5 in Cloudcroft and Oct. 15-20
in Taos. Page 18.
Rubin Center — Showing through
Sept. 21 at UTEP’s Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is
“Baroque on the Border,” works by
Rigoberto Gonzalez. Page 19.
Mad Science of El Paso Summer
Camps — 6th annual camps are June
28-July 29 at Mt. Franklin Baptist
Church and July 11-29 at EPCC’s
Northwest Campus. Page 37.
Dancers Studio camps — Dancers
Studio Summer Camps are June through
August with hip-hop, jazz, tumbling, aer-
ial dance, ballet and more. Page 37.
Hal Marcus Gallery — The gallery’s
new location is 1308 Oregon. New
books for sale in the gift shop include
“Hal Marcus El Paso Arthouse.” Advance
tickets to The Shimmy Sisters perform-
ance available at the gallery. Page 43.
The Temptations — The legendary
Motown group performs July 14-15 at
Magoffin Auditorium, with original band
member Otis Williams. Page 63.
Southern New Mexico
Silver City MainStreet — First Fridays
events are June 3 and July 1 throughout
historic Downtown; The premiere of
the community-made music video
“Downtown Silver City: Everything’s
Waiting For You” is June 7 at the Silco
Theatre and the Celebrate MainStreet
Banquet is June 10. Page 25.
Sierra County Arts Council events
— Greg Abate Jazz Concert (June 10),
Farmer’s Market, Elephant Butte Chile
Cook-off and Downtown Art Hop (June
11) and Camp Red Rock fundraiser
(June 12) in Truth or Consequences.
Page 17.
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Center, featuring more then 70 appraisers.
Tickets to have an item appraised are free, but
available through a lottery system in advance at
pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/tickets.html.
Information: 534-0600.
Big Daddy Car Show — Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino will host the 12th annual
Father’s Day event noon to 6 p.m. Sunday,
June 19. Events include a car and motorcycle
show with vehicles on display including cars,
trucks and motorcycles. Food and beverage
booths, beer garden and live music also fea-
tured. Admission is free. Information: (575)
874-5200.
All fathers can enter the “Father’s Day
Giveaways” for cash prizes of $500, $1,000 and
$1,500. Entry begins at 2 p.m.
Registration: $25 in advance; $30 day of show
for cars; $20 in advance; $25 day of show for
bikes. Forms available at Sunland Park
Racetrack & Casino or online at sunland-
park.com.
Anime Convention — The Fellow Anime
Lovers Convention (FAL-Con) is June 24-26 at
2501 Mesa. The event features competitive
gaming, artists and anime product vendors,
food tables with pocky and other items, card
tournaments, cosplay events, giveaways and
more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday; 10:30
a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday and 10:30 to 6 p.m.
Sunday. All ages welcome during the day; ages
18 and older only after 9 p.m. Admission: $30
for all three days (ticketbully.com). VIP badges
available at the door for an additional $5.
Information: fal-convention.com.
Bi-national Rally on the River - Rio
Grande Safe Communities Coalition’s 7th annu-
al event in observance of “International Day
Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” is
Saturday, June 25, at International Boundary
Monument Marker One, where Texas, New
Mexico and Mexico meet. The anti-drug
awareness day was established by the United
Nations in 1988. Admission is free. Sponsored
by Rio Grande Safe Communities Coalition.
Information: 775-2555 or safecommuni-
tiesept@sbcglobal.net.
To get there: Cross the Rio Grande at Ewald-
Kipp Road and West Paisano, near the railroad
overpass just south of Executive Center. Turn
left and follow dirt road to the boundary mark-
er.
Scenic Sundays — El Paso area citizens and
their pets are invited to ride, skate, walk or run
on Scenic Drive, from Rim Road to Richmond,
6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sundays through September,
and 7 a.m. to noon during the fall and winter
months. Safety barrels will line the area and the
El Paso Police Department will provide security
along this popular path. Hosted by the office of
city Rep. Susie Byrd. Admission is free.
Information: 541-4416 or district2@elpaso-
texas.gov.
Downtown Street Festival — The entire
El Paso Convention Center area, including the
Abraham Chavez Theatre and the Union Plaza
District, stages of live music including the main
stage, rock stage and Latin stage, food, games
Friday and Saturday, July 1-2. Ticket informa-
tion: 544-9550 or klaq.com.
Friday’s headliners are Hinder.
Saturday’s headliners include 70s rock icons
Bachman and Turner of Bachman-Turner
Overdrive.
Wind Symphony July 4th Celebration
— The El Paso Wind Symphony, will perform
patriotic music at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at
the Chamizal National Memorial amphitheater.
A fireworks show follows the concert.
Presented by the Museum and Cultural Affairs
Department of the City of El Paso. Admission is
free. Information: 541-4481 or 532-7273.
East Side 4th of July Parade — Anyone
can join the 32nd annual Independence Day
parade sponsored by El Paso Del Norte Lions
Club, beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, July 4, at
Hanks High School, 2001 Lee Trevino (at
Montwood).
The “People’s Parade” will march two miles
to Album Park via Montwood and Yarbrough.
No charge for entries. Floats, marching units,
antique cars, horses and bicycles are among the
entries. Sponsorships and donations welcome.
Donations may be sent to 8117 Violet Way,
79925. Information/donations: Gloria Diaz,
731-1549.
La Viña Country Picnic — The winery in
La Union, N.M. will host its 11th annual picnic
noon to 6 p.m. Monday, July 4, featuring enter-
tainment by Live By Request. Hot dogs, ham-
burgers, water, soda, wine and wine margaritas
for sale, tents and tables set up, croquet, bad-
minton and a water slide. Attendees may bring
their own picnic and lawn chairs (no coolers or
pets). Information: (575) 882-7632 or lavinaw-
inery.com. The winery is at 4201 S. NM
Highway 28, one mile north of Vinton Road.
West Side Independence Day Parade
— The Rotary Club of El Paso’s 15th annual
Independence Day parade begins at 9 a.m.
Monday, July 4, at Thunderbird and Shadow
Mountain. The 2.6-mile parade route will go
from Western Hills United Methodist Church
down Shadow Mountain, then up Mesa to
Coronado High School. Information: rotary-
westelpaso.org.
Southern New Mexico
Silver City Blues Festival — The 16th
annual event is May 27-29 at Gough Park, cor-
ner of Pope and 12th Streets in Silver City.
Sponsored by the Mimbres Region Art Council,
with live acoustic and electric blues music, arti-
san’s alley, food vendors and a beer garden.
Performances are noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and
12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free,
unless otherwise listed. No dogs or alcohol
allowed in park area. Information: (575) 538-
2505 or (888) 758-7289 or mimbresarts.org.
Friday Kickoff is 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Buffalo
Dance Hall with The Coolers. Tickets: $12.
Saturday’s headliner is Zac Harmon at 7:30
p.m. Other performers are Reba Russell Band,
Shri Blues Band, The Continental Blues Band
and Kat Crosby Band.
Sunday’s headliner is Harry Manx at 5 p.m.
Other performers are Big Jim Adam and John
Stilwagen, The Pleasure Pilots and C.W. Ayon.
A Saturday Night Jam Session is 9 p.m. to 1
a.m. at the Buffalo Dance Hall. Tickets: $12.
Raffle tickets to win prizes such as custom
guitars, iPad2 and roundtrip tickets to
Albuquerque are $5.
First New Mexico Bank Wild Wild
West Pro Rodeo — The annual PRCA
Rodeo rides into Silver City, May 27-June 4, at
Southwest Horseman’s Park, U.S. 180 East (at
Caballero Road). Performances begin at 8 p.m.
Thursday though Saturday, June 2-4, Gates
open at 6 p.m. with “mutton bustin’” kids
events at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $11 in advance;
$16 at the gate (law enforcement and military
in uniform admitted free). Family Night pack-
ages are June 2 (buy three, get one free).
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Advance tickets available at Circle Heart
Western Wear in Silver City and Circle S
Western Emporium in Deming. Information:
(575) 534-5030.
Additional competitions:
• Friday, May 27 — Team Roping
• Tuesday, May 31 — “Pot of Silver Open Calf
and Team Roping
• Wednesday, June 1 — Slack events, 9 a.m.,
and Boys N Bulls bullriding, 8 p.m.
• Thursday, June 2 — Exceptional Rodeo for
youth with disabilities, 6:45 p.m.
Mayfair — Cloudcroft’s 34th annual juried
arts & crafts show is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, May 28-29, at Zenith Park, with
new and returning art vendors showcasing
sculpture, pottery, jewelry, paintings and more
as well as music, food, children’s activities and
more. Admission is free. Information: 1-888-
874-4447 or cloudcroft.net.
Southern New Mexico Wine Festival
— The annual festival is noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday through Monday, May 28-30, at the
Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Las
Cruces. The Memorial Day Weekend festival
offers sampling of wines produced by New
Mexico wineries as well as local food and ven-
dors. Wine may be purchased by the glass, bot-
tle or case. No pets or coolers.
Admission: $15 (includes souvenir glass) Must
have valid ID; free for under 21 with parent or
legal guardian. Active duty and retired military
receive $3 discount on Monday, with valid ID.
Information: (575) 522-1232 or snmwinefesti-
val.com.
Live music begins at 12:15 daily with Cadillac
Kings and Guitar Slim Saturday, Mixx Band and
Josh Grider Sunday and Billy Townes and The
Liars Monday.
To get to the fairgrounds, take I-10 West
toward Deming, then take the fairgrounds exit
and follow the signs. Free parking.
The festival is presented by the New Mexico
Wine Growers Association.
Billy The Kid Chute Out — Ruidoso
Downs Race Track and Casino in Ruidoso
Downs, N.M., hosts the National Federation of
Professional Bullriders bull riding event at 7
p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 3-4, at Ruidoso
Downs Horse Sale Pavilion. More than 40 pro-
fessional PBR, PRCA, and CBR ranked bulls and
bull riders are expected to be featured Ruidoso
area for two nights of exciting events, along
with vendors, musical entertainment and food
concessions. Tickets: $20 (free for ages 5 and
younger). Performance times to be announced.
Information: (575) 808-1163.
Billy’s Sports Bar and Grill will feature enter-
tainment from Stephenville, Texas band Six
Market Boulevard Friday, and Austin performer
Mike Kelly Saturday.
‘First Fridays’ in Silver City — Several of
historic Downtown Silver City’s restaurants,
shops and “Red Dot” galleries will stay open
late the first Friday of each month as part of
the monthly “First Friday” shopping event.
Information: 1-800-548-9378 or silvercitymain-
street.com.
The June 3 event includes a rodeo celebra-
tion.
‘Summer in the City’ — Alamogordo
Chamber of Commerce’s summer celebration
and chili cook off is 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, June 4, at Alamogordo Zoo, 1021
White Sands Boulevard, with rides jumping bal-
loons, food and craft vendors and live enter-
tainment. Chili cook-off is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Vendor space and cook-off entries being taken.
Admission: $1 (ages 5 and younger free).
Information: (575) 437-6120.
Super Saturdays in Colorful Columbus
— Luna County Economic and Community
Development will host an all-day merchants
event throughout Columbus, N.M. the first
Saturday of every month (June 4), featuring
local merchants and organizations offering spe-
cial events, promotions and garage sales.
Guests are also invited to enjoy the communi-
ty’s Historical Walking Tour and museums.
Admission is free. Information/directions: Philip
Skinner, (915) 526-2307 or columbusnewmexi-
co.com.
WCC&D Spring Fiesta — The 27th annual
fiesta at the former New Mexico mining boom
towns Winston, Chloride, Chiz and Dusty is 9
a.m. to midnight Saturday, June 4, at the
Community Center in Winston, 35 miles north-
west of Truth or Consequences on NM 52.
Parade begins at 9 a.m. Information: (575) 743-
0190 or montecristogallery@windstream.net.
The 24 Club Home Tour — The annual
tour of Silver City, N.M. homes is 1 p.m.
Sunday, June 5. Proceeds benefit the club’s
community service projects and scholarship
fund. Ticket information: silver24club.com.
Billy the Kid Geofest — The 2nd annual
geocaching event is 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11,
at the Fort Stanton Parade Grounds in Ft,
Stanton, N.M. Participants need to arrive
between 9 and 10 a.m. This year’s event has
approximately 30 geocache sites spread
throughout Lincoln County, honoring the New
Mexico Centennial and focusing on the Billy the
Kid Scenic Byway. Cookout at the fort follows
the event. Participation is free. Information:
Mike Bilbo, (575) 420-7121 or
mike_bilbo@blm.gov.
Elephant Butte Chile Challenge — The
21st annual cook-off is Saturday, June 11, in
the Desert Cove camping area of Elephant
Butte State Park. Several area cooks compete
to have the best and hottest red and green
chile in the southwest. Tasting begins at 11 a.m.
Proceeds will benefit local charities. Park
admission fee applies; tasting cups available for
a small donation. Information: (575) 894-3264
or (575) 744-5292.
‘Walk in the Woods’ health fair — The
annual Lincoln County health and safety fair is 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at The
Wingfield Park, 415 Wingfield, in Ruidoso, N.M.
More than 25 health and safety booths with
information, giveaways and more. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 973-1829 or lin-
colnhealthcouncil.org.
Drag Queen Bingo — Southern New
Mexico Pride hosts the return of the popular
sell-out event 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 17, at
Ramada Palms de Las Cruces, as part of New
Mexico Pride weekend events. Ball puller is
Ivonna Bump with musical momentum by DJ
Berto. Live and silent auctions also featured, in
addition to the Bingo prizes. Proceeds benefit
Southern New Mexico Pride and the Sexual
and Gender Diversity Resource Center at
NMSU. Tickets: $15 ($10 students); available in
advance at Spirit Winds, 2260 Locust.
Information: Sharna Horn, sgdrc@nmsu.edu or
southernnmpride.org.
High Rolls/Mountain Park Lions Club
Cherry Festival — The 46th annual festival
is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and Sunday, June 18-19, at the High Rolls
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June Roundup Sunday’s fiesta is 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday
Cont’d from Page 7 with the annual Turtle Races at 3 p.m. (registra-
tion begins at noon), and a dance/tardeada at 4
Community Center, 56 Cottage Row. The festi-
p.m. with music by Fierro Band. New this year
val features all varieties of cherry products —
is the first Tortugas Idol Contest at 2 p.m.
pies, tarts, ciders — and, of course, fresh cher-
Traditional foods served both days.
ries, children’s activities, and more than 60 arts
Events conclude at 8 p.m. Sunday with a raffle
and crafts vendors.
drawing for Southwest Airline tickets.
Admission and parking is free. No pets.
The 6th annual Tortugas Open Golf Scramble
Information: (575) 682-6044, 682-3260 or
is Friday, June 24.
hrmplions.com.
To get there: Take Interstate 10 to Las
High Rolls is nine miles east of Alamogordo on
Cruces, exit on University Avenue and go
U.S. 82 (between Alamogordo and Cloudcroft).
under the freeway; turn left at the stop sign
Follow the signs to the community center.
and continue on Main, going through two sig-
Proceeds benefit Lions Club causes, including
nals. Turn left on Tortugas Drive and then turn
scholarships, the Lions cornea eye bank, free
right on Parroquia.
eye screenings for children and the reading
improvement program. Cloudcroft Independence Day — The
Village of Cloudcroft, N.M. celebrates
Kars of Kids — The annual Kiwanis Kars for Independence Day with a weekend of events,
Kids is Saturday, June 18, at Young Park,
with the family picnic noon Saturday, July 2, in
Walnut and Nevada in Las Cruces. The event
Zenith Park with kids games at 2 p.m.
includes antique, classic and custom cars,
Admission is free. Information: (575) 682-2733,
trucks and motorcycles. Food and soft drink
1-866-874-4447 or cloudcroft.net.
booths and prize raffle offered. Bicycles wel-
Other events:
come. Proceeds go to Jardin de los Niños and
• Open Mic Night is 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 1,
other Kiwanis Foundation projects. Admission
on Burro Avenue.
and parking is free. No alcohol allowed in park.
• A Street Dance is 7 p.m. on Burro with
Registration for entrants is $35. Information:
music by Singletree.
(575) 525-9478.
• A Pie auction and ice cream making contest
Southern New Mexico Pride Festival is 2 p.m. Sunday, July 3.
— The 2011 Gay Pride Month festival, • The Fourth of July parade at 11 a.m. Monday,
“Diversity Created Community,” is 10 a.m. to 3 July 4, on Hwy 82 and Burro.
p.m. Saturday, June 18, at Pioneer Women’s
Smokey Bear Stampede — The 56th
Park, 500 W. Las Cruces Ave., in Las Cruces,
annual celebration is July 1-4 in Capitan, about
with a parade, juried art show, pet blessings, a
20 miles north of Ruidoso. Nightly dances are 9
queer bake-off and performances by local
p.m. to 1 a.m. on the fairgrounds, with a youth
entertainers Nicole Martinez, Randy Granger
rodeo 1 p.m. Friday and adult ranch rodeo
and Mari & Belle. Admission is free.
12:30 p.m. Saturday. Information: (575) 354-
Information: soutnernnmpride.org.
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&%& '! made a significant contribution to the better-
ment of the GLBTQ community in Southern
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A Queer Bake-Off is 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
at Arizona, 2 blocks Winning recipes will be auctioned off with pro-
ceeds to benefit Southern New Mexico Pride.
north of Montana !# Prizes awarded in the following categories:
TRY OUR GREAT SELECTION OF Pies/Tarts, Cake/Cupcake,
GOLDWELL HAIR PRODUCTS Cookies/Bars/Brownies and Other. Entry is
free, and the contest is open to everyone.
Information/entry forms southernnmpride.org
or parkwild@aol.com.
Other events include Drag Bingo, sponsored
by Southern New Mexico Pride and the Sexual
and Gender Diversity Resource Center at
NMSU Friday, June 17, and a Pride Dance
Party featuring DJ Sandra Ware Saturday, June
18, both at Ramada Palms Inn.
Petting Zoo at Two Rivers Park —
Ruidoso’s Parks and Recreation hosts a petting
zoo for kids 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 25,
at Two Rivers Park on Sudderth (behind the
Visitors Center). Admission is free. Information:
(575) 257-5030.
San Juan Fiesta and Turtle Fest — The
23rd annual event is Saturday and Sunday, June
25-26, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
Church in Tortugas, N.M., near Las Cruces.
The celebration dates back to when the pres-
ent day Tortugas consisted of two separate vil-
lages, Guadalupe and San Juan. Information:
Parish Office, (575) 526-8171.
The Pre-Derby Tardeada is 8 p.m. Saturday in
the covered pavilion with music by Genie and
the Starliners. Admission: $5. Information:
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10 a.m. Saturday, July 2, on Bear Blvd.
The 31st annual 10K and 2-mile Smokey Bear
Stampede Fun Run is 7:30 a.m. Monday, start-
ing at the intersection of East Creek and Pine
Lodge roads. Registration/information: (575)
354-2748 or david.cunningham@state.nm.us.
Elephant Butte Independence Day —
Elephant Butte Lake State Park’s Independence
Day fireworks are 9:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday,
July 2. The display is launched from
Rattlesnake Island in the lake, and can be
viewed from the beach or on a boat. Admission
fees waived for the event only. Information:
(575) 744-5923.
Silver City Independence Day — The
town’s traditional fireworks display is dusk
(around 9 p.m.) Monday, July 4 in Gough Park,
weather permitting. The annual parade is 10
a.m. along Bullard Street. Information: (575)
538-3785 or silvercity.org.
The annual ice cream social is 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. at Silver City Museum courtyard, 312 W.
Broadway.
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 the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall. Information: (575)
523-2950.
Bazaars and fairs
Antique Sale — The Picacho Avenue
Antique Dealers will host their annual Nostalgia
District Dealer Stock Reduction Sidewalk and
Parking Lot 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through
Monday, May 28-30, along Picacho from 2nd
to 5th Street, Las Cruces. Several shops will
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participate. Free appraisals offered.
Information: (575) 526-8624 or (575) 524-
4203.
Farmer’s Market at Ardovino’s Desert
Crossing — The 9th annual market is 7:30
a.m. to noon Saturdays, beginning May 28, and
runs through mid-October. This “producers
only” market features quality farmers, backyard
gardeners and artisans. No re-selling permitted.
The CoffeeStream will serve breakfast and cof-
fee on the patio until 11 a.m. Information: Luis,
(575) 589-0653, ext. 6.
Ardovino’s Desert Crossing is at One
Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, N.M.; from El
Paso, take Race Track Drive across the Rio
Grande and across McNutt Road (NM 273),
continue past the post office and turn left on
Ardovino.
Life Teen Craft Fair and Bazaar — St.
Luke’s Life Teen Youth Group hosts a craft fair
and bazaar 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 9:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 28-29, at St.
Luke Catholic Church, 930 E Redd, with more
than 20 tables of crafts, along with food and
live entertainment. Drawings held throughout
the day. Proceeds go towards sending the
group to a Catholic Youth Conference in
Tucson this summer. Information: 356-8586.
El Paso Psychic Fair — The fair is 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, at the
Hawthorn Inn, 1700 Airway (at Boeing).
Admission: $5 for both days (private readings
not included with admission). Free admission
with active duty military I.D. Information: 345-
6245 or elpasopsychicfair.com.
The fair features aura photos, tea leaf read-
ings, handmade New Age crystal and gemstone
jewelry, spirit writing, Feng Shui products, aro-
matherapy and readings by 14 professional psy-
chic readers and mediums from across Texas
and New Mexico. Readings offered in English
and Spanish.
EPSO rummage sale — El Paso Symphony
will host a fundraising rummage sale 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday, June 4, at 824 Rosinante Road,
featuring collectibles, clothing, furniture, house-
hold items and more. Originally scheduled in
May. Information: 532-3776 or epso.org.
Mercado Mayapan Farmers’ Market —
La Mujer Obrera’s Mercado Mayapan, 2101
Myrtle, host its market 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, starting June 4, with
local farmers selling vegetables, fruits, dairy,
meat, eggs and flowers.
Inaugural Ceremony is 11 a.m. Saturday, June
4. Information: 532-6205 or mercadomaya-
pan.org.
St. Joseph Bazaar — St. Joseph Apache
Mission Parish, Hwy 70 E. in Mescalero N.M.
will host its fundraising bazaar noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 4, with arts and crafts, enter-
tainment, games and barbecue. Information:
(575) 464-4473.
Outlet Shoppes Farmers Market —
The Outlet Shoppes of El Paso, 7051 S. Desert
in Canutillo, hosts its Farmers Market 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. Sundays, June 5-Oct. 9, at the north
end (between New Balance and Rue 21), fea-
turing local farmers and artisans. Information:
877-3208.
Antique & Collectible Show & Sale —
The Mesilla Valley Serra Club sponsors the
28th annual event, featuring around 40 dealers,
is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 11-12, at St. Genevieve’s Parish
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Hall, 1025 E. Las Cruces Ave., Las Cruces. Free
appraisals. Refreshments available. Admission:
$1.50 (good for both days). Information: Bob
Gaines, (575) 526-8624.
Mission Trail Art Market — More than 50
area artisans and craftpersons display their fine
arts and crafts during the monthly open-air
market 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
June 11-12, in the historic Veteran’s Memorial
Plaza at the San Elizario Chapel, 1500 Main in
San Elizario. Items include pottery, jewelry,
painting, sculpture, photography, gourmet
treats, seasonal decorations and home accents.
Food and drink concessions, entertainment and
guided tours of historic San Elizario offered.
Admission is free. Information: 594-8424 or
missiontrailartmarket.com.
Summer market — First Christian Church,
1211 Hull Road in Ruidoso, hosts its summer
outdoor market 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
June 18, in front of the church. Hamburgers,
hot dogs, soft drinks and baked goods for sale.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 258-4250.
Santa Lucia Kermess — Santa Lucia
Catholic Church will host its 2011 Gran
Kermess 4 p.m. to midnight Saturday and
Sunday, June 25-26, at on the church grounds
at 518 Gallagher, featuring love music, games
and rides and homemade gorditas and churros.
Admission is free; donations appreciated.
Information: 592-5245.
Silver City Farmers Market — The mar-
ket runs 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays through
the first frost in October in the Main Street
Plaza (intersection of 6th and Bullard).
Information: (575) 536-9681 or
silvercity.org/dest_farmers_market.shtml.
Sacred Heart Kermes — Sacred Heart
Church, 602 S. Oregon, hosts its festival and
kermes is Friday and Saturday, July 1-2.
Everyone is invited; admission is free.
Information: 532-5447 or
sacredheartelpaso.org.
Procession is 6 p.m. Friday followed by Mass
at 7:30 p.m. and Matachines 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
The kermes with games, food booths, raffles,
loteria, music, family activities and more is 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
CDA Vendor and Craft Fair — The
Catholic Daughters of America and TNT will
host their monthly craft fair noon to 4 p.m. the
third Sunday of each month at Catholic
Daughters Hall, 801 Magoffin, featuring crafts,
antojitos and music. The “Fundraising for a
Cause” fair helps local charities and the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation. Fairs will
be held monthly through December. Admission
is free. Information: 532-1839.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market
— Arts, crafts, produce, baked goods and
other food items are offered at the market in
Las Cruces’ Downtown Mall, 8 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, featuring
about 200 area vendors. Information: (575)
541-2288 or lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.
Something for everyone
Creative Kids’ Block Party — Creative
Kids will host a family block party with music,
food and games 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 28,
at Kinley’s coffee house, 2231 N. Mesa.
Information: 533-9575 or creativekidsart.org.
Memorial Day Pet Adoptions — El Paso
Humane Society, 4991 Fred Wilson, will be
open for adoptions Memorial Day weekend 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through Monday, May
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28-30, featuring special reduced adoption rates
of $60 on all adult animals one year or older.
Free hot dogs for all customers on Memorial
Day while they last. Information: 532-6971 or
humanesocietyelpaso.org.
Waldo R. Allen, Jr. honors dinner - The
Mescalero District of the Boy Scouts of
America Yucca Council will host a dinner and
program honoring Waldo R. Allen, Jr.’s 68 years
of service to the Boy Scouts, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 28, at Skyline Optimist Club,
5050 Yvette. Dinner served at 5 p.m. Cost:
$15 (includes dinner, program and special gift;
$10 for dinner and program only). Reservation
deadline is May 25. Information/reservations:
772-4535 or svasko@bsamail.org.
Zumba — Studio Metropolis, 2308 N.
Piedras, hosts the high-energy dance fitness
class 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, and a modified class 10 to 11 a.m.
Saturday. $5 per class. Information: 564-5514.
Hispanic chamber of commerce work-
shops — El Paso Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce, 2401 E. Missouri, host several
informational sessions and workshops each
month. All events at the chamber offices,
unless listed otherwise. Information: 566-4066
or ephcc.org.
• “Opening Doors to New Opportunities
through Minority Certifications” workshops are
10 a.m. Friday, June 3, hosted by El Paso
Minority Business Center. Cost: $20.
• “Show Me the Money” Lending Fair is 5:30
to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 8. Local companies
will be given access to financial opportunities
and resources offered in El Paso. Admission is
free.
• A “Let’s Start Your Business” workshop host-
ed by the chamber’s Women’s Business Border
Center is 10 a.m. Friday, June 10, in English
and Friday, June 17, in Spanish. Guest speaker
June 10 is WBBC Project Manager Mary Helen
Aldeis. Cost: $10.
• An El Paso Business Lending Extravaganza
one-on-one meeting opportunity with lenders
and lending experts is 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11
and June 15. Admission is free.
Bassett Place — 6101 Gateway West.
Information: 772-7479 or
bassettplacemall.com.
• Karaoke with Antonio B is 3 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 4, for all age groups.
• Arts and Crafts Fair is Friday through Sunday
June 10-12 during regular mall hours with
local artists, jewelry and collectibles.
• El Paso Department of Public Health hosts a
vaccine clinic 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June
18, in front of Kohl’s.
• El Paso Street Gamer mall gaming challenge
is Sunday June 19 in the Mobile Video Game
Station near FYE.
The 45th annual Safety Town’s five-day classes
are offered 10 a.m. to noon Monday through
Friday, June 6-July 29. Registration available at
the Customer Service Center. Graduation cere-
monies are 11 a.m. the final Friday of each
camp. Admission is free.
Hollywood Screenwriting 101 —
Ghostlight Creative, 500 N. Oregon, 2nd floor,
will host an encore presentation for its screen-
writing class 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June
4, with accomplished screenwriter Linda
Sweigert. Registration: $49 ($35 students with
ID). Registration: service
@ghostlightcreative.com. Information: 1-877-
GHOST-44 (446-7844) or
ghostlightevents.com.
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Sweigart began her career in Hollywood,
Calif, and is noted for her work on
Nickelodeon’s Oscar nominated, “Jimmy
Neutron: Boy Genius.” She has worked with
many renowned screenwriters including Rob
Edwards (“The Princess and the Frog” and
“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) and Steve Oedekerk
(“Cowboys and Aliens” and “Jimmy Neutron”).
Latinitas — The nonprofit dedicated to
empowering Latina youth offers regular cre-
ative expression workshops, exhibits and more.
Information: 219-8554,
latinitaselpaso@yahoo.com or latinitas-
magazine.org.
• Chica Power Conference for middle and high
school girls is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June
4, at the UTEP Union. Girls will participate in
workshops on leadership, confidence, self-
esteem, wellness and body-image with motiva-
tional speakers.
• An Alliance for Latinitas Volunteer
Information Session is 6 p.m. Monday, June 6,
at The Percolator, 217 N. Stanton.
• Multi-media Creative Expression and
Saturday Camps for grades 4-8 are 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, June 11, at Judge Marquez Public
Library, 610 Yarbrough. Classes are also held
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at
the Westside Pubic Library, 125 Belvidere.
• Chicas Advancing in Media Project work-
shops for teens in grades 9-12 are 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. the first and third Saturday of each month,
(June 18), at EPCC Valle Verde, A2158.
• High school girls interested in getting pub-
lished in the award-winning digital magazine
LatinitasMagazine.org are invited to attend
weekly writers’ meetings 4:30 to 6 p.m. every
Wednesday at the Latinitas office, 1359
Lomaland #502.
Chicas Who Care Awards essay submissions
for girls ages 13-20 are being accepted through
June 15, at the Latinitas headquarters. Teen
girls may submit a 300-500 word essay describ-
ing why community service is important and
what they do to make a difference. Winners
are published in LatinitasMagazine.org and
selections will win an Mp3 player and salon
packages.
Scleroderma support group — The El
Paso group meets 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 4, at United Blood Services, 424
S. Mesa Hills, hosted by the Scleroderma
Foundation, Texas Chapter The topic will be
“Physical Fitness.” Information: Billy McCain,
591-4075; Marianne Nelkin, 203-5435 or
ElPaso@scleroderma.org.
WWII/D-Day Commemorative
Celebration — The Roy P. Benavidez-Robert
Patterson “All Airborne” Chapter 82nd
Airborne Division Association will host a cele-
bration and remembrance event for World War
II veterans at 11 a.m. on D-Day, Monday, June
6, at “Home of the Airborne” 2608 Fort Blvd.
(at Alabama). The ceremony concludes with a
cake cutting, free finger foods and drinks.
Admission is free and the public is welcome.
Information: 562-9969 or bpaac.org.
Deadline for veterans and family members
wishing to participate should provide a descrip-
tion of the veteran’s WWII service in three sen-
tences or less to the chapter by Friday, May 27.
Dynamic Women2Women networking
luncheons — The Women’s Business Border
Center of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce hosts an informational series to
provide small business owners with a forum to
network, discuss business challenges, and cele-
brate successes at 11:30 a.m. the first or sec-
ond Thursday of each month. The June 9
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luncheon is at La Hacienda, 9515 Gateway
West. Everyone is invited. Admission: $25;
includes lunch and materials. Information/RSVP:
566-4066 or ephcc.org.
Future 15 Celebration — El Paso Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations
for local businesses and companies to be recog-
nized during its 6th celebration Friday, June 10.
Details to be announced. Information: 566-
4066 or mrotz@ephcc.org. Nomination pack-
ets and details available at ephcc.org.
Paso del Norte parenting classes —
Paso Del Norte Children’s Development
Center, 1101 E. Schuster, hosts training classes
for parents of children with disabilities starting
9 a.m. to noon Monday, June 13, Topics cover
information on special education, advocacy and
more. English and Spanish courses offered.
Information: Delia Blanco, 544-8484, ext. 195.
‘Launch’ youth conference — Oneeighty
Ministries presents its 2011 youth conference,
“Supernova” June 21-24 at Abundant Living
Faith Center, 1000 Valley Crest, geared
towards grades 7-12. This year’s conference
features Phil Valdez, Matthew Barnett and
Jennie Mayo, with a special concert by Christian
superstars Newsboys at 7 p.m. Friday, June 24.
Information: 532-8543 or alfc.com.
Animal Service Center volunteers —
The Animal Service Center of the Mesilla Valley
(ASCMV), 3551 Bataan Memorial West in Las
Cruces, needs volunteers to help out with the
many animals awaiting homes. Anyone who is
at least 18 years old (or 12-17 years with a par-
ent or guardian present) can volunteer.
Applications available at the center. Information:
(575) 382-0018.
Volunteers attend an orientation and may help
out in Dog Walkin, Off-site Adoption Event,
Animal Care, Humane Education/Community
Outreach, Fundraising/Marketing and Special
Events, Office Assistance, Adoption Counseling,
Photography Team, Transport Assistance and in
the Foster Home Program.
Rio Grande Adelante Inc. — The organi-
zation serves gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender
and supportive people in the El Paso region.
Participation is free, unless listed otherwise.
Information: 929-9282 or rgadelante.org.
• A Gay Men’s Workshop based on the book
by Dr. Kenneth D. George, “Mr. Right Is Out
There: The Gay Man’s Guide to Finding and
Maintaining Love,” is 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.
The interactive event focused on discussions
and exercises. Call for details; on-line registra-
tion available.
• “Last Friday” monthly dinner socials are held
each months at various venues and often fea-
ture guest speakers. Everyone is invited; reser-
vations appreciated.
• The “City of Night” Book Club meets the
first Monday of each month.
• The organization hosts “Queer Cinema” the
first Friday of each month at the Unitarian-
Universalist Congregation of El Paso, 4425
Byron.
• RGA “OUTdoors” activities include hiking,
camping and other active events. Call 929-9282
to RSVP.
• GLISA (Gay and Lesbian International
Sporting Association) gay sports leagues and
events are also available through the organiza-
tion. Sanctioned leagues now softball, bowling
and a co-ed basketball tournament.
A new gay volleyball league runs through July.
The social league will be the foundation for a
competitive league in the near future.
June 2011
Science Cafe — El Paso Sun City
Astronomers member Oscar Pilhoefer will
present “Ever Want to Be an Astronomer” for
the UTEP Chapter of Sigma Xi’s monthly casual
science discussion event 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 30, at the Carlos M. Ramirez
TecH2O Water Resources Learning Center,
10751 Montana. Pilhoefer is also a member of )*)" *+ "& # #$
the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces and the
Astronomical League. He has been stargazing
since 1972. The public is welcome; technical
background not needed to attend. Admission is
free; refreshments provided. RSVP needed as
space is limited. Information: 621-2005 or
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graduates and friends are invited. Information:
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Saturday each month for kids age 5 to 11. Each
month is based on different craft concept cen-
tered on cultural diversity. Admission is free,
but space is limited. Reservations recommend-
ed. Information/reservations: 532-7273 or
nps.gov/cham.
La Buena Vida Tours — La Buena Vida
Alpacas Ranch, 1090 Hwy 28 in La Union, hosts
free tours 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays and
Sundays. Visitors may see the animals, the
workings of and alpaca ranch, and see items
made of wool. Information: (575) 589-4323 or
labuenavidaalpacas.com.
Life Coaches needed — Community
Solutions is seeking live coaches for citizens
returning to routine life after incarceration.
Interested individuals may call Carolyn Esparza,
861-7733 or visit solutionsforelpaso.org.
Mind Body Studio — 631 N. Resler Ste
201B (at Belvidere). Yoga )Hatha, Vinyasa,
Corepower, prenatal, Anusara and Iron Yoga),
Pilates, Zumba, classes offered seven days a
week. Information: 585-6362 or mindbodystu-
dio.com.
PainHELP Support Group — The group
for anyone experiencing pain, and their family
and friends meets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the first
Monday of every month at 1035 Belvidere, Ste
170. Pain affects more people than diabetes,
heart disease, and cancer combined. Services
provided by American Pain Foundation State
Pain Advocates. Participation is free.
Information: 383-3297 or painfoundation.org.
Tembloroso Creative Lab — The new
online home base for El Paso visual artists and
musicians features an online store, artist pro-
files, daily blog updates, a calendar of events,
and more. Created by El Pasoans Jim Ward,
Kristine Ward, Armando Alvarez and Brandon
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Silverstein. Information: tembloroso.com.
Violence Against Women Act program
– Paso Del Norte Civil Rights Project offers aid
for undocumented women and their children
living in the rural areas around El Paso who are
emotionally, physically or sexually abused. The
program helps them learn to obtain work
authorization, public benefits, and, in some
cases permanent residency. Program is free and
all information in confidential Information: 532-
3799, 1-888-855-8292 or texascivilrightspro-
ject.org.
Yoga for Life — 111 Rio Flor on the West
Side (off North Mesa between Thunderbird
and Camille). Information: 778-3542 , 591-
3634 or westtexasyogaforlife.com.
For a good cause
Fan Drive for the Elderly — El Pasoans
are urged to donate new fans for use by the
elderly or disabled through the summer
months for the annual Extreme Weather
Summer Fan Drive. Fans may be dropped off at
any El Paso fire station, police regional com-
mand center or Sheriff’s Office substation.
Aged or disable people in need of a fan may call
546-2239 or 533-0998.
Dial 211 for the El Paso Extreme Weather
Task Force emergency line.
Angie’s Dream Prom — Da Vinci School
for Science and the Arts, 785 Southwestern,
will host a prom benefiting Achieve the Dream
Foundation Thursday, June 2, to benefit teen
cancer patient Angie Gomez. Any donations of
money or in-kind items (food, decorations, etc)
are greatly appreciated. Call for times.
Information: 584-4024 or
grijalva.e.@hotmail.com.
Gomez, who is currently fighting cancer and
created the Achieve the Dream Foundation,
dedicated to providing cancer treatment for
children who cannot afford it. Gomez was in
the hospital at the time of her own school
prom.
Safari Nights Gala — The annual benefit
gala for El Paso Zoological Society is 5:30 to 10
p.m. Friday, June 3, at El Paso Zoo, 4001 E.
Paisano, with food provided by some of El Paso
best restaurants, live music, drinks, a rare after-
hours stroll through the zoo grounds and a
treasure hunt. Tickets: $125 ($1,000 table for
ten). Information: 532-8156.
Participating restaurants are Avila’s, Taste of
the Wild El Paso Zoo Catering, Mi Piachi
Ristorante Italiano, Shellsey, Square Cow
Burgers, Carino’s Italian, Gelato Factory,
Coronado Country Club, Pot au feu
International Restaurant, Nofish Kitchen and
Bar, Kee’s Teriyaki, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, La
Jolla Kitchen, Garufa Argentinean Restaurant,
The Pan/Magic Pan and Edible Arrangements.
NAMI Walk — The El Paso Chapter of the
National Alliance on Mental Illness’s first ever
fundraising walk is Saturday, June 4, at
Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta. Information: Reb
Willard, 533-3118 or namiepwalk@att.net.
The Pink Show — The fundraising dinner
and dance program benefiting Susan G. Komen
Race for the Cure of El Paso is Thursday, June
16, at Lancers Club East, 3135 Trawood, fea-
turing Flamenco and Middle Eastern dance.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m.
and show at 7 p.m. Tickets: $25. Information:
Zizi, 545-4648 or Nisreen, 204-7228.
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A Taste of the Spencer — The Spencer
Theater Guild presents its 34th annual fundrais-
ing benefit at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts, Airport
Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about 12 miles north
of downtown Ruidoso), featuring celebrity auc-
tioneer Steve Talbot. Tickets: $50.
Information/reservations: (575) 336-4800, 1-
888-818-7872 or spencertheater.com.
The evening starts with samplings from some
of Ruidoso’s finest restaurants and chefs as well
as a silent and live auction, entertainment and
desserts.
Willie Cager Retirement Party — The
retirement party for El Paso basketball legend
and philanthropist Willie Cager is 6:30 to 11
p.m. Saturday, June 25, at El Paso Convention
Center, in celebration of Cager’s Learning
Center/Kids University to be built in Fabens.
Guest speakers include Nevil Shed and Judge
Williams. Dinner and entertainment also
offered. Tickets: $100 ($125 per couple); avail-
able at the door. Information: 920-4173 or
cageruniversity.org.
Cager will retire from the Ysleta Independent
School District after 20 years of teaching,
coaching and helping more than 200,000 kids.
El Paso Humane Society — Regular
adoption hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, at 4991 Fred Wilson. All pets are
spayed/neutered, microchipped, licensed and
vaccinated. Adoption fees: $100 (additional $10
for pets four months age or older for city
rabies certificate). Information: 532-6971 or
hselpaso.org.
Kiwanis American flag campaign —
Kiwanis Clubs of El Paso is working with other
area non-profits to fly American flags in front of
any business or home in the El Paso during
Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Veterans Day and other national
holidays. A 3’ x 5’ flag will be placed on a ten-
foot pole in front of homes or businesses for
annual donation to the cause of $25-$100.
Corporate sponsorships available beginning at
$1,000 (25 flags). Information: 833-2269.
The Kiwanis’ goal is to make El Paso the
nation’s “most patriotic city” by having flags in
front of all area businesses and residences dur-
ing patriotic holidays.
Salvation Army volunteers — The
Salvation Army’s Homeless Family Shelter,
4300 E. Paisano (east of County Coliseum), is
seeking help for the more than 120 individuals
now seeking shelter at facility. Items needed
include diapers (all sizes), shampoo, tooth
paste, pre-packaged food, bath towels, soap,
tooth brushes, hair brushes/combs, sheets and
linens, deodorant, feminine products, toilet
paper. Monetary donations also welcome.
Information: 544-9811.
Fort Bliss
Anyone entering Fort Bliss must obtain a gate
pass. Driver’s license, car insurance and regis-
tration required.
Jackpot Bingo — Centennial Club’s Metro
Bingo Bar at Fort Bliss hosts for Guaranteed
Jackpot Bingo nights the last Saturday of the
month through June. One winner is guaranteed
to walk away each night with the jackpot prize.
Packets: $25 (16 games, including the jackpot).
The May 28 jackpot is $2,500, and the June
25 jackpot is $3,000. Additional bonus jackpot
cards available for $10 (two cards). Call for
times: 744-8427.
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Dinner on a Dime — Financial Readiness
Program at Army Community Service hosts the
monthly class that helps families make pasta,
sauces, appetizers, desserts and more on a
shoestring budget 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday,
June 7, and Thursday, June 16, at the Milam
Youth Activity Center, 10960 Haan Road. The
class is free, but pre-registration is required.
Information/registration: 569-5365, 568-1132
or aisha.ruhland@us.army.mil.
Free child care will be provided for children
registered with Child, Youth and School
Services. Information: 568-1132.
Car seat inspection — Fort Bliss’s Army
Community Service’s Family Advocacy Program
and the El Paso Police Department’s Safe
Communities initiative offers free car seat safe-
ty inspection 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June
18 and July 16, at the Auto Crafts shop in
Bldg. 820 Marshall Road. Information: 568-
1132.
Survivor Outreach Services — The sup-
port group for survivors of fallen soldiers meets
6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at Building 2494
Ricker Road on post (Army Community Service
Building). Information: 568-1132 or
blissmwr.com/sos.
Fort Bliss Rod & Gun Club — Rifle and
pistol shooting competitions are held almost
every weekend at the Fort Bliss Rod & Gun
Club — visitors can watch for free, food avail-
able at the clubhouse snack bar. To get there:
Take Railroad Drive to Deer; turn right.
Information: 568-2983.
Old Fort Bliss — Building 5051, corner of
Pershing and Pleasanton Roads, Fort Bliss. The
Old West days of the “Soldiers of the Pass” are
relived through replicas of the original adobe
fort buildings and military artifacts,
Magoffinsville Post 1854 to 1868. Admission:
free. Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Information: 568-3137.
Prenatal Yoga classes — Bliss MWR hosts
prenatal yoga classes for women throughout
their pregnancy 1:15 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays
at the Stout Physical Fitness Facility. Students
explore poses, breath-work, meditation, and
sound to develop flexibility, calm, enjoyment,
comfort, and confidence during pregnancy and
in preparation for labor and childbirth.
Information: Teia Mack, 744-5785 or
blissmwr.com.
Club news
Germania Club — The Germania Club of
El Paso’s monthly luncheon is 11:30 a.m. Friday,
June 3, at the German Community Center,
Robert E. Lee Road, Building 5095, Fort Bliss.
Information: 595-1108 or 755-5471.
Westside Welcome Club — The group is
open to both newcomers and long-time resi-
dents. The club’s monthly free newcomers’
coffee is 10 a.m. Friday,
June 3. Information/location: 581-2314.
The club’s June luncheon is 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, June 8, at El Paso Country Club,
5000 Country Club Place. Guest speaker is
UTEP School of Nursing Dean, Dr. Elias
Provencio-Vasquez. Cost: $19. Reservations:
740-9725.
Macintosh Users Group — The El Paso
Macintosh Users Group is open to anyone
interested in Apple Macintosh computers. The
group’s monthly meeting and demonstration is
9:30 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of the
June 2011
month at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church basement,
1000 Montana (enter in alley). For the June 5
meeting members Ken and Barry will show
apps for iPad2 and iPhone. Admission is free
for visitors. Information: 566-2201, 564-5906
or epmug.org.
Woodworkers Club of El Paso — The
club’s monthly meeting is 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday,
June 7, at 3228 Sacramento (back of building),
featuring a new tool demonstration with Ron
Oliver, and a show-and-tell segment for items
created by members. Information: 760-6536 or
564-5915.
Paso del Norte Quilt Guild — The
guild’s monthly meeting is 9 a.m. Saturday,
June 11, at University Presbyterian Church,
224 N. Resler. A workshop follows the meet-
ing; topic to be announced. Anyone interested
in quilting is welcome; no experience needed.
Information: Sharon Geddes, 581-0432.
El Paso Paralegal Association — The
association’s general luncheon meeting is noon
to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at El Paso Club
18th Floor Chase Bank Building, 201 Main, with
guest speaker Yvonne Acosta speaking on
Motions in Limine. Admission is free and open
to the public; lunch on one’s own. Information:
546-5267 or elppa.org.
L’Alliance Française d’El Paso — The
group promotes French culture and offers fran-
cophiles the opportunity to use the French lan-
guage in a variety of activities. Information:
585-1789, 845-6535 or afofelpaso.com.
The monthly dinner is 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
June 18, at The Garden Restaurant, 511
Western, near Union Plaza. Reservation dead-
line is June 15. Information/reservation: 845-
6535.
The monthly French film showing is at 6 p.m.
Friday, June 24. Information: 585-1789.
Military Order of the World Wars —
The El Paso Chapter the Military Order of the
World Wars will hold its monthly meeting and
luncheon at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at the
Wyndham Airport Hotel, 2027 Airway. Chapter
officers for 2011-2012 will be installed, and a
guest speaker is planned. Members are encour-
aged to bring a friend. Information: 755-4038.
Discover El Paso — The nonprofit group,
founded in 1973, is dedicated to promoting
things to do and see in and around El Paso.
The monthly luncheon is noon Tuesday, June
28, at UTEP’s El Paso Natural Gas Conference
Center. Reservations required.
Information/reservations: 584-3126 or 584-
3858.
ADP El Paso Toastmasters Club — The
Club meets 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays, at ADP,
1851 Resler Drive. The club is a “learn-by-
doing” workshop in which participants hone
their speaking and leadership skills in a com-
fortable, friendly atmosphere. Small member-
ship fee with enrollment. Information: 541-
2007.
Amateur Radio Clubs — Two
amateur/Ham radio clubs meet monthly in El
Paso:
• Sun City Amateur Radio Club (ARC) —
Business meetings for this Ham Radio club are
7 p.m. the first Friday of the month, with “pro-
gram nights” 7 p.m. the third Friday of the
month at 3709 Wickham. Information: 585-
8132, k5wph.org or kd6cub@sbcglobal.net.
• El Paso Amateur Radio Club — Meetings are
8 p.m. the second and fourth Friday of the
month at 2100 San Diego. Information:
w5es.org or k5trw@elp.rr.com.
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‘Estampas y Recuerdos 2011’ — Ballet
Folkorico Tonatiuh performs at 7 p.m. Friday
and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 27-29,
at the Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. Admission: $10. Information: 478-
0141 or dancing_at_heart@yahoo.com.
Barbara Driscoll School of Ballet —
The ballet school presents its 50th annual stu-
dent recital at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the
Plaza Theatre, featuring students from pre-
school to adult, in technique performances
and a children’s ballet. Admission is free.
Information: 584-9903.
‘La Fille Mal Gardée’ — El Paso
Conservatory of Dance presents its annual
ballet at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and
2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3-5, at Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial.
Information: Marta Katz, 760-6062.
The story of young love is filled with playful
mischief. Choreographer is Erick Campos.
‘Nine Levels to Bliss’ — Danyavaad and
the Shimmy Sisters host “a mystical journey
towards enlightenment” at 7 p.m. Saturday
June 4, at the Scottish Rite Theatre, 301 W.
Missouri. This year’s dancers include Kareesha
and her Divine Dancers, Bella Fusion, Jackie’s
Barragan’s Circus, Judith Ann Marcus, the
Children of Rakkasett, accompanied by music
by Danyavaad. Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at
the door. Advance tickets available at Hal
Marcus gallery or online at ticketbully.com.
Information: (619) 884-7707 or theshimmysis-
ters.com.
The Shimmy Sisters will also host a series of
workshops 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 5,
at Scottish Rite Theatre. Cost per workshop:
$15 in advance; $20 at the door.
Schedule:
• 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — “Get into the
Body. Get into the Dance,” Belly Dance with
Leilainia.
• 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. — Belly Dance Combos
with the Shimmy Sisters.
• 1:45 to 3 p.m. — Hula Hoop with Adelaide.
Gabriel of Danyavaad will host a drum work-
shop 2 to 3:15 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at My
Place Jewell, 140-a Wyatt in Las Cruces. Cost:
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$15 in advance; $20 at the door. Information:
(575) 639-1616 or myplacejewell.com.
The El Paso show is presented in conjunc-
tion with Danyavaad’s upcoming summer
release of the album, “Nine Levels to Bliss.”
The album was made possible with donations
of over $7,000 raised through
Kickstarter.com. Information: danyavaad.com.
‘Firebird, Swan Lake, Cinderella and
More’ — The Ballet Centre School of
Classical Dance, directed by David Alejandro
Duran, presents its 27th annual recital at 2:30
p.m. Sunday, June 5, at UTEP’s Magoffin
Auditorium, with more than 50 students ages
4-17 performing a variety of dances ranging
from traditional classics to contemporary bal-
let pieces. Admission is free. Information: 544-
4348 or balletcentre.us.
‘Wonderland’ — Jazz 2000 Dance Studio
performs at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at
UTEP’s Magoffin Auditorium. Tickets: $10,
plus service charge. (Ticketmaster).
Information: 288-0410..
‘Nuestras Tradiciones’ — Ballet
Folklorico of El Paso performs at 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, June 10-11, at Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial.
Admission: $10. Information: 532-7273.
Dancing in the City — The City of El
Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs
Department and Conventions and Visitors
Bureau present the outdoor dance concerts 8
to 10 p.m. Saturdays, June 11-July 30, at Arts
Festival Plaza, featuring local and regional per-
formers. Dance lesson precedes the event at
7 p.m. Beverages and food available for pur-
chase; no outside food or drinks permitted.
No performances July 2 and 16. Admission: $6
($10 couples); available at the door.
Information: 541-4481.
• June 11 – Team Havana (Cuban
salsa/merengue)
• June 18 – Scott Collier Band (country)
• June 25 – Grupo Soncache (merengue,
bachata)
• July 9 – Ivon Ulibarri & Café Mocha
(salsa/cumbia)
• July 23 – Hillside Gamblers (rockabilly)
• July 30 – Havana Son (authentic Cuban
salsa).
Ballet recital — Malinky’s Ballet Clasico of
Juárez presents its annual recital at 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, June 17-18, at the
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. Admission is free. Information: 16-39-
66 (in Juarez).
Ballet Folklórico Churuhui — The
group performs dances from the different
regions of Mexico at 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, June 24-25, at the Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial.
Admission: $7. Information: 588-5743.
Sisters of the Veil — The El Paso belly
dance troupe with Kareesha, Ileana, Casey,
Farasha, Sheena, Kahramen and more per-
form weekly shows at various area restau-
rants. Information: 474-2739 or sistersoft-
heveil.webs.com
Locations:
• 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fridays at the Doner
Kebab Shop, 4028 Dyer
• 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at
Al-Zaituna Restaurant, 4172 N Mesa.
• 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Dominic’s Italian
Restaurant, 6901 Montana.
Lessons and classes
Belly dance classes — Kareesha Willow,
who has more than 10 years’ teaching experi-
ence, hosts belly dance classes for all levels 7
to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at El Paso Conservatory of
Dance, 4400 N. Mesa. Monthly and drop-in
rates available. Information: 585-6825 or
kareeshawillow@yahoo.com.
Belly dance, Yoga classes — Dance Alive
offers classes Monday through Thursday at
2120 Montana. Instructor is Lorraine Alvarez
Portilla. Yoga classes are 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, and 6 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday. Belly dance classes are
6 to 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, and 7:15
to 8:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Cost is
$50 for eight classes ($10 for drop-ins).
Information: 566-1742.
Bollywood workout classes — Workout
classes featuring a fusion of Zumba,
Bollywood and Salsa are 6 to 7 p.m. Fridays at
Shundo Ballroom Dance Studio, 2719 N.
Stanton. Cost: $5 minimum donation.
Information: 831-9623.
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For event tickets sold through Ticketmaster,
call 544-8444 or go to ticketmaster.com. The
UTEP Ticket Center number is 747-5234. Pan
Am Center Box Office is (575) 646-1420. Many
clubs sell tickets through ticketbully.com.
Service charges may be added to listed prices.
Electric Love Fest — The music festival
features music from some of the largest elec-
tronic music artists in the world. at 7 p.m.
Friday, May 27, at the El Paso Convention
Center. DJ superstar Erick Morillo of Spain will
take the stage along with several other guests.
Tickets are $30 in advance (Ticketmaster).
The multi-media show includes dozens of
performers, such as fire dancers and fire jug-
glers and go-go dancers.
Sander Kleinenberg and Desyn
Masiello — The Dutch DJ performs at 9 p.m.
Thursday, June 2, at Nova Luna, 2270 Joe
Battle Suite J. His upcoming CD is “5K.”
Information: 855-5066.
Johnny Lee and the Urban Cowboy
Band — The country music favorite performs
at 10 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Whiskey Dick’s,
580 George Dieter. Lee’s hits include “Lookin’
for Love,” “One in a Million,” “Hey Bartender,”
“The Yellow Rose” (duet with Lane Brody) and
more. Early arrival recommended. Tickets: $12
ages 21 and older; $22 ages 18-20. Available at
ticketbully.com. Information: 921-9900.
Luis Miguel — The famed Mexican crooner
performs at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the
El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano.
With more than 45 million records sold world-
wide, several Grammy awards and numerous
other honors and achievements, Luis Miguel
ranks as one of the world’s top concert attrac-
tions. Tickets: $57, $97, $122.50 and $147.50,
plus service charge (Ticketmaster).
Thomas and Friends — The national tour
of the children’s show “Thomas Saves the Day”
starring Thomas the Tank Engine, is June 4-5
at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. Performances
are 3 and 6 p.m. Saturday and noon and 3 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets are $15 to $70 (Ticketmaster).
Thomas & Friends is an animated children’s
show that first aired on British TV in 1984.
Based on “The Railway Series” of books by the
Rev. W. V. Awdry and his son Christopher
Awdry, the characters are trains and road vehi-
cles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor.
The 90-minute live musical adventure is the
first North American tour for the show, in
which the engines are busy preparing for the
Lantern Festival when a big storm rolls into
town. Through discovery, friendship and coop-
eration, Thomas finds a way to save the day –
and the festival goes on as scheduled.
‘Cats’ — America’s favorite family musical
returns to El Paso at 7:30 p.m. Monday and
Tuesday, June 6-7, at The Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $33.50-$57.50 ($5 off for children ages
14 and younger), plus service charge. Discount
for groups of 20 or more (Ticketmaster).
This national tour of CATS is the only produc-
tion in North America sanctioned by Andrew
Lloyd Webber. The national tour of “Cats”
recently celebrated its 26th anniversary season,
holding its place as the longest continuously
touring Broadway musical in history.
The Deftones — The rock band returns to
the Sun City 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, in El
Paso County Coliseum, with special guests
Dillinger Escape Plan and Mexico’s Le
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Butherettes. Tickets: $28, plus service charge.
One dollar from each ticket sold goes to chari-
ty. (Ticketmaster).
Adal Ramones — The Mexican comic and
television personality performs at 8 p.m. Friday,
June 17, at the Plaza Theatre. Ramones is best
known as the host of the popular “Otro Rollo.”
Tickets: $25 and $55, plus service charge.
(Ticketmaster)
Saul Hernandez — The Mexican rock
musician performs at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June
11, at El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets:
$29.50, $49.50. and $59.50, plus service charge
(Ticketmaster).
Hernandez is best known as the singer for the
popular band Jaguares.
Igor and The Red Elvises — The Russian
rock and roll band returns to El Paso for a per-
formance at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at 6
Strings, 1160 Airway, Suite C. Tickets: $7; avail-
able at ticketbully.com.
Rush — The rock legends’ “Time Machine
Tour” comes to El Paso Tuesday, June 14, at
UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. The tour’s high-
lights include a live performance of their 1981
classic CD “Moving Pictures” in its entirety.
Tickets: $113.20; includes service charge
(Ticketmaster).
Rush, consisting of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
and Neil Peart, is one of the most inventive and
compelling groups in rock history, equally
famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and
provocative songwriting. Rush has sold more
than 40 million records worldwide and gar-
nered untold legions of devoted and admiring
fans. According to the RIAA, Rush’s sales statis-
tics place RUSH third after The Beatles and
The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive
gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band.
Released in 1981, “Moving Pictures” was their
most successful album, certified 4-times
Platinum and features some of Rush’s best
known songs and perennial radio favorites
“Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight “and the Grammy-
nominated instrumental “YYZ.”
The band is currently working on their 20th
studio album, “Clockwork Angels” and has
released two new songs from the forthcoming
album, Parts I & II with “BU2B” and “Caravan”
earlier this year as digital downloads, also fea-
tured in the live set.
‘Maria de Buenos Aires Opera Tango’
— The operatic tango with music by Astor
Piazzolla and libretto by Horacio Ferrer is 8
p.m. Friday, June 17, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre. The show, which centers on the life
and death of a woman of the night, Maria,
incorporates dance and opera in a unique way.
Tickets: $30 and $80, plus service charge
(Ticketmaster).
Newsboys — The Grammy-nominated and
Dove Award-winning Christian pop rock band
performs at 7 p.m. Friday, June 24, at
Abundant Living Faith Center, 1000 Valley
Crest. The band, originally from Queensland,
Australia, has sold more then 6.5 million units
with five Gold albums and 26 No. 1 hits.
Tickets: $20; available in advance at the ALFC
office. Information: 532-8543 or alfc.com.
The band features lead vocalist Michael Tait, a
former member of the band “dc talk” along
with guitarist Jody Davis, keyboardist Jeff
Frankenstein and drummer Duncan Phillips.
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Their latest CD “Born Again” had the 2nd high-
est debut on Billboard’s Christian album charts
and placed at No. 4 on the Billboard overall
charts.
The performance is part of Oneeighty
Ministries’ 2011 youth conference, “Supernova”
June 21-24.
Crystal Dreams 7 - The electronic “Paint
Party” music event is 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Saturday, June 25, at Cohen Stadium, 9700
Gateway North, with DJs, performers, artists,
vendor booths, live circus and acrobat acts,
firework show and the explosion of the (wash-
able) paint bomb at 11 p.m. Audience members
are encouraged to wear white. Tickets: $15
general admission. Information: 755-2000 or
diablos.com.
Individuals can text DREAMS 99000 for DJ
line up and VIP tickets.
Chris Isaak — The rock musician (“Wicked
Game”) and occasional actor performs at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at the Plaza Theatre.
Isaak is known for his stage patter and campy
spectacle on stage. His most recent CD is “Mr.
Lucky.”Tickets: $27.50-$52.50 (Ticketmaster).
Vans Warped Tour 2011 — The 17th
annual music and extreme sports event is 11
a.m. to dusk Wednesday, June 29, at the
NMSU Intramural Field (next to Aggie
Memorial Stadium), featuring multiple live
music stages and Several extreme sports and
lifestyle events and displays also featured.
Tickets: $34 in advance; $36 day of show, plus
service charge. Information: (575) 646-1420.
Web: warpedtour.com.
Teggart Main Stage bands include August
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Burns Red, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears
Prada, Attack Attack! 3OH!3, Pepper, Less
Than Jake and Against Me.
Altec Lansing State bands include Black Veil
Brides, Of Mice And Men, Woe Is Me, Winds
Of Plague, The Word Alive, Enter Shikari, Miss
May I, We Came As Romans, The Acacia Strain
and Set Your Goals.
AP/Advent Stage bands include Lionize, Big D
And The Kids Table, The Expendables, The
Aggrolites, Simple Plan, Lucero, The Ready Set,
Unwritten Law and Street Dogs.
Glamour Skills Stage: Go Radio, The Wonder
Years, I Set My Friends On Fire, Moving
Mountains, The Dangerous Summer, Every
Avenue, Dance Gavin Dance, Relient K and
HelloGoodbye.
Skull Candy Stage bands include Blood on the
Dance Floor, Big Chocolate, Passafire, Bad
Rabbits, MC Lars with Weerd Science, Grieves
with Budo, Illscarlett, Stephen Jerzak, Big B and
Foxy Shazam.
Ernie Ball Stage ands include Terrible Things,
There for Tomorrow, Cold Forty Three,
Madina Lake, A Skylit Drive and Freshman 15.
Kevin Says Stage bands include The Sheds,
The Dance Party Sharks, The Exposed, New
Years Day, It Boys!, Places & Numbers,
Vonnegutt, Good Guys In Black, Larry And His
Flask, The Bots and Shut Up And Deal.
‘Urinetown’ - UTEP Dinner Theatre pres-
ents the hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love
and revolution July 8-24, written by Greg Kotis
and Mark Hollmann. Showtime is 7 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday; dinner matinee
performance is 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 10; non-
dinner matinees are 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 17
and 24. Tickets $26-$38 dinner shows; $12-$22
non-dinner matinee. Information: 747-6060.
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water short-
El Paso Scene
age, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a
government-enforced ban on private toilets.
Freekfest — The Beetz Fight for Cancer
benefit music event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday,
July 9, at Cohen Stadium, 9700 Gateway
North. All ages event. Tickets: $15 general
admission. Information: 755-2000 or
diablos.com.
The Temptations — The legendary
Motown group performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
and Friday, July 14-15, at UTEP’s Magoffin
Auditorium, with original band member Otis
Williams. Tickets: $37 and $42, plus service
fees. (Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234.
Created by one of music’s greats, Berry
Gordy, The Temptations quickly became a
household name with their first hit “The Way
You Do the things You Do” followed by hits like
“My Girl,” “Since I Lost My Baby,” “Get Ready,”
“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “Beauty is only Skin
Deep” and “I Wish It Would Rain.” Later hits
were “I Can’t Get Next to You” and “Papa Was
a Rolling Stone.”
Marco Antonio Solis and & Ana
Gabriel — The Latin pop stars perform
Friday, Aug. 12, at El Paso County Coliseum.
Tickets: $49.50, $69.50 and $89.50 and $125,
plus service charge (Ticketmaster).
Blue Man Group - Broadway El Paso pres-
ents the eclectic, eccentric musical trio 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Plaza Theatre
(performance rescheduled from April 27). With
no spoken language, Blue Man Group is perfect
for people of all languages, and cultures.
Although it is impossible to describe, this
unique experience is guaranteed to be an out-
ing audiences will never forget. This new the-
atrical touring production includes both new
material and classic moments. Tickets: $35,
$60 and $70, plus service charge.
(Ticketmaster)
Disney Live! “Three Classic Fairy
Tales’ — The Disney family brings the time-
less stories of Cinderella, Snow White and The
Seven Dwarfs and Beauty and The Beast to the
stage Sept. 16-18, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre, Showtime is 7 p.m. Friday, and 1 and
4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets: $18 and
$40, plus service charges. (Ticketmaster).
Information: disneylive.com
Santana — Guitar legend Carlos Santana
brings his “Soul of Collective Consciousness
Tour” to El Paso at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16,
at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center, with special
guest Michael Franti and Spearhead. Tickets:
$47.50, $57.50 and $67.50, $50 and $60, plus
service charge and 50¢ Milagro Charity charge.
(Ticketmaster).
Israel Houghton — The Dove Award-win-
ning gospel singer performs Sunday, Sept. 25,
at Harvest Christian Center, 1345 Export.
Information: 585-9934 or harvestchristiancen-
ter.org.
Enrique Iglesias — The Latin superstar per-
forms at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at UTEP’s
Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $12.75-$92.75,
plus service charge. (Ticketmaster).
Venues & series
‘Broadway in El Paso’ tickets — Season
tickets are now on sale for the 2011-2012
Broadway series at the Plaza Theatre. Four-
show, five-show and six-show packages avail-
able.
Individual tickets to be announced; available
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through Ticketmaster. Season ticket informa-
tion: 231-1111 or theplazatheatre.org.
• “Shrek the Musical,” Oct. 25, 2011
• “The New Mel Brooks Musical: Young
Frankenstein,” Nov. 20, 2011
• “Fiddler on the Roof,” Dec. 13, 2011
• “Wicked,” Feb. 1-12, 2012
• “100 Years of Broadway,” March 26, 2012
• “Straight No Chaser,” April 5, 2012
• “Mamma Mia,” April 10-11.
• “The Rat Pack is Back,” May 5, 2012
Four-show packages include “Shrek,”
“Wicked,” “100 Years of Broadway” and “The
Rat Pack is Back.” Cost: $165-$245.
Five-show packages include “Shrek,” “Young
Frankenstein,” “Wicked,” “100 Years of
Broadway” and “The Rat Pack is Back.” Cost:
$190-$300.
Six-show packages include “Shrek,” “Young
Frankenstein,” “Wicked,” “Fiddler on the
Roof,” 100 Years of Broadway” and “The Rat
Pack is Back” Cost: $225-$360.
Season extras (ticket cost added to package
price):
• “Straight No Chaser” — Tickets: $37.50 and
$47.50.
• “Mamma Mia” — Tickets: $40-$70.
House of Rock East — 8838 Viscount.
Tickets are $10, unless listed otherwise; avail-
able online at ticketbully.com.
• Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers — The
former member of Arizona’s “Refreshments”
brings his new band to El Paso at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 6, with Next 2 The Tracks.
• When In Rome — The 80s band known for
hits like “Heaven Knows” and “The Promise”
June 2011
Thursdays (except show dates). Information:
perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 22.
• Coming in the fall is the legendary rock band
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
(575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872 or spencerthe-
- 122 S. Old Pueblo Road, hosts a series of free
U.F.O.’s World Tour 2011, at 7:30 p.m. concerts from nationally known touring acts. ater.com.
Wednesday, Oct. 5. Tickets: $20 in advance. Ages 18 and older welcome; 16 and older for • Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder — The
outdoor shows. Information: 860-7777 or bluegrass legend and his band perform at 8
Club 101 — 1148 Airway. Advance tickets for p.m. Saturday, May 28. After finding success in
speaking-rock.com.
most events available at Club 101, All That
• Los Lobos performs an outdoor show with El mainstream country, the 14-time Grammy
Music, Psycha and online at ticketbully.com,
Paso’s own Tommy Mora at 8 p.m. Friday, May Award winner has returned to his roots with
unless otherwise listed. Information: 544-2101
27. his recent spiritual CD “Mosaic.” Tickets: $76
or club101.com.
The 2nd Rockin’ Rez Pow Wow is all day May and $79.
• Fear Factory — The metal band performs at
28-29, featuring Native American dance, food A fried chicken buffet precedes the show at 6
6 p.m. Thursday, June 2, with guest Pinhed
and crafts from tributes throughout the area. p.m. in the lobby. Cost: $20.
(postponed from April). Tickets: $20.
All ages welcome. • “Don Quixote” — The Ruidoso Dance
• Summer Jam 2011 — The all-ages event with
Headline concerts that weekend are Joan Jett Ensemble performs the classical ballet version
Travis Porter (“Make It Rain”) is 5:30 p.m.
and the Blackhearts Saturday, and Puddle of of Cervantes’ novel from the Spanish Golden
Saturday, June 4, with Treal Lee and Prince
Mudd and Rev Theory Sunday (ages 16 and Age at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, June 4, featuring
Rick. Sell-out anticipated; early arrival encour-
older welcome). Native American musician students of Deborah Roger’s Ruidoso ensemble
aged. Tickets: $20.
Keith Secola and The Wild Band of Indians also and visiting professional dancers. Tickets: $28.
• Aiden — The post-hardcore band’s “Horror
perform both days. • “The Complete History of America
Nights Tour” is 6 p.m. Friday, June 10, with
• Heavy Metal bands Poison and Warrent per- (Abridged)” — Wyland University Theatre
Eyes Set to Kill, Vampires Everywhere, Get
form Monday, May 30. Workshop presents a 90-minute roller coaster
Scared and Dr. Acula. Tickets: $15.
• Rocker Sammy Hagar performs at 8 p.m. ride through the glorious quagmire of American
• She Wants Revenge — The alternative dark-
Friday, June 3. history at 8 p.m. Friday, June 10. Tickets: $25.
wave duo performs at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June
July’s headliners begin at 9 p.m. with opening • Taste of the Spencer — The annual fundrais-
15. Tickets: $20.
acts at 7 p.m. Fireworks follow at 10 p.m. all er is 6 p.m. Saturday, June 18, with a sampling
• Afrojack — The Dutch DJ performs 9 p.m.
four days. of some of Ruidoso’s finest restaurants in the
Monday, June 27. His recent CD is “Lost and
• Friday, July 1 - Tesla with opening act Crystal Lobby, followed by a silent auction and
Found.” Tickets: $16.
Cowboys from Hell. live auction with celebrity auctioneer Steve
• Unearth — The metal band performs at 6
• Saturday, July 2 - Cinderella with opening act Talbot. Tickets: $50.
p.m. Wednesday, July 6, with guests Turbid
Cowboys from Hell. • Miss New Mexico Pageant — The 2011 prel-
North, Triumph Over Shipwreck, Limerance
• Sunday, July 3 - Jackyl with opening act ude to the Miss America Pageant is June 22-
and Aura Lynn. Tickets: $15.
Adema. 25. Preliminaries are 7 p.m. Wednesday and
Low Brow Palace — 112 Robinson. • Monday, July 4 - Buckcherry with opening Thursday, with finals at 7 p.m. Saturday. Cost:
Tickets at ticketbully.com. Information: 443- act Adema. $29 per night for preliminaries; $39 for finals.
8464. Metallica Tribute “The One” precedes A “Little Miss New Mexico” talent show is 5
• Jacques Renault — The new York DJ per- Sunday’s and Monday’s performances. Call for p.m. Thursday.
forms at 10 p.m. June 2. Admission: $8. times. A VIP dinner and show with former Miss
• In Flagranti — The London Disco act per- America Kellye Cash’s “Tribute to Patsy Cline”
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts is Friday. Cost: $50 dinner and show; $29 show
forms at 9 p.m. June 9. Ticket: $8.
— Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about 12
• Ali Shaheed Muhammad if A Tribe Called
miles north of downtown Ruidoso). Free public
Quest — 9 p.m. June 16. Tickets: $10.
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Quintessential Brass — The ensemble’s
15th anniversary free outdoor concert is 1 to 3
p.m. Saturday, May 28, at Madeline Park in
Kern Place. Information: 731-9956.
El Paso Summer Music Festival - The
festival’s 2011 Potpourri Concert featuring La
Catrina Quartet and the winners of the 2011
Young Musicians Competition is 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 4, at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts
Center. Also performing are mezzo-soprano
Orit Amy Eylon and pianist Margaret
Hagedorn. Tickets: $15 ($10 seniors/military;
$5 students) Available at the door or through
Ticketmaster. Ticket information: 1-800-745-
3000 or epsmf.org.
El Paso Summer Music Festival is a non-profit
organization under the umbrella of the El Paso
Community Foundation.
This year’s Young Musician Competition win-
ners are UTEP freshman Ismael Beltran, clar-
inet, and Franklin High School student Joshua
Saenz, tenor.
El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras
auditions — The El Paso Symphony will host
auditions for EPSYOs’ 2011-2012 season
Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, at El Paso
Conservatory of Music, 801 N. Mesa. Auditions
are open to all qualified musicians age 8 to 22
with at least one year of musical experience on
an orchestral instrument. Call for audition
appointment: 525-8978. Audition forms and
requirements online at EPSYOs.org.
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Workshop
Ruidoso, N.M.
Cloudcroft, N.M.
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The El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras
were founded in 2005 as an Educational
Program of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra.
Its current director is Andres Moran.
‘The Desert Song’ — El Paso Opera pres-
ents an “Opera on the Edge” production of the
Sigmund Romberg, environmental operetta at a
dinner theatre beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Friday and Sunday, June 8, 10 and 12, at
Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One Ardovino
Drive in Sunland Park. “The Desert Song” is
directed by David Grabarkewitz. Musical direc-
tor is Karl Shymanovitz. The Young Artists
Program is directed by Elisa Wilson. Meal for
the evening chosen by Marina Ardovino.
Tickets: $55-$69. Information/reservations:
581-5534.
North meets South in this retelling of the clas-
sic Romberg operetta, reset from World War I
Algeria. This version takes a look at El Paso and
Juárez during the Mexican Revolution, circa
1914. With new dialogue by El Paso Opera
artistic director Grabarkewitz and using musical
theater styles from operetta to Zarzuela, this
show will feature such songs as “The Desert
Song,” “Heatwave,” “Deep In My Heart, Dear,”
“Stouthearted Men” and “De España Vengo.”
Performers are from El Paso Opera’s Young
Artists Program, with special guest soprano
Carmen Diaz of the UTEP faculty.
Young Ladies Choir ‘Bon Voyage’ con-
cert — El Paso Choral Society’s Young Ladies
Choir, directed by Yvonne Marmolejo, perform
a preview of their Canadian concert tour at 3
p.m. Sunday, June 12, at Trinity-First United
Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa. The program
includes French chanson, German opera, Latin
motets adn more. Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors/mili-
tary; $5 students). Information: 4790-1056.
Claude Bourbon — The finger-picking gui-
tarist performs a concert of medieval and
Spanish blues at 7 p.m. Monday, June 13, in
the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall
in Las Cruces. Born in France in the early 60’s,
Bourbon grew up in Switzerland, where he was
classically trained for many years. He has per-
formed and studied all over the world and has
crafted an unbelievable fusion of classical and
jazz, with ethereal Eastern influences, Spanish
and Latin elements with strains of Western folk.
Tickets: $10 at the door. Information/reserva-
tions: (575) 523-1223.
Wind Symphony July 4th Celebration
— The El Paso Wind Symphony, will perform
patriotic music at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at
the Chamizal National Memorial amphitheater.
A fireworks show follows the concert.
Admission is free. Information: 541-4481 or
532-7273.
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VIP all-event tickets are $175.
• An Evening With Pat Boone — The pop leg-
end performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 2. Boone
has 54 hit singles and was listed on the pop
music charts every day for four consecutive
years in the late 1950s. Only Elvis Presley out-
sold him at the time. Tickets: $76 and $79.
A pork roast buffet precedes the show at 6
p.m. in the lobby. Cost: $20.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and
Casino — Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8
p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Prices listed
do not include service charge. (Ticketmaster)
Information: 1-877-277-5677 or innofthemoun-
taingods.com.
• Kansas — The American classic rock icons
perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 2. Formed
in the 1970s, Kansas is known for classics such
as “Dust in the Wind” and “Carry on Wayward
Son.” Tickets: $25-$60.
• Clint Black — The country music legend
performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 23. Black
has sold more than 23 million albums world-
wide and written and recorded more than 100
songs, including No. 1 hits “Killin’ Time,” “Put
Yourself in My Shoes,” “Nothin’ but the
Taillights” and more. Tickets: $25-$100.
• The Four Tops — The Motown legends per-
form at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 10. Among their
many hits are “Baby, I Need Your Lovin’” and “I
Can’t Help Myself.” Tickets: $20-$60.
• Gabriel Iglesias — The “fluffy” comic and
regional favorite performs at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 27. Tickets: $25-$100.
• Chicago — The classic rock band with more
than 20 Top Ten singles performs at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 3. Hits include “Make Me
Smile,” “25 or 6 to 4,” “Colour My World,”
“Saturday in the Park” and many more.
Tickets: $40-$150.
• Merle Haggard — The original “Okie from
Muskogee” performs at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug.
14. Tickets: $25-$100.
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
— 1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.
Performances at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $6-$25,
unless listed otherwise. information: (575) 437-
2202 or flickingercenter.com.
• A performance of “Music, Music, Music,”
featuring the voices of Charlie Thompson, Joni
Castillo, Robert Coburn and Tonie Marshall, is
Friday and Saturday, June 3-4, to benefit the
Flickinger. Details to be announced.
• Barbara Fairchild in concert is 7 p.m. Friday,
June 24, performing gospel and country music
for the entire family. Tickets: $20.
Tailgate annual outdoor concert series in
begins at 8 p.m. on various Saturdays through-
out the summer, beginning June 11. in the
upper parking lot at the New Mexico Museum
of Space History. Information: (575) 437-2202.
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Holy Water and Whiskey — The contem-
porary folk and western music band performs 3
to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at the Hillsboro
Community Center, 316 Elenore, in Hillsboro,
N.M. as part of the Hillsboro Sunday Concert
Series. Cost: $5 donation. Information: or (575)
895-3300 or maxyeh@winstream.net.
House to Home — The alternative music
act featuring El Pasoan Micah Lindsey performs
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, at The
Percolator, 217 N. Stanton (between Texas and
Mills). The performance also features Francis
Ploski and Michael Huerta. Admission: $3; all
ages show. Information, cover charge: 351-
4377 or myspace.com/thepercolator915.
Cool Canyon Nights — The summer
series of free outdoor concerts are Thursdays
beginning June 2 at McKelligon Canyon, spon-
sored by Townsquare Media and the El Paso
Convention and Performing Arts Centers.
Information: 544-9550 or 231-1100.
Howling Coyote — The open mic for musi-
cians, poets, writers, storytellers and perform-
ance artists is 7 p.m. Friday, June 3 and 17, at
First Christian Church, 1809 El Paseo, Las
Cruces, across from Las Cruces High School.
Performer sign-up is 6:30 p.m. Coffee and light
snacks provided. Admission is free, but dona-
tions welcome. Information: Bob Burns, (575)
525-9333 or (915) 799-5684.
Mountain of Blues Festival — The 14th
annual Ruidoso music celebration is Saturday
June 4, at 501 Wingfield (at Center Street),
one block south of Sudderth. Includes live blues
bands, food and beverage booths and kids’
games. Live music runs from noon to 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: $22 at the gate ($20 in advance).
Military admitted for $15 in advance, $20 at the
gate. Advance tickets available at The Quarters
or online (through Easytix) at
ruidosoblues.com. Tickets/information: 1-866-
207-4816, (575) 257-9535 or
Entertainment: C.W. Ayon at noon; Maynard
The Unknowns at 1:45 p.m. Kate Becker Band
at 3:30 p.m., Bad News Blues Band at 5:15
p.m. and headliner E.C. Scott at 7 p.m.
The Quarters, 2535 Sudderth, will host live
blues with selected bands from the festival 9
p.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 to 7
p.m. Sunday, June 3-5. Bad News Blues Band
performs Friday, a festival musician’s jam and
performance by Kate Becker and the Zodiacs is
Saturday and a blues barbeque with Mark
Kashmar is Sunday. Call for cost: (575) 257-
9535 or (575) 257-9982.
‘Nine Levels to Bliss’ — Danyavaad and
the Shimmy Sisters host “a mystical journey
towards enlightenment” at 7 p.m. Saturday
June 4, at the Scottish Rite Theatre, 301 W.
Missouri. See more details in the “Dance” list-
ing. Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door.
Advance tickets available at Hal Marcus gallery
or online at ticketbully.com. Information: (619)
884-7707 or theshimmysisters.com.
The El Paso show is presented in conjunction
with Danyavaad’s upcoming summer release of
the album, “Nine Levels to Bliss.” Danyavaad
plays live original Middle Eastern flavored music
featuring the electric sitar and tribal drum
beats. The album was made possible with
donations of over $7,000 raised through
Kickstarter.com. Information: danyavaad.com.
Music in the Park — The Las Cruces sum-
mer concert series is 7 p.m. Sundays June 5-
Aug. 28, featuring both local and guest artists.
No pets allowed. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 541-2200 or las-cruces.org.
• June 5 — La Cella Bella chamber music and
Sounds of Brazil (Latin Jazz), at Apodaca Park,
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801 E. Madrid.
• June 12 — Oldies But Goodies and Guitar
Slim at Apodaca Park.
• June 19 — Mariachi Feminil Flores
Mexicanas and Mariachi Real de Chihuahua at
Klein Park, 155 N. Mesquite.
• June 26 — Ekiz (Spanish dance and country)
and Echo (old school R&B) at Klein Park.
The Mayor’s Jazz Fest is 6 p.m. Sunday, May
29, at Apodaca Park, with music by trombonist
Wycliffe Gordon of New York and trumpet
player Greg Adams of Los Angeles.
Outdoor Concerts at the Plaza — The
City Parks & Recreation Department’s free
family-oriented summer lunchtime concert
series is noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, June 8-
July 6, at San Jacinto Plaza, 111 Mills,
Downtown. Information: 252-9031 or 240-
3310.
• June 8 — Jamie Hernandez
• June 15 — Shelby Acosta
• June 29 — Jacqueline Mata
• July 6 — Kristen Moreno.
‘Melodies at the Park’ — El Paso Parks
and Recreation’s free outdoor music concerts
are Sundays twice monthly during the summer
months at various city parks. All performances
begin at 7 p.m. Information: Eliseo Duran, 252-
9031 or Sandy Rodriguez, 240-3310.
June performers are Azucar (June 12) at
Eastwood Park, 3001 Parkwood, and Just Right
and Jamie Hernandez (June 26) at Veterans
Park, 5301 Salem.
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Music Under the Stars — The 28th sum-
mer concert series, Music Under the Stars
World Festival, presented by the City of El Paso
Museums and Cultural Affairs Department, fea-
tures local and international performers 7:30 to
9:30 p.m. Sundays, June 12-Aug. 14, at the
Chamizal National Memorial amphitheater, 800
S. San Marcial. Admission is free. Information:
541-4481 (MCAD), 532-7273 (Chamizal) or
elpasoartsandculture.org.
Music Under the Stars fans often come early
for picnics and cookouts. Lawn chairs and blan-
kets are the norm, and grills are available — as
are food and drink booths. Grills permitted in
park, but not within the amphitheater itself. No
alcohol, glass containers, or pets permitted at
park. No smoking allowed in bowl area.
Free park-and-ride shuttles available from El
Paso Zoo to Chamizal and depart regularly 6:30
to 10 p.m.
• June 12 — Frontera Bugalu, La Sonora Blu
• June 19 — The Police Experience
• June 26 — Havana Quintet, Art Lewis with
Fernando Lechuga
• July 3 — El Paso Wind Symphony
(Independence Day Show and Fireworks
Spectacular)
• July 10 — Subrosa Union
• July 17 — Delta Nove
• July 24 — Rupa & the April Fishes
• July 31 — Brass Monkey Brass Band
• Aug. 7 — The Royalty, Desorden No
Autorizado (DNA)
• Aug. 14 — The Dave Matthews Tribute
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‘Every Other Tuesday’ — Doña Ana Arts
Council hosts a variety of musical performances
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday at the
historic Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown
Mall, Las Cruces. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 523-6403 or riograndethe-
atre.com.
• June 14 — Feral Root (Latin jazz, funk and
rock)
• June 28 — Five Star Music Karaoke Contest
winner.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —
Live music is offered 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays
and Saturdays and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sundays in
the Franklins Lounge. No cover. Information:
(575) 874-5200.
Disco with local DJs is 6:30 to 10 p.m.
Sundays. Karaoke offered with Rock The House
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Thursday. Weekly win-
ners receive gift bag with prizes.
Battle on the Border band competitions are 7
to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning June 1.
• Friday, May 27 — Ekiz
• Saturday, May 28 — The Starliners
• Sunday, May 29 — Mariachi Tapatio.
• Friday, June 3 — Algo Nuevo
• Saturday, June 4 — River City Band
• Sunday, June 5 — Mariachi Raices de
America
• Friday, June 10 — Rhapsody
• Saturday, June 11 — BJ Pando La Mezcla
• Sunday, June 12 — Mariachi Alegre
• Friday, June 17 — Fat Soul
• Saturday, June 18 — Inolvidable
• Sunday, June 19 — Mariachi Son de Mexico
• Friday, June 24 — Los Dukes
• Saturday, June 25 — Tejas
• Sunday, June 26 — Mariachi Los Toritos
• Friday, July 1 — Skarabajo
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• Saturday, July 2 — Asi
• Sunday, July 3 — Mariachi Tapatio.
State Line Music — West Texas Food Bank
and State Lane BBQ, 1222 Sunland Park Drive
presents the Rudolph Chevrolet-Honda out-
door concert series 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays
during the summer months, featuring artists of
a variety of musical genres, including up-and-
comers to well-known performers. Admission
is free; all customers asked to bring non-perish-
able food donation or monetary donation for
the West Texas Food Bank. The series has
raised more than 4,250 pounds of food for the
food bank. Information: 581-3371,
WTxFoodBank.org or countyline.com.
• May 25 – Cory Morrow
• June 1 — Aaron Watson
• June 8 — Granger Smith
• June 15 — Roger Creager
• June 22 — To be announced
• June 29 — The Greencards
Alfresco! Fridays — The free outdoor con-
certs begin at 5:30 p.m. Fridays through Sept.
30 at Arts Festival Plaza (between El Paso
Museum of Art and Plaza Theatre). Presented
by the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts
Centers and the El Paso Convention and
Visitors Bureau. No outside food or beverages,
or pets allowed. Information: 534-0675, or
alfrescofridays.com.
• May 27 — Altarmotive (modern alternative
rock)
• June 3 - Brown Betty (classic rock).
• June 10 - New Breed Jazz Alliance
• June 17 - Asi (Tejano)
• June 24 - Radio La Chusma (Latin Reggae)
• July 8 - King Octopus (English and Spanish
rock)
Railroad Blues — 504 W. Holland, Alpine,
Texas. Performances begin at 10 p.m., unless
listed otherwise. Admission: $6, unless listed
otherwise. Information: (432) 837-3103 or rail-
roadblues.com.
• Radio La Chusma — El Paso’s Latin rock
band performs Saturday, May 28. Cost: $8.
• Bob Livingston — The former member of
the Lost Gonzo Band performs Sunday, May
29.
• Stone River Boys — The roots rock and
country band performs Friday, June 3.
Admission: $8.
• Igor and the Red Elvises — The Russian rock
and roll band perform at 9 p.m. Wednesday,
June. 15.
• Soul Track Mind — The 8-piece soul band
performs Saturday, July 2, as part of the 4th of
July Celebration. Admission: $10.
Padre’s Marfa — 209 W. El Paso Street in
Marfa, Texas. Shows begin at 8:30 p.m.
Admission: $5, unless listed otherwise.
Information: 432-729-4425 or
padresmarfa.com.
• Hudson and Harlan — The Houston song-
writer pair performs at 9 p.m. Saturday, June
4.
• Lonesome Heroes — Hot rod acoustic-elec-
tric roots rock band performs at 9 p.m.
Monday, June 6.
• Mike and the Moonpies — The Austin coun-
try band performs at 9 p.m. Friday, June 17.
• Paleo — The indie music project of David
Strackany is 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 20.
• Hands of Sabbath — The Black Sabbath trib-
ute band performs at 9 p.m. Friday, June 24.
Admission: $6.
• Paul Banks and the Carousels — The rock
band performs Saturday, June 25.
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• The Iguanas — The New Orleans favorites
perform at 9 p.m. Friday, July 2. Tickets: $10.
• The Hickoids— The punk band performs at
9 p.m. Monday, July 4. Tickets: $6.
Outlet Shoppes Summer Concert
Series — Outlet Shoppes at El Paso, 7051 S.
Desert in Canutillo, (off I-10 at Trans Mountain
exit) and Exa radio will host free weekly con-
certs 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays starting June 2, at
the mall’s North End, between New Balance
and Rue 21. Admission is free; bring a lawn
chair. Information: 877-3208 or theoutlet-
shoppesatelpaso.com.
La Viña’s Music On the Patio — La Viña
Winery in La Union, 4201 S. NM Highway 28,
one mile north of Vinton Road, hosts live music
12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on selected Saturdays and
Sundays through Sept. 25, featuring folk,
country and rock ‘n’ roll from “Live By
Request.” Picnics are allowed, but beverages
must be purchased from the winery. Admission
is free. Information: (575) 882-7632.
Upcoming performances are June 5 and 26,
Independence Day show Monday, July 4.
Zin Valle Free Music Sundays — Zin
Valle vineyard, 7315 Hwy 28 in Canutillo (3/4
mile north of FM 259), hosts free live music 1
to 4 p.m. on selected Sundays. Guests may
bring a picnic, and enjoy wine tastings.
Information: 877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
• June 5 — James Springer
• June 19 — Carolyne of Liquid Skin
Tailgate 2011 — The annual outdoor jazz
concert series in Alamogordo, N.M., raises
funds for the Flickinger Center. Concerts begin
at 8 p.m. on various Saturdays throughout the
summer in the upper parking lot at the New
Mexico Museum of Space History. Patrons
should bring their own food, lawn chair and
beverages. Gates open 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.
Patrons must remain in park until 10 p.m.
Parking spot season reservations (for six
shows): $180 (usually sell out early). Weekly
spaces are $45, if available. Walk-up admission:
$10. Information: (575) 437-2202. Online
reservations at flickingercenter.com.
• June 11 — Warren Hood. The Austin-based
Hood performs a blend of jazz/blues/newgrass
acoustic fusion.
• June 25 — Windy City. Chicago Tribute
Band.
• July 9 — Bert Dalton. Santa Fe-based jazz
pianist.
• July 16 — Cathryn McGill. Country music
singer/songwriter.
• Aug. 13 — Chris Beaty and High Winds
Jazztet.
• Aug. 27 – Dirty Mojo Junkies. New Mexico
blues band.
Border Chorders — The El Paso men’s
barbershop and a cappella group rehearses at
7:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays at University
Presbyterian Church, 244 N. Resler. Director is
Anthony Bartholomew. Singers in all male vocal
ranges welcome. Information: Gayle Hageman
822-3000 or barbershop.org.
The Border Chorders are the El Paso chapter
of the Barbershop Harmony Society and were
established in 1947. Prior choral singing experi-
ence and voice lessons are not required.
Sungold Chorus — The El Paso Sungold
Chorus of the Sweet Adelines, under the direc-
tion of Lanny Desautels, rehearses at 7 p.m.
Mondays at All Saints Church, 3500 McRae.
Information: Jeanette, 778-7503.
The women’s chorus is dedicated to the per-
formance of four-part barbershop harmony,
musical education, and community involve-
ment.
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Folk Fury — KTEP, 88.5 FM, features three

