El Paso Scene May 2015

MAY
Your monthly guide to community

entertainment, recreation & culture
Concordia Cemetery
Mt. Cristo Rey
Union Depot
Famous places in El Paso History
The new bilingual picture and activity book by Maria Almeida Natividad comes out this
month, with a book signing and art workshop May 9 at the Museum of History
Rio Grande
Bull vs. Buffalo
The day a South Dakota

buffalo challenged a Mexican
fighting bull Page 30
Balloonfest
Gin Blossoms and Anthrax

among top acts at annual
festival Page 48
Rediscovering Downtown
Old gems and new jewels are waiting

to be found in Downtown El Paso
Page 27
We Are Bhutan
El Paso photographer
helps Bhutanese take their
own pictures Page 48
INSIDE: OVER 700

THINGS TO DO,
PLACES TO GO!
Plaza de Los Lagartos
Summer fun for kids

Nows the time to sign up
for summer camps & classes
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Freedom Fest Freedom Crossing at Fort
Bliss and Sunland Park Dodge host the final

weekend of its family event noon to 9 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 2-3.
Fireworks end the events on Saturday.
Admission is free. Information: freedomcrossingatfortbliss.com.
Great American Cleanup Keep El Paso
Beautifuls 2015 cleanup is 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.

to noon Saturday, May 2, citywide. All supplies
available through the Keep El Paso Beautifuls
Community Tool Sheds located at all El Paso
Fire Departments. Trash and debris collected
will be picked up by Environmental Services
(rolloffs available for large sites). Information:
621-6709 or [email protected] Web:
kepb.org.
May 2015
Battle of La Puebla Anniversary The

Consulate General of Mexico, 910 E. San
Antonio, will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration
commemorating the 153rd Anniversary of the
Battle of Puebla 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 5.
Spencer H. MacCallum will received the Ohtli
Award for his commitment to promoting the
pottery of the village of Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua.
The event will also include the opening of an
exhibit of Mata Ortiz pottery at the consulate.
Information: 544-9299 or
consulmex.sre.gob.mx/elpaso/.
Armed Forces Day The annual Fort

Bliss open house event 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 16, at Biggs Park,11388
Sergeants Major Blvd. Activities include military
equipment static displays, demonstrations,
entertainment, a chili cook-Off, car show and
food and drink concessions. Admission is free.
Information: 568-2497.
Kids to Park Day The City of El Paso
Parks and Recreation Department and Franklin

Mountain State Park hosts the 5th annual
National Kids to Parks Day 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, May 16, at McKelligon Canyon Park,
1331 McKelligon Canyon, with workshops,
games, hikes, demonstrations and other kidfriendly activities. Admission is free.
KLAQ International Balloonfest The

30th annual festivals special throwback
theme features the return of Star Wars balloon
Darth Vader, along the Master Yoda, Saturday
through Monday, May 23-25 at Wet N Wild
Waterworld. Morning balloon launch is free;
entrance to the park is $24.99 per day; $49.99
three-day pass; available online at holdmyticket.com. Information: 544-9550 or klaq.com.
Headlining concerts are nightly at Wet N
Wild, following all-day entertainment.

Saturday: Gin Blossoms
Sunday: All That Remains and Sons of Texas
Monday: Volbeat with special guest Anthrax.
Concordia Cemetery Memorial Day

Concordia Cemetery Heritage Association will
honor veterans of all wars buried at the historic
cemetery at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25, in
Concordia Cemeterys Buffalo Soldier
Memorial, 3700 Yandell. The 82nd Airborne
Division will present the Memorial program,
including tribute to the POW/MIA through
Empty Table ceremony. Admission is free.
concordiacemetery.org.
Last Thursdays The Downtown monthly
evening art walk includes nearly two dozen
pubs, restaurants, stores and galleries. Next
event is May 28. Admission is free to most
events. Information: facebook.com/EPDAD.
Feast in the Middle East The 50th
annual dinner and festival is Saturday and

Sunday, May 30-31, at St. George Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Church and the Summit
Ballroom, 120 N. Festival.
Hours are noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon
to 7 p.m. Sunday. The event includes live
Arabic music, St. George Dance Troupe, belly
dancers, authentic Middle Eastern food, such as
kibbee, tabouli, meat pies, home-made bread,
baklava and symbosic full bar, bake table and
guided church tours.
Admission is $3 (free with advance purchase
of $20 advance food tickets); children 9 and
under admitted free. Information: 584-9100 or
stgeorge-elpaso.org.
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MAY INDEX
Roundup
Behind the Scene
Scene Spotlight
El Paso FishNet
Program Notes
Dance
Music, Comedy
Heres the Ticket
Viva Jurez
Sports
Feature:
Downtown discoveries
Taking a Look Back
Summer fun for kids
Nature
At the Museum
Southwest Art Scene
Gallery Talk
On Stage
Stage Talk
Keep on Bookin'
History Lessons
Film Scene
Liner Notes
June preview
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Advertiser Index 50
Subscription Form 50
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Tom Russell The El Paso-based

singer/songwriter performs May 17 at
Tricky Falls. Page 15.
Scene Spotlight highlights events

advertised in this issue.
El Paso Live Page 24.

Through Sept. 18: Afresco! Fridays in
Convention Center Plaza
May 14-July 30: Cool Canyon Nights in
McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre
May 20: Paramore at Abraham Chavez
Theatre
May 20-31: Wicked at The Plaza Theatre
June 19-Aug. 8: at Viva! El Paso at
McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage

Museum Las Cruces. Page 52.
May 15: Blessing of the Fields
May 21: Night at the Museum
July 19: Ice Cream Sunday.
Feast of the Middle East The annual

festival and dinner is May 30-31 at St.
George Church, with music, Middle Eastern
food and church tours. Page 26.
UTEP P3 UTEP is taking registration for

its summer Professional and Public
Programs. Kidz On Campus Super Saturday
Kickoff is May 2. Pages 7 and 31.
EPCC Continuing Education El Paso

Community College is taking registration for
its summer Childrens College and
Continuing Education classes. Pages 6, 17.
Western Tech Enrollment is being taken

for Evening classes in 13 programs of study,
at both Eastside and Northeast branch campuses. Page 14.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
Historic Sites Day is May 3 with free admission. Page 8.
May 9: Mothers Day Dance
May 25-Sept. 7: Free admission for military
June and July: Kids Summer Classes
Young Musicians Competition El Paso
Society for Musicians of the Future finalists
compete May 9 at University Presbyterian
Church. Page 7.
Ballet Divertissement Olgas Russian

Ballet Schools performance is May 9 at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium, with guest
dances from Russia, Japan and across the
United States. Page 10.
Famous Places in El Paso History A

book signing is May 9 at El Paso Museum of
History for Maria Almeida Natividads new
picture and activity book about El Paso history. Page 12.
Mothers Day Dance Forum Ballroom

hosts its Mothers Day Dance May 9 with
live music buy Tejas Show Band. Page 12.
International Museum of Art Showing

May 9-June 7: Reginald Watterson
Retrospective with opening reception May
9. Page 40.
The Mouse Trap The Agatha Christie

mystery runs May 15-June 6, at El Paso
Playhouse, directed by Mario RodriguezAlvarado. Page 35.
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Organ Symposium Organists Esteban

Alba and other musicians perform at the
organ event May 17 at Chapel at Loretto.
Page 8.
Hal Marcus Showing through May 22

is All You Can Eat group show hosted by
Vegetarian Society of El Paso. Page 40.
Vegetarian Society of El Paso The

societys Spring Dinner is May 23, at
Country Inn and Suites with guest speaker
David Robinson Simon, attorney and advocate of sustainable consumption. Page 21.
Ardovinos Desert Crossing Farmers

Market The market runs year round
Saturday mornings at Ardovinos Desert
Crossing in Sunland Park, with regional produce and artisans, as well as brunch. Summer
hours begin May 23. Page 43.
Memorial Day Mass Mount Carmel
Cemeterys annual Mass is May 25 at the
Bobby Grayson Avenue of Flag. Page 17.
Crossland Gallery Showing May 29June 20 at El Paso Art Associations gallery

at the Art Junction is Summer Stir group
exhibit. Page 19.
The Colors of Spring Exhibit run through
May 23.
The EPAA meets May 17 with a free
demonstration by Carmen Navar.
Deadline to enter the America the Beautiful
Exhibition, is June 16.
Exploreum Summer Camps
Registration is being taken for El Paso
Exploreum Childrens Museum Summer
Camps June 15-Aug 21. Page 28.
Chihuahuas Education Day is May 19.
Summer Dance Camp El Paso

Ballroom Dance Academys summer camps
for youth are June 22-26 with recital June
26. Page 3.
Aerial and Dance Camps Camps are

offered all summer for all levels at Dancers
Studio. Page 47.
Expo-MRO The 5th annual expo for

Northern Mexicos Maquiladora Industry is
Oct. 7-9 at Cuarto Siglos Convention
Center in Ciudad Juarez. Suppliers are being
accepted. Pages 38-39.
Southern New Mexico
Silver City Blues and Bike Festival

Mimbres Region Arts Councils 20th annual
festival is May 22-24 with headliner blues
legend Taj Mahal. Page 29.
Southern New Mexico Wine Festival

The annual Memorial Day weekend festival is
May 23-25 at Southern NM State
Fairgrounds west of Las Cruces. Page 11.
Ruidoso Grindstone Trail Runs The 4
mile and 8.5 mile runs are July 25 at
Wingfield Park in Ruidoso. Page 25.
Black Range Horsemanship Summer

Camp The 2015 session is July 5-18 at
Chihenne Ranch in Winston. Half sessions
available. Page 6.
Fountain Theatre Mesilla Valley Film
Society hosts nightly screenings at the theatre in Historic Mesilla. Page 46.
ome friends who moved away from

El Paso a few years ago came into
town on vacation recently, and one
of the top topics of conversation was all
the changes Downtown. The husband had
worked at City Hall, so he was particularly interested in the new construction.
In fact, they were headed that night to
see the Chihuahuas play at the new ballpark that had taken the place of City Hall
and the Insights Museum.
I mentioned that we were working on a
feature story about rediscovering
Downtown. The Southwest University
Park (home of the Chihuahuas) is the
most obvious change in the heart of El
Paso, but there are a host of others, big
and small, that are making Downtown
more appealing than ever.
Our feature writer, Lisa Tate, discovered
that firsthand as she researched this
months story. The story ran about twice
the length of our usual feature, so we had
to cut it down a bit to make it fit.
So if youre hungry for more things to
do and places to go after reading her
Rediscovering Downtown story that
begins on Page 27, you can go to our
website, epscene.com, and click on
Feature Story on our home page for the
full version.
The longer story has more recommendations about shops and restaurants
Downtown, plus additional descriptions
of various old and new attractions waiting to be explored on your next
Downtown excursion.
We also encourage you to check out
downtownelpaso.com, a website hosted
by the El Paso Downtown Management
District. They have a great calendar of
whats going on Downtown, maps of
restaurants and artspaces, updates on
construction and other news.
***
Another place El Pasoans should rediscover is the new Centennial Plaza at
UTEP. Its a beautiful addition to the
campus, which already is the crown
jewel of El Paso thanks to its stunning
Bhutanese architecture. The plazas completion is also a big relief to anyone trying to navigate their way through the
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campus, which for nearly two years has

been turned into a maze of construction
detours.
The new campus design is very pedestrian friendly but not so inviting for
motor vehicles so park your car and
enjoy the walk.
***
One completed construction project that
has made life much easier for Upper
Valley residents like me is Country Club
Road. For about 18 months traffic had
been detoured along neighboring streets.
In my case the problem wasnt being
unable to drive on Country Club, but getting out of my neighborhood because of
all the detour traffic.
Country Club is much nicer road than
ever before. The new middle turn lane
should help keep traffic flowing, and the
new streetlights give it a great boulevard
atmosphere at night.
***
The two music reviews on Page 17 have
an interesting connection. Tom Russell is
an internationally renowned singersongwriter who for nearly 20 years has
maintained a home base in El Paso. His
latest work is a folk opera that draws
upon his Irish heritage, as well as his
love of the Southwest.
Around the same time, we received a
note from Irish singer-songwriter David
Keenan about his new video of his song
El Paso which happens to be the
nickname of his home town of Dundalk,
Ireland.
Randy Limbird
Editor and Publisher
(915) 542-1422
Albert Martinez
Advertising &
Circulation Director
(915) 920-7244
Lisa Kay Tate

News Editor
(915) 542-1422 ext. 4
Editorial Associates:
Yvonne T. Herrera, Will Summers
Advertising Associates:
Roman Martinez
Circulation Associates:
Randy Friedman, Gil Garza
Contributing Writers:
Carol Viescas, Brian Chozick,

Myrna Zanetell, John McVey Middagh
Walter Schaefer, Jay Duncan
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Southern New Mexico

Smokey Bear Days The Village of
Capitan will host two days of family fun and fire

prevention and conservation exhibits during its
11th annual festival 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday
and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 1-2, at
Smokey Bear Historical Park and throughout
the community, about 20 miles north of
Ruidoso. Events include live music, vendor
marketplace, kids games, parade, chainsaw
carving contests, auction and street dance. All
events are free. Information: (575) 354-2748 or
smokeybeardays.com
T or C Fiesta The 66th annual fiesta is
Friday through Sunday, May 1-3, in Truth or

Consequences, N.M. Events include a rodeo,
music, carnival, vendors, games in the park, live
music, salsa contest, bike show, barbecue,
Sunday duck race and more. The annual parade
is 10 a.m. Saturday through Downtown, with
this years theme Fiesta. Admission to most
events is free. Information: (575) 497-9480,
torcfiesta.com or on Facebook at Truth or
Consequences Fiesta.
Fiesta Bull Riding and Team Roping events are
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 1-2, at 601
Rodeo road. Admission: $12 ($6 age 6-12 and
seniors; free for age 5 and younger). Dance follows each performance.
Junk boat races are 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
Entry fee: $25. Free for spectators Information:
Double Arrow Bar (505) 589-9707.
A concert and dance with country star Johnny
Rodriguez is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the
Civic Center, with special guest the Yarbrough
Band. Tickets: $25 general admission; $50 VIP.
Golf Tournament is 8:30 a.m. Saturday and
Sunday, May 2-3. Cost: $100 per player.
The NMSU 5K Fun Run is 11 a.m. Sunday,
May 3. Information:(575) 894-2375 or
[email protected].
Blazin Brewfest The 3rd annual beer
festival featuring local breweries and New

Mexico beers is 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 2,
on historic Main Street in Downtown Las
Cruces. Admission: $15 in advance; $20 at the
gate, age 21 and older welcome. Tickets available online at holdmyticket.com. Information:
(575) 660-2951 or nmbeer.org.
Cinco de Mayo Celebration Socorro,
N.M. will commemorating the Mexican holiday

noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Sedillo
Park. Admission is free. Information: (575) 8358927 or socorronm.gov.
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta The Town of
Mesillas annual celebration is noon to 10 p.m.

Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, May 2-3, at Mesilla Plaza. The event
includes live ,music by Latin Funktion and Tejas
Band, and vendors of arts and crafts, games and
food booths. Childrens activities include
amusement rides, jumping balloon, piata bash
and a greased pole climb at 5:30 p.m. Saturday
and 3 p.m. Sunday. Visitors are advised to bring
folding chairs. No alcohol, smoking or pets
allowed in the plaza. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 524-3262, ext. 116, mesillanm.gov or on Facebook at Old Mesilla.
Street Legends Custom Car Super

Fest The family show and expo benefiting
Animal Service Center of Mesilla Valley is 11

a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Southern
NM State Fair Grounds off I-10 (west of Las
Cruces), featuring hundreds of Custom Cars, a
swap meet, car corral, food, various vendors,
beer and wine garden, kids zone and more.
May 2015
Live Entertainment on two stages with

Windy City, Chicago Tribute, Rockabilly
Strangers, Souled Out, Steppin Up and
Unlyshed. RV parking available. Admission: $5
in advance; $10 at the gate; under 10 free.
Information: (575) 520-8776 or streetlegendssuperfest.com.
Advance tickets available at ABC Paint & Body
Supply, 1670 W. Picacho in Las Cruces and All
That Music, 6800 Gateway East in El Paso.
Wine Day Heart of the Desert Pistachios
& Wines, 7288 U.S. Hwy 54/70 in Alamogordo,

N.M., hosts an afternoon wine down event
5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, with live
classic rock and country by Johnny Mack, wine,
and hors doeuvres. Admission: $10; age 21 and
older welcome. Information: (575) 434-0035,
heartofthedesert.com or on Facebook at New
Mexico Pistachios.
New, Used, First Edition

& Out of Print Books
Vintage Mexican Movie Posters
& Lobby Cards
Latino/World Books & Art
Vintage Vinyl
VISIT US IN LAS CRUCES, N.M.

314 SOUTH TORNILLO STREET
575-523-3988
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Our books also available at Abebooks.com
2015 AspenCash Motorcycle Rally
The 17th annual trade show and motorcycle

rally is Thursday through Sunday, May 14-17,
at Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero,
N.M. Information: 1-800-452-8045 or motorcyclerally.com.
The trade show is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday
and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Live music Friday and
Saturday. One-day trade show pass is $8.
Half-day poker runs begin at noon Thursday
through Saturday.
Pre-registration is $21 (by May 1); $26 at the
gate. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Fee includes
one run sheet, pin (while supplies last) and 4day trade show pass.
Concert with Cinderellas Tom Keifer is 8
p.m. Friday, May 15. Tickets: $55 general
admission (Ticketmaster).
Silver City Blues and Bikes Festival
Two-time Grammy winner and Blues Hall of

Famer Taj Mahal headlines the Saturday night
show for the 20th annual event May 22-24 at
Gough Park, corner of Pope and 12th Streets
in Silver City. Live acoustic and electric blues
music, artisans alley, raffles, food vendors and
a beer garden. Admission is free at park. No
dogs or alcohol allowed in park. Sponsored by
the Mimbres Region Art Council. Information:
(575) 538-2505 or mimbresarts.org.
Sundays headliners are the Campbell
Brothers.
In conjunction with the festival is Peoples
Choice Bike Show, with a $500 top prize in
each category. Guests include the Wall of
Death, Americas Original Extreme
Motorcycle Thrill Show, more than 50 vendors, a bike run and custom builders and detailers. Participant registration: $15 in advance;
$20 day of show. Information: Ginny Wolf
(575) 313-5709.
Three kick-off dances are Friday, May 22:
Country Blues Review is 7 to 10;30 p.m. at
Billys Bar BQ
Dusty Low is 8 to 11 p.m. at Qs Southern
Bistro
Guitar Slim is 9 to midnight at Little Toad
Creek.
Admission is $5 at each location; or $12 for a
kick-off pass (includes admission into all three
dances).
Mayfair Cloudcrofts 38th annual juried
arts & crafts show is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

and Sunday, May 23-24, at Zenith Park, with
new and returning art vendors showcasing
sculpture, pottery, jewelry, paintings and more
as well as music, food and childrens activities.
Admission is free. Information: 1-888-874-4447
or cloudcroft.net.
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Southern New Mexico Wine Festival
The annual festival is noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday through Monday, May 23-25, 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 vendors. Wine may be purchased by the glass, bottle or case. No pets or coolers.
Admission: $15 in advance (includes souvenir
glass); $20 at the door. 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 snmwinefestival.com.
Live music begins at noon daily with Phat Soul
and Latin Funktion on Saturday, Chris Baker
Band and Yarbrough Band on Sunday, and
Guitar Slim and Fast Lane Monday.
To get to the fairgrounds, take I-10 West
toward Deming, then take the fairgrounds exit
and follow the signs. Free parking.
First New Mexico Bank Wild Wild

West Pro Rodeo The 25th annual PRCA
Rodeo rides into Silver City Wednesday

through Saturday, June 3-6, at Southwest
Horsemans Park, U.S. 180 East (at Caballero
Road). Performances begin at 8 p.m.; doors
open at 6 p.m. with mutton bustin at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets to be announced. Information: (575)
534-5030 or silvercityprorodeo.com.
Cloudcroft Road Rally Cloudcroft
Chamber of Commerce hosts the car rally

Saturday, July 4, event 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The
rally is a road course, scavenger hunt, trivia
contest and more. It combines scored elements
of time, mileage, costumes, actions, photos and
observation. Cash prizes awarded. Admission is
free; fee to participate in rally is $50.
Information: (575) 682-2733. Online application
and rules is coolcloudcroft.com coolcloudcroft.com/official-rules-and-application/.
There will also be a car show, barbecue,
award ceremony, tennis, horseshoes, shopping
music, street dance, costume contest, a jail
fundraiser, kids games and more.
Downtown Ramble The City of Las
Cruces hosts an evening of music and art 5 to 7

p.m. the first Friday of the month at art venues
of in a seven-block stretch of Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Information: (575) 647-0508.
West Texas
Cinco de Mayo Alpine Alpine, Texass
Cinco de Mayo celebration is May 1-3, featuring an enchilada dinner, themed parade, music,
dancing, car show and the popular Grand
Mercado at Kokernot Park.
Information: (432) 386-3774
Green Chicken Enchilada Supper is 5 to 7
p.m. at Alpine Elementary Cafeteria
followed by dance 8 p.m. to midnight at
Centennial Park.
The annual parade is 11 a.m. Saturday starting
at Porters Thriftway on 5th Street, followed
by with a Gran Mercado at Kokernot Park and
the Gran Baile dance 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Alpine
Civic Center.
The Gran Mercado continues all day Sunday
at Kokernot Park.
Davis Mountains Brigade Spring

Rendezvous The 3rd spring rendezvous
celebrating the mountain man culture is Friday

through Sunday, May 1-3, at the Evans
Mulhern Ranch, off Hwy 118, between Alpine
and Fort Davis. Gates open at 8 a.m. Friday.
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Various black powder shooting competitions

include a pistol and blanket shoot, trail walk
and more. Also scheduled is a Saturday evening
potluck Council Fire, raffle, award ceremony
and Sunday morning church service. Entry fee
for participants: $25 per person; $35 family.
Traders welcome; no cost to participate.
Information: Charlie, (432) 426-3818, (432)
249-0395, or [email protected].
Campers should bring firewood and water.
Modern and primitive campsites available; no
pets in primitive camps. Blackpowder weapons
only permitted.
Bazaars and fairs
Christ Community Church yard sale

The Christ Community United Methodist
Church, 4447 Loma Clara, hosts its annual yard

sale 7 to 11 a.m., Saturday, May 2, at 4447
Loma Clara, off Martin Luther King in North
Hills. Information: 667-0842.
Potters Guild Spring Sale Potters
Guild of Las Cruces hosts its Spring Sale 5 to 9

p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May
1-2, at St. Pauls United Methodist Church, 225
Griggs. Information: pottersguildlc.com.
Fort Bliss Spring Bazaar The NCO
Wives Club will host the bazaar May 2-3 at

the Trading Post on Fort Bliss, Bldg. 1717
Marshall (at Hahn). The bazaar features 80 or
more vendors. The club will sell grilled
bratwurst and other German food, plus baked
goods. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday;
and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $1.
Art in the Park The City Parks &
Recreation Departments semiannual arts and

crafts fair is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, May 16-17, at Memorial Parks
Reserve area, 3100 Copper, with continuous
entertainment, food vendors and a childrens
area. Admission is free. Information: Julian
Tarango, 212-1731, 212-1732 or
elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Manhattan Heights Flea Market The

inaugural market and block party is 8 a.m. to
noon Saturday, May 16, on Elm Street
between San Diego and Copper, along with a
DJ and food truck circus. Admission is free.
Information: [email protected] or
[email protected].
Mission Trail Art Market Area artisans
and craftspeople display their fine arts and

crafts during the 5th season for the monthly
open-air market 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the third
Sunday of the month (May 17) in the historic
Veterans Memorial Plaza at the San Elizario
Chapel, 1500 Main in San Elizario. Food and
drink concessions and entertainment. Pets welcome. Admission is free. Information: 851-0093
or missiontrailartmarket.com.
Gran Kermes Mexicana Iglesia San

Felipe de Jesus San Felipe de Jesus
Church, 401 Passmore in Socorro, hosts its

kermes 5 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday,
and noon to 11 p.m. Sunday, May 22-24, with
rides, food and live music. Admission is free.
Farmers Market at Ardovinos Desert

Crossing The 12th annual market now
runs Saturdays year-round at Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in
Sunland Park, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Well behaved pets on leash welcome.
Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3.
Pet adoptions and goodies for dogs every last
Saturday of the month.
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Weekly yoga classes are 9 to 10 a.m. with

Erin from Casa de Yoga. Cost per class: $10.
A How does Your Garden Grow lecture is
11 a.m. Saturday, May 2, with certified horticulturalist Estela Flores. Flores will lead a tour
of the Desert Crossing grounds and talk about
varieties of plants and succulents.
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market
The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural

Affairs Departments market for area artists is 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday in the Union Plaza
District along Anthony Street. Information:
212-1780 or elpasoartsandculture.org.
The market includes a Farmers Market with
regionally grown agricultural products.
Tabla Pop Up Mercado The weekly
mercado is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays (during

the Downtown Farmers Market), at 115 S
Durango, Suite D, with art, music, fashion,
baked goods, pet goodies, soaps, skincare,
handmade objects, food and more. Information
on Facebook at tablapopupmercado.
El Paso Punk Rock Flea Market The
market is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the first and third

Sunday of the month at 1710 Joe Battle, featuring handmade items, local artists and other
wares, along with live performances by local
bands. Information on Facebook at El Paso
Punk Rock Flea Market.
Markets also are noon to 6 p.m. every third
Saturday at TIME at Montecillo,4935 N. Mesa.
Art a la Cart La Tierra Cafe, 1731
Montana, hosts the monthly event 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. the last Saturday of the month, with vendors, entertainment and food. Open Air Yoga
in the backyard is at 9 a.m. Information: 5338890 or latierracafe.com.
La Via Farmers Market La Via

Winery, 4201 S. NM Highway 28 in La Union,
N.M., hosts the market noon to 4 p.m. Sundays
through the summer months. Dog friendly.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 882-7632
or lavinawinery.com.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market
More than 230 permanent vendors in arts,

crafts, produce, baked goods and other food
items are offered at the market 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays along a 7block area of Main Street, Downtown.
Information: (575) 541-2288 or lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.
Silver City Farmers Market The mar-
ket runs 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays early May

through the first frost in October in the Main
Street Plaza (intersection of 6th and Bullard).
Information: (575) 536-9681.
Something for everyone

EPCC Spring Arts Festival Most
events are free. Information: 831-2220, or

epcc.edu/events/artsfestival.
Spring Arts Festival Gala is 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 30, in El Paso Public Librarys
Main Branch Downtown, featuring a performance by Ballet Folklorico Aires Internacionales
presented by The Glass Menagerie.
Spring Dance Concert, Gravity, is 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, May 1-2, Transmountain
Campus Forum. See Dance listing.
EPCC Music Department Showcases are
7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 7-8, in the
Transmountain Campus Forum. Admission: $3.
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The 5th Annual EPCC Tejano Film Festival is

7 p.m. Saturday, May 9. See Film listing.
Bassett Place Information: 772-7479 or
shopbassettplace.com.
Purple Day Health Fair for seniors is 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
Mothers Day Celebrations are 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, with carnations for the first
moms to arrive and mariachi music.
WorkForce Solutions/Borderplex Industry
Fair for Hospitality, Construction, Business and
Finance is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 13.
Fashion Show with Wilhelmina Bazaar is 1
p.m. Saturday, May 16.
Cinco de Mayo Bully Fiesta American
Bully Kennel Club hosts the celebration and

dog show for bulldog breeds at 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, at Lower Valley Coliseum,
894 S. Horizon Blvd. General admission: $10;
free for ages 12 and younger. Information: 6940886 or 256-5636.
Free Comic Book Day The 12th annual

nationwide free comic book giveaway is
Saturday, May 2. Most area comic book stores
and distributors will offer free comics (while
supplies last) and other activities. Information:
freecomicbookday.com.
Asylum Comics and Cards 5360 N. Mesa Ste.
L-12, has comic giveaways and family activities
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with appearances by select
comic book characters 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4
to 6 p.m.; hot dogs and soft drinks after 3 p.m.
(while supplies last), door prizes and drawings
throughout the day. Information: 875-8600 or
asylumcomicsandcards.com.
Black Sheep Comics, 1491 N. Lee Trevino,
hosts events 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with live music,
giveaways and more. Information: 235-7872.
Zia Comics, 1300 El Paseo Suite E1, in Las
Cruces, will host special activities noon to 7
p.m. Cosplay, costume contest, door prizes
and more. Information: (575) 405-0461 or ziacomics.com.
Go Purple 2015 APS Health Fair

Adult Protective Services hosts its annual health
fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at
Bassett Place Mall, 6101 Gateway West, with
several to help prevent abuse and exploitation
of elderly Texans, and learn about healthy
lifestyles for older individuals. Admission is free
Information: dfps.state.tx.us.
Model Casting Call Latinitas El Paso
hosts a casting call noon to 2 p.m. Saturday,

May 2, at Ysleta Public Library, 9321 Alameda,
for girls age 9-18 interested in being featured in
a charity fashion show . Get runway and modeling tips and meet professional models.
Models must be available for fitting, rehearsal
and fashion show 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
May 9. Information: 219-8554 or
[email protected].
How to Die in Oregon Dr. David

Grube, Compassion and Choices National
Medical Director, will present the program that
won the 2011 Grand Jury Prize for
Documentary at Sundance at 2 p.m. Saturday,
May 2, at NMSU College of Health and Social
Sciences, Room 101A in the Annex.
In 1994, Oregon became the first state to
authorize physician aid in dying. This film gently enters the lives of terminally ill patients as
they consider whether and when to end
their lives by taking prescription medication.
Filmmaker Peter Richardson examines both
sides of this emotionally charged issue.
Admission is free. Please RSVP at (575) 6523124 (leave a message) or
[email protected].
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Sun City BikeFest IV The two day
Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m.