hours of acoustic and folk music — with an
emphasis on recordings by local musicians and
occasional live appearances by them — from 7
to 10 p.m. Saturdays. Hosts are Dan Alloway
and Gregg Carthy. Requests: 747-5153.

El Paso Comic Strip — 1201 Airway.

Shows are at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,
8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and
7:30 p.m. Sunday. Military admitted free
Wednesdays and Thursdays. Tickets: $6
Wednesday through Thursday; $12 Friday and
Saturday, $8 Sunday, unless listed otherwise.
Closed June 29-July 3. Reserved tickets at tick-
etweb.com. Information/reservations: 779-
LAFF (5233) or laff2nite.com.
• May 25-29 — Courtney Gee. Gee has
appeared on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, BET’s
“Comicview,” the “Jamie Fox Show” and
“Martin Lawrence presents 1st Amendment
Stand Up” and many more. He has toured
throughout the country, and worldwide with
the USO “Comedy Break Tour.” Feature act is
Peter Barrera.
• June 1-5 — Ian Edwards. Edwards has
appeared on Def Comedy Jam and Show Time
at the Apollo, and has written for “Saturday
Night Live” and other shows, and is currently a
cast member of “Punk’d” on MTV. Feature act
is Ruben Andrade.
• June 8-12 — Co-headliners Al Del Bene
and DJ Cooch. Del Bene is a regular at The
World Famous Laugh Factory on Sunset. In
2008 he traveled to Kuwait and Iraq, with the
U.S.O. to perform for our troops. His debut
CD is “Get in the Van.”
Cooch recently was featured on LA TV’s hit
show “Mas Comedy.”
• June 15-19 — Willie Barcena. Fresh from
his Comedy Central special “Deal with It”
released last May, Barcena has made 11
appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno” and written and performed a one-man
show entitled “Cry Like a Man.” Feature act is
Rob Jenkins.
• June 22-26 — BT. This actual “Okie from
Muskogee” has performed in 43 states, three
countries, and has been seen in numerous tele-
vision shows. Feature act is Gretchen Hess.
Sun City Comedy — The comedy group
hosts events at various venues. Information:
281-OPEN-MIC or suncitycomedy.com.
The group’s “Traveling Comedy Club” hosts
live nationally touring comedy acts at various
venues. Upcoming shows:
• House of Rock, 8838 Viscount, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 28, June 25 and July 30.
• Hookah Zen, 2293 Divot in Las Cruces, 9
p.m. Friday, June 10.
Gabriel Iglesias — The “fluffy” comedian
and regional favorite performs at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 27, at Inn of the Mountain
Gods in Mescalero, N.M. Iglesias’ second one-
hour special and DVD “I’m Not Fat…I’m
Fluffy: Live from El Paso” premiered on
Comedy Central in 2009 after being filmed in
front of two sold-out crowds. Ages 21 and
older welcome. Tickets: $25-$100, plus service
charge. (Ticketmaster) Information: 1-877-277-
56767 or innofthemountaingods.com.

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All phone numbers listed are in Juaréz.
Museo del Chamizal — Chamizal Park,
Juárez (next to the Bridge of the Americas).
The museum features an exhibit of pre-
Columbian artifacts, as well as paintings and
sculptures from well-known local and interna-
tional artists. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free
except as listed. Information: 611-1048.
• Arte en el Parque of the year is 4 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, May 28. Children’s activities, cultural
bazaar, foods and drinks and continuous enter-
tainment. Headline entertainment: Cumbiagra
with Gregorio Uribe from New Yor, Frontera
Bugalu, Gran Sonora and clown Antolin fro
Spain. Admission is 40 pesos (30 pesos for chil-
dren).
• A painting exhibition by artist/teacher/cultural
promoter Michelle Paez opens at 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 2.
• A photography exhibit by Alejandro Bringas
opens at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 0.
• The environmental fair Ecoreciklaton is 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 10, at the muse-
um’s private gardens; people can bring elec-
tronic trash for safe disposal. Information: 611
21 73, 2073910 or juarezlimpio@cehlider,org.
• Arte en el Parque of the year is 4 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, June 25. June theme is “Bohemia en
el Parque.” Headline entertainment: singers
Oscar Chavez and Alejandro Filio Admission is
40 pesos (30 pesos for children).
Lienzo Charro Adolfo Lopez Mateos
— Av. Plutarco Elias Calles and Henry Dunant,
two blocks from Av. Paseo Triunfo de la
Republica.
Lorenzo de Montecloar concert, also featuring
Banda Paso del Norte and Adrian Diaz, is 4:30
p.m. Sunday, May 29. Tickets at Sounds Music
House, Holiday Inn Express Hotel at the door.
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Plaza de Toros Alberto Balderas —
Francisco Villa 201 Centro (one block east of
Avenida Juárez). Antonio Garcia “El
Chihuahua,” Oliver Godoy and Gerardo
Adame with six Begoña bulls are featured
beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 29. Admission
is 100 and 150 pesos.
Centro Cultural Paso del Norte — Av.
Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the
Red Cross. Information: 1730300 or
ccpn.com.mx.
• 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1. Theatre
performance of “Under Cero” with Laura
Flores, Alejandro Camacho and Helena Rojo.
Tickets: 6134444
• 8 p.m. Thursday, June 2: The Mascareñas
Foundation presents Oaxacan music with
Susana Harp. Tickets: 100 pesos. Information:
6123175 or www.fmascarenas.org
• 6 p.m. Saturday, June 4: University
Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Tosca” by
Puccini. Tickets: 50, 100 and 150 pesos.
• 10 a.m.-noon and 4-6 p.m. Thursday, June 9:
Dinamica Empresarial presents “Getting High
Performance Personnel.” Admission is free.
• 6 p.m. Saturday, June 11: University
Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Il Tabarro”
by Puccini. Tickets: 50, 100 and 150 pesos.
• 5 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 12: Theatre
performance of “The secret that separated
men from women” with Tomas Goros and
Ruben Carbajal. The show is described as “sex-
ological and musical.”
• 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18: The Salesians
El Paso Scene
and Art in the Park presents “Maria de Buenos
Aires,” opera tango by Astor Piazzola and
Horatio Ferrer. Baritono Ricardo Herrera and
Soprano Stephanie Gregory are among over
two dozen artists performing. Information:
mariadebuenosaires.info.
• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 19: Final day
of the painting exhibition “Happy Creatures” by
Jesus Arturo Gardea (on the second floor).
• Noon and 4 p.m. Sunday, June 19: Children’s
entertainment
• 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 21: Cultural Event cele-
brating the 80th anniversary of Escuela
Secundaria Federal No. 1
• 7 p.m. Saturday, June 25: Screening of the
locally produced movie, “Eyes in the Mist.”
Admission: 50 pesos.
• 7 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 28: “Sin Senos
no hay Paraíso” (Without Breasts There Is No
Paradise.”
Alianza Francesa de Cd. Juárez — Calle
Tlaxcala #2644 Col. Margaritas (at Ignacio
Ramirez). Information: : 639 11 00/01 or ciu-
dadjuarez.af.org.mx.
• 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2. Student Festival.
Public welcome.
• 7 p.m. Friday, June 10: Free showing of a
French movie to be announced, with Spanish
subtitles.
• 6 p.m. Saturday, June 18: Fete de la
Musique. Free admission.
• 7 p.m. Friday, June 24: Free showing of the
French movie “Wife for Rent,” with Spanish
subtitles.
Museo de INBA — Circuito Jose Reyes
Estrada, Zona Pronaf. The museum recently
reopened after expensive renovation.
Information: 616-7414.
• “Un dia en el museo (A Day at the Museum)”
is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 18: Guided
tours, puppets, children’s classes and other
activities.
• Showing all month: “Horizontes de Mexico,”
art on loan from major national museums,
including landscapes by Rufino Tamayo, David
Alfaro Siqueiros and Josa Maria Velazco.
Cibeles Convention Center — Av. Tomás
Fernández 8450, between Calle Portales and
Antonio J. Bermudez, Zona Campestre.
Father’s Day breakfast and dinner buffet with
live music is 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 19,
at the Terraza Garden. Info: 625267 or 625363.
Comision Federal de Electricidad — Av.
Reforma at Sanders. Museo del INBA presents
“Trayectoria de una forma transfigurada,” paint-
ings by Elel Parra.
Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera
— Zona Centro, Av. 16 de Septiembre at Ave.
Juárez. The history museum in the Old
Customs House is being remodeled extensively
as a national museum documenting the Mexican
Revolution, which began Nov. 20, 1910.
‘Por Amor al Arte’ — The radio show,
covering all aspects of the arts in Juárez, airs 3
to 5 p.m. Sundays on 860 AM. The show
includes music, interviews, reviews of events,
recommendations of books and movies, con-
ducted by Hogla Lizet Olivas with Alex Briseño
and Eduardo Cruz. Information:
806Noticias.com.mx.
— Juárez correspondent Walter Schaefer
2 022988 (cobracollectionag@hotmail.com)
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Budweiser ‘Fight for Pride’ — The Mixed
Martial Arts event is 8 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at
the El Paso Convention Center, with at least 8
featured bouts. The main event is Dejuan
Jackson vs. Gerald Lovato. Lovato, was the
headliner the first Fight for Pride event and is a
veteran of several kickboxing championships.
Doors open at 7 p.m. General admission: $20.
Advance tickets: $65 reserved seating; VIP ring-
side seating $75. Military discount of $5 avail-
able on reserved seats. (Ticketmaster).
Information: 1-800-745-3000.
The co-main event is Giovanni Moljo, victori-
ous in the previous Fight for Pride, taking on
fellow top prospect Isaiah Reyes. Other bouts
include Anthony Session vs. Brazil’s Jeimeson
Saudino and Mike Santiago vs. Brazil’s Marcio
Navarro; El Paso’s Mike Chupa vs. Dimitrius
Williams; El Paso’s J.R. Sotelo vs. James Mead
and Tim Hemingway vs. Jeremiah Martinez.
El Paso Senior Sports Festival — The
City of El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department and Bravo Health will host the
Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,
June 4, at the Polly Harris Senior Center,
Galatzan Recreation Center and Leo Cancellare
Aquatic Center, all at 650 Wallenberg on the
West Side (off S. Mesa Hills). Registration is
free; forms available at area recreation and sen-
ior centers, and registration also available the
day of the festival. Information: 544-0753.
The festival is a series of sports, workshops
and recreational activities to promote healthy
lifestyles and to develop quality sporting and
recreational opportunities for adults 50 years of
age and older.
Events will include a Duathlon (2-mile run and
100-yard Swim), and health assessments for
body weight and body fat percentage. Tests will
also be done for lumbar flexibility, heart rate,
hand-eye coordination and more. Competitive
events will include strength, golf putting, bas-
ketball free throws, and interactive physical
activity workshops.
El Paso Diablos Baseball — The
American Association minor league teamhome
game time is 7:05 p.m. (Sundays at 6:05 p.m.)
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at Cohen Stadium in Northeast El Paso. Ticket
information: 755-2000 or diablos.com.
• June 6-9 — Fort Worth Cats
• June 10-12 — Grand Prairie AirHogs
• June 21-32 — Amarillo
• July 2-5 — Lincoln Saltdogs
SpongeBob Squarepants appearance Saturday,
June 11, and the annual Bark In The Park
“bring your dog” night is Sunday, June 12.
Fireworks in honor of Independence Day are
Saturday through Monday, July 2-4.
Academy Sports & Outdoors Sun
Bowl International Soccer
Tournament — The 12th annual youth soc-
cer tournament for boys and girls is June 10-
12, featuring teams from under-8 to under-19
years of age, at Westside Sports Complex, next
to Canutillo High School and El Paso
Community College, on North Desert Blvd.
The tournament features teams from Mexico
and the United States. Entry fee for boys and
girls teams for ages 8 and under and 10 and
under is $275; teams for ages 11 and under
through 19 and under is $325. Information: Joe
Daubach, 533-4416, 1-800-915-2695 or
events@sunbowl.org.
Chivas El Paso Patriots Soccer — The
professional soccer team’s home games are 8
p.m. at Gary Del Palacio Field of Dreams, 6941
Industrial. The Patriots are an affiliate team
with Chivas de Guadalajara. Information/tickets:
771-6620 or chivaselpaso.com.
• Saturday, June 11 — West Texas United
Sockers
• Friday, June 24 — Laredo Heat
• Saturday, June 25 — Rio Grande Valley FC
El Paso Roller Derby — The new roller
derby league takes on the San Antonio City
Derby 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at El Paso
County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Doors open
El Paso Scene
at 3 p.m. Tickets: $6 to $10, plus service
charge. (Ticketmaster). Information: 474-1666
or elpasorollerderby.com.
El Paso Roller Derby was established in late
2010 and hopes to become a member league
of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association.
Jump Into Summer Family Fun Day —
The 3rd annual fitness, healthy lifestyles and
nutrition event sponsored by HMS LaVida and
DOH is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 18,
Gough Park in Silver City, N.M. with food,
dancing, rock wall climbing, obstacle course
and more. Admission is free. (575) 534-0248.
Ruidoso Downs Horse Racing — The
season begins Friday, May 27, with live racing
at 1 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, except on
holiday weekends when the horses run Friday
through Monday. The season runs through
Labor Day weekend with the running of the All
American Futurity. Grandstand admission and
parking are free. Turf club admission: $10. Valet
parking is $5. Information: (575) 378-4140 or
raceruidoso.com. A “Billy the Kid Chute Out”
Bullriding event is Friday and Saturday, June 3-
4, Tickets: $20 (ages 6 and younger free).
Information: (575) 378-7208.
Pecos League baseball — The New
Mexico and West Texas league’s season runs
through August with six regional teams. (Alpine
Cowboys, Carlsbad Bats, Las Cruces Vaqueros,
Roswell Invaders, Ruidoso Osos and White
Sands Pupfish). Information/schedules: (575)
680-2212 or pecosleague.com.
Las Cruces Vaqueros home games are at
Apodaca Baseball Complex, 801 E. Madrid, in
Las Cruces. Alpine at Kokernot Field, 400 Loop
Road in Alpine, Texas. Ruidoso Osos home
games are at White Mountain Park, 685 Hull
Road in Ruidoso. White Sands Pupfish home
games are at Griggs Park in Alamogordo, N.M.
Bicycling
El Paso Bicycle Club - Club events are
open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com.
Leaderless ‘Wednesday Night Rides’ leave
5:45-6 p.m. from River Run Plaza, 1071
Country Club Rd. 20-24 mile Upper Valley ride,
at various paces. Optional dinner afterward at
Hello Pizza.
• 6:30 a.m. Saturday, May 28 - Balloon Fiesta
Ride. Meet at Rio Plaza at Artcraft and Upper
Valley Road. Ride valley roads to view the
ascension of balloons at the KLAQ Balloon
Fiesta at Wet & Wild Waterworld in Anthony.
30 miles, moderate pace. Good ride for BIG
riders. Bob Clark, 204-2531.
• 8 a.m. Sunday, May 29 - A-Gap and Back.
Meet at Rio Plaza, Artcraft and Upper Valley for
a moderate 38-mile ride up to Anthony Gap
and back through the valley. Danny Cavazos,
422-0172.
• 7 a.m. Monday, May 30 - Memorial Day Ride
(leaderless). Leave from Rio Plaza to ride the
old route up Dairy Farm and Three Saints to La
Mesa. Return on 28. Moderate pace 40 miles.
• 8 a.m. Saturday, June 4 — Farmers Market
Ride. Meet at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, 1
Ardovino Dr. in Sunland Park
(www.ardovinos.com/farmersmarket.html for
info and directions). Moderate ride (16-17
mph) up the valley and back to check out the
Farmers Market and to enjoy brunch on the
scenic patio. 30 miles. Bob Clark, 833-5838.
• 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4 — FAST!!! Ride.
Meet at Rio Plaza (Artcraft and Upper Valley
Rd.) for 20-22 mph ride for 65+ miles to
Mesilla via rollers by I-10 back via Hwy 28.
Adrian Murguia, 269-4987.
• 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 5 — June Birthday
Babies Ride. Meet at 6049 Ojo de Agua for this
annual ride. The route will be 1 mile for every
year - baseline is a 44th birthday. Please park
on Via Descanso behind house. Food and treats
available afterward. Bring bathing suit!
Moderate pace. Patty Van Tine, 667-0202.
• 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 11 — Mountain
Circuit. Meet at Power Shots, 965 N. Resler.
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Ride up and over Transmountain then up the
east side of the mountains and return via
Anthony Gap. 40+ miles, moderate pace.
Blanca Harp, 422-2238 and Sylvia Mejia, 740-
9033.
• 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 12 — 3rd BIG Group
Distance Ride. An intermediate level ride for
BIG riders preparing for their first century later
in the summer. Meet at La Union Station (NM
28 at Mercantil). Ride as a group to the Bean in
Mesilla and back. 52 miles, moderate pace.
Margaret O’Kelley, 588-3825
• 9 a.m. Sunday, June 12 — Cloudcroft
Challenge Ride. Meet at the U.S. Forest Service
Office in Cloudcroft for a 35-mile ride to
Sunspot. Options for lunch afterwards.
• 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 18 — Cookie Ride.
Meet at Rio Plaza (Artcraft and Upper Valley
Rd.) Moderate ride up the valley with a stop for
hand-made cookies at Dos Lagos golf course in
Anthony. Return on the rollers. 35 miles - good
ride for BIG riders. Bob Clark, 204-2531.
• 8 a.m. Sunday, June 19 — Pancake Ride.
Meet at the Mesilla Municipal Parking Lot (on
NM 28 just south of The Bean). Ride to Las
Cruces airport for the experimental aircraft
club’s monthly pancake breakfast ($5). 25
miles, moderate pace. Linda Price, 433-4188.
• 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 25 — To the Bean
and Back. Meet in parking lot on NM 28 across
from La Union Station. Ride to Mesilla, stop at
the Bean for coffee, pastry and conversation
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before returning to La Union. Brunch option at
La Union Station after the ride. Moderate pace,
45 miles. Rick Rivas, 581-9896
• 7 a.m. Sunday, June 26 — Club Loop. Meet
at River Run for a moderate ride to Anthony
Country Club on O’Hara Rd. 30 miles.
Leaderless. Breakfast at San Ysidro Restaurant
afterwards.
Beginner/Intermediate Group (B/IG)
Rides — The El Paso Bicycle Club offers a
special training program for beginning and
intermediate riders. Weekly rides begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Tuesdays (meet at 5:45
p.m.) at Rio Plaza on Upper Valley Road and
Artcraft. Helmets required; no ear buds
allowed. Park cars in spaces marked for cyclists.
Information: Margaret O’Kelley, 588-3825, or
Bob Lynn, 443-4226.
• 6 p.m. May 31 - Hills.
• 6 p.m. June 7 - Nutrition/Hydration
• 6 p.m. June 14 - Intervals
• 6 p.m.. June 21 - Bike Maintenance
• 6 p.m. June 28 - Group Riding Skills
The monthly distance ride is Sunday, June 12.
See EPBC listing above.
Golf
Edwards/Zuloaga Championship
Tournament — The 63rd annual golf event
sponsored by Ascarate Golf Course Association
is Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29, at Ascarate
Golf Course, 6900 Delta. All players must have
a valid GHIM handicap. Registration deadline is
Thursday, May 26. Refreshments provided both
days with lunch on Sunday. Entry fees range
from $50-$75, depending on handicap (not
including green and cart fees). Information:
772-7381, 799-5507 or 248-6344.
Cobre FCCLA Golf Tournament —
Cobre High School’s FCCLA hosts a fundraising
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four-man scramble golf tournament at 9:30
a.m. Saturday, June 4 at the Silver City Golf
Course in Silver City, N.M. Prizes for closest to
the pin, longest drive, lowest team score and
more offered. Entry fee: $50; Mulligans avail-
able for 3 for $10. Information: (575) 537-
4020.
Community Golf Courses — El Paso
Community College hosts golf classes for both
youth and adults with PGA golf professional
Mike Smith at Ascarate Golf Course, 6900
Delta, through both El Paso Community
College and UTEP’s P3 program. Registration
deadline first day of class (day before class for
Saturday classes).
Information of UTEP courses is 747-5142 or
329-0384.
• All ages classes (juniors and adults) are 7 to
8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 7-21. Cost: $75.
• Juniors classes are 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturdays,
June 11-25. Cost: $69.
Information for EPCC courses 329-0384 or
epcc.edu.
• Adult classes are 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays,
June 2-23. Cost: $89.
• Junior classes (age 7-17) are and 10:30 a.m.
to noon Saturdays, June 4-25. Cost: $59.
Margaret Flickinger Memorial Golf
Tournament – Flickinger Center for the
Performing Arts in Alamogordo will host its
fundraising golf tournament at 1 p.m. Sunday,
June 12, at the Lodge Golf Course in
Cloudcroft, N.M. Information: (575) 437-2202.
Ascarate Junior Golf Tournament —
The 49th annual Price’s Creameries’ junior
world qualifier for boys and girls is Monday and
Tuesday, June 13-14, at the Ascarate Golf
Course, 6900 Delta. Entry fee: $25 (by June
10). Information: 772-7381 or ajtgolf.com.
Tortugas Golf Scramble — The golf tour-
nament held in conjunction with the San Juan
Fiesta begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.
Friday, June 24, at Sonoma Golf Course, 1274
Golf Club Road in Las Cruces. Pre-registration
begins at 7 a.m.; limited to first 36 paying
teams. Cost: $90 (includes golf fees, cart,
goody bag and “Tortugas style” meal.
Frank Torres at (575) 640-4354.
Recreational Sports
Memorial Day Hang-Gliding Fly-In -
Complex/Dry Canyon, Alamogordo. Several
hang-gliding pilots will ride the thermals above
Alamogordo at the Rio Grande Soaring
Association’s spring fly-in. To watch them, head
for the landing zone at the Griggs Sports
Complex (Florida Ave. and Fairgrounds Road).
The Alamogordo Space Center also provides a
breathtaking view of the action during the 3-
day event. Call for details: 1-800-826-0294
(Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce) or alam-
ogordo.com.
Midnight Basketball — El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department is taking registration
through May 28 for the summer nightime
league 9 p.m. to midnight Thursday and
Fridays, June 9-Aug. 12, at various city recre-
ation centers, for age 12-17 (as of Jan. 1, 2011)
Games are Friday, with additional games played
Thursdays at Nolan Richardson Center.
Volunteer coaches needed. Registration is free.
Information: 544-0753 or
elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Greater El Paso Tennis Association —
Information: 532-5524, gepta@sbcglobal.net or
elpasotennis.org. Advance registration at tour-
naments.usta.com, Call or visit website for
other tennis programs.
• The Collector’s Gun Exchange Grand Prix is
June 15-19, at Coronado Country Club, 1044
Broadmoor. Cost: $17 singles; $15 per player
for doubles. Registration deadline is June 11 (ID
#759400911). Information: Vedran Vidovic,
581-2225, 252-4083 or vedrica@hotmail.com.
Juniors:
• The NMSU Junior Tennis Tournament is June
17-19, Aggie Tennis Center in Las Cruces.
Deadline to enter is June 12 (ID#
7595023110). Cost: $20 single (second singles
$17); $16 per player for doubles, plus TDM
fee. Information: Judy Harlas, (575) 649-9374
or jrharlas@aol.com.
• El Paso Junior Open L6-junior is June 22-26,
El Paso Tennis and Swim Club, 2510 N. St.
Vrain. Deadline to enter is June 19 (ID#
759405611). Information: Ed Phinney, 532-
4373 or tennisep@aol.com.
• The Cavern City Adult Tournament is July 1-
3 at Carlsbad Tennis Association, 700 Park in
Carlsbad, N.M. Level 2 Tournament.
Wheelchair divisions also offered. Cost: $23 per
player; $18 per player for doubles. Deadline to
enter is June 26 (ID# 759600411). Information:
Charlie Jurva, (575) 887-1980 or cjurva@valor-
net.com.
• The USTA National Open Tournament is July
2-3 at El Paso Country Club, 5000 Country
Club Place, for Juniors with National Ranking.
Deadline to enter is June 2 (ID# 759400411).
Spectator admission is free. Information: 581-
3422 or jauria2000@sbcglobal.net.
• The July Grand Prix is July 6-10, at El Paso
Tennis Club, 2510 N. St. Vrain. Cost: $20 per
player. Deadline to enter is July 3 (ID#
759405511). Information: Ed Phinney, 532-
4373 or tennisep@aol.com.
• The Southern New Mexico Open and NTRP
Tennis Tournament is July 15-17, at the NMSU
Tennis courts in Las Cruces. Cost: $20 singles;
$16 per player for doubles. Deadline to enter is
July 8. Information: Judy Harlas, (575) 649-9374
or jrharlas@aol.com.
This month’s 10 and Under “Tennis Nights in
America” and Junior Tennis Tournaments is
noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 18, at El Dorado
High School, 12402 Edgemere. Cost for the
non-elimination format tournament is $5 per
Senior Doubles Tennis Tournament —
The 4th annual tournament benefiting the Ski
Apache Disabled Skiers’ Program is Monday,
June 27, at Alto Lakes Country Club, 1
Country Club Drive in Alto, N.M. Information:
The Ski Apache Disabled Skiers’ Program
work with individuals, schools, rehabilitation
center, occupational, and physical therapy cen-
ters.
Las Cruces Ciclovia — The free monthly
public fitness event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday,
June 26, at Young Park, intersections of Walnut
and Lohman (third Sunday in April May).
Activities include Hula Hoops, gunny sack
races, jump roping, dancing, volleyball, para-
chute games and more for all ages. Bikes and
skates welcome. Information: (575) June
Donohue, 522-0289.
Public Ice Skating — Skating offered noon
to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at the Sierra
Providence Event Center next to the Coliseum,
4100 Paisano. All ages welcome. Admission: $7
(skate rental included). Spectator admission is
free. Information: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpa-
soicemonitor.com.
4th of July Baseball Tournament — El
Please see Page 25
June 2011

Sports
Cont’d from Page 24
Paso Parks and Recreation host its ASA
Invitational Baseball tournament and Girls soft-
ball tournament, Friday through Sunday, July 1-
3, at Marty Robbins, Northeast Regional and
Blackie Chesher parks. All teams guaranteed
three games. Registration is June 15-29. Cost:
$330 per team (exact change requested)
Information: 757-2743 or
elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Motor sports
El Paso Speedway Park — 14851 Marina
(off Montana 7 miles east of Loop 375). Racing
is 7:45 p.m. Fridays, and include wing sprints,
super stocks, street stocks, modifieds, super
trucks, limited late models, and legends. Season
runs through September. Gates open at 5:30
p.m.
Admission is $10 ($7 seniors/military with
ID/students age 11-15 or with UTEP ID). Free
for children 10 and under. Information: 791-
8749 or epspeedwaypark.com.
The Legends National Regional Qualifier is
Friday, June 17.
Speedway of Southern New Mexico —
The track features modifieds, super stocks,
speed stocks and more Saturdays. The
Speedway is 11 miles west of Las Cruces exit
132, off I-10. Take south frontage road to
Southern New Mexico Fairgrounds. General
admission: $10 ($7 seniors, military, students
age 11-15 or with NMSU ID; ages 10 and
younger free). Prices may vary for special
events. Season passes (20 events): $180 ($126
senior, military with ID, students age 11-15 or
with NMSU ID). Information: 1-800-658-9650
or snmspeedway.com.
El Paso Motorplex — The drag strip is at
13101 Gateway West, (east of El Paso at I-10
off Clint exit #42). Drag races are 6 to 10 p.m.
Sundays. Spectator admission varies.
Information: 588-8119 or southwestdrags.com.
Runs and walks
YWCA Race Against Racism – The 10K
race and 5K fun walk is 7:30 a.m. Saturday,
June 4, at the YWCA Joyce Jaynes Branch,
1600 Brown. All runners receive t-shirt and raf-
fle prizes and awards given at the end of the
race to those present. Medals awarded to top
three male and female finishers in each age cat-
egory. Race day registration is 6:30 to 7:45 a.m.
at the start line. Entry fee is $20 in advance,
$25 day of race. Information: 478-5663, 472-
5879 or ywcaelpaso.org. Online registration (by
6 p.m. June 4) at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pick up is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday,
June 3, at Up and Running, 3233 N. Mesa,
Suite 205.
Healthy Heart Walks — The city’s Parks
and Recreation Department’s monthly family
walks begin at 8 a.m. on selected Saturdays
through November at various local park and
recreation centers. Registration starts at 7:30
a.m. Everyone is welcome; registration: $5
one-time fee (includes all walks). Information:
Sandy Rodriguez, 240-3310 or Eliseo Duran,
544-0753, ext. 21 or 23.
The June 11 walk is at Polly Harris Senior
Center, 650 Wallenberg. Information: 581-
9525.
Ruidoso Sprint Triathlon — The 5th
annual 400-yard indoor swim, 10-mile bike ride
and 3.5-mile trail run is 8 a.m. Saturday, June
11, at Ruidoso Athletic Club, at Wingfield Park
in Ruidoso, N.M. benefiting Ruidoso High
June 2011
Altitude Aquatics. The event starts at the
Ruidoso Athletic Club, 415 Wingfield Street.
Also offered is a Kid’s Tri. Registration (plus
one-day USAT day fee): $50 solo; $25 ages 13-
17; $10 Kids Tri; $85 relay teams. Registration
deadline is June 8. No race-day registration.
Proceeds benefit Ruidoso Trails Coalition Fund.
Information/registration: (575) 937-7106 or
bicycleruidoso.com. Online registration at
active.com
Mandatory packet pickup is 8 a.m. to 9:30
p.m. Friday, June 10, at Ruidoso Athletic Club,
415 Wingfield Street.
La Fe 5K — The 18th annual Father’s Day
Community Health 5K Run and 5K Walk is 7:30
a.m. Saturday, June 18, at La Fe Cultural and
Technology Center, 721 S. Ochoa (rear build-
ing) The 3.1-mile course goes through the his-
toric Segundo Barrio neighborhood. Entry fee
is $20 in advance, $25 day of race. Information:
545-7190. Registration at raceadventuresunlim-
ited.com.
Fourth of July Run — Up and Running,
3233 N. Mesa, Suite 205, hosts the 5th annual
5K run/walk 7:04 a.m. Monday, July 4, begin-
ning at Up and Running in the Rudolph
Shopping Plaza. Information: Chris Rowley,
478-5663. Online registration at raceadven-
turesunlimited.com.
Registration: $20 in advance; $25 race day.
Packet pick-up is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday,
July 2, and 6 to 6:45 a.m. race day at Up and
Running.
All runners receive patriotic tie dyed short-
sleeved t-shirt. Sport drink, watermelon and
hot dogs
available at finish line. Proceeds benefit Run El
Paso.
Smokey Bear Stampede run — The 31st
annual 10K run and 2-mile Fun Run held in con-
junction with Smokey Bear Days begins at 7:30
a.m. Monday, July 4, starting at East Creek
Road and Pine Lodge Road in Capitan, N.M.
Various age divisions offered for male and
female runners
Registration/information: (575) 354-2748 or
david.cunningham@state.nm.us.
‘Dam It Man’ Sprint Triathlon — The
400 meter swim, 12-mile bike ride and 2.25
mile run is 7 a.m. Sunday, July 24, at Elephant
Butte Lake State Park. Events begin at the
southern end of the lake. Registration: $50 by
June 25; $60 June 26-July 18. Regular entrance
fee applies for spectators. Information: (575)
744-0055 or damitmantriathlon.com.
Running clubs:
• Run El Paso maintains information on local
races at runelpaso.com. Information: Luis
Zaragosa, 543-2017.
• El Paso Triathlon Club is open to everyone
interested in triathlons and similar events,
including the Southwest Challenge Series.
Information on training programs, get-togeth-
ers: elpasotriclub.org. Challenge series: south-
westchallengeseries.com.
• The Border Jumper Hash House Harriers
(H3) meet at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and 6 p.m.
Saturdays at various locations. Dues: $3 per
run. First run is free. Information: bjhash.com.
• The El Paso Hash House Harriers “Drinking
Club with a Running Problem” meet at 4 p.m.
Sunday afternoons for non-competitive runs.
Follow a mystery trail of chalk and flower in a
grown-up “hide and seek” game. Trails range
from 2 to 5 miles, with a beer and snacks social
event afterward. Cost: $4 per hash. First run is
free; walkers welcome. Information: 345-5130.
Weekly meet-up spots listed at
elpasohash.com.
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Day camps
Farm & Ranch Summer Camps — The
Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100
Dripping Springs, Las Cruces, hosts summer
camps and classes for kids and teens June 1-
July 28. Advance registration required; partici-
pants should bring a sack lunch daily.
Information: (575) 522-4100 or nmfarman-
dranchmuseum.org.
Friends of the Museum receive a $10 discount
for each camp.
• Strummin’ and Hummin’: A Historic Music
Camp — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday, June 1-2 for ages 7-12. Cost: $60;
$5 deposit due by May 25.
• Storybook Cooks — 10 a.m. to noon
Tuesday-Friday, June 7-10, for ages 3-6. Cost:
$75; $5 deposit due by May 27.
• Old School Shutterbugs — 10 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. Tuesda-Thursday, June 14-16, for ages 12-
18. Cost: $90; $20 deposit by May 27.
• Bakin’ and Shakin’: A Historic Cooking Camp
— Tuesday through Thursday, June 21-23, for
ages 9-14. Cost: $80; $20 deposit by June 14.
• Time Travelers — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday
through Thursday, June 28-30, for ages 9-14.
Cost: $80; $10 deposit due by June 21.
• Lambs and Looms — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, July 6-7. Cost: $60;
$10 deposit due by June 29.
• Crafts of Yesteryear — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, July 13-14, for ages
10-15. Cost: $60; $5 deposit due by July 6.
• History Explorers — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, July 20-21, for ages
7-10. Cost: $50; $5 deposit due by July 13.
• Sprouts and Blooms — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, July 27-28, for ages
7-10. Cost: $60; $5 deposit due by July 20.
June 2011
Summer
Fun
for Kids
5th annual El Paso Scene Summer Fun Guide
Can Do Camp — Abundant Living Faith
Center, 1000 Valley Crest, hosts week-long
summer camps for ages 5 to 12 are 8:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, June 6-
July 1. Cost: $89 per week; extended care
available. Information: 594-3305 or alfc.com.
Radford Summer Camp — Radford
School, 2001 Radford Street, hosts the multi-
discipline camp for boys and girls age 3-11 is 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, June
6-July 1. Academic skills in reading, writing and
math with age appropriate activities included
daily, along with field trips and other activities.
Cost: $600. Information: 565-2737. Registration
forms online at radfordschool.org.
All campers receive swim instruction in
Radford’s indoor pool.
YMCA Summer Program - El Paso YMCA
branches offer summer programs June 6-Aug.
El Paso Scene
Artwork by Paul Hoylen Jr.
19 for ages 6-12. Camps run Monday through
Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration during reg-
ular office hours. Registration: $130 ($100
members). Extra fees for field trips.
Information/costs: 584-9622, ext. 21 or elpa-
soymca.org.
Camps including swimming, arts and crafts,
field trips, environmental activities, family nights
and other special activities. Branches:
• Fred and Maria Loya Branch, 2044 Trawood.
591-3321.
• Westside Family Branch, 7145 N. Mesa. 584-
9622.
• Northeast Family Branch, 5509 Will Ruth.
755-5685.
• W.C Snow Rec Center, 6400 Crawford (Santa
Teresa). (575) 589-4496.
YWCA Summer Camps — YWCA El
Paso Del Norte Region camps are Monday
through Friday through the summer months
beginning June 6. Girls and boys ages 5 to 12
can enjoy indoor and outdoor sports and recre-
ation, arts and crafts, swimming and field trips.
Breakfast, lunch and snack offered every day.
Cost: $100 per week; $22 per day. Additional
siblings in same family receive 10 percent dis-
count. Enrollment forms at ywcaelpaso.org and
can be brought to the nearest YWCA branch.
Camp locations/information:
• Mary Ann Dodson Camp, 4400 Boy Scout
Lane, 584-4007.
• Shirley Leavell Branch, 10712 Sam Snead,
593-1289.
• Myrna Deckert Branch, 9135 Stahala, 757-
0306.
• Lower Valley, 115 N. Davis, 859-0276.
Kids Camp at the Alpaca Ranch — La
Buena Vida Alpacas host its 2011 camps for 9
a.m. to noon Fridays during the summer
months, for kids 9 and older, featuring educa-
tional talks on alpacas, ranch tours and other
activities. Cost: $25 per person. Pre-registra-
tion required. Information: (575) 589-4323 or
labuenavidaalpacas.com.
• “Getting To Know You” Camp is Fridays,
June 10, 17 and 24.
• “Obstacle of Trust” Camp is July 8 and 22.
• “Show Business” Camp is Aug. 5 and 19.
A “Felting for Father” Father’s Day workshop
is Saturday, June 18.
Club Rec — The City of El Paso Parks and
Recreation Department’s 2011 Summer Camp
runs Monday through Friday June 13-Aug. 5.
for ages 6-12. Each two-week camp provides
recreational activities such as sports, arts and
crafts, field trips, dance classes and table games.
Each recreation center offers its own activities.
Camp sites include participating Parks and
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Cool off this summer
by digging up a good
book at the library
Read books and enjoy
the FREE programs
at all of our libraries!
Children are
invited to join the
2011 Summer Reading Club
at all public libraries in El Paso
June 4 - July 16, 2011
VISITING BOOK CELEBRITIES
Curious George - Danny’s Dinosaur
Mouse (If you Give a Mouse a Cookie)
Pig (If you Give a Pig a Pancake)
Froggy - Rotten Ralph
Saggy Baggy Elephant
Wild Thing
EDUCATION
Asombro - Mad Science
Sushi Making 101
Willie the Water Drop
Red E. Fox - Compadres Cat Club
El Paso Venom - Water Safety
FUN & GAMES
Daisy - ZZ-The Clown
Triki - Mr Universe Balloon Twister
E !!
Teresa & Monica Ortiz
E
Fantasy Faces
g r ams a r e F R
P r o
All Libr a r y
Armijo
Bookmobile
Clardy Fox
Dorris Van Doren
Esperanza A Moreno
EPCC NW Campus
Irving Schwartz
José Cisneros Cielo Vista
Judge Marquez
Main (Downtown) Library
Memorial Park
Richard Burges
Westside
Ysleta
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become “Animal Ambassadors” in the commu-
Summer Fun nity. Activities include interaction with various
Cont’d from Page 27 types of animals, and other hands-on learning
experiences. Space is limited; applications on a
Recreation facilities and participating schools.
first come, first serve basis. Cost: $75.
Cost is $40 per week, per child; some scholar-
Information/schedule: 532-6971, ext. 12.
ships available. Teen age mentoring program for
ages 13-16 also offered. Information: Holocaust Museum summer camp —
elpasotexas.gov/parks. El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center,
715 N. Oregon, will host its 3rd annual sum-
JCC Summer Program — The Jewish mer program “Heroes: Past and Present” 9
Community Center hosts its summer daycare
a.m. to noon June 13-17, for ages 8 to 12.
program for ages eight weeks through
Children engage in activities that teach them
Kindergarten June 13-Aug. 12, 405
what makes a hero; the difference between
Wallenberg. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m.
being famous and being an actual hero; mod-
Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 5
ern-day heroes; and heroes of the Holocaust.
p.m. Friday. Morning classes 9 a.m. to noon
also offered.
Cost: $50 for first child enrolled; $40 for each
additional child in the same family (includes
Fulltime cost: $530 ($590 infants) for 5 days a
supplies, camp t-shirt, daily snacks and pizza
week; $100 per week for mornings. Three
party). Deadline to register is June 7; space is
days a week, weekly and bi-monthly rates also
limited. Information: Jamie Williams, 351-0048,
offered. One-time registration fee is $25.
ext. 24 or elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
Information: 584-4437, or jewishelpaso.org.
Trinity-First summer camps — Trinity-
History Summer Day Camp — El Paso
First United Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa
Museum of History, 510 N. Santa Fe, offers
(at Yandell), will host its camps for children
summer camps June 14-Aug. 19 for ages 7 to
who have completed grades 1 through 4.
13. All camps are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays
through Fridays. Cost per camp: $70 ($56
Camps run 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday through
Friday June 27-July 22. Campers should bring
museum members). Registration on a first
their own sack lunch. Registration deadline is
come, first serve basis, space limited to 15 stu-
June 15 for all camps. Cost: $10 per camp.
dents per camp. Limited number of scholar-
ships available. Information: Sue Taylor, 351-
After-camp care available noon to 5:30 p.m. for
$3.50 an hour. Early registration encouraged. T-
3588 or taylorsl@elpasotexas.gov.
shirts for campers available for $5.
Camps:
Information/registration: 533-2674 or trinity-
• “Night in a Real Museum” — June 14-17 for
first.org. Upcoming camps:
ages 9-12, with a sleepover June 17-18.
• June 27-July 1 — Sports Camp (grades 1-9)
• “Cowboy Camp” — July 19-22 for ages 7 to
• July 5-8 — Desert Camp
9. Learn to brand, make rope and more.
• July 11-15 — Performing Arts Camp
• “Pioneer Camp” — Aug. 2-5 for ages 7 to 9.
MAGIC • July 18-22 — Cooking Camp.
• “Discover a New World” — Aug. 16-19 for
Randy Collins - Doug Wilson
Bob King - Jamie O’Hara ages 9 to 12. Latinitas summer camps — Latinitas
Eric the Magician Magazine hosts is 2011 summer camps at
Dreams Summer Camp — LAT Studio Latinitas Headquarters, 1359 Lomaland. Both
with city Parks and Recreation offers camp for
ART week-long camps run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
ages 4-18 June 20-26 at the Multipurpose
Desert Weeds - Oscar Moya through Friday in July. Dates to be announced.
Draw Like a Maya - Gabriel Gaytán Center, 9031 Viscount. Registration: $125;
Space is limited; registration required.
Glass Making - Sabina Muñoz lunch provided. Register at LAT Studio, 11500
Information/RSVP: 219-8554 or
Scrapbooking - Aimee Camp Pellicano or dreamscamp.com. Information:
Dinosaur Origami - Martha Molinar LatinitasMagazine.org.
590-7000 or latstudio.com.
Painting & Crafts - Lacey Mills • Latinitas Multimedia Arts Summer Camp for
The camp includes various workshops in
girls in grades 4-8.
Dance, Modeling and Acting, with guest speak-
• Teen Media Academy for aspiring high-school
ers in the various fields. Dream Campers will
MUSIC & Dance aged female media makers (grades 9-12).
perform in a showcase that will include runway
Ceiba - Nancy Green - Karaoke King - Zakia
Karuna Warren & The New World Drummer
modeling and dance choreographies plus a fea- St. Mark’s ‘Boredom Busters’ Camps
62nd Army Band Ensemble ture presentation of video edited scenes. — St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 5005
Love Road, will host its 2011 children’s summer
Montessori Summer Camp — Mountain
West Montessori, 403 Frontera, will host its
camps for ages 2-12, weekdays, July 5-29.
Camps run four or five days with swimming,
Complete Schedule on Website
Summer Camps weekdays June 20-July 15
and July 18-Aug. 12, for toddlers through age
8. Camps offered full day, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
arts and crafts, snacks, and other activities.
Before and after care may be offered,. Cost:
$140 per week, plus one-time registration fee
or half day, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost begins at
(includes t-shirt). Information/registration: 581-
$240 (half-day) and $350 (full-day) for two
4444, ext. 237 or loveroad.org.
weeks; before and after school care available
Camps are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 5-8 and July
for additional charge. Additional family process-
533-1333 11-15; 12:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. July 18-22 and
ing fee of $30 required; registration due first
noon to 3 p.m. July 25-29.
543-5412 day of camp. Information: 584-5728 or
Boredom Busters Sports Camp for ages 4-12
772-0501 mwmontessori.com.
is 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. July 18-22. Cost: $80.
875-0700 Camp Lydia Mann — The El Paso Diabetes
921-7001 The 2011 Texas Reading Club Peace Village — The 6th annual interfaith
is sponsored by Association, 1220 Montana, will host the chil-
summer program in Las Cruces is July 11-15
831-8840 The El Paso Public Library
and the Texas State Library
dren’s day camp 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 27-July
for youth entering grades 8 to 10, July 18-21
857-0594 and Archives Commission. 1. The camp benefits children with diabetes
for grades 4-7 and July 25-29 for grades 1-3,
594-7680 ages 5 to 12 from the El Paso/Juarez area and
Some of the programs are at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 Missouri, Las
funded by a offers activities like ice-skating, swimming,
591-3391 Loan Star Libraries Grant Cruces. Campers develop educational and fun
from the Texas State Library painting, and more. Registration: $100; some
543-5421 and Archives Commission strategies for non-violent conflict resolution,
scholarships available. Information/registration:
become aware of how media can influence
566-1034 532-6280 or epdiabetes.org.
behavior, examine social justice, and practice
759-2400 Kids-n-Critters Summer Camp — The cooperation through games and other creative
581-2024 Humane Society of El Paso, 4991 Fred Wilson, activities. Deadline to apply is July 8. Cost: $60
858-0905 will host the week-long summer camps 9 a.m. (includes snacks). Information: (575) 522-7119,
to 1 p.m. in June and July. The camps teach ext. 16, (575) 522-0603 or peacevillagenm.org.
children age 6-13 what the Humane Society is
and does, as well as what they can do to Please see Page 29
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Art/crafts
Career Art Path Program — Dona Ana
Arts Council’s annual CAP program for middle
school students interested in the arts runs June
6-17. Students entering grades 7 through 9 are
invited to explore career art paths in fields such
as fashion design, architectural design, ceram-
ics, painting, digital photography, and attend
field trips to local galleries and museums for
hands on exploration in many aspects of the
arts. Cost: $100. Information (575) 523-6403
or las-cruces-arts.org.
Summer Cre-Arte Academy — Teresa
Fernandez will host bilingual art classes for 4-
10 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays, June 6-July 1, at 300 N. Resler, Suite
A. Students learn drawing, painting, sculpture,
jewelry-making, tie-dying, mask making and
more. Cost: $100 per week (materials includ-
ed) Information: 613-7817 or 845-2783.
El Paso Museum of Art Summer
Camps — The 2011 summer camps and
classes for all ages are June 7-Aug. 5 at the
museum, downtown El Paso. Most youth
camps run Tuesday through Friday. Morning
camps are 9:30 a.m. to noon and afternoon
camps are 1 to 3:30 p.m. Information and reg-
istration: 532-1707, ext. 27, or elpasoartmuse-
um.org. Cost per camp/class is $70 ($56 for
museum members), unless otherwise listed;
includes supplies.
Morning classes for age 6-8:
• June 7-10 — Animal Masks
• June 14-17 — Clay Building
Cost: $80 ($64 members).
• June 21-24 — Acrylic Painting
• July 12-15 — Monoprints
• July 19-22 — Relief Sculpture
• July 19-22 — The Art of the Sketchbook
• July 26-29 — String Art
• Aug. 2-5 — Sculpture. Cost: $80 ($64 mem-
bers).
• Aug. 2-5 — Oil Pastels
Afternoon classes for age 6-8:
• June 14-16 — Printmaking
• June 21-24 — Found Art Objects
• July 19-22 — 3D Mixed Media
• July 26-29 — Action Painting
• Aug. 2-5 — Papier-mâché Tea Pots
Morning classes for age 9-12:
• June 7-10 — Metal Embossing for Kids
• June 7-10 — Altered Books
• June 14-17 — Pillow Portraits
• June 21-24 — Kid’s Clay. Cost: $80 ($64
members).
• July 12-15 — Batik. Cost: $80 ($64 mem-
bers).
• July 19-22 — Landscape Painting
• July 26-29 — Collage
• July 26-29 — Calligraphy and Cards
• Aug. 2-5 — Self Portraits
Afternoon classes for age 9-12:
• June 7-10 — Book Binding
• June 14-17 — Acrylic Painting
• June 21-24 — Clay Building. Cost: $80 ($64
members).
• July 12-15 — T-shirt art
• July 12-15 — Paper Pulp Painting
• July 19-22 — All Pastels, All the Time
• July 19-22 — Textile Making and Decorating
• July 26-29 — Decoupage
• Aug. 2-5 — Zine Machine
Morning classes for age 13-16:
• June 7-10 — Cut Paper
• June 14-17 — Sequential Art
• June 21-24 — Found Art Objects
June 2011
• July 12-15 — Bottle Cap Jewelry
Afternoon classes for age 13-16:
• June 14-17 — Contemporary Ceramics.
Cost: $80 ($64 members).
• June 21-24 — Sequential Art
• July 26-29 — Image Transfer Workshop.
A Photography Family Class on making sun
prints is 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June
25-26. Cost: $12 per person ($10 members).
Adult classes are for ages 15 and older),
unless otherwise listed.
• Repujado (hammered metal) — 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursdays, June 9-July 28. Cost: $77 ($62
members).
• Beginning and Intermediate Acrylic Painting
— 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, June 11-July
30. Cost: $77 ($62 members).
• Advanced Portrait Painting — 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturdays, June 11-July 30. Cost: $140
($115 members).
• Art Appreciation — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays, June 11-July 16. Cost: $59 ($47
members).
• Watercolor Painting Made Easy — noon to 3
p.m. Sundays, June 12-July 31. Cost: $77 ($62
members).
• Wheel-throwing with Clay —
12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sundays, June 12-July 31.
Cost: $90 ($72 members).
El Paso Art Association Summer
Classes — El Paso Art Association is planning
various summer classes for youth at the Art
Junction, 500 W. Paisano. Schedule/information:
534-7377 or elpasoartassociation.com.
Acrylic painting classes for ages7-13 by
Connie Weaver are 1-3 p.m. beginning June
15. The six-session cost is $65 ($60 members).
Young Artists classes — International
Museum of Art, 1211 Montana, hosts summer
art classes for children with Gaby Urias
Wednesdays, June 15-July 20. Morning classes
are 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and afternoon
classes are 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost: $85
for six-week course (includes materials needed
to complete three paintings). Information: 543-
6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
Creative Kids’ summer classes —
Creative Kids will offer a variety of summer art
classes at the Olo Gallery, 504 San Francisco
Street in Union Plaza. Pre-registration required,
space is limited. Information: 533-9575 or cre-
ativekidsart.org.
Rubin Center Summer Programs —
UTEP’s Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for
the Visual Arts hosts its annual free summer
programs for children, families and youth in a
diverse range of media. Workshops are based
on the center’s current exhibits, and include a
trip to the galleries and creating their own
works of art in the studios of the Fox Fine Arts
building. Space is limited; registration required.
Details and dates to be announced.
Information: 747-6164 or rubincenter.utep.edu.
Dance
Ballet Performing Arts Center camps
— The Ballet Performing Arts Center, 631 N.
Resler Ste 201B (at Belvidere), offers summer
dance camps and classes June 6-Aug. 5. Call
for schedule/cost. Information: 585-6362 or
balletelpaso.com.
• Summer Intensive Classes — Olga Balbocean
formerly of The Moscow Ballet and The Ballet
Russe in London will conduct a ballet program
throughout the summer.
• Magic Fairy Camp — The camp for young
girls has a different theme each day. Learn bal-
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let and enjoy snacks, tea parties, arts and crafts.
A performance is the last day for parents.
Dancers take home a tutu and a magic wand.
Ballet Summer Intensive Workshop —
El Paso Conservatory of Dance, 1060 Doniphan
Park Circle, Suite H, hosts its 4th summer
dance workshop for ages 8 to adult Monday
through Friday, June 6-17. Instructors include
Erick Campos, Mark Lanham, Marina
Oreshkevich and other guest artists. Workshop
ends with a student performance June 18.
Information/registration: Marta Katz, 760-6062.
Cost of one week is $250 ($375 per family).
Cost of two weeks is $400 ($600 per family).
Half-day attendance for one week is $150
($225 per family). Cost per class: $15.
Pre-Intermediate program is 9:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Intermediate/Advanced is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dance Factory camps — The Dance
Factory, 1035 Belvidere, Suite 370, hosts dance
and day camps for kids age 6 and older, teens
and adults June 6-July 30. Camps include bal-
let, cheerleading, crafts and more. Registration
open 9 a.m. to noon May 28-June 4. Cost: $56-
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$200, depending on camp. Information: 584-
4755 or dancefactoryelpaso.com.
Dancer’s Studio Summer Camp —
5380 N. Mesa (at Festival). Classes in Jazz,
Aerial Dance, Hip Hop, Ballet, Tumbling and
Choreography for Special Events, plus sports,
arts and crafts are offered June through August.
Information: 526-8168 or dancersep.com.
‘InDEPth’ Visions Dance Career Camp
— Desert Eagle Productions, hosts its week-
long camp 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday, June 27-July 2, at its Dance Studio
Complex, 11220 Rojas, Ste. B6. Cost: $138;
$12 for t-shirts. Discounts offered for additional
family members. Information: 345-3224.
Music
‘God Bless America” Summer Camp
— El Paso Youth Choirs hosts its summer
music and art camp for ages 6 to 19, 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 6-
10, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1000 Montana.
Cost: $150 registration fee, plus $25 for art
materials. Reservations needed as space is limit-
ed. Information: 422-8793.
Summer Guitar Camp — Mike’s Music,
two blocks from Montana and Joe Battle, hosts
El Paso Scene
the beginners guitar camp for ages 10-17 June
6-July 29. Each five-day program is 10 to 11:50
a.m. for ages 10-12 and 1 to 2:50 p.m. for ages
13-17. Students learn to read and play guitar
music in a fun environment. Each camp is limit-
ed to eight students. Cost: $80 per week;
includes t-shirt and five-day guitar rental.
Information: 613-2827 or mikesmusictx.com.
Summer Jazz Camp — El Paso
Conservatory of Music hosts the camp taught
by celebrated local jazz artists Mack Goldsbury,
Curt Warren, Ricky Malichi and Eric Unsworth
9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Saturday, June
13-18, at 801 N. Mesa. Students learn jazz in
an ensemble setting with a final performance at
2 p.m. Sunday, June 19. Cost: $180, plus $20
registration fee. Information: 833-0263 or
elpasoconservatory.org.
Summer Orchestra Camp — El Paso
Symphony Youth Orchestra’s 2nd annual sum-
mer camp is Monday through Saturday, July
25-30, at Jefferson High School, 4700 Alameda,
open to any young musician with at least one
year of experience on an orchestral instrument.
The daily schedule provides a mix of music
rehearsals and camp activities. Cost: $100.
Information: 525-8978 or epsyos.org.
Nature
Summer Nature Camp 2011 — Las
Cruces Museum of Natural History’s summer
Nature Camp for grades 1-8 is June 6-24 at
the museum, Mesilla Valley Mall. Registration
deadline is one week before each session.
Information: (575) 522-3120. Web: las-
cruces.org/museums/natural-history.
• June 6-10 — Grades 6-8.
• June 13-17 — Grades 1-2.
• June 20-24 — Grades 3-5.
Summer Zoo Camp — Week-long camps
for ages 6 to 10 are 9 a.m. to noon Monday
through Friday June 6-Aug. 12, at the El Paso
Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano. Campers will learn about
conservation and experience live education
with animals, behind-the-scenes tours, crafts,
games and more. Cost: $95 per week (includes
t-shirt and snacks); $85 for zoo members.
Information: 532-8156 or elpasozoo.org.
This year’s theme is “Z-Raffes,” and campers
can choose from one of two camps this year:
Zebras or Giraffes.
Kids-n-Critters Summer Camp — The
Humane Society’s week-long summer camps
are offered 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. selected Mondays
through Fridays, June 13-July 27, at Humane
Society, 4991 Fred Wilson to teach kids how to
have respect towards animals and be responsi-
ble pet owners. Participants learn different
humane education lessons with tons of hands-
on activities and interaction with the shelter
pets, as well as learn about careers dealing with
animals. Fee: $75. Information: 532-6971, ext.
12 or mlopez@hselpaso.org. Schedule:
• June 13-17 and July 11-15 for ages 6-8.
• June 20-24 and July 18-22 for ages 9-10.
• June 27-July 1 and July 25-27 for ages 11-
13.
Lizard Camp of Kids — White Sands
National Monument’s White Sands Institute and
NMSU-Alamogordo hosts free one-day sum-
mer field camps 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, June
14, and Wednesday, June 15, at White Sands
National Monument, for kids in grades through
8. Learn how the environment has changed the
color and characteristics of three particular
lizard species. Includes details about attributes
of these adaptable creatures. Information/regis-
tration: (575) 439-3842.
Reading/Language
Summer Reading Club — The El Paso
Public Library’s free Summer Reading Club for
children completing grades 5 through age 12
runs June 4-July 16 at all public libraries. The
theme for this year is “Dig up a Good Book.”
Youth 13 years and older (or younger if enter-
ing 7th grade) may participate in the Teen
Summer Reading Club. Registration forms at
any public library. Information: Laurel Indalecio,
543-5470 or elpasolibrary.org “Kids Zone”.
Participating youth are encouraged to read at
least eight books or eight hours depending on
their reading level. At the end of the summer,
each child who meets or exceeds these goals
will receive a certificate of completion. Some
branches offer other reading incentives such as
prizes, goodie bags and toys for those complet-
ing the program.
Books and Beyond Summer Program
— El Paso Community College’s Northwest
Campus Library, 6701 S. Desert, host classes
for children of all ages and adults 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. June 13-July 1. Registration begins June 1,
and classes include zumba, soccer, tennis, gui-
tar, ballroom and Latin dance, belly dancing,
Chinese and French, sign language, tai chi fan
and more. Free reading programs also offered.
Cost: $10 per class. Information: 831-8840 or
dnn.epcc.edu/nwlibrary/.
Chinese Summer classes — Ai-Hwa
Chinese Language School and UTEP P3 hosts
its “Year of the Rabbit” summer language class-
es for children 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, July 11-15 for grades 9-12, and July 25-
29 and Aug. 1-5 for grades 1-2 and 3-5, as
part of P3’s “Kidz Abroad” language and culture
programs. Cost: $75. Information/registration:
747-5142 or ppp.utep.edu. Information: epchi-
nese.org.
Science
Engineering Camp — UTEP College of
Engineering will host its week-long Excellence
in Technology, Engineering, and Science
(ExciTES) Summer Institute, for students in
grades 6 through 10 at UTEP. Session are June
6-10 for grades 6-7; July 18-22 for grades 7-8;
July 25-29 for grades 8-9 and Aug. 1-5 for
grades 9-10.
Cost: $175. Information: 747-5460 or engi-
neering.utep.edu/plaza/excites/index.html.
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 space station with houses, skyscrapers, pyra- locations. Discount for early sign up on selected Robert Tapia, 820-6227 or rtapia02@sisd.net.
Summer Fun mids, bridges, tunnels, towers and more. camps. Information/cost: 581-3476 (West),
Cont’d from Page 30 • June 21-24 — Chemistry in the House. 590-9056 (East) or elpasoelite.com.
Parks and Recreation ‘Learn to Swim’
— The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation
Learn about the basics of chemistry through Scheduled June 6-10, June 27-July 1, July
An Engineering Leadership Session for Grades Department is taking registration for its sum-
hands on experiments using common house- 18-22 and Aug. 8-12:
9-12 is July 25-29. mer 2011 “Learn to Swim” sessions at all city
hold materials (dye a t-shirt with Kool Aid, • Gymnastics — 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for boys and
Summer Science Camps 2011 regis- make a volcano and lava lamp, etc.) girls age 6 and older
aquatic facilities. Two-week sessions are offered
tration — The New Mexico Museum of • June 28-July 1 — Paleo-Lab. Step on the • Tumbling — 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for boys and
Mondays through Thursdays, June 13-Aug. 18.
Space History in Alamogordo’s week-long sci- Registration starts one week before classes
rocky path that dinosaurs once roamed, and girls age 6 and older
ence camps are June 6-Aug. 5 for youth in beginning at 6 a.m. Fee: $25 for eight classes.
become a paleontologist and uncover dinosaur • Jumping Stars — 8 a.m. to noon for boys and
grades K through 12. The five-day camps and Information on nearest facility: 544-3556.
tracks. Requires hiking or other forms of physi- girls ages 3-5
residential camp programs are offered on select Lessons available for basic and advanced pre-
cal activity. Scheduled June 13-17, July 5-8, July 25-29
weeks. Registration/information: (5750 437- school (4-5 years), levels 1 and 2 for age (6-13)
• July 12-15 — Reach for the Stars. and Aug. 15-19:
2840 ext. 41132, 1-877-333-6589 or and the move advanced level 3.
• July 19-22 — Forensics at Insights. • Cheer Camp 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for ages 6 and
nmspaceacademy@live.com. Web: nmspace-
• July 26-29 — LEGO Mania II. older. Summer Hockey Camp — El Paso Rhinos
museum.org.
• Itty Bitty Cheer Camp — 8 a.m. to noon for Hockey Club will host its 2011 summer camps
Lynx Summer Camps — Lynx Exhibits, Sports ages 3 to 5. Monday through Friday, June 13-July 22, at
300 W San Antonio host its weeklong summer the El Paso Rhinos Training Center, 3945
Elite summer camps — Elite Youth Sports NJTL Tennis Camp — National Junior
camps with hands-on activities, games, take- Doniphan Park Circle. for beginning (age 10
will host several summer camps for youth at Tennis League hosts summer camps for tennis
home craft projects and more June 13-Aug. and younger) and intermediate (age 10 and
both its East (12115 Rojas) and West (6910 N. players age 6 to 18 June 6-July 9, at schools
19. Each camp, geared to ages 6-12, runs older) players.
Mesa) locations. Times and dates same for both throughout the city. Information/locations:
Monday through Friday. Morning (9 a.m. to
noon) and afternoon (1 to 4 p.m.) sessions Please see Page 36
offered. Admission: $100 per camp. Multiple
child discounts available. Information: 533-4330
or info@lynxexhibits.com. Register online at
lynxexhibits.com.
Camps (call for dates):
• Art Attack! — Explore a different art medium
each day.
• Green Heroes Club — Learn about the
Earth’s environment and conservation.
• Treasure Island — Become pirates and
explore geography, history and oceanography.
• Around the World in Five Days — Explore
five different culture.
• Diva Girlz Party — Girls design and bake
their own jewelry.
• Boys Only Zone — Boys make potato or
marshmallow pop guns and other crafts.
Mad Science of El Paso Summer
Camps — Mad Science’s 6th hosts annual
week-long summer science camps for ages 6-
12. The mission of the camps is to spark the
imagination of children with fun interactive pro-
grams. Cost: $110 per child per camp (includes
supplies and take-home experiments each day);
$10 discount for 2nd child registering for the
same week’s camp. Information/registration:
832-0118 or madscience.org/elpaso.
• June 28-July 29 — Mt. Franklin Baptist
Church, 201 E. Sunset.
• July 11-29 — El Paso Community College’s
Northwest Campus, 6701 S. Desert Boulevard
(Register directly through EPCC).
Summer Archaeology Day Camp — El
Paso Museum of Archaeology, 4301
Transmountain Road in Northeast El Paso (west
of U.S. 54), hosts summer camps for grades 1-7
9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through Fridays,
through Aug. 13. Hands-on courses teach
about the science of archaeology, its tools, and
the prehistory of the Americas. Also includes a
field trip to be announced. Cost per youth: $70
($55 museum members). Space is limited.
Information/registration: 755-4332.
Camps for grades 2-4 (ages 7 to 9) are June
28-July 1 and July 26-29.
Camps for grades 5-7 (ages 10-12) are July
12-15 and Aug. 9-12.
Insights Summer Discovery Camps —
Summer camps run Tuesday through Friday
June 14-July 29, at Insights Science Museum,
505 N. Santa Fe. The camps offer variety of
topics for youth age 6 to 12, with several
hands-on activities. Sessions are 9 a.m. to noon
or 1 to 4 p.m. Class size is limited to 15; mate-
rials and light snacks provided. Cost: $75 per
session ($68 members). Information/registra-
tion: 534-0000 or insightselpaso.org.
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 All-in-One Fun
W
hen it comes to summer fun,
why waste valuable time mak-
ing plans? The El Paso area has
plenty of options for family entertainment
on the spur of the moment and without
busting a budget.
Generations of El Pasoans have enjoyed
summer days at Western Playland, Wet ’N’
Wild Waterworld and the El Paso Zoo, but
even these traditional attractions keep
adding features and events to make each
trip a new adventure. Entrepreneurs have
jumped on the summer-fun bandwagon
with all-in-one family-fun spots that com-
bine restaurants, arcades and activities for
all ages. Families can also head Downtown
or take an easy day trip to Southern New
Mexico for a day full of fun without wor-
rying about reservations.
Thanks to the fun-planning savvy of
these amusement, education and recreation
sites, families can spend less time working
on having fun and more time actually play-
ing.
The big three
When it comes to all-in-one family desti-
nations in the El Paso area, three attrac-
tions have led the list for more than a gen-
eration: Western Playland, Wet ’N’ Wild
Waterworld and the El Paso Zoo.
Western Playland is the area’s true
amusement park, with more than 30 rides
and games for all ages, although it now
resides just past El Paso city limits, in
Sunland Park, N.M., having relocated a
few years ago from its longtime home by
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Need a quick break for
family fun? Plenty of
places offer lots to do
without planning ahead
Story by Lisa Kay Tate
Ascarate Park in El Paso. Its new site is
just across the street from Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino.
Owner Patrick Thomson credits Western
Playland’s success to its appeal to families
on a budget.
“For only $16.70 per person, you can ride
all rides as many times as you like all
day,” Thomson said. “There is free parking
and great prices on food and drinks.”
During the summer, the park is open
from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays through
Fridays with $1 rides and food specials.
The park opens at 3 p.m. on weekends.
Although the El Paso Zoo hasn’t changed
its location, it has expanded and renovated
extensively, making the zoo a nearly new
experience for families every year. The zoo
now covers 35 acres and houses more than
200 species of animals from the Americas,
Asia and, most recently, Africa. With two
café areas, locker access and plenty of
shaded resting areas, the zoo is an easy
place for an entire family to spend the day.
Educational programs from sea lion and
elephant feedings to conservation activities
are scheduled regularly.
Besides the new Africa section with
lions, meerkats, giraffes and zebras, other
recent exhibits and attractions include El
Paso Water Utilities Discovery Education
Center, Przewalski’s Wild Horse Exhibit
and the Kalahari Research Station, which
celebrated its official grand opening in
April.
Zoo Director Steve Marshall said that the
station turned out just as the zoo staff first
imagined it.
“My favorite thing about the station is
El Paso Scene
that it seems that you have walked into a
real place where wildlife researchers live
and work,” Marshall said. “There may be a
soccer game playing on the old TV and
researcher’s notes on the wall about order-
ing supplies, recent wildlife sightings and
needing a ride into town.”
The zoo isn’t the only place for up-close
animal visits. Licon Dairy’s petting zoo in
San Elizario is free to visit daily year-
round, and La Buena Vida Alpacas in La
Union opens its doors on selected week-
ends to allow visitors to meet and learn
about the ranch’s award-winning alpacas.
For some cool-down time, Wet ’N’ Wild
Waterworld in Anthony, Texas, offers more
than 20 water attractions from toddler
areas to thrill rides, and also hosts concerts
and other family events throughout the
season, which stretches from May to
September. The water park encourages
family cookouts as well.
“You are allowed to bring in any food
you’d like as long as it is not in glass con-
tainers. You can even bring in your own
propane grill. No charcoal grills are
allowed to be brought in, but they are
available for rent at the park,” Park
Spokesperson Yesika Perez said.
She noted that season passes are a popu-
lar option for return visitors, and the pass-
es include many special events.
Families planning on spending the day
should arrive early to stake out the best
picnic spot, Perez said.
“Make sure everyone knows where the
table is,” she said. “Remember sunscreen,
water shoes, towels, life vests for non-
swimmers and of course bathing suits.”
Clockwise from top left:
FuntastiCo. Pizza and
Games; Bob-O’s, Hueco
Tanks, Western Playland
and New Mexico Museum
of Space History
One-stop family-fun shops
Ever since the first “Space Invaders”
video game was set up in the corner at the
local pizza parlor, savvy entrepreneurs
have combined family-friendly meals with
games and activities. These places offer
families an easy “eat-and-play” experience
without worrying about the larger entrance
fees of the bigger amusement areas. Each
center has its own theme, special attraction
or other twist to give it a unique appeal.
Westside centers include Bob-O’s Family
Fun Center, Adventure Zone and Funtastic
Punch as well as Fiesta Lanes Bowling.
Bob-O’s is the exclusive Westside site for
Laser Tag (for ages 7 and older), and
Adventure Zone is now the recipe-holder
for the famous McCrory’s tacos in its Doo-
Wap Diner and Malt Shop, while both sites
have miniature golf, racing carts, arcade
games and bumper boats. Fiesta Lanes
Bowling also has an arcade and token
game area for families, as well as discount-
ed bowling nights and family rates.
Funtastic Punch takes a different approach
to play, with interactive-game areas that
promote both educational and recreational
experiences for children and parents,
including a science lab, stage area, and
make-believe areas like an animal hospital,
community grocery store, post office and
fire station.
On the East Side is Fiesta Lanes’ bigger
sister, Oasis Lanes, on Zaragoza, with
many of the same specials as on the West
Side, but with the added attraction of the
Cobra rollercoaster and Dust Devil rides,
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Laser warfare, a PS3 room and weekend
Glow Bowling.
Also on the East Side is Putt-Putt Golf
and Games, off Montana, with both racing
carts and an arcade area in addition to its
family putting course.
National chains, including Peter Piper
Pizza and Chuck-E-Cheese’s, also have
locations on the East Side and West Side.
One of the newer pizza places is
FuntastiCo. Pizza and Games on Joe
Battle. Cynthia Hughes, who serves as
FuntastiCo.’s CFO (chief fun officer), said
that the center has many interactive games
popular with family-fun centers, but is not
“video-game-based.”
Some of the features include El
Paso’s first indoor rock-climbing systems
specifically for children. In addition to a
traditional 14-foot rock wall with harness-
es for the kids, the facility boasts a DiGi
Wall, a digital rock wall that gives kids a
chance to play with touch-sensitive hand
holds. There is also an indoor Velcro Wall
and several other interactive games.
Additional events are planned throughout
the summer for parents as well as kids.
Hughes said that the center is a popular
choice for “mommy groups,” with special
discounts for parents.
Jungle Jaks Marketing Director Toni
Cohen said that their indoor family center
in the Zaraplex Shopping Center is a
“great alternative to just pizza and token
places,” although pizza and Wii and Xbox
games are also offered.
Admission is charged for ages 1–12, but
ages 13 and older are admitted free.
“Here you will not find arcade games but
instead nine state-of-the-art interactive
play stations which keep children active
and entertained for hours,” she said. “Our
activities include bumper boats; bumper
cars; Digi Jaks, ‘the playground of the
future’; a modeling studio; arts and crafts
studio; coconut climbing trees; a clean and
safe toddler area; and our incredible jungle
gym, which features slides, a mini soccer
field and the foam-factory adventure.”
Downtime, Downtown
Downtown El Paso also qualifies as an
all-in-one family destination, with several
museums and historical sites within easy
walking distance, plus plenty of restaurants
and green spaces to relax in.
Lynx Exhibits on San Antonio is a pri-
vately owned exhibit space hosting new
traveling exhibits throughout the year,
allowing families to experience something
entirely different each visit.
Co-owner Laurie Paternoster describes
Lynx’s style of hands-on and interactive
exhibits as “edu-tainment.”
“Visitors can (also) take a short ride on
our 25-seat motion-simulator ride, and
shop for unique art and gifts in our Artisan
Gallery and museum gift shop,” she said.
“No reservations are necessary, unless
bringing a group of 15 or more; then
everyone gets in for $5 each.”
Lynx will feature two exhibits opening in
June: “Noise” with 11 interactive stations
on sound, music and hearing, and the avia-
tion-minded “Take Flight.”
“Guests can create visible sound waves
and measure their shouts in our Scream
Chamber,” Paternoster said. “‘Take Flight’
June 2011
lets guests explore the creative process of for spontaneous trips, they need to take County Coliseum grounds has public ice-
flight by launching handmade rockets and safety, comfort and heat into consideration, skating at noon on weekends and most
designing paper airplanes.” especially during the summer months. Friday evenings, with skate rentals avail-
Summertime is also camp and class time “Whether exploring the Native American able for a nominal fee and free admission