The Chapel at Loretto, 1300 Hardaway
Admission is Free
motorcycle fest is 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday

and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 2-3, at
Barnett Harley-Davidson, 8272 Gateway East.
Bike show celebrity judge is Chico from Biker
Build Off. Tickets: $10 (free for age 12 and
younger). Information: 922-9383 or on
Facebook at Barnett Harley-Davidson.
Organists include Esteban Alba from Chihuahua, performing

three Bach pieces; and Hannah and Andrew, the Caauwe children.
Also performing will be brass musicians. Those wishing to perform
solo organ, or organ duets with trumpet, flute, voice and other
instruments are invited to call for more information: (915) 532-5874
to celebrate World Laughter Day with people

around the world. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday,
May 2, at Paseo del Este Neighborhood Park,
12300 Paseo del Este, at Ampleforth. Activities
will be led by El Paso Teresa Fendi, Norma
Valdez, and Susan and Luther Ludwig, area
Certified Laughter Yoga Teachers. All ages are
welcome; admission is free. Information (913)
373-3100, laughteryogaelpaso.com or laughterworksunlimited.com.
World Laughter Day El Paso is invited
Runs4Unity Relay Race Teens4Unity of

El Paso will sponsor the race 11 a.m. to noon
Sunday, May 3, at Eastwood (Album) Park,
3001 Parkwood. Registration begins at 8:30
a.m. The event is one of seven runs across the
country as part of the Focolare Movement.
Open to the public. Potluck following the run.
Information: Sandra Castro, 726-1102,
teens4Unity.net or focolare.org.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at
UTEP Registration is May 5-22 for the
popular UTEP program that offers non-credit

classes for people age 50 or older. Summer
2015 classes begin Monday, June 1.
Registration: $30, plus $25 for the one-time
OLLI life membership fee ($25 late fee after
May 22). Information: 747-6280, 747-8848 or
olliatutep.org.
EPCC Job Fair El Paso Community
Colleges Career Services job fair is 10 a.m. to

1 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at EPCCs Valle
Verde Cafeteria Annex, Building C, 919
Hunter. Admission is free, and open to the
public. Information: 831-2636, [email protected] or epcc.edu/careerservices
First Presbyterian Preschool reunion
First Presbyterian Christian Preschool, 1340

Murchison, hosts an Alumni Reunion for all
classes from 1981 to present, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, with a family fun play date
and open house. All past, present and prospective families are welcome. Admission is free;
free lunch served at noon. Information: 5326157 preschool.fpcep.org/.
McDonalds College Prep Workshop

McDonalds, in partnership with UTEP and
EPCC, will host its first free College Prep
Workshop and College Fair 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, at EPCCs Valle Verde campus, 919 Hawkins. Participation is free, but students must register by May 1 with Claudia
Martinez at 772-8018 or at the link
http://goo.gl/forms/ULz3SzXrkV.
Memorial Day Mass and Ceremony
The Golden Bear Social Club hosts its 33rd

annual Catholic Mass and Memorial Day
Ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9, at
Bowie High School, 801 S. San Marcial. The
ceremony honors former Bowie students who
died in the defense of the country.
Refreshments will follow. Information: 7554038 or [email protected].
St. Thomas Aquinas Mothers Day

Dance St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic
Community Church, 11970 Bywood, will host

a Mothers Day dinner and dance 6:30 p.m. to
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12:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9, with brisket dinner, dinner music by Jose Pepe Aleman and
dance music by The Starliners and DJs. BYOB,
free set ups available. Cost: $15 (includes dinner); available at the church office. Information:
592-1313 or stthomas-elpaso.com.
Ardovinos Mothers Day Brunch
Ardovinos Desert Crossing, One Ardovino

Drive in Sunland Park, will host its Mothers
Day brunch 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May
10. Reservations required, space is limited.
Cost: $47; $19 age 5-12. Information/reservations: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3.
Segundo Barrio Person of the Year
The Sacred Heart community will honor Father

Heraldo Rahm at a dinner Thursday, May 14,
at the Camino Real Hotel, 101 S. El Paso.
Information: 999-1781 or [email protected].
Father Rahm, known as the Bicycle Padre,
served in El Paso for 14 years as a Jesuit priest
and was renown for keeping children off the
streets. Now age 96, he lives in Brazil.
Related events include a bicycle parade, mural
unveiling and blessing, followed by a celebration Saturday, May 16, and a 2 p.m. Mass
Sunday, May 17, at Sacred Heart Church, 602
S. Oregon.
Mensa Testing Day The local Mensa
group is looking for new members with a testing day at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Jose
Cisneros Branch Library, 1300 Hawkins.
Testing is open to age 18 years or older.
Students age 14 to 17 must bring a parent to
sign permission. Must have a picture ID. Cost:
$25 with advance notification; $40 walk-ins.
Information: [email protected].
Membership in Mensa is open to those who
score in the top 2 percent of intelligence tests.
Rascals at Rulis Rulis International
Kitchen, 4176 N. Mesa, welcomes wellbehaved and leashed pets 2 to 6 p.m. the third
Saturday of the month (May 16). One dollar
per all drinks sold at this time will be donated
to The Humane Society of El Paso.
Information: 313-4806 or on Facebook.
Vegetarian Society of El Paso The
societys spring dinner is 6 p.m. Saturday, May

23, at Country Inn and Suites (formerly Sunland
Park Holiday Inn), 900 Sunland Park, with
speaker David Robinson Simon on Undue
Influence in Animal Food Production &
Marketing: How the American Government
and Food Industry Manipulate Consumers to
Buy More Meat, Eggs and Dairy. Cost: $20
($18 members and full-time students with valid
ID; $10 children age 4-10). Cost at the door is
$25, if space available. Deadline for paid reservations is May 19. Information, reservations:
342-7630 or [email protected].
Payment can be made online at vsep.org.
Simon is an attorney and advocate for sustainable consumption and the author of
Meatanomics: How the Rigged Economics of
Meat and Dairy Make You Consume Too
Much, and How to Eat Better, Live Longer and
Spend Smarter.
Better Business Bureau and Torch

Awards Dr. Lowell Catlett is keynote
speaker for the BBBs 61st Anniversary luncheon meeting and Torch Awards 11:30 a.m. to 2
p.m. Wednesday, June 3, at Summit Ballroom,
120 Festival. Catletts presentation will be The
Ubiquitous Universe Tomorrows New
Future. BBB will also present Torch Awards
and The Laws of Life Contest Winners. Tickets:
$100 ($1,000 table for 10). Information: 5770195 or [email protected].
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For a good cause
Ciudad Nueva fundraiser Ciudad
Nueva Community Outreach hosts its 2nd

annual fundraising event 6 to 10 p.m. Friday,
May 1, at Southwest University Ballpark, with
gourmet dinner, ballpark tour and Celebrity
Home Run Derby. Tickets: $150 ($1,500 table
for ten). Ciudad Nueva serves those in need in
the Rio Grande Historic Neighborhood.
Information: 996-9671, 539-9505 or ciudadnueva.org.
Veterinary Community Awards

Banquet - The 30th annual banquet, Adopt a
Pet A Promise of Love hosted by the El
Paso Veterinary Medical Association, is Friday,
May 1, at the Camino Real Hotel in
Downtown El Paso, with casino night entertainment, steak dinner and cash bar. Cocktails
served at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. The banquet is held in conjunction with National Pet
Week. Tickets: $50. Information: 593-1712 or
epvma.org.
The 2015 Community Award goes to Eleanor
Schoenbrun, and the Veterinary Legends of the
Southwest Award goes to Jerry Simmons,
DNM. Pet Hall of Fame inductee to be
announced.
Animal Rescue Leagues Dinner with

Friends Animal Rescue League of El
Pasos 14th annual fundraising gala, is Saturday,

May 2, at the Camino Real Hotel, 101 S. El
Paso Street. Yappy Hour silent auction is 6 p.m.
with dinner and festivities 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets:
$65 ($650 table for 10). Information: 821-7283
or [email protected]. Web: arlep.org.
Support levels available are Top Paw
($1,500,) The Cats Meow ($1,000) and Top
Dog ($800). All support levels include a
reserved table for ten and recognition at the
dinner.
This years theme is For Better or Worse,
participants may share a picture or two of their
animal doing something naughty or sweet.
Email pictures to [email protected] or post them
on the leagues Facebook page.
Art Auction 2015 KCOS-TV public televisions annual on-air juried art competition and
fundraising auction set for noon to 10 p.m.
Saturday and 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 2-3. The
event will be juried for the first time this year.
Information: 594-5345 or kcostv.org/artauction.
Pro-Musica Soiree El Paso Pro-Musica
Guild will host its 34th annual soiree at 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 2, at the home of Dee and Adair
Margo, 4745 Villa Encanto, with food, wine
music by Dan Lambert and special performances by Martha Vera. Tickets: $125. All proceeds
benefit El Paso Pro-Musica. Reservations: 8339400 or eppm.org.
Kids Excel A Night at the Science

Museum Kids Excels annual fundraiser
show and gala dinner are Friday, May 8, at the

Plaza Theatre, featuring fourth grade students
and teachers from Canutillo, Hart and Tom Lea
elementary schools. Pre-show cocktail party
begins at 5:30 p.m., and performance begins at
6:30 p.m. and Meet the Cast party in
MacGguire Hall. Tickets are $75. A gala dinner
is at 7:45 p.m. in the El Paso Community
Foundation Room; tickets are $125 for dinner
and show. Information: 351-6999 or kidsexcel.org.
La Mujer Obrera Awards Famed Chef

Zarela is the featured speaker at La Mujer
Obreras annual fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. Friday,
May 2015
May 8, at Caf Mayapan, 2000 Texas.

Zarela Martinez, a native of El Paso, is famous
for her best-selling cookbooks, and No. 1
Mexican cuisine New York restaurant. The
evening will include a Zarela-inspired dinner,
music and a silent auction. All proceeds benefit
programming at events at La Mujer Obrera:
Tickets: $100. Information: 799-2890 or mujerobrera.org. Tickets online at eventbrite.com.
This years honorees are Martina Morales,
Community Organizer at Border Network for
Human Rights; Dr. Josefina Tinajero, UTEP
College of Education; and Liz Chavez, Founder
and President of Wise Latina International.
Las Vegas Night Alpha Phi Alpha

Fraternitys Theta Delta Lambda Education
Foundation sponsors its 36th annual fundraiser
7 p.m. to midnight Friday, May 8, at Radisson
Hotel El Paso Airport,1770 Airway, with free
food, drinks, play money for gaming activity,
door prizes, and a grand prize drawing for a
trip for two people to Las Vegas with hotel
accommodations. Tickets: $50. Information:
598-1462 or on Facebook at El Paso Alpha.
Butterfly Effect Latinitas hosts Mothers
Day spa day event benefiting the Latinitas

scholarship campaign 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, at ESC Region 19 Head Start
Building, 11670 Chito Samaniego. Spa day
booths, manicures, lunch, fashion show,
brunch, live musical entertainment, dance performances, guest speakers, vendor booths,
silent auction, mini-makeovers and make-up
consultations. Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at
the door Information: 219-8554, [email protected] or LasLatinitas.org.
Community Baby Shower The Storks
Nest, 8500 Dyer, Suite 32, hosts an open

house and community baby shower 2 to 5 p.m.
ne of the fundamental flaws in

modern religion is confusing
faith with belief. Most people
define faith as what they believe. If I
refer to the Christian faith, you would
assume I am talking about a set of
beliefs but not behavior.
If I tried to define faith as behavior, I
would run into all sorts of problems.
First of all, all my evangelical friends
would quote verses about being saved
by faith, not works, so obviously faith
cannot be just about behavior.
And everyone else might rightly point
out that behavior doesnt look that much
different when comparing people who
claim allegiance to different faiths, or
perhaps no faith at all. Atheist or
Christian, Jew or Muslim they all
seem just as capable of love or hate,
good or evil. So defining people by what
they do leads to a dead end as far as
understanding faith.
Defining faith as belief runs into a
series of problems as well. First of all,
no one ever agrees on what is essential.
Are you a Christian if you dont believe
in a virgin birth? What if youre just not
sure about the water being turned into
wine? Or maybe you dont believe in
hell? The list goes on and on. Thousands
of denominations tht call themselves
Christian, and most disagree about what
are the essential beliefs.
So faith must mean something more
than just belief or behavior and somehow must incorporate both.
If we substitute the word faithfulness
we actually come much closer to the
Saturday, May 9. The public is invited to bring

one diapers size NB-6, bottles, wipes, grooming kits, health kits, breast pads, bags, and
boppy pillows. Information: 751-0808.
The Storks Nest is a community-based free
program of the March of Dimes and Zeta Phi
Beta Sorority, Inc. to promote prenatal care
and healthy behaviors during pregnancy. The
pregnant parents attend classes and receive
points to exchange for donated items.
Desert Valley 4-H Benefit Trap Shoot
Desert Valley 4-H hosts its 11th annual trap

shoot 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at El
Paso Skeet & Trap Club, 9817 Alameda. Check
in starts at 8 a.m. Registration open through
day of event. Cost per five-person team: $250
adult level; $50 youth (age 8-18). Spectator
admission is free. Information: 269-1225, 3286691, 203-5200 or on Facebook at Desert
Valley 4-H.
Event also includes silent auctions, raffles,
gaming area (water balloon shoot, archery
poker, darts, silhouette shooting gallery) and
concessions.
non-perishable food items in a bag near their

mailbox; items also can be donated at local post
offices. Information: 592-7748 or elpasoansfightinghunger.org.
March for Babies The annual March of
Dimes fundraiser is 8 a.m. Saturday, May 9, at

Fountains of Farah, 8889 Gateway West.
Proceeds help fund prevention of birth defects.
Registration begins at 7 a.m. Information: 5909499. Team donations made online at marchforbabies.org.
Proceeds support research and programs to
help moms have full-term pregnancies and
healthy babies.
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El Paso Ability Walk The 4th annual
fundraising non-competitive walk for people of

abilities benefiting Ability Connection Texas in
El Paso is 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9,
at Veterans Park, 5301 Salem. Cost: $25 per
team. Information: 532-7795. Online registration at abilitywalk.org.
Ability Connection Texas is a non-profit serving children and adults with disabilities.
Letter Carriers Food Drive - The 23rd
annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive is

Saturday, May 9, sponsored by the National
tAssociation of Letter Carriers, the U.S. Postal
Service and other organizations to benefit area
food banks. To participate, individuals can leave
intended meaning of the biblical words,

whether Greek or Hebrew, that are usually translated as faith.
Faithfulness perfectly covers the gap
between belief and behavior. Because
faithfulness is about living according to
what you believe. Or more importantly,
living according to whom you trust.
Faithfulness always implies a relationship sometimes with a spouse or
friend, sometimes even a dog.
Faithfulness always implies a level of
trust or confidence, and it is usually a
two-way relationship. A husband or
wife, friend, employee or even your pet
is faithful because they believe you are
faithful to them.
Faithfulness grows over time. Our partners, friends, work colleagues or even
our dogs are instantly faithful. They
develop faithfulness the more they get to
know us and trust in us.
In any relationship, we typically start
with a little faith, and as it proves to be
well placed, it grows into greater and
greater faith. This is what Jesus referred
to as the mustard seed the faith that
grows and grows.
El Paso Scene
Randy Limbird is editor of

El Paso Scene. Comments?
Send to [email protected]
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Mothers Day Dance Moyes Boys
Foundation hosts a semi-formal fundraising

dance 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 9, at
El Maida Shrine Auditorium, 6331 Alabama,
with live music by Azucar. Doors open at 7.
BYOB; free setups, soft drinks included.
Proceeds benefit the Foundation in providing
low-income students from the Jefferson area
help with clothing and shoes, plus medical, dental and eyeware examinations Admission: $25 in
advance; $30 at the door. Information: 5930468 or [email protected].
Humane Society Yappy Hour The
Humane Society of El Paso hosts a happy hour

for dogs and their owners 4 to 8 p.m. the third
Saturday of each month (May 16, June 20), at
Aceitunas Beer Garden, 5200 Doniphan. All
dogs must be well-behaved and on a leash. One
dollar from every drink sold goes to the society. Information: 532-6971 or hselpaso.org; or
845-2277 or aceitunaselpaso.com.
Father Patrick Desbois El Paso

Holocaust Museum and Study Center hosts a
special evening with Father Patrick Desbois is 6
to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at El Paso Womens

Club, 1400 N. Mesa, followed by a private
reception with Father Desbois at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25; free for students and teachers.
Reception tickets are $125; includes a book
signing and private tour of the museums current exhibit, Holocaust by Bullets, with
Father Desbois. Information: 351-0048 or elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
El Paso VA2K Walk for Veterans and

VA employees El Paso VA Medical
Center hosts the wellness walk and roll 11 a.m.

to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at William
Beaumont Army Medical Centers Track, as
part of the fifth nationwide VA2K event. The
annual event is approximately 1.2 miles and
encourages people to step up their fitness level
and to support homeless veterans with donated
food and clothing items. Donation drive for
hygiene products for homeless veterans at the
event. Information: 487-0247.
Safari Nights Gala El Paso Zoological
Societys largest annual fundraiser, From Asia

to Africa, is 7 p.m. Friday, May 29, at El Paso
Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano, at with a progressive
feast offering a variety of samplings for the
areas top restaurants, as well as animal
encounters, live entertainment by New World
Drummers and Sangre Gitana specialty cocktails and more. Age 21 and older welcome.
Tickets: $125 general admission to VIP $275
(ticketfly.com)
Orange Fever Fiesta The Miner Athletic

Clubs annual celebration and fundraiser is
Friday, June 5, at Grace Gardens Ballroom,
6701 Westside Drive. Details to be announced.
Tickets: $100; sponsorships start at $2,000.
Information: 747-8759,[email protected] or minerathleticclub.com.
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.
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 command center or
Sheriffs Office substation. Aged or disable peo-
ple in need of a fan may call 546-2239 or 5330998.

Dial 211 for the El Paso Extreme Weather
Task Force emergency line.
Ladies in Red Scholarship Brunch

Silhouette Civic & Social Club host the fundraising brunch 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 6,
at Centennial Banquet and Conference Center,
Biggs Field, with an inspirational speaker, music,
door prizes, and other entertainment. Ladies
are encouraged to dress in red. Recipients of
the annual high school scholarships will be
announced.
Cost: $25. Information: Sharon Jordan, 2534547.
Fort Bliss
Anyone entering Fort Bliss must have a valid

drivers license, car insurance and registration.
Check beforehand to see which gates are open
to the public. Public access is available through
the Sheridan, Chaffee and Buffalo Soldiers gates
to West Bliss, and Biggs and Old Ironsides gates
to East Bliss.
Friday at The Fire Fort Blisss Freedom
Crossing hosts free live music featuring local

performers 6 to 1 p.m. Fridays, at the outdoor
fireplace. Bands perform 7 to 9 p.m., with DJ
music before and after. Information: 564-5311
or freedomcrossingatfortbliss.com.
May 1: Chris Baker (country)
May 15: ShaVonne (R&B)
May 29: Army Rock Band.
Martini and a Manicure An evening of

pampering for men and women is 4:30 p.m.
Friday, May 8, at the Centennial Banquet and
Conference Center, 11199 Sgt. Churchill on
Fort Bliss. Guests receive one free specialty
martini with purchase of manicure.
Nonalcoholic beverages also available. Cost
$15; ages 21 and older welcome. Information:
744-8427.
Mothers Day brunch The Centennial,
1119 Sgt. E. Churchill Street at East Fort Bliss,

will host its Mothers Day brunch buffet 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 10. Reservations
required; seating is limited. Cost: $21.95
($11.95 for children ages 5-10, and free for
children ages 4 and under). Information/reservations: 744-1171.
ROTC Drill Meet Military Order of the
World Wars, El Paso Chapter, hosts the meet

at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Biggs Park,
11388 Sgt. Maj. Blvd. on East Fort Bliss. All
armed and unarmed ROTC drill teams in the El
Paso County and the surrounding area are
invited to participate. Report no later than
12:30 p.m. at the sign-in tent located at the
park. Information: 755-4038 or
[email protected].
Catholic Women of the Chapel The
CWOC meets 9 a.m. Fridays (except holiday

weekends) at the Religious Activities Center,
Building #449 on Fort Bliss. Meetings consist of
fellowship, saying the rosary, craft making projects or Bible studies. Child care provided free
of charge. This years theme is Works of
Mercy. Information:
[email protected].
Fort Bliss Rod & Gun Club 3730 Roy
Johnson Lane. Rifle and pistol shooting competitions are held almost every weekend. Visitors
can watch for free. Food available at the clubhouse snack bar. To get there: Take Railroad
Drive to Deer; turn right. Information: 5682983 or blissmwr.com/bowandgun.
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A Mothers Day breakfast is 8:15 to 11:15

a.m. Sunday, May 10. Cost: $10( $5 age 5-10;
free age 4 and younger). Reservations required.
Old Fort Bliss Building 5054, 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. Hours are 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; by
appointment only Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 568-4518 or 588-8482.
Club news
LAlliance Franaise dEl Paso The
nonprofit cultural institute, founded in 1964,

promotes French culture and offers francophiles the opportunity to use the French language in a variety of activities. Information:
585-1789, 497-5196 (Spanish), [email protected], afofelpaso.com or on Facebook at
AllianceFrancaiseElPaso.
French Classes for adults, children and conversation classes are Wednesdays; see afofelpaso.org or Facebook for location and schedule.
Singles in the Son - The group develops
friendships among Christian singles ages 30 to

50. Bible study held Tuesday nights. Weekend
events subject to change. All denominations are
welcome. Membership is free. Information:
Andy, 471-1997, [email protected]
or on Facebook.
Saturday, May 2: Dinner and a movie
Sunday, May 3: Mexican Dance
May 2015
Saturday, May 9: Hueco Tanks Hike

Saturday, May 16: Dinner and bowling
Saturday, May 23: Dinner and pool
Saturday, May 30: House Party
A white water rafting trip planned in June,
date to be announced.
La Leche League of El Paso Westside
The nonprofit group, dedicated to providing

education and support to women who want to
breast feed, meets 10:30 a.m. to noon
Thursday, May 7, at Las Palmas Lifecare
Center, 3333 N. Mesa. Accredited by La Leche
League International. Pregnant women and
breastfeeding mothers and their babies and
children welcome. Admission is free.
Information on Facebook at La Leche League El
Paso Westside.
Westside Welcome Club The nonprof-
it group, founded in 1978 as a social, educational and civic organization, is open to both
newcomers and long-time residents.
Information: westsidewelcomeclub.com.
The monthly free friendship coffee for new
and longtime residents is 10 a.m. Friday, May
8, at 601 Skydale. No RSVP necessary.
Information: 587-8641 or 484-8272.
The Gala April Luncheon and Spring Style
Show is 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, at the
Coronado Country Club, with fashions by
Chicos. Cost: $20; reservation required. RSVP:
The annual Bazaar and Craft Fair begins at
10:30 a.m. before the luncheon, with handcrafted items from many of the club members.
Germania Club The Germania Club of

El Pasos monthly luncheon is 11:15 a.m.
Thursday, May 14, at Golden Tee,
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Underwood Golf Course, 3200 Coe on Fort

Bliss. Newcomers welcome. Information,
reservations: 755-5471.
Womans Department Bus Tour The
Womans Department of the Greater El Paso

Chamber of Commerces annual bus tour is 9
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the
UTEP Campus. Meet at the Sun Bowl Parking
Garage. The tour will include the newly dedicated Centennial Plaza and Lhakhang as well as
other new UTEP facilities. Lunch served at the
Centennial Museum. Cost: $25. Reservations:
Betty McDonald, 591-0635
Discover El Paso The nonprofit group,

founded in 1973, is dedicated to promoting
things to do and see in and around El Paso.
Information: discoverep.org.
The monthly luncheon meeting is Tuesday,
May 26, at Radisson Hotel, 1770 Airway.
Information, reservations: 584-3126.
Area attractions
Western Playland The amusement park
Famous Places in
El Paso History
Written & illustrated by
Maria Almeida Natividad
Learn about the history of El Paso

through this engaging picture and activity
book geared for readers of all ages.
The color illustrations, bilingual text,
activity pages and timelines will help you
learn and discover the cultures, heritage and
historical treasures of the El Paso southwest.
Famous Places in El Paso History

can be purchased at the Museum of
History, Galeria del Sol, Ysleta
Mission Gift Shop, Lonnies Framing
and the Hal Marcus Gallery.
For information: 915-203-2309
is at 1249 Futurity Dr. in Sunland Park, N.M.

across from the racetrack. Tickets: $20.45
adult; $15.80, plus tax (pay one price); $5 nonrider admission. Individual ride tickets are
$2.50. Information: (575) 589-3410 or westernplayland.com.
May hours are 2 to 9 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 to
7 p.m. Sundays, plus Monday, May 25.
June hours are 3 to 10 p.m. Saturdays, 3 to 9
p.m. Sundays, and 7 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, beginning June 17.
Wyler Aerial Tramway Texas only
publicly accessible mountain tramway gives passengers a view of Texas, New Mexico and
Mexico from Ranger Peak, elevation 5,632 feet.
Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 12
years and under. Hours are noon to 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Closed Monday through Thursday.
Free Geocaching 101 workshops are 11 a.m.
and noon Saturday, May 23, presented by
Texas Parks an Wildlife.
Last Sunday hikes are 8 a.m. the last Sunday
of the month (May 31). Hikes begin in the
tramways parking lot. Dress for weather, in
sturdy shoes, walking stick and bring water for
all hikes.
Southwest Environmental Center hosts a hike
up Ranger Peak at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 2, as
part of its Back By Noon hike series. Hike is
free; regular tramway cost applies for ride
down mountain. Information: Tricia Snyder
(575) 522-5552.
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.
Indian Cliffs Ranch The working cattle
ranch in Fabens offers a childrens zoo, buffalo,

longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets and
the Fort Apache playground. Its also home to
the famous Cattlemans Steakhouse.
Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattlemanssteakhouse.com.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
1200 Futurity Dr. (at Sunland Park Drive),

Sunland Park, N.M. The copper-domed casino
offers slot machines, and video-machine versions of poker, keno and other games. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through
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Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday; and

10 a.m. to 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunlandpark.com.
Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday.
General admission and parking are free.
Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunlandpark.com.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta

Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is free.
Information: 859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
Native American Dances are performed 11:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
San Elizario Historic District The district 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 Veterans Museum. Most
locations 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.
Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery
430 La Via Road (off NM 28 between

markers 8 and 9), in Chamberino, N.M. Tasting
room open noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through
Monday. Information: (915) 241-4349 or sombraantigua.com.
Free live music on the patio offered 2:30 to 6
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with food truck
most Saturdays; bring a picnic basket Sunday.
Open mic sessions are 6 to 9 p.m. the second
Friday of each month.
A Painting Party To Go with Deana Hicks is
noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2. Cost: $35
cash; $40 charge. This months theme based on
Chile Nights by Deana Hicks. Reservations:
A book a launch by Sylvia Writhe is Saturday,
May 16, with music by AprilTicket.
The 2nd annual celebration of David and
Theresa Birthday is Saturday, May 23, with
music by Chris Baker, Jerry and Ed, Travis
Manning, Vince Alten and others.
Learn how to make a bracelet by Peggy & Eva
and Music by Dora Reyes and Jose Sandoval
Saturday, May 30.
Zin Valle Vineyards 7315 Hwy 28 in
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tastings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through
Monday. Information: 877-4544 or
zinvalle.com.
Free music and wine tasting is 1 to 4 p.m.
selected Sundays featuring local talent. Bring a
picnic.
La Via Winery New Mexicos 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 noon 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.
Ski Apache ZipTour The hour-long zipline adventure at the Alto, N.M. ski resort
begins at over 11,000 feet, spanning 8,900 feet
in three sections, reaching speeds of up to 65
mph. Cost is $65 for adults, $58 children and
senior, $52 military. Minimum age is 10; height
and weight limits also apply. Reservations
required. Information: (575) 464-3633 or skiapache.com.
May 2015
May 7, presenting popular orchestral music

written for the stage and screen.
Young Musicians Recital The finalists
Die Zauberflte Opera UTEP presents
its the opera by W.A. Mozart The Magic

Flute at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday,
and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30-May 3, at
UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. Mozarts last
operatic masterpiece offers stunning music, acting, and fun-filled laughs. Tickets: $12 general
admission ($8 senior, military, students; free for
UTEP faculty and staff). Information: 747-5606
or utep.edu/music.
Celestial Sounds The Las Cruces all-vol-
unteer womens choir performs at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 1, at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701
Missouri in Las Cruces. Directed by Carol Nike
and accompanied by Ji Young Han, the performance features songs of the earth by
Gwyneth Walker, Gjeilo, Tchaikovsky and
more. Admission is free, but $5 donation to
defray expenses is encouraged. Information:
Carol Nike (575) 202-9646.
EPSYOs Young Artist Piano

Competition El Paso Symphony Youth
Orchestras 3rd annual competition is 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 2, at Radford School, 2001
Radford. Pianists ages of 7 to 18 living within
100 miles of the El Paso city limits are eligible
to compete. Information and complete competition rules available online at epsyos.org.
Admission is free. Information: 525-8978 or
epsyos.org.
May 2015
Junior, intermediate and advanced divisions

offered; with grand prize college funds ranging
from $250-$1,000.
LCSO with Natasha Paremski Las
Cruces Symphony Orchestra, directed by

Lonnie Klein, presents guest artist Natasha
Paremski, piano, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3
p.m. Sunday, May 2-3, at NMSUs Atkinson
Music Recital Hall. Selections include
Tchaikovskys Concerto No. 1 and
Symphony No. 4. Tickets: $35, $40 and $45.
Information: (575) 646-3709 or lascrucessymphony.com.
Haunted American Suite Celeste and
Jime Shearer will perform a concert of new

music for French horn, tuba and piano at 7
p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at NMSUs Atkinson
Recital Hall in Las Cruces, in celebration of the
CD release of their latest classical music project. Admission is free. Information: (575) 6462601 or [email protected].
UTEP Department of Music
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. at Fox Fine Arts

Recital Hall. Tickets for most performances are
$5 ($3 seniors, military, non-UTEP students)
and free ages 6 and younger, UTEP students,
faculty and staff). Information: 747-5606 or
utep.edu/music.
Symphonic Winds Wednesday, May 6.
UTEP Symphony Orchestra Thursday,
for this years Young Musicians Competition

will perform in recital 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May
9, at University Presbyterian Church, 244 N.
Resler. Admission is free. The public is invited;
donations welcome. Information: 449-0619 or
epsmf.org.
Timeless Treasures Mesilla Valley
Chorales spring concert is 3 p.m. Sunday, May

10, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Doors open at
2:30 p.m. Tickets: $10. Information: (575) 6472560 or riograndetheatre.com.
EPSYOs Season Finale El Paso
Symphony Youth Orchestras season finale concert is 7 p.m. May 16 at the Plaza Theatre.
Ticket information: 525-8978 or epsyos.org.
New Horizons Symphony The sym-
phony, conducted by Dr. Marianna Gabbi, performs its season finale concert at 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 17, at NMSUs Atkinson Recital
Hall. The symphony consists of 50 musicians
mostly age 50 and above. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 571-4498, (575) 522-1498
or nhsocruces.com.
The program includes Beethovens Symphony
No. 8, Strausss Blue Danube Waltz and The
Emperors Waltz. Guest conductor Dr.
Christopher Hughes, NMSU Director of
Instrumental Studies, will lead the ensemble in
Carl Maria von Webers Overture to Der
Freischutz.
The New Horizons Symphony gives free concerts three times a year, and rehearses at 7
p.m. Thursdays, at NMSUs Band Room.
El Paso Scene
Symphony auditions The El Paso
Symphony Orchestra will hold auditions 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at UTEPs Fox Fine
Arts Recital Hall. Applications due by May 1.
Information: EPSO Personnel Manager LeAnn
Isaac, 637-8144. Audition application, requirements and music available online at epso.org.
Positions open are Concertmaster, Section
Violin, 2nd Oboe/English Horn and Principal
Harp.
The Organ Symposium The sympo-
sium is at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at the

Chapel at Loretto, 1300 Hardaway, for those
wishing to perform solo organ, or organ duets
with trumpet, flute, voice, piano and other
instruments. Program is free. Non-players are
welcome to attend the performance.
Players scheduled include Esteban Alba from
Chihuahua performing three Bach pieces; brass
musicians; and tentative performance by
Hannah and Andrew, the Caauwe children.
Tocando concert EPSOs outreach initiative, Tocando, will host its 2nd annual benefit
concert 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at
Bowie High School Auditorium, 801 San
Miguel. Admission: $5; proceeds benefit the
Tocando Mural Project that will be designed
and painted by the children during their sixweek summer camp this year. Information:
201-9021 or tocandomusicproject.org.
Tocando, in partnership with the Paso del
Norte Health Foundation, is an after-school
program that provides music learning and performing opportunities to elementary school
children. The EPSO is accepting band and/or
orchestra instrument donations for the
Tocando program.
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Gravity El Paso Community College
Dance Departments annual Spring Dance

Concert is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May
1-2, at the Transmountain Forum Theatre.
Faculty and students showcase their works in
Modern, Contemporary and ballroom. Tickets:
$8; available at the door. Information: Rainy
Demerson, 831-2364.
Our Favorites For The Love of Dance
presents its student performance 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 2, at the Plaza Theatre, featuring students from pre-school to adult, in technique performances and a childrens ballet.
4lovedance.com.
Ballet Divertissement Olgas Russian
Ballet School presents a night of ballet at 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 9, at UTEPs Magoffin
Auditorium, with guest dancers from Russia,
Japan and across the United States. Tickets:
$10, $12 and $14; group, student and senior
discounts available. Information:
balletelpaso.com.
Cello Suites El Paso Youth Ballet pres-
ents their spring ballet Saturday, May 9, at

UTEPs Magoffin Auditorium. Showtime and
ticket information: 760-6062, elpasoconservatoryofdance.org or on Facebook.
When Flamenco Speaks Gallegos y
Baile Flamenco, one of the Southwests leading

flamenco troupes, performs flamenco dance,
guitar and song at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at El
Paso Public Librarys Main Branch, 501 N.
Oregon. Presented by MCAD and Texas
Commission on the Arts. Admission is free.
Contra Dance The Southern New
Mexico Music and Dance Societys monthly

contra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, May
15, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle
de Santiago in Las Cruces, with music by Las
Cruces band Little Table Contraband, and
caller is Lonnie Ludeman. The dance begins
with beginners lessons at 7:30 p.m.; no partner
needed. Cost: $6 ($4 youth). Information:
(575) 522-1691 or snmmds.org.
Dance Extravaganza The Las Cruces
Chamber Ballets annual performance is 6 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, May 28-29, at NMSUs
Atkinson Music Recital Hall in Las Cruces.
Tickets: $15 (Ticketmaster). Information: (575)
527-1893 or michelesdanceacademy.biz.
Paso Del Norte Tango Club The club

hosts weekly Argentine Tango Nights with
dance class 8 to 9 p.m. Saturdays at Dancers
Studio, 111 Rio Flor (off Mesa), followed by
Milonga dance party until 11 p.m. Beginners
welcome, partners not necessary. Cost: $7.
Information: 227-8953, 422-3338, pasodelnortetangoclub.com or on Facebook at
TangoEP.
Big Band Dance Club The club spon-
sors dances 8 to 10 p.m. selected Thursdays or

Fridays, at the Court Youth Center, 402 W.
Court, in Las Cruces. Cost: $7 (CD music
nights); and $9 ($7 members) on live music
nights. Information: (575) 526-6504 or bigbanddanceclub.org.
Beginners group dance lesson at 7 p.m. led
by John Giusto; free with paid admission.
Sunland Dance Studio The studio at
1769 Victory Lane, hosts lessons in Tango,

Latin Dance, Ballroom, Salsa and other styles.
Information: (575) 589-0130 or sunlandballroom.com.
Strictly Ballroom Summer Dance Intensive for
grades 9-12 runs June 15-28, with training in
the Nationally Recognized DVIDA Ballroom
Dance Syllabus. Cost: $150 by May 29.
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La Parada The indoor/outdoor monthly

music series is 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, at the
San Carlos Building, 501 Texas. Admission: $5,
ages 18 and older welcome. Information: facebook.com/laparadaep.
La Parada is an ongoing music, art and social
party held the first Friday of the month. This
months even features Rare Individuals, Stan Z
& Idea from Third C.O.A.S.T., Rob Bass,
System A, live art and Jam DCC.
Mesitas Its A Spring Thing The
Mesita PTA will host its 7th annual spring concert 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, on the
Mesita Elementary School lawn, 3307 N.
Stanton, with a concert by FM Junkies, games
and food for sale. All ages welcome. Admission:
$5 ($3 children). Information: 247-7974.
Howling Coyote Coffeehouse The
open mic event is 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, at

Center for Spiritual Living, 575 N. Main, on Las
Cruces Downtown Main Street, following the
monthly Downtown Arts Ramble. Signup
begins at 6:30 p.m. The community event is on
the First Fridays of the month. Free admission
to participants and audience. Information: Bob
Burns, (575) 525-9333 or [email protected].
The Howling Coyote is open to acoustic
musicians, poets, storytellers, and singer/songwriters for material that is family-friendly.
Coffee, soft drinks and snacks available.
Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society
Miller Lite El Paso Blues and Jazz

Festival The two-day music fest is Saturday
and Sunday, May 16-17, at Chamizal National

Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission is free.
Information: 526-0719, [email protected]
or on Facebook at epbluesandjazz.
Saturday is all-blues day, and Saturday is alljazz day; both days feature two indoor workshops at 1:30 p.m. with main stage music 3:30
to 9:30 p.m. at the amphitheater.
Saturdays workshops: Harmonica Master
Class with Mark Hummel at 1:30 p.m., and
Guitar according to Charlie Baty at 2:30 p.m.
Saturdays performers: 24/7 Blues Band,
Austin Jimmy Murphy, Smokin Joe Kubek and
Bnois King, Mark Hummel / Charlie Baty
Combo and Englands Kim Simmonds and
Savoy Brown.
Sundays workshops: Jazz Piano Styles with
Ruben Gutierrez at 1:30 p.m., and El Paso

Youth Jazz Ensemble under the direction of
Marty Olivas and Ricky Malichi at 2:30 p.m.
Sundays performers: Billy Townes and Mike
Hamilton, Marty Olivas & Case Closed,
Chicagos Nick Colionne, Mexico Citys Matias
Carbajal.
Queers through the Years Singing
Out LGBTA Chorus presents a tribute to musicians and songs of the GLBT community at 7
p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 16-17,
at Peace Lutheran Church, 1701 Missouri, in
Las Cruces, featuring the music of Cole Porter,
Elton John, Rodgers and Hart, Broadway hits
from Wicked, Rent and more. Tickets: $10
(free ages 10 and younger); available at door or
at Spirit Winds in Las Cruces. Information:
(575) 640-0816, singingoutlascruces.org or on
Facebook at singingoutlascruces.
The society presents the RG Trio as part of

its monthly concert series at 7 p.m. Sunday,
May 17, at First Christian Church, 1809 El
Paseo in Las Cruces. The trio is composed of
Bob Geitgey, piano; Erik Unsworth, bass; and
Bryon Mutnick, drums. Admission: $8 ($5
members; $1 students with ID). Coffee and
dessert reception is at 6:30 p.m. in the foyer.
Information: Larry Brooks, (575) 640-8752 or
mvjazzblues.net.
Desert Slice Tour Biscuit Roller, The
Colossal Heads and Sluthammer perform 9

p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday, May 18, at Mesa Music
Hall (Electric Banana), 4151 N. Mesa. Doors
open at 8 p.m. Admission: $5. Information:
electricbanana915.com or on Facebook.
Richard Geilwitz The Las Cruces blue-
grass artist and the fingerstyle guitarist will perform a house concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 28, in Las Cruces, with bluegrass artist
Steve Smith. Gilewitz has released seven
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Fandango Concert El Paso Parks and
Recreation hosts an all-day music event with

Mariachi Los Toritos, Dream Merchants Band
(R&B/Motown) and Extremo Tropical (salsa) 1
to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at 201 Isela
Rubalcaba (behind Community College and
Canutillo High School), as part of the departments free Fandango Concert Series. Bring
chairs and a picnic. No alcohol or glass bottled
beverages permitted. Friendly dogs on leash
allowed. Information: 212-1731 or on
Facebook at El Paso Parks and Recreation.
Fronterizmo Vol 2 The audiovisual festival of music art and dance from artists from El
Paso and Juarez is 8 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at
the San Carlos Building, 501 Texas, with music
by Sonido Cachimbo, Aitanire, Lunatic, Boruca
Sound, Space Captains Collective and Sens, and
art by Calavera, ENKS, Carlos Palomares,
Entraas and Arte Callejero Fronterizo.
Admission: $3. Information on Facebook at
Fronterizmo Vol. 2.
Jazz Unlimited Big Band The jazz
band presents its 11th annual concert at 7 p.m.