at most museums, as well as at Lynx. pictographs, hiking, or helping their kids for spectators.
The El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso with the Junior Ranger Program, we rec- Those more comfortable off the ice and
Museum of History, Insights Science ommend that families bring plenty of on wheels can visit the area’s two roller-
Museum and El Paso Holocaust Museum water, at least one bottle per person; have skating rinks, Rollerbomb on Lorenzo (off
are all within a few blocks of each other, sunblock or hats; and wear sturdy shoes,” Joe Battle) and Roller King inline-skating
and all offer summer children’s programs. she said.  rink on Pellicano.
Also in this “museum district” is the Some sites within the city can be good WinkeyDoodles Paintball Adventures in
Friends of the Railroad and Transportation places to experience nature, without need- Canutillo takes the immersive experience
Museum and the Main Branch of the El ing to prepare for an extensive hike. of battle outdoors with plenty of space to
Paso Public Library. Centennial Museum and Botanical Desert maneuver for older kids and adults both.
All library branches, including the Main Gardens at UTEP, Wyler Aerial Tramway No equipment needs to be purchased, as
Branch, Downtown, host free musical per- in the Franklin Mountains, Keystone paintball-gun rentals are available on site.
formances, magic shows, storytelling times Heritage Park and El Paso Desert “For over ten years, we have created the
and other programs throughout the year. Botanical Garden in the Upper Valley and most interactive, heart-pumping activity,
An amped-up schedule of events is El Paso Museum of Archaeology in the for men and women, young and old,”
planned each summer, including the Northeast are all within El Paso city limits. WinkeyDoodles President Billy Crossland
Summer Reading Club. Sporting events both indoors and out- said. “With four different paintball fields,
Friday outings to Downtown El Paso can doors can make for a fun evening or after- we can tailor a game that meets the needs
end with Alfresco Fridays, the weekly free noon, and El Paso’s professional and semi- of your group or experience level.”
concert at Arts Festival Plaza. professional teams, including El Paso Crossland said that families are welcome
Diablos baseball, Chivas El Paso Patriots to bring their own food and soft drinks, as
Nature and sports outings soccer, and the Sun City and El Paso roller they should anticipate spending a full day.
derby leagues, often have fan-appreciation
Families with kids of all ages know the or family activities at their events.
importance of experiencing the outdoors, Sierra Providence Events Center on the Please see Page 36
but don’t always want to pack more than a
simple picnic lunch or have to unload a
truck of camping equipment.
Many of the area’s state and national
parks offer programs, tours and activities
that take little planning. Hueco Tanks State
Park and Historic Site Resource Specialist
Jane McFarland said it never hurts to call
the morning of a visit to get the most out
of your day.
“If a family decides to visit Hueco Tanks
during a spur of the moment trip, we
always recommend that they call the park
before they arrive,” she said. “They may be
able to add themselves to a tour that some-
one has already requested, or they may be
able to enjoy hiking, climbing, bird watch-
ing or picnicking in the self-guided area.”
She said that the self-guided area occa-
sionlly can become full, since visitation is
limited to protect the fragile nature of the
park. A quick call to 857-1135 can let a
family know this before they arrive.
McFarland also recommended picking up
a Junior Ranger Program packet at park
headquarters. The program lets kids age
5–13 complete age-appropriate activities in
the booklet to earn a patch and certificate
of achievement. Families can also hike on
ground- and upper-level trails and take a
break at shaded picnic sites.
More-industrious families can experience
Junior Ranger programs at more than one
national or state site throughout the sum-
mer, including White Sands National
Monument, Chamizal National Monument
and Franklin Mountains State Park.
The Chamizal is also home to the concert
series Music Under the Stars Sundays
evenings throughout the summer. The City
of El Paso Parks and Recreation
Department also hosts live music events at
various city parks.
Franklin Mountains State Park is home to
McKelligon Canyon, where families can
picnic and hike or purchase a ticket to the
famous “Viva! El Paso” outdoor musical,
shown June through August in the
McKelligon Amphitheatre. After the
show’s summer run, the amphitheater pres-
ents free “Movies in the Canyon” August
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Each five-day camp focuses on skating, skating
technique, shooting, passing and dry land train-
ing on the “endless ice treadmill.” Early regis-
tration encouraged, as space is limited.
Participants must arrive by 8 a.m. and be
picked up by 4 p.m. No classes June 27-July 8.
Supervised overnight camps available. Cost:
$200 per week; $399 with overnight accom-
modations, nightly activities and meal. Those
not staying overnight should supply their own
lunch. Information: 479-PUCK (7825), ther-
man@rhinohockey or elpasohockey.org.
UTEP Sports Camps — UTEP offers the
following summer sports camps for 2010. All
camp prices subject to increase after pre-regis-
tration dates, call for information.
Information/registration: 747-5142 or
ppp.utep.edu.
Miners Soccer Academy:
• Morning Camp for ages 5-14 is 8:30 a.m. to
noon Monday-Friday, June 13-17. Cost: $95 by
June 6; $110 after.
• Boys and Girls advanced camp for ages 7 to
18 is 6 to 9 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 13-17.
Cost: $95 by June 6; $110 after.
• Full-day camps forages 5 to 18 are 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, July 18-21. Cost:
$175 by July 11; $190 after.
• Full-Day camps for boys and girls ages 5 to
18 are 8:30 a.m. to noon or 1 to 5 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, July 18-21. Cost: $95 by
July 11; $110 after.
Basketball at Don Haskins Center.
• Mini Miners Basketball Camp for boys and
girls is 10 a.m. to noon Monday through
Wednesday, June 20-22. Cost: $85.
• UTEP Women’s Basketball Teen Camp (boys
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and girls grades 7-12) is 1 to 4 p.m. Monday
through Wednesday, June 20-22. Cost: $85.
• UTEP Men’s Basketball Schools (boys and
girls age 8 to 17) are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Wednesday, June 6-9, June 13-16 and
June 27-30. Cost: $185.
• UTEP Men’s Father and Son school is 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 18. Cost: $100 for
father or guardian and one son; $30 for each
additional son.
Cheer:
Cheer Camp for Squads of 3 or more is 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, July 5-
7, at the Don Haskins Center, ages 5 and older.
Cost: $80 by June 28; $95 after.
Volleyball:
• Li’l Miners Camps for ages 8-14 are 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, July 7-9, and
Wednesday-Friday, July 6-8. Cost: $150 early;
$165.
• Volleyball Elite Camp for ages 15-18 is
Tuesday-Thursday, July 12-14. Times are noon
to 4 p.m. for skills and 6 to 9 p.m. for play.
Cost by July 5 is $150 ($100 for skills only; $75
for play); cost after is $165 ($115 for skills only;
$95 for play).
AYSO United Kingdom Soccer Camp
— AYSO 368 and 272 hosts a UK soccer camp
for ages 4 to 16 9 a.m. to noon Monday
through Friday, July 18-22, at Sue Young Park,
9730 Diana. Registration: $102. Information: 1-
888-857-6222 or info@aysosoccercamps.org.
Online registration at aysosoccercamps.org.
Fencing Camp — El Paso Fencing Center,
1035 Belvidere (at Westwind) hosts fencing
camps for kids and adults runs Tuesday through
Friday, June 21-24. Information: 581-7667 or
elpasofencing.org.
• Beginner Kids camp (age 7-12) is 8:30 to
11:30 a.m. Cost: $220.
• Competitive Fencing camps (age 13-18) are
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Cost: $240.
• Adult Camp is $100 and Advanced VET camp
for fencers 40 and older to 50 and older are
$140. Call for times.
Paseo Soccer Camp — Paseo Christian
Church is hosting two soccer camps this sum-
mer for grades K-3 at Roberts Elementary, 341
Thorn. Camps are 9 a.m. to noon June 27-30
and July 18-21. Cost is free but reservations
required. Information: 433-8583 or
steve@paseochristian.com.
Sun Valley Basketball Camp — Sun
Valley Baptist Church and Northeast Christian
Academy, 9901 McCombs, hosts boys and girls
basketball camp 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through
Friday, July 11-15, for grades K-6, under the
direction of Upward Sports. Cost: $30
(includes uniform jersey). Information: Dennis
Coffman 497-1074 or 755-1155. Web:
upward.org and northeastcrusader.com.
Theater
NMSU Children’s Theater Workshops
— The NMSU Department of Theatre Arts
will host its 2011 summer workshop “African
Tales” June 6-24 in NMSU’s Hershel Zohn
Theatre. Students who completed grades 1
through 8 will learn the various aspects of stag-
ing a live production. Classes are 10:30 a.m. to
noon weekdays, with a final performance
Friday. Space is limited, registration on a first
come, first serve basis. Cost: $150.
Information: (575) 646-5122. Registration
forms available at the Hershel Zohn Theatre
lobby or at theatre.nmsu.edu/nmsu/CTW.pdf.
UTEP Summer Theatre and Dance
camps — The UTEP Department of Theatre,
Dance and Film will host its 2011 summer
camps June 6-24. Tuition: $200 per camp.
El Paso Scene
Information: Adriana Dominguez, 747-6213 or
theatre.utep.edu.
Scholarship and documents available at the-
atredance.utep.edu.
• Summer Acting Camp is 9 a.m. to noon for
ages 7 to 12, and 1 to 4 p.m. for ages 13-18,
Mondays through Fridays. Technical Theatre
Camp is 9 a.m. to noon for ages 13-18. All the-
atre camps end with a live performance for
family and friends.
• Summer Dance Camps are 9 a.m. to noon
for ages 13-18, and 1 to 4 p.m. for ages 7-12.
Camps ends with a live performance for family
and friends.
Kids-N-Co. Summer Camps — Thee
2011 theater summer camps are offered at
Kids-N-Co. Education and Performance
Center, 1301 Texas. Information: 351-1455
(afternoons) or kidsnco.org.
Production Camp offers two four-week ses-
sions for ages 8-15 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday (plus final weekend
performances) June 13-July 18. Cost:
$275/per session.
Kinder Camp two-week sessions for ages 5-7
are 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday,
June 13-Aug. 12. Cost: $125 per session.
Summer Show Choir for ages 8-15 is 6 to 8
p.m. Thursdays, June 16-Aug. 25, taught by
Vanessa Colón. Cost: $150.
Also
Safety Town — The 45th anniversary of the
annual Safety Town program for children about
to start school has free weekly sessions, 10
a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, June 6-
July 29, at Bassett Place. Registration forms
available at the Bassett Place Customer Service
Center. Scheduling is first-come, first-serve.
Class limited to 25 students. No class July 5-9.
Information: 772-7479 or 772-7106.
The program is open to children aged 5 and 6
who are about to start school.
UTEP P3 Kidz On Campus — UTEP’s
Professional and Public Programs (formerly
PACE) offers classes and camps geared toward
youth June 6-Aug. 5. Courses offered in visual
and performing arts, language, science, reading,
math, social skills and more. The new “Kidz on
the Move” courses integrate physical well-being
in various topics. Course fees vary.
Information/registration: 747-5142 or
ppp.utep.edu for full schedule.
New this year:
• “Family Konnection” classes for parents
whose kids are participating in weekly summer
camps. Classes run 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday
through Friday and include yoga, drawing, car-
dio kickboxing, technology and more. Cost:
$35 per week ($29 for drawing).
• “Kidz Abroad” one- and two-week language
and culture programs for grades 1 through 12,
with classes on Portuguese, Spanish, French,
Turkish, Arabic and Chinese. Cost: $69-$75 for
five-day camps; depending on camp.
• Super Saturday Camps — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays, June 11 and 25 and July 9 and 23.
Kids spend a day on campus participating in
(pizza lunch included). Cost: $55 per camp.
Sacramento Summer Camps —
Sacramento Methodist Assembly, 30 miles
southeast of Cloudcroft, N.M., will host its
annual summer camps for children and teens
during the summer months. Information: 1-
800-667-3414. Registration forms available
online at sacramentoassembly.org.
Upcoming camps:
• Younger Children’s Camp — June 10-12
• Music Camp — June 12-17
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Really easy road trips
The urge to hit the road doesn’t always
have to be squelched by lack of vacation
time and preparation.
A popular family stop in Alamogordo is
the New Mexico Museum of Space
History. Open daily, the museum includes
both indoor and outdoor displays, such as
the International Space Hall of Fame and
the Clyde W. Tombaugh Dome Theater,
the nearest IMAX screen to El Paso.
Museum Marketing Director Cathy
Harper said that one of the highlights of
the summer is the annual Independence
Day Fireworks Extravaganza. Set for
Sunday, July 3, this year, the display is the
second largest in New Mexico. Although
access to the museum’s parking area is
limited to members that weekend, the dis-
play is easily visible from several
Alamogordo locations.
The museum recently made it easier to
fill a day by offering combo tickets that
cover both Space Hall of Fame and IMAX
admission.
Even families just passing through can
visit outdoor exhibits, including the Space
Park and Astronaut Memorial Gardens.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park are also
a popular family day trip. The caverns,
which stay cool year-round at a steady 56
degrees, are less than three hours from El
Paso. Guests need only bring a jacket,
water and comfortable shoes to enjoy a
tour of the cave’s natural entrance and Big
Room. No need to bring food; there’s a
cafeteria in the cavern itself, as well as
above ground. The dusk bat-flight ascent
of 400,000 Mexican free-tail bats from the
cave is the ideal evening show. However,
no strollers are permitted in the cave.
Closer to home are the museums in Las
Cruces, with Las Cruces Museum of Art
and Branigan Cultural Center in the his-
toric Downtown Mall. The Las Cruces
Railroad Museum, in a former Santa Fe
Railroad depot, and the Natural History
Museum, at Mesilla Valley Mall, are free
to families, with hands-on activities and
educational programs year-round.
White Sands National Monument,
between Las Cruces and Alamogordo on
Hwy 70, is another trip that takes little
preparation to create a day of activities,
with sledding and picnicking on the dunes
being the most popular with all ages.
“Pick up sleds at the White Sands
Trading gift store in the monument and
head out to dunes for a fun time sledding
down the dunes,” White Sands Chief of
Interpretation Becky Wiles said, but she
reminded families that food, water and sun
protection are important for battling the
heat of the summer.
Full-moon nights are offered monthly
June through October, when the park stays
open later and special programs offer both
entertainment and education.
“The monument hosts a variety of per-
formers and presenters under the glow of
the full moon,” Wiles said. “In addition,
the monument stays open until 11 p.m. for
these nights to allow visitors more time to
enjoy the dunes in the moonlight.”
Moonlit guided hikes are also offered,
but reservations are required. Reservations
also are needed for the monthly guided
tour to Lake Lucero’s dry lakebed to see
how the white sand is formed.
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• Youth Camp — June 20-24
• Backpacking Camp — June 26-July 1
• Sr. High Adventure Camp — July 7-10
• Elementary Camp — July 11-15
• Camp Sunshine (individuals with disabilities)
— Aug. 1-5.
Around the Hispanic World in 14 Days
— Globe Academy hosts the Spanish immer-
sion summer arts camp for ages 6-12 who have
studied at least one year of Spanish or are flu-
ent 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday,
June 13-30, at Holy Family Catholic Church,
104 Fewel in Sunset Heights. Children learn
about the culture and literature of several
Latin-American countries by learning their
songs, stories and dances, under the direction
of Hector Serrano with professional performing
artist and language teachers. A grand perform-
ance finale is June 29 at the Chamizal National
Memorial. Cost: $250 per child; discount for
siblings. Information: Maru Ramirez, 383-6065
or Margarita Compean, 433-0629.
Children’s College — El Paso Community
College presents for children and teens at the
various EPCC campuses. Registration available
at any EPCC campus; walk-in deadline is June
15 for most camps. Most classes at the Valle
Verde campus; call to check location. Tuition
varies, depending on class. Information: Melissa
Sanchez, 831-2089 or epcc.edu/ce.
Popular classes include “LEGO Mindstorms,”
“Young Artist Workshop,” “Mad Science
Camps” and various language, arts, sports, aca-
demic and life skills classes.
New classes for 2011:
• Advanced Theatre Production for Preteens
— 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 18-July 13 for
age 12-16. Cost: $66.
• Fashion Run Away Workshop — 10:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. July 9-18 for age 6-12. Cost:
$116.
New non-sports camps for 2011:
• Video Game Maker Camp — 1 to 5 p.m.
June 27-30, for age 11-16. Cost: $59.
June 2011
• Math-Science Connection — 8 a.m. to noon,
Monday through Thursday, July 11-14, for
grades 3-5. Cost per camp: $66.
• Readers’ Theater Camp — 1 to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday, July 11-14, for
grades 3-5. Cost per camp: $66.
2011 sports camps (all at Valle Verde cam-
pus):
• Cheerleader Camp — 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 24-26.
Cost: $39.
• Soccer Camp — 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 27-30
for ages 5-9. Cost: $30.
• Fun and Fitness Camp — 1 to 5 p.m. July
18-21, for boys and girls age 7-14. Cost:
$50.
• Tennis Camp for Children — 9 to 11:30 a.m.
July 18-21, for age 7-12. Cost: $45.
• Tennis Camp for Teens — 9 to 11:30 a.m.
July 25-28, for age 11-14. Cost: $48.
• Volleyball Camp — 1 to 4 p.m. July 25-28,
for ages 11-14. Cost: $49.
Summer autism camp — The Autism
Society of El Paso hosts its summer intramural
Camp 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays in June and July
for children with autism and their siblings. The
camp hosts intramural sports as a way for chil-
dren with autism to interact and develop social-
ly with other children. Information/location:
Amber Mack, 781-8444 or
swasa@sbcglobal.net.
ICCAE Summer Program at UTEP —
The 5th annual Intelligence Community Center
of Academic Excellence (ICCAE) High School
Summer Program at UTEP runs July 11-Aug.
5 for juniors and seniors. The free four-week
program includes classes in Arabic, political sci-
ence, intercultural communications, intelligence
and national security studies, and computer sci-
ence and is designed for students who may
want to pursue a career in the intelligence field.
Information: 747-6166 or uc.utep.edu.
‘In Control’ Teen Camp — El Paso
Diabetes Association’s camp for teenagers with
diabetes is July 30-31. Cost: $100.
Information: 532-6280 or epdiabetes.org.
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El Paso Zoo — 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo sum-
mer entrance hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
daily. Zoo admission is $10 for ages 13 to 61;
$7.50 for ages 62 and older and active duty mil-
itary (including spouse) with ID; $6 ages 3 to
12; and free for ages 2 and under. Zoo mem-
bers admitted free. Information: 532-8156,
521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
World Ocean Day activities are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, to cele-
brate Sunny the Lea Lion’s Birthday and raise
awareness about the crucial role the ocean
plays in people’s lives and how to protect it.
New to the zoo is the Przewalski’s Horse
Exhibit. The El Paso Zoo is receiving two rare
Przewalski’s Horse stallions. Referred to as
“the last wild stallion,” the horse roamed the
tree-less steppes of Mongolia but became
“extinct in the wild” after its last sighting in the
wild in 1969.
Also new is the El Paso Electric Kalahari
Research Station energy exhibit featuring a
renewable energy system of solar photovoltaic
panels and a wind turbine generator, as well as
a live animal demonstration area with
meerkats, a Madagascar giant hog-nosed snake
and Madagascar tomato frogs.
The El Paso Zoo is a 35-acre home to 228
species of animals. About 420 mammals, rep-
tiles, amphibians and birds, 106 fish and 294
invertebrates live in a variety of natural habitat
exhibits including a Reptile House, South
American Pavilion, Americas Aviary, Cisneros
Paraje, Birds of Prey Exhibit, Forest Atrium,
Asian Grasslands and an Elephant Complex.
Daily encounters include California Sea Lion
Training and Meet the Keeper presentations at
11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Asian Elephant Training Encounters scheduled
daily. Information: elpasozoo.org/takeaction.
The weeklong 2011 Summer Zoo Camp “Z-
Raffes,” for ages 6 to 10 are offered June 6-
Aug. 12, and campers can choose from either
a zebra camp or giraffe camp. Cost: $95 ($85
members).
Kid’s Fishing Day at Grindstone Lake
— Free fishing for kids is offered 9 a.m. to
noon Saturday, June 4, at Grindstone Reservoir
in Ruidoso, N.M. in celebration of Kids Fishing
Month. Canoe rides, lectures, appearance by
Smokey Bear and refreshments also provided.
Information: (575) 257-5030.
Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park —
5000 Calle del Norte in Mesilla. Summer hours
are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
through Aug. 31. All events free with park
admission. Day use fee: $5 per vehicle ($40
annual pass). Information: (575) 523-4398 or n
Dress accordingly for all hikes; wear close-
toed shoes and sunscreen. Bring water and
binoculars.
Birding tours are 7:30 a.m. Saturdays, June 4,
11 and 18, led by park volunteers.
The “Becoming a Birder Series” is 7:30 a.m.
Saturday, June 25. Park staff will point out
common birds and participants walk the park
trails and learn what to look for to help identify
birds and how to use field guides.
A ranger-guided nature hike is 9 a.m.
Saturday, June 25, to learn about the area’s
plants and wildlife.
A series of garden and bird talks is 10 a.m. on
selected Saturdays in the classroom.
• June 4 — “Prehistoric Trackways National
Monument: The National Monument in your
Backyard” with BLM Park Ranger McKinney.
• June 11 — “The Blessings of Bats.”
• June 18 — “To Bee or Not to Bee ...
Gardening for Pollinators” with Master
Gardener Sylvia Hacker.
June 2011
Feather Lake Wildlife Sanctuary —
9500 North Loop, near Loop 375. The 43.5-
acre site is managed by El Paso’s Audubon
Society. A variety of migratory birds, as well as
some year-round species, can be seen there.
Information: 545-5157 or 747-8663.
The sanctuary is closed to the public due to
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society south of Fort Davis on HWY 118. Information: drought conditions until further notice, but
— The society hosts field trips to various bird- (432) 364-2499 or cdri.org. there will be a public workday at 8 a.m.
ing sites in the region. Non-members and A free Pollinator Palooza! family field day is 10 Saturday, June 4. All are welcome to come
guests welcome on all field trips. Information: a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 25, with natural- help.
Mark Perkins, 637-3521 or ist-led activities designed to increase awareness
mperkins@elp.rr.com. of the diversity of pollinators. Franklin Mountains State Park — The
• A trip to Rio Bosque Wetlands Park and the 24,000-acre park extends north from the heart
Municipal Rose Garden — The garden at
heron rookery meets at 7 a.m. Saturday, June of El Paso to the New Mexico state line. The
3418 Aurora (at Copia), is open 8 a.m. to 6
11, at wetland park’s bridge, on Pan American highest point is North Mt. Franklin, 7,192 feet
p.m. daily, except for official holidays. The
Drive. Tour of the park is hosted by John Sproul above sea level.
Garden, which opened in 1958, has many types
of UTEP’s Center for Environmental Most hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in
of roses at the sprawling park area with a
Resources. A short trip to the rookery at Bel the Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Road on
waterfall, shade canopy and many other ameni-
Air High School follows. the west side of the park (east of I-10).
ties. Admission is free. Information/rentals: El
• A weekend trip to Gila National Forest in
Paso Parks and Recreation, 541-4331. Please see Page 40
New Mexico with camping at the Pueblo Park
Campground is June 24-26.
Raft the Rio Festival — The Southwest
Environmental Center’s 14th annual Raft Race
and River Festival is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
June 11, in Las Cruces. The 3-mile open race
at 10:15 a.m. at La Llorona Park on Picacho and
ends at the Calle de Norte (Mesilla) Bridge. A
kids’ race starts at 10 a.m.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. Entry fee is $10
per raft in advance; $20 on race day per vessel
and two participants (plus $5 for each addition-
al crew member age 13 and older). At least half
of crewmembers in kids’ division must be 13 or
older. Teams may pre-register at the
Environmental Center. Refreshments served at
finish. Spectator admission is free. Information:
(575) 522-5552 or wildmesquite.org.
To be eligible for prizes, vessels must be non-
motorized and made mostly or entirely of recy-
cled materials. All participants must wear flota-
tion devices. Categories include: best use of
recycled materials, least likely to finish (must be
floating at race start), first to finish, most spirit-
ed, best theme and “Champion of the River.”
Garden Tours - The Evergreen Garden Club
of Silver City, N.M. hosts its 6th annual garden
tours 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 18, featur-
ing five Silver City gardens. Tickets: $5, avail-
able at Silver Heights Nursery, Organic
Mimbres Farms in Silver City during regular
business hours, at the Silver City Farmer’s
Market on Saturdays or from any Evergreen
member. Information: (575) 388-1843.
Area hiking websites — A variety of
organizations in the El Paso/Las Cruces area
offers hiking opportunities. Hikes typically are
rated as easy, moderate, or strenuous. Solo or
new hikers are welcome.
• Meetup.com offers a variety of groups for all
activities, including the El Paso hiking meetup
club (meetup.com/El-Paso-Hiking) and the Las
Cruces hiking meetup club (meetup.com/hik-
ing-261)
• El Paso Ridgewalkers — The group posts its
hikes at elpasoridgewalkers.com. Or contact
Carol Brown at 630-1424.
• Celebrations of Our Mountains now offers an
ongoing calendar of hiking and related events at
celebmtns.org/calendar
• elpasonaturally is a blog by Jim Tolbert on
various environmental topics, with a calendar of
events that also includes the Sunrise Hikers
Tuesday morning group. See
elpasonaturally.blogspot.com or contact tol-
bert@elp.rr.com.
• The El Paso chapter of the Sierra Club posts
its hikes at sierraclub.org/elpaso.
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center —
The center and botanical gardens are four miles
El Paso Scene Page 39
Nature Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso
Desert Botanical Garden — 4200
Cont’d from Page 39
Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays year
Entry fees are $4 per person, free for age 12
round. Admission: $2 ($1 children, seniors and
and under (with family). Group rates available.
military). Information: 584-0563, keystone-
Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Information:
heritagepark.org or elpasobotanicalgardens.org.
566-6441.
A ribbon cutting for the new Far West Texas
Guided hikes are available at 9 a.m. on select-
Wildlife Trail map is 9:45 a.m. Saturday, June 4.
ed days. Cost is $7 ($1 ages 5-12; under 5 free)
The map of all the favorite wildlife viewing sites
includes park entry fee. Reservations required:
in El Paso County and far West Texas is pro-
566-6441 ext. 21. or
duced collectively by the Texas Mountain Trail,
erika.rubio@tpwd.state.tx.us.
Texas Parks and Wildlife, El Paso County
• Aztec Caves, Saturday, June 4.
Historical Commission and the Pecos Heritage
• West Cottonwood Mine Shaft, Sunday, June
Trail. Gifts and prizes for all who come to see
5.
the map. Admission is free.
• West Cottonwood Springs, Saturday, June
The park’s 2-acre Botanical Garden, funded
18.
by the Rotary Club of El Paso and the Junior
• Nature Walk, Sunday, June 19.
League, features native plants, amphitheater,
Camping in the Tom Mays Area of the park,
butterfly garden, wedding garden, children’s
with both traditional tent sites and RV areas
maze, and a Butterfly House.
(no hookups). Site fee is $8 (limit of four
Keystone Heritage Park has 189 species of
campers), plus the park entrance fee.
migratory and local birds, and a 4,500-year-old
Picnicking in the Tom Mays Area, with picnic
archaeological site.
tables and restrooms that are accessible to the
The site is open for bird watching at dawn on
handicapped.
the last Saturday of the month and dusk on the
No ground fires are permitted.
last Sunday of the month.
Keystone’s Chihuahuan Desert Experience
(immediately west of the wetland) is open daily
from 7 a.m. to noon for walking and bird
watching.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park — UTEP’s
Center for Environmental Resource
Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Paso’s Mission Valley. Tours last about
two hours. Information: 747-8663 or rio-
bosque.org. Upcoming events:
• Introductory Tour, 8 a.m. Sunday, June 5.
• Bird Tour, 7 a.m. Saturday, June 11.
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• A Community Workday is 8 to 11 a.m.
Saturday, June 18.
• Monthly faunal monitoring is 7 to 10 a.m.
Saturday, June 25.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic
Site — The site is famed for many Native
American rock paintings and unique geology.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Thursday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through
Sunday. Admission: $5 (free for children 12 and
younger). Additional activity cost for tours
(including birding tour and morning hike): $1
for ages 5 and older. Information: 857-1135 or
texasstateparks.gov.
For park campground reservations, call (512)
389-8900.
Pictograph, rock climbing/bouldering and hik-
ing tours are 9 and 11 a.m. during the summer
months. Tours offered Wednesday through
Sunday, by prior arrangement at 849-6684
The monthly birding tour is 7 a.m. on the
third Saturday of the month (June 18).
Advance sign-up encouraged.
To get there: Take Montana Avenue (U.S.
Highway 62-180) all the way into the Hueco
Mountains then turn left on Ranch Road 2775.
North Mountain is available for self-guided
day use, for up to 70 people at a time; reserva-
tions recommended. There is an annual orien-
tation program for visitors. Guided access is
offered to the rest of the site. Picnicking
allowed at ten tables closest to headquarters.
Wood and charcoal fires are not permitted.
Camping is available. Bicycles permitted only
on designated paved areas. Pets allowed only in
camping or picnic areas. Call for reservations
and other information: 857-1135.
Aguirre Spring Campground — The
Organ Mountain recreational area, run by the
federal Bureau of Land Management, is off U.S.
70 about 15 miles east of Las Cruces. Fifty-five
family camping and picnic sites, plus two group
areas. Day-use fee is $3 per vehicle.
The Baylor Pass (hiking and horseback riding)
and Pine Tree (hiking) trails begin at the camp-
ground.
Information, group reservations: (575) 525-
4300.
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park —
The park, part of Asombro Institute for Science
Education, is northeast of Las Cruces, off
Jornada Road. Admission is free; donation box
at trailhead. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Information: (575)
524-3334 or asombro.org.
To get there: Take I-25 in Las Cruces and
head east on U.S. 70. Take the Mesa Grande
Road exit (at Oñate High School). Make a U-
turn under the highway to head west, and stay
in the right lane. Turn right (north) on Jornada
Road. Follow Jornada Road for 6.5 miles and
turn left at the park sign. Follow the entrance
road to the parking area and trailhead.
Asombro Institute for Science Education is a
nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing
scientific literacy by fostering an understanding
of the Chihuahuan Desert.
Dripping Springs Natural Area — The
recreational area is at the base of the Organ
Mountains at the end of Dripping Springs Road
(the eastern extension of University Avenue),
about 10 miles east of Las Cruces. The area,
run by the federal Bureau of Land Management
in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy,
includes the A.B. Cox Visitors’ Center, several
hiking trails, and La Cueva Picnic Area. Visitor
center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance gate is
open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Admission is $3 per vehicle. No pets allowed
(except for assistance animals). Information:
(575) 522-1219.
White Sands National Monument —
The glistening gypsum dunes are about 15 miles
southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S. 70.
Hours are for the Dunes Drive are 7 a.m. to 9
p.m. Visitor Center hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
All visitors must exit the park by one hour
after sunset; park open one hour later on June
15 for Full Moon Night.
Entrance fee: $3 age 17 and older. Free for
children. Information: (575) 479-6124, ext. 236
or (575) 679-2599, ext. 232; or go to
nps.gov/whsa.
Ralph Estes and Steve Cormier perform cow-
boy songs at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, at
the monument’s amphitheater (weather per-
mitting) as part of the Summer Full Moon
Nights series. Presented in collaboration of
New Mexico Humanities Council, Estes and
Cormier will tell stories of “the world’s oldest
living cowboy,” through music and humor.
Presentations are free with regular park
entrance fee.
A full moon hike is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June
14. Advance reservations required via the
park’s website as space is limited.
Patio Talks question and answer sessions with
rangers are 1:30 p.m. daily May 28-Sept. 5, at
the Visitor Center.
Lake Lucero tours are offered on the last
weekend of each month. This month’s tour is 5
p.m. Sunday, June 26. Participants drive their
own vehicles 17 miles beginning at the Small
Missile Range gate on U.S. 70, 25 miles west of
the White Sands Visitor Center, then hike 3/4
mile to the source of the white sands.
Reservations required (accepted online only).
Cost is $3 per adult; $1.50 age 16 and under.
The free one hour ranger-guided Junior
Ranger Program is 9 a.m. Saturdays, June 18-
Aug. 6, for ages 5 to 12 accompanied by par-
ent. Kids learn about the white sands and earn
a special Junior Ranger Patch that can only be
earned on this program.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park — The
park is about 160 miles east of El Paso, off the
Carlsbad Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information:
(575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with tours avail-
able 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last entry via elevator
is 5 p.m. and last via natural entrance is 3:30
p.m. A star party is 6:30 to 10 p.m. the second
Saturday of each month.
“The “bat season” generally lasts from late
May through mid-October. Daily bat flight talks
(about 15 minutes long) are offered just before
sunset at the amphitheatre outside the natural
entrance. Then — bats willing — visitors are
treated to the sunset spectacle of clouds of
bats flying out of the cave entrance.
Plan 3-1/2 hours for a walk-in tour and 1-1/2
hours for Big Room tour. Cost is $6 ($3 for
ages 6-15 or seniors with discount card). The
park’s audio self-guided tour is $3 extra (also
available in Spanish).
For an extra fee ($8 adults, $4 youth and sen-
iors with card), visitors can go on a ranger-
guided tour of the King’s Palace, Papoose
Room, Queen’s Chamber and Green Lake
Room; reservations are required.
Guided tours also are available for Slaughter
Canyon Cave, an undeveloped cave 23 miles
from the main cavern. Call for reservations.
Cost is $15 ($7.50 ages 6-15, seniors with
card). The 1-1/4-mile tour lasts about 2-1/2
hours. Flashlight with fresh batteries required.
Wear good walking shoes and bring water.
Other special guided tours are available.
Please see Page 41
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Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument — 44 miles north of Silver City
on NM Highway 15, the dwellings are in the
middle of the majestic Gila Wilderness, the first
and one of the largest wilderness areas. The
slow, winding mountain road between Silver
City and the dwellings takes about 1-1/2 hours
to drive. Long trailers are advised to come up
the back way via NM 152 and 35 through the
Mimbres Valley. Entrance fee: $3 per person;
$10 per family. Information: (575) 536-9461 or
nps.gov/gicl.
Summer hours (through Labor Day): The trail
to the cliff dwellings is open from 8:30 a.m. to
6 p.m. Everyone must be off the trail by 6 p.m.
Visitor center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Daily
guided tours are noon; call trailhead station
one-half hour before start time to confirm.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
— 110 miles east of El Paso on the way to
Carlsbad, the 86,416-acre park includes the
highest point in Texas: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749
feet. Entry fee: $5 for ages 16 and older, good
for one week and all trails. Camping is $8 per
site per night. Information: (915) 828-3251.
The park’s headquarters, visitors’ center and
museum are at Pine Springs, off of U.S. 62-180.
Camping for tents and RVs, a nature trail, and
ruins of the Butterfield Overland Mail Station
are nearby. McKittrick Canyon Visitors’ Center
is seven miles east of Pine Springs, and offers
nature, canyon and geology trails. Hours are 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
On the north side of the park, accessible by a
110-mile drive around Carlsbad Caverns, is
Dog Canyon Visitor Center and Campground.
One of the best examples of a Permian Period
fossil reef, the national park offers camping and
more than 80 miles of trails. Hikes range from
easy, wheelchair-accessible nature trails to
moderate (level, but rocky) canyon hikes to
strenuous mountain hikes.
New Mexico State Parks — Day-use fee
is $5 when visiting any state park. Camping
fees: $8 for primitive site; $10 for developed
site (electrical hookup $4 extra). All programs
are free with park entrance, unless otherwise
listed. Information: (575) 744-5998 or
nmparks.com.
• Oliver Lee State Park, Highway 54 south of
Alamogordo at the Dog Canyon turnoff.
Information: (575) 437-8284.
Year of the Solar System events are 1 to 10:30
p.m. Saturday, May 28, with solar viewing 1-
2:30 p.m. constellation stories at 7 p.m. and
night sky viewing at 9 p.m. A talk on NASA’s
“Year of the Solar System” is 3 to 4:30 p.m.
A night sky viewing of Ursa Major and Bootes,
which are linked by the myths of Callisto and
Arcus, is Saturday, June 4, and a viewing of
constellations Hercules, Draco and Leo is
Saturday, July 2, with the Amateur
Astronomers Group. Both viewings are 9 to
10:30 p.m. at the Group Shelter.
• Mesilla Valley Bosque Park — 5000 Calle del
Norte, Mesilla. See separate listing.
• Elephant Butte Lake State Park —
Information: (575) 744-5998.
The annual Independence Day fireworks dis-
play is 9:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 2, launch-
ing from Rattlesnake Island. Fireworks can be
viewed from the beach or boats.
• City of Rocks State Park, north of Deming off
U.S. 180. Information: (575) 536-2800. A
“Rattlesnake Myths” presentation is 3 to 4 p.m.
every Saturday.
• Rockhound State Park, five miles south of
Deming on State Road 11 and then east on
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Rockhound Road (State Road 141) for nine The 2011 Zoo Camps are 8:15 a.m. to noon Texas and Southern New Mexico offers
miles. Day use hours: 7:30 a.m. to sunset. Monday through Friday, July 11-15 for ages 7-9 resources for those who find a wild bird or
Information: (575) 546-6182 or (575) 744- and July 18-22 for ages 10-12. This year’s mammal in need of help. Information: 772-
5998. theme is Native Americans in the Chihuahuan 6011, (575) 882-2910 or whc.net/cdwr.
The summer Music in the Park concert series Desert. Pre-registration deadline is June 15.
is 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 18, with country- Cost: $40 ($30 members). Community Tool Sheds — Keep El Paso
rock pair Bob Delp Duo, and Saturday, July 16, Beautiful, in partnership with Paso del Norte
with cowboy songs and poetry from Mike
Sitting Bull Falls — The scenic area in the Health Foundation, Home Depot and El Paso
Lincoln National Forest is seven miles south-
Moutoux, “The Enchanting Cowboy.” Fire Department, offers tool sheds at area fire
west of NM 137 on Forest Route 276. The
• Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M., stations, stocked with brooms, shovels, rakes, a
130-foot falls is one of the highest in New
State Roads 11 and 9. Information: (575) 531- gas weed eater, gloves and trash bags for
Mexico. Features a picnic area and wheelchair-
2711. Day use hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. cleanup or beautification projects. No charge to
accessible trails. Entry fee: $5 per car (day use
• Caballo Lake State Park, 60 miles north of the public for community cleanup projects.
only). Information: (575) 885-4181.
Las Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575) Information: 546-6742. Tool sheds are at 5315
527-8386. Davis Mountains Preserve — The Nature Threadgill, 3801 Fort Blvd., 6500 N. Mesa,
A Discover the Night Sky viewing is 8:30 to 7901 San Jose, 11977 Pellicano, 1801 Montana,
Conservancy’s preserve’s use is free and open
10 p.m. Saturday, June 4. 6300 Delta and 10834 Ivanhoe.
to the public. No pets allowed. All visitors must
A talk on rattlesnakes with Park Manager Phil sign in at McIvor Conservation Center near the
McClelland is 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 18.
Parks and Rec Memorial Tree Program
preserve’s entrance. Reservations not required
— The City Parks and Recreation Department
• Percha Dam State Park, 60 miles north of Las for day use, but strongly encouraged for
offers the program to honor a loved one as
Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575) overnight stays: (432) 426-2390, ext. 1 or
well as celebrate a group or event. Trees will
744-5998. dsouth@tnc.org. To get there: Take Hwy 118
be planted in a public park or other public area.
• Brantley Lake State Park, 12 miles north of from Fort Davis to the Lawrence E. Wood pic-
Donation levels range from $75 for seedlings to
Carlsbad via U.S. 285. Information: (575) 457- nic area. The preserve gate is about one-quar-
$600 for a grove. Information: 541-4331.
2384. The 8th annual Desert Starlight ter mile north of picnic area on left.
Forms available at the Parks and Recreation,
Weekend is 9 p.m. to midnight Friday and
Saturday, June 24-25, at the park’s East Side Chihuahuan Desert Wildlife Rescue — 6th floor El Paso City Hall, 2 Civic Center Plaza
or elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Day Use Group Shelter and parking lot. The nonprofit organization that serves West
Registered children in grades K through 12
have a chance to win a telescope; must be
present for drawing at 7:45 p.m. Friday.
• Bottomless Lakes State Park — 13 miles east
of Roswell, (via U.S. Hwy 380 and NM Hwy
409). Information: (575) 624-6058 or
nmparks.com. The 21st annual Sand Sculpture
Contest is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 16.
Judging begins at 1 p.m.; prizes awarded in sev-
eral age categories.
Alameda Park Zoo — Alameda Park, 1321
North White Sands Blvd. (U.S. 54/70),
Alamogordo. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $2.50 ($1.50 ages 3-11 and 60 and
older; free for ages 2 and younger). Annual
memberships available. Information: (575) 439-
4290.
The oldest zoo in the Southwest (established
in 1898) is part of the park that lines
Alamogordo’s main highway. The zoo, covering
about 12 acres, features about 250 exotic and
indigenous animals.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State
Park — Carlsbad, N.M. Admission: $5 ($3
ages 7-12; free for 6 and under). Hours: 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily (last entry at 3:30 p.m.).
Information: (575) 887-5516.
The zoo’s 40th Birthday Bash is Saturday,
June 11, with a re-dedication ceremony and
unveiling of the new desert sculpture by Frank
Westfall at 10:30 a.m. Food vendors, children’s
activities, live music and animal programs all
day.
Full Moon Walks are 8:15 to 8:45 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15, and 8:30 to 9 p.m. Friday,
July 15.
The Roadrunner Gem and Mineral Show is 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 17-
19. Free with museum admission.
The Carlsbad Area Art Association’s annual
Living Desert Show exhibit and sale of desert-
themed artwork including pottery, jewelry,
sculpture, paintings, and more runs June 24-
July 4 during regular zoo hours.
To get there: Take U.S. 285 north of Carlsbad;
follow signs to the park.
While most zoos feature exotic animals from
faraway countries, Living Desert offers visitors
an up-close look at the mammals, reptiles and
birds that inhabit the Chihuahuan Desert.
A large greenhouse is devoted to succulents
and cactus from around the world. The head-
quarters building includes exhibits on minerals,
history, archaeology and other subjects.
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Individuals interested in earning a Ham Radio
license may contact either club. Morse Code is
no longer required for operators.
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Bridge leagues — Duplicate bridge events
are hosted every day except Saturday, at
Decker Bridge Center, Unit 159, 2216 East
Yandell. Duplicate bridge events are hosted
everyday except Thursday and Saturday.
Admission: $5. Information: 544-6565 or elpa-
sobridge.com. Managers: Peggy Craig, 581-
0371 or Steve Nordberg, 833-5915.
International Coin Club — El Paso’s only
coin club meets at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the first
Monday of the month at Travelodge-La
Hacienda, 6400 Montana. Meetings include
educational presentations and an auction of
materials submitted by members. Admission
free for first-time visitors. Information: 533-
6001 or 526-3180.
Project Linus — The charitable group which
has donated thousands blankets and quilts to
seriously ill and/or traumatized children of the
El Paso area meets 9:30 to 11 a.m. the first
Saturday of each month (June 4), at University
Presbyterian Church, 244 Resler. Knitters, cro-
cheters, quilters sewers and non-sewers wel-
come. Donations of yarn, cloth and other sup-
plies welcome. Information: Annette Wooters,
474-2845, twoothers@elp.rr.com or elpaso-
projectlinus.webs.com.
Singles in the Son - The group develops
friendships among Christian singles ages 25 to
45. All denominations are welcome.
Membership is free. Information: Andy, 471-
1997 or SinglesInTheSon@yahoo.com.
Weekend events:
• Saturday, June 4 – Dinner and a play
• Saturday, June 11 – White water rafting trip
• Saturday, June 18 – Dinner and bowling
• Sunday, June 19 and 25 – Music Under The
Stars
• Saturday, June 24 – Dinner and a movie.
El Paso Scene
Area attractions
Wet ‘N’ Wild Waterworld — The water
park is at 8804 S. Desert, Anthony, Texas (I-10
at Exit 0). Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. The 2011 season opens Saturday, May
7. Tickets: $19,95 ( $13.95 seniors; $17.95 ages
4-12; $2.95 ages 1-3). Information: 886-2222
or wetwild.com.
The 2011 KLAQ Balloonfest concerts are
Saturday through Monday, May 28-30, featur-
ing balloon launches each morning. Headliners
are Finger 11 Saturday, Ed Kowalczyk Sunday
and Drowning Pool and Pop Evil Monday.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —
The copper-domed casino offers slot machines,
and video-machine versions of poker, keno and
other games. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Sunday through Thursday; 9:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Friday and Saturday. Lounge is open, with live
entertainment and dancing, until 2 a.m. week-
ends. Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. every-
day. General admission and parking are free.
Information: (575) 874-5200.
To get there, take the Sunland Park exit from
I-10, go south (left turn coming from
Downtown) and follow the signs.
Western Playland — The amusement park
is at 1249 Futurity Dr. in Sunland Park, N.M.
across from the racetrack. Tickets: $16.70, plus
tax (pay one price); $5 non-rider admission;
free non-rider passes for ages 2 and younger
and age 60 and older, includes train and sky
ride admission. Individual ride tickets are $2.
Information: (575) 589-3410 or westernplay-
land.com. Take Sunland Park Exit 13 from I-10.
June hours are 3 to 9 p.m. Sundays, 7 to 10
p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 3 to 10
p.m. Saturdays.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center — 305
Yaya Road, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta
Mission. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday. The center features a museum
on the Tigua tribe, including its relationship to
the Tiwas of northern New Mexico. Admission
is free. Information: 859-7700 or
ysletadelsur.org.
Native American Dances are performed 11:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. every weekend.
Fresh Indian bread is on sale at the center,
which also offers family-operated gift shops,
feature jewelry, pottery and other crafts.
Wyler Aerial Tramway — Texas’ only pub-
licly accessible mountain tramway gives passen-
gers a view of 7,000 square miles, two coun-
tries and three states (Texas, New Mexico and
Chihuahua) from Ranger Peak, elevation 5,632
feet. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children
12 years and under. Tickets sales stop one hour
before closing. Hours of operation are noon to
6 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, and
noon to 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and holidays.
The tram is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday and
Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday through
Sunday. Information: 566-6622.
Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park is managed
by Texas Parks & Wildlife and is also part of
Franklin Mountains State Park. To get there:
Take Alabama to McKinley and turn toward the
mountain.
La Viña Winery — New Mexico’s oldest
winery is just across the state line from El Paso,
at 4201 S. NM Highway 28, one mile north of
Vinton Road. Information: (575) 882-7632 or
lavinawinery.com.
The tasting room and patio are open for sales
and tasting of wines from 12 to 5 p.m.
Thursday through Tuesday (closed
Wednesdays). Tasting fee is $5. A daily tour is
offered at 11:30 a.m. by appointment only; the
$10 fee includes tasting.
“Music On the Patio” with “Live by Request”
is 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on selected Saturdays and
Sundays through September (see “Music”).
Licon Dairy — The dairy’s gift shop popular
for its homemade asadero cheese products is
located at 11951 Glorieta Road in San Elizario
and is open 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. The dairy also features an exten-
sive petting zoo and regularly-stocked fishing
hole. Admission is free, with a nominal charge
for fishing hole use. Information: 851-2705 or
licondairy.com.
San Elizario Historic District — The dis-
trict at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on the
Mission Trail features four art galleries, seven
artists studio/galleries, three gift shops, the
Historic San Elizario Chapel, the Portales
Museum and the Veteran’s Museum. Most loca-
tions open 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: 851-0041,
594-8424 or SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.com.
Self-guided walking tours and guided tour of
the 17 historical sites in the district also
offered, including the Chape and Old El Paso
County Jail (where Billy the Kid broke out a
friend in 1876).
Zin Valle Vineyards — 7315 Hwy 28 in
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tast-
ings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday.
Information: 877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
Free Music Sundays are 1 to 4 p.m. selected
Sundays featuring local talent including James
Springer, Julio Ortiz, Dan Lambert, Greg
Gonzalez, Carolyne of Liquid Skin, and Dusty
Low. Bring a picnic.
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ne of the new words in today’s
tech vocabulary is “bot,” a pro-
gram that works like a robot over
the internet, doing tasks like searching
for information and filling out forms
(bots are the workhorses of spammers,
by the way). A variation on this term is
“chatbot” (sometimes called “chatter-
bot”), an online program designed to
engage people in conversation.
Chances are you have encountered a
“chatbot” if you have gone to a website
to get help on a support question, and up
popped a page that asked you for your
question. Then you got a series of addi-
tional questions and responses that tried
to narrow down your problem and give a
possible answer. Sometimes this works
and sometimes it’s an exercise in frustra-
tion — like an automated customer serv-
ice phone system that keeps asking you
questions before you get to a real human
being, if ever.
The really hi-tech chatbots not only
sound like real human beings but actual-
ly have a computer image that looks like
one. With enough tech-knowhow, these
chatbots can actually fool people into
thinking they are talking to a person
instead of a computer program.
I learned a bit about these bots on a
radio program that talked about
advances in “chatbot” technology — and
some of the pitfalls. In one case two
bots kept outbidding each other on eBay
until they were offering thousands of
dollars for a used book. Sometimes chat-
bots can wind up “talking” to each other
and the virtual conversation can go on
forever — but no real communication is
taking place.
That’s when it hit me: Maybe we
humans try to imitate bots just as much
as we build bots to imitate us.
I started thinking about all the blogs
I’ve read where the comments sounded
more like they came from chatbots than
people. This could apply to any subject
matter, but since I surf a lot of faith-
related blogs, I’m more familiar with
those. Over the past months, for exam-
ple, the Christian blogs have been flam-
ing with postings and comments about a
new book called “Love Wins” by Rob
Bell. In a nutshell, Bell’s book questions
some traditional thinking (at least in
conservative religious circles) about sal-
vation, heaven and hell.
Without getting into the pros and cons
of the debate, it was simply interesting
to read through the comments that fol-
low a review of the book. The conserva-
tive “bots” cite chapter and verse to
declare why he’s wrong, the liberal
“bots” keep bringing up examples of
exemplary non-Christians to try to prove
the opposite point. While there are plen-
ty of people who post thoughtful replies,
there seem to be just as many who never
make an effort to understand what the
others are saying.
How often do we “program” ourselves
to respond in a certain way whenever we
hear certain issues come up? Maybe we
automatically search through Bible vers-
es we’ve memorized or dogma we’ve
been taught? Or maybe we sift through
the same experiences or examples to
compare things to, whether they fit or
not? Do we listen just long enough to
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find a label to stick on someone so we
can decide to agree or disagree?
For example, if I believe strongly in
creationism, I may automatically cite
Genesis if someone makes even a sym-
pathetic remark about evolution, or
maybe I will just call the person a “lib-
eral” or “atheist” and walk away. Or I
might be someone in favor of allowing
gay marriage, and have an automatic
interpretation prepared for every Bible
verse someone throws at me, or maybe
I’ll just call them “homophobic” and
ignore them.
These are examples of religious “bot-
ulism.” We turn ourselves into chatbots
with programmed responses to what
other people say, relying on the words
and phrases they use and never really
trying to find out what lies below the
surface. And whether we talk for min-
utes or hours, we remain unchanged and
will respond the same way when it
comes up again.
The funny thing is, many people think
that acting like a bot is a good thing. We
pride ourselves on knowing the “right
thing” to say. We like being well-pro-
grammed so that we don’t have to think.
And if we find ourselves talking with
other bots, the conversation can go on
forever without anything meaningful
ever being said.
The problem is that bots don’t have
souls and when we act like them we
deny our own souls. Being fully human
means listening and thinking. Real con-
versation with other people requires that
we open ourselves up for change.
That doesn’t mean every conversation
changes what we believe. But every
meaningful encounter with another per-
son has to affect in some way that alters
our world — maybe making it a bit big-
ger and richer than before.
In the gospels, Jesus responds to each
individual in a unique way. There is
always an element of unpredictability in
how Jesus engages the other person, a
quality that we may overlook because
we are so familiar with these stories.
Jesus paid attention to far more than
just the other person’s words. He
observed each person fully, taking in the
entirety of the individual. He was more
interested in what the heart was express-
ing than the actual words that came out
of one’s mouth. The words were just
part of the story.
Most of probably long for that kind of
encounter with others, but we’ve devel-
oped habits that prevent it. We don’t lis-
ten, we don’t observe, we focus on the
externals and don’t look inside. We set-
tle for virtual encounters, virtual conver-
sations. If we accept the fake long
enough, we forget what real relation-
ships are like.
Randy Limbird is editor of
El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to randy@epscene.com
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Adair Margo Fine Art — 215 Stanton,
Suite 602 (Martin Building). Hours are 10 a.m.
to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Information: 533-0048 or
adairmargo.com. Adair Margo Fine Art hosts
“Windows at the Mills” through July 8, at the
Mills Building, 123 West Mills. See listing below.
Celebration of Our Mountains Art
Exhibit — Artist submissions are being
accepted for the 11th annual juried exhibit
opening Sept. 22, at Ardovino’s Desert
Crossing’s Sunset Hall. Mailed submissions
(slides, photographs, jpegs) must be received
by July 19, and dropped off submissions at
Ardovino’s by Monday, July 25. Entry fee: $10.
Information: (575) 589-0653 or ardovinos.com.
Chamizal galleries - Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Hours are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for
Abrazos Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday for Paisanos Gallery. Admission
is free. Information: 532-7273.
Showing June 7-Aug. 2 in the Abrazos
Gallery: “The Exceptional Art of L.B. McKay.”
McKay’s psychological and sentimental work
combines contemporary figurative art with clas-
sic baroque style, displaying women’s issues.
Reception is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 9.
Charity Art Auction call for artists —
Open Arms Community seeks artists for its
first-ever charity auction Nov. 13, showcasing
original artwork on a handcrafted “Book of
Life” wooden panel. Panels will be supplied by
Open Arms. Artists interested in participating
may call Information: 595-0589 or 355-6114.
Founded in 1972 as a small prayer group,
Open Arms’s services include a food bank, dis-
tribution center for clothes, household goods,
and emergency help for families in economic
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crisis, weekly prayer meetings in English and
Spanish, retreats and conferences, a monthly
family movie night and more.
Chinati Foundation — Marfa, Texas.
Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati
Foundation houses one of the world’s largest
collections of permanently installed contempo-
rary art. The collection is open for guided tours
throughout the year at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $10 ($5
for students, seniors). Information: (915) 729-
4362. Call ahead for group tours.
The collection includes Dan Flavin’s untitled
Marfa project, a monumental work in colored
fluorescent light that occupies six buildings.
Community Exhibit Space — The city’s
“People’s Gallery” is on the first floor of El Paso
City Hall, Two Civic Center Plaza. Hours are 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Information: MCAD, 541-4481 or
elpasotexas.gov/mcad.
Showing June 1-30: “Tarahumara,” works by
local artist Eva Quintana. The collection of
paintings, sketches, and poetry, captures the
essence of beauty and simplicity of life of the
Raramuri Indians living in the forests and moun-
tains of Chihuahua, Mexico. Also showing is
“Unconditional Love,” paintings and poetry col-
lection by the artist about the importance of
friendship, caring, and trust. Ramirez de
Quintana was born in Mexico City and lived her
early years until the age of ten in a small town
El Paso Scene
photographers. Lynx hours are 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and noon to
6 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday. Gallery admis-
sion is free. Information: 533-4330 or lynxex-
hibits.com
El Paso County Student Art Awards
— The 54th annual competition is 5 to 7 p.m.
near the mountains of Chihuahua. She pub-
Friday, June 3 at El Paso ISD’s Professional
lished the book “Lejos y Cercahe” chosen to be
Development Services Building, 6500 Boeing.
in an exhibition in Chihuahua City.
The exhibition features more than 300 works
Opening reception is 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday,
by middle and high school student artists from
June 1. Refreshments served; free parking at
El Paso, Socorro and Ysleta ISDs. Top winners
corner of Durango and Franklin streets.
will be announced. Admission is free.
Crossland Gallery — El Paso Art Information: 760-8516.
Association’s gallery is 500 W. Paisano (in the
El Paso Museum of Art — One Arts
Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
free. Information: 534-7377.
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
Showing June 11-25:
9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.
• Honored artists for June in the Williams
Admission is free for most exhibits. “Paul
Gallery are Winfrey Hearst and Susan Wester-
Strand in Mexico” admission is $5 (free for
Perez.
members and ages 12 and younger). The muse-
• “Concerning Abstract Art, Part I,” works by
um offers free admission to all paid exhibitions
A. Stein in the Bissell Gallery. Stein’s work has
for active duty military Personnel and their fam-
become known throughout the region for
ilies as part of the Arts Blue Star Museums
dynamic movement and courageous color com-
Program (current ID needed). Information:
binations.
532-1707 or elpasoartmuseum.org.
• “Wax Up,” encaustic exhibit in the Cox
Showing June 12-Sept. 4 in the Temporary
Gallery, with works by Brigitte von Ahn,
Gallery: “Paul Strand in Mexico” from the
Melinda Etzold, Holly Cox, Gabi Urias, Jan
Aperture Foundation of New York City, a pho-
Dreher and Janet Anderson.
tographic “portrait” of Mexico at a critical point
Opening reception is 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday,
in its history. The exhibition is comprised of the
June 11.
complete photographic works made by Strand
The annual “America the Beautiful” exhibit
during both his 1932–34 trip to Mexico and a
opens July 2; entry is open to members and
second journey in 1966, first editions of
non-members.
“Photographs of Mexico” and its 1967 reissue,
“The Mexican Portfolio,” a presentation of
El Paso Artisan Gallery — Lynx Exhibits,
300 W. San Antonio. The gallery features works
for sale by local painters, jewelers, crafters and
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Strand’s classic 1936 film, “Redes” and film stills
by Ned Scott taken during the production in
Veracruz. Strand traveled to Mexico City in late
1932 at the invitation of Carlos Chávez, the
eminent Mexican composer and conductor.
Opening is 2 p.m. Sunday, June 12, in the
Temporary Gallery.
Showing through July 31: “Humble,
Powerful and Divine: Renaissance and Baroque
Prints, in celebration of the museum’s 50th
Anniversary celebration of the European collec-
tions. The exhibit coincides with the release of
the book “European Treasures: International
Gothic through Realism,” and features a selec-
tion of the more than 1,000 prints in the muse-
um’s permanent collection.
Showing through Sept. 25: “Common
Language, Punctuating the Landscape,” project
by Suzi Davidoff and Rachelle Thiewes The
project consists of large-scale photographs on
aluminum, video projections and a published
book. A Zip Tour of the “Common Language”
exhibit with curator Christian Gerstheimer is
12:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 8.
Showing through Oct. 9: “The All Powerful
Hand,” Retablo Niche exhibit. As part of muse-
um’s dedication to an ongoing rotation of the
retablos in the collection, this exhibition
explores images of the Hand of God from 18th
and 19th century Mexico. This series of retab-
los reveals the ongoing development and
understanding of the Roman Catholic image of
the All-Powerful Hand, “El mano poderosa” in
Spanish, which depicts the detached right hand
of God with fingers and thumb stretched
upright.
Museum membership is $15 seniors, $25 indi-
viduals and $50 for families, and includes dis-
counts at the museum Store, free admission to
all exhibitions and programs, and invitations to
private member events. Information: 532-1707,
ext. 66 for more information.
Encaustic International Art Studio and
Gallery — 7100 Westwind, Suite 120. The
gallery is the studio of El Paso encaustic artist
Brigitte von Ahn. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday. Information/appointment: 833-0454,
581-4737 or brigittevonahn.com.
EPAA art classes — El Paso Art Association
offers its first classes of 2011 at the Art
Junction Gallery, 500 W. Paisano. Cost: $65
($60 EPAA members and military) for six ses-
sions.
Registration/information: 534-7377 (11 a.m. to
3 p.m. Monday through Friday).
• Old School Master Techniques in oil by Philip
Howard are 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays.
• Acrylic techniques by Many Guerra are 3 to 5
p.m. Thursdays.
• Acrylic classes for children 7-13 yrs old by
Connie Weaver are 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays,
beginning June 15.
The Association also offers classes for ages 8-
12 and age 13-18 at the Boys & Girls Club of El
Paso, 801 S. Florence. Each class is 30 students
and five will be chosen to display their art in
the Arts International exhibits. Classes taught
by Georgina Gamez, Many Guerra, Ferni
Fernandz, Jimmie Bemont, Martha Arzabala,
Mariana Rivera and Romy Hawkins in media
such as drawing, pastel, collage,
embossing/repujado, henna tattoo and sculp-
ture.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop — Award-winning Impressionist
Alberto Escamilla’s studio is 1500 Main Street
in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June 2011
Wednesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Advertisement
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday and by
appointment. Information: 474-0752 or alber-
toescamilla.com.
Students are being accepted at both the Main
Street location and the artist’s home gallery at
1457 Amstater Circle (open by appointment).
Hal Marcus Studio and Gallery — The
gallery’s new location is at 1308 N. Oregon.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday. Information: 533-9090 or
halmarcus.com.
The gallery exhibits works by owner Hal
Marcus, a native El Pasoan who has been paint-
ing for over 40 years and is famed for such
locally inspired works as “El Mercado,” “El
Paso Navidad” and “Avenida Juárez.”
Specializing in local art, other featured artists
include Mauricio Mora, Willibald de Cabrera,
Teresa Fernandez, Francisco Romero, Bill
Sullivan, Fr. Vincent Peterson and Mark Paulda
and as well as a room dedicated solely to early
El Paso art with works by Manuel Acosta, Tom
Lea, Jose Cisneros, Bill Rakocy, Eugene
Thurston and others.
A gift shop offers art-related gifts including
chanchitos (little clay pigs), local calendars,
cards, prints, good luck charms, and folk art,
along with copies of his two new book “Hal
Marcus El Paso Arthouse” and “Hal Marcus
Harlequin Artbook.”
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 1 to 5
p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Admission is
free. Information: 543-6747 or international-
museumofart.net.
Showing through May 29: Pastel Society of
El Paso’s 15th annual members’ show.
Showing June 26-July 29: “Happy Birthday,
America” patriotic works by El Paso area
artists.
The Heritage Gallery (lower level) features
“The Mexican Revolution Exhibition: 1910-
1920” featuring murals by Bill Rakocy and
Mario Parra depicting various events from the
Mexican Revolution, a collection of rare, mat-
ted photographs and Pancho Villa’s death mask.
Summer art classes are 1 to 3 p.m. Bring
charcoal and rough newspaper size sketchpad.
Cost: $15 per class.
• Portrait sketching with Rodolfo Razo are
Fridays beginning June 3. Live model sketching.
• Pastel Portraits with limited palette taught by
Manny Guerra are Saturdays beginning June 4.
Bring charcoal and rough newspaper
sized-sketch pad. Cost: $15 per class.
• Mixed Media classes with Mario Parra are
Sundays beginning June 5.
Art Classes for Children with Gaby Urias
Wednesdays, June 15-July 20. Morning classes
are 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and afternoon
classes are 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost: $85
for six-week course (includes materials needed
to complete three paintings).
Pastel Society of El Paso — The society’s
monthly meeting is 1 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at
the International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana. This month’s program is a report
from the recent International Association of
Pastel Societies Convention in Albuquerque
that nine local members attended. The pro-
gram is free and the open to the public.
Information: 581-4971.
Rakocy Mogollon Painting Workshop
— Artist/historian Bill Rakocy will lead a “Self-
Start Art Field Study Group” Saturday through
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Monday July 2-4 in Glenwood and Mogollon,
N.M. Rakocy has been sketching and painting
scenes from these historic communities north-
west of Silver City for decades. He recently
published a new collection of art and history
from the area in “Mogollon Diary No. 3.”
Participants must arrange their own transporta-
tion and lodging. Interested artists may contact
584-9716 or bravopress1@sbcglobal.net.
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Rubin Center — UTEP’s Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is next to Sun
Bowl Stadium (off Dawson Drive). Summer
hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; 10
a.m. to noon Friday; and noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Information: 747-6151 or rubincenter.utep.edu.
Showing through Sept. 3 in the Project
Space: “Spatial Constructs: Gifts to UTEP from
Amy and David Niles in Context.” In 2004, sib-
lings Amy and David Niles gifted nine works of
art to the University of Texas at El Paso. The
works were given to their late father, a doctor,
by artists Leo Rabkin and Allan D’Arcangelo as
payment for services rendered. How space is
seen, constructed, manipulated and understood
drives the work of Rabkin’s sculpture and
D’Arcangelo’s serigraphs. Alongside works by
Rabkin and D’Arcangelo, one drawing by
Joseph Kosuth and two prints by Ellsworth
Kelly. All four artists exhibited were involved in
the burgeoning Pop, Conceptual and Minimalist
art movements in New York City in the 1970s.
Showing through Sept. 21:
• In the Rubin Gallery — “Light Lines: Jay
Atherton and Cy Keener.” The gallery will be
transformed from an exhibition space to a ves-
sel of light. This architectural team will create
sculpted walkways that will reflect and refract
light from mirrors strategically placed at various
locations on campus. By revealing several of the
currently concealed windows in the Rubin
Gallery, summer sunlight will be emitted and
shaped during the exhibition. Atherton and
Keener each earned a master’s degree in archi-
tecture from the University of California
Berkeley and are now principals at Atherton
Keener.
• In the L Gallery — Rigoberto A. Gonzalez:
Barocco en la Frontera (Baroque on the
Border).” Gonzalez paints large-scale scenes of
contemporary life in the style of the Italian
baroque. The solo exhibition features 12 paint-
ings and several working drawings. The largest
painting, “Balacera en Cd. Juárez. Federales,
Sicarios de La Linea y Sicarios del Chapo
(Shootout in Cd. Juárez. Federales, Hitmen for
La Linea and Hitmen for El Chapo),” stands 20-
feet wide and 9-feet high and represents the
loved one of a victim in the posture of crucifix-
ion.
The Summer Family and Youth Workshops
are for children and youth to explore the cen-
ter’ exhibits, visit campus galleries and create
their own works of art. Registration is free; visit
rubincenter.utep.edu for more information.
San Elizario galleries — Several galleries
and artist studios are now open 1445 to 1501
Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on the
Mission Trail. 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. 474-1800 or 345-5945.
Galleries include Main Street Gallery,
Horseshoe Gallery, Faro Gallery and Peña
Gallery and Studio.
El Paso Scene
Artists featured include Nina Walker, Maria
Branch, Rosa Maria Burgos, Al Borrego,
Stephanie Conroy, Aida Meza-Gallegos, Aaron
Gallegos, Alberto Escamilla, Ricky J. Carrasco
and Amado Pena Jr.
Sasahara Gallery — 7100 Westwind Drive,
Suite 135. Fine art paintings, jewelry, sculpture,
photography, prints, cards and portraits. Art
classes offered. Hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Friday,
and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Information: 584-4222 or
sasahara.gallery@live.com. Web: sasahara-
gallery.com.
Showing through July 31: “The South of
Spain,” works by Candy and Charlie Mayer.
The artists will also display a few items they
picked up in their travels that help impart the
flavor of the region, setting the scene for their
marvelous show. A pastel demonstration by
Candy Mayer and a question and answer ses-
sion with both artists is 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday,
June 11.
The gallery will offer two summer art classes
in partnership with UTEP’s P3 Program. (No
classes July 1-2). Information/registration:
pace.utep.edu.
• A beginner leve pastel painting class with
Candy Mayer is 5 to 7 p.m. Fridays, June 10-
July 22. Students should bring a set of at least
12 hard/semi hard pastels. Course number is
11SCAR0010.
• A drawing class with Jose Clemente is 1 to 3
p.m. Saturdays, June 11-July 23. Class number
is 11SCAR0001.
Sunland Art Gallery — The El Paso Art
Association co-op gallery is in Sunland Park
Mall, second level across from The Greenery,
with 30 El Paso artists represented. Hours are
10 a.m. to 8.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information: 584-3117,
474-0053 or sunlandartgallery.com.
Showing June 3-28: “My Art’s Desire,” local
artists exhibit their favorite media or subject or
favorite painting, or something in a new style
they have been wanting to explore. Opening
reception is 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 3.
The gallery announces open calls for its
upcoming 2011 shows:
• ”Pets and Wild Things” in July, works on ani-
mals of all kinds, domesticated and wild.
• Photography exhibition in October.
• “El Paso Scenes” in November, works chosen
by El Paso Scene editor and publisher, Randy
Limbird.
‘Windows at the Mills’ — Adair Margo
Fine Art hosts the window displays featuring
work by the region’s leading artists through
July 8, at the Mills Building, 123 West Mills.
Exhibit hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
In preparation for the opening of the Anson
Mills Building Downtown, the gallery has placed
art, fashion, jewelry and photography in the
promenade windows inside. Each of nine plate
glass windows has become a “mini-gallery,” dis-
playing pottery from Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua,
dresses by fashion design students at El Paso
Community College, photographs of Spanish
bulls by Joel Salcido, an installation of circling
birds cut from x-ray film by Julia Barello, jewel-
ry by UTEP art department students, and,
painted and glazed terra cotta busts by Estelle
Goldman. Also on view are John Houser’s
maquettes of the XII Travelers sculptures,
including Don Juan de Oñate and Fray Garcia
de San Francisco; a “tough guy” painting by
Gaspar Enriquez, sculptural jewelry by UTEP
professor Rachelle Thiewes and a masterpiece
by enigmatic painter Annabel Livermore.
The gallery will also display a
series of historic walls in the lobby of the
Centre Building connecting to the Mills
Promenade. Information: 533-0048 or adair-
margo.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
Branigan Cultural Center — Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) Las
Cruces. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2154
or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing June 3-July 30:
• “Recovered,” photographs by Yanick
D’Hooge. A native of Belgium who now resides
in Las Cruces, D’Hooge worked as a freelance
fashion photographer for numerous Belgium
magazines, catalogs and models’ portfolios.
• “Cuentos del Camino Real” works by
Roberto Salas. Salas’ art helps to define his “…
Mestizo character and the Mestizo nature of
the Americas.” Salas directs the Centro
Artistico Cultural, which offers workshops,
exhibitions, lectures and other learning activi-
ties to increase knowledge and appreciation of
art in this area.
Opening reception for both exhibits is 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, June 3, as part of the downtown
Ramble. Both Hooge and Salas will be present.
Chili Art Show call for artists — Main
Street Gallery and The Big Picture in the Las
Cruces Downtown Mall seeking works with a
chili theme through July 15 for the New
Mexico Centennial Chili Art Show celebrating
the state’s Centennial and the 2011 Main Street
Salsa Fest. The juried exhibition runs Aug. 27-
Sept. 27. For details/prospectus, call the gallery
at (575) 647-0508 or e-mail exhibit@main-
street-gallery.com and include “chili exhibit
entry” in the subject line.
Las Cruces Museum of Art — 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed
Sunday and Monday. Information: (575) 541-
2137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing June 3-Aug. 6 are three “Summer in
the City” exhibits:
• “lived:living,” collaborative exhibition by Las
Cruces artists Isadora Stowe and Jordon
Schranz. The works incorporate Stowe’s view
of the simple yet special moments in family life
while Schranz’s oil paintings add new dimension
to photographs taken by his late grandfather.
• Monique Jannsen-Belitz’s “Lost
Connections,” paintings and drawings of
swirling color.
• “Clay and Smoke,” an exhibition of Sandria
Hu’s paintings and prints inspired by her travels
both in the United States and abroad.
Reception for all three shows is 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, June 3, during the monthly ramble with
music by Dan Lambert Trio.
Registration being taken for Summer Art
Classes for all ages and skill levels. Classes for
youth and adults include ceramics, drawing,
painting, weaving and other special topics.
Main Street Gallery — 311 N. Downtown
Mall, Las Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Saturday, or by appointment. Information:
(575) 647-0508.
Currently showing are works by Fred Chilton.
Chilton is the recipient of numerous awards
including four from “Watercolor Magic.” He
juried and judged “Sun Carnival Annual
Exhibition” at the El Paso International Art
Museum in 2009 and was published in the 2009
“Splash” and holds the A.W.S. title.
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New gallery artists this month include Linda
Gendall, Marie Siegrist and Mel Clarkston and
sculptors Kelley Hestir and Tomi LaPierre.
The gallery is taking entries through July 15
for the New Mexico Centennial Chili Art Show
Aug. 27-Sept. 27, at the gallery. Information:
(575) 674-0508.
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. Monday through Saturday, and noon
to 5 p.m. Sunday. New works displayed every
three months. Information: (575) 522-2933 or
mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
June’s artists are Joyce Ann Key and Penny
Duncklee. Key works in watercolor, oil, acrylics
and pastels. Duncklee works with clothing,
stoneware and a watercolor medium.
Preston Contemporary Art Center —
1755 Avenida de Mercado (end of Calle de
Mercado). Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday; or by appointment.
Information: (575) 523-8713 or prestoncon-
temporaryart.com.
Through June 25: metal sculpture by Kevin
Box, drawings by Craig Dongoski, paintings by
Fran Hardy and ceramic sculpture by Suzanne
Kane.
Showing through Aug. 27:
• “The Photographic Experience” International
Photography Exhibition. The juried exhibit fea-
tures 28 prints from 23 photographers in every
style and using every photographic process.
Along with digital technology, the show also
includes a tintype and traditional silver-based
pieces.
• Works by Dan Olfe, textile; Nolan Preece,
camera-less photography; Jeffrey Turner, metal
sculpture; John Westmark, painting; and an out-
door sculptural installation created by the
Desert Fish Collaborative.
The Mesilla Digital Imaging Workshop hosts
its Southwest Photo Symposium 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. Saturday, July 23. Cost: $45; space limited
to first 35 applicants. Information: (505) 270-
5857 or dacameraclub.org/symposium.
Renaissance ArtsFaire submissions —
Doña Ana Arts Council is taking artists’ submis-
sions through July 15 for the 40th annual
juried Renaissance ArtsFaire Nov. 5-6. Work
June 2011
must be original and executed by the exhibiting
artist who must be present during the show.
Artist categories include ceramics, painting, tex-
tiles, drawing/prints, photography, toys, glass,
jewelry, sculpture, wood, leather, musical
instruments, and an “other” category for items
such as paper, candles, soaps, and oils. Artists’
booths are supported by performances of
music, dance, theater and a variety of food
booths, all presented in a Renaissance theme.
Applications available at (575) 523-6403 or
infodaac@daarts.org. Online applications at las-
cruces-arts.org.
Rio Grande Theatre Galleries — 211
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces, in the theatre
lobby. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Information: (575) 523-6403.
Showing in June in the El Paso Electric Gallery
are works by Arizona artist Sandi Ciaramitaro.
Ciaramitaro works in various media. Artist
reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 3, as part
of the Downtown Ramble.
On permanent display in the
Clute/Muggenburg Gallery are memorabilia and
photos from the Rio Grande Theatre.
Southwest Jewish Arts Festival — The
show, celebrating the diversity of Jewish artists
in New Mexico and West Texas, will be 3 to 7
p.m. Sunday, June 12, at Temple Beth El of Las
Cruces, 3980 Sonoma Springs. The show
includes paintings, sculpture, ceramics, draw-
ings, jewelry and fiber art. Jewish noshes and
champagne served. The event also will include
works by invited artists including Robert
Highsmith, Dan Tapper, Rachel Stevens,
Alexander Titovets and Debbie Levy.
Information: Susan Fitzgerald at (575) 647-1808
or tbelc.org.
Tombaugh Gallery — First Unitarian
Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S.
Solano. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Information:
(575) 522-7281 or uuchurchlc.org.
Showing June 5-July 4: Mesilla Valley Fractal
Artists works. In fractal art, the vision of the
artist blends with the formulae and algorithms
of science. To create these works they fiddle
with the parameters, tweak the gradients, layer
the forms and combine layers.
Opening reception is 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, June 5, with an artists talk.
Works are taken through July 15 for the
gallery’s fifth annual juried “Critters” exhibit.
El Paso Scene
Also
Art Hop — The Truth or Consequences
Downtown Gallery District Association hosts
the event 6 to 8 p.m. the second Saturday of
each month (June 11), featuring seven art gal-
leries and other venues in the downtown
gallery district. Various receptions, refresh-
ments and musical entertainment will be fea-
tured during these monthly events.
Information: (575) 894-0528, TorCart.com.
Living Desert Show — The Carlsbad Area
Art Association’s annual show is 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. runs June 24-July 4, at Living Desert Zoo
and Gardens State Park in Carlsbad, N.M. fea-
turing desert-themed artwork. Show is free
with park admission. Information: (575) 887-
5516.
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 for the season 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and hol-
idays, through Oct. 2. The gallery features
works by local artists, and highlights a different
“Featured Artist” each week. Information:
(575) 538-8216 or gcag.org.
Summer Art Workshops — Cloudcroft
Art Workshops hosts fine art workshops at the
“Old Red School House” (Public Library” in
Cloudcroft, N.M. June 13-Aug. 12. Cost
varies depending on workshop, with a $100
deposit per workshop and a $50 registration
fee. Information: Linda Carter, 1-888-682-3601
or CloudcroftArt.com.
The Village of Cloudcroft has hosted the sum-
mer art workshops for more than 50 years.
• June 13-17 — motivational drawing with
David Barranti
• June 20-24 — mixed media with Cathy
McAnally Lubke
• June 27-July 1 — oil with Ken Hosmer
• July 5-9 — acrylics with Bob Burridge
• July 11-15 — water media with Mary Ann
Beckwith
• July 18-22 — watercolor with Sterling
Edwards
• July 25-29 — pastel and oil with Bob Rohm
• Aug. 1-5 — oil with Krystyna Robbins;
watercolor with Barbara Nechis
• Aug. 8-12 — watercolor with Jo Beth
Gilliam.
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Houser in Sicily while work continues
on 2 more Twelve Travelers projects
A
lthough sculptor John Houser has
been living and working in Sicily
since early March, the next phase
of the “Twelve Travelers Monument to the
Southwest” remains well on the way to
completion thanks to his collaborative
arrangement with his son Ethan.
The larger-than life-rendition of Susan
Shelby Magoffin, one of the first women
to travel along the Santa Fe Trail, has been
cast and is awaiting assembly and final
patina. No firm decision has yet been
arrived at as to the placement of the piece.
In the meantime, John and Ethan are work-
ing out details for the final composition of
the next scheduled figure, Benito Juárez,
the five-term Mexican president for whom
our sister city is named.
Ethan also recently completed a smaller
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rendition of the Fray Garcia maquette (a
scaled-down model of the actual statue of
the Franciscan priest considered the
founder of Cd. Juárez). The Fray Garcia
monument opposite the Camino Real Hotel
was the first of the Twelve Travelers stat-
ues, followed by the ambitious
“Equestrian” monument at El Paso
International Airport.
Via his blog, John shares, “(Currently) I
am living only a few blocks from Europe’s
largest archeological park, the Greek ruins
of Selinunte, and have been working most-
ly on landscapes, wonderful mountains and
medieval towns. I love the area around
Corleone and the old castles, 200 of them,
scattered over Sicily! But I also plan to do
some figures soon, and I will be moving to
the eastern end of the island, around Aetna
in another month.”
“I am getting well acquainted with Sicily,
the history, the geography, the people and
Italian. I really felt helpless when I arrived.
I thought it would be easy to switch from
Spanish to Italian; not so, but I am catch-
ing on. I plan to give some workshops
over here later. I have also been invited to
conduct classes at the Florence school of
Art so I want to investigate that before I
leave.”
Planning to remain abroad until August,
Houser confides, “I am on a strict schedule
because I want to create as many
paintings as possible in the time I have. I
am very serious about painting again —
but am not going to abandon sculpture. I
see them as complementary (disciplines).”
Impressionist exhibit update
With the exquisite “Monet to Matisse”
blockbuster still a fresh memory, it is inter-
esting to consider what an exhibition of
this caliber has meant to the El Paso
Museum of Art not only in terms of rev-
enues, but also for building a solid founda-
tion for bringing in future exhibitions.
One interesting perspective that Director
Michael Tomor shared was that of all the
French artists included in the exhibition,
El Paso Scene
Sculptor John Houser with clay version of
the Susan Shelby Magoffin statue.
Photo courtesy of XII Travelers
works by only three — Monet, Renoir and
Toulouse-Lautrec — have been exhibited
previously at the El Paso Museum of Art.
Unless art aficionados had visited exhibi-
tions at other travel destinations, they
would not have seen original works by
French Masters such as Matisse, Degas,
Chagall, Sisley, Pissarro, Cassatt, Seurat
and Sargent.
Tomor emphasizes that the Impressionist
exhibition has had a powerful impact on
several facets of the museum. By the
beginning of May (the exhibition closed
May 22), revenue from ticket sales had
already exceeded $44,000. March and
April tours and museum attendance had
more than doubled and museum member-
ships were also up. However, the biggest
beneficiary was the Museum Gift Store
with greatly increased revenues from the
sale of catalogs, art books and memorabil-
ia related to the Impressionists. Store
Manager Norma Geller related that she had
already reordered merchandise some six
times since the exhibition opened.
Tomor confided that hosting “Monet to
Matisse” had given him the experience and
confidence to move forward in vying for
another landmark exhibition. “Such a posi-
tive response confirmed that the public is
willing to support exhibitions both finan-
cially and with their presence.”
In this regard, Tomor is finalizing
arrangements for an exhibition tentatively
titled, “Rembrandt, Rubens, Gainsborough
and The Golden Age of Painting in Europe
from 1600 to 1800,” for September 2012
to January 2013. Tomor notes, “Curated as
a traveling exhibition by the Speed Art
Museum in Lexington Ky., we will be dis-
playing a wide range of work not generally
available for viewing in this part of the
country. It’s a huge exhibition containing
72 pieces, and it will be a remarkable
opportunity for the community and the
museum to host such an exhibition.”
Sasahara Gallery news
Even though I have lived in El Paso for
nearly three decades, learning about the art
and culture of the borderland remains an
exciting and ongoing process.
For instance I have heard the term “talav-
era” in reference to tiles and pottery, but
never really knew exactly what that meant.
It refers specifically to a type of majolica
(white, tin glazed) earthenware. Although
the Spaniards introduced this type of pot-
tery, ironically the term talavera is used
much more in Mexico than in the region of
its origin, Talavera de la Reina, Spain.
Still manufactured using the same tech-
niques as in the 16th Century, it is the old-
est tin-glazed ceramic in America.
The production of tiles and ceramic ware
in Puebla, Mexico started almost immedi-
ately after the city’s founding in 1531.
Thanks to the abundance of quality clay in
the region and the splendor of the arts in
Puebla, Talavera Poblana achieved such
quality and beauty that it was soon export-
ed to the rest of the continent.
Looking at the talavera plates, jars, vases,
and tiles, you can detect the confluence of
several extraordinary cultures in this type
of art. You can easily observe distinctive
characteristics of Spanish, Arabic, Italian
and Chinese origin, and of course the mag-
nificent creativity of the mestizos and
indigenous people of Mexico.
However, talavera was not limited to the
production of pots, plates, jars and reli-
gious figures. It reached other spheres of
life in Puebla. The azulejo tiles decorated
cupolas, façades of monasteries and build-
ings, and was the quintessential element of
Puebla’s baroque architecture The use of
azulejos denoted the prosperity of the own-
ers of a particular house or building. So
much so, that a popular saying at that time
stated that someone that wouldn’t amount
to anything in life would never have a casa
de azulejos or a house of tiles.
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 But how many of us realize that the Tigua
Gallery talk Indians along with the Piro and Tompiro
Cont’d from Page 48 Pueblo peoples brought south by the
Spanish fleeing the Pueblo Revolt of 1680
If you are interested in seeing visual
were the first true colonizers in this
examples of this work, Candy Mayer will
region? They who founded a chain of five
be featuring the use of talavera in two pas-
missions: San Lorenzo, El Paso del Norte,
tel paintings, “Terracotta and Tiles” and
Senecu, Ysleta and Socorro that eventually
“Talavera and Calla Lilies” which will be
evolved into the sister cities of Ciudad
part of the work she and her husband
Juarez and El Paso.
Charlie, will be displaying in their “South
“The Settlement Legacy: Native
of Spain” exhibition which opened at the
Americans at the Pass of the North” is a
Sasahara Gallery May 14 and will hang
beautifully designed and curated exhibition
through July 31.
at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology
Congratulations to Linda Noack at
that tells the story of these early settlers
Sasahara Gallery who put together a major
and their subsequent history. Photo panels
fund-raising raffle and painting sale to ben-
begin by introducing viewers to the Manso
efit Japan. She reports, “The “Help Save
and Suma Indians, original indigenous
Japan” sale and raffle raised $5,860! I have
peoples of this region. Others illustrate
already received a “Thank You” letter from
how the Tiguas protected travelers and set-
Mercy Corps. It stated that the money was
tlers from the incursion of hostile Indians
desperately needed for early response to the
and bandits. There is also a detailed expla-
Earthquake/Tsunami disaster, and the time-
nation of how the tribes built prosperous
liness of the donation was especially appre-
communities along the Rio Grande, which
ciated.”
eventually declined due to decades of dis-
She adds, “A very heartfelt thank you to
ease, and the eventual seizure of their
the artists who donated paintings for the
lands by outsiders.
raffles, donated a portion of their earnings
The Tigua Indian Cultural Center has
for artwork to the cause, and who—in
enhanced the exhibition by loaning a col-
addition to all they did art-wise—bought
lection of 1880s pottery, as well as man-
raffle tickets! I do not know of any group
nequins dressed in contemporary Tigua
that has shown the generosity of the (El
festival costumes and a cross-section of
Paso) artist community!
works by contemporary Tigua artists,
including baskets, handmade pottery, and
Settlement Legacy at Archeology Museum
silver and turquoise jewelry.
Most historically-savvy residents relate
The exhibition will be on display until
the settlement of this area to events such
Oct. 9, so keep on your to-do list when
as Onate’s journey along the Camino Real
entertaining summer visitors.
in 1598, the arrival of pioneer families like
the Magoffins as early as the 1840s or
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer
even the coming of the railroad in 1881.
specializing in the visual arts.