Sunday, May 3, at St. Marks United Methodist
Church, 5005 Love Road. Featured guest is
2014 Grammy-winning trumpet soloist Steffen
Kuehn of San Francisco. Admission is free;
donations welcome. Information: 637-4569.
Youngsville The indie bands Quest for
Water Tour 2015 is 8 p.m. Friday, May 8, at

Eleanor Rigbys World Pub, 1201 Bob Hope,
promoting their latest album Drought City.
The band performs foot-stomping, high energy,
folk-pop elements with other styles mixed in.
Call for admission: 249-6223 or
rigbysworld.com. Youngville information: (505)
366-1952 or theyoungsville.com.
Abe Mac CD release American Patriots

hosts a CD release for El Paso country artist
Abe Macs new CD Chasing On, at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, at Shadow Mountain Lakes,
17650 Ensley Road. All ages welcome; bring a
chair or blanket. Admission: $5, benefiting local
veterans and American Patriots. Overnight
camping is $5 per carload. Food and drink vendors available. Information: abemacband.com
or amerianpatriotssml.org.
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recordings and entertains with a playing style

laced with sounds of folk, traditional, blues,
Americana, and classical. Reservations required.
Admission: $15 donation. Light snacks provided; BYOB. Information, location:
[email protected].
Gilewitz will host a fingerstyle workshop at
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, at Hubbards
Music and More, 108 Wyatt in Las Cruces.
Cost: $35. Information: (575) 525-8884.
State Line Music Series West Texas
Food Bank and State Line Restaurant, 1222

Sunland Park Drive presents the Rudolph
Chevrolet-Honda-Mazda-Volkswagen outdoor
concert series 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays
through July 1. Admission is free; age 21 and
older welcome. All customers asked to bring
non-perishable food donation or monetary
donation for the West Texas Food Bank.
Information: 581-3371, WTxFoodBank.org or
countyline.com.
April 29: The Os
May 6: Radio La Chusma
May 13: Abe Mac
May 20: Fungi Mungle
May 27: Thieving Birds
June 3: Chuco Soul Project
301 Live El Pasos newest nightlife venue
is at 301 S. Ochoa hosts live music and DJs.

Doors usually open at 9 p.m. Admission is free
before 11 p.m. with RSVP ($5 or more for age
18-20, depending on event) at [email protected]; entrance fee increases after 11 p.m.
Age 18 and older welcome; dress code
enforced. Information: 307-5516 or
301nightlife.com.
Friday, May 1: Gina Torres
Friday, May 8: POPOF
Saturday, May 9: Snails
Friday, May 15: Mark Romboy
Saturday May 16: Mark Knight
Friday, May 29: Nicole Moudaber
Alfresco! Fridays The 2015 season of
free outdoor summer concerts are 6 p.m.

Fridays through Sept. 18, at Convention
Center Plaza. Presented by ElPasoLive.com and
sponsored by FirstLight Federal Credit Union.
No outside food or beverages, or pets allowed.
No concert July 4. Information: 534-0633 or
alfrescofridays.com.
May 1: Azucar (Latin Variety)
May 8: Brown Betty (classic rock)
May 15: Radio La Chusma (Latin reggae)
May 22: Abe Make Band (country)
May 29: Exito (Tejano)
June 5: Rod Crosby & The Intruders (classic
rock)
Cool Canyon Nights The summer
series of free outdoor summer concerts are 6

to 9 p.m. Thursdays May 14-July 30 at
McKelligon Canyon, Amphitheatre. This years
series also offers weekly craft beer specials, a
VIP lounge, food trucks, a photo booth, and
free rides from the base of the canyon from
Casa Nissan. Information: 534-0600 or elpasolive.com, kisselpaso.com or on Facebook at
CoolCanyonNights.
May 14: 80s Night with Prime 80Z
May 21: Soul Night with ShaVonne
May 28: Country Night with TrailerBand &
Joe Barron Band
June 4: Tribute Night with Windy City:
Chicago Tribute
Live Music at Sombra Antigua

Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery, 430 La
Via Road (off NM 28 between markers 8 and
9), in Chamberino, N.M. hosts free live music
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2:30 to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Food

trucks available most Saturdays; bring a picnic
basket Sunday. Information: (915) 241-4349 or
sombraantigua.com.
May 2: Rio Seco Band from 2:30 PM to 6:00
PM.
May 3: The Two of Us
May 9: Chris Baker
May 10: ARDK
May 16: Frontera Jazz
May 17: AprilTicket
May 23: 2nd Annual Celebration of David &
Theresas Birthday with music by Chris Baker,
Jerry & Ed, Travis Manning, Vince Alten and
others
May 24: Frank Zona
May 31: Matt Morgan
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center

122 S. Pueblo Rd. Live music nightly. The
center hosts tribute bands of various genres
each Thursday. Age 18 and older welcome.
Information: 860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment.com.
Metal legends Krokus perform at 5 p.m.
Monday, May 4. Admission is free.
Tumbleweed Saloon The saloon at
1610 Sioux Street hosts live music Fridays. Free

country dance lesson every Wednesday.
An Abe Mac Single Release Party is Tuesday,
May 5.
Texas Country Music Artist of the Year Sam
Riggs and this band The Night People perform
Thursday, May 14, with opening act Joe
Barron Band. Tickets: $5.
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 also
enjoy wine tastings. Bring a picnic. Information:
877-4544 or zinvalle.com.
May 10: Julio Ortiz
May 24: Dusty Low
June 7: Dan Lambert and Double Drum Trio
Sunset Sounds Concert Series Free
music is 7 to 9 p.m. Saturdays through July at

The Fountains at Farah Promenade
Amphitheater, 8889 Gateway West.
Information: 225-3600 or fountainsatfarah.com.
May 16: Broken Dime Band
May 23: Albert and The Cactus Moon
May 30: Performer to be announced.
Sunland Winery 1769 Victory Lane in
Sunland Park, N.M. Information: (575) 5891214. Live Music is 7:30 p.m. Fridays 2 to 6
p.m. Sundays with David Huerta, 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays with Huerta and Lala Ledezma, plus
8 p.m. Thursdays with Ledezma and Team
Havana, and free Latin dance lessons. Free
wine tastings.
Sunland Park Racetrack live music
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, 1200

Futurity Drive, hosts free music at 9.m. on
selected weekends. Age 21 and older admitted.
Information: sunland-park.com.
Ardovinos Live Music Ardovinos
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Dr. in Sunland

Park, hosts live music at 7;30 p.m. every Friday
and Saturday. Information: (575) 589-0653.
Railroad Blues 504 W. Holland, Alpine,
Texas. Most performances begin at 10 p.m.

Admission varies. Information: (432) 837-3103
or railroadblues.com.
May 1: Radio La Chusma
May 7: Texas Renegade
May 9: The Birddogs.
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The Rose of Roscrae: A Ballad of

the West (Frontera Records) Tom
Russell moved to El Paso nearly 20 years

ago, but aside from the occasional concert
here at best once a year or two, hes off the
radar of local music lovers. Unless they happen to be fans of folk/Americana or just brilliant songwriting in general. And while
Russell maintains a home base in the Upper
Valley, most of the time hes performing
across the United States and Europe.
Russells first release after his move to El
Paso was The Man from God Knows
Where, a folk opera based on his own
Irish/Norwegian roots, spanning the times of
his immigrant ancestors to his own youth in
California and finally settling in the
Southwest. Many of his later works have
drawn inspiration from his new home, most
notably his Borderland album.
During the past two decades, Russell had
also been at work on his magnum opus, The
Rose of Roscrae, a 2-disc, 52-track folk
opera that also spans the late 19th and early
20th century. The story centers on Johnny
Dutton, an Irish immigrant turned cowboy
outlaw, and his lifelong love interest, Rose
Malloy. Along the way we meet a cast of
characters including an evangelistic marshal
who chases Dutton, now known as Johnny
Behind-the-Deuce, across North America;
and even Father Damien, the real-life priest
who ministered to the leper colony on the
Hawaiian island of Molokai.
The cast of musicians behind this masterpiece is even more impressive. Besides
Russell, whose gritty voice captures the
hard-tempered passion of the cowboy protagonist, the album features Maura OConnell
as Rose Malloy and dozens of others, including Joe Ely, Dave Olney, Jimmie Dale
Gilmore, Gretchen Peters, Eliza Gilkyson,
Jimmy LaFave, Augie Meyers, Ramblin
Jack Elliott and Ian Tyson. There are recorded pieces from Johnny Cash, Lead Belly,
John Trudell, Walt Whitman and Tex Ritter,
and music by the Norwegian Wind Ensemble
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Sunset Soundtracks El Cosmico vintage
trailer lodge, 802 S. Highland in Marfa, Texas,

presents free live music events on selected
evenings. Showtime is 8 p.m. Information:
(432) 729-1950 or elcosmico.com.
Aesthetic roots rock band Burning Palms
performs Wednesday, May 6.
Run on Sentance featuring crooner Dustin
Hamman performs Thursday, May 14.
Texas blues and soul band Redeye performs
Saturday, May 23.
Husband-and-wife alt folkrock band Shivering
Timbers performs Tuesday, May 26.
Every Other Tuesday Doa Ana Arts
Council hosts a variety of musical performances

6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday at the historic
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, Las
Cruces. Admission is free. Information: (575)
May 12: Young at Heart Chorus
May 26: Richard Gilewitz.
Music in the Park The Las Cruces sum-
mer concert series are Sundays during the

summer. No pets allowed. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 541-2550 or las-cruces.org.
Season usually begins Memorial Day weekend.
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and Swiss Yodel Choir of Bern.

It also would take as many words to
describe the genres of music represented in
The Rose of Roscrae, from haunting Celtic
instrumentals to raucous cowboy songs to
gospel to classic Americana and blues. The
more you try to describe this work, the more
you realize its in a class by itself.
The one warning that should come with the
album: Its not easy listening. My recommendation would be to bring the album
along on your next long driving trip through
the desert, and let it take you on its own journey.
You can find The Rose of Roscrae at
fronterarecords.com, as well as its companion offering, an 82-page program guide with
libretto.
You can also hear some of the music live
May 17 at Tricky Falls, where Russell will
make one his rare El Paso concerts.
Randy Limbird
El Paso by David Keenan A

video of Irish singer/songwriter David
Keenan performing a song about El Paso
recently went viral, but it isnt the El Paso
you would expect.
El Paso is the nickname given to my home
town of Dundalk as it is situated on the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic,
Keenan explained.
In addition to being a viral hit, Keenans
El Paso will be on the soundtrack of the
Texas-made indie Western, Brothers James:
Retribution, about a pair of brothers who
take on the persona of the infamous Frank
and Jesse James.
This song, although obviously written about
the Irish community, could have a similar
appeal to area residents, and Keenans beautifully folky voice is enough to appeal to
people anywhere.
A video of Keenan performing the song is
on YouTube under David Keenan - El Paso
(Live for The Sunday Sessions) or find the
original viral video on YouTube under Irish
Guy (David Keenan) Singing in Taxi.
Lisa Kay Tate
Comedy
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. Closed May 10 for Mothers
Day. Tickets: $6 Wednesday and Thursday,
$12 Friday and Saturday, $8 Sunday; VIP
booths are $10 more; available at
ticketweb.com. Information: 779-LAFF (5233),
laff2nite.com or on Facebook.
April 29-May 3: JC Currais & Chris Cope
May 6-9: Sandman Hypnotist Show
May 20-24: Elliott Threatt
May 27-31: Steve Trevino
Special event appearances are $22.50
Thursday and Sunday, $27.50 Friday and
Saturday; VIP booth seats $10 more per ticket:
May 14-17: Steve-O from Jackass
June 5-6: Pauly Shore, The Weezel.
Frank Caliendo The standup comic per-
forms at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 21, at Inn of the

Mountain Gods Resort and Casino in
Mescalero, N.M. Tickets: $30-$75. Information:
1-877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
Comedy Night at The Red Room

Refried Comedy EP host free standup comics
8:30 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday, at the Red
Room Bar, 317 E Mills. Information: 532-0466
or on Facebook at RefriedElPaso.
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For event tickets sold through Ticketmaster,

call 1-800-745-3000 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,
holdmyticket.com or other ticket websites listed. Unless indicated, prices listed do not
include service charges.
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Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1-3, at El
Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, with an eclectic
mix of jazz, Middle Eastern, Latin, funk and
more. Tickets: $20 general admission; available
online at brownpapertickets.com.
Battle of El Dorado Sports X host the
HCBU (Historically Black Colleges and

Universities) marching band competition at 2
p.m. Saturday, May 2, at UTEPs Sun Bowl
Stadium. Well-known competitive marching
bands will participate in the competition including Alcorn State University, Mississippi Valley
State and Prairie View A&M. Tickets: $30; $20
students and military; $15 age 17 and younger
(Ticketmaster).
Tish Hinojosa The Nashville singer/songwriter and Texas native performs at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, at the Buckhorn Opera
House in Pinos Altos, N.M. as part of the
Mimbres Region Arts Councils Folk Series.
Tickets: $20 ($15 members). Information:
(575) 538-2505 or mimbresarts.org.
Hinojosa is influenced by the traditional
Mexican songs she grew up with, along with
folk and pop from the 1960s to today.
Paquita la del Barrio and Maribel

Guardia The Mexican divas perform at 7
p.m. Sunday, May 3, at UTEPs Don Haskins

Center. Tickets: $25, $35, $49 and $80
(Ticketmaster).
Grammy nominated singer Paquita la del
Barrio is known for her singings of rancheras
and other distinct Mexican musical genres. She
recently recorded with Ricardo Arjona on Ni
tu, Ni yo and on her latest hits Rata de dos
Patas.
Maribel Guardia was elected Miss Costa Rica
in 1978 and began her television career starring
in Mexican telenovelas. Her successful singing
career followed in 1988.
William Florians Those Were the

Days Grant County Community Concert
Association presents the former New Christy

Minstrels singer in a benefit concert for Rotary
Club of Silver City at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at
WNMU Fine Arts Auditorium in Silver City.
Florian will pay a musical tribute to John
Denver, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan,
Peter Seeger and more. Tickets: $15.
Information: gcconcerts.org.
Flosstradamus The electronic music duo

of DJs J2K and Autobot performs at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, at El Paso County Coliseum,
4100 E. Paisano, with guests Gents & Jawns.
Tickets: $20-$25 general admission; $35 VIP
(includes express entry and access to VIP
booth); available via Ticketmaster.
Kinky The Latin alternative band performs

at 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Basement
S7 at Club 101, in support of their MTV
Unplugged album. Tickets: $20 in advance; $25
day of show; available on Eventbrite.com.
Kinky originally formed in the musically
diverse and culturally rich scene of Monterrey,
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Mexico. They won the Latin Alternative Music

Conferences prestigious Discovery Contest in
2001, and have received multiple Latin
Grammy and Grammy nominations for their
unique and innovative blend of electronic and
alternative rock.
Caonazo Bailable Calibre 50 and
Banda Carnaval headline the Latin music event

at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at El Paso County
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano, with La Dinastia
and La Estructura. Tickets: $41.50-$60 general
admission (Ticketmaster).
VIP tables available at 225-4944.
Mary Poppins UTEP Dinner Theatre,
2nd floor Union Building on the UTEP campus,

presents Disneys hit family musical based on
the beloved storybook character through May
17. Show time is 7 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday; non-dinner shows are 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3, 10 and 17. Tickets: $31.50$46.50 dinner shows; $17.50-$27.50 non-dinner matinees. Information: 747-6060 or
utep.edu/udt.
Paramore The alternative rock band
(Anklebiters, Still Into You) presents their

Writing The Future Tour at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre, with special guest Copeland. Tickets:
$42.50 to $72.50 (Ticketmaster).
Wicked Jam Theatricals and El Paso Live
present a return engagement of Broadways

biggest blockbuster May 20-31, at the Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $65-$87.50(Ticketmaster).
Information: 231-1111, or
ElPasoLive.com/Broadway.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday May 20,
Tuesday through Thursday, May 26-28; 2 and
7:30 Thursday, May 21 and Sunday, May 24 and
May 31; 8 p.m. Friday, May 22 and 29; 2 and 8
p.m. Saturday, May 23 and 30.
The musical is directed by Joe Mantello, winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy
and three Tony Awards.
Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls
meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and
very popular. Wicked tells the story of how
these two unlikely friends grow to become the
Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the
Good.
El Paso Live is offers the pre-show Emerald
Garden dining experience in Arts Festival Plaza,
with specially selected entree, complimentary
beverage, post show coffee and desserts, free
parking and more. By reservation only. Call for
reservation/cost: 534-0665.
Neon Desert Music Festival J. Cole,

Kaskade, Passion Pit, Flume and Zo will headline 5th annual music festival May 22-24 on
three stages in Downtown El Paso, from
Cleveland Square to San Jacinto Plaza. Threeday general admission tickets: $119; available
online as well as at WB Liquors, The
Headstand, All That Music, Happy House, The
Pizza Joint and online at ticketfly.com. Threeday VIP tickets available exclusively on the
Neon Desert Music Festival website for $350;
includes complimentary food and drink, event
t-shirt and poster, separate entrance and exit,
access to VIP lounge and more. Information:
neondesertmusicfestival.com or on Facebook
at Neon Desert.
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Other performers include Cypress Hill,

PartyNextDoor, Girl Talk, Slightly Stoopid, GEazy, Antemasque, Toro Y Moi, Earl
Sweatshirt, Ximena Sariana, Big K.R.I.T, The
Drums, Miami Horror, Mala Rodriguez, Tokyo
Police Club, Enjambre, Sohn, Copass: Mexican
Institute of Sound & Toy Selectah, Salva,
Bondax, People Under the Stairs, Los Rakas,
Anna Lunoe, Bas, Kehlani, White Fence, The
Suffers, Will Tilson, Part Time, Eureka The
Butcher, The D.A., Fixed Idea, The Other Half
and Avindale.
A silent disco stage will feature DJs and bands
blasting music directly to headphones all day,
along with food trucks, bars, merchandise, vendors, and live art installations.
The Eagles The legendary rock band The
Eagles bring their History of The Eagles tour

to El Paso Friday, May 22, at UTEPs Don
Haskins Center. Showtime to be announced.
Tickets; $99 to $199 (Ticketmaster).
The Eagles have sold more than 120 million
albums worldwide, including four No. 1 singles
and have won four Grammy awards. Their
Greatest Hits 1971-1975 album sold a record
27 million copies in the United States; Hotel
California sold 16 million. The Eagles already
are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Burlesque on the Rio The local bur-
lesque troupe performs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Friday, May 29, at Club 101/Sector 7, 201 N.
Stanton, with renowned headmistress of the
New York School of Burlesque, Jo Boobs
Weldon and the hysterically entertaining
Mayor of New York City, Jonny Porkpie.
There will also be dancing girls, live music,
magic, drag act and more. Admission: $15.
Information: burlesqueontherio.weebly.com.
Romeo Santos The bachata singer (for-
merly of Aventura) performs at 8 p.m. Friday,

May 29, at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E.
Paisano. His Formula Vol. 1 debut album put
three singles on Billboards Hot Latin Songs
chart, and also garnered a Grammy nomination.
His sophomore album Formula, Vol. 2, became
the best selling Latin album of 2014. Tickets:
$67, $87, $132.(Ticketmaster).
Ministry The industrial metal legends bring

their From Beer to Eternatour to El Paso at 8
p.m. Monday, June 8, at Tricky Falls, 209 E. El
Paso, with special guests My Life With The
Thrill Kill Cult and The Hunger. All-ages show
(16 and older). Tickets: $69.69. Information:
351-9909 Online tickets at trickyfalls.com or
holdmyticket.com.
Steve Earle_ Ballroom Marfa presents
the legendary Texas singer/songwriter Steve

Earle and his band The Dukes at 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 14, at ballrooms Crowley
Theater in Marfa, Texas, with special guests
The Mastersons. Tickets: $30. Information:
(432) 729-3700 or ballroommarfa.org.
Marshall Tucker Band The classic rock

band performs at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at
Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino in
Ruidoso Downs, N.M. with special appearance
by Gleewood. Reserved seating: $25.
Information: (575) 378-4140 or
raceruidoso.com.
Camila The Mexican pop/rock band per-
forms at 8 p.m. Friday, June 26, at El Paso

County Coliseum. The band has won the Latin
Grammy Award for Best Album by a Group or
Duo in 2010 for Dejarte de Amar and Song
of the Year for their hit single Mientes.
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Tickets: $49.50, $69.50, $79.50 and $89.50.

(Ticketmaster).
Texas Showdown Festival The 6th
annual tattoo and music festival is noon to 11

p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 17-19, at El
Paso County Coliseum, with 300 tattoo artists
from around the globe, tattoo competitions,
food and beer garden, and live music. Tickets:
$49.50-$59.50 per day; $150-$165 three-day
pass (Ticketmaster). Age 12 and younger free
with adult admission. Information: 626-4799 or
texastattooshowdownfestival.com.
Fridays headliner is Ice Cube with
Atmosphere, Yelawolf, Futuristic, Lavell Jones,
Rare Individuals and Ramada.
Saturdays headliner is Limp Bizkit, with
Buckcherry, Hollywood Undead, Pop Evil,
Otep, Upon a Burning Body and Pissing Razors.
Sundays headliner is The Offspring, with
Pepper, Iration, DJ Starscream (#0 Sid Wilson
of Slipknot) and Bash.
Dancing With The Stars Live! In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the hit ABC
show presents its Perfect Ten Tour at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 18, at the Abraham Chavez
Theater. Hosted by Dancing with the Stars AllStars champion Melissa Rycroft, the tour features the pro dancers Witney Carson, Valentin
Chmerkovskiy, Artem Chigvintsev, Peta
Murgatroyd, Emma Slater, and troupe dancers
Alan Bersten, Brittany Cherry, Sasha Farber
and Jenna Johnson. Cast subject to change.
Tickets: $32.50, $52.50, $62.50 and $72.50
(Ticketmaster).
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Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo One of

rock and rolls most successful unions brings
their 35th Anniversary Tour to El Paso at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, July 23, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $37-$80(Ticketmaster).
Together, Benatar and Giraldo have 19 Top
40 singles and multiple Top 10 singles.
Benatar is a four-time Grammy winner and
also has three American Music Awards.
Latin Heat Wave 2015 The Latin music

festival featuring J Alvarez, Plan B and De La
Ghetto is 8 p.m. Friday, July 24, at El Paso
County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets:
$45, $65, $80 and $155. VIP area tickets
(standing room only): $250, includes Early
Arrival Special VIP area next to Stage, Lanyard,
Bracelet, Artist T-Shirt and CDS from Plan B
and J Alvarez (Ticketmaster).
Kevin Hart The comic and actor returns
to El Paso for two shows, 7 and 10 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Abraham Chavez
Theatre. Tickets: $57 (Ticketmaster).
Show postponed from Jan. 29.
The Music of The Rolling Stones El

Paso Symphony Orchestra plays tribute to the
British rock legends at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
22, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $30, $45, $60
and $75. Information: 532-2776 or epso.org.
Chayanne The Latin superstar performs
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at El Paso

County Coliseum. Tickets: $57, $97, $142
(Ticketmaster).
Sun City Music Festival The 5th annual

electronic music festival is 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-6, at Ascarate
Park, 6900 Delta. Information: suncitymusicfestival.com or discodonniepresents.com.
Jason Aldean The three-time ACM Male

Vocalist of the Year returns to the region for
his Burn It Down Tour, Friday, Sept. 25, at
NMSUs Pan American Center in Las Cruces,
with special guests Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr
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and Dee Jay Silver. Tickets on sale May

1(Ticketmaster).
Ricky Martin The Puerto Rican megas-
tars One World Tour is 7:30 p.m. Sunday,

Sept. 27, at the El Paso County Coliseum.
Tickets: $49.50-$150 (Ticketmaster).
Disney on Ice: Frozen Disneys most

successful animated film comes to life Oct. 711, at the El Paso County Coliseum, 4100
Paisano. Tickets: $15, $25, $30, $60 and $75
(Ticketmaster).
Hozier The chart-topping artist behind the
hit Take Me To Church performs at 8 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 8, at Abraham Chavez Theatre.
Tickets: $32.50 to $47 (Ticketmaster).
Super Freestyle Explosion Three of
the best known freestyle artists from the 1980s

get together for the Ultimate Old School Jam
at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at UTEPs Don
Haskins Center, with Stevie B, Lisa Lisa and
Taylor Dayne. Tickets: $31.50 and $41.50
(Ticketmaster). Other performers include The

Original Cover Girls, Trinere, Cynthia, Lil Suzy,
Nu Shooz, Freestyle and J.J. Fad.
Ariana Grande The pop superstar per-
forms at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct 15, at El

Paso County Coliseum, with special guest
Prince Royce. Tickets: $27-$67 (Ticketmaster).
Regular tickets currently sold out, but VIP
tickets still available for $292.50, $347.50 and
$692.50.
Mark Anthony & Carlos Vives The

Latin superstars UNIDO2 tour is 9 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30, at UTEPs Don Haskins
Center. Tickets: $54.75, $84.75, $104.75,
$134.75 and $190.25 (Ticketmaster).
Venues & series
Lowbrow Palace 111 E. Robinson.
at the door.
The Convalescence The death metal and
performs Thursday, May 7. Tickets $8/$10.
Acid Mothers Temple The Japanese psychedelic band performs Saturday, May 16.
Tickets $10/$12.
GBH The British street punk band performs Wednesday, May 27. Tickets $15 in
advance; $17 at the door.
The Melvins The metal band performs
Sunday, June 7. Tickets $17/$20.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah The indie rock
band performs Monday, June 8. Tickets
$15/$17.
Jacco Gardner The Netherlands neopsych/baroque pop artist performs Friday, July
3. Tickets $10/$12.
Tricky Falls 209 S. El Paso. All shows are
Doors open at 9 p.m. and age 16 and older

welcome, unless listed otherwise. Tickets are
regularly $3 more for ages 16-20. Information:
356-0966.
Lydia The Arizona indie rocker perform
Saturday, May 2. Tickets $10 in advance; $12
all-ages (16 and older), unless listed otherwise.

Information: 351-9909. Online tickets at trickyfalls.com.
Nightwish The hit Finnish metal bands
2015 North America Tour is 8 p.m. Sunday,
May 3, with Sabaton and Delain. Tickets: $35;
$175 VIP.
Jacob Cade Project The former El Pasoan
and Texas rock and roll artist performs 8 p.m.
Friday, May 8, with The Sam Barlow Band and
Synister. Admission: $5.
In Tune Showcase El Paso Artist Guild
presents a showcase of local bands at 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 10, with Collisions, Dayluta
Means Kindness, communion of thieves, Gila
Monster, Midas Bison and Todoroki. Admission
is free.
Tom Russell The legendary Texas singersongwriter performs at 7 p.m. Sunday, May
17. Tickets: $25-$30.
Nothing The Philadelphia rock band performs at 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, with
Cloakroom, Collisions and Dubois. Tickets: $5.
The Real Sick Tour Chelsea Grin and The
Word Alive co-headline the death metal tour at
6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, with Like Moths
to Flame and Sylar. Tickets: $18 in advance;
$20 day of show.
The Rocketz The psychobilly band performs Friday, May 29, with Sorry About Your
Sister and The Lucky Machetes. Tickets: $7.
Tyler, The Creator The rapper and producer performs 7 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 2,
with special guest Taco. Tickets: $25.
A Man Called Stu The swampy-tonk
band performs at 9 p.m. Thursday, June 4, featuring former Zombie Ghost Train member Stu
Arkoff. Tickets: $5.
Ministry The punk legends bring their
From Beer to Eternatour to El Paso at 8 p.m.
Monday, June 8, with special guests My Life
With The Thrill Kill Cult and The Hungers
brings his solo performance . Tickets: $69.69.
Ceremony The punk band performs at 7
p.m. Tuesday, June 16, with Tony Molina,
Uniform and Communion of Thieves. Tickets:
$12.
Civil Unrest Tour 2015 The heavy metal
tour featuring Kittie and Ill Nino is 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 21, with Motograter, Thira,
Davey Suicide, Lydia Cant Breathe, Darkc311,
Straight Line Stitch, Unloco and Happy
Accidents. Tickets: $25.
Kottonmouth Kings The hip-hop groups
Mile High Tour is 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 12,
with Blaze ya Dead Homie, Scare Dont Fear,
Special Blend, Imperial Sound Clash, C4 and
Nicky Gritts and Chucky Chuck. Tickets: $21.
Socorro Entertainment Center
11200 Santos Sanchez. Doors usually open at 6

p.m. Under age 18 must be accompanied by an
adult. Admission is free ($10 17 and younger)
unless otherwise listed. Tribute bands play each
Thursday at 8 p.m. Information: 860-7777 or
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Metal legends Slayer perform Saturday, May
23. Tickets: $25.
Metal band Whitesnake performs at 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 25.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and

Casino Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8
p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Tickets sold

through Ticketmaster; prices listed do not
include service charge. Information: 1-877-2775677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
Los Tucanes de Tijuana The Tejano band
performs Friday, May 1. Tickets: $40-$100.
Tom Keifer The Cinderella frontman performs Friday, May 15. Tickets: $55.
Chris Young The country star (Lonely
Eyes, The Man I Want to Be,) performs
Thursday, May 28. Tickets: $30-$80.
Thomas Rhett The country singer-songwriter performs Friday, June 5. Tickets: $35$75.
Hinder The American rockers behind the
hits Lips Like and Angel and Take Me Home
Tonight perform Saturday, June 6. Tickets:
$30-$75.
Frank Caliendo The stand-up comic performs Sunday, June 21. Tickets: $30-$75.
Daughtry The popular rock band performs Thursday, July 16. Tickets: $35-$100.
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.

Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickingercenter.com.
Shakespeare The performance by Imago
dei Academy is 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
Jazz and Tap The presentation by
Academy of Ballet is 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9.
Cinderella Academy of Ballets version of
the classic fairy tale is 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, May 15-16.
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts
Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about 12

miles north of downtown Ruidoso).
Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872
or spencertheater.com.
Pre-show buffets are served at 6 p.m. for
some shows; cost is $20.
Starship featuring Mickey Thomas The
legendary rock band, featuring the original
frontman, performs at 7 p.m. May 9. Tickets:
$39-$75.
Sing It From The Mountain Top A night
of gospel music is 8 p.m. Saturday, May 23.
The concert features Susie McEntire; Jack &
Deb Stone & the Top Shelf Band; and Jimmy
Bursons Texas in the Swing Band.
Asleep at the Wheel starring Ray Benson
The Texas swing legends perform at 8 p.m.
Friday, May 29. Tickets: $39-$60.
Benson will take part in the Spencer Benefit
Golf Tournament at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 28,
at Inn of the Mountain Gods. Cost: $125.
AlwaysPatsy Cline Roswell
Community Little Theatre presents the captivating musical play at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 6.
The play features a live band and 27 of Clines
greatest hits. Tickets: $29-$45.
Dali Ballet Companys Momentary Lapse of
Reason The original contemporary dance
spectacular is 7 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 12-13, featuring the music and
lighting of Pink Floyds progressive rock masterpiece. Proceeds benefit the Dali Ballet
Company. Tickets: $35.
Jambalaya Jass Tulsa-based New Orleans
Jazz-style band performs at 8 p.m. Saturday,
June 27. Tickets: $39-$55.
The annual Taste of the Spencer fundraiser is
6 p.m. Saturday, June 20. Tickets: $60.
May 2015
All phone numbers listed are in Juarz.
Centro de Convenciones Las Anitas
Waterfill zone. Information: 6821486 or

6820693. Megastar Julion Alvarez performs at 9
p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 28-29.
Concert is sold out.
Academia Cervantes Singer Pepe
Cervantes performs songs from Mexico and

various other countries at 8 p.m. the last
Saturday of the month (May 30) at Martlub
Sports Center pool area, Tecnologico Avenue
(two blocks south of Galeria Tec). Admission:
100 pesos. Bring your own beverage and food.
CESANAH Segovia 2 street, Fracc. Del
Emir. In back of Coloso Valle Mall, enter on

Montebello. Opening at 6 p.m. Friday, May 1:
Collective art exhibit artists Matias Solis, Jesus
Valencia, Perla Jimenez and Karina Apodaca.
Free admission.
Bonsai Caf The caf-gallery (formerly
Rincon de Ana Lucia) is at Blvd Tomas

Fernandez 8215-2A (lower level in front of
Torres Campestre building). All events are free.
Beverages and light food menu sold. Special
events are 6 p.m. Saturdays:
Tango Night, May 2.
Womens Literature Talk, May 23.
Youth talk, May 30.
Estadio Jaime Canales Lira Av. Vicente

Guerrero at Gregorio M. Solis (near Cordova
Bridge).
Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga performas with 3BALLMTY and Rogelio Martinez at
8 p.m. Saturday, May 2. 100 and 450 pesos.
Singer Edith Marquez performs at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 16. Tickets: 200 to 400 pesos.
Panteon Rococo and five other rock bands
perform at 8 p.m. Friday, May 22. 150 pesos.
Advance tickets at donboleton.com. Tickets
sold at the door day of concert.
Teatro de la Nacion Costa Rica street
at 20 de noviembre. The play La Historia del

Zoologico is performed at 6 and 8 p.m.
Saturday, and 4 and 6 p.m. Sunday, May 2-3.
Admission is 100 pesos.
Universidad Cultural Simona Barba
6100 (at Valentin Fuentes). The 2nd annual

Culinary Fest begins at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
Wine, beer and tequila samples, farmers market, food from 18 countries and a chocolate
fair. Admssion: 160 pesos.
Cibeles Convention Center Av.