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Centennial Museum — University at
Wiggins, UTEP. Changing exhibits are on the
second floor, Lea and Discovery Galleries.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday. Admission is free. Information: 747-
5565 or museum.utep.edu.
Showing through August: “Ben Wittick’s
Southwest Photographs, 1880-1903,” from the
Centennial’s archives. Wittick’s black and white
photographs focused on the diverse environ-
ment and cultural history of the Southwestern
United States and Northern Mexico.
Continuing exhibits are on the third floor of
the Centennial and include archaeology, ethnol-
ogy and paleontology of the Southwest. Around
the museum building, the Chihuahuan Desert
Gardens exhibit has more than 600 species of
desert plants.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study
Center — 715 N. Oregon. Hours are 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday.
Admission is free. Information: 351-0048 or
elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
The museum’s free monthly “Cinema
Sundays” series is 2 p.m. the last Sunday of the
month. The May 29 feature is the documen-
tary “Paper Clips.”
The museum’s 3rd annual summer program
“Heroes: Past and Present” is 9 a.m. to noon
June 13-17, for ages 8 to 12. Deadline to reg-
ister is June 7; space is limited.
The museum’s annual membership drive runs
through Sept. 11. Portion of all new mem-
berships between now and September will be
matched by a local museum supporter.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology —
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso (west
of U.S. 54). Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Admission is free. Information: 755-4332.
A free lecture from Master Gardener Chuck
Gilbert is 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11. Gilbert
will identify plants through a PowerPoint photo
presentation, discuss plants that survived our
February freeze, and provide ways people can
get help to identify plants.
A road cleanup on Transmountain Road pre-
cedes the lecture 8 to 9:30 a.m. Meet at 7:55
a.m. and pull out near the Adopt a Highway
side on the right side of the westbound lane.
UTEP Professor of Biology Dr. Arthur Harris
is guest speaker for the El Paso Archaeological
Society’s monthly meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday,
June 19.
Showing through Aug. 14: “Settlement
Legacy: Native Americans of the Pass of the
North.” The exhibit tells the story of the
Manso, Suma, Piro, and Tigua Indians who,
more than four centuries ago, founded the mis-
sions and pueblos that evolved into what are
now the sister cities of El Paso and Juárez.
The 2011 Summer Archaeology Day camps
June 28-Aug. 12.
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.
Admission is $6 for “Thread of Memory” (free
for school-age children). Information: 351-3588
or elpasotexas.gov/history.
A free Chinese Painting workshop is 2 to 4
p.m. Saturday, June 4, taught by Monica Wong.
El Paso Scene
Participants will make designs using proper
Chinese brushes and inks. All materials provid-
ed. Space is limited; early registration encour-
aged. RSVP with Sue Taylor, 351-3588.
A free illustrated lecture by El Paso Museum
of History docent and Railroad and
Transportation Museum volunteer Ron Leiman,
“The Santa Fe Railroad: 130 Years in El Paso,” is
6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, as part of the
museum’s Spotlight on History lecture series.
Now showing:
• “El Paso: The Other Side of the Mexican
Revolution.”
• “Man-Made Thunder: The History of Racing
in the Borderland.”
The third “Awaking Our Giants” yearlong
exhibit, “El Paso City Mayors,” opens Friday,
June 10. This year’s exhibit tells the story of
the individuals who spoke for El Paso to the
rest of the world. The museum has contacted
all the living mayors and their families for oral
histories and assistance with finding artifacts for
the yearlong display. Anyone who might help in
locating items that might represent earlier may-
ors and the events of their administrations may
contact Curator Barbara Angus at 351-3588.
The 2011 summer day camps for ages 7-13
are Tuesdays through Fridays, June 14-Aug 19.
Fort Bliss Museums and Study Center
— Building 1735, Marshall Road (old PX build-
ing), Fort Bliss. Exhibits range from Civil War
artifacts to the Patriot Missile System.
Admission is free. Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
daily. Information: 568-3390 or 568-5412.
Also on Fort Bliss is Old Fort Bliss, Building
5051, corner of Pershing and Pleasanton, a
reproduction of the Magoffinsville Post of 1854
to 1868. Information: 568-4518.
Insights El Paso Science Museum —
505 N. Santa Fe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission: $6 ($5 seniors, students and
military; $4 ages 4-11). Information: 534-0000
or insightselpaso.org.
Now showing is “Your Spitting Image,” the
National Museum of Dentistry exhibit spon-
sored by El Paso District Dental Society with
three sections that explore the science of den-
tistry and oral health.
The 2011 Summer Discovery Camps for ages
6-12 run June 14-July 29, with topics ranging
from Dinosaur tracks to forensic research.
Information: 534-0000, ext. 0.
LYNX Exhibits — The exhibit space is at
300 W. San Antonio (just south of Convention
Center). Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to
9 p.m. Friday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Closed Monday. Last admission is one hour
before closing time.
Admission is $10 for adults; $8 seniors, mili-
tary and students with ID; and $6 ages 4 to 11.
Children 3 and younger are free. Information:
533-4330 or lynxexhibits.com.
Showing through May 29: “Treasure!”
Showing June 11-Sept. 4: Two exhibits from
Oregon’s ScienceWorks Museum, “Take Flight”
and “Noise” with nearly two dozen interactive
stations. In “Take Flight,” visitors create air-
planes, helicopters and rockets, and then
launch them to discover the principles that
make flight possible. Innovative devices help
visitors launch paper airplanes to hit a target,
release twirlers above the hoverport and blast
paper rockets to new heights. “Noise!” takes a
playful look at sound waves and demonstrates
the effect of sound on moods. Visitors can
measure screams in a soundproof room, design
a sound track for TV and create visible sound
waves in a tube.
The 2011 Summer Camps for ages 6-13 are
June 13-Aug. 15. .
Magoffin Home State Historic Site —
1120 Magoffin. The historic building is closed
for restorations and repairs to ensure the con-
tinued preservation of the building. Staff is avail-
able for school outreach programs and commu-
nity presentations. During this time, staff may
be reached at 533-5147. Restoration project
updates at visitmagoffinhome.com.
National Border Patrol Museum and
Memorial Library — 4315 Transmountain
Drive. The museum, in Northeast El Paso just
west of U.S. 54, features the history of the
Border Patrol with uniforms, equipment, pho-
tographs, guns, motor vehicles, airplanes, boats
and other items, including hands-on exhibits for
kids. The Border Patrol was founded in 1924 in
El Paso. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and
major holidays. Admission is free. Information:
759-6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
Railroad and Transportation Museum
of El Paso — More than 150 years of El Paso
railroad history are on display at Union Depot
Transit Terminal, 400 W. San Antonio, at
Durango. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 422-3420 or elpasorails.org.
The museum is home of El Paso’s “Old No. 1”
engine, the oldest Standard American locomo-
tive in the West built in 1857 and designated a
“National Treasure.” Other exhibits illustrate
how railroads were used and destroyed during
the Mexican Revolution, as well as cover the
history or urban transportation from mule cars
through trolleys to streamlined streetcars of
the mid-20th Century.
San Elizario Veterans Museum and
Memorial Walk — 1501-B Main Street in
San Elizario. Hours are 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. Admission
is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-3741 or Ray
Borrego, 383-8529.
U.S. Army Museum of the NCO —
Building 11331, Staff Sergeant Simms St., Biggs
Army Airfield. Equipment and uniforms used by
sergeants and other NCO’s through the years
are displayed. Admission: free. Hours: 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information:
568-8646.
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
military; free for children under 12.
Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-air-
museum.com.
The warbirds of World War II and Korea, and
other historic military aircraft, are displayed in a
54,000-square-foot building and surrounding
area. The collection of more than 30 aircraft
and 40 automobiles includes the P-51 Mustang,
P-38 Lightning, A-26 Invader and the German
Fieseler-Storch. Among later aircraft are the F-
86 Sabre and MiG-15s.
To get there: Take the Artcraft exit off
Interstate 10, head west past the Rio Grande to
Santa Teresa and follow signs to the airport and
museum.
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Las Cruces area
Las Cruces Museum of Natural
History — Mesilla Valley Mall, Las Cruces
(take Lohman exit east from I-25). Hours: 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and
Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5
p.m. Sundays. All events are free unless other-
wise noted. Museum may be closed during
exhibit changes. Information: (575) 522-3120
or las-cruces.org.
Showing through June 5: “Disease
Detectives,” an interactive exhibit that explores
infectious diseases.
Showing June 13-Sept. 11: A Forest Journey,
a hands-on exploration into the forest biome.
Summer Nature Camp 2011 for grades 1-8 is
June 6-24.
Las Cruces Railroad Museum — The
museum is in the Santa Fe train depot, 351 N.
Mesilla, (at Las Cruces avenue west of the
Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Admission is
free; donations encouraged. Information: (575)
647-4480 or museums.las-cruces.org//rrmuse-
um.shtm.
Zoe Richmond, Union Pacific Railroad direc-
tor of public affairs will host a brown bag lec-
ture on “The Next 100 Years: What Lies Ahead
for the Railroad — Obstacles and
Opportunities” at noon Tuesday, June 7. Light
refreshments served; RSVP encouraged.
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
— 4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours
are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for
adults, $3 seniors 60 and older, $2 for children
5-17; free for age 4 and under. Information:
(575) 522-4100 or
nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
NMSU extension pecan specialist Dr. Richard
Heerema will tell “The Story of the New
Mexico Pecan Industry” at 7 p.m. Thursday,
June 9, as part of the museum’s lecture series.
Suggested donation: $2.
The annual Antique Treasures Day is noon to
4 p.m. Sunday, June 12, with a behind-the
scenes tour of the facility’s collections and
preservation program. Regular museum admis-
sion applies.
Showing through July 31 in the Arts
Corridor: “Gifts of the Rio Grande,” paintings
by Las Cruces artist Bonnie Mandoe.
Showing through Aug. 21: “The Dust Bowl:
Dark Times in New Mexico.”
Showing through Aug. 28 in the Legacy
Gallery: “Greetings to You: Historic Postcards.”
Showing in the North Corridor through
Sept. 18: “The Origins and Cultural
Significance of the Chile Pepper in New
Mexico.”
The museum also features domestic animals
on site, including six different breeds of beef
cattle, burros and occasionally horses.
The museum’s 2011 summer camps for youth
begin in June. Call for details.
NMSU Art Gallery — D.W. Williams Art
Center, 1390 E. University on the NMSU cam-
pus, Las Cruces. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Information: (575)
646-2545 or nmsu.edu/artgal.
Showing through July 22: “Milford Zornes:
California Watercolorist.” Zornes’s career reca-
pitulates much of the history of 20th-century
American art, from regionalism to abstraction.
NMSU Museum — Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
June 2011
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-5161 or
nmsu.edu/museum/.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
and Missile Park — Exhibits feature the his-
tory of the Trinity Site. An outdoor Missile Park
displays rockets and missiles tested on the
range. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Closed on federal holidays. Free admis-
sion. Information: (575) 678-8824 (local call) or
wsmr-history.org.
Also
Carlsbad Museum & Art Center — 418
W. Fox Street in Carlsbad, N.M. Hours are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Closed Sunday and major holidays. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 887-0276.
The museum hosts free “Underground of
Enchantment” programs at 2 p.m. Saturdays
during the summer months.
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum — 301
S. Silver, Deming, N.M. An actual chuckwagon,
gems and minerals, turn-of-the-century fash-
ions, military mementos and Mimbres Indian
art are among the exhibits at the museum.
Other attractions in the former National Guard
Armory include a doll room, transportation
annex and quilt room. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: (575)
546-2382, 1-800-848-4955 or deminglunamim-
bresmuseum.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. Features prehistoric, historic
and military exhibits about the area. Museum
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 Race Track. Hours: 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. every day. Docent-led tours of per-
manent exhibits are 10 a.m. Fridays. Admission:
$6 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 children 6-16;
free for children 5 and younger). Information:
(575) 378-4142 or hubbardmuseum.org.
Showing through June 12: “Lost & Found in
Collections.”
The museum hosts the Rag Rug Festival and
Design Collective 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, June 11-12, with handcrafted rag
rugs and other home furnishings, fashions, per-
sonal adornments, and gifts from the Women’s
Cottage Industries program.
An advanced silk workshop with Sandy
Hopper is Friday through Sunday, June 24-26.
Call for details: (575) 378-4142.
Museum of the Big Bend — Located on
the campus of Sul Ross State University
(Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in Alpine, Texas. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free,
donations accepted. Information: (432) 837-
8143 or museum@sulross.edu .
New Mexico Museum of Space
History — The museum features the
International Space Hall of Fame and the
Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater and
Planetarium, and is located on the northeast
side of Alamogordo (two miles east off Indian
Wells and White Sand Blvd. intersection).
Visitors can explore New Mexico’s pivotal
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role in the history of space exploration.
Exhibits include the John P. Stapp Air and Space
Park, Daisy Track Exhibit, International Space
Hall of Fame and Astronaut Memorial Garden.
Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors and military, $4
ages 4-12, children 3 and younger free). Call
for school tours and group ticket arrange-
ments. Information: (877) 333-6589, (575) 437-
2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
Showing at the IMAX Dome Theater are the
films “Journey Into Amazing Caves” and “Nine
Planets and Counting.” Showtimes are on the
hour, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Tickets: $6 ($5.50
for seniors and military; $4.50 ages 4-12). Ages
3 and under free for all shows.
Combo tickets available (included museum
entrance and one IMAX ticket): $10 ($9 seniors
and military, $7 children).
Sacramento Mountains Historical
Museum — U.S. 82 across from the
Chamber of Commerce in Cloudcroft, N.M.
Operated by the Sacramento Mountains
Historical Society, the museum features histori-
cal buildings from the turn of the century,
antique farming and ranching tools, other busi-
ness and home antiques, historical exhibits and
other artifacts. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday; 1 to 4
p.m. Sundays, weather permitting. Admission:
$5 ($3 ages 6 to 12). Group rates and tours
available with prior notice. Information: (575)
682-2932 or cloudcroftmuseum.com.
The annual Old Timer’s Reunion is Saturday,
June 4.
Silver City Museum — 312 W. Broadway,
Silver City, in the historic H.B. Ailman House.
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Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. The museum covers the settlement of
southwest New Mexico, the two centuries of
mining in the region and early commerce in
Silver City. Group tours offered with advance
notice. Admission: $3 suggested donation.
Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947
(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.
The museum’s annual Independence Day Ice
Cream Social is Monday, July 4.
Toy Train Depot — Alameda Park, 1991 N.
White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. An actual train
depot built in 1898, the building now houses a
gift shop and model shop, with more than
1,200 feet of model railroad track and hun-
dreds of model and toy trains on display. Hours
are noon to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Admission: $4. Information: (575) 437-
2855 or toytraindepot.homestead.com.
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4 p.m. Cost: $4.
Tularosa Basin Historical Society
Museum — The museum, featuring collec-
tions, photos and archives relating to the histo-
ry of Otero County and the Tularosa Basin, is
next door to the Alamogordo Chamber of
Commerce, 1301 White Sands Blvd. (U.S.
54/70). Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 436-4438.
Overland Trail Museum — Exhibits at the
Fort Davis, Texas, museum include a replica of
a barbershop that was once on the site, historic
surveying equipment, early medical parapher-
nalia, a restored pioneer kitchen and early
ranching tools. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday
and Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (915) 426-3161.
El Paso Scene
Looking for gold Racking Up History
in the Rio Grande
by Bill Rakocy
I t should be no surprise that the Rio
Grande, coursing through hundreds of
rocky and sandy gold-bearing lands,
might contain some gold, pay dirt!
As far back as the early 1900s, profes-
sional mining engineers and researchers
suspected as much. Indeed, the
Spaniards did so as well in the 1600s.
Truth be told, for Spain the quest for
gold was as high in motivation as
spreading religion and civilization.
The Rio Grande del Norte (Great River
of the North) rises in the mountains that
surround the San Luis Valley in Southern
Colorado. This valley lies at an elevation
of 6,500 to 8,000 feet. Its southern
extension is in New Mexico, where it is
known as the Taos Valley. On the east,
the main range of the Rocky Mountains
rises abruptly many thousand feet, while
farther away from the river, on the west,
lie the high mountains of the Continental
Divide. The San Luis and Taos valleys
are great plateaus between these ranges.
The 600- to 1,000-foot-deep Rio
Grande Gorge near Taos can be read like
a book by scientists. Twenty miles south
of the Colorado border is gold-bearing
gravel. In the 1880s, geology professor
Benjamin Silliman Jr. of Yale University
wrote a 40-page report telling of the
New Mexico river valley’s richness in
ore and characteristics.
“Here are millions of tons of gold
quartz, reduced and contained by forces
of nature. The entire bed of the Rio
Grande for over 40 miles is a sluice, on
the bars of which the gold derived from
the wearing away of the gravel banks
lies ready for mining extraction. The
thickness of the Rio Grande gold sands
exceeds in many places over 600 feet
deep,” the report slated.
Other excerpts from Silliman’s report:
“I have made a reconnaissance of the
whole of this ground along the Rio
Grande, and have examined with all the
care possible in the time at command the
character of the gravel and its content of
gold, also, to some extent, the source
from whence it has been derived, its
geological peculiarities worked to advan-
tage. Nothing, I am persuaded, since the
discovery of California and Australia is
comparable for its measurable reserves
of gold available by the hydraulic
process to these deep placers of the Rio
Grande.
“I distinguish two chief varieties of
gravel in these Rio Grande beds. First,
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gray or blue gravel, and second, the yel-
low gravel.
“One searches in vain for the light
gravel, poor in gold, which forms the top
dirt, for example, at the Malakoff shaft
in the North Bloomfield gravel beds, in
Nevada County, Cal., but the great mass
of these heavy beds are compact aurifer-
ous gravel, and contain boulders of
quartzite, with blue or gray stains and
seams of magnetic iron and rusty quartz,
with comparatively few granite or syen-
ite pebbles, and fewer of porphyry or
greenstone, and no volcanic debris or
ashes. I estimate that the quartz and
quartzite pebbles form at least 60 per
cent of the gravel in these beds.
“The vitally important question of the
value of the gravel has received the care-
ful consideration of a considerable num-
ber of good prospectors and miners
accustomed to judge of the value of
auriferous gravel. You have their written
statements and opinions all agreeing as
to the main fact that this auriferous grav-
el is unusually rich. They differ only as
between 50 and 75 cents to the cubic
yard. The gold in these alluviums is dif-
fused with remarkable uniformity so far
as observed. It is bright, but not so thin
and worn as in most of the California
gravels. Much of it is, in fact, angular
and rough, like quartz gold.”
Despite this optimistic report, there is
little record of successful gold mining
from the Rio Grande’s placer deposits.
Does the Rio Grande carry any fine
gold specks and flakes as far south as El
Paso and beyond? There’s not much evi-
dence, apparently, or else we would see
more than a few people dipping their
pans into the shallow riverbed!
Bill Rakocy is an El Paso artist and
historian. Information: 584-9716.
June 2011
A ghost and a game — El Paso Ghost
Tours will host a ghost tour and paranormal
investigation of Cohen Stadium following the El
Paso Diablos’ baseball game 7 to 10 p.m.
Friday, June 10. Cost: $20 (includes game
admission with seating at the Hard Ball Cafe,
free sodas and fireworks and ghost tour follow-
ing). Information/reservations: 1-877-GHOST-
10 or elpasoghosttours.com.
Armendaris Ranch Tours — The Sierra
County Historical Society offers tours of the
historic 300,000-acre ranch, the remaining por-
tion of the southern New Mexico Spanish land
grant. Tours depart from the Geronimo Springs
Museum in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Cost
is $150 per person (includes a meal and bever-
ages); space is limited. Some walking is neces-
sary. Hiking shoes, hat, camera and folding
chair are recommended. Proceeds benefit the
museum. Cost per tour: $510. Reservations:
(575) 894-6600.
A Bat Caves Tour is 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday,
June 11. Visits one of the largest lava tube
caves in the country to watch thousands of bats
exit for their evening feeding.
El Paso Archaeological Society — The
society’s monthly meeting is 2 p.m. Sunday,
June 19, at El Paso Museum of Archaeology,
4301 Transmountain. This month’s speaker is
UTEP Biology Professor Dr. Arthur Harris.
Admission is free. Information: 755-4332, 433-
4130 or epas.com.
Fort Selden State Monument — The
monument, in Radium Springs 13 miles north of
Las Cruces, is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Monday (closed Tuesday).
Admission is $3; (ages 16 and under free).
Sunday admission for New Mexico residents is
$1. Information: (575) 526-8911 or nmmonu-
ments.org.
Fort Selden was a 19th-century adobe fort
established to protect early settlers from Indian
raids. The monument seeks to preserve the
remaining ruins and has a visitors center with
exhibits of military life at the post. From Las
Cruces, take I-25 north to Exit 19.
Father’s Day activities are 1-3 p.m. Sunday,
June 19.
Barrio Tour — El Paso Chicano(a) History
Preservation Project hosts the second in its
series of barrio tours, El Paso’s “Old Eastside”
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 25, starting
in front of Lincoln Center, 4002 Durazno
(beneath the Spaghetti Bowl). The city’s old
eastside was from Piedras Street to Reynolds
Street. Bring sun block, walking shoes, hat and
water. Participants may also bring a walkie-
talkie. Admission is free; please RSVP at 258-
0989 or rayerojas@gmail.com.
The tour includes the inner Chamizal, Lincoln
barrio, French Addition, as well as a tour of
former Diablo, La Roca, Cordova Gardens,
Siapan and Dizzyland neighborhoods.
El Paso-Juarez Historical Museum —
Curator and founder is historian Fred Morales,
who hosts historic exhibits at various locations,
and offers walking tours. Information: 771-
6727, fredmorales7@yahoo.com, or elpa-
sowalkingtours.com.
El Paso Museum of History — 510 N.
Santa Fe. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Closed Mondays. Admission is free.
Information: 351-3588. For exhibit and special
event information, see “At the Museum” listing.
June 2011
San Elizario Veterans Museum and
Memorial Walk — The museum, operated
and managed by the non-profit San Elizario
Veterans Committee of the San Elizario
Genealogy and Historical Society, is at 1501-B
Main Street in San Elizario. Hours are 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.
Admission is free. Information: Ann Lara, 345-
3741 or Ray Borrego, 383-8529.
The Museum and Memorial Walk is dedicated
those who served in the Armed Forces during
wars of the past century.
Chamizal National Memorial — 800 S.
San Marcial. The National Park Service oper-
ates the memorial on land once claimed by
Mexico as part of a decades-long dispute over
the international boundary. A similar park in
Juárez lies across the Rio Grande, whose shift-
ing nature in earlier years triggered the dispute.
The visitor center has an exhibit on the history
of the Chamizal dispute, including a video pres-
entation. Park grounds and picnic area open 5
a.m. to 10 p.m. daily; visitors center open 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday;
closed Sunday and Monday. Admission is free.
Information: 532-7273.
Los Portales Museum and Visitor
Center — 1521 San Elizario Road. The muse-
um is operated by the San Elizario Genealogy
and Historical Society, and is housed in an
1850s Territorial-style building across from the
San Elizario church. It offers gifts, family trees,
historical artifacts as well as information on the
“First Thanksgiving” and the Salt War of 1877.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is
free. Information: 851-1682.
Mission Trail — Three historic churches lie
within eight miles of each other in El Paso
County’s Mission Valley.
• Mission Ysleta — Spanish and Tigua Indian
refugees from northern New Mexico founded
the community in the 1680s. The first mission
was built in 1692 and rebuilt completely in both
the 18th and 19th centuries. The current struc-
ture was built in 1851. It’s near Zaragoza and
Alameda on the Tigua Reservation. Information:
851-9997 (El Paso Mission Trail Association).
• Mission Socorro — The first adobe structure
in Socorro was built in 1692, and like nearby
Mission Ysleta, was destroyed by floods in later
centuries. The current structure dates back to
1843, with additions completed in 1873. It’s off
Socorro Road two miles southeast of Ysleta.
• San Elizario Chapel — Established in 1789 as
a Spanish presidio, or fort, to protect the
Camino Real, San Elizario was the first county
seat of El Paso. The church was built in 1877,
replacing a church built about 25 years earlier.
Technically, San Elizario Chapel is a presidio
church, not a mission. It’s on the San Elizario
plaza, off Socorro Road, 5.5 miles southeast of
Socorro Mission. Nearby is the famous jail that
Billy the Kid reportedly broke into to rescue a
friend. Group tours are available. For San
Elizario tour information, call 851-1682.
Shakespeare Ghost Town — The small
pioneer settlement and mining town on the
trail to California is just south of Lordsburg,
N.M. Site is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Information: (575) 542-9034 or shake-
speareghostown.com.
To get there: From Lordsburg, take the Main
Street exit (Exit 22) from Interstate 10 and turn
south. Follow signs to Shakespeare.
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Literary open-mic — Area poets and other
writers are invited to join in a literary open mic
event 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 3, at the Rio
Grande Theatre in the Las Cruces Downtown
Mall, followed by a performance of comedy
improv by Ad-Liberaces. Information: (575)
541-8073.
Barnes & Noble (West Side) — 705
Sunland Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. Sunday. Information: 581-5353 or bn.com.
El Paso author Jim Murphy will sign his book 2
to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4.
Author David Martin Anderson will sign his
latest book “The Last Good Horse” at 7 p.m.
Friday, June 10.
Author and former El Paso Herald Post
reporter Bob Ybarra will sign copies of his new
book “My Demons Were Real: Constitutional
Lawyer Joe Calamia’s Journey” 2 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 18. The book is about El Paso’s
eccentric, boisterous constitutional lawyer
(1921-2009).
Recurring events:
• Sisters in Crime mystery reading group
meets at 7 p.m. Monday, June 13.
• Third Monday Book Group will meet at 10
a.m. Monday, June 20, to discuss “Sarah’s Key”
by Tatiana de Rosnay.
• En la Sombra de Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz
bilingual reading group meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday,
June 21.
Children’s storytimes are 11 a.m. Saturdays:
The June 25 storytime features Kids-N-Co.
Theatre troupe.
The Summer Reading Program, “Imagination’s
Destination,” is May 24-Sept. 6, for grades 1
through 6. Kids who read and record any eight
books may choose from a book from the in-
store book list after the journal is completed.
Tumblewords Project — The writing
workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Saturdays at Memorial Park Public Library, 3200
Copper. Workshops are free; donations for the
presenter are encouraged. Now in its 13th
year, the group is open to all writers in a non-
critique, non-caustic forum. Information: 328-
5484 (Donna Snyder), 566-1034 (Memorial
Park Library) or tumblewordsproject.com.
• June 4 — “Hot Monkeys Part 2” with Steven
Ogrey. Ogrey is studying creative writing at
UTEP. This is his sixth Tumblewords workshop.
• June 11 — “It’s in the Cards” with Donna
Snyder. Snyder founded the Tumblewords
Project in the Mesilla Valley in 1995.
• June 18 — “Do You Have a Memoir in You?”
with Dr. Chuck Taylor. Taylor is a publisher and
writer who teaches at Texas A&M, and former-
ly taught in the creative writing program of
UTEP. He will also read from his new book
“Saving Sebastian” at 4 p.m. at the Downtown
Main El Paso Public Library, along with Chris
Carmona, who will read from his new book
“Beat.”
• June 25 — “This Day in History” with
Donna Snyder. Beginning with Elena Cornaro
Piscopia, the first woman known to have
received a doctorate in philosophy (in 1678
from the University of Padua), the workshop
also celebrates its own anniversary.
Barnes & Noble (East Side) — 9521
Viscount. Information: 590-1932.
Little One’s Storytime is 11 a.m. every
Saturday with Miss Bonnie.
Eastside Sisters in Crime reading club meets
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, to discuss “206
Bones” by Kathy Reichs. Information: 629-
7063.
A book talk and signing with EPCC professor
and local author Richard Yanez is 2 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 11, for his debut novel “Cross
Over Water,” set in the Lower Valley.
Local author Jim Murphy with sign copies of
his book “El Paso: 1850-1950,” 2 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 18.
The Summer Reading Program, “Imagination’s
Destination,” is May 24-Sept. 6, for grades 1
through 6. Kids who read and record any eight
books may choose from a book from the in-
store book list after the journal is completed.
Barnes & Noble (Las Cruces) — 700 S.
Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall. Information: (575)
522-4499.
Author David Martin Anderson will sign his
latest book “The Last Good Horse” at 1 p.m.
Saturday, June 11.
Author Lynne Hinton will sign her new book
“Pie Town” at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 2.
Recurring events:
Yarn Junkies Conversation Group meets at 10
a.m. Mondays.
Children’s storytimes are 10 a.m. Fridays:
• June 3 — Pirates
• June 10 — Princesses and frogs
• June 17 — Father’s Day
• June 24 — New books.
The Summer Reading Program, “Imagination’s
Destination,” is May 24-Sept. 6, for grades 1
through 6.
El Paso Writers’ League — A “Musical
Chair Authors” workshop is 2 p.m. Saturday,
June 11, at the Dorris Van Doren Regional
Branch Library, 551 E. Redd Road, as part of
the league’s regular monthly meeting. The
workshop highlights various skills and genres of
attending members. Visitors and prospective
members welcome. Admission is free.
Information: 886-3136 or
elpasowritersleague.org.
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El Paso Writer’s League meets the second
Saturday of the month January through
November. Annual membership is $40.
‘Beat El Paso’ — The “gathering of beat”
poets is 4 t 6 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at El Paso
Public Library’s Main Branch, 501 N. Oregon,
with Charles “Chuck” Taylor reading from he
new book “Saving Sebastian” and Christopher B
Carmona reading from his book “Beat.” Hosted
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by Chican@ Poetic Conspiracy and the
Tumblewords Project. Admission is free.
Information: 258-0989.
Taylor and Carmona will be joined by aspiring
El Paso poet Ira J. Lopez, with music by
BegBorrowSteal.
El Paso Museum of Art Book Bunch —
The book group meets 4 to 5:30 p.m. on the
third Thursday of each month in the museum’s
seminar room to discuss art-related books.
Cost: $10 per session (free for museum mem-
bers). Participants must provide their own
books. Space is limited; call to hold a seat.
Information: 532-1707 ext. 16.
The Bookery — 10167 Socorro Road,
Socorro. The Bookery, inside the Mission Trail
Trading Post about a half-mile past the Socorro
Mission, specializes in children’s books, story-
telling puppets, teachers’ resources and region-
al interest books. Open 7 days a week, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Information: 859-6132 or 859-4066.
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Film Salon — The Film Salon at Trinity First
United Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa (at
Yandell) begins its 10th season with the 1944
screen adaptation of William Shakespeare’s
“Henry V” starring Laurence Olivier, at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, June 4, in Resler Hall. Admission
is free. Nursery available with two-day advance
reservation. Information: 533-2674 or filmsa-
lon.org.
Olivier produced, directed and starred in this
tale of an underdog nation and king, overcom-
ing tremendous odds. He won an honorary
Oscar in 1945 for the film and performance.
Next month’s film is “Kiss Me, Kate,” the
musical retelling of Shakespeare’s “Taming of
the Shrew,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2.
‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ — The
Hot PAWtooties, group supporting Pets Alive-
El Paso, Inc. presents the audience participation
screening of the cult movie at midnight
Saturday, June 11, at Scottish Rite Temple
Theatre, 301 W. Missouri. Proceeds benefit
Pets Alive-El Paso’s feral cat sterilization pro-
gram. Ages 17 and older welcome. Admission:
$10 ($8 student/military and seniors 50 and
older with ID). Information or toe volunteer:
309-8322 or hotpawtooties.com.
Prop bags are $2; no outside props, large
purses, bags or backpacks permitted.
Pax Christi Film Series — The series
presents “Uncle Sam Wants You” at 3 p.m.
Sunday, June 12, at Diocesan Migrant and
Refugee Services’ Mother Teresa Center, 2400
E. Yandell (between Piedras and Cotton).
Hosted by Pax Christi El Paso and the Peace &
Justice Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of El
Paso. Admission is free, donations welcome.
Information: 532-0527.
The film looks at how the military convinces
young men and women to enlist and follows
two rookie recruiters as they try to make their
monthly quota.
Kern Place Date Movie Night — The
Kern Place Association host a movie night
geared towards couples at dusk Saturday, June
18, at Madeline Park, 900 Baltimore. Title to be
announced. Admission is free. Information:
kernplace.org.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema — The 2011
Rolling Roadshow that pairs famous films with
famous places will feature two films in Marfa,
Texas as part of its first all-Texas tour, hosted by
Alamo Drafthouse cinemas and Texas Monthly.
The Marfa films were both filmed in the area
and include the 2007 Academy Award-winner
“No Country For Old Men” Friday, June 24,
and the 1956 classic “Giant” Saturday, June 25.
The performances are at 8 p.m. on an outdoor
35mm screen. Admission is free on a first
some, first serve basis. Information: draft-
house.com/texasfilms.
Queer Cinema — Frontera Pride Film
Festival and Rio Grande Adelante will host the
film series the first Friday of every month at
Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of El Paso,
4255 Byron. Admission and snacks are free.
Information: 929-9282 or rgadelante.org.
Fountain Theatre — 2469 Calle de
Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the plaza in
Mesilla. The historic theater, operated by the
Mesilla Valley Film Society, features films at 7:30
p.m. nightly, plus 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Foreign lan-
guage films include subtitles. Admission: $7 ($6
seniors and students with ID; $5 society mem-
bers and children); $5 on Wednesday.
Information, schedule: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org.
• May 27-June 2 — “Jane Eyre.” The newest
adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel
June 2011
starring Mia Wasikowska as the strong and
smart Eyre. Rated PG-13.
• June 3-9 — “The First Beautiful Thing.”
Italy’s submission for Oscar foreign-language
consideration. Jumping back and forth from
past to present-day events, the film shows how
an emotionally hermetic stoner has come to
abandon his family. Not rated.
• June 10-16 — “Potiche (aka The Trophy
Wife).” Catherine Deneuve and Gérard
Depardieu star in this comedy of manners in
which the “trophy wife” of a factory owner and
her former lover work to bring a struggling
umbrella factory back to life. Admission free for
society members. Rated R.
• June 17-23 — “The Last Lions” (2011,
Dereck Joubert’s documentary follows an
African lioness as she and her cubs flee a devas-
tating fire, then struggle to live in new, hostile
territory. Narrated by actor Jeremy Irons. (This
is not the Disney release, “African Lions.”)
Rated PG.
• June 24-30 — “In a Better World.” This
Oscar-winning film follows two young boys,
angry, sullen Christian and openhearted, bullied
Elias — as their friendship ultimately winds up
impacting both their lives and their families’
lives. Rated R.
CinéMatinee Film Series — The Saturday
series showcases various themes, including life
in the West, old and new; notable movies that
have been overlooked; and films with New
Mexico connections. Screenings are at 1:30
p.m. Saturdays at the Fountain Theatre, 2469
Calle de Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the
plaza in Mesilla. Admission: $4 ($1 for Mesilla
Valley Film Society members), unless otherwise
listed. Information: (575) 524-8287 (leave mes-
sage) or mesillavalleyfilm.org.
• June 4 — “Elvis Has Left the Building.” Made
in New Mexico. Harmony Jones (Kim Basinger)
saw Elvis Presley in concert when she was a
child and the event had a profound impact on
her. Rated PG-13.
A performance by El Paso Elvis tribute artist
Bud Sanders follows the screening for an addi-
tional charge.
• June 11 — “The Topp Twins: The
Untouchable Girls.” Sponsored by New Mexico
GLBTQ Center and Southern New Mexico
Pride. The New Zealand twins have been glee-
fully defying accepted wisdom about main-
stream entertainment and homophobia.
• June 18 — Made in Las Cruces Rarities fea-
turing two rarely seen productions:
“The Devil’s Mistress (1966, not rated); and the
unaired TV pilot for “Calhoun, County Agent”
(1964). “The Devil’s Mistress,” filmed in the
Organ Mountains, is the story of a Indian half-
caste who takes her revenge on four ruthless
cowboys who gunned down her husband.
“Calhoun” was a planned TV series that starred
Jackie Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.
• June 25 — “Tom Horn.” Featuring former
New Mexico resident Richard Farnsworth as
Cobble, a member of the Cattlemen’s
Association in 1901 Wyoming, who wants some
protection for the land. Rated R.
New Mexico Museum of Space History
— Alamogordo, N.M. The museum’s
Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater presents:
• “Journey Into Amazing Caves” (11 a.m. and
1, 3 and 5 p.m.) Narrated by internationally
acclaimed actor Liam Neeson, the movie and
features new songs and performances by the
El Paso Scene
Directed by Cindy Meehl.
• Green Lantern (Warner Bros.) — Ryan
Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard.
Directed by Martin Campbell. Based on DC
superhero.
• Mr. Popper’s Penguins (20th Century-Fox) —
Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury.
classic rock band “The Moody Blues” with two Directed by Mark Waters.
new songs written just for the film: “We Can June 24:
Fly” and “Water.” • Bad Teacher (Columbia) — Cameron Diaz,
• “Nine Planets and Counting” a journey Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake. Directed by Jake
thought the solar system (noon and 2 and 4 Kasdan.
p.m.). • A Better Life (Summitt) — Demián Bichir,
Tickets: $6 ($5.50 for seniors and military; José Julián, Nancy Lenehan. Directed by Chris
$4.50 ages 4-12). Ages 3 and under free for all Weitz.
shows. Museum/Max combo tickets available. • Cars 2 (Disney) — Pixar CG Animation.
Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575) 437-2840 Featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Larry
or nmspacemuseum.org. The Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Caine.
Directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis.
Jay’s Film Forecast — Film historian Jay
Duncan prepared this list of top monthly (Sequel to the 2006 film).
“Coming Attractions” for movie fans, listed by
studio and release date. Release dates are sub- DVD Releases
ject to change.
June 7:
June 3:
• True Grit / PG-13
• Beginners (Focus) — Ewan McGregor,
• Another Year / PG-13
Mélanie Laurent, Christopher Plummer.
• The Company Men / R
Directed by Mike Mills.
• Just Go With It / PG-13
• Submarine (Weinstein Co.) — Craig Roberts,
• Sanctum / R
Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine. Directed by
Richard Ayoade. June 14:
• X-Men: First Class (20th Century-Fox) — • Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son / PG-13
James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael
June 21:
Fassbender. Directed by Matthew Vaughn.
• The Adjustment Bureau / PG-13
June 10:
• The Eagle / PG-13
• Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
(Relativity Media) — Jordana Beatty, Heather • Cedar Rapids / R
Graham, Parris Mosteller. Directed by John
Schultz.
• Super 8 (Paramount) — Elle Fanning, Kyle
Chandler, Amanda Michalka. Directed by J.J.
Abrams.
• The Trip (IFC) — Steve Coogan, Margo
Stilley, Rob Brydon. Directed by Michael
Winterbottom.
• The Troll Hunter (Magnet) — Otto
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 ‘You Know I Can’t Hear You When
the Water’s Running’ – El Paso Playhouse,
2501 Montana, presents Robert Anderson’s
hilarious compilation of one-acts through June
11, directed by Jonathan Schwind. Showtime is
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors, $7 military and stu-
dents with ID). Information: 532-1317, elpaso-
playhouse.com. Plays to be performed are:
• “The Shock of Recognition.” A renowned
playwright tries to convince a stubborn produc-
er that a specific scene in his show will change
theater forever.
• “The Footsteps of Doves.” George and
Harriet, who have been married for 25 years,
try to decide what type of mattress they want
— twins or a king.
• “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” Edith tries to
convince her husband Chuck that he needs to
have “the talk” with young Timmy.
• “I’m Not Herbert.” Herbert and Murial, each
married multiple times before, can’t even
remember each other’s names or who went to
Europe with whom or with which spouse they
each had children.
‘Boom’ - No Strings Theatre Company pres-
ents the provocative play by Peter Sinn
Nachtrieb through June 5, at the Black Box
Theatre in Las Cruces. Directed by Ceil
Herman. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 29 and June
5, and 7 p.m. Thursday, June 2. Tickets: $10
($9 students and seniors; $7 all seats
Thursday). Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-
strings.org.
A grad student’s online personal ad for “Sex
to Change the Course of the World” lures a
mysterious journalism student to his subter-
ranean research lab. Contains adult language.
Cloudcroft melodramas — Cloudcroft
Light Opera Company’s live melodrama 2011
season features “The Shame of Tombstone” or
“Dirty Work in the Lucky Cuss” by Tim Kelly
May 27-29 and June 3-4 at the Open Air
Pavilion at Zenith Park on Burro Ave.
Admission is free, but seating is limited. Early
arrival recommended. Information/times: (575)
682-2733 or cloudcrofttheater.com.
‘Avanti! Or a Very Uncomplicated Girl’
- Las Cruces Community Theatre presents the
witty comedy by Samuel Taylor for its season
finale June 3-19. Directed by Joe Pfeiffer.
Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2
p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $5. Information: (575)
523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
Sandy Claiborne is a young American busi-
nessman in Rome on a sad errand. Her father
was killed in an automobile accident. She soon
meets a young British woman whose mother
was killed in the same accident, and an Italian
who can provide “anything” for a price.
‘Viva El Paso!’ — The summertime pageant
returns to McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre
for its 34th season 8:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, June 3-Aug. 13, offering an array of
multicolored costumes, electrifying musical
production numbers, and legendary characters.
The outdoor musical extravaganza highlights
the four major cultures of the region, through
drama, song and dance, that have called El Paso
home: Native American, Spanish
Conquistadors, Mexican and Western
American. Tickets: $15 general admission, plus
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service charge. Barbeque dinner with the show
offered 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 ($10
ages 12 and younger). Information/group dis-
counts: 231-1165 or viva-ep.org.
Opening weekend $5 discount with canned
good donation for tickets purchased at
McKelligon Canyon box office.
Summer Repertory 2011 — El Paso
Community College Performer’s Studio pres-
ents its 3rd Summer Repertory Season in June
and July at the EPCC Transmountain Campus
Forum Theatre on Hwy 54 (Diana exit).
Showtime at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday, unless listed otherwise. Box office
opens at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $10 ($5 stu-
dents, faculty, staff, military and seniors). Ages 7
and older welcome. Information: Forum Box
Office, 831-5056 or 831-3205.
• “Eleven: A New 1930’s Musical Fable” —
The new musical comedy by Stephanie Karr
and Mark Watts is June 9-11 and July 14-16.
A new musical comedy written by Stephanie
Karr and Mark Watts in the traditional
Broadway musical theatre style.
• “Rodeo Mongolia: A Children’s Musical” — 2
p.m. Saturdays, June 11, 18 and 25 and July
16, 23 and 30. This different and engaging
story tackles themes of arrogance, treachery,
self-sacrifice, forgiveness and hope. Written by
Charles Pascoe. Box office opens at 1:15 p.m.
• “My Big Gay Italian Wedding” — The El Paso
premiere of the Off-Broadway hit is June 16-
18 and July 21-22. Personalities and culture
collide in this outlandish comedy. Andrew and
Anthony are getting married and everyone
wants to “help.” Explicit content; may not be
suitable for all audiences.
• “The Great American Trailer Park Musical”
— The Off-Broadway hit is June 23-25 and
July 28-30. Joyful and unashamedly vulgar,
Betsy Kelso’s comic fable is about women in a
Florida trailer park and their no-account men.
Desert Dolls — The first burlesque troupe
in Southern Mexico under the direction of
Camille Adams (Chacha Burnadette) performs
at 10 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Fountain
Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, 1/2 block
south of the plaza in Mesilla, with standup com-
edy, strip tease, live music, cabaret, skits and
more. Ticket information: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org. Following the show is a
screening of the documentary film “Behind the
Burley Q” at 10:45 p.m.
‘Midnight Rendezvous: Billy The Kid &
The Mystery of 1876’ — Mission Valley
Arts presents the historical play Maria del Pilar
Muñoz, at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday,
June 11-12, at Festival Playhouse, 1500 Main
Street in San Elizario. The play recalls historic
truths about Billy the Kid’s visit to the small
Texas town of San Elizario. Tickets: $7-$10.
Information: 474-1800 or
billythekidfestival.com. San Elizario’s “Billy The
Kid Festival” is June 10-12.
‘Fermentation Nation’ — Border Theatre
announces the launch of its sister company,
APT Movement (Ambition and Productivity via
Tarantism) with the debut of their live perform-
ance 7 to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June
17-19, at Glasbox, 1500 Texas, incorporating
artists of all disciplines. The event showcases
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original choreography and movement under the
supervision of acclaimed dancers and Border
Theatre Ensemble members, Music Adame and
Megan Aizpuro. Tickets: $7. Information: 240-
7506 or bordertheatre.org.
A reception with live music follows the per-
formance each night.
‘25th Annual Putnam County Spelling
Bee’ — No Strings Theatre presents the musi-
cal comedy by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin
June 24-July 10, at the Black Box Theatre, 430
N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. Directed by
Tom Smith. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sunday July 3 and 10
and 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7. Tickets: $10 ($9
students and seniors over 65; $7 all seats
Thursday). Information/reservations: (575) 523-
1223 or no-strings.org.
Set in a middle school gymnasium, the play
takes a hilarious and heartwarming look at the
pressures of growing up through the eyes of
quirky yet lovable characters competing for the
title of spelling bee champ. Throughout the
Bee, each learns that winning isn’t everything
and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a
loser. At each performance, four audience vol-
unteers are selected and invited on stage to
participate in the Bee, making each perform-
ance unique.
‘Topdog/Underdog’ — Green Apple
Theatre Collective presents the comic drama
and winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for
drama by Suzan-Lori Parks at 7:30 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays, July 1-30, at the 2nd Floor
Gallery, 290 Texas. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
with a game of three-card monte (as featured
in the show) and bucket drum performance.
Seating is limited on a first come, first serve
basis. Tickets: $10 at the door (cash only).
Information: 226-9708 or 740-3087.
Death Before Dessert — El Paso
Playhouse’s comedy group (formerly “Die
Laughing”) performs mysteries the last Saturday
of the month at Il Posto Italiano Ristorante,
7128 N. Mesa. Reservations required: 585-
2221. Information: elpasoplayhouse.com.
Auditions & classes
‘The Tempest’ auditions — Auditions for
UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance’s
performance of William Shakespeare’s fantasy
are 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and noon to 3 p.m.
Production dates are 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, July 22-23 and July 29-30, and 2:30
p.m. Sunday, July 24 and 31.
The Glasbox — The Border Theatre’s new
performance space at 1500 Texas (entrance on
Langtry), offers several workshops, perform-
ances and other activities year round.
Information: 424-5283 or glasbox.com
• New “Drink and Draw” gatherings for ages
21 and older are 6 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday
with a live model, beer and wine. Participants
must bring own drawing supplies. Cost: $10
($5 members). Information: Chris, 920-0046.
• 10-Minute Play Workshops — 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. the first Saturday of the month; instructed
by Austin Savage. Admission is free to the pub-
lic. Information: Asavage@bordertheatre.org.
Acting Workshop — The Muir Studio of
Las Cruces offers practical and professional
study in audition acting 1 a.m. to 3 p.m.