Toms Fernndez 8450, Zona Campestre.
Political analyst, writer and university professor Denise Dresser will give a lecture on citizens review of legislators at 6 p.m. Thursday,
May 7. Admission is 70 pesos.
Mothers Day Brunch is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday, May 10. Buffet with live music. Cost is
170 pesos (85 pesos for under age 10). Early
arrival recommended.
Alianza Francesa de Cd. Jurez - Calle

Tlaxcala #2644 Col. Margaritas (at Ignacio
Ramirez). Admission is free. Bring a cold dish
or beverage to share at the following events.
Photography exhibit by Luis Angel Salazar is 7
p.m. Friday, May 8.
Cinema Club presents French movie with
Spanish subtitles at 7 p.m. Friday, May 22.
14th anniversary of Alianza Francesa will be
May 2015
celebrated at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23. Live

music.
Information: 656 639 11 00.
Moroccos - Inside Jardines Carta Blanca,
Reforma at Peru.
El Bebeto y su Banda Patria Chica performs
at 8 p.m. Friday, May 8, along with three other
groups. Admission: 150 pesos.
Platanito (adult clown) show is 8 p.m. Friday,
May 18, and also features a cabalgata group.
Tickets are 225 to 500 pesos, sold at donboleton or booths the day of show.
Museo del INBA - Circuito Jose Reyes
Estrada, Zona Pronaf. Admission is free.

Opening at 7 p.m. Friday, May 8: Ser o no
Sur, a collective exhibit by Argentinean artists
who live or have lived in Mexico.
Showing all month: De Ida y Vuelta, an
exhibit of contemporary design.
Centro Cultural Paso del Norte - Av.

Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the
Red Cross. Information: 1730300 or
ccpn.com.mx (Facebook: ccpnteatro). Tickets
for many events sold at donboleton.com, and
the centers box office.
The University Symphony performs The
Orchestras Role at the Movies at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 9. Admission is 70 to 180 pesos.
The play Ausencias . ...y a ti. como te marco
el pasado? with Catalina Lopez and Fran Meric
is 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 12. Tickets are 150 to
250 pesos.
The play La Dama de Negro, a supernatural thriller, is at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, May
15. Tickets are 200 to 400 pesos.
La Familia de Diez, based on the television
show, is at 6 and 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 19,
starring Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo and others.
Tickets are 200 to 400 pesos.
Amigos de la Fundacion Mascareas presents
Klaus Mayer Big Band in a gala Sinatra tribute at
8 p.m. Saturday, May 30, as its final Matices
Culturales of the season. Tickets: 120 pesos.
Information: 612-4075. In El Paso: 544-5118.
Web: fmascarenas.org.
The museum features 120 permanent interactive exhibits. Exhibits include opportunities to
explore the origins of life, the formation of the
planets, how the deserts were formed, paleontology, history and heritage and traditions, with
a focus on art and expression.
Downtown Jurez Tours Jurez bus

tours are offered Mondays through Saturdays,
leaving at 11 a.m. from El Paso Saddleblanket ,
6926 Gateway East, in El Paso and returning at
3 p.m. Cost is $12 round trip. Guided tour of
downtown Jurez available, or visitors can take
a self-guided tour. Attractions on the tour
include Martinos Restaurant, the Kentucky Bar,
various historic buildings, shopping centers,
Jurez history museum (old Customs House)
and more. Information: (El Paso) 307-4210.
Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera
(MUREF) Old Customs House, Zona
Centro, Av. 16 de Septiembre at Ave. Jurez.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Information: muref.org, inah.org or
Facebook.
Various events are planned 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, to commemorate the 1911 Battle of Jurez, which was a
decisive victory for Mexican revolutionary
forces.
Bazar Del Monumento The weekly
bazaar is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays at the

Benito Jurez Monument downtown, Vicente
Guerrero and Constitucion Avenues. Art,
antiques, books and more sold and traded. The
event also features live music.
Jurez correspondent Walter Schaefer
2 022988 ([email protected] or
[email protected])
Parque Central Poniente The park is

on Av. Technolgico at Pedro Meneses.
Nationally renowned Christian singer Maria del
Sol performs a Mothers Day concert at 11
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10, in the
Gimnasio del Colegio de Bachilleres. Enter on
south side of park. Free admission.
Auditorio Benito Jurez Ignacio
Ramirez and Vicente Guerrero, near Parque

Borunda. The childrens theater production of
Minions is at 12:30, 3 and 5 p.m. Sunday,
May 17. Admission is 100 to 200 pesos.
La Rodadora The interactive childrens
museum is in the citys Parque Central. Hours

are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays
and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: 65 pesos (around $5). Information:
52-656-558-2415 or larodadora.org.
New at the museum: Explora, which provides a tablet on which to see real prehistoric
scenes (included with admission).
Beginning May 15 at the 3D Theater:
Walking Among Dinosaurs. Theater admission: 30 pesos ($2.50 US). Theater/museum
combo is 79 pesos ($6.25 US). Family package
is 299 pesos.
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baseball team hosts home games at Southwest

University Park on Santa Fe Street in
Downtown El Paso. Tickets: $5 lawn seating;
reserved seats begin at $8 in advance; $10 at
the gate, plus $1.50 convenience fee.
Information: 533-BASE or EPChihuahuas.com.
Fireworks Spectacular Games are May 9, 16
and 30.
Home Games:
May 8-11: Las Vegas 51s; 7:05 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, 1:05 p.m. Sunday, 6:35 p.m.
Monday
May 16-19: Fresno Grizzlies; 1:05 p.m.
Sunday, 6:35 p.m. Monday and 11:05 a.m.
Tuesday. Team poster giveaway May 17, and
Drawstring bag giveaway (May 19).
May 29-June 1: Iowa Cubs; 7:05 p.m. Friday
and Saturday; 6:05 p.m. Sunday, 6:35 p.m.
Monday. ZOOperstars perform May 29, Light
Switch Plate giveaway May 31. Cancer
Survivors Night June 1.
June 2-5: Omaha Storm Chasers; 6:35 p.m.
Tuesday through Thursday, 7:05 p.m. Friday.
Tejanos baseball The EPCC Tejanos
final home games are against Western Texas

College noon Friday and Saturday, May 1-2, at
the Valle Verde Campus Baseball Field, off
Hunter. Admission is free. Information: 8312275. All games are doubleheaders.
Special Olympics Spring Games The
Area 19 2015 Spring Games main events are 8

a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Burges High
School, 7800 Edgemere. Events include basketball, track and field, motor activities. The
Athlete Village will feature different games,
music and entertainment. Admission is free.
Information: 533-8229 or sotx.org.
Opening Ceremonies are 6:30 p.m. Friday,
May 1, at Burges High School, featuring recognition of athletes, sponsors, coaches and other
volunteers. A Victory Dance follows.
Semi-pro football El Pasos semi-pro
football teams play all games on Saturdays.

El Paso Armor and the Las Cruces Kings play
at 6:30 p.m. May 2, at Oate High School,
5700 Mesa Grande, Las Cruces. Admission is
free. Information: facebook.com/lascruces.kings
El Paso Seminoles host the West Texas
Scorpions at 2 p.m. May 2 at Burges High
School stadium. Tickets are $10 ($7
military/students; free for age 10 and under).
Information: El Paso Seminoles on Facebook.
Order On The Border The fitness
competition to Benefit the El Paso Sheriffs

County Explorers Program is Saturday, May 9,
at Crossfit Convey, 12708-A Montana.
Beginner, Intermediate and RX divisions.
Registration begins at 7 a.m. Cost is $50 for
participants, advance signup required.
Spectator admission is $1. Information: 2575085 or crossfitconvey.com.
Pecos League baseball The New
Mexico and West Texas leagues 2015 season

runs May 13-July 27. Teams include the
Alpine Cowboys, Roswell Invaders, White
Sands Pupfish and the Las Cruces Vaqueros.
Information, schedules: (575) 680-2212 or
pecosleague.com.
Professional boxing Onetime IBO and

two time IBF Bantamweight World Champion
Joseph King Kong Agebko of Ghana will face
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off against Juanito Rubillar at 7 p.m. Saturday,

May 16, at Southwest University Event
Center, 6500 Montana. Tickets start at $25;
available at ticketforce.com.
2015 USBC Open Championships
The national sports event continues through

July 12, at El Paso Convention Center, One
Civic Center Plaza, hosted by the U.S. Bowling
Congress. Participation open to all USBC members. Last day of team competition is July 11.
Information: bowl.com/openchamp/
Ruidoso Downs Horse Racing The
track and casino is off U.S. 70 in Ruidoso

Downs, N.M. The live racing season runs
Memorial Day weekend, May 22-25, through
Labor Day weekend with the running of the All
American Futurity Monday, Sept. 7. Regular
post time is 1 p.m. Fridays through Sundays;
times vary on Trial Race days. Grandstand
admission and parking are free, except for
select weekends. Turf club reservations are
$20. Information: (575) 378-4431 or raceruidoso.com.
Memorial Day Hang-Gliding Fly-In -
The 33rd annual fly-in is Saturday through

Monday, May 23-25 at Griggs Sports
Complex/Dry Canyon, Alamogordo. Several
hang-gliding pilots will ride the thermals above
Alamogordo at the Rio Grande Soaring
Associations spring fly-in. To watch them, head
for the landing zone at the Griggs Sports
Complex (Florida Ave. and Fairgrounds Road).
Call for details: 1-800-826-0294 (Alamogordo
Chamber of Commerce) or rgsa.info.
El Paso Roller Derby El Paso Roller
Derbys Tex Pistols next home game is 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 30, at Nations Tobin Park, 8831
Railroad, vs. the PPDD Slamazons of Colorado
Springs. Ticket information: [email protected] or on Facebook.
Fit Expo Supplement Xpress host the fit-
ness and bodybuilding expo Saturday, May 30,

at Socorro Entertainment Center, 11200
Santos Sanchez. with the Thompson Muscle
Contest, International Championships body
building, physique, figure bikini and fitness
national qualifier, Atomic Throwdown and
Goliath Powerlifting Classic. Doors open at 9
a.m.; championship finals at 6:30 p.m. Tickets:
$25 prejudging general admission; $40 championships. VIP tickets for both prejudging and
championships are $50. Information/registration: supplementxpress.com.
Sun City Roller Girls The Roller Girls
bouts are held at 6 p.m. the last Sunday of the

month at El Paso County Coliseums Judging
Arena, 4100 E. Paisano. May 31: Chuco Town
Chulas vs. Las Catrinas. Tickets: $10 ($7 with
military ID; free ages 12 and younger).
Information: suncityrollergirls.com.
Bicycling
SRAM Tour of the Gila Bike Races

The 29th annual stage bicycle races are April
29-May 3 in Silver City, N.M. More than 500
athletes compete in professional and amateur
bicycle races ranging from 168 to 340 miles in
length, including three road races, and individual time and mens and womens criterium
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races. Thousands of dollars in cash prizes

offered. Registration fees: $140-$175, depending on category. Information: (575) 388-3222
or [email protected]. Entry
forms available online at tourofthegila.com.
El Paso Bike Month In celebration of
May as National Bike Month, El Paso Bike

Month offers events all month. Information:
elpasobikemonth.com. Events include:
T-Shirt Ride Party The El Paso Bike
Month kick-off event begins at 7 p.m. Friday,
May 1, at Proper Printshop, 800 Montana, with
ride beginning at 7:30 p.m.
$10 donation for t-shirt. Live music, BYOB.
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market
Kids and family rides will be offered most
Saturdays in May at the market, 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. in the Union Plaza District along Anthony
Street, downtown El Paso. May 2 will be a
Kidical Mass ride. May 16 will be a Ride for
Reading. Other events, including bike safety
and nutrition events, are planned.
Hell Paso Zombie Bicycle Club Rides The
club sponsors fast, challenging night rides beginning 7:30 p.m. each Monday at Union Plaza,
downtown El Paso.
Bike to School Day is Wednesday, May 6.
Cyclofemme Mothers Day Ride. Meet at 10
a.m. Sunday, May 10, at Goat House Caf, 820
N. Mesa. CycloFemme is a socially driven
grass-roots celebration of women on bikes.
Easy, slow paced bicycle ride, friendly for all
ages and levels. The group will return to the
caf for sweet bread, coffee, and social.
Information: 841-7330, or cyclofemme.com
Historical Mission Bicycle Ride is 9 a.m. to
noon Sunday, May 17, beginning at Ysleta Del
Sur Pueblo Educational Center, 11200 Santos
Sanchez. Velo Paso Bicycle Pedestrian Coalition
with host a moderate-paced ride that will go to
the Presidio Chapel of San Elizario and back. At
9 a.m. will be a history presentation given by
Rick Quezada, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo language
instructor. Open to ages 12 and older. Helmets
required. Free. Information: 472-0985
Ride of Silence The annual commemoration of cyclists who have been injured or killed
on public roadways is at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
May 20, Union Plaza Park in downtown El
Paso. The Ride of Silence is a free ride that asks
its cyclists to ride no faster than 12 mph, wear
helmets, follow the rules of the road and
remain silent during the ride. There are no
sponsors and no registration fees.
Critical Mass El Paso The cycling event is
the last Friday of each month, beginning at 7
p.m. in Union Plaza Park in downtown El Paso.
The informal ride is open to riders of all styles
and bikes. The May 29 ride will be the closing
event of the 2015 El Paso Bike Month.
El Clsico Bicycle Race The first-ever

event offers road, criterium and sprint race
Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3. Information:
elclasicorace.com.
The 45-mile road race will begin at 2 p.m.
Saturday at San Jacinto Plaza, Downtown El
Paso. There will be a couple of checkpoints
along the route through the valley before arriving in Las Cruces. The race will end at the 3rd
Annual Blazin Beerfest in Downtown Las
Cruces. Cost: $5.
Sundays criterium begins at 4 p.m. in downtown Las Cruces. Sprints begin at 6 p.m. Crit
goes through Main and Church Streets. 30 minutes of riding; lapped participants are elimination; then 10 laps after the 30 minutes. Sprints
start at Rio Grande Theatre. Event includes
music and food trucks.
May 2015
El Paso Bicycle Club - All rides are free and

open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com or meetup.com/elpasobicycleclub. Repeat riders are
encouraged to become a member of the club;
dues are $18 a year or $25 per family ($30/$40
for two years). Join at elpasobicycleclub.com.
See website calendar for weekend rides schedule.
Beginner Intermediate Group training program meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at River Run
Plaza, 1071 Country Club. A brief lesson on the
basics of cycling and group riding is followed by
a 12-15 mile ride in the Upper Valley. All levels
of riders welcome, and participants can join for
any or all B.I.G. lessons and rides. Information:
[email protected]. See website for specific
topics and also B.I.G. handouts.
Wednesday night rides, a tradition for over
20 years, are leaderless rides of 18-22 miles
beginning at 5:45 p.m. from River Run Plaza,
1071 Country Club; and6 p.m. from Rio Plaza,
6205 Upper Valley Rd (at Artcraft). The
favorite route is a loop to Gadsden H.S.
Optional dinner afterward at Hello Pizza, 1071
Country Club Rd.
Thursday night leaderless Ninja Rides begin
at 5:45 p.m. leaving from Crazy Cat at I-10 and
Redd, riding the I-10 rollers to OHara Road
and back, 22 miles, 20+ mph.
A Ride for Mom The Eastlake Lions Club

offers its 3rd annual 22-mile bicycle ride and
2.5-mile family fun ride Saturday, May 9, at Oz
Glaze Senior Center, 13969 Venny Webb in
Horizon City. Rides leave from Corky
Corcoran Park at Venny Webb and Rodman.
The 22-mile ride beginning at 9 a.m. Route is a
loop from Horizon Blvd. to Gateway back to
Horizon City. Cost is $25. The fun ride is in the
area near the park. Cost is $40 per family, up
to 4, age 10 and above. Proceeds benefit the
Texas Lions camps for disabled children. All
pre-registrants receive a t-shirt. First 25 registrants May 9 get a goodie bag. Information:
Fred Lopez at 799-8184 or Judi Verslype, 5812994.
Tour of El Paso EP Cyclists 2nd annual
Time Trial Criterium and Road Race are
Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17.
Time Trials begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at
McKelligon Canyon. Riders climb the 2.5-mile
course separated by 30-second start times.
Criterium events begin at 10:35 a.m.
Saturday on Global Reach. Races are 45 to 60
minutes on a 1.8 mile circuit.
Road Races of 35, 65 and 72 miles begin 8
a.m. Sunday at Cattlemans in Fabens.
Mens categories are Cat P/1/2/3, Cat 4, Cat
5; Masters 45+ (Cat 2-4); Womens categories
are Cat P/1/2/3 and Cat 4. Juniors category for
age 16 and under.
Cost: $20 for Time Trial, $25 for Criterium
and $35 for Road Race. Omnium cost (all three
events) is $65. Junior entry fees are $10, $10
and $15, or $25 for Omnium. One-day license
for those who do not have USAC license is
$15. Information epcyclists.com. Online registration at usacycling.org.
Registration deadline is 1 p.m. May 15. Late
fee of $10 May 10-15. No race day registration.
Tuesday night rides begin at 7 p.m. at 3029

Montana. Explore downtown streets and parks.
8-10 miles, 45 minutes. Easy pace for beginners
and intermediates. Couple-friendly.
Check website for other road and mountain
bike rides, and monthly free repair class.
Golf
Junior Womans Club Golf

Tournament The 13th annual Spring
Swing tournament benefiting local charities is

8 a.m. Friday, May 1, at Painted Dunes Golf
Course, 12000 McCombs. Sign-in and continental breakfast begins at 7 a.m. Lunch follows
tournament Information/registration: 494-2293
or [email protected].
WestStar Candlelighters Tee-Off

The 10th annual Candlelighters Golf
Tournament begins at 1 p.m. Friday, May 1, at
Painted Dunes, 1200 McCombs. Four-man
scramble format; best ball. Registration begins
at 11:30 a.m. Cost: $200 per player; $800 per
team. Information: 544-2222, ext. 206 or candlelighterselp.org.
Dinner and Awards Banquet is 6 p.m. Tickets
available at all WestStar Bank locations or at
544-2222.
T or C Golf Tournament The Open
Golf Tournament is Saturday and Sunday, May

2-3, at Truth or Consequences Municipal Golf
Course as part of the annual Truth or
Consequences Fiesta. Cost: $100 per player.
Information: (575) 894-2603.
Dan McKinney Golf Tournament El

Paso Mortgage Bankers Association hosts its
annual Scholarship Fund benefit tournament 1
p.m. Friday, May 8, at Painted Dunes Desert
Golf Course. Cost: $425 team (four person
scramble). Information: epmba.net.
First Tee Benefit Tournament First
Tee of Greater El Paso hosts its 2nd annual

fundraising golf tournament Friday, May 8, at
Butterfield Trail Golf Club, 1858 Cottonwoods.
Information: [email protected] or firstteegreaterelpaso.org.
Ronald McDonald House Golf

Tournament The Ronald McDonald
House of El Paso will host its 23rd annual Golf

Tournament May 18, at Coronado Country
Club, 1044 Broadmoor. Registration: $250 per
person ($500 two-person teams). Sponsorships
available. Event time, information: 542-1522 or
rmhcelp.org.
The annual dinner and auction, Blazin
Saddles is Sunday, May 17, at Coronado
Country Club; reservations required. Tickets:
$40 ($400 table for ten).
The tournament and dinner is Ronald
McDonald Houses biggest fundraising event
each year.
Edwards-Zoology Golf Championship
The annual championship golf event is

Saturday and Sunday, May 23-24, at Ascarate
Golf Course, 6900 Delta. Championship and
senior championship, as well as ladies division,
flighted mens divisions and a junior division featured. Information: 772-7381 or agcagolf.org.
Spencer Golf Tournament The
Spencer Theaters 9th annual benefit golf tournament, featuring celebrity player Ray Benson
of Asleep at the Wheel, is 7 a.m. Thursday,
May 28, at Inn of the Mountain Gods
Championship Course, in Mescalero, N.M.
Shotgun start at 8 a.m. Scramble format, followed by lunch and awards ceremony All proceeds benefit childrens programming at the
Spencer. Participation open to the public. Cost:
$125; deadline is May 22. Information/registration: (575) 336-4800 or spencertheater.com.
Recreational sports
El Paso Senior Games City of El Paso
Parks and Recreation Departments annual

games for those age 50 and older run through
May 13 at various locations, Sponsored by
United Healthcare, Urgent Care Home Heath
Inc. and Universal Vein Center. All participants
have a chance to qualify for the Texas State
Senior Games. Registration: $15 for two
events, plus $5 for each additional event; $45
for all events. Information, registration: 5440753 elpasotexas.gov/parks.
Track and Field is 8 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at
Montwood High School, 12000 Montwood.
Games conclude with an awards banquet at 6
p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at Hilos de Plata
Senior Center, 4451 Delta. Cost: $6.
Sun City Junior Masters tennis tournament Greater El Paso Tennis Associations
tournament is Saturday through Monday, May
9-11, at EPISD Tennis Center, with some
matches held at Coronado High School, Tennis
West Racquet Club and El Paso Tennis Club.
Matches begin at 8 a.m. each day. Information:
usta.com (tournament # 75000015).
Franklin Mountain Gun Club NRA

High Power Rifle matches are 9 a.m. the second Sunday of the month (May 10, June 14),
at Fort Bliss Bow and Gun Club, Range 9.
Several matches at varying distances planned.
Entry office opens for registration at 8:30 a.m.
Fee: $15. Information: Dale Berry, 503-7244.
Garand matches held on fifth Sundays of the
month (May 31).
To get there: Take Railroad Drive to Deer;
turn right.
Fitness at the Park El Paso Parks and
Recreation Special Events hosts free fitness

classes 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 and
27 at Eastwood Park (Album), 3001 Parkwood.
Classes offered by the instructors of Step
Aerobics, Zumba, Aerobics, Fitness and
Nutrition tips. Information: 212-1731 or 2121732.
Motor sports
El Paso Speedway Park 14851 Marina

(off Montana 7 miles east of Loop 375).
Please see Page 25
EP Cyclists The bicycle group offers rides
for all levels. Weekend rides offer options of

various paces and distances. Starting times and
locations are posted at facebook.com/epcyclist.
For more information: Manny Valadez, 8612311 or epcyclists.com.
Ride Your Bicycle El Paso Chucks

Bicycle Repair, 3029 Montana, hosts rides free
of charge. Information: 791-2006, or chucksbicyclerepair.com. Helmets required for all rides.
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epspeedwaypark.com.
Regular season races are 7:45 p.m. Friday.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. General admission:
$10 (free for age 10 and under). Family pack:
$25 (two adults and four children under 16).
Pit passes: $30.
May 1: Free Koozie night
May 8: Ladies Night, $5 grandstand all
women
May 15: Military Night, $5 grandstand all
active duty military with ID
May 22: Salute to Indy
May 29: 25 hot dogs
June 5: 50s night, $5 grandstand everyone in
50s costume.
Southern New Mexico Speedway 11

miles west of Las Cruces exit 132, off I-10.
Information: 575-524-7913 or
snmspeedway.com. Weekly racing at 7:45 p.m.
Saturdays. Gates opens at 5:30 p.m.
El Paso Motorplex The drag strip is at
13101 Gateway West, (east of El Paso at I-10

off Clint exit #42). Information: 887-3318 or
elpasomotorplex.com.
Test and Tune begins at 7 p.m. Fridays.
Entry fee is $20; spectator admission is $5.
Upcoming drag racing events are May 9 and
June 6. Sand Drag races are May 30.
Arroyo Seco Raceway The Southern
New Mexico track is located off Hwy 549, off

I-10 at the Akela exit. Information: (575) 5443440 or arroyosecoraceway.com.
Tularosa Speedway The dirt racing

track in Tularosa, N.M. is 4 miles north of town
at 8364 U.S. 54. Information: (575) 539-3607
or Facebook.
Runs and walks
Krispy Kreme Challenge The 4-mile
run is 8 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at Krispy

Kreme, 9030 Dyer. Runners are challenged to
run to the two-mile mark, eat one dozen
donuts (optional) and return to the finish line.
Refreshments at the finish line. Cost: $25
(whether or not you eat donuts). Late registration (May 1-2): $30. Information: Chris Rowley,
478-5663. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
NMSU Fiesta Fun Run The 5K Fun Run
is 11 a.m. Sunday, May 3, along Healing

Waters Trail, in Truth or Consequences, N.M.,
in conjunction with the of the annual T or C
Fiesta. Registration begins at 9 a.m.
Registration: $40; team discount offered; free
for youth 15 and younger with registered adult.
Information:(575) 894-2375.
Total Mud Rush The Fun Mud Run and
Mud Run Challenge is Sunday, May 3, at

Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta, with 30 boot camp
style obstacles. Waves start every 15 minutes
from 9 to 11 a.m. Cost: $45; $35 per participant for teams of four or more; $80 per couple. Price increases day of event. Mud run
Challenge entry is $50 (winner receives
$1,000). Information: 217-4363 or totalmudrush.com.
Knights 5K4PK The competitive 5K Run
and 1- mile castle walk is 8 a.m. Saturday, May

9, at Hanks High School, 2001 Lee Trevino
(parking lot near softball field on Anise). The
event is in remembrance of Danny Pecquete to
benefit Rio Grande Cancer Foundation.
Registration: $20 ($15 per member for teams
of 10 or more). Race day registration: $25.
May 2015
Information: 881-4590. Online registration

through May 5 at
raceadventuresunlimited.com.
The Color Dash-El Paso The paint run

benefiting Child Crisis Center of El Paso and
Paso del Norte Childrens Development
Center is 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9, at
Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta. Billed as The
Worlds Brightest 5K, the 3.1-mile untimed
run (or walk) involves participants being
splashed with different colors (dyed cornstarch)
along the way.
Packet pickup begins at 7 a.m. Cost: $40 ($35
per person for team members. Family rates
available. Online registration at
thecolordash5k.com.
Armed Forces Day Triathlon The 5th

annual triathlon event is 7 a.m. Saturday, May
16, at Fort Blisss Aquatics Training Center.
Registration: $65 ($10 active duty) through May
13. Late registration after is $75 ($20 active
duty). Information: blissmwr.com.
Wicked Wine Run The 5K run and 1K

Tasting Walk is Saturday, May 16, at La Via
Winery, 4201 Hwy 28 in La Union, N.M. Gates
open at 3:15 p.m., with 5K run at 5:30 p.m.
and 1K tasting walk at 6 p.m. with four wine
stations. Cost: $45 for each event; $70 for
both. Team discount available. Information:
Davis Unlimited Sports Training, (512) 7919468 or [email protected]. Online
registration at wickedwinerun.com.
Awards offered for top finishers as well as for
most outrageous costume.
Volunteers age 21 and older are sought to
help with the event; includes free wine, a meal,
t-shirt and more. Those interested in volunteering may call (512) 791-7824.
Braden Aboud Memorial Run The

9th annual 5K run and 5K/1-mile fun run/walk
benefiting the Braden Aboud Memorial
Foundation begin at 8 a.m. Sunday, May 17, at
5265 Roxbury (parking lot of Zack White
Elementary). Registration: $20 ($10 19 and
younger) through May 15; $25 ($15 19 and
younger) May 15-16; $30 ($20 19 and younger)
for run walk/run on race day. No race day registration for competitive run. Information: 8330393 or bradenaboud.com.
Online registration through May 14 at bradenaboud.eventbrite.com.
Fallen Officer Memorial Run El Paso
Municipal Officers Associations 2nd annual 10K

and 5K runs and 1-mile walk in memory of
Officer Adrian Arellano and 29 other fallen
heroes is 8 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at the
EPMOA Hall, 3601 Rutherglen. Race day registration and packet pick-up is 7 to 7:45 a.m.
First 200 registrants receive a Dri-fit Ndurance
t-shirt Cost: $25 runs, $20 walk in advance;
$30 runs, $25 walk on race day. Discount for
teams of 10 or more. Information: Mike
Coulter, 274-5222 or
[email protected].
Fort Bayard Wilderness Run - The annual 8-mile wilderness run and 5K run and walk
begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at the historic parade grounds of Fort Bayard Medical
Center (off U.S. 180, 5 miles east of Silver City,
N.M.). The challenging and scenic course is on
trails and unpaved roads in the Gila National
Forest. Information, registration: active.com.
Lee and Beulah Moor Walk/Run The

Lee and Beulah Moor Childrens Home hosts
the 13th annual 8K competitive race and 1-mile
fun walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 30, at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Race-day
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registration begins at 6:45 a.m. Cost (by May
15): $18 ($20 after May 15); $15 military/student teams of 10 or more; $25 on race day).
Information: Renee Tanner, 544-8777 or
leemoor.org. Registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
J & G Silva Race for Hope The 5K Run

and 1-mile fun walk to help local teacher
Priscilla Aguilar with her medical needs is 8
a.m. Sunday, May 31, at Paso Del Norte
School, 12300 Tierra Este. Cost: $20 by May
27; $25 after. Registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Rotary Mud Run Anthony Rotary Club
hosts a benefit mud run and Triple R 5K

Saturday, June 6, at La Union Maze, 1101
Hwy 28 in La Union, with obstacles, challenges
and other activities. Mud run begins at 7:30
a.m. with 5K at 8 a.m. Cost per event: $45 by
May 5 ($40 students and military per runner
for groups of 5 or more) price goes up after
May 5. All proceeds benefit the clubs local
projects. Information: anthonymudrun.com.
Mission Valley Duathlon Race El

Pasos USAT-sanctioned 5K run/20K bike/5K
run at 7 a.m. Sunday, June 21, at Tigua
Recreation & Wellness Center, 11200 Santos
Sanchez. Entry fee includes race shirt, athlete
bag, water bottle, post-race snacks and drinks
and chip timing. Information: 229-5656. Online
registration at raceelpaso.com.
Runs are in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo neighborhood. The 20K bike ride is on the historical
Mission Trail/Socorro Road. Participants may
race as individuals or as part of a 2- or 3-person relay team.
Registration May 1-31: $60 individual; $80
two-person relay; $115 three-person relay
Registration June 1-20: $65 individual; $85
two-person relay; $120 three-person relay.
Ruidoso Grindstone Trail Runs Ski

Run Road Challenge hosts the runs on the new
multiple use trail system at Grindstone Lake, 2
miles from Downtown Ruidoso at 7:30 to 11
a.m. Saturday, July 25, starting and finishing at
Wingfield Parks Grindstone Lake Trails. Four
mile and 8.50 mile runs offered at the USA
Track and Field sanctioned and American Trail
Running Association approved event. Proceeds
benefit the Ruidoso Trails Coalition and Ski
Apache Adaptive Sports Program and
Ecoservants. Cost: $15-$35. Information: (575)
937-7106. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Eagle in the Sun Triathlon El Pasos
only USA Triathlon-sanctioned multi-sport

race, with a 400m swim, 12 mile bike ride, and
5K run, is 7 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 6,
starting at the SISD Aquatic Center and ending
at the SAC (Socorro Activities Center), 1257
Southview. Participants may race as an individual or as part of a relay team. Entry fee
includes race shirt, athlete bag, water bottle,
swim cap, post-race snacks and drinks, an
interactive race day Expo and chip timing.
Information: 229-5656. Online registration at
raceelpaso.com/eagle-in-the-sun.
Registration through June 30: $65 individual;
$90 two-person relay; $120 three-person
relay.
Registration July 1-31: $70 individual; $100
two-person relay; $135 three-person relay
Registration Aug. 1-Sept. 2: $75 individual;
$110 two-person relay; $150 three-person
relay.
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Clockwise from left:Coffeebox

(photo courtesy of Coffeebox),
DIGIE, Chihuahuas, Camino
Real Tiffany Dome, La Tabla
(photographs by Rick Tate)
Rediscovering Downtown
Below:Graphics courtesy
of El Paso Downtown
Management District
hether youre heading to a Chihuahuas

game or a show at The Plaza, museum
hopping or bar hopping, catching a
bite to eat or checking out the night life,
there are more reasons than ever to visit
Downtown El Paso. Chances are if youve
havent been Downtown for a while, youll
be surprised at how much has changed.
In fact, there really isnt just one
Downtown El Paso. El Pasos Downtown
Management District recently came out
with its new campaign highlighting the
five districts of Downtown: El Centro
shops on the border; Union Plaza nightlife
and entertainment; Las Plazas arts district;
Office District and Government .. The district has also created a color-coded map of
each district to help make it easier for both
residents and visitors to find the type of
business, museum or site they are looking
for you can find the map at downtownelpaso.com.
May in particular is a great month to
explore Downtown. Not only is the
Chihuahuas season in full swing, theres
also Alfresco Fridays, a national bowling
tournament, bike month events and the
return engagement of Wicked.
Those are just some of Downtown El
Pasos top draws coming up. Theres also
the weekly Artist and Farmers Market,
changing exhibits at the museums and
touring music acts at the clubs throughout
the area. Whatever reason draws you to
Downtown, why not explore a little further
and discover a new shop or restaurant, or
perhaps a historic place thats just around
the corner?
Heres a few dozen ways to enjoy
Downtown, including some of the historic
and established favorites of both tourists
and residents, as well as some of the
newest additions to the Downtown Scene.
May 2015
Classic Downtown
Story by Lisa Kay Tate
Find the most unique item at Daves Pawn Shop
Daves Pawn Shop, 216 S. El Paso, has

been a Downtown institution of the insanely odd and wonderfully creepy as well as
some pretty good deals on instruments and
jewelry. Where else can a shopper be welcomed by a life-size Elvis, Pancho Villas
trigger finger, a chupacabra, life-size
mummy? The mummy will set the shopper
back a good $14,000, but El Dedo
Pistolero de Pancho Villa is still under
$10,000. It would seem no item is too
crazy or weird for Daves, but that isnt the
case the items too creepy, even for
Daves, are handed over to the nearby Paso
Del Norte Paranormal Societys Ghost915
Research Center for safe-keeping, which
leads to the next suggestion ...
Take a Downtown ghost tour
Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society, El

Pasos most visible ghost-hunting crew,
offers several ghost tours throughout the
area, including weekly Downtown Ghost
Tours starting from their home base, the
Ghost915 Research Center at 108 E. San
Antonio. Fair warning: Not all the tours
are family friendly, most notably their
Haunted Brothel Tour, so calling ahead is
recommended. Information:
ghosts915.com.
Stay where John Dillinger stayed
The historic Gardner Hotel, 311 E.

Franklin, is El Pasos oldest continually
operating hotel, and still maintains much
of its original antique furniture. In the
1930s, it welcomed many well-known
guests, including the infamous gangster
John Dillinger. Information:
gardnerhotel.com.
See whats new in the Mills Building
The recently restored historic Anson

Mills Building, 303 N. Oregon, has
become one of the most dynamic buildings
in the area. Its named after the man who
helped fund and design the building himself circa 1910. One of the most beautiful
sites in the building is the new Anson 11
Restaurant and Bistro.
Watch the trains come in at Union Depot
The historic Union Passenger Station, or

Union Depot, has been a familiar fixture
at the edge of Downtown since it was built
in 1905 and was once the hub for six railroad. Today the restored depot, 700 W.
San Francisco, is still very much a working station building and waiting area for
both Amtrak and Sun Metro. Information:
sunmetro.com.
Take a Trost tour
Beginning in 1903, The Trost & Trost

firm of brothers Henry and Gustuvus put
their mark throughout the Southwest, with
a concentration of buildings in the El Paso
area including commercial properties,
homes, churches and more, including El
Pasos first skyscrapers. Many locals
know the wonderful elaborate inside
jokes Trost left throughout the buildings
of Downtown El Paso the hundreds of
little faces around the Cortez Building,
Trosts own face perched above the front
entrance of Bassett Tower. El Paso
Downtown Arts District offers a printable
self-guided walking tour of Trosts
Architecture as well as a Downtown Public
Bike Tour, Downtown Walking Tour,
Magoffin District Tour and others. These
can be found online at visitelpaso.com.
El Paso Scene
Travel back in time at the Magoffin Home
Despite being part of the area since the

1870s, Magoffin Home State Historic Site,
1120 Magoffin, can seem like an entirely
new experience for those who havent
been there in a few years. This historic
Territorial style adobe home underwent a
thorough restoration process in 2012, and
the sites now boasts a new Visitor Center
across the street. Guests can pick up a selfguided walking tour of the Historic
Magoffin District. Information: visitmagoffinhome.com
Get moving on the walking trails
City of El Paso Department of Public

Health Department and community partners recently introduced a series of free
walking trails. three of these can be found
in the Downtown area: Segundo Barrio,
Mexican Consulate and the City Hall,
Museum and Civic Center area. Maps and
brochures of these trails can be found at
elpasotexas.gov/public-health/special-projects/move-el-paso.
Food and drink
Eat nachos at their best at The Tap.
The Tap, 408 E. San Antonio, a dive

bar with its really big neon sign and
throwback atmosphere, was listed in 2014
by the food and travel site Thrillist in their
list of the 21 Best Nachos in America.
Wash your car and fill your stomach
Maynard Haddad, one of El Pasos best

advocates and avid supporter of the UTEP
Miners, has maintained his H & H Car
Wash and Coffee Shop, 701 E. Yandell for
more than 50 years. Dont expect anything
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fancy, or roomy for that matter, but H&H

is probably the only car wash-restaurant to
ever serve a U.S. President (George W.
Bush). This might be due to getting to
enjoy what many guests have called the
best chile rellenos, while getting their
car cleaned.
Go wading at a restaurant
The Garden, 511 Western in Union Plaza,

serves as an upscale eatery during the day
and chic nightclub after dark that has welcomed live acts like Steve Aoki and the
Dirty South. What makes a visit to The
Garden one-of-a-kind, however, is its
atmosphere. Living up to its name, the
interior includes artificial grass walls and a
patio-like setting. During the summer
months, the outdoor bar becomes the site
of their Day Parties and other events
where guests can mingle in and around the
bars very own wading pool.
The Garden is not the only Union Plaza
restaurant that offers something a little different. Tablas Pet Patio, 115 Durango,
welcomes guests and their four-legged pals
on the patio during Wednesday happy
hour. Information: thegardenep.com and
tabla-ep.com
Caffeinate under a freight car
Downtown pedestrians have been watching the pair of stacked freight containers
for sometime, and now these repurposed
rectangular structures have been transformed into the new Coffee Box, just off
San Jacinto Plaza at 401 N. Mesa.
Information: elpasocoffeebox.com.
Sports and fitness
Catch some bowling fever
When the USBC Womens Tournament

invaded El Paso five years ago, thousands
of bowlers fell in love with the Border
Citys hospitality. This year, the bowlers
have retuned with an even bigger event
bringing in around 40,000 bowlers at the
2015 USBC Open Championship. As part
of this event, the El Paso Convention
Center has been transformed into a 63-lane
bowling alley, and spectators are welcome.
El Pasos own living laboratory museum for children, El Paso Exploreum, has
also added a new exhibit in celebration of
the tournament, Science of Bowling give
visitors the opportunity to learn bowling
techniques while focusing on complex science concepts such as Newtons laws of
physics. Information:
ElPasoExploreum.org.
Take your dog to the Chihuahuas.
The El Paso Chihuahuas have fought

hard for their acceptance. Not only was the
announcement of the ball park met with
criticism about everything from funding to
location, the reveal of the mascot name left
a few fans growling. Yet the farm team of
the San Diego Padres, now in its second
season, is already a success story with the
new stadium often sold out. Special
events include Bark in the Park Nights
where pet owners can take their friendly
pets to relax on the field and enjoy the
game from several seating areas.
Information: EPchihuahuas.com.
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Take it on two wheels
May is the best time to explore

Downtown on two wheels, thanks to El
Paso Bicycle Month. May events include a
Neon Night ride, the Critical Mass El Paso
ride, a Ride of Silence and a Chuco 2-JTown international ride. Want to take it a
step further? Hell Paso Zombie Bicycle
Club hosts Zombie Rides from Union
Plaza every Monday. Top that, Tour de
France! A self-guided Downtown Public
Art Bike Tour, with a bike-friendly tour of
nine Downtown sites, is also available.
Information: elpasobikemonth.com.
Downtown arts scene
Commune with Art Junction artists
The El Paso Art Association has been

around since 1950, and its permanent art
space, The Art Junction, has been part of
Downtown since 2001. The Art Junction,
500 W. Paisano, is home to the associations Crossland Gallery, featuring new
exhibits from members and other area
artists each month, but thats not the sites
only reason to visit. It is also home to
spaces for 34 working artists, allowing
guests to see and visit with artists at work,
watch demonstrations and even take the
occasional art workshop. Information:
elpasoartassociation.com
Take your pick of art at the Rock House
Rock House Gallery and Caf, 400 W.

Overland, is noticeable for its 100-year-old
rock exterior adorned with murals depicting El Paso style culture, but is also a
venue for artists, poetry slams and live
music. Its weekly rock art market each
Saturday and Sunday has also been a great
place for artists and artisans to see some
work by new and established local talent.
Information: Facebook at Rock House
Caf & Gallery.
Search for treasures among museums
The Border Museum Association hosts

summertime museum hunts featuring
museums throughout the region. Collect
answers to clues found in each of the
museums on forms, and turn completed,
stamped cards for entry into prize drawings. The cost is only that of the museum
entry fee, and many participating museums
are free. Since a good portion of the areas
participating museums are concentrated in
the Downtown Museum District within
walking distance of each other (El Paso
Exploreum, El Paso Museum of Art, El
Paso Museum of History, Holocaust
Museum and Study Center and Magoffin
Home) this could make for a fun family
afternoon outing. Keep an eye out for
announcements for the hunt in May at visitelpaso.com.
Leave a selfie on the DIGIE
El Paso Museum of History has recently

taken its love for history into the future
with its Digital Wall. DIGIE, the first of
its kind in the United States, uses five
LCD screens showing off a 3-D collage of
El Pasos history and present-day life. The
wall is easy to manipulate and search, but
the real fun is it allows visitors to upload
their own images and information, making
this hi-tech addition to the museum feel
very homegrown. Information: DIGIE.org.
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Get artsy at Spark Saturday
El Paso Museum of Art recently introduced another way for families to get creative together, with their Spark Saturdays
on the second Saturday of each month.
Spark events often include free drop-in art
workshops and a hands-on Creation Lab
for kids and adults. Adults can also enjoy
docent-led gallery conversations while
younger art lovers and their parents can
learn about art in the Pre-K Book Club.
Information: elpasoartmuseum.org.
Take a public art tour
Downtowns public art installations are

becoming more plentiful thanks to the
efforts of the citys Public Art Program.
Some of the more traditional figurative
statures include the Cavalry Man near
Cleveland Square, the statue at
Firefighters Memorial Park, and most
noticeable, John Housers 14-foot Fray
Garcia monument in Pioneer Plaza.
Coming back soon: Los Lagartos at the
under-construction San Jacinto Plaza. Luis
Jimenezs famous alligators have been
restored and are at the El Paso Museum of
Art while awaiting re-installation.
Other works of arts almost blend in with
the framework of the city, like many artistic trainway fences, light sculptures around
the Convention Center, papel picado
fences and shade canopies in Cleveland
Square. The white 45-foot sculpture near
the border crossing at Santa Fe is actually
an abstract storm cloud.
One project, the Aztec Pavilion, is not
only a work of art, but also renewable education project taking advantage of solar
energy by day to create an illuminated area
after dark.
Night life
Check out a show at The Plaza
This showplace and showpiece of

Downtown went from being one of the
most celebrated movie houses in the 1930s
to the 1950s to being nearly in danger of
being demolished in the 1970s and 1980s.
After several years of preservation efforts,
the Plaza opened once more in its former
glory in the 21st century. The theatre still
boast an elaborate ornate interior, and
Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, but it has
also been joined by the addition of the
Philanthropy Theatre, Alcantar Sky Garden
and Oasis Lounge, named in honor of food
service pioneer Fred Harveys historic
Plaza Oasis Restaurant.
Today, the Plaza can accommodate any
size Broadway musical, including Mays
return engagement of Wicked. The
Plazas busiest time, however, is when it
returns to its roots as a movie house and
hosts the Plaza Classic Film Festival,
billed as the worlds largest classic film
festival, the first two weeks in August.
Enjoy a penthouse view
In 2009 an empty run-down hotel on the

edge of Downtown got at $48 million
makeover and became a celebrated Double
Tree with all new rooms, outdoors rooftop
pool, restaurants and more. Most impressive, is the 17th floor Sky Lounge that
overlooks Downtown and the border.
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Have a historic date night
Two of Downtowns most beautiful spots

are still holding their own among the many
hip new clubs, but Caf Central, 109 N.
Oregon, remains an elegant high-end dining experience.
What many guests may not know is Caf
Central actually dates back to 1918, when
it first opened in Jurez as a popular haunt
for gamblers, cabaret-goers and other
guests. It wasnt until after the prohibition
era that it made its way into El Paso. There
have been a couple of ownership changes
over time, but the restaurant still maintains
its charm and still serves its signature
Cream of Green Chile Soup.
Across Pioneer Plaza, the historic
Camino Real Hotel is a perfect stop for an
after-dinner drink. Like Caf Central,
Camino Reals history dates back to the
early 20th century. Its famous stained glass
Tiffany Dome ceiling still graces the hotel
bar. Its always worth stopping in just to
admire this beautiful piece of architecture
and art.
Information: cafecentral.com and
caminorealelpaso.com.
Rock out at Tricky Falls
One of the move versatile music venues

in Downtown is also a prime example of
the work of celebrated El Paso architect
Henry C. Trost. This Trost-designed theatre opened in 1914, and on the National
Register of Historic Buildings. Tricky
Falls, 209 S. El Paso St., along with its
cocktail lounge venue, Bowie Feathers, is
a haven for music lovers, because it
doesnt concentrate on just one genre. It
isnt unique to see bands like Social
Distortion play just one or two nights after
a local folk group. Death metal and bluegrass, Green Day and Kacey Musgraves
are just as welcome on this establishments
beautiful stage. Information:
trickyfalls.com.
Catch a free concert
El Paso Live brings music outdoors to

the Convention Center Plaza every Friday
night mid-April through mid-September.
The series was created more than 12 years
ago by what was then the citys Arts
Resources Department to encourage downtown employees to stay and enjoy the
Downtown area at the start of the weekend. Today, it is one of the best places for
people to hear new and established bands
in a casual environment.
In June and July, El Paso Live also hosts
Dancing in the City every Saturday in the
same location, with a dance party to different types of live music. Dance lessons start
one hour before each performance, so
everyone can feel confident enough to get
out on the floor.
Information: elpasolive.com/summer.
Board a culture cruise
The Downtown monthly evening art walk

recently re-booted, with nearly two dozen
pubs, restaurants, stores and galleries open
late on the last Thursday of the month. For
details: facebook.com/EPDAD.
Another monthly event is La Parada, a
party for the performing and visual arts,
with live music, DJs and other performers
along with visual artists every first Friday
of the month at 501 Bistro in the San
Carlos Building. Information on Facebook
at LaParadaEP.
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More things to do
Get fresh at the Farmers Market
The Union Plaza District transforms into

an open-air Artist and Farmers market
every Saturday morning. The market also
features PediCab rides to area museums, a
pop-up artist alley, and seasonal special
events. There is usually some sort of activity for young visitors, as well as healthy
living demonstrations and workshops, and
a variety of performing arts from poetry
slams to samba dancing. Information:
mcad.elpasotexas.gov.
Light up at a cigar lounge
There may not be many public places left

to enjoy a cigar, but La Casa Del Puro, 216
W. Franklin, offers a relaxed smoking
lounge and extensive humidor for the cigar
aficionado. The lounge is part of a revitalized corner of former apartments that now
maintain offices and businesses just across
from Cleveland Square. Leather seats, a
members-only area and occasional live
music, comedy and even poker tournaments make this lounge more than just a
smoke shop. Information: cigarelpaso.com.
Enjoy mercado experience on this side of border
Not everyone who visits the border city

has the time to make it across the actual
border, but Mercado Paisano shopping
center, Paisano at Oregon, gives locals,
residents of Juarez and other visitors a
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chance to visit a colorful mercado setting

with a curios shop, Mexican restaurant,
health food store and more. For souvenirs,
folk art and other items celebrating the
border culture, the mercados best bet is
Paolos Mexican Curios. Information:
Facebook at Mercado Paisano and Paolos
Mexican Curios.
Make vintage new again
The Red Door hasnt been at its 820 N.

Mesa location for very long, but it has
been getting attention from shoppers looking for something a little different via its
vintage clothes (including some wonderfully retro rock t-shirts), new and used
jewelry with a punk rock edge, local art
and other items. The location is also home
to Goat House Coffee House and
American Craft Caf that hosts weekly
open mic comedy with Laughterhours, and
the West Texas Tattoo parlor. Information:
Facebook at The Red Door.
Look for more to come
Even with all of the new development

and progress Downtown, it is still very
obvious the area is under construction is
many places, including Downtowns center
point, San Jacinto Plaza. The blocked-off
roads and orange barrels are no reason to
get discouraged. Here are a few of the
projects the City of El Paso has in mind
for Downtown, according to El Paso
Development News.
New apartment spaces near the ballpark.
Extensive (but still tentative) renovations
for the Union Plaza building that houses
The Plum (formerly home to Club 101)
An office and retail space project near
Sunset Heights
The installation of more way-finding

kiosks and directional signs.
The opening of Aloft Hotel in the historic
Bassett Tower, hopefully by 2016.
El Paso Community Foundation, City of
El Paso, and a Minneapolis-based Artspace
Projects are planning the creation of the El
Paso Artspace. Once finished, the space
should have living and works areas for

more than 40 more artists.
These projects may not happen for some
time, but they do give local residents a reason to look forward to what the future
brings to El Pasos old and new
Downtown.
Information: elpasodevnews.com.
A tale of two bulls Taking a Look Back

in a Jurez bullring
by John McVey Middagh
t happened at the downtown bullring

Jan. 14, 1907 in Jurez, Mexico. The
arena gate opened and a well-bred
fighting bull ran in headed for the center
of the ring with nostrils flaring, head
tossing side to side, only to find his
adversary lying on its stomach, his legs
folded under a massive front end, enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun.
The American buffalo had been shipped
to El Paso/Juarez by rail from South
Dakota in a special boxcar with three
men attending his every need. Scotty
Phillip, a cattleman of some prominence,
had sent the big hairy bison. The fighting bull ran forward, stopping just feet in
front of the buffalo, pawing the dirt
causing a dust clouded to flare up
behind.
As the bull approached, the large headed bison got to its feet. The Mexican
bull rushed in with all the confidence of
his breeding. The bison stopped him in
his tracks by simply lowering his massive head meeting the charge head to
head. He had to only pivot on his front
feet easily and did it seemingly undisturbed.
The Mexican bull tried again, this time
from the side. The bison rotated again
meeting his opponent with his big hairy
head down. Three more attempts were
made by the fighting bull before it went
down only to get up, running to the side
of the arena this surprising the large
partisan crowd gathered to watch what
was billed a fight that was turning out to
be more of a test of wills, and the
American buffalo winning. The entire
crowed fell into complete silence,
stunned, then went to applauding and
cheering for the American buffalo bull.
The American buffalo downed four
Mexican fighting bulls that day, showing
the strength of the indigenous wildlife of
the Great Plains of America and the
breeding program Scotty Phillip had fostered.
James Scotty Phillip immigrated to
the United States from Scotland in 1874.
He traveled west doing odd jobs as he
went: illegally mining for gold in the
Indian Territory, a teamster for the Army,
a contractor hired to cut hay, a scout and
messenger again for the Army, a ranch
hand and freight hauler.
Until one day he met Sarah Laribee, a
Native American, at Fort Robinson in
Nebraska, whom he married in 1879.
They raised five of ten children to adulthood. As a family they moved to the Bad
River country of South Dakota on an
allotment of land provided them by the
government because of Sarahs Indian
status. A neighboring family named
Dupree had a herd of buffalo that they
El Paso Scene
The 1907 faceoff in Jurez (photo from

El Paso Public Library archives)
had built up over some 20 years.

Phillip bought the herd in 1901 after the
old man, Fred Dupree, died 90 head
at $150 apiece. Phillip, who died of a
cerebral hemorrhage about 10 years
later, became known as the Buffalo
King of South Dakota.
Phillip, being a man of the range, knew
the plow would destroy the Great Plains;
it was cattle country to be shared with
the longtime resident of the grass lands,
the American bison. This noble and
heroic animal had survived under all
sorts of conditions; there were 50 to 60
million buffalo on the Great Plains
before white settlers started moving in.
By the 1880s there were 5,000 hide
hunters slaughtering the buffalo for their
hides and tongues. Along with drought,
grass fires and blizzards, this all had
lasting effects on the buffalo population.
After studying and seeing the bison
firsthand, Phillip came to understand
how the young bison survived the blizzards of the Dakotas that killed so many
cattle. The young buffalo calves were
put in the middle of the herd that formed
a living wedge facing the storm: the
bulls along the outside, then the cows
inside the line of bulls and into the well
protected center the calves and yearlings.
This tactic keeps them all warm with
only one side of the bulls exposed to the
storm; they would stay in that triangle
shape as long as the storm persisted.
The thought of a fight between a
Mexican bull and the American buffalo
bull all started in a bar in Pierre, S.D.
one drunken night as friends wondered if
a buffalo could win over a bred fighting
bull. Next morning one of the men contacted a friend in El Paso, Texas, who
owned the Coney Island Bar just this
side of the border from Juarez. He in
turn knew the manager of the downtown
bullring; a deal was struck and the match
was on.
And youve read the outcome, all starting from a conversation in a bar.
John McVey Middagh is a former

saddle shop owner and amateur
local historian. You can reach him
at [email protected].
May 2015
Safety Town The 49th annual Safety

Town program for children about to start
school has free weekly sessions 10 a.m. to
noon Mondays through Fridays during the summer months at Bassett Place. Registration
forms available at the Bassett Place Customer
Service Center. Scheduling is first-come, firstserve; registration begins May 1. Limited to 12
students per class. Information: 772-7479 or
ShopBassettPlace.com.
The program is open to children aged 5 and 6
who are about to start school. The one-week
class, sponsored by Bassett Place with the El
Paso Police Department, teaches kids about
traffic, fire, stray animals, strangers, drugs and
other safety issues. Instruction is in a classroom
setting for an hour then in the kid-sized Safety
Town Village for the second hour. Graduation
ceremony at 11 a.m. each Friday of program.
P3 Kidz on Campus 2015 Summer
Camps Professional and Public Programs
(P3) at UTEP offers weekly half and full-day

Summer Youth Camps for kids entering kindergarten through 12 grades. Extended day care
and supervised lunch services available for an
additional fee. All camps are held on the UTEP
campus. Information: 747-5142 or
ppp.utep.edu.
Camps include Leadership Institute, CSI &
Forensic Science Institute, Digital Technology
& STEM camp, Nurse for a Day Camp, the
UTEP Miners Athletics Camps and more.
Rocketeer Academy Summer Camps
The New Mexico Museum of Space History

in Alamogordo offers week-long science camps
during the summer months for grades K
through 12. Discounts for multiple reservations
and military families. Information: (575) 4372840 ext. 41132 or on Facebook at
NMSpaceMuseum. Registration forms available
online at nmspacemuseum.org.
Dr. John Paul Stapp Scholarships program
applications being taken through May 15:
(covers half the tuition for designated programs). Selectees will be notified by May 22.
Download applications under the museums
Education tab.
Barnes & Noble Summer Reading

Program Kids can earn a free book in the
Summer reading program runs May 19-Sept.

7, at area Barnes & Nobles. Kids entering
grades 1-6 can pick up a reading form to log
their progress. Those who read eight books
during the summer months can receive a free
book from a pre-selected list. Books read during the summer do not need to be purchased
from Barnes & Noble, but forms must be completed to earn free book; limit one per participating child.
Free reading club forms may be picked up at
Barnes & Noble during the summer months:
West Side: 705 Sunland Park. Information:
581-5353.
Fountains at Farah: 8889 Gateway West,
Suite 120. Information: 594-3024.
Las Cruces: 700 S. Telshor in Mesilla Valley
Mall. Information: (575) 522-4499.
Forms available in both English and Spanish
on-line at barnesandnoble.com/summerreading.
Workforce Solutions Summer Youth

Employment Program Workforce
Solutions Borderplex, the non-profit organization dedicated to employment, education and

economic development, has launched it 2015 El
Paso Summer Youth Employment Program to
provide temporary summer employment for
young people between the ages of 16-24.
Through a matching system with public and private entities, youth are placed into jobs that
correlate with their specific skill sets, interests,
May 2015
school programs at little to no cost for participants.
Summer fun for kids
and abilities. Eligible youth must meet income

requirements and have a barrier to employment. Registration runs through May 23. Preregistration applications for youth and employer pledge forms can be found online at borderplexjobs.com/HireEPYouth. Information: 8872000.
Ballet Summer Intensive 2015 Olgas
Russian Ballet School, 631 N. Resler , hosts its

summer classes June 1-July 10. Classes will
consist of Ballet Technique, Contemporary,
Pointe, Partnering, Character, Classical
Variations and Pilates. Registration deadline is
May 18. Information: 585-6362, 408-3405 or
balletelpaso.com.
Mathnasium Summer Jump Start

Program Mathnasium of East El Paso,
1355 George Dieter Dr, Suite 106, hosts its

summer math programs for students entering
grades 2-12, 2 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through
Thursdays, June 1-Aug. 23. Discounts offered
on multi-student families, active military and
school employees. Cost for 12-sessions:$239
(grades 2-7) and $299 (grades 8-12). Cost for
24 sessions: $469 (grades 2-7) and $599
(grades 8-12). Information: 590-MATH (6284)
or mathnasium.com/eastelpaso.
High school grades offered intro to Algebra 1,
Geometry and critical concepts necessary for
Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, College Algebra, and
the math portion of SAT and ACT exams.
Also offered is a Pre-K through First grade
First Steps program Fridays and Saturdays.
Students learn foundational skills and concepts
of mathematics such as numeration,
grouping/skip counting, shapes, symmetry,
time, fractions and problem solving. Cost: $119
for three-month membership.
Mathnasium of West El Paso, 7250 N. Mesa
Street, Suite B, also is taking registration for its
Summer Enrichment Program and Power
Math workouts. Sessions are 2 to 7 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Information: 587-6284,
[email protected] or
mathnasium.com/westelpaso.
learning skills while delving into a favorite subject matter. Most camps held at Agave Rosa
Gallery, 905 Noble; call for additional camp
locations and cost. Information: 234-2248,
youngrembrandts.com/borderland-TX or on
Facebook at YRElPaso.
Summer Nature Camp Las Cruces
Museum of Nature & Science, 411 N. Main in

the Las Cruces Downtown Mall, hosts four different summer camps and workshops for youth
June 2-July 22. Early registration encouraged;
space is limited. Information: (575) 522-3120.
Online registration at: las-cruces.org/museums.
The Base: Summer Camps and Clinics
The Indoor Baseball and Soft Ball summer

camps and classes for youth ages 8-13 are in
June and July at The Base Training Facility, 6801
Commerce, Bldg. 7B. Registration limited to 30
participants each class. Cost: $100 per player;
$30 for slugger clinic. Information: 781-2299 or
baseballsoftballelpaso.com.
Baseball Camps are Monday-Thursday, June
15-18 and July 13-16.
Softball Camps are June 22-25 and July 2023.
Little Slugger Clinics are Saturday, June 13
and July 11.
The non-profit program creates education and
development opportunities for area youth
through athletics by encouraging and advancing
baseball and softball to its highest potential with
quality camps, clinics, workshops, and after-
El Paso Exploreum Summer Camps

El Paso Exploreum, 300 W. San Antonio, host
five-day camps, with hands-on activities, games,
take-home craft projects and more, Monday
through Friday, June 15-Aug. 21. Camps run 9
a.m. to noon and noon to 4 p.m. Each camp,
geared to ages 3-6 and age 6 and older, runs
Monday through Friday. Morning (9 a.m. to
noon) and afternoon (1 to 4 p.m.) sessions
offered. Space is limited; early registration
encouraged. Admission: $125 per camp; military discounts available. Options available for
full-day care. Information, registration: 5334330. Register online at ElPasoExploreum.org.
Camps include: Space Exploration; Mad Lab;
Art Explosion and Robotics, as well as new
camps Kitchen Science and Super Camp.
EPCC library Summer Programs The

Jenna Welch & Laura Bush Community Library
at EPCCs Northwest Campus, 6701 S. Desert
Boulevard, host its summer family programs
Mondays through Fridays, June 15-26, with
programs on sports and fitness, dance and
music, technology, art and languages, as well as
the summer reading club. Most programs are
free; some may include $10 processing fee.
Free breakfast and lunch available for participants at the colleges Portable 10.
Information/schedule: 831-8840. Online registration available through June 13 at
epcc.edu/library/nw.
The Summer Reading Club is 2 to 3 p.m.
Friday, June 26.
Passport to Imagination Michaels
hosts its annual kids summer crafting activities
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Summer music camps El Paso
Conservatory of Music, 801 N. Mesa, hosts its

week-long music camps and workshops June
through August, for children, youth and adults.
All camps run Monday through Friday, and
meet for two or three hours a day.
Information/schedule: 833-0263 or elpasoconservatory.org.
Camps for young children include
Kindermusik (for ages 1 1/2 to five), Music
Theatre for Kids and Theory for Kids.
Youth camps include voice, piano, All-State
Choir, guitar, jazz, drums and percussion,
music history and music skills.
Adult workshops include piano performance,
vocal performance, piano teaching methods for
teachers, and piano repertoire. Adults welcome
to take youth camps as well.
Private lessons and a pre-college certificate
program with monthly recitals also offered.
Young Rembrandts Summer Art

Camps The summer art camps run weekly
throughout June and July. During the once-aweek classes, the camps. Workshops combine
basic drawing techniques, portraiture and cartooning skills by exploring different themes and
subject matters. Students will improve core
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10 a.m. to noon June 15-July 31, with a different craft from around the world each day.
Cost: $5 per session or $12 for three sessions.
Early reservations encouraged; space is limited.
El Paso Michaels are at 811 Sunland Park Drive
and 1313 George Dieter, Suite C. Information:
michaels.com/passport.
Strictly Ballroom Summer Dance

Intensive Sunland Dance Studio, 1769
Victory Lane in Sunland Park, will host the

summer intensive for grades 9-12, June 15-28,
with training in the Nationally Recognized
DVIDA Ballroom Dance Syllabus. Learn to
dance Waltz, Fox Trot, American Tango and
Swing. Qualified instructors will teach the principles of good dancing, step patterns, footwork,
timing, rhythm, and performance skills. Cost:
$150 by May 29. Information: 422-3338 or sunlandballroom.com.
Tennis West Tennis Camps Tennis

West Sports and Racquet Club, 1 Tennis West
Lane in the Upper Valley off Westside Drive,
hosts its summer camps for youth of all ages
and skill levels Tuesdays through Fridays, June
16-Aug. 21. Times are 10 to 11:30 a.m. for
beginners, 11:30 to 1 p.m. for intermediate
level and 2 to 4 p.m. advanced. Participants
instructed in games, drills, simulated point play
and strategy from skilled teaching pros.
Information, cost: 581-5471 or tenniswest.com.
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State Historic Site hosts summer camps and

classes for youth in June and July at the
Magoffin Home Visitor Center at 1117
Magoffin, sponsored by the Casa Magoffin
Compaeros. All proceeds go to support the
preservation of the Magoffin Home.
Reservations recommended; space is limited.
Payment in cash or check only. Information:
533-5147 or visitmagoffinhome.com.
Daily Life in the Past 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Wednesday through Friday, June 17-19,
for ages 6-10. Learn about daily life and tasks of
the 1880s, including soap making, laundry,
cooking, and subsistence farming, as well as
early schools, games, and more. Reservation
deadline is June 12. Cost: $35; bring a sack
lunch.
Storytelling 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday,
June 26, for ages 10-12. Explore the art of storytelling, with an exploration of the Magoffin
Home, learning a 19th century vocabulary, and
hearing stories told by the Magoffin family. Kids
will write their own short story. Reservation
deadline is June 19. Cost: $8.
Building With Dirt 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
for ages 6-10, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. for ages 1114, Thursday, July 9. Learn about methods of
adobe construction, make adobe bricks, and
build a small adobe building. Reservation deadline is July 3. Cost: $8; snacks provided.
Tea Time 9 a.m. to noon for ages 6-10,
and 1 to 4 p.m. for ages 11-14, Friday, July 10.
Enjoy an old fashioned tea in the garden, learn
about proper table manners, creating a menu,
and setting the table. Dress in proper tea attire.
Reservation deadline is July 3. Cost: $15; snacks
provided.
Historic Preservation for Kids 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, July 1516, for ages 11 to 14.Make family trees, learn
how to record oral histories, and discuss historic architecture and how to preserve it.
Walking tour of downtown is included.
Reservation deadline is July 11. Cost: $10; bring
a sack lunch; snacks and beverages provided.
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Computer Science / Tech Summer

Camps CreaTech Code, 550 S. Mesa Hills,
Suite E4, hosts weeklong camps for children

age 8 and older 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday
through Friday, June 22-26 and July 20-24.
Campers learn how to code and program computers in one of three different sessions. Each
session is geared towards teaching children to
understand programming logic and write code
to design their own projects. Computers provided during class time. Early sign-up recommend; camps fill up fast. Information: 5265557, info@CreaTechCode or
CreaTechCode.com,
[email protected].
Sessions include Minecraft Mods using Java
(10 and older), Minecraft Mods with Block programming (8 and older), and Learn to Program
with Python.
Summer Dance Camp El Paso
Ballroom Dance Academy, 7220 N. Mesa,

hosts its summer camp for youth and teens
June 22-26, with a student recital Friday, June
26. Camps are 9 a.m. to noon Monday through
Friday, with camps for ages 5-8; age 9-12; and
age 13-18. Registration: $99; free t-shirt for
those registering before June 1.
Information/registration: 585-0090 or danceelpaso.com.
Latinitas Multimedia Arts Summer

Camps Latinitas Magazine hosts five-day
summer camps for ages 9-14 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

and to 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, July
7-Aug. 7, at 7000 Edgemere. Participants
should bring their own sack lunches. Pre-registration required; space is limited. Cost: $75 per
half-day camp Information/registration: 2198554, [email protected],
laslatinitas.com/elpaso or LatinitasMagazine.org.
July 6-10: Fashionista Camp. Meet local
leaders in the fashion realm, model in a fashion
photo shoot and become a fashion star. Girls
will have fun with fashion writing, photography,
reviews and videos while creating their own
fashion magazine.
July 20-24: Multimedia Arts Camp. Campers
find their creative expression outlet by producing original multimedia arts projects during this
day camp. Learn how to create original photographs, poems, arts and crafts, audio pieces,
essays, designs and short movies.
July 27-31: Be YOUnique Wellness and Spa
Camp. Girls enjoy spa treatments, facials, manicures, yoga, zumba, fitness activities, aromatherapy, nutrition guidance as well as other
self-care activities.
Aug. 3-7: Tech Savvy Chica. Learn about
innovative media technology such as web
design, app creation, graphic design, video animation, social media, video game development,
robot design, video and photography editing,
computer science, and visits from innovative
developers.
Summer Zoo Camp The weeklong
camps, exploring the worlds of elephants,

tapirs, macaques and hornbills for ages 6 to 10
are 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday July
6-Aug. 14, at the El Paso Zoo, 4001 E.
Paisano. Campers will learn about conservation
and experience live education animals, behind
the scenes tours, crafts, games and more. Cost:
$100 per week; $90 zoo members (includes tshirt and snacks). Advance registration
required. Information: 532-8156 or elpasozoosociety.org.
Elephant/Tapir camps are July 6-10, July 2024 and Aug. 3-7.
Macaque/Hornbill camps are
July 13-17, July 27-30 and Aug. 10-14.
May 2015
El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo sum-
mer entrance hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

daily. Zoo admission is $12 for ages 13 to 59;
$9 for ages 60 and older and active duty military (including spouse) with ID; $7.50 ages 3 to
12; and free for ages 2 and under. Zoo members admitted free. Information: 532-8156,
521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
New Meet The Keeper talks are 10:30 to
3:15 p.m. at various locations throughout the
zoo. Keepers will on hand to meet with guests,
discuss their experiences and talk about the
animals.
African Star Train ride tickets are $2 plus
tax ($1.50 for children and society members).
Asian Elephant Training Encounters scheduled
at noon daily.
From Asia to Africa Safari Nights Gala, El
Paso Zoological Societys largest annual
fundraiser, is 7 p.m. Friday, May 29, at the
zoo. ,Age 21 and older welcome. Tickets: $125
general admission to VIP $275 (ticketfly.com)
Registration is underway for 2015 Summer
Zoo Camp July 6-Aug. 14. This years themes
are Elephant/Tapir and Macaque/Hornbill
camps.
Las Cruces Tour of Gardens The
20th annual Las Cruces garden clubs tour is 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at six Las
Cruces area gardens. This years gardens are
tiny gems surrounding historic homes in the
Alameda and Mesquite Districts. Another highlight is the community garden at the Munson
Senior Center. Refreshments will be served at
the historic Alameda Hotel. Visitors may begin
the tour in any garden; signs will identify the
gardens. There will be drawings for gate prizes
and Dona Ana County Extension Service
Master Gardeners will be available in each garden to answer questions. Tickets: $7 (free for
children 12 and younger). No toilet facilities
available at the homes on the tour. Proceeds
donated to community gardening projects.
Available in advance at Ashley Furniture, 3299
Del Rey; Boudreau Jewelers, 2001 E. Lohman;
Emerald Isle, 1701 Calle de Mercado; Glen
Cutter Gallery, 2640 El Paseo; Guzmans
Garden Center, 540 Telshor and 270 Avenida
de Mesilla. Ticket and information available on
the day of the tour at the Heske Community
Garden, 975 S. Mesquite, and all garden sites.
Information: (575) 521-0521 or lctog.org.
Participating clubs are Mesilla Valley Garden
Club, Desert Daubers Garden Club, and Hi
Hopes Garden Club of Las Cruces.
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
The Societys monthly meeting and program

is at 7 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Centennial
Museum on the UTEP campus. Jana Reneaud
Field will discuss the current programs, partnerships and projects of the Frontera Land
Alliance, how a conservation easement works,
and show a brief video on the Conservation of
Castner Range. Open to the public.
Information: Cutler, 581-6071.
This years Birdathon May 2-3. Volunteers
raise money by collecting pledges for each
species spotted during the two days.
Information: Jane Fowler, 598-2448, Eddie
Chew, 587-9589 or trans-pecos-audubon.org.
A Memorial Day weekend trip to Sierra Vista,
Ariz. is May 22-25, to look for hummingbirds,
owls, elegant trogons and more. Nonmembers
and beginners welcome on all field trips.
Information: Mark Perkins, 637-3521.
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Franklin Mountains State Park Most
hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in the

Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Road on
the west side of the park (east of I-10).
Entry fee is $5 per person, free for age 12 and
under (with family). Correct cash or check
only. Group rates available. Hours are 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily. Information: 566-6441 or on
Facebook at FranklinMountainsSP.
A Mountains of Wellness Health Benefits of
the Outdoors presentation is noon Wednesday,
May 6, at Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center.
National Kids to Park Day activities are 9 a.m.
to noon Saturday, May 16, in McKelligon
Canyon.
A Chihuahuan Desert Summer Campout is
Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31. Time to be
determined.
Guided hikes and bike rides are $3 additional
fee ($1 ages 5-12; under 5 free). Bring water,
snacks, sturdy shoes/boots, hiking stick, maps
and binoculars. Dogs welcome on leash on
some hikes. Reservations required: 566-6441
ext. 221, 224 or
[email protected].
Copper Prospect Mine Tour is 10 a.m.
Sunday, May 3.
Nature Walk Trail hike is 8 a.m. Saturday,
Mary 9 and.
Bark in the Park Dog-friendly Hike is 8
a.m. Sunday, May 10.
Mountain Bike rides:
Womens Beginner Mountain Bike Ride is 9
a.m. Sunday, May 17.
Beginners Ride, 8 a.m. Saturday, May 23 and
June 6. June ride is in celebration of National
Trails Day.
May 16: Creating Theme Gardens. Discover

plants and plans to create a theme garden, such
as a moonlight garden, scented garden or fairy
garden.
May 23: Creating Desert Box Turtle Habitat.
Desert box turtles thrive in a garden where the
gardener has created a safe habitat with food,
water, and shelter.
May 30: How to Survive Through Summer
Heat. Learn tips for watering, creating shade,
and other techniques to keep the garden alive
and growing through the summer.
Keep Vinton Beautiful The Vinton affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful and Helping Hands
will help paint homes for elderly and disabled
Saturday, May 16, as part of its community
improvement programs for Great American
Cleanup. Volunteers welcome. Call for
times/details Information: 886-5104 or vintontx.gov.
Gardening 101 City of El Paso Parks and

Recreation Department hosts a series of free
monthly instructional workshops co-hosted by
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Workshops are
4 to 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Friday of the
month (May 22, June 25, July 24 and Aug. 28)
at the Multipurpose Recreation Center, 9031
Viscount, taught by the Extension Horticulturist

and El Paso Master Gardeners. The May 22:
workshop is on Container Gardening
The workshops are suitable for new and
experienced gardeners of all ages. Participants
may only register for one session at a time.
Information/registration: 541-4331.
Garden Talks at Ardovinos

Drive in Sunland Park, will host free talks on
various aspects of gardening with Texas
AgriLife Extension Service Master Gardeners
Saturdays on the patio during the weekly farmers market. Information: 240-7414.
May 23: Lawn care
May 30: Micro greens
June 6: Container gardening
Municipal Rose Garden The garden at
3418 Aurora (at Copia) is open to the public 8

a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 30, except
for official holidays. The garden has many types
of roses at the sprawling park area with a
waterfall, shade canopy and many other amenities. Admission is free. Information/rentals: El
Paso Parks and Recreation, 541-4331.
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NM Rails-To-Trails Association The
associations annual meeting is 7 p.m. Friday,

May 8, at The Lodges Pavilion, 199 Curlew, in
Cloudcroft, N.M. Guest speaker Wayne Turner
will present a show and tell of early railroad
tools. Refreshments served at 6 p.m. Admission
is free, and the public is invited. Information:
(575) 434-1949 or nmrailstotrails.org.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park UTEPs
Center for Environmental Resource

Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park in El Pasos Mission Valley. Tours last
about two hours. Information: 747-8663 or riobosque.org.
Bird tours are 7 a.m. Saturday, May 9 and
6:30 a.m. Saturday, June 13; May tour includes
a chance to see the parks pipeline in operation.
Community Workdays are 8 a.m. Saturday,
May 16 and June 20.
Introductory tours are 8 a.m. Sunday, May
17 and June 7.
Faunal Monitoring is 7 a.m. Saturday, May 23
and June 27.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
Gardening classes Jackye Meinecke
(former owner of Enchanted Gardens) will conduct the gardening workshop during the spring
months at Casa de Mi Alma Wellness Center,
920 N. Alameda, in Las Cruces. All classes
begin at 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Cost per workshop: $7.50 cash. Reservations preferred; email
to [email protected].
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Community gardens Chamizal neigh-
borhood residents can plant fruits, vegetables,

and flowers at the community garden at 3214
Findley. Sign up for a free garden plot by contacting Marci Tuck, Open Space, Trails, and
Parks Coordinator, at 212-1701 or
[email protected].
The Arizona Avenue Community Garden is a
new not-for-profit community garden at United
Way of El Paso, 901 Arizona serves residents of
central El Paso. Information on Facebook at
aacgep.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic

Site The site is famed for many Native
American rock paintings and unique geology.

Summer hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
through Sunday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Thursday. Admission: $7 (free for children 12 and younger). Additional activity cost
for tours (including morning hike): $2 (free for
age 4 and younger). Information: 857-1135 or
texasstateparks.gov. Reservations are recommended for the self-guided area and for camping: (512) 389-8900.
Tours offered Wednesday through Sunday, by
prior arrangement at 849-6684 or 857-1135.
Participants must carry at least one bottle of
water per person. Pets not allowed on tours,
and may not be left unattended in vehicles.
Pictograph tours are 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.;
rock climbing/bouldering tours are 9:30, 10 and
11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; hiking tours are 9, 9:30 and
10 a.m. and 2 p.m. during winter months, by
advance request only.
Birding tours are 8:30 a.m. on the third
Saturday of the month (May 16). Advance signup encouraged.
Bring water and good shoes for all hikes.
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; reservations recommended. There is an annual orientation program for visitors. Guided access is
offered to the rest of the site. Picnicking
allowed at ten tables closest to headquarters.
Bicycles permitted only on designated paved
areas. Pets allowed only in camping or picnic
areas. Call for reservations and other information: 857-1135.
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/jornada-hikers)
Celebrations of Our Mountains now offers an
ongoing calendar of hiking and related events at
celebrationofourmountains.org/
Elpasonaturally is a blog by Jim Tolbert on
various environmental topics and includes information about Sunrise Hikers morning events.
Information: elpasonaturally.blogspot.com or
[email protected].
The El Paso chapter of the Sierra Club posts
its hikes at sierraclub.org/elpaso.
Outdoorelpaso.com offers an interactive
map, of El Paso County hiking and running
trails, calendar of events and more.
Information: 546-2098 or epcounty.com.
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso

Desert Botanical Garden 4200
Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 10
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a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Admission: $3 (free for members). Information:
584-0563, keystoneheritagepark.org or elpasobotanicalgardens.org.
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park

The park, part of Asombro Institute for Science
Education, is northeast of Las Cruces, off
Jornada Road. 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 Oate High School). Make a Uturn under the highway to head west, and stay
in the right lane. Turn right (north) on Jornada
Road. Follow Jornada Road for 6.4 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.
The visitor center and main trail is open 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. for the winter months.
Admission is $3 per vehicle. No pets allowed
(except for assistance animals). Information:
(575) 522-1219.
Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park

5000 Calle del Norte in Mesilla. All events free
with park admission, unless listed otherwise.
Hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday; call for seasonal variations. Day use
fee: $5 per vehicle ($40 annual pass).
Information: (575) 523-4398.
Audubon Bird Walks are 7:15 a.m. Saturdays,
led by park volunteers.
Ranger-led Nature Hikes are 2:30 p.m.
Sundays.
Fitness in Nature walks with the Second
Chance Walker Program are 8:30 a.m. every
Saturday beginning at the Visitor Center.
Bring binoculars, water, sunscreen; wear hiking shoes.
White Sands National Monument
The glistening gypsum dunes are about 15

miles southwest of Alamogordo, N.M., on U.S.
70. Visitor Center hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
through May 17; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 18-Sept.
13. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. through
May 23; 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 24-Sept. 5.
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.
Sunset strolls are offered daily year round one
hour before sunset (6:45 p.m. through May 8; 7
p.m. May 9-Aug. 9).
Full Moon Hikes are 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May
2, 7:45 p.m. Monday, June 1. Reservations
required (online only). Cost: $8; $4 age 15 and
young, plus monument entrance fees.
The opening of the photo exhibit More Than
a Sandbox: The Agencies and Missions that
Manage the Worlds Largest Gypsum
Dunefield, is 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, in the
visitor center theater, as part of the 2015 Step
Into The Past series. Program is free.
The first Full Moon Nights program of the
season is 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, on the
dunes, featuring a performance by the Santa Fe
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and El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestras.

The June program is 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June
2, with music by Mariachi Fuego del Sol.
Skins and Skulls mammal identification talks
are 3 p.m. weekends in the Visitor Center;
daily May 25-Sept. 7.
Tent talks are 10 a.m. weekends to learn
some of monuments lesser-known stories such
as where the gypsum came from and how animals survive in the harsh environment; talks are
daily May 25-Sept. 7.
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.
Winter hours run through May 21: Visitor
Center open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; tours available 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last entry into cave
via natural entrance is 2 p.m. with last entry
into cave via elevator 3:30 p.m. (be in line to
exit cave by 4:30 p.m.).
Summer hours run May 24-July 3: Visitor
Center open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; tours available 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last entry into cave
via natural entrance is 2 p.m. with last entry
into cave via elevator 3:30 p.m. (be in line to
exit cave by 4:30 p.m.).
Plan 3-1/2 hours for a walk-in tour and 1-1/2
hours for Big Room tour of the Caverns. Cost
is $6 ($3 for ages 6-15 or seniors with discount
card). The parks audio self-guided tour is $3
extra (also available in Spanish).
Other guided tours are available.
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. Hours are 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Camping is $8 per site per night.
Information: (915) 828-3251.
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.
The trail to the cliff dwellings is open from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. year round. Everyone must be
off the trail by 5 p.m. Visitor center is open 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State

Park 1504 Miehls Drive N., Carlsbad,
N.M. Admission: $5 ($3 ages 7-12; free for 6

and under). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (last
entry at 3:30 p.m.). Information: (575) 8875516.
Music and the Moon concerts are 6 p.m., followed by full moon walk at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
May 2, and 6:30 p.m. followed by full moon
walk at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 30. Performer to
be announced.
Native American Heritage Day events are 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9. Native
American jewelry and craft vendors.
Endangered Species Day events are 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16.
The zoo features animals native to the
Chihuahuan Desert, in natural desert surroundings. A large greenhouse is devoted to succulents and cactus from around the world. The
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headquarters building includes exhibits on minerals, history, archaeology and other subjects.
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.
Star Party is 9 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May
16.
Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Information:
(575) 744-5923.
Sail Boat Regattas are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3 and May 16-17.
National Kids In Parks day is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 16.
National River Clean-Up is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 16.
Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M.,
State Roads 11 and 9. Day use hours: 7 a.m. to
9 p.m. Information: (575) 531-2711.
Mesilla Valley Bosque Park 5000 Calle del
Norte, Mesilla. Guided bird tours are first
Saturday of every month.
Caballo Lake State Park, 60 miles north of
Las Cruces on Interstate 25. Information: (575)
527-8386.
Bird Walk is 8 to 9 a.m. Sunday, May 3, 10,
17 and 31.
Rattlesnake talk is 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, May
10, and scorpions talk is 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday,
May 31.
Percha Dam State Park, 60 miles north of Las
Cruces on Interstate 25.
Bird Walk is 8 to 9 a.m. Sunday, May 3, 10,
17 and 31.
Bottomless Lakes State Park Around 13
miles east of Roswell, N.M. via US 380.
Information: (575) 624-6058.
Enchanted Evenings presentations are 8 to 9
p.m. Saturdays, May 23-Sept. 5.
Leasburg Dam 12712 State Park Road in
Radium Springs, two miles off Interstate 25 at
Exit 19. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for day use.
Information: (575) 5244068.
Music-N-Stars is 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9,
with Bengi & Robyn Rivas (classic rock) and star
gazing until 9:30 p.m.
City of Rocks 327 Hwy 61, in Faywood,
N.M. Information: (575) 536-2800.
Rockhound State Park, five miles south of
Deming on State Road 11 and then east on
Rockhound Road (State Road 141) for nine
miles. Day use hours: 7:30 a.m. to sunset.
Information: (575) 546-6182 or (575) 7445998.
Stars-N-Park is 9 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May
9.
Music in the Park is 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May
16. Performer to be announced.
Marie Otero Salon

& Florence Street Gallery
1015 N. Florence
588-4247
at Arizona
2 blocks north of Montana
Spring Forward with a New Look!

By Apppointment
May Special:
Fashion Cut & Blow-Dry $48
Hair & Makeup by Marie Otero
Marie Otero has over 30 years of salon experience and is a

frequent fashion consultant for local film and television productions
Where hair, makeup & art come together
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).
Information: (575) 439-4290.
The oldest zoo in the Southwest (established
in 1898) covers about 12 acres, with about 250
exotic and indigenous animals.
Aguirre Spring Campground The

Organ Mountain recreational area 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.
Information, group reservations: (575) 5254300.
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Centennial Museum University at
Wiggins, UTEP. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30

Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 747-8994, 747-6669 or
museum.utep.edu. Showing through May 16:
Authentic Texas: People of the Big Bend,
photography of Bill Wright and stories by
Wright and Marcia Hatfield Daudistel based on
the book of the same name. .
El Paso Exploreum The living laborato-
ry museum for children is at 300 W. San

Antonio (south of Convention Center). Hours
are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday
and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Last admission is
one hour before closing time. Information: 5334330, elpasoexploreum.org or on the museums Facebook page. Admission: $8 ($6 seniors
over 60, and military and educators with ID;
free for infants).
The Exploreum includes multiple interactive
exhibits in four theme areas: construction, aviation, role-play and high tech.
Now showing is Science of Bowling, in celebration the USBC Bowling Championships in El
Paso.
Registration being taken for El Paso
Exploreums 2015 Summer Camps June 15Aug. 21.
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. Admission is free unless
listed otherwise. Information: 351-0048 or
elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
Showing through May 31 is the traveling
exhibit on the work of Yahad-in Unum and
Father Patrick Desbois, Holocaust by Bullets:
Yahad-in Unum-10 Years of Investigations.
The exhibit centers on photographs and eyewitness accounts from villagers who were silent
witnesses of the mass executions.
A special evening with Father Patrick Desbois
is 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at El Paso
Womens Club, 1400 N. Mesa, followed by a
private reception with Father Desbois at 7:30
p.m. Tickets: $25; free for students and teachers. Reception tickets are $125; includes book
signing and private tour of the exhibit with
Father Desbois.
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso.

Saturday. Admission is free. Information: 7554332 or elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
The museum will host two free workshops in
Space is limited. Register at 755-4332 or
[email protected].
Scarf Marionette Workshop with Manos
Arriba Puppet Theater is 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
May 2, for ages 8 and older. Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
An Artifact Still Life Painting Workshop for all
skill levels is 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 23,
with artist Lizzie Ochoa.
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.
Museum admission is free, except for selected
exhibits. Information: 351-3588 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
A History Scapes: Inventions family workshop
is 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9, to
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explore various inventions and manufacturing

companies within El Paso, conduct experiments
and invent a minibot. Cost: $5 per child (activity maker), parent or guardian-free; $2 per child
with a family membership. Family cost: $15
max. Information/registration: Jaime Knoedler,
351-3588 or [email protected]
Maria Natividad will host a Book signing and
Childrens Art Workshop 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
May 9, celebrating her new book Famous
Places of El Paso History, with a short presentation by Dr. Leyva and reception, followed by
the books signing and workshop. RSVP: 3513588 or [email protected].
Franklin Mountains State Park rangers will
share a free presentation Franklin State Park;
Learning about our Chihuahuan Desert
Habitat 10 to 11:39 a.m. Saturday, May 30, at
the DIGIE Pavilion, focusing on the unique flora
and fauna of the Chihuahuan Desert.
The museums new DIGIE (Digital
Information Gateway in El Paso) is a first-inthe-nation interactive digital wall that examines
El Pasos people and cultures on giant 3-D
touch-sensitive TV screens. Guests can upload
photos at digie.org and share their culture, history, heritage, family and more. The wall is
open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
The 6th Wall of Giants: Fort Bliss, installment opens Saturday, May 2, and runs through
April 2016. Grand opening event is 4:30 to 8
p.m. Saturday, May 2, beginning with a Military
parade at 4:30 p.m. followed by ribbon cutting,
military band, live music, finger foods and cash
bar. RSVP: 351-3588.
Showing through June 21: Namaste El
Paso-Celebrating Indian Culture in the
Borderland. A free screening of the movie
Once Upon in India, is noon Saturday, May
16. The Indian epic sports drama was written
and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.
Soft Vinyasa Yoga with Tatiana, 10 to 11 a.m.
Wednesdays, May 6-27. $10, $5 members.
Free Lunchtime Meditation with Lavina is
noon to 12:30 p.m. Fridays, May 8-22.
Gentle Vinyasa Yoga with Tatiana is 10 to 11
a.m. Saturdays, May 9-30. $10, $5 members.
Los Portales Museum and Visitor

Center 1521 San Elizario Road. Hours are
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday,
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
1120 Magoffin. Visitors can now begin their

tour at the new Visitor Center across the
street. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Sunday. Tours on the hour; last tour at
4 p.m. Spanish language tours offered Thursday
through Saturday; call for availability. Cost: $4
($3 ages 6-18). Group tours available with
advance registration. Information: 533-5147 or
visitmagoffinhome.com.
Free admission on Sunday, May 3, in celebration of Historic Sites Day.
Active Duty Military with ID admitted free
May 25-Sept. 7.
The adobe home, built around 1875 by
Joseph Magoffin, tells the story of a multicultural family that influenced the development of the
Southwest borderlands. It includes authentic
art and furnishings reflecting the daily lives of
the Magoffin family.
Casa Magoffin Compaeros host a Mothers
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Day Dance 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, in the
visitor center, 1117 Magoffin, for ages 12 and
older, as part of its Second Saturday workshop
series. An instructor from El Paso Ballroom
Dance Academy will teach waltz, two-step, and
schottishe. There will be two hours of instruction and then time to dance. Reservations
required by May 6; class size is limited.
Registration is underway for the summer Kids
Camps and classes in June and July.
National Border Patrol Museum and

Memorial Library 4315 Transmountain
Drive. 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.
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.
Tigua Indian Cultural Center 305
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta

Mission. The center features a museum on the
Tigua tribe, offering a glimpse of five centuries
of Pueblo history and tradition. Hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission is free. Information: 859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
War Eagles Air Museum 8012 Airport

Road, Doa 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-airmuseum.com.
Las Cruces area
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. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 541-2154, lascruces.org/museums or on Facebook.
Showing through May 23: House and
Home. Drawn from the flagship installation at
the National Building Museum, House & Home
explores the varied history and many cultural
meanings of the American home.
Showing May 1-30: Good Penmanship,
works by Elizabeth Morisette. The exhibit is a
celebration of the disappearing cursive writing
style, with letters created in fiber arts.
Morisettes work focuses on everyday objects.
Utilizing items gathered throughout lifetimes,
these whimsical pieces include objects such as
jar lids, curlers, and combs. Visitors may vote
for their favorite letter.
Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May
1, as part of the Downtown Ramble. an Artists
Talk by Elizabeth Morisette begins at 5:30 p.m.
A series of workshops is planned in conjunction with the exhibit:
Family Art Workshop by Elizabeth Morisette
is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
Calligraphy Workshop is 9:30 a.m. Saturday,
May 9.
Lettering Workshop is 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday,
May 16, with Southwest Calligraphy Guild.
Pictograff: The Art of Warprayer, event is 5
to 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, celebrating the work
of with the Arrowsoul Artists. The event featured works and live arrowsoul art by Nani
May 2015
Chacon and JCBL, with additional styles by Las

Cruces own TWS crew.
A live art demonstration is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 2. The north end of the downtown mall will be transformed into an art studio for aerosol, marker, and screenprint artists.
Las Cruces Museum of Nature and

Science 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m.
during the First Friday Ramble. Information:
(575) 522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.
A special presentation and student workshop
on Bones with work study student Joseph
Moreno is 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, for all ages.
Hands-on activities available for younger students. Admission is free.
Registration is being taken for 2015 summer
camps June 2-July 22.
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.
Family Game Day is 10 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of each month. Families can try
out early 20th century games.
Museo de la Gente The interactive creative museum and resource center, committed
to preserving the history and legacy of
Borderland history and culture, is at 314 S.
Tornillo Street, at Casa Camino Real (home of
the Border Book Festival) in Las Cruces. The
museum includes a resource library, workshops
and exhibit space, as well as a venue for multicultural, multi-generational and multi-cultural
literary, literacy, music and arts events for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Donors for
renovations and other projects welcome.
[email protected].
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours

are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for
adults, $3 seniors 60 and older; $2 age 5-17;
free for museum members, veterans and children age 4 and under. Information: (575) 5224100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
New to the museum is the New Mexico
Colonial Home in the Heritage Gallery. New
Mexicos Spanish Colonial period was from
1598 when the Spanish first settled in the
region to 1821. The time period for the
home is 1815.
Free Oral History Workshop is 10 a.m. to
noon Saturday, May 2, with Jon Hunner. RSVP
encouraged: (575) 646-2490 or
[email protected].
Mothers Day Crafts for Kids are 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, May 9. Free with admission.
Former ranch hand and cowboy singer Steve
Cormier brings his traditional music and storytelling to the Museum at 7 p.m. Thursday, May
14, as part of the museums Culture Series.
Donations accepted for admission.
The annual Blessing of the Fields is 10 a.m. to
noon Friday, May 15, with a music-filled procession led by Bishop Ricardo Ramirez around
the museums campus, as the livestock, plants,
water and horno bread is blessed in a traditional manner. Before the procession, Henry
Narvaez, of Cacique of Tortugas Pueblo, will
lead the prayer to the four directions. Ballet
folklorico group, Las Perlitas del Pueblo, will
perform in the museums theater after the procession.
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Quail & Birds
A new watercolor by
Pat Olchefski-Winston
Original painting is $200 (9 x 12)
All Animal Fine Prints (51 total!)
are available at ETSY.COM/
Pat Olchefski-Winston.
Purchase via PayPal,
safely & easily.
[email protected]
915-240-5756
Pier Pelican
Leap Frog
Night at the Museum family event is 7 to 9

p.m. Thursday, May 21. Gallery exhibits come
to life allowing guests to interact with historical characters.
Borderland Pistoleros Cowboy Mounted
Shooting Club will have its Run for the
Border event at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23, to
benefit Aslyns Stable of Hope in Las Cruces.
Showing through July 5 in the Traditions and
Legacies Gallery: Cowboys: The Real Deal.
Showing through Oct. 25 in the Cultural
Corridor: Cheryl Cathcart: In a World of
Horses, 32 photographs of horses from the
U.S. and Europe.
Showing through Aug. 2 in the Arts
Corridor: Spanning the Range,The Western
Artwork of Ron Kil.
NMSU Art Gallery D.W. Williams Art

Center, 1390 E. University Ave, (Williams Hall)
on the NMSU campus, Las Cruces (east of
Solano). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Admission is free. Parking
free on weekends and after 5 p.m. on weekdays. Information: (575) 646-2545 or
nmsu.edu/artgal.
Showing through May 9: In Between,
works by graduating students in the departments MFA program.
Opening reception for the 2015 Summer
exhibition, Re: Visioning the West,
is 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21. The group
show challenges visitors to view the beloved
American West in a new light. Featured artists
include Jeffrey DaCosta, Felice House, Dana
Younger, Kathleen Scott and Millee Tibbs.
Exhibit runs through Aug. 22.
A series of lectures and workshops are
planned in conjunction with the exhibition:
Beginners guide to painting workshop with
Felice House is noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May
23.
David and Tara Gladden create a site-specific
audiovisual performance The Near East
Family: Ode to the West at 6 p.m. Thursday,
May 28.
NMSU Museum Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
nmsu.edu/museum/.
The museums permanent exhibit is Pottery
from the Americas, featuring nearly 600 pottery vessels representing Southwestern and
Mesoamerican ceramics.
White Sands Missile Range Museum

and Missile Park 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 admission. Information: (575) 6788824 (local call) or wsmr-history.org.
Zuhl Museum NMSU Alumni Visitors
Center, 775 College Dr. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5

p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-3616 (visitor center),
(575) 646-4714 (museum director),
[email protected] or nmsu.edu/zuhl.
Also
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum 301

S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is
free. Information: (575) 546-2382, 1-800-8484955 or lunacountyhistoricalsociety.com.
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Geronimo Springs Museum 211 Main
in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 ($2.50 students 6 to 18; free for ages 5 and younger).
Family rates: $15. Information: (575) 894-6600
or geronimospringsmuseum.com.
Hubbard Museum of the American

West 841 U.S. Hwy 70 West, next to
Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) Race Track. Hours are

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday
(closed Tuesday and Wednesday). Docent-led
tours of permanent exhibits are 10 a.m.
Fridays. Admission: $7 ($5 for seniors, military;
$2 children 6-16; free for children 5 and
younger and museum members). Information:
(575) 378-4142 or hubbardmuseum.org.
Museum of the Big Bend Sul Ross

State University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in
Alpine, Texas. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Guided tours available. Admission is
free, donations accepted. Information: (432)
837-8734, [email protected] or museumofthebigbend.com.
Showing through Aug. 30 is Federico
Villalba: Mexican Pioneer in the Big Bend.
New Mexico Museum of Space

History 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
museum features the International Space Hall

of Fame and the Tombaugh IMAX Dome
Theater and Planetarium.
Space center hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors and military, $4
ages 4-12, children 3 and younger free). Call
for school tours and group ticket arrangements. Information: (877) 333-6589, (575) 4372840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
The Launch Pad Lecture Series runs the 9 to
11 a.m. the first Friday of each month. The
May 1 lecture is Verne vs. Wernher: Fantasy
Meets Fact in the Apollo Era by Museum
Education Specialist Pat Devine. Admission is
free; coffee and donuts provided.
The June 5 topic is Man on the Moon on the
Move: Lunar Rovers with Museum Executive
Director Chris Orwoll.
For IMAX schedule, see Film Scene.
Combo tickets available (included museum
entrance and one IMAX ticket): $10 ($9 seniors
and military, $7 children.
The New Mexico Rocketeer Academy weeklong Summer Camps run June 1-27.
Sacramento Mountains Historical

Museum U.S. 82 across from the
Chamber of Commerce in Cloudcroft, N.M.