S Saturday, June 3-4, at UTEP’s Wise Family
andy Welch-Quarm wants people
to recognize the depth of talent El
Paso has. That’s why she’s pro-
duced the Great Southwest Showcase
the last few years.
“I decided to produce The Great
Southwest Showcase so talented El
Pasoans would have a stage and audi-
ence to perform to,” Welch-Quarm
said. “El Paso has some wonderful tal-
ented people who don’t have time to do
a full-blown production. These talented
performers now have the opportunity to
sing, dance and act at the beautiful
Scottish Rite Theater. People are so sur-
prised that there are such marvelous
performers here. Because El Paso has
such a limited venue, performers jump
to the chance to get on stage. Most peo-
ple are willing to show off what they
can do.”
If her last name sounds familiar, yes,
she is the daughter-in-law of the late,
great thespian Joan Quarm. Her hus-
band, Nicolas Quarm, is the manager of
the Scottish Rite Temple Theater. He is
dedicated to preserving and improving
this antique building.  Acosta, a singer just back from the
“The hand-printed backdrops are the
most picturesque in El Paso,” Welch-
Quarm said.
This year’s showcase, 2:30–4:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 12, features acts as
diverse as El Paso itself.
“This year, we are so fortunate to have
the El Paso Repertory Singers performing
P.D.Q. Bach’s, ‘Liebensleider Polkas,’”
Welch-Quarm said. “P.D.Q. Bach is
known for comedic music and this choir
is some of the best singers in town.”
The choir is directed by John Eby and
produced by Kevin Sandberg. Steve
Jones is the pianist. 
The Bel Air High School All-State
Gymnastic Team returns to the showcase.
“(Coach Kristen) Schumacher presents
a fantastic illusion of being like the
Cirque de Soleil,” Welch-Quarm said.
Aire Internationals Folklorico will be
dancing the Norteño region, celebrating
the 100 years of the revolution; La Luna
de Desierto Flamenco will perform a
wild gypsy Buleria, inviting the audi-
ence to join in the palmas; and Desert
Eagle Productions, an award-winning
(America Cup) hip-hop group, will per-
form.
Also on the program: UTEP Dancers
performing “Fosse’s Broadway”;
Anointed Praise Community Singers;
Saturdays, June 18-July 16, at Black Box Too,
Theatre, with audition waiting area in the First 717-A Mesquite in Las Cruces, for ages 18 and
Floor Fox Fine Arts Green Room; sign up on older. Cost: $30 per session; $150 for all five.
the call board next to the room. Prepare a one- One-hour lunch on one’s own. Returning actor
minute classical comedic or dramatic mono- discounts available. Information: (575) 521-
logue. Information: chris.fritzges@gmail.com. 6261 or muirstudio.com.
Brianna Pazos, a contemporary dancer
just back from studies in Pittsburgh;
Emerge, ballroom dancers from New
Horizons Dance Academy; Eurydice
Saucedo, who will bring a bit of
Broadway to the stage; Jackie Gaines,
widely known singer with the UTEP
Dinner Theater, performing a popular
song from the ’60s; Sangre Gitana,
Romani music; Scimitar, performing
“Zsa Manca,” a modern take on a tradi-
tional Slavic gypsy dance; Shelby
Interlochen School of Music; and
Jonathan Perez, returning from dancing
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ping. It features Marcos Ochoa, better
known as PR, who proves that no mat-
ter what age you are, you can dance;
Mista Flowerz (Khyrie Flowers), who
has been krumping since he was 15; and
Poppin John, Wesley Austin, who has
been popping for more than ten years.
“I love working with this group of
people,” Welch-Quarm said. “We have
such a happy and creative atmosphere
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my stage manager. He is a perfectionist 6
in creating a serious or festive mood
with the proper lighting and scenes.” 5 %-.+*"('4%$ %-1'#%
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Quarm knows it can be better.
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 M
exico’s agony. It is nearly
impossible to imagine the
stress and fear among our
Mexican neighbors. Nasty, brutal civil
war tears the country apart. Competing
drug gangs protect their drug routes and
slaughter each other, along with inno-
cent victims caught in the crossfire. The
current national death count since 2006
totals a gruesome 34,600, 1,400 since
April of this year. The violence also
includes disappearances, ghastly tor-
ture, beheadings and kidnappings.
Organized gangs last month kidnapped
Get Scene and murdered migrants from Central