Spring hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Summer hours begin Memorial Day
weekend; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday; 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays
Admission: $5 ($3 ages 6 to 12). Group rates
and tours available with prior notice.
Information: (575) 682-2932.
Silver City Museum 312 W. Broadway,
Silver City, in the historic H.B. Ailman House.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. the first Friday of
the month. Admission: $3 suggested donation.
Information: (575) 538-5921, 1-877-777-7947
(out of town), or silvercitymuseum.org.
Toy Train Depot 1991 N. White Sands
Blvd., Alamogordo. An actual train depot built

in 1898, the building now houses more than
1,200 feet of model railroad track and hundreds of model and toy trains. Hours are noon
to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission: $4. Information: (575) 437-2855 or
toytraindepot.homestead.com.
May 2015
Agave Rosa Gallery 905 Noble (next to
Creation Lab hands on activities are 1 to 4

p.m.
Reading The Easel Book Club is 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 21, to discuss Leonardo and
the Last Supper by Ross King. Light refreshments will be served. Cost: $10; free for museum members.
the International Museum of Art). Hours are 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Information: 533-8011 or agaverosagallery.com.
Showing in May is Imagenes del Recuerdo,
solo show by local artist Mario Parra. Opening
reception is 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 2.
Art Avenue Gallery 518 W. San
Antonio, Suite F, Union Plaza. Hours are 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Information: 213-4318 or theartave.com.
Art Nova Gallery Sunland Park Mall, first

floor. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Information: 875-0604 on Facebook at
ArtNovaGallery. Showing through May 5:
Works by local artists Alfonso Tellez, Frank
Garcia, Gummi Thordarson, Josef Langston,
Miguesl Vaerloa, Nestor Valencia, Olivia Mata
and Raafat Maximos in celebration of Cinco de
Mayo. Meet the artists event is 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, with live demonstrations,
music and refreshments.
Ballroom Marfa 108 E. San Antonio
Street in Marfa. Hours are noon to 6 p.m.
Thursday through Sunday. Information: (432)
729-3700, ballroommarfa.org or on Facebook.
Showing through Aug. 16: new works by
Los Angeles artist Sam Falls created during
Falls residency in Marfa in July 2014, where the
artist engaged directly with materials and forms
unique to the Far West Texas landscape.
Border Art Residency Show Works
by the 2014-2015 Artist in Residence, Fausto

Fernandez will be on display April 30-May 15,
at Station Urban Offices, 500 W. Overland Ste.
250. Information: El Paso Community
Foundation, 533-4020 or
borderartresidency.com
Candy Mayer exhibit A solo exhibit by

the El Paso artist runs through June 26, at El
Paso Mission Trail Visitor Center, 6095
Alameda (at Zaragoza). Mayers artwork was
used for the 2015 poster for El Paso Mission
Trails First Thanksgiving weekend. Visitor
Center hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday. Information: 851-9997.
Chinati Foundation Marfa, Texas.
Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati

Foundation houses one of the worlds largest
collections of permanently installed contemporary 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). Full tour is $25 ($10 students). Information: (432) 729-4362 or chinati.org.
ored pencils, prismacolor sticks, pastel and

whatever her muse tells her to bring.
elpasoartassociation.com.
El Paso Museum of Art One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Admission is free for most exhibits. Admission
for The Migrant Series and PULPO is $5
(free for museum members, ages 11 and
younger, and active duty military and their families with ID). Admission covers both exhibits.
elpasoartmuseum.org.
Showing May 3-Aug. 30: Chicano Colors,
26 limited edition gicle prints of paintings from
the renowned Chicano art collector of Cheech
Marin and 28 linocut portraits by Artemio
Rodriguez of each featured artist, the collector
and the project artistic director.
Showing May 10-Nov. 8 in the Retablo Niche
is The Immaculate Conception, 19th century
oil on tin.
The second in the Modern Masters Series:
Highlights from the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum is Vasily Kandinsky and Franz Marc:
Expressionism and Der Blaue Reiter showing
through May 31. This Two MasterpiecesOne Exhibition will focus on the bold and colorful energy of two leaders of German
Expressionism, which followed closely on the
heels of Cubism as the next major modernist
style of the early 20th century.
Showing through May 17: Modern Stone
Totems. Variously composed of different
types of granite, limestone, marble and onyx,
the four totem-like modernist stone sculptures
entered the EPMA collection as gifts or purchases from 1971 to 2011.
Showing through June 14:
Don Coen: The Migrant Series, organized
by Phoenix Art Museum. Colorado-based artist
Coen grew up working on his familys farm. For
more than three decades, he has focused on
making realistic paintings and finding interest in
rural, everyday life. Executed with a nontraditional airbrush technique, the exhibit features
15 large-scale images created between 2001
and 2010. In 1992, Coen began taking photographs of migrant farmers during his travels
around the country, an interest that developed
out of his early experience of working on his
family farm.
PULPO/OCTOPUS, a recent creation by
one of Mexicos leading video/performance
artists, Yoshua Okn. The exhibit takes its title
from the name journalists gave to the United
Fruit Company, which has been blamed for a
1954 overthrow of Guatemalas progressive
socialist President Jacobo rbenz in 1954,
which led to nearly 40 years of civil war.
Octopus re-stages the war in the parking lot of
a Northeast Los Angeles Home Depot.
Showing through May 3: Mexican Devotion
on Tin and Copper: Selections from the
McKnight Collection.
Showing through December: Drink Up! The
Art and Culture of Beverages.
Monthly Spark Saturday activities are 10:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9. Activities are
free, unless otherwise listed.
Drop-in Art-Making Workshop for children
and adults is 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All participating children must be accompanied by an
adult.
Gallery Discussions are 1 to 3 p.m., with Art
Explorations at 1 and 2 p.m. with childrens
Pre-K book club at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and

Gift Shop Award-winning Impressionist
and El Paso Hall of Fame artist Alberto

Escamillas studio is at 1445 Main Street in San
Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 11:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. Thursday; and 12:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday
and by appointment. Information: 851-0742 or
474-1800, or albertoescamilla.com.
The gallery is also the home of the studio and
gallery of Debra DeSantis.
Fiber Art Fridays LBK Fiber Arts artist
Lin Bentley Keeling hosts weekly fiber arts

techniques 2 to 5 p.m. Fridays at the Art
Junction, 500 W. Paisano, with contemporary
fiber arts techniques, including loom weaving,
woven sculpture and more to engage your creativity and expand your artistic skills. No prior
experience necessary. Cost: $60 for first two
sessions (includes materials for first two projects); $20 each session following the first two
Discounts for UTEP and EPCC students with
current ID. Registration: Lin Bentley Keeling,
Grocery Gallery The gallery and coffee
shop at 305 Chihuahua is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to midnight
Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Foreign movies presented at 6 p.m.
Thursdays; karaoke hosted Fridays.
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Crossland Gallery The El Paso Art

Associations gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (in the
Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays. Admission is free. Information: 5347377, [email protected] or
CrosslandArtGallery.com.
The Colors of Spring 2015 exhibit,
Botanicals, runs through May 23. This
years judge is NMSU Art professor Tauna Cole
Dorn.
Showing May 29-June 20: Summer Stir,
works by Ruben Archuleta, Harry Sanchez Jr.,
Diana Le Marbe, Diana Zampini, Cesar Barraza,
Storm Sermay and FreChelle Tesla. Gala opening is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 29.
El Paso Art Association EPAAs general

meeting is 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at the
Crossland Gallery, 500 W. Paisano (at Durango)
in the Art Junction, with a silk painting demonstration by Carmen Navar. She will be doing a
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Art workshops held for kids are 10 a.m. to

noon Saturdays. Cost: $20 (includes supplies).
Stained glass, mosaic and special needs art
classes by appointment.
Hal Marcus Gallery 1308 N. Oregon.
Rubin Center UTEPs Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is next to Sun

Bowl Stadium (off Dawson Drive). Hours are
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday;
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday. Information: 747-6151,
rubincenter.utep.edu or on Facebook at
RubinCenter.
Showing May 8-July 18:
2015 Annual Juried UTEP Student Art
Exhibition in the Ruben and L Galleries.
Look See Listen Hear, in the Project Space.
Opening reception for both exhibits is 5 to
7:30 p.m. Friday, May 8.
Family Day at the Rubin is 10 a.m. to noon
Saturday May 23. Admission is free.
Montana. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday

through Sunday. Free guided tours available on
a walk-in basis. Admission is free. Information:
543-6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
Showing through May 3: Works by Anthony
Orange.
Showing April 29-May 30: The Art of
Flowers Exhibit. Opening reception is to 4
Also showing in May is Reginald Reggie
Watterson Retrospective. Watterson created
pop art images with complex shapes and colors inspired directly from nature. Opening
reception is 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9.
leries and artist studios are located 1445 to

1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on
the Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800
or 851-0093.
The First Friday ArtWalk is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,
May 1, with artist galleries open late, live
demonstrations and music. A Ghost Tour
begins at 10 p.m.
To get there, take Loop 375 South from I-10,
exit Socorro Rd., then drive 7 miles east to
Main Street.
Featured gallery artists include Albert
Escamilla, Rob Mack, Palmira Lopez, Manuel
Alvarado, Maria Branch, Bert Saldaa, Joanna
Franco, Melissa Himes, M. Concepcion, Robert
Lichlyter, Amado Pena Jr. and Arturo Avalos.
IV Biennial Ciudad Jurez/El Paso

Biennial The binational exhibit presented
by S-Mart runs Nov. 1-Feb. 7, 2016 at El Paso

Museum of Art, One Arts Festival Plaza in El
Paso, and Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juarez.
Featured artists will have one piece featured at
each museum. Information: (El Paso Museum
of Art) 532-1707 or elpasoartmuseum.org;
(Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juarez) 613-1708 or
Bellasartes.gob.mx.
La Galeria de la Mison de Senec
The Ysleta Independent School Districts gallery

is at 8455 Alameda. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
Showing April 30-May 22: 15th Annual
Ysleta Student Art Awards. Opening reception
and awards ceremony is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 30.
La Petite Mort The free art show featuring the works of Mike Lopez is 7 p.m. to
12:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 5, at Loft Light
Studios, 315 S. El Paso, with an apparel booth
by Diamond & Fox apparel booth, free raffle
tickets and snacks. All ages welcome; BYOB.
Information: Information: (215) 407-9646.
Las Artistas applications Applications
are being taken for the 46th annual juried

event. Information: lasartistas.org. The 2015
event will be Nov. 21-22, at its new location at
Epic Railyard Event Center, 2201 Mills.
Marfa Contemporary 100 E. San
Antonio in Marfa, Texas. Hours are 10 a.m. to

6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 4
p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Information:
(432) 729-3500 or marfacontemporary.org.
Showing through July 5: La Sombra del
Zopilote, works of infinitesimal smallness to
interminable enormity by Gonzalo Lebrija.
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group meets at 3 p.m. the third Thursday of

the month at Opengate Community Church,
9821 McCombs. Bring a recent painting or
drawing to be critiqued (not criticized). All
media welcome. Information: Judy, 755-1443
or Connie, 490-3978.
The gallery specializes in local and early El Paso

art. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday; noon to 7 p.m.
Thursday or by appointment. Information: 5339090 or halmarcus.com.
The gallery, established in 1996, is owned and
operated by local artist Hal Marcus and his
wife, Patricia Medici, and managed by Ruben
Vasquez.
Marcuss home and studio, located across the
street, are available for personal tours.
Showing through May 22: All You Can
Eat, group exhibit with the Vegetarian Society
of El Paso. The exhibit features artwork depicting fruit, vegetables or food from nature.
International Museum of Art 1211
Texas Red Grapefruit (48x48) acrylic on board
Northeast Critique Group The artists
El Paso Scene
San Elizario Art District Several gal-
Soldier Art Workshop El Paso Art
Associations collaborative project designed to

address soldier and family anxiety and stress
issues resulting from deployment. Artists volunteer to teach art to soldiers as they transition
to normal military and family life after deployment. Sponsors, volunteers, and other interested artists are welcome. Call for schedule.
Information: John Robbins, 309-1891, Gary
Crossland, 534-7377.
Sunland Art Gallery 5034-D Doniphan,
in Placita Santa Fe. The co-op gallery features

original paintings and photographs, jewelry,
prints and gift items by more than 20 local
artists. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Information: Cil Abeyta, 5843117 or 474-0053.
Mays featured artist is Corinne AbeytaSpinnler. .
Showing May 2-June 27: Around the
Town, with the Plein Air Painters of El Paso.
Artists in the show are Corinne AbeytaSpinnler, Bob Adams, Dorian Clouser, Melinda
Etzold, Santiago Gonzalez, Winfrey Hearst, Lisa
Matta Brown, Candy Mayer, Carmen Navar,
Linda Noack, Dee Olga MinYoung-Phillips,
Oween Rath, Krystyna Robbins, Rami Scully
and Nina Walker.
Members will be painting outside the gallery
all day on Saturday, May 16.
Sunland Winery 1769 Victory Lane in

Sunland Park, N.M. Information: (575) 5891214. Painting and wine tasting classes are
offered the third Friday and Saturday of the
month; call for details: 241-8808 or
[email protected].
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Las Cruces/Mesilla
Aa Studios 2645 Doa Ana Road (Calle
de Oro), Open the second weekend of the

month. The gallery features emerging artists as
well as the multi-media work by gallery owner
Roy van der Aa. May hours are 4 to 8 p.m.
Friday, May 8; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 9 and
2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 10; other hours by
appointment. Information: (575) 520-8752.
Showing May 8-June 30: Paintings of Steven
Monget. Monget is a high school senior at Alma
darte Charter High School, who has been creating art for about a year and a half. He has
won three awards of excellence for his work at
the 2015 All-City High School Senior Show at
the Las Cruces Museum of Art.
Adobe Patio Gallery and Studio

1765 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla. The
gallery features works by Carolyn Bunch,
Anthony Pennock, Kelley S. Hestir, Cheryl
Derrick and other local and regional artists.
Saturday. Information: (575) 532-9310 or
adobepatiogallery.com.
Cutter Gallery 2640 El Paseo (at
University), Las Cruces. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday. Information: (575) 541-0658.
Showing through May 16 is Spring
Forward, works by Tracy Jamison.
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) 5412137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing May 1-July 25 is Here and Now,
the biennial regional juried exhibit. Opening
reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, as part
of the Downtown Ramble.
Submissions are being taken through May 8
for the Potters Guild of Las Cruces From the
Ground Up XXVI Regional Juried Ceramics
Exhibition, set of Aug. 7-Oct. 24. Open to
ceramic artists living and working in states in
the Mountain Time Zone region of the US. Up
to four works per artist will be considered.
Submission fee: $30. Full prospectus and submission form available online at
pottersguildlc.com.
The Reading Art Book Club meets at 2:30
p.m. Wednesday, May 13, to discuss
Rembrandts Portrait: A Biography by Charles
L. Mee Jr. A viewing of the DVD Rembrandt,
from The Great Artists: The Dutch Masters
series precedes the meeting at 1:30 p.m.
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. Information: (575) 647-0508.
Showing through June is Evolution of
Photographic Printing Mediums, works by fine
art photographer Don Boyd. In addition to traditional prints on photographic papers, Boyd
exhibits images on French-made watercolor
paper, face-mounted acrylic, canvas, aluminum
and silk.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across

from the Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. New works displayed every
three months. Information: (575) 522-2933 or
mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
The gallery features over 30 artists in various
media.
Mays featured artists are Rami McIntosh
Scully and Roxana Quinnell. Scully has taught
May 2015
drawing and design classes, batik and tie dye

workshops, and hand/slab and wheel ceramics.
Quinnell is a mixed media artist, emulating portrait personalities of animals in a combination of
pencil and acrylic glazes.
A Mothers Day celebration is 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, with gallery artists Patricia
Black, Mary Zawacki and Naida Zucker demonstrating their art techniques. Live music and
refreshments provided.
Picacho Hills Garden Tour The Artists
of Picacho Hills and Picacho Hill Gardeners

host the Art in Picacho Hills Gardens Tour 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 17, in the Picacho
Hills neighborhood off W. Picacho (W. Hwy 70)
between the Rio Grande bridge and I-10 in Las
Cruces, featuring six gardens and the works of
18 artists (three at each garden). Works include
paintings, jewelry, sculptures, basketry, fused
glass, woodturning, gourd art an fiber art.
Admission is free. Information (575) 523-1740
or artistsofpicachohills.com.
To get there: turn onto Picacho Hills Drive
and pick up garden maps at each garden. Red
flags mark the gardens. Maps available in the
commercial plaza.
The Big Picture Gallery 311 N. Main
Street, in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall.

Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Information: (575) 647-0508.
Showing in May is Mesilla Valley Magic,
works by New Mexico Watercolor SocietySouthern Chapter. Member artists have
worked their watercolor magic, painting what
they love about the Mesilla Valley. Opening
reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, as part
of the Downtown Ramble.
free. Information: (575) 546-3663 or

demingarts.org.
Showing April 29-May 28: Three Person
Show, with works by award winners from the
October 2014 Black Range Exhibit in Deming:
Lee Pattison (nature photography), Beth Ray
(plein air paintings) and John Surra (sculpture).
Artist reception is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3.
The center is taking submissions for its August
exhibit, Fine Art Photography Show. Entry
fee is $25; covers up to three entries. Call center for more information.
Pinos Altos Church Gallery - The historic
gallery in Hearst Church gallery on Golden Ave.

in Pinos Altos, N.M., operated by the Grant
County Art Guild, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays, May 1Oct. 18. The gallery features works by local
artists, and highlights a different artist each
week. Information: (575) 538-8216 or gcag.org.
The Grant Count Art Guilds Members
Opening Show runs through May 10. This
years judges are Fred Barazza and Karen
Lauseng.
Gala opening reception is 5:30 p.m. Friday,
May 1, finger foods and other refreshments,
and artists present. The public is invited.
Summer Art Workshops Cloudcroft

Art Workshops hosts its annual fine art workshops at the Old Red School House (Public
Library), 90 Swallow Place in Cloudcroft, N.M.
Five-day workshops are offered 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Mondays through Fridays, June 1-Aug.
14. Each workshop runs Monday through
Friday. Cost per workshop varies. Information:
Linda Shiplett, (915) 490-5071,
[email protected] or
CloudcroftArt.com.
The Village of Cloudcroft has hosted the summer art workshops for more than 60 years.
Workshops offered for all levels, led by accomplished area artists.
June 1-5: Transforming the Landscape in
Watercolor with Joyce Hicks. Cost: $495.
June 8-12: Drawing Master Class with David
Barranti. Cost: $425.
June 15-19: Motivational Drawing with
David Barranti. Cost: $400.
June 15-19: Plein Air Painting in Cloudcroft
with Rich Gallego. Cost: $490.
June 22-26: Experimental Acrylics & Mixed
Media with Carol Nelson. Cost: $495, plus $10
for materials.
June 22-26: Spontaneous Watercolor on
Canvas with JoBeth Gilliam. Cost: $425.
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, or by
appointment. Information: (575) 522-7281 or
uuchurchlc.org.
Showing through May 31: Beyond the
Bounds, an exhibit by Mark Richard Heying of
Mountainear Photography. Exhibit features a
collection of prints that have been created over
several decades, using both traditional 35mm
film and high resolution digital photographs.
West End Art Depot 401 N. Mesilla in

Las Cruces. Hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday
and Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, noon to 3
p.m. Sunday. Information: Chris, (575) 3129892 or we-ad.org.
Ongoing classes and workshops include uninstructed figure drawing sessions, ceramic classes with Mud House Studio. Online registration/schedule at we-ad.org.
Tile Decorating/Glazing class is noon to 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 16. Cost: $40 per class; includes
materials for two tiles.
Also
Art Hop MainStreet Truth or

Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (May 9) in
the downtown gallery district. The event features the monthly art opening of new shows
throughout the galleries of Truth or
Consequences, including fine arts, pottery, and
fabric arts. Many shops and restaurants stay
open late for this monthly event, with live
music in several locations. Information torcmainstreet.org.
Deming Arts Center The Deming Arts

Councils gallery and gift shop is at 100 Gold
Street in Deming, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is
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We Are Bhutan project to show

nation through eyes of Bhutanese
fter two trips to the Bhutan over the

past two years, photographer Mark
Paul returns this June to help the
Bhutanese take their own photographs of
the Himalayan kingdom.
His project, We Are Bhutan, was
inspired by his previous visits, capturing
images of colorful festivals, remote temple
sites and intimate vignettes of daily
Bhutanese life. Yet he realized that he was
yet another outsider telling the story of
Bhutan to the outside world; what was lacking was the Bhutaneses own perspective.
Once Bhutan opened its doors to the outside world, Paulda explains, the government began giving limited approval for
photographic tours. Because most of the
people leading these tours are foreigners, 99
percent of the images we see of Bhutan are
recorded not by the Bhutanese themselves,
but rather by American, German, French,
British, French, and Canadian photographers. I feel that it is really important for the
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Bhutanese people to be able to show the

world Bhutan on a personal level.
Quite frankly, he added, We are
Bhutan is a huge undertaking, which has
taken patience and the assistance of many to
implement. One of the first steps in the
process was to secure written permission
from the Bhutanese government. We are
Bhutan is the first project in over five years
that has been approved by their Tourism
Council.
Bhutan is an isolated country of 700,000
people on the southern slopes of the eastern
Himalayas, surrounded by China and India.
An absolute monarchy until recent years,
Bhutan has transitioned to a constitutional
monarchy and held its first parliamentary
elections during the past decade. Until
1999, television and the internet were forbidden.
As part of the agreement with Bhutan,
Paulda was only able to add one name to
those approved by the government for the
project. That was Kuenga, a young man

from the town of Paro who had been
Pauldas guide on both previous trips. Their
professional relationship had grown into a
personal friendship during those photographic expeditions, and it was witnessing
Kuengas excitement when Paulda first
placed a camera in his hands that sparked
the idea behind We are Bhuthan.
His enthusiasm is infectious, and making
arrangements would have been very difficult without Kuengas assistance. He played
a major role in getting news of the project to
the right people, and in securing government approval.
Once that approval came through, raising
the funds to cover the cost of travel and the
equipment became the next major hurdle.
The average yearly income for most
Bhutanese is about $1,800 a year. Even
though they were excited about the opportunity to learn photography, most could not
afford to purchase even a basic camera. So
our plan is to provide the necessary equipment to include a digital single-lens reflex
camera, which allows for manual settings
and interchangeable lenses as opposed to
simply a point and shoot version.
Paulda also relied on Kuengas expertise in
setting up a six-week itinerary that will
allow students to practice their new skills so
they in turn will teach others in their country how to use a camera. Using the photographs taken by students during the project,
Bhutan will present its first-ever art exhibition, an event that will allow these images
to be televised throughout Bhutan before
later traveling to other worldwide destinations.
A book will also follow. Paulda is once
again working with Texas Christian
University, the press which published his
two previous books Celebrating El Paso
(2009) and El Paso 120: Edge of the
Southwest (2014). All of the royalties from
the sale of the coffee table publication will
be returned to the Bhutanese government
for support of the countrys economy, and
also will establish a charity to help some of
its neediest citizens. For more information,
visit wearebhutan.com.
Pauldas focus on a tiny country on the
other side of the globe is yet another exceptional development in his highly unusual
career.
For many years Paulda owned of the El
Paso-based company Frills, which specialized in planning and catering high-end
social events. Paulda moved from catering
local parties to working with the Olympic
Games. Despite the excitement he found in
rubbing shoulders with celebrities and planning with what he calls the biggest party in
the world, he eventually began to tire of
the fast pace. Facing burnout, Paulda quit
his business cold turkey, donating his party
planning equipment to UTEP. Next came
the question, What now? Photography
El Paso Scene
Photograph by Mark Paulda
was the answer.

Realizing he was a complete novice,
Paulda set his goals on learning from the
best. He searched for professionals who
were producing the type of imagery he
wanted to create. Many were willing to
teach him on a one-to-one basis. One of
these was London-based photographer
Rupert Truman, whose oeuvre includes
album covers for rock band icons such as
Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Mars
Volta. Over the years, their relationship has
evolved from teacher to mentor and valued
friend. Paulda credits him with teaching
them the rules of photography, and more
importantly how to break them.
Another friend, John Payne, the former
lead singer of the rock group Asia. is currently assisting Paulda with fund raising
events in London and will also accompany
Paulda on his summer venture.
In recent years Paulda has traveled to exotic locations such as Bali, Brazil and North
Africa capturing photographs which
became the basis for The Wayfaring
Wander a series of popular travel/photo
books.
Bhutan was next on his agenda. As a 1991
graduate of UTEP, Paulda had long been
aware of the countrys beauty and mystery
thanks to his interaction with the schools
architecture that is modeled after Buddhist
temples. However, due to the limited number of travel passes issued by the country
each year, it took nearly two decades before
Paulda was actually able to live his dream
of visiting the country in person.
Where will Pauldas passions take him
next? Not making any certain promises, he
confides that he might find Mongolia and
its peoples to be intriguing.
Adobe Patio Gallery

In celebration of the spring weather,
Mesillas Adobe Patio Gallery will host its
first-ever exhibition of plein air paintings.
Entitled Out in the Open, the event will
showcase paintings by 12 local and regional
plein air painters, including four from El
Paso: Winfrey Hearst, Oween Rath, Robert
Steiner and Nina Cobb Walker. The other
area artists are Tom Gerund, Judy Licht,
Bonnie Mandoe, Marie Siegrist, Ouida
Touchon, Arlene Tugal, Scott Weaver and
Mary Zawacki, with guest artist Thomas
Weswick from Las Vegas, N.M.
In addition to the variety of plein air compositions, the gallery will show new work
from gallery artists Mary Beagle, Nancy
Frost Begin, Carolyn Bunch, John Garrett
and Anthony Pennock and Daphne
Wirthlin.
The opening reception for Out in the
Open is 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2. Art
viewing will be highlighted by hors doeuvres, wine and live music in the patio.
Myrna Zanetell is a freelance writer
specializing in the visual arts.
May 2015
Time and Chance El Paso Community
Foundations Jewel Box series closes its season

with a staged reading of the play by Tony
Award winner Mark Medoff 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
May 3, in the Philanthropy Theatre of the
Plaza Annex. Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster).
Information: 533-4020 or epcf.org.
Four women are thrown together on a
Thanksgiving weekend; one is a recovering
alcoholic and famous painter; another is her
dying partner, a gallery owner and former art
critic. Another is an abandoned teenager with a
gift for preservation, and the fourth is a young
music professor who brings her mothers justdiscovered diary from a concentration camp.
Medoff describes :Time and Chance as very
dense, with caustic humor and a very serious
bite. It alternates between two time periods,
modern-day Santa Fe and World War II. The
production includes paintings by Robert
Carlson, James Tsoodle, Rosemary McLoughlin
and Emma Henderson.
Mad Gravity No Strings Theatre
Company presents a new comedy by William

Missouri Downs May 1-17 at the Black Box
Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. Directed by Ceil Herman.
Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
and 2:30 p.m. Sunday May 10 and 17, and 7
p.m. Thursday, May 14. Tickets: $12 ($10 students and seniors over 65; $8 all seats
Thursday). Reservations: (575) 523-1223.
Two Dada performance artists have built a
theatre in their living room. Tonight their
home/theatre is hosting a dinner party. Things
go quickly awry when they discover the other
couple wasnt told about the live audience and
go bad to worse when they discover an asteroid is heading their way.
The New Electric Ballroom FUSION

Theatre of Albuquerque presents the Obie
Award and Irish Times Award-winning play by
Enda Walsh at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 2-3, at the Rio Grande Theatre,
211 N. Main Street in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall. Tickets:$32.50 main floor,
$22 balcony in advance; $37.50 main floor,
$27.50 balcony day of show. Information: (575)
523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
Author of the Tony-Award winning musical
Once, Walsh brings three sisters and a fishmonger into a stunning play on memory.
Trestle at Pope Lick Creek UTEP
Department of Theatre and Dance presents

the poignant, brutal, and erotically charged
tale of redemption and the search for identity
that reveals the fragility and beauty of the
human spirit by Naomi Wallace through May
3 in the Fox Fine Arts Studio Theatre. Directed
by Joel Murray. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday, and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $13 ($11 seniors, military,
group, UTEP alumni and non-UTEP students;
$9 UTEP students; ages 4-12): 747-5118 or
theatredance.utep.edu.
Set against the backdrop of the Depression,
the local bad girl draws in a nave boy to outrun
an oncoming train on a narrow trestle that sits
100 feet up over a dry, rocky creek. The last
boy who ran with her did not make it across.
Twelfth Night American Southwest

Theatre Company concludes its season with
the William Shakespeare comedy through
May 2015
May 3, at NMSUs Center for the Arts.

Reception follows the opening night performance. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10-$17.
Information: (575) 646-4515.
After surviving a shipwreck, Viola arrives in
Illyria and disguises herself as a man. But Lady
Olivia falls in love with her and twin brother
Sebastian suddenly appears, leading to chaos
and laughter.
ASTC Curtain Call 2015 American
Southwest Theatre Company hosts its end of

year celebration at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at
NMSUs Center for the Arts, to celebrate all of
the shows, students, subscribers, staff and supporters of the American Southwest Theatre
Company. Includes dinner on stage and a look
at whats ahead for the company.
Information/reservations: (575) 646-4515 or
theatre.nmsu.edu/astc.
Shoulders Las Cruces Community
Theatre, 313 N. Downtown Mall, presents the

dramatic comedy by Jeffrey Kinghorn through
May 10. Directed by David Edwards.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $9-$12.
Information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
The McClintocks, a family of women in San
Francisco, 1942, have come through the great
depression thanks to the grit of eldest daughter
Lorraine, a shipyard welder, upon whom her
mother and younger sister depend to keep the
family going.
The Mousetrap El Paso Playhouse,
2501 Montana, concludes its 51st season with

the classic Agatha Christie murder mystery
May 15-June 6. Directed by Mario RodriguezAlvarado. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8
seniors; $7 students and military). Information:
532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
The Mousetrap opened began its London
stage run in 1952, and has never closed, with
over 25,000 performances and achieving the
record as the longest running show of any type.
The play is also known for its twist ending.
Mary Poppins UTEP Dinner Theatre,
2nd floor Union Building on the UTEP campus,

presents Disneys hit family musical based on
the beloved storybook character through May
17. Show time is 7 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday; non-dinner shows are 1:30 p.m.
Sunday May 3, 10 and 17. Tickets: $31.50$46.50 dinner shows; $17.50-$27.50 non-dinner matinees. Information: 747-6060 or
utep.edu/udt.
Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the
classic Disney film, Disney and Cameron
Mackintoshs Mary Poppins delighted
Broadway audiences forover 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier
and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Bart, a jack-of-all-trades, introduces us to
England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family.
Young Jane and Michael have sent many a
nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on
their doorstep. Using a combination of magic
and common sense, she must teach the family
how to value each other again. Mary Poppins
takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael arent
the only ones she has a profound effect upon.
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Cloudcroft melodramas Cloudcroft
Light Opera Companys live open-air melodrama performances at Zenith Park on Burro Ave.
Admission is free, but seating is limited. Early
arrival recommended. Information: (575) 6822733 or cloudcrofttheater.com.
The company will perform Pony Express
May 22-24, as part of Mayfair and May 29-30.
Arabian Nights No Strings Theatre
Company closes its season with Dominic

Cookes inventive re-telling of the classic stories June 5-21 at the Black Box Theatre in Las
Cruces. Directed by Karen Caroe.
Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $12 ($10 students and seniors over 65; $8 all seats
Thursday). Reservations: (575) 523-1223.
Like thousands of young brides before her,
the new queen is to be put to death by morning. But Shahrazad has the one gift that can
save her life: the gift of storytelling. The production utilizes song, dance, puppetry and illusion to summon magical, enchanted worlds full
of wild beasts, singing trees and sneaky thieves.
SUNLAND ART GALLERY

Sho wing May 2-June 27:
Around Town with the Plein Air Painters of El Paso

O p e n i n g : 1 0 a m - 8 p m S a t u r d a y, M a y 1 6
Art ists wil l be painti ng all day o ut si de the gal lery.
5034-D Doniphan, Placita Santa Fe
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Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-6
Mad Gravity lets

cast, director have
say in Act II of play
ctors love the freedom to create.

Playwright William Missouri
Downs likes to give it to them.
Thats why no performance of the premiere of his newest comedy, Mad
Gravity, at the No Strings Theatre
Company in Las Cruces, likely will be
the same.
It won the 2013 Reva Shiner Comedy
Award from the Bloomington
Playwrights Project, and we are the first
production since then, explained director Ceil Herman, who, with husband
Peter, opened the theater in 2000.
No Strings first produced one of
Downs shows, Cockeyed, in 2010. It
had a very successful run, which was
extended for three additional performances.
One of the actors, Donny Prosise,
became Facebook friends with with
author.
At the close of that run, Bill sent us a
signed copy of the script, Herman said.
Last year he sent us an unpublished
play (Books on Tape) which he later
changed to Mr. Perfect. It turned out
we couldnt do because a professional
theatre company had optioned it. So he
sent us Mad Gravity, which had just
won a playwriting competition and
which we loved. So he then gave us
exclusive rights to produce it since there
had been so much difficulty with producing Mr. Perfect.
The plotline of the show explains why
the actors have leeway.
Two performance artists, Archie and
Eudora (played by Prosise and Britney
Stout who also was an actor in
Cockeyed) are a married couple with
a teenage daughter, Dakota (Emily
Parr).
They have set up a performance
space in their home and the theatre
audience is actually in their living
room, Herman said. They have invited Dr. Joe (Rafael Medina) and Mary
(Marissa Bond), who are parents of
Tommy, the current love interest of
Dakota. The meeting does not go well,
especially when Joe and Mary realize a
live audience is watching them. Things
get worse when there is a news report
that a comet is headed toward the earth.
This raises many existential questions
like what is the meaning of life, what is
love, and what is performance art? I
really cant give away any more, but it
is filled with surprises.
The author, she said, frees the actors to
create this situation.
It is incredibly zany. The playwright
wants all productions of the play to be
different, and he gives the director and
actors considerable liberty with the second act.
That challenge of finalizing a great
Act II because the playwright gives us
such flexibility in its design was the
biggest for her and her cast, Herman
said.
But that cast, along with her produc-
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tion crew, she said, has made it a joyful

process.
That crew includes: Debbi Knapp,
who choreographed Act II; Algernon
DAmmassa, the fight choreographer;
husband Peter Herman, who designs set
and lights; Karen Ross, the stage manager; Carmen Call, backstage crew;
Rebekka Riley as sound and light board
operator; and Jeanne Luper, who
designed costumes for the show.
On a side note, the Black Box Theatre

in Las Cruces, home of the No Strings
Theatre Company, has a big change in
store for next season, which begins in
August. The theater is re-doing the seating.
We have ordered 100 new extremely
comfortable chairs and seating
risers, and those will be in place for our
opening production of Bob in
August, Herman said. We will be able
to change the configuration of the seating for each production if we wish, truly
fulfilling our wish to be a black box
theatre.
Heres the 2015-2016 No Strings season:
BOB: A life in 5 acts, Aug. 21-Sept.
6. By Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, directed by
Ceil Herman
Sweeney Todd, October 9-25. Book
by Hugh Wheeler, music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim, based on an adaptation by Christopher Bond, directed by
Nora Thomas
On Golden Pond, Nov. 20-Dec. 6.
By Ernest Thompson, directed by Larry
Chandler
Shooting Star, January 15-31. By
Steven Dietz, directed by Ceil Herman
The Birthday Party, March 4-20.
By Harold Pinter, directed by Karen
Caroe
The Explorers Club, May 6-22. By
Nell Benjamin, directed by Algernon
DAmmassa
The Real Thing, June 17-July 3. By
Tom Stoppard, directed by Ceil Herman
Season Flexi-Passes tickets are on
sale now. Information: (575) 523-1223.
Carol Viescas is a veteran of

community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
No Strings Theatre Company presents

Mad Gravity May 1-17 at the Black
Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall in
Las Cruces. Performances are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday May 10 and 17, and 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 14. Reservations: (575)
523-1223.
May 2015
Hillsboro BookFest 2015 The literary

festival will feature 12 local authors and poets 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Hillsboro
Community Center on Elenora Street in
Hillsboro, N.M. Regional writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry will read from their works.
In addition, there will be books for sale and
book signings by authors. Several authors will
provide power-point presentations regarding
their publications. Admission is free; bring cash
to purchase books. Information: (575) 8955797, [email protected] or hillsboronm.com
(click on Hillsboro Community Center).
Features presenters include Denise Chvez,
Rick Hendricks. David Ray and M.H. Dutch
Salmon. Others are Chuck Barrett, Steve
Dobrott, Lonna Enox, Matilde Holzwarth, Judy
Ray, Deirdre Schebeck, Harley Shaw, Ann
Yarmal and Max Yeh.
Tumblewords Project The writing
workshops are 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Saturdays at the Memorial Park Public Library
meeting room, 3200 Copper, unless listed otherwise. Workshops are free; donations for the
presenter are encouraged. The group is open
to all writers in a non-critique, non-caustic
forum. Information: 328-5484 (Donna Snyder),
566-1034 (library),
[email protected] or on
Facebook at Tumblewords.
No workshops May 23.
May 2: Revisionist Mythmaking in the
Borderlands with Robin Scofield. Scofield is
the author of Sunflower Cantos and And the
Ass Saw the Angel. She served on a panel at
the 2015 AWP conference and is a mentor in
the AWP Writer to Writer project. Her next
full-length collection, Drive, will come out later
this year.
May 9: Get Away With It with Valentin
Sandoval. Sandoval, a writer, filmmaker, and
entrepreneur from El Paso/Jurez, studied film
at UTEP. At age 19, he produced his first short
film, which won the first of four prizes his documentary and film work have won thus far.
Sandoval is also accomplished in theater and
improvisational performance, having collaborated with Latino Comedy Project, co-founding
Chuco Town Raz comedy troupe, and spearheading Teatro Bienestar.
May 16: Appearing now on a Refrigerator
Door near You with Dee Cameron. Cameron
is a librarian, amateur actor, and writer. She
taught English and German briefly at Ysleta
High, and has masters degrees in English and in
library and information science.
May 30: U Finish It with Jeannette
DesBoine. DesBoine is an English teacher by
education, a writer by definition, and a poet
with a passion for theater and spoken word.
She is founder of Oseye Galleries and Oseye
Cultural Arts Center in El Paso; and President
of OCO Arts. Her newest venture is The
Sophia Project, a cutting-edge writing salon
that employs writing for performance as its
core community-building tool.
Books Are Gems 7744 North Loop Ste
Ride for Reading Ride for Reading and
the Downtown Artist and Farmers Market will

host a bicycle ride to deliver childrens books
to a local elementary school Saturday, May 16.
Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at the market,
117 Anthony in Union Plaza, to load books, followed by an easy-paced bicycle ride to a nearby elementary school and return to the downtown market. Ride leaves promptly at 10 a.m.
Free and open to the public. Bring a working
bike and a helmet. Information: 472-0985,
velopaso.org.
Sharing Memories Thomas Branigan
Library will host Remembering Pets at 10

a.m. Tuesday, May 19, at Munson Center, 975
S. Mesquite, in Las Cruces. The activity concludes Using Reminiscence Activities series.
Information: (575) 528-4005 or [email protected].
Barnes & Noble (East Side) The

Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway West, Suite
120. Information: 590-1932.
Paul Garcia will sign copies of his childrens
book The Adventures of Rocky Bear 2 to 4
Childrens storytimes are 11 a.m. Saturdays:
May 2: What Do You Do With An Idea?
May 9: Mothers Day storytime
May 16: Ballet Cat
May 23: Dragons Love Tacos
May 30: Peanut Butter & Cupcake
The annual Summer Reading Program for kids
entering grades 1-6 runs May 19-Sept. 7.
Barnes & Noble (West Side) 705
Sunland Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday. Information: 581-5353.
Author Elias A. Camacho will sign copies of
his book Mateos Metamorphosis Journey 1
Childrens storytimes are 11 a.m. Saturdays:
May 2: What Do You Do With An Idea?
May 9: Mothers Day storytime
May 16: Ballet Cat
May 23: Dragons Love Tacos
May 30: Peanut Butter & Cupcake
PajamaRama storytime is 7 p.m. Friday, May
15, with Why Count Sheep When We Can
Count Race Cars?

Sisters in Crime The Eastside chapter of

the book discussion group supporting women
mystery writers meets 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,
May 5, at St. Paul Methodist Church, 7000
Edgemere, to discuss The Seventh Victim by
Mary Burton. The meeting the first Tuesday of
each month, and is free to anyone to attend
although a $1 donation may be asked to cover
utilities/maid service. Information: 629-7063 or
[email protected].
Reading Art Book Club The book club
of the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main,

will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, to
discuss Rembrandts Portrait: A Biography by
Charles L. Mee Jr. The museum is at 491 N.
Main, next to the Branigan Cultural Center.
Information: (575) 541-2137 or lascruces.org/museums.
A viewing of the DVD Rembrandt, from
The Great Artists: The Dutch Masters series
precedes the meeting at 1:30 p.m.
LGBT book group The bimonthly book
group meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of

each odd-numbered month at the new
OUTright GLBT Center, 211 W. Yandell. Open
to all GLBT and GLBT-friendly people interested in book discussions. Includes potluck supper.
Information: 566-5549, 861-2909 or 471-9396
or on Facebook at ElPasoGLBTBookGroup.
The May 18 book is Another Country by
James Baldwin.
Reading the Easel Book Club The El
Paso Museum of Arts book group meets 4 to

5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month
in the museums Robert Hilary Hoy III
Memorial Board Room to discuss art-related
books. Cost: $10 per session (free for museum
members), includes admission to all exhibits.
Participants must provide their own books.
Space is limited; call to hold a seat; light
refreshments provided. Information: 532-1707
ext. 65.
The May 21 book is Leonardo and the Last
Supper by Ross King.
B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit

organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Books are sold for $1-$2, and children
who come to the store may receive five free
used books. Teachers can also receive free
books for their classroom. Hours are 11 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday;
and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Information:
845-5437 or booksaregems.org.
Barnes & Noble (Las Cruces) 700 S.
Telshor in Mesilla Valley Mall. Information:

(575) 522-4499.
Author Paula Moore will sign copies of
Matinee and Evening The Story of Actors
Abby Lewis and John Seymour at 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 30.
Childrens storytimes are 10 a.m. Fridays and
11 a.m. Saturdays:
Friday, May 1: Skippyjon Jones costume
character
Saturday, May 2: What Do You Do With an
Idea.
Saturday, May 9: Mothers Day storytime
Saturday, May 16: Ballet Cat Totally Secret
Secret
Saturday, May 23: Dragons Love Tacos
Saturday, May 30: Peanut Butter & Cupcake.
Barnes & Noble at NMSU 1400 E.
University in Las Cruces. Free parking in designated spaces; all campus parking free on weekends. Information: (575) 646-4431 or
aux.nmsu.edu. Author Paul E. Garcia will read
from and sign copies of his young readers book
The Adventures of Rocky The Bear at 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 16.
Southwest Reading Connections The

new book club for adults meets at 1 p.m. the
fourth Tuesday of the month, at Las Cruces
Museum of Nature and Science, 411 N. Main in
the Las Cruces Downtown Mall. Information:
(575) 522-3120 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Junior Ranger Storytime Chamizal
National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial, will host

free storytimes with a thematic craft for preschool and first-grade children 11 a.m. the first
Saturday of the month. Admission is free, but
reservations strongly recommended: 532-7272,
ext. 131 or nps.gov/cham.

The new bilingual picture and activity book is
written by Maria Almeida Natividad, a longtime El Paso artist, art educator and UTEP
Chicano Studies Artist in Residence. A book
signing and art workshop is 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, at the El Paso Museum of
History, 510 N. Santa Fe. The program will
begin with a brief talk on El Paso history by Dr.
Yolanda Chavez Leyva, chair of the
Department of History at UTEP, followed by a
talk on the creation of the book by Natividad,
then a reception, book signing and art workshop. Admission is free. Registration requested
for art workshop: 351-3588 (Jaime). Other
information: marianatividad.com.
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Paso Del Norte Paranormal Society

and Haunted History The nonprofit
organization offers various ghost tours. Age

13 and older welcome, unless otherwise listed.
Information, reservations: 274-9531 or
[email protected]. The Societys offices are
at the Ghosts915 Paranormal Research Center,
108 E. San Antonio.
San Elizario Ghost Tour is 10 p.m. to midnight, Friday, May 1. Meet at the Golden Eagle
Gallery, 1501 Main in San Elizario. Tickets: $15.
Downtown Ghost Tours are May 2, 9, 16
and 29. Meet at 8:30 p.m. at 108 E. San
Antonio. Tickets: $15.
Concordia Cemetery Ghost Tour is 9 to 11
p.m. Saturday, May 2 and 9, at the cemetery,
3700 E. Yandell. Meet at 8:30 p.m. at the
Yandell entrance. Tickets: $15.
Dinner in the Dark is 6:30 p.m. Friday, May
15, at Nolita Corner Bistro, 420 San Antonio,
Tickets: $30; includes food and nonalcoholic
drinks in eerie basement of Nolita, followed by
a full paranormal investigation.
Art After Dark & Ghost Storytelling is 7:30
p.m. Friday, May 29, 108 E. San Antonio. Tell
your own favorite ghost story and listen to others. Art by local artists. Free admission.
Haunted Brothel Tour is 9 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, May 30. Meet at 108 E. San Antonio
at 8:30 p.m. Cost: $15, adults only.
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Historic El Paso Old Home Tour El

Paso Preservation Alliance hosts the tour on
historic homes on Montana Avenue, East Rio
Grande and Kansas Street 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday,
May 3. See architectural details and learn the
history of the historic homes, some of which
are now used as offices. Tickets: $10; available
day of tour only at International Museum of Art
1211 Montana, 1 to 4 p.m. Map will be provided at time of ticket purchase. Information: 7513631 or 565-0322.
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Preservation Society hosts a guided tour of the

historic fort 9:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday
in May at Fort Bayard National Historic
Landmark, six miles east of Silver City, N.M.
Meet at the 1910 Commanding Officers
Quarter and museum (House 26). Admission is
free, but donations appreciated.
Information/group tours: (575) 388-4477 (575)
388-9123 or fortbayard.org.
Regular museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Admission: $3 ($10 families).
The society hosts a celebration to honor
World War II Veterans on the 70th anniversary
of Victory in Europe Day 7 p.m. Friday, May 8,
at the National Armory, Highway 180, across
from the town of Santa Clara, with live music
by Band of the Rio Grande. Admission: $10.
The Art Guild of Silver City will paint and sell
their creations at the fort 9:30 a.m. to noon
Saturday, May 16.
The new bilingual picture and activity book is

written by Maria Almeida Natividad, a longtime El Paso artist, art educator and UTEP
Chicano Studies Artist in Residence. A book
signing and art workshop is 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, at the El Paso Museum of
History, 510 N. Santa Fe. The program will
begin with a brief talk on El Paso history by Dr.
Yolanda Chavez Leyva, chair of the
Department of History at UTEP, followed by a
talk on the creation of the book by Natividad,
then a reception, book signing and art workshop. Admission is free. Registration requested
El Paso Scene
for art workshop: 351-3588 (Jaime). Other

information: marianatividad.com.
Harvey Girls The Harvey Girls of El Paso
hosts monthly meetings 2 to 4 p.m. the second

Monday of the month at the Union Depot
Passenger Station, 700 San Francisco.
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The May 11 program is Introducing Tom
Gable and his Harvey Girl Connections.
Southwest Chapter of Railway &

Locomotive Historical Society The
society meets 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 11, at

Mesa Street Grill, 3800 N. Mesa, Suite D-1.
Program is History of Southern Pacific
Railroad in the Southwest. Meetings are open
to the public. Information: 591-2326.
El Paso Genealogical Society The
society meets 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 14,

2015 at All Saints Episcopal Church, 3500
McRae. Program is Getting around Dead Ends
in Your Family History Research. Meetings are
open to the public. Information: 591-2326.
History Notes Lecture Series The
program is 1 p.m. the second Thursday of each

month at the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N.
Main, north end of the Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. Admission is free. Information: (575)
541-2154 or las-cruces.org/museums. May 14:
The Piro-Manso-Tiwa Tribe with PiroManso-Tiwa Henry Torres.
El Paso Corral of the Westerners

The monthly dinner program is 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday, May 15, at Country Inn and Suites (formerly Sunland Park Holiday Inn), 900 Sunland
Park Drive. Program is Enchanting Women in
the Land of Enchantment, by Jo Tice Bloom.
Cost: $20; includes dinner and presentation.
Old Fort Bliss Building 5054, 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 of the
Magoffinsville Post, 1854 to 1868. Hours are 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; by
appointment only Saturday. Admission is free.
Information: 568-4518 or 588-8482.
Just Because Family Fun Day activities are
noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Old
Fort Bliss Replica and Noel Field, with inflatables, storytelling with Joe Hayes, train rides,
rubber duck races, human bowling and more.
Open to all service members and their families
and guests, retirees and DoD/DA Civilians.
Hosted by Bliss MWR.
New Mexico and World War I:

Documents, Photographs and
Artifacts The exhibit documenting the
reach of World War I into New Mexico will run

through Oct. 1, at the Milton Gallery of
Branson Library, 4th floor East, on the NMSU
campus. Parking after 4:30 p.m. is free on campus and Branson Library is open during the
summer 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and is closed
on Sunday. Information: (575) 646-3839.
The exhibit features campaign maps and correspondence from Charles Marie de Bremonds
tour of duty in France. De Bremond was a
prosperous farmer and sheep rancher from
Roswell, N.M. who served as a distinguished
officer in the American Expeditionary Forceand
fought in the Second Battle of the Marne.
May 2015
Binational Independent Film Festival
Information, film schedule: binationalfilmfestival.org. The final events are Friday, May 1:
Screening of Los Extraordinarios at 11 a.m.
at the El Paso Main Library and talk with filmmaker Jos Mara Rodrguez.
Talk with actress Gloria Hendry, 11 a.m. at
Andress High School Auditorium
Screening of Black Belt Joe at 7 p.m. at
Cinemas Montwood 7, and talk with actress
Gloria Hendry.
EPCC Tejano Film Festival EPCC

Mass Communications departments 4th annual
film festival is 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at EPCC
Administrative Services Centers first floor
boardroom, featuring short films with EPCC
student involvement either in a crew or cast
capacity. Admission is free. Information: 8312844 or [email protected].
Movies at the Lake Free screening of
movies are 8 p.m. select Friday, at Ascarate
Park, 6900 Delta, as part of its Movies at the
Lake series. Food vendors available.
May 15: Pitch Perfect (PG-13)
May 22: Big Hero 6 (PG).
Jays Pix Presents Film historian Jay
Duncan and the Sunset Film Society host the

monthly film series at noon Sunday, May 17, at
Drive in Sunland Park. Admission is free but
reservations strongly recommended; RVSP via
sunsetfilmsociety.org.
In celebration of Mothers Day, the May film is
Mildred Pierce, a 1945 film depicting a mother of strength, intelligence, sacrifice and dedication to her daughter. Adapted from the 1941
novel by James M. Cain, Mildred Pierce is a
Film Noir where a woman (Joan Crawford),
rather than a man is led by a greedy, manipulative, evil femme fatale down a fatalistic path of
deception, greed, and murder. In this case, its
the womans daughter. Crawford won the Best
Actress Academy Award for this film.
Pax Christi Film Series The series

presents the documentary, The Line: Poverty
in America, at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at
Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services Mother
Teresa Center, 2400 E. Yandell. Discussion will
follow. Hosted by Pax Christi El Paso and the
Peace & Justice Ministry of the Catholic
Diocese. Admission is free, donations accepted.
Information: 740-3962 or paxchristiusa.org.
Plaza Classic Film Festival local film
submissions The 8th annual classic movie
festival is seeking works by local filmmakers for

its Local Flavor series honoring the work
made in, around or about the border region.
Filmmakers who have made, or are finishing, a
short or feature-length film or any genre and
would like it to be considered for a screening at
this years are invited to submit works through
June 12, for the festival Aug. 6-16. There is no
fee to enter. Guidelines and submission forms
are available at plazaclassic.com/localflavor or
plazaclassic.com (click the Submissions tab).
EPMA World Cinema Series El Paso
Museum of Art hosts screenings of films at 2

p.m. Saturdays. Donations purchase art books
for the museums Algur H. Meadows Library.
Seating is limited. Admission: $3 suggested
donation; free for members and age 12 and
under. Age restrictions may apply. Information,
films: 532-1707 or elpasoartmuseum.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 1:30 p.m. Saturday and
May 2015
2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7 ($6 seniors,

military and students with ID; $5 children and
society members); $5 on Wednesday.
Information, schedule: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org.
Through April 30: What We Do in the
Shadows. Three vampires find that modern
life has them struggling with the mundane, like
paying rent, keeping up with chores, trying to
get into nightclubs, and overcoming roommate
conflicts.
May 1-7: Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter. A
frustrated office worker becomes obsessed
with a battered VHS tape of a popular film
shes mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a
scene where a suitcase of stolen cash is buried
in North Dakota. Believing this treasure to be
real, she leaves behind Tokyo to recover it.
May 8-14: Wild Tales. A lovers betrayal, a
return to the repressed past and the violence
woven into everyday encounters drive the
characters to madness as they cede to the
pleasure of losing control.
May 15-21: Clouds of Sils Maria.
Juliette Binoche plays an actress at the peak of
her international career who is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her
famous 20 years earlier. She departs with her
assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria, a remote
region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet
with a penchant for scandal is to take on the
role of Sigrid, and Maria finds herself on the
other side of the mirror.
May 22-28: Woman in Gold. Maria Altmann
(Helen Mirren) is an elderly Jewish refugee who
takes on the Austrian government with the help
of her young nephew lawyer to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
May 29-June 4: Timbuktu. A cattle herder
lives peacefully in the dunes of Mali with his
wife and daughter, and a 12-year-old shepherd
boy. In town, the people suffer from the
regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists
determined to control their faith.
National Geographics Sea Monsters: A

Prehistoric Adventure. The film brings to life
the extraordinary marine reptiles of the
dinosaur age. Narrated by Liev Shreiber.
Showtimes are 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.
Journey Into Amazing Caves. Expert cavers
Nancy Aulenbach and Dr. Hazel Barton explore
unusual caves, from ice caves in Greenland to
underwater caves in Mexico. Narrated by Liam
Neeson. Show times are 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4
p.m.
Exhibits on display in the Tombaugh Theater:
Earth from Space, featuring 40 beautifully
detailed satellite images of the planet.
The Magic Planet and the ViewSpace Theater
interactive exhibits. The Magic Planet is a 3foot-diameter digital video globe that helps to
explain the world through dynamic digital
media.
Jays Film Forecast Film historian Jay
Duncan prepared this list of top monthly

Coming Attractions for movie fans, listed by
studio and release date (subject to change):
May 1:
Avengers: Age of Ultron (Disney) Robert
Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans.
Directed by Josh Whedon; 3rd film in the
Avengers franchise.
Far from the Madding Crowd (Fox
Searchlight) Carey Mulligan, Tom Sturridge,
Juno Temple. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg.
Remake of the 1967 film starring Julie Christie
and Peter Finch.
May 8:
Hot Pursuit (Warner Bros.) Sofia Vergara,
Michael Mosley, Reese Witherspoon. Directed
by Anne Fletcher.
May 15:
Ill See You in My Dreams (Bleecker Street
Media) Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott, Malin
Akerman. Directed by Bret Haley.
Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.) Tom
Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult.
Directed by George Miller. Director Miller continues the franchise begun in 1979 with the trilogy starring Mel Gibson.
Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal) Anna Kendrick,
Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld. Directed by
Elizabeth Banks. Sequel to 2012 film.
May 22:
Spy (20th Century-Fox) Rose Bryne, Jason
Statham, Melissa McCarthy. Directed by Paul
Feig.
Tomorrowland (Disney) George
Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie.
Directed by Brad Bird.
May 29:
Aloha (Columbia) Emma Stone, Bradley
Cooper, Rachel McAdams. Directed by
Cameron Crowe.
Insideous: Chapter 3 (Focus) Dermot
Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Angus Sampson.
Directed by Leigh Whannell. Prequel.
Monster Trucks (Paramount) Animation.
Featuring the voices of Rob Lowe, Jane Levy,
Barry Pepper. Directed by Chris Wedge.
San Andreas (Warner Bros.) Dwayne
Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Colton Haynes.
Directed by Brad Peyton.
DVD Releases
May 5:
Selma / PG-13
Black or White / PG-13
Mr. Turner / R
May 12:
Still Alice / PG-13
May 19:
What We Do In The Shadows / NR
CineMarfa Festival CineMarfas 5th
annual film fest is May 7-10 at the Crowley

Theater in Marfa, emphasizing the intersection
between film and fine art. This years program
focuses on science fiction and explores cultural
concepts about outer space and the cosmos.
All screenings and events are free, but space is
limited. RSVP required to reserve a seat.
Information: (432) 295-0752 Full schedule at
cinemarfa.org or on Facebook.
Films include Made In Texas, Moon Dust,
Space Is The Place, The End of Eating
Everything, Fantastic Planet,
Age of Extinction, Darkstar: H.R. Gigers
World, Hard to Be A God, One Small
Step, Born in Flames, Out of the Present,
The Creeping Garden, and several Marfabased artist films.
New Mexico Museum of Space

History 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo. The
museums Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater will

host its Farewell showings of classic IMAX
films in their original format as the theater prepares for its new high-resolution, giant screen
digital projection system. Tickets: $6 ($5.50 for
seniors and military; $4.50 ages 4-12). Ages 3
and under free for all shows. Museum/IMAX
combo tickets available. Information: (877)
333-6589 or (575) 437-2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
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Local: Gin Blossoms in bloom

at KLAQ Balloonfest
There are some annual events you wish

would become monthly traditions. This one
cant come soon enough on the calendar.
Every summer, for almost the last four years,
we have been entertained by the Gin
Blossoms and lucky for us it will happen
again. The date is May 23 at the KLAQ
Balloonfest. The band really doesnt fit the
one-hit-wonder category nor do they qualify
for legendary status. Unfortunately and
unjustly, they are more like a chunk of debris
that has fallen into a great rock n roll
wasteland of bands from the 90s. They have
been missing in action as far as new material,
with their last album of originals being No
Chocolate Cake in 2010. But Cleopatra
Records only a few weeks ago reissued a
vinyl version of their In Concert disc. One
listen and it is instantly apparent there is no
bloom off this blossom, and missing this
show no longer becomes an option.
Anthrax alert at Balloonfest
It is maybe unprecedented that I highlight a

concert opener and not so much the headliner. It is also an anomaly that the warmup act
are actual legends, but that is absolutely the
case here. The band breaking all these rules
is Anthrax. They may not have the fan base
of Megadeth or Metallica, but they certainly
helped bring the thrash and speed metal
sounds out of the underground and into the
mainstream as much as those mighty bands.
It all began more than a quarter-century ago,
with their very first album, Fistful of
Metal. They demonstrated their penchant
for remaking cover versions with the inclusion of Alice Coopers Im Eighteen. A
few years later they treated us to Black
Sabbaths Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Fast
forward to 2013 and they were back to their
old tricks with Anthems, an EP that is
steeped deeply in paying homage to some of
their favorites from the 1970s. The band is
currently prepping a brand new disc and we
are the beneficiaries of some warmup dates,
with the set list mainly comprised of fan
favorites, their latest, and a contribution to
Game of Thrones on tap as well. As for the
main course of the night, that would be
Volbeat and those in the know are sure to
spot a former Anthrax guitarist in their band.
So either way you slice it, this is one time
you will be delighted by the word Anthrax.
National: Scott Weiland and

the Wildabout, Blaster,
Softdrive Records
He has parted ways once again with the

DeLeo brothers, and his long stint as a Stone
Temple Pilot has dissolved. His time served
in his supergroup Velvet Revolver with
members of Guns N Roses lasted all of two
albums. He has been in rehab almost as
many times as discs that bare his name, had a
brief jaunt in jail, and is now taking another
stab at it with another bunch of bandits. The
new moniker is officially Scott Weiland and
the Wildabouts, which is a name that doesnt
bode too well for a man in recovery.
Blaster is the latest release. While he is
exploring some new avenues like a bit of
jangle pop, some garage guitar, and some T.
Rex glam tendencies (that are only magnified
by covering the 1973 hit 20th Century
Boy) it also echoes his past works, from the
hard alternative edge of his first band to the
down-and-dirty rock of his last to the softer
side of his solo releases. If somehow Scott
has fallen off your radar, this is essential listening. It doesnt matter your method of
music delivery be it by phone, computer,
CD or the new rage, those slick shiny black
platters, this is one that was built for immediate blasting.
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El Paso Scene
Jesse Malin, New York

Before the War, One Little
Indian
It has been five long years since we last

heard from this man. The former glam punk
genius is continuing his road trip of re-invention and is now so far from where he started
that those out-of-control reckless abandon
sounds are somewhere in a very distant land.
Jesse Malin used to head up the punk rock
revival band D Generation. After eight
years and three albums with his gang, he
made a 180-degree change. He has now been
at the solo thing for a decade and a half and
has gotten super cozy comfortable in his
new, non-super accelerated, shoes. In fact he
is so impressive at doing it alone, on his
newest, New York Before the War, it doesnt seem to matter if it is his Alt. country side
or taking up the tempo on some straightahead guitar rock cuts, or delivering a somber
ballad, he can always be counted on to craft
some amazing tunes. There have been rumblings of him putting out another disc with
his old band. They have even reunited for a
few shows, but as amazing as that band was,
I am perfectly fine with him taking a few
more treks alone.
Collectibles: Johnny Cash,

The Complete American
Recordings of Johnny Cash,
UMe
Johnny Cash died over a decade ago, but his

music is still influential to musicians and
appreciated by millions today. Whether its
his earlier outlaw country, or his fight for
injustice of American Indians, the poor, and
Vietnam vets, or his time spent with country
cronies in the Highwaymen, or his final work
on the American recordings, he has always
been a force in music. It is the last chapter in
his life that is being celebrated this year, a
compendium of his work from 1994 to 2010.
There are six separate releases known as the
American sessions. UMe is releasing the
complete set in a single vinyl record box. All
the material was helmed by Rick Rubin, who
encouraged the Man in Black to keep
recording while grieving the loss of his wife
four months before his very own death. For
the most part the songs feature very sparse
instrumentation, with all tracks focused on
his distinct and at times frail storytelling
vocals. There are primarily no lush orchestrations, and for many tracks he is vocally
teamed up with some veterans of the recording industry, from Nick Cave to Tom Petty to
Don Henley. There are a few original penned
Cash songs but it is the unsuspected reinterpretations that are truly mind blowing his
take on Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden,
Depeche Mode and U2 are just a jumping off
point. Dig in and I am sure you will find
your needles hot spots in no time.
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin

Dice Music. Drop him a line at
[email protected].
May 2015
El Paso Chihuahuas S Information: 533BASE or EPChihuahuas.com.

June 2-5: Omaha Storm Chasers
June 11-14: Sacramento River Cats
June 18-21: Salt Lake Bees
June 22-25: Albuquerque Isotopes
June 30-July 3: Fresno Grizzlies
Paso del Norte Foundation hosts its 2nd
annual All Star Evening fundraiser at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 5. Tickets: $100; available at
pasodelnortefoundation.org, or 544-7636.
Cool Canyon Nights The free outdoor

summer concerts are 6 to 9 p.m. at McKelligon
Canyon Amphitheatre. Information: 534-0600
or elpasolive.com, kisselpaso.com.
June 4: Tribute Night with Windy City:
Chicago Tribute
June 11: 70s Night with Fungi Mungle
June 18: Fusion Night with Chuco Soul
Project
June 25: Salsa Night with Sabrosoora
Wine & Craft Beer Art Market
Sunland Winery, 1769 Victory Lane in Sunland

Park, N.M., hosts the summer art market 5 to
9 p.m. Friday and 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 1
to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 5-7. Information: (575)
589-1214 or (575) 589-3461.
Billy the Kid Festival San Elizario Art

District Guild hosts the 6th annual festival
Friday through Sunday, June 5-7. Information:
851-0093 or billythekidfestival.com.
Alfresco! Fridays 6 p.m. Fridays at
Convention Center Plaza. Information: 5340633 or alfrescofridays.com.

June 5: Rod Crosby & The Intruders (classic
rock)
June 12: Billy Townes (jazz)
June 19: Sangre Gitana (Latin variety).
JUnE
PREVIEW
Viva El Paso! The summertime pageant

returns to McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre
Friday, June 19. Details to be announced.
Wind Rider Music Fest Inn of the
Mountain Gods and Ski Apache host the summer music festival 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, June 20-21, at Ski Apache in
Mescalero, N.M. with live music, vendors,
expo, live art, a water slide and more. Tickets:
$55 ($88 two-day pass); tickets include gondola
ride and access to outside vendor attractions
(Ticketmaster). Information: skiapache.com or
innofthemountaingods.com.
Saturdays performers are Matisyahu, The
Expendables and Homegrown Boyz.
Sundays performers are Slightly Stoopid, Stick
Figure and Jones and Miles.
British Ballet Academy - The academys

annual recital is 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday,
June 6, at the Plaza Theatre. Information: 5914472, 433-3620 or britishballetonline.com.
Dancing Backwards in High Heels
door dance concert series is 8 to 10 p.m.

Saturdays, June 6-July 25, at Convention
Center Plaza, Downtown. Dance lesson is 7 to
8 p.m. Admission is free. Information: 2121777 or [email protected].
Downtown Street Festival The

StreetFest encompasses the entire El Paso
Convention Center area, with multiple music
stages, food and games 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday
and Saturday, June 26-27. Advance tickets:
$20 (Ticketmaster). Information: 544-9550 or
klaq.com. This years Main Stage headliners are
Rob Zombie on Friday, and Weezer on
Saturday.
Dancing in the City The 6th annual out-
Relay for Life The American Cancer
Society will host the annual overnight event

beginning 4 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Andress
High School, 5400 Sun Valley. Information:
633-1231, [email protected] or
relayforlife.org/elpasotx.
Sun City Comic Con and Film Fest
Sun City SciFis family oriented Science Fiction

Convention is June 12-14, at Camino Real
Hotel, with film screenings at Tricky Falls.
Information: suncityscifi.com or on Facebook.
Company Las Cruces Community
Theatre closes its 50th season with the musical

comedy June 12-28. Tickets: $9-$12.
Information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
Fatherhood Help Services Car Show
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at

3565 N. Lee Trevino. Information: 592-3237 or
fatherhoodhelp.org.
Santa Lucia Kermess 4:30 p.m.-mid-
night Saturday and 4:30-11 p.m. Sunday, June

13-14, 518 Gallagher. Information: 592-5245.
We Shall Overcome The celebration
of Juneteenth is 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, June 19, at

El Paso Public Library Main Branch, with works
of art, poetry, music, dance, audience participation and light refreshments. Admission is free.
Information: 599-9891 or 328-4197.
May 2015
The 11th annual Womens Business Symposium

is Thursday, June 25, at Wyndham El Paso
Airport, 2027 Airway. Information: 566-4066
or womenbordercenter.com.
Solace The metal band performs Saturday,

June 27, at Players Billiard Parlor, 2024 Dyer.
Information: 565-7665
Southwest Skin and Beauty Expo
The expo is noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 28,

at the Camino Real Hotel, 101 S. El Paso, with
fitness workshop, free demonstrations,
exhibitors, guest speakers and more. Tickets:
$10; free for age 12 and younger. Information:
Sun City Roller Girls Doubleheader of

Las Diablas vs. Las Viudas Negras and Chuco
Town Chulas vs. Sexecutioners begins at 6
p.m. Sunday, June 28, at El Paso County
Coliseums Judging Arena, 4100 E. Paisano.
Tickets: $10 ($7 with valid military ID; free for
ages 12 and younger). Information: suncityrollergirls.com.
USTA Pro Circuit The Hunt
Communities $25K womens professional tennis tournament runs June 29-July 5 at Tennis
West Sports & Racquet Club. Information: 5815471 or tennis-west.com.
El Paso Scene
USERS GUIDE
Publication Schedule
& MonthlyDeadlines
El Paso Scene comes out on the Wednesday

following the fourth Monday of the month.
The deadline for news announcements is the
third Monday of the month. The deadline is
May 18 for the June 2015 issue, which will
be distributed beginning Mary 27. The deadline for camera-ready advertising is May 20.
For ads that require design work, please submit requests by May 13.
Submitting News
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(P.O. Box 13615, El Paso TX 79913), email
([email protected]) and fax (542-4292).
There is no charge for news announcements.
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and annual calendar listings for each months
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Advertiser Index
Alma Calderon
22
Antique Mall - El Paso
18
Ardovinos Desert Crossing 43
Ardovinos Pizza
18
Baskin Robbins
3,50
ATMAS Healing
43
Beauty Solutions
22
Belly Dance w/ Nesreen
20
Bill Rakocy Studio
Bingo Plus
22
Black Range Horsemanship

Books Are Gems
Bruces Air
45
34
Casa Camino Real
Cattleman's
32
Cecila Burgos LPC
32
Chuck's Bicycle Repair
21
DEN Expo
39
Dancers Studio
47
El Paso Art Association

EP Ballroom Dance
EPCC
El Paso Exploreum
19
3
6,17,37
El Paso Live
El Paso Playhouse
28
24
35
El Paso Saddleblanket
5,35
Elegant Consignments
44
Escamilla Gallery
33
Fit Pole
12
EPSMF
Enterprise Fun Tours
Feast in the Middle East

Fit30
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16
El Paso Scene
35
26
41
FM Remodeling
37
Fountain Theatre
46
Forum Ballroom
Furrs Family Dining
Gastric Band Hypnosis
Geico
Hal Marcus Gallery
Hans Martial Arts
Hilton Garden Inn
In Vogue Healthcare
12
37
8
30
40
20
10
25
Inside Out Designs Inc.
19
Katz Beads
16
International Museum of Art 40
KTEP
48
Leos Mexican Food
50
Magoffin Hall
36
Maria Natividad
12
The Marketplace
Lucy Aquirre-Barrios
Magoffin Home St. Hist Site
Marie Otero
MegaMates
Mesa Street Antique
35
49
23
Mesilla Book Center
45
Mind/Body Studio
41
Mustard Seed Caf
16
Mimbres Regn. Arts Council 29
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
17
Naydas Gems & Stones
44
Olgas Russian Ballet
10
Paseo Christian Church
19
Pat Olchefski-Winston
Perkins Jewelry Supply
PhiDev Inc
Precision Prosthetics
PTEP
Quatro SIglos Conv. Ctr.
Real Estate El Paso
Reliance Outdoor Supply
43
36
37
11
38
42
5
Ruidoso Grindstone Trailrun 25
Salon Saleh
Shundo Dance Studio
Smartz Printing
So. NM Wine Festival
Sombra Antigua
Sunland Art Gallery
Sunland Park Racetrack
The Cleaners
Tigua Indian Cultural
Tom Russell Concert
Unity Bookstore
Unity El Paso
39
16
14
11
12
44
13
34
50
15
45
18
UTEP Athletics
28
UTEP P3 Cont'g Ed
31
Vanities
51
UTEP P3 Pers. Enrich.
Vegetarian Soc. of EP
Village Inn
Walgreens
21
32
42
Western Technical
14
Wet N Wild
38
Zia Kayak Outfitters
11
NM Farm & Ranch Museum 52
Western Traders
The Organ Symposium
Wyler Aerial Tramway
38
47
44
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Your monthly guide to community

Mt. Cristo Rey

Famous places in El Paso History

Bull vs. Buffalo

The day a South Dakota

Gin Blossoms and Anthrax

Old gems and new jewels are waiting

INSIDE: OVER 700

Plaza de Los Lagartos

Summer fun for kids

Paintings by Kathleen Squires

Gifts for Moms, DaDs, Grads

Photo by Christina Huber

Lunch 11 am-2:30 pm Tues.-Sun.

Home & Garden Dcor

5034 Doniphan Ste B

Freedom Fest Freedom Crossing at Fort

Bliss and Sunland Park Dodge host the final

Great American Cleanup Keep El Paso

Beautifuls 2015 cleanup is 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Battle of La Puebla Anniversary The

Armed Forces Day The annual Fort

Parks and Recreation Department and Franklin

KLAQ International Balloonfest The

Wild, following all-day entertainment.

Concordia Cemetery Memorial Day

Feast in the Middle East The 50th

annual dinner and festival is Saturday and

Please see Page 6

El Paso Scene Users Guide 49

Tom Russell The El Paso-based

Scene Spotlight highlights events

El Paso Live Page 24.

New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage

Feast of the Middle East The annual

UTEP P3 UTEP is taking registration for

EPCC Continuing Education El Paso

Western Tech Enrollment is being taken

Ballet Divertissement Olgas Russian

Famous Places in El Paso History A

Mothers Day Dance Forum Ballroom

International Museum of Art Showing

The Mouse Trap The Agatha Christie

Organ Symposium Organists Esteban

Hal Marcus Showing through May 22

Vegetarian Society of El Paso The

Ardovinos Desert Crossing Farmers

Crossland Gallery Showing May 29June 20 at El Paso Art Associations gallery

Summer Dance Camp El Paso

Aerial and Dance Camps Camps are

Expo-MRO The 5th annual expo for

Southern New Mexico

Silver City Blues and Bike Festival

Southern New Mexico Wine Festival

Black Range Horsemanship Summer