It’s the
America and dumped around 450 bod-

around town! ies into a mass grave. From another

large pit, 177 bodies have been found,
most bludgeoned with a sledgehammer.

whole
The Scene comes out the last week of the month.
Pick up your copy at these and other locations. Juárez, too. UN Drug Czar Antonio
Or subscribe by mail! See Page 62 for order form. Maria Costa’s recent report names Cd.
Juárez “as one of the most dangerous
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cities in the world,” competing only
with Baghdad and Kabul. Irony: El
Paso, just across the Rio Grande, might
be the second-safest city in the U.S.
world!
2929 N. Mesa 2800 N. Mesa Juárez had 3,000 murders last year, stiffer controls. Europe is the world’s
5863 N. Mesa 200 N Mesa 9521 Viscount with a predicted drop to 2,500 this year. largest consumer of heroin, with the
7801 N. Mesa 2879 Montana Effects: 10,000 businesses closed and largest market in Russia. The UN report
2275 Trawood CAFE EAST claims that 30,000 to 40,000 young
5401 Montana 11251 Rojas 100,000 jobs disappeared. Empty hous-
1331 N. Zaragoza 1100 Geronimo Russians die from drugs each year,
es: 116,000. Tourism has vanished.
In Las Cruces: 8401 Gateway West VISTA MARKET People driving to work watch their mir- more than all the Red Army deaths in
1205 El Paseo 5150 Fairbanks 2231 Zaragosa rors. Parents send their children to Afghanistan in the ’80s.
455 S. Telshor 9428 Dyer 121 N. Kenazo, Horizon school and pray they will return. Half
10780 Kenworthy Now back to Mexico. Although I have
GOLDEN CORRAL 10005 Alameda, Socorro of the adolescents are without jobs and no way to evaluate this report from a
1210 Wedgewood
7420 N. Mesa out of school. Not surprisingly, thou- website in New York City named AWL,
3355 N Yarbrough CARNITAS sands of Juarenses have moved to El
4610 Transmountain 1831 N. Lee Trevino QUERETARO it states that the Mexican government
1460 N Lee Trevino 2950 George Dieter Paso and bought homes. Increasingly, realizes that the drug trade is something
4001 N Mesa
11685 Montwood citizens cry out, “How long? How permanent, as does the U.S. The AWL
SUN HARVEST 1451 N Zaragoza
12390 Edgemere long?” article concludes that as long as the
6100 N. Mesa 6516 N Mesa
1607 N Zaragoza American market remains so bottom-
800 N. Zaragosa YSLETA ISD All of Central America. Cocaine now
FURR’S comes into the U.S. not only from less, Mexico and Central America will
11925 Gateway West 100 N. Americas 9600 Sims
8045 N. Loop Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia, but also gladly fill the demand. Not only so, but
EP FITNESS 14300 Horizon CLINT ISD Mexico and Central America. Some in Mexico the cartels put billions of
145 Paragon cartels have moved processing equip- dollars into the Mexican economy year
11330 James Watt LIBRARIES after year through investments, busi-
AVILA’S ment from those Andean countries to
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6232 N. Mesa EL PASO Central America. But Mexican cartels nesses and payments to politicians.
981 N. Resler dominate that drug traffic. Guatemala Their system is very profitable, so why
1224 Wedgewood ARDOVINO’S INTERNATIONAL abandon it? According to the article,
“is the epicenter in the region.” In fact,
DOMINO’S PIZZA PIZZA AIRPORT drug lords there as well as in El some analysts are predicting a return to
ALL LOCATIONS 865 N. Resler at Redd UTEP LIBRARY Salvador and Honduras control much of the more stabilized drug scene of for-
206 Cincinnati mer years, when government toleration
EPCC CAMPUSES those countries. Guatemala’s murder
RIVIERA 5218 THE YMCA’s rate has doubled in a decade, according allowed a measure of peace. The army’s
Doniphan to The Economist last April, twice the campaign against the cartels upset that
MARKETPLACE EP CONV. CENTER balance. Or we might even have “a
HELLO PIZZA 5034 Doniphan rate in Mexico. Honduras and El
EP CITY HALL Salvador are worse. Cartel money buys megacartel” again, “with tacit approval
River Run Plaza
MANDO’S EL PASO LIBRARY politicians, police, military, courts and from the Mexican government.”
ENTERTAINMART 5420 Doniphan TX TOURISM elections. Even Nicaragua, Costa Rica It’s scary. We have enough bad news
Sunland Park Dr THE BAGEL SHOP and Panama are not immune. But these days: Middle East, North Africa,
CENTER because of forceful efforts by the U.S.
AVANT-EDGE 3400 N. Mesa CTY COURTHOUSE the economy, jobs, debt, Congressional
815 N. Resler Coast Guard, former cocaine routes are deadlock, energy crisis, climate change,
PHARMACIES 10060 Rushing THE BOOKERY blocked and now cocaine gets delivered war, poverty — no need to elaborate.
14476 Horizon EL PASO ZOO to Mexico’s west coast. Do we realize
1576 Lomaland CASA JURADO Sorry, add one more. That UN report
that all this turmoil and instability is not warns that as cartels take over weak and
4772 Doniphan In Las Cruces that far from our own southern border? corrupt national governments world-
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1757 George Dieter consumer is the United States.” to plan “nuclear or biological blackmail
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Museo INBA • Museo report details the global extent of the whole new level.” Sadly, facts are facts.
7000 Westwind Chamizal • Museo de la What can we do as individuals? Very
9008 Dyer, 8825 N. Loop Revolucion de la Frontera drug trade. Venezuelan drugs head for
SUNSET • Plan Estrategico de Europe. Afghanistan’s opium follows little. So we look to all major govern-
BREWERY JJ’S Juárez • Don Boleton • routes through Iran, Turkey and the ments around the world, especially the
5320 Doniphan Oficina de Convenciones y Balkans into “the lucrative European U.S., to pull heads out of the sand and
4176 N. Mesa Visitantes • Impulsa •
LEO’S market.” Even West Africa’s tiny, poor get serious. But will they? For now, we
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Educacion en Valores •
and unstable Guinea-Bissau ships drugs leave the issue there.
GALLERY ICHICULT • Academia
Municipal • CEMA • Arte to South America and then on to Richard Campbell is the
1308 N. Oregon VALENTINE BAKERY en el Parque • Biblioteca Europe. Speaking of Europe, its open
11930 Picasso Arturo Tolentino • Centro author of “Two Eagles in the Sun:
STAR HORIZON borders make drug traffic very easy,
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 Local: The Warped Tour
Comes Knocking Once Again
“Vans Warped Tour” can always be counted
on for bringing a cavalcade of bands at an
insanely low price. This is almost the tenth
time that NMSU has hosted the all-day show
at Intramural Field. The ecofriendly initia-
tives are still in place for the traveling circus,
complete with biodiesel fuel for touring
trucks and buses and solar-powered sound
systems. This time around, they have invited
Buzznet to post news, photos, videos and
other tour coverage. Organizers will continue
the ever-popular sideshow events that make
it a spectacle like no other. Not to worry
though, the focus is still on the music. The
largest genres represented will be emo and
punk, with a large contingent of ska and
metal, a touch of hip-hop and everything in
between. The familiar will be represented by
Less than Jake, Unwritten Law, Simple Plan
and Relient K, to name a few. Of course, the
tour’s heart beats the strongest as the place to
discover upcoming acts, such as Go Radio,
Bad Rabbits, The Ready Set, Lionize and so
many more. June 29 is the date to cook your
musical mind to perfection with the sounds
of the stage and the heat of the sun.
National: Ben Ottewell,
“Shapes & Shadows,” ATO
For years, I have been clamoring on about a
jam band named Gomez, and their cockney
accent not being the most natural of combi-
nations, but after ten years to have it any
other way just seems wrong. Ben Ottewell is
the main reason for this anomaly. He took
the lead-vocalist reins on most of his band’s
tracks — although many members in the
band took the mic on any given disc, it was
primarily Ben’s voice that guided us through
Gomez waters. It is slightly over the decade
mark and he has decided to strike out on his
own. His most recent masterpiece is “Shapes
& Shadows.” This collection is anchored by
lush acoustic arrangements, but at times
Ottewell once again drifts from singer/song-
writer to jam-band captain. Steering this ship
through these choppy waters seems effortless
as he moves from one style to another. The
album doesn’t stray far from the Gomez
shore, and even in the deep end, Ottewell
still has his life jacket firmly on in the form
of Gomez bandmate Ian Ball joining him on
piano. In the end, no matter what shape he
comes in, Ben Ottewell will always be in the
Gomez shadow, and that’s a good thing.
Jason Isbell, “Here We Rest,”
Lightning Rod Records
It has been almost five years since Jason
Isbell veered his rig onto the runaway ramp
and left the Drive-By Truckers behind. His
old band was more a sports team than a
band, stretching to close to a dozen mem-
bers, with four of them taking lead at one
time or another. This was a very hard place
to get one’s voice heard. Although he did
from time to time, stepping out on one’s own
is an entirely different game. This is crystal
clear on his latest, “Here We Rest,” with the
400 Unit. The alt. country feel has only two
survivors: “Codeine” with some southern fid-
dlin’ and the final cut, “Tour of Duty,” which
comes with a side of country-fried pickin’.
The Deep South grit has primarily been
replaced with a shiny new finish. The angst,
growl and foot stomping have vanished. A
low, raspy-tinted vocal is now the new tone.
The disc is filled with heart, wartime, a life-
time of memories, and subsistence in small
towns. The biggest surprise comes by way of
the New Orleans jazz-soaked “Never Could
Believe,” complete with some boogie-woo-
gie piano. Isbell may have leapt off his 18-
wheeler, but he has no problem navigating to
a new destination with the 400 Unit.
June 2011
Duff McKagan’s Loaded, “The
Taking,” Eagle Records
The Guns N’ Roses torch has somehow con-
tinued to burn strong thanks to the most
unlikely of former members. Izzy Stradlin
was brilliant for the first decade after the
band’s demise but seemingly has decided to
stop releasing physical albums. Slash packed
a disc full of all stars in a Santana mode
rather than a return to former glory. Axl Rose
destroyed the name with the disappointing
“Chinese Democracy.” The flint that keeps
the flame going is Velvet Revolver alum bass
player Duff McKagan. Last year, McKagan
spent about six months in a catastrophic res-
urrection of Jane’s Addiction. He quickly
learned he could not live under a Perry
Farrell regime and returned to the path he
was on in 2008 with his band Loaded. He
had done the solo thing in 1993, but lacked
the supernatural ability to produce anything
even remotely as captivating as his previous
band did. The new gang has been kicking
around since 2003 and over time has gotten
it right. This new CD, “The Taking,” is their
fourth proper release, and it offers straight-
ahead guitar-powered rock ’n’ roll with a
touch of punk. The disc starts off with full-
throttle energy and keeps pounding to the
very end. Duff McKagan’s Loaded is taking
on his former days, and they are closest to
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becoming victorious — which is much more
than any other bandmate of his past has been
able to do.
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Club: 731-1549.
JULY La Viña Country Picnic — The winery in
La Union, N.M. will host its 11th annual picnic
noon to 6 p.m. Monday, July 4, featuring music
p.m. Saturdays, July 16, 23 and 30. Southern New Mexico
• “My Big Gay Italian Wedding” —July 21-22.
Smokey Bear Stampede — The 56th
• “The Great American Trailer Park Musical”
— July 28-30.
Run for a Margarita — El Paso Symphony
annual celebration is July 1-4 in Capitan, about
20 miles north of Ruidoso. Nightly dances are 9
p.m. to 1 a.m. on the fairgrounds, with a youth

PREVIEW by Live by Request and family activities.

Downtown Street Festival — Friday and
Saturday, July 1-2, throughout the El Paso
Convention Center Area. Headliners include
Hinder on Friday and Bachman-Turner
Overdrive Saturday. Ticket information: 544-
9550 or klaq.com.
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
— 122 S. Old Pueblo Road. Headliners begin at
9 p.m. with opening acts at 7 p.m. Fireworks
follow at 10 p.m. all four days. Information:
860-7777 or speaking-rock.com.
• Friday, July 1 — Tesla with opening act
Cowboys from Hell.
• Saturday, July 2 — Cinderella with opening
act Cowboys from Hell.
• Sunday, July 3 — Jackyl with Adema.
• Monday, July 4 — Buckcherry with Adema.
‘Viva El Paso!’ — The summertime pageant
at McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre is at 8:30
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 13.
Information: 231-1165 or viva-ep.org.
‘Topdog/Underdog’ — Green Apple
Theatre Collective presents the comic drama at
7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, July 1-30, at
the 2nd Floor Gallery, 290 Texas. Doors open
at 6:30 p.m. pre-show entertainment. Tickets:
$10 at the door (cash only). Information: 226-
9708 or 740-3087.
Sacred Heart Kermes — Sacred Heart
Church, 602 S. Oregon, hosts its festival and
kermes is 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday July 1-2.
Information: 532-5447, sacredheartelpaso.org.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 882-7632.
West Side Independence Day Parade
— 9 a.m. Monday, July 4, at Thunderbird and
Shadow Mountain. Information: rotarywestel-
paso.org.
Ysleta Mission Festival — The annual fies-
ta is July 8-10 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Church, 131 S. Zaragosa. Admission is free.
Information: 859-9848 or ysletamission.org.
‘Urinetown’ - UTEP Dinner Theatre hilari-
ous tale of greed, corruption, love and revolu-
tion, July 8-24. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible
water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought,
has led to a government-enforced ban on pri-
vate toilets. Showtime is 7 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday; dinner matinee performance
is 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 10; non-dinner mati-
nees are 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 17 and 24.
Tickets $26-$38 dinner shows; $12-$22 non-
dinner matinee. Information: 747-6060.
Alfresco! Fridays — The annual outdoor
concert series is 5:30 p.m. Fridays at Arts
Festival Plaza (between El Paso Museum of Art
and Plaza Theatre). Admission is free.
Information: 534-0675.
• July 8 — King Octopus (English/Spanish rock)
• July 15 – Locomotion (pop, jazz, R&B, Latin)
• July 22 — Border City Band (Motown, Latin)
• July 29 — Dusty Low (border country)
Stonewall Gala — Rio Grande Adelante
Inc.’s 12th annual gala is 6 p.m. Saturday, July
9, at the El Paso Club, 201 E. Main.
Information: 920-4412 or rgadelante.org.
Freekfest — The Beetz Fight for Cancer
benefit music event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday,
July 9, at Cohen Stadium, 9700 Gateway
North. All ages event. Tickets: $15.
Information: 755-2000 or diablos.com.
Chivas El Paso Patriots Soccer — The
professional soccer team’s home games are 8
p.m. at Gary Del Palacio Field of Dreams, 6941
Industrial. Information: 771-6620 or chivaselpa-
so.com.
• Saturday, July 9 — Rio Grande Valley FC
• Thursday, July 23 — Laredo Heat.
Orchestra hosts its 2nd annual 5K Run and 1
Mile walk Saturday, July 16. Information: Chris
Rowley, 478-5663.
Rock The Fort — Fort Bliss MWR hosts the
summertime concert extravaganza is Saturday,
July 16, at Biggs Park, featuring live bands, fam-
ily activities and more. Information: 569-6774,
568-2074 or blissmwr.com.
Bowl for Kids’ Sake — Big Brothers and
Big Sisters of El Paso will hold its 12th annual
Bowl for Kids Sake noon to 8 p.m. Saturday,
July 23, at Bowl El Paso, 11144 Pellicano, fea-
turing bowling, entertainment, prizes and
more. All funds raised stay in El Paso and go
toward making matches of mentors to at-risk
children. Information: 544-4203, ext. 104.
El Maida Shrine Circus — The 60th
anniversary presentation of the high-spirited
circus featuring three rings of wild animal acts,
clowns, aerial artistry and other amazing acts is
July 29-31 at the El Paso County Coliseum,
4100 Paisano. Showtimes are noon and 8 p.m.
Friday; noon, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and noon,
4 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds benefit El Maida
Temple operations. Tickets: $13 in advance (
$10 children); $15 at the gate ($12 children) for
general admission. Box seats: $20. Information:
562-1444 or elmaida.com.
rodeo 1 p.m. Friday and adult rodeo 12:30 p.m.
Saturday. Information: (575) 354-2202.
Cloudcroft Idependence Day — Family
picnic is noon Saturday, July 2, in Zenith Park
with kids games at 2 p.m. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 682-2733, 1-866-874-4447
or cloudcroft.net.
Elephant Butte Independence Day —
Elephant Butte Lake State Park’s Independence
Day fireworks are 9:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday,
July 2. Admission fees waived for the event
only. Information: (575) 744-5923.
Silver City Independence Day — The
town’s traditional fireworks display is dusk
(around 9 p.m.) Monday, July 4 in Gough Park.
The annual parade is 10 a.m. along Bullard
Street. Information: (575) 538-3785 or silverci-
ty.org. The annual ice cream social is 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. at Silver City Museum courtyard, 312 W.
Broadway.
Steve Smith and Chris Sanders with
Hard Road — The bluegrass musicians will
perform a benefit concert for KRWG radio at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces.
Ticket information: (575) 646-5794 or
krwg.org.

El Paso Diablos Baseball — Game time is
7:05 p.m. (Sundays at 6:05 p.m.) at Cohen
Stadium in Northeast El Paso. Ticket informa-
tion: 755-2000 or diablos.com.
• July 2-5 — Lincoln Saltdogs
• July 14-17 — Fort Worth Cats
• July 19-21 — Grand Prairie AirHogs
Arabesque 2011 – Snake Charmer and the
Belly Dancer present the gala show featuring
Karen Barbee at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 10, at the
Scottish Rite Theater, 301 Missouri. Doors
open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 in advance; $20
at the door. Information: 740-4919 or
snakecharmerandthebellydancer.com.

Music Under the Stars — The 28th sum-
mer concert series is 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Sundays, through Aug. 14 at the Chamizal
National Memorial amphitheater, 800 S. San
Marcial. Admission is free. Information: 541-
4481, 532-7273 or elpasoartsandculture.org.
• July 3 — El Paso Wind Symphony
(Independence Day Show and Fireworks)
• July 10 — Subrosa Union
• July 17 — Delta Nove
• July 24 — Rupa & the April Fishes
• July 31 — Brass Monkey Brass Band
Fourth of July Run — The 5th annual 5K
run/walk is 7 a.m. Monday, July 4, at Up and
Running, 3233 N. Mesa. Information: 478-5663.
Register at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
East Side Fourth of July Parade — 9
a.m. Monday, July 4, beginning at Hanks High
The Temptations — The legendary
Motown group performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
and Friday, July 14-15, at UTEP’s Magoffin
Auditorium, with original band member Otis
Williams. Tickets: $37 and $42, plus service
fees (Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234.
Summer Repertory 2011 — El Paso
Community College Performer’s Studio pres-
ents its 3rd Summer Repertory Season at the
EPCC Transmountain Campus Forum Theatre
on Hwy 54 (Diana exit). Showtime at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday, unless listed other-
wise. Admission: $10 ($5 students, faculty, staff,
military and seniors). Ages 7 and older wel-
come. Information: Forum Box Office, 831-
5056 or 831-3205.
• “Eleven: A New 1930’s Musical Fable” —
July 14-16
• “Rodeo Mongolia: A Children’s Musical” — 2

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Alma Calderon 24 Familia El Paso 49 Pizazz 44
Ann’s Est. & Mov’g Sales 41 Fountain Theatre 58 Precision Prosthetics 41
Antonio Soegaard-Torres 16 FuntastiCo 47 Prestige Women’s Health 50
Ardovino’s Desert Crossing 5 Furrs Family Dining 46 PTEP 52
Ardovino’s Pizza 11 Geico 11 Bill Rakocy 20
Around and About Tours 46 Geronimo Springs Museum 43 Raw Food Rules 49
ATMAS Healing 13 Glass Goodies 26 Real Estate El Paso 61
Ballet Performing Arts 37 Golden Corral 48 Reidsan Dog Training 13
Barnett Harley Davidson 53 Hal Marcus Gallery 43 Krystyna Robbins 18
Baskin Robbins 31 Hans Martial Arts 29 Ronda Brown 10
BeadCounter 26 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 5 Rubin Gallery 19
Beauty Solutions 8 Health Matters 61 San Elizario artists 64
La Bella Casita 26 HC Kiwanis Bingo 62 San Francisco's Cosmetics 15
The Book Rack 54 Inside Out Designs Inc. 19 Santa Teresa Nat Colon 55
The Bookery 54 Int'l Quality Products 18 Sasahara Studio & Gallery 45
Books Are Gems 24 KTEP 56 Sexy Jeans 47
Bruce’s Air 57 La Mujer 53 Shimmy Sisters 51
The Busy Lady 26 La Tierra Café 42 Shundo Dance Studio 35
Casitas Coronado 55 Lancers Club 59 Sierra County Arts Council 17
Cattleman's 39 Life Steps OBGYN 21 Silver City Econolodge 60
Cecila Burgos LPC 20 Live Music by David Cerros 42 Silver City MainStreet 25
Cert. Training with Danny 41 Lynx Exhibits 27 Stahmanns Farms 23
Cheryl Campos 8 Mad Science 37 Sun City Women's Health 22
Cloudcroft 9 Magoffin Home St. Hist Site 9 Sun. Pk Racetrack 7
COAS 54 The Marketplace 26 Telemates 59
Collectibles 12 Martha Garcia 55 The Temptations 63
Stephanie Conroy 57 Mesa Street Antique 39 Teresa Fernandez 37
Cosmetic & Hair Surgery 12 Mesilla Book Center 54 Truth or Consequences 63
Dancers Studio 37 Meth. Children’s Home 40,54 Tulip’s Antiques 52
Domino’s 40 Metta Massage 20 UTEP 49
Edible Arrangements 12 Mike's Music 30 Vanities 2
El Paso Art Association 25 Mr Motorcycle 10 vazztudio 62
El Paso Artisan Gallery 15 Nayda’s Gems & Stones 26 Venetian Furniture Co. 32-33
El Paso Conv & Perf Arts Ctr 4 New York Life 10 Village Inn 35
El Paso Public Library 28 Open Arms Call for Artist 46 Viva El Paso 3
El Paso Saddleblanket 23 Marie Otero 8 Walgreens 48
EP Summer Music Festival 30 Parking Lot Stripping 14 WCCRA. 29
El Paso Zoo 27 Parks & Recreation 38 Western Traders 39
Elegant Consignments 26 Paseo Christian Church 36 Wet & Wild 31

